Cheers 10/12/12

There are many reasons to offer up a cheer this week.Below are a few.
Cheers go out to:

Porterville High School’s girls golf team that captured the East Yosemite League title, its first, and for winning the EYL tournament.

St. Anne’s School that once again held its popular Blessing of the Animals.

All of those that supported the Barn Theatre by turning out for the annual BuzzardFest last weekend.

The Porterville Youth Center that celebrated its 15th anniversary.

The Dairy Council of California for bringing its mobile dairy classroom to Oak Grove Elementary.

All of the volunteers who worked the Relay for Life event.

All the winners of the Lindsay Chili Cookoff last weekend.

For the 29 Foster Grandparents and the 54 Senior Companions honored last week by the Porterville Developmental Center.

The Fil-Amer Association of California that held its two-day celebration of Filipino culture recently.

Porterville Police Department that is hosting a Ladies Handgun safety course on Oct. 27.

Porterville College for its Health Fair on Wednesday.

The Recorder wants to be sure good news and good deeds are recognized. If you know of some good news or a good deed that needs to be recognized in this column, call Editor Rick Elkins at 784-5000, ext. 1040, or e-mail it to him at relkins@portervillerecorder.com. You can also message him on Twitter.