Hanford Insider: Summer Updates!

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One, two, three, four.

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This is the Hanford Insider for Monday, july 22nd.

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Well, hello, hanford.

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Welcome to this episode of the Hanford Insider.

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I'm your host, rob Bentley.

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Thanks for listening.

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For those of you new to the show, welcome.

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The Hanford Insider is a weekly podcast that releases every Monday.

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I cover a little bit of everything from Hanford news, a community calendar, and my son, eric, who works in sports, gives us a rundown of high school sports each week during the school year.

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I try to keep things light and positive in such a negative world.

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I hope you enjoy the format.

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I'm always looking for more human interest stories.

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A little bit later in the show I'll let you know how you can get involved.

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I'd like to thank this month's supporters, like Valerie Castles, who made a donation to the show through Buy Me a Coffee.

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Your support of the show means a lot to me.

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Thank you.

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In community news at the Thursday Night Marketplace this week it's National Carousel Day.

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Come down to the Civic Center Park and enjoy a ride on Hanford's historic carousel.

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The band Flashback will be providing the entertainment.

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After two weeks off due to the heat, I know we're all hoping it won't have to be canceled this week as well.

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Congratulations to former Chamber of Commerce Director Amory Marple on her selection as the District Director III for the Soroptimus International.

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Congratulations as well to the staff at Griswold LaSalle, kopp, dowd and Ginn LLP Law Firm for their recent recognitions.

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Robert Dodd, michael Johnson and Mario Zamora were all selected as Thomson Reuters 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers.

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Megan Crouch and Christina Filippo were selected as the 2024 Northern California Rising Stars.

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Congratulations to these fine men and women.

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Their dedication, expertise across various practice areas and commitment to excellence have solidified their positions among the top professionals in the legal field.

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Finally, a big congratulations to the Hanford Police Activities League boxers on their recent success at Southern California State Amateur Boxing Championships last weekend.

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In case you missed it, the restoration in China Alley suffered another setback this month.

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If you remember, arson destroyed many items in the Towers Temple in 2021.

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Some items that were saved were sent out for restoration.

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There was a break-in at the storage unit where other items were being stored, and some of the items ended up in a local antique store and pawn shop.

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Members of the China Alley Preservation Society are asking the community to be on the lookout for any items that appear to be from the Taoist temple.

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A tip-off would be if there's any mention that the artifacts came from a tunnel that went from Modesto to Hanford.

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That's a red flag right there.

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No such tunnel ever existed and that is what the description read at the antique store one artifact was located at.

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If you have any information or leads on this theft, please contact Ariane Wing at info at ltsucom.

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The Hanford High School Bowl is reopened for walking the track Mondays through Fridays, 7 am to 8 pm when school is not in session.

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When school starts it will be open 4 to 8 on the weekdays and Saturdays, 8 am to noon when the site has Saturday school.

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And there's more good news With the upgrades to the Hanford West and Sierra Pacific tracks, those will be made available to the public soon as well.

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Hanford Youth Soccer signups are currently underway and close July 28th.

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Visit hanfordyouthsoccerorg for more information.

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The Kings County Association of Governments would like your input on the improvements you'd like to see for walking and biking infrastructure in your community.

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Take the survey at kingscogorg forward slash 2025 RAT.

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The Hanford City Council has had two meetings since our last new episode, so let me catch you up on some of the highlights.

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So let me catch you up on some of the highlights.

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At the July 2nd meeting, the Council decided to uphold the regulations regarding basketball hoops being left on public sidewalks and in the street.

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The hoops are continuing to be in the way of street sweepers and refuse vehicles, as well as blocking the sidewalks for walkers and bicyclists.

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At that meeting the Council also formally sent the revenue measure to be placed on the November ballot.

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Now it's time for the citizens of Hanford to determine the fate of the proposed 1% sales tax increase for public safety and other community improvements.

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At last week's meeting the council heard reports from the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance about current stats and trends with our homeless community.

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They also had a lengthy discussion about illegal fireworks.

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They are certainly a problem.

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They'll be updating the municipal code and I'm sure you'll see an increased use of technology to catch people in the act of lighting illegal fireworks next year and a significant increase of the current $1,000 fine.

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Here are some things coming up on our community calendar.

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The Children's Storybook Gardening Museum is hosting their annual pirate party on Saturday, july 27th, at 10 am.

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There will be boat races, games, a pirate dress-up contest and a prize walk.

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Visit childrenstorybookgardenorg for details.

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This is the final weekend for Part 1 of the Carnegie Museum of Kings County's exhibition, kings County's Asian Experiences Part 2 will open in September.

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The museum is located at 109 East 8th Street and is open each Friday, saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.

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Admission is $5 per person with a $10 family maximum.

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For more information you can visit carnegiemuseumofkingscountym.

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Admission is $5 per person with a $10 family maximum.

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For more information you can visit carnegiemuseumofkingscountyorg.

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You can support the museum this Wednesday night by having dinner at Raising Cane's in Hanford.

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Mention the museum when you order and they'll donate 15% of the net sale to the Carnegie Museum of Kings County.

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Board and Brush Hanford is holding the Kids Ferry Garden Box and Gnome Garden Box workshop on Saturday, july 27th at 12 pm.

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Visit boardandbrushcom for more information.

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The Hanford High School Class of 1984 is going to be celebrating their 40th class reunion on September 21st at the Kings Country Club.

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Visit hu.

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Visit HUHSclassof84.com for details and tickets.

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King's County Community Action is holding a Kids Day at the Fast Plaza on Thursday August 1st from 3 to 7.

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There'll be lots of fun activities.

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On Friday August 9th the Salvation Army in Hanford is having their annual Back to School Bash.

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Many volunteers and donations of back-to-school supplies are needed.

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Contact the office on Ivy Street for more information.

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Hanford Calvary Cemetery is reminding everyone that their flower and decoration pickup will happen on August 5th.

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If you have an event coming up and you'd like some help getting the word out, let's work together.

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Send your information to hanfordinsider at gmailcom.

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That's all the time we have for this week's show.

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Next week's show will mark the beginning of my second year doing this podcast.

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Sergeant Jerry Hunter from the Kings County Sheriff's Department will be joining me to tell us about the eyes in the sky helping to keep our community safe.

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