EL CENTRO — Imperial County Farm Bureau announced Friday it has awarded $55,500 to 32 local students who are pursuing educations and careers in the agriculture industry.
Community college leaders and lawmakers are reinvigorating their efforts to provide housing for students after the pandemic shined a spotlight on housing insecurity.
Assault rifles have been repeatedly used in major mass shootings, such as the supermarket shooting in Boulder and in the deadly Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand in 2019. Yet, pro-gun lobbyists are pushing to legalize their use, with California becoming the latest domino to fall. Benitez has given the state plenty of time to appeal the decision, which it is expected to do.
A demonstrator holds a sign depicting an assault rifle at a protest against President Trump s visit on August 7, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Who is Roger Benitez?
Born in Havana, Cuba, Benitez emigrated to America as a child. He did his schooling in El Centro before earning an Associate in Arts degree from Imperial Valley Community College in 1971. Benitez also attended San Diego State University (1974), before obtaining a JD from Western State University College of Law (1978). He then joined a private law firm and was engaged in private practice for nearly 20 years. During this t
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IMPERIAL VALLEY â The Claddagh Club of the Imperial Valley extended their hands in friendship to five local high school graduating seniors by awarding them scholarships for their future college studies.
The Claddagh Club, also known as the Imperial Valley Irish American Club, has been awarding scholarships to local high school graduates almost as long as the Clubâs inception in 1997, according to Club President Kim Taylor.
âWe wanted to do something where students from the whole Valley would be eligible,â she said. âI know we still have teachers and retired teachers (as members) and itâs just a way to do something for young people.â