A light sprinkling of rain didn t deter the 139th Hutchinson High School commencement exercise for 339 students Sunday afternoon outside at Gowans Stadium. Gusts of wind did take off a few of the graduates caps as the class of 2021 walked onto the field to the high school band s performance of Pomp and Circumstance. The graduates then went to their seats in front of a large crowd of family and friends cheering them from the stands.
After the flag salute and Star-Spangled Banner, the HHS Expressives sang I Hope You Dance.
National Honor Society students were recognized and citizenship awards were given.
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Meet math-loving fourth grader, Danny Bowman Marsh, and join us for an unforgettable story to remind us all that we do not choose our parents.
Note: This episode contains depictions of parental neglect.
On this episode, author Amy Parker joins us to discuss her short story collection,
Beasts & Children, published by Mariner Books, and we take a journey into her short story, The Balcony. Maybe if he acted like he didn t notice her, she d go away. Danny erased a problem in long division, concentrating on the pink rubber shavings, the pencil smear. He blew them away, erased again. He erased so hard, he bore a hole in the paper. He liked long division, liked imagining the numbers entering a little house, fitting in neatly, with the remainders confined to the roof. The door squeaked, and his mother came in, slipping a little in her high heels. She weaved between the desks. Her perfume was like a blow from a fist.
Housing and Development Newsletter
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance on Jan. 12 announced that the Beckett family, founders and owners of Peachy Canyon Winery, are the 2020 Wine Industry Person(s) of the Year.
The annual award recognizes a person or people who exemplify the spirit of the Paso Robles Wine Country with outstanding leadership, vision and stewardship. While the award normally is presented at the alliance’s annual gala, the event was canceled because of pandemic restrictions. Instead, the Beckett family Doug, Nancy and sons Josh and Jake will be honored in an upcoming “Where Wine Takes You” podcast as well as in an episode of the weekly Paso Wine Zoom Hangout.