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Written by: Editor

Published: 26 January 2014

UKIAH, Calif. – A scholarship has been established in the memory of a longtime North Coast couple who were active in the community.

“The late Harry and Joan Bistrin would be pleased to know that deserving Mendocino College students will receive their named scholarship in perpetuity,” said Wilda Shock, a past president of the Mendocino College Foundation board of directors.

The Bistrins, longtime Ukiah residents, served at varying times as members of the Mendocino College Foundation board of directors and were loyal and generous supporters of Mendocino College.  

Shock noted that she had the opportunity to work closely with both Harry and Joan and felt privileged to have their kindness, financial support and knowledge benefit the foundation board.  

“Harry and Joan were staunch advocates of education and they knew firsthand the value of earning a college degree,” she said.

Harry Bistrin was a well-known political figure, having served as local representative for several North Coast legislators, and a civic leader who cared about education, health care, women’s rights and the arts.

The Mendocino College Foundation recently received a gift from the Bistrin estate and along with other in-memoriam contributions, the $1,000 per year Bistrin Scholarship has been established in perpetuity.

This year’s recipient will be chosen in the coming months and celebrated at the foundation’s scholarship ceremony on May 16.  

For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation and any of its programs, contact the office at 707-467-1018 or http://foundation.mendocino.edu .

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Written by: Kasandra Colwell

Published: 26 January 2014

Credit checks are coming up this Monday. Carlé either gives a full report card or a class to class credit check every three weeks helping students stay on top of their progress and needs. Use the credit checks to make sure you are on your way to earning what you want this grading period.

Congratulations to the students who got Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations certified with Angie Siegel, and welcome back to the regular schedule!

Those that got certified did so by taking the hazmat class with Siegel and passing the certification test. The certification will look great in your resume, so don’t forget to include it.

The students who attended the hazmat class were the following: Ariel Bordessa, Sarah Terry, Chenoa Schmidt, Lukas Carlson, Chelsea Schloesser, Troy Lamburth, Kasandra Colwell, Jay Brown, Kelly Alvarez, Ty Ty Beasley, Kevin Fisher, Summer Gunn, Dane Quintana-Pearson, Cody Perdock, Chris Stutz, Amaree Whiley and Lucas Stickel.

The course went over multiple aspects of being part of first responder operations such as the method in which we should approach a hazardous material incident, how to identify what a tanker is carrying judging by the placards, and how to decontaminate people that have been in contact with hazardous materials.

On Jan. 16, the hazmat students all went to the local firehouse and met the Lake County HazMat team leader Mark Hill. He answered any questions the students had, whether it be about hazmat first responder operations or asking more about what he does as a specialist.

He showed the students many different gadgets he uses in the field such as Draeger tubes, Chameleon wristband, CGIs, the Heintz five-step chemical analysis and the decon drill.

The students then had the opportunity to suit up in level A and level B hazmat personal protective equipment and participate in a faux decontamination drill.

The Carlé Chronicle would like to give a shout out and thank you to Captain Willie Sapeta for making this all possible.

The hazmat class is highly beneficial and gives students an extra advantage in applying for jobs with the certification. The class is extremely valuable and it’s free of charge to the students.  Those who were not in the class this year should definitely consider taking it next year.

The Carlé Chronicle would like to give a warm welcome back to Guein Bouscal.  All of the students are very excited to see her back. Her new job title is student management assistant.

Bouscal will now be in charge of making sure everybody is on task in class, she will help the students one on one if needed, and she will be supervising the campus at break and lunch.

“I said I’d be back the first chance I got, and now I’m back! This is where my heart is and I hope I never have to leave again. With my new title I can officially be there for all of you,” Bouscal told students.

Congratulations to Ty Ty Beasley for getting student of the week! Enjoy your free small pizza from DJ’s Pizza in Lower Lake, front of the lunch line pass and free item from the school business. Ty Ty is a great student. It is about time she has gotten student of the week because she’s been nominated three weeks in a row!

The last CHILY winner was Christopher Stutz who chose a purple fleece blanket.

The next gold level trip is coming up and it will be a trip to Scandia for those who earned gold level during the second and/or third grading period.

The students will have the opportunity to do any of the activities available at Scandia as many times as they’d like. What a fun reward this trip will be!

Remember the goals you have made and stay true to them! If the credits you have left are not satisfactory to you, take charge to make it better! Keep up the hard work!

Kasandra Colwell is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.

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Written by: Editor

Published: 25 January 2014

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is once again offering the Elizabeth Whitehead Memorial Scholarship.

Seniors in high school or students who have graduated from a Lake County high school and are continuing their education are invited to apply for the $1,000 scholarship.

Applying students must be majoring in botany, conservation, entomology, floriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscape architecture/design, biology or plant genetics, urban planning, agriculture, environmental science or related fields, and planning to enter the work force in their field of study.  Past recipients may apply.

Students must have a 2.75 grade point average or better to apply. They may be attending or plan to attend an academic or vocational school as a full time student in the 2014-15 school year.

Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation, a recent photograph that is suitable for duplication, and a transcript with SAT or ACT tests if these tests have been taken.

Applications are available from counselors or scholarship coordinators at Clear Lake High, Kelseyville High, Upper Lake High, Middletown and Lower Lake High School as well as at Mendocino and Yuba Colleges.

Scholarship applications and supporting materials must be received by April 15 to be considered.

Please call Susan Buckles 279-0192 if you have questions or you are unable to locate an application from your guidance counselor.

For more information regarding the garden club, visit http://www.clttgc.org/ .

The club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

Members, guests and all interested are most welcome. President Carol Dobusch invites interested gardeners to join them.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, Calif. Garden Club, Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.