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Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley is offering Christ-centered, COVID-concious and in-person worship services at 10 a.m. each Sunday, according to a press release from the church.

Young & Establish will be hosting a backpack drive, offering free backpacks and school supplies to area youth.

Young & Establish will be hosting a backpack drive, offering free backpacks and school supplies to area youth.

Chandler’s Operation Back to School backpack giveaway is the largest in East Valley. It also remains a work in progress.

The JFCS is seeking additional school supply donations so volunteers can fill backpacks for children in need.

>> any other minorities on the board? >> no. >> so 20% of the board is minority but 60% of the district is minority. >> right. which is very uncomfortable. i even did a backpack school supply drive with the intentions of showing them what equity is. i got the community together. people donated. we ended up with over 4 or 500 with supplies. and i explained like, this is equity. everybody doesnt need a new backpack. everybody doesnt need supplies. but why not help those that need it? >> did they l...

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What would you say the racial makeup of that district is? >> ironically, it is 60% minority. >> how? five seats? were there any minorities on the board? if so, 20% of the board is minority, and 60% of the district is minority. >> right, which is very uncomfortable. i really did a school drive, with the intention of showing what equity is. i got the community together, and people donated and we ended up with over four or 500 with supplies. and i explained, this is equity, everybody doesnt need a ...

Supplies drive. and i did it with the intention of showing what equity was. i got the community together. we ended up with over 400 with supplies. this is equity. everybody doesnt need a new backpack. everybody doesnt need supplies. but why not help those that need it. >> did they like the fact you did it? >> i actually got hate for doing. >> for doing a backpack drive for schools? >> yeah. i got to the point i wasnt sleeping at night. so i penned my resignation letter, gave it to them, and ther...

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