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History Museum receives county grant for redesign of exhibition Courtesy of Los Altos History Museum Collection As evident in Miss Lamb’s fifth-grade class photo taken at Los Altos Grammar School in 1929, a large population of residents in the area were of Japanese descent. They were forced into internment camps during World War II. The History Museum’s new permanent exhibition personalizes the experiences through oral memoirs and photographs of local residents. The Los Altos History M...

ESTES PARK — Dzidra Junior has been named vice president of business development at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. Junior will be based in Estes Park and will report to Julie Watkins, president and CEO. She will be charged with creating a strategy to advance the mission of the camp and drive increased revenue. Her role includes directing marketing, communications, reservations and sales teams. Sponsored Content You’re maxing your tech “muscle.” You’ve increased speed, storage ...

January 16 2021 Councilors also will be able to add their names individually to the letter; West abstains from vote During a special Wilsonville City Council meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, the council agreed to allow Mayor Julie Fitzgerald to sign a letter calling for the resignation of Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull for Islamophobic, transphobic, anti-immigrant and racist comments he made on social media that have surfaced this week. Fitzgerald and three councilors voted to approv...

San Luis Obispo approves diversity task force recommendations KSBY and last updated 2021-01-14 00:23:03-05 San Luis Obispo today approved several recommendations provided by the newly-formed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force (DEI-TF). "I want to thank members of the Task Force for their selfless dedication and commitment to their service to the City of San Luis Obispo and our community members," said City Manager Derek Johnson. "The Task Force has accomplished a lot over the last seve...

Coal Miner’s Daughter helmer Michael Apted dies at 79 ComingSoon.net is saddened to report (via The Hollywood Reporter) that acclaimed British director Michael Apted, the man behind the  Up series of documentaries and a number of celebrated films, has passed away at the age of 79. The exact cause of death and timing are currently unknown, but Roy Ashton from the Gersh Agency confirmed to THR that the director, who served three terms as the Directors’ Guild of America President from 2003-...

Superintendent ‘pleased’ with diversity task force’s progress Diversity Task Force At Work By Miranda Reynolds | January 8, 2021 at 5:57 PM CST - Updated January 9 at 2:43 PM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Jonesboro Public Schools The task force has a total of 50 members, which are broken down into four subcommittees. Of these groups, each has a specific task: Recruitment and Retention, Staff and Community Awareness, Parent and Student Voice, and Curriculum and Instruction. S...

First Latina President Of The Boston Society Of Architects Changes Dialogue Of Design Community To Focus On Diversity And Equity News provided by Share this article   NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston-based architect and activist, Natasha Espada is the first Latina President of the Boston Society of Architects (BSA), the oldest and second largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects. STUDIO ENÉE Espadas platform for her tenure as BSA President has been focused ...

Maryville City Schools employees will see a few hundred more dollars in their paycheck direct deposits this week, a “reimbursement” for COVID-19 expenses. As “disaster relief payments,” the money will not be taxed, Director Mike Winstead explained to the Maryville Board of Education before it approved the payments Monday, Dec. 14. A total of 876 full- and part-time employees will receive an amount equal to 2% of their gross pay to Nov. 3. Nearly half will receive the maximum...

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — Trussville City Schools is hoping to improve communications with the public with a newly hired Public Relations Supervisor. TCS announced the hiring of Jason Gaston during its Board of Education work session on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, and the board voted to employ Gaston during its regular meeting. During the work session, Gaston said he is excited to work for a growing system and he hopes to build relationships within the community. Gaston has a Mas...

District for that matter for what happened here yesterday. our tolerance for it is zero. i repeat that what happened yesterday and what we all watched on that shamefully shocking video is reprehensible, unforgivable, and inconsistent with everything that this district stands for what we work for, and what we aspire to be. >> the board has caused for an investigation by south carolinas law enforcement division or sled and says it will re-evaluate training of school personnel on the appropriate us...