🌱 How RFK’s Thunderbirds delivered Delano its first-ever state football crown
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- How RFK’s Thunderbirds delivered Delano its first-ever state football crown
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- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Fog in the morning, temps: high: 59, low: 46.
- Friday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kennedy football wins first state title for program, city of Delano (fresnobee.com) — Delano’s Robert F. Kennedy High just brought home the city’s first-ever CIF state football championship, beating Oakland McClymonds 42-25 in Division 3-A. Led by record-setting rusher Jace Demacabalin and junior standout Cristian Hernandez, the Thunderbirds’ win caps several years of rising success and marks a proud milestone for west-side Delano and homegrown Kern County players. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Coffee with the CEO
Staffords Chocolates
9:00 am -
Advisory Committee Meeting
Tri-County Water Authority , 944 Whitley Ave , Corcoran
10:00 am -
Tulare Outlets: Big Jack Gives Back
Tulare Outlets , 1407 Retherford St , Tulare
10:00 am -
Orosi vs Strathmore
Strathmore High School , 22568 Ave 196 , Strathmore
4:30 pm -
Imagine Arts Center Senior Social
Imagine Art Center , 63 S Main St , Porterville
1:00 pm -
Movie Time at the Library
Corcoran Branch Library , 1001 Chittenden Ave , Corcoran
3:30 pm -
Movie Time at the Corcoran Library
Corcoran Branch Library , 1001 Chittenden Ave , Corcoran
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Board of Public Utilities Commissioners Meeting
Tulare Public Library , 475 N M St , Tulare
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Project Fatherhood – Men In Relationships Group (Porterville)
Porterville Office , 633 N Westwood St , Porterville
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SCCA Girls Varsity Soccer @ Strathmore
Strathmore High School , 22568 Ave 196 , Strathmore
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Christmas Program
Pond Union Elementary School District POND UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Grand Opening: Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School , 365 S. Howard St. , Tulare
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
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Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County posted a job opening for Preschool Associate Teacher in Delano. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Shafter
- City of Shafter to prepare for potential sales tax measure on 2026 ballot (kget.com)
- Bakersfield boys, Frontier girls win basketball tournaments hosted by North, Shafter (fresnobee.com)
- Dense fog advisory previously issued for Central California will expire at 11 a.m. (sanluisobispo.com)
Porterville
- Man denied parole for 2003 carjacking of mother, child in Porterville (yourcentralvalley.com)
- Porterville Police Arrest Man After Tires Slashed on 32 Vehicles Across City (gvwire.com)
- California Spent Millions on Prison Health Staffing. Vacancies Kept Growing (governing.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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