Clovis Roundup
August 15, 2013
Joeseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - A wonderful performance
Joseph and the narrators By Solia Ankney
On the dates July 1920th and 25 27th the CenterStage Clovis Community Theatre presented the classic tale, with a new twist, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. At the convenient location of Clark Intermediate School in the Mercedes Edwards Theatre, a talented cast of performers and a live orchestra worked together to put on a community event that all ages groups could equally enjoy. This event was a wonderful way to support the town of Clovis and, at the same time, have a great night out. During the intermission some volunteers provided the audience with refreshments in the lobby, creating yet another way to give money to the Clovis community.
Not only did the performance have superb energy and talent but it also had good choreography and beautiful sets. Some of the audiences’ favorite scene in the play included a group dance of Michael Jackson’ s, Thriller. Another favorite was when the Pharaoh came on set dancing and singing like Elvis Presley. There were plenty more modern changes added by the directors including a gift from Forever 21, a cell phone used by the narrator and a child in the choir, and also one of the pharaoh’s underdogs had a laptop. Overall, the play was a fun and entertaining way to get out of the house, out of the heat, and a great way to support people around you.
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Six Back-to-School Tips from Huntington Learning Center It is back-to-school time, and if your student’s summer has been filled with trips to the pool, hanging out with friends, television and video games, and other leisurely activities, now is the time to transition from summer to school mode. “We always encourage families to relax and enjoy the less structured pace of summertime,” says Eileen Hunting ton, co-founder of Huntington Learn ing Center. “However, there are several things you can do toward the end of summer break that are immensely help ful in getting students ready to return to the classroom.” Huntington offers these six back-to-school tips: 1. Set goals. Goal-setting is a great way to help your child reflect on last school year and think ahead about what he or she wants to accomplish and avoid this year. Talk with your child about the things he or she is excited and anxious about and have him or her set several goals and measurable milestones. You can do this just before classes start or during the first week of school. 2. Organize the desk and home. Get your house back into “school shape” by designating spots for important school papers that come home, a family cal endar, backpacks, shoes and jackets, and a homework station. Your child’s homework station could be a desk in a bedroom or other room. Make sure it is stocked with the supplies he or she will need for the school year, and have your child help get the space ready. 3. Reestablish a schedule. Talk with your child about the school-day routine, including wake-up time, school hours, homework time, dinner time and any
extracurricular activities in which he or she will participate during the week. In the week or two before school, try to have your child go to bed and wake up at ap proximately the same times as during the school year. 4. Review school work and infor mation. Being prepared will help your child ease into the first weeks of school. Review assignments, spelling words and other work from the previous school year. Amp up the reading these final few weeks of summer. And find out as much as pos sible about what is to come: your child’s teacher, class schedule, classroom loca tions and more. 5. Set a positive tone. A child who struggled last year might dread going back to school, so it is important to help him or her get into the right mindset for school success. Let your child know that you are there to support him or her no matter what. Talk about things he or she is looking for ward to this year—and offer ideas if he or she needs some encouragement—and point out some of the good parts of last year. Be optimistic and encourage your child to embrace the same outlook. Arrange for tutoring help if need 6. ed. If last year was difficult, don’t wait to reach out for help this year. Help your child build his or her skills, preparedness and confidence with a customized, oneto-one tutoring program. Call Huntington today to discuss your child’s needs and schedule a diagnostic evaluation before the new school year begins. We’re here to help your student. For more information about one-on-one tutoring programs, visit www.huntington helps.com.
Agenda 21 in One Easy Lesson By Tom DeWeese
Awareness of Agenda 21 and Sustain able Development is racing across the nation as citizens in community after community are learning what their city planners are actually up to. As awareness grows, I am receiving more and more calls for tools to help activists fight back. Many complain that elected officials just won’t read detailed reports or watch long videos. “Can you give us something that is quick, and easy to read that we can hand out,” I’m asked. So here it is. A one page, quick descrip tion of Agenda 21 that fits on one page. I’ve also included for the back side of your hand out a list of quotes for the perpetra tors of Agenda 21 that should back up my brief descriptions. A word of caution, use this as a start ed kit, but do not allow it to be your only knowledge of this very complex subject. To kill it you have to know the facts. Re search, know your details; discover the NGO players in your community; iden tify who is victimized by the policies and recruit them to your fight; and then kill Agenda 21. That’s how it must be done. The information below is only your first step. Happy hunting. What is Sustainable Development? According to its authors, the objective of sustainable development is to integrate economic, social and planning, historic preservation, conservation easements, development rights, sustainable farming, comprehensive planning, growth manage ment, consensus. Who is behind it? ICLEI – Local Governments for Sus tainability (formally, International Coun cil for Local Environmental Initiatives). Communities pay ICLEI dues to provide “local” community plans, software, train ing, etc. Addition groups include American Planning Council, The Renaissance Plan ning Group, International City/ County Management Group, aided by US Mayors Conference, National Governors Associa
tion, National League of Cities, National Association of County Administrators and many more private organizations and offi cial government agencies. Foundation and government grants drive the process. Where did it originate? The term Sustainable Development was first introduced to the world in the pages a 1987 report (Our Common Future) pro duced by the United Nations World Com mission on Environmental and Develop ment, authored by Gro Harlem Brundt land, VP of the World Socialist Party. The term was first offered as official UN policy in 1992, in a document called UN Sustain able Development Agenda 21, issued at the UN’s Earth Summit, today referred to simply as Agenda 21Who is behind it? environmental policies in order to achieve reduced consumption, social eq uity, and the preservation and restoration of biodiversity. Sustainablists insist that every societal decision be based on envi ronmental impact, focusing on three com ponents; global land use, global education, and global population control and reduc tion. Social Equity (Social Justice) Social justice is described as the right and opportunity of all people “to benefit equally from the resources afforded us by society and the environment.” Redistribu tion of wealth. Private property is a social injustice since not everyone can build wealth from it. National sovereignty is a social injustice. Universal health care is a social justice. All part of Agenda 21 policy. Economic Prosperity Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Spe cial dealings between government and certain, chosen corporations which get tax breaks, grants and the government’s power of Eminent Domain to implement sustain able policy. Government-sanctioned mo nopolies. Local Sustainable Development poli cies Smart Growth, Wildlands Project, Re
silient Cities, Regional Visioning Projects, STAR Sustainable Communities, Green jobs, Green Building Codes, “Going Green,” Alternative Energy, Local Vision ing, facilitators, regional ICLEI – Local Governments for Sus tainability (formally, International Coun cil for Local Environmental Initiatives). Communities pay ICLEI dues to provide “local” community plans, software, train ing, etc. Addition groups include American Planning Council, The Renaissance Plan ning Group, International City/ County Management Group, aided by US Mayors Conference, National Governors Associa tion, National League of Cities, National Association of County Administrators and many more private organizations and offi cial government agencies. Foundation and government grants drive the process. Where did it originate? The term Sustainable Development was first introduced to the world in the pages a 1987 report (Our Common Future) pro duced by the United Nations World Com mission on Environmental and Develop ment, authored by Gro Harlem Brundt land, VP of the World Socialist Party. The term was first offered as official UN policy in 1992, in a document called UN Sustain able Development Agenda 21, issued at the UN’s Earth Summit, today referred to simply as Agenda 21 Who is behind it? ICLEI – Local Governments for Sus tainability (formally, International Coun cil for Local Environmental Initiatives). Communities pay ICLEI dues to provide “local” community plans, software, train ing, etc. Addition groups include American Planning Council, The Renaissance Plan ning Group, International City/ County Management Group, aided by US Mayors Conference, National Governors Associa tion, National League of Cities, National Association of County Administrators and many more private organizations. Where did it originate?
The term Sustainable Development was first introduced to the world in the pages a 1987 report (Our Common Future) pro duced by the United Nations World Com mission on Environmental and Develop ment, authored by Gro Harlem Brundt land, VP of the World Socialist Party. The term was first offered as official UN policy in 1992, in a document called UN Sustain able Development Agenda 21, issued at the UN’s Earth Summit, today referred to simply as Agenda 21. What gives Agenda 21 Ruling Author ity? More than 178 nations adopted Agen da 21 as official policy during a signing ceremony at the Earth Summit. US presi dent George H.W. Bush signed the docu ment for the US. In signing, each nation pledge to adopt the goals of Agenda 21. In 1995, President Bill Clinton, in compli ance with Agenda 21, signed Executive Order #12858 to create the President’s Council on Sustainable Development in order to “harmonize” US environmental policy with UN directives as outlined in Agenda 21. The EO directed all agencies of the Federal Government to work with state and local community governments in a joint effort “reinvent” government using the guidelines outlined in Agenda 21. As a result, with the assistance of groups like ICLEI, Sustainable Development is now emerging as government policy in every town, county and state in the nation. Revealing Quotes From the Planners “Agenda 21 proposes an array of ac tions which are intended to be implement ed by EVERY person on Earth…it calls for specific changes in the activities of ALL people… Effective execution of Agenda 21 will REQUIRE a profound reorienta tion of ALL humans, unlike anything the world has ever experienced… ” -Agenda 21: The Earth Summit Strategy to Save Our Planet (Earthpress, 1993). Agenda 21, continued on page 21