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CVMD’s 5th annual Halloween ‘Spooktacular’ mixes tradition with New Age
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crafts, face painting and a trickor-treat trail. But this 5th Annual Spooktacular did not start on a whim, but rather has a background that includes another Clovis tradition. According to the CVMD, Clovis residents used to partake in a Halloween Costume Parade,
October 23, 2023 - “Service With Pride” is our fire department’s motto and the men and women of your Clovis Fire Department are dedicated to providing the highest level of service to our community. It is my honor to be the fire chief of our department and to work with our highly trained and professional firefighters and civilian staff to keep Clovis the safest city in the valley. I have over 23 years of
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Photo courtesy of Clovis Veterans Memorial District Guests dressed up for the 5th Annual Halloween Spooktacular event on Saturday October 21st at Clovis Veterans Memorial District. J.T. GOMEZ jt21gomez@gmail.com
October 21st, 2023 - Saturday the Clovis Veterans Memorial District celebrated the Halloween holiday with their own celebration, the “Halloween Spooktacular”. Spooktacular is
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held with the goal of providing family fun while offering the opportunity to meet veterans involved with the CVMD. Families and friends alike were encouraged to wear their favorite Halloween costumes, play games, and enjoy bounce houses,
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DSACC event hopes to raise awareness of the value of down syndrome individuals a kitchen table in June of 1999. Since the foundation for DSACC was established all those years October 23, 2023 - October is ago, they have grown signifiDown Syndrome Awareness cantly. They now help nearly Month, which makes it the 1000 individuals. perfect month for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Their event, Step Up for Down Syndrome, started over 20 years California’s (DSACC) annual ago as the “Buddy Walk”, which Step Up for Down Syndrome is now a nationally copyrighted event. walk. DSACC was founded by five families from the Central Valley, Executive Director Jennifer and began with a meeting around Whiting said that the goal of the Destiny De La Cruz @ClovisRoundup
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Photo by Destiny De La Cruz, Clovis Roundup Volunteers Alex Andrade (right) Alyssa Stevens (left)