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TIMES-DELTAADVANCE-REGISTER WEEKEND, JUNE 5-6, 2010 5D -V ru -I -gran i- if lijiii.iiijiiiiii'r'.j The grass makes a loud, screeching sound at least as loud as a person whistling The air moving past the blade of grass makes it vibrate OMold your thumbs together side by side with the grass between them, like this: A grass screamer Here's how a person who has never learned how to Then blow hard Into this opening II IHtASSOCIArED PKlii whistle loudly can make a sound that can be heard a long distance: Thumbs hold It here The pressure of your thumbs keeps the grass tight, so It vibrates quickly, making a high frequency, or high-pitched, sound Joe Jackson, father of the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, tours the old family home on Wednesday in Gary, Ind. Jackson museum plan announced if! Piece of grass about as long as your longest linger Try this experiment with different sizes of grass, with dry grass and with more than one piece of grass here say they've heard this song many times before. Work on the $300 million museum and performing arts center could begin as early as next year, said Gary Mayor Rudy Clay, acknowledging this isn't the first time city officials have made promises about the The Associated Press GARY, Ind. Michael Jackson's father and Gary officials announced plans Wednesday to move ahead with a long-delayed performing arts center to help revitalize the late singer's hometown, drawing cautious optimism from residents who What kind of grass makes the loudest sound? Paid Advertisement Save time submit your ad online! www.VisaliaTimesDelta.com www.TulareAdvanceRegister.com See Mails below 1 birsitiQMS mamgrn I I 4 'Sii Engagement Belding Betschart October 16,2010 Jessica Belding, Anthony Betschart, and their son Teagan are excited to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Jessica is the daughter of Kim Mundy of Visalia, CA.

She is a 2000 graduate of Golden West. Anthony is the son of Doug and Sandra Betschart of Livingston, CA. He is a 1998 graduate of Livingston High. Jessica and Anthony will be wed on October 16, 2010 in Livingston, CA. The couple will make their, home in Visalia.

Congratulations Cliff Vasquez After 35 years as a teacher, then administrator with Visalia Unified, Cliff Vasquez is retiring. This fine man has dedicated his life to enhancing the lives of Visalia's children. We are so proud of you! Love, Phyllis, Valerie, Ryan, Addy, Jennifer and Brent Deavours Hawryluk a Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Kimberly Deavours of Tulare are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Joey, to Amy Hawryluk, daughter of Andrew and Ann Hawryluk of Los Altos, California.

Joey is a 2003 graduate of Golden West High School and a 2007 business administration graduate of the University of Pacific. He is employed as store manager at Fastenal in San Jose. Amy is a 2004 graduate of St. Francis High School and a 2009 psychology graduate of the University of Pacific. She is pursuing her master's degree in occupational therapy at San Jose State University and will graduate in May 2011.

They have set a wedding date for July 17, 2010 in Santa Cruz. After a honeymoon in Hawaii, they will reside in Los Altos. 1 1 'VSr I. In Loving Memory Manuel j. Lucero'Jr.

Happy Birthday Babe! You'll always be remembered by all of us. We cherish every memory that was left by you, for each one of us. Each day that goes by is a day that I get closer to being with you. We love you. No Regrets.

Your Wife, Sally Cessford Nunes A Cindi Cessford will be taking the hand of Richard Nunes Jr. in marriage TODAY, June 5th, 2010. Cindi is a senior sales representative for The Hartford Insurance Company and is the current board President of the KingsTulare IBA West Insurance Association. Originally from the Sacramento area, Cindi, is the daughter of John Marge Cessford of Visalia. She is a graduate of Sacramento State and recently completed her fust marathon.

Richard is employed as a commercial account executive for Buckman Mitchell Insurance of Visalia and currently serves as a board member for the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. Richard, a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, is the son of Richard Joyce Nunes of Tulare and Grandson of both Tony Nunes Sr. Abe Kazarian. The wedding ceremony is being held at St. Aloysius church with a dinnerreception following at the Visalia convention center.

1 hank you Larry Burns a I would like to say.a very heartfelt "thank you" to those who worked so hard to create this wonderful, caring benefit for me. Also, I would like to thank everyone who took time out of their lives to attend and support this cancer benefit ride; including a sincere "thank you" to all of the merchants from Exeter, Farmersville, Visalia, and surrounding areas that donated to make the benefit such a success. It was a great show of the loving, caring people that we have in our community. This will always be something that will be close to my heart and a memory I shall never Thank you and God bless Sincerely, Larry and Amber Burns Hnwtn Qptvmir Weddin8s 'Anniversaries Engagements Births Grcdmtions Quinceaiieras Birthdays Military Achievements I tlOW 10 5 yOUr visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register will run the announcements in Celebrations on Saturday. Choose from 3 sizes.

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