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March 25, 2005
Evergreen in contention for Salvation Army /
Ray and Joan Kroc Foundation funded community center |
By Bea Baechle
Editor
You could call it a dream come true, an answer to a prayer, a gift.
Evergreen has an opportunity to once again house a local ice arena—and much, much more—thanks to the vision of philanthropist Joan Kroc, wife of the founder of McDonald’s restaurant company.
Raised in Minnesota, Kroc once dreamed of being an Olympic figure skater, but her parents did not have the resources to pay for the extensive training that would require. When she gifted the Salvation Army more than $1.5 billion in her estate, she entrusted it to build and operate 20 community centers around the county—preferably, with an ice rink included. Read
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| Third step of ESUHSD Budget Task Force meetings continues By Stephanie Foo
Times Intern
The East Side Union High School District’s Budget Task Force met March 14 to continue making suggestions on resolving the district’s staggering budget deficit totaling more than $15 million. This number includes a more than $6 million deficit for this school year and an estimated $9 million-plus deficit next year.
In addition to the committee—which is composed of teachers, members of the board, students, community members and representatives from many ESUHSD programs—about 40 Read
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