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Fusing Friendships
Fusing Friendships

Hays Constable David Peterson, served BBQ and fixings to Gary Job Corps welding students in appreciation for their work in the community. Projects include the band observation towers at Lehman and San Marcos High School, installation of hand rails at Sun Rise Village and construction of BBQ pits for service organizations. Pictured are Director Angela Rackley, Career Technical Training Manager Betty Oliva, Career Technical Training Supervisor Kendale Harris, Placement Specialist Georgia Cheatham, Instructor Lee Gomez, Instructor Marcus Diaz, Welding Instructor Gregory Garcia, Welding Instructor C’leste Villarreal and David Peterson.
Photo by Gary Job Corps

Fusing Friendships

Fusing Friendships

How to avoid over training

Moe Johnson Running with Moe

How to avoid over training

It is hard enough to get people to run or walk far enough for fitness and health but any distance is better than not moving enough. There is one problem that is usually not considered and that is running too far or too fast. For runners that are training to get a better PR in a race or put in enough miles to run a marathon, a condition termed ‘over training’ can actually hurt performance.

Exploring Nature: Interesting Tidbits

Some birds — like this common kingfisher — are cheeky beaks.
Photos from Metro Creative

Exploring Nature: Interesting Tidbits

jerry hall daily record columnist

Exploring Nature: Interesting Tidbits

Let’s devote today’s column to a collection of fascinating factoids and interesting items about wildlife and nature. Here goes: Artist/author Ralph Steadman has developed a tongue-in-cheek list of birds he thinks may be headed for extinction. These include the unsociable leftwing and the orange-beaked spotted emulsion cootflake. Other birds he thinks may already be extinct are the gob swallow, long-legged shortwing and the needless smut.

Gary Job Corps honors Hall of Famer Dominique Steward

Dominique Steward.
Submitted photo

Gary Job Corps honors Hall of Famer Dominique Steward

“There we were, in some places total devastation, loss of all power, all roads blocked off by fallen trees, but we pushed on,” said Dominique Steward, a 2010 graduate from the Overhead Linesman Trade, as crews from around the United States assisted the island of Puerto Rico for six months following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.

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