AVERAGE JOE'S STORIES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE.Byline: -- Angie Valencia-Martinez Every week, I'm amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. by the stories that our readers -- the so-called ``average joes'' -- are posting on to valleynews.com. This week is no different. One of the most touching stories this week, comes from Kathleen Melton mel·ton n. A heavy woolen cloth used chiefly for making overcoats and hunting jackets. [After Melton Mowbray, an urban district of central England.] , of Tarzana, whose boys are featured on our cover. The mother of two posted the first story in a series of her family's ``no-car-needed adventures.'' The local family headed out to Solana Beach by train where they spent some quality time together. Their story, on page 6, is priceless and it may just inspire you to go an adventure of your own. On page 16, Alan Pollack pollack: see cod. pollack or pollock Either of two commercially important North Atlantic species of food fish in the cod family (Gadidae). , of Woodland Hills, writes about what moves him. For years, he helped build habitat for people. Then one day, he realized that he could do the same for wildlife. Today, he volunteers with Wildlife Care of Ventura County and his yard has been certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a ``Backyard Wildlife Habitat Backyard Wildlife Habitat is a program of the National Wildlife Federation that encourages homeowners in the United States to manage their yards with the goal of maintaining healthy and diverse animal ecosystems. .'' His story shows us another way that humans and wildlife can coexist and how just one person can make a difference. On page 4 read about Spencer Fivelson, who at 23 is a successful entrepreneur. A recent graduate of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , Fivelson opened his own business, Rapid Refill refill noun A second allotment of a prescription agent obtained from a pharmacy, which is allowed by the original prescription verb Pharmacology To obtain more of a particular drug, after the initially prescribed amount of the agent has been used or Ink, and plans to open another six locations in the future. These are all stories that touch the heart and soul and make us want to better ourselves whether it be in our personal or professional development. I encourage you to browse through valleynews.com online and read stories like these in our 43 hubs. They may inspire or motivate you to try something different. And when it does, write about it on valleynews.com. |
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