BOYS' BASKETBALL COACH WILL BE GREATLY MISSED : OVERLOOKED HERO.I am saddened upon reading of the resignation of the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. High boys' basketball coach, Dean Bradshaw. I have been to many of the games he has so skillfully skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. coached throughout the past four years. I had the opportunity to see him develop and teach basketball skills to the young athletes that were under his guidance. I have seen him not only coach but be there as a friend, teacher and someone his students could go to for any reason. He always made sure they knew how important scholastics were, and school is. He always made time for every single player, no matter what role they had on the team. I cannot imagine future players, students and athletes not getting the opportunity to be coached by this giving and gifted coach. We will miss watching him coach but will continue to attend the games and support the program. - Dennis Dennis is a male first name derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius meaning "servant of Dionysus", the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διος, "of Zeus") combined with Nysos or Nysa (Νυσα), where the Kerr Kerr , Walter 1913-1996. American playwright, writer, and drama critic for the New York Herald-Tribune (1951-1966) and the New York Times (1983-1996). In 1978 he won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Simi Valley I would like to acknowledge a very important person who was overlooked in the article ``New program started against teen addiction'' (Daily News, Sept. 27). She is Debbie Debbie (or Deb) is a fairly common given name, usually feminine, short for Deborah (or Debra) (which means "bee" in Hebrew) and is popular in most English-speaking countries. It reached its height of popularity in the United States in the 1970s. Hughes, the facilitator/director of ``Kids in Sobriety.'' Debbie assisted my daughter, Erin, in realizing that her addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. is a life-threatening disease - a concept foreign to many teens with drug/alcohol addictions - and that staying clean and sober takes time, willingness and desire. Debbie is honest, open, straightforward and dynamic in her approach with the kids in group, and I believe she is one of the main factors to the success of ``Kids in Sobriety.'' I would like to thank her again for all her caring support. - Stephanie Meadows Newbury Park |
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