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Foster youth receive new kitchen thanks to Lowes
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Aspiranet Residential Operations Director Terry McAlister (third from right) presented Lowes employees with certificates of recognition Friday morning for their hard work in remodeling the Smith House kitchen. - photo by ANGELINA MARTIN/The Journal
Fourteen years ago, Joseph Koncel was a young man staying in Aspiranet’s short-term residential treatment program in the Smith House, unsure about his future. Today, the same kitchen Koncel once prepared meals in is completely remodeled, thanks to his own hard work and a donation from Lowe’s. Lowe’s Heroes program allows the store to adopt a project of their choice in order to better the community, and a recent remodel of the kitchen at Aspiranet’s Excell Center is just one of 12 projects Turlock’s Lowe’s has undertaken this year.
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Lourenco family remembered at Stanislaus County Fair
Pitman High graduate shares story behind award-winning tribute bench
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Pitman High graduate Chrys Kamesch and school FFA advisor Trenton Kemps pose with the custom bench that Kamesch created in honor of the Lourenco family, a project that won top honors at last week’s Stanislaus County Fair (CHRISTOPHER CORREA/The Journal).
As thousands took to Turlock over the last two weeks for the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair, the absence of a family that was incredibly dedicated to the community and especially its agricultural activities was heavily felt by several attendees. That included members of the Pitman High School FFA chapter.
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