Delaine Hudson, director of Delta Opportunity School, has school board approval to move forward with a proposal to create an alternative school in the North Fork Valley.

The mission of the alternative school will mirror that of Delta Opportunity School: To provide an alternative to traditional school to help students at risk of not graduating from high school earn their high school diploma, and to provide an alternative route to high school diploma for learners who may not fit in the traditional school setting.

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A delegation of North Fork Valley business owners and residents travelled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with senior staff at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the White House's Council on Environmental Quality to urge the withdrawal of all 22 North Fork parcels from the August BLM lease sale.

The delegation, who donated their time and expertise, was organized and supported by Citizens for a Healthy Community (CHC).

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