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Thursday, 21 May 2009 |
 Amador County – The 2009 Amador County Unified School District Sober Graduation party on graduation night will continue as scheduled, despite a conflict with the annual Italian Picnic. The Sutter Creek City Council heard the good news Monday during public comment period. Debbie Dunn, Amador Water Agency director for District 4, said she was chairwoman of Sober Grad this year, taking over for last year’s co-chairs. She said the first bump in the road was that graduation night this year falls “on the same night as the opening day of the Italian Picnic.” She said thanks to Ed Swift, the Sober Grad event will be held again this year at Gold Country Lanes Bowling Alley and at the Amador County Transportation Commission bussing hub center on Sutter Hill. The areas will be fenced off for the annual graduation party and casino night. She said thanks to a donation from the Jackson Rancheria Casino Hotel & Conference Center, the event will have a drawing to give away a car for graduating seniors. The car was purchased for a low rate from Jeff Holman Automotive in Martell, and the Sober Grad partiers will get a car key from Ron Oliviero and the Jackson Rancheria. Each senior will get a chance to see if their key starts the car, a Dodge Neon. Sutter Creek Mayor Gary Wooten stunned Dunn when he told her that the California Highway Patrol held its public auction and would be donating $1,600 dollars for the 2009 Amador County Sober Graduation party. The party, part of a CHP program around California, emphasizes a safe and sober graduation atmosphere for the celebrating graduating classes of both Amador and Argonaut high schools. School Board Trustee Karl Knobelauch reported in February that on Sober Graduation plans for this year included Dunn taking over as the new chairwoman, replacing last year’s chairwoman, Toni Fancher. Knobelauch thanked “Fancher for her many, many years of service for Sober Graduation.” Sober Graduation 2009 is slated for June 5th. Story by Jim Reece
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