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Thursday, May 6, 2021
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COVID-19 update
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, May 4, there had been 101,405 confirmed cases (1.8 percent positive rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,194,554 tests in Fresno County, with 1,678 deaths and 93 hospitalizations.
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The State Center Community Col- lege District (SCCCD has scheduled a virtual community forum to gather public input regarding the search for the next chancellor. Paul Parnell of- ficially retires on July 6, and interim chancellor Douglas Houston is serv- ing into the summer.
The district is seeking public input to help identify a leadership profile of professional and personal characteristics necessary to help lead Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Community College, Madera Community College, Madera
Community College at Oakhurst and the Career & Technology Center.
Two virtual forums already have been held, and two more are set for Monday, May 10. A 1 p.m. forum, hosted by trustee Magdalena Gomez, will be at Reedley College, followed by a 6 p.m. forum at Fresno City Col- lege hosted by Annalisa Perea, board president.
Participants may access each vir- tual forum from the District website www.scccd.edu. Community mem- bers who did not attend the virtual forums are also encouraged to submit input. Questions or comments should be emailed to jriggs@pplpros.com.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through May 4 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance is providing more pinpoint updates for regions rather than cities), the Sanger region continued with the most total overall positive cases with 6,102 (4,500 in the city proper) and 63 deaths with no recent updates from the FCDPH website. Through the May 4 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) still showed 4,454 cases (3,500 in the city proper) and 68 deaths; Parlier was at 2,970 (2,500 in city) cases with 37 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,500 (2,820 regional) cases
and 13 deaths. Del Rey was at 307 cases (900 in region) while Fowler had 1,256 cases (1,000 in the city) and 20 deaths through May 4. The region that includes Squaw Valley, Dunlap and Miramonte had 316 total cases on the new data surveillance website through May 4. The county is not listing recoveries at this time to reallocate staff for new cases.
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trucks to Mid Valley Disposal.
The meeting fea- tured heartfelt address- es of concern from em- ployees who would lose their city jobs, although there is the option they would be in line to be hired by Mid Valley Dis- posal. It also featured public comment from officials with Pena Dis- posal and Waste Man- agement, Inc.m two of the companies that had entered bids along with Mid Valley Disposal.
Key points of the agreement with Mid Valley include a sav- ings to city customers of up to 35 percent of their current rate; em- ployment of all off the
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in a rematch Thursday, Ma7 6 at 3 p.m.
Sanger closes out the regular season at Made- ra South (Tuesday, May 11, 5 p.m.) and home against Madera (Thurs- day, May 13, 5 p.m.)
In the Central Se- quoia League, first place Dinuba High (8-3-1) im- proved to 6-0-1 in league with a 2-0 shutout victo- ry at Kingsburg on May 1. The Emperors hold a one-game lead over Sel- ma in the standing, as the two teams tied 1-1 in their first meeting on April 27 in Dinuba. The rematch is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12, at 6:45 p.m. in Selma.
First, Dinuba plays at Central Valley Christian at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, May 6, then hosts Ex- eter in a 9 a.m. start Sat- urday, May 8, and Han- ford West at 6:45 p.m.
city's remaining Solid Waste employees and the heavy equipment mechanic; two free community cleanup events per year and two free dropoff vouchers to Reedley residential customers.
In addition, Mid Val- ley will provide two years of service with no rate increases. Begin- ning July 1, 2023, annu- al inflationary increas- es may be requested. Any discretionary rate adjustments may be re- quested by Mid Valley, but must be approved by the City Council.
During a public comment period that exceeded a half hour, employee Francisco Sandoval spoke while representing those af- fected city employees.
Monday, May 10. Reedley High's boys
also are in first place, leading the North Yo- semite League at 5-0-2 after wins over Hoover (7-1 on April 28) and Roosevelt (3-0 on May 3). The Pirates had trailed the Rough Riders (5-1- 1 NYL) by a half game entering the match, but took command with an overpowering perfor- mance at Sal Gonzalez Field.
In girls soccer, Dinu- ba High edged Central Sequoia League rival Immanuel by a 1-0 score on April 29 at County Line Stadium, then dropped a 2-0 decision to league-leading Kings- burg on May 1 at DHS. The Emperors (6-8, 3-5 CSL) play at Central Valley Christian Thurs- day, May 6, followed by home matches against Exeter (Saturday, May 8, 11 a.m.) and Hanford West (Monday, May 10,
He said he and other employees have long worked to prevent privatization, putting in additional work and ef- fort to handle increased responsibilities.
Joseph Kalpakoff, president and owner of Mid Valley, also spoke and told employees of the company's pledge to them.
Council member Matt Tuttle said he talk- ed to representatives with the five cities Mid Valley currently serves. He said there were no complaints from any of those people, and all shares that they would like to continue doing business with the com- pany, The council voted on each separate reso- lution, and all passed without dissent.
In Tulare County, there were 49,496 total confirmed cases (261 active, up four for the week) of COVID-19 with 837 deaths and 17 hospitalized as of Tuesday, May 4. Breakdowns by cities/regions through May 4 show 4,229 cases (11 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,474 in Orosi, 752 in Cutler, 271 in Traver, 60 in the rural area south of Reedley and 23 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
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Reedley High (3-4
NYL) split its two match- es last week. The Pirates edged Hoover 1-0 at home on April 28, then dropped a 1-0 decision at first place Roosevelt on May 3. Reedley's home and season finale is 5 p.m Wednesday, May 12,
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made available to the public. From April 27 to May 3, vaccinations number rose in Fresno County from 651,787 to 680,762. As of May 3, 266,304 people had re- ceived their final doses.
Larger vaccination sites in Fresno County in Mid Valley Times communities continued at the Sanger Commu- nity Center (730 Rec- reation Ave.), Reedley College (995 N. Reed Ave.) and the Selma Se- nior Center (2301 Selma St.). Vaccines also were recently made avail-
Reedley College head football coach Eric Marty held the North- ern California Football Association American Division championship trophy in November 2019. Marty is leaving the Tigers after four seasons to become the offensive coordinator for Grambling Univer- sity.
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against McLane. Sanger High (5-4-
3, 3-2-1 CMAC) lost at home to first place Bul- lard on April 29, then played at San Joaquin Memorial in an eve- ning contest May 4. The Apaches host Edison (Thursday, May 6) and Madera South (Tuesday,
able at Walmart phar- macies, and continue by appointment at United Health Centers (Sanger, Reedley and Parlier) and drug stores like CVS and Rite Aid.
Tulare County has 33.4 percent of its resi- dents at least partially vaccinated; as of May 4 there were 261,589 doses administered and more than 153,000 were fully vaccinated as of May 2.
For a third straight week, Fresno County has not provided updated positive case totals and death totals for individ- ual communities. Those rounded numbers previ- ously listed for MVT cit-
May 11) in 5 p.m. starts to close out the league season.
FOOTBALL Marty to leave RC for collegiate coaching job
Reedley College an- nounced on May 4 that Eric Marty is stepping down as head football coach to become the of- fensive coordinator at Grambling State Univer- sity in Louisiana.
The hiring of Marty, who posted a 27-17 re- cord coaching at Reed- ley College, capped his four-season run by lead- ing the Tigers to a 10-1 record and the North- ern California Football Association American Division championship with a 23-14 victory over Foothill College in 2019. A season earlier, the Ti- gers had a perfect 10-0 regular season before a bowl loss.
Reedley College, as well as all California Community College football teams, didn't
ies remain unchanged. Deaths totals listed as of May 4 continue at 70 for Reedley, 63 for Sanger, 37 for Parlier, 20 for Fowler and 13 for Orange Cove.
Encouraging news for Tulare County is the slow increase in total and active COVID cases in communities. Dinu- ba's total cases for the week increased only by four people; to 4,229. As of May 4, only 11 people were listed as active positive cases in the past three weeks.
Orosi and Cutler had virtually no movement in additional positive and active cases.
have a season in 2020 and also didn't have a spring season this year. All JC football in the state was halted be- cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marty will serve as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach under head coach Brod- erick Fobbs at Gram- bling State, perhaps the most renowned HCBU (Historically Black Col- lege and University) in college football. The Ti- gers were coached for decades by the late Ed- die Robinson, who for- merly held the all-time winning record among college coaches.
Marty replaces Mark Orlando, who resigned two games into Gram- bling's spring season in March. Kendrick Nord served as interim OC for the Tigers before "re- moving himself from the program" at week later, according to the Monroe (la.) News-Star
A total of 48,398 people (97.8 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of May 4.
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