Page 2 - Reedley Exponent 11-22-18 E-edition

The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, November 22, 2018 ‘Shop for Life’ fights cancer
Semi-official Nov. 6
general election results
(All precincts reported —provisional and mail-in ballots updated through Nov. 16 and 9 a.m. of Nov. 19 for district races) (I- incumbent)
REEDLEY CITY COUNCIL (District 4)
I-Ray Soleno Lee Ky Write-in
Votes Pct 2,381 53.34 2,059 46.12
0.54
24 STATE CENTER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT (Area 4)
Magdalena Gomez I-Ron Nishinaka Write-in
Votes Pct 11,956 52.88 10,591 46.84
62 0.27
22nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct I-Devin Nunes (R) 69,942 52.85 Andrew Janz (D) 62,400 47.15
(Districtwide — through Nov. 19, 9 a.m.)
Votes Pct I-Devin Nunes (R) 106,240 53.5 Andrew Janz (D) 92,462 46.5
21st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct I-David Valadao (R) 17,861 51.62 T.J. Cox (D) 16,740 48.38
(Districtwide — through Nov. 19, 9 a.m.)
Votes Pct I-David Valadao (R) 51,175 51.1 T.J. Cox (D) 48,997 49.1
31st ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Votes Pct
I-Joaquin Arambula (D) 46,631 64.16 Lupe Espinosa (R) 26,048 35.84
14th STATE SENATE DISTRICT
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct Melissa Hurtado (D) 25,244 64.01 I-Andy Vidak (R) 14,191 35.99
(Districtwide — through Nov. 19, 9 a.m.)
Votes Pct Melissa Hurtado (D) 68,695 54.5 I-Andy Vidak (R) 57,369 45.5
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct John Cox (R) 115,983 51.73 Gavin Newsom (D) 108,235 48.27
(Statewide — through Nov. 19)
Votes Pct Gavin Newsom (D) 6,608,201 61.3 John Cox (R) 4,166,465 38.7
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Community members looking to get an early jump on their holiday shop- ping on Nov. 17 when they attended the “Shop for Life” Holiday Bazaar — all while helping raise funds for Reed- ley Relay for Life’s fight against can- cer. The six-hour event took place in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Lutheran Church in Reedley. Officials said that 17 vendors were involved this year, with their vendor fees being donated to the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. Crafts, food and other items were sold at the event.
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Cost of Thanksgiving meal for families dipped slightly in ‘18
Obituaries
Raul Morales
Raul Morales of Reed- ley died Nov. 13. He was
28.
Mr. Morales worked as an assistant manager.
He is survived by his mother, one brother and three sisters.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.
Contributed
The American Farm Bu- reau Federation’s (AFBF) 33rd annual survey of classic items found on the Thanks- giving Day dinner table indi- cates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $48.90, or less than $5.00 per person. This is a 22-cent decrease from last year’s average of $49.12.
“Since 2015, the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner has declined steadily and is now at the lowest level since 2010,” said John Newton, chief economist for the AFBF.
The featured food on most Thanksgiving tables — the turkey — cost slightly less than last year, coming in at $21.71 for a 16-pound bird. That’s roughly $1.36 per pound, down three per- cent from last year. The sur- vey results show that retail turkey prices are the lowest since 2014.
“Thanks to an ample sup- ply, turkey remains afford- able for consumers, which helps keep the overall cost of the dinner reasonably priced as well,” Newton said.
The shopping list for Farm Bureau’s informal sur- vey includes turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with but- ter, peas, cranberries, a veg- gie tray, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and coffee and milk, all in quantities suf- ficient to serve a family of 10 with plenty for leftovers.
Foods showing the largest
decreases this year, in addi- tion to turkey, were a gallon of milk, $2.92; a 3-pound bag of sweet potatoes, $3.39; a 1-pound bag of green peas, $1.47; and a dozen rolls, $2.25.
Several items saw mod- est price increases this year including cranberries, pump- kin pie mix and stuffing. A 12-ounce bag of fresh cran- berries was $2.65; a 30-ounce can of pumpkin pie mix was $3.33; a 14-ounce pack- age of cubed bread stuffing was $2.87; two nine-inch pie shells came in at $2.47 and a 1-pound veggie tray was $.75. A group of miscellaneous items including coffee and ingredients necessary to pre- pare the meal (butter, evap- orated milk, onions, eggs, sugar and flour) was also up slightly, to $3.01.
There was no change in price for a half-pint of whip- ping cream at $2.08.
The stable average price reported this year by Farm Bureau for a classic Thanks- giving dinner tracks with the government’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food eaten at home. But while the most recent CPI report for food at home shows a 0.1 per- cent increase over the past year, the Farm Bureau sur- vey shows a decline of less than one percent.
After adjusting for infla- tion, the cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is $19.37, the most affordable
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