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come in areas with trans- mission rates classified as what they term high or substantial. As of this week, 45 of the state's 58 counties fall under that status, including Fresno County, although Tulare County's cases remain below that level.
The Delta variant quickly caught the at- tention of Fresno Coun- ty Department of Public Health officials, who as of July 15 had detected 22 cases of the Delta variant. At the time, In- terim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra said actual numbers were estimat- ed to be 10 times that initial reported number because of low testing rates in the county.
Health officials at that time were recommending that all residents ages 12 years and older get vacci- nated as soon as possible. County health officials said that all the current vaccines authorized for use in the United States are effective against all variants, including the Delta variant.
Vohra has warned that hospitalizations and death rates are likely to climb in the coming weeks in Fresno County because of the variant. Last week's jump of 11 was well above weekly numbers the previous month or so.
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2021 recipients is Hall of Fame inductee Ken Mar- cantonio and Citizen of the Year Denny Noller.
Marcantonio was a fixture in the Sanger education scene for more than five decades; teaching social studies at Sanger High School for 34 years, including 25 years as a senior ad- visor, before retiring in 2000. Finding he missed the students in his first years after retirement, heranforandwona seat on the Sanger Uni- fied School District Board where he served 16 years.
After leaving the school board, Marcan- tonio joined the Sanger Historical Society where he has served as presi- dent. He has worked on expanding the Sanger Depot Museum and helped facilitate the for- mation of the Sanger Sports Hall of Fame.
Noller, a multiple times president of the Sanger Eagles, began playing Santa Claus at the club and extended his service to the point is he is Santa for the Elks Club, Sanger Rotary, some Sanger schools and the city. He serves as Santa at the annual tree
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iff in the country, if not in the world," he said as a round of applause broke out. "I don't look forward to the day she decides to hang up her gunbelt.
"It was our duty to go up and help, because these are our folks as well. It was an easy de- cision to say go. And all of our officers, men and
Thursday, July 29, 2021 | A16 | Mid Valley TiMes COVID-19 update
Organizations partner on monthly clean-up along the Kings River
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, July 27, there had been 104,143 confirmed cases (6.9 percent positive rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,389,157 tests in Fresno County, with 1,742 deaths and 50 hospitalizations. Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through July 20 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance has provided updates for regions rather than cities; and no updates have been given for weeks), the Sanger region remains with the most total overall positive cases with 6,102 (4,700 in the city proper) and 66 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
Cove had 1,600 (2,820 regional) cases and 13 deaths. Del Rey was at 314 cases (900 in region) while Fowler had 1,256 cases (1,100 in the city) and 22 deaths through July 27. Dunlap and Miramonte had 316 total cases on the new data surveillance website through July 27. The county no longer lists recoveries in its surveillance data.
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Multiple local and state environmental organizations with a vested interest in the Kings River are part- nering on a monthly volunteer river clean- up program along the Kings River.
Five agencies are joining together to host clean-up days from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of ev- ery month. The group began its first cleanup day earlier this month on July 17.
Joining forces on this project are the King River Conservan- cy, Kings River Conser- vation District, Kings River Water Associa- tion, California Depart- ment of Fish and Wild- life, and the US Army Corps of Engineers.
“The Kings River is an important resource to our community and to be enjoyed by all,” said David Merritt, general manager, Kings River Conservation Dis- trict. “Each user needs to be accountable for its long-term vital- ity through responsible recreational habits.”
Volunteers will be
meeting at the Winton Park for all clean-up days. The Center for Disease Control’s CO- VID-19 guidelines will be followed, including the recommended so- cial distancing.
One of the goals of the venture is to help the community build respect and pride for Kings River by keeping the river clean of trash, graffiti, and vandalism.
The idea to move forward with this cleanup program came from one of the fisher- men on the Public Ad- visory Group for the Kings River Fisheries Management Program. The summer months especially see heavy use of the river and more work is needed to keep the river clean.
Potential volunteers are encouraged to visit the Kings River Fish- eries website at https:// krfmp.org/volunteer/ for more information and to sign up to volunteer.
For more informa- tion about the clean-up projects or any of the participating organiza- tions contact Soua Lee, Kings River Conserva- tion District, at (559) 237-5567, Ext. 115.
Through the July 27 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) continued to show 4,454 cases (3,600 in the city proper) and 72 deaths; Parlier was at 2,970 (2,600 in city) cases with 41 deaths and Orange
In Tulare County, there was an adjusted total of 50,074 confirmed cases (182 active, an increase of 50 for the week) of COVID-19 with 853 deaths and 34 people hospitalized as of Tuesday, July 27. Breakdowns by cities/regions through July 27 show 4,302 cases (18 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,489 in Orosi, 756 in Cutler, 276 in Traver, 61 in the rural area south of Reedley and 24 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
In the efforts to get younger people vaccinat- ed, there have been re- gional events to make the shots available. Sanger High School hosted a free vaccination event put on by Cultiva la Salud earlier this month, while the Cutler-Orosi Unified School held events for students in June and ear- lier this month.
On July 27, the Cali- fornia State University system announced that all CSU students — in- cluding Fresno State — are required to be vaccinated with limited exceptions in order to be on campus.
lighting and the Sanger Toyland Parade.
Noller's other com- munity involvement includes Sanger AM- VETS, HOPE Sanger, the Sanger Community Task Force. In recent years, he has offered the Sanger Eagles facility to the annual Apache Foot- ball Booster Barbecue.
The Chamber's 2021 Farmer of the Year award winner is Eric and Alessandra Schlete- witz. Eric is a third gen- eration farmer, with the family farm in Sanger dating back to 1926. The couple own 53 acres of apricots, nectarines, plums and peaches.
Other 2021 winners to be honored by the Chamber are Tony Avila Sanchez, Mother of the Year; Laurie Bianchi, Educator of the Year; Sergio Arguello, Sanger Police Department offi- cer of the Year; and EMT Kelly Fields, Sanger Fire Department's Fire Per- sonnel of the Year.
Also being honored are Class of 2020 recipi- ents: Cheryl Senn, Hall of Fame; Betty Schafer Pryor, Mother of the Year; Lori Hawkyard, Educator of the Year; Dario Salazar, SPD Offi- cer of the Year; and Ad- am Melikian, SFD Fire Personnel of the Year.
women, all stepped up." Nicole Zieba, Reedley city manager, praised the Mims and her department for the handling of the
mutual aid.
"I think it's important
for the public to know we had staff on staff every shift at least two officers," she said. "We were reim- bursed fully for all of our time up there. I think that speaks very well of Cal Fire and the Sheriff's De- partment."
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Students and their families attended a COVID-19 vaccine event for youngsters back in June at the Orosi Sports Complex. County and state officials continue to try to get young people vaccinated.
An adjusted total of 49,039 people (97.9 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, July 27.
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