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A2 | Thursday, November 8, 2018
Ruiz employees donate over 2,000 lbs of food and supplies
When Ruiz Food employees in Dinuba were asked to help those in need recently they responded by donating over 2,000 lbs. of food and toiletries. This week the beneficiaries of their generosity picked up two pallet of supplies each.
Open Gate Ministries received half of the goods while the College of the Sequoias Student Pantry received the rest.
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November 9 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dinuba and a rosary at 6 p.m. Mass will be held on Saturday, November 10 at 8 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Surviving family members include a spouse, two sons, a daughter, three brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Paul M. Romero Jr.
Paul M. Romero, Jr., a resident of Orosi, died October 26, 2018. He was 79.
He was a Deputy Sheriff.
A mass will be held Thursday, November 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Dinuba.
Surviving family members include a spouse, a son, four daughters, a brother, two sisters, 10 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Avenue at 12:24 p.m. The subject was reportedly on a bike wearing black shorts and a Bulls hat.
• A theft report was made in the 1100 block of West El Monte Way at 2:37 p.m. The suspect reportedly fled the scene in a newer model black Nissan Altima.
• Shots fired were reported in the area of Greene and Exie avenues at 2:47 p.m. Five to six shots were reportedly heard.
• Vandalism was reported in the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue at 5:07 p.m. Tagging was seen in the kindergarten playground at Lincoln Elementary School.
• Eight noise complaints were reported in the evening hours of Nov. 2, all for loud music. Reports were made in the 1000 block of Daisy Court, 1100 block of San Antonio Avenue, 600 block of North Whitney Avenue, 100 block of North O Street, Olive Way and Buena Vista area and the 600 block of Short Avenue.
Sunday, November 4
• Shots fired were reported in the 400 block of North Lillie Avenue at 1:57 a.m.
• Domestic violence was reported in the area of Alta and Nebraska avenues. The victim stated she was forced in vehicle for several hours. Male suspect was in a green truck.
• An unwanted person was reported in the 200 block of South Alta Avenue at 12:24 p.m. A female was reportedly causing a disturbance.
• Domestic violence was reported in the 1100 block of Sequoia Drive at 12:57 p.m. A female was reportedly seen kicking out a male and yelling for him to stop hitting her.
• An assault was reported in the 900 block of Elizabeth Way at 1:13 p.m.
• Domestic violence was reported in the 200 block of South Gloria Avenue at 8:01 p.m. The victim was reportedly hit by a female in the groin area.
Rick Curiel | The Sentinel
Maria R. Gomez, a resident of Dinuba, died October 30, 2018. She was 88.
She was a farm labor.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 8 from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel and a rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Church Mass will be held on Friday, November 9 at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church.
Surviving family members include a spouse, five sons, three daughters, a brother, two sisters, 35 grandchildren, and 37 greatgrandchildren.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Karen Marie Vetter
Karen Marie Vetter, a resident of Dinuba, died October 29, 2018. She was 69.
She was the owner of Vetter’s Plumbing.
Services were held on Monday,
Maria R. Gomez
Obituaries
November 5.
Surviving family members
include two brothers and two sisters.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Trinidad Gonzalez
Trinidad Gonzalez, a resident of Cutler, died October 29, 2018. She was 80.
She was a laborer.
Services were held Monday, November 5 at St. Catherine’s Church.
Surviving family members include a spouse, five sons, three daughters, five brothers, five sisters, 23 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Sterling and Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Jose P. Lubong
Jose P. Lubong, a resident of Cutler, died October 27, 2018. He was 80. He was 78.
Visitation will be Friday,
• A suspicious subject was reported in the 100 block of North Crawford at 9:06 p.m. Subjects were reportedly taking pictures of her vehicle.
Friday, November 2
• A noise complaint for loud music was reported in the 1000 block of Golden Way at 1:34 p.m.
• A residential burglary was reported in the 1200b block of East Magnolia Way at 1:56 a.m. Someone was reportedly heard trying to force a door open.
• A strong smell of marijuana was reported in the intersection of Crawford Avenue and Saginaw way near Kennedy Elementary School at 7:45 a.m.
• A vehicle struck a gas pump in the 100 block of East El Monte Way at 10:19 a.m. No major damage was reported.
• A wallet was reported stolen in the 600 block of Euclid Avenue at 2:52 p.m.
• Vandalism to a bulding was reported in the 200 block of South M Street at 4:28 p.m.
• A stroller was reportedly stolen from a front yard in the 100 block of South Palm Drive. It was reported at 8:22 p.m.
• An assault was reported in the 1600 block of East El Monte Way at 9:08 p.m. A female reportedly stole the victim's soda and attacked him, nearly breaking his thumb.
Saturday, November 3
• A subject was found on the ground in the area of Olive Way and Crawford Avenue at 2:38 a.m.
• A suspicious subject was reported in the 1100 block of Villa Avenue at 7:38 a.m. The subject was on a bike wearing a white sweater and black pants.
• Shots fired were reported in the area of Englehart and Nebraska avenues at 8:33 a.m. Three to four shots were heard in the area.
• A trespasser was reported in the 800 block of North Alta
Sentinel staff report
Dinuba Police incident calls in the last week.
Monday, October 29
• Harrassment was reported in the area of Vetura and M streets at 9:18 a.m.
• A disposal truck reportedly hit a parked vehicle in the 900 block of Rosemary Avenue at 1:43 p.m.
• Theft was reported in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 2:25 p.m.
• An overturned trailer was reported in the area of Euclid Avenue and Saginaw Way at 2:47 p.m
• A cell phone was reportedly stolen from Washington Intermediate School. It was reported at 2:55 p.m.
• Three shoplifters were detained in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 5:56 p.m.
• A residential burglary was reported in the 1200 block of Mark Drive at 8:07 p.m.
• A fire was reported in the 100 block of South L Street at 8:47 p.m. A male subject with blond hair and on a bike reportedly set a trash bin on fire.
Tuesday, October 30
• A suspicious vehicle was reported in the area of Gladys
Avenue and North Way at 12:04 a.m. A black jeep was parked in the area and believed to be casing the area. A second call later in the afternoon reported that the person was possibly living out of the vehicle.
• An unwanted person was reported in the 300 block of East Tulare Street at 9:32 a.m.
• Vandalism was reported in the 100 block of North L Street at 1:33 p.m.
• A reckless driver was reported in the area of Alta Avenue and El Monte Way at 2:41 p.m. The subject was reportedly texting while driving.
• A suspicious subject was reported in the 400 block of Laurel Avenue at 5:05 p.m. The subject was reported as female wearing a black top, black pants and her hair in a bun.
• A suspicious subject was reported in the 800 block of Sarah Lane at 7:44 p.m. The subject was reportedly wearing a black hoodie, black rain coat and black jeans.
• An assualt was reported in the 200 block of Lyndsay Way at 8:01 p.m.
• An apartment fire was reported in the 40000 block of Road 128 at 9:53 p.m.
Wednesday, October 31
• An assault was reported in the 900 block of Timothy Avenue
Lights &Sirens 11:26 p.m.
at 1:06 a.m.
• Car keys were reportedly
stolen in the 200 block of Lillie Avenue at 5:13 a.m.
• Vandalism was reported in the 1100 block of West North Way at 7:52 a.m.
• Vandalism was reported in the 400 block of North Lillie Avenue at 9:34 a.m. A subject reportedly threw a rock at the victim's vehicle.
• Domestic violence was reported in the 400 block of Dickey Avenue at 3:45 p.m.
• A reckless driver was reported in the area of Kamm and Alta avenues at 5:17 p.m. The vehicle was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic.
• Six noise complaints were reported on the evening of Oct. 31. The first was reported for loud music from a parked vehicle in the 1500 block of South College Avenue at 6:56 p.m. A call of loud music with under age drinking and the smell of marjuana was reported in the 200 block of North Gladys Avenue at 8:53 p.m. Other calls for loud music included the area of Davis and Mark at 10:15 p.m., the 1200 block of East Park Way at 10:23 p.m., the 1200 block of Marks at 11:25 p.m. and the 400 block of South Wilson Avenue at
Thursday, November 1
• A reckless driver was reported in the area of El Monte Way and Alta Avenue at 12:05 p.m. The vehicle, described as a white Ford truck, was passing other vehicles at a high rate of speed.
• A trailor with property as reported stolen in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 12:33 p.m.
• An assault was reported in the 900 block of Academy Way at 1:09 p.m.
• Theft was reported in the 2100 block of East El Monte Way at 4:41 p.m. The suspects were described as juveniles, one wearing a gray sweater and the other wearing a black sweater. They were last seen headed south on Randle Avenue.
• A theft report was made in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 7:56 p.m. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a black Giants shirt and shorts.
• Vandalism was reported in the 100 block of North Crawford Avenue at 7:58 p.m. The victim stated a subject damaged her vehicle with his door while parked at a laundromat.
Paul M. RoMeRo JR.
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The Dinuba Sentinel was established on Feb. 11, 1909, then succeeding the Orosi Offer which was established on April 21, 1902, and on Jan. 15, 1917, the Dinuba Advocate. The latter, when established, absorbed The Traver Advocate, which was established Oct. 9, 1875. The Kingsburg Sentinel, which was established on Feb. 20, 1947, consolidated with the Dinuba Sentinel on Aug. 28, 1951. Reaffirmed as a legal publication under California statute and Tulare County Civil Code No. 19523 on April 2, 1928.
April 18, 1939 ~ October 26, 2018
A very much loved husband,
father, grandfather, and brother,
Paul M. Romero Jr., 79, of Cutler-
Orosi, passed away peacefully
on October 26, 2018, surrounded with his family present. Our family is lled with sorrow but happy that he is now in peace with our Lord and reunited with loved ones. He met each day with grace, dignity, humor and most of all, showing love for his family and God-- in the midst of his illness. He was the eldest son of Paul Sr. and Guadalupe (Garcia) Romero and born on April 18, 1939 in Los Angeles. He was proud to have grown up and live the majority of his life in the communities of Cutler-Orosi of which he dearly loved. Paul Jr. married the love of his life, Pauline Jaramillo and was blessed to celebrate 56 years of marriage with ve children. While attending Orosi High School he worked alongside his father as a barber and enjoyed playing the tenor saxophone in a band called the Latin Notes. While in college, Paul served as a U.S. Navy Reserve Of cer. After graduating from College of the Sequoias, he graduated from the police academy and worked for 25 years in public service for Tulare County as a deputy sheriff and as fraud investigator. In 1996, he retired from serving as Marshal for the Dinuba Municipal Court. Our family remembers proudly our father for his generosity of time and commitment given as a church council member, a founding charter member and past president of the Cutler-Orosi Latin American Club, and was proud to be a Lyon’s club member. Paul also enjoyed many adventures with Pauline in their membership with the Sequoia T-bird car club.
Paul will be forever remembered by his adoring wife Pauline and their children: Lori (Rudy), Angela (Alan), Sally (Manuel), Monica (Tim) and son Paul Romero III. He also will be lovingly remembered by his 10 grandchildren: Lenea, Lawrence, Lisa, Julia, McKenna, Analisa, Larisa, Anthony, Cinda, Alana, and Great-grandchildren (Sophia, Ivy, and Oliver). He will also be greatly missed by his surviving sisters Olivia Velasquez, Stella Romero, and brother George Romero and many loving nieces and nephews.
A Rosary prayer service will be held at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba, on Wednesday, November 7 at 6 pm (viewing starting at 5 pm).
A Catholic Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 8th, at 10 am (also at St. Catherine’s Church - 356 N. Villa Ave., Dinuba) and followed with a luncheon at Orosi Memorial Hall.
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