Page 3 - Reedley Exponent 6-6-19 E-edition

Lights & Sirens May 23-May 29
Firefighting gives Garcia a new perspective on career
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, June 6, 2019
Thursday, May 23
• Drug equipment viola- tions, East Dinuba Avenue and South I Street (Fresno County Sheriff ’s Depart- ment), 4:46 p.m.
• Vehicle theft, 1200 block of K Street, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 24
• Aggravated assault, 6100 block of South Alta Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s De- partment), 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 25
• Aggravated assault, 600 block of I Street, 1:54 a.m.
Sunday, May 26
• Aggravated assault, 900 block of North Fisher Av- enue, 1:10 a.m.
• Drug equipment violations, 1300 block of West Olson Av- enue, 12:32 p.m.
Monday, May 27
• Aggravated assault, 1300 block of G Street, 1:21 a.m.
• Aggravated assault, 600 block of East Washington Avenue, 6:08 a.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 1000 block of K Street, 5 p.m.
• Vehicle burglary, 2000 block of East Dinuba Avenue, no time given
• Commercial burglary, 1400 block of 11th Street, no time given
• Narcotics possession/pro- bation arrests, 1300 block of West Olson Avenue, no time given
• Disturbance, 600 block of East Washington Avenue, no time given
Tuesday, May 28
• Illegal weapons/arrest, 1100 block of East El Dorado Av-
enue, no time given
• Narcotics possession/arrest, 2200 block of 13th Street, no time given
Wednesday, May 29
• Aggravated assault, 800 block of East Evening Glow Avenue, 11:07 p.m.
• Outstanding warrant ar- rest, Frankwood Avenue and North Avenue, no time given
• Child endangerment/ar- rest, 800 block of East Eve- ning Glow Avenue, no time given
(Crime reports are listed for the Reedley, Parlier and Orange Cove areas and are available online at crimere- ports.com. Unless noted, the Reedley Police Department handled the calls.)
By Juanita Adame
Juanita@midvalleypublishing.com
There are a few things that Francisco Garcia — an engineer with the Reedley Fire Department — said he has learned during his 11 years working as a first re- sponder.
“A lot of people go through life living in their own com- fort zone, and what fire and first responders see is differ- ent,” he said. “We see a lot of walks of life, and how people live and it gives one a lot of re- spect and understanding. You don’t get to see those types of things if you’re not working in this career.”
Garcia is originally from Dinuba, but moved to Reedley in 2007. He began his career with the Reedley Fire Depart- ment soon after.
“My start date, actually running calls once we passed the academy, was Dec. 12, 2008,” he said. “It was a mixture of adrenaline, being scared, anxiety, fun, it was a mixture of all those things mainly because this was all new to me.”
Garcia’s initial plan was to pursue a fulltime career in fire, but he said his plans changed along the way.
“My path kind of veered off, and I just stayed satis- fied with being a paid call firefighter, or what we call volunteers firefighters here in Reedley,” he said. “Yeah sometimes I think about it still. It’s different when you start a career and then you want to start another one.”
He now owns a business called Quality Auto Repair on 8th Street.
“I started my own busi- ness, this automotive repair facility in the beginning of 2017,” he said. “I do every- thing automotive, the repair side of it, that and the fire de- partment.”
Although he loves both his careers equally, he said there’s just something about working in a fire station that he just
ARRESTS Continued from page A1
marijuana, individual pack- ages of hashish oil and an es- timated 9.3 grams of cocaine.
A photo posted by Reed- ley police showed four vari- ous sizes of mason jars filled with wrapped marijuana, 12 containers of hash oil, a bag of cocaine and package of
Juanita Adame / The Exponent
Francisco Garcia, an engineer with the Reedley Fire Department, said the camaraderie with fellow firefighters and helping the community are two big attractions of his job.
Part of an occasional series profiling local public safety officials
The five recent reported vehicle break-ins occurred in different parts of the city.
Police warn of multiple vehicle break-ins
Staff Report
Reedley police are warn- ing the public about a recent increase in vehicle burglaries in the city.
The Reedley Police De- partment shared on its social media page that three break- ins were reported in the overnight and early morning hours on June 3. The first occurred at about midnight in the 1200 block of South Rupert Avenue, and was fol- lowed by another break-in that involved two vehicles at
about 6 a.m. in the 900 block of South Rupert Avenue about three blocks away.
At about 6:45 a.m. that day, officers responded to a third burglary at Eve- ning Glow and Zumwalt avenues. Police said in that case, a tract trailer that had been parked on Zumwalt since June 1 had been bro- ken into.
Other break-ins were on May 27 and June 1. The first burglary involved a vehicle parked at the Reedley Sports Park between 7 and 8:20 p.m.
Its window had been broken. In the second break-in, some- one tampered with the igni- tion of a vehicle parked in the 2000 block of East Jefferson Avenue.
Anyone living in these areas who may have surveil- lance video of activity during the time frames of the break- ins, or any potential witness, is asked to contact the Reed- ley Police Department at (559) 637-4250.
Map from Reedley Police Department
can’t let go.
“It’s hard to start all over
again. But, yes my heart is definitely in fire. Mainly be- cause of a couple of different things,” he said. “The camara- derie we get with our friends, our brothers, you spend a lot of time with them.”
“Another one is helping the community knowing who lives in your community. Knowing who lives here and being a piece of helping peo- ple in this community.”
Garcia said he remem- bers one of his first calls. It changed his perspective on life and gave him a new ap- preciation for it.
Not even one month into working as a first responder with Reedley, Garcia de- scribed the call to respond to
pills. A small handgun and ammo clip also were pictured, Castaneda was booked in the Fresno County Jail on sus- picion of possession of firearm by a felon, marijuana sales, possession of a controlled substance, possession of con- trolled substance for sale, car-
a shooting.
“At that time there were
a lot of gang shootings, and it was something I had always heard of,” he said. “I had nev- er seen that side of it. Once I went to my first shooting, it was more of a culture shock. This really does happen in my neighborhood; this really is crazy.”
He said the best advice he can give those wanting to pur- sue a career in the fire service is continuing their education.
“Main thing is schooling, start off young with schooling, get a fire science degree,” he said. “A lot of firefighting is not just showing up to a fire and putting out the fire, but also medical aids, medical field stuff. Mainly get [your] schooling while you’re young.”
Garcia said he still looks forward to continuing his work and service to the com- munity of Reedley. He lives in Reedley with his wife and three kids.
rying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, illegal possession of ammunition, possession of a large capacity magazine and carrying a loaded firearm as a gang member.
Perez also was booked into county jail on suspicion of vio- lating his probation.
Willard James Dalke
November 28, 1928 ~ May 26 2019
How do you measure a man? In many ways–one wife for 68 years, four sons, many grandkids and great grandkids, successful education and career, three houses designed and built, service to God and Man, and ninety years of life. There are also other ways–fast in showing love (although he wouldn’t say it), slow to show anger, high in expectations, low in regrets, heavy in wisdom, light in folly, deep in conviction, shallow in vices, frugal with money but generous with help. He was a Family Man, a Believer, a Teacher but not a Preacher. His legacy and memory will live on with all of us. Thank you for blessing our family, Dad.
Willard was born in Grant, Nebraska; grew up in Colorado and Iowa; and attended colleges in South Carolina (Bob Jones), Iowa (Morningside), and nished his B.A. in Liberal Arts for English and Speech in Minnesota (Northwestern). On March 25, 1951, he married the love of this life, Mary Dick, and soon after started their family before moving to complete his master’s degree at the University of Oregon.
Accepting an English teaching position at Arvin High School in 1955, Willard and Mary moved to Arvin, California, where he designed and built their house. He continued working at the high school and held many other positions—Dean of Students, Administrator, Vice Principal, as well as Principal of the night-time Adult School. After moving to Bakers eld in 1965, he occupied his time working in Arvin, built two more houses, raised kids, traveled often, and served in the Mennonite Brethren Church leadership, youth group, and choir. At the age of 62, Willard retired.
A move to Templeton California allowed Willard and Mary to enjoy retirement by hosting their children and grandchildren, gardening, traveling, serving at church, singing in the West Coast Mennonite Men’s Chorus, and lots of trailer camping with their Christian Campers group. Willard can be celebrated for a life well lived!
Willard is survived by his wife Mary; sons Dean, Dale, Duane, and David; grandkids and great grandkids; and a plethora of friends.
Services for friends and family to be held at Palm Village Retirement Community in Reedley, CA Saturday, June 22, 2019 10:30am-1:00pm
A light lunch will be provided.
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE 519 E. 11th Street, Reedley
Sunday, May 12th
Mother’s Day
9:30 am Sunday School
10:30 am Service
Pastor Frank Piñon speaking Wednesday Nights
6:00 pm Dinner for all
7:00 pm Family Night with classes for all 8:00 pm Basketball
FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH 314 W. Manning Avenue • Reedley, CA 93654 638-2730
Pastor: Dr. Ernie Williams Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church for ages 3 thru 3rd grade Nursery available
Christ Lutheran
Church
1254 N Frankwood Ave. Reedley 559-638-2112 www.clcreedley.org
Join us for worship Sundays at 9:30am All are welcome!
Musicians:
Aarne Kela & Jason Awbrey
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
God’s work. Our hands.
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