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More photos from 144th 'Cities of Honor'
Here are more photos from the July 30 "Cities of Honor" ceremony for Dinuba and Reedley at the Fresno Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing. Both cities' official seals are displayed on a fighter jet.
ABOVE: Reedley Mayor Mary Fast spoke at the event, then looked on as Dinuba Mayor Linda Launer signed a partnership paper.
RIGHT: With a fighter jet in the background, 144th Cmdr. Troy Havener signed a partnership agreement with the two cities.
Photos by Liz Juarez, GV Wire / Photos Contributed
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gold jacket to signify his HOF status. On Aug. 8, Flores took the stage and made his formal acceptance speech during the nationally televised event.
Flanked by his presenter, Raiders owner Mark Davis, Flores unveiled his bust which will be displayed from now on in Canton. He smiled, stroked the face of the bust and pumped his fist in celebration as the large crowd in atten- dance — including some Sanger resi- dents or natives, based on their brief outburst — roared their approval.
Flores displayed his wit early on in his speech.
"The reason I'm second on the pro- gram tonight, is I'm 84 frappin' years old. I've gotta go to bed at 9 o'clock! Where's my pillow?" he cracked as the crowd burst into laughter and applause. But he quickly turned seri-
ous, saying the enshrinement "means the world to me."
It didn't take Flores long to bring up his Sanger roots, talking about his migration from Mexico to Central Cali- fornia at age 12. He talked of the fam- ily's first house, which had dirt floors and no indoor plumbing. He praised his parents for stressing his education and making sure he participated in many activities, including sports.
When Flores mentioned Sanger in more detail, he drew some hoots from the crowd and again displayed his humor.
"We have people from Sanger here," he said, before drawing more laughter and cheers with "a long way to come, from Sanger. You ever try to get here? It's not an easy place to get to. I've been trying for a long time to get here."
COVID-19 update
REEDLEY
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH (A/G)
519 E. 11th Street (at corner of 11th & East Aves.) Reedley, CA 93654
Sunday Morning Service 10:00am
Wednesday Family Dinner 6:00pm
Wednesday Evening Family Night 7:00pm
Basketball- Wed. 8pm and Fri 7:30pm
Outdoors on the property
All are welcome
For more information call 559-638-2739
We welcome you to join us
For more information: www.fgtchurch.org Pastor Ron Robertson • Pastor Frank Piñon
AN INVITATION TO CHURCH
Cornerstone Community Church 10:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service
Pastor Mark Stanley
1 Cor. 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love But the greatest of these is love.
Corner of 11th & L Sts. Reedley
https://reedleycornerstonecommunitychurch.com
DINUBA
First Lutheran Church an LCMS congregation
961 E. Elizabeth Way, Dinuba, CA 93618 • Phone: (559) 591-0375
9:45 Bible Study • 10:30 Worship
VIRUS
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A gradual stream of students came in get the free shot, and also receive some added incentives. Students getting the first shot receive a free meal, and getting the second shot results in the reward of a free textbook.
Staff also took ad- vantage. Dilia Gutier- rez, a counselor at the college, received her first Pfizer shot on the second day of the fall
semester. Nancy Busch, a registered nurse for FCDPH, administered the dose as part of what she called "giving back" to the cause.
"It's important that I
Dilia Gutierrez, left, a counselor at Reedley College, received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during an event at Reedley College on Aug. 10.
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
can do it, I feel it's my way of helping out," Busch said. "It's impor- tant to get the young- er people vaccinated. They're the ones that are getting sick."
If there is an en- couraging note to the new wave of soaring numbers, it's the deaths have been minimal. Fresno County had just three news deaths for the week while Tulare County didn't report a single new death in the seven-day period.
Still, ICU hospitaliza- tions increased sharply in both counties. In ad- dition to the 11 in Tulare County, 48 patients were housed in ICU.
Jesus said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit...fruit that lasts” (John 15:16) In response, First Lutheran Church holds values of Bible Centered Preaching and Teaching, Strong Families, and Godly Servant Leadership. A church where God gives and we receive.
SANGER
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1518 Cherry Street (Corner of “P” Street) Sanger, CA 93657
SUNDAY - Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Bible Study 7 p.m. CLASES EN ESPANOL - 9:30 a.m.c Call 875-8270 / 960-8982 Para Espanol
You may list your Church Announcement on this page for $15 per week. Including Church name, address, phone and service times with additional 50 words for announcement. Deadline for Church News is 12 p.m. Friday.
For more information call, Reedley 638-2244, Dinuba 591-4632, Sanger 875-2511.
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Through the Aug. 10 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
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, Aug. 10, there had been 107,310 confirmed cases (20.2 percent positive rate in three weeks) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 1,435,240 tests in Fresno County, with 1,747 deaths and 229 hospitalizations (48 in ICU).
with 41 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,600 (2,820 regional) cases and 13 deaths. Del Rey was at 315 cases (900 in region) while Fowler had 1,256 cases (1,100 in the city) and 22 deaths through Aug. 10. Dunlap and Miramonte had 316 total cases on the new data surveillance website through Aug. 10. The county no longer lists recoveries in its surveillance data.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Aug. 10 (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 67 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there was an adjusted total of 51,390 confirmed cases (1,098 active, an increase of 457 for the week) of COVID-19 with 853 deaths and 69 people hospitalized as of Tuesday, Aug. 10. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Aug. 10 show 4,407 cases (106 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,507 in Orosi, 770 in Cutler, 279 in Traver, 65 in the rural area south of Reedley and 24 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
NOW OPEN!
11am-9pm
Pizza • SubS • beer • WingS
1550 E. Manning Ave. Reedley • (559) 643-0797 (FORMERLY PIRATE PIZZA)
Opening month Special: Large 1 topping $925
A total of 49,394 people (96.2 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Aug. 10.
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