Mid Valley Times 7-1-21 E-edition.pdf

Vol. 2, No. 52
Celebrating the
Fourth likely to feature fireworks, water activities
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
One of the summer's busi- est weekends for activities and events takes place this weekend with the Fourth of July festivities in cities in the region.
Dinuba, Reedley and Sanger all have planned fire- works displays scheduled for this weekend, returning the tradition that was halted last summer because of the CO- VID-19 pandemic.
The fireworks events begin on Friday, July 2. The Great- er Reedley Chamber of Com- merce hosts the city's second "Alive After 5" shopping event in downtown Reedley, sched- uled for the first Friday of each month through October.
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ABOVE: Jordan Little of Tulare was behind the wheel of his boat while being backed into the Kings River at the Cricket Hollow boat ramp on the south end of the Reedley park on June 26. This weekend likely will be the busiest on the wa- ter with a limited water release season.
RIGHT: The Bethel Christian Church fireworks booth on Academy Avenue in front of Burger King in Sanger awaited the stocking of inventory on June 29. The stand, along with other stands in the city, was set to open from June 30 to July 4.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
MVT offices will close July 5 in observance of Independence Day
The Mid Valley Times' business offices in Reed- ley and Sanger will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of Indepen- dence Day on July 4.
There will be early deadlines this week be- cause of the office clo- sure. Classified liner ads and legal notices are due by noon on Thursday, July 1. Regular and classified display ads also are due by noon on Thursday, July 1.
The Times' Reedley and Sanger offices will reopen for business at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6.
Fire burns near Cricket Hollow, cemetery
Classifieds - A9 Directory - A10
Legals - A12-15 Sports - A11
Lifestyle - A7-8 Lights & Sirens - A3, A5 Health & Fitness - A14-15 Obituaries - A2-3 Opinion - A4
Thursday, July 1, 2021
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
Preparing for the holiday
Reedley
to gain
state
funding
$2.8 million will go to Olson Sewer Replacement
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The city of Reedley learned this week that it will be receiving $2.8 million in state funding that will be used for the Olson sewer replace- ment project.
The funding was an- nounced on June 28 during the release of the proposed 2021- 2022 state budget. It's part of infrastructure requests by District 14 State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger.
The money for the Olson sewer replacement was part of $100 million in Valley-wide funding requested by Hurtado as part of the State Water Re- siliency Act of 2021.
Nicole Zieba, Reedley city manager, called the funding a "huge win" for the city.
"We are so grateful to Sena- tor Hurtado for carrying this request forward in the state budget and really fighting to ensure that we were awarded this funding," Zieba said in an email. "The project is a criti- cally needed one, as this is the line that had over 200 feet
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Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
Large flames engulfed a tree along the shore of the Kings Riv- er across from the Cricket Hollow boat launch on the afternoon of June 23.
MVT Staff Report
A vegetation fire broke out along the Kings River at Cricket Hollow Park in Reedley on June 23, burning 3 to 4 acres in areas on both sides of the river.
Units with Reedley Fire Department, Fresno County Fire, Dinuba Fire, Orange Cove Fire and Tulare Coun- ty Fire worked to put out the flames, which was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Human activity is the suspected cause of the fire, according to Reedley Fire Chief Jerry Isaak.
The flames were first reported on the west side
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Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
Firefighters from Dinuba, Orange Cove and Fresno and Tulare counties assisted Reedley with the Cricket Hollow fire on June 23. In this photo, firefighters soaked vegetation near the river bank just outside of the property line of Reedley Cemetery.
Regionals road ends for Dinuba softball
Oxnard High School's Alyssa Castaneda smiled while she ap- proached third base, circling the bases with a seventh-inning solo home run that proved to be the difference in the Yel- lowjackets' 4-3 victory over Dinuba High in a SoCal Regional Division II quarterfinal game at DHS on June 22. The loss ended the Lady Emps' 17-7 season, which was highlighted by a 2-0 shutout of Central Sequoia League rival Selma in the section championship game on June 18. More details on the regional playoff game cane be found in Sports on page A11.
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times