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Obituaries
Ralph Henry Luna
Ralph Henry Luna
of Aurora, Colo. died June 14 in Colorado. He was 75.
Mr. Luna worked as a lead man.
He is survived by his wife Mary Luna, one son, two daugh- ters, one brother, five sisters, 16 grandchil- dren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Visitation was held June 30 at Praise Cen- ter Church in Visalia. A graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Thurs- day, July 1, at Visalia Public Cemetery.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Di- nuba is handling the arrangements. Re- membrances can be made online to ster- lingsmithfb.com.
Brent Lee Pauley
Brent Lee Pauley of Sanger died June 18. He was 67.
Mr. Pauley worked as a machinist for Cove Ranch.
He is survived by his wife Diana Pau- ley, one stepson, two daughters, two sons-in- law, one brother, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held at Tabernacle of Praise Church in Sanger.
Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled
the arrangements.
LaVerna Mae Pauls
LaVerna Mae Pauls
of Reedley died June 19 at Palm Village in Reedley. She was 91.
Mrs. Pauls was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband Albert Pauls, and one daugh- ter.
A memorial service will be held at 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 2, at Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel.
Burial will be at Reedley Cemetery.
In lieu of flow- ers, donations may be made to Palm Vil- lage Living Legacy in memory of LaVerna Pauls.
Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel han- dled the arrangements.
Alma Gloria Pena
Alma Gloria Pena of Parlier died June 23. She was 61.
Mrs. Pena was a homemaker and also self-employed.
She is survived by one son, three daugh- ters, two brothers and 12 grandchildren.
Services were held at Our Lady of Sor- rows Catholic Church in Parlier.
Wallin's Parlier Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Olga Silva
Olga Silva of Reed- ley died June 23. She was 86.
Mrs. Silva was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband Juan Silva, three sons, four daughters, one brother, three sisters, 26 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
A combined rosary/ mass was held June 30 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley. Burial fol- lowed in Reedley Cem- etery.
Dopkin's Reedley Funeral Chapel han- dled the arrangements.
Lawrence Eugene Taylor
Lawrence Eugene
Taylor of Dinuba Kingsburg June xx. He was 92.
Mr. Taylor, an Ore- gon native and Dinuba High graduate, was a farmer.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Ruthe Taylor, one daughter, three grand- children and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 1, at Kingsburg Cemetery.
Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel is handling the arrange-
Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
The June 23 vegetation fire spread through brush near the boat ramp where wind then caused embers to jump across the river. The fire then spread to brush on the opposite side of the river near the Reedley Cemetery where fire crews were waiting.
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of the river, and embers apparently drifted across the river and set off the dry brush along the banks just below the property line for the Reed- ley Cemetery. Supporting firefighter units stood just outside the cemetery grounds hosing down the burning veg- etation below.
This is at least the second fire to have ignited along the banks of the Kings River in Reedley this spring and summer.
Back on May 5, a brush fire brief- ly burned along the west bank of the river south of the Wakehouse grill and restaurant. That blaze burned brush and some logs on the island area that was exposed before the summer sea- son water run began.
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collapse several years ago, leading to raw sew- age spilling out onto the streets.
"Our city staff have been pursuing fund- ing for the replacement of the remaining line, and we are thrilled that the senator listened to us about the need, and fought to get us the funding."
In a news statement, Hurtado said she asked District 14 residents and local governments to submit budget requests to her office. In turn, she urged her legislative col- leagues and Gov. Gavin Newsom to fund these projects.
Hurtado called the approved items a "drop in the bucket" for the needs in the district. She cited instances of families going without running water in their homes.
"Several communi- ties will benefit from this budget, but until all of the communities receive adequate fund- ing—Senate District 14 is not whole,” she said.
Reedley Mayor Mary Fast also praised Hurta- do's work in securing the funding.
Reedley Mayor Mary
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This Dec. 30. 2015 file photo showed replacement pipe at the site of a sewer line failure near the Olson Avenue Bridge in Reedley. It was announced this week that the city of Reedley is receiving $2.8 million in state funding to replace the sewer system.
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Fast also praised Hurta- do's work in securing the funding.
“Rural cities in the Central Valley are of- ten left behind by Sac- ramento, but the senator has made sure that we have a voice up there," she said. "This $2.8 mil-
lion is necessary to re- pair and upgrade an important asset for modern life as we know it. Hearing about the Lemoore water tank explosion last week makes me realize how important these water and sewer systems are to our community.”
Other funding pushed by Furtado includes $2 million for a community center in Avenal in Kings County, $750,000 for a new fire engine in Farm- ersville in Tulare County, and $120,000 in saving for the city of Shafter in Kern County.
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