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This month's event — which features Reedley's downtown restaurants and shops remaining open until 9 p.m. — will include a short aerial fireworks display around 9:15 p.m. There will be two dedicated areas down- town for viewing — the downtown parking lot between 11th and 12th streets and in Pioneer Park.
Also planned are ad- ditional vendors with snacks and cold treats, and entertainment in- cludes train rides for children and live music by the Faculty Four.
On Saturday, July 3, the city of Dinuba is bringing back the an- nual Independence Day celebration at Ridge Creek Golf Course. Ac- tivities begin at 5 p.m., with fireworks sched- uled to go off around 9:15 p.m. Food, games
Sanger
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MVT Staff Report
The Sanger City Council meeting sched- uled for Thursday, July 1, has been can- celed, City Clerk Becy Ramirez announced last week.
The next scheduled meeting of the council is Thursday, July 15 at 6 p.m. The council traditionally meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
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From left, cousins Rafael Solorzano and Oscar Solarzano of Orange Cove and Francisco Gonzalez of Orange Cove relaxed by the Cricket Hollow boat launch in Reedley on June 26.
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A Dinuba fireworks stand on North Alta Avenue awaited to be stocked on June 29. Legal fireworks will be sold now through Sunday, July 4, as supplies last.
and a beer garden are planned, and live mu- sic will be provided by Califas and the Marie Wilson Band.
Organizers for the Dinuba event remind the public that an early drop off period for can- opies, chairs and blan- ketswillbefrom1to3 p.m. No outside food or beverages are allowed.
On Friday, July 2,
the Leadership North- ern Tulare County hosts Freedom Fest in downtown Dinuba. Food trucks and a beer gar- den will be in the Orbit Lanes parking lot from 6 to 10 p.m., while danc- ingwillbefrom7to11 p.m.at the Alta District historical Society. Go online to dinubacham- ber.com for ticket in- formation.
In Sanger, the city's 4th of July Spectacu- lar returns for 2021 at the Sanger High School practice field. There will be music, food and other activities starting at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 4,, with fireworks set to begin sometime after 9 p.m.
Tickets sold on a single or four-pack ba- sis that includes a park- ing pass. In addition, chamber said prospec- tive vendors still are
encouraged to sign up. Call 875-4575 or go on- line to sanger.org for more information.
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Families and indi-
viduals also have the chance to purchase le- gal "safe and sane" fire- works at a variety of stands around Dinuba, Reedley and Sanger (see accompanying list for more details). While supplies last, fireworks can be purchased through Sunday, July 4.
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REGIONAL FIREWORKS STANDS
Here are the stands or booths selling fire- works in the Mid Valley Times cities now through Sunday, July 4:
DINUBA
• American Legion Alta Post #19
(Payless Shoe Store Parking Lot)
• Reedley Area Vietnam Veterans, 601 E. 11th St.
• Full Gospel Tabernacle, 561 I St. (Near United Market)
• Calvary Apostolic Church
• Kiwanis Club of Dinuba
• City of Dinuba Employees Association • Vietnam Veterans of America #643
• Dinuba Police Officers' Association
• Dinuba Police Community Volunteers
SANGER
• Reagan Elementary PTO, 99 Cent Store, 2680
REEDLEY
• Cruising for Jesus, 659 E. Dinuba Ave. (In
Jensen Ave.
• Grace Community Church, Bethel and Jen- sen avenues
• Sanger High Boys Basketball, 7-Eleven, 1903 Jensen Ave.
• Knights of Columbus Sanger Walmart park- ing lot
• Sanger Girls Volleyball, State Foods, 237 Academy Ave.
front of Horacio and Sons Towing)
• Immanuel Schools—Music Department, 551 I St. (Facing north toward Xcelerate Fitness)
• Alleluia, 1620 E. Manning Ave. (Save Mart/ Brooks Ranch parking lot)
• Reedley Elks Lodge #2699, 11th and Colum- bia (Me N Ed's parking lot)
• Sanger High Cheer Boosters, Gongs Market, 1825 Academy Ave.
• Grace and Mercy Apostolic Church, 921 W. Manning Ave. (Between Starbucks and McDon-
• Bethel Church, Burger King, 7th Street and Academy Avenue
• The Tabernacle, CVS, 333 Academy Ave.
alds, facing the shopping center)
• Reedley Youth Soccer, 1327 E. Manning Ave.
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Trucks, vans and empty boat trailers lined the parking lot by the main boat launch at Cricket Hollow Park in Reedley on June 26. It was the second large weekend of people out on the Kings River after water began getting released into the river from Pine Flat Reservoir on June 15.
Area law enforce- ment reminds the pub- lic that enforcement pa- trols will be out looking for illegal fireworks, which carry a $1,000 fine for any offenders cited.
The Reedley Police Department is asking anyone with informa- tion on the location of illegal fireworks to contact the depart- ment's tip lines (voice- mail or text message at (559) 356-8690 (Eng- lish) or 246-4183 (Span- ish). Any live witness- ing of illegal fireworks can be reported by call- ing dispatch (in prog- ress calls) at (559) 638- 2122.
The Kings River and other foothill moun- tain water spots will be busy this weekend, with high temperatures expected to exceed tri- ple digits. There will be fees to enter Cricket Hollow Park in Reed- ley, and the river loca- tions including Reedley Beach are expected to attract large numbers of attendees.
Reedley proclaims Parks & Recreation month for July
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, June 29, there had been 103,121 confirmed cases (1.3 percent positive rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,332,263 tests in Fresno County, with 1,727 deaths and 55 hospitalizations.
lists recoveries in its surveillance data.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through June 29 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance is providing updates for regions rather than cities; and not updates have been given for about a month), the Sanger region remains with the most total overall positive cases with 6,102 (4,700 in the city proper) and 66 deaths from a recent
In Tulare County, there was an adjusted total of 49,823 confirmed cases (103 active, down four for the week) of COVID- 19 with 850 deaths and 9 people hospitalized as of Tuesday, June 29. Breakdowns by cities/ regions through June 29 show 4,273 cases (11 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,484 in Orosi, 754 in Cutler, 275 in Traver, 62 in the rural area south of Reedley and 24 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
COVID-19 update
update from the FCDPH website. Through the June 29 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) still showed 4,454 cases (3,600 in the city proper) and 72 deaths; Parlier was at 2,970 (2,600 in city) cases with 41 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,600 (2,820 regional) cases and 13 deaths. Del Rey was at 314 cases (900 in region) while Fowler had 1,256 cases (1,100 in the city) and 22 deaths through June 29. The region that includes Squaw Valley, Dunlap and Miramonte had 316 total cases on the new data surveillance website through June 29. The county no longer
An adjusted total of 48,870 people (98.1 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of June 29.
MVT Staff Report
As part of its annual summer tradition, the city of Reedley formally proclaimed the month of July as "Parks & Recre- ation Month" during the Reedley City Council's regular meeting on June 22.
Sarah Reid, Com- munity Services direc- tor, allowed Recreation Coordinator Madison Mitchell lead a brief presentation introduc- ing some of the young volunteers for a number of the city's recreational programs. Mitchell also introduced senior life- guards and aquatics pro- gram director.
After three speakers provided brief remarks,
site leaders at T.L. Reed K-9 School and Washing- ton Elementary School After School programs spoke.
Volunteers then com- bined with Mayor Mary Fast to read the procla- mation. At the end, Fast read in the resolution that the council and city "urges all residents to enjoy and recognize the social, physical, men- tal, economic, environ- mental and community benefits derived from our community center, public parks, communi- ty swimming programs and all services and pro- grams offered through the Community Services Department, which pro- vide something of value to everyone."
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