Mid Valley Times 2-24-22 E-Edition

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Vol. 3, No. 34
Parlier
teen dies
in Feb. 27
shooting
Victim identified
as 16-year-old
Ricardo Chavana
By Juanita Adame
Mid Valley Times
A Parlier High School stu- dent was shot and killed inside his home on the night of Feb. 19.
Investigators with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Of- fice iden-
tified the
Dinuba Chamber award winners
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boy as 16-year-old, Ricardo Chavana.
The Parlier Police De- partment was dis- patched to a shots
RicardoChavana
fired call sometime around 11 p.m. in the 13000 block of E. Bulah Avenue and discovered Chavana had been shot multi- ple times. He was transported to Selma Hospital, where he later died.
The Parlier Police Depart- ment soon requested that the Sheriff’s Office take over the investigation. Preliminary in- formation shows that shots were fired into the home, and no suspects or vehicles have
See SHOOTINGonpageA2
Dinuba Chamber of Commerce / Photos Contributed
The Dinuba Chamber of Commerce honored its top citizens for 2021 at its Night of Heroes annual banquet on Feb. 18 at the new Rose Event Venue in downtown Dinuba. Honorees were Geraldine Gerbrandt, Senior Citizen of the Year; James Susee, Junior Citizen of the Year; Richard Tomanjan from Don's Shoes, Legacy Award; Baskin Robbins, Small Business of the Year; United Health Centers, Large Busi- ness of the Year; New Life Community; Nonprofit of the Year; Dinuba Futbol Club, New Image Price Award; and the late Robert Rocca, Community Hero Award.
TOP: All winners and Dinuba Chamber officials gathered for a group photo after the event.
ABOVE LEFT: Sandy Sills, former Dinuba Chamber director, received special recognition for her years of service with the chamber.
ABOVE RIGHT: Richard Tomanjan, owner of longtime downtown business Don's Shoes, addressed the audience after he was honored with the Legacy Award.
The lower seeds rise in basketball, soccer playoffs
George Armenta / Photo Contributed
Three lower seeded basketbal and soccer teams from the region knocked off higher seeds while extending their playoff runs last week. ABOVE: Sanger High's Kaleb Cole (33) and Jon Dillon (0) jump and bump in after a 75-45 victory over No. 2 Dinuba High on Feb. 17. ABOVE RIGHT: Im- manuel High girls players, coaches, staff and fans celebrated at 52-49 win over No. 3 seed Reedley High on Feb. 16. RIGHT: Reedley High soccer players applaud to their fans after knocking off top- seeded Central High by a 3-0 score in the Division I soccer quarterfinals on Feb. 18. More details on the games are in sports, page A9.
Photos at right by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Classifieds - A10 Directory - A6 Legals - A11-15 Sports - A9, A16 Lifestyle - A7-8 Lights & Sirens - A3, A5 Obituaries - A2-3 Opinion - A4