Page 2 - Reedley Exponent 5-9-19 E-edition

The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, May 9, 2019
Dinuba Avenue reopens to thru traffic after long closure
Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Westbound traffic drove toward the railroad track crossing East Dinuba Avenue on May 6. The road reopened on May 3, a little more than 10 weeks since closing to have road reconstruction done between the tracks and East Avenue.
By Jon Earnest
jon@midvalleypublishing.com
After more than 10 weeks of construction, motorists in south Reedley can drive both directions on East Dinuba Avenue between the train tracks and East Avenue.
Late afternoon on May 3, con- struction crews removed the final roadblocks to signify that work had finished. Traffic again was flowing along Dinuba Avenue in time for the weekend of Street Faire.
The project was to rebuild the pavement and do underground work on the block-long area. The roadway closed on Feb. 19, forcing drivers to detour around the area.
Motorists wishing to go east on Dinuba were detoured north on I Street then east on 13th Street, turning back south on G Street and continuing down to the intersection of Dinuba and East (where work
earlier had been done). Drivers wishing to go west were redirected in the operate directions starting at East and Dinuba.
During the construction, nearby businesses did their best to maintain normal operations. These business- es were Air-O-Fan Products, David Road Oil and Hamilton Cold Storage.
According to John Robertson, city engineer, rapid flashing bea- cons to be installed adjacent to the Rails to Trail Parkway crossing at Dinuba Avenue are on order. In the interim, pedestrians and cyclists traveling along the parkway are urged to use extra caution in cross- ing the roadway.
The city was able to continue nor- mal trash collection services to busi- nesses and areas surrounding the project. Mail delivery also was able to continue relatively normal operations.
The project resulted in an in- crease of traffic tie-ups along 13th
Street between I and G streets. Long lines of vehicles during the morning and afternoon commutes backed up at the four-way stop in- tersection of G and 13th, and traf- fic backups also were noted at the stoplight of I and 13th.
One other road project resulting in detours is expected to be finished by the end of the week. The recon- struction of the east intersection of Olson and South Reed avenues, south of Immanuel High School, is scheduled to pour concrete around the new crosswalk area on Thurs- day, May 9.
Russ Robertson, Reedley’s pub- lic works director, said that bar- ring unexpected delays the paving should be completed on May 9 and the road should be opened on Fri- day, May 10. While the intersection has been closed, traffic on Olson has been diverted south to Hunts- man Avenue.
DUI crash knocked out power in city, man arrested Staff Report
Reedley police arrested an 18-year-old Sanger man who crashed into a power pole in the early morning hours May 6, causing a power outage to about half
the city. Bryant
Pena was
taken into
custody
after the
crash and
charged
with DUI
resulting
in injury,
hit and run resulting in injury child endangerment, resisting arrest and minor in possession of alcohol. He later was trans- ported to the Fresno County Jail.
Police arriving at the scene shortly after 3 a.m. found a car crashed into a pole at the in- tersection of Reed Avenue and 7th Street. They arrested Pena who allegedly was attempting to flee the area along with a fe- male juvenile passenger. Pena suffered minor injuries while
See DUI CRASH on page A8
sang a pair of spiritual- themed songs. The group, under the direction of David dela Concepcion, performed “How Can I Keep from Sing- ing” and “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit.”
Proceeds from a free- will offering at the breakfast went to Community Youth Ministries for scholarships for the Teen Moms program.
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Obituaries
George Blake
George Dale Blake of Reedley died May 5. He was 79.
Mr. Blake worked as a heavy duty welder me- chanic for Tulare County.
He is survived by his wife, one son, one sister, two granddaughters and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 13, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Di- nuba.
Emily Rodriguez
Emily Rodriguez of Dinuba died May 5 in Di- nuba. She was 67.
Ms. Rodriguez is sur- vived by four brothers and
four sisters.
Private services were
scheduled by the family.
Anna Lee Smith
Anna Lee Smith of Di- nuba died April 29 in Fres- no. She was 85.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker.
She is survived by four sons, one daughter, one brother, 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchil- dren.
Visitation was held May 5 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. A grave- side service was held May 6 at Reedley Cemetery, followed by a Celebration of Life service May 6 at Dinuba Mennonite Church.
Immanuel students’ Day of Service
Bryant Pena
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A er a short illness, Donald Noland, 82, passed peacefully from this earth to be with his Lord on March 17, 2019. Donald’s childhood home was in Reedley, California.
Donald is survived by his wife June, son John, grandson Joshua and sisters Sue Hudgins and Nina Suttles.
He was a man who seemed to bring joy and happiness to all who knew him during his life in Reedley, including a regular co ee group at Uncle Harry’s Restaurant which met each a ernoon.
Donald was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one brother.
Services have been held.
Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Immanuel High School students and teacher Heidi Ayers, left, work on painting the interior wall of the bandshell in Pioneer Park during a Day of Service event on May 1. Students did a number of work tasks around the city, including painting part of the bandshell and gazebo in the park. Other projects included trimming trees on the Rails to Trails Parkway and cleaning benches downtown.
PRAYER
Continued from page A1
President Larry Wilder and Reedley Rotary President Denny Mason, and Don Re- imer with Community Youth Ministries. Matt Harder with Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church led in a closing prayer.
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George Paul
February 2, 1924 - November 17, 2018
George Paul, 94, loving hus- band and father of three sons, passed away peacefully. He was born to Ben and Agnes Paul in Fresno, California. He had sev- eral passions in life, family being the most important. A WWII survivor, George was strongly passionate for our country. Once retired, he always loved farming and toying in his veg-
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etable garde his wife of 68 years, Josephine
(Lolly), his three sons, Vaughn (Peggy), Jack and Bob (Carrie) along with 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grand-children. He will be remembered for his gentle spirit which was evident even thru his last days.
A military service is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2019 at Reedley Cemetery.
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