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MEMORIAL DAY
A day to remember the men and women who sacrificed their lives for our country
Lt. Col. Katharine K. Corliss
144th Munition Flight Officer-In-Charge
CDR Patrick A. Niemeyer Chaplain, U. S. Navy (ret.)
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
The 11 a.m. Memorial Day ceremony at Sanger Cemetery is a longtimetraditionwithaformat that hasn't changed much over the years.
But the Edward Kuhlman Vet- erans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7168, in charge of this year's cer- emony, will make several changes,
said post commander Clint Vance. "There will be a flyover by the 144th Air National Guard Fighter
Wing, we will pay a special tribute to American troops who died on D-Day, we'll have two speakers and we'll have an insert in the program explaining military traditions involved in the ceremony," said Vance.
"Everyone's invited. This is a
special event on a very special day and I hope a lot of people will show up to help us honor all those who gave their lives in the service of our great country."
Lt. Col. Katharine Corliss, the munition flight officer-in-charge at the 144th, will tell us about the im- portant role the fighter wing plays in our national defense and retired Navy Cdr. Patrick Niemeyer will
remind us of the more than 6,600 American troops who gave their lives for our country on D-Day, June 6, 1944 - 75 years ago.
Sanger military organizations take turns organizing the 11 a.m. ceremony and this year it's VFW's turn, said Vance.
Others involved in the ceremony on May 27 will be:
will go to the city council
and Lee Delap;
• the Sanger High School
NJROTC posting colors;
•Paige Benavidessingingthe
National Anthem;
• AMVETS Post 98 honor guard
firing the 21 gun salute;
• USMC SSG Esteban Aguirre
playing taps; and,
• mayor Frank Gonzalez and
See MEMORIAL DAY, 7A Rezone recommendation
• VFW members Jim Anderson
A busy graduation and promotion season begins one week from today
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
The planning commis- sion on a split vote, with two members recusing them- selves, agreed on a recom- mendation to go to the city council for a final decision on a controversial state ordered rezoning plan.
Commissioner Vincent Wall, at the May 15 meeting in the community center, called the recommendation the best solution he had seen to a complex problem.
Commissioner Kevin Carter disagreed.
Wall, Ken Garcia, Johnny Perez and Monica Yamada voted in favor and Carter voted against the plan that will go to the city council on June 6.
Commissioners Drew Esquer and Mia Geil recused themselves and left the dais before the public hearing and commission discussion started.
the police property/evidence room and for ballistic protec- tive vests for police officers.
The otherwise routine meeting was highlighted
by presentations from the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency, the Valley ROP urban rural firefighting program and the city's latest grant writer, CrisCom.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sang- erherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
May 30 May 31 June 5 June 5 June 6 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 8
7 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m.
Adult School graduation WAMS Theater
Kings River High graduation WAMS Theater
Quail Lake 8th Grade promotion Quail Lake
Sanger Academy 8th Grade promotion Sanger Academy
WAMS 8th Grade promotion Tom Flores Stadium
Fairmont 8th Grade promotion Fairmont
Sanger High graduation SaveMart Center
Hallmark 8th Grade promotion Saroyan Theater
Hallmark graduation Saroyan Theater
Chamber puts on 'The Greatest Show'
David Brletic
the council on Dec. 27, 2018. The council rejected the
recommendation and sent the issue back to the commis- sion for a do-over.
Sanger had originally been directed by the state to find 63 acres within the city that could be rezoned to accom- modate affordable housing
- or face consequences that could include a state imposed building moratorium or a cutoff of funds the city uses to maintain its streets.
However, senior planner David Brletic told the com- mission on May 15 that the
See REZONE, page 7A City council hears about Measure S grant cutbacks
Herald staff report
A ringmaster and circus acts replaced usual master of ceremonies Rick Bubenik onstage this year at the an- nual chamber of commerce awards banquet.
It was a change of pace probably necessitated by Bubenik's induction into the chamber's "Hall of Fame."
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
There was nothing on the May 16 city council agenda about what has become a controversial cutback of Measure S grant funds to nonprofits with gang and drug prevention/intervention programs.
However, the 14 who came forward during a public com- ment portion of the meeting spent at least 45 minutes ask- ing the council to reconsider the cutback, probably three
Rick Bubenik
seem the same without Bube- nik onstage directing traffic.
times longer than comment lasted on any of the other agenda items. The cutback controversy is likely to come up again at the May 30 meet- ing when the council will begin working on budgets for the next couple of fiscal years - including the budget and 10 year spending plan for Measure S funds.
There was no public comment when the council unanimously approved spending Measure S money for an audit and inspection of
As entertaining as "The Greatest Show" was, more than one audience member was heard to say it just didn't
Maybe next year.
The commission began wrestling with the problem on March 22, 2018 and sent an initial recommendation to
• May 28 - School board meeting, 7 p.m. at the district officel, 1905 7th St.
• May 30 - City council meeting, 6 p.m. at city hall, 1700 7th St. (Details on page 6A)
Moses Stites, general manag- er of the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency presenting a plaque to the city council.
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