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Lights & Sirens December 14-December 20
Man charged with assault
after brandishing a guitar
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, December 28, 2017
StaffReport
Police arrested a Reedley man on Dec. 21 after he alleg- edly tried to attack a 15-year- old and then scuffled with an officer while brandishing an acoustic guitar.
Christopher Martinez, 46, remained in U.S. Marshal custody in Fresno as of Dec. 26, according to jail inmate records. He faced charges of attempted burglary and using the guitar as a potential deadly weapon that wasn’t a firearm, according to Reedley police Det. Sgt. John Cates.
The incident began shortly after 4:30 p.m. at a residence in the 1000 block of East Early Avenue. Police at the scene confronted Martinez after he allegedly tried to attack the youth. Martinez was hold- ing the guitar by its neck in a threatening manner. Cates said.
An officer knocked the guitar from Martinez before
arrestinghim,Catessaid.Mar- tinez suffered a cut over one of his eyes and was slightly bleeding as he was taken into custody.
A suspect remained at large in a separate assault on Dec. 20, Cates said. The inci- dent occurred in the 1500 block of East Jefferson Avenue.
Martha Thiessen Hofer
May 14, 1925 – December 10, 2017
Martha iessen Hofer was born on May 14, 1925 to Margret
Enns iessen and George W. iessen in Inman, Kansas. She was born into a family
of 14 children 3 of whom died in childhood. She has three younger siblings two
of whom are still living, George W. iessen of
Dinuba and Verna Ford who resides in Palm Village.
Martha’s early years were spent on the family farm in
Kansas. Her dad developed stomach cancer when she was
about ve years old. A er a long ill- ness, he passed away leaving the young family with no means
to continue farming. Martha’s aunt invited the family to join them in California where the children could work in the elds to earn money. Martha, her eight siblings, and mother moved to California in a Model T pulling a trailer with wood spoke wheels. On the way out to California, the Model T broke down and they purchased a 32 Chevy to nish the trip. e family arrived in Dinuba Saturday evening and attended church the next morning. e family lled the entire pew at Zion Men- nonite Brethren Church.
Martha and her siblings did work in the elds picking gs and raisin grapes. All of the siblings attended Grand View Elemen- tary School with the exception of the two older boys. Her brothers, Leonard and Pete, attended Dinuba High School. Martha graduated from Dinuba High School in 1944 and then attended Reedley College. A er a stint at Reedley College, Martha took a job teaching at Traver Elementary School under a wartime teaching certi cate.
On April 20, 1946 Martha married Wesley Hofer of Dinuba. e couple moved to Placerville, California because Wes was doing alternative service during World War II with the for- estry department. When Wes nished his alternative service, he and Martha came back to the family farm in Dinuba. With the 20 acres he inherited and the 50 acres he rented from his mother they began farming. Wes and Martha lived with Wes’ mother until Wes nished building their new house right next door. Martha said she learned how to cook while living with her mother-in-law, Mary Hofer. Martha helped on the farm and began having children - six to be exact - Michael, Bernice, Gilbert, Gordon, Peggy, and Terry.
Wes and Martha attended Zion Mennonite Brethren Church until they went to London Community Chapel where Wes served as pastor. A er the London Community Chapel closed, they attended Full Gospel Tabernacle in Reedley where Mar- tha taught Sunday school for many years.
In addition to farming and raising kids, Martha raised geese for meat and down to make pillows. She canned every imagin- able fruit and vegetable, and helped to make their annual sup- ply of German sausage. She was always ready to lend a hand when work was to be done. Her favorite past-time was visiting with anyone and everyone. Martha never met a stranger. Martha was preceded by her daughter, Bernice Yohn and
her husband, Wes Hofer. She is survived by her ve children, twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She will be missed for her tireless work and kind attitude.
Martha iessen Hofer was born on May 14, 1925 to Margret Enns iessen and George W. iessen in Inman, Kansas.
She was born into a family of 14 children 3 of whom died in childhood. She has three younger siblings two of whom are still living, George W. iessen of Dinuba and Verna Ford who resides in Palm Village.
Martha’s early years were spent on the family farm in Kan-
sas. Her dad developed stomach cancer when she was about ve years old. A er a long illness, he passed away leaving the young family with no means to continue farming. Martha’s aunt invited the family to join them in California where the children could work in the elds to earn money. Martha, her eight siblings, and mother moved to California in a Model T pulling a trailer with wood spoke wheels. On the way out to California, the Model T broke down and they purchased a 32 Chevy to nish the trip. e family arrived in Dinuba Satur- day evening and attended church the next morning. e fam- ily lled the entire pew at Zion Mennonite Brethren Church. Martha and her siblings did work in the elds picking gs and raisin grapes. All of the siblings attended Grand View Elemen- tary School with the exception of the two older boys. Her brothers, Leonard and Pete, attended Dinuba High School. Martha graduated from Dinuba High School in 1944 and then attended Reedley College. A er a stint at Reedley College, Martha took a job teaching at Traver Elementary School under a wartime teaching certi cate.
On April 20, 1946 Martha married Wesley Hofer of Dinuba. e couple moved to Placerville, California because Wes was doing alternative service during World War II with the for- estry department. When Wes nished his alternative service, he and Martha came back to the family farm in Dinuba. With the 20 acres he inherited and the 50 acres he rented from his mother they began farming. Wes and Martha lived with Wes’ mother until Wes nished building their new house right next door. Martha said she learned how to cook while living with her mother-in-law, Mary Hofer. Martha helped on the farm and began having children - six to be exact - Michael, Bernice, Gilbert, Gordon, Peggy, and Terry.
Wes and Martha attended Zion Mennonite Brethren Church until they went to London Community Chapel where Wes served as pastor. A er the London Community Chapel closed, they attended Full Gospel Tabernacle in Reedley where Mar- tha taught Sunday school for many years.
In addition to farming and raising kids, Martha raised geese for meat and down to make pillows. She canned every imagin- able fruit and vegetable, and helped to make their annual sup- ply of German sausage. She was always ready to lend a hand when work was to be done. Her favorite past-time was visiting with anyone and everyone. Martha never met a stranger. Martha was preceded by her daughter, Bernice Yohn and
her husband, Wes Hofer. She is survived by her ve children, twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She will be missed for her tireless work and kind attitude.
Services Monday, December 18, 2017, 11:00 am Full Gospel Church Pastor Ron Robertson. In lieu of owers please send
donations to Immanuel School or Hartland Camp.
Thursday, Dec. 14
• Drug equipment violations, 200 block of South Kady Av- enue, 12:25 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violations, 13th Street and G Street, 5:08 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 15
• Residential burglary, 2200 block of East Cherry Avenue, 8 a.m.
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 2nd Street and D Street, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 10:18 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 16
• Drug/narcotic violations, 1300 block of East Manning
Avenue, 8:57 a.m.
• Aggravated assault, 1200 block of East Manning Av- enue, 9:27 p.m.
• Drug equipment violations, 1200 block of East Manning Avenue, 9:27 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 18
• Destruction/damage/vandal- ism of property, Carob Avenue and Hope Avenue, 12:01 a.m. • Counterfeiting/forgery, 1200 block of Cyrier Avenue, 10:23 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19
• Larceny, 1900 block of West Manning Avenue, 1 a.m.
• Vehicle burglary, 300 block
of East Herbert Avenue, 10:51 a.m.
• Commercial robbery, 1900 block of 9th Street, 8:51 p.m. • Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 9700 block of South Englehart Av- enue (Fresno County Sher- iff’s Department), 9:20 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 20
• Aggravated assault, 1500 block of East Jefferson Av- enue, 11:34 p.m.
(Crime reports from the Reedley Police Department are available online at cri- mereports.com. Unless noted, the Reedley Police Depart- ment handled the calls.)
Solar panels added to Reedley College parking lots
UPPER RIGHT: A worker with Forefront
Power works on a support beam at the Reedley College east parking lot during the semester break. The company is teaming with School Project for Utility Rate Reduc- tion (SPURR) to install solar panels to the college’s parking lots as well as other loca- tions in the State Center Community Col- lege District. The solar project is expected to save about 40 percent in energy costs, according to the company.
LOWER RIGHT: Beams take shape at the south parking lot of the college off Man- ning Avenue. Workers are hoping to finish installing panels before the start of the col- lege’s Spring 2018 semester on Jan. 9.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Rabobank donation funds museum computer
Patti Valdero, president of the Reedley Historical Society, tries out the new com- puter at the Reedley Museum. The com- puter was purchased through a donation from Rabobank of Reedley. The museum will use the computer to scan photos, maps and documents for reproduction and archiving.
AVID
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forces to make this project possible for the community, and the AVID program helps them rise to the challenge and give back.
“Giving back to the com- munity has been fun, consid- ering the children we are giv- ing these gifts to,” Villarreal said. “As a group of individu- als, we know it’s hard getting this done but the point of this is to challenge us so that we know better whenever we have another project like this next time.”
Ramos said she and her fel- low students are happy for the opportunity to serve the com- munity and children in need.
“As a group, we want to be exposed into knowing how these types of projects work and mak- ing these possible for our pro- gram in the future,” she said. “As we serve the community, this gives us the opportunity to learn some of the skills we’ll need most in life.”
Ramos said the project has gone well, with over two boxes of toys collected as of Dec. 22. She said the AVID students were coming up with additional ideas to get more contributions.
According to Herrera, it took some time and patience, but the club has been able to get the word out to the com- munity.
“It’s been fun and exciting because the more toys we get in, the more joy we bring to the community,” she said.
Tony Jewell / Photo Contributed
Reedley High’s AVID program concluded its Fall 2017 semester with the Toys for Tots campaign. Students are planning other events for Spring 2018.
Jan Balallo is a sophomore at Reedley High School and a member of the AVID Club.
Karen Eileen Fox Cary
June 5, 1951 - December 15, 2017
Karen Eileen Fox Cary passed away peacefully on December 15, 2017 to join her Lord. Karen was born in Upland, CA. on June 5, 1951. Karen was a graduate of Selma High School.
She met her husband and best friend, Alan Cary, and felt an instant connection. e couple proceeded to have a marriage of love, faith, and partnership, which was an inspiration to
all who were a witness to it. Karen was a talented artist and miniaturist, who created many pieces of art in her lifetime. Her creations and designs inspired and delighted all who saw them.
She was preceded in death by her loving mother, Shirley Fox and father Galen Fox. She is survived by her husband and best friend, Alan Cary of Reedley. She is also survived by her daughter, Laura Vasquez and husband Carlos, of Reedley and her son, Douglas Cary and wife, Lidia of Selma. She is also survived by her ve grandchildren, Briana, Derek, and Nicole Vasquez and Dalila and Malayla Cary. She is also survived by her siblings, Steve Fox and wife Susie of Shelter Cove, Sheryl Schmedding and her husband, Steve of Bakers eld, and Mi- chael Fox and wife, Doris of Hanford.
Services will held in Reedley at Carins Funeral Home. Viewing will be on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, from
4 to 8 p.m. Funeral service on ursday, December 28, 2017
at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Sanger Cemetery.
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