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Kings River snowpack remains far below average
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For a welcomed change, some good news is being gen- erated by the Sierra Nevada snowpack situation even as snow amounts and spring and summer runoff hopes con-
tinue to decrease. While snow surveyors this week were finding the white blanket atop the Kings River watershed in increasingly short supply, a state contract was awarded for much broader use of a vi- tal advancement in measur-
ing snowpack which supplies much of the San Joaquin Val- ley’s water.
This program is the Air- borne Snow Observatory (ASO), an aerial snow moni- toring tool that provides pre- cise measurements of depth
for every square foot of snow within the watershed.
Combined with the conven- tional surveys, ASO provides a complete and near perfect picture of snowwater content that is robust against climate change.
The first of this season’s ASO flights over a portion of the Kings River watershed took place March 2 and will be concluded as quickly as con- ditions permit. ASO-gathered
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Dinuba prepares for weed abatement
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It is that time of year for Dinuba residents to take a look around their home and prop- erty to prevent a fire. The Dinuba Fire Department will be out checking properties for overgrown and hazard- ous conditions that are prone to spreading fires to property, fences and even homes.
As the spring and summer approaches the potential for a fire to grow quickly leaving devastating damage increases.
Obituaries
Linda Christner
Linda R. Christner of Clovis died Feb. 25. She was 72.
Ms. Christner was a self-employed home- maker.
She is survived by a daughter.
A graveside service will held March 16 at Sanger Cemetery.
Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Donald Lee Dougherty
Donald Lee Dough-
erty of Orosi died Feb. 23 in Visalia. He was 93. Mr. Dougherty worked
as a milk delivery man. He is survived by four sons and two daugh- ters along with many grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
Viewing and a funer-
“The goal is to prevent the spread and limit the impact to people and their proper- ty” said DFD Battalion Chief Joanne Bear.
Members of the Dinuba Fire Department will be out this month looking at areas where the potential of a dev- astating fire can be prevented. The fire department is looking to the citizens to be the first line in defense by taking a look around your property. One ar-
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Alley ways like this will be inspected in Di- nuba this month for weed abatement.
Michael Brooks Martindale
May 7, 1950 ~ January 25, 2022
Michael Brooks Martindale
passed away on January 25, 2022. He was 71. Michael was born
in Spearfish, South Dakota on May 7, 1950. His father passed when he was one year old. His mom Married Arlie Day Brooks and in 1953 His family moved to California. He graduated from Reedley High School in 1968. Mike became a welder and a jack of many trades. He was a, steam fitter, boiler maker and then a construction manager among many other skills. Some of the projects he worked on included: the Alaskan Pipeline; the repair of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant after the melt down, and then the New Nuclear Reactor in Fishkill N.Y. and a nuclear power plant in Singapore, China.
As a Construction Manager Mike re-built/re-fitted clean rooms for Intel, and Hewlett Packard and then he managed the Baxter and Red Cross blood products lab modernization in Hollywood, California. In Pennsylvania Mike managed the completion of the Novartis and Pfizer bird flu processing labs and brought them through their FDA approval process. In St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Mike built an Oil Refinery. In Carson City, Nevada Mike finished the build out of a major US Research Lab for new drug testing and took it through its’ FDA certification process.
He then came to Reedley and helped his brother with contracting for Brooks Health Care and also helped in the remodel of School House Restaurant and Tavern.
Mikes hobbies included wine making, gardening, bee keeping, food preservation, music, his grand champion dogs, golf and more. He adored his family and especially his nieces and nephews, and relished in watching them grow up and in their many accomplishments. His brothers and sisters consider him irreplaceable and will sorely miss him, his humor, his intellect, and his interest in the world, and world events.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Heidi and Arlie Brooks, and his Birth Father Richard Martindale. He is survived by his wife Jillian Cline, (brother) Kelly Brooks (Connie), sister Peggy McKellar (Kent), sister Patricia Hixson (Brad), brother Danny Brooks, and many nephews and nieces.
The Family will celebrate Mike’s life in a private memorial.
In lieu of flowers, please send any donations to: Arlie Brooks Scholarship Fund, At Reedley College, State Center College District.
al service will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, March 11, First Baptist Church in Dinuba. Graveside ser- vice will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Joe Don Mullen
Joe Don Mullen of Parlier died Feb. 24. He was 72.
Mr. Mullen worked as a machine operator for Sunmaid Raisins.
He is survived by one son and one daughter.
Visitation and rosary were held March 4 at Wallin's Parlier Funeral Home.
Adeline 'Toni' Strambi
Adeline "Toni" Stram-
bi of Sanger died March 1 at her home. She was
97.
Mrs. Strambi was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, two daughters, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A rosary is sched- uled for 9:30 a.m. Tues- day, March 15, at St. An- thony of Padua Catho- lic Church in Reedley. Burial will be in Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Carlos Iniguez Parra
Carlos Iniguez Parra
of Parlier died Feb. 26. He was 61.
Mr. Parra worked as a laborer.
He is survived by his wife, Graciela Iniquez of Parlier; two sons and two daughters.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Wallin's Parlier Fu- neral Home. Mass will be at 9 a.m. Friday, March 11, at Our Lady of Sor- rows Catholic Church in Parlier.
LaJuan Smith
LaJuan Smith of Di- nuba died Feb. 25 in Dunlap. She was 95.
Mrs. Smith worked as a raisin packer.
She is survived by one daughter, two grand- children and five great- grandchildren.
Services were held March 7 at Smith Moun- tain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Alta Healthcare
District video
meet March 17
MVT Staff Report
Alta Healthcare Dis- trict has scheduled its next video meeting for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17. The meeting will be con- ducted via Zoom, with all board members and staff participating.
Agenda includes pub- lic comment, the third public hearing on redis- tricting, and an update on grant applications.
To join in the meet- ing, sign in on zoom.us using the meeting ID of 895 5963 4369, passcode 176722. For more in- formation, call Stefane Lawson at (559) 730-6027 or email to slawson@al- tahcd.com.
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