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Woman’s Club and the Chamber as well as her family for their support.
She attended Wilson Elementary, Washing- ton Middle School and is currently a senior at Dinuba High. Karla is involved with the AC- CEPT Club, CSF, Link Crew, FCA, and student council.
In addition, Karla has worked with other programs that included Big Brothers Big Sis- ters, preschool care for her church, Living Word Fellowship, and Adven- tist HealthCare Hospital.
Karla has also been involved in Upward Bound, CNA and the Ivy League Project.
She said she would like to major in Com- puter Science and attend either UC Berkeley, Cal Poly or UC Merced.
City Councilwoman Maribel Reynosa intro- duced the Junior Citizen of the Year, Maria Roc- ca. She was born in Fres- no, attended St. Theresa and Fresno High where she was a cheerleader and class president her freshman, sophomore and junior year. Maria was Student Body Presi- dent her senior year and she was a catcher on the softball team, a dancer the Fresno Dance Repa- ratory and a 4-H mem- ber. She went on to at- tend Fresno City College and National University attaining a BA in Behav- ioral Science.
Rocca met her hus- band, Rob, on Valentine’s Day in 1996 and married the same year. Maria has resided in Dinuba for 23 years. Along with her husband, they own and operate Rocca Distribut- ing and ROMA Storage. They are co-chairs for Dinuba's Relay for Life and helped jump start Bark for Life. Maria is a cancer survivor and a
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The Large Business of the Year award went to Tulare-Kings Youth For Christ. Pictured are Bruce Smith, director for Tulare-Kings Youth for Christ and Al Serna, director for Dinuba.
The rest is history. Sorenson and his
wife are active in the community as he serves as President of Sunrise Rotary and Maribel is Parliamentarian of the Dinuba Woman's Club.
Tulare-Kings Youth For Christ was the Large Business of the Year for its efforts in providing ministry to teens and ex- emplifying outstanding service to the city of Di- nuba. Youth for Christ's vision is to reach every young person through- out Tulare and Kings Counties with the Gos- pel, and partner with the city's local churches to disciple them to Jesus Christ. In 2018-19, Youth for Christ connected with over 6,000 students in the two counties. Their programs include School Resource Chap- lain Services, Campus Life Clubs, Life Coach- ing Programs, a Campus Life Youth Center and Parent Life mentoring.
Campus Life came to Dinuba setting up their first Youth Cen- ter in the 1980s. Since then, they've had a posi- tive impact on Dinuba's youth. In 2015, Dinuba Unified School District contracted Campus Life to provide on-campus mentoring services to at risk elementary school kids. Today, Campus Life works with stu- dents from all the dis- trict's campuses. Larry Murillo, Manager of Patterson Logistics, pre- sented the award.
Mayor Kuldip Thusu gave the State of the City address in which he focused on fiscal health, public safety and qual- ity of life improvements. Thusu also highlighted the Roosevelt Paseo and Landscaped Median projects, Rose Ann Vuich park improvements, and future projects.
Entertainment was provided by the Dinuba High School Madrigals; Katelyn Oyervides, Miss Dinuba; Natalie Rodri- guez, Cinco de Mayo Queen; and Hayley Ken- nedy, first-runner up Miss Dinuba.
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and the use of a fire- arm, three counts of attempted murder with the use of a firearm with special allegation of great bodily injury, and felon in possession of a firearm. On Jan 13, the same jury began deliberation in the pen- alty phase of the trial, culminating in the rec- ommendation.
Rodriguez pos- sesses a 2008, strike for street terrorism in Fresno County. Sen- tencing is scheduled for April 17 in Depart- ment 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court.
In a press release sent to The Times, Tu- lare County District At- torney Tim Ward stat- ed, “the jury’s recom- mendation of death is still legal in California. The victims in this case were hard-working grandfathers who pro- vided for their families in more ways than one. That their lives ended in an act of workplace violence is a tragedy. We will fully encourage the court to confirm the jury’s recommendation at sentencing."
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pillar of the community. She has served as secre- tary for Dawnings Preg- nancy Resource Center for the past eight years.
Rocca also is the trea- surer for the Dinuba Chamber of Commerce for the past four years, chairing events and serv- ing on numerous commit- tees. She also is the secre- tary for the Dinuba Uni- fied School District Stu- dent Foundation, where she has been an integral part of its establishment and the developing of processes to ensure eq- uity to all students.
"Her efforts for the community are end- less!", wrote Conklin.
Maria has one son, and a fur child — a Great Dane dog named Bane.
Steven Worthley was the Senior Citizen of the Year and he was intro- duced by Diane Hayes. Worthley graduated from Monson Sultana- Elementary, Dinuba High School, Occidental College and McGeorge School of Law. He has worked for Sequoia Forrest Industries and served as the Tulare County Supervisor Dis- trict 4 for 20 years.
Worthley represented the community well dur- ing those 20 years, serving on numerous boards and committees. He worked
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to preserve quality of life while growing and build- ing a stronger community. His involvement in Dinu- ba and the surrounding communities is a legacy handed down by his great great-grandfather, grand- father and parents.
Worthley is a current member of the Dinuba Rotary. He has served as President, on numerous committees, working at fundraisers, organizing the Raisin Day Parade and doing many com- munity projects. Worth- ley has served on the Alta District Historical Board and a past mem- ber of the Dinuba El- ementary School Board and a supporter of edu- cation, sports, music, and school activities.
As an active mem- ber of Dinuba Chris- tian Church, he and his family have cleaned the church, worked on building projects, plant- ed and pruned, cooked, and set up family camp,
to name a few. He has been an Elder, Trustee, and Stewardship Team member leading the church. Worthley has been a leader and role model for his children, his church, community, county and state. He has paved the way for great things in the future through his hard work, dedication and service to the community.
Worthley and his wife, Vicki, have four children.
Dr. Roderick H. Soren- son, D.C., was recognized as the Small Business of the Year and was pre- sented by Sean Jennings of Les Schwab Tires.
Sorenson has been practicing chiropractic for 25 years. He moved to Chowchilla from Oregon at the age of 10, graduat- ed from Chowchilla High and immediately started an accelerated curricu- lum at Fresno State. After spending three straight years of intense study to obtain a Doctorate of Chi- ropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic- West San Jose, the office grew with the help of a very trained staff.
In 2007, Sorenson was working late and said a prayer, 'God...I'll retire here unless you throw something on my lap." Upon getting home, his wife Maribel informed him that a high school friend from Dinuba called to let her know that a chiropractor, Dr. McGee at Dinuba Chiro- practor, was selling his practice and retiring.
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