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Obituaries
J. Carmen Almanza
J. Carmen Almanza
of Reedley died Dec. 31 in Selma. He was 99.
Mr. Almanza worked as a field laborer.
He is survived by one son, one daughter, two sisters, nine grand- children and nine great- grandchildren.
Visitation and a ro- sary was held Jan. 19 at Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel. A mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at St. Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church in Reedley. Interment will be at Reedley Cemetery.
Ellen Marie Cortes
Ellen Marie Cortes
of Dinuba died Jan. 10 in Reedley. She was 58. Mrs. Cortes was a
homemaker.
She is survived
by one daughter, two sons, one grandson, two sisters and three brothers.
No services are scheduled at this time. Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is han- dling funeral arrange- ments.
Frank
Mejorado Jr. Frank Mejorado Jr.
of Selma died Dec. 3. He was 79.
Mr. Mejorado worked in retail for various employers.
He is survived by six sons, five daughters, three brothers, one sis- ter, 22 grandchildren and five great-grand- children.
Visitation and a rosa- ry were held Dec. 16 at Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. A funeral mass was held Dec. 16 at St. Mary's New Catholic Church in Sanger.
Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled funeral arrangements.
Juan T. Mendez
Juan T. Mendez of Fresno died Dec. 15. He was 83.
Mr. Mendez worked as a ranch supervisor for Harrison Farms.
He is survived by one son, four daughters, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
A graveside ser- vice was held Dec. 29 at Washington Colony Cemetery in Easton.
Wallin's Fowler Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Marie Mills
Marie Mills of Sanger died Dec. 23. She was 77.
Mrs. Mills, a native of Evans, Mo., was re- tired.
She is survived by one son, one daughter, 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchil- dren. She was preced- ed in death by her hus- band, Forrest Mills; one son, one daughter and two grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at 25433 E. Trimmer Springs Road, Space 10 in Sanger.
Ramona Muro
Ramona Muro of ReedleydiedDec.30in Reedley. She was 84.
Mrs. Muro was a homemaker.
She is survived by six sons and five daugh- ters.
A rosary will be held at 10 a.m. followed by a mass at 10:30 a.m. Fri- day, Jan. 21, at St. An- thony of Padua Catho- lic Church in Reedley. Interment will be at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu-
neral Chapel is handling funeral arrangements.
Frank Orozco Jr.
Frank Orozco Jr. of Sanger died Jan. 6. He was 83.
Mr. Orozco worked in retail grocery for Gong's Market.
He is survived by his wife, Esther G. Orozco of Sanger; three daugh- ters, one brother and four grandchildren.
A rosary was held Jan. 18 at Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home, followed by a mass on Jan. 18 at St. Mary's New Catholic Church in Sanger.
Rick Ramirez
Rick Ramirez of Sanger died Dec. 29 in Fresno. He was 58.
Mr. Ramirez worked as a foreman.
He is survived by his wife, Esmeralda Ramirez of Sanger; two sons, one brother and two sisters.
Visitation was held on Jan. 18 and a church service was held Jan. 19 at St. Mary's Catho- lic Church in Sanger. Burial was to follow at Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel handled funeral arrangements.
Anthony I. Rivas
Anthony I. Rivas of Dinuba died Jan. 8 in Fresno.Hewas68.
Mr. Rivas worked for Meyer and Triton as a motel manager.
He is survived by one brother and sev- eral nieces and neph- ews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
A graveside service will be held at a future date at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
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The setting sun on Jab. 18 reflected off the sign for the Reedley Library building at 1027 E. St. The library facility, which has been closed for nearly two years because of asbestos issues and then the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to reopen on Monday, Jan. 31.
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business on Monday, Jan. 31. The building originally had shut down be-
cause of asbestos issues in the building's ceiling and roof area. Since the closure, a temporary satellite location has been operating in the Reedley Community Center's Senior Room, Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
Nicole Zieba, Reedley city manag- er, welcomes the return of the main public library.
"We have really enjoyed having the Library use the Senior Center while they were waiting to get back into their old site," Zieba said in an email to The
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end of this month and into February."
Chapa brought up the CAL-OSHA attestation statements, and said that the city was updat- ing paperwork identi- fying individuals who have been vaccinated to also include getting a booster shot. He then advised all City Council members to fill out the attestation statement. The statement asks three things about vac- cination status, yes or no or decline to state.
Times. "I’ve heard some people in the community make comments like 'who uses a library anymore'. The answer is a lot of people! And we have seen that with all of the activity that has come and gone in our Senior Center."
The Fresno County Public Library and the city also has a longterm plan to build a new public library facility in downtown Reedley on the south side of 10th Street, across the street from Kings Canyon Unified School District offices.
"My hope is that we see the county move forward faster on the new build- ing near downtown," Zieba said. "The larger site with tutoring spaces, learn- ing centers, and more amenities is go- ing to be fantastic for our community."
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Tim Chapa, right, Sanger city manager, updated the pub- lic on the latest situation with the city involving COVID-19 at the Jan. 6 Sanger City Council meeting. At left is Mi- chael Montelongo, District 4 council member.
Chapa said that two of the five council mem- bers had filled out the at-
testation statement, and encouraged the remain- ing two to do so. While it is not mandatory to fill out, failing to do so meant that those mem- bers would have to mask up in all public settings.
Council members Mi- chael Montelongo (pres- ent at the meeting) and Esmeralda Hurtado (by video) along with Mayor Pro Tem Daniel Marti- nez (also by video) of- fered transparency and said they had been fully vaccinated and received booster shots.or no or decline to state.
After a brief public comment session, the four present council members voted to ap- prove extending the resolution.
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