Page 3 - Mid Valley Times 1-14-21 E-edition

Dinuba police and fire calls for last week:
Monday, January 4
• A report of wrongful taking of vehicle was re- ceived in the 1600 block of South Greene Street at 2:32 a.m.
• Police received a re- port at 10:13 a.m. of a person burning papers behind the gas station in
The Reedley Police Department handled 444 public-initiated and offi- cer-initiated calls for ser- vice, with 68 dispatched as Priority 1 calls. Offi- cers completed 68 police reports, made 22 arrests and issued 11 traffic ci- tations. There were two traffic collisions and two DUI cases, four fire calls
Monday, January 4
There were 45 calls for service and one traf- fic citation was issued. • Officers made an out- standing warrant ar- rest in the 400 block of J Street.
• A sexual offense was reported in the 1500 block of O Street.
• A person was arrested for public intoxication in the 1100 block of Church Avenue.
the 100 block of West El Monte Way.
• A non-injury traffic accident was reported in the area of Alta Av- enue and El Monte Way at 12:54 p.m.
• A non-injury traffic ac- cident was reported Tu- lare Street and North K Street at 4:02 p.m.
• A be-on-lookout report
and 18 medical aid calls.
Monday, January 4
• Vandalism was report- ed in the 600 block of East Lincoln Avenue at 9:58 a.m.
• A subject contacted in the 1100 block of West Olson Avenue at 11:18 a.m. and arrested for a warrant.
• Battery was reported in the 1500 block of 5th Street.
• Officers made an ar- rest for a restraining order violation in the 900 block of Academy Avenue.
Tuesday, January 5
There were 67 calls for service and 14 traffic citations were issued.
• Officers made an out- standing warrant arrest
was received of Fresno County Sheriff's Office deputies in pursuit of a red compact vehicle at 10:57 p.m. The vehicle was found ditched at Floral and Monson av- enues a short time later.
Tuesday, January 5
• A non-injury traffic ac- cident was reported at
8:27 a.m. in the 700 block of West El Monte Way.
• An assault and possible stabbing was reported at 4:10 p.m. in the 800 block of East El Monte Way.
• A disturbance and pos- sible battery was report- ed in a parking lot in the 1800 block of South Col- lege Avenue at 5:04 p.m. • A fire was reported in
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• Vandalism was report- ed in the 1400 block of South Reed Avenue at 4:13 p.m.
• A vehicle stop at 5:51 p.m. in the 1200 block of “I” Street resulted in the driver being arrested for driving under the in- fluence.
• The theft of a pack- age from a porch was
reported at 6:49 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Buttonwillow Avenue.
• Vandalism reported in the 2000 block of East Dinuba Avenue at 9:08 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5
• Commercial burglary from a business was re- ported in the 1700 block
in the 1200 block of Mill- wood Avenue.
• A citation was issued for a code violation in- volving a dog at large in the 300 block of O Street. • A vehicle was put into storage in true area of
Newmark and North av- enues.
• A vehicle was repos- sessed in the 800 block of Faller Avenue.
• Officers made a war- rant arrest in the 100 block of Faller Avenue.
Dinuba
the field behind McDon- alds in the 1700 block of East El Monte Way at 7:17 p.m.
• A report of three to four shots fired was taken at 8:49 p.m. in the 1300 block of Peach- creek Avenue.
Wednesday, January 6
• An illegal burn was re-
of East Manning Avenue at 9:46 p.m.
Wednesday, January 6
• A subject was contact- ed at 12:31 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Pe- can Avenue and arrested for a warrant.
• Vehicle stop at at 2:23 a.m. at Manning and Lac Jac Avenues resulted in
• A person was arrested for a narcotics violation in the 200 block of Har- rison Avenue.
• A sex offender regis-
ported in the 300 block of West Nebraska Av- enue at 1:25 p.m.
• A stolen vehicle report was taken in the 300 block of Euclis Avenue at 7:28 p.m.
• A report was taken of a subject casing the area in the 1300 block
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the driver being arrest- ed for possession of nar- cotics and for a warrant. • A subject contacted in the 1100 block of East Manning Avenue at 4:14 p.m. was arrested for possession of narcotics. • A subject contacted in the 1100 block of I Street
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tration violation was re- ported in the 1700 block of 7th Street.
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July 29, 1943 ~ January 4, 2021
Reedley
Sanger
Maria “Mary” Peters Hiebert, beloved mother, grandmother and great-
grandmother, died on January 4, 2021 after a brief illness. Mary Hiebert was born in the Mennonite village of Talbach Campo 1C in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Mexico on July 29, 1943. She was the first surviving child, along with her twin sister Susana, to William and Anna Peters, both born in Saskatchewan, Canada. Mary loved being a part of a large family that included five sisters--Susana, Anna, Margaret, Helen and Eva--and three brothers--Abraham, William and David. Mary immigrated from Mexico to Reedley, CA in 1972 and raised 5 children there. She was the center of her children’s lives and will be terribly missed.
Though shy with strangers, Mary quickly befriended everyone she met. She loved to laugh, and she told many of her own and her mother’s jokes and stories. Her three great hobbies were gardening and cooking and baking for her children and friends. On her two-acre property in Reedley, Mary took care of over 200 rose bushes and dozens of varieties of flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables. For many years, Mary loved birds and raised finches, cockatoos, parakeets and chickens. She shared the chicken eggs with her children and friends in Reedley and loved to make egg noodles for soup. She loved cooking and baking for her family and friends, especially making traditional Mennonite foods such as Schabelzuppe, Zwiebach, and Verenika. She brought flower bouquets and peach cobblers to her neighbors the Huertas and dropped off flowers, cookies and cakes at her auto mechanic’s and to her friend Julie at the Reedley Flower Shop, her hair stylist Lisa, her friend Kim at the feed store and to her elderly friends at the Sierra View Home. So many people benefitted from her generous soul and loving heart.
In the fall of 2019, Mary moved in with her daughter Ann in Fresno. Before her recent decline in health, she enjoyed a happy year of gardening and baking and playing with her bird, Polly, and Ann’s dogs, Boo and Coco. Every Saturday, she enjoyed local produce her daughter Margaret brought her from the farmer’s market, and she often sent zucchini and persimmon bread to her son John in San Francisco. Mary loved weekend trips to the coast with her children, making candles and sharing recipes with her daughter Eva, and long conversations about gardening with her daughter Trudy. She helped raise her grandchildren and took pride in their growth and accomplishments. She planned on recovering from this illness and visiting her best friend Anna Letkeman in Texas in the spring. She loved talking on the phone, and she called her children every day, family in Mexico and Canada, and friends all over the States every week, and they will miss talking and laughing with her. Though she will be sorely missed, Mary’s strong Christian faith tells us she is in Heaven with her parents and Jesus, and she is continuing to love and take care of us all. Her memory is a great blessing to so many. Mary is survived by her children Ann Wiebe, Trudy Woo and husband Darren, John Hiebert, Margaret Hiebert and husband John Fitzer, Eva Zimmerman and husband James. Mary was predeceased by her son Jacob who died in infancy and her twin sister Susana. Mary is survived by siblings Anna, Margaret, Helen, Eva, Abraham, William and David and their partners and children. Mary’s grandchildren are Joshua and his wife Whitney, Nicholas & Julia Wiebe, Garlin and Mattea Zimmerman and William “Billy” Fitzer. Mary’s great- grandchildren are Sophie, Eloise and Jude Wiebe.
A private graveside ceremony will take place on January 14th 2021. Please send remembrances to Yost & Webb Funeral Home or donate to the American Heart Association in Mary’s name. The family wishes to thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and support in this difficult time.
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