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Obituaries
Tyler Alvarado
Tyler Andrew Al- varado of Fresno died Oct. 10. He was 22.
Mr. Alvarado was a student.
He is survived by his mother Kimberly Tidwell, one sister, his grandparents and great-grandmother. He is preceded in death by his grandfather and two uncles
A visitation was Oct. 14 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. A graveside service was held Oct. 21 at Sanger Cemetery.
Walter Cacace
Walter Joseph Ca- cace of Dinuba died Oct. 16 in Sanger. He was 74.
Mr. Cacace worked as a park ranger.
He is survived by his wife Janice Cacace, one son, one daughter and 10 grandchildren.
A rosary will be held at 10 a.m. followed by a mass at 10:30 a.m. Fri- day, Oct. 25, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley.
Francisco Cerda
Francisco Cerda of Orosi died Oct. 15 in Visalia. He was 96.
Mr. Cerda was a re- tired farm laborer.
He is survived by three daughters, 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and nine great-great- grandchildren.
Visitation and a ro- sary were held Oct. 22 at Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel. A funeral mass was held Oct. 23 at St. Mary's Catholic
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Arambula hosts Community Resource Fair on Oct. 31
Church in Cutler. Burial was at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Kathryn Hurst
Kathryn Ann Hurst of Dinuba died Oct. 14 in Fresno. She was 71.
Ms. Hurst worked as a secretary.
She is survived by three sisters.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Hazel Miller
Hazel Margaret Miller of Reedley died Oct. 20. She was 92.
Mrs. Miller had worked as a hospital housekeeper and col- lege bookstore clerk in Stockton.
She is survived by four grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Harry Phillips
Harry Elmer Phil- lips of Cutler-Orosi died Oct. 16. He was 89.
Mr. Phillips was a longtime pastor, serv- ing at the Orosi Baptist Church and later at the Sequoia Presbyterian Church in Orosi.
He is survived by one daughter, four sons, nine grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
A graveside ser- vice was held Oct. 23 at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Contributed
Joaquin Arambula, represen- tative for the state's 31st Assem- bly District that includes Sanger and Reedley, will host a Commu- nity Resource Fair in Reedley on Thursday, Oct. 31.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Reedley Com- munity Center, 100 N. East Ave. Residents from nearby communi- ties also are welcome to attend.
The Community Resource Fairs are one-stop shops for lo-
cal residents to visit nonprofits, state agencies and local organi- zations that provide information and services, including free health screenings. Attendees can obtain information about education, im- migration, employment, legal ser- vices, and much more.
Partners in these events in- clude the Fresno State Mobile Health Unit, with services that include flu shots; and the Pover- ello House, which will bring its Map Point unit, a mobile café food truck and also distribute food. Oth-
er partners include Central Cali- fornia Legal Services, the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commis- sion, and the Fresno County Su- perintendent of Schools Migrant Education Program.
The event in Reedley is the 14th resource fair Arambula has held in the fall and spring in rural communities in the 31st Assembly District since he was elected in 2016. Previous resource fairs were held in Sanger, Kerman, Huron, Fowler, Mendota, Orange Cove, Parlier, San Joaquin and Sanger.
Homecoming honors for Sanger High's Chuck Shidan
By Rick Curiel
Mid Valley Times
Longtime Sanger High football coach Chuck Shidan is now part of the Sanger High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
He was the guest of honor at a recep- tion held prior to the Apaches' Homecoming game on Oct. 18. The re- ception was held at the park near the red brick building in Sanger’s civ- ic center, with a handful of boosters and support- ers there to congratulate and thank Shidan for all he’s done to build up the school’s football pro- gram.
On hand to congratu- late Shidan was Sanger City Mayor Frank Gon- zalez.
“First year inducted into the Hall of Fame,” said Gonzalez. “Now you’re the grand mar- shal. What’s next? May- be Mayor?”
Shidan, in his accep- tance speech, shared how impressed he was with the Hall of Fame, located inside the red brick building.
“It’s just amazing to see all the great ath- letes,” said Shidan. “And
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Chuck Shidan addressed the audience during a reception in Sanger's civic center on Oct. 18. At the reception, the former longtime Sanger High School football coach was the guest of honor in recognition of him serving as the grand marshal for the school's annual Homecoming Parade.
I know the Hall of Fame is going to keep grow- ing and growing because Sanger is so rich in tra- dition. Tonight is home- coming and it’s going to be such an exciting night. Tom Flores Sta- dium is the best place to be at.”
Shidan couldn’t stay too long, as his son was simultaneously playing on Sanger’s Junior Var- sity squad.
Shidan went to school in Sanger and gradu- ated from Sanger High
School. After going off to college at San Fran- cisco State University he spent some time coach- ing at Roosevelt High School and El Camino High School in South San Francisco. He then returned home to coach the Apaches, where he was the head coach for 28 years before retiring after the 2016 season.
“I had to come home,” added Shidan.
All together, Shidan coached for 36 years.
“It’s really special.
I’m really honored,” he said. “I think it’s re- ally exciting. I had fun coaching here.”
Shidan served as the grand marshal for Sanger High’s Home- coming parade on Fri- day night. He also was the guest of honor at midfield prior to the Apache’s game against Madera South — tossing the coin.
He also returned to the sideline and cheered the Apaches on to a 42-0 victory.
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