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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, June 28, 2018
Bureau of Reclamation boosts water for Valley farmers
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Central Valley farmers south of the San Joaquin Delta had their wa- ter allocations boosted earlier this month by the Bureau of Reclama- tion.
On June 15, the bureau increased shipments to agricultural water service contractors from 45 to 50
percent of normal. David Murillo, Mid-Pacific regional director for the bureau, said the increased allocation is based on continued analysis of the climate for summer and changing operational conditions.
“This allocation update takes into account the latest information and projections for how the system will be operated through the rest of
the year,” Murillo said in a news re- lease. “We are encouraged that we were able to get to this level of al- location given the very dry start to 2018.”
The South-of-Delta Central Val- ley Project contractors oversee water to the San Luis Reservoir in Merced County and Millerton Lake in Fresno County. Reclamation offi-
cials have said they still are planning to limit the overall amount of water in San Luis Reservoir that is resched- uled at the end of the contract year into the 2019 contract year.
Bureau of Reclamation officials also said that allocations for munici- pal and industrial water contracts south of the Delta remain just more than 75 percent of their historic av-
erage use with public health and safety needs.
Releases from Pine Flat Res- ervoir to the Kings River running through Reedley are handled through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As of June 26, Pine Flat Reservoir is at about 75 percent capacity and wa- ter releases are just more than 6,000 cubic feet per second.
Used book sale on June 30
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TheFriendsoftheReedley Library will host a used book salefrom9:30a.m.to1:30p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at the Reedley Library, 1027 E St.
There will be many chil- dren’s books available for purchase for all ages, and an
Obituaries
Patricia Camp
Patricia E. Camp of Reedley died June 20 in Fresno. She was 74.
Ms. Camp worked in customer service.
Funeral services were held June 26 and June 27. Burial was at Smith Moun- tain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Simon Flores
Simon Flores of Orange Cove died June 21 in Fres- no. He was 88.
Mr. Flores worked in
equal number of adult fiction and nonfiction books.
Prices are 50 cents for children’s books, $1 for adult books and 50 cents for pa- perback books. Cook books, gardening books and similar items also will be on sale. Proceeds from all sales go to benefit the Reedley Library.
maintenance.
He is survived by six
sons, four daughters, one brother, 30 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to9p.m.withaRosaryat7 p.m. Friday, June 29, at Ster- ling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. A Mass will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba. Burial will follow at Smith Moun- tain Cemetery in Dinuba.
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Adventist Medical Center of Reedley is teaming up with World Vision, a Chris- tian humanitarian organization based in Southern California, and local nonprofits to bring first-quality goods to local resi- dents in need.
Adventist Health first became in- volved last February with World Vision, making deliveries of goods and non- perishable food items through its main facility in Hanford. On June 12, the or- ganization added Reedley to its list of donation sites.
Ed Ammon, executive director for Mission Integration and a vice president for Adventist Health, said about $54,000 worth of items — ranging from baby dia- pers to furniture — were delivered to a south Reedley warehouse. Local nonprof- its then are involved with passing out the items to needy people in the community.
“World Vision partners with us, and we then have the responsibility to partner with local charities, churches and various organizations,” Ammon said.
Susan Chapman, vice president of Pa- tient Care Services at AMC Reedley, said Mayor Anita Betancourt was supportive of the project early on. Many volunteers are involved with dispensing the goods
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It took us awhile to come up with the money to do the Olson and Frankwood [home].”
Zieba said the city plans to call a contractor to see if a fence can be put up around the Justine Avenue property. She said the need for permits slow the process.
“To me, this is the bane of government. It’s all going through red tape when we want to get something done,” she said.
George Edward Akin was born in
Marked Tree, AR. He was the oldest of
four children to Rev. George A. and Clara Marie Akin. Ed grew up in California and was a resident of Reedley for over 45 years. He worked hard his entire life, from picking cotton and swamping potatoes to managing over a dozen stores and shopping centers, including W.T. Grants and Beno’s in Reedley. He served his community as a member of Rotary and Kiwanis, as well as president of the Reedley Chamber of Commerce. After retiring from retail, he continued buying and selling merchandise at auction, estate and yard sales. He was an avid car collector, owning over 450 in his lifetime.
Ed was a man of faith, and active in church, teaching Sunday school for many years as well as serving as a deacon. He attended Full Gospel Tabernacle in Reedley where his memorial service will be held on Friday.
He went home to be with his Lord on Saturday morning, June 23. Ed is survived by his wife of 35 years, Dixie, his daughters Judy Gibble and husband Rick, Karen Pierce and husband Bud, Diann McCallough and husband Kent, and Donna Coppedge and husband Mike, sons Greg Akin and wife Sara, and Ken Akin, as well as 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great- grandchild. He is also survived by his sister Janice King and husband Bob, his sister-in-law Gayle Akin, and his brother-in-law Spann Woods. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, as well as sister Ruth Woods and brother Phil Akin.
There will be a brief graveside service at Reedley Cemetery on Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m., followed by a Celebration of Life service at 10:45 a.m. at Full Gospel Tabernacle on the corner of East and 11th St. in Reedley. A public viewing will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Cairn’s Funeral Home chapel. Remembrances may be sent to the Full Gospel Tabernacle missions fund in honor of Ed Akin. Ed will be dearly missed, but we know we will one day be reunited.
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On June 12, volunteers helped unload donated goods and non-perishable food items dur- ing a World Vision “Inspire Hope” project delivery to a south Reedley warehouse. The first delivery to Reedley included about $54,000 worth of donated items.
Adventist Health employees plus Aleman Towing officials took a group shot at a storage area in south Reedley that houses goods for resi- dents in need. From left are Bucky Weeks, Melanie Mullen, Melinda Morales, Susan Chapman, Horacio Aleman Sr., Miriam Cardenas, Horacio Aleman Jr., Maresila Marceleno, Alida Verduzco Silva, Mary Lally-DeAlba, Ed Ammon and Leticia Lopez.
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well with drying weeds and overgrown vegetation. At the June 12 meeting, the council agreed to take $20,000 from 2011 redevelopment agency fees to cover demolition costs and city works cutting and
capping all utilities at the site. The bulk of the money will be available as of Sunday, July 1.
Had the council not ap- proved the nuisance designa- tion, the city would have had to wait until 2022 to consider buying the land or other op- tions. The nuisance resolu- tion passed on a 3-1 vote, with
Council Member Mary Fast voting “no.” Mayor Pro Tem Frank Pinon was absent from the meeting because of illness.
Fire crews were hindered in fighting the Justine Avenue blaze because items on the neighboring property against the fence on the property line limited access.
“A lot of people think we should just go take care of the weeds,” Zieba said. “There is a process we have to go through.
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and food items.
Ammon said AMC Reedley’s intent is
to deliver one truckload of items — aver- aging about $50,000 — each month to be
given out by local charities, churches and local organizations.
“Our goal is to continue to grow this program for the community,” he said.
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