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Reedley Elks honor regional first responders
Reedley Elks Lodge / Photo Contributed
Reedley Police Chief Joe Garza (far left) stood with RPD honorees (from left) Detective Eddie Luna, Cmdr. Hector Aleman, Detective Sgt. Gary Kincaid, and Detective Anthony Walker at the annual Reedley Elks Lodge #2699 First Responders dinner on Oct. 26.
Reedley Elks Lodge / Photo Contributed
Sanger Fire Department frefighter/EMT Kelly Fields held up her plaque after being hon- ored by the Reedley Elks Lodge #2699 during the lodge's annual First Responders din- ner on Oct. 26. Flanking Fields are Elks Lodge officials Nettie Drake and Marvin Elrod.
Public safety officials from cities in the region are recognized at Oct. 26 event
sponder was elected by the chiefs of their respective de- partments. The honorees re- ceived dinner and were pre- sented a Certificate of Appre- ciation from the Elks Lodge in recognition of their service to their communities.
The honorees:
• Reedley Police — Cmdr. Hector Aleman, Detective Sgt. Gary Kincaid, Detective Eddie Luna and Detective An- thony Walker
Officer Rogelio Diaz
• Orange Cove Fire — Fire-
fighter Tyler Torres
• Dinuba Fire — Firefight-
er/Paramedic Yosh Toyota
• Kingsburg Police — Of-
ficer Nathan Moon
• Kingsburg Fire — Engi-
neer/Paramedic Ken Crabb
• Selma Police — Detective
Richard Figueroa
• Fowler Police — Officer
Fong Yang
• Fowler Fire — Firefight-
• Parlier Police — Officer Temujian Bustos
• Sanger Police — Officer Sergio Arguello
• Sanger Fire — Firefight- er/EMT Kelly Fields.
Unable to attend the din- ner — which returned after a year's absence because of COVID-19 — were re- cipients from Reedley Fire, Sequoia Safety Council, Di- nuba Police and Selma Fire. Between 75-80 people at- tended the dinner.
MVT Staff Report
Reedley Elks Lodge #2699 hosted the organization's10th annual First Responders din- ner at the lodge on Oct. 26.
The lodge honored po- lice, fire and paramedics
Obituaries
Felipe Escalante Cerna
Felipe Escalante
Cerna of Dinuba died Oct. 13 in Hanford. He was 48.
Mr. Cerna worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by his wife, Hortencia Cerna, one son, three daugh- ters, one granddaugh- ter, two sisters and six brothers.
Visitation will be
first responders represent- ing the communities of Reed- ley, Sanger, Dinuba, Orange Cove, Parlier, Selma, Fowler and Kingsburg at the dinner, which was prepared by Main Street Cafe.
Each honored first re-
• Orange Cove Police —
Dinuba Veterans ceremony set for
er Andrew Venegas
from3to7p.m.atDop- kins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at a later date.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Deloris Irene Cooper
Deloris Irene Cooper of Clovis died Oct. 19. She was 83.
Mrs. Cooper worked as a C.O. technician for
Verizon.
She is survived by
three daughters, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alva "Ray" Cooper.
Services were held Nov. 1 at CrossC- ity Christian Church in Fresno.
Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Nov. 11 at Smith Mountain Cemetery
MVT Staff Report
The Vietnam Veterans of Ameri- can Chapter #643 in Dinuba is hosting the Veterans Day 2021 event at Smith Mountain Cemetery on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m.
The 36th anniversary of the first Avenue of Flags event will feature proclamations from the city of Di- nuba and Tulare County, and a special Veterans Corner address from Justin Bond, U.S. Army veteran.
Bond, a disabled veteran who is tirelessly working on improving the lives of returning military members from Iraq and Afghanistan, will speak on the program called "Our Heroes'
Dreams." The program is designed to help veterans that are broken and need a helping hand.
The Dinuba High School Junior ROTC color guard will post the colors before the event, and the Dinuba High band will march in and perform. In addition, the DHS Madrigals will sing the national anthem.
After Bond's address, the Vietnam Veterans chapter firing team will fire off a 21-gun salute, led by unit com- mander Jacob Huerta. Gary Barsoom, U.S. Army National Guard veteran, will then play "Taps" before the DHS Madrigals join the audience in singing "God Bless America."
The public is invited.
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mission is free, and the public is invited to come out and help celebrate area veterans.
Later in the morn- ing, the Sanger Veter- ans Parade returns to downtown Sanger after a year's absence be- cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. Opening ceremonies will be at 10:30 a.m. in front of the grandstand at 7th and O streets, and the parade will commence at 11 a.m. at Academy Avenue and 10th Street.
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