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Reynosa extends
small lead in
council race
Sentinel staff report
In one of the tightest Dinuba City Council races to date, Ward 2 incumbent Maribel Reynosa appears to be pulling away from challenger Victor Rojas in latest election results.
The Tulare County Registrar released their eigth post- election report on Nov. 27, showing Reynosa with a slim nine-vote lead over Rojas.
Reynosa and Rojas had been tied vote-for-vote in initial results and in a few post election reports.
In Ward 4, a race that came as close as 14 votes, incumbent Kuldip Thusu has widened his leade over challenger Tish Perez to 76 votes.
California Law requires that all elecion results be certified by Dec. 6.
Helping deliver Thanksgiving baskets last Wednesday were (left to right) Tulare County Fire Chief Charlie Norman, Lt. Daniel Mares, Captain Duane Shiers, firefighter Justin Elizondo and Tulare County Supervisor-Elect Eddie Valero.
Holiday
required to make a complete Thanksgiving dinner, including a turkey. In addition, children in each family received small gifts in the form of toys and even their own firefighter helmet.
Most of the items were donated by local businesses, such as RN Market, La Catrina, Pizza Planet, Pena’s
Disposal and Ceballo’s Bakery.
As for Mares, he said the idea just came to him.
“One day I
came to work
early morning
and I decided
I wanted to do
something for the
community,” said
Mares. “I was able to contact him (Valero) that same morning and he came out and was more than willing to help get this whole thing started.”
Mares was born and raised in Dinuba and is a 1994 graduate of Dinuba High School. He started his career for Tulare County Fire at the Dinuba Substation in 2001 and has worked at other substations throughout the county. He has spent the last four years at the Cutler Substation.
“I just felt like giving back to the community,” added Mares.
Joining Mares and Valero were Tulare County Fire Chief Charlie Norman, Captain Duane Shiers, and firefighter Justin . The team journeyed first to
Seville, a small rural community southeast of the Cutler-Orosi area.
As the team arrived in the station’s big red fire truck, a
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2018 Dinuba City Council race
Current election re- sults by votes
Ward 2
• Maribel Reynosa 200 • Victor Rojas 191
Ward 3
• Armando Longoria 320 • Sal Medina Jr. 210
Ward 4
• Kuldip Thusu 459 • Tish Perez 383
*As of Nov. 27
“I just felt like giving back to the community.”
— Lt. Daniel Maries Tulare County Fire
Tulare County Supervisor-Elect Eddie Valero takes a moment to say hello to a fury four-legged friend in East Orosi during a recent Thanksgiving basket give away.
small group of children played in the front yard of a small modest home that had fallen into disrepair. Their play turned to excitement as they realized they were on the receiving end of the firefighter’s gifts.
“Thank you so much,” said a lady at the house with long gray
hair. “And it’s my birthday too, so this is perfect.”
This was the first year the Cutler Substation has given out Thanksgiving baskets. After seeing the gratitude and smiles of those they served last week, the station hopes to make it an annual event.
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