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Honored by council for service on Measure S oversight committee
Dick Sheppard/Sanger Herald
Mayor Frank Gonzalez praised Sue Simpson and Tony Gonzalez for their service on the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee. The two, who recently termed out, were honored at the Aug. 2 city council meeting.
Volunteers get ready for the Sanger Woman Club's annual fundraising rummage sale on Saturday and Sunday
Mike Nemeth/Sanger Herald
Volunteers prepare the Sanger Woman's Club for its annual rummage sale. Goods are donated throughout the year. This year appears to be one of the biggest in terms of volume. There are deals to be made and treasures to be found.
RUMMAGE SALE: What isn't sold Sunday at half price will be picked up by Neighborhood Charities in Fresno on Monday ...
Applicants are sought for a new Sanger Youth Council
SANGER HERALD 7A THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
Submitted
The City of Sanger and Sanger Unified will be ac- cepting applications for a Sanger Youth Council.
The council’s purpose will be to advise the city council on needs and concerns of Sanger youth.
Youth council members
must be 14 to 19 years of age and live in Sanger or attend a Sanger Unified School (additional restrictions may apply).
Applications may be picked up and submitted to the recreation office at city hall, 1700 7th Street, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Aug. 13 until Sept. 14.
Meetings will be held at 7:45 a.m. on the last Wednes- day of each month at city hall.
The city and school dis- trict are seeking a diverse group of creative, hardwork- ing and enthusiastic students for the council.
COUNCIL: "The grand jury undoubtedly talked with Tim Chapa. They heard his side of the story and they went against it."
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Comments to the council from members of the
public ranged from Vincent Wall's passionate, "Stop blowing smoke and admit you were more concerned with granting the raise than doing it properly. Stop trying to find loopholes. Just be honest," to Kevin Carter's and Henry Provost's appeal to finally come to an understanding about how Measure S money is to be used. "We need to put this thing behind us," said Carter. "Change it to make it just to buy things, not pay salaries. Don't use it to bail out a failing general fund," said Provost.
James Miser, a member of the oversight committee, pointed out, "The grand jury un- doubtedly talked with Tim Chapa. They heard his side of the story and they went against it."
The response approved by the council, ac- knowledging that the oversight committee had been bypassed, pointed out that the city coun- cil had adopted Ordinance No. 2017-02 which ensured that the committee would have an op- portunity in the future to review all proposed Measure S expenditures.
In other business, the council declined to ap- prove an update to the master fee schedule for fees associated with the Sanger Fire Depart- ment. Fire chief Greg Tarascou was asked to come back to the council with better documen- tation and justification for the fee increases.
The council agreed to move forward with several traffic control upgrades at the 5th Street and Bethel Avenue intersection.
"The intersection does not meet the require- ments for a traffic signal according to a study of traffic volumes, pedestrian crossing vol- umes, or accident history," city engineer Josh
Rogers told the council.
However, he said, there are some improve-
ments that could be made and all of them consist of additional pavement markings and/ or minor signage which could be added to the intersection:
• install a high visibility ladder crosswalk across the north leg of Bethel Avenue;
• install "STOP" pavement marking legend on each lane of all approaches;
• install advance limit line on all approaches to the intersection;
• install a "STOP AHEAD" sign on west- bound 5th Street; and,
• install "ALL WAY" signs below all existing STOP signs.
Rogers pointed out that there had been no reported collisions at the intersection in the past four years.
Coincidentally, on Monday, an elderly resi- dent of the Elderberry Apartment complex located at the intersection was struck by a car as she was walking across the street. She was transported to a hospital and has been reported in stable condition.
The council also approved:
• an agreement with the school district re- lated to school resource officers; and,
• moved forward with creating, in coopera- tion with the school district, a Sanger Youth Council.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
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trips with assorted cars and pickups are needed to empty her Fibber McGee garage.
"We have a lot of toys and electronics," Knowlton said. "And over there, of course, we have a world of clothes. For some reason, we don't have a lot of baby clothes this year."
On the kitchen products table sat a number of crock pots and various cooking devices. Some looked barely used. And all were spotless. Still in a box was a Kitch- enAid meat slicer that looked like it would cost a small for- tune if it came direct from the showroom of a Williams Sonoma.
Knowlton pointed out quite a few little gems that will sell for a fraction of their original retail value. A wheel- chair, the sturdy type, caught her eye as did a number of baby cribs. "And we have some new light fixtures,"
she said, pointing at another table.
On the other side of the room was a jogging stroller, a nice one, and a girl's bike.
And yes, there were books. Somebody donated an entire series of Hardy Boys novels (with newer covers). And CDs. And cassettes. A bunch.
Club volunteers will con- tinue to stock up on inven- tory on Wednesday and begin the tedious task of pricing all the items on Thursday and Friday.
What isn't sold Sunday at half price will be picked up by Neighborhood Charities in Fresno on Monday, Knowlton said.
Adams said she encour- ages everybody in Sanger to stop by and take a look at this year's treasures. She said thousands walk through the doors during rummage sale weekend.
"It's gotten so big it takes on a life of its own," she said. "Thanks to all the generosity of our donors and the partici- pation of the community."
Toward the end of Knowl- ton's cool stuff tour, she pro- duced a pair of multi-colored massive stuffed slippers in
the shape of something that came from the movie "Mon- sters, Inc."
"Bigfoot slippers," she said.
The reporter can be con- tacted by email at nemeth- features@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559)
WORSHIP IN SANGER
Church
Directory
For information about how your church can advertise their services call 875-2511.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1518 Cherry Street (Corner of “P” Street) Sanger, CA 93657
SUNDAY - Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Bible Study 7 p.m. CLASES EN ESPANOL - 9:30 a.m. Call 875-8270 / 960-8982 Para Espanol
Calvary Fellowship Church
737 Church Ave Sanger
Sunday school for all ages 9:30 AM Sunday worship service 10:30 AM Wednesday Family night for all ages 6 PM - 8 PM
Sanger FirSt Southern BaptiSt ChurCh
1116 ‘O’ St. (On the corner of ‘O’ and 11th)
Give us 30 days. If you still want to go elsewhere, go.
Sunday Morning Worship Celebration @ 10:45am / Sunday School @ 9:30am Watch for our TV Ministry on KJEO 32.3 Wed./Fri. @ 7:30pm
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