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Thursday, October 10, 2019 | A2 | Mid Valley TiMes Decoration policy to change at Smith Mountain Cemetery MVT Staff Report The Alta Cemetery District early next year will be tight- ening up its decoration policy regarding graves because of safety concerns at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Cemetery district officials said in a news release that par- ents and families have been al- lowing children to play games on the graves, and structures Obituaries Consuelo Gamez Consuelo Solis Ga- mez of Sanger died Oct. 2. She was 91. Mrs. Gamez was a retired farm laborer. She is survived by three sons, two daughters, two sisters, 16 grandchil- dren, 23 great grandchil- dren and 4 great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. with rosary at 7 p.m. Tues- day, Oct. 15, at the new St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sanger from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the new St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Stella Garza Stella Garza of Di- nuba died Oct. 2. She was 64. Mrs. Garza worked as a stocker. She is survived by her husband Guadalupe Garza, three sons, six sisters and a grandchild. Services were Oct. 8 at St. Catherine’s Catho- lic Church in Dinuba. Jesus Gonzalez Jesus Nunez Gonza- lez of Sanger died Sept. 9. He was 87. Mr. Gonzalez worked as a Machinist for Adco and other objects have been left at gravesides and cause a safety hazard. The new restrictions will go into effect Jan. 28, 2020 at Smith Mountain Cemetery, located at 42088 Road 100 in Dinuba. The district's board of trust- ees voted at its Sept. 9 meeting to ban from the cemetery bar- becues and picnics, alcoholic beverages, loud music, play- ing of games over graves, lawn chairs and tables on adjacent graves, fireworks, structures or frames and fencing. The action is being taken with re- spect to grieving families, and the sheriff's department will be called to address anyone not complying with the new restrictions. The district also is adding restrictions to the cemetery's flower policy effective on Jan. 28. Due to possible safety hazards, no decorations other than flowers will be allowed. No glass vases will be allowed, and flowers must be placed in unbreakable containers. The following flower re- strictions also apply: • All flowers must be placed on a marker. • Upright flowers must be in (unbreakable) vase or on ce- ment only. • No fencing or digging is allowed around the marker area. • No mylar balloons are al- lowed on cemetery grounds. • Any decoration in viola- tion of cemetery policy will be removed. For more information on what is allowed or what is pro- hibited from the cemetery, call the Smith Mountain Cemetery office at 591-3348. Manufacturing. He is survived by one son, three daugh- ters, seven grandchil- dren and nine great grandchildren. A rosary and funeral mass will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at the old St. Mary’s Cath- olic Church in Sanger. Clarence Harms Clarence Dean Harms of Dinuba died Oct. 4. He was 82. Mr. Harms worked for Salwasser Manu- facturing for 49 years, retiring as a manager with the company. He is survived by his wife Carol Harms, one son, one daughter, one brother, one sister and four grandchildren. Services are pend- ing at this time. Elvira Isassi Elvira Isassi of Reedley died Oct. 2 at her residence. She was 77. Mrs. Isassi worked as gift shop owner. She is survived by four daughters, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A mass was held Oct. 7 at St. John's Cathedral in Fresno. Burial was in Reedley Cemetery. Sanger Herald / Mid Valley Times file Members of the Sanger High School Navy Junior ROTC posed with flags during a past Veterans Day parade. Parade season has arrived in Sanger By Dick Sheppard For The Times Retired football coach and Sanger High School Athletic Hall of Fame member Chuck Shidan is grand marshal of the Friday, Oct. 18. high school homecom- ing parade during halftime of the Apaches' varsity football game with Madera South. Shidan also will be the featured speaker at a pre-game mixer, starting at 4:30 p.m., hosted by the Hall of Fame Committee at the red brick building in the park by city hall, next to the Depot Museum. The committee organizing the 9th annual Sanger Veterans Parade on Saturday, Nov. 2, is still looking for a grand marshal. “This year the parade is honoring the U.S. Coast Guard and we’re hoping to find an active duty or a retired Coast Guard member to serve as grand marshal,” said committee chair JD Bennett. Sanger Herald-Mid Valley Times file Retired Sanger High football coach and athletic Hall of Fame member Chuck Shidan will serve as grand marshal at the school's 2019 homecoming parade. The granddaddy of Sanger pa- rades, the 72nd annual Nation’s Christmas Tree City Toyland Pa- rade is always on the first Satur- day of December. That’s Dec. 7 this year. The Veterans Parade and the Christmas Parade are accepting entries. The official entry dead- line for the Veterans Parade is Oct. 18. “But we will accept late entries. We’re also looking for parade sponsors that will receive lots of mentions during the pa- rade and on parade material, “said Bennett. To be involved in the Veterans Parade as an entrant, sponsor or vendor contact Bennett at (559) 280-3173. To get involved in the Christmas Parade or any of its re- lated activities contact the cham- ber of commerce at (559) 875-4575. Veterans Parade entrants and sponsors will receive this year’s me- morial military challenge coin hon- oring the U.S. Coast Guard. 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(559) 646-6685 info@wallinfuneralhomes.com Traffic stop leads to meth bust in Sanger Published every Thursday by Mid Valley Publishing 1130 “G” Street, Reedley, CA. 93654 (559) 638-2244 ••••••• Mid Valley Times Staff Juanita Adame Dick Sheppard Duby Treviño Clinton Antonio Tom Montijo Susie House Janie Lucio Paulette Garcia Debra Leak Fred Hall Jon Earnest Rick Curiel Publisher Reedley Editor Sanger Editor George M. Villagrana Interim Editor Features Editor Editor Emeritus Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Advertising Advertising Marketing Letters to the Editor Policy MID VALLEY TIMES invites letters from the public on any topic of relevance. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity or brevity, and we reserve the right to NOT publish them if they could be deemed libelous, slanderous, or profane. Letters from the same author may not be published more than once in a 30-day pe- riod. Letters should be 300 words or less and bear the author’s name, address, phone number and signature. Typed or legibly hand-written letters should be mailed, e-mailed or personally delivered to: Letters to the Edi- tor, Mid Valley Times, 1130 G St., Reedley, CA 93654. MVT Staff Report On Friday, Oct. 4, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Sanger police made a traffic stop in the 1300 block of James Street for a traffic viola- tion. During the stop, the officer received in- formation that the driv- er was on AB 109 pro- bation. The terms of his probation give officers authority to search his home or vehicle. During a search of the car, a plastic baggie containing 1.3 grams of methamphetamine was found in the car. A fur- ther search resulted in finding a handgun con- cealed under the passen- ger seat. Two male sus- pects in the vehicle were arrested and transported to the police department for booking. Sanger police offi- cers then prepared a search warrant for the passenger’s home, as the gun was connected to him. After getting the judge to sign the search warrant, detec- tives went to the home in the 1500 block of Brehler Avenue. There, they conducted a search of the home and found 16.1 grams of metham- phetamine inside. The suspect who re- sides at the home ad- mitted to engaging in the sales of meth in Abel S. Sanchez May 16, 1977 ~ Oct. 12, 1995 “We love and miss you Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow still.” SeeMETHonpage A6 06597 015704