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meeting.
Utility relocation is
expected to be com- pleted the end of this week, and the closure will begin Monday, March 28.
Due to the extensive activities required for construction — includ- ing but not limited to open trenching, storage of materials and heavy equipment operation, a full intersection closure will be required for the safety of the public and construction crews.
Obituaries
Joyce Irene Mathews
Joyce Irene
Mathews of Sanger died March 17. She was
80.
Ms. Mathews was a
homemaker.
She is survived by
one son.
No services were
held. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Frances Lillian Redondo
Frances Lillian Re-
dondo of Fresno died March 11. She was 80.
Mrs. Redondo worked as a registered nurse.
She is survived by one son, one daughter, and her goddaughter, Salena Baker of Sanger.
A memorial rosary will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31, at Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
Porfirio Silva Jr.
Porfirio Silva Jr. of Orange Cove died March 18 in Dinuba.
Mr. Silva was dis-
The project is ex- pected to be complet- ed within 130 working days, or more than six months.
A traffic control plans has been provid- ed to the Public Works Department by the contractor review, and approved by engineer- ing.
All necessary mea- sures to provide a safe and thorough detour have been met, and all residents within the construction lim- its will be provided 24-hour access to their properties.
abled.
He is survived by
his father, Porfirio Sil- va Sr., one sister and one brother.
A graveside service will be held at noon on Friday, March 25, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel is han- dling the arrangements.
Brenda Tovar
Brenda Tovar of Reedley died March 3. She was 32.
Ms. Tovar worked as a truck driver.
She is survived by one parent, three broth- ers and four sisters.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31, at St. An- thony of Padua Catho- lic Church in Reedley. Burial will be at Reed- ley Cemetery.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Fire prevention work scheduled for Cedarbrook, Pinehurst area
Fresno County foothill region asking for volunteer help on March 25-27
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Volunteer Fire Pre- vention efforts are being organized for this week- end in Pinehurst.
The workdays begin at 8 a.m. Friday through Sunday, March 25-27.
These communities are at extreme risk for wildfire, escaping last season by only a few miles. Volunteers will as- sist with prevention by hauling and piling brush to protect the structures at risk.
This project is on pri- vate land adjacent to the Sequoia National Forest and a collaborative or- ganized through the Oak to Timberline Fire Safe Council.
Volunteers are en- couraged to participate and lunch will be pro- vided. RSVP by email to Mahalia LoMele mlomele@sierrarcd.com.
ABOVE AND LEFT: Past cleanup efforts are pictured from the Fire Pre- vention Workday for the Mill Creek, Cedarbrook and Pinehurst regions off Highway 180 in the Fresno County foothills. Lunch will be provided at the cleanup event, a critical activity in the high-risk fire region.
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California Lottery warns of tax season scam
Contributed
The California Lottery is warning both players and prospective players to be wary of potential scams, particularly as tax season often results in increased fraudulent activity by bad actors. For years, the lottery has heard about scam artists posing as lottery staff in an attempt to steal per- sonal information from
unsuspecting victims. “We’re also hear- ing about emails from scammers who claim to be connected to some of our bigger winners; they say they’ve been ‘chosen’ to receive some of the prize money,” said Carolyn Becker, Cali- fornia Lottery spokes- person. “It’s clearly an attempt to dupe people; the Lottery always veri- fies big winners with a rigorous investiga- tive process to ensure
they’re legitimate.” Californians should
know:
• The Lottery never
charges players to claim their prize or asks for any money up front.
• A Lottery official would never personally contact you about win- ning a jackpot before an official claim form is filed.
• There’s absolutely NO WAY to win a lottery prize if you don’t play a lottery game.
“We take this issue extremely seriously,” said California Lottery Director Alva V. Johnson. “Unfortunately, scam artists are often quite so- phisticated, which is why we have a robust team of law enforcement officers at the Lottery who inves- tigate prize claims and help ensure our opera- tion maintains the high- est integrity.”
The Lottery offers the following tips to avoid falling victim to a scam:
• Never give your credit card, social securi- ty number, bank account information, or any other sensitive information to anyone promising lottery cash prizes;
• Be suspicious of “ur- gent” solicitations that suggest you will lose a prize if you don’t act im- mediately;
• Buy lottery tickets only from authorized California lottery retail- ers, of which there are more than 23,000 loca- tions, and none of which are online.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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