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The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, March 14, 2019 Lights & Sirens
February 28-March 6
Thursday, February 28
• Destruction/damage/van- dalism of property, 900 block of East Springfield Avenue, 8 a.m.
• Residential burglary, 4800 block of South Bethel Av- enue (Fresno County Sher- iff’s Department), 9:30 a.m. • Theft from building, 900 block of Park Boulevard, Orange Cove (Orange Cove Police Department), 7:54 p.m.
Monday, March 4
• DUI arrest, Dinuba Avenue
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“A lot of people can’t wrap their head around what they’ve seen, but I’ve seen a lot and I get asked all the time, how does that not affect you?” he said. “Of course after a call, we talk about it among our peers if there was something that bothered us, but we don’t take that home with us, you just can’t do that.”
Rodriguez recalled one of the first calls he respond- ed to, and explained why it affected him so much.
“When I arrived on scene first thing I saw was a car wrapped around a tree,” he said. “What ended up happening was these guys were partying in Fresno and somehow got lost in Reedley. They started on Kings River Road and reached speeds of 100 miles per hour near the four way stop next to the cemetery, their car went airborne and spun out of con- trol and came to rest against a tree.”
Rodriguez added that the passengers of the accident all died and alcohol was be- lieved to be a factor in the crash.
“We always hear the re- percussions of drinking and driving, but to see the ef- fects of it in person, that is two very different things,” he said. “I remember the scene itself was scary, there was complete silence all around except for the mu- sic on their car stereo. They had music going in their
and Buttonwillow Avenue, 12:37 a.m.
• Outstanding warrant ar- rest, no location, 9:15 a.m. • Larceny, 10200 block of South Pedersen Avenue (Fresno County Sheriff’s Department), 10:35 a.m.
• Driving without license, Manning Avenue and Frank- wood Avenue, 5:23 p.m.
• Suspended license, Reed Avenue and Eymann Av- enue, 7:13 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
• Vehicle vandalism, 2200
block of 12th Street, 2:02 p.m. • Outstanding warrant arrest, no locations, 10:09 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
• Aggravated assault/arrest, 300 block of East Curtis Av- enue, 2:33 a.m.
(Crime reports are listed for the Reedley, Parlier and Orange Cove areas and are available online at crimere- ports.com. Unless noted, the Reedley Police Department handled the calls.)
Ryan Rodriguez stood next to one the fire engines at the Reedley Fire Department on the afternoon of March 1.
car and the music was still playing when we arrived on scene.”
He said the call gave him a new appreciation for life.
Rodriguez grew up in Reedley. He attended Reed- ley High School, and is now married with four kids.
He said he enjoys giv- ing back to the people of his community.
“It’s something that I never thought about when I joined this volunteer depart- ment, but when I joined and
started running calls and started running into people I knew,” he said. “Being there for someone’s worst day of their life, and to make a difference to them, and for them to say ‘thank you,’ I re- ally believe that is what giv- ing back to the community is really about.”
Juanita Adame / The Exponent
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reached nearly 5,400 cubic feet per second, according to the hourly Army Corps of Engineers online reports.
The Kings River Water Association’s’s 28 member agencies with Kings River entitlements are expected
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begins on July 1, 2019.
If you are interested in
serving the community by joining the grand jury, in- formation sheets and the questionnaire are available at fresno.courts.ca.gov/jury/ grand_jury.
to begin taking advantage of water made available because of the water release situation according to Matt Meadows, assistant water master.
“This is a perfectly nor- mal response by the Corps of Engineers to what is turning out to be an above-average water year,” Haugen said. He cautioned that fishing enthusi- asts and others along the river “need to be aware of higher water conditions and exercise caution along all riverbanks.”
The flood release likely will last a minimum of three to four weeks, with potential
to last into the summer, ac- cording to KRWA officials.
The 2018 summer water recreation season was a nor- mal one, but these later-winter totals are the highest since the flooding of 2017. That caused a spring closure of the Kings River in late May 2017 and a late start to the summer water recreation season.
The Corps assumes all primary Kings River water management decisions from the KRWA during a flood re- lease. The Corps oversees the San Joaquin Valley’s overall flood management.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
TOP: The Kings River at Cricket Hollow Park on March 7 before water releases from Pine Flat Reservoir. ABOVE: The river from the same vantage point on March 12 after water releases began on March 8.
Bonnie Mae Folkers Huebert
1933-2019
The family of Lawrence and Viv-
ian Bell Folkers grew with the birth
of Bonnie on August 6, 1933 in
Isabel, Kansas. In December,
1934, sister Mary Jane joined the
family, and in October, 1935, the
family moved to Reedley, Califor-
nia. Bonnie attended Washington
Elementary, General Grant Junior
High and graduated from Reedley
High School in 1951. She was active in music and sports. She married in 1951 and had two sons, Michael (1954) and Scott (1959). When Scott started school she returned to college full time and graduated from Fresno State magna cum laude in 1966 with a degree in English. She joined Kings Canyon Unified School District in 1967 as a teach- er at Citrus School in Orange Cove and, eight years later, transferred to the Reedley High School English Department where she worked until her retirement in 1997. Bonnie travelled widely with colleagues from the English Department. After her retirement she continued as a substitute teacher and served as a proctor of standardized tests at Reedley.
After a short illness, Bonnie passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Mary Jane and her son Scott. She is survived by her son, Michael Lawrence, her brother and sister, Neil and Lela Folkers. Other survivors are Charlyn Hintergardt, Judy Warkentin, Wilma Humason and Virginia Carlson (dear friends who met regularly for lunch for over sixty years) and Elizabeth Hardcastle, an English Department colleague with whom she en- joyed many foreign trips.
On Friday, March 22 at ll:00 AM a memorial service will be held for Bonnie at Christ Lutheran Church on Frankwood Avenue in Reedley. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Reedley High School Entre Nous Scholarship Fund.
FULL GOSPEL TABERNACLE 519 E. 11th Street, Reedley
Pastor: Ron Robertson
Sunday Growth Classes: 9:30am Children’s and Youth programs
Sunday Worship: 10:30am – Service; Children’s Church, ages 4-11 5:30pm Prayer – Evening Service 6:00pm
Wednesday Dinner served at 6:00pm
Wed. Family Night at 7:00pm (Adults, Youth Children) Food Give away – the third Saturday of the Month at 9:00am Basketball – Monday 7:00pm; Wednesday 8:00pm
For more information, call the church at 559-638-2739 All are welcome to attend www.reedleyfullgospel.com
FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH 314 W. Manning Avenue • Reedley, CA 93654 638-2730
Pastor: Dr. Ernie Williams Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church for ages 3 thru 3rd grade Nursery available
Christ Lutheran
Church
1254 N Frankwood Ave. Reedley 559-638-2112 www.clcreedley.org
Join us for worship Sundays at 9:30am All are welcome!
Musicians:
Aarne Kela & Jason Awbrey
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
God’s work. Our hands.
YoumaylistyourChurchAnnouncementonthispagefor$10perweek.IncludingChurchname,address,phoneandservicetimeswithadditional50wordsforannouncement.DeadlineforChurchNewsis12p.m.Friday.Formoreinformation,pleasecall638-2244.
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