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Obituaries
Tyler Alvarado
Tyler Andrew Al- varado of Fresno died Oct. 10. He was 22.
Mr. Alvarado was a student.
He is survived by his mother Kimberly Tidwell, one sister, his grandparents and great-grandmother.
Funeral service will be from 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Oct. 17, at the Cut- ler Apostolic Church.
A visitation was held on Monday, Oct. 14, at Wallin’s Sanger Funer- al Home. A graveside service will be held on Monday, Oct. 21, at Sanger Cemetery at 10 a.m.
Alejandro Garcia Jr. Alejandro Aguilar
Garcia Jr. of Dinuba died Oct. 8. He was 27.
Mr. Garcia worked as a farm worker.
He is survived by his parents, two broth- ers and four sisters.
Visitation will be from3to8p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Thurs- day, Oct. 17, at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba.
Jose Jacquez
Jose Jesse Jacquez of Dinuba died Oct. 3. He was 40.
Mr. Jacquez worked in sanitation.
He is survived by his wife Lorraine, two sons, one daughter and one brother.
Funeral service will be from 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Oct. 17, at the Cut- ler Apostolic Church.
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Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Cheryl Neal
Cheryl Elaine Farn- sworth Neal died Sept. 26. She was 73.
Mrs. Neal was born March 29, 1946.
Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Maria Estela Rojas De Rivera Maria Estela Rojas
De Rivera of Dinuba died Oct. 7 in Dinuba. She was 68.
Ms. Rojas De Ri- vera worked as a fruit packer.
She is survived by two sons, five daugh- ters, 25 grandchildren and two great-grand- children.
Visitation and a cha- pel service were held Oct. 12 at Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel.
Luisa Villicana
Luisa Nieto Villicana of Dinuba died Oct. 12. She was 91.
Mrs. Villicana was a homemaker.
She is survived by six sons, two daugh- ters, 40 grandchildren and 31 great grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. with a rosary at 1 p.m. and funeral mass at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Di- nuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
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The Fresno County Department of Public Health and the Univer- sity of California, San Diego recently released their findings from the school-based survey: 2017-2018 California Student Tobacco Survey (CSTS) specific to Fresno County.
Only 1.9 percent of surveyed 10th and 12th graders smoke, but 8.4
percent are currently us- ing e-cigarettes.
“The popularity of e- cigarettes is a particu- lar cause for concern because these products such as the JUUL have very high levels of nico- tine. Nicotine is one of the most toxic of all poi- sonous chemicals. It al- ters a teenager’s brain and affects attention span, learning and mem- ory. These changes to the brain can become perma-
nent,” said Dr. Ken Bird, Fresno County Deputy Health Officer.
Key survey findings also include the follow- ing:
• E-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product among high school students in Fresno County.
• 79.7 percent of cur- rent tobacco users re- ported using a flavored tobacco product.
• 22 percent of stu-
dents were exposed to secondhand vapor and 28.1 percent were ex- posed to secondhand smoke in the last 30 days.
• 50.2 percent of stu- dents who visited a con- venience store that had tobacco ads and promo- tions in the last 30 days were within walking dis- tance of their school.
• More than one-third (35.6 percent) of high
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Sanger Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov. 10 to honor Tanis Ybarra
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Tanis Ybarra, former Sanger mayor and United Farm Work- ers official Tanis Ybarra will be the "guest of honor" at the annual Sanger Marine Corps Birthday Ball and Veterans' Celebration on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Sanger Community Center.
Ybarra graduated from Sanger High School in 1964 and enlisted in the Marine Corps the following year. In Vietnam, as a helicopter
Lawrence “Larry”
Patrick Probert
It is with sadness we announce the passing of Lawrence Patrick Probert on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the age of 80. He was born on December 20, 1938 and was raised in Torrance, Cali- fornia by parents George and Mildred Probert. He had an older sister, Jean- nette Probert whom passed in July 1985.
In January 1965, Lawrence married Diane (McCoy) in Ba- kersfield, CA. He then moved to Sanger, CA in 1973 where his sister was an instructor at Sanger High. Once established, his family followed in 1975. Living in Sanger for over 45 years, we believe our father became a true Sanger native.
Lawrence (Larry, as he was known) worked for California Hardware for over 35 years covering the Central Valley for his accounts. He made many lifelong friends along the way, including a special group of folks at Sanger Nursery, where he spent many Saturdays helping customers and shooting the breeze with locals. He was a proud member of the lo- cal Kiwanis Service Club in Sanger. His passions included playing golf at the Sherwood Forest Golf Club, watching and following his favorite sports teams including the 49’ers, SF Giants, Fresno State, the local Sanger Apaches, and his fam- ily’s alma mater: the USC Trojans. He also enjoyed travel- ing, reading the daily newspapers from Fresno, LA, and Bay Area, and talking to friends.
He is survived by his son, George L. Probert of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughter, Margarett A. Wunder of Clovis, CA; and two grandchildren, Ethan Wunder and Kathleen Wunder.
A Memorial Service will be held in February 2020 in Sanger, CA after the holiday season is over.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home, 1524 9th Street, Sanger, CA 93657.
door gunner, he participated in many combat operations; ferrying troops, providing air cover, medi- vac and recovering downed pilots and aircraft.
When he was discharged in 1969 he went back to college and after graduating from California State University, Sacramento, he went to work for the United Farm Workers. His career with UFW in- cluded: National Representative; National Vice President; and Na- tional Secretary Treasurer.
Ybarra served as a Sanger city council member and mayor from 1980-1982.
Ybarra and his wife Martha are owners of Ybarra Business Services.
Tickets to the annual Ma- rine Corps and veterans event in Sanger — organized by "The Com- mittee of Those Who Served" — are still available, said committee member Miguel "Gunny" Calde- ron. Call (559) 786-0916 for more information.
Tanis Ybarra, left photo, owner of Ybar- ra Business Services, is pictured in the above photo as a USMC Sgt. and heli- copter door gunner in Vietnam.
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The Parlier Unified School has announced its policy for serving meals to students under the Na- tional School Lunch and breakfast programs along with the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the 2019-2020 school year.
Free meals (break- fast-lunch-dinner) will be served at the following locations: Ben Benavidez Elementary School, Br- letic Elementary, Chavez Elementary, Martinez Elementary, Parlier Ju- nior High, Parlier High, San Joaquin Valley High (breakfast/lunch only).
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