Mid Valley Times 3-12-20 E-edition

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Vol. 1, No. 37
NorCal soccer champs
50 cents
COVID-19
precaution
leads to
Parlier HS
closure
School will resume classes March 16
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The COVID-19 virus — or coronavirus — that has grad- ually spread into California has affected a school in the local region of Fresno County.
It was announced on March 10 that Parlier High School will be closed through this week as a precaution in the wake of an announce- ment by the county's Depart- ment of Health that a Parlier Unified student had recently traveled to an area of risk for COVID-19. The department stressed that the student is "an extremely low risk" to contract the virus, according to a report by KMPH Fox 26 news.
However, PHS Principal George Alvarado announced in a news release that the high school campus will be closed to students and staff for the rest of the week and the campus will undergo a deep cleaning. Classes are scheduled to resume Monday, March 16.
"Parlier High School is committed to ensuring the safety of all students," Al- varado said in the news re- lease. "As reported earlier, there is no report of any stu- dent or staff being diagnosed with the coronavirus."
Alvarado said the tempo- rary high school closure is precautionary to eradicate
SeeCOVID-19onpage A11
Sanger High's boys cap memorable postseason run with shutout win
MVT Staff Report
The Sanger High School varsity boys soccer team be- came the first team in school history to win a state-level title, achieving the feat in front of the home fans at Tom Flores Stadium.
The Apaches defeated Redwood High of Larkspur in Marin County by a 4-0 score on March 7 to capture the California Interscholas- tic Federation's Northern California regional champi- onship. It capped off a 24-3-5 season for Sanger, which also earned the number one rank- ing for all divisions in the Central Section.
A full story on the Apach- es' regional championship victory is in Sports on Page B1.
ABOVE: Sanger High School play- ers and coaches posed with the CIF Northern California Regional state championship plaque after the Apaches blanked Redwood High from Larkspur, 4-0 in the Division 2 finals at Tom Flores Stadium.
LEFT: 'The Apaches' varsity soccer team lifted head coach Alex Gutier- rez in celebration following the shut- out victory.
Photos by Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Woman dies in officer-involved shooting
Jennifer Taylor fatally shot after firing at Dinuba police
By George M. Villagrana
Mid Valley Times
An officer-involved shooting after a brief standoff involving Dinuba police left a wom- an dead on March 9.
The suspect, identified as 43-year-old Jennifer Tay- lor of Dinuba, died from a single gunshot wound.
The incident unfolded
shortly after 1 p.m. when
officers were dispatched
to the 1500 block of East
Millard Way for a report of a disturbance.
See SHOOTING on page A6
Jennifer Taylor
George M. Villagrana / Mid Valley Times
Investigators gathered on Millard Way near Crawford Avenue where a fatal offi- cer-involved shooting took place the afternoon of March 9 in Dinuba. The suspect, 43-year-old Jennifer Taylor, died from a single gunshot wound.
Parlier unveils new city seal in special ceremony
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Sonia Hall, City Administrator for the city of Parlier, stood in front of the new city seal at a special unveiling held March 6 at Parlier City Hall. Hall said the new seal represents a fresh new image for the city of Parlier.
By Rick Curiel
Mid Valley Times
As more businesses come into town and crime rates continue to fall, the future is looking bright for the city of Parlier. Now, with an improved outlook in the community, the city of Parlier has introduced a fresh new look in the way of its city seal.
The new seal was introduced during a special unveiling held at Parlier’s City Hall on Friday, March 6, much to the de- light of city staff, council members and the community in attendance.
Replacing Parlier’s old sunrise em- blem is a new seal that mixes in the city’s rich history, including something dear to the hearts of those who are familiar with its roots.
“Everyone in Parlier knows the story of the fig tree here in Parlier,” said the city’s mayor, Alma Beltran, during the
unveiling ceremony.
As the story goes, I.N. Parlier (from
whom the city is named and a migrant from France) planted the fig tree in 1886 from a switch he used as a whip. The tree stood at the center of town for 40 years and grew to gigantic proportions,
See PARLIER SEAL on page A2
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