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Obituaries
Ramiro
Aguirre Jr.
Ramiro Aguirre, Jr. of
Sanger died Feb. 27. He was 29.
Mr. Aguirre was a la- borer for Universal Metal Solutions.
His survived by his parents, Ramiro and Sebastiana Aguirre of Sanger, one brother and two sisters.
A funeral mass was held on Monday, March 9, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on O Street in Sanger.
Wallin’s Sanger Funer- al Home handled funeral arrangements.
Wilderene Berry
Wilderene S. Berry of Visalia died March 9 in Visalia. She was 94.
Mrs. Berry worked as a teacher.
She is survived by four children, 10 grand- children and 14 great- grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 23, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Robert Esquibel Sr.
Robert Joe Esquibel, Sr. of Sanger died Feb. 25. He was 63.
Mr. Esquibel worked as a driver for Fresno EOC.
He is survived by one son, two daughters, two brothers and one sister.
A chapel service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat- urday, March 14, at Wall- in’s Sanger Funeral Home.
Amelia Zuniga
Gomez
Amelia Zuniga Gomez of Sanger died March 4. She was 83.
Mrs. Gomez was a homemaker.
She is survived by five sons, one daughter, two sisters, 16 grandchildren and seven great grand- children.
A funeral mass will be held today, March 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on O Street in Sanger at 9 a.m.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
Maximina Baniaga Magarin
Maximina Baniaga Magarin of Orosi died Feb. 25. She was 72.
Mrs. Magarin worked as a field laborer.
She is survived by one son, three daughters, two stepsons and four grand- children.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. with a Celebra- tion of Life service at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be at 8:30 a.m. Satur- day, March 14, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Graveside service will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Gakuji 'Jim' Mizuki
Gakuji ‘Jim’ Mizuki of Sanger died Feb. 28. He was 96.
Mr. Mizuki was a farmer.
He is survived by one brother, one sister and nu- merous nieces, nephews and many friends.
He is preceded in death by his mother and a sister.
A graveside service was held on March 10 at Sanger Cemetery.
Wallin’s Sanger Funer- al Home handled funeral arrangements.
Juanita
Ovalle Moreno Juanita Ovalle Moreno
of Fresno died March 6. She was 73.
Mrs. Moreno was a homemaker.
She is survived by four sons, one daughter, four brothers, four sisters and five grandchildren.
A rosary will be held today, March 12, at Wall- in’s Parlier Funeral Home at 6 p.m., with visitation to be held from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held March 13 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Parli- er at 10 a.m.
Wallin’s Parlier Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
David Pinedo
David Manuel Pinedo of Sanger died Feb. 21 in Sanger. He was 71.
Mr. Pinedo worked in janitorial services.
He is survived by his mother Valia Pinedo, two sons, three daugh- ters, three sisters and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending. Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel is han- dling the services.
Jaime Martinez Valenzuela Sr.
Jaime Martinez Valen- zuela, Sr. of Sanger died Feb. 29. He was 78.
Mr. Valenzuela worked as a carpenter for Glacier Foods.
He is survived by one son, five daughters, one brother, one sister, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
A funeral mass was held on March 5 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Parlier.
Wallin’s Sanger Funer- al Home handled funeral arrangements.
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serving as the meeting place for ma- ny community functions.
At one point, the tree was said to be nearly 90 feet tall and over 100 feet wide, giving it the title of the world’s largest fig tree.
The image of the fig tree will no longer live just in the minds and hearts of Parlier citizens, or in nos- talgic black and white photos, but will now grace the city’s new seal as the forefront of a green valley- bursting to life with the glory of a morning sun. Its roots, representing genera- tions of families, run deep into a gold ring border, a reminder to the com- munity to keep striving for a prosper- ous future.
That future will soon see the ad- dition of several new businesses, including a Starbucks on Manning Avenue that is currently under con- struction, a new Taco Bell, the expan- sion of Fox Drugs and the cannabis manufacturer and distribution center Greenbrier Holdings.
And thanks to the passing of the city’s Measure Q in 2016, the city has been able to beef up their police presence, going from 9 officers a few years ago to 16 presently. Those ad- ditional officers have resulted in a 41 percent drop in crime in 2019 and an
all-time low for the city.
The idea of a new seal is some-
thing that has been on city’s mind for a couple of years now.
“We loved our sign before but we really wanted to have some history behind it,” said Beltran.
The idea of incorporating the tree into the city’s logo came during the last Parlier Roundup when members from the founding family attended the event and shared photos of the famous fig tree.
Beltran commissioned longtime Parlier resident, and graphic design- er, Dubelsa ‘Duby’ Trevino to design the new logo. But when commis- sioned, Trevino admitted she didn’t know the full extent of the project.
“I first thought they wanted a new logo for their letterhead,” said Tre- vino. “I had no idea they were actu- ally planning to change the city’s seal completely."
Trevino was present at Friday’s unveiling. In speaking to the commu- nity, Trevino told her fellow citizens, “I’ve seen some great things happen- ing here (in Parlier). And hopefully you’re all on board that we can con- tinue to do this.”
Beltran praised Trevino for cap- turing the essence of the city in the new seal.
“She was able to create a beautiful seal,” said Beltran.
Reedley, Parlier ballot measures passing
MVT Staff Report
Reedley's sales use tax measure and Parli- er's bond measure both appear to have passed with local voters, while bond measures in Cutler- Orosi and Orange Cove have likely failed.
Measure B, Reedley's
transaction and use tax, had received 2,091 "yes" votes (62.36 percent) compared to 1,262 "no" (37.64) with all precincts reported. The measure needed only a 50 percent plus one required to pass and institute a three- quarter cent use tax on all purchases and trans- actions in the city.
Parlier, meanwhile, needed a 55 percent "yes" vote on Measure D to activate a general obligation bond. As of March 10, the measure was winning by a 63 to
37 percent cushion out of 1,147 votes.
The Cutler-Orosi and Orange Cove parcel tax measures both were headed to defeat with voters. In both Fresno and Tulare Counties, vot- ers for the Cutler-Orosi tax were rejecting Mea- sure K, which needed two-thirds support to pass.
Orange Cove's Mea- sure G parcel tax also needed two-third approv- al, but of 567 total votes less than 60 percent were in support.
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Jaime Martinez
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Mr. Valenzuela, a resident of Sanger, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the age of 78. He was a car- penter.
He is survived by his son, Jaime Va- lenzuela, Jr. of Sanger; daughters, Mar- tha Valenzuela, Maria Gonzalez, Sally Valenzuela, Maricruz Gonzalez, and Patty Campa, all of Sanger; brother, Carlos Mendoza of Bakersfield; sister,
Hilda Martinez of Mexico; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.
Services were held at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Parlier on March 5, 2020.
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