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Obituaries
Maria Camarena
Maria Camarena of Orange Cove died March 31. She was 99.
Mrs. Camarena worked as a production worker.
She is survived by two daughters and one son.
Services will be held at a later date. Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel will be handling the ar- rangements.
Ruben R. Hernandez
Ruben R. Hernandez
of Orosi died March 30 in Reedley. He was 88.
Mr. Hernandez worked as a farmer.
He is survived by one son and three daughters.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel will be handling funeral services.
Nolajean Knight
Nolajean Knight of Sanger died March 29.
She was 75.
Mrs. Knight worked
as a nurse’s aid for Elim’s Place Dementia Care.
She is survived by two sons, two daugh- ters and one cousin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gar- land L. Knight.
A private graveside service will be held at Sanger Cemetery.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
Jimmie Stevens
Jimmie Stevens of VisaliadiedApril1.He was 74.
Mr. Stevens worked as a mechanic. He was a beloved father, grand- father and great-grand- father.
Services will be held at a later date. Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel will be handling the ar- rangements.
Thursday, April 9, 2020 | A2 | Mid Valley TiMes
Supervisor announces District 4
Women of the Year recipients
By George M. Villagrana
Mid Valley Times
Tulare County Dis- trict 4 Supervisor, Ed- die Valero, concluded Women’s History Month announcing this year’s District 4 Women of the Year.
Among the recipients are Debbie Rojas of Di- nuba, Romelia Castillo of Orosi, Debbie New- ton Johnston Newton of Dinuba, Maria Luisa Gutierrez of Delft Colo- ny and Destidy Perez of Orosi High School.
Over 35 nominations were submitted, accord- ing to Valero.
“I along with the 2020 District Four Women of the Year selection com- mittee, would like to congratulate this year’s award winners,” said Valero. “We had over 35 applications, which made this selection process dif- ficult for our committee.”
The committee was comprised of Erica Gon-
Romelia Castillo
Debbie Newton Johnston
zalez, Supervising Dis- trict Attorney for Tulare county; Anita Ortiz, Di- rector of Human Ser- vices for Tulare County and Vivian Velasco Paz, general manager for
Virginia Contreras
Destidy Perez
Paz Dermatology, Fres- no and Visalia.
Valero wanted to thank every nominator for taking time out of their schedule to submit a nomination form.
Maria Luisa Gutierrez
Debbie Rojas
“When the time per- mits, we will have a District Four Women of the Year Brunch to rec- ognize and honor these amazing women,” stated Valero.
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Thefts, high speed chase part of recent rash of crime in Sanger area
By Juanita Adame and Rick Curiel Mid Valley Times
It has been a busy couple of months for the Sanger Police De- partment as reports of drive-by shootings, rob- beries and even a high speed chase, have kept law enforcement per- sonnel working over- time.
It was just after 4:30 p.m. on April 2 when the Fresno County Sheriff’s “Ag Crime Task Force” spotted a stolen vehicle just outside the Sanger city limits.
According to infor- mation from the sher- iff’s office, the driver of the vehicle; a white pickup truck, was sus- pected of stealing the truck from a farm ear- lier in the day.
When units attempt- ed to pull the driver over, he refused to stop and led deputies on a pursuit that entered Sanger’s city limits.
Sanger officers then joined the chase in efforts to stop the driver and his female passenger.
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Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies investigate the scene where truck stolen from just outside Sanger crashed into a ditch at East Adams and South Newark avenues follow- ing a high speed chase on April 2. A man and woman from Sanger were arrested.
Hernandez and Carlos Hernandez of Sanger were also arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail.
A few days before that incident, on March 29, officers responded to another “shots fired” call in the areas of Hume Drive and Ben- net Way.
No one was hit dur- ing that shooting, but neighbors speculated that it was possibly gang related.
During the April 2 Sanger City Council meeting, Interim Police Chief Gerald Galvin was asked about the recent string in gang activity.
“A new young gang has been causing prob- lems in the city,” said Chief Galvin. “We’ve made seven arrests over the last two months, for kidnapping, robbery and shootings.”
Galvin also noted that there have been as many as seven shoot- ings in the past two months within the city.
Anyone with infor- mation on these cases is asked to call the Sanger Police Department at (559) 875-8521.
the Year because of his 45 years of community service to Dinuba.
“The city of Dinuba and the Fire Depart- ment truly miss him,” Thompson said.
Chute is survived by his wife Mary Anne, a son and a daughter.
Remembrances may be made to the Dinuba Firefighters Associa- tion, 420 E. Tulare Ave, Dinuba, CA 93618.
Memorial services will be made announced at a later date.
Condolences may be posted at dopkinschapel. com.
The department’s he- licopter, “Eagle One,” continued to follow the couple as they made their way into a field outside the city limits.
The vehicle even- tually crashed into a ditch at East Adams and South Newmark.
The couple, now identified as James Gar- cia, 38 of Sanger, and Shelby Dooley, 21, also of Sanger, were arrest- ed following the crash. Each will face multiple charges including auto
theft and evading po- lice.
Two days prior to the chase, a drive by shoot- ing within the city limits left a juvenile male with non life threatening in- juries.
The shooting hap- pened just before 11:30 a.m. on April 1 in the 200 Block of Harri- son Avenue near Third Street.
A 15-year-old male juvenile was booked into the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Cen- ter for attempted homi- cide. Two adults, Joseph
CHUTE
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Last year, Chute was recognized at the Di- nuba Chamber of Com- merce awards as the Distinguished Citizen of
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