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New mural at KCHS
Obituaries
Maria Luz Avila
Maria Luz Avila of Sanger died Feb. 22 in Sanger. She was 84.
Mrs. Avila worked as a fruit packer.
She is survived by her husband, Salvador Avila of Sanger, five sons, five daughters, 33 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
A mass will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 12, at St. Mary's New Cath- olic Church in Sanger. Burial will follow at Sanger Cemetery.
Mario Alberto Azua
Mario Alberto Azua of Reedley died Feb. 24 in Reedley. He was 45.
Mr. Azua was self- employed.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Estella Azua of Reedley, one son, two daughters, his parents, Alberto and Lydia Azua, and two sisters.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Thurs- day, March 11, at Reed- ley Mennonite Brethren Church. Burial will follow at Reedley Cemetery.
Janet Eileen Barrett
Janet Eileen Barrett of Sanger died March 3. She was 88.
Mrs. Barrett worked as a teacher for the Sanger Unified School District.
She is survived by two sons, one sister, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services were scheduled. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home is handling the arrange- ments.
Harold William Ellison
Harold William Elli-
son of Fresno died Feb.
28 in Fresno. He was 96. Mr. Ellison worked as
a survey chief.
He is survived by one
son, four daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 11 grandchildren, 24 great- grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchil- dren.
Visitation was held March 5 at Dopkins Reedley Funeral Cha- pel. Burial was March 6 at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Virginia Naomi Glenn
Virginia Naomi Glenn
of Dinuba died Feb. 22 in Dinuba. She was 90.
Ms. Glenn worked as a dietary supervisor.
She is survived by two brothers.
Visitation was March 4 at Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel. Burial was March 5 at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Conrad Romo Guerrero
Conrad Romo Guer-
rero of Fresno died Feb. 27. He was 79.
Mr. Guerrero worked as a tire fabricator.
He is survived by two sons.
A funeral mass was held at noon Thursday, March 11, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cutler. A graveside service will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Jesus Hernandez
Jesus Hernandez of Dinuba died March 6 in Visalia. He was 86.
Mr. Hernandez worked as a farm laborer. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Hernan- dez, one son, two daugh-
ters, 13 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thurs- day, March 18, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Mollie Osato
Mollie Osato of Orosi died Feb. 22 in Orosi. She was 95.
Mrs. Osato was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, five grandchil- dren and one brother.
Private services were held. Interment was at Smith Mountain Ceme- tery in Dinuba. Dopkins Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Silvia Tovar
Silvia Tovar of Reed- ley died Feb. 15 in Fres- no. She was 60.
Mrs. Tovar was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, five daugh- ters, one brother, three sisters, 22 grandchildren and four great-grand- children.
A funeral mass was held March 3 at St. La Salle Catholic School in Reedley. Burial was at Reedley Cemetery.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Roel Villarreal Sr.
Roel Villarreal Sr. of Sanger died Feb. 21. He was 78.
Mr. Villarreal worked as a packing house la- borer.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Villarreal of Sanger, one son, one niece and one grand- child.
Private services were scheduled. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home is handling the arrange- ments.
Dopkins Funeral Cha- pel is handling the ar- rangements.
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Teachers and staff with Kings Canyon High School east of Reedley stood in front of a new mural painted by Jose Elias, an artist and art instructor at West Hills College in Coalinga. Randy Bessey, program administrator at the school in the Kings Canyon Unified School District, said the mural is part of a new eating area for students on campus. He said the mural — featuring images of foothills and farmland surrounding the high school — depicts what he called a clear message of hope and overcoming adversity. Included on the mural is the quote, "Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." Students returned to campus for on-site instruction on Tuesday, March 2; nearly a year after COVID-19 forced schools to go to distance learning.
Greater Reedley Chamber
accepting nominations for
awards through March 14
MVT Staff Report
The Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for Chamber Business and Commu- nity awards for 2021 through Sunday, March 14.
Winners will be honored at the chamber's annual awards gala, scheduled for Saturday, April 17. A live outdoors event is planned, but details as to location and time are still being finalized.
Persons can submit nominations online to reedleychamber.wufoo. com/forms/x1kkgssj065mg1m/
The 2020 annual awards gala man- aged to be held on Feb. 29, 2020, be- fore the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country and resulted in closings and cancellations of all events in the region. At the 2020 program, Ken Baker was honored as Citizen of the Year while Greg and Karen Musson of GAR Bennett were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Alta Healthcare District virtual meeting March 18
15th annual Selma Swap to take place on March 20
Contributed
The 15th annual Sel- ma Swap will be held on Saturday, March 20, at the Selma Flea Mar- ket, offering antique car parts, motorcycle parts and boats, cars, go-carts, and more, along with food booths and a variety of collectibles.
The event is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be open rain or shine.
Selma Swap is spon- sored by the Reedley Blossom Trail A’s. The Selma Flea Market is lo- cated at Highway 99 and Mountain View Avenue.
For more information, call (559) 896-3243.
MVT Staff Report
The Alta Health- care District will hold a virtual meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 18.
All board members will appear through Zoom to participate in or observe the meet- ing. Agenda items in- clude discussion and action on grant appli-
cations, along with dis- cussion of COVID-19 actions.
To join the meet- ing by video log on to zoom.us and type in the meeting ID 86790616032 (pass- word 617544). To join audio only, dial (669) 900-6833 and type in meeting ID 82641802349 (pass- word617544).
H appy B irthday 85th
Mom, wishing you Happy Birthday. It’s been over 10 1/2 years since you’ve passed. We love, and miss you so much each and everyday. Until we’re together again, we’ll be missing you.
Love your Family, Larry Sr., Norma, Larry Jr., Tommy and Terry
Olga I. Moreno
March 14, 1936 - August 14, 2010
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Panfilo
“Robert”
Rojas
In loving memory of Panfilo “Robert” Rojas. He is survived by his Wife Virginia Rojas, Children Corinna Rojas, Michael Rojas, Sonny Rojas, Priscilla Rojas and numerous Grand and Great
Grandchildren.
Services will be held on Monday March 15th at the Worship Centre in Fowler located at 2830 Manning
Ave. Fowler CA 93625 starting with a public viewing at 10:00am, followed by a Church Service at 11:00am and immediately following at Sanger Cemetary.
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