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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, January 10, 2019
Donations still being accepted for Reedley Parkway Committee
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The Reedley Parkway Commit- tee is continuing to accept donations to the Reedley Parkway Fund to dedicate benches, tiles, and trees at various locations along the trail.
Donations for trees are $25 per tree; 6 inch by 6 inch ceramic tiles are $100 each; and benches with plaques are available for $2,000. All
three amenities make ideal ways to recognize your family, a memorial/ tribute, or birthday/anniversary gift for a loved one.
All donations go the projects and improvements directed by the Reed- ley Parkway Committee, a group of local volunteers focused on main- taining and beautifying Reedley’s parkway corridor. Currently, funds are being raised to construct the ini-
tial phase of a par course (exercise equipment) on the Parkway
Contact Dale Melville at 355-5880 or email to dalemelville50@gmail. com for additional information. The Reedley Parkway Fund operates as a non-profit 501(c)(3), so donations are tax-deductible.
For the past several years, the Reedley Parkway has been main- tained by dedicated volunteers work-
ing cooperatively with the city. Most weekends one or more volunteer groups can be seen pruning, weed- ing, and raking areas of the Parkway.
Current volunteers (from the river to Buttonwillow Avenue) are the Hannon Family, Reedley High School Leo Club, First Men- nonite Church, Kings Canyon Uni- fied School District, Reedley Pirate Youth Wrestling, Paseo 55, Washing-
ton Afterschool Program, Reedley Social Services, Lee’s Service, Cen- tral Valley Teen Challenge, Thiele Technologies, Noe Agabo Martinez & Antonia Agabo, and Reedley Dy- nasty Skills Center.
Please be sure to say thank you to these parkway volunteers that — along with the city — keep the Reedley Parkway safe, healthy, and an enjoyable place to visit.
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Obituaries
Mary Ellen Ball
Mary Ellen Ball of Reedley died Jan. 6 in Fresno. She was 85.
Mrs. Ball was a home- maker.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Dinuba Presbyterian Church.
Carla Freeman
Carla Freeman of Dun- lap died Jan. 6. She was 57. Mrs. Freeman worked
as an in-home care giver. She is survived by one son, one sister and one
granddaughter.
A private family ser-
vice was to be held.
Bonifacio Medina
Bonifacio De Gracia Medina of Reedley died Dec. 30 in Hanford. He was 82.
Mr. Medina worked as a field laborer.
He is survived by his wife, one son, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at the old St. Anthony Church in Reedley.
Javier Reyes
Javier Bedolla Reyes of Orosi died Dec. 29 in Visalia. He was 50.
Mr. Reyes worked as a field laborer.
He is survived by one son, one daughter, his mother, three brothers and three sisters.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Mass will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 12, at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cutler. Burial will be in Mexico.
Petra Telles
Petra Telles of Reedley died Jan. 5 in Selma. She was 87.
Ms. Telles was a home- maker and worked as a grader in a packing house.
She is survived by a parent, one brother and one sister.
Visitation and rosary will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Selma. A mass will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
Federico Trevino
Federico Trevino of Parlier died Jan. 11. He was 81.
Mr. Trevino was a farmworker with various employers.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daugh- ters, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A chapel service is scheduled for 9 a.m. Fri- day, Jan. 11, at Wallin’s Funeral Home in Parlier. Visitation will be from 8 to 9 a.m.
Elsa Villareal
Elsa Rosa Villareal of Orange Cove died Dec. 28 in Orange Cove. She was 53.
Ms. Villareal was a homemaker.
She is survived by a parent, one brother and one sister.
A rosary and mass were held Jan. 7 and 8 at St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church in Orange Cove. Burial was at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Di- nuba.
Reedley College assisted 210 students signing up for the spring semester during the college’s twice-annual Ex- treme Registration event. Two registration sessions were held; Jan. 4 and Jan. 5. The Extreme Registration sessions are held before fall and spring semesters at each of the State Center Community College District campuses.
ABOVE: On Jan. 4, prospective students waited to get called to the Admissions and Records window to schedule their personal meetings with counselors assisting them in the registration process.
LEFT: Students used laptop computers at individual cubicles to check out scheduling options and available classes.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Fresno event allows public to dispose of whole Christmas trees
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Reedley and Fresno Coun- ty residents have an opportu- nity to dispose of their whole
Christmas trees for free on Saturday, Jan. 12.
Caglia Environmental has scheduled a disposal event from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the
Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Stations (CARTS), 3457 S. Cedar Ave., in Fresno.
Caglia officials say the event allows people to bring in whole trees and not have to cut up their tree to put into person- al green waste containers.
All decorations must be
removed prior to disposal, and only one natural Christmas tree per vehicle will be accepted for free. Trees with lights and/or decorations and artificial trees will be charged as trash.
Contact Caglia Environ- mental business office at (559) 233-1158 for more information.
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Dean Jay Gillette
March 27, 1928 ~ December 28, 2018
Dean Jay Gillette, 90, died December 28th in Reedley California.
Dean was born March 27,
1928 in La Verne, California. Dean graduated from La Verne College where he excelled in football and baseball. After college Dean joined the Marines where he obtained the rank of First Lieutenant. In 1952, Dean married Norma Killingsworth and they had four children.
After leaving the Marines, Dean stayed in the family business of citrus farming. His farming operations included groves in southern California, as well as groves in Tulare and Fresno counties. Dean relocated to Orange Cove, California with his wife Didi in 1977.
Dean loved to sh and hunt. His yearly trips to Crowley Lake for opening day of trout season, shing in Mexico and his annual deer hunts in Utah were some of his favorite times.
Dean is survived by his wife Didi, his sons Jay Gillette and his wife Kelley, Mark Gillette and his wife Penny, Matthew Gillette and Dean’s daughter Jana Devine. He is also survived by his stepson William Croak and his stepdaughter Mary Anne Presswood as well as 8 grandchildren and 9 great- grandchildren.
Services will be held January 10th at the Reedley Christ Lutheran Church at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of owers, the family asks that donations be made to the Christ Lutheran Church, 1254 N Frankwood Ave., Reedley, CA 93654.
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