Page 12 - Mid Valley Times 12-5-19 E-edition

Thursday, December 5, 2019 | A12 | Mid Valley TiMes
Dinuba Fire Department adds to its ranks
REEDLEY & DINUBA
18th Annual Christmas Cookie
Contest*
*Has to be considered a cookie, excludes any type of bars.
LEFT AND ABOVE LEFT: Four new firefighters were added to the ranks of the Dinuba Fire Department last week after being sworn in at the Nov. 26 Dinuba City Council meeting. The four new firefighters are (left to right) Joshua Snodgrass, Noah San- chez, Jonathan Gonzalez and Dylan Garrison.
ABOVE: After being sworn in to their new positions, loved ones sealed the ceremony by pinning their badges. The mother of new DFD firefighter Jonathan Gonzalez pinned his badge on his uniform. Gonzalez is a native of Dinuba.
Photos by Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
From left, Clyde the Tiger, Santa, Reedley College music instructor Matthew Wheeler, RC President Jerry Buckley, State Center Community College Foundation executive direc- tor Rico Herrera and RC art instructor Tracy Carrera held up two ceremonial checks for $5,000 from donors Gina Cuttone and Ken and Sally Zech.
Mid-Valley Publishing’s annual cookie contest is near! Interested contestants should bring a dozen of their home- made Christmas cookies and the recipe to The Exponent of ce (1130 G Street) and Dinuba Sentinel of ce (145 S. L Street) by 3 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2018.
So...get out those measuring cups and let’s get started!
The newspaper staff will judge the entries and select the three winning entries.
GIVING Continued from page A1
ferent in two years? We're going to take that orchestra, we're going to put it on a main stage in a new perfuming arts center," he said to loud applause. "Thank you for all who have supported the Center for Fine and Performing Arts so far."
Rico Herrera, executive director for the State Center Community Col- lege Foundation, praised two donors
who came forward on Dec. 3, Gina Cutton, president of the SCCCF board, and longtime Reedley College support- er Ken and Sally Zech each donated $5,000 during the day.
Valerie Pieroni, consultant in charge of fundraising for the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, said after the presentation that another $10,000 donation was scheduled to come in. That would increase the money raised on the day to more than $31,000.
1st Place ................................ $75 2nd Place............................... $50 3rd Place................................ $25
PARADES Continued from page A1
parade begins at 7 p.m. The Electrical Farm Equipment parade is a popular event for resi- dents who enter floats. They design tractors, wagons and other farm equipment vehicles with the prevailing holiday theme and put on a color-
ful light show.
For more information,
contact the Greater Reed- ley Chamber of Com- merce at 638-3548.
Sanger Christmas Parade
The Sanger Chamber of Commerce and the Sanger Rotary Club will be presenting the 72nd Annual Nation’s Christ-
mas Tree City Toyland Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at 11 a.m.
The parade will begin at Academy Avenue and 10th Street, proceeding north on Academy and turning west onto 7th Street. The parade will end at P and 9th streets.
For more information, contact the Sanger Cham- ber of Commerce at 875- 4575.
On Monday, Dec. 9, and Wednesday, Dec. 11, photos with Santa will be available at ‘Santa’s Work- shop’, located at 7th and N streets, Brehler Square from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Dinuba Christmas Parade
The city of Dinuba will be presenting their annual
Electric Christmas Pa- rade on Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The parade will travel east on Tulare Street and proceed south onto South L Street.
Last year’s event was rescheduled due to weather conditions. If weather does not permit for this year’s scheduled event, the parade will be rescheduled to Dec. 14, at the same time.
A tree lighting cer- emony, along with music, hot chocolate and treats, will follow the parade at the downtown entertain- ment plaza.
For more information, contact the Dinuba Parks and Community Services at 591-5940.
DEADLINE IS 3 P.M. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019
The winning recipes will be published in Mid Valley Times December 2019
Gift certi cates will be awarded
by a local grocer.