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Profiling 2 more Miss Dinuba candidates
Maggie Dicochea is the 17-year- old daughter of Ernest and Stella Dicochea and is one of four siblings.
While at Dinuba High, Maggie has been active in the school’s drama de- partment, where she has served as the stage manager. She has been a stagehand for recent pageants, com- munity theatre plays and has volun- teered at Open Gate Ministries.
For her platform, she has chosen ‘Supporting and Encouraging Youth,’ something she hopes will be instru- mental in providing youth the confi- dence they need to try new things.
“I believe our job as a community is to help those who are in need of a positive boost so they may have a healthy mindset and remain ambi- tious,” said Maggie. “When people feel confident, they conquer bigger and better things.”
She said she would like to become the next Miss Dinuba because she wants to show others that even if you’re afraid to do something at first you can push yourself to do anything.
“I would also like to be a good in- fluence for those around me as well as help others feel good about them-
Maggie Dicochea
selves so they can follow through with things they find important,” she added.
After graduating from high school, she plans on attending Col- lege of the Sequoias to study theatre.
Julianna Tuttle is the 17-year-old daughter of Chris Tuttle and Florence Polanco and is one of four siblings.
Juliana has been active at Dinuba High School while maintaining a grade point average of over 3.5, earning her honor roll status, an academic letter and three white chevrons. She is a three-year member of the DHS Drill Team and has been the captain of the Letter Squad for three of her four years. In addition, Juli- anna was on the Student Council for two years and is the current ASB Representa- tive for the Dinuba Unified School Board.
She also works part-time at an ice cream shop and is first aid/CPR certified. In her spare time she has coached youth cheer, has helped create and teach mate- rial at Color Guard Camp and has helped at the Dinuba Relay for Life.
Julianna’s platform is entitled ‘Sol- diers with Siblings’, something she said was inspired by her own life experience after her oldest brother enlisted in the military a few years back.
“Throughout the process, I was able to see the way it affected my younger brother as well as the rest of my fam- ily,” said Julianna. “Luckily, we have a strong support system... not all kids in the same position are as fortunate.”
Julianna Tuttle
She also considers herself a big ani- mal lover and said she has 32 pets, in- cluding two ducks.
Julianna said she would like to be- come the next Miss Dinuba not only because it’s been a childhood dream of hers but because it would provide an opportunity to network with some of Dinuba’s greatest leaders to propel her platform to a broader audience.
After graduating from high school, she plans to attend California State Uni- versity, Fresno to pursue a major in psy- chology and counseling.
Two more candidates will be previewed in the Sept. 17 issue.
Obituaries
Maria Belmontes
Maria Belmontes of Sanger died Aug. 20. She was 93.
Mrs. Belmontes was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, four sisters, five grandchildren and three great grand- children. She was pre- ceded in death by her husband, Antonio Bel- montes, one daughter and her brothers.
A private service will be held.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
Virginia Cruz
Virginia Cruz of Sanger died Sept. 1 in Sanger. She was 88.
Ms. Cruz worked as a social worker.
She is survived by one son, three daugh- ters, 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tues- day, Sept. 15, at Dop- kins Reedley Funeral
Chapel. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Sanger Cemetery.
Robert Osborne
Robert Kenneth Os- borne of Sanger died Aug. 19. He was 72.
Mr. Osborne worked as a welder.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Gen- evieve Osborne of Sanger, one son, four daughters, one broth- er, one sister and nine grandchildren.
A private service was held. Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
Saul Trevino
Saul Ruben Trevino of Sanger died Aug. 26 in Fresno. He was 65.
Mr. Trevino worked as a transit driver.
He is survived by two sons, two daugh- ters, two sisters and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.
Virtual entries now being accepted for Big Fresno Fair
'Cyber-tip'
leads to
arrest of
Dinuba man
on Sept. 2
MVT Staff Report
The Dinuba Police Department received a “Cyber-Tip” from the Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which provided information that child pornography had been accessed within the City of Dinuba.
The Dinuba Police Investigations Unit fol- lowed-up
on the
MVT Staff Report
The Big Fresno Fair still is accept- ing entries for its online competitive exhibits — the 2020 Big Fresno Fair Virtual Competitive Exhibits.
The updated Virtual Competitive Exhibits Handbook is available on- line at FresnoFair.com/competitive- exhibits. Entry deadline is Monday, Sept. 14.
While not all original competitive exhibit categories could make the transition to online, many of them did.There will be Fine Arts & Photog- raphy, Gem & Minerals, Floriculture,
Home Arts & Jr. Exhibits competition categories.
All entries must be submitted on- line; entrants will need to take pho- tos of the entry item and submit. B Because of COVID-19, there will be no option to drop off items or submit in person. Everything must be done online.
If assistance is needed, contact Terri Collins at (559) 453-6890 or tcol- lins@fresnofair.com.
Winners will be showcased on the Fair’s website and in social media be- ginning Friday, Oct. 9, for the com- munity to enjoy.
TCSO detectives in search of suspected child molester
Cyber
Tip lead
and iden-
tified the
suspect
as Adrian
Ramirez
Mendoza
of Di-
nuba. Po-
lice detectives on Sept. 2 authored and served a search warrant in the 600 block of Cherie Ann and located several elec- tronic communicating devices used to access and exchange Child Por- nography.
Mendoza was taken into custody and booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility for the possession of Child Por- nography.
Alta Health
Care District
teleconference
on Sept. 17
MVT Staff Report
The Alta Health Care District will be holding a teleconference meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Interested individu- als can join via Zoom with the meeting ID 86704811464 and if prompted for password, type 942995.
To join audio only dial (669) 900-6833 type in meeting ID 86704811464 and if prompted for pass- word, type 942995.
MVT Staff Report
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office is ask- ing for the public's help in finding 36-year-old Carlos Belman of Orosi, who is wanted on nu- merous child molesta- tion charges.
Belman was arrested by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office Special
Victims
Unit on
Feb. 26
for lewd
acts upon
a child,
but was
released
by the
T u l a r e
County Superior Court on his own recognizance.
Shortly after his ar-
rest, TCSO Detectives discovered a second victim that Belman had molested. Belman has since failed to appear for his court date and a $100,000 warrant has been issued for his ar- rest. Anyone with infor- mation is encouraged to contact the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at (559) 733-6218.
Adrian Ramirez Mendoza
Carlos Belman
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