Page 12 - Mid Valley Times 7-18-19 E-edition

Sanger Animal
Shelter seeks
people wishing to
adopt, foster
Poor planning
a risk to many
people's retirement
By Dick Sheppard
MidValley Times
The Sanger Animal Shelter is full.
There is no more room.
If you've ever considered adopting or fostering now is the time. You could save lives.
Our Pet of the Week is Heidi, a shy 8-month-old husky mix with one blue and and one green eye. She was picked up while wandering and looking lost in the 2300 block of Holt Avenue.
Please call volunteer coor- dinator Kim Reed at (559) 250- 5270, animal control officer Mario Irazoqui at (559) 618- 9071 or volunteer Morgan Sha- fer at (206) 304-1093 or mes- sage the Sanger Animal Shelter Facebook page and leave your email address to find out about the regular adoption process or to make an appointment to
meet the dogs who are ready to be your new best friend.
Let Kim Reed know if you're able to provide a temporary fos- ter home for any of the shelter dogs.
"We need more adoptions and foster homes and we need them as soon as possible," she said. "We have new dogs com- ing in every week and we have to have some place to put them."
Also let Reed know if you can donate treats, bowls, collars, harnesses or leashes.
"We would really like to have more 'step in' harnesses because when some of the dogs first get to the shelter they're a little skit- tish about having a harness put on them," she said.
Sanger Animal Shelter / Photo Contributed
Heidi, a shy 8-month-old Husky mix with one blue and one green eye, was picked up in the 2300 block of Holt Avenue in Sanger.
Want to submit a letter?
Email to: news@midvalleytimes.com
Missing our Boy
•Male *He has an underbite on right side of mouth only* •Mixed mini pin
•Black & tan
•Name: Yay-ger
•8 yrs. old •Has tail •Weighs 15 lbs. •About 1 ft. tall •He’s very friendly •Takes medication
Last seen on July 4th at the Viscaya Homes in Dinuba.
THRIFT STORE
133 South “L” St. • Dinuba • 591-7232
July 17th - 30th
Contributed
Those early days of retire- ment can be exciting as you are finally rewarded with a little rest and relaxation af- ter all those years of toil.
But it can be a bit unset- tling as well when the regu- lar paychecks you counted on stop appearing in your bank account.
That’s why anyone who’s still a few years away from retirement should ask them- selves: Am I ready for that moment both financially and emotionally?
The answer could come down to whether you have a solid retirement plan — or a plan at all.
“Regardless of how much you accumulate for your re- tirement, poor planning or lack of planning can put you at risk of exhausting your resources,” says Tad Hill, a retirement planner and au- thor of Retire with Freedom: The Five Steps to Getting a Good Night’s Sleep After the Paychecks Stop (www.ask- freedomfinancial.com).
Hill says people near- ing the end of their work- ing years should follow this five-step process for a more secure retirement:
• Create your ideal pic- ture of retirement. What is it you want out of retirement? Do you want to travel? Vol- unteer with a charity? Spend time with the grandkids? The first step isn’t about your fi- nancial portfolio, Hill says, it’s about forming a clear im- age of the big “why” of your ideal retirement.
• Put your situation to the
“stress test.” With the help of a financial professional, give your retirement plan a “stress test.” That can in- clude reviewing how to best maximize your Social Secu- rity benefits and examining how your portfolio might perform under a variety of market scenarios.
• Design your plan. De- signing a retirement plan, Hill says, is much like creat- ing the blueprint for a house. “These blueprints identify the strategies available to help minimize risk, increase certainty, avoid excess taxes and ensure an adequate re- tirement income,” he said.
• Build the plan. Once the design is agreed upon, it’s time to implement it. “That can mean making changes to your current structure, add- ing some things and getting rid of others,” Hill says.
• Seek continued guid- ance. Even a great retire- ment plan may need tweaks and adjustments over the years. “Times change, peo- ple change and situations change,” Hill says. With his clients, he holds a regular yearly consultation to help ensure they are on the right pathway to retirement suc- cess at all times. “You need to look at whether there are things that have changed in your life that need attention,” he says.
“There are no guarantees of anything in life, including how your retirement will work out,” Hill says. “But taking action to create a solid and well-thought-out plan for this important part of your life is a critical first step.”
• Adults & Children • Emergenies Welcome
• Affordable Implants • Extractions, Dentures & Root Canals
markluzaniadds.com 559-638-1777
1117 G St. Reedley, CA 93654
FURNITURE THE PINK STORE FREE LAY-A-WAY
IF YOU SEE HIM
ChestofDrawers
5pc Dining
5pc Bedroom
Sofa& Loveseat
Bunk Bed w/ Mat t r es s
MicrowaveStands
OPEN: Mon.- Fri. 10-5 • Sat. & Sun. 10-3 43125 Rd. 80 (Alta Ave.) • Dinuba • (559) 591-5733
Big Summer
Sale!
$ REWARD $
PurPle Plum Fruit Stand
Farm Fresh Produce - Locally Grown - Picked Daily
• Peaches • Plums • NectariNes • tomatoes • chilies • WatermeloN • oNioNs
• cucumbers • eggPlaNts
• Ice cold Beer • SodaS • SnackS • Ice •
OPEN ALL WEEK SUN.-SAT. 9AM - 8PM
Lamps Coat Racks Vanity
All Wood Chest R o l l a wa y B e d Living Room Set
PLEASE CALL LORI: 500-9036
Welcoming New Patients!
Ask about our no hassle Rx transfer.
Presunte por nuestra transferencia de RX
sin molestias.
Se Habla Español
Dr. Amu, M.D. Pediatrician
Candice Brantley F.N.P.-C
Magdalena Ruiz F.N.P.-C
M. Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C
Speaks: Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi
WE OFFER: Ofrecemos:
FREE DELIVERY
(Orange Cove, Cutler, Orosi, Dinuba and Reedley)
ENTREGA GRATIS
(Orange Cove, Cutler, Orosi, Dinuba and Reedley)
Emad Marcos (Marc)
Owner/Pharmacist in Charge
We Accept All Insurances: Medicare & Medical
Acceptamos Todas Sugaros incluynendo: Medicare y Medical
Free Blood Pressure & Sugar Monitoring
Presion Artierial Libre y Control del Azúcar
OPEN: Mon-Fri: 9am - 6pm | Sat: 9am - 2pm
172N.LStreet | DowntownDinuba | 559.725.4525
Thursday, July 18, 2019
| A12 |
Mid Valley TiMes
MILT’S
Se Habla Español
Women’s
Summer Dresses
BOGO Free!
Clothing with Tags BOGO-50% off
Children, Womens & Mens
¢ Summer Clothing 99ea.
All Shoes-50% off
Toys under $10
BOGO Free!
Faith Based Group Support
Begins July 25
110 N. Nichols Ave. ◆ Dinuba ◆ 591-1176
Storyidea?
Call 638-2244 or 875-2511
(Some restrictions may apply)
We appreciate your donations. Please drop off all donations during business hours. Thank you! Le agradecemos sus donaciones. Por favor de dejar sus donaciones
durante horas de que esta abierto. Gracias!
6872 S. AcAdemy • PArlier • 646-2406
◆ Video Seminar
◆ Group Discussion
◆ Personal Workbooks – $10
— Scholarships Available — Dinuba Mennonite Brethren Church – H.S. Room
13 Week Series 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
05636
215908
03863
02218
03840
03617
03874
03869