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Obituaries
Graciala Andrade
de Alvarez
Graciela Andrade de Alvarez of Orosi died Jan. 24 in Orosi. She was 79.
Mrs. de Alvarez was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband Aurelio Alvarez Farias, one son, four daughters, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from3to8p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Tues- day, Feb. 4, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Burial will take place in Mexico.
Keneth Rivera
Keneth Baniaga Ri- vera of Los Angeles died Jan. 14. He was 23.
Mr. Rivera, a for- mer Dinuba resident, worked as a warehouse- man for a furniture store.
He is survived by his parents Ronnie and Marinel Rivera, one sis- ter and two brothers.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m.
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A revamped Academy Avenue
with a wake service at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A fu- neral service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Satur- day, Feb. 15, at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Cleda Alice
Rodrigues
Cleda Alice Ro- drigues of Sanger died on Jan. 20. She was 93.
Mrs. Rodrigues worked as a teacher for the Sanger Unified School District.
She is survived by her husband Walter Ro- drigues of Sanger, four daughters, six grand- children, five great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by one son and one daughter.
A graveside ser- vice was held Jan. 27 at Sanger Cemetery.
Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the services.
Sanger road may reopen as soon as next week
MVT Staff Report
Academy Avenue in Sanger may be opening as soon as next week, as crew members were out this week putting the final touches on a four- month long road renova- tion project.
On Jan. 28, workers from Fresno Concrete Construction along with workers from High Per- formance Turf were working in front of Chuck Wagon, at the in- tersection of Academy Avenue and 12th Street, leveling out the concrete in front of the landmark eatery as well as install- ing artificial turf in what will soon be a new 'Wel- come to Sanger' land- scaped corner.
Engineers from the project say all the road work has been complet- ed and only small details remain before the road can be opened again.
The news comes as a relief for Sanger's long- standing establishment, Chuck Wagon. Workers from the popular hot dog stand say, because of the recent road con- ditions, the business has been losing as much as $3,000 weekly.
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Christian Minjares of High Performance Turf installed artificial turf at the intersection of Academy and Annadale avenues where the landscaped corner will soon feature a new 'Welcome to Sanger' sign.
The project began last year in early Oc- tober and was funded by Regional Measure C funds. The project con- sisted of grinding and replacing the asphalt from North Avenue to just south of Annad- ale Avenue, an area of about 850 feet.
The second phase of the project consisted of realigning the roadway south of 11th Street to just south of Annadale Avenue. And the final phase of the project involved reconstruct- ing the traffic signal at North Avenue, adding protected left turns.
Crew members from Fresno Concrete Construction leveled the area in front of Chuck Wagon to line up with the newly constructed sidewalk at the intersection
of Academy Avenue and 12th Street on Jan. 28.
Rick Curiel /MVT
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Deadline looms for Reedley Chamber nominations
MVT Staff Report
The deadline is fast approaching to submit nominees for the up- coming Greater Reed- ley Chamber of Com- merce Awards Gala in
February.
Submissions can be
sent through Friday, Jan. 31, to the chamber of- fices at 1633 11th St. in Reedley. Winners will be honored at the chamber's annual Awards Gala at
Carlos Cavazos aka “Tweety Bird” was born on June 15, 1965 to Constancio Sr. and Martha E. Cavazos in Dinuba, CA. Carlos went to be with his Lord on January 25, 2020 a er a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years
old.Carlos is survived by his mother Martha E. Cavazos; his six children Vanessa, Adrian, Andrew, Joseph, Anthony and Christopher Cavazos; He also leaves behind 10 beautiful grand-
Reedley College on Sat- urday, Feb. 29.
Nominees will be ac- cepted for nine catego- ries including Citizen of the Year, which recog- nizes a Reedley citizen involved in growing the community through their volunteerism, vision and leadership.
In addition, nomi- nees will be accepted in the categories of Ju- nior Citizen of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Public Safety Professional of the Year, Educator of the Year,
Health Professional of the Year, and Reedley Beautification Award.
Award winners will be alerted before the event, and winners will be publicly announced in the Feb. 20 issue of the Mid Valley Times.
Nomination forms can be downloaded by going online at reedleycham- ber.wufoo.com/forms/ w1qy0eld04hmgya/. Forms also are available at the Chamber office.
For more informa- tion on the awards, con- tact the Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce at 638-3548.
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Carlos Cavazos
June 15, 1965 - January 25, 2020
Daniel Lee Sobaje
March 20, 1952 – January 17, 2020
Daniel Lee Sobaje, 67, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Janu- ary 17, 2020.
Services will be held Friday, January 31, 2020 at The Bridge Church, 3438 E. Ashlan Ave., Fresno, CA 93726 at 9:00 AM. Donations in memory of Daniel can be made to Crosspointe Church, 2518 S. McCall Ave., Sanger, CA 93657.
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John Leslie Stevens
On January 17,2020 our loving dad, grandpa, great pop John Leslie Stevens went to join his beloved wife Ruby N Stevens in heaven.
He lived 89 years of being a great faithful Servant of God.
We always knew there was a special place waiting for a man who could raise 4 daughters Delanna, Joy, Judy and Jennifer. Dedicated, devoted loving father. His grandchildren never had to ask, the chocolate gravy would be waiting for them when they woke up.
Our father was the most compassionate, kind, honest man. He was a man of many traits including real estate, machinest, foster care provider and garage sale officianato. He lived life in constant service to others.
There will never be another quite like him.
children, sister Migdalia and two brothers, Constancio Jr. and Hector Cavazos, and his loving ancée Diane Beltran and her son Jacob Beltran. He is preceded in death by his father.
Carlos was a beloved son, father, brother, loyal partner and a member of the Orange Cove community.
Carlos loved the outdoors, worked in agriculture most of his life and had a great sense of humor. He was quick to crack a joke, share amazing stories which at times le you wonder- ing if the story was fact or ction. Carlos will be remembered for being fun and full of life. His presence will be truly missed by family and friends.
Viewing will be held at Cairns Funeral Home, 940 F Street, Reedley, on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Rosary at 6 p.m.
Services will be held at Saint Isidore the Farmer Church, 480 Adams Ave, Orange Cove CA 93646 on ursday, Janu- ary 30, 2020 at 10 a.m. followed by graveside services at
Smith Mountain Cemetery.
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