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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, March 21, 2019
Water allocations for Valley ag increased to 55 percent
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The Bureau of Reclamation on March 15 issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project contrac- tors for the 2019 contract year, in- creasing water allocations for Cen- tral Valley agriculture south of the San Joaquin Delta to 55 percent of contracted totals.
The bureau said the update re- flects the benefits of the series of storms that brought significant pre- cipitation to California during Febru- ary and early March.
“The precipitation we’ve experi- enced since mid-February has pro- vided a significant boost to the pro- jected water supply for the Central
Valley Project this year,” said Mid- Pacific Regional Director Ernest Conant. “With the improved CVP storage conditions and the latest runoff forecasts, we are pleased to increase the amount of water allo- cated to many of our water service contractors.”
The updated allocation areas also include:
• North of the Delta, in-Delta and American River contractors’ al- locations, for both agricultural water service and municipal and industrial service contractors, are increased to 100 percent.
• South-of-Delta allocations for municipal and industrial contrac- tors’ allocations are increased to 80
percent of their historic use.
T.J. Cox, representative for the 20th Congressional District that includes areas west of Reedley as well as Parlier and Selma, said in a news release that he was pleased the project listened to concerns he had
raised last month.
“This is a step in the right direc-
tion,” he said. “However, given the level of precipitation so far this year, we need to do more. The agency must explain why we are not yet at 100 percent allocation for our South- of-Delta contractors — and we must work together to figure out a long- term plan to address the Valley’s water needs.”
Friant Division’s allocation re-
mains unchanged with Class 1 con- tractors at 100 percent. The period for uncontrolled season deliveries to Class 2 contractors has been ex- tended to April 10, and for the time being, contractors are being encour- aged to take delivery of as much water as possible for beneficial use under their respective contracts to help minimize flood control releases. (The first 800,000 acre-feet of avail- able water supply is considered Class 1; Class 2 is considered the next amount of available water sup- ply up to 1.4 million acre-feet).
In addition, due to the current hydrologic conditions and storage levels in San Luis Reservoir, Recla- mation declared the temporary avail-
ability of Section 215 water from the Delta for south-of-Delta contractors that enter into a “Temporary Water Service Contract for Surplus Water” with Reclamation. Section 215 refers to a section in the Reclamation Re- form Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-293) that defines temporary water sup- plies that are unusually large and not storable for project purposes, and how that non-storable water may be used. The availability period for this water delivery will depend on hydro- logic conditions and water demands in the coming weeks.
As the water year progresses, changes in hydrology and opportuni- ties to deliver additional water will influence future allocations.
GATES Continued from page A1
tion championship squad that defeated Mater Dei and Bakersfield.
In 2017, Gates left Reed- ley for his first head coach- ing job, at Orange Cove High. After a 3-8 first sea- son, he guided the Titans to a 10-2 record and second place finish in the West Se- quoia League in 2018.
“Tony’s past experience at Reedley High and the success he’s had the last two years as a head coach immediately put him in position to be a top candi- date,” said Darren Minami, RHS athletic director.
Gates’ coaching path has been what he called “weird.” After walking on and play- ing football at Fresno State under Jim Sweeney (he was a member of the 1992 Free- dom Bowl champion team that defeated USC), Gates completed his undergradu- ate education and planned to eventually become a coach and teacher. His immediate goal was to coach and work under Steve Mooshagian, a former Bulldog player and coach who took the job at Fresno City College in the 1990s.
When Mooshagian moved on to a position with the University of Pitts- burgh, Gates decided to re- main in California with his wife (the former Lesley Ol- vera, once a drum major for the RHS Big Green March- ing Machine).
“I had a roommate who worked for Department of Corrections. He said they were hiring at [the Califor- nia Highway Patrol],” Gates said. “So I went into law enforcement for 16 years. Nine years with CHP and seven with Fresno Police Department.”
In 2012, Gates finally returned to school to get his teaching credential. He returned to Reedley and began teaching while also continuing coaching. He had been an off-campus po- sition coach many of those years.
Gates said he was proud of his players’ accomplish- ments at Orange Cove. He
See GATES on page A8
Town Hall on crime, gangs scheduled for March 25
‘Discover Reedley’
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Crime is the subject of the third of six monthly Reedley Town Hall meet- ings coming up on Monday, March 25, at the Reedley Community Center’s senior room, 100 N. East Ave.
The topic “Gangs, Crime and Community Safety” will discuss pressing issues in local law enforcement,
and feature feedback from Reedley Police Department officials including Chief Joe Garza. The hour-long meet- ing will begin at 6 p.m.
Police will speak and an- swer questions about crime issues in the city including burglaries, drugs and dealing with potential gang activity.
See TOWN HALL on page A3
Obituaries
Betty DeMoss
Betty DeMoss of Di- nuba died March 10. She was 86.
Mrs. DeMoss worked as a nurse’s aide.
She is survived by one son and three daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter.
Visitation was on March 19 at Dopkins Fu- neral Chapel in Dinuba. A graveside service was held March 20 at Smith Moun- tain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Manuel ‘Nellie’
Halverson
Manuel “Nellie” Halv- erson of Cutler died March 14. He was 75.
Mr. Halverson was self-employed.
He is survived by two sons, one sister and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. with a rosary service at 6 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Dopkins Fu- neral Chapel in Dinuba.
Frances Prendez
Frances L. Prendez of Visalia died Feb. 28 in Visalia. She was 81.
Mrs. Prendez worked as a fruit packer.
She is survived by three sons, one daughter, one sister 14 grandchil-
dren, 14 great-grandchil- dren and three great- great-grandchildren.
A chapel service was held March 15 at Reedley First Mennonite Church. Burial was at Reedley Cemetery.
Gregorio
Quintanilla
Gregorio Quintanilla of Orange Cove died March 13 in Orange Cove. He was 91.
Mr. Quintanilla was self-employed.
He is survived by three sons, two brothers, four sisters and five great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at Reedley Men- nonite Brethren Church. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, at Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church.
Roy Sherfield
Roy Gene Sherfield of Squaw Valley died March 16 in Fresno. He was 79.
Mr. Sherfield worked as a building contractor.
He is survived by three sons, two daughters, two sis- ters, 20 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Bear Mountain Library in Squaw Valley.
SPORTS MEDICINE Continued from page A1
exam that tested students’ knowledge of the organ systems in the human body. Rodolfo Corrales finished second and Asami Nelson third in the Human Anatomy competition while competing against about 60 other stu- dents from area programs.
Hunter Sharp, meanwhile, finished third in the BIology Skills competition.
Coach Kirby Kauk and Victoria Marti- nez, RHS head athletic trainer, will take a group of about 10 sports medicine students
ABOVE: Erik Valencia, left, Greater Reed- ley Chamber of Commerce executive director, and Janie Lucio, advertising account executive for The Exponent and Mid Valley Publishing, checked out con- tent inside “Discover Reedley,” the 2019 Community Guide and Business Direc- tory compiled by the Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce and published by Mid Valley Publishing. Copies of the guideareavailableatTheExponent of- fice and other Reedley locations.
LEFT: Valencia and Lucio held up a copy of the “Discover Reedley” guide.
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to California State University, Northridge on Saturday, March 23, for the American Academic Competition Institute (AACI) California Regional. Last year, Reedley High placed third in the small schools di- vision while qualifying for national online competition.
Kayk said that as of March 10, about 650 students from more than 50 schools in California, Washington, Nevada, Kansas and Texas had registered for the Northridge competition.
Nationals competition in May is conduct- ed online at competing each school’s site.
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