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Great Western School
holds centennial lunch
celebration on May 8
Thursday, May 13, 2021 | A2 | Mid Valley TiMes
101st birthday celebration
MVT Staff Report
The COVID-19 pan- demic may have can- celed a planned Great Western Elementary School homecoming event, but a more lim- ited celebratory gather- ing took place on May 8.
Marie and Dennis Decker hosted a lun- cheon in their home garden for the GW Centennial steering committee and former school staff. School ar-
Obituaries
Salvador G. Rico
Salvador G. Rico of Sanger died April 26. He was 77.
Mr. Rico worked as a supervisor-buyer for Foster Farms.
He is survived by his wife, Estella M. Ri- co of Sanger, two broth- ers and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister.
Private services were held. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home handled the arrange- ments.
October 2, 1920 ~ April 26, 2021
Jose Lemus de Orange Cove, fallecio el dia 26 de Abril, 2021 en Reedley, CA.
Le sobrevive su esposa, Enriqueta Lemus, sus cinco hijos: Audelia Calderon Lemus, Eloina Lemus, Rosalba B. Lemus, Ricardo Lemus y Rigo Lemus. Tambien sobrevive una hermana, Margararita Olmos.
Jose tambien tuvo 12 Nietos, 22 bisnietos y una gran bisnieta.
Jose Lemus of Orange Cove passed away on April 26, 2021 in Reedley, CA.
He is survived by his wife, Enriqueta Lemus, his five children, Audelia Calderon Lemus, Eloina Lemus, Rosalba B. Lemus, Ricardo Lemus & Rigo Lemus his sister, Margarita Olmos, 12 grandchildren, 22 great- grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.
Services will be held in Mexico.
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tifacts were displayed at the event and many good memories were shared by attendees.
At the event, a print- ed historical summary of the 100-year story of Great Western School and its environs was presented to retired teacher Don Enns. Or- ganizers thank mem- bers of the Reedley Museum and Histori- cal Society who helped
See LUNCH on page A17
Irma Diaz Venegas
Irma Diaz Venegas
of Orosi died May 2 in Orosi. She was 69.
Mrs. Venegas was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Angel Venegas, one daughter, one brother, four sis- ters and three grand- children.
A rosary and mass were held at May 11 at St. Catherine's Catho- lic Church in Dinuba. Burial was at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Jose Lemus
LEFT: Dahlia Montes sat with family members including two great-great-granddaughtes at her 101st birthday celebration in Sanger on May 7.
TOP PHOTO: Dahlia shared a laugh and hug with friend and former neighbor Angie Perez.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Dahlia Montes gets a live celebration with family
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Dahlia Montes par- ticipated in another century milestone birth- day celebration — this one marking her 101st birthday – on May 7 in Sanger.
This celebration in-
cluded food and cake and increased interac- tion with family and friends at her former Sanger residence – the Elderberry at Bethel Apartments. Last year, because of the CO- VID-19 pandemic, her milestone 100th birthday
celebration was limited to a drive-by event for friends.
"I'm so thankful we have her here," daugh- ter Carolina Montes said of her mother, who con- tinues to maintain good health and a enjoyed the opportunity to socialize
with friends and family dating five generations. Dahlia Montes, an Ari- zona who's lived in the Valley for more than five decades, opened the family-owned El Monte Restaurant in Reedley with her husband in 1968.
About 20 family mem- bers and friends attend- ed Montes' birthday cel- ebration.
Alta Healthcare District virtual meeting to be held on May 20
MVT Staff Report
The Alta Healthcare District will have its regular virtual meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 20. All board mem- bers and staff will ap- pear through Zoom.
Topic for the meeting ail be discussion and ac- tion items regarding the district's 2021-22 budget.
For more information on the meeting and log- ging in to the meeting, contact Irene Clements at 439-5101.
For the Record
Vicky Andersen's last name was misspelled in the letter that was pub- lished in the May 6 is- sue. The Times regrets the error.
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