Page 2 - Mid Valley Times 6-4-20 E-edition

Obituaries
Frank Everett Cope Jr.
Frank Everett Cope,
Jr. of Sanger died May 25. He was 79.
Mr. Cope worked as a foreman for Pacific Gas & Electric Com- pany.
He is survived by his wife, Alice M. Cope of Sanger, three daugh- ters, eight grandchil- dren and five great- grandchildren.
No services will be held.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
Helene Fusaye Ihara
Helene Fusaye Iha-
ra of Sanger died May 25. She was 94.
Mrs. Ihara worked as a bookkeeper for Bise Furniture.
She is survived by her brother, Hisao Iha- ra, one nephew and one niece.
No services will be held.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
David Lopez
David Lopez of Madera died May 7. He was 81.
Mr. Lopez worked as a tax examiner tech- nician for the Internal Revenue Service.
He is survived by his wife, Dory Mary Garza of Madera, one son, one brother, three sisters, three grand- children and five great grandchildren.
A private service will be held.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
Sandra Oldfield
Sandra A. Oldfield of Fresno died May 25 in Fresno. She was 53.
Ms. Oldfield worked as a registered nurse.
She is survived by two brothers and two sisters.
Private services were scheduled. Dop- kins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrange- ments.
Maria Rodriguez
Maria Elisa Rodri- guez of Cutler died on May 27. She was 71.
Mrs. Rodriguez was a homemaker.
Services were held on June 3.
She is survived by her spouse, Valen- tine, three sons, three daughters, a parent, three brothers, five sis- ters, seven grandchil- dren and three great- grandchildren.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Thursday, June 4, 2020 | A2 | Mid Valley TiMes
Another option for Sanger High
Published every Thursday by Mid Valley Publishing 1130 “G” Street, Reedley, CA. 93654
(559) 638-2244
•••••••
Mid Valley Times Staff
Fred Hall
Jon Earnest
Rick Curiel
George M. Villagrana Juanita Adame
Dick Sheppard
Duby Treviño Clinton Antonio
Tom Montijo
Susie House
Janie Lucio
Paulette Garcia Debra Leak
Letters to the Editor Policy
MID VALLEY TIMES invites letters from the public on any topic of relevance. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity or brevity, and we reserve the right to NOT publish them if they could be deemed libelous, slanderous, or profane. Letters from the same author may not be published more than once in a 30-day pe- riod. Letters should be 300 words or less and bear the author’s name, address, phone number and signature. Typed or legibly hand-written letters should be mailed, e-mailed or personally delivered to: Letters to the Edi- tor, Mid Valley Times, 1130 G St., Reedley, CA 93654.
Come Join Sal’s for
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS
between 11:00am and 4:00pm
In Loving Memory of
Richard G. Espino
February 12, 1938 ~ June 5, 2006
Remembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is the heartache that never goes away.
Respect ~ Honor ~ Remember
Cairns Funeral Home
Serving Families for Generations
Complete Funeral Services
• Cremation Services • Preplanning Services • Monument Sales
~ Serving all Faiths ~
Publisher Reedley Editor Sanger Editor Dinuba Editor Features Editor Editor Emeritus Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Advertising Advertising Marketing
Dine-In Only
Tuesday:
Lunch size chili verde quesadilla
beans and rice
Love You Stella
Senior sets up photo shoots for her fellow graduates
By Rick Curiel
Mid Valley Times
June 4 would have been gradu- ation day for seniors at Sanger High School. Instead, due to the ongoing pandemic, students in Sanger will be celebrating like many others this year — via a vir- tual prerecorded graduation cer- emony.
But one senior at Sanger High School wanted to make sure her classmates had every opportunity to celebrate this momentous occa- sion.
“I thought wouldn’t it be cool if we could do something like this,” said Sanger High senior Kai Glo- ria. “I told my sister and she basi- cally started planning everything. Before we knew it, it was this big ole thing.”
Kai and her sister, Alexandra Marie Gonzalez, coordinated with Touch of Elegance, who provided the backdrop and stage for se- niors to take pictures with fam- ily and friends last Thursday and Friday, May 28-29. The photo shoot was staged in front of their home, near the intersection of Bethel and Church avenues.
“We had about 80 people show up yesterday,” said Kai. “Today, we’ve been getting a lot more, con- sistently.”
Graduates who participated in the photo shoot were given a free goody bag, free water and a chance to enter a raffle for Star- bucks gift cards or tumblers.
Said one volunteer there, “We’re just here trying to make
SeePHOTOSHOOTSonpage A18
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Sanger High graduate Victoria Torres Huerta was just one of the many who took advantage of the community graduation photo shoot.
Dinuba police arrest Orosi man after pursuit
MVT Staff Report
Dinuba police arrest- ed an 18-year-old Orosi man following a pursuit
in the early morning hours of May 27.
At about 12:40 a.m., the department was ad- vised of a report of a sto-
len vehicle that had just occurred in Orosi, and provided with a descrip- tion of the vehicle and plate number.
At approximately 1:22 a.m., an officer with Di- nuba PD observed the ve- hicle traveling on Kamm Avenue, approaching the city limits. The officer got behind the vehicle, confirming it was in fact the stolen vehicle.
Officers attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle, but the driver failed to yield and a brief pursuit took place. The vehicle left the city limits back toward Orosi, and came to an end when the stolen ve- hicle became disabled and
SeePURSUITonpage A6
Monday:
Enchilada & lunch size
tostada a la carte 76.49
Wednesday:
Lunch size our enchilada
beans and rice
Thursday:
Hand held burrito (choice of two llings) served with beans and
rice 6.49 7.49
76.49 Friday:
76.99
served with beans and
Selma Location Only
2163 Park Street, 559-896-SALS (7257 facebook.com/pages/Sals-Mexican-Restaurant
940 F Street • Reedley Lic.#FD626 Haveastoryidea?Email tonews@midvalleytimes.com
Lunch size our taco rice 67.49
On call 24 hours (559) 638-2233
Sanger High School senior
Kai Gloria made adjustments to a photo shoot set she and her sister Alexandra Marie Gonzalez coor- dinated for local seniors. The photo shoots took place on May 28-29 in front of the sisters' home near the intersection of Bethel and Church avenues.
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
6897
005889
005807