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Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Jodi Botello brings over 20 years of experience in working with the elderly at Sierra View Homes
MVT Staff Report
Cutler-Orosi Com- munity for Youth Foun- dation and Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District will be present- ing the 2nd mother and daughter conference from8a.m.–2p.m.on Saturday, December 14 at Orosi High School.
The event, entitled I’mPossible, is designed for young ladies in the Cutler-Orosi community as an enrichment op- portunity for daughters
Liz Gonzalez
and mothers. All young ladies grades 6-12 are encouraged to register and attend along with their mother or special mother figure.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Liz Gon- zalez, reporter and an- chor for KMPH Fox 26.
Gonzalez grew up in the Central Valley and is a Sanger High gradu-
ate. She later graduated from Fresno State with a degree in Mass Commu- nication and Journalism.
Gonzalez started her broadcasting career while in college, report- ing at KFTV-21 Univi- sion. She spent nearly two years at KVIA in El Paso, Texas, covering military, immigration and education issues. Gonzalez then returned to the Valley and worked for three years as the South Valley Bureau Chief at KSEE, focus- ing on stories in Tulare and Kings Counties. She joined the KMPH Fox 26 News Team in October of 2006.
Gonzalez is a mem- ber of the National Asso- ciation of Hispanic Jour- nalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors. She is proud to be bilin- gual and enjoys talking with students about fo- cusing on their futures.
The conference will consist of a brunch, lunch, entertainment, inspirational talk, break- out sessions and more. The registration fee is $5 per person.
For additional infor- mation, contact Yolanda Valdez at 559-528-4763 or email at yvaldez@cojusd. org or Micaela Macare- no at 559-4763 or email at mmacareno@cojusd.org.
Jodi Botello, who worked for more than 23 years at Sierra View Homes Retirement Community, began her job as the new Reedley Senior Coordinator on Nov. 16.
New coordinator takes over at Reedley's Senior Center
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The city of Reedley’s new se- nior coordinator is a familiar face to many residents in the Reedley area.
Jodi Botello, who worked 23 years at Sierra View Homes Re- tirement Community in Reedley and became a fixture helping or- ganize activities and working with seniors there, began her new job with the city on Nov. 18. She replac- es Christina Ontiveros, who retired after five years as coordinator set the end of September.
Botello, born in Sanger and raised in Reedley, admitted that leaving her longtime job was dif- ficult but is a natural fit for her.
“I knew that for me to leave Sierra View Homes it had to be something really great,” she said. “And this move is great for my family, and is great for me because I’m still working with seniors and can have a more regular schedule.”
Botello said she was drawn to the coordinator position because of her longtime relationship with the city through Sierra View Homes.
“I had worked often with Chris- tina and the Senior Center ladies, and [longtime senior coordinator] Carol Martens before that,” she said. “We worked on the Senior Prom, Diaper Derby and other things. I had always admired both of them, the kind of job that they had working with seniors.”
Botello was a familiar face to the Sierra View Homes family. She did activity planning, serving as the bus driver and organizing special events. “All of that kind of falls into place here, but in a little different way.”
Botello’s involvement with se- niors began after graduating Reed- ley High and training to become a certified nursing assistant. She started her career working with seniors at the then-Reedley Con- valescent Hospital, and in 1995 learned of an opening at Sierra View Homes and began work on a part-time basis. That soon devel- oped into a longtime career there.
“I’ve done it for so long because it was so rewarding,” Botello said. “Residents would look to me be- fore they would look to their fam- ily. That’s what I hope to have here, to build a bond and to be a place where people can come, feel loved and feel comfortable. The Senior Center has always been great.”
An immediate goal Botello has is getting activities and outings back up to speed since Ontiveros’ departure. “The first thing they want to do is have more outings, they want to go to the casinos,” she said. “They wanted to go to the poinsettia farms, but because I started so late in the year we’ll do that next time. But everyone asked for a trip to the casino, so we plan to go in February (to Tachi Palace in Lemoore).”
Botello said she hopes to even-
tually have small monthly outings and three to four major outings per year, either to casinos, destinations or other attractions. She hopes eventually to plan a trip up to the Sugar Pine Railroad in the Sierra Nevada.
Botello praised the volunteer staff at the Senior Center for their dedication and assistance. “They help me feel comfortable here and learn the program,” she said.
Many of the Senior Center’s es- tablished programs will continue as usual, Botello said. One of her first duties was to host the center’s an- nual volunteer awards earlier this week.
“The meal program has been great,” she said. “There’s been a few things they would like me to add, maybe a painting class. There has been someone to do a writing class for us. We want more activi- ties like that and start the outings again.”
Botello is married to her high school sweetheart, Tom Botello, and has two daughters: 24-year-old Brianna and 11-year-old Madison. Brianna currently works at Sierra View Homes while she attends Reedley College as she continues training to become a nurse.
Botello said the Reedley Senior Center is available to all seniors in the region, even from surrounding communities.
“Anyone can come to the senior center, they don’t have to be from Reedley,” she said.
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