Page 1 - Mid Valley Times 6-24-21 E-edition

Thursday, June 24, 2021
Vol. 2, No. 51
The Dinuba High softball team finally broke through to win the Central Section Division II softball championship, defeating league rival Selma High 2-0 at DHS on June 18. The Lady Emps' season ended with a 4-3 SoCal regional loss to Oxnard High on June 22. Details on the win over Selma can be found in sports on page A9.
TOP LEFT: Players doused head coach Bryan Patterson with a bucket of ice water after the 2-0 victory.
ABOVE LEFT: The Lady Emps mobbed pitcher Erica Flores following the final out against Selma.
ABOVE RIGHT: The team posed for a group shot with the Central Section Division II championship plaque.
Public rec swim returns to Sanger pool
By Juanita Adame
Mid Valley Times
A Reedley family is mourning the loss of their stepfather from a car accident on Highway 180 northwest of Sanger earlier this month.
Yair Teyssier, 28, was severely injured in the crash on 180 and McCall Avenue on the evening of June 10. He later died from his in- juries. The portion of the express- way between Fowler and Acade- my avenues has been the scene of multiple accidents the past couple of years, including fatal crashes.
“He was coming home that day, he had a job in Madera, he was at his stop at McCall and a car came up behind him and crushed him. The back of the car is completely destroyed,” said Brisa Nunez, Te- yssier’s stepdaughter.
“The cop came to notify us at around 9 p.m. that evening to let us know he’d been in an accident.”
The California Highway Patrol received calls of a two-vehicle crash sometime around 7 p.m.
Nunez said her stepfather was rushed from the scene with major injuries and after a few days on a ventilator, died from his injuries.
“My mom was really really close to him, they were closer than anyone and anything. She’s been really sad and broken that this happened,” she said. “My mom had a dream about him, telling her not to cry because every time she cried he couldn’t get to where he was going.”
Nunez said Teyssier was a fun guy with an easygoing personality. “I just graduated from high
See CRASH on page A16
Yair Teyssier is pictured in
a family photo from earlier this year. The 28-year-old Reedley man died days after he was severely injured in
a June 10 crash at Highway 180 and McCall Avenues. Thestretchof expressway between Fowler and Acad- emy avenues has been the scene of multiple accidents, including some fatal crash- es. Teyssler's vehicle was struck from behind while he was stopped at the traffic light at McCall Avenue.
Photo Contributed
Joaquin Zamora, Sanger Recreation Department / Photo Contributed
Swimmers enjoyed the cool water at the Sanger Recreation Department swimming pool and slide at the Sanger Community Center. Public swimming at the facility re- turned last week after being shuttered for the 2020 season because of COVID-19.
MVT Staff Report
Just in time before the arrival of a five- day heat wave, Sanger's Parks & Recreation Department has resumed the city's popular recreation swim program at the Sanger Com- munity Center, 730 Recreation Avenue.
The swim program returned on June 16 after a summer's absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once again, residents can enjoy the center's popular swim pool and slide facility from Tuesdays through Fridays between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Access to the main swimming pool is available for $2 for children and $3 for adults. Cost for the slide is $3 and $4, respectively. In addition, the department is planning the return of Family Swim Night on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for $1 per person.
All swimmers must wear proper swim at- tire. For more information on the program and any restrictions, contact the Recreation office at (559) 876-6300 (option 2) or go online to recinfo@ci.sanger.ca.us.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
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Dinuba
council
approves
budget
for '21-22
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Dinuba City Council on June 8 unanimously passed a resolution approving its op- erating budget and capital im- provement program for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Following a presentation by Administrative Services Director Karina Solis detailing the final segment of the $68.5 million budget, council feed- back and a brief public hear- ing, the council voted 5-0 to ap- prove the budget. The council also approved adopting the an- nual appropriations limit that goes with the budget process.
In the budget package pre- sentation by Solis, notice was given to major projects that were completed during the economics shutdown from COVID-19. These projects in- cluded the Kern Street Storm Drain Improvement Project ($3.7 million), College Av- enue rail crossing improve- ments, the expansion of the Police Department parking lot, street slurry projects at various locations and the 2020 Parks & Recreation Master Plan update.
Capital Project funds for the '21-22 fiscal year total $12.2 million, according to the report, and include local, state and federal revenues to fund various city infrastructure projects.
Some of the top projects scheduled for this fiscal years are the Alta/Nebraska
See BUDGET on page A2
A championship run
Reedley family mourns loss of stepfather in crash
Classifieds - A10 Directory - A6
Legals - A11-14 Sports - A9, A15
Lifestyle - A7-8
Lights & Sirens - A3, A5
Obituaries - A2-3 Opinion - A4