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Obituaries
Rodolfo A. Flores
Rodolfo A. Flores of Sanger died Aug. 3. He was 85.
Mr. Flores, former- ly from Los Angeles, worked as a self-em- ployed musician.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Flores of Sanger, three sons, three daughters, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Rodolfo Flores Jr.
A funeral service was held Aug. 15 at Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.
Nathaniel Frausto
Nathaniel Frausto of Dinuba died Aug. 10 in Madera. He was 18.
Mr. Frausto is sur- vived by his mother, Anita Frausto of Dinu- ba, stepfather Alvaro Nava Sr., two sisters and one brother.
Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Eleanor 'Lee' Jertberg
Eleanor "Lee" Jert-
berg of Dinuba died Aug. 10 in Reedley. She was 92.
Mrs. Jertberg was a homemaker.
She is survived by two daughters, two sons, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grand- children.
No services were scheduled at this time. Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel handled
the arrangements.
Irene Maria Jimenez
Irene Maria Jimenez
of Orosi died Aug. 12. She was 77.
Mrs Jimenez was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, two daugh- ters, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grand- children.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. followed by a funeral service at noon Friday, Aug. 20, at Christian Worship Cen- ter in Cutler. A grave- side service will fol- low at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Richard Jonathan Sanchez Machuca Richard Jonathan
Sanchez Machuca of Dinuba died July 29 in Visalia. He was 32.
Mr. Machuca is sur- vived by his wife, Nata- lie Flores, two sons, one daughter, his parents, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be from4to8p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Thurs- day, Aug. 19, at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Dinuba. Buri- al will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Jose Carlos Abraham Rodriguez
Jose Carlos Abra-
ham Rodriguez of Fowler died July 31 in Traver. He was 74.
Mr. Rodriguez worked as a field laborer. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Abraham. A funeral service was held Aug. 13 at St Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church in Reedley. Burial followed at Fowl-
er Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu-
neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Raymond
M. Smith Raymond M. Smith
of Reedley died July 12 in Reedley. He was 98.
Mr. Smith worked as a rancher.
He is survived by one son, three daughters, 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
No services were held. Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Matthew Tugas
Matthew Tugas of Fresno died Aug. 12 in Clovis. He was 68.
Mr. Tugas worked as a horticulturist.
He is survived by his wife, Nina Tugas, one son, one daughter, one brother and one sister.
A rosary will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a mass at 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Aug. 19, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church on G Street in Reedley. Buri- al will follow at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Sierra Kings Health Care District / Photo Contributed
The city of Reedley has partnered with the Sierra Kings Health Care District to provide free swim lessons for 120 children from qualifying families this summer. It's one of two grants from SKHCD, totaling $13,000, to help promote water safety among youth.
Reedley goes extra step to promote water safety
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Sierra Kings Health Care District grants help fund two safety programs
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The Sierra Kings Health Care District this year has commit- ted almost $175,000 in grants to local agen- cies for the implemen- tation of preventative programming related to obesity, diabetes, and behavioral health care.
The city of Reedley is the recipient of two grants valued at a little more than $13,000, to promote water safety via the Reedley Beach Water Safety Program and the Swim Lesson Program.
While attempting to save three children at Reedley Beach, an adult male drowned on Aug. 8, 2020. Unfortu- nately, this is not an iso- lated incident. In fact, there have been almost drownings every year and drowning every other year.
Seeing this most re- cent drowning as an opportunity to increase water safety awareness, last fall the city of Reed- ley tasked its Communi- ty Services Commission to investigate strategies
Sierra Kings Health Care District / Photo Contributed
Reedley city workers this summer placed signs at Cricket Hollow Park to promote water safety among children and adults. The user-friendly signage and outreach materials promoting safety also are in place at Reedley Beach.
to reduce the likelihood of future drownings.
City staff and the commission explored best practices that have been employed in other jurisdictions, including a lifeguard on duty, life vests, etc. Still, each one of these options come along with complexities around implementation and risk management.
“The city of Reedley is not sitting idly on this topic. City staff contin- ue to work with local safety agencies to deter- mine which strategies will work best in our area.” said Nicole Zieba, Reedley city manager.
In the meantime, the Sierra Kings Health Care District has part- nered with Reedley to fund user-friendly sig- nage and outreach ma- terials to promote safe-
ty at Reedley Beach. When hanging out at the beach, the community now will see prominent colorful signage with universal infographics at Reedley Beach and Cricket Hollow Park.
In addition, bilingual handouts cautioning families about the risks of the beach are handed out periodically. Finally, as direct outreach to the youth, activity books re- garding the dangers of Reedley Beach and safe- ty strategies are distrib- uted at the beach and via the city’s summer swimming program.
This summer, the Si- erra Kings Health Care District also partnered with Reedley to fund free swimming lessons for 120 children from qualifying families. A 2017 study found that 64 percent of African American children, 45 percent of Hispanic/ Latino children, and 40 percent of Caucasian children have no or low swimming abilities put- ting them at higher risk for drowning.
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