Sanger Herald 5-31-18 E-edition

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Sanger (Fresno County) CA 93657 50¢ (tax included) Sanger remembers
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Top, L-R, Anita and John "Doc" Bart, Jackie Komush, Eli Ontiveros, Patrick Neimeyer, Frank Gonzalez, David Flores and George Willhoite. Left, Navy CMDR (retired) Patrick Niemeyer. See more photos on page 7A.
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
A solemn day of remembrance for those who died while serving
in the United States armed forces was commemorated Memorial Day morning at Sanger Cemetery under bright sunshine, with just enough of a breeze to keep the hundreds
of small flags marking graves of military veterans fluttering.
This year's ceremony was orga- nized by Sanger AMVETS Post 98 and emceed by post commander George Willhoite.
About 200 spectators, mostly middle-aged and older, some car- rying banners or flags and many wearing military patches or pins sat or stood in the shade created by the tall trees that line the road cir- cling the area where the ceremony was held.
Sally Hernandez brought flags to mark two graves. Her father, WWII veteran Benito Zuniga, and cousin, Vietnam veteran Vincent Zuniga, are buried in the cemetery.
approval for Measure S gang prevention grants
Dramatic water rescue
Photo courtesy Sanger PD
Police and fire personnel work to remove two men from an overturned car in a canal near Academy and Central av- enues.
Colors were posted by Sanger
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
Two brothers who were trapped in a partially submerged car were saved by Sanger police and fire personnel.
Sanger officers Sergio Ar- guello and Joshua Calderon responded to a report of a car in a canal near Academy and Central avenues at about 3 a.m. on Sunday morning.
They found the car upside down and heard a man inside calling for help. They were unable to get the car door open until Sanger fire per-
sonnel arrived with the "Jaws of Life," said police chief Silver Rodriguez.
A man they pulled out of the car pleaded with officers to save his brother who was stillinside. Arguellocrawled in the vehicle, found the second man in the back seat area and kept his head in
an air pocket until a CalFire Dive Team arrived.
Both men had minor inju- ries.
The CHP is investigating the cause of the accident.
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See REMEMBERING, page 7A Boys & Girls Club and SAM Academy await council
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
When the city council approves a recommendation by the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee - and it likely will do that next Thursday - Diane Carbray and Jerry Valadez will receive checks to fund their nonprofit gang and drug pre- vention programs in Sanger.
Carbray, president/
CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fresno County will receive $33,280 and Valadez, executive director/CEO of SAM Academy will receive
$83,375. Another $99,200 of Measure S money will go to fund the police department's G.R.E.A.T. Program.
Each group received the amount of grant money it requested and the total of $215,855 fell just within the committee's $219,000 budget for the gang prevention grant program.
The distribution of the grant money for fiscal year 2019 was one of the few things the oversight commit- tee was able to agree on at its May 29 meeting.
The committee sent city
attorney Hilda Cantu Montoy back to the drawing board
to cut and paste a portion of a proposed new ordinance together with a resolution written in 2009. The finished product, if approved by the committee, will be sent to the city council as the commit- tee's recommendation for clarifying the expenditure language of the Measure S ordinance 1094.
The compromise cut and paste option was approved with committee members James Miser, Melissa Griggs and Tony Gonzalez voting in
favor and committee chair Sue Simpson abstaining. That vote came after
the committee deadlocked on acceptance of either of two proposed ordinances to clarify Measure S spending language.
Approval of a proposed two-year budget and Mea- sure S 10 year expenditure plan were postponed until the committee can get a look at the city's general fund budget.
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High School NJROTC cadet com- mander Olivia Hernandez and cadet petty officer Kevin Goates.
A 21 gun salute was fired by an AMVETS Post 98 honor guard composed of Ralph Davila, Javier Hernandez, Robert Huey, Paul Rodriguez, Dewain Bolin, Manuel Alcantar and Luis Argulo. Gilbert Sanchez played Taps.
Jackie Komush sang the Na- tional Anthem.
John and Anita Bart placed a me- morial wreath. John is the adjutant for the American Legion, Depart- ment of California. The American Legion's state headquarters is in Sanger.
Mayor Frank Gonzalez and mayor pro tem Eli Ontiveros wel- comed everyone on behalf of the City of Sanger and Navy CMDR Patrick Niemeyer (retired) was the featured speaker. Niemeyer is now lead pastor at the Calvary Fellow- ship Church in Sanger.
Flags were placed on the graves of military veterans by community
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MAY 31, 2018
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CLASSIFIED 3B LEGALS 4, 5B BUSINESS DIRECTORY 7B LIFE STYLES 2B OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 3A SPORTS 1B POLICE LOG 2A WEATHER 8A
More than $100,000 in scholarships go to SHS seniors
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More than $100,000 in scholarships was awarded to SHS seniors at a May 25 Scholarship Night event. The group at left received a total of $8,500 from the Foundation for Sanger Schools. The presenters Cary Catalano and Margaret Tejerian are in the back row. Sunny Sangha, Von Robert Balanon and Matthew Castillo are in the middle row and Grace Miller, Kendyl Lassley, Grace Ochs and Talie Cloud are in the front row. Castillo received a $1,500 scholarship, Cloud received $2,000 and Miller, Lass- ley, Balanon, Sangha and Ochs received $1,000 each. The Foundation, formed in 2005, has granted nearly a half million dollars to the school district. In addition to scholarships it funds co-curricular, class- room, school site and immediate need grants. See more on page 6A.
• May 31 - Adult School graduation, 7 p.m., high school MPR, 1045 Bethel Avenue.
• June 2 - Veterans of Foreign Wars Community break- fast, 8-10:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, 1502 O Street.
• June 5 - Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee meeting, 6 p.m., city hall, 1700 7th Street.
• June 7 - City council meeting, 7 p.m., 6 p.m., city hall, 1700 7th Street.
• June 8 - Sanger High School graduation, 7 p.m., Save Mart Center in Fresno.
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