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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Vol. 3, No. 23
Parades capture holiday spirit
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Coronavirus Update
Case
incidence
rates are
declining
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
There isn't any influx of Omicron variant cases for COVID-19 apparent in the Central Valley this week, and the new case and 30-day case rates for coronavirus in gen- eral showed declines in this week's numbers.
As of the Dec. 7 updates in Fresno and Tulare counties, COVID positivity rates have dipped to 4.9 and 3.8 percent, respectively, while new daily case rates per 100,000 popula- tion also have lowered to 11.8 and 9.3 in the two counties.
Another encouraging sign is the lowering of 30-day case incidence rates in what have
See VIRUS on page A18
RC Community Band concert in Reedley set for Dec. 11
MVT Staff Report
The Reedley College Com- munity Band is presenting a "Holiday Memories" program at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Reedley College Forum Hall. Admission is free.
The concert, billed as "a festive musical trip down memory lane," will feature the RC Community Band as well as the Reedley College Cham- ber Ensembles performing.
The concert is the second this week at the college's Fo- rum Hall. On Dec. 6, the col- lege held its annual orchestra concert.
Reedley, Sanger, Dinuba and Parlier all return to live events
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Christmas holiday parades returned with a bang to four Mid Valley Times cities last week.
Reedley, Sanger, Dinuba and Parlier — in that order — held holiday parades within a 72-hour window on Dec. 3 through 6. The first three cit- ies' parades came within 24 hours of one another.
Reedley kicked off the events with its annual Elec-
See PARADES on page A2
Final council meetings of
2021 scheduled for next
week in Dinuba and Reedley
RPD's Supervisor of the Year
From left, Reedley Police Commander Mark Ediger, Sgt. Gary Kincaid and Reedley
Police Chief Joe Garza stood in front of the Reedley Commu- nity Center during the Reedley Police Department’s annual awards ceremony the evening of Dec. 7. Kincaid was awarded as this year’s Supervisor of the Year. The department presented awards to top officers, dispatch- ers and employees, There will be more photos in the Dec. 16 issue of The Times.
Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
TOP: The float entry from S&S Pump Service from Reedley was selected as the Sweepstakes prize float at the annual Reedley Electrical Farm Equipment Parade on Dec. 3 in downtown Reedley. Throngs of people crowded along G Street to watch the return this year of a live parade.
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
ABOVE LEFT: Dylan Lee, a Dinuba native and World Series champion pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, waved from the Dinuba Chamber of Commerce float during the Dinuba Christmas Parade on Dec. 4 in downtown Dinuba.
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
ABOVE: Skullhunters 4X4 demonstrated some of their off road skills during the Toy-
float in the Parlier Christmas Parade on Dec. 6.
land Parade in downtown Sanger on Dec. 4.
LEFT: With a glowing snowman behind them, a Parlier family rode on the back of a
Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
MVT Staff Report
The cities of Dinuba and Reedley will be conducting their final City Council meet- ings of 2021 next Tuesday, Dec. 14.
Dinuba's meeting will be- gin at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall council chambers, 405 East El Monte Way. To see and download a copy of the agenda, go to the city's web- site at www.dinuba.org.
Reedley's meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the city's Council Chambers, 845 G St. in downtown Reedley. To see and download a copy of the agenda, go online to the city's website at reedley.ca.gov.
Both cities' councils meet the second and fourth Tues- day of each month, but dur- ing November and December the entities meet just once because of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Classifieds - A9 Directory - A10 Legals - A12-16 Sports - A8, A11
Lifestyle - A7, A6
Lights & Sirens - A3, A5
Obituaries - A2-3 Opinion - A4