Page 3 - Reedley Exponent 9-13-18 E-edition

Lights & Sirens August 30-September 5
Raid stops illegal pot grow
in Sequoia-KC National Park
The Reedley Exponent A3 Thursday, September 13, 2018
Thursday, August 30
• Drug/narcotic violation, 200 block of East Elizabeth Avenue, 12:43 a.m.
• Battery, 1000 block of K Street, 9:25 a.m.
• Hit and run, 10th Street and F Street, 10:18 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violation, North Acacia Avenue and West North Avenue, 7:27 p.m.
Friday, August 31
• DUI/arrest, 1400 block of East El Dorado Avenue, 1:04 a.m.
• DUI/arrest, North Frank- wood Avenue and West Syca- more Avenue, 6:18 a.m.
Saturday, September 1
• DUI/arrest, 1600 block of North Pecan Avenue, 1:53
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sion to the cemetery.
Dopkins owners Michael and Karen
Franzen were at the meeting to answer questions. Karen Franzen told the commis- sion that the idea of a niche garden area was to be able to mix religions and cultures in different areas. She also said the funeral home plans to have a wall just for memorial plaques. This allows families from Mexico or other regions out of state or the country to have a memorial area to remember loved ones not interred in Reedley.
Franzen also called the pet crematory “kind of a hindsight wish of mine.” She said she loves animals, but the nearest pet cre-
Tuesday, September 4
• Domestic violence, confi- dential location, 1:52 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violations, North Kady Avenue and East Manning Avenue, 10:11 a.m. • Residential burglary, 1000 block of C Street, 6:27 p.m.
Wednesday, September 5
• Fraud, 800 block of G Street, 9:23 a.m.
• Drug/narcotic violation, 900 block of East Manning Ave- nue, 10:05 p.m.
(Crime reports are listed for the Reedley, Parlier and Orange Cove areas and are available online at crimere- ports.com. Unless noted, the Reedley Police Department handled the calls.)
National Park Service / Photo Contributed
One of an estimated 3,500 marijuana plants were eradicated following the law enforcement raid of an illegal marijuana cultivation site inside Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on Sept. 5.
plants with a value of almost $850 million have been eradicated in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Park officials said the investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made.
Contributed
The San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index fell in August, but remained above growth neutral for the 24th consecutive month and pointing to stronger growth in the next three to six months.
The August index was at 55.1, falling from July’s 57.5. An index greater than 50 indi- cates an expansionary econo- my.
The index — released monthly by Fresno State’s Craig School of Business — is a leading economic indicator from a survey of individuals making company purchasing decisions for firms in Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare counties. The index is pro- duced using the same meth- odology as that of the national Institute for Supply Manage- ment.
“Both durable and non- durable goods manufacturing reported solid gains for the month,” said Dr. Ernie Goss, research faculty with the Craig School of Business. “As in recent months, construc- tion activity in the San Joaquin Valley continued to expand at a very healthy pace. I expect this pace to remain strong for the next three to six months.”
Last month, survey partici- pants were asked how tariffs were affecting their business operations. Approximately,
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partment of Homeland Secu- rity will participate in a Q&A session regarding counterter- rorism.
11 a.m. — A district at- torney panel features Fresno Country Deputy DA Sabrina Ashjian, Kings County DA Keith Fagundes and Tulare County DA Tim Ward.
Noon — Featured speaker Kirk Sherriff, Fresno chief for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California.
1:30 p.m. — A public de- fender panel features Tulare County Public Defender Lisa Bertolino and Reed Grantham with the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Eastern Dis- trict of California.
2:30 p.m. — Q&A with Couper Condit, district direc- tor for 12th District Assembly Member Heath Flora, R-Ripon.
Friday, Sept. 21
9:30 a.m. — Q&A with 26th Assembly District Member
Devon Mathis, R-Visalia.
one-fourth of the firms re- ported that tariffs and trade battles were having negative impacts on sales to, and pur- chases from, abroad. Despite this negative fallout from tar- iffs, six of 10 businesses sup- ported either raising tariffs, or 61.9 percent, support ei- ther raising tariffs or leaving current China trade tariffs in place.
Here is a recap of August numbers:
Employment — The em- ployment gauge moved lower to 55.0 from 57.5 in July. “The San Joaquin region has experi- enced strong job growth at 2.7 percent over the past year, or significantly above the nation’s 1.6 percent expansion over the same period of time. I expect the region to continue to add jobs, but at a somewhat slower pace for the next three to six months,” Goss said.
Wholesale prices — The prices-paid index, which tracks the cost of purchased raw materials and supplies, slipped to 67.6 from July’s 68.6 indicating elevated inflation- ary pressures at the wholesale level. “I expect rising tariffs, and trade restrictions to con- tinue to boost wholesale and consumer inflation growth above the Federal Reserve’s target. This trend has already pushed consumer inflation higher. As a result, in my judg- ment, the Federal Reserve’s
10:30 a.m. — A judiciary panel featured Eastern Dis- trict of California U.S. District Court Senior Judge Anthony Ishii, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley Boone, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara McAuliffe and Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jon Conklin.
12:30 p.m. — Q&A with 23rd Assembly District Mem- ber Jim Patterson.
6:30 p.m. — Keynote ad- dress from Alberto Gonzales.
Tellalian said the confer- ence has been a positive expe- rience for students.
“Based on student surveys I’ve conducted immediately following the conference, at- tending the conference has increased student motivation to pursue and complete their academic goals, enhance their critical thinking skills, develop their personal set of ethics, and inspired them to contribute to the betterment of their com- munity,” he said.
For more information, email Tellalian at bryan.tella- lian@reedleycollege.edu.
interest rate setting commit- tee will raise short-term in- terest rates by one-quarter of one percentage point (25 basis points) no later than Sept. 26,” Goss said.
Business confidence —
Looking ahead six months, economic optimism, as cap- tured by the business confi- dence index, fell to a healthy 62.5 from July’s 65.5. “Healthy profit growth and still low in- terest rates boosted business confidence. However, I expect
rising tariffs and trade restric- tion to shrink business confi- dence in the months ahead,” Goss said.
Inventories — The inven- tory index once again fell be- low growth neutral for August. The index, which reflects the growth or decline in raw ma- terials and supplies, fell to 45.3 from 47.2 in July.
Trade — The new export orders index fell to 49.9 from
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a.m.
• Vandalism, 500 block of East 11th Street, 7:21 p.m.
• DUI/arrest, 800 block of North Kings River Road, 10:04 p.m.
Sunday, September 2
• Child abuse, 1000 block of East Ponderosa Avenue, 4:08 p.m.
• Domestic violence, confi- dential address, 10:54 p.m.
Monday, September 3
• Injury accident, 13th Street and I Street, 1:27 p.m.
• Abandoned vehicle, 800 block of North Kings River Road, 1:48 p.m.
• Residential burglary, 100 block of South Haney Av- enue, 10:36 p.m.
Contributed
Law enforcement officers from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. For- est Service, and California Department of Justice raided an illegal marijuana cultiva- tion site within Sequoia National Park on Sept. 5.
More than 3,500 marijuana plants — with a street value of $5,250,000 — were eradicated. The site was located in a re- mote area of designated wilderness.
Extensive environmental damage was caused by the cultivators including thinned or removed vegetation, terraced hillsides, and approximately 10,000 gallons of water diverted from the ecosystem daily. Large amounts of trash, fertilizers, and pesticides also were found in the site.
For more than a decade, well-organized drug-trafficking organizations have been operating large-scale cultivation opera- tions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. These cultivation sites cause major damage to the parks’ natural resources and are a serious threat to public and staff safety. In the last 14 years, almost 300,000
matory in Fresno only serves veterinarians and is not open to the public. The nearest pet crematories available to the public are in Ba- kersfield and Merced.
“That’s quite a ways to drive. So it would be nice to have something simple for our small communities,” she said.
The Dopkins project will now go to the Reedley City Council for final approval.
In addition to that approval, the commis- sion passed resolutions recommending to the council change of zone applications for par- cels of land in northwest and southeast Reed- ley. The first parcel was just less than three acres near the Reedley River Walk Shopping Center while the other is for a proposed spa manufacturing facility on three acres at 1656 S. Buttonwillow Ave.
Staff Report
A Sept. 9 crash on High- way 180 north of Sanger killed a 33-year-old motorcy- clist while two other people in the accident — including a man from Reedley — were uninjured.
Jose Luis Navarro died from his injuries in the crash that occurred just af- ter 4 p.m. at Highway 180 west of McCall Avenue. The California Highway Patrol’s accident report had listed the victim as a Sanger resi- dent, but the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office didn’t list
Navarro’s residence when they formally identified him. Navarro was confirmed as a Sanger resident when a Go Fund Me social media account was established to raise money to assist in fu-
neral expenses.
According to the CHP
report. Navarro was riding a 1994 Harley Davidson mo- torcycle east on 180 at an un- known rate of speed. Efrain Cervantes, 42, of Reedley was driving a 2009 Honda Civic and stopped for a red light at McCall Avenue behind a 2008 Toyota Corolla driven by Milan Candelaria, 70, of
Sanger. For an unknown rea- son, Navarro failed to stop or slow for the stopped traf- fic and was ejected from the motorcycle when it struck the Honda from behind. The impact caused the Honda to move forward and strike the rear of the Toyota.
Navarro was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report. Neither Cer- vantes nor Candelaria sus- tained injuries.
The CHP report said it undetermined at the time of the accident if alcohol and/ or drugs played a role in the crash.
Motorcyclist dies in Highway 180 crash
Valley Economic Index dips; tariffs have impact
Chris sChmidt
February 1, 1957 ~ August 29, 2018
Chris Schmidt was a loving husband, devoted son, faithful brother, fun-loving uncle and trustworthy friend.
On February 1, 1957, Chris Wayne Schmidt was born in Reedley, California to parents Vernon and Dona Schmidt and was the youngest of three children. He attended Reedley Schools and graduated from Reedley High School in 1975.
Chris worked at Silvas Oil in Fresno, California for the past 28 years, the last six years as the Transportation Manager.
Early on, Chris recognized the passion inside himself for all things motor sports. He grew to love Harley Davidsons, hot rods and custom cars. Chris’s real pride and joy was his red and black ’55 Chevy Belair convertible.
Chris passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. His easy-going smile, playful nature and humble spirit will be missed.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Dona Schmidt, in 2015.
Chris is survived by his wife and soul mate, Sandy Brechmann; step-daughter, Rebekah Brechmann; father Vernon Schmidt and step-mother Vi; brother Keith; sister Audrey Tarvin; nephews Eric Schmidt, Wesley Tarvin and Kyle Tarvin; and niece Laurie Doyle.
A Celebration of Life was held at Peoples Church, GL Johnson Chapel,
7172 North Cedar Avenue, Fresno CA 93720, on Friday, September 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of owers, the family requests donations be made to the Mighty Moms Foundation online at www.mightymomsfoundation.org, or mailed to PO Box 28220, Fresno, CA 93729.
Join in remembering Chris Schmidt by visiting the website www.farewell.com. You may share remembrances and thoughts with our family and view a photo of Chris.
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