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Obituaries
Dominick
Almanzar
Dominick Almanzar of Burlingame died Aug. 21 in Burlingame. He was 23.
Mr. Almanzar worked in security.
He is survived by his father, Ruben Almanzar, his mother, Leticia Pa- tino, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Dopkins Dinu- ba Funeral Chapel.
Carolina Barrera
Carolina Barrera of Cutler died Aug. 28. She was 92.
Mrs. Barrera, a long- time Cutler resident, was a homemaker for 73 years.
She is survived by two sons, three daughters, 16 grandchildren, 24 great- grandchildren, five-great- great grandchildren and one brother.
Private family servic- es were scheduled under the direction of Dopkins Funeral Chapel, followed by interment in Texas.
Marta Chavez
Marta Chavez of Dinu- ba died Aug. 6 in Visalia. She was 69.
Mrs. Chavez worked as a packer.
She is survived by three sons, three daugh- ters and 31 grandchil- dren.
Graveside services were held Aug. 31. Dop- kins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrange- ments.
Amada Andrade
Dominguez
Amada Andrade Dominguez of Dinuba died Aug. 22 in Reedley. She was 80.
Mrs. Dominguez worked as a field super- visor.
She is survived by her husband, Agustine Andrade, two daughters, one son, one brother and two sisters.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel. A grave- side service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Bertha Gonzalez
Bertha Gonzalez of Parlier died Aug. 26 in Lodi. She was 66.
Mrs. Gonzalez worked as a fruit packer.
She is survived by her husband, Venancio Arella- no, four sons, two daugh- ters, 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
No funeral services were listed. Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel is handling the arrange- ments.
Jesus Partida
Jesus Partida of Cut- ler died Aug. 21 at his home. He was 82.
Mr. Partida worked for American Boxing Company.
He had no survivors.
No services were held, as burial will be in Mexico. Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the ar- rangements.
Profiling 2 more candidates for Miss Dinuba 2020
Sienna Gonzales is the 16-year- old daughter of Cynthia Garcia and is one of four siblings.
At Dinuba High School, Sienna has received academic letters for maintaining a 3.5 grade point av- erage or better while participat- ing in varsity cheer, where she is the team captain, the color guard letter team and the drill dance team. She also is a member of the Link Crew Club and the Fellow- ship of Christian Athletes Club.
In her spare time, she is active in her church youth group and has volunteered at the London Community Resource Center.
Sienna chose the issue of sub- stance and drug abuse for her platform. The issue for Sienna is one that is personal, as she attri-
Marina Velasquez is the 17-year-old daughter of Michael and Teresa Caldera and is one of seven siblings.
While at Dinuba High School, Marina has been involved in the Drama Club and Skills USA. She has also taken a liking to concert choir, where she was recently named the Most Improved Singer – allowing her to move up to Ad- vanced Women’s Choir.
Outside of the classroom, she has served as a cheer coach, pre- school assistant and has helped with events such as the Cinco de Mayo pageants. Marina has also done some acting and modeling for a current agency and has helped choreograph some high school plays.
She considers herself an outgo- ing, active and strong-minded per-
Sienna Gonzales
butes it to the passing of her late father. Her goal is to bring light
to the situation in the community and to inspire positive change.
She said she would like to be- come the next Miss Dinuba be- cause she wants to be a positive role model and share her plat- form with her community.
“I would like to prove that whatever obstacles you may face in life, they do not define you,” said Sienna.
After graduating from high school, Sienna plans to attend Fresno Pacific University and pursue a degree in psychology.
own lip-gloss business.
Marina’s pageant platform is
entitled “Women, the future awaits. Break the mold.” She said she chose this platform because she wants to encourage all women to reach their full potential.
“We have the right, the voice, the power and the courage to do what others can do,” she said. “We can make a difference no matter where we are in the world.”
Marina says she would like to be the next Miss Dinuba because she wants to show others the pas- sion she has for her community. She would also like to be part of a stronger effort in handling the COVID-19 situation in Dinuba.
After graduating from high school, Marina plans on attend- ing Reedley College and pursue a major in Liberal Studies.
Two more candidates for Miss Dinuba will be previewed in the Sept. 10 issue of The Times
Marina Velasquez
son. Artistic, crafty and fashion- able are also some of her qualities and she is currently starting her
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In her superin- tendent's message to district staff and stu- dents, Guerrero said the district remains in constant commu- nication with Fresno County and the Cali- fornia Department of Education (CDE) for the latest guidance and maintaining safety and maximizing safety dur- ing distance learning.
"Even though we had to start this school year virtually, we must and will continue to fo- cus on student engage- ment and mastery, ongoing professional growth, and strength- ening partnerships with our parents and community," Guerrero said in her message. "I can’t wait to look back on this year and celebrate all that we will have collectively accomplished. I have faith that we will be stronger, wiser, and braver."
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Dinuba council OKs ambulance, equipment for fire department
By George M. Villagrana
Mid Valley Times
Sometime later this year, a new and improved ambulance will be roaming the streets of Dinuba.
In a meeting on Aug. 23, the city council authorized the fire department to purchase a new type 3 ambulance and related equipment from Republic EVS in the amount of $163,576. The council authorized staff to order the new ambulance through the Houston- Galveston Area Council (HGAC) pur- chasing cooperative, which ensures a competitive price and is consistent with the city’s purchasing policy.
The fire department has an am- bulance that is 10 years old and has 250,000 miles on the odometer. The ve- hicle is no longer reliable for use as an emergency vehicle and has been taken out-of-service. The purchase of a new
ambulance will ensure the fire depart- ment has a reliable fleet of ambulances to provide advanced life support trans- portation for the citizens of Dinuba and surrounding communities.
Fire Chief Chad Thompson said the department attempts to replace one ambulance every couple of years in order to maintain a reliable fleet.
“We just ordered yesterday [Aug. 26] and still needs to be built and equipped,” Thompson said. “We are es- timating an arrival in about 4 months.”
The cost of $163,576 comes in low- er of the current budget allocated of $200,000 that was funded by the am- bulance fund.
In addition, the council also autho- rized the department to purchase a new cardiac monitor/defibrillator from Stryker in the amount of $31,891. The
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the two would be facing off in the upcoming elec- tion.
At this time, the SVN is not choosing an offi- cial endorsement of ei- ther candidate.
“The Sanger Veter- ans Network will remain neutral in this mayor election,” said Bennett. “We with both candi-
dates the very best.”
On- tiveros currently sits on the coun- cil as the represen-
Eli Ontiveros
Gon- zalez is the Mayor at Large for the city of Sanger and is up for re- election as his term expires in
November of this year. Sanger residents will head to the polls on Tues-
day, Nov. 3.
Frank Gonzalez
tative for District 4, or the southwest section of Sanger. His term on the council expires in No- vember of 2021.
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