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Obituaries
Jorge Becerril
Jorge Becerril of Sanger died Aug. 5. He was 56.
Mr. Becerril was a production worker for Pitman Farms.
He is survived by four daughters, two brothers, three sisters and eight grandchil- dren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hilarion and Maria Guadalupe Becerril, and two brothers.
Private services were held. Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home is handling funeral ar- rangements.
Emma C. Marquez
Emma C. Marquez
of Dinuba died Aug. 1. She was 70.
Mrs. Marquez was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband Manuel Marquez Eledesma, two daughters, two sisters, nine grandchildren and
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four great-grandchildren. Services were held Aug. 12. Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled
the arrangements.
Omar Oviedo
Omar Escamilla Oviedo of Reedley died Aug. 7 in Los Angeles. He was 62.
Mr. Oviedo worked in construction.
He is survived by one son, four daughters and 14 grandchildren.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Cheryl Lynn
Smythe
Cheryl Lynn Smythe of Sanger died July 30. She was 66.
Mrs. Smythe was a teacher for the Fresno Unified School District.
She is survived by one sister and one nephew.
No services were held. Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling funeral arrangements.
has annual backpack giveaway
Five hundred backpacks filled with school supplies were handed out to the Cutler-Orosi community at the Family HealthCare Network’s 19th Annual backpack giveaway on Aug. 15 in Orosi. Family HealthCare Net- work partnered with Anthem Blue Cross, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District and Cutler-Orosi Lions Club. Eddie Valero, Tulare County Area 4 Supervisor, was on hand as volunteers practiced social distancing and wore masks at the event.
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Fresno County health officials warn against exposure to dead bats
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The Fresno County Department of Public Health is reminding residents of the dangers of being exposed to dead bats during the current heat wave.
Health officials say this is a common time of year for residents to see or find dead bats in
or around their homes due to the temperatures as weaker members of local bat colonies suc- cumb to the scorching heat.
The bats can be po- tential carriers of rabies, a very serious disease that is almost always fa- tal if not treated before symptoms appear.
Residents in Fresno County who encounter dead or live bats are ad- vised not to touch the animals and to keep pets away from them.
According to health officials, though many mammals can be infect- ed with the rabies virus, bats are the most com- mon in Fresno County that carry the virus.
Pet owners are re- quired by state law to vaccinate their dogs
Fresno County DPH / Contributed
The Fresno County Department of Public Health urges residents to avoid exposure to dead bats.
against rabies at the age of four months. Al- though not mandated, health officials highly recommend that cats also be vaccinated for the virus.
To report a bit to your pet or any dead bats ob- served in Fresno County, contact the Fresno Hu-
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a master’s degree in Criminal Justice Admin- istration and a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from California State University, Fresno.
mane Animal Services at (559) 600-PETS.
If you or a family member has been bit by a pet or wild animal, call your health care pro- vider immediately. For more information on ra- bies, call (559) 600-3332 or visit www.fcdph.org/ PETS.
He takes over the position after former Sanger Police Chief Sil- ver Rodriguez retired from the department back in January after having served the de- partment for just over six years.
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In Loving Memory of our Dad
Armando Garza
May 14, 1939 - August 25, 2013
We thought of you with
love today
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too. We think of you in silence
We OFTEN speak your name
Now all we have is Memories
And your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake.
With which we’ll never part.
God has you in his keeping
We have you in our hearts.
7 Year Anniversary
From your loving family!
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