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Obituaries
Apolinar 'Paul' De La O
Apolinar "Paul" De
La O of Orosi died Aug. 26. He was 81.
Mr. De La O was an agricultural main- tenance worker. He is survived by one son, three daughters, 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at St. Mary's Catholic Churc- gh in Cutler. A grave- side service will fol- low at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Guadalupe Pecina Espinoza Guadalupe Pecina
Espinoza of Orosi died Aug. 14 in Visalia. She was 86.
Mrs. Espinoza worked in farm labor.
She is survived by her husband, Gumaro Espinoza Sr., three sons, one daughter, three sis- ters, 12 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild.
Services were held Aug. 30. Dopkins Dinu-
ba Funeral Chapel han- dled the arrangements.
David Z. Gai
David Z. Gai of Madera died Aug. 19 in Fresno. He was 72.
Mr. Gai worked as a truck driver.
He is survived by one son, four daughters, two sisters, 15 grand- children and four great- grandchildren.
Services were held Aug. 31 at Grace Church of the Valley in Kingsburg. Burial with full military honors followed at Kingsburg Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Rosalina Garcia
Rosalina Garcia of Reedley died Aug. 22 in Reedley. She was 76.
Mrs. Garcia worked as a baker.
She is survived by her husband. Richard T. Garcia, three sons, one daughter, two broth- ers, two sisters, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren.
Visitation is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Dopkins
Reedley Funeral Cha- pel. A rosary will be at 10:30 followed by a mass at 11 a.m. Fri- day, Sept. 3, at St. An- thony of Padua Catho- lic Church in Reedley. Burial will follow at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Israel Castillo Lara
Israel Castillo Lara
of Sanger died Aug. 7. He was 60.
Mr. Lara is survived by his wife, Veronica Lara, and one son.
Vistation and a rosa- ry were held Aug. 16 at Wallin's Funeral Home in Sanger. A mass was held Aug. 17 at St. Mary's new Catholic Church in Sanger. Buri- al followed at Sanger Cemetery.
Wallin's Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Mariana Godinez Solorzano Mariana Godinez
Solorzano of Reedley died Aug. 23. She was
28.
Ms. Godinez Solor-
zano worked in sales. She is survived by one daughter, her parents, Joe Luis Godinez and Martha Godinez, and three
sisters.
Visitation is from
8:30 to 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Sept. 2, at Dop- kins Reedley Funeral Chapel. A rosary will be at 10:30 followed byamassat11a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley. Burial will be at Reedley Cem- etery at a later date and time.
Fresno County
events designed
to get feedback
on Measure C
future funding
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The Fresno Council of Governments and the Fresno County Transpor- tation Authority are co- hosting a series of public workshops and presenta- tions now through mid- September. The work- shops are designed to so- licit residents' feedback and opinions on a series and transportation and land-use planning docu- ments that will serve as spending and growth blueprints for the next 20 years.
A workshop is sched- uled to take place Thurs- day, Sept. 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sanger Community Center, 730 Recreation Ave., The first two workshops were held Aug. 31 at the Reedley Community Center and Sept. 1 in Coalinga. After Sanger, six other workshops are scheduled in September.
Fresno Council of Governments' "Regional Transportation Plan/Sus- tainable Communities Strategy" for 2022 consid- ers how communities will accommodate population growth in the long term and how best to plan for that growth broadly in terms of both land use development, and specif- ically, the transportation
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ports stated that Clovis East was looking for a replacement game.
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The recent new section of Highway 180 near Centervlle and Minkler — as well as the widening of the highway in the past two decades was a result of Meausre C funding. A workshop hosted by the Fresno Council of Governments and Fresno County Transportation Authority will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at the Sanger Com- munity Center, 730 Recreation Ave.
John delaMontanya
July 2, 1935 ~ August 10, 2021
John delaMontanya loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on August 10, 2021 at the age of 86. Born in Red Bluff, CA to Earl and Anna Belle, John grew up in Auburn, CA. After moving to Dinuba, he served several years on the Planning Commission. He was elected to the Dinuba City Council, a seat he held for 16 years, serving as Mayor twice.
John married his wife Pat in 1982 and their combined family includes Lynette (delaMontanya)
Langguth, Michael delaMontanya and Michael, Gregory, and Douglas Millhorn. John and Pat have 16 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. John is also survived by his brother Bert and sister Martha.
John’s passions outside of family were his commitment to our Lord, membership in Dinuba Lions Club, Boy Scouts, bridge with the guys, and gardening. He was known for his kind, loving, and compassionate spirit.
A celebration of John’s life will be held at Christian Worship Center 240 E Fresno St. on Saturday, Sept 4th 11am.
Lunch to follow in the social hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Crown Valley Youth Ranch, P.O. Box 728, Woodlake, CA 93286.
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projects needed to sup- port that growth.
The second half of the workshop will have the county's transportation authority will seek com- munity input on Measure C, Fresno County's local transportation funding. The original measure, passed in 1986, estab- lished a half-cent sales tax to be used exclusive- ly for local transporta- tion purposes adminis- tered by FCTA. Measure C funding has gone to local improvement proj- ects like road repairs and filling potholes.
In addition, the mea- sure has helped complete road and transportation projects across Fresno County that improve commuter safety, public transit and create greater connectivity from rural to urban communities.
Voters will decide on a Measure C renewal in November 2022, which is why FCTA is stress- ing the importance of community involve-
Penner texted over a late-afternoon text mes- sage about the game's cancellation.
"Unfortunately, we had to cancel this Thurs-
ment now to help identi- fy transportation needs as part of the renewal process.
Fresno COF and the transportation author- ity are seeking open discussion and survey feedback from attendees following the workshop presentations to provide some history and contest about why county com- munities have grown the way they have and what they might look like in the future.
Future workshops are planned in Clovis (Sept. 8), Kerman (Sept. 9), Selma (Sept. 14), Mendota (Sept. 16) and Fresno (Sept. 20). In addition, there will be a virtual workshop via Zoom video Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
In addition to attend- ing the workshops, resi- dents can complete an online survey at Measu- reCRenewal.com or call (559) 600-0413 for more information.
day's varsity football game with Clovis East," the text read. "Many schools throughout the Central Section and the state have had to perse- vere through similar cir- cumstances and we are now among them.
"This is a reminder that we are all working through this together and we are grateful for the games we have been able to play."Penner said in a text that reschedul- ing the lost game is to be determined. Sanger High has an open "bye" date on Friday, Sept. 24.
Immanuel High had its season-opening game at home against Roos- evelt canceled because of a shortage of players, but returned to action last weekend. Parlier High has canceled both its Aug. 27 and Sept 3 games be- cause of contact tracing.
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