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The Dinuba Sentinel
Dinuba High HOSA takes home honors
Council Continued from Page A1
The 2018 HOSA students are pictured at the Cal-HOSA State Leadership Conference in Anaheim.
Karina Vieyra DHS HOSA Reporter
Dinuba High School students involved in HOSA - Future Health Professionals had the opportunity to compete at the state leadership conference this year at the Cal-HOSA State Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California.
They competed among more than 3,500 students from the state of California. Last year, Jaifreen Bhangu became the first State Officer from DHS. This year she is having two students follow in her footsteps. Xavier Montes will serve as the Region 3 Vice President and
Makayla Siria Gonzalez will serve as the State Parliamentarian.
The DHS HOSA received the honor of Most Enthusiastic Chapter at the conference. The chapter earned four recognition awards for community service and awareness efforts. Six seniors earned individual service award honors for completing 75 to more than 250 approved community service hours. Three students earned scholarships: Jaifreen Bhangu was awarded the HOSA Board scholarship, Melissa Valdez the HOSA Merit and Joanne Rubalcaba the Jacob Hefter Memorial.
Ten students finished in the top
five: Isabel Rivera finished in third place in Extemporaneous Health Poster, Jaifreen Bhangu second in Researched Persuasive Writing & Speaking, Virginia Hernandez & Mariam Almoraissi fifth in Career Health Display Boards, Melissa & Mireya scored 47 out of 50 for Chapter Reflections, Isabella Gonzalez and Makayla Siria Gonzalez third and Xavier Montes and Jessica Gallardo fourth in Biomedical Innovations: existing.
In all, 55 students competed at the state level. Students who qualified to the International Leadership Conference and Competition will travel to Dallas at the end of June.
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Candidate forum in Orosi for Spanish, English speakers
the Kern Street Storm Drain Project as an example because that’s probably a higher priority than anything else on the list. We could potentially get some funding for that, or our second fire station ... there’s a number of hazards listed and the strategies to mitigate those.”
The hazard mitigation plan was also recommended for the city to prioritize when considering capital improvement planning, building planning and general plan amendments.
• A donation, gift and
memorial policy was approved by the council.
Parks and Community Services Director Stephanie Hurtado said the policy is “A set guideline that will govern donations and gifts to the city of Dinuba and ensure that what is proposed by way of donations and gifts, protects the integrity of City property.”
The policy largely revolved around requests to place benches, trees and plaques at city parks as memorials. The policy will help facilitate gifts and to regulate and manage spacing of memorials.
Sentinel staff report
A candidate forum for Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 4 and Senate District 14 will be held at Orosi High School on May 3 at 5:30 p.m.
The event will be in Spanish with English interpretation. Families are welcome and childcare will also be provided.
Currently campaigning for the Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat are
Sentinel staff report
Dinuba Police incident calls in the last week.
Monday, April 23
• An accident pinned in a person in their vehicle in the area of Avenue 416 and Road 48 at 2:15 p.m.
• Gunshots were reported in the 400 block of South M Street at 11:25 p.m.
community advocate Romelia Castillo, city of Dinuba Vice Mayor Kuldip Thusu and Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District President Eddie Valero. Valero is confirmed to be attending the May 3 event at Orosi High School.
Currently campaigning for the State Senate, 14th District position, are incumbent Andy Vidak, CEO Ruben Macareno, Earlimart School Board President Abigail Solis and
Sanger city councilmember Melissa Hurtado. Solis and Hurtado have been confirmed to be attending the event.
Candidates will be asked questions on topics including immigration, agriculture, environment, food, poverty and more.
The event is hosted by the Tulare County Candidate Forum Coalition and will be moderated by Vanessa Ramirez of Telemundo 51.
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Lights &Sirens
Obituaries
Tuesday, April 24
• A victim was threatened with a gun in the 100 block of South L Street at 10:40 a.m.
• A homeless encampment was reported in the 2000 block of East El Monte Way at 10:50 a.m.
Wednesday, April 25
• A “bundle of marijuana” was reported in the area of Crawford
and Nebraska avenues at 8:05 a.m.
• An ambulance was requested for a vehicle versus bicyclist accident in the area of J and Tulare streets at 6:45 p.m.
• A vehicle in the police department parking lot was vandalized at 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 26
• A “small baggie with white substance” was reported at Dinuba High School at 2:30 p.m.
• A “gambling machine” was reported at a store in the 1600 block of East El Monte Way at 3:45 p.m.
Friday, April 27
• A power outage across Dinuba and Cutler-Orosi was reported at 9 a.m.
• A vehicle fire was reported in the area of Crawford Avenue and El Monte Way at 12:45 p.m.
• A gunshot reportedly shattered a door at a business in the 2100 block of East El Monte Way at 9:50 p.m.
Ruben Soto Carrillo
Ruben Soto Carrillo, a resident of Madera, died April 21, 2018. He was 80.
He was a salesman.
A celebration of life is being held May 3 at 7 p.m. at Fortress of Truth in Visalia. A graveside services will be held May 4 at 11 a.m. at Smith Mountain Cemetery.
Surviving family members include his wife, four sons, four daughters, four brothers, one sister and 10 grandchildren.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Eli “Ike” Mandel
Eli “Ike” Mandel, a resident of Tempe, Arizona, died April 28, 2018. He was 98.
He worked at Mathis and Bolinger furniture in Dinuba.
Services will be held in Arizona.
Surviving family members include two sons and two grandchildren.
Dan M. Reagan
Dan M. Reagan, a resident of Sultana, died April 26, 2018. He was 68.
He was a truck driver and instructor.
A funeral service is being held May 3 at 10 a.m. at Wellspring Christian Center. Burial will take place May 4 at 9 a.m. at Smith Mountain Cemetery.
Surviving family members include his wife and multiple brothers.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Jaime Hernandez
Jaime Hernandez, a resident of Orosi, died April 21, 2018. He was 27.
He was a field laborer.
Services have been held. Burial took place at Smith Mountain Cemetery.
Surviving family members include his father and his mother.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
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In addition, a plot of land owned by the school district further south of Mercantile Row could end up as even more single-family lots.
“They bought that with the intention of putting a middle school or elementary school there,” Brandt said. “When we talked to them, their view was, ‘Well, we’re not really sure what we’re going to do with that.’ We showed in this plan what would happen if the school district sold that to a developer. It shows the potential of an additional 150 lots if the school district didn’t need that space.”
In other council actions:
• The city’s adoption of the Tulare County Multi- Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan could help Dinuba receive funds for much-needed safety resources.
Dinuba Fire Chief Chad Thompson explained to the council, “The plan highlights hazards within the county and city - earthquakes, fires, flooding. It identifies critical infrastructure in every agency that could potentially be damaged or disabled by these hazards."
Many of the concerns listed for the city of Dinuba include infrastructure and code enforcement, along with two major projects the city is attempting to fund.
“For example, some of our hazards are obviously flooding,” Thompson said. “It keeps our city eligible for any possible mitigation grant funds. Potentially, I’d use
Sentinel staff report
An Orosi man was arrested April 25 on suspicion of befriending a minor and performing lewd acts in the “Dinuba area.”
Frank Gonzalez, 36, of Orosi, allegedly contacted a 12-year- old boy on social media and “shortly after the molestation began,” a report from the
• A woman was reportedly locked out of her car while her 10-year-old son was asleep inside at 10:25 p.m. in the Wal- Mart parking lot.
Saturday, April 28
• A person was reportedly shot at while driving in the 400 block of Katelyn Avenue at 2:40 p.m.
• An elderly woman was reportedly “abandoned by family members” in the 1000 block of Arno Road at 5:40 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
• Four “gang members” were reported for allegedly planning an altercation at a home in the 400 block of South M Street at 3:15 p.m.
• Gunshots were reported in the 700 block of Pear Avenue at 7:10 p.m.
Monday, April 30
• Ducks were reportedly “stuck” in a homeowner’s backyard in the 1600 block of Corey Court at 8:35 a.m.
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A graphic of the proposed land use plan created by QK Inc.
Orosi man arrested for lewd
Frank Gonzalez
County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office conducted a two-month
executingawarrant. Gonzalez was arrested and
booked on suspicion of lewd acts upon a child.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the TCSO at 733-6218 or contact anonymously by calling 725-4194 or emailing TCSO@tipnow.com.
investigation into the case. Investigators found evidence
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