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Church sings, gives
gifts to senior citizens
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Sixth-graders from the Dinuba Unified School District greet Dinuba High's mascot "Edgar" as they visit Reedley College.
Valley sixth-graders make big “promises”
"The caticism kids and parish enjoy caroling and bringing joy to the residences, as some of them don't get any visitors during this time," church member Crystal Diaz said. "Some get emotional and are so happy with the music and the gifts. It's a very heart warming experience. We delivered more than 189 gifts." The church wants to thank their parish for all their support and local businesses for donations.
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Approximately 1,500 sixth grade students from three Central Valley school districts [Dinuba Unified, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified and Kings Canyon Unified] visited Reedley College on Dec. 15 for the “Central Valley Promise,” a community- wide effort to promote college as a viable option for kids in our region.
The big “promise” given to the students is free tuition for their very first semester if they attend any community college in the State Center Community College District. Requirements for the free tuition include a grade point average of 2.7 or above upon graduation from high school, and registering for a minimum of 15 units for that semester.
The event consisted of a campus tour, including Reedley College's three-hundred acre farm, Residence Hall and Aeronautics program. There was also a pep rally and speech in the gymnasium by Reedley College President Dr. Sandra Caldwell. Caldwell told the kids that if they promise to follow-through on the necessary steps they need to take towards college, they will in turn promise to offer free tuition to Reedley College, or any of the colleges in the district, within their first semester.
The college wanted to give a special thanks to the Central Valley Community Foundation and the Mitsuoka endowment fund for children in Dinuba, Reedley and Orosi, who approved a $150,000 grant to support Reedley College and the Central Valley Promise.
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Potential brand-new projects were recently presented in Dinuba as well. A senior living facility with more than 100 homes and multiple facilities is planned near Ridge Creek Golf Course Dinuba. United Health Centers plans to build their 15,000-square foot health clinic with extended urgent care hours on Westgate Way, south of Tractor Supply. The city also revealed plans to work with a developer to master plan a 20-acre piece of land for a new retail center east of Wal-Mart.
Local business owners also took interest in the downtown district with the sales of the former bowling alley, and former gym El Tigre at 137 North L Street. The bowling alley building is slated to be a possible pizzeria and family fun center that would open in mid to late 2018.
As the city continues their attempts to recruit, they will soon be armed with nearly 400 more households on their resume.
Ongoing projects include four model homes that are close to opening at Woodside Homes’ project at Ridge Creek. The first phase will grow to 107 units, four at a time. San Joaquin Valley Homes is reportedly adding 84 homes to the Viscaya II subdivision. Tierra Vista II is also growing to 44 lots. Self-Help Enterprises’ Sierra Village apartment complex is under construction and will open 44 single-family units in its first phase soon.
Coming soon will be another project by San Joaquin Valley Homes - 37 lots called Laurabrook Estates, and Century Communities’ 77-lot Quail Run South subdivision.
While the homes may not be enough to attract the next tier of big business in Dinuba, it may help with recruitment in the immediate areas.
Said James, “With 400 in the grand scheme of things, if a certain retailer needs a population of 30,000 and ‘X’ amount of rooftops, a 400- unit increase in the immediate timeline isn’t going to have a huge impact, but if a vast majority nears the east side it would have an impact. The closer we can get rooftops to east side, the more attractive it becomes.”
The Retail Coach and city of Dinuba teamed together to create profiles for their vacant retail opportunity locations. The Retail Coach has taken those profiles to major conferences across the country. The next step is to create “industry profiles” that would layout types of businesses that are missing or underserved in the Dinuba area.
“Now we’re looking at industry strategies,” James said. “Developing profiles for industries - a gap analysis where we are under served by a huge margin and some of the data compiled by the market. It’s a much more targeted resource ... We’re targeting certain industries and those are targeted based on the gap industries. But some retailers just won’t look at a community of our size.”
Several years ago, the city conducted similar efforts that recruited the likes of Wal-Mart and ensuing adjacent retailers to Dinuba. An upswing in the economy and reduction of housing development fees have helped lay the groundwork for another boom in housing and business.
One more game changer that could shift the future of Dinuba’s hotspots is the new high school, planned at Alta and Kamm avenues. The adjacent areas are largely undeveloped.
Verizon headlined the location by opening in November. Chicken wing chain Wingstop will occupy the secondary part of the parcel, opening in “early 2018.”
St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Dinuba held its 4th annual Christmas Caroling and Gift Delivery to local senior citizens. Members of the church visited assisted living facilities Golden Living, St. Micheal's and Dinuba New covenant care. The caticism program is in charge of the event.
Obituaries
Dinuba Police incident calls in the last week
Friday, Dec. 22
• A juvenile with a stick and knife was reported in the 1300 block of East Whittaker Way at 1:30 p.m.
• Flames were reported in the backyard of a home in the 1300 block of Magnolia Way at 11:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 23
• A welfare check was requested for a woman with a dog who was asking people for help in the 1300 block of South Alta Avenue at 1:30 a.m. • A vehicle collided with a parked big rig in the area of North Crawford Avenue and East Davis Drive at 3:45 a.m.
• A man was reportedly heard screaming in an orchard in the 1800 block of Lauren Avenue. A welfare check was requested at 5:40 a.m.
• A possible gunshot victim was reported in the area of El Monte Way and Palm Drive at 2:40 p.m.
• Juveniles on bikes were reported in the runway and nearly hit by a vehicle in the area of Lincoln Avenue at 3:20 p.m.
• Alcohol was stolen from a vehicle in the 800 block of North Alta Avenue at 6:15 p.m.
• A fire in a “can” was reported in the 1800 block of South College Avenue at 7:55 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 24
•Apersononabikewas reportedly looking into vehicles in the 700 block of Bergenia Circle at 1:40 a.m.
• Items were stolen in the 1000 block of North Alta Avenue at 8:55 a.m.
• A business was vandalized in the 100 block of North K Street. A window and storage lock were broken. It was reported at 4:50 p.m.
• An injured owl was reported to animal control in the 600 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 5:10 p.m.
• A suspect reportedly used a rope latter to break into a business in the 100 block of North L Street at 5:45 p.m.
• Bikes were stolen in the 600 block of Whitney Avenue at 10:10 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 25
• Ten noise complaints were made overnight.
• Three Gunshots were reported in the area of Dickey Park at 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 26
• A vehicle was stolen in the 1100 block of East Sierra Way at 8:20 a.m.
• A fence fire was reported in the 700 block of Cherrie Ann Avenue at 9:50 a.m.
• A delivery truck was vandalized in the 200 block of East Tulare Street. It was
reported at 9:55 a.m.
• A vehicle was burglarized
in the 1000 block of North Alta Avenue. It was reported at 10:50 a.m.
• Money was stolen in the 800 block of North Alta Avenue at 3:15 p.m.
• An assault was reported in the 500 block of North Crawford Avenue at 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 27
• Gunshots were reported in the 1500 block of East Park Way at 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28
• Vandalism was reported in the 40500 block of Road 74 at 1:15 a.m.
• A business was burglarized in the 1700 block of East El Monte Way. It was reported at 6:25 a.m.
• A man with a gun in his hand was yelling in the 200 block of South L Street at 3:20 p.m. He was apprehended by police.
• Two men attempted to steal BB guns at Wal-Mart at 5:20 p.m.
• A person on a bike was reportedly hit by a car in the 100 block of West El Monte Way at 5:20 p.m.
• A home was burglarized in the 700 block of North Villa Avenue at 6:10 p.m.
• A physical altercation was reported in a restaurant in the 300 block of West Tulare Street at 9:45 p.m.
Jereldena Mae Weldon
Jereldena Mae Weldon, a resident of Dinuba, died Dec. 22, 2017. She was 85.
She was a homemaker.
Services have been held. Burial took place at Smith Mountain Cemetery.
Surviving family members include one son, one daughter, five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Audrey Maxwell
Audrey Maxwell, a resident of Dinuba, died Dec. 19, 2017. She was 82.
She was a caregiver.
Surviving family members include two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Jose Guadalupe Lopez Mendoza
Jose Guadalupe Lopez Mendoza, a resident of Cutler, died Dec. 26, 2017. He was 40.
He was a field laborer.
A visitation is being held Jan.4from3to8p.m.witha rosary service at 6 p.m., all at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Mass will be held Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will take place at Smith Mountain Cemetery.
Surviving family members include his wife, two sons, one daughter, his parents, one brother and two sisters.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
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