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Sanger. But the recom- mendation to remove the emergency desig- nation is because "the case incidence has sig- nificantly subsided for Sanger." Using a previ- ous model, the current risk level would be at minimal/moderate.
Department reports also will include discus- sion of an appointment to the Public Financing
Obituaries
Armando Sanchez Herrera Armando Sanchez
Herrera of Sanger died May 9 in Dinuba. He was 65.
Mr. Herrera worked as an agricultural in- dustrial mechanic.
He is survived by his wife, Aurora Nava Torres of Sanger; three daughters, five sons, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchil- dren.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thurs- day, May 19, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Ascencion
Nerio Jr. Ascencion Nerio Jr.
of Dinuba died May 1 in Dinuba. He was 80.
Mr. Nerio worked as a truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Isabel Nerio
Authority Board for the Sanger North Academy Corridor Enhanced In- frastructure Financing District. In addition, the consent agenda includes a recommendation for the council to waive the Second Reading and adopt an ordinance amending the Sanger City Code to toughen penalties for illegal fire- works violations.
The council meets the first and third Thurs- days of each month.
of Dinuba; one son, two daughters and four grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life was held May 15 and funeral service May 16 at Dinuba First Assembly of God Church. Burial was at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba handled the arrange- ments.
Michael Daniel Ruiz
Michael Daniel Ruiz
of Sanger died May 1 in Clovis. He was 37.
Mr. Ruiz worked as a line supervisor.
He is survived by his parents, Frank and Rachel Ruiz; one broth- er and one sister.
Visitation and ser- vice were held May 16 at Sanger Worship Center. Interment was at Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
RMCHS FFA teams are state champs
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Competition held in SLO on May 7
Staff, Contributed Reports
Two FFA teams of stu- dents from Reedley Mid- dle College High School can call themselves state champions after compe- tition earlier this month.
The school's Forestry and Veterinary Science teams beat out all other schools entered during competition at the Cali- fornia State FFA Finals at Cal Poly San Luis Obis- po on May 7 to earn their respective state champi- on designation. With the
Reedley Middle College High School / Photo Contributed
The RMCHS FFC Forestry and Veterinary Science teams captured state titles on May 7.
victories, the RMCHS teams also qualified for national competition this fall in Indianapolis, Ind.
That competition takes place in October.
Reedley Middle Col- lege HS's other FFA
team also turned in top five finishes during the
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Dinuba adds 4 new fire personnel
MVT Staff Report
The Dinuba City Council and city officials formally welcomed four new fire personnel with the Dinuba Fire Department during the May 10 general council meet- ing.
Yoshimi Toyota, engineer/para- medic; Trevor Deniz, firefighter/ paramedic; Gerardo Santana, fire- fighter/paramedic; and Emman-
uel Garza, firefighter/EMT-B; all wore formally sworn in to their new positions and introduced to the council.
Fire Chief Jordan made the introductions and gave brief bios on each new employee. The ad- ditions help get the department's staffing up to near-capacity for providing the city's fire services.
Also at the May 10 meeting, a public hearing was held to discuss
approving proposed changes to the city's Housing Rehabilitation Program guidelines; approving a budget increase from $200,000 up to a maximum of $500,000 for the city's sewer lateral program, and receive information and accept the close-out report for the Busi- ness Assistance Grant Program.
During the public hearing, city
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Reedley Cemetery OKs holiday decorations next week
Staff, contributed
The Reedley Cem- etery District is allow- ing the public to bring flowers to the cemetery starting the middle of next week to commemo- rate the upcoming Me-
morial Day holiday. Many people are ex- pected to visit the cem- etery to decorate the graves of their loved ones in observance of
the holiday.
Anyone wishing to
bring their flowers ear- ly may do so starting Wednesday evening, May 25, after 4:30 p.m. dis- trict officials stress that no mylar balloons and any items stuck into the ground are not allowed, and there will be no ex-
ceptions.
On Monday morning,
May 30, Cemetery Man- ager Wlliam C. Conrad and staff will be present at the cemetery grounds with maps to assist the public in finding the lo- cation of graves. The annual Memorial Day ceremony program will take place that day at the cemetery at 10 a.m.
The cemetery dis- trict's Board of Trustees ask that those who wish to use silk flowers, pot-
ted plants or wreaths and wish to take them home to use another time, are requested to pick them up no later than Wednesday eve- ning, June 27.
On Thursday, June 2, the laws will be mowed and watered; all decora- tions will be removed and disposed of to allow the areas to be cleaned and mowed.
Regular mowing of the grounds will resume on Thursday, June 9.
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