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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, December 20, 2018
Police to conduct sobriety checkpoint in Reedley on Dec. 21
Staff Report
The Reedley Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the Reedley area on Friday, Dec. 21.
This detail focuses on impaired drivers who are under the influ-
ence of alcohol and/or drugs while operating a motor vehicle, accord- ing to Reedley police Sgt. Johna- thon Cates.
“The Reedley Police Depart- ment will continue to take an ag- gressive approach and use any re- sources available in removing this
threat of drunk driving from our city,” Cates said.
The checkpoint will run for ap- proximately eight hours, and allied agencies have been invited to assist the Reedley Police Department. A DUI sobriety checkpoint was held in the Sanger area on Dec. 15.
“The objective in these satu- rations is to get impaired drivers off our roadways and save lives, “ Cates said. “The Reedley Police De- partment, as well as other agencies in the state, has seen a dramatic in- crease in drunk driving.”
Joe Garza, Reedley police chief,
said the department will continue its aggressive efforts to combat and curtail impaired drivers on lo- cal roadways. Garza said the DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols will continue in an effort to make commutes safer for the traveling public.
Obituaries
Thomas Garza
Thomas Garza of Dinu- ba died Dec. 16 in Dinuba. He was 54.
Mr. Garza worked on a production line.
He is survived by his father, four sons, one daughter, two brothers and one sister.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at Dopkins Fu- neral Chapel in Dinuba. A rosary will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba. A mass will be at 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Dec. 27, at St. Cath- erine’s Church. Burial will be at Smith Mountain
Cemetery in Dinuba.
Jose Gutierrez
Jose Abdon Gutierrez of Visalia died Dec. 14 in Visalia. He was 91.
Mr. Gutierrez worked as in farm labor.
He is survived by three sons, two daughters, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.n. to noon fol- lowed by a Mass at noon, Friday, Dec. 21, at St. Cath- erine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba. Burial will be at Smith Mountain Cemetery
in Dinuba.
Martha Hicks
Martha I. Hicks of Rockport. Texas died June 21 in Texas. She was 82.
Mrs. Hicks was pre- ceded in death by her husband, one brother and three sisters.
She is survived by one son, one daughter, two brothers, a brother-in-law and three grandchildren.
An inurnment service (burial of ashes) will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Sanger Cemetery.
Gabriel Ramos
Gabriel Sebastian Ra- mos of Kingsburg died Nov. 6 in Visalia. He was 83.
Mr. Ramos worked as a field worker.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, three broth- ers, three sisters and four grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Dec. 19 at Holy Fam- ily Church in Kingsburg. Burial was at Kingsburg Cemetery.
Alfred Unruh
Alfred Theodore Un- ruh of Selma died Dec. 15. He was 74.
Mr. Unruh worked as a self-employed farmer.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, one daugh- ter, two brothers, one sister and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sat- urday, Dec. 29, at First Mennonite Church in Reedley.
Zumbathon benefits Toys for Tots
Fitness Quest Health Club / Photo Contributed
Participants work up a sweat during a Dec. 14 zumbathon at Fitness Quest Health Club in Reedley. The event collected toys and raised money to purchase toys for needy children through the Toys for Tots program. During the 10-day drive, volunteers collected 101 toys and raised $140 in donations. Daniela Armijo with Fitness Quest said the club was able to exceed its goal of collecting 100 toys.
Ikeda elected to 2-year term as SCCCD board president
Contributed
Board members of the State Center Community Col- lege District elected Deborah J. Ikeda as board president at its Dec.11 board meeting. Eric Payne was elected vice president and Annalisa Perea was elected secretary.
SCCCD is governed by a board of seven trustees. The executive committee is joined by trustees Richard Caglia, Magdalena Gomez, Bobby Kahn and John Leal.
At the meeting, Gomez was sworn into office as a trustee representing Area
4 (which includes Reedley) after de- feating in- cumbent trustee Ron Nishi- naka in the Nov. 6 gen- eral elec- tion.
Deborah Ikeda
nity College District.
“It is an honor to serve as
the SCCCD Board President. I look forward to working with my fellow board mem- bers to continue working with the Chancellor and his team in advancing student success,” Ikeda said at the meeting.
Ikeda initially was elect- ed to the Board of Trustees in November 2016 and rep- resents Area 6. Her current term of office is until 2020. She is a retired president of Clovis Community College.
Ikeda began her edu- cational career as a coun- selor for Loop City College in Chicago and became an assistant dean of academic support services before be- coming the associate dean of students, counseling and guidance at Fresno City College. She served as the interim vice president of in- struction and as the dean of library and instructional sup-
port services for Fresno City College before becoming the vice president of instruction and student services for the North Centers. There, she led the accreditation effort to fast track the Center on its way to becoming the third in- dependently accredited col- lege within the State Center Community College District, Clovis Community College.
Chancellor Paul Parnell said, “President Ikeda brings a wealth of knowledge to the board presidency. Her pas- sion for increasing educa- tional opportunities and her focus on student success has made an impact on the lives of countless students.”
Ikeda served on the Cali- fornia Community College Board of Chief Instructional Officers, the California Com- munity College Chancellor’s Office Advisory Committee for Matriculation and the
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Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Com- munity College, Madera and Oakhurst Community Col- lege Centers and the Career and Technology Center make up the State Center Commu-
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