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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, November 15, 2018 Annual wreaths ceremony will be Dec. 15
Semi-official Nov. 6
general election results
(All precincts reported —provisional and mail-in ballots updated through Nov. 9 and through Nov. 12 for district races) (I- incumbent)
REEDLEY CITY COUNCIL (District 4)
I-Ray Soleno Lee Ky Write-in
Votes Pct 1,970 54.50 1,625 44.95
STATE CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (Area 4)
Magdalena Gomez I-Ron Nishinaka Write-in
Votes Pct 9,157 50.73 8,844 48.99
49 0.27
22nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct I-Devin Nunes (R) 57,324 54.43 Andrew Janz (D) 47,997 45.57
(Districtwide — through Nov. 12)
Votes Pct I-Devin Nunes (R) 81,543 55.2 Andrew Janz (D) 66,277 44.2
21st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct I-David Valadao (R) 14,308 53.64 T.J. Cox (D) 12,368 46.36
(Districtwide — through Nov. 12)
Votes Pct I-David Valadao (R) 43,469 51.2 T.J. Cox (D) 41,390 48.8
31st ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Votes Pct
I-Joaquin Arambula (D) 34,196 62.08 Lupe Espinosa (R) 20,886 37.92
14th STATE SENATE DISTRICT
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct Melissa Hurtado (D) 18,071 61.68 I-Andy Vidak (R) 11,227 38.32
(Districtwide — through Nov. 12)
Votes Pct Melissa Hurtado (D) 53,459 54.0 I-Andy Vidak (R) 45,532 46.0
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
(Fresno County only)
Votes Pct John Cox (R) 93,931 53.59 Gavin Newsom (D) 81,356 46.41
(Statewide — through Nov. 12)
Votes Pct Gavin Newsom (D) 5,023,878 60.1 John Cox (R) 3,339,069 39.9
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Staff Report
The upcoming Wreaths for Reedley Veterans Cer- emony is closer to having stainless steel hangers to go with wreaths adorning the graves to about 1,800 veter- ans at Reedley Cemetery.
This year’s fifth annual wreaths ceremony is sched- uled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Memorial Service building at the cem- etery. Organizer Susan Lusk said volunteers are need to transport wreaths and lay out wreaths before the cer- emony as well as pick up and
bag wreaths in January. Lusk said the Valley Iron, Inc. of Fresno has donated the metal needed to create the remaining stainless steel hangers needed to go with the wreaths, Organizations and companies assisting in the project are Fowler High School FFA, Immanuel Fab Shop, the Knights of Colum- bus and O’Neill Vintners and
Distillers of Parlier.
The tentative schedule
is to transport the wreaths from the storage at the Reed- ley Armory to the cemetery at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 15. They will be laid out prior to the 10
a.m. ceremony. Wreaths will be picked up from the cem- etery on Saturday, Jan. 5, and returned to the Armory. Wreaths will be bagged for storage the following Satur- day, Jan. 12.
Lusk said donations from
volunteers are welcome to assist in ongoing costs of re- placing wreaths, ribbons and hangers as well as providing the metal. Donations can be made to the Reedley Area Veterans nonprofit (write “Wreaths for Reedley Vet- erans” on memo line if mak- ing out a check). Donation information also is available by contacting Andy Ochoa at (559) 250-3559.
Anyone wishing more in- formation or looking to vol- unteer can contact Lusk at (559) 859-2865. At least 10 to 12 trucks are needed to pick up and transport the wreaths.
Obituaries
Ferdinand Escobar
Ferdinand Bernie Esco- bar of Orosi died Nov. 3 in Fresno. He was 66.
Mr. Escobar is survived by his mother, two brothers and four sisters.
A rosary was held Nov. 7 at St. Catherine’s Catho- lic Church in Dinuba. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Dopkins Funeral Cha- pel in Dinuba. Burial will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Ruth Friesen
Ruth Friesen of Reed- ley died Nov. 7 at Riverside House in Fresno. She was 95.
Mrs. Friesen worked in nursing.
She is survived by three sons, and a daughter. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Reedley Cem- etery. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. Thurs- day, Nov. 15, at Sierra View
Homes in Reedley.
Antonio Garcia
Antonio Angulo Garcia of Orange Cove died Nov. 6 in Mexico. He was 66.
Mr. Garcia was self em- ployed.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, one daugh- ter, one brother, four sis- ters and nine grandchil- dren.
Visitation and rosary were held Nov. 14 at St. Isidor’s Catholic Church in Orange. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at St. Isidor’s Cath- olic Church. Burial will follow at Smith Mountain
Cemetery in Dinuba.
Robert Hagen
Robert Hagen of Reed- ley died Nov. 9. He was 86.
Mr. Hagen was a local business owner.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and one brother.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Kingsburg First Bap- tist Church.
Balbino Matias
Balbino Sosa Matias of Reedley died Nov. 7 in San Jose. He was 77.
Mr. Matias worked as a field laborer.
He is survived by his wife, five sons, one daugh- ter, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reed- ley. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Reed- ley Cemetery.
Felix Morales
Felix B. Morales of Or- ange Cove died Nov. 8 in Orange Cove. He was 90.
Mr. Morales worked as a field laborer.
He is survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5to8p.m.witharosaryat 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Phillip Max Hernandez Jr., left, saluted during the Reedley College choir’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner. Hernandez, director of the Active Minds Club at the college, was master of ceremonies and led in a moment of silence. Pictured at right were Ariana Quinonez and Franco A. Atkinson Sr., two of the guest speakers.
VETERANS Continued from page A1
“I saw first-hand what war did to them,” he said.
Willhoite shared of his ex- perience with veterans deal- ing with depression and other issues.
“In AMVETS, we deal with suicide prevention and all that way too much,” he said. “We have people at a function at our hall, and I’ve have men have flashbacks and start crying. And all we can do, because we’re really not knowledgeable about it, is hold them. And let them know that we’re here for them.”
Willhoite encouraged students to go up and shake hands or even hug a veteran. He said veterans appreciate the gesture from young peo- ple.
“Remember, this is a great country,” he said. “It’s having a little turmoil right now, but all of us — no matter what color, creed or religion you are — we’re Americans. So come with us and fight together to stop this prejudice in this country.”
Quinonez said she joined the military at age 19, and was part of the initial wave of military that went to Iraq in 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was a wa- ter treatment specialist with the U.S. Army, and said she
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John Heathcote, Reedley College instructor, played “Taps” near the end of the ceremony.
faced difficulties after her time in service.
“Coming back, that was a big adjustment for me,” she said. “I did have some [post traumatic stress disorder] and other types of mental health issues like depression and anxiety. It was one of the reasons I became interested in psychology.”
Quinonez said when she completes her fellowship af-
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