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Obituaries
Nathan Aaron Daniel Conley Nathan Aaron
Daniel Conley of Di- nuba died Dec. 12. He was 20.
Mr. Conley worked as a land- scaper.
He is survived by his mother, Lorrie Conley, 10 brothers and six sisters.
No services were scheduled at this time. Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel handled the arrange- ments.
Sotera Maria Elisarrarez Sotera Maria
Elisarrarez of Sanger died Dec. 14 in Fres- no. She was 97.
Mrs. Elisarrarez worked as a raisin packer.
She is survived by six sons, four daugh- ters and 35 grand- children.
No services were scheduled. Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Patsy Espino
Patsy Espino of Visalia died Dec. 14 in Stanford. She was 63.
Mrs. Espino worked as a legal processing clerk.
She is survived by one daughter, three grandchildren, two sisters and two
brothers.
A combined ro-
sary and mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cutler. Dopkins Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Maria Jimenez
Maria Luz Jimenez of Selma died Dec. 15 in Sel- ma. She was 63.
Mrs. Jimenez was a homemaker.
She is survived by her mother, Carmen Avila Ochoa, three sons, one daughter, three grandchildren, one sister and four brothers.
Visitation will befrom3to7p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Dopkin's Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel. A mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec 30, at St. Catherine of Si- ena Catholic Church in Dinuba.
Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Sara Aguilar
de Martinez
Sara Aguilar de
Martinez of Reedley died Dec. 8 in Reed- ley. She was 82.
Mrs. Martinez was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Salvador Martinez, six sons and three
daughters.
No services were
scheduled. Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Emma Carrillo Sanchez
Emma Carrillo
Sanchez of Cutler died Dec. 11 in Visa- lia. She was 88.
Mrs. Sanchez was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, two daughters, 11 grand- children, 17 great- grandchildren and one sister.
A mass will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednes- day, Dec. 23, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Cutler. Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Leann Schmit
Leann Sheryl Schmit of Reedley died Dec. 11 in Han- ford. She was 47.
Mrs. Schmit worked in food ser- vice.
She is survived by one son, one daugh- ter, her parents, Dennis and Linda Salwasser, one sister and one grandchild.
No services were scheduled. Dopkins Funeral Chapel is handling the ar- rangements.
Mary
L e e
Tatum
“This beautiful woman was a wife, mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to so many”. She was born in Dinuba on January 22, 1928. She grew up in Sultana and attended Dinuba High School. She married Dale Tatum in 1946 and they had three children. After Dale’s passing she married Gustav Penner in 2002 . Mary was known for her love for people, hospitality and her garden. Her whole life was centered on serving her Lord and Savior.
Funeral services were held on December 17, 2020.
“We will miss you good and faithful servant.”
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Nikiko Masumoto named to
Fresno State Advisory Board
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Del Rey farmer, artist appointed to position Dec. 18
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In his final weeks as president of Fresno State, Dr. Joseph I. Cas- tro on Dec. 18 announced two new appointments to Fresno State boards — NBA executive and former
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Del Rey organic farmer, memory keeper and art- ist Nikiko Masumoto to the University Advisory Board.
“These incredible leaders will bring their nationally recognized expertise and diverse perspectives to our boards with these ap- pointments,” Castro said. “Both boards are instrumental in helping Fresno State achieve its critical mission of em- powering future leaders for the Central Valley
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Nikiko Masumoto, who works an 80-acre organic farm in Del Rey with her family, was appointed to Fresno State's University Advisory Board on Dec. 18.
and beyond.”
Higgins was appoint-
ed effective Oct. 29, and Masumoto will begin serving in the new year.
A brief look at the two new boards and the new members:
Nikiko Masumoto
The 22-member Uni- versity Advisory Board is a panel of community
members that provides strategic input on devel- opment of the Univer- sity. Members generally serve three-year terms. According to the Uni- versity Advisory Board website, board members serve in an advisory ca- pacity and provide coun-
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Fresno County Sheriff's Office warns of potential scam involving imposter
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The Fresno County Sheriff's Of- fice is warning the public of an ongo- ing scam involving an imposter who claims he is with the agency.
The sheriff's office said it has re- ceived multiple reports of a person making random phone calls to citi- zens where he identifies himself as Lt. Ryan Gilbert with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
The incoming number on the citi- zen’s caller ID may even say Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, but it is not one of FCSO's official phone lines. The caller actually spoofs the ID in order
to entice the citizen to take the phone call, according to PIO Tony Botti.
In these documented cases, Botti said the scammer claims the citizen has an outstanding warrant for their arrest. The fake deputy tells his tar- get they must pay a certain amount of money in fines to avoid being arrested and taken to jail. In order to pay the fines, the person needs to call a local number that the scammer gives them. This phone line is not associated with the real Fresno County Sheriff’s Of- fice.
Botti said Sheriff’s Office officials
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