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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, January 24, 2019
Author, social activist Delgado in Reedley this weekend
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The United Methodist Women of Reedley and Reedley First Unit- ed Methodist Church is hosting ap- pearances this weekend featuring the Rev. Sharon Delgado, an or- dained United Methodist minister and founder of Earth Justice Min- istries.
Delgado will be at a meeting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. at the church, located on the corner of 11th and E streets
in Reedley. Delgado will offer a mini-workshop titled “Go Green: A Faith Response to Global Climate Change.”
According to Delgado, climate change is an “unintended conse- quence” of a global system that she said produces vast wealth and leaves poverty, inequity, conflict, and environmental devastation in its wake.
“A warming climate will impact all the ministries of our church and creation itself, especially among
those who are most vulnerable, including today’s children and future genera- tions,” Delgado said.
The free
workshop will
explore the re-
alities of climate
change, point in the direction of climate justice, and suggest actions that local units of United Method-
ist Women and others can take to help change the system that they believe is causing climate change. Her 2017 book “Love in a Time of Climate Change” will be available for purchase at the workshop.
On Sunday, Jan. 27, Delgado will preach at the church’s regular Sunday service at 9 a.m.
Delgado has been advocating for peace, justice, and the environ- ment for more than 35 years. She speaks before spiritual communi- ties and secular audiences on issues
related to peacemaking, climate change and social and environmen- tal justice.
Delgado has had many articles published on these themes and is a regular contributor to United Meth- odist Women’s Response Magazine. An updated Second Edition of her first book, called “Shaking the Gates of Hell: Faith-Led Resistance to Corporate Globalization,” will be released later this year.
The public is invited to both events.
SharonDelgado
Town Hall meeting on homelessness is Jan. 28
Staff Report
The first of six monthly Town Hall meetings in the city of Reedley will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Senior Room in the Reedley Community Center.
The meeting’s topic is “So Many Homeless People in Reedley Now!” The free town hall will enable commu- nity members to get facts on current California and fed- eral laws and what the city is doing to alleviate the issue.
The public is invited to any and all meetings. Five
of the six meetings will be on the final Monday of the month, with the May meet- ing set for the Monday be- fore the Memorial Day holi- day. All meetings will start at6p.m.andbeheldinthe community center’s Senior Room.
The other meeting topics by month are:
• February — “Why Don’t We Have a Target Yet?” The city’s economic development facts and myths will be dis- cussed.
See TOWN HALL on page A3
Obituaries
Israel Cano
Israel F. Cano of Parli- er died Jan. 15. He was 82. Mr. Cano worked as a forklift operator for Sun
Maid Raisin Co.
He is survived by his
wife, one son, one daugh- ter, three brothers, two sisters and four grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 24, at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Parlier.
Joe Corona
Joe Daniel Corona of Reedley died Jan. 10 at his residence. He was 93.
Mr. Corona worked as a machinest.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters and two broth- ers.
Funeral services were held Jan. 19.
Misty Blue Ortiz
Misty Blue Ortiz of Di- nuba died Jan. 1 in Dinuba. She was 41.
Mrs. Ortiz worked as an assistant manager.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, two daughters, her parents,
two brothers, one sister and a grandchild.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. with a service at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Sterling & Smith Funer- al Home in Dinuba.
Jesus Quevedo
Jesus Quevedo of Cut- ler died Jan. 16 in Fresno. He was 84.
Mr. Quevedo worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by six sons, four daughters, 29 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba. Funeral mass will be at 8 a.m. Sat- urday, Jan. 26, at St. Cath- erine’s Church. Burial will be at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Ross Spallina
Rosario “Ross” Spal- lina of Reedley died Jan. 20 at Sierra View Homes in Reedley. He was 89.
Mr. Spallina worked in bookkeeping and as a me- chanic.
He is survived by one brother and one niece.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Satur- day, Feb. 2, at Reedley Cemetery.
Canine therapy
ABOVE: From left, Skip Tyson from Centerville and Peggy Bennett from Lemoore stood with Jack, a 6-year-old brown German shep- herd that serves as a therapy dog for the Caring Paws program, during a visit to Adventist Health Reedley on Jan. 18. Tyson and Bennett are volunteers with the Caring Paws program that teams with PetSmart in Hanford to offer training to the canines and volunteers. Tyson and Bennett say they visit all three hospitals in the Adventist Health system every other week. Jack serves as emo- tional therapy for patients and people visiting the hospital.
RIGHT: Jack kept a low profile while posing for a photo on Jan. 18. Tyson and Bennett say that Jack is a perfect therapy dog, as he has a mellow attitude and gets along great with people.
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directly into the trash after use and be sure to wash your hands.
• Wash hands often with soap and hot water. If they are not available, use an al- cohol-based hand rub.
• Avoids touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs
12 years of age and younger not enter the patient area of the hospital. Exceptions will be made for healthy children who are visiting their new- born siblings. Also, any visi- tors who have a fever, sore throat or cough should re- frain from visiting patients. General in-hospital patients should receive no more than two visitors while emergency
department patients are lim- ited to one visitor at a time.
Chapman said that people coming to Adventist Health Reedley can use masks, and hand sanitizer dispensers are readily available in the lobby.
“By following these steps, you can help yourself, your family and friends get through the flu season,” she said.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
spread this way.
• Clean and disinfect sur-
faces and objects that may be contaminated with flu germs.
• Contact your physician in case you need a prescrip- tion for antiviral medication to treat the illness.
Chapman said that while the flu season is in effect, the hospital requests that visitors
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