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Honored at school board meeting
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The California League of Schools award finalists recognized at Tuesday's school board meet- ing: Heather Bridger, Quail Lake Environmental Charter School; Debbie Galloway, Jackson Elementary School; Lydia Leal, Lincoln Elementary School; Corina Lucero, Washington Aca- demic Middle School; Kim Nelson, Sequoia Elementary School; Tiffany Taylor; Fairmont School; and Susan Wright, Washington Academic Middle School. High School finalist Carmen Garvis did not attend the board meeting.
Kings River Conservancy hires Vernon Crowder as its new executive director
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Frank Gonzalez was all smiles when he presented thank you certificates to the donors who made possible the purchase of additional basketball hoops for the community center: Mid Valley Disposal, Ro's Precise Painting, Definitive Staffing Solutions and Aleshire & Wynder LLP.
Vernon Crowder
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Kings River Conservancy
Vernon Crowder has been named the new executive director of the Kings River Conservancy.
Crowder comes to the Kings River Conservancy (KRC) with an extensive background in the commer- cial banking industry for the past 40 years.
“I’m excited to help KRC
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MAGEC arrests man responsible for house party shooting near Sanger
build on its success by seek- ing more support from all its stakeholders,” said Crowder. “I plan to introduce KRC leaders to philanthropists, po- litical and business interests that care about the Kings and to help others learn why they should care about this great resource.”
“Vernon is already prov- ing himself invaluable in terms of contacts, business acumen, and organizational skills,” said Deborah Lapp, board president, Kings River Conservancy. “We’relucky to have someone of his expe- rience at the helm of KRC.”
Crowder’s career included research in food and agri- culture and being a client manager for many commer- cial enterprises in the San JoaquinValley. Hehasbeen actively involved personally and professionally in local business, environmental and water issues for many years. He previously served on the
boards for the Central Valley Community Foundation, the Lyles Family Foundation, the Water Education Foundation and Valley Children’s Hospi- tal.
Crowder will be working regularly with a board of directors consisting of 12 members, a public outreach director and a grant writer. He will lead the Conservancy as they embark on new proj- ects, such as public education programs and trail signage and continue to lead ongoing projects such as the incuba- tor house, invasive species removal, and maintaining safe and clean river access parks.
The Kings River Conser- vancy is dedicated to encour- aging public safety and sound public conservation practices along the Kings River cor- ridor from Pine Flat Dam to Highway 99.
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Rodriguez told council members that his of- ficers deal with a number complaints by resi- dents who accuse the homeless population of public intoxication, theft and digging through trash cans on private property.
“What will it [the Homeless Task Force] be comprisedof?”Rodriguezasked. “Council members, nonprofit groups? Will there be some public service providers, members of staff?”
More questions than answers.
Tammy Wolfe, President and CEO of the Sanger Chamber of Commerce, gave a quar- terly report on events the chamber hosted in 2017.
Wolfe said that while some chamber events failed to bring in large crowds, others produced record numbers.
“The tree lighting ceremony had a larger attendance than last year,” said Wolfe “The Toyland Parade was also a huge success.”
Wolfe said attendance for the annual Christmas parade reached a record 6,000 people.
“Thatnumber[6,000]causedafewtraffic jams because of the large turnout,” she said. “But we will address that problem and be ready for next year.”
Wolfe talked about Small Business Satur- day, and the chamber’s desire to bring more businesses to downtown. She also mentioned the upcoming Blossom Trail kickoff and said this year will be especially important for the community.
“Please everyone put that on your cal- endar,” said Wolfe about the Blossom Trail. “The chamber is the host this year, it will be
at 10 a.m. on Feb. 2 at the Sanger Wom- ans Club, this is a big deal, this for Fresno County.”
Mayor Frank Gonzalez was all smiles when he presented thank you certificates to the donors who made possible the purchase of additional basketball hoops for the commu- nity center: Mid Valley Disposal, Ro's Precise Painting, Definitive Staffing Solutions and Aleshire & Wynder LLP.
After all the recognitions, presentations and public comment, the council took care
of a little business: accepting a Wonderful Community Grant for $20,700 to be used for the Swim Sanger Program; agreed to pay $68,581 for the site improvement work for the State Route 180 monument sign; awarded a contract for $84,194 for upgrade work on a water well upgrade; gave a final acceptance to public improvement to phases 1 and 2 of the Royal Woods subdivision; and amended a section of the city code related to the Sanger Youth Council.
Councilmember Melissa Hurtado's sugges- tionthatthecity considertheformationofa Sanger Homeless Task Force prompted more questions than answers about the proposal.
Hurtado had three items on the agenda:
a request for an update on strategies to ad- dress vacant buildings and blighted property; a request for an update on development of an ordinance regarding non-profit organizations; and a request for an update on the status of updating the city's website.
The next city council meeting is sched- uled for Jan. 18.
SANGER HERALD 6A THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018
By Tony Botti
Fresno County Sheriff's Office
Rural team members as- signed to the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consor- tium (MAGEC) arrested 22-year-old Juwuan Jones of Fresno on charges related to a shooting at party near Sanger.
Jones was booked into the Fresno County Jail on Dec. 29 on two felony counts of as- sault with a firearm. He has since posted bond and bailed out of jail.
Around 1 a.m. on Christ- mas Eve, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of two people being shot. Deputies arrived at a home on the 1400 block of
N. Piedra Ave. near Sanger and found a large party with hundreds of guests.
Two men in their 20s suffered gunshot wounds and were transported to the hospital.
After deputies detained several people and inter- viewed they believed the shooting was gang-related.
MAGEC followed up on the case and determined Jones was responsible for the shooting.
MAGEC found Jones on Dec. 29 at a home on the 3300 block of E. Madison Ave. in Fresno and took him into custody.
Both shooting victims were treated and released from the hospital.
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