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Council hears feedback from County on sidewalk vendor law
By Rick Curiel
for restrictions on hours of operation for sidewalk vendors, so long as they are reasonable for their location. Some foods may be cooked, or prepared on food carts, but with limitations. Food carts would also need to be stored at an approved commissary. And the city could, through the proposed ordinance, prohibit sidewalk vendors from setting up at city parks and city events.
"Most cities are not thrilled about this," said Schoettler. He later added that there has already been interest from people wanting to move forward with sidewalk carts and are asking what steps to take.
"The sooner we have an ordinance the better," he added.
Alvarez provided the council with County
regulations regarding food vendors. He stressed that the County only allows for limited food preparation and that no chopping or cooking of food is allowed on sidewalk carts, adding that bacon wrapped hotdogs are not allowed.
As for bathroom requirements, such food vendors would be required to provide a restroom verification form - signed off by a business owner with a restroom at least 200 feet from the vendor.
Another concern brought up by the city council is whether or not the new law would allow for taco trucks within city limits, something currently prohibited by city code. City staff was confident, however, that the law only pertains to sidewalk vendors, thereby excluding taco trucks.
Phone vendors, such as those who advertise free
phones, would be allowed through the new law - so long as they follow the guidelines. Those guidelines would require them to acquire a business permit, and their carts (or tables) would have to fall within the size limitations. E-Z ups would not be allowed.
One concern brought up by Dinuba Chamber of Commerce President Sandy Sills and GAC Chair Reda Bennani was the city's ability to enforce those who might be found in violation. To the relief of many present, it was explained that after repeated violations, and fines, a vendor's permit to operate could be pulled.
The city ordinance on sidewalk vendors will be brought back to the city council at a later regular meeting. When it does, it will be brought back as a public hearing.
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Though the city of Dinuba has yet to adopt an ordinance to deal with the new state law permitting sidewalk vendors, the city council has a clearer picture of how the law is being addressed at the County level.
A work session prior to Tuesday's regular scheduled city council meeting featured Carlo Alvarez of the Tulare County Health Department. But before Alvarez could address council and staff, city planner consultant Karl Schoettler answered a few questions that had previously been brought up by the council.
Under the law, the city ordinance could allow
Exchange student
plans community
prom for disabled
United Health Care breaks ground
Man found
shot to death
identi ed as
from Dinuba
Sentinel staff report
Fresno County Sheriff’s have identified 75-year-old Andres Cardenas of Dinuba as the man found shot and killed in a Reedley orchard.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s said around 7:30
pm on Mar. 23,
deputies were
dispatched to a plum orchard for a report of an injured person near Springfield Ave and North Alta Ave.
When deputies
arrived they
found a man
dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Detectives said they learned from family members that Cardenas was last seen alive sometime between the hours of 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Saturday. Cardenas had served as a farm worker for more than 20 years and was most recently helping perform small jobs on his family’s ranch, where he was found deceased. A motive for his murder has not been determined.
Detectives are also asking the public to contact them if they have any surveillance cameras located along Alta and Springfield Avenues, as well as roads surrounding the area. This includes Manning, Crawford, Dinuba and Englehart Avenues. Anyone with information on this case is asked to please contact Sheriff’s Detective Juan Galindo at 600-8215.
Tetyana Zhurman
By Rick Curiel
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A couple of months ago, when asked why she wanted to become a foreign exchange student, Tetyana Zhurman of Ukraine explained that the experience would help her to see what she is capable of - out on her own. Now, the Dinuba High junior exchange student is organizing a mini-prom for disabled locals.
“I know how isolated they are from society and how much more attention they need,” said Zhurman of her decision to put on the event. “Unfortunately, they
she hopes will be a true community project.
This Saturday, she will be having a yard sale at the Dinuba High School parking lot and is asking for donated items from the community. Items can be donated at the Dinuba Fire Department at 496 East Tulare Street.
And because she wants the prom to be as real as possible, she is also reaching out to the community for donated prom dresses and suits.
“I know a lot of people have old prom dresses sitting in the back of the closet that they don’t need anymore,” said Zhurman.
The event is entitled “A Night with the Stars” because she wants everyone who attends to feel like a real star.
The new facility will feature 18 medical exam rooms, 14 dental operation centers, two chiropractic treatment rooms and an urgent care. When it opens, the facility will represent the only urgent care center in Dinuba. It is scheduled to open in January of 2020.
have never had a chance to go to their high school prom like all other kids because of their disabilities."
Part of Zhurman’s challenge in putting on the event is funding. For that reason, she is turning to the public for what
Last Wednesday, United Health Centers broke ground on their Dinuba Health Center, which will be located at 300 Westgate Way. Attending the ground breaking ceremony were local and state dignitaries, all welcoming and congratulating UHC for their ongoing expansion in the Valley.
Andres Cardenas
Master of Ceremonies for the event was KMPH Fox 26 News Anchor Monty Torres.
(Right) Fresno violinist Patrick Contreras performed the National Anthem at the Mar. 20 event.
Photos by Rick Curiel | The Sentinel
'Cinderella' nal act for Dinuba High's Hylton
After 25 years and 47 plays, Dinuba High's Teresa Hylton puts on last play at Hellbaum Auditorium
and drama.
“I’ve always wanted to create more than what I’ve got,”
said Hylton. “I’ve always pushed the envelope.”
She explained that the format of the play allows for the
introduction of songs and added entertainment. In fact, Hylton was part of the group who created the songs and lyrics to the play, something she did while with Visalia Community Players in 1994. The following year she became the drama instructor at Dinuba High School.
Hylton is originally from Visalia, where she currently still resides. She received a bachelor’s degree in English and Theater Art from California State University, Fresno and a Masters in Theater Art from California State University, Long Beach.
Over the years she has put on many plays throughout the Valley and state. Of all her plays, 47 of them
were performed at Dinuba High School’s Hellbaum Auditorium.
Some of those plays incorporated the community at large. She credited Vicky Halstead, former Parks and Recreations Director for the city of Dinuba, for helping to create a group of community players. That effort
See Cinderella, Page A6
Dinuba High School senior Tyra Adair will play the lead role in the Drama Department's presentation of Cinderella. The play will be the last to be directed by Dinuba High's Teresa Hylton, as she will be retiring at the end of this year.
Rick Curiel | The Sentinel
If you’ve seen any play at Dinuba High School’s Hellbaum Auditorium in the past two decades, you’ve seen one of her plays. Next week, if you attend the Drama Department’s presentation of Cinderella, you would be seeing her last act there.
After 25 years, Dinuba High Drama Instructor Teresa Hylton will be directing her final play at Dinuba High School, as she will be retiring at the end of this school year.
For her grand finale, Hylton has chosen a play she’s already done three times, and one that was actually her first play here in the Valley.
Hylton got her start in theater while doing work for Visalia Community Players. This Cinderella play was the first play she put on in Visalia. She’s also done the play once before with the Drama Department at Dinuba High and once while she was also putting on community plays here in Dinuba.
The play, Hylton says, is not your typical Cinderella story. She says it started as an English pantomime and grew into what it is now – an explosion of comedy, song
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