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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, July 19, 2018
Two Reedley businesses to take part in Fresno Food Expo
Staff Report
Two Reedley food companies are among the 140 food and drink exhibitors displaying their products at vendor booths during the 8th an- nual Fresno Food Expo event on Thursday, July 26, at the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Cen- ter halls.
Brandt Farms and Gerawan (Pri- ma) Farming will have the products
on display to sample and purchase as part of the “Expolicious” public tast- ing event from 5 to 8 p.m. Ticketh- olders can walk the tradeshow floor to see, taste and discover some of the state’s finest food and beverage brands.
In addition to Brandt Farms and Gerawan, Fowler companies Cham- pion Dried Fruit, Bobby Salazar’s, Crazy Go Nut and Simonian Fruit Company also will have vendor
booths. Selma businesses showing at the food expo are Harris Ranch and Poindexter Nut Company.
Capping off the evening on July 26 is the Expolicious Restaurant Awards, with 10 area restaura- teurs cooking up hand-crafted hors d’oeuvres and beverages using in- gredients from 2018 Fresno Food Expo exhibitors. Entries will be judged on their creations by food, writer, cook and Food Network tele-
vision host Simon Majumdar.
This year’s competing res- taurants include Ampersand Ice Cream, Bella Luna Bistro & Bar, Bobby Salazar’s, Max’s Bistro & Bar, PressBox Sports Grill, Que- sadilla Gorilla, Riley’s Brew Pub, Sam’s Italian Deli & Market, the Annex Kitchen and the Elbow Room. Awards will be presented in four categories including consum-
er’s choice.
The Expolicious event wraps up three days of events at the Expo. On Tuesday, July 24, judging will be held for the Consumer Choice Award, which will be announced on July 26. New Product Awards judging is set for Wednesday, Ju- ly 25, and also named on July 26. Both judging events are closed to the public.
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RC student receives Golden 1 scholarship
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service at their apartment in the 600 block of Myrtle Street, just north and east of Lincoln Elementary School.
Diana Dominguez, a teacher at Reedley High School, has organized the GoFundMe page. She said her family and Diaz Nunez’s family have known each oth- er since she was born, and was friends with Diaz Nunez. She also said her husband is very good friends with Diaz Nunez’s husband, the father to the children.
“We decided to start the GoFundMe page because it’s a good way of raising money to help the family that is go- ing through this tragedy,” she said. “We know that the fam- ily will be sending the chil- dren and their mother to be buried in Mexico. That is an expensive procedure.”
Dominguez said the fam- ily moved to Reedley from Mexico about a month ago. She said the father is devas- tated by the deaths.
“He loved his children and wife and they were his world,” she said. “He is surrounded by family and friends who are coming together to help him get through this tragedy.”
Dominguez said she was shocked when she heard the news of her friend’s death. She said it never crossed her mind when listening to news reports that it was someone she knew.
“My husband called me to tell me and I just couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I had no words. I just couldn’t compre- hend how it happened.”
The police department’s news release said there are no outstanding suspects in the investigation. Garza said there is no evidence point- ing to any other suspects but added that the department always keeps evidence and homicide investigations open in the event of future infor- mation.
Garza said it’s especially difficult when children are victims in a tragedy.
“It’s traumatizing for
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regained consciousness as EMS crews arrived and was transported to Adventist Medical Center-Reedley for evaluation, according to the report.
According to witness in- terviews, the woman went in-
Contributed
Reedley College student Mason Tarr is one of 47 California students receiv- ing scholarship money from Golden 1 Credit Union as part of the business’ invest- ment in college students.
Tarr, a Sierra High School graduate who lives in Sanger, is majoring in ag- riculture at Reedley College. He has been involved in the California Future Farm- ers of America programs, and in high school started a livestock judging team that finished second in FFA state competition.
“Throughout my life, I’ve had great examples of the value of hard work and striving to reach your goals,” Tarr said. “With the help of the Golden 1 Credit Union scholarship, I can continue my education and make my dreams a reality.”
The Golden 1 scholarship
Mason Tarr
program provides the credit union’s members and depen- dents finan- cial assis- tance of up to $20,000 for full-time
students at- tending or planning to attend accredited, nonprofit two- year community colleges or four-year colleges and uni-
versities in the state. Students received
awards based on their aca- demic achievements, com- munity involvement, extra- curricular activities, and education and career goals. Since the program began in 2013, Golden 1 Credit Union has awarded nearly $2.5 million in total schol- arship funding. More than $400,000 is being awarded this year.
Photo Contributed
Four-year-old Octavio Farfan Diaz, left, and 21-month-old Miranda Farfan Diaz are pictured in an undated photo. A GoFundMe page has been establshed to raise money to send the children and their mother to Mexico for burial.
Obituaries
Anthony Gonzalez
Anthony Maverick Gonzalez of Reedley died July 9. He was 21.
Mr. Gonzalez worked as a painter for Local 2945 DC 16.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, his par-
ents and two brothers.
A Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, at the old St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
in Reedley.
everybody,” he said. “We’re given the responsibility to protect those who cannot pro- tect themselves. And some- times we feel that we’ve let them down.
“Could we have done any- thing to prevent this from happening? Who knows. But we always feel a level of guilt. Our job is to protect those who cannot protect them- selves. And those kids fall in that category.”
Garza encouraged any- one who may be battling de- pression to not be afraid or ashamed and seek help.
“You’re not going to be looked as a weak person. You’re going to be looked at as someone asking for help,” he said. “Don’t wait until you hit rock bottom to ask for help.”
The Fresno County De- partment of Behavioral Health declined to comment on any case where a crime may have occurred. But
to the river after seeing what she thought was a child who was struggling to stay above water. It was later discov- ered that the woman didn’t know how to swim, but she still rushed into the water to try to save the other person and briefly went under the water.
Other beach goers at the
the department did respond about suicide in general in a statement.
“To learn how to recog- nize the warning signs, have a conversation around pre- venting suicide, and where to go for help visit suicideispre- ventable.org.”
The department said that Fresno County has formed a support group called the Fresno County Suicide Pre- vention Collaborative.
“The purpose of the Fres- no County Suicide Preven- tion Collaborative is to bring together a vast cross section of government agencies, com- munity-based organizations, non-profit efforts, concerned community members, and others to learn about suicide, identify strategies for local implementation, evaluate ef- forts, and create an integrat- ed system to address suicide in our community,” the state- ment said.
scene went and pulled the woman and young man — who turned out to be an adult — out of the water. The man, who reportedly went under water several times, was not injured.
Police determined that quick response from by- standers at the beach in call- ing 911 and the officers’ ac- tions saved the woman from drowning. According to po- lice, none of the bystanders in the area knew how to per- form CPR.
The department lauded Walker and Ybarra for their
Dominguez said that the GoFundMe page would be up- dated when the exact cost of shipping the mother and chil- dren to Mexico is determined.
“I put $10,000 as a goal, and I do hope we can reach that goal because I’m sure more is needed,” she said. “But, $10,000 will help take some of the financial pres- sure off the family.”
The public can make do- nations by going online to the GoFundMe page at gofund- me.com/funeral-expenses- farfan-family.
Despite the public nature of the deaths, Dominguez asks to respect the family’s privacy.
“Obviously this tragedy was all over the news, but we need to remember that there is a family that is mourning the loss of three people,” she said. “We have to give them time and privacy to cope with the loss.”
actions, including the life-sav- ing CPR. Both officers were able to speak to the woman after she was transported to AMC-Reedley.
Police remind the public to be cautious when enter- ing the Kings River to swim or wade because the water can be extremely cold with fast-moving currents. Peo- ple should immediately call 911 if they spot someone in distress but are unable to swim.
Police also advise people to learn CPR and basic first aid because it can save a life.
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Charles Bottoms
November 20, 1937 ~ July 3, 2018
Charles Bottoms passed away on July 3, 2018. He was 80 years old. He was born in Waldron Arkansas. Charles retired from PPG.
He is survived by his wife Dianne Bottoms, brother Dean Bottoms, daughters Terrie Wood, Kori Tincup, Lisa Pope, grandchildren Carson Wood, Dwayne Tincup Sr., Travis Tincup, Nishan Goorigian, Cheri Garrett, Nathaniel Easley and Tommy Lee Brown; great-grandchildren Kelsey Wood, Kali Wood, Cara Garrett, Giada Tincup, Caeli Garret, Waylon Tincup and Kinleigh Tincup.
Services were held at Cairns Funeral Home on July 13, 2018.
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Rachel Ulibarri Terry (Cortez)
fell asleep in death surrounded
by her husband, children, and
grandchildren on Wednesday, July 11,
2018 at the age of 77. She was preceded in death by her parents Elvira and Bernardo Ulibarri and her rst husband, John Cortez. She was born February 20, 1941 in Parlier, California and at the age of 16 moved to Sanger, California where she spent the rest of her days. She married John Cortez in 1957. ey were happily married for nearly 46 years until John’s death in 2003. Together with John they parented four Children: John Jr., Nadine, Brian, and Rachelle. In 2007 she married Ernest Terry. ey were happily married for nearly 11 years. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-
grandmother. Her loving and caring spirit and heartfelt compassion touched the hearts of
all her family and friends.
Memorial Services will be held Saturday July 21st at 2:00pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses at 145 N. Academy, Sanger, CA.
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