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few Kaylyn Brown AGE: 7 GRADE: irst SCHOOL Cypress COMMENT: Teacher Julie ierro says was responsible for check ing out her books from the school library reading them and taking her own Accelerated Reader tests She is an awe some first grader!" PILLAR REPRESENTED: Responsibility: Doing what you're supposed to do Through the Character Counts! program the Tulare County Office of Education recognizes local youngsters who exhibit one of the princi pal behaviors of good charac ter Character Counts! runs daily in the Advance Register in cooperation with the Tulare County Office of Education CORRECTIONS The Advance Register promptly acknowledges and corrects errors To report an error in a story call the news room at 688 052L 2A Editor: Mike Hazelwood 631 1021 mhazelwovisaliagannettcom LOCAL WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2007 TULARE ADVANCE REGISTER reeze victims find employment By Jed Chemabaeff Staff writer LINDSAY Miguel Var hands are his biggest asset He has used them to pick oranges tear open his pay check buy groceries and feed his 2 year old daughter Alana But his hands were idled in January when a freeze destroyed Tulare citrus crop Vargas 21 ofLind say was among 3260 people to file freeze related unem ployment insurance claims county officials said Some have moved in search of work Others have chosen to stay and tough it out until the next harvest But Vargas is using his hands again He and at least 50 other freeze affected workers from the Lindsay and Strathmore areas have been hired by the city of Lindsay to work on public works pro jects said Brad Albert well nessrecreation director and freeze relief lead for Lindsay In Lindsay more than 2000 people a fifth of the popu lation hold jobs related to the citrus industry Each person hired in the program by the city of Lind say signs a five month con tract at $10 an hour All must show proof of residency The employees are paid through a state Community Develop ment Block Grant those who chose to stay we are hoping to keep them Albert sail these people are making money they are able to take care of their family There is pride These people are hard or those who are undocu mented Albert said financial assistance has been provided by nonprofit and community service organizations On Tuesday Vargas and about 10 others worked on the field at Lindsay High rank Skadan Stadium The project includes: Installation of more than 280000 square feet of turf New walkways in the bleachers Lighting improvements The stadium project is just one being completed in the community Workers are also renovating parks and alleys and preparing the McDer mont ield House and Sports Center a community center scheduled to open in March 2008 Vargas worked various jobs before being hired by the city last month He wants to go back to school and earn a cer tificate to be a smog techni cian He want to return to the fields better than not having a job at all but I need to do something Vargas said want a job that will give my daughter whatever Victor Espinoza left and Vincente Rangel salvage materials from the bleachers in the stadium at Lindsay High School Both men worked in farm labor before the freeze "sip 'I 1 wun Ron HolmanAdvance Register she Eli Sanchez 25 a city employee working at the sta dium said others have simi lar dreams lot of them think about hopefully being hired by the Sanchez said not the field or packinghouses Sanchez said the workers are being taught new skills that will help them find work elsewhere hate the pack he said just enjoy this a lot chances of being hired for an additional five month contract depend on future state grants Albert said Among those hoping to stick around is Juan Espinoza 23 of Lindsay who has two months left on his contract Espinoza helped cut mate rials at the McDermont cen ter Tuesday I know how to use some ofthetoolsorlay Espinoza said Project foreman Joseph Avina said he mind keeping Espinoza and the other workers they have Avina said work hard their skill and what we The reporter can be reached at jchemabvisalia gannettcom CALENDAR Public Meetings Board of Public Utilities Meets at 3 pm Thursday at Civic Affairs Building 125 South St Meets every first and third Thursday Infor mation: 684 4200 Tulare Joint Union High School District Meets at 7:30 pm Thurs day at the district office 426 North Blackstone St Informaiton: 688 2021 Events Public swimming Summer swimming will be from 1:15 4 pm today through Saturday at Tulare Western High School pool 824 West Maple Ave and the Community Center Pool 830 South Blackstone St Information: 684 4310 Summer reading Children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old who are curious about things and like a good mystery are invited to attend the free summer reading program "Get a Clue" from 3 4 pm every Wednesday through Aug 8 at the Tulare Public Library Centennial Room 113 North St Information: 685 2341 Dive in movie will be shown at 7:30 pm Thursday at the Tulare Western High School pool 824 West Maple Ave Pool opens at 7 pm Admission: $5 for a family of five $1 for each additional person All families must have an adult Upcoming Events Luncheon The Tulare Chamber of Commerce host the New Teach ers luncheon at 11:30 am riday at Edison AgTAC 4175 South Laspina St Guest speaker Bill Coate Tickets: $20 Information: 686 1547 Luau The Tulare Union High School Band Boosters Hawaiian luau will be riday at the home of Dr Par mod Kumar and Dr Vinod Gupta 1028 North Oaks St Information: 686 8211 or 901 6182 or calendar items Kathleen Goncalves can be reached at kgoncalvvisaliagannettcom OBITUARIES Enid uller Enid uller died peacefully in her Tulare home on Monday evening July 30 2007 She was bom on July 4 1928 in San rancisco to rank and Mae Rosenthal She graduated from Lowell High School in San rancisco and attended San rancisco City College where she met Albert uller Enid and Al were married in 1949 and celebrated their 58th wed ding anniversary in May of this year Enid found her greatest satisfac tion in her family she was a devot ed daughter sister wife and moth er Enid is survived by her husband Al her children Lynn Mitchell of Visalia Scott uller of San Jose Kurt uller of Los Angeles and John uller of Roswell Ga her grand children Dominic Leah Devin Ryan Julia and Charlotte and her daughters in law Shirley uller Jessica Hendra uller and Jenny uller She was preceded in death by her sister Jean Harris locks Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Soci ety or the American Diabetes Asso ciation Enid uller ft JB E3 Paul Geathers II Paul Geathers II 29 of Tulare passed away riday July 27 2007 in Chancy Wash He was bom on May 18 1978 in Gallup NM He graduated from Tulare Union High School in 1996 and attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia and Geathers II Spokane Commu nity College in Spokane Wash He joined the US Air orce in September 2000 and was honor ably discharged in September 2004 Survivors include a son Antho ny Cooper of Plano Texas his par ents Kathleen Geathers of Tulare and Paul Geathers of Visalia and two sisters Aricah Geathers of Tulare and Paula Garcia of Pueblo Colo Services will be held in New Mexico officiated by Evangelist Johnny Graham of Tulare Arrange ments are by Rollie Mortuary Gallup NM Vincent Rojas Gonzales April 5 1925 July 28 2007 Vincent Gonzales of Ceres Calif died in peace on Saturday July 28 2007 in Turlock Calif Vincent was native of Jerome Ariz Concord Lindsay and Ceres Calif He loved God his family friends animals cars auctions rid ing his bike listening to music singing telling stories and teasing people to get a laugh He was a devoted husband and father and his family and friends arc deeply grieved because the world has lost someone very special Like so many others who were drawn to Vin charm strength and warmth each of us has a favorite to tell He retired from TO Valley Grow ers and Teamsters Union Local 748 with 38 years of service and not missing a day of work Uponifctirement he became a of the Kars Mayberry Club Ceres Chapter He is survived by his beloved wife Anna Gonzales 36 years of marriage his children Trini Marie Pate and Vincent Gonzales Debow of Modesto stepchildren Anne Marie Hulse of Gold Hill Ore Shirley Sullivan of Carmichael Calif Raymond Merenda of Modesto Patricia org of Issaquah Wash and James Merenda of Modesto He is also survived by two grand children Richard BA Gonzales of Tacoma Wash and Jerry Pate of Longview Wash four step grandchildren Stefanie and Vincent Rojas Thomas org of Gonzales Issaquah Wash Molly Merenda (daughter of James of Modesto and Scotty Merenda of Modesto and three great grand children Maylina Gonzales and Izabel Gonzales of Tacoma Wash and Dracy Ana Pate of Longview Wash Vincent is sur vived by his only sister Josephine Ortcgo of Lindsay Calif He was preceded in death by his first wife Amelia Hernandez Gon zales and four older brothers Manuel Mendivil rank Valen zuela Tony Valenzuela and Albert Valenzuela all of the TYilare Lind sey Visalia and resno area The Gonzales family would like to thank the many hands heads and hearts of Emanuel Medical Center Brandel Manor and the Edward Nader family i Visitation will be 5 9 pm Thurs day at ranklin and Downs Mcl Icn ry Chapel 1050 McHenry Ave Modesto with recitation of the rosary at 7 pm Holy Mass will be at 11 am riday at St Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church 709 Street Modesto with burial at St Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery loral arrangements should be sent to the ranklin and Downs McHenry Chapel or donations sent in remembrance of Vincent Gon zales co Hospice ofEmanuel Med ical Center Attn: Hospice 825 Del bon Ave Turlock CA 95380 Daniel Rojas Infant Daniel Rojas 3 month old infant son of Edith Rojas and Jesus Mag allanes of Lindsay died Monday July 30 2007 Visitation will be 2 8 pm Thurs day at Peers Lorentzen uneral Chapel Graveside services will be 930 am riday at Lindsay Strath more Cemetery Lindsay John Villasenor John Villasenor 79 of Tulare died Monday July 30 2007 Recitation of the rosary will be 7 pm today at Goble Miller uner al Chapel Interment will be private Orbury Williams ormer Tblare resident Orbury Williams 61 of resno died Monday July 30 2007 Visitation will be 11 am to 2 pm riday at Goble Miller uneral Chapel A memorial service will be 2 pm riday at the funeral chapel Burial will be private Services Today Edgar Ponce 25 of Tulare died July 27 Recitation of the rosary 6 pm at Peers Lorentzen uneral Chapel Mass 1 pm Thursday at St Catholic Church John Villasenor 79 of Tulare died July 30 Recitation of the rosary 7 pm at Goble Miller uneral Chapel Thursday Neil Browning 69 of Tulare died July 25 Services 10 am at New Life Harvest Church Peers Lorentzen uneral Chapel Vincent Gonzales 82 of Ceres died July 28 Recitation of the rosary 7 pm at ranklin and Downs McHenry Chapel Modesto Mass 11 am riday at St Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Modesto riday Daniel Rojas infant of Lindsay died July 30 Graveside services 9:30 am at Lindsay Strathmore Cemetery Lindsay Peers Lorentzen uneral Chapel Orbury Williams 61 of resno died July 30 Memorial service 2 pm at Goble Miller uneral Chapel The Tulare Advance Register reports deaths and funeral infor mation at no charge as a public 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