In Honor of our
FIRST RESPONDERS
111th Year – No. 304
Never Give Up, Porterville!
An American flag hangs from the extended ladders of firetrucks near the Coun-
ty Coroner’s office, Thursday, Feb. 20, in Tulare. First responders from across the
Central Valley participated in the procession that took Firefighter Patrick Jones
body from Porterville to Tulare.
Heroes worked
overtime to find Jones
Event at 4:14 p.m. today at Centennial Park
By Charles Whisnand
cwhisnand@porterville
“Never.”
That was the response
of Porterville Fire Chief
Dave LaPere at a press
conference held on
Thursday at City Hall
when asked if there was
any consideration on
giving up on the search
for firefighter Patrick
Jones.
Yes, these heroes
never gave up. And be-
cause they never gave
up, another Porterville
hero will be put to rest
with the full honors he
deserves.
Patrick Jones was
found in what was left
of the Porterville Public
Library at about 10:30
p.m. Wednesday. Jones
was one of two firefight-
ers who died fighting the
blaze that virtually de-
stroyed the library on
Tuesday.
Jones, 25, had been
with the Porterville Fire
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The other firefighter
who died was Captain
Raymond Figueroa, 35,
who had been with the
Porterville Fire Depart-
ment since 2007.
As a procession of fire-
fighters and police of-
ficers that took Figueroa
from Porterville to Tu-
lare to the Tulare County
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Participants in the Tule River Fire Department Memorial Run finished their 27
mile run at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoon.
‘We love our firefighters’
By ALEXIS ESPINOZA
aespinoza@portervillerecorder.com
The Tule River Fire
Department, in part-
nership with The Tule
River Native Veterans
Post 1987, hosted a 27
mile run from the Tule
River Fire Station to
Centennial Park in Por-
terville on Thursday
to honor Porterville’s
two fallen firefighters,
Fire Captain Raymond
“Ray” Figueroa and
Firefighter Patrick
Jones.
“Today, we have co-
ordinated a memorial
run in honor of the two
firefighters involved
in this incident at the
library in Porterville,”
said Brook Franco,
member of the Tule
River Tribe. “The Tule
River Tribe has estab-
lished a really great
working relationship
with the City of Por-
terville. This is our
surrounding commu-
nity. This is where we
shop, where we bring
ourselves and our fam-
ilies, so we wanted to
be able to show that
support to them and be
here today. We wanted
to let the community
know that we support
them, that we are here
to show them that we
all stand together.
When things like this
happen in our commu-
Coroner’s office was held nity we all come to-
on Tuesday, the same gether. We are all one
procession was held on unit. When things like
Thursday for Jones.
this happen it’s trag-
Tulare County Fire
ic. It’s devastated our
Captain Joanne Bear
community these past
said Figueroa and Jones
entered the building to couple of days.”
search for anyone who As participants gath-
may have still been in ered at the Tule River
Fire Department be-
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fore 9 a.m. on Thursday
morning, students and
teachers from Towan-
its School, as well as
the school’s principal
Dana Harness, pa-
raded down the street
shouting “We love our
firefighters.” This dis-
play of support put a
smile on a lot of faces,
and the students were
welcomed into the de-
partment with open
arms.
“Porterville is such a Raymond Figueroa
small community and
we want to support
our fire station,” said
Harness. “They’re do-
ing this amazing thing
to honor the firefight-
ers that were lost. We
wanted to be a part
of that and show our
support. We love our
firemen.”
William McDermont,
who helped coordinate
the run, said the Tule
River Fire Department
has been in mourn- Patrick Jones
ing for its Porterville
brothers.
They support us, we
“The fire depart-
support them.”
ments, you know, we’re
The group of runners
like a band of brothers
took off shortly after
and with the incident
9 a.m. and arrived to
that happened in town,
Centennial Park after
we wanted to show our
noon. Before finishing
respect for the fire-
their run down Main
fighters,” said McDer-
Street, they gathered
mont. “(The run) is just
near the Bank of the
a way we can show our
Sierra to finish the run
gratitude.”
as a large group.
Aaron Franco, the
Flags waved behind
Battalion Chief for the
the lead runners as
Tule River Fire De-
they made their way
partment, shared simi-
down the final stretch
lar sentiments.
of the 27 miles. Once
“Along with all the
they reached Centen-
fire departments, we
nial Park, the group
care about our fel-
ran straight to the me-
low firefighters,” said
morial the Porterville
Franco. “Anytime that
community created
any firefighter is hurt,
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Run
Continued from Page 1A

under the park’s ga-

zebo. Flowers, candles,
hand written notes and
more were displayed
on the ground. With
somber faces, the run-
ners gathered around
to pay their respects
to the City’s fallen he-
roes.
As far as tribal items
that may have been
lost in the Porterville
City Library fire on
Tuesday, Franco was
still unsure of just how
much was lost.
“We are not too sure
yet if there are arti-
facts, but we do know
that there are a lot of
archives and history
there that is priceless.
It will never be able
RECORDER PHOTO BY ALEXIS ESPINOZA
to be replaced,” said
Paul Vigil sits and somberly gazes at the memorial for two fallen Porterville Firefighters at Cenntenial Park after running from the Tule
Franco. “It’s really sad.
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women in our commu- a song at Cen-
nity have been work- tennial Park
ing really hard on that, after running
and there has been a from the Tule
time when our elders River Fire Sta-
couldn’t even have re- tion to Bank
sources and practice of America on
their culture and tradi- Thursday.
tion. The culture and
tradition could very
well be lost if we don’t
have this kind of in-
formation available to
us and documentation
that could help us.”

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Heroes cies who helped with

the effort in battling
Porterville City Hall
has remained closed.
a meeting would be
held today to evaluate
tionally set the fire.
Kroutl said also under
“On behalf of all
Californians, Jenni-
the fire: Tulare Coun- A remembrance to the status and mental state law the juveniles fer and I extend our
Continued from Page 1A
ty Fire, Cal Fire, Visa- honor Figueroa and health of his firefight- can’t be questioned sincere condolences
the building as it lia Fire Department, Jones will be held at ers. Other agencies during the investiga- to the Porterville Fire
was unconfirmed ev- Hanford Fire Depart- 4:14 p.m. today at Can- are filling in for the tion. He also said the
Department and the
eryone had exited. ment, Clovis Fire De- tennial Park. Those at- Porterville Fire De- maximum sentence
Porterville communi-
Figueroa was pulled partment, Los Ange- tending will also have partment in the mean- they could receive is
les City and County the chance to thank time. until the age of 25. ty for the tragic loss
out of the library by
several firefighters. Fire Departments and all the First Respond- Two 13-year-old ju- Porterville Mayor of two of their finest
Life-saving mea- Fresno City and Coun- ers who assisted the veniles have been Martha Flores called firefighters, Captain
sures were performed ty Fire Departments. City of Porterville booked on charges of Tuesday’s fire “tragic, Raymond Figueroa
on Figueroa in front He also listed Por- this week. conspiracy, arson and horrific and devastat- and Firefighter Pat-
of the library. He was terville Police, the Tu- Porterville College manslaughter. Due to ing.” She said “our rick Jones. To their
transported to Sierra lare County Sheriff’s will also hold moments California state law prayers continue for family, friends and
View Medical Center Department, Califor- of silence today and they can’t be tried as the healing of our colleagues, we stand
where he was pro- nia Highway Patrol, Saturday at its bas- adults. community” and the with you during this
nounced dead. emergency medical ketball, baseball and Porterville Police community will be re-
difficult time, and hon-
As far as the search services from Imperi- softball games. Chief Eric Kroutl said silient.
or Captain Figueroa
for Jones, LaPere said al Ambulance and air LaPere said the en- the two juveniles were On Wednesday, Gov-
medical services. tire Porterville Fire seen fleeing from the ernor Gavin Newsom and Firefighter Jones
“the agencies doing
the searching” could “The outpouring of Department will stand library at the time of ordered flags at the for their bravery, ser-
have stopped “due to support we have re- down until at least 8 the fire and it was de- State Capitol to be vice and sacrifice,”
darkness but they de- ceived has been im- a.m. Saturday. He said termined they inten- flown at half-staff. Newsom said.
cided to push through measurable,” LaPere
until they found him.” said.
Firefighters and Porterville City
Search and Res- Manager John Lollis
cue crews worked said he echoed La-
through the night on Pere’s comments, also
Wednesday to find stating the support
Jones. They located from Porterville has
the area where he was been overwhelming.
last seen. “Just the magnani-
Two backhoes were mous support that we
used to clear an enor- received from agen-
mous amount of heavy cies up and down the
debris and a crane was state of California,”
also used to remove Lollis said. “There’s
heavy debris. At least just been an outpour-
two dogs were used ing of support from
in the effort includ- our community.”
ing one from a Los Lollis noted some-
Angeles County Fire one has offered their
Department Urban building to be used as
Search and Rescue a temporary library
Unit. site and another per-
Those who went into son offered to donate
the area where Jones $10,000. Those wish-
was couldn’t find him. ing to make donations
But a dog kept going should go to the Tu-
in indicating Jones lare County Deputy
was there. Sheriff’s Association
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And they eventually website tcdsa.net and
click on the City of First responders await the procession for Porterville firefighter Patrick Jones, Thursday morning, Feb. 20, in
found him.
Porterville Fire em- Tulare. First responders from across the Central Valley participated in the procession that took Jones’ body
LaPere listed all of
blem. from Porterville to Tulare.
the numerous agen-

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C o m m e n ta r y

Primary about
moderates,
extremes
The California primary
election officially went
Thomas to the voters’ hands
elias early this month,
when many began re-
ceiving mail-in ballots
California shortly before early-
Focus voting centers started
opening all around the
state.
No registered voter should lose sight of what this
election is about in both major parties: At several
levels, the current vote will decide at least for awhile
whether moderates are in effect drummed out of the
two major parties, leaving extremists on both sides to
rule for the next two or four years.
For Democrats, this choice has been obvious on
the presidential level since the party’s first televised
debate last summer. The choice there for Democrat-
ic moderates is between former Vice President Joe
Biden, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttegieg,
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and, possibly, late en-
trant Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire ex-mayor of
New York City.
So-called progressives among Democrats will for the
most part choose between Vermont Sen. Bernard Sand-

The Poppies — Saluting heroes ers and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Democratic Party rules mandating proportional rep-
resentation likely will see to it at least four of these
Of course this week’s Poppies will honor all folks each wins some California delegates to the na-
those heroes who battled Tuesday’s fire that vir- tional nominating convention, but their specific vote
tually destroyed the Porterville Public Library. totals will be telling.
We salute the two firefighters who died, Ray- If any candidate fails to draw 15 percent of the state-
mond Figueroa and Patrick Jones, who bravely wide California Democratic vote, they can most likely
put their lives on the line to save the lives of kiss their presidential chances goodbye, even if they’ve
others. done well in the primaries and caucuses of Iowa, New
To firefighters from the Porterville City Fire Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada – where results
Department, the Tulare County Fire Depart- will be finalized while most Californians are still mull-
ment, Cal Fire, the Visalia Fire Department, ing their votes.
Hanford Fire Department, Clovis Fire Depart- Republican President Donald Trump, having just
ment, Los Angeles City and County Fire Depart- survived an impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, will
ments and the Fresno County Fire Department have only nominal opposition here, but if a significant
for their effort in battling the fire. Due to their number of moderate GOP voters cast protest ballots
valiant efforts, the other surrounding buildings for former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld or one of sev-
around the library were saved, including the ad- eral lesser-known candidates, it will signal big trouble
jacent fire state and City Hall. ahead for Trump.
To the efforts of Search and Rescue teams — The same kind of moderate vs. extremist contest will
and their dogs — to find Patrick Jones. also occur in a few much more local votes, even though
was one of 125 students 2,200 at the event who
To the efforts of the Porterville Police Depart- California’s new 12-year legislative term limits give a
were selected for final call backs for iTheatrics
ment, Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, California huge advantage to incumbents both in the primary and
resident choreographer Steven G. Kennedy. The
Highway Patrol, air medical services and City the November runoff to follow.
final cast will be determined later this year.
Public Works Staff who played a vital role in as- All of which means while the California vote will say
These videos will be used in tens of thousands
sisting the battle against the fire. a lot about the future of both major parties nationally,
of schools across the country and internation-
And to library staff, Porterville Police and it may do the same for the two California parties, even
ally. And to Camlynn Newlin and Ella Clausen
Emergency Medical Services who were able if the moderate vs. extreme battlegrounds are less nu-
who were named to the Junior Theater Festival
to evacuate all those in the library, some of merous this time than in some past primaries.     
All-Stars, made up of outstanding performers at-
whom who had physical issues and couldn’t leave  
tending the festival.
quickly and were upstairs.  Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book,
… “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising
Those who have an idea for a Poppy should call
To Barn Theater Children’s Program students Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to
Porterville Recorder Editor Charles Whisnand,
for performing at 2020 Junior Theater Festival Squelch It,” is now available in a soft cover fourth edi-
cwhisnand@portervillerecorder.com or 784-5000,
West in Sacramento. And to Bella Perez, who tion. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.
extension 1048.
net.want to bet on that passivity continuing?

L etters T o T he E ditor
Response to ones. These costs have to replace and modify done for us and our two Sadly the dam came nate to know the Scheer
Craig Dimmitt strained their growth, chemicals in circulation little legged friends Giz- when we had to say family. Jeff’s father was
Fact Checks 1: African and forced layoffs. as quickly as they are mo and Joey. goodbye to Gizmo. I was a close friend to me and
Americans rate is still No. 4: There is no of- banned which produce Long ago we brought holding him in my arms I can remember when he
nearly double the jobless ficial measure of how new and altered sub- Gizmo to him. He had by when he wagged his tail told me with pride that
rate. Latino and Asian many people succeed stances. mistake ingested water and said goodbye. Dr. his sone was studying to
unemployment also have in illegally crossing This President has into his lungs while get- Scheer gave him a few be a veterinarian.
increased. Women’s rate the border. No. 5: Intel- turned the White House ting a bath at the groom- weeks longer to enjoy I personally feel that
had reached a 10-year lectual Property was a upside down, and has ing shop. He suffered a what he loved most of Jeff was sent here by the
low of 4.6 percent under deal struck by President divided the nation. case of pneumonia on all. Life. almighty to be a veteri-
Obama in July, Nov. and Obama in 2015 which few The President encour- something that endan- Now Dr. Scheer is car- narian and that he is do-
Dec. of 2016. didn’t think was possi- ages hate, and when he gered his life. The vet ing Joey another little ing that very thing with
No. 2: I retired during ble. Trump is doing noth- doesn’t like someone he in Grover Beach said 4 legged friend that we a high degree of class.
President Obama’s Term ing on intellectual front. calls them names which he should be put down. love so much. Joey like Jeff, my wife and
and had just the same The Treasury’s previous is a characteristic of a We both said no way and Gizmo loves nothing family join me whole-
amount of money as I do reports said China didn’t bully. If you have chil- took him to Dr. Scheer in more than enjoying life heartedly to thank you
now. If you look at the meet the requirements dren what example is the Porterville. with my wife and I. He is for all the many things
quarterly GDP growth established in U.S. laws President sending them? Dr. Scheer told us to recovering from dental you have done for us.
rate, there was a period to be branded currency Elaine Flores go ahead and retire to work that had to be done And we all wish you and
under President Obama, manipulator. The Trea- Springville Pismo but to leave Giz- in order for him to live your family all the good
in 2014 when it reached sury hasn’t declared Chi- mo with him and would a little longer. So far he things that life can give.
5.5 percent. That’s not na a currency manipula- Thank you Dr. Scheer bring him to Morro Bay is doing fine. Thanks to You are the best and the
been matched during tor since 1994. The drug It is a time for me to let where we could pick him Dr. Scheer and the car- best doctor on earth.
Trump’s term in office. Fentanyl in March sold my feelings be known. I up. When we picked him ing people who work for All our love
No. 3.Trump’s chang- from Mexico and earlier want Dr. Scheer to know up in Morro Bay he was him.
es in Labor regulations this year in Texas. When that my wife and I both feeling fine, doing what I spent a lot of my boy- Lem Hair, wife
are crushing business, drugs are banned, Chi- appreciate very much he loved most of all, en- hood life growing up in and family
especially smaller nese exploiters continue the many things he has joying life. Terra Bella. I was fortu- Porterville

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Obituaries Coroner finds evidence Hollywood

Rosendo
Flores Jimenez
Julian M. therapist was strangled
Randell By STEFANIE DAZIO represent the 41-year-
Jul. 15, 1927
Associated Press old, but a spokeswoman
for the public defender’s
LOS ANGELES (AP)
Feb. 16, 2020 — A prominent family
office said they don’t
know yet if Pursehouse
therapist and former fi-
ancee of comedian Drew will be their client.
Carey appears to have The coroner’s office
been strangled before ruled Harwick’s death a
she was thrown off the homicide on Monday and
Rosendo Flores Jime- third-floor balcony of attributed the cause to
nez, age 72, passed her Hollywood Hills blunt force injuries, ac-
away on February 06th apartment, the Los An- cording to its website.
2020. He was born in Julian M. Harwick’s autopsy
Randell, 92, born in geles County coroner’s
Jalisco, Mexico on June office said Thursday. An showed evidence of
18th 1947. He worked Fairplay MO, passed “manual strangulation,”
away at Compassionate ex-boyfriend is facing
at Sierra Forest Prod- charges. a coroner’s spokeswom-
ucts, AKA the Saw Mill, Care Hospice Center, in an Sarah Ardalani said
El Paso,TX. Dr. Amie Harwick,
for 34 years. Rosendo 38, died Saturday and Thursday in an email,
was one of the hard- Moved to Lindsay, noting that the fatal fall
CA in 1930s. Graduate her ex-boyfriend Garth
est working men this Pursehouse was charged from the balcony oc-
world has ever known. of Lindsay HS; veteran curred after an “alterca-
of Korean war; married with murder and first-
Rosendo was a great degree residential bur- tion.”
father, and amazing 58 years to Geraldine Officers found evi-
Dunlap of Porterville. glary with the special
grandfather. He is circumstance allegation dence of a struggle and
survived by 2 sons, 3 He worked for MacK- a forced entry to the
enzie Trucking in Exeter of lying in wait, mak- Amie Harwick
daughters, 14 grand- ing him eligible for the home, police said.
children and 3 great 15 yrs., Lindsay Ripe,
death penalty, prosecu- Detectives learned riage and sex therapist. in your life that loves as
grandchildren. and Champion manu-
tors said. Harwick had recently She appeared on TV and much as she did,” Carey
A Visitation will be facturing. He moved to
Pursehouse’s arraign- expressed fear about an radio and wrote a book said on Twitter. CBS can-
held at Myers Funeral Canutillo, TX in 1967.
Preceded in death by: ment has been postponed ex-boyfriend and had called “The New Sex Bi- celed the “Price is Right”
Reception Center, 265 to March 4. previously filed a re- ble for Women.” game show for the week
N. E Street Porterville, Geraldine; sister Helen
J. Gunier; brother James It was not immediately straining order against Carey dated Harwick while he mourns.
CA on Sunday, Febru- clear if Pursehouse had him, according to a po- for two years before the Pursehouse was ini-
ary 23rd, 2020 from Howard Randell.
Survived by daugh- an attorney who could lice statement. The re- pair split in 2018, months tially arrested Saturday
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A speak for him. The dis- straining order had ex- after announcing their and posted $2 million
Rosary will be held at ters Rhonda Lehman of
Anthony, NM and Leila trict attorney’s office pired. engagement. bond. He was re-arrest-
Myers Funeral Recep- had previously said a Harwick’s website de- “I hope you’re lucky ed Wednesday on a no
tion Center on Sunday, Gale of Canutillo, TX;
niece, Marcia Burton of public defender would scribed her as a mar- enough to have someone bail warrant.
February 23rd, 2020 at
6:00 PM. Mass of Chris- Lindsay, CA; 5 grand-
tian Burial will be held children, 7 great-grand
at Saint Anne’s Church,
378 N. F Street in
children, 4 great-great-
grandchildren. Whitney Houston Hologram tour set to begin
Porterville, California on By ANDREW DALTON dancers and a live back- that she wanted to do,”
Monday, February 24th AP Entertainment Writer ing band. Pat Houston said after
at 11 AM. Interment
will follow at Hillcrest Going on BURBANK,
(AP) — Whitney Hous-
Calif.
The concert set in-
cludes most of her big-
the media preview of
the show. “I get very
Memorial Park, 1013 E. gest hits — “How Will I emotional watching this,
Olive Ave, Porterville CA.
To sign the fam-
Vacation? ton is about to appear on
the concert stage again.
Eight years after her
Know,” “Saving All My
Love For You,” “I Will
because it is so, so close
to what she wanted. The
ily guest book or send death, a holographic Always Love You,” along only thing missing is
condolences please go Donate your Houston will embark with some unexpected her, physically.”
to www.myersfuneral. rarities, including a cov- On first appearance
com. Myers Funeral newspapers to a on a European tour that
starts in England on Feb. er of Steve Winwood’s it’s clear how far holo-
Service & Crematory in
Porterville is in charge
classroom while 25 and runs through ear- “Higher Love” that
Houston first recorded
graphic technology has
come since previous
ly April, with U.S. dates
of arrangements. you are gone. expected to follow. three decades ago. iterations like Tupac’s
“Now is just the right The show, which was holographic stint with
first conceived five Snoop Dogg at Coachel-
Call 784-5000 time,” said Pat Houston,
the singer’s sister-in-law, years ago, used a body la in 2012, with little of
for details former manager and the double along with hun-
dreds of hours of Hous- Whitney Houston
the flickering unreality
audiences expect. Hous-
executor of her estate,
which is producing the ton performances and ton’s appearance in a

D e at h show in collaboration
with BASE Hologram.
extensive CGI synthe-
sizing.
formance is the modest
brainchild of Whitney
gold gown looks magi-
cally realistic.
Notices “In the spirit of Whit-
ney, I know we’re doing
“We created the ho-
logram the same way
Houston herself, in at
least one respect.
The limits are more
apparent as the concert
all the right things right they did Carrie Fisher While on her final Eu- goes on, with the pro-
Eric A. Skiff in the ‘Star Wars’ mov- ropean tour, she had an jection beam visible and
Eric A. Skiff, age 60, a Chem- now.”
Last week, a few doz- ie ‘Rogue One,’” said “unplugged” section of Houston’s movements
ical Engineer and resident of Marty Tudor, CEO of her show, with a stripped minimal, but those short-
en members of the me-
Terra Bella, California passed BASE Hologram, which down band and minimal comings are unlikely
dia were given a dress-
away on Monday, February 17, rehearsal preview in has previously revived fanfare. Houston liked to bother the hardcore
2020. Burbank, California of performing versions of that so much that short- fans the tour is likely to
A remembrance gathering will be held at Porter- most of “An Evening dead singers including ly before her death at draw.
ville Best Western on Saturday, February 22, 2020 With Whitney: The Whit- Roy Orbison and Maria age 48 on the eve of the Houston was never
from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Interment to be private. ney Houston Hologram Callas. “It’s lengthy, it’s 2012 Grammy Awards, one for elaborate chore-
Arrangements are being handled by Myers Funeral Tour,” which features a tedious, it’s a big, com- she expressed a desire ography or flashy moves
Service and Crematory. Houston projected onto plicated process, but I to one day do an entire anyway, and her small
a nearly invisible scrim think it worked.” tour that way. gestures — a quivering
Erik Thomas Ostly on a stage with real The ambitious per- That concept became jaw on long-held notes,
Erik Thomas Ostly, age 75, a the model for the holo- fluttering fingers for
gram concert. vocal flourishes, are all
Forester and resident of Cali-
PAID OBITUARY PROCEDURE “This is something captured here.
fornia Hot Springs, California,
passed away on Wednesday, Obituary notices are written by funeral homes
February 19, 2020. and relatives of the deceased and not by The
No services to be held.
Porterville Recorder news staff. The deadline for
obituaries is noon daily for the following day’s THE LOTTERY
Arrangements are being handled by Myers Funeral publication, noon Friday for Monday’s publication.
Service and crematory. Obituaries submitted over the weekend will be Fantasy 5: Thursday — 8, 22, 24, 34, 36.
published in Tuesday’s edition. Obituaries may be
e-mailed to: recorderads@portervillerecorder.com. Daily 4: Thursday — 7, 4, 4, 7.
Frances A. Gallaway
Chapel services will be held on Saturday, February The subject line should be in the following Daily 3: Thursday midday — 3, 9, 6. Thursday evening
format: OBITUARY-NAME OF THE DECEASED. — 9, 6, 3.
22 at 11:00 a.m. at Webb Sanders and Smith Funeral Obituaries may also be delivered to The Recorder
Home in Lindsay for Frances A. Gallaway, 90 of Lind- at 115 E. Oak Ave., Porterville, or Daily Derby: Thursday 1st Place — 12, LUCKY
say who passed away February 18. Visitation will be faxed to 559-784-5245. CHARMS; 2nd Place — 10, SOLID GOLD; 3rd Place — 08,
held from 9:00 a.m. to service time. GORGEOUS GEORGE. Race time: 1:46.56.
Webb Sanders and Smith Funeral Home is in
charge of all arrangements. Condolences may be
made to the family at http://www.webbsandersand- D ay in H istory
smithfh.com
by Andrews Mcmeel Almanac
Pending Obituaries Friday, became the first U.S. pres- writer; Chuck Palahniuk (NASCAR).
t Julio Malinit, 76, Porterville, Myers Funeral February 21, ident to visit China while (1962- ), author; David TODAY’S QUOTE:
Service and Crematory.
t Donald Ray Hensley, 79, Porterville, Myers Fu-
2020 in office. Foster Wallace (1962- “We’re all lonely for
Today is the 52nd day TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: 2008), author; Jennifer something we don’t know
neral Service and Crematory.
t Marcia Gayle Searle, 70, Porterville, Myers Fu-
of 2020 and the 63rd day Leo Delibes (1836-1891), Love Hewitt (1979- ), ac- we’re lonely for. How else
of winter. composer; Anais Nin tress; Jordan Peele (1979- to explain the curious
neral Service and Crematory.
t Tate John Charlie, 47, Porterville, Myers Fu-
TODAY’S HISTORY: (1903-1977), author; John ), actor/filmmaker; Ellen feeling that goes around
In 1842, John Greenough Rawls (1921-2002), phi- Page (1987- ), actress; feeling like missing some-
neral Service and Crematory.
t Nina Peyron, 64, Porterville, Porterville Funeral
received the first U.S. pat- losopher; Sam Peckinpah Sophie Turner (1996- ), body we’ve never even
ent for a sewing machine. (1925-1984), film director; actress.
and Cremation Center. met?” — David Foster
t Colby Keel, 44, Porterville, Porterville Funeral In 1848, Karl Marx and Erma Bombeck (1927- TODAY’S FACT: The
Wallace
Friedrich Engels published 1996), humorist; David first issue of The New
and Cremation Center. TODAY’S NUMBER:
t Jesse Toledo, 53, Porterville, Porterville Funeral “The Communist Mani- Geffen (1943- ), record Yorker was published on
producer/filmmaker; Tyne this day in 1925. 555 — height (in feet) of
festo.”
and Cremation Center. Daly (1946- ), actress; Alan TODAY’S SPORTS: In the Washington Monu-
In 1965, Malcolm X
Rickman (1946-2016), 1948, race car driver Bill ment, dedicated on this
was assassinated by three

DAY NIGHT members of the Nation
of Islam at the Audubon
Ballroom in New York
Place a classified ad in print and online 24/7 City.
www.recorderonline.com In 1972, Richard Nixon
actor; William Petersen
(1953- ), actor; Kelsey
Grammer (1955- ), actor;
Mary Chapin Carpenter
(1958- ), singer-song-
France and various mem- day in 1885.
bers of the auto racing TODAY’S MOON: Be-
community formed the tween last quarter moon
National Association for (Feb. 15) and new moon
Stock Car Auto Racing (Feb. 23).
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PAGE 6A COMMUNITY-FAVORITES FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2020

ADVICE LOCAL CALENDAR

Daughter plans a wedding
without a marriage license
Jeanne
Phillips
Dear
Abby
DEAR ABBY: My
daughter, “Heidi,” is 39.
She is successful, owns
her own business and
lives with her boyfriend
of five years. I’ll call him
Rick. They have two
beautiful boys, 3 and 18
months. She has decided
to tie the knot with Rick
with a nice, somewhat big
wedding.
As Heidi has gotten old-
er, she has been changing
into a different person.
She has become self-cen-
tered and controlling, and
she puts Rick down cru-
elly at times. I think he’s a
good guy, but maybe just
not for her. I really don’t
know because I stay out
of their lives.
What’s making me un-
comfortable is, my daugh-
ter has told only me that
she’s doing all this wed-
ding stuff without get-
ting an actual marriage
license. I don’t even know
if Rick is aware. I looked
this up and saw that some
people are now having
what’s called “commit-
ment ceremonies.” When
I tried to talk to her about
it, she became defensive,
cut me off, and then sent
me a long, nasty email. So
now I just step back.
When I think of the
guests (100 to 150), I feel
she should be honest and
call it what it is. We are
presently not communi-
cating because I won’t
respond to that kind
of email. I won’t ar-
gue with her. But I
don’t know where
to go at this point.
I’m worried about
her state of mind.
She is supposedly see-
ing a therapist, and a few
weeks back I suggested
she and Rick get marriage
counseling. I would love
to hear your thoughts. —
TRADITIONAL MOM IN THE
EAST
DEAR TRADITIONAL
MOM: Your daughter is
an adult, and if you re-
fuse to have anything to
do with this charade, I
would understand. When
guests are invited to a
“wedding,” gifts are ex-
pected. If it’s a produc-
tion that’s only for show,
the couple is committing
fraud and taking advan-
tage of the generosity of
their guests.
When couples marry,
they must first take out
a marriage license, which
BOTH must sign. No li-
cense, no marriage. Un-
less your daughter’s boy-
friend is completely clue-
less, she won’t be able to
slip this by him. Although
people do have commit-
ment ceremonies these
days, guests should be
told that is what they will
be witnessing, and both
partners should agree on
it.
DEAR ABBY: I have been
married to a wonderful
man for 20 years. It has
been a pretty good mar-
riage. I have tolerated a
few of his family mem-
bers’ rudeness to me, al-
though I have no problem
speaking up when I need
to, and my husband al-
ways defends me as well.
My father-in-law recent-
ly passed, and I adored
him. For his wake, my
two sisters-in-law made
a slide show of his life
SATURDAY
t Tulare Kings Writers
with hundreds of family
photos. There was not one
single photo of my father-
in-law and me. I feel it
was the final straw. I have
no more room in my heart
and life for them. Am I
tAlta Mira Chapter,
being too sensitive? My
husband hasn’t spoken to
them since the funeral. I
really need your advice
on this. — PICTURING IT
OVER IN TEXAS
DEAR PICTURING IT: I’m
glad you asked. Please ac-
cept my sympathy for the
loss of someone so close
to your heart. But as close
as you felt to him, your
sisters-in-law had just lost
their father. I’m sure they
were (and are) grieving
and didn’t use his death
as an opportunity to slight
you. I sincerely hope you
FRIDAY
t Building Trades Class-
and your husband won’t
allow their oversight to
cause a permanent rift in
the family.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also
known as Jeanne Phil-
t Healthy Hearts Senior
lips, and was founded
by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.
com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Friday -
Saturday
Feb. 21-22
SATURDAY
t A 12-Step Workshop
To have your event includ-
ed, please submit information
in writing at least one week in
advance by email to recorder@
portervillerecorder.com, Attn:
Community Calendar, or by fax
to 784-1689. For information,
t Take Off Pounds Sen-
call 784-5000, Ext. 1048.
Clubs
Club meets in Visalia at
10 a.m. on the third Sat-
urday of each month. A
networking session follows
the monthly program. For
information on the meet-
ing location and topic, call
t First Christian Church
280-9774.
National Society of
Daughters of the
American Revolution
meets the third Saturday
of each month at 9:30
am. This organization
promotes preservation,
education, and patriotism.
Woman 18 or older who
can prove lineal descent
from a patriot of the Amer-
ican Revolution are eligible
for membership. Geneal-
ogy research support is
t Tule River Parkway Associ-
available. For location
information call Barbara at
784-6345.
Classes
es are held from 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. on Fridays at 27488
Avenue 150, Porterville.
Beginner through ad-
vanced classes in residen-
tial electricity are offered.
For more information, call
Bobby Powell at 782-8567.
Exercise meets at 9 a.m.
each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, excluding
holidays, at the Porterville
Church of the Nazarene.
Support
meets from 8 a.m. to 9:30
a.m. each Saturday at Por-
terville 12-Step Recovery
Club at 186 N. D St. at the
corner of D and Walnut.
It is open to all 12-Step
groups. For more informa-
tion, call 539-3814.
sibly meets from 10 a.m.
to 11 a.m. Saturdays in
the Fashion Center at the
Porterville Developmental
Center. Weigh-in is from
9 to 9:45 a.m. For more
information, call 784-9539
or 799-4291, or visit www.
TOPS.org.
Friday
t The Porterville Women’s
holds Breaking of the
Bread women’s ministry
every Friday night at 5:30
p.m. The breaking of bread
celebration includes pot-
lucks, worship, craft proj-
ects and fellowship. These
meetings take place at First
Christian Church located
at 1020 N. Prospect Street.
For more information, call
784-1975.
t 5th Annual Memorial Rodeo
Upcoming
February 22
ation Event - This Saturday,
February 22, 2020 from 9
a.m. until noon there will
be a Garden and Restora-
tion Area Maintenance
Workday, taking place at
the Tule River Native Plant
Demonstration Garden
Project in Porterville.
Garden Adopters will be
doing light maintenance
on gardens that have
already been established.
Plants will be added to
existing gardens and pos-
sibly a new garden will get
planted. Restoration area
maintenance tasks include
willow fence construction
with plantings of trees and
wildflowers in the fenced
area. Wear close-toed
shoes and bring gloves and
tools if available. Meeting
Place: Jaye Street Bridge
Parking Lot on the south
bank of the Tule River in
Porterville. Directions: Go
to 463 South Jaye Street
and continue south, cross-
ing the Jaye Street Bridge.
The event staging area is
in a large parking lot ac-
cessed from a small drive-
way at the south end of
the Jaye Street Bridge. This
City of Porterville parking
lot is located north of the
Villa Robles Apartments.
For further information
contact Cathy Capone
(559) 361-9164
March 14
Club will host a spring bou-
tique from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
March 14 at the Church of
Christ, 1000 N. Newcomb.
There will be lunch pro-
vided, vendors to shop and
door prizes for a $10 dona-
tion. For more information,
call Connie, 559-799-4677.
March 21
The 5th Annual Memorial
Rodeo honoring Larry “Big
Larr” Garfeild is set for Satur-
day, March 21. Registration
for rodeo events is from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. A horseshoe
tournament begin at 4 p.m.,
with rodeo events like calf-
riding, steer riding and bull
riding beginning at 5 p.m.
Registration for children’s
event oens at 2 p.m., and the
events will begin at 3 p.m
Childrens events include stick
horse barrell racing, dummy
roping and a boot race. There
will be drawings for a swim-
ming pool and pool table as
well. This rodeo will be eld at
McCarthy Ranch located at
32657 N. Reservation Road.
For more information please
contact Sallie Lenares at (559)
791-0755.

On
On behalf
behalf of
of the
the Board,
Board,
Executive Team, and the
Executive Team, and the
entire staff, we thank you for
entire staff, we thank you for
your dedication to academic
your dedication to academic
achievement, personal
achievement, personal
growth, and furthering our
growth, and furthering our
mission to promote health
mission to promote health
and ensure quality,
and ensure quality,
compassionate healthcare
compassionate healthcare BACKROW
BACK ROW(LEFT
(LEFTTOTO RIGHT):
RIGHT): Davis
Davis Banda,
Banda, NoahNoah Camacho,
Camacho, Todd Morrow,
Todd Morrow, Lance Brian
Lance Rowell, Rowell, Brian Lam,
Lam,
services for our communities. Jennifer
JenniferLambarena
LambarenaFRONT
FRONTROW (LEFT
ROW TO RIGHT):
(LEFT Dianna
TO RIGHT): Sengphachanh,
Dianna Joy Phimmasone,
Sengphachanh, Brandy Irwin,
Joy Phimmasone,
services for our communities. Lorena Cerda NOT PICTURED: Glenn Hernandez
Brandy Irwin, Lorena Cerda NOT PICTURED: Glenn Hernandez

Master’s Degree Honorees

BRANDY IRWIN, Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership and Management, Western Governors University
JOY PHIMMASONE, Master of Health Administration, University of Phoenix
Bachelor’s Degree Honorees
JENNIFER LAMBARENA, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Western Governors University

National Certification Honorees

DAVIS BANDA, Chemotherapy Certification, National Pharmacy Technician
NOAH CAMACHO, Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, American Nurses Credential
GLENN
LORENAHERNANDEZ,
CERDA, Certified
Chemotherapy
Professional Certification, National
in Patient Safety, Pharmacy
Certification Technician
Board Association
for Professionals in Patient Safety
LANCE
GLENN ROWELL,
HERNANDEZ,
Associate Professional
Chemotherapy in Human Resources,
Certification, HR Certification
National Pharmacy Institute
Technician Association
DIANA SENGPHACHANH,
LANCE ROWELL, Associate Professional
Chemotherapy Certification,
in Human National
Resources, Pharmacy Technician
HR Certification Institute Association
TODD MORROW,
DIANNA SENGPHACHANH,
Certified Pulmonary FunctionCertification,
Chemotherapy Technologist,National
The National Board
Pharmacy for Respiratory
Technician Care
Association
TODD MORROW, Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist, The National Board for Respiratory Care

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FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2020 Business PAGE 7A

Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13 billion Credit score impacts
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Morgan
Stanley, the investment
bank for millionaires, big
business and megamerg-
ers, is buying E-Trade
Financial, the online bro-
kerage that encouraged
waves of regular inves-
tors to get into the market
with ads featuring its talk-
ing spokesbaby.
The roughly $13 billion,
all-stock deal would be
one of the biggest deals
on Wall Street since the
financial crisis more than
a decade ago, and it would
mark the latest chapter
in Morgan Stanley’s trans-
formation from a scrappy,
deal-doing, stock-trading
investment bank to a more
well-rounded financial
firm more reliant on its
asset and wealth manage-
ment businesses.
E-Trade will bring with it
5.2 million client accounts,
$360 billion in retail client
assets and a pool of cus-
tomers who may become
wealthier and use more
of Morgan Stanley’s full-
service offerings. Morgan
Stanley has 3 million cli-
ent relationships and $2.7
trillion in client assets.
The deal also gives E-
Trade some shelter during
a time of massive disrup-
tion in the retail brokerage
industry. Its rivals Charles
Schwab and TD Ameri-
trade are in the midst of
their own merger, and the
industry is still absorb-
ing the latest blows from
its price war. Brokerages
have made it free to trade
U.S. stocks and exchange-
traded funds online, slash-
ing their commissions to
zero in hopes of attracting
and keeping customers.
Brokerages still make
money from account fees
and interest earned on
car insurance rates
customers’ cash, but the
price war has pummeled
revenues.
“Between zero trading
But there is a bigger
issue here, at least as
commissions and competi- HELAINE far as you are con-
tive yielding savings ac-
counts and cash manage-
OLEN cerned: how credit
Life and scores are calculat-
ment products, the com-
ed. They are based
petition for consumers’ Money on how you pay back
cash and investments is as
borrowed money.
fierce as ever,” said Greg
That means if you are
McBride, chief financial Dear Helaine: Re- incredibly responsible or
analyst for Bankrate.com. cently, I looked around cautious -- as you are --
“And this reaches a broad for car insurance and and pay for everything
spectrum of households, it
AP Photo By Mark Lennihan was told my “insurance with cash, your credit
isn’t just the ultra-wealthy
In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo, the Morgan Stanley score” is “average.” I score will take a hit, and
that are in demand.”
logo is displayed on its Times Square building, in
couldn’t believe it, but I it doesn’t matter how
Industry analysts be- was told it had to do with much money you have in
lieve the complementary New York. Morgan Stanley is buying online broker- the bank, in investments,
my credit rating. I have
parts of Morgan Stanley age E-Trade in an all-stock deal valued at about $13 the value of your home
no negative info on my
and E-Trade make them billion. and so forth.
credit record. I checked,
a good fit, and E-Trade’s There’s a reason for
and it’s clean.
stocks surged nearly 24% difficult markets. dustry, as companies bulk this. If you don’t take out
Apparently, they want
after the announcement The strategy has up in the face of customers any loans or buy any-
a history of buying on
Thursday. But Morgan worked. Morgan Stanley’s thing on credit, there’s
increasingly demanding credit for a good score.
Stanley’s stock was down income has been less vola- I never borrow a penny, nothing to measure.
lower fees. Just this week,
more than 4% within the tile, and the bank has been and that has cost me While there is a growing
first few minutes of trad- consistently hitting its asset manager Franklin
higher rates. My driv- movement to count such
ing, reflecting investors’ profitability goals, and the Resources said it will buy things as regular utility
ing record is completely
concerns that it may be bank had record profits rival Legg Mason for $4.5 clean. and cellphone payments
paying too high a price. last year. billion. Schwab’s deal with I’ve always paid cash toward credit scores, it
E-Trade shareholders “E-Trade represents an for everything, including has not really taken off.
TD Ameritrade, which was
will receive 1.0432 Mor- extraordinary growth op- houses and cars. Being a You would think a seven-
gan Stanley shares for announced in November, figure net worth and no
portunity for our wealth saver, and a prudent and
each share they own. That management business set off a wave of specula- careful investor, I have debt would mean some-
values each E-Trade share and a leap forward in tion that E-Trade would brokerage accounts in the thing. Unless you are a
at $58.74, based on Mor- our wealth management also find a partner to bet- seven figures and have lottery winner or heir, it
gan Stanley’s stock price strategy,” Morgan Stanley for decades. How these would seem to indicate
ter compete. a decent ability to man-
Wednesday. That’s 30.7% Chairman and CEO James people could rate me
more than E-Trade shares E-Trade has been a pi- age money well. But it
Gorman said in a prepared as “average” is beyond
closed at Wednesday. oneer in the online bro- comprehension. The fact doesn’t register.
statement.
E-Trade CEO Mike Pizzi kerage business, telling My advice: It’s not
Besides the deposits the that I am paying higher
will continue to run the worth fighting the sys-
deal will bring over, which people they can trade rates than someone who
firm once it becomes a tem on this one. I’d ap-
Morgan Stanley can use stocks at lower prices and needs to borrow galls me.
division within Morgan ply for a credit card,
to start making loans, E- What can be done? — In-
Stanley. The companies with greater ease by go- and when you receive it,
Trade also has a popular surance Blues make a few small charg-
expect the deal to close in ing through their comput- Dear Insurance Blues:
online platform that helps es, so you can build up
the fourth quarter of this ers or phones rather than I agree with you. I think
businesses manage their credit history. Don’t put it
year. this is a disgrace. Your
employee stock plans, full-service brokers. It’s in your wallet, and don’t
Under CEO James Gor- credit score should not be
man, Morgan Stanley has which will be merged into perhaps most famous for input it online. Just take
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People’s positive habitat impact No Need For Spell Check

Biodiversity Festival celebrates the Good

RECORDER PHOTO BY JAMIE A. HUNT

The pond at Circle J/Norris Ranch, site of the Biodiversity Festival, Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 22-23.
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The Biodiversity Festi-
val sponsored by Circle J-
Norris Ranch and Alianza
Ecologista is designed to
celebrate the people im-
pact people can have on
wildlife populations. 
Over the last 14 years
students and families have
planted trees, shrubs and
native California wildflow-
ers to provide food and
shelter for birds, butter-
flies, bees, frogs, rabbits
and other wildlife at the
ranch.  and high school students
The event this weekend
will celebrate both the
people who have helped to
increase the biodiversity –
the variety of living things
that make a home at Circle
J-Norris Ranch.  all grade levels a wide va-
  In partnership with
Alianza Ecologista, Circle
J-Norris Ranch is holding
the two-day Community
Biodiversity Festival Sat-
urday and Sunday, Febru-
ary 22-23. The public is
invited to attend and par-
ticipate in fun, hands-on
activities suitable for the
whole family.
Beginning Saturday at 9
a.m., attendees can partici-
pate in the annual BioBlitz
to document the biodiver-
sity of Circle J utilizing
the iNaturalist app. Fol-
lowing a lunch break, at-
tendees will spend the af-
ternoon planting trees for
future wildlife habitats.
On Sunday morning, the
event will continue with
guided nature walks, bird-
ing, and hiking.
A program of the SCI-
CON school of outdoor
education, Circle J-Norris
Ranch is located at 41893
Yokohl Valley Road in
Springville. Circle J offers
riety of field study experi-
ences.
For more information on
the Community Biodiver-
sity Festival, email Nancy
Bruce at circlej@ocsnet.
net or Fernando Serrano
atfernando@alianzaecolo-
gista.org 
The schedule for the
event will be: Saturday —
9 a.m.-noon, BioBlitz; noon
to 1:30 p.m., lunch; 1:30-4
p.m., tree planting. Sunday
— 8 to 11 a.m., birding and
hiking.
Saturday, 9a.m.- Noon
BioBlitz
Nancy Bruce, Lead
Teacher at Circle J- Nor-
ris Ranch/ SCICON, said,
“This is a great way for
young people, families,
to learn about nature.
They will be working to-
gether and using an app to
help them identify differ-
ent types of living things
in this habitat. We want
to celebrate that people
have made this habitat at
the Ranch a better place.
It’s amazing what people
can do when they work
together.”
The top finishers in this week’s Tulare County Spelling Bee were from left,
Kirsten Solmantil, St. Anne’s School, second place; Adeline Boling, Visalia’s Co-
nyer Elementary, champion; Kalea Mariboho, Springville, third place; and Dylan
Ridgway, Visalia’s Green Acres Middle School, who tied Mariboho for third. Bol-
ing won in the 23rd round. Her winning word was kerplunk.
Americans worry more about flu than coronavirus
By CARLA K. JOHNSON The findings are en- spreads more widely,
and HANNAH FINGERHUT
couraging to those bank- public trust will become
Associated Press
ing on Americans’ trust even more important,
in the health officials who Nuzzo said.
A wide share of Ameri-
cans are at least moder- are ordering quarantines News of the coronavi-
and travel restrictions rus outbreak is perva-
ately confident in U.S.
to contain the virus first sive, with about half say-
health officials’ ability
detected in China. ing they have heard or
to handle emerging vi-
“Our ability to con- read a lot about it. People
ruses, and more express trol the virus hangs on who say they’ve heard
concern about catching people’s willingness a lot about the outbreak
the flu than catching the to accept the advice of are more likely to say
new coronavirus, accord- health authorities,” said they’re very concerned
ing to a poll from The Jennifer Nuzzo of the about it than people who
Associated Press-NORC Johns Hopkins Center have heard less than
Center for Public Affairs for Health Security in that, but high levels of
Research. Baltimore. If the virus concern are still rare.

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NOTICE OF PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S
REQUEST TO INCREASE RATES FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION
AND CATASTROPHIC EVENTS INTERIM RATES (A. 20-02-003)
SUMMARY
On February 7, 2020, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed its Wildfire Mitigation and
Catastrophic Events Interim Rates application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
PG&E is requesting $899 million in this application. If the CPUC approves the proposal, PG&E will
increase electric rates over a 17-month period beginning in August 2020.
The application includes costs related to:
• Mitigating wildfire risk, including enhanced vegetation management;
• Upgrading the electric system to be more resilient;
• Responding to catastrophic events, including wildfires and storms;
• Safely restoring utility services to customers after catastrophic events, including repairing, replacing
or restoring damaged utility facilities; and
• Complying with governmental agency orders for emergencies declared to be disasters by the state of
California or federal authorities.
Costs related to the above total approximately $1.67 billion mainly over a period of 2017 through
2019. The current application proposes to recover a portion of the total costs in advance of the formal
application(s) that will be filed later this year.
BACKGROUND
Wildfire risk mitigation costs included in this application comply with the Wildfire Mitigation Plan approved
by the CPUC in May 2019 and the Fire Safety decision approved by the CPUC in December 2017.
HOW WILL THE APPLICATION AFFECT ELECTRIC RATES?
Most customers receive bundled electric service from PG&E, meaning they receive electric generation,
transmission and distribution services.
Based on rates currently in effect, the bill for a typical residential nonCARE customer using 500 kWh
per month would increase from $124.41 to $130.11, or 4.6%.
Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation customers only receive electric transmission and
distribution services from PG&E. On average, these customers would see an increase of 5.8%.
Another category of nonbundled customers is Departing Load. These customers do not receive electric
generation, transmission or distribution services from PG&E. However, these customers are required
to pay certain charges by law or CPUC decision. The impact of PG&E’s application on these customers
is an average increase of 1.9%.
Detailed rate impacts are being sent directly to customers in February and March 2020. Actual impacts
will vary depending on usage.
HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PG&E’S PROPOSALS?
If you have questions about PG&E’s filing, please contact PG&E at 1-800-743-5000. For TTY, call
1-800-652-4712. If you would like a copy of PG&E’s filing and exhibits, please write to PG&E at the
address below:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events
Interim Rates Application (A. 20-02-003)
P.O. Box 7442
San Francisco, CA 94120
A copy of PG&E’s filing and exhibits is also available for review at the CPUC’s Central Files office by
appointment only. For more information, contact aljcentralfilesid@cpuc.ca.gov or 1-415-703-2045.
PG&E’s application (without exhibits) is available on the CPUC’s website at www.cpuc.ca.gov.
CPUC PROCESS
This application will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge (Judge) who will determine how to
receive evidence and other related information necessary for the CPUC to establish a record upon
which to base its decision. Evidentiary hearings (EHs) may be held where parties will present their
testimony and may be subject to cross-examination by other parties. These EHs are open to the public,
but only those who are formal parties in the case can participate.
After considering all proposals and evidence presented during the hearings, the assigned Judge will
issue a proposed decision which may adopt PG&E’s proposal, modify it or deny it. Any of the five CPUC
Commissioners may sponsor an alternate decision. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions,
will be discussed and voted on at a scheduled CPUC Voting Meeting that is open to the public.
The California Public Advocates Office (CalPA) may review this application. CalPA is the independent
consumer advocate within the CPUC with a legislative mandate to represent investor-owned utility
customers to obtain the lowest possible rate for service consistent with reliable and safe service levels.
CalPA has a multidisciplinary staff with expertise in economics, finance, accounting and engineering. For
more information about CalPA, please call 1-415-703-1584, email PublicAdvocatesOffice@cpuc.ca.gov
or visit CalPA’s website at www.publicadvocates.cpuc.ca.gov.
STAY INFORMED
If you would like to follow this proceeding, or any other issue before the CPUC, please use the
CPUC’s free subscription service. Sign up at: http://subscribecpuc.cpuc.ca.gov. If you would like
to learn how you can participate in the proceeding, have informal comments about the proposal or
have questions about the CPUC processes, you may access the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office (PAO)
webpage at http://consumers.cpuc.ca.gov/pao/.
You may also contact the PAO as follows:
Email: public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov
Mail: CPUC
Public Advisor’s Office
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Call: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074
TTY: 1-866-836-7825 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-5282
Please reference Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events Interim Rates Application (A. 20-02-003)
in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter. All public comments will become part
of the public correspondence file for this proceeding and made available for review by the assigned Judge,
Commissioners and appropriate CPUC staff.
NOTICE OF PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S
REQUEST TO INCREASE RATES FOR THE WILDFIRE EXPENSE
MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT (A. 20-02-004)
SUMMARY
On February 7, 2020, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed its Wildfire Expense Memorandum
Account (WEMA) application No. A. 20-02-004 with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
The application seeks recovery of certain costs recorded in the WEMA, including $498.7 million
for insurance costs incurred between July 26, 2017, and December 31, 2019. These costs exceed
previously authorized rates for the same period.
If the CPUC approves this application, PG&E will recover costs in electric and gas rates over a one-year
period beginning January 1, 2021.
BACKGROUND
PG&E purchases excess liability insurance to protect against claims that may arise in connection with
business operations. The program is designed to protect PG&E from significant losses, which could
ultimately lead to increased rates for customers. PG&E renews this excess liability insurance on or
about August 1 each year.
The cost of this insurance has increased dramatically due to high wildfire liabilities in California.
HOW WILL THE APPLICATION AFFECT ELECTRIC RATES?
Most customers receive bundled electric service from PG&E, meaning they receive electric generation,
transmission and distribution services.
Based on rates currently in effect, the bill for a typical residential nonCARE customer using 500 kWh
per month would increase from $124.41 to $127.88, or 2.8%.
Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation customers only receive electric transmission and
distribution services from PG&E. On average, these customers would see an increase of 1.8%.
Another category of nonbundled customers is Departing Load. These customers do not receive electric
generation, transmission or distribution services from PG&E. However, these customers are required to
pay certain charges by law or CPUC decision. These customers will not be impacted by this application.
Detailed rate impacts are being sent directly to customers in February and March 2020. Actual impacts
will vary depending on usage.
HOW WILL THE APPLICATION AFFECT GAS RATES?
Bundled gas customers receive transmission, distribution, and procurement services from PG&E.
Based on rates currently in effect, the gas bill for a typical residential customer averaging 32 therms
per month would increase from $50.88 to $52.68, or 3.5%.
Detailed rate impacts are being sent directly to customers in February and March 2020. Actual impacts
will vary depending on usage.
HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PG&E’S PROPOSALS?
If you have questions about PG&E’s filing, please contact PG&E at 1-800-743-5000. For TTY, call
1-800-652-4712. If you would like a copy of PG&E’s filing and exhibits, please write to PG&E at the
address below:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
WEMA Application (A. 20-02-004)
P.O. Box 7442
San Francisco, CA 94120
A copy of PG&E’s filing and exhibits is also available for review at the CPUC’s Central Files office by
appointment only. For more information, contact aljcentralfilesid@cpuc.ca.gov or 1-415-703-2045.
PG&E’s application (without exhibits) is available on the CPUC’s website at www.cpuc.ca.gov.
CPUC PROCESS
This application will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge (Judge) who will determine how to
receive evidence and other related information necessary for the CPUC to establish a record upon
which to base its decision. Evidentiary hearings (EHs) may be held where parties will present their
testimony and may be subject to cross-examination by other parties. These EHs are open to the public,
but only those who are formal parties in the case can participate.
After considering all proposals and evidence presented during the hearings, the assigned Judge will
issue a proposed decision which may adopt PG&E’s proposal, modify it or deny it. Any of the five CPUC
Commissioners may sponsor an alternate decision. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions,
will be discussed and voted on at a scheduled CPUC Voting Meeting that is open to the public.
The California Public Advocates Office (CalPA) may review this application. CalPA is the independent
consumer advocate within the CPUC with a legislative mandate to represent investor-owned utility
customers to obtain the lowest possible rate for service consistent with reliable and safe service levels.
CalPA has a multidisciplinary staff with expertise in economics, finance, accounting and engineering. For
more information about CalPA, please call 1-415-703-1584, email PublicAdvocatesOffice@cpuc.ca.gov
or visit CalPA’s website at www.publicadvocates.cpuc.ca.gov.
STAY INFORMED
If you would like to follow this proceeding, or any other issue before the CPUC, you may use the
CPUC’s free subscription service. Sign up at: http://subscribecpuc.cpuc.ca.gov. If you would like
to learn how you can participate in the proceeding, have informal comments about the application or
have questions about the CPUC processes, you may access the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office (PAO)
webpage at http://consumers.cpuc.ca.gov/pao/.
You may also contact the PAO as follows:
Email: public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov
Mail: CPUC
Public Advisor’s Office
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Call: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074
TTY: 1-866-836-7825 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-5282
Please reference PG&E’s WEMA Application (A. 20-02-004) in any communications you have with
the CPUC regarding this matter. All public comments will become part of the public correspondence
file for this proceeding and made available for review by the assigned Judge, Commissioners and
appropriate CPUC staff.
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E-mail: ndosu@portervillerecorder.com
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and Porterville College
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TODAY
BOYS SOCCER
6 p.m. Dos Palos @
Granite Hills High School
– Section Championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
7 p.m. Fresno @ Por-
terville High School – Sec-
tion Playoffs
7 p.m. Wonderful Prep
@ Strathmore High School
– Section Playoffs
BOYS WRESTLING
TBD Porterville, Mo-
nache, Granite Hills, Lind-
say @ Hoover High School
– Central Section Masters
GIRLS WRESTLING
TBD Porterville, Mo-
nache @ East Bakersfield
High School – Central Sec-
tion Masters
SOFTBALL
TBD Granite Hills, Por-
terville, Lindsay @ Strath-
more High School - Varsity
Trny
12 p.m. Moorpark @
Porterville College
2 p.m. Moorpark @
Porterville College
BOYS GOLF
2:30 p.m. Monache vs.
Golden West @ Valley Oak
Golf Course
BASEBALL
3:30 p.m. Granite Hills
vs. Rooselvelt @ Roosevelt
High School V-JV
BOYS TENNIS
4 p.m. Exeter @ Lind-
say High School
TRACK AND FIELD
4 p.m. Granite Hills,
Monache, Strathmore vs.
Porterville @ Granite Hills
High School
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
5 p.m. Reedley @ Por-
terville College
MEN’S BASKETBALL
7 p.m. Reedley @ Por-
terville College
TV Schedule
Today’s sports televi-
sion schedule is subject to
change and blackouts.
TODAY
AUTO RACING
11:30 a.m. FS2 — NA-
SCAR Xfinity Series: Final
Practice, Las Vegas
1 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR
Cup Series: Practice, Las
Vegas
2 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR
Gander & RV Outdoors
Truck Series: Qualifying,
Las Vegas
4:30 p.m. FS1 — NA-
SCAR Cup Series: Final
Practice, Las Vegas
6 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR
Gander & RV Outdoors
Truck Series: The Strat
200, Las Vegas
8 p.m. FS1 — NHRA:
Qualifying, Chandler,
Ariz.
GOLF
7:30 a.m. GOLF — PGA
Tour: The Puerto Rico
Open, Second Round, Río
Grande, Puerto Rico
Bounce back: MLB veterans to watch in spring games
AP Photo by Frank Franklin II Rangers and Kansas
New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton takes bat-
ting practice during a spring training baseball
workout Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Tampa, Fla.
Lindsay High School’s Sebastian Madrigal (13) grabs a rebound against Corcoran High School in a CIF
Central Section Division V quarterfinal game, Thursday, Feb. 20, at Lindsay.
Cardinals season ends in quarters
No. 4 Lindsay loses 41-24 to No. 5 Corcoran
By NAYIRAH DOSU
ndosu@portervillerecorder.com
The whirlwind, turnaround sea-
son that saw Lindsay High School
boys basketball climb to the top of
the East Sequoia League and Divi-
sion V, came to an end Thursday in
the playoffs.
The fourth-seeded Cardinals
dropped their Central Section Di-
vision V quarterfinal game 41-24
to the visiting, fifth-seeded Pan-
thers of Corcoran (20-9, 10-2 ESL).
It was an emotional loss for a
team that returned six players  powers and step up. And that just
from last year’s group that went
3-25. Led by seniors Issac Munoz
and Mohamed “Moe” Kourain this
season, the Cardinals (21-9, 9-3
ESL) tied for second in the ESL
and earned home games for their
first two playoff games.
“They came back with the right
attitude, they turned it around,”
LHS head coach Frank Morin said.
“And I’m so proud of our seniors.
They’ve invested summers and
offseasons, and they just worked
Wilder, Fury, to answer questions in big heavyweight rematch
By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Boxing Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) —
The best fights come
with questions, and
there are many sur-
rounding Deontay Wild-
er and Tyson Fury as
they meet in a rematch
that is arguably the
biggest heavyweight
title fight since Lennox
Lewis destroyed Mike
Tyson 18 years ago in
Memphis.
The best fighters usu-
ports
MLB
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Sports Writer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
(AP) — Giancarlo Stan-
ton’s intimidating pres-
ence was missing from
the middle of the Yan-
kees’ lineup for a big
chunk of 2019 because
of an injury-filled sea-
son.
As he tries to bounce
back, the New York
slugger will have his
spring at-bats analyzed
more than most.
Spring training game
action begins in Arizona
on Friday with a meet-
ing between the Texas
City Royals while the
other 28 teams play
their first exhibition
BOYS BASKETBALL
RECORDER PHOTO BY NAYIRAH DOSU
A Lindsay High School player,
center, is consoled by his coach-
es following a loss to Corcoran
High School in a CIF Central
Section Division V quarterfinal
game, Thursday, Feb. 20, at
Lindsay.
hard.”
But against the ESL champion
Panthers, the Cardinals were with-
out Kourain, who was sidelined
with the flu. The loss hit Lindsay
BOXING
ally end up providing title?
the answers, and that’s Can one heavyweight
what makes Saturday’s rule the roost and give
showdown must-see TV boxing the champion
even for those who are — and division — the
only casual fans. sport has been thirsting
Can Fury outbox for all these years?
Wilder again like he did Tune in to the $79.99
in the first fight, which pay-per-view to see
ended in a draw? Can those questions an-
Wilder land the same swered in a heavy-
kind of devastating weight fight so big it
punches that left Fury got a shout-out this
flat on his back in the week from Amy Klobu-
12th round of that fight, char in the Democratic
seemingly for good, in
the 11th defense of his BOXING, Page 2B
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games in the Grapefruit
and Cactus Leagues on
Saturday.
The games — espe-
cially early in the spring
— are often filled with
young prospects and
others who are long-
shots to make opening
day rosters. Most vet-
erans will be eased into
games and their stats
won’t be particularly
important as they tinker
with batting stances,
pitch repertoires and
gradually build toward
the first regular-season
games on March 26.
For others, the exhibi-
tion games are a little
more important. Stan-
ton is one of those ex-
ceptions.
The 6-foot-6, 245
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hard, with Kourain being one of
their key players that could hit
big shots and spread the floor with
Munoz. 
“He averages 14 points a game
for us so there was a key swing
… couple times I looked at that
scoreboard and knew 14 points,”
Morin said. “But we’ve been deep
enough and fortunate enough to
have guys step up in the past,
so we were hoping at home —
that’s what we tried so hard for
that home court advantage, hoping
somebody would play superhero
didn’t happen tonight.”
Lindsay trailed 11-4 after the
first quarter but cut Corcoran’s
lead to 17-13 with nine points
from Sebastian Madrigal and Ju-
lian Avalos. Avalos finished with a
team-high nine points while Munoz
contributed seven.
But the Cardinals biggest is-
sue was in the paint where they
couldn’t get defensive or offensive
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pounder played in just
18 games last season,
batting .288 with three
homers in 59 at-bats. He
hit 38 homers in his first
year with the Yankees in
2018 and a career-high
59 in 2017 with the Mi-
ami Marlins. In spring
training, it will be inter-
esting to see how much
time he spends in the
outfield and how much
time he’s the designated
hitter.
“No limitations,” Stan-
ton said on Wednesday
in Florida. “Just be
smart with the workload
getting back into it.”
A few other veterans
who will be watched
closely over the next
MLB, Page 2B
NFL
NFL owners
approve
negotiated terms
for new labor
agreement
By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
NEW YORK (AP) —
The NFL has put the la-
bor ball in the players’
hands.
In a somewhat surpris-
ingly strong decision,
the 32 team owners vot-
ed Thursday to “accept
the negotiated terms on
the principles of a new
collective bargaining
agreement.”
Details of that agree-
ment were not forth-
coming from any of the
owners or Commission-
er Roger Goodell. They
quickly scurried from
a Manhattan hotel with-
out nothing more than
“sorry, can’t help you,”
or “I can’t comment”
when asked about the
proposed CBA.
Now the onus is on
the players, who have a
conference call Friday
involving its executive
committee and player
representatives. The
NFL Players Association
said it would not com-
ment Thursday on the
NFL’s announcement.
Such quick action by
the owners indicates their
eagerness to replace the
10-year labor agreement
that concludes in March
2021. Several elements
of a new CBA could be
implemented for the up-
coming season should
the players vote in favor
of it.
That, of course, is no
given. Should the play-
ers vote against accept-
ing this proposal or
seek further negotia-
tions, the NFL has said
the current agreement
would remain in place
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AP Photo By
Isaac Brekken
Tyson Fury, of
England, right,
and Deontay
Wilder face off
for photogra-
phers during a
news conference
for their upcom-
ing WBC heavy-
weight champi-
onship boxing
match, Wednes-
day, Feb. 19, in
Las Vegas.

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Lindsay High School’s Julian Avalos (11) takes a shot
against Corcoran High School in a CIF Central Sec-
tion Division V quarterfinal game, Thursday, Feb. 20,
at Lindsay.
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presidential debate.
“Boxing is back,” pro-
moter Bob Arum crowed.
“And as a really impor-
tant sport, not a niche
sport anymore.”
The heavyweight di-
vision is back, too, with
Wilder and Fury topping
a list of attractive fight-
ers that includes another
British fighter, Anthony
Joshua, and the portly yet
charming Andy Ruiz Jr.
Wilder and Fury could
make $40 million each in
their eagerly anticipated
rematch, and there are
plenty of heavyweight
matchups to get people
talking about the big guys
once again.
And big they are, with
Wilder checking in at
6-foot-7 and 230 pounds
of frightful power. Fury
is more of a boxer but
even bigger at 6-9 and
270, which he reminded
Wilder of as they stood
in a toe-to-toe face off
at Wednesday’s final pre-
fight news conference to
promote the bout.
“Look how small you
are, you midget,” Fury
barked at Wilder.
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ing on top of you.”
That’s exactly where
Wilder was in the 12th
round in the first fight
in Los Angeles, and he
thought Fury wasn’t get-
ting up. With good rea-
son, because the other
fighters he has knocked
out during his career —
41 of the 42 he faced be-
fore Fury, to be exact —
didn’t.
Fury, though, not only
somehow managed to
pull himself up but fin-
ished the fight strong.
The official decision was
a draw that satisfied nei-
ther fighter, but the fight
was so entertaining it was
certain they would do it
again.
Fourteen months later
they are doing just that
— and Wilder (42-0-1, 41
knockouts) said this time
Fury won’t be upright at
the end.
“Round 12 has been liv-
ing in his mind a long
time,” said Wilder, the
2008 Olympic bronze
medalist from Birming-
ham, Alabama. “It’s al-
ways living in his head.
If he says otherwise, he’s
lying.”
To be sure, round 12
is living in a lot of heads
lately because ESPN and
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rebounds, or make many
layups, especially in the
second half. They saw
Corcoran’s lead stretch
to 30-17 by the end of
third with Lindsay scor-
ing just four points.
“It was (a) tough loss
and we couldn’t get no
momento,” Morin said.
“The flu hit us and we
were sick, and we just
didn’t have enough guys
on the front lines to get
through this battle. And
it was just a shame. But
we gave our best with
the guys we had to go,
and it’s part of sports.
And we knew there was
a chance it was going to
end like this. So I’m just
proud of our guys and
the effort they put in.”
In ESL, Lindsay lost
their first game 87-63 to
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Lindsay High School’s Nick Dunning, center, takes a
shot against Corcoran High School in a CIF Central
Section Division V quarterfinal game, Thursday, Feb.
20, at Lindsay.
Fox Sports have replayed
the knockdown hundreds
of times in a relentless
buildup for the fight. The
two networks are combin-
ing to show the pay-per-
view, as well as hosting
a flurry of programming
leading up to the bout.
It may not hit the 1.99
million pay-per-views
that Tyson and Lewis
combined to sell in 2002,
but it’s not for a lack of
trying. Both Fury and
Wilder talk as well as
they fight, and they have
done everything possi-
ble to make themselves
household names in hous-
es where boxing is not
normally discussed.
That included some
pushing and shoving
and trash talking when
they met this week at the
MGM Grand in a news
conference televised by
ESPN2 and Fox Sports I
that was mostly an info-
mercial — complete with
commercial breaks — for
those unfamiliar with the
fighters.
“It’s refreshing to have
another character in your
division be able to talk and
promote as well,” Wilder
said. “A lot of these guys
don’t want to talk and you
have to spread the mes-
sage. And the message is
on Saturday night people
MLB
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month:
LOS ANGELES
DODGERS, RHP
BLAKE TREINEN
The 31-year-old
Treinen was an All-Star
and one of the game’s
dominant relievers in
2018 with the Oakland
A’s, when he had a 9-2
record and 0.78 ERA in
80 1/3 innings. He re-
gressed quite a bit last
season with a 4.91 ERA
and a lower strikeout
rate.
The Dodgers are
betting he can regain
some of that ‘18 magic
after signing him to a
$10 million, one-year
deal during the offsea-
son.
CHICAGO CUBS, OF
Corcoran but won 60-55
in their second meet-
ing. 
The Cardinals will
graduate eight seniors,
several of whom had
major impacts on the
team like Munoz.
“He accomplished a
lot and his name, you
know, he made his mark
in our programs for the
last couple of years and
I’m just really proud of
him, and disappointed
that it ended like this
for him especially,”
Morin said.
On his other seniors,
Morin added, “Julian, I
was really proud of him
for playing so hard. And
he’s a very emotional
player. And Carlos Le-
mus worked hard into
the season and just re-
ally became a player
over the course of four
years and helped us out.
Just all the seniors, just
can witness an amazing
fight and, in my case, the
hardest-hitting puncher
in boxing history.”
That’s debatable, of
course, but if styles do re-
ally make fights, the two
heavyweights should put
on a good clash in their
rematch. Wilder is pre-
dicting a real knockout
this time, while Fury says
he will turn the tables and
go after the big puncher
instead of boxing his way
to a decision win.
“He’s a bully and when a
bully gets bullied he falls
every time,” Fury (29-0-
1, 20 knockouts) said. “Is
there anything the Gypsy
King can’t do?”
Oddsmakers posted the
fight as pick ‘em with no
betting favorite, a rare
line in boxing. The line
is appropriate, if only
because these are argu-
ably the two best heavy-
weights in the world —
and they’re not afraid to
meet each other in one of
the biggest heavyweight
showdowns in recent
times.
“I know he’s coming for
a fight and I’m coming
for a fight,” Fury said.
“The fans are going to be
in for a treat.”
STEVEN SOUZA JR
Souza was one of
the game’s promising
young power hitters in
2017 after he hit 30
homers with the Tam-
pa Bay Rays. But after
two straight injury-
plagued seasons with
the Diamondbacks he
was non-tendered dur-
ing the offseason and
signed to a one-year
deal by the Chicago
Cubs.
He missed the entire
2019 season after tear-
ing multiple ligaments
in his left knee during
spring training. If he’s
healthy, the 30-year-
old could provide the
Cubs with a capable
right-handed bat.
ATLANTA BRAVES,
RHP MIKE
FOLTYNEWICZ
The 28-year-old was
really proud and real-
ly disappointed how it
ended. But losing Moe
really hurt us tonight.”
Fowler 72
Strathmore 50
Eighth-seeded Strath-
more High School boys
basketball lost 72-50 to
top-seeded Fowler in
Thursday’s CIF Cen-
tral Section Division V
game on the road.
The Spartans were
led by Owen Patterson
with 20 points and 13 re-
bounds. William Reece
had 14 points and five
steals, Gabriel Bower
had seven points and
five rebounds.
AP Photo by Bebeto Matthews
John Mara, owner of the New York Giants of the
National Football League (NFL), arrive for a meeting
with NFL owners to discuss a proposed labor agree-
ment, Thursday Feb. 20, in New York.
NFL
Continued from Page 1B
for 2020. A league state-
ment put a deadline on
acceptance by the union,
saying “since the clubs
and players need to have
a system in place and
know the rules that they
will operate under by
next week.”
The league’s business
year begins March 18.
Among the items in
that proposal, according
to several people famil-
iar with the negotiations
but speaking anony-
mously because they are
not authorized to release
such information:
— A 17-game schedule,
which always has been a
stumbling block in talks
with the NFL Players
Association. More roster
spots per team would be
a must for the players.
A 17th game would
preferably be played at
neutral sites, which one
of the people familiar
with the talks said could
include non-NFL U.S.
venues as well as Eu-
rope, Mexico and Brazil.
— A reduction of the
preseason, initially from
four games to three.
— A higher share of
revenues for the play-
ers; the current number
is 47 percent. The cut the
players would receive is
an All-Star in 2018
but struggled through
2019, even getting sent
down to the minors
midway through the
season. He returned
in August and pitched
a little better, but his
season ended on an ex-
tremely sour note af-
ter he gave up seven
runs in just 1/3 inning
in a NLDS Game 5 loss
to the Cardinals that
eliminated the Braves
from the playoffs.
BOSTON RED SOX,
LHP CHRIS SALE
The seven-time All-
Star has been one of
the game’s best pitch-
ers for the better part
of a decade, but 2019
was a rough year and
he finished with a 6-11
record and career-high
4.40 ERA. He was shut
down in mid-August
FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2020
“We missed several
opportunities in the first
half with shots in the
paint,” SHS head coach
Justin St. Clair said.
“That was really the
difference in the game.
We struggled to finish
against their length.
Thought we battled for
four quarters. Fowler
is tough to guard. They
have several guys who
can score. Our guys
competed tonight, tough
to win on the road in the
playoffs.”
The Spartans finished
the season 6-6 in the
East Sequoia League
and 18-11 overall.
dependent on the length
of the regular season,
but would remain below
50 percent regardless.
—An expansion of the
playoffs, something the
NFL has been seeking
for years.
Commissioner Roger
Goodell suggested back
in 2015 that increasing
the postseason field to
seven teams in each con-
ference was in the works.
The owners could unilat-
erally add a wild-card
team in the AFC and the
NFC, but are willing to
make such a move part
of a new CBA.
The provisions for two
more wild-card games,
developed years ago,
would have only the team
with the best record in
each conference receiv-
ing a bye for the first
weekend of the playoffs.
There’s even a chance
one of those wild-card
matchups would be
played on a Monday
night.
Also being considered
is a second bye week to
go with a 17th game, al-
though almost certainly
not for the 2020 season.
The expansion of the
playoffs easily could oc-
cur this year, however, if
a new CBA is reached.
The current labor
agreement was reached
in 2011 after a 4¬Ω-month
lockout of the players.
with a sore elbow.
The Red Sox hope he
can bounce back and
once again be their ace,
but the spring hasn’t
started well after Sale
reported to camp a
few days late because
of pneumonia-induced
weakness.
ST. LOUIS CARDI-
NALS, RHP CARLOS
MARTINEZ
Martinez was an All-
Star starting pitcher
in 2015 and 2017 but
weakness in his throw-
ing shoulder led to a
transition to the bull-
pen last season. The
right-hander was good
as the closer, saving
24 games, but the Car-
dinals would like him
back in the rotation if
his shoulder can han-
dle the workload.
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Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF
Joe Ruiz Sr.
CASE NUMBER
049884
To all heirs, beneficiaries,
creditors, contingent credi-
tors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in
the will or estate, or both of
Joe Ruiz Sr.
A Petition for Probate has
been filed by James A.
Christenson in the Superior
Court of California, County
of Tulare-South County
Justice Center.
The Petition for Probate re-
quests that James A.
Christenson be appointed
as personal representative
to administer the estate of
the decedent.
The petiton requests the
decedent’s will and codi-
cils, if any, be admitted to
probate. The will and any
codicils are available for
examination in the file kept
by the court.
The petition requests
authority to administer the
estate under the Inde-
pendent Administration of
Estates Act. (This authority
will allow the personal rep-
resentative to take many
actions without obtaining
court approval. Before tak-
ing certain very important
actions, however, the per-
sonal representative will be
required to give notice to
interested persons unless
they have waived notice or
consented to the proposed
action.) The independent
administration authority will
be granted unless an inter-
ested person files an ob-
jection to the petition and
shows good cause why the
court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition
will be held in this court
as follows:
MARCH. 19, 2020
8:30 a.m., Dept. 18
SUPERIOR COURT
OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF TULARE
300 EAST OLIVE AVENUE
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
SOUTH COUNTY
JUSTICE CENTER
If you object to the grant-
ing of the petition, you
should appear at the hear-
ing and state your objec-
tions or file written objec-
tions with the court before
the hearing. Your appear-
ance may be in person or
by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a
contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file
your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the per-
sonal representative ap-
pointed by the court within
the later of either (1) four
months from the date of
first issuance of letters to a
personal representative, as
defined in section 58(b) of
the California Probate
Code or (2) 60 days from
the date of mailing or per-
sonal delivery to you of a
notice under section 9052
of the California Probate
Code.
Other California statutes
and legal authority may
affect your rights as a
creditor. You may want to
consult with an attorney
knowledgeable in Califor-
nia law.
You may examine the file
kept by the court. If you
are a person interested in
the estate, you may file
with the court a Request
for Special Notice (form
DE-154) of the filing of an
inventory and appraisal of
estate assets or of any pe-
tition or account as pro-
vided in Probate Code
Section 1250. A Request
for Special Notice form is
available from the court
clerk.
Attorney for petitioner:
Christenson Law Firm, LLP
Richard L. Christenson
472 West Putnam Avenue,
Porterville, CA 93257
(559)784-4934
00076268
Feb. 14, 21, 28
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PUBLIC NOTICE
CITATION FOR
PUBLICATION UNDER
WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 294
CASE NUMBER
J19-72390
ATTORNEY OR PARTY
WITHOUT ATTORNEY
Deanne H. Peterson
#147099, County Counsel
of Tulare County
John A Rozum #124124,
Chief Deputy
2900 W Burrell Ave
Visalia Ca, 93291
(559)636-4950
ATTORNEY FOR Tulare
County Child Welfare
Services
CASE NAME:
Emma C. Ascencio &
Jennifer M. Ascencio
To: Cecelia A. Ascencio &
Richard A. Curz
and anyone claiming to be
a parent of Emma C.
Ascencio & Jennifer M.
Ascencio
born on Jennifer 10/07/14
& Emma 10/07/14
at Jamaica Hospital
Medical Center,
Massapequa N. Y.
A hearing will be held
on 03/02/2020 at 8:30 AM
in Dept.: 21
Superior Court of Califor-
nia County of Tulare
300 E Olive Ave
Porterville, Ca. 93257
At the hearing the court will
consider the recommenda-
tions of the social worker or
probation officer.
The social worker or proba-
tion officer will recommend
that your child be freed
from your legal custody so
that the child may be
adopted. If the court fol-
lows the recommendation,
all your parental rights to
the child will be terminated.
You have the right to be
present at the hearing, to
present evidence, and
you have the right to be
represented by an attor-
ney. If you do not have
an attorney and cannot
afford to hire one, the
court will appointan at-
torney for you.
If the court terminates
your parental rights, the
order may be final.
The court will proceed
with this hearing whether
or not you are present.
Date: 12/13/19
Sandy Sheets Admin Aide
000760015
Feb 7, 14, 21, 28
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2020-0000169
Fictitious Business Name
A1J WHOLESALE
AUTOBODY PARTS
Business Address:
1616 N Shirk Road
Visalia Ca 93274
Registrant Address(es)
Gonzalez Zavala, Miriam
Maile
7266 Ave 190
Tulare Ca 93274
Began Transacting
Business: N/A
Statement Expires On:
1/27/2025
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
Individual
Signed:
Miriam Gonzalez
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Jan 27,
2020 by Valeria Lopez
Deputy Clerk
00076261
Feb 7, 14, 21, 28
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THE PORTERVILLE, CALIF., RECORDER
FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTEN-
Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITATION FOR
PUBLICATION UNDER
WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 294
CASE NUMBER
J19-72142
ATTORNEY OR PARTY
WITHOUT ATTORNEY
Deanne H. Peterson
#147099, County Counsel
of Tulare County
John A Rozum #124124,
Chief Deputy
2900 W Burrell Ave
Visalia Ca, 93291
(559)636-4950
ATTORNEY FOR Tulare
County Child Welfare
Services
CASE NAME:
LEONARDO NAVARRO
To: Adriana Navarro & any
man claiming to be the fa-
ther of this child
and anyone claiming to be
a parent of Leonardo
Navarro
born on 02/19/2019
at Kaweath Delta Medical
Center, Visalia
A hearing will be held
on 03/30/2020 at 8:30 AM
in Dept.: 21
Superior Court of Califor-
nia County of Tulare
300 E Olive Ave
Porterville, Ca. 93257
At the hearing the court will
consider the recommenda-
tions of the social worker or
probation officer.
The social worker or proba-
tion officer will recommend
that your child be freed
from your legal custody so
that the child may be
adopted. If the court fol-
lows the recommendation,
all your parental rights to
the child will be terminated.
You have the right to be
present at the hearing, to
present evidence, and
you have the right to be
represented by an attor-
ney. If you do not have
an attorney and cannot
afford to hire one, the
court will appointan at-
torney for you.
If the court terminates
your parental rights, the
order may be final.
The court will proceed
with this hearing whether
or not you are present.
Date: 12/30/19
Sandy Sheets Admin Aide
00076059
Feb 7, 14, 21, 28
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2020-0000204
Fictitious Business Name
HILO & STITCH
Business Address:
452 W Garden Ln
Porterville Ca 93257
Registrant Address(es)
Casas, Frank
452 W Garden Ln
Porterville Ca 93257
Casas, Mary
452 W Garden Ln
Porterville Ca 93257
Began Transacting
Business: N/A
Statement Expires On:
1/30/2025
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
General Partnership
Signed:
Frank Casas
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Jan 30,
2020 by Ruth Meneses
Deputy Clerk
00076288
Feb 14, 21, 28, Mar 6
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S
SALE
Trustee Sale No. :
00000008009938 Title
Order No.: 8746927
FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTEN-
TION RECORDER: THE
FOLLOWING REFER-
ENCE TO AN ATTACHED
SUMMARY APPLIES
TION RECORDER: THE
FOLLOWING REFER-
Public Notices
ENCE TO AN ATTACHED
SUMMARY APPLIES
ONLY TO COPIES PRO-
VIDED TO THE TRUS-
TOR, NOT TO THIS RE-
CORDED ORIGINAL NO-
TICE. NOTE: THERE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE IN-
FORMATION IN THIS
DOCUMENT ATTACHED.
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED
08/31/2006. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PRO-
TECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION
OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-
TACT A LAWYER. BAR-
RETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER
TREDER and WEISS, LLP,
as duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to
Deed of Trust Recorded on
09/11/2006 as Instrument
No. 2006-0093845 of offi-
cial records in the office of
the County Recorder of
TULARE County, State of
CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED
BY: EDMUND R. MI-
RANDA AND KATHLEEN
E. MIRANDA, HUSBAND
AND WIFE AS JOINT
TENANTS AS TO AN UN-
DIVIDED 50% INTEREST
AND FRANK LEWIS
SZICK, A SINGLE MAN
AS TO AN UNDIVIDED
50% INTEREST, WILL
SELL AT PUBLIC AUC-
TION TO HIGHEST BID-
DER FOR CASH, CASH-
IER'S CHECK/CASH
EQUIVALENT or other
form of payment authorized
by California Civil Code
2924h(b), (payable at time
of sale in lawful money of
the United States). DATE
OF SALE: 03/17/2020
TIME OF SALE: 1:00 PM
PLACE OF SALE: Tulare
City Hall, 411 E. Kern Ave,
Tulare, CA 93274, Front
Entrance. STREET AD-
DRESS and other common
designation, if any, of the
real property described
above is purported to be:
56857 TAMARACK
DRIVE, PONDEROSA,
CALIFORNIA 93265
APN#: 223-123-022-000
The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the
street address and other
common designation, if
any, shown herein. Said
sale will be made, but with-
out covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, re-
garding title, possession, or
encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of
the note(s) secured by said
Deed of Trust, with interest
thereon, as provided in
said note(s), advances, un-
der the terms of said Deed
of Trust, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee
and of the trusts created by
said Deed of Trust. The to-
tal amount of the unpaid
balance of the obligation
secured by the property to
be sold and reasonable es-
timated costs, expenses
and advances at the time
of the initial publication of
the Notice of Sale is
$188,264.98. The benefici-
ary under said Deed of
Trust heretofore executed
and delivered to the under-
signed a written Declara-
tion of Default and Demand
for Sale, and a written No-
tice of Default and Election
to Sell. The undersigned
caused said Notice of De-
fault and Election to Sell to
be recorded in the county
where the real property is
located. NOTICE TO PO-
TENTIAL BIDDERS: If you
are considering bidding on
this property lien, you
should understand that
there are risks involved in
bidding at a trustee auc-
tion. You will be bidding on
a lien, not on the property
itself. Placing the highest
bid at a trustee auction
does not automatically enti-
tle you to free and clear
ownership of the property.
You should also be aware
that the lien being auc-
tioned off may be a junior
lien. If you are the highest
bidder at the auction, you
are or may be responsible
for paying off all liens sen-
ior to the lien being auc-
tioned off, before you can
receive clear title to the
property. You are encour-
aged to investigate the ex-
istence, priority, and size of
outstanding liens that may
exist on this property by
contacting the county re-
corder's office or a title in-
surance company, either of
which may charge you a
fee for this information. If
you consult either of these
resources, you should be
surance company, either of
which may charge you a
fee for this information. If
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you consult either of these
resources, you should be
aware that the same lender
may hold more than one
mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE
TO PROPERTY OWNER:
The sale date shown on
this notice of sale may be
postponed one or more
times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a
court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California
Civil Code. The law re-
quires that information
about trustee sale post-
ponements be made avail-
able to you and to the pub-
lic, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If
you wish to learn whether
your sale date has been
postponed, and, if applica-
ble, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this
property, you may call
800-280-2832 for informa-
tion regarding the trustee's
sale or visit this Internet
Web site www.auction.com
for information regarding
the sale of this property,
using the file number as-
signed to this case
00000008009938. Informa-
tion about postponements
that are very short in dura-
tion or that occur close in
time to the scheduled sale
may not immediately be re-
flected in the telephone in-
formation or on the Internet
Web site. The best way to
verify postponement infor-
mation is to attend the
scheduled sale. FOR
TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-
MATION PLEASE CALL:
AUCTION.COM
800-280-2832 www.auc-
tion.com BARRETT DAF-
FIN FRAPPIER TREDER
and WEISS, LLP as Trus-
tee 3990 E. Concours
Street, Suite 350 Ontario,
CA 91764 (866) 795-1852
Dated: 02/11/2020 BAR-
RETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER
TREDER and WEISS, LLP
IS ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-
ING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMA-
TION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PUR-
POSE. A-4718423
02/21/2020, 02/28/2020,
03/06/2020
00076287
Feb 21, 28, Mar. 6
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2020-0000315
Fictitious Business Name
ACCENT
CONSTRUCTION CO
Business Address:
12926 AVE 336
Visalia Ca 93292
Registrant Address(es)
Barraza, Felipe D J
12926 AVE 336
Visalia Ca 93292
Began Transacting
Business: 05/01/2002
Statement Expires On:
2/18/2025
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
Individual
Signed:
Felipe Barraza
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Feb 18,
2020 by Ruth Meneses
Deputy Clerk
00076309
Feb 21, 28 Mar 6, 13
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2020-72
Fictitious Business Name
ELITE TAX SERVICES
Business Address:
933 Haven Court
Tulare Ca 93274
Registrant Address(es)
Christine Vasquez
933 Haven Court
Tulare Ca 93274
Began Transacting
Business: 01/4/2020
Statement Expires On:
1/13/2025
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
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Statement Expires On:
1/13/2025
A new Public Notices
fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
An Individual
Signed:
Christine Vasquez
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Jan 13,
2020 by Mayra Guereca
Deputy Clerk
00076198
Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2020-252
Fictitious Business Name
FUEL-TEK
Business Address:
110 South B Street
Porterville Ca 93257
Registrant Address(es)
Mark Jeremy Ivan
Williams
110 South B Street
Porterville Ca 93257
Began Transacting
Business: N/A
Statement Expires On:
2/7/2025
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
Individual
Signed:
Mark Williams
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Feb 7, 2020
by Mayra Guereca Deputy
Clerk
00076313
Feb 21, 28 Mar 6, 13
PUBLIC NOTICE
SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF
TULARE
Case No.: 281831
ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS:
Petitioner:Christine
Benevedes filed a petition
with this court for a decree
changing name as follows:
Present name:
Raylen Wyatt Anthony
Howard
Proposed name:
Wyatt Anthony Raylen
Benevedes
THE COURT ORDERS
that all persons interested
in this matter appear be-
fore this court at the hear-
ing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why
the petition for change of
name should not be
granted. Any person ob-
jecting to the name
changes described above
must file a written objection
that includes the reasons
for the objection at least
two court days before the
matter is scheduled to be
heard and must appear at
the hearing to show cause
why the petition should not
be granted. If no written
objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition
without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: 3/17/2020
Time: 8:30 A.M., Dept.: 2
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA COUNTY
OF TULARE
211 S Mooney Blvd.
Visalia Ca 93277
Tulare County
A copy of this Order to
show cause shall be pub-
lished at least once each
week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition
in the following newspaper
of general circulation,
printed in this county:
Porterville Recorder
Dated: 1/27/2020
Stephanie Cameron, Clerk
David C. Mathias
JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT
00076254
Feb, 7, 14, 21, 28
 for hearing on the petition
PAGE 6B THE PORTERVILLE, CALIF., RECORDER
in the following newspaper
FRIDAY FEB. 21, 2020
of general circulation,
Public Notices Public Notices Public
printed in Notices
this county:
Porterville Recorder

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Dated: 2/5/2020

Please take notice that the
Board of Directors of the
Terra Bella Irrigation Dis-
trict (TBID) has approved
water transfers for reason-
able and beneficial use
within the Friant Division
service area to other Cen-
tral Valley Project water
contractors of up to 18,000
acre-feet of TBID’s water
under its Central Valley
Project water supply con-
tract with the United States
Bureau of Reclamation for
contract year 2020 begin-
ning March 1, 2020. Envi-
ronmental review of the
transfers has been com-
pleted, but acknowledg-
ment of the Secretary of
the Interior is required.
These transfers are author-
ized under Section 3405(a)
of the Central Valley Pro-
ject Improvement Act (Title
34 of Public Law 102-575),
and in accordance with the
terms and requirements of
the U.S. Bureau of Recla-
mation’s “Interim Guide-
lines for Implementation of
the Water Transfer Provi-
sions of the Central Valley
Project Improvement Act”.
Members of the public are
invited to submit com-
ments, ask questions or
provide relevant informa-
tion concerning the pro-
posed transfers described
in this notice. The deadline
for responding to this no-
tice shall be April 30, 2020.
Comments or questions
SUPERIOR COURT OF Stephanie Cameron, Clerk
THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA David C. Mathias
FOR THE COUNTY OF JUDGE OF THE
TULARE SUPERIOR COURT
00076310
Case No.: 281414 Feb, 21, 28, Mar. 6, 13
ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS:
Petitioner: Leticia Romo
filed a petition with this
court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name:
Ma Leticia Romo Sanchez
Proposed name:
Leticia Romo
THE COURT ORDERS
that all persons interested
in this matter appear be-
fore this court at the hear-
ing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why Make a list of 3 items, tell us what you want to
the petition for change of charge for them & add your phone number!
name should not be
granted. Any person ob- we’ll take it from there!
jecting to the name
changes described above
must file a written objection
that includes the reasons
for the objection at least
two court days before the
matter is scheduled to be
heard and must appear at
the hearing to show cause
why the petition should not
be granted. If no written
objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition

FREE
should be directed to the without a hearing.
following:
NOTICE OF HEARING
Terra Bella Irrigation Date: 4/21/2020
District Time: 8:30 A.M., Dept.: 1
24790 Avenue 95 SUPERIOR COURT OF
Terra Bella, CA 93270 CALIFORNIA COUNTY
Telephone: (559) 535-4414 OF TULARE
211 S Mooney Blvd.
Attention: Sean P. Geivet, Visalia Ca 93277
General Manager Tulare County
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Feb 14, 21 A copy of this Order to
show cause shall be pub-
lished at least once each
week for four successive
Our Dial-A-Pro weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition
Professionals in the following newspaper
are the answer to your of general circulation,
printed in this county:
household problems Porterville Recorder

Dated: 2/5/2020
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