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4A THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014 TIMES-DELTA ADVANCE-REGISTER California remains at risk for fires No injuries in crash were quickly quashed by large deployments of firefighters, aircraft and other equipment before the flames could be stoked by gusts into major conflagrations. Three homes and outbuildings were damaged on Kimball Island, a marshy slip of land in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. East of Los Angeles, several residences and dozens of vehicles were destroyed by a 2-acre blaze in Riverside County's Jurupa Valley. A brief fire swept up the steep face of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday. Associated Press LOS ANGELES Large swaths of California remained at risk for wildfires Wednesday as dry and windy weather conditions persisted.

Red flag warnings for critical fire weather conditions were posted from Santa Barbara County south through Los Angeles to the U.S.-Mexico border, along the spine of the Sierra Nevada, and in areas east and north of San Francisco Bay. Fires that struck windy areas of the state on Tuesday (I Briefs Continued from Page 3A administrative services. He said the parents will be divided into four groups to discuss schools in the areas where they live, and the northwest Visalia group also will review designs of the planned $35 million middle school at Akers Street and Riggin Avenue. That project is being paid for initially with money from the Measure obligation bond that Visalia School District vot ers passed in November 2012. Afterward, the district began developing the master plan, Groeber said.

He said parents know where paint is peeling in schools, where sidewalks are cracking, what playground equipment needs to be replaced and what else needs to be fixed or upgraded. "That'spart of what we want to get from the public a prioritization of what's important," Goebersaid Tonight's meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. in VUSD's boardroom, 5000 W. Cypress Ave. California Highway Patrol officers investigate a rollover crash just off the westbound lanes of Highway 198 at the exit and on-ramp for Ben Maddox Way on Tuesday.

Anthony Granillo, 30, of Visalia was taken into custody at the scene for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the CHP. The car failed to make the curve on the exit and rolled into the on-ramp. No other vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported, ron holman Visalia JC Penney will not close savings of approximately $65 million, beginning in 2014," the company stated in a press release issued after the close of the stock market. The only California store on the closure list is the one in Rancho Cucamonga. Chief Executive Officer Myron Ullman said in the release: "While it's always difficult to make a business decision that impacts our valued USA Today, staff reports The JC Penney Store at the Visalia Mall will not be among 33 across the country that the department store giant plans to close.

The company announced the planned closures by May and the elimination of about 2,000 jobs on Wednesday. "These actions are expected to result in an annual cost customers and associates, this important step addresses a strategic priority to improve the profitability of our stores and position JC Penney for future success." The embattled company's stock price is near a 52-week low. Wednesday's news isn't helping much: Shares were down 1.1 percent in after-hours trading, to $6.93. ers the high standard of service they expect from a regional carrier. We are confident that these increased capabilities will give us the ability to both reduce cost and improve service," the company report continues.

OnTrac Continued from Page 3A "The consolidation of operations will optimize service by increasing efficiency and will provide our custom OBITUARIES Order Flowers at Legacy.com Jewel Dean Miller, 74, of Tulare passed away Jan. 9, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Jan. 17, 2014 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Private burial.

A memorial tribute may be offered by logging onto www.sals eranddillard.com Lorenzo "Lore" Martinez Lopez, 65, of Visalia passed away Jan. 11, 2014. Visitation will begin at 4 PM till 8 PM on OBITUARIES Services Friday Alice Marie (Domingues) Millsap, 75, passed away Jan. 11, 2014. Visitation on Jan.

16, 2014 at 5 p.m. with the Recitation of the Holy Rosary to follow at 6:30 p.m. at St. Brigid Church, Hanford, CA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Jan.

17, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. Brigid Church, Hanford. In lieu of flowers or plants, please consider a donation in memory of Alice Millsap to The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, 510, Salt Lake City, UT 84094. For more information or to make a donation online, visit: cholangiocarcinoma.org.

Arrangements under the direction of Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service. L---, a ftfl rff1i Obituary Policy The Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register report deaths and funeral information at no charge. For a fee, obituaries can include additional information and one photo in print and online at VisaliaTimesDelta.com and TulareAdvanceRegister.com. Complete information is available from Visalia- and Tulare-area funeral homes or from the Times-Delta or Advance-Register: Phone: 559-735-3333 Fax: 559-735-3398 Email: classified visaliati mesdelta.com Obituaries and photographs submitted to the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register may be published, distributed, repurposed and otherwise used in print, electronic and other media platforms. dren would go to Sherry for motherly advice.

Sherry is survived by her father Lloyd Knott of Tulare; four children: Stephen Depierro and wife Whitley of Bakers-field; Mark Jolley Jr. and fiancee Brittany Vieira of Tulare; Jarred Jolley of Tulare; Amanda Jolley and fiance Brian "Jr" Hernandez of Tulare; brother Kevin Knott and wife Leslie of Hanford; significant other Joe Bernardo of Tulare; 3 grandchildren; 10 nieces and nephews and numerous other family members and friends. Services will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 11:00 am at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Home in Tulare. Services Thursday Irene Estrella Aguado, 78, of Tulare, passed away January 1 1, 2014. A Rosary will be held 6 p.m., Jan.

15, 2014 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare. Mass will be held at 1 1:30 a.m., Jan. 16, 2014 at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 954 So. Tulare, with burial following at North Tulare Cemetery.

Juanita F. Adams, age 72, of Terra Bella, passed away on January 12, 2014. Visitation will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan. 15, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Rosary will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan.

15, 2014 at 6:00 PM. Mass will be held at St. Anne's Church, Porterville, on Jan. 16, 2014 at 9:00 AM with burial at Vandalia Cemetery. Arrangements by Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville.

Lonnie Lee Ritchie, age 87, of Visalia, passed away on January 13, 2014. Visitation will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan. 15, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Service will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan. 16, 2014 at 11:30 AM with burial at Vandalia Cemetery.

Arrangements by Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville. Manuela Robledo, 84, of Dinuba passed away Jan. 10, 2014. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Jan.

15, 2014 at St. Cath Sherry Ann Jolley Sherry Ann Jolley, 43, of Tulare passed away January 14, 2014. She was born in Porterville at Sierra View Hospital August 18, 1970 to Lloyd and Shirley Knott. Sherry graduated from Tulare Union High School in 1988. Sherry worked as a receptionist for Dr.

Lee in Visalia for 7 years and later went on to receive her CNA license. Sherry was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend to many. She had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. Many neighborhood chil Debora Kay Henderson, age 55, of Tulare, passed away on January 10, 2014. Visitation will be Jan.

16, 2014 from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm at Sterling Smith Funeral Home, 409 N. Street, Tulare. Service will be Jan. 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm at Sterling Smith Funeral Home, 409 N. Street, Tulare.

Interment will be Jan. 17, 2014 at 2:00 pm at North Tulare Cemetery, 4572 N. Street, Tulare. Remembrances and Condolences can be made at www.s terlingsmithfd.com. Services have been entrusted to Sterling Smith Funeral Home 409 N.

Street, Tulare. Legacy.com offers you a full listing of local funeral homes Jan. 16, 2014 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. A rosary will held at 6 PM on Jan. 16, 2014 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

A mass will be held at 10 AM on Jan. 17, 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Visalia. Burial at Visalia District Cemetery. A memorial tribute may be offered by logging onto www.sals eranddillard.com Marino Garcia Zamora, 97, of Tulare, passed away January 11, 2014. Viewing will be held from12-5 p.m., Jan.

16, 2014 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare. A Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m., Jan. 16, 2014 at the Apostolic sembly Church, 540 W. Kern Tulare. Services will be held at 9 a.m., Jan.17, 2014 also at the Apostolic Assembly Church with burial following and North Tulare Cemetery.

Michael G. Harrison, 72, of Elderwood passed away Jan. 10, 2014. Visitation will be held on Jan. 16, 2014 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at Evans Miller Guinn Chapel.

Graveside services will be on Jan. 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Exeter District Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at ww w.evansmillerguinnchapel.com. Services entrusted to Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. Thomas Daniel Hetherington, age 85, of Arbuckle, CA, passed away on January 9, 2014.

Visitation will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan. 16, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Rosary will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan. 16, 2014 at 6:00 PM. Mass will be held at St.

Anne's Church, Porterville, on Jan. 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM with burial at Hill-crest Memorial Park. Arrangements by Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville. erine Catholic Church, Dinuba, with rosary at 6 p.m. Mass will, be 10 a.m.

Jan 16, 2014 at the Church. Interment will be at Visalia Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dopkins Funeral Chapel, Dinuba. Mary Saesee, 29, of Visalia passed away 2014. Visitation will begin on Jan.

15, 2014 from 3 PM till 7 PM at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 1 1 AM on Jan. 16, 2014 at Visalia District Cemetery. A memorial tribute may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com Pedro G. De La Torre, age 88, of Farmersville passed away January 8, Visita A Donna L.

Pernu, age 87, of Porterville, passed away on January 8, 2014. Visitation will be held at Myers Chapel, Porterville, on Jan. 17, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Porterville, on Jan. 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM.

Arrangements by Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville. 4 iy 4 Wanda Sue (Walker) McDaniel Our beloved mama went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2014. He called another angel home. Mama was looking forward to her tourney, to be reunited with the many loved ones who went before her. Our mama has had cancer tor the past 3 years.

We would not say fighting because Francis Victoria Sill-Purcaro passed away Jan. 3, 2014. Services will be held 10 a.m. Jan. 17th 2014 at Dinuba Christian Church, 355 East Saginaw Avenue, Dinuba, DEATHS Cynthia Jp Gong, age 47, of Springville, passed away on January 14, 2014.

She was a Claims Manager. Service will be held at First Congregational Church, Porterville, on Jan. 18, 2014 at 1:00 PM. Following cremation at Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville, interment to be pri-, vate. Dennis R.

Weeks, 61, of Woodlake passed away Jan. 14, 2014. He was a human resource manger auto sales. A memorial service will be held on Jan. 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

at Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.evan smillerguinnchapel.com. Services entrusted to Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. Gary Dean O'Dell, age 61, passed away on January 12, 2014. A gathering for family and friends in celebration of Gary's life will be held at his family's home in Woodlake on Jan.

31, 2014 noon and 5pm. Arrangements by Miller Memorial Chapel. Michael W. Massoth, age 48, of Porterville, passed away on January 10, 2014. Private family services to be held at a later date.

Following cremation at Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville, interment to be private. Zeal Agnes Kinsey, age 92, Kingsburg, passed away, on January 11, 2014. She was a Beautician. Private services to be held at a later date. Following cremation at Myers Funeral Service Crematory, Porterville, interment to be she never fought it.

She has amazed her doctors, nurses and anyone that knew her obviously understood it has always been on uod tune. Mama worked for Dustbusters House Cleaning for several years. She enjoyed her Pepsi's and watching television, but most of all she loved spending time with her family. In mama's earlier days she liked dancing and won many trophies. She loved gomg to church and praising and dancing for the Lord.

Mama loved the Lord with all her heart She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond "Robie' tion will be on Jan. 15, 2013, 4-8pm at Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel, Farmersville. The Rosary will be prayed Jan. 15, 2013, 6pm in the funeral home chapel. Mass will be celebrated Jan.

16, 2013, 9am at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Farmersville. Burial will be at Exeter District Cemetery. Memories and words of sympathy may be sent to the family online at www.hadley-marcom Funeral services entrusted to Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel, Visalia. Raymond Keith Jackson, visitation will be held at Miller Memorial Chapel Jan.

16, 2014 from until Services will follow at Miller Memorial Chapel on Jan. 16, 2014 at Reception will follow at Sharon Bless's home in Bass Lake, California. Arrangements by Miller Memorial Chapel, Visalia. William "Bill" Henderson, 83, a retired pump installer from Tulare, passed away Dec. 5, 2013.

Graveside memorial services will be at 2 pm, Jan. 16, 2014 at Tulare District Cemetery. Arrangements are by Peers Lorentzen Funeral Serv- COMPLETE FUNERAL SERVICE INCLUDING 20 GAUGE STEEL CASKET Walker and Pearl, who were from Missouri; her granddaughter Sandra Sue Tipton; stepson Chris Moore; two husbands Donnie Moore and James Davenport sisters Helen Walker, Opal Ofield and Beverly Henderson and brother Tommy Walker. She is sur vived by her daughters Tammy Kimble and husband Steve of $3,595 visalia, sheila Whitener and husband Gerald ot Tulare, Cheryl Francis of Tulare, Mary Hernandez and husband Brian of Tulare; her son Ron "Skip" Moore and wife Nancy of Visalia; two stepsons Donnie Moore of Tulare and Jayson Moore of Sacramento; sister Diane Spence of Badger; 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. plus tax JTdley-0a We would like to extend a special thank you to Jennifer and ARCOM Cindy from Optimal Hospice.

You were amazing with Mom and she loved you both. 3 "We Love You Mama Visitation will be 12-8 pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at FUNEKAL CHAPEL TrmMrdfr frUar Visalia 625-8900 Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be at 1 Steven Marcom pm, Wednesday, January 22, 2014 also at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel with burial at North Tulare Cemetery. 1700 W. Caldwell Visalia, CA 93277 FD 2129.