April 25, 2018 50C Dear Readers, This Is the Final Free Edition of Coal- Inga Press

Volume 1 No. 3 Powered by imaginarium: IOFA and The People Of Coalinga April 25, 2018 50c Dear Readers, This is the final free edition of Coal- inga Press. In order to sustain this local newspaper, we must support it “My oldest daughter is severely through subscriptions and advertise- By Mary Blyth Jones Coalinga Press ing successfully in Washington, they mentally disabled” shared Mitch- ments. Thank you to those who have opened dispensaries in five states. ell. “She has obsessive compulsive already subscribed. A subscription At last week’s city council meet- “One of the main things: disorders, and a range of comes with your $20 donation to ing, the Coalinga council approved the company we started is a anxiety disorders. About imaginarium. All payments should Have A Heart CC’s proposal for a medical cannabis company five years ago, she was be made out to that nonprofit. Coal- cannabis dispensary with a unani- inga Press is a nonprofit newspaper and regardless of the mar- virtually completely in- mous vote. Councilman Ron Land- connected to imaginarium. Dona- kets we operate in, we will capacitated. She was on er and Mayor Nathan Vosburg both tions beyond a subscription are tax always be a medical canna- 13 medications simulta- recused themselves from discussion deductible. Thank you Coalinga. bis company first,”said Kun- neously. The doctors had and the vote because they both have kel. prescribed for her opi- We also thank Have a Heart for sup- businesses in the vicinity. Ed Mitchell, Chief Operat- oids. My older brother porting our efforts by providing rent The Seattle ing Officer Have a Heart cc suggested I give her can- money for our office. HUGE thanks!! based firm shared part of his story, explainingEd Mitchell nabis. has been in MB Jones, Publisher how he became involved with med- “I didn’t understand at the time. I business for ical cannabis use. thought it was just something peo- eight years 192 W Elm Avenue #102 ple used to get stoned. But I was and has dis- “It would be unfair to talk about our 559-362-9668 desperate.” [email protected] pensaries values without talking about us in- in several dividually,” said Mitchell. “The peo- Mitchell explained that his older Ryan Kunkel states. ple you see standing up behind me brother prepared cannabis medica- have given up a significant amount tion for his daughter with stunning of income and other opportunities results. Ryan Kunkel, founder and CEO of to come work for Have a Heart cc. “I saw my daughter for the first Have a Heart compassionate care, Our motto is ‘Do good.’ That’s it. We time in 20 years. started the presentation by thanking try to do good and do better.” And it affected Coalinga City Council Masthead Photo: “I met Ryan four years ago. He me deeply. I am Rose from Coal- for their consideration. took my brother off the street. working now to inga Woman’s Club Flower Show The company was He was homeless,” continued wean my moth- and Spring Luncheon. Coalinga’s founded in 2011 in Se- Mitchell. “Ryan gave him a job er-in-law from oldest club has annual events for attle, Washington. The and even bought my brother opioids. She has more than 100 years in Coalinga. company expanded or- teeth. When Ryan asked me to muscular dys- Regular lunch meetings are on the ganically, meaning that come work with him, I thought trophy. I’ve been first Wednsday of each month at 12 no outside capital was PM in Zenith Hall, 145 West Cedar. about it and about a week later, working with her needed. After launch- I came to work. Continued Page 6 Josh Udovich, PhD More photos on page 4. Xenia Kachur In case people are thinking “Oh A ONE – OR A ZERO? I’ll wait and see if it survives”, BE From William Lewis ADVISED…Once the doors close, CRMC’s new CEO, Wayne Allen, is they CANNOT re-open a few zealously working against a looming weeks later. It can take UP TO A deadline to obtain an affiliation with YEAR to re-open! And, in the an outside source. The result will be meantime, NO HOSPITAL! THE a binary function – either a one or a RESIDENTS OF THE RALPH zero. A one means the hospital will NEATE FACILITIES WILL BE continue to function – for a while. A TRANSPORTED TO OTHER FA- zero means the doors will close very CILITIES! Emergency services and soon. There is no middle ground. Rural Health Clinic will be shut- tered. It is imperative that citizens from Coalinga, Huron and Avenal who So, if you are holding out, you need choose to go elsewhere use CRMC to utilize CRMC going forward. when possible – starting right away! This is not a threat, but it IS a fact. Here’s why. Even if we affiliate, we We greatly appreciate those citi- still need additional revenue to stay zens who have been using CRMC afloat. If our revenue does not in- as their first choice. We intend to crease substantially, the affiliation improve the experience for all. will extend CRMC’s life a month – or maybe two, but we will still face clo- William Lewis sure. CRMC Trustee CITY NEWS Coalinga Press April 25 Page 2

ByCoalinga Mary Blyth Jones Shares 911 Dispatch “To accomplish a merger of this type,” reported Sal- Coalinga Press vador, “will require radio infrastructure upgrades. pproximately 6 months ago, according to Coalinga The City of Parlier will upgrade our software pack- Apolice Chief Michael Salvador, the City of Parlier a g e .” was considering leaving its existing law enforcement dis- Salvador stated that other improvements would patch contract with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office need to be made but are all within the budget. and was exploring other options for law enforcement “The City of Coalinga will also have to upgrade its dispatch service. radio equipment to provide reliable service,” said Salvador contacted the project manager in Parlier to dis- Salvador. “This upgrade is programed in the fiscal cuss some ideas he had. year 2019 budget and will need to be accomplished After several conversations, Salvador consulted with the whether this merger is approved or not. Coalinga police department to formulate a quote for “The City has sufficient staffing to handle increased what a partnership for offering those services might cost workload with four full-time positions and the four the department. part-time positions already allocated in the cur- Check Your Speed In February, the Coalinga police department provided a rent budget,” said Salvador. “Parlier would pay for Newly installed Coalinga city coun- preliminary cost estimate to Parlier officials. In turn, that all hardware, software, and personnel costs to join cilman Adam Adkisson wasted no city and its police department did an analysis of costs the merger in year one. A long-term contract would time in initiating some of his ideas. and feasibility on contract law enforcement dispatch ser- be similar in scope to fully subvented contracts that At last week’s meeting the issue he vices that included the Coalinga cost estimate. the department currently has with both school dis- placed on the agenda was unani- tricts.” A meeting of finance directors, both cities’ police chiefs, mously approved. city managers and consultants was held on April 10. With Coalinga city council approval, Salvador will begin drafting a contract. Then the Coalinga police Coalinga drivers will have the op- At length, both cities came to the conclusion that the dis- department will start assuming 911 dispatch ser- portunity to check their speeds as patch services contract would be mutually beneficial to vices for the city of Parlier along with all other calls they drive on certain roadways in each. to the Parilier Police. town. Coalinga police department Coalinga would receive increased revenue and Parlier owns two portable radar units to Both cities will meet again to ratify the contract once would benefit from an improved service delivery to its help curb speeding, and they will be it has been approved. The completion for the entire residents. placed at trouble spots around town process is estimated to take six to eight months. in the coming weeks. “Sometimes people just don’t realize Good mileage wasn’t a huge issue back in those days, how fast they are going,” said Adkis- gas was reasonably inexpensive and we loved to turn son. it loose on long stretches of road. Speed limits were about 70 most places and it was easy to nudge the Several accidents with cars ver- speedometer up to illegal when no one was around to sus pedestrians have been blamed pay attention. on excessive speed. Drivers are re- In retrospect, it wasn’t a great family car because there minded to be aware of their speed. wasn’t any leg room in the back seat and no serious In residential neighborhoods, the trunk space to speak of. But our child was a little guy speed is generally 25 miles per hour. and neither seat belts nor safety seats were required. When we traveled any distance, we turned the back The speed limit down Elm Avenue seat of our precious 2-door into a flat play area for through the heart of Coalinga is 35 Noel and if he got tired he’d just lay down and go to miles per hour. Coalinga Mayor Nathan Vosburg stands with sleep. It was a sweetheart of a car and we loved it. Chamber of Commerce director, lifelong resi- I bought my first car when I was about 19. It was a Devices for tracking speed will be dent of Coalinga Benjamin Kahikina after an- 1966 Plymouth Valiant and boy was it a heap! I paid moved around to various locations nouncing the 82 Horned Toad Festival com- less than $400 at a car lot and it was only 6 years old as traffic merits. ing in a month. at the time. It ate front tires with its irreparable align- ment and leaked oil like there was no Mph one evening when some guys in a souped-up Jen’s Jottings tomorrow. I could push that rickety old Vega decided they needed to follow my girlfriend and By Jennifer Abbott rig to serious speeds and was known to me out of San Bernardino. To this day they are prob- “drag” race it on the busy streets of Red- ably looking for the doors we blew off when we left lands. My mechanical knowledge was nil them in the dust! Speed thrills but I drove it like a beast to be reckoned Mikey liked to put her through the paces and actual- The era of the muscle car left a lasting im- with. Many years later it left me strand- ly drove it 108 mph on the pass between Lee Vining pression on anyone who ever owned, drove ed one time too many and it was towed and Bridgeport in his maniacal effort to catch up with or lusted after one of the fast production away, never to be seen again. the friends we were going camping and deer hunting cars that came into being in the late 60’s. If Mikey was a bit of a demon himself when with. I’m happy to say that we caught them before you never had the pleasure of driving one of it came to driving back in his youth. His anyone was killed. Yes those were the mindless, stu- them, then take it from me, there’s nothing like power 1958 Mercury Monterey was his baby but it took a pid, “what were you thinking” days. when you want it to keep you wanting more. beating, I’m told, especially when he took a steep hill In my old age we drive a mini van. We can haul stuff In 1974 we bought a 1969 Mustang Coupe. It sported too fast and became airborne. He popped the motor and tote kids. It’s capable of speeds over 100 but I real- a 351 Windsor engine and 390 horses under the hood. mounts loose and the engine was sitting sideways in ly don’t feel the need to push the limits of our vehicle It was outfitted with an FMX transmission and could the engine compartment. The frame was bent and its at this moment in time, besides it really doesn’t look straight up get down the road. She was rusty red with demise became evident shortly thereafter. What was much like a hotrod and if I did put my foot in it and black interior, clean body and my husband was in love salvageable was sold for parts. To this day he brags reach the speed of OH MY GOSH the police would with her. Though it wasn’t a cop magnet (Mikey only that he drove it 130 mph and pegged the speedom- probably think I was drunk or had robbed a liquor got one speeding ticket while driving it), the coupe fit eter. The man was obviously crazy (or maybe he just store. They might even write me off as a crazy old lady our lifestyle to a tee, at the time. missed his calling as a sprint car driver). and call in the men in the little white coats. With all the vehicles we’ve owned over the nearly Even though we’ve become more conservative We were young and active and liked to run around in 40 about what we drive, it doesn’t mean we don’t appre- our sporty, speedy car. We even took it to Missouri to years since we’ve been together the Mustang was ciate modern technology and amazing car design. A visit my parents when Noel was not quite 2 years old. our favorite. I drove it up the Cajon Pass at 103 Jen’s Jottings continued on Page 6 Jen’s Jottings continued next column Jen’s Jottings continued next column Coalinga Press April 25 Page 3 CRMC Remains Critical By Mary Blyth Jones Coalinga Press “I am searching for affiliations with larger systems,” Allen continued. Stakeholders concerned with the “It looks very positive at this point. dire straits of Coalinga Regional We need to keep our communica- Medical Center met on April 16 at tion lines open, share information City hall. The group exchanged con- during these troubled times.” cerns, issues, and possible solutions at the two-hour meeting. “Heath care is a critical resource to all of us,” added Allen. Coalinga Mayor Nathan Vosburg worked with city manager Marissa Salvador explained the importance Trejo to bring the group together for of a medical facility in town. the session. Avenal Mayor Alvaro Photos by Mary Blyth Jones, Coalinga Press Preciado was at the meeting along “Being able to get people in and out Coalinga’s two skilled nursing units for senior and others who require long term care are with representatives from Aera En- for medical clearances before head- in danger of being closed. All the affiliated facilities of CRMC may close if the financial ing to the jail,” said Salvador, “is situation there is not resolved in the next two weeks. The 69 current residents and families ergy, Chevron, West Hills College, of those in the skilled nursing units are concerned about needing to find new homes and Fresno Economic Development critical.” facilities for the patients cared for at this time. team, California Highway Patrol, “It’s a three-hour trip to get some- Coalinga police chief Michael Sal- one to the jail,” said Salvador, “and vador, Pleasant valley State Prison, then if they aren’t medically clear, Coalinga Fire Department, Coalin- another three to five hours to go to ga Chamber of Commerce, Coalin- the hospital there.” ga Huron Recreation and Parks, and CRMC CEO, Wayne C. Allen. “The emergency room here for us is critical,” said Salvador. “When we Once again, Allen was candid as he need it to clear a prisoner, we need outlined the future in grim detail. to get in and get out. That’s some- “Without a bridge loan, the hospi- thing that is really good about hav- tal will fail within two weeks,” said ing a facility here.” Allen. Photos by Mary Blyth Jones, Coalinga Press The emergency room at CRMC sees JRod Smith who helps out at Coalinga’s thrift store was on the “I believe we can save CRMC,” said about 750 patients in the emergen- spot to remove an old mattress last week. The thrift shop is a reg- Allen. “Turn it around and make it cy room every month, according to istered facility through which old mattresses can be discarded Allen. and later recycled at no cost to the former owner. Mattresses can a prosperous and fine facility again. also be discarded at the city dump on Thursdays, Fridays and Sat- It will take a lot of work on all of our See Hospital Critical on page 7 urdays for no charge. parts. Education New Position By Mary Blyth Jones Coalinga Press At last week’s Coalinga Huron Unified School District board meeting, superintendent Lori Villanueva unveiled plans to hire a Director of Student Services and Family Support. This person would essentially re- place the some of the services provided by the Assistant Superintendent of Instruc- tional Services which was vacated when Vil- lanueva was reassigned as superintendent. Principal Kim Baugh (left) congrat- This individual would three areas of service. ulates Jennifer Johnson for being CHUSD Transportation department was honored at the last CHUSD meet- They would supervise non-classroom ser- ing for their tireless diligence and dedication to getting students to and from chosen as certificated employee of vices such as nursing, wellness, suicide pre- school in a safe, orderly atmosphere. New head of transportation, Katie Del- the month for CHUSD. vention,and other student services. ano, center holds the plaque. They would provide parent and family services including complaints, parent Continued on page 7

Coalinga Huron Unified School District will be offering parenting classes for all parents. These classes are designed to provide guidance and ideas for parents to help their children in school. Ideas for summer learning and en- gagement will be discussed. There is Students at the Coalinga Public Library no cost for the classes. after school program listened to a presentation from mid Valley disposal. They Coach Mike Walker (left) stands with the CHS Girls’ Basketball team Times and dates will be announced learned about recycling, then planted which received an athletic grant from California Casualty in the by CHUSD offices. seeds in compost made by the company. amount of $1,000. Coalinga Press April 25 Page 4 Life & Love

Photos by Mary Blyth Jones, Coalinga Press Beautiful spring flowers were on show at last week’s Coalinga Woman’s Club Flower Show and luncheon. The annual event has helped raise funds used for several local projects for over 100 years. Coalinga Huron Unified School District superintendent Lori Villanueva won the raffle prize: a basket of gift cards worth more than $200. JOSE DIAZ April 20, 1927 – April 18, 2018 On April 18, 2018, our loving father, Jose Diaz, passed away peacefully in his home with his family at his side. He was 90 years old. He was born on April 20, 1927, in Lubbock, TX, to Abraham and Maria Luz Diaz. Shortly after, his father decided to return to Otatlan, Jalisco, Mexico with his family where Jose and sib- lings were raised. He met and married Irene Hernandez, his wife of 64 years.

Jose and Irene made their first home in Mission, TX, where 5 of their 8 children were born. While in Texas, he worked on a ranch. In 1960, Jose decided to move the family to Coalinga, CA, where 3 more children were born. The family made Coalinga their home town from then on. He worked hard to provide for his family as a farm laborer for Pleasant Valley Ranch, O’Neil Farms and Claremont Farms respectively. He retired in 1989.

He was an active member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church until his health prevented him from attending. The Kreyenhagen clan is one of the oldest groups of settlers still in the His life passions were being with his family and helping in any way he could, valley. Each year they have an annual working the dirt and growing a vegetable garden every spring, taking trips to the meeting complete with dinner and a beach, dancing but most of all listening to his favorite mexican music day and For months, volunteers from Coalinga comprehensive report. This year, the night. have been working to revitalize Pleas- three eldest Kreyenhagen gave Coalin- ant valley Cemetery. With truck loads Jose was preceded in death by his father, Abraham Diaz; mother, Maria Luz Diaz; ga Press a rare photo opportunity. of sod arriving, many people were on brother, Alfonzo Diaz; sister, Catalina Cervantes Diaz; infant son, Jose Diaz Jr; Ed Kreyenhagen, seated, is with his site to lend a hand to make the job go infant daughter, Rosemary Diaz; stepmother, Francisca Diaz; brother, Guadalupe sister, Verna Den Hartog and Kenneth smoothly. CalFire, Mid valley Disposal, Diaz. Kreyenhagen. and inmates from Pleasant Valley State Prison have been largely involved. Last Dear Reader, He is survived by his wife, Irene Diaz of Coalinga, CA; brother, Ruben Castro week Channel 30 arrived to catch up Diaz of McAllen, TX; 4 daughters, Juanita Trevino (Johnny) of Huron, CA; Ma- Your subscription makes it possible ria D. Sandoval of Coalinga, CA; Irene Sanchez (Paul) of Fresno, CA; Josephine with the efforts as Gina Lopez, pres- to provide Coalinga with its own ident of Friends Of Pleasant valley Escobar (Danny) of Hanford, CA; 2 sons, Jorge Diaz (Mary) of Bakersfield; Da- newspaper. Cemetery gave plaques to commem- vid Diaz (Vanessa) of Coalinga, CA; 24 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, 5 orate and thank several entities who There is no source of revenue to great great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. have given so much. Above, Gina Lo- support this endeavor other than Services will be Friday, April 27, 2018, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic church in pez spends time with Channel 30’s Ru- your subscription and advertise- Coalinga, CA. Public viewing at 9 a.m., Rosary at 10 a.m. and mass at 11 a.m. ben Contreras. ments bought by local businesses. Interment following mass at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Coalinga Press would like to become known and respected as a depend- The family thanks Fr. Viktor Perez, Dr. John Weisenberger and staff, Adventist able news source in Coalinga. Hospice Care nurses and aide, Yvonne Pizarro, Michele Trevino, Dan and Mary O’Quinn, Joe and Rosalinda Dominguez for their love and care given to our fa- Together, we can make this paper ther. amazing. Thank you for your support. A year’s subscription for local delivery is a donation of $20. Out of town delivery is $55 per year. Checks can be made out to imaginarium, the nonprofit organization sponsoring this endeavor. Coalinga Press PO Box 968 Coalinga, CA 93210 362-9668

Coalinga Community Blood Drive May 1 12 PM - 4 PM 6th & Elm SPORTS

Coalinga Roughnecks and TriCity Wrestling united as Coalinga Elite Wrestling to rep- resent their community and state at one of the toughest youth tournament this side of west coast, Reno Worlds Nationals. We took 18 wrestlers from Coalinga. They all wrestled tough. We had 6 place, Dario Lemus 1st place Reno National Champion, Leilani Lemus true 2nd place, Arrianna Andrus 4th place, Julio Garza 5th place, Roman Lopez 5th place Jose Aguiniga 7th place. Thank you to everyone that helped get our kids to Reno. With out your support. None of this would be possible. Thank you to Tri City and Roughneck parents for working together and helping make this happen. CHS Softball team shows off medals they have earned recently.

JV Toads (above) win 2nd place in Washington Union tournament. Coach Billy Redding.

Not exactly a sport, but Ian Schindler is a sophomore at CHS. Wyatt Thames, freshman at CHS Pete Preciado, Public The 16-year old Coalinga played against plays on the Toad Baseball team. Work Director for Coalin- Caruthers and Coalinga won 15-4. ga is supervising a project on Washington Street.

Coalinga High School track team had “Senior Night” at last week’s track meet in Chuck Garten Memorial Bowl on Sunset Street.

Go Toads! Coalinga Press April 25 Page 6 for about six months, and she is now virtually opioid free. She is in a nursing home in Alameda. This is something I This & That can’t look away from. era lense. No. It was “We are working in three major areas. Where did I put that? obvious that I did it all The first one is medical,” said Mitchell. or... The art of aging myself. “If you do research on cannabinoids I can guarantee you that in the next few I had looked ALL imaginarium years, cannabinoids are going to change over and had come up By MB Jones medicine significantly. Cannabinoids empty. Then I stuck control message signals in our brains. my hand in my jacket They allow our brains to communicate I am forever losing things, but I think pocket... Voila! it’s that I m too busy rather than being with our body. I save all sorts of interesting things. I Although the sidewalk was new, old. “All the cannabinoids that are in the have tons of paper. Art paper, writing it wasn’t up to snuff when Coal- plant (cannabis) are in your bodies A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed a paper, copy paper, origami paper. And right now.” Mitchell explained that inga Public Works and utilities hammer and stuck a nail in the wall I love every piece of it. This is not help- many people are deficient in natural Director, Pete Preciado inspected so I would have a specific spot for my ful. it. The new sidewalk had to be keys. I’m doing pretty good with it. cannabinoids, and can benefit from re- I blame my mother. We saved TP rolls, removed and replaced to provide ceiving more through cannabis. I wish I had someone or something to rubber bands, old tin foil... You never “We believe that the only way we can acceptable level angle and drainage blame my problems with misplacing know when that stuff might come in help the public is to mainstream it,” in the gutter. things; just one of my age related chal- handy. One time we even took plants continued Mitchell. “That means that lenges. and flowers from the dump that had we can’t just say it’s medicine. We also Jen’s Jottings continued from Page 2 been dumped after a funeral. They My elderly cat, Domino, has never met need to pursue the recreational portion couple of years ago a friend of ours were pretty cool. a sock he didn’t want to thrash around of the business. bought a brand spanking new Mustang and then carry it somewhere else in the I did manage to do one thing this week “Everywhere we’ve gone where it’s been Shelby Cobra with 500 horses galloping house. He is a sock killer. Lost socks that was clever. After Have a Heart cc medical cannabis, the recreational busi- under the scooped hood. It was a thing are easy. I blame Domino. , (the company opening our dispensa- ness has overwhelmed it. The medical of beauty and darn near a year’s salary ry),paid my rent for the newspaper of- But a library book or a phone are out of use business is virtually wiped out. We (Mikey’s and mine). My sweetheart sat fice for months to come, I began mov- his abilities, so far. Or my hairbrush... continue to restore medical patients. in it for a while and after we pried his ing all my plants back to work. Domino Or the camera. Or this week, the cam- This is the basis for what we do. This is hands off the steering wheel and threat- is despondant. He can no longer shred the founding principle of the business. ened to give him a Vulcan nerve pinch the skinny leaves off my plants. he agreed to go in and have a beer. But We believe it (cannabis) is a safer alter- He’ll be okay. I have 57 pairs of socks, he still wants one. Dream on, honey native to mood alteration than alcohol not counting the orphans. He will have bunny. Dream on. or illicit drugs. Alcohol kills four times plenty to do. We will make a heap of as many people as all the illicit drugs Personally, I have my goals set a lit- them under the grand piano. tle bit higher. If you are going to have combined every year. Prescription a fantasy then, for cryin out loud, go drugs kill twice as many. Marijuana has over the top. My castle in the sky is a never been proved to kill a single hu- Bugatti Veryon 16.4. This luxury, pro- man being. duction car is available in a multitude Classified Ads We need to increase the acceptance of of colors, has 16 cylinders, 4 turbo cannabis as a legitimate form of mood chargers and 1001 (count ‘em) ponies For Rent alteration before people are really going capable of achieving speeds of 253+ to accept the value of it. mph. Its brakes are capable of stopping 2bd/1ba house near High this 4 wheeled rocket in 10 seconds at School. Central heating & I use cannabis on a daily basis, but I Gym Rats?! haven’t been stoned in 20 years. I use maximum speed. All of this for around The two gym rats for the week are Jes- A/C, large storage shed, $2,000,000 not including insurance no pets, non smoker. $750/ CBD.” Mitchell went on to explain that sica “Poppy” Leal and Stacia Rodri- the age of 58, he has a number of aches and speeding tickets. mo plus $1000 deposit. guez. Both young ladies have attend- and pains but still enjoys playing bas- In my eyes this is a beautiful car and ed thirteen out of fifteen open gyms 408-829-4728 ketball. Without the use of CBD, he if I were rich enough to own one I and have worked so hard! would not be able to engage in sports probably wouldn’t. At least, not before “Both these ladies are recovering from For SALE due to the amount of pain he experi- we’ve added an impenetrable, under- injuries,” said Coach Mike Walker. 2013 Chevy Cruze LT. 106k miles. ences. With the CBD, he is free to keep ground bomb shelter in an unspecified “Poppy had a torn ACL back in Janu- Leather interior. Bluetooth. Aux- up with the younger guys. remote area with full-time security, to iliary. Heated seats. Cruise con- ary of 2017 and Rodriguez dislocated There will be a significant number of our property holdings. Sadly I’d nev- trol. Automatic. 4 cyl. Clean title. her elbow back in December. It’s hard employees at the dispensary, and Have er be able to drive it no matter how $8,500 OBO. Call Juan at 213- to find two more committed ladies a Heart plans to hire as many local in- much money I had. The object of my 422-1028. like these two. The epitomize the term dividuals as possible. dreams gets 13 mpg, at sane speeds on ‘gym rat.’ As these two recover fully Have a Heart stated that the dispensa- the highway and 8 in the city, but when they’ll be exciting to watch during the ries in California do not meet their ex- you kick that puppy up to full velocity, upcoming 2018-19 season.” LOST you’re talking 1.4 gallons per minute. pectations in regards to functioning as With the price of fuel what it is today, If you’re interested in joining these We need help Coal town, we’ve medical standards. They utilize strin- I’d be broke in no time. gym rats contact Coach Mike Walker lost two brass keys some- gent training guidelines and expect to at 559-707-6425. where in town, if anyone’s Maybe some day I’ll be in the right be able to meet the needs of a varied found then give a call please. population with highly trained staff. place at the right time and get to sit in 5598213112 JRod Smith one. Maybe they’ll take me for a nice Have a Heart staff members receive 100 long ride. Maybe I can actually drive Fund Raiser CHS Cheer hours of training before they ever work it myself. Better yet perhaps the own- with guests. Staff need to be able to un- er will let me borrow it for a few days Wednesday May 2nd 5-6pm derstand the guests’ needs and know to show off to my friends and family. @ CHS. So if you would like what sort of treatment is helpful for Since I always carry my camera, I can you can pick up yourself or we each one. have my picture taken as a souvenir. can deliver. You can choose That way if someone calls the police to between chili Verde or chili Offering a $50 dollar reward for pry me out of I’ll have a good picture to Work crews at Pleasant Valley Ceme- Colorado each burrito is $5.00 the name of the person that cut hang on the wall of my jail cell. tery are comprised of community vol- proceeds benefit the Coalin- the fence and took a Honda gener- unteers, family members whose loved ga High cheer squad. Contact ator from JW Heating And Air at ones are interred at the cemetery and any cheerleader! 270 S 6th St. Must have happened low level prisoners from pleasant Val- Sell it - Buy it - Find it - Use it late Wednesday night April 18th ley State Prison. All with your classified ad. or early Thursday morning April 19th. Work was in full swing as truck loads $10 per week gets you a spot Please contract Jack at of sod arrived at Pleasant valley this and also a listing online. 559-341-7629. week for planting. 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“We rely on the ER extensively, for stabilizing super critical patients” CITY NEWS said Coalinga Fire Chief Dwayne Gabriel. A represen- CHP representative Schuh agreed tative from that having an ER nearby is critical. PG&E pres- The other backups they use are Los ents city staff Banos and Buttonwillow which are with a check for $2,500. both an hour and a half away. This money He went on to point out how critical was used to timing is for obtaining blood draws repair the Sisk Foun- as well as getting an individual med- tain in front ically cleared for jail time. of city hall. With a staff of about 190 employees, the local impact of CRMC closing would be economically catastrophic not just for the families directly im- to the declining volume of patients hospital in a community of this size pacted, but for housing, local ser- at CRMC. without some kind of support from a larger system.” vices, and education. Allen replied that with a tenure of Photo by Mary Blyth Jones - Coalinga Press That number does not include 14 only two weeks, he did not have a A question regarding the cost of Dania Shirk is Coalinga’s newly contract- clear answer for the seemingly rapid contracted physicians compared ed veterinarian who will provide care and other medical staff who are not reg- consultations for Coalinga’s newly com- ular employees. decline of the facility’s financial sta- with using local physicians was pleted Animal Shelter on Elm Avenue. bility. He also explained that this is asked. Vosburg inquired of Allen how the happening in many other facilities “There are two local physicians on CHUSD New Position continued from page 3 hospital fell into such extreme debt. across the nation. staff. But we get very few referrals training and workshops. “For the last 12 months, the hospi- With the number of treatments from them. Since Wayne (Allen) has tal has been faced with declining and outpatient options available, been here,” said CRMC Board chair- The third area covered by this position volume and activity,” said Allen. an emergency room and in-patient man Sandy beach, “he has met with would be communication between “They’ve been taking some signif- treatment is not as frequently used the three main physicians in town. I home and school. icant losses. This is just no longer or needed. believe there are significantly better “The position also has a child welfare sustainable. The cash is gone, pay- relations now. Wayne had very con- ables are up. That’s how the financial “This all brings out the need to af- component which is extremely im- genial talks with them, so hopefully portant for both legal compliance with crisis has developed.” filiate with a multi-hospital system where we can practice those econ- we will see them begin to use the foster and homeless youth as well as at- Vosburg asked if there was any- omies of scale,” said Allen. “You hospital again.” tendance, which has a direct impact on district finances,” wrote Villanueva. thing specific that had contributed just can’t have free standing single It was pointed out that lab work, x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, physical Board member and former superinten- Classified Ads therapy are all available at CRMC. dent Roger Campbell urged Villanueva to make certain both her position and $10 per week One way to support the hospital is that of Luci Rogers, Assistant Superin- $15 per 2 weeks to utilize those services instead of going elsewhere. tendent of Business Services have ade- $30 per month quate support and complimented both Many changes are in the works at women for their diligent work for the Includes four lines CRMC, but it may be too little, too district. of 38 characters. late. One issue is to make sure the facility is covered by more insurance Small Ads policies, making sure CRMC is “in like the car below network.” $15 black & White In very little time, the destiny of $20 Color CRMC will be known. CEO Allen (2”x2”) promises clear communication Special rates for mul- with the community and other tiple weeks. stakeholders.

Photo by Mary Blyth Jones - Coalinga Press Coalinga Police Chief Michael Salvador and Mayor Na- than vosburg present the Award for Dispatchers of the Year 2017 to Holly Henderson and Nicole Blevins. Coalinga Press April 25 Page 8 Thank you to our supporters.

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