THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
TODAY: VIETNAM MEMORIAL MOVING WALL arrives at the Madera County Courthouse Park, escorted by the Madera American Legion Riders. This Moving Wall is the half-size replica of the one in Washington, DC. Open to public 24 hours daily following
set up today un(l dismantled on Monday, Oct 20.
Parking available at Courthouse Park or County
Parking Garage on G Street.
4th ANNUAL FOSSIL DAY, this Saturday, OCT 18,
from 9AM-4PM, Fossil Discovery Center,19450 Ave
21 ½. Museum tours, ATLATL throwing, Animals from
Fresno Chaﬀee Zoo (11AM-1PM) FREE mock dig, real
fossil screen-washing, FREE cross rocks. 665-7107
CHOWCHILLA CLEAN-UP DROP-OFF EVENT, this
Saturday, Oct 18 for residents living in Greenhills & those SOUTH of Robertson Blvd. Details
inside.
MONDAY, OCT 20—LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO
VOTE BEFORE NOV. 4th ELECTION!!!!!!!!
FLU SHOT CLINIC/DRIVE THRU CLINIC will be held
next Tuesday, Oct 21 from noon – 3PM, at SaveMart,
1225 E Robertson. $5/vaccine. (
SOROPTIMIST SALAD BAR LUNCHEON, Wednesday,
Oct 22 from 11AM – 1PM, O’Laughlin Hall. $8 eat in
or take out available. Info: Nancy SiFon (559)4747249.
CHOWCHILLA POLICE DEPT – Report for Oct 6—Oct 13, 2014—59 Records
Rooﬁng (les torn of Stephens School.
Irene Bus(llos reported her daughter Bricenda Garcia ran away from home.
City employee found a dog at intersec(on of 5th & Kings Ave. Report taken.
Traﬃc stop completed and driver was found to be unlicensed.
Subject arrested, cited/vehicle towed for driving with a none issued license. Report taken.
Traﬃc stop conducted. Driver found to be driving on expired drivers license.
Report of an out of control juvenile at 704 Humboldt. Complaint ﬁled.
Brown male pitbull transported to animal shelter.
Chowchilla Elementary School District Transporta(on Department vandalized. Scrap metal stolen.
Subject at 820 W Robertson Blvd reported someone broke lock oﬀ of shed. Report taken.
Traﬃc stop conducted. Drivedr found to be unlicensed.
Subject at 521 Humboldt arrested, cited, released for being under the inﬂuence. Report taken.
Anonymous person reported a mom was not taking care of kids; possibly puMng them in danger.
Counselled juveniles.
Steven Pelayo was cited/released on a misdemeanor warrant out of Merced County. Report taken.
Two juveniles were leN home alone for over an hour. Report taken.
Traﬃc stop for obstructed license plate resulted in arrest of driver Ismael Hureta and passenger Victor Ruiz. Both subjects cited and released.
Joel Sebas(an Lares was cited and released for three misdemeanor warrants.
Repor(ng party reported burglary at 341 Molly Avenue. Report taken.
Edward Meyer reported his wife, Chante Meyer, was missing. Report taken.
Mariah Haley arrested. Report taken.
James Verner reported his keys were stolen and his truck was damaged.
David Gowin of 520 Cherry Court requested a theN report of a bicycle.
Maria Tapia reported her son missing. Son found at a friends house; returned home to his mother.
Joseph Lee Taylor cited, released on a misdemeanor warrant out of Merced County. Report taken.
A child abuse case was inves(gated and turned over to Madera County Sheriﬀs Oﬃce.
A female juvenile was in possession of marijuana on high school grounds.
Vic(m reported her boyfriend hit her in the face. Report taken.
A male juvenile was arrested at high school and
later turned over to his mother for resis(ng and
delaying oﬃcers in the course of their duty.
Gabriela Robles Zavala reported her purse being
stolen out of her truck.
Jed Barnes of 612 Grant Drive arrested for possession of controlled substance.
Burglary at 500 S. 4th Street.
Traﬃc stop for no right brake light. Subject
found to be without drivers license.
Inves(ga(on of report of sexual baFery.
Melina Shalysse Benninghoﬀ Dixon arrested for
driving under inﬂuence of alcohol.
Incident report for damage to unit #52 at 24719
W Robertson Blvd.
Vic(m reported unknown suspect broke windows at his home at 1200 Kings Avenue.
Barbara Plummer arrested, cited, released for
driving on suspended license.
A male subject arrested for obstruc(ng an
inves(ga(on and for a City Code viola(on.
During verbal dispute, Frank Leyva threw a
boFle of Gatorade at the vic(m and struck her
on her food and contents landed on her.
Subject reported his bike stolen from his
front yard at 1200 Kings Avenue.
Subject reported his son stabbed him with a
fork. Report taken.
Subject at 220 E Robertson Blvd arrested
and booked for being drunk in public. Report taken.
Subject accidentally poked himself with a dirty
syringe. Report taken.
Cynthia Kemp reported she lost her Nokia Lumia
Windows 8 cell phone.
An unknown suspect at 900 block of Ventura Avenue ﬁred 6 rounds into the sky recklessly in a residen(al neighborhood.
Ismael Huerta arrested, cited, released for driving without a valid license.
Report taken regarding an elderly female
with medical issues who lives alone and may
possibly be vic(m of elderly abuse. Inves(ga(on is on-going.
Valley Children’s Hospital reported a child abuse
incident.
Michael Troy Heﬃngton arrested, cited, released for driving without a drivers license.
Traﬃc stop conducted and driver found to be
driving on suspended drivers license.
Four animal control incidents.
HALLOWEEN EVENTS -SAT, OCT 25
TRUNK OR TREAT, 5PM-7PM, for kids
ages 2-12 years old. Chowchilla Fairgrounds. Info: www.chowchillafair.org.
5K ZOMBIE RUN, 7:30PM, Get the run of your
life! Beneﬁts 2015 Sober Grad. Cost $30/runner.
Register hFps://runsignup.com/Race/CA/
Chowchilla/SoberGrad2015ZombieRun Once
registered, pick up packet Friday, Oct 24 at Small
Wonders Day Care, 915 Kings Ave.
FRC SPOOKTACULAR! To be held
on Thursday, October 30, from
9AM-11AM, at the Family Resource Center. Enjoy games, ac(vi(es music, Halloween contests, peMng zoo, & raﬄes. For more info or to
register, visit or call, Family Resource Center,
405 Trinity. (559)201-5000
The driver stopped at the light. The tailga(ng woman behind him was furious, honked her horn,
screaming, as she missed her chance to get through the intersec(on. As she rant, she looked up
into the face of a very serious police oﬃcer. The cop took her to the police sta(on where she was
arrested, and placed in jail. Later, the arres(ng cop opened the cell and said, ''Sorry for the mistake. I pulled up behind your car while you were ﬂipping oﬀ the guy in front of you and cussing a
blue streak. I no(ced the bumper s(ckers that said 'What Would Jesus Do?' and 'Follow Me To
Sunday-School', so naturally...I assumed you had stolen the car.''
Do you know how to make a blonde's eyes light up? Shine a ﬂashlight in her ear.
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS
2nd WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
RELAY FOR LIFE CAPTAIN
KICK-OFF Cancer aﬀects us
all —Survivors, care givers
and families. That's why we
are asking everyone to join
us in our 13th Annual Relay
for Life event of Chowchilla. Our Team Captain Kick Oﬀ is Tuesday October 21 at 5:30 pm
at the Chowchilla Library, 301 Kings. Come
enjoy some refreshments, mingle, make new
friends and reacquaint with old friends, as we
all join together in the ﬁght against cancer. For
more info, call Linda Leonard (559) 474-0553
FUN HORSE SHOW & GYMKHANA
Saturday, Oct 25
Woodell Ranch
23841 Avenue 26
Chowchilla
SPECIAL ALL DAY EVENT!!!
4-H and FFA Classes included!
Only $25 for En(re Day!
All Ages—All Breeds
My wife and I got into a conversa(on about life
and death, and the need for living wills. During the
course of the conversa(on I told her that I never
wanted to exist in a vegeta(ve state, dependent
on some machine and taking ﬂuids from a boFle.
She got up, unplugged the TV and threw out all my
beer. Some(mes it's tough being married to a
KNOW—IT-ALL.
Everything I Need to Know, I learned from Noah’s Ark…
Don’t miss the boat.
Remember that we are all in the same boat!
Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built
the ark.
Stay ﬁt. When you’re 60 years old, someone may
ask you to do something really big.
Don’t listen to cri(cs; just get on with the job
that needs to be done.
Build your future on high ground.
For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails and
turtles were on board with the cheetahs.
When you’re stressed, ﬂoat awhile.
Remember the Ark was built by amateurs; the
Titanic by professionals.
No maFer the storm, when you are with God,
there’s always a rainbow wai(ng.
A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor for his annual physical. While her husband
dressed, the doctor went out to the wai(ng
room to chat with her. “I don’t like the way your
husband looks,” he said soNly. “Neither do I,”
she replied. “But he’s handy to have around the
house.”
Why did the blond right “TGIF” on her shoes. To
remind her toes go in ﬁrst.
CHOWCHILLA CLEAN-UP DROP-OFF
EVENT—OCT 18 & OCT 25
Chowchilla Residents Only - MUST SHOW
PROOF OF RESIDENCY. DROP OFF ONLY! NO
CURBSIDE ITEMS PICKED UP!
LOCATIONS OPEN 7AM - 3PM
If you live SOUTH OF ROBERTSON BLVD:
SATURDAY, OCT 18
DROP OFF LOCATIONS: South Front St. at
Colusa Ave & South 11th St at Mariposa Ave
If you live NORTH OF ROBERTSON BLVD;
SATURDAY, OCT 25
DROP OFF LOCATIONS: Santa Cruz Blvd
north of Howell Rd & N. 1st St at Lake Ave
If you live in GREENHILLS:
SATURDAY, OCT 18
DROP OFF LOCATIONS: Golf Dr W & Emerald
(Rec Ctr); Golf Dr W & Pheasant Run Blvd
(Park) Granite Falls Wy & Golden Sands Wy
ACCEPTED ITEMS & GREENWASTE: Prunings
cut to 4’ lengths • Lumber cut into 4’
lengths • Tree trunks cut into 12” lengths •
Tree stumps/Rootballs 12” diameter or
less • Clean wood (NO oil, paint, nails or
metal hardware) • Put leaves & lawn clippings into greenwaste cart for regular weekly pick up.
METAL: Refrigerators (secure or remove
doors) • Lawn furniture • Pipe • Appliances • Stoves • Water heaters • Clean auto
parts • Lawn mowers • Miscellaneous scrap
metal
ELECTRONICS & MISCELLANEOUS: Computers • Televisions • Phones Other E-WASTE
elec-tronics • MaFresses • Furniture • Carpe(ng and padding (rolled and (ed) •
Bagged and boxed trash/debris • Only open,
dry and empty paint cans
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: Dirt • Sod • Motor
oil • Cement • Concrete • Asphalt • Bricks •
Rocks • Chemicals • Paint • Solvents • Herbicides • Pes(cides • Fluorescent lights • Car
BaFeries • Home Bat-teries • Tires • Construc(on debris of any kind • Rooﬁng material.
A blond tells about her ﬁrst (me on a horse.
"I got on this preFy liFle horse
and it just took oﬀ galloping. I tried to hang
on but, the saddle was slippery and I started
to fall oﬀ. I was yelling for help and hanging
on for dear life. I really thought I was going to
die!" Then a man at Walmart came up, unplugged it from the wall and it stopped. “
A bruneFe goes to the doctor and says her
body hurts wherever she touches it.
"Impossible," says the doctor, "Show me." She
takes her ﬁnger and pushes her elbow and
screams in agony. She pushes her knee and
screams, pushes her ankle and screams and so
on. The doctor says, "You're not really a bruneFe are you?" She says, "No, I'm really a
blonde." "I thought so," he says. "Your ﬁnger is
broken."
An overweight blonde consulted her doctor
for advice. The doctor told her to run 10 miles
a day for 30 days. This, he promised, would
help her lose 20 pounds. The blonde followed
the advice, and, aNer 30 days, she was
pleased she had lost the 20 pounds. She
phoned the doctor and thanked him. At the
end of the conversa(on, however, she asked:
"How do I get home, since I am now 300 miles
away?"
There’s a new bra for middle-aged women.
It’s called the “Sheep Dog” as it rounds them
up and points them in the right direc(on.
Remember: that silence is
some(mes the best answer.
Morris Schwartz is dying and on his deathbed. He is with his nurse, his wife, daughter
and 2 sons, and knows the end is near. So he
says to them: "Bernie, I want you to take
the Beverly Hills houses." "Sybil, take the
apartments over in Los Angeles Plaza." "Hymie,
I want you to take the oﬃces over
in City Center." "Sarah, my dear wife, please
take all the residen(al buildings downtown"
The nurse is just blown away by all this, and as
Morris slips away, she says to the wife,
"Mrs. Schwartz, your husband must have been
such a hard working man to have accumulated
so much property." Sarah replies, "Property
shmoperty...the schmuck had a newspaper
route."
CORRECTION: WIDOWS & WIDOWERS
LUNCHEON, will be held Friday, Oct 31, at
Noon, Masonic Hall, 224 Ventura Blvd. Luncheon $10. RSVP Nina 665-2623 or Bonnie 6654002 or (559)395-2423 if you wish to aFend.
Reserva(ons required! ALL widows and widowers invited! The mee(ng is always held on
the LAST Friday of every month. This will be
the last mee(ng of 2014. No mee(ngs in Nov.
& Dec. Also, luncheon proceeds beneﬁt the
American Legion Post 148.
CUHS DRAMA PERFORMANCES—OCT 16, 17,
& 18: CUHS Drama Presents "The Curious Savage. Performances October 16, 17 or 18 @
7pm at the CUHS Multi-Purpose Room. Adults
$6 Students $2.50.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16: VIETNAM MEMORIAL MOVING WALL, Madera
County Courthouse Park. Open 24 hours daily following set up
today un(l dismantled on Monday, Oct 20.
CUHS DRAMA Presents "The Curious Savage" Performance, 7pm,
CUHS Mul(-Purpose Room. Adults $6 Students $2.50.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17: 4th ANNUAL “UNDER THE BARN” WINTER GYMKHANA SERIES, Fairgrounds.
CUHS DRAMA Presents "The Curious Savage" Performance, 7pm,
CUHS Mul(-Purpose Room. Adults $6 Students $2.50.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18: 4th ANNUAL FOSSIL DAY, 9AM-4PM, Fossil Discovery Center, 19450 Ave. 21 ½. Call (559)665-7107 for info.
CUHS DRAMA Presents "The Curious Savage" Performance, 7pm,
CUHS Mul(-Purpose Room. Adults $6 Students $2.50.
OKTOBERFEST- GERMAN-STYLE DINNER & MUSIC FEST, 6PM,
Eastman Hall. Chowchilla Fairgrounds. German Beer, brats &
wine. Music & dancing $25/person. Call Chowchilla District
Chamber 665-5603 for (ckets & info.
CALIFORNIA FLAT TRACK ASSOCIATION’S “King of the Valley”
Championship Series. 5pm, Fairgrounds.
CHOWCHILLA CLEAN-UP DROP-OFF EVENT, MUST SHOW PROOF
OF RESIDENCY. DROP OFF ONLY! DROP OFF LOCATIONS OPEN
7AM - 3PM. If you live SOUTH OF ROBERTSON BLVD: DROP OFF
South Front St. at Colusa Ave & South 11th St at Mariposa Ave. If
you live in GREENHILLS: DROP OFF LOCATIONS: Golf Dr W & Emerald (Rec Ctr); Golf Dr W & Pheasant Run Blvd (Park) Granite
Falls Wy & Golden Sands Wy (If you live NORTH OF ROBERTSON
BLVD; Your Drop-Oﬀ Event is next Saturday, Oct 25!)
TUESDAY, OCT 21: FLU SHOT CLINIC/DRIVE THRU CLINIC, noon – 3PM,
SaveMart, 1225 E Robertson. Cost $5/vaccine. (No one will be
refused service if unable to pay.) Sponsored by Madera County
Public Health. Info: (559)675-7893.
WEDNESDAY, OCT 22: SOROPTIMIST SALAD BAR LUNCHEON, 11AM – 1PM,
O’Laughlin Hall. $8 eat in or take out available. Info: Nancy SiFon
(559)474-7249.