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3 arrested on 6burglary chargesFOR THE MADERA TRIBUNESheriff John Andersoncredits a keen-eyed witnessfor helping the Sheriff’s Officemake three arrests andultimately clearing half adozen burglaries and even arobbery.All the crimes are believedto be tied to a single truck.Authorities arrested 27-year-old Arturo Chavez Torres,of Madera, Thursdaynight for allegedly robbing avendor Jan. 4 on Road 28.His capture follows the apprehensionof two Maderawomen in December. JessicaLoreene Cuteri, 24, andAurora Lopez, 26, werebooked into Madera Countyjail on Dec. 27.The pair was taken intocustody following a homebreak-in Dec. 26. Not onlywas a witness able to describethe suspects, but alsoprovided a detailed descriptionof the make and color oftheir truck.Deputies tracked downthat truck to a home onWestern Way in Madera,where the two women weretaken into custody, andwhere deputies found propertyfrom six different burglaries.It was that same truck thatwitnesses described seeingTorres flee in after robbing aSnow shuts major Calif.highway for hoursBy Julie WatsonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSSAN DIEGO (AP) — TheCalifornia Highway Patrolon Friday partially reopeneda 40-mile stretch of Interstate5 north of Los Angeles thatwas closed by snow as a coldsnap sent temperaturesplummeting throughout thestate.The CHP began escortingsouthbound cars through the2890 Falcon DriveP.O. Box 269, Madera, California 93637(USPS 324620)EditorialNewsroom: (559) 674-8134Charles P. Doud - Editor/Publishercdoud@maderatribune.netLeonard Soliz - General Managerleonards@maderatribune.netTyler Takeda - Sports Editortylert@maderatribune.netTami Jo Nix - Sr. Staff Writertamijonix@gmail.comFarin Montanez - Staff Writerfarin@maderatribune.netElsa Mejia - Staff Writerelsa.mejia@maderatribune.netWendy Alexander - Photo Editorwendya@maderatribune.netBen Falcon - Editorial/Graphicsbenf@maderatribune.netMaderaTribune.ComJohn Rieping, AdministratorAdvertising SalesAdvertising: (559) 674-2424Katrina Soliz - Sales Directorksoliz@maderatribune.netCorrie Valdezcorriev@maderatribune.netRon MealyCirculationCirculation: (559) 674-4207Ad ServicesShirley Jamessjames@maderatribune.netOffice StaffBusiness Office: (559) 674-2424Alexandra Torrez - Office ManagerJessica VargasAnnette GunterLegalsEllen Beachellenb@maderatribune.netPrinting and ProductionAaron Kuhno - SuperintendentJuan CosioDaren BennettDistributionThomas SolizTheMaderaTribuneLOCAL & WORLDArturo TorresJessicaCuteriAurora Lopezvendor. Hereportedlyhanded thevictim acounterfeitbill,grabbed abag ofchips,punchedthe victimand thengrabbed$50 fromthe vendor’scart.He admitsbeingthere butsays henevertouchedthe victimas he wasin the areavisitingone of the women in jail.Torres, who was alsowanted on a misdemeanorwarrant out of Merced, remainsjailed with bail set at$50,000.Aurora Lopez also remainsbehind bars bookedon six counts of burglary andprobation violation.Meanwhile Jessica Cuteriwas out of custody Friday,according to jail records.However, she and Lopez areexpected to appear in courton Monday.Grapevine section of the majornorth-south route after a16-hour shutdown thatprompted hundreds of truckersand other motorists topull over and spend the nightby the side of the road.“There must have been1,000 Mack trucks lined up,”Heidi Blood, 40, said earlyFriday.Blood and her threeSEE COLD SNAP, PAGE A3Published Daily Except Sundays and LegalHolidays by Madera Printing and PublishingCo., Inc.Adjudicated a newspaper of general circulationin accordance with the laws of Californiaby decree number 4875 of the Superior Courtof Madera County dated November 9, 1966,and qualified for the publication of matters requiredby law to be published in a newspaper.The Madera Tribune was founded March31, 1892.Advertisers purchase space and circulationonly. All property rights to any advertisementsproduced for the advertiser by the Madera Tribune,ensuing art work and or typography furnishedor arranged by the Madera Tribune shallbe property of the Madera Tribune. No such ador any part thereof may be reproduced or assignedwithout the written consent of theMadera Tribune.All property rights to any stories producedby the Madera Tribune shall be property of theMadera Tribune. No such story or any partthereof may be reproduced without the writtenconsent of the Madera Tribune.The Madera Tribune is served by the AssociatedPress and is a member of the CaliforniaNewspaper Publishers Association.Subscriber ServicesTo Subscribe: Call (559) 674-4207Telephone hours: Monday thru Friday8 a.m. 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.Subscription Prices:Subscriptions are paid in advanceHome delivery prices:1 Month $8.793 Months $24.796 months $45.791 Year $84.792 Years $150.00EZ Pay/Month(Automatic debit from checking or creditcard @month) $7US Mail price per month:In County/Month $15All other/Month $16.75Newsstands: 50¢ dailyHome delivery subscribers should receivetheir paper before 6 a.m. Monday thru Fridayand by 7 a.m. Saturday. (Allow 30 additionalminutes in outlying areas.) For same day replacementservice within Madera please callbefore 10 a.m. weekdays/11 a.m. Saturday.Requests for replacement service after 10 a.m.and/or outside Madera will be either creditedor made the next publishing day.Prices are subject to change without notice.The Madera Tribune is printed on 30% recyclednewsprint.Postmaster:Send change of address to MaderaTribune, P.O. Box 269, Madera, Ca. 93639.2012 MemberCalifornia NewspaperPublishers AssociationPeriodical Postage Paid atMadera, CA 93638PAGE A2 MADERA TRIBUNE Saturday, January 12, 2013Trade gap grows to $48.7B, imports surgeWASHINGTON (AP) —The U.S. trade deficit expandedin November to its widestpoint in seven months, drivenby a surge in imports that outpacedonly modest growth inexports.The Commerce Departmentreport Friday suggests tradewill drag on economic growthin the October-Decemberquarter. A wider trade gapslows growth because itmeans Americans spent moreon foreign products while U.S.businesses earned less in overseassales.Still, the report showed consumershave maintained anappetite for spending. Theykept buying iPhones and otherimported goods in November,despite high unemploymentand low wage growth.“A strong rebound in importsis not necessarily all badfor the U.S. economy becauseChildrenCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1before the policy was implemented.The study’s authors say theone-child policy has significantramifications for Chinesesociety, leading to less risktakingin the labor market andpossibly fewer entrepreneurs.“Trust is really important,not just social interactions butin terms of negotiations inbusiness, working with colleaguesin business, negotiatingbetween firms,” said oneof the authors, Lisa Cameron.“If we have lower levels oftrust, that could make thesekinds of negotiations and interactionsmore difficult.”China introduced its familyplanning policy in 1979 tocurb a surging population. Itlimits most urban couples toone child.CHARLES DHARAPAK/AP PHOTOAfghan President Hamid Karzai takes questions fromreporters during his joint news conference with PresidentBarack Obama in the East Room at the White House inWashington on Friday.AfghanistanCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1billed as a chance to takestock of a war that now ranksas America’s longest, Obamaand Karzai agreed to acceleratetheir timetable for puttingthe Afghanistan army in thelead combat role nationwide.It will happen this spring insteadof summer — a shiftthat looks small but loomslarger in the debate over howquickly to bring U.S. troopshome and whether someshould stay after combat endsin 2014.The two leaders alsoagreed that the Afghan governmentwould be given fullcontrol of detention centersand detainees. They did notreach agreement on anequally sticky issue: whetherany U.S. troops remainingafter 2014 would be grantedimmunity from prosecutionunder Afghan law. Immunityis a U.S. demand that theAfghans have resisted, sayingthey want assurances onother things — like authorityover detainees — first.WILFREDO LEE/AP FILE PHOTOThe container ship HS Bach is shown docked at the Port of Miami. The U.S. trade deficitexpanded in November to its widest point in seven months, driven by a surge in imports thatoutpaced modest growth in exports.it indicates that consumers arespending. It shows the privatesector is not dead,” said GregoryDaco, senior economistat HIS Global Insight.The trade gap widened 15.8The new work by Cameronof Monash University in Australiaand co-authors is publishedonline Friday in thejournal Science.The findings — includingindications that those in theAt a joint news conferencewith Karzai in the WhiteHouse East Room, Obamasaid he was not yet ready todecide the pace of U.S. troopwithdrawals between nowand December 2014. That isthe target date set by NATOand the Afghan governmentfor the international combatmission to end. There arenow 66,000 U.S. troopsthere.Obama’s message wasclear: The Afghans must nowshow they are capable ofstanding on their own.“By the end of next year,2014, the transition will becomplete — Afghans willhave full responsibility fortheir security, and this warwill come to a responsibleend,” he said, noting thatmore than 2,000 Americanshave died since the war beganin October 2001.The Afghan army and policenow have 352,000 intraining or on duty, althoughthat number is viewed bymany as unsustainable becausethe government is almostentirely reliant on internationalaid to pay the bills.percent to $48.7 billion in Novemberfrom October, the reportnoted. Imports grew 3.8percent, led by gains in shipmentsof cell phones, includingApple’s new iPhone.Rev. Father Victor Piansay, 71FresnoRetired Catholic Priest for theDiocese of FresnoDATE OF BIRTH: August 26,1941, in the Philippine Islands.DATE OF DEATH: January 10,2013, at The Nazareth House ofFresno.Mass of Christian Burial will becelebrated on Wednesday,January 16, 7:00 pm at St. John'sCathedral, Fresno. BishopArmando Ochoa presiding.Graveside Service will beThursday, January 17, at 10 AMat: St. Peter's Cemetery, 264 N.Blythe Ave., FresnoVisitation will be held onWednesday from 5 to 7 PM in St.John’s Cathedral.In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to the Poverello House,P.O. Box 1225, Fresno, CA93777-2225 or Catholic Charities,149 N. Fulton Street, Fresno, Ca.93701.Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.comFD #2098Some People……don’t want to spend a lot ofmoney on cremation.We understand.Death Notices1834 Howard Road • Suite EExports increased only 1percent. And exports to Europefell 1.3 percent, furtherevidence of the prolongeddebt crisis that has gripped theregion.ALEXANDER F. YUAN/THEASSOCIATED PRESSA parent takes photosof her daughterplaying the drumsat a children’s playarea Thursday in ashopping mall inBeijing. In China, alaw generally limitsurban families tohaving just onechild. Authors of anew study say theone-child policy hassignificant negativeramifications forChinese society.study were more sensitive andnervous — are no surprise,said Zou Hong of the Schoolof Psychology at Beijing NormalUniversity, who was notinvolved in the research.“Only children in Chinesefamilies are loved and givenalmost everything by theirfamilies and they can get resourcesat home without competition,”she said. “Once theyenter society, they are no differentfrom other people. Havingbeen overly protected,they feel a sense of loss andshow less competitiveness.”Zou said parents of an onlychild tend to become overlynervous, when they are ill, forexample, and “that feelingwill be passed on to the childrenand make them becomemore sensitive and nervous.”The Chinese governmentcredits the one-child policywith preventing hundreds ofmillions of births and helpinglift countless families out ofpoverty. But the strict limitshave led to forced abortionsand sterilizations, even thoughsuch measures are illegal.Couples who flout the rulesface hefty fines, seizure oftheir property and loss of theirjobs.Last year, a governmentthink tank urged China’s leadersto start phasing out the policyand allow two children forevery family by 2015, sayingthe country had paid a “hugepolitical and social cost.”Carlos Delgadillo Lopez, 66Born: June 8, 1946 in Michoacan,Mexico.Passed Away: January 10, 2013in Madera, CaliforniaOperation EngineerMadera county residentVisitation will be held Thursday,January 17, from 9-11am witha Funeral Service to follow at11am at Yosemite ChristianChurch.Graveside Service will be heldFriday January 18, at 10:30amat San Joaquin Valley NationalCemetery.Funeral arrangements are underthe direction of Smith ManorGrace Chapel.Funerals For All Faiths801 E. Yosemite AvenueMadera, CA 93638Phone (559) 662-8825FD # 1697$950Pre-arrangeto lock in price661-8900Call for an appointment
LOCAL & STATEGarrisonCONTINUED FROM PAGE A116th birthday, even before hegot a driver’s license.After graduation and receivinghis flying license it was offto the U.S. Air Force Academyin Colorado Springs. He receivedhis officer’s commissionupon graduating from theAcademy in 1988 with a Bachelorof Science degree in aeronauticalengineering.He began his pilot training inWichita Falls, Texas, and thenmoved on to air bases in NewMexico and Tampa, Fla.,where he learned to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon.Garrison’s first overseas dutyas a fighter pilot of F-16swas at Misawa Air Base threemiles from the Pacific on thenorthern tip of Honshu Island,Japan. It was a long tour of duty,from 1990 to 1996, until hereturned to serve at Shaw AirForce Base in South Carolina.There, he enrolled and becamea distinguished graduate of theUSAF Weapons School, F-16Division.Afterward it was back to thePacific, with Garrison beingassigned to Kunsan Air Base,South Korea. Back in the statesafter one year in 2000, he endedup at Nellis Air Force Base,Nev., as a weapons instructor.After serving 14 years of activeduty, Garrison was broughtback to Madera and assignedto the Air National Guard inJuly 2002.As commander of the 144thFighter Wing, his positionsince the beginning of the newyear, Garrison is in charge of1,000 airmen and civilians whowork on the base.“There are 400 personnelhere that just work on the aircraftor work on equipment associatedwith the aircraft,” Garrisonsaid.Today, he has a meetingwith fellow officers, but first hereads the news from the Departmentof Defense that issent daily to his office. As perprotocol, he assures there are atleast two pilots at the ready totake to the skies.One day a week even thecommander of the 144th donshis flight suit to “sit alert” —that is, ready for homeland defenseby sitting near his F-16that is fully armed and ready torespond to an emergency orunidentified object.During the week he mayconduct staff, council, accountabilityand safety meetings,and clears his schedulefor meeting with other officers.“We get inspected a lot tomake sure we are doing our joband we are always at a mission-readydeployable position,”said Garrison, addingthat pilots and individuals fromthe wing are deployed overseasalmost constantly.On Wednesday and Thursday,Garrison takes to the air inPAGE A3 MADERA TRIBUNE Saturday, January 12, 2013Cold snapCONTINUED FROM PAGE A2youngsters had been visitingOrange County and setout at 4:30 a.m. Friday tohead back north to theirhome in Kentfield whenthey found the road shutdown.“I usually watch thenews but I went to a spinclass instead. I learned mylesson,” she said.Blood had to give an insulinshot in the car to her13-year-old blind, diabeticdog, Barney.To pass the time, thefamily watched movies andread on their iPads, turninghis F-16. His mission over ourwestern skies can last up toseven hours. Upon landing hedoesn’t head home after thelong flight, but returns to hisoffice to catch up with paperworkbefore the end of the day.During the week, Garrisontakes the time to visit each ofthe organizations on base andtalk with airmen individually,no matter what their rank.“When they are not in my officethey hopefully feel morerelaxed in their own areas and ifthey feel they need somethingthey will tell me,” he said.Garrison takes pride in hisNICK UT/AP PHOTOTrucks backed up along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles onFriday. The California Highway Patrol has partially reopeneda 40-mile stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles that wasclosed for many hours due to snow.being named commander ofthe 144th Fighter Wing.“I want this to be a placewhere people value coming towork. When we are overseas orassigned combat duty, I don’twant people to notice a differencebetween us and those whocame from a (regular) AirForce base. All I want them tosay is ‘Wow! This guy is reallygood at his job,’” he said.The 144th is the only FighterWing of the California AirNational Guard. “Our primarymission here is air superiorityworldwide and air defense ofthe United States every day,”on the car every 30 minutes touse the heater.“We’re watching ‘NannieMcPhee’ in the car rightnow,” Blood said. “I onlyhave enough juice for anotherthree hours.”The shutdown severed akey link between California’sagricultural Central Valleyand Los Angeles.The highway through TejonPass rises to 4,100 feet in theTehachapi Mountains and frequentlyis shut down in winterby blowing snow and treacherousblack ice on the roadway.California remained in thegrip of a cold snap that’s expectedto last through theweekend.said Garrison.At the end of a long day,Garrison returns home toPaula, his wife of 24 years.They were married after hisflight training and have a son,Kyle, attending CaliforniaState University, Fresno, on anhonors scholarship and adaughter, Lauren, a sophomoreat Sherman Thomas CharterHigh School in Madera. Withall the traveling and assignmentsthrough the years Garrisonappreciates his family’sdedication and their respect forhis job. “I could not be herewithout the support of my family,”he said.The jet fighter pilot still enjoysa little slower type of flyingand has logged 450 hours incivilian propeller-driven aircraft.He owns a vintage 1947Cessna 140 and taught his son,Kyle, how to fly. Garrison wasalso a glider instructor at the AirForce Academy and has flownover 200 hours in sailplanes.But today, as he sits next tohis Fighting Falcon, Garrisonclearly takes pride in knowingthe 144th Fighter Wing of theCalifornia Air National Guardis ready, as he is, to defend theUnited States and its citizens.GarbageCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1As part of the contract, Prestridgesaid Sunset Wasteagreed to nearly $1.6 millionin additional costs out of itsown pocket for service andcommunity outreach enhancements.These items include “zerowaste” education programs,increased numbers of recyclingcontainers downtown,and $2,500 in school scholarships,to name a few.“The pure amount of whatSunset offered showed the realdifference between whatwe were getting and what wewill get,” Prestridge said.Sunset Waste president andgeneral manager John Mohoffsaid that the company –founded in 1970 by his grandfather,John Mohoff Sr., andco-owned by his father, BillMohoff, and business partnerAnthony Lisenko – was excitedto serve another valley city.“We’re humbled by the opportunitythat cities likeMadera give us,” Mohoffsaid. “We’re very thankful.”Ten drivers who will coverthe city – five of whom live inMadera and were hired fromMadera Disposal after it lostits county contract – will stillpick up trash Monday throughFriday, though pickup timesmay change.“That’s the only thing peoplemay notice right away,”Mohoff said. “The days arethe same but the times may bedifferent. But rest assured thatuntil we get everybody usedto these new times, if youdon’t get your garbage out intime just give us a call andwe’ll come right back and getit for you.”Along with new pickuptimes and trucks coloredgreen and white instead ofblue, Sunset Waste will takeitems for recycling that AlliedWaste did not accept.Annette Kwock, SunsetWaste recycling coordinatorin charge of Madera saidsmall appliances such as brokentoasters can now be recycledin the city’s blue containers.“Microwaves, used motoroil, car batteries, that’s allstuff we’ll take,” said Kwock,a Madera native who was thecity’s solid waste and recyclingmanager for six-and-ahalfyears. “We’ll be doing abig push on letting peopleWENDY ALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNEA Sunset Waste Systems employee loads trash at the recycling plant.know what they can recycle.”Prestridge said that as partof the contract, the full netrevenue after transportation,processing, and other costs tohandle the recycled materialswould come back to the city.“All of it, all that moneywill come back,” Prestridgesaid. “And we were not gettingthat before.”Another notable change willbe the inclusion of Madera intoSunset Waste’s compostingprogram. Although the citywill not receive any money forcomposted materials, Prestridgesaid it was a welcomechange.“We weren’t doing anycomposting before,” Prestridgesaid. “None. We werejust putting it in the landfill.That’s old school and incrediblywasteful for no good reason.We don’t want to dothat.”As part of the compostingprogram, Kwock said citizenscan now place all non-proteinfood items into their greengarbage bins along with typicalorganic waste like leavesand grass.“Basically anything that isn’tmeat or protein-based cango in,” Kwock said. “Bread,eggshells, old fruit, vegetables,all of that will be composted.”Sunday Worship10:30 A.M.Oficio en Español12:00 P.M.Kwock said that the increasedfocus on recycling, organicor not, was part of hergoal to improve Madera’s rateof recycled material from 69to 80 percent in two years.“That’s a realistic goal,”Kwock said. “That’s where Iwant the city to be.”A National GeographicMagazine article published inDec. 2012 said that Fresno isRobert L. Huerta1/27/1948 1/13/2012It’s been one year since youwent home to our Lord.The days have passed quickly,it still seems like yesterdayand, maybe it always will.Remembering you always.Your wife,Gloria and your familyWENDY ALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNESunset Waste Systems trucks are seen throughout the city of Madera pickingup garbage.among the nation’s leaders inrecycling at 73 percent of totaltrash.With the new programs andreduced costs, Poythress saidthe contract was a clear winnerfor the city.“They understand smalltowns,” Poythress said of SunsetWaste. “They know thevalley and know the territory.They really understand whatthis place is all about.”Sunset Waste can bereached toll free at (800) 706-5779. For general information,email info@sunsetwastesystems.com.GRACECOMMUNITYCHURCH9:00 a.m.Bible ClassesFor All Ages10:30 a.m. Worship Serviceand Children’s MinistriesPastor Randy Brannonwill bring a special message:The Essential Ingredients ofa Biblical Church.Notice: Beginning next Sunday,Jan. 20, Pastor Brannon willdeliver a series of messageson the Sanctity of Life,addressing such issues asabortion, euthanasia,infanticide, biblical marriageand the perversion of marriage.Wednesday 6:30 p.m.,“All for The Family”activities with ministriesfor Adults, Youth, andChildren. A meal isserved from 5:30 to 6:15.Pastor Randy BrannonOffice (559) 674-117217755 Road 26 • Madera99Avenue 17Road 26GRACECOMMUNITYCleveland Ave.BIBLE TEACHINGCHRIST EXALTING“The TRUTH Shall Set You Free”John 8:32
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