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Holtville WetlandsProject Stuck in theMud by Engineers

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

The wetlands project inHoltville seems to have hit everysnag during its 15-year journey tocompletion and is now being heldhostage by an engineering firmtwo years behind in finishing itswork.

The Holtville City Councilwas recently given a status reportfrom City Manager Nick Wellson the wetlands project during aJune 8 meeting.

"I have been in contact withthe representative from (U.S.Bureau of Reclamation). Whileshe is concerned about theprogress (of the project), the con-versation did calm the waters abit on their end," Wells wrote tothe council in his report.

Some $2.85 million in fund-ing from the Bureau ofReclamation has been blowing inthe wind as the city awaits designwork for the wetlands project tobe completed by contractorGeorge Cairo Engineering Inc. ofImperial.

The goal of the wetlands proj-ect is improving the water qualityof the Alamo River by acting as anatural filtration system, with asecondary benefit of creating

valuable wetlands habitat forbirds and other critters.

Diverting water to and fromthe Alamo River to the wetlandsproject will filter water through asystem of channels before return-ing it to the river. The Alamo isprimarily made up of farmingwater runoff.

Calexico Mayor JamesPredmore declined comment onthe situation with the wetlandsproject and no other council wasimmediately avaliable.

The wetlands project is also akey component of the city's pop-ular trail system that includes theMellinger Alamo River Trail, thatonce complete will give naturelovers and pedestrians an off-shoot trail through the wetlandsthat links back up with the citysidewalk system from whichwalkers can navigate through allof Holtville.

Much like the twisting AlamoRiver, the journey of Holtville'swetlands project has been anarduous one.

"The project fell apart andwas put on the shelf five yearsago due to a loss of its originalsource of funding," Holtville CityManager Nick Wells said during

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BY JAYSON BARNISKE

Holtville-area farmer JackVessey is among those growersstill deciding whether it is evenworth their while to plant for thefall season.

Rising produce prices and theuncertainty of industrial-scalecontract farming are likely to bethe next hurdle ahead for a coun-try facing a marathon worth ofwoes brought on by the COVIDpandemic.

"If we don't plant before the

demand goes up, then the supplywill not be adequate, and priceswill rise for the consumer. If weplant right now before thedemand goes up, we might not beable to even harvest our crop,"Vessey said.

The president of Vessey andCo. Inc. said the fall planting sea-son regularly takes place in themonths of September andOctober.

The biggest changes that haveaffected Vessey's business have

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CloudySkies

Ahead forFuture ofFarming

Local Police, Protestors Disagree on'Defunding,' Agree on Some Aspects

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

Lisa Valenzuela of El Centroheld a sign above her head call-ing for the "defunding of police"during a recent protest and can-dlelight vigil in her hometownpark.

"It seems law enforcementhave money for riot police,drones, helicopters and snipersbut (states) don't have enoughmoney for (personal protectiveequipment) for healthcare (work-ers) or pencils for teachers," saidValenzuela, who feels she is liv-ing in a police state that is keep-ing the community's resourcesfor itself.

As the nation deals withongoing protests over the deathof Black Americans at the handsof law enforcement in the wakeof the George Floyd killing and

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County Talks with State About'Local Control,' AnswersAwait As COVID Cases Spike

BY RICHARD MONTENEGRO BROWN

Imperial County's status asthe country's COVID-19 hotspothas been cemented in recentweeks as the national media keysin on the increasingly grim statis-tics surrounding coronaviruscases in the region, but demand-ing equal attention has been someof the internal struggles concern-ing the county's efforts to wrest"local control" from the state toaddress what some officials saywill be long-term public health,economic and social issues thatoutlast the virus.

County government officialsand city leaders finally got theiraudience with the state the after-noon of June 16 to not only advo-cate for more resources locallyand for state authorities to visitthe Imperial Valley personally towitness what is happening first-hand, but to continue to advocatefor what Gov. Gavin Newsomhas referred to as "localism" and

allow county public health andgovernment officials to havemore say in making decisionsthat affect Imperial County.

Specifics on what was dis-cussed was not available as ofdeadline, or when or if the tele-conference with state officialsyielded any results.

Opponents of this "local con-trol" call it a purely economicallydriven decision that does not takeinto account the dire state ofCOVID in the community, whilelocal government officials insistsome of their requests have beentaken out of context.

"It's not about business, it'sabout families," Imperial CountyDistrict 4 Supervisor RyanKelley said the morning of June16 in clarifying the county's posi-tion to lobby Newsom for localcontrol and grant an exemptionfrom the "variance criteria" set bythe state that Imperial Countysimply cannot achieve with theescalating spread of the virus

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A PAIR OF Calexico police officers apprehend a suspect in down-town Calexico in a photo posted to the Calexico Police Officers'Association Facebook page on May 12. COURTESY PHOTO

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

State prisons in ImperialCounty are making positivechanges among inmates by teach-ing art as a means to personaldevelopment, says a local artistinstrumental in their instruction.

"The inmate population neverseems to cease to amaze me tothis day. All the time they have

by themselves benefits them. Youtake something away and theyget something in return. They aredeep and introspective and drawjust from listening to you," saidJoe Gaxiola, who has taught artin the prison system for the past26 years.

"I'm from Calexico and grad-uated Calexico High School in'76, and after I started at IVC andended up in a creative studies art

school and graduated with aBachelor of Art in painting andart history in Santa Barbara," saidGaxiola, but he strongly believesthat one doesn't have to be classi-cally trained like him to be agreat artist.

"As a rambunctious boy, myparents lost track of me during adinner and were scared whenthey couldn't find me. Theyfound me drawing on the wallwith lipstick I found in a purse inthe kitchen. My mom tapedbutcher paper to the wall and thatbecame my first canvas," Gaxiolasaid as he recounted his firstmemory as an artist.

He was always the "art guy"in high school, designed floats,yearbook, and any poster thatstaff needed throughout his fouryears at Calexico High.

Gaxiola credited his artteacher at Imperial ValleyCollege, Juanita Lowe, with con-vincing him to switch his majorfrom business to art, which dra-matically changed the trajectoryof his life.

"If it wasn't for her (Lowe), Iwouldn't be where I'm at now.The new gallery at IVC is named

after her. She was such an influ-ential person who taught me how

important it is to teach art,"Gaxiola said.

"I consider myself as anexpressionist painter, and I amdoing some abstracts right nowfor the first time in decades. I wastrained as a photorealist, whichuses a lot of trickery with layer-ing shapes and hues. I decided topaint in a more expressionisticway. I was impressed as a youngman and realized how easy itwas, but found it to be very timeconsuming," said Gaxiola whendescribing his style of art.

"With a soft lead, a hard lead,and a blender pencil, I could basi-cally do a drawing that looks likea black and white photo. It is timeconsuming and that develops dis-cipline. Once you are done it, isexactly what you thought it wasgonna come out as," saidGaxiola, who feels that even 40years later he is never disappoint-ed with the finished product ofhis art, which he said is alwaysbetter than he could have envi-sioned.

"I would never have got tothis point in my art if it wasn't formy photorealistic training and thefreedom of expression I got fromother professors," Gaxiola said.

He was originally lured intothe prison system by a programcalled "Arts in Corrections" andworked there for 16 years untilthe program was stopped duringthe transition between Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger andGov. Jerry Brown. Gaxiola iscurrently working to start an artprogram at Centinela StatePrison, where he works.

"Later, I worked at CRC in aprogram called the 'Actors' Gang'started by actor Tim Robbins andwould supply backdrops andprops for inmates to use. Thisprogram just got to Centinelathrough the self-help program,"Gaxiola said.

"At the program at CRC, Iwould procure the talent from thereal world and bring it into theprison like a voice coach, play-wright, actors, ceramicists,

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Week of June 15thAdult Anxiety and Depression Services

(Originally aired on July 2018)The Adult Anxiety and Depression Clinics, located regionally in El

Centro, Brawley and Calexico, provide services to individuals diagnosed withDepression, Anxiety or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Anxietyand Depression Clinics strive to help individuals who meet criteria to find thebest way to manage stress and alleviate symptoms and impairments. Join usas Marie Arroyo talks more in depth about the services that are provided to

adult populations through the clinics and how to access support for life-affecting depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms

Marie Arroyo, LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Program Supervisor Adult Anxiety and Depression Clinic ICBHS-Calexico

(442)-265-1525(442)-265-1525

(442)-265-1525(442)-265-1525

Semana del 15 de junio 2020Clínica de Ansiedad y Depresión para Adultos

(Originalmente transmitido en julio 2018)Las Clínicas de Ansiedad y Depresión para adultos, son localizadas regionalmente enEL Centro, Brawley y Calexico, proveen servicios a individuos diagnosticados condepresión, ansiedad o trastorno de esteres post traumático (TEPT). Las Clínicas de

Ansiedad y Depresión se esfuerza para ayudar a individuos que cumple con el criteriopara encontrarle la mejor manera para administrar el esteres y aliviar impedimentos ysíntomas. Únase a nosotros mientras Marie Arroyo, habla más en detalle sobre los ser-

vicios que son proveídos a la populación de adultos a través de las clínicas y comoacceder al soporte para la depresión, la ansiedad y los síntomas de TEPT que afectan la

vida.Marie Arroyo, LMFT

Licencia Estatal en Terapia Matrimonial y FamiliarSupervisora Clínica de Ansiedad y Depresión ICBHS-Calexico

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Woman’s Club Of HoltvilleCommunity Birthdays

JUNE 18: Caelynn Andrea Iten, Samantha Chimits, Ted Vogel,Jovanney Predmore, Hartley Silva, Donnie MartinezJUNE 19: Samara Aliya-Rain Nunez, Christina Pesqueira, Leo Allegranza, Payton Chase Iten, Jessica Seals, Melanie Strahm,Sammy ByramJUNE 20: Ryder Schaffner, Brandon ChimitsJUNE 21: Anna Bell Montenegro, Margaret McDonald†JUNE 22: Shaina Strahm, Sterling Schaffner, Isaiah De La Rosa, LeAnn M.Wood DavisJUNE 23: Becky Nilson†, Norman ChandlerJUNE 24: Bailey Dyann Young

Anniversaries

JUNE 18: Mr & Mrs. Walter StrahmJUNE 19: Mr. & Mrs. Scott SchmidtJUNE 20: Mr. & Mrs. Anthony ItenJUNE 22: Mr. & Mrs. Matt HesterJUNE 23: Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Rothfleisch, Mr. & Mrs. Taylor BanisterJUNE 24: Mr. & Mrs. Don Smedley

Local Artist Makes Life's WorkTeaching in State Prisons

IID com-pletes

restorationof electricalsystem dam-

aged bystorm

Imperial Irrigation Districthas completed restoration of the2.5-mile span consisting of over50 transmission and distributionpoles on its 92kv K-Line and13.5kV distribution circuit sys-tems damaged during amicroburst storm that occurredJune 5.

A total of 1,839 IID cus-tomers were affected when highwinds knocked down poles andinterrupted power service. Theutility quickly responded by dis-patching its own crews andbrought in additional externalcontractors emergency responsecrews to make repairs and restoreservice to the rural area outsideof Mecca, California. Despite thesignificant damage to its infra-structure, the district's quickresponse restored power serviceto almost 1,800 customers within90 minutes of the outage.

"Implementing an emergencyresponse plan in a storm eventalways has challenges, but coor-dinating this type of effort in themidst of a pandemic adds anoth-er layer of complexity," saidMarilyn del Bosque Gilbert,manager of IID's EnergyDepartment. "I commend ouremployees, contractors andemergency response partners fortheir tireless effort, workingaround the clock to restore criti-cal services. I'd be remiss if I didnot acknowledge the gracious-ness and patience of our cus-tomers during an uncustomaryextended outage."

When compared to neighbor-ing electrical utilities, IID's relia-bility and outage restoration areexemplary. The American PublicPower Association recently rec-ognized the district with its pres-tigious Reliable Public Power

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CityServe, Through Local Assembly Of God Network, Connects With Community BY ELIZABETH VILLA

Since the start of 2020,some 10 Assembly of Godchurches in the Imperial Valleyhave teamed with Bakersfield-based CityServe, a collabora-tive network of churches andcommunity leaders, to providefood and other essential itemsto those most in need in thecommunity.

"We really don't know theneed that is out there until wetalk and listen to the people,"said Emilio Agundez, directorof the CityServe program atBethel Asamblea de Dios in ElCentro.

"With CityServe distribu-tion, we are now able to putGod's word to practice," BethelAsamblea de Dios Pastor JohnQuinonez said.

"Early 2020, through itspartnership with CityServe,Bethel started distributing avariety of merchandise for freeto help serve community needs.The main purpose is not only todeliver a service but to deliverthe Word and invite them tochurch," Agundez said.

CityServe gets overstockedmerchandise from big-boxstores such as Lowes and

Costco. This merchandise isshipped to CityServe's mainhub in Bakersfield, which shipsout the items to regional distri-bution centers. The ImperialValley has its own regional dis-tribution center, where individ-ual churches pick up items todistribute to the needy.

"We are blessed to helppeople," said YolandaQuinonez, wife to PastorQuinonez.

She described how thechurch recently helped a youngfamily who had just moved toan apartment and had no furni-ture except a table and an airmattress for their three kids.

"We had an opportunity tobless this family with a livingroom set, bedroom set, TVstand, well worth over $2,000,"Agundez said. "It's an opportu-nity to show the compassion ofGod."

Due to a recent partnershipbetween CityServe and theU.S. Department ofAgriculture, it was announcedMay 21 that CityServe and itspartners would be designatedas a regional "Community ofFaith and Opportunity."

Under that designation,churches, as partners toCityServe, are now able to dis-

tribute USDA food to theneedy, said Pastor Dan Bruceof Faith Assembly of God inImperial and administrator forthe CityServe regional distribu-tion center in the ImperialValley.

Due to COVID-19, many ofthe food crops raised in theU.S. have no market and nowthrough a grant, USDA andCityServe are working togetherto get this food to people inneed, Bruce said.

Through this partnership,Bethel has had a weekly drive-through distribution over thelast three weeks. The last distri-bution on June 11 saw some480 boxes of fruit and vegeta-bles handed out at Bethel'sproperty at 1099 W. Pico Ave.in El Centro. In addition, deliv-eries were made to homes ofthe sick or elderly who couldnot come.

"When we are notified bythe (regional distribution cen-ter) that they have food, weadvertise it in Facebook,"Agundez said.

Barbara, a recipient of a boxof USDA commodities who didnot provide her last name, said(translated from Spanish), "Ithank the church for giving atthis time of hardship to peoplein need."

So far, it has only been freshfruit deliveries. "We are toldthat vegetables and even meatand cheese, and possibly dairyare coming," Bruce said.

"As far as Assembly ofGod, we have been looking forways to give to the poor andwork with people who arestruggling and have beenaddressing this but in smallways. We now have 10Assembly of God churches inthe Valley partnering withCityServe," said Bruce, whooversees all the Valley'sAssembly of God churches.

Bruce credits AmericanHoney, Ashurst Honey Co., andSierra Air with being able tocarry out CityServe's mission.

"They probably would notwant any credit, but those arethe guys that help us distribute(the truckloads) to the Valley.These are businesspeople thathave really stepped up to helpthe Valley," Bruce said, addingthey donate their facilities, theirlabor and transportation.

"The food or supplies are atool to build relationships - filleconomic situations and theiremotional and spiritual needsas well," Bruce explained.

"In this day of mostly badnews, quarantine, in ournation," Bruce added, "we (thechurch) get the privilege ofhanding them a free gift andshowing kindness and hopeful-ly we can restore their faith inGod and mankind as well."

painters anyone in the cre-ative fields and the arts. Iworked at Centinela,Ironwood, Chuckwalla,Calipatria," Gaxiola said.

"Right now, I am workingat Centinela from within thesystem planning operations.Many artists have told methey would feel uncomfort-able working in the prisonsystem, but the way I see it ismy greatest benefactor as anartist is the state ofCalifornia," laughed Gaxiola,who recognized that in work-ing for the state he has neverbeen asked me to sacrifice hisintegrity as an artist.

To receive funding for hisupcoming program atCentinela, Gaxiola will needtwo self-taught artists toassist him teaching the pro-gram. He is having difficultyfinding teachers and encour-ages anyone interested tocontact him throughFacebook.

Gaxiola works out of aprivate art studio in El Centeron corner of Fifth and Mainstreets on the second floor,where he holds workshopsand creates art.

A grateful community member picks up a 20-pound box of fruiton June 4 at 1099 W. Pico Ave. in El Centro through the BethelAsamblea de Dios church. ELIZABETH VILLA PHOTO

Volunteers unload 20-pound boxes of fruit given to the needy onJune 4 at 1099 W. Pico Ave. in El Centro through the BethelAsamblea de Dios church. ELIZABETH VILLA PHOTO

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other incidents, a rallying cryfrom the Black Lives Mattermovement has been to defundpolice departments.

Since Floyd died May 25,Twitter has seen calls to defundpolice increase to around 740,000references as of June 8, accordingto social analytics data in a recentCNBC article on the defundingmovement.

In that same article, some 64percent of Americans opposedefunding police departments,according to an ABC News/Ipsospoll released June 12.

Calls to defund police wereheard loud and clear during aJune 13 memorial for Floyd atBucklin Park in El Centro put onby Imperial Valley Black LivesMatter and the Imperial ValleySocial Justice Committee, a fol-low-up event to the police brutal-ity awareness event on the stepsof the Imperial CountyCourthouse held two week earli-er.

Local Black Lives Matterleaders and other social activistswere interviewed on their viewson the issue, as was a police ser-geant and police union official.The sides were clearly divided intheir opinions, but they cametogether on certain things, likethe idea of seeing mental-healthprofessionals or people trained inmental health-related responsepaired with police.

"I am all for reallocatingfunds from the police depart-ment. The money that the policedepartment receives should notbe used for any … military equip-ment. That money should be real-located for the community, par-ticularly for mental health servic-es. We have a lot of people outthere who need mental healthservices," said Hilton Smith, acoordinator for Imperial ValleyBlack Lives Matter and a retired

30-year veteran of the ImperialCounty Sheriff's Department.

When an officer goes to acall and deals with a person whois mentally distressed, the officeris not medically trained to dealwith that person, Smith said.

"So many deaths that occurhappen when an officer is nottrained for the circumstance, theyend up using deadly force. If allyou've got is a hammer, every-thing looks like a nail," Smithsaid.

He feels the best-case sce-nario would have mental-healthprofessionals and police officersresponding to these types of callstogether.

"Police should be guardiansof the community. They shouldnot be warriors, and we don'twant to continue funding the mil-itarization of our police force. Wewant to reallocate those fundsinto different community alterna-tives in creating a whole new sys-tem that is about protecting andserving," said Aeiramique GlassBlake, executive director ofGeneration Justice.

Her organization is a SanDiego-based youth-led activismand advocacy organization.Blake said she feels police shouldonly be out in the communitywhen there is a problem commu-nity members cannot solve them-selves.

"Reallocating funding frompolice to mental-health serviceswould create a de-escalation inpolice brutality," Blake said.

Calexico police Sgt. SeanAcuña agrees with the idea ofpairing cops and mental healthprofessionals; he's seen it work inother communities. As presidentof the Calexico Police Officers'Association, he is an advocate foranything that would better trainpolice officers, but defundingdepartments is not the answer.

"I totally disagree withdefunding the police. It makes nosense and is something that isextreme. I don't think protestorsmean that. Look at Seattle. Theyhave a six-block section takenover by a radical group.Defunding is not the answer,"Acuña said, referencing an ongo-ing incident that began June 8 inWashington state where protes-tors expelled police from a sec-tion of Seattle and dubbed thearea, "Capitol Hill AutonomousZone."

"If anything, there needs tobe more police and more training.When you have a well-traineddepartment, you have a well-dis-ciplined one. They go hand inhand. Training is importantbecause laws are constantly inchange. A major erosion of publictrust and whatever we havegained has … to be rebuiltagain," Acuña said.

"I think what they (demon-strators and defunding advocates)mean is reallocating, and whenyou do that, you short-hand thepolice. Thank God in theImperial Valley we have not hadthe same type of situations thatbigger cities have had like SanDiego and Los Angeles. Whenthere is a protest, it should bepeaceful," the sergeant said.

Through Police OfficerStandards and Training (thestate's peace officer training pro-gram), officersare required todo an annual" p e r i s h a b l e "skills coursethat requiresdriving tactics,baton, defensivetactics, andmore, for a full40-hour week,Acuña said.

"All the

police reforms are great for thecompliant person, but nobody hastalked about the non-compliantperson. There has to be policereforms, but we've come a longway from before. Anytime thereis use of force, it has to be report-ed by the officer. The body cam-eras are the biggest things thatshow what occurred," saidAcuña.

He said he thinks that sometype of training or education foryouths in the community is need-ed that shows them how to con-duct themselves when theyencounter police. He believessuch training would prevent mostpolice encounters that require useof force.

"All these situations couldhave been avoided if the personcomplied. It's a lack of respect forthe law. Ninety-nine percent ofthe time police officers do theright thing. You'll never rid all

police brutality or instances ofmisconduct because they (offi-cers) are human," Acuña said.

When asked about localpolice departments' ability tohelp people who are sufferingfrom mental illness, Acuñaagreed with Smith.

"San Diego County has gota great Psychiatric EvaluationResponse Team. Civilians ridealong with police officersresponding to mental health callsand (a) PERT officer evaluatesthe person in question. (The) offi-cer is there as a security. Policeofficers in the PERT team gothrough 40 extra hours of train-ing," Acuña said.

Acuna feels the PERT pro-gram works well in San DiegoCounty, and he said he would behappy to see the program enactedat law enforcement agencies inthe Imperial Valley.

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Ida Mae ClaybrookJuly 5, 1936 - June 10, 2020

Ida Mae Claybrook passed away on June 10, 2020. Idawas born in El Centro California to James Carson andEdna Gunn Carson.

Ida attended school in El Centro and graduated fromHoltville High in 1955. Ida was a member of JobsDaughters and participated in 4H sewing and raisingsteers. She was a cowgirl at heart and loved riding andtaking care of horses.

Ida met the love of her life Ronald Claybrook on a Blinddate. She was 16 and he was 17. Shortly after, they triedto elope to Yuma, but the sheriff called her dad and it was

stopped. Nevertheless, they soon married on March 14th,1954. They were married for 65 years.

Ida was involved in the community. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi sororityand held offices in the Holtville Jr. and Sr. Woman's Clubs. She was also active inthe Native Daughters of California.

Ida's careers were in Childcare, and the produce industry. She worked in HoltvilleCarrot sheds as a sorter., Holtville Veg Vac Cooling as a weighmaster, and as a truckdispatcher in Firebaugh, CA.

Ida followed her husband on all his adventures. They loved camping in the desert,the beaches of Mexico, and the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains. They lovedhouseboating, traveling to many places all over the world. She was also an avidreader and always had a book in hand.

Ida's nickname (CB handle) was "Smiley". She brought a smile to everyone shemet, had a fun-loving spirit, and was a true romantic.She was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Claybrook, brothers Col. JimCarson and Kit Carson.

Ida is survived by daughters, Ronda (Hal) King, Rhoda Claybrook, Renita and(Rudy) Schaffner, Gandchildren, Ian and (Brittni) King, Skyler and (Carol)King,Chase and (Renee) Schaffner, Clay Gudde, Great Grandsons, Milo King, JoelGomez

Raul Alaniz2/16/67 - 6/10/20

Raul Alaniz passed away June 10th, 2020 in hishome in El Centro, CA due to the COVID 19 Virus. Hewas 53 years old.

Raul was born on February 16, 1967 in Mexicali,Baja California to Edward and Francisca Alaniz. Hegrew up in Holtville with his little sister Rosa. Heattended Holtville schools & graduated from HoltvilleHigh School in 1985. Friends and family rememberhim being very intelligent, especially in math, andmaintained a 4.0 in high school. He was also a memberof the track & field team, as well as wrestling team.

In 1986 his only daughter Rebecca was born. Heraised her as a single father, making sure her needswere always met. She knew she would always be loved

& supported by her daddy. He volunteered at her school functions, was in the standsfor band competitions and performances, and cheered her on in her sport activities.

No matter which company he worked for, he almost always worked as anaccountant or bookkeeper. He loved his work because he loved numbers - somethinghe passed down to his daughter as well. He loved to brag about excel charts andgraphs, and always had a system for bills and finances at home.

He loved tattoos and enjoyed finding new ideas for the next one he'd get. He alsoloved all the dogs & cats he ever owned. In his free time he liked to go to San Diegofor the swap meets, and every summer he would plan trips to the Del Mar Fair, SeaWorld, or Disneyland with his wife and their grandchildren. He also attended lots ofconcerts with his wife. But his favorite thing of all was just sitting in his favoriterecliner, relaxing with a can of Coca-Cola, and watching reruns of Law & Order orthe marathon run of The Godfather. It has given our family some peace knowing hewas doing what he loved the most when he passed away.

He was preceded in death by his father Edward Alaniz. He is survived by hismother Francisca Alaniz, sister & brother-in-law Rosa & Jared Everson, daughterRebecca, wife of 15 years Ana Barraza, step-childrenJesus, Joel, Jenny, Karen, Yessenia, grandchildrenAlexander, Anastasia, Aaliyah, Aaron, Andrew Aiden,Valerie, Natalie, Martin, Roxy, Danny, and one morebaby girl on the way.

At his daughter's request, viewing will be held onJune 21st, 2020 - so appropriately on Father's Day -at Frye Chapel in Brawley, CA from 6pm - 9pm.

The family understands that visiting may be diffi-cult due to the virus, but if you may choose to come,please bring a mask to wear & stay socially distanced.

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locally.As of the morning of June

17, Imperial County was No. 1 inthe state for the last two weekswith 1,473 cases of coronavirusper 100,000 residents, somethree times higher than KingsCounty, which was in a distantsecond.

This also comes as ImperialCounty's seven-day average ofthose testing positive for thevirus was more than 23 percenton June 17, well above the 8-per-cent seven day average Imperialmust achieve to allow it to moveto a higher stage of opening cer-tain businesses and allowingother practices that are nowresuming throughout much ofCalifornia.

So far, 54 Imperial Countyresidents have died, nearly 4,500total positive cases have beenrecorded, there were 986 activecases, and just over 21,000 peo-ple have been tested in theValley, as of June 17. There were18 COVID patients in the inten-sive-care units of both hospitals,with no ICU space left, and 78total hospitalized COVIDpatients, again as of June 17.

Kelley, during his boardmember comments at the weeklyBoard of Supervisors meetingJune 16, attempted to clarifysome of his comments from June3 when he first asked for thecounty board to request localcontrol of the governor through aletter.

Before Kelley spoke, morethan 10 Imperial County resi-dents, many apparently alignedwith the new Imperial ValleyEquity and Justice Coalition thatsent out its own letter to the gov-ernor June 5 and again June 8refuting the county's initial letter,flooded the phone lines duringpublic comment to admonish thecounty for call for "local con-trol."

Our letter to the governorwas "asking for local control toexercise how we feel our condi-tions can be applied most effec-tively, and we have a veryknowledgeable group of peopleat the Public Health Departmentand with the county governmentthat can make those decisions,"Kelley said.

"Too often, Imperial Countyis dismissed as not having thecompetency or not having theexpertise to be able to governitself, and others advocate thatwe need to have somebody overour shoulder whenever we wantto make determinations aboutour area," he said.

"In this regard, the countywas not advocating for a generalopening, but was advocating forthe ability to, as the governormentioned, (have) 'localism' tobe applied, and allow us toimplement as we saw our com-munity ready to implement.

"There have been changes

in the past two weeks. I acknowl-edge the numbers are significant-ly different then they were twoweeks ago, but they were stillbad two weeks ago," Kelley said.

He said the county was notadvocating for a full re-openingof its businesses then, nor is itnow, as the county would nothave met the state's variance cri-teria for epidemiological stabilityat either point.

Kelley said in requestingsuch local control, "we are notjeopardizing any federal or statefunding."

"We were only asking thatour county be able to have theauthority to, as was mentionedby our governor," to be able tomove for on the state Roadmapto Recovery with all the neces-sary "safety protections and pre-cautions in place," Kelley said.

He said he acknowledgesand understands the disagree-ments the callers on public com-ment have, and he has heard thecomments from those out in thecommunity through letters,emails, and personal conversa-tions. He also understands hiswords might have been misun-derstood when he said we haveto learn to live with the disease,"but I put in context what wasnot discussed."

Kelley spoke of all theessential workers who have beenworking through the viral condi-tions all along, undertaking cityservices that have remainedongoing and working at storeswhere residents have gone toshop for their necessities.

He said he appreciates theassistance the state has given thelocal government and publichealth and hospitals as far as per-sonal protection supplies, testingmaterials, and personnel fromthe state and federal levels totreat the infirmed.

But he said more is needed.The situation here is that critical,and "local control" is a part ofthat "because I'm looking down-stream," Kelley said.

"I'm looking at the socialimpacts, what has happened witha closed community. We all haveto take our own protections andpre-cautions and protect our-selves and our family. But thisisn't going to go away, and wehave to be able to re-open … thisis not about business, this isabout the social fabric of ourcommunity," Kelley said.

He said the many of thesocial safety-net programs con-tained within March 27's federalCoronavirus Aid, Relief, andEconomic Security Act (CARESAct) are set to expire on July 31.

Imperial County had highunemployment in mid-March,and that has only gotten worseand will be some time before iteven returns to those mid-Marchlevels. He said the county needsto be prepared for that.

Kelley said he worriesabout the community, about"alcoholism, domestic violence,the family structure, all thestress."

"It weighs on me every sin-gle day," Kelley said. He addedthe Valley needs to dictate itsown re-opening that makes senseand "fits our needs," not"leapfrog" the state or advancepast what anyone else is doing.

I.V. Equity and JusticeCoalition Hears Kelley, StillDisagrees

Calexico resident LuisFlores said he was "surprised"and "frustrated" by Kelley'slengthy response and clarifica-tion when contacted June 17.

Flores, who with about nineother like-minded friends of his,crafted the letter making therounds that opposes the county'scall for local control. His group'sletter/petition had around 1,800signatures as of June 17.

He called Kelley's response"transparent," but stopped shortof saying it was disingenuous.

Flores said the early letterfrom the county made no refer-ence to the spike in cases beingexperienced two weeks ago, andhe doesn't think Kelley adequate-ly made reference to the spikeand surge of cases being experi-enced today.

He said it was clear thenthat the initial county letter wasabout economics and he thinksthat continues to be the case.

One of the reasons hisgroup has such a problem withthis idea of local control and theidea that there are public healthofficials in place to make theright decisions is a "lack ofcapacity."

Flores does not believethere are the right people in placeto make those decisions. Hepoints to a part-time publichealth officer in Dr. StephenMunday and a county PublicHealth Department director inJeanette Angulo, who has a mas-ter's degree in public administra-tion, not a "relevant public healthdegree."

"I'm suspicious" of localcontrol given local and statetracks records on how publichealth issues have been handledin the county now and in thepast," Flores said.

His group's letter was astatement of "crisis" and to reachout for more resources to helpstem the disease and spread ofthe virus, something that hisgroup feels is not the county'smain concern.

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come from the food servicesector because it is the largestconsumer of leafy greens.

"Restaurants and cruiselines are a big segment of ourbusiness, and they have beenwiped out. We are trying to figureout how to adjust acreage to getback to normal. Commoditiesinvolved in salad bar items areabout 50 percent down," heexplained.

Projecting the demandretailers will have to fill contractsin the future is the most difficultchallenge facing local farmerswhen deciding whether to plantor not.

"We are going to be downon acres on every commodity.The acres won't be what they willbe before spinach and spring mixsales to the big food-serviceindustries are down 40 to 60 per-cent. Grocery stores have beendoing well but did not pick upenough to cover food-servicelosses," Vessey said.

Some types of produce havedone well because of the pan-demic, while other types havefallen off the map in terms ofsales.

"A lot of the staples like car-rots, potatoes, and onions wentthrough the food in demandbecause people can store them.Kids staying at home makes par-ents want to have things on theirshelves that will last. On theother hand, leafy greens havetaken a hit of over 50 percent insales," Vessey said, implyingtheir more perishable naturemakes them less desirable for thehome buyer.

Farming is always a riskybusiness, but the conundrumlocal farmers find themselves intoday is harder to navigate than inprevious years. Most farmerswork with or for a NorthernCalifornia-based farming proces-sor or marketer in financing theiroperations and must work withthem in deciding if making aprofit is viable in the current mar-ket.

"Salinas-based shippers andprocessors account for contractsfor most of the produce acres inthe Valley. We are hoping that itpicks up by planting time fromSeptember to February so that wecan get something going. Therisk is that if we plan and themarket goes down, we won't evenbe able to harvest the crop,"Vessey said.

Vessey is a joint-venturepartner and shares ownership andthe initial investment of his cropwith his distributor.

"Together we decide to plantin order to meet the appropriatedemand. We are talking weeklyabout spring mix. I spent moneyto prepare ground for planting.We flood every field before weplant to leach the salt. We aredragging our feet to stay behindinstead of ahead, which is notnormal," Vessey said of theextensive preparation eachfarmer must undergo months inadvance of planting.

"Every year there is a curveball in farming. It can come fromtrade wars, increasing cost oflabor, new regulations surround-ing pesticides. This year thecurve ball from the pandemic isbigger than ever," said Kay DayPricola, executive director of theImperial Valley VegetableGrowers Association.

Cattle is the biggest industryin the Imperial Valley. So far,because of COVID, the local cat-tle industry has had issues pro-cessing, milk is being dumpedbecause schools are closed, andless alfalfa is being purchased tofeed next year's cattle, Pricolasaid.

Farmers normally schedulewhat they will plant two years inadvance, but recent changes inthe market are requiring farmersto have a greater degree of flexi-bility in projecting their future.

"Farmers started planningonly one year in advance last yearbecause of E. coli in romaine.Many decided not to do romaine.With the outbreak, farmers arehaving to wait to the last minutein deciding what to plant basedon the market," said Pricola.

When deciding what to plan,farmers must consider if schoolsand restaurants will open or evenif COVID could make a resur-gence, she explained.

"If they invest now and themarket crashes, farmers won't beable to harvest. Farming is thebiggest gamble of all," saidPricola, highlighting that thebiggest variables in farming areweather and market volatility.

"Some farmers go broke andothers make it. There is bigmoney every season. Because ofour diversified crops in theImperial Valley, we are usuallyOK. Like we always, have farm-ers will adapt," Pricola said.

Vessey also kept a positiveoutlook for the future of farming.

"As an industry we aregoing to make it through this, andwhen it gets back to normal, weare going to be able to fill themarketplace," Vessey said.

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

Billed as a memorial toGeorge Floyd with a poignantmoment of silence that lasted 8minutes, 46 seconds, the amountof time a Minneapolis policeofficer kneeled on Floyd's neckthat led to his death, the June 13event at Bucklin Park had amuch different feel than its pred-ecessor two weeks earlier.

The weekend event in ElCentro's central park had moreof a feel of a call to arms and acall to action then the June 1rally on the steps of the ImperialCounty Courthouse, where morethan 400 members of the com-munity and local law enforce-ment officials gathered to peace-fully demonstrate against policebrutality.

This time around, theImperial Valley Social JusticeCommittee and the local BlackLives Matter movement werelooking more toward enactingchange than simply bringingabout awareness.

"At the first protest, itseemed like the organizers justwanted to see who would showup. Now it feels like they wantto see who will get involved,"said Juan Andres Real, 22, a San

Diego State University-ImperialValley campus criminal-justicemajor who volunteered to helpduring the June 13 gathering.

"A lot of people feel likewe are disconnected because we(Imperial Valley) are a ruralcommunity. We see things hap-pened in San Diego, LA or NewYork and think we are isolated.We feel like our voice doesn'tmatter much, but it does," saidReal, who is contemplating run-ning for the Imperial UnifiedSchool District board in the nextelection.

Real said his first step toenact change was to get moreinformed. It was early in theJune 13 event that he learned offour local men who died duringImperial County law enforce-ment-related actions.

At the rally, I.V. SocialJustice Committee chairpersonMarlene Thomas shared the sto-ries of Tommy Yancy, AdrianParra, Edmund "Bubba"Gutierrez and Charles Sampson,all of whom lost their lives whileeither in the custody of local lawenforcement officers or duringtraffic stops in the ImperialValley. When Thomas askedmembers of the crowd who wasaware of all four incidents, onlyone among the 200 people raised

a hand.

"What was different abouttonight was that those presenthave reflected and looked intothe mirror. These young peopleout here want to make a change.I have had at least four peoplecome up to me and say that theywant to run for office," saidThomas.

"There was definitely a dif-ference in attendance today.This time it was activism time,time to get organized, get sys-tematic, rally around the causeand be more intentional in whatwe are trying to do, like educat-ing people about their rights,teaching them how to vote andgetting people into office," saidElijah Bañaga, organizer of theCollective Movement, anImperial Valley-based, faith-based social justice group.

"We brought people downfrom San Diego that are teach-ing us. We are being systematicin creating change in theImperial Valley and getting con-nected to the larger movement,"Bañaga said.

"I teach young peopleabout restorative justice, whichis an alternative to our punitivejustice system. We've beenaround before George Floydbecause there have been manyGeorge Floyds," saidAeiramique Glass Blake, execu-tive director of GenerationJustice, a San Diego-basedyouth-led activism and advoca-cy organization that attended theprotest to support, offer guid-ance and speak during the rally.

Generation Justice centersits work around helping youngpeople in advocating, doingactivism work, and organizingtheir communities and theirschools around criminal justicereform, Blake said.

"Most recently, we just gota resolution passed with SanDiego Democratic CentralCommittee to no longer takemoney from police unions orpolice associations. We know

that it is a huge conflict of inter-est that our political system is sointerconnected with our policesystem," Blake said.

When politicians and dis-trict attorneys are funded bypolice unions, they are less like-ly to take action against crimi-nally accused officers, sheadded.

"I have met with many lawenforcement leaders in theImperial Valley, and I can tellyou that people here are moreprogressive and ahead of othercommunities, but you still arenot where you need to be andthere has been trust broken inthe cases of locals being beatenor killed by police that werementioned during the protest,"said Blake, whose stated mis-sion in attending the event wasto give local youths tools toenact change in their communi-ties.

"A lot of people wereasleep before George Floyd, notbecause these things weren'thappening, but because beforethe pandemic everyone couldsweep things under the rug. A lotof young people have the abilityto say we are not gonna play byyour rules, continue to allow

you to have your knees on ournecks, harm us or brutalize us inany way. We are going to fight,and we have the energy to do it,"Blake said.

During the protest, MarkWheeler, SDSU-IV's new asso-ciate dean of academic affairs,spoke in support of the BLMmovement and announced thatSDSU has made a requirementfor all criminal-justice majors totake an African-American lawstudies course.

The event ended with asilent candlelight vigil for Floydduring which everyone in atten-dance held up an electric candlefor 8 minutes, 46 seconds.

"This memorial showedpeople how long the 8-minute,46 seconds George Floyd had aknee on his neck actually was.I'm glad the young people cameout tonight to show their solidar-ity and their demand for justiceand equality," said Hilton Smith,a coordinator for Imperial ValleyBlack Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter and theI.V. Social Justice Committeeare planning their next demon-stration for some time in earlyJuly.

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BLM, Social Justice Demonstrators Ready to Take Action After Bucklin Park Rally

DEMONSTRATORS RAISE THEIR fists in the air during amemorial event and call to action for George Floyd, who waskilled by a Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on his neck for8 minutes, 46 seconds, which also the name given to the June 13event at Bucklin Park in El Centro put on by the Imperial ValleySocial Justice Committee and the local Black Lives Matter move-ment. CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

PASTOR ELIJAH Bañaga from the Collective Movement speaksduring a memorial event and call to action for George Floyd heldJune 13 in Bucklin Park in El Centro. The event was staged by theImperial Valley Social Justice Committee and the local BlackLives Matter movement. CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

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a recent interview.Permitting, environmental

analysis and other work wascompleted by 2006 in anticipa-tion of funding for the wetlandsproject was never realizedbecause of the nation's economicdownturn at the time, he said.

A decade later, in February2016, the city learned of anopportunity from the U.S.Bureau of Reclamation tofinance the project and beganreviving it and figuring out howto secure funding.

The bureau contacted thecity about utilizing a $2.966 mil-lion grant to finance constructionof the wetlands along the AlamoRiver west of Holtville. Some$117,500 of grant funds were

allocated for preparation andpermits for the project and theremaining $2,848,500 was to beutilized for construction costs.

Since its longtime incep-tion, the city, the ImperialIrrigation District, the county ofImperial, the Salton SeaAuthority, local conservationgroup Desert Wildlife Unlimitedand Bureau of Reclamation haveworked in collaboration to seethe wetlands project through,Wells said.

A May 17, 2017, report tothe city of Holtville stated that inthe early 2000s, Bureau ofReclamation deeded 15 acres ofwetlands to the city, IID deeded16 acres, and the city acquiredthe remaining 26 acres needed to

support the project. The report said the 57.71-

acre project is located on one of36 sites identified for "waterquality improvement" on theNew and Alamo rivers.

The 2017 report stated thatthe Holtville City Council select-ed George Cairo Engineering ofImperial as the engineering con-sultant for the project, with aprice tag of $164,848. The cityexpected the design to be com-pleted by the end of that year.

Three years later the designfor the wetlands project has yetto be presented to the CityCouncil by George CairoEngineering.

"The design crew has beenslower than hell. They are three

years overdue and they are doinga very bad job. The excuses theyhave given us are not good. Wehave considered doing moredrastic things, but it's very diffi-cult to say we should start allover. We are at their mercy atthis point," said a disappointedWells during a June 16 inter-view.

George Cairo Engineeringhas told the city it is in the finalstages of completing the designof the project, Wells said, andthat once the firm finishes, a bidwill go out to contractors tocompete for the project.

After several attempts, aHoltville Tribune reporter wasunable to contact a representa-tive from the George CairoEngineering firm. Wells said it isnot uncommon for the engineer-ing firm to take two weeks toreturn his calls.

City officials have talkedabout timelines for the projectonce the design is finished andconstruction begins. Wells saidthat could be six months to ayear, but he is unsure of specificsbecause the city needs the designplans to determine that.

When completed, the wet-lands project will add to thecity's trail system.

"We have a trail system inHoltville that makes a circlestarting at the skate park, passingunder the railroad tracks andending at the city sidewalk sys-tem around where the newDollar General is located," Wellssaid.

At this point, the trail sys-tem is designed; it's only concep-tual but it sounds like somethingwe will do once this project iscomplete," Wells said.

THE HOLTVILLE WETLANDS project's 15-year journey to completion continues to be delayedby an engineering firm two years behind in finishing its design work so the city can fully utilizenearly $3 million in federal funding to develop the project. The wetlands are also a key componentof the city’s popular trail system that includes the Mellinger Alamo River Trail, that once completewill give nature lovers and pedestrians an off-shoot trail through the wetlands that links back upwith the city sidewalk system from which walkers can navigate through all of Holtville. COURTESY PHOTO

Association recently recog-nized the district with its presti-gious Reliable Public PowerProvider designation at theDiamond Level, the highestachievement possible. The pro-gram recognizes utilities thatdemonstrate high proficiency inreliability, safety, workforce devel-opment, and system improvement.Contrary to the district's reputableresponse times, approximately 17residential customers were leftwithout power for the majority ofthe week. To mitigate the delay, IIDprovided impacted residential cus-tomers with temporary generatorsuntil full restoration could beachieved.

The 13.5 kV circuit wasrestored as of 7:45 p.m. and the K-line restored by 11:18 p.m. on June13. Crews continue to work toclean up the debris associated withthe damage in the area.

"We regret that a small pro-portion of affected customers hadto wait longer than desired forpower to be restored," said Gilbert."The time it took to achieve fullrestoration fell a little short of thehigh standards of service we holdourselves to. Now that the systemis restored, our response to thisevent will be analyzed to identifyopportunities for improvement,including the frequency and extentof communication with our cus-tomers. IID strives to be a utilityour customers trust and respect."

The IID Board of Directorsadopted an emergency resolutionon June 10 due to the severity ofthe windstorm damage. Althoughthis temporary restoration effortreturned service to customers asquickly as possible, additional per-manent repairs are required on the42-mile span of the K-line toensure system integrity and toaddress the harsh environmentalconditions.

IID will seek grant fundsfrom the California Office ofEmergency Services to assist witha resilient plan to prevent eventslike these from happening.Restoration costs are estimated tobe in the tens of millions.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:Esther E. Villalobos a/k/a/ EstherVillalobosCASE NUMBER: EPR000728To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,contingent creditors, and personswho may otherwise be interested inthe will or estate, or both, of: EstherE. Villalobos a/k/a/ EstherVillalobosA Petition for Probate has been filedby: Michelle Villalobos in theSuperior Court of California, Countyof: IMPERIALThe Petition for Probate requests thatMichelle Villalobos be appointed aspersonal representative to administerthe estate of the decedent.The petition requests the decedent’swill and codicils, if any, be admittedto probate. The will and any codicilsare available for examination in thefile kept by the court.The petition requests authority toadminister the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representative totake many actions without obtainingcourt approval. Before taking certainvery important actions, however, thepersonal representative will berequired to give notice to interested

persons unless they have waivednotice or consented to the proposedaction.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unlessan interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows goodcause why the court should not grantthe authority.A hearing on the petition will beheld in this court as follows:Date: June 19, 2020Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept. 9Address of court:Superior Court of California, County of Imperial939 West Main Street El Centro, CA 92243If you object to the granting of thepetition, you should appear at thehearing and state your objections orfile written objections with the courtbefore the hearing. Your appearancemay be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contin-gent creditor of the decedent, youmust file your claim with the courtand mail a copy to the personal rep-resentative appointed by the courtwithin the later of either (1) fourmonths from the date of firstissuance of letters to a general per-sonal representative, as defined insection 58(b) of the California

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days fromthe date of mailing or personal deliv-ery to you of a notice under section9052 of the California Probate Code.Other California statutes and legalauthority may affect your rights asa creditor. You may want to consultwith an attorney knowledgeable inCalifornia law.You may examine the file kept bythe court. If you are a person inter-ested in the estate, you may file withthe court a Request for SpecialNotice (form DE-154) of the filing ofan inventory and appraisal of estateassets or of any petition or account asprovided in Probate Code section1250. A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the courtclerk.Attorney for petitioner:Charles G. Johnson and Vance B.McAlisterEwing, Johnson & Graves636 State StreetEl Centro, CA 92243(760) 352-6371Filed: June 4, 2020 Superior CourtCounty of Imperial Clerk of the CourtBy Irma De La Rosa, DeputyLegal 6343 Publish: June 11, 18, 25, 2020

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