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Page 4 Thursday, August 25, 1988 Tha Hanford Sentinel Ponty to at Friday fiddle show Storm mop-up begins By The Associated Press nesday were: .05 inch at Los Angeles, .17 inch at Barstow, .29 inch at Lancaster, .30 inch at Big Bear Lake, .34 inch at Blythe, .40 inch at Palm Springs and .48 inch on Mount Wilson. In Los Angeles, an 11-year-old boy was injured when a truck and trailer jackknifed on a wet street and the trailer slammed into a bus bench on which the boy was sitting at 1st and Soto streets. The boy, who was not immediately identified, was hospitalized, The storm also was blamed for 19 separate crashes that injured 15 people. Thirty-three vehicles including a funeral home van, were involved in the series of accidents on a four-mile stretch of Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass, 60 miles east of Los Angeles. A storm moved offshore today after knocking out power to 82,000 Southern California homes and businesses, leaving 75 apartment dwellers homeless and triggering dozens of traffic crashes, including one in which two bodies fell from an undertakers van onto a freeway.

The rare summer storm, which crashed through the region from the tropics, had moved out over the Pacific Ocean and only a chance of Wednesdays thunderstorms remained in the mountains and deserts, said Bob Grebe of the National Weather Service. Rainfall totals for the 24 hours ending at 5 p.m. Wed GWF plan irks Fresno health official By STEVAN ROSENLIND Sentinel Staff Writer Master jazz-rock violinist Jean-Luc Ponty says he isnt reclusive, its just that he hasnt been getting out that much. This is my first tour in nine years, Ponty said in a telephone interview with The Hanford Sentinel. Its sort of like starting new.

back to my beginnings. The internationally-famous musician who will perform Friday at Hanfords Courthouse Square-added that he is pleased to come back to the Valley. I played in Fresno in the 70s, said Ponty. But now that Ive played all the big stages Im looking forward to playing the smaller venues like Hanford. Ponty said that on Friday he will play selections from his several hit albums he has sold nearly 4 million records and some new material.

We will be performing songs from the last 15 years, said Ponty. But there will be some new things and some new twists. I think there will be something for the old fans who know my music and something for the new fans. Best known for his classically-inspired use of the violin to perform rock-jazz compositions, Ponty is credited with bringing the electric violin into mainstream modern music. I still focus on the violin, said Ponty, but now I also play the zeta (an electronic violin) which lets me include the synthesizers in the music.

Ponty is quick to point out, however, that he does not let technology interfere or get in the way of the songs which must be FRESNO (AP) A Fresno County official opposes an air pollution control plan advanced by a company that wants to build two coal-fired cogeneration plants near Selma and Kingsburg. The plan was to have been submitted today to the Fresno County Planning Commission during hearings scheduled to start at 2 p.m. in the Wine Room of the Fresno Convention Center. GWF Power Systems Co. Inc.

is seeking to build the two multi-million dollar plants. GWF already has encountered stiff public opposition and three lawsuits against its proposed coal plant in Hanford. The company, in an attempt to lessen opposition to the Fresno County projects, has proposed to reduce air pollution generated by nearby industries in order to make its coal projects more attractive. Ive told them that we cant do this, said Gary Carozza, Fresno County environmental health director who oversees the countys air pollution control district. Were not about to go out and do something that they volunteer us to do, he added.

GWF has proposed to reduce nitrogen oxide and small particle emissions from smokestacks of nearby industries by 125 percent. The company said it will do this by paying for new pollution controls on steam-producing gas boilers at the industries. Gallegos sentenced for assault Palmer retires By MICHAELTODD Sentinel Staff Writer LEMOORE NAS-Friday at 10 a.m. the reins of command at Lemoore Naval Air station will pass from Capt. Jerry Palmer who called the job the best one in the Navy to Capt.

David Gist. Rep. Charles "Chip Pashayan will be the guest speaker. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. at the bases Welsh Park, also marks the retirement of Palmer after 25 years in the Navy.

Palmer has called Lemoore his home since 1967, when he first was stationed at the base as a replacement pilot with VA-192. Since then, his duties have included flying with VA-122 and commanding VA-22 and VFA-125 before taking on base command in 1986. Gist, until recently chief-of-staff and executive officer of the U.S. Military Delegation to Nato Headquarters in Brussels, returns to LNAS after a 16-year absence. His Navy career started three years before Palmer first came to LNAS; an ROTC graduate from the University of Missouri, he was commissioned in the Navy in 1964.

After flight training he spent seven years based in Lemoore, although much of that time was spent overseas as Gist flew 297 combat missions in Southeast Asia. In addition to command of Attack Squadron 82 for two deployments to the Mediterranean, Gist has also served on the staffs of the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic and the Commander-in-Chief, Tactical Wings, Atlantic. Palmer plans on staying in the Lemoore area after his retirement. The Friday ceremony marks a season of change at LNAS. Monday, Adm.

Jeremy Taylor, commanding officer of the Pacific Light Attack Wing, turns his command over to interim replacement Capt. M.D. Rackowitz. Later in the week, Strike Fighter Squadron 125 and Attack Squadron 94 will see command changes. Armstrong to appear in Fresno FRESNO Garner Ted Armstrong, founder of the Church of God international, will appear in Fresi 1 p.m.

Saturday for a special meeting. He will be speaking at the Picadilly Inn at the Fresno Airport, 5115 E. McKinley Ave. No admission will be charged and no offerings taken. Bus charges to remain the same (Continued from Page 1) l2 miles for fourth to eight graders and two miles for high school students.

Students living within those radiuses could ride the bus, at a charge of $10 per student, if the bus route had space available. Several parents spoke in favor of retaining the charges and not extending walking distances. In order to keep bus ridership from ballooning, said Asplund, the district was going to extend walking distances to one mile for kidergarten to third graders and to two miles for everyone else. That was the tradeoff, said Asplund. To push the boundaries out far enough to keep the buses equivalent.

If bus ridership was freed with no increase in walking distances, he added, ridership would immediately jump way up. -By Michael Todd The offense he is convicted of clearly indicates to me that he is a danger to others, the judge said. The attempt to shoot a person in the head or neck at point blank range seems to me to involve a higher degee of callousness than many other ways the offense may be committed. Gallegos, after hearing the sentence, said he intended to appeal the conviction. He asked to be released on bail during the appeal process.

Im not guilty, your honor, and I can prove it, the convicted man said. The judge denied bail and Gallegos was given credit for more than a year tor time served. For the Record Pioneer School started today, and not caption on the front page of yesterday's Avenal City Council AVENAL The formation of off-road vehicle park and economic development committees will be discussed at tonights Avenal City Council meeting The council will meet at 7 p.m. in the Avenal Justice Court, 501 E. Kings St.

A study session on economic development and industrial land will be at 5 p.m. in the Avenal Community Center. Also on the agenda is a request from the Avenal Airport Association and a report on the rent-a-bin program. By ALEX PELTZER Sentinel Staff Writer Lawrence Gallegos was sentenced to more than 10 years in state prison today for the assault on two Corcoran police officers last October. Gallegos, 36, was convicted at a jury trial last month of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and battery of a peace officer.

The jury acquitted him of an attempted murder charge. Superior Court Judge Peter M. Schultz sentenced Gallegos to the aggravated term of eight years on the assault charge, which carried an additional two year term for a firearm enhancement. He also ordered a two year term for the battery, two-thirds of which was stayed, giving a total term of 10 years and eight months. According to testimony and police records, Gallegos was wanted on two warrants.

When two Corcoran officers attempted to serve one of the warrants on Oct. 28 of last year, Obituaries Ben S. Figueiredo heard. Born in Normandy, he began recording in the late 60s. By the mid 70s he had several hit albums under his belt and was immensely popular in Europe and the U.S.

Over the years, Ponty has performed with several top-rank musicians including Elton John, Chick Corea, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Frank Zappa. These days, however, Ponty prefers to work alone or with his own band which includes Baron Brown on bass, Jamie Glazer on guitar, Tom Brechtlein on drums instead of longtime companion Rayford Griffin and Wally Minko on keyboards. Ponty admits that his preference for working alone has kept his recent exposure to a minimum, but says his latest album, The Gift of Time, is selling well. Currently in the midst of the American leg of a 10-month worldwide tour, Ponty says several things are surprising him this time around. Im surprised at how well known we are in South America, especially Chile, says Ponty.

Ponty said that he enjoys touring now because the overall quality of equipment is better than 10 years ago, and because he is pleased with his current band. An evening with Jean-Luc Ponty is sponsored by the Kings County Cultural Arts Council, La Bastille and Dan Volz Associates Doors will open at 6 p.m. and Ponty is expected to play at about 8 30. Tickets, which are 13.50, are available at La Bastille and Budget Tapes and Records in Hanford, Kip Lewis Music in Visalia and the Music Source in Visalia. I 1987 "PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the CALIF0RNIANEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION The Hanford Sentinel The Journal (USPS 234-440) Vol 1988.

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Box 9, Hanford, CA 93232. SCREENS We Make Em, We Fix 'Em Tom Paden THE SCREEN MAN 582-7334 i Gallegos fled, leading them on a high speed chase. When Gallegos car stalled, a struggle with the officers followed. At one point, Gallegos grabbed a service revolver from one of the officers, pointed it at the mans neck and pulled the trigger. The officers finger, however, was blocking the hammer.

Gallegos attorney had requested probation, claiming that the jury did not find him guilty of the more serious crime of attempted murder. But Deputy District Attorney Barry Riemer claimed that the crime was particularly grievous since it was against a peace officer and showed the mans crriminal intent. He was prepared, submit, to murder to custody, Riemer said. the People not go into Schultz denied probation and gave the highest term, citing Gallegos possible danger to society and the callousness of the crime. Women's Morning Bowling League 10am FREE Babysitting Coffee KC Bowl 582-1036 Angeles, three brothers, Matt, Elmer and Eino Luoma, all of Canada; two sisters, Miriam Schwartz and Lorraine Laurence, both of Canada, and five grandchildren.

Arrangements are by Peoples Funeral Chapel. Recitation of the rosary will be at 7 p.m. Fi id ay in Whitehurst-McNamara Colonial Chapel for Ben S. Figueiredo, 75, of Hanford who died Wednesday in a local hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday in St. Brigids Catholic Church, with burial to be in Calvary Cemetery. Bom in Redlands, he came to Hanford as a small child and attended local schools. He left at the age of 16, returning a year later. In 1944, he moved to the East Bay Area (Oakland) where he was employed by Hagstroms and Safeway stores for a number of years.

He resettled in Hanford in 1960, working for local markets until his retirement in 1975. In all, he was a groceryman for 46 years and was a charter member of the Retail Clerks Union. Surviving are his wife, Angela; a daughter, Beverly Mello of Hanford; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Ada F. Smith Services will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday in Peoples Funeral Chapel for Ada F. Smith, 79, of Hanford who died Tuesday in Morro Bay. Burial will be in Orangeville Cemetery. Born in Wellsville, Utah, she had been a Hanford resident for 58 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Her late husband, Wesley M. Smith, was a Hanford area farmer and fruit shipper. He died in 1980. She is survived by a son, Kenneth Smith of Oakhurst; two daughters, Janet Dillon of Hanford and Theda Hammond of Morro Bay; a sister, Maudie Mehderian of Garden Grove; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Those who wish may send remembrances to the Wesley M.

Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund at Hanford High School. this coming Monday, as reported in a Sentinel. 8mm HOME MOVIES ALSO SLIDES TRANSFERRED TO VIDEO TAPE Just $3 00 For 50 Roll FREE Background Musk 700 70AA BOBS VIDEO TRANSFER Jo-70D3 Alice H. Hawkins Cremation has taken place at Belmont Memorial Park in Fresno for Alice H. Hawkins, 69, of Hanford who died Tuesday in a Hanford hospital.

A native of New York state, she had lived in Hanford for the past three years. She was a homemaker. Surviving are a son, Robert Slaver of Rochester, N. and two daughters, Judy Seaman and Mary Calmanares, both of New York. Arrangements were by Whitehurst-McNamara Colonial Chapel.

Omer S. Partenberry Omer S. Partenberry, 61, of Tulare, a former Hanford and Corcoran resident, died Wednesday in a Tulare hospital. Born in Illinois, he was raised and educated in Selmer, and moved to California in 1956, settling in Kings County. He moved to Tulare in 1982.

He was a retired truck driver for Salyer American in Corcoran. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; three sons, Bret Partenberry of Tulare, John L. Partenberry of Wisconsin and Kevin Partenberry of South Carolina, and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Goble-Miller Funeral Chapel, 144 S.

St. in Tulare. Burial will be in Tulare District Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Ernest B. Luoma Private family services will be conducted for Ernest B. Luoma, 72, of Hanford who died Wednesday in a local hospital. A native of Canada and a machinist for Pacific Broach and Engineering for 20 years, he had lived in Hanford for the past year. Surviving are two sons, David Luoma of Hanford and Dwayne Luoma of Los unny River I Nursery 3001 9th Avenue, Laton Friday Sat.

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