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4A OBITUARIES DEATHNOTICES Fullmer WalkerMortuaryChapel, www.walkerfamilymortuary.com Hla Kistinger StruveandLaporteFuneralHome www.struveandlaporte.com WoodyardFuneralHome www Romer WoodyardFuneralHome www.woodyardfuneralhome.com Whenwordsfail, letushelp. Visitourcompletelistofdeath noticesandsignourguestbookat www.legacy.com/salinascalifornian HelenMarieRodgers brothersandsistersonthefamilyfarminBeauregardParish, in thesouthwestpartofLouisiana. inHayward.Theywentontoraisethreedaughtersandason. through theranksintheCa.Dept.ofCorrections.Though itwassometimesdifficultforthechildrentoadjusttodif- familyparticularlyreveredthesevenyearstheyspentliving on an thechildren.HeleneventuallysettledinSoledad,whereshe enjo her alsohadawonderfulsenseofhumor.Helenwasagreatcook, Shewillbedearlymissedbyall. Helenwasprecededindeathbyherhusbandof58years, Anderson en, Serviceshavebeenheld.

SOLED AD Martina ElleseHlavacek MartinaE.Hlavacek,23,ofSalinas,passedawayThursday, Massachusetts. MartinamovedtoCaliforniawithherfamilyin1997.She attendedtheWashingtonUnionSchooldistrictfromgrade Schoolin2007. MartinawasacceptedtoUCLA.Shecompletedherdegree inPsychobiologyin2011.ShelovedhertimeatUCLA.She wasamemberofthePiBetaPhiSororityandtheUCLASki Team.Shemademanywonderfulfriendshipsandwasknown for herridiculouswitandaward-winningsmile! Martinaledanadventurouslife.Atage3,shewentto SouthAfrica.ShewalkedthroughtheBrandenburgGate whentheBerlinWallcamedown.Shevisitedthegreatcas- tlesofGermany.Shestoodontheequator,swamwiththe animalsintheGalapagosandheldtheHitchingPosttothe SunatMachuPicchu.ShepaidrespectsatGroundZero.She climbedmountainsinRomania.WalkedtheGreatWallof ChinaandstoodwiththewarriorsofXian.Sheskiedand bungeejumpedinNewZealand.Martinasawthebeautyof Australia. MartinahangglidedinRioanddoveintothewa- tersoftheAmazon.ShevisitedtheTajMahal,andsawthe manywondersofIndia.ShesawtheGreatMosquesofIstan- bulandthecityofEphesus.ShefishedinSicilyandsurfed inSpain.MartinalovedthebeautyofourNationalParksand hadaspecialconnectiontonature.Shehadalifethatwastoo Hlavacek.Shewasagreatrolemodeltohersisters,Paulina andKristinaHlavacek.Martinasettheacademicbarforher family.Shewasabeautifulyoungwomanwhowaslovedand cherished.Herlossleavesagreatvoidinourheartsthatwe SALINAS John W.Kistinger Dr.JohnW.Kistinger,77,ofGonzales,passedawayinhis at John ontogradeschoolintheBayArea. Lafayette.Afterward,heattendedSantaClaraUniversityfor ayearbeforebecomingadraftvolunteerforthe UnitedStatesArmy.Afterservingtwoyearsand on toreceivehisAssociateofArtsfromHartnell Colle andthenhisDoctorofDentalSciencefromUniversityofthe hewouldpracticedentistryforthenext42years.Johnnot ber), John wasalsoinvolvedincommunityorganizationssuchas GonzalesRotaryClub(PastpresidentandPaulHarrisFel- ve ryactivewiththeBoyScoutsofAmericaasCubMaster, theDistrictAwardofMeritandCouncilSilverBeaverAward.

John HighSchoolSpartanBooster.Johnwasalsoknownforhis masteryofthebarbecuepit.GOBEARS! his Celebr 81, spreadhisashesatsea. VN BoyScoutsofAmerica(totheMonterreyBayAreaCouncil, www.scouting.org). FuneralarrangementsbyStruveandLaporteFuneral Home.Onlinecondolencestowww.struveandlaporte.com GONZALES MerlinDonFullmer Don ArthurandElvaTippettsFullmer.HemarriedSuzAnne LakeLDSTemple. MerlingraduatedfromtheUniversityofUtahwithaBS andMSdegreesinelectricalengineeringandworkedmostall of hislifeasanengineerintheaerospaceindustry. tersandonebrother.

Fu 11 a.m.,intheWalkerMortuaryChapelat187SouthMain, priortotheservices.BurialwillbeintheSalemCityCem- etery. To our onlineguestbookatwww.walkerfamilymortuary.com. SA LINAS CarolineJ.Romero CarolineJ.Romero,79,ofSoledad,passedawayFriday,June andgrandchildren.ShewasbornApril6,1933,inLasGal- Roybal. attendedRockyFordHighSchool.InRockyFord,Caroline met movedtoSoledadandraisedfourmorechildren.Thefamily gr andmaofnumerouschildren. Carolinelivedforherfamily.Herhusband,children,and gr andchildrenwereherlife.Shelovedthemalldearly.She wasstronginherfaithandprayeddaily.Shewrotemanypo- emsoffaithandloveofherfamily.Shewaspatrioticand lovedhercountry.Shelovedtocookforherchildren,espe- ciall ychileverdeandtortillas.Shealsoenjoyedcrocheting, DanielTrujillo.

Romero en, NewMexico.Sheisalsosurvivedbynumerousnephews andnieces. 6p.m.,atWoodyardFuneralHome,395EastSt.,Soledad. p.m.,atOurLadyofSolitudeChurch,235MainSt.,Soledad. SoledadCemetery. SOLEDAD infrastructureprojectin carryatleast20million passengersannually withcleanelectrical power.

Amongthemostdiffi- cultissueswillbeair eightcountiesbytheSan JoaquinValleyAirPollu- tionControlDistrict.The districtworriesthatthe projectwouldexacer- bateproblematiclevels ticulatesandvolatile compounds. Thedistrictbearsan alfineforviolatingthe leviedonbusinessesand higherannualvehicle fees.Withoutitsapprov- SpeedRailAuthority cannotsinkashovelinto rectorofstrategiesand incentives. IntheFresnoUnified todataprovidedbythe district.Expertsbelieve poorairqualityactsasa trigger. Childreninthevalley carryinhalerswiththeir booksandlunches.On roomsseeanincreasein residentshavingasthma trictfigures.Hospital- andprematuredeaths, 2008CaliforniaState studyfound. Thedistrictcontends thattherailconstruction shouldmakenonetin- creaseinemissions.If thecleanestdieselequip- mentstilladdstoemis- reducepollutionfrom said.

Apotentialhold-upis thatthedistrictwantsto knowtheexactquantity ofemissionsthatthecon- structionprojectwould create.Upto50milesof elevatedstructuresor viaductsjustfromMer- cedtoBakersfieldwould lionsofpoundsofgravel wouldbehauledfrom oftowerswouldbeerect- edtoholdupelectrical withdieselequipment. Therailauthorityhas downplayedsuchcon- cerns. Suchpositionsarenot winningtheauthoritya warmpoliticalwelcome bytheairdistrict'sgov- membersinclude11reg- isteredRepublicans fromaroundtheCentral Valley. Althoughtherailau- thoritygetssupportfrom nationalenvironmental groupswhosayrailcould reduceglobalwarming activistssaytheirimme- diatehealthconcernsare discounted. "Onceyouhaveasth- Wehavealwaysbeen Celedon-CastroofFres- ronmentaljusticeadvi- soryboardtotheairdis- trict.

Therailauthorityand itspartnersattheFeder- alRailroadAdministra- tionalsoneedclearance fromtheU.S.Fishand preparingabiological opinionontheproject's effectsonendangered andthreatenedspecies, deputyassistantfieldsu- pervisorattheservice. identifiedsixanimaland fiveplantspecieslisted asendangeredorthreat- enedthatwouldbeaf- fectedbytheMerced-to- Fresnosectionoftherail project. Theanimalsinclude theSanJoaquinkitfox, theCaliforniatigersala- shrimpandthevalleyel- derberrylonghornbee- tle. Therailauthoritywill crossupto100bodiesof watercontrolledbythe ArmyCorpsofEngi- neers. "Weanticipatethereto beunavoidableimpacts, giventhesheermagni- projectmanageratthe ArmyCorpsofEngi- neers.Thelawrequires thatanyimpactsbe avoidedorminimized.

TheArmycouldrequire "compensatorymitiga- Meyersaid. Rail ContinuedfromPage3A Gammonssaidthemar- ketbroketraditionwhenit allowedseveralfood worksinWatsonville. Iwasthinkingalong shesaid. Weneededthe variation.Peoplelovethe atmosphereandlovebe- ingabletositandeatout- VendorsonSunday weresellingflowers, andawidevarietyofpre- cludingsomelesser- knownfoodsfromdiffer- chicharronesandtla- coyos. AndreaRattoandJoe WardofCorralitoscame topickupsomefruitsand vegetables.

Theproducehasbeen andsonicetobeoutside. startedthemarkettosee whatitwouldbeliketo manageonefromafarm- Shesaidshewassensi- tivetotheplightofnew farmerswhohadtrouble thatithasbeenachal- lengetobalancethose farmerswhilemaintain- ingagoodmix. Anotherchallengewas attractingorganicfarm- ersandestablishedfarm- erswhoalreadyhavemar- monssaid. Theyhavebothnow, thoughthemarketisnot yetaslargeonSundayasit isonFriday. Butthatmaychange.

AlejandraNunezwas sellingvegetablesSunday forUniversalOrganicof Watsonville. shesaid. Businessis Markethoursare3to7 p.m.Fridaysand1to6p.m. ofCityPlazaonTrafton StreetbetweenMainand Unionstreets.Themarket beganopeningonSundays onMay13. FollowSentinel reporterCathyKellyon (c)2012theSantaCruz Sentinel Market ContinuedfromPage3A.