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4 A thecalifornian.comThe Salinas Californian JoAnn sling er pas sed away ecembe 16, 2016. She was 89 year old. JoA nn was born epte mber 8th, 1 927 in Joplin isso uri to Montie Massey and Thelma Ellen aylor aylor Mas sey sey sey he marrie Paul llis slin ger and moved to Salina in 1948. JoAn went work at Hou den Fish Canner from 1950- 1954 he then went to work at the Social Secur ity Admin istra tion a nd enjo yed her wor every ay until he reti red aft er 22 year s. During her retir ement oAnn was a ctiv ely invo lved with numer ous ommun ity rgan izat ions suc as ABW A ABW A ABW and Ange Ange ls.

JoAnn a lso olunt eere with the Demo cratic ation al Comm itt ee and worked the coun ty polls for man years JoAn has any frie nds and a sma ll gro up of fri ends that athere toge ther weekl to pla her avorit card game JoAn was a ind, loving a nd giving oman. he will be mi ssed by all JoAnn i surviv ed by her son Michae Eslin ger and his wife ind a. 7 randc hildr en Justin Nadi ne) Pede rsen, Jarred Perla) Peders en, Ste ven (Cha ssie Esli nge arah Esling er er er Erik slinge ason Esli nge Jerry (Rob Ikehorn a well a 8 gre at gran dchil dre which she lov ed ery uch! She is prece ded in death by her husb and Paul, son Steve daughte Conni and her rands on Br ian Vi sita tion a nd Servic es will be held on Sat urday urday urday Decem ber 24t 2016 at 10a at Heal ey Mor tuary tuary tuary 405 San born Road Sa lina s. Arran gme nts are ent ruste to Heale Mortu ary Crema tory tory tory leym ort uar y. com Jo Ann Eslinger Sept.

08, 1927 Dec. 16, 2016 SALINAS Ramon a Barr ientos cFa rland 66, of Wi llingb oro, New Jersey Jersey Jersey passed away sud denl Monday Dece mber 5 2016 in Wi lli ngbo ro, New ersey ersey ersey mona was born i Ranc ho Zarag oza, Chihu ahua, Mexi co on Augu st31, 1950 She grew up in Cast rov ille and grad uated rom Nort Salinas High chool i 1968 Ramo na was retire from the Wi lli ngbor To wnship. She enjoy edga rdeni ng and was a ctive ly invo lved with her chu rch.R amo na was prece ded in dea th by her daught er Celest Campbe ll.S he is surv ive by her husb and of 21 years Har ry McF arla nd; son, Lee Camp bell, Jr; sib lin gs Dav id (Azuc ena) Barri ent os, Katy Ron)Ma rtinez John Sylvi a) Barr iento Art (Lis a) Barri entos, velynB arri entos, a nd numer ous niec es and nephew s.Int erm ent was on Dec emb er 14, 2016 a Saint Mary pisco pal Churc rling ton, New Jers ey ey ey Ramona Barrientos McFarland Aug. 31, 1950 Dec. 31, 2016 WILLINGBORO, NEW JERSEY Milto Stro ll pas sed away peace fully Decem ber 16, 2016.

was born in Bro oklyn, ew Yo rk to Isa dore a nd Sadie Strol l. hile servin in the Army in Wo rld Wa II, Milto mar ried he lov of his life ranc ine Kauf man (dece ased). I 1955, he and Fra nci ne moved to Los Angele wit their two child ren Cheryl We iner) and Irwi (dece ased). is most treasur ed moment were wit his famil his child ren son- in-l aw Stev We iner iner iner gran dchi ldren Marni unha a nd Bryan Katz, rand -son -in- law Steve Cunh and great grand childr en Ty ler and Kend el Cunha also had two won derf ul siste rs, Rita Ste rn and Ruth Brods ky (bo th decea sed) and was ble ssed with lovi ng niec es and nephe ws. was an avid sport fan a nd lov ed the Dodge rs from the time his fathe took him to his first Brook lyn odger ame in 1921.

will sor ely misse d. ilto was laid to res next his wife a nd son at Hil lside emori al Park in Inglew ood, Calif ornia. Milton Stroll July 16, 1918 Dec. 16, 2016 Auror a Paya 90, of Salin as, passe away on Dec. 16.

She was born on March 18th, 1926 in Mexic o. Auro ra was a loyal ember her local ongre gatio of Jehov Wi tness es for 44 years. She held a strong hope of a resur rectio on an ear thly paradis as state in ohn 5: 28, 29 She is sur vived by her four childre Esth er Wi lli from Geo rgi Erlin da Lop ez fro Arizo na, Gabriel ayan from Califo rni Migue Payan rom ali nas and their pous es, along with her fou bro the rs, ten grand childr en, 1 2 great grand childr en, a nd 13 great rea gran dchil dre n. A memor ial servi ce will be hel Sat, Dec. 24th at at the ingdom Hall of Jeho Wi tne sses locate at 148 4 Const itut ion Blvd i Salin as.

Aurora Payan Mar 18, 1926 Dec. 15, 2016 Mar 18, 1926 Dec. 15, 2016 Mar SALINAS, CA Randa ll Rob ert osi belove fathe on, and broth er died nexpe ctedly on Dec emb er 16, 2016 at the age of 55 while isitin fam ily i Boise, Idaho. A grad uate of Sal inas igh in Clas of 1979, went on to earn a Bache lors Deg ree at Tu lane Univers ity a fter a sti nt in the US Nav y. A fter various obs in privat indu str contin ued to serv his comm unit thro ugh his work as an IT analys is for the Mont erey Coun ty Health epartm ent.

His memory lives on thro ugh i hildre a nd gran dchi ldren. Randa ll is survi ved by his our hild ren, Kry sta Robe rt, John, a nd Michael pare nts Delor es and Lawren ce; ibling John a nd Che ryl; and 3 gran dchil dre with anoth er on the wa y. His memo ry liv es on thr ough i chil dren and gran dchil dre n. Servi ces: 11am rida ec 23, at Holy Apos tles Cath olic Churc eridia ID Randall Robert Bosio Jan. 6, 1961 Dec.

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in this community, I've seen ore tolerance and acceptance of immi- rants than not. Sure, there are pockets sheer hatred and scapegoating but the ajority of Salinas Valley residents ave lived side by side now for genera- ions. I can't recall anyone I've met who oesn't have immigrant roots, who didn't ave a story of struggle and sacrifice.

hether they express it aloud or not, hey root for the recent immigrants to vercome and succeed. he institutions in this community a re bending, too, because they are bene- iciaries of their success. why so refreshing to see hat one institution the public schools i doing to beat down the xenophobia, ate being wrought on immi- rants who in this community continue be primarily from Mexico and Central A merica. his week, a top state official called or California public schools to declare hemselves for students a nd their families. he declaration is in direct response the anti-immigrant rhetoric and vows pewed by president-elect Donald rump during the campaign leading up rump during the campaign leading up the Nov.

8 election. Since then, Trump as not been as vile as calling Mexicans murderers and but also has not a dded any details for his desire to deport i llegal immigrants. ot surprisingly, election rought out racists, white supremacists a nd other samples from the of Let me stop here and apol- gize to those Trump supporters who a included in that basket. eports of bullying, threats, physical iolence against immigrants and Ameri can people of color are coming in daily. I response, State Superintendent of ublic Instruction Tom Torlakson issued a letter of support to those being victim- i zed.

It took some guts on the part of a onpartisan state official: Unfortunately, since the president ial election, reports of bullying, harass- ent, and intimidation of K-12 students ased on immigration status, religious, ethnic identification are on the rise. A State Superintendent of Public Ins truction, safety is my top priority. And strongest commitment to you, your tudents, and their families is that chools remain safe places to learn. Calif ornia serves more than 6.2 million kin- ergarten through 12th grade students ith the most diverse population in the orlakson is a former school teacher, orlakson is a former school teacher, rack coach and state legislator. He is a alifornian.

He knows and works with he variety of people from different cult ures and backgrounds who call Califor- ia their home. orlakson's message is also to inform orlakson's message is also to inform a nd empower families. His letter con- ains information about existing laws on he books that protect student records. Those laws preclude schools from roviding information about minor child ren, including inquiries from govern- ent agencies about immigration stat us," he writes. I his letter, Torlakson encourages arents to engage in their schools, pro- ide another layer of insulation for child ren who may be confused and scared a bout the anti-immigrant message being ent by the president-elect.

he California Department of Educa- ion, the letter states, will continue to rovide school districts with guidelines a bout existing laws that protect student ecords, including the 1984 Plyler v. Doe Supreme Court decision that re- uires schools to enroll all eligible child ren regardless of immigration status. Schools must verify a age a nd residency, but they have extensive lexibility in what documents are used a nd do not need to use pertaining to im- igration status. No records can be re- eased to law enforcement without a pare written permission, a court order, subpoena. Schools should not collect maintain any documents pertaining to i mmigration status," Torlakson said.

ome school districts in the Salinas alley are already in step with protect- alley are already in step with protect- i ng their students. Applaud them. For ex- a mple, the boards of trustees in the Salin as Union High and Salinas City Element ary school districts each will address he safe haven question early in the new ear. The Hartnell College board, too, is onsidering the issue. They join a grow- i ng number of schools that have de- lared themselves safe havens for stud ents and families.

he Salinas Valley is and always will immigrant country. Never forget hat. et our immigrants know they are elcome and safe and are an essential art of the fabric of this community. he Five R's Readin', Ritin', 'Rith- he Five R's Readin', Ritin', 'Rith- etic, Roberto Robledo has been a eekly column by The Salinas Califor- ian's education and health reporter who etires today after a 37-year career in the ewspaper business. Online ead Tom letter to the ublic schools at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ obledo ontinued from Page 1A A LBUQUERQUE, N.M.

The federal overnment will spend nearly a quarter- illion dollars to finance several dozen rojects aimed at easing the effects of rought in the Western U.S. and restor- i ng watersheds that provide drinking ater to communities around the nation, fficials announced Wednesday. he $225million in funding will be hared among 88 projects, from Califor- Central Valley to centuries-old irri- ation systems in northern New Mexico a nd thousands of square miles of frag- ented streams in Maine. More than alf of the projects specifically address rought and water quality. ason Weller, head of the U.S.

Depart- ent of Natural Re- ources Conservation Service, said the ederal funding will also generate 500million more in spending for the rojects that will be provided by state, ocal and private partners. important for us because no ne organization has the boots on the round, the financial resources, the echnical expertise needed to deal with rought, invasive species, invasive eeds, be more energy efficient and imp rove the health of their he aid. really incumbent upon us all to ork smarter and more effectively tog eller pointed to the tens of millions eller pointed to the tens of millions trees that have died in California be- ause of the epic drought there and other hallenges faced by communities bor- ering public and private forests that a re overgrown and unhealthy. He said he dry conditions are putting pressure watersheds and their ability to pro- ide abundant and clean water. he funding is also aimed at tackling looding problems in places such as Merc ed County, California, where storm run- ff in recent years has forced road clo- ures and damaged agricultural land.

fficials say $10million will go tow ard the design and construction of a ystem that will better capture and use nowmelt and precipitation from foot- ills while protecting infrastructure in he county. ocal partners are expected to triple he federal investment in the project. early $18million is dedicated to pro- ects in New Mexico, where Hispanic amilies have been using acequias, or arthen canals, for centuries to water heir crops. A nti-drought water projects to get $225M A nti-drought water projects to get $225M A eds earmark funds for 88 efforts, some to restore drinking water USAN MONTOYA BRYAN ASSOCIATED PRESS AE C. rojects will range from Central alley to centuries-old irrigation systems in alley to centuries-old irrigation systems in orthern New Mexico.