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MARCH
AMERIAN CROWN CIRCUS CIRCO OSORIO Location: Sierra Vista Mall Thursday, Mar. 31 – Monday, Apr. 4 See sierravistamall.com for show times and tickets
APRIL 2022
BIG HAT DAYS Location: Old Town Clovis Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 2 and Sunday, Apr. 3 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
EASTER BUNNY PHOTOS Location: Sierra Vista Mall 1050 Shaw Ave., Clovis, CA Apr. 1 – Apr. 16
CLOVIS DIVERSITY JOB FAIR Location: Richert Clovis (virtual) Register at DiversityX.net Friday, Apr. 1 and Monday, Apr. 4 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATIONAL MEETING Host: City of Clovis Government Location: Dry Creek Elementary School 173 N. Armstrong Ave., Clovis, CA Wednesday, Apr. 6 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
CLOVIS BOTANICAL GARDEN 20 YEAR CELEBRATION Location.: 945 North Clovis Ave., Clovis, CA Saturday, April 9 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CLOVIS BREWFEST 2 Location: Rare Earth. Coffee Roastery 587 Park Creek Dr., Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 9 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 147 SOCIAL BREAKFAST Location: Waffle Country Restaurant 1484 Clovis Ave., Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 9 at 8:30 a.m.
CLOVIS CHURCH CELEBRATES THEIR 1-YEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY Sunday, April 10 at 2pm. 2080 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, Ca Free Food & Gifts, Fun activities for kids. EASTER CELEBRATION AT CLOVIS CHURCH Sunday, April 17 at 2pm. 2080 Tollhouse Road, Clovis Ca Free Philz Coffee & Gifts, Egg Hunt for Kids
EASTER LUNCHEON Location: Clovis Senior Activity Center 850 4th St., Clovis, CA Sunday, Apr. 17
CLOVIS JOB FAIR Location: Richert Clovis (virtual) Register at JobfairX.com Tuesday, Apr. 19 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
ARTHOP AT CLOVIS ADULT EDUCATION Location: 1452 David E. Cook Way Clovis, CA Thursday, Apr. 21 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
108th ANNUAL CLOVIS RODEO Location: Clovis Rodeo Grounds 748 Rodeo Dr., Clovis, CA Friday, Apr. 22 – 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 23 – 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 24 – 2 p.m.
CLOVIS HEALTHCARE JOB FAIR Location: Richert Clovis (virtual) Register at HealthcareX.net Tuesday, Apr. 19 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
CENTRAL VALLEY CLASSIC CAR SHOW Clovis Missionary Baptist Church 854 N. Fowler Ave., Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 30 8 a.m. – 3 p.m THE JIMMY RUN 1 Mile/2 Mile Hosted by Jimmy John’s Location: Clovis Hills Community Church 1363 5th St., Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 30 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT FARMERS MARKET Location: Old Town Clovis Clovis, CA Friday, Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
CENTRAL VALLEY CLASSIC CAR SHOW Clovis Missionary Baptist Church 854 N. Fowler Ave., Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 30 8 a.m. – 3 p.m
THE JIMMY RUN 1 Mile/2 Mile Hosted by Jimmy John’s Location: Clovis Hills Community Church 1363 5th St., Clovis, CA Saturday, Apr. 30 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
CLOVIS MEMORIAL RUN REGISTRATION Now open for the Clovis Memorial Run at clovismemorialrun.com Location: Clovis Senior Center 850 4th St. Saturday, May 28
MAY
CLOVIS TRAILFEST 2022 Location: Old Town and Dry Creek Trails Saturday, May 7 8 a.m. – Noon
RUMMAGE SALE Location: Clovis Senior Activity Center 850 4th St., Clovis, CA Thursday, May 12
SHREDFEST Hosted by Clovis Police Department Location: Clovis Rodeo Grounds 748 Rodeo Dr., Clovis, CA Saturday, May 14 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
CLOVIS MEMORIAL RUN 2022 Location: 4TH St., Clovis, CA Registration now open at clovismemorialrun.com Saturday, May 28 at 7 a.m.
PLACES TO VISIT
CALIFORNIA 911 MEMORIAL Location: 3485 Never Forget Ln., Clovis, CA Open 365 days a year
COMMUNITY HERITAGE CENTER Location: 3rd and Veterans Parkway OPEN Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
CLOVIS FARMERS’ MARKETS
CLOVIS OLD TOWN FARMERS’ MARKET Location: Old Town Clovis Every Saturday Year-Round 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (weather permitting)
HARLAN RANCH FARMERS’ MARKET Location: 1620 N. Leonard Ave., Clovis, CA Every Wednesday Year-Round 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. (weather permitting)
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Money & Finance: Cost of a Mortgage
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A mortgage is likely going to be one of the largest loans you’ll take out in your life. It’s essential to understand all that goes into the cost and your responsibility in paying it back.
Since monthly payments spread the cost of a mortgage loan over an extended period, it’s easy to forget the total expense. For example, if you borrow $200,000 for 30 years at 6% APR (annual percentage rate), your total repayment will be around $431,680, more than two times the original loan.
What seems like minor differences in the interest rate can add up to a lot of money over 30 years. For example, if you move that same $200,000 loan up to a 7% rate, the total repaid would be $478,160, which is about $46,480 more than at the 6% rate.
Multiple factors can change the overall cost of a mortgage, but the interest rate and term length will often have the largest impact.
Paying Off Your Loan
You repay a mortgage loan in a series of monthly installments over the term, a process known as amortization. Over the first few years, most of each payment is allocated to interest and only a small portion to paying off the principal. By year 20 of a 30-year mortgage, the amounts allocated to each equal out. And, by the last few years, you’re paying mostly principal and very little interest.
Cutting Mortgage Expenses
The amount you borrow, the finance charges—which combine interest and fees— and the time it takes you to repay are the factors that go into the cost of buying a home. So, finding a way to reduce one or more of them can save you money. 1. Make a larger down payment. The less you borrow, the less interest you’ll pay. Since the interest is calculated on a smaller base, your payments will be lower. And if your down payment is at least 20% of the purchase price, you won’t be required to purchase private mortgage insurance (PMI), which adds to your borrowing costs. 2. Consider a shorter loan. With a shorter term, you pay less interest overall on the same principal. You may also qualify for a somewhat lower APR, which would reduce your total cost even more. But your monthly payments will be higher than if you chose a longer term, so you run the risk of committing yourself to larger payments than you can afford. 3. Make more payments. You can pay more than the amount required by your contract, either by making more payments or paying an extra amount with each regular payment. If you do the latter, be sure to make it clear that the extra amount should be used to reduce principal, not prepay interest. Be aware that taking this strategy may cause you to pay off before you reach the full term. While that can be a good thing, some mortgages have prepayment penalties. Talk to your lender to be sure that you understand all of the terms of your mortgage and the associated fees.
A Point Well Taken
Lenders might be willing to raise a loan’s interest rate by a fraction (say 1/8 or 1/4 of a percent) and lower the number of points—or the reverse. The advantages of fewer points are lower closing costs and laying out less money when you’re apt to need it most. But if you plan to keep the house longer than five to seven years, paying more points to get a lower interest rate will reduce your long-term cost.
Other Costs of Owning
Principal and interest are major components of the cost of buying a home, but they aren’t the only ones. You’ll also owe real estate taxes, which can vary dramatically from state to state and from region to region within a state.
There is also the cost of homeowners insurance, which your lender will require to protect its investment and which you should have to protect your equity. You may also be required to have flood or fire insurance, which is separate.
In most cases, your monthly mortgage payment includes all four costs, typically shortened to PITI, for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance.
Looking for more information? Noble Credit Union offers a variety of educational opportunities on their website including financial articles, interactive calculators, and virtual coaches that will help you get set to owning your next home.
Noble Credit Union, a Forbes Best-inState Credit Union, has been treating each member with kindness, dignity, and honor while helping members make sound financial decisions for 81 years. The Credit Union offers members full access to a wide range of financial education and services, including low-rate auto loans, MyRewards Visa credit card, mortgage and equity loans, online and mobile banking, and more. For more information about membership at Noble Credit Union, call (559) 252-5000 or visit NobleCU.com.
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The Noble Credit Union Clovis branch is located on 175 N Clovis Ave. between Sierra and Herndon Ave.
Obituary: Ethal Louise Smith
Ethal Louise Smith of Clovis passed away March 12, 2022.
Ethal was born November 26, 1929 in Reedley CA where she attended school class of 1949.
She married Daniel M Smith August 2, 1948.They spent 60 years together.
She lived in the Fresno- Clovis area during most of her adult life. She was a homemaker, she worked for a short time at a factory job, then onto doing catalog party sales. She was involved with the Clovis High Band Booster, Jolley Times and the Clovis Senior Center. She enjoyed bus trips to the casinos and the sight seeing trip to places of interest across the United States
She is preceded by her husband Dan, parents Louie & Mildred Lawrence, siblings Louie Lawrence Jr, Robert Lawrence and Darlene Baker.
Survived by sister Caroline Taft
of Selma, her daughters and families:
Pam & Allen Bethal, Son: Stephen Smith,
Patsy & Bob Servadio, Sons: Craig Servadio & wife Julie, great grandchildren Bella, Brynlee & Brixton;
Marc Servadio, great grandson Hudson.
Nadine & Roger Foreman, Nancy & Steve Christian, and Martha Smith.
Special thanks go out to the staff at Dycora Gateway and Cheryl Ward for taking care of Mom for the last four years.
Graveside service will be at Clovis Cemetery on April 7, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
In Lieu of flowers, rembercence may be made Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA93711
Congressman Kevin McCarthy Rounds Up Clovis Supporters at Campaign Office
MARC ANTHONY LOPEZ AND J.T. GOMEZ
info@clovisroundup.com
Clovis residents showed out Saturday afternoon for U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s new campaign office in Old Town Clovis.
Located inside Saddleback Village, right across from the Clovis Garage, the new campaign office stands as a gateway into the eyes of a new batch of voters for McCarthy following California’s new redistricting maps.
McCarthy represents the current California 23rd district, which covers most of the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley like Kern County and Tulare. But thanks to 2020 census data, he will now be running to represent the Clovis community in this year’s midterm election.
“A lot of this area is new to me,” McCarthy said. “I am listening to constituents, talking to them about their concerns, and looking for ways I can earn their vote and their support.”
A surplus of people gathered inside and outside the office showing their support for the congressmen. The large crowd was treated outside to free food sponsored by the campaign. It was McCarthy’s first time meeting and talking with Clovis constituents.
“This is beyond what I thought would be here,” McCarthy said. “There is a lot of enthusiasm.”
McCarthy took interviews with the chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, Eulalio Gomez, and representatives from the media. Gomez welcomed McCarthy with open arms and believed McCarthy would bring Clovis values to Washington D.C.
“One thing about Congressman McCarthy is he’s pro-law enforcement, pro law and order, which as a retired Sheriff’s employee, I totally support,” Gomez said.
Gomez also mentioned COVID-19 mandates and the fight that has been
JT Gomez/Clovis Roundup
Congressman and House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy poses with supporters.
ongoing by both Republicans and parents of the Clovis Unified School District. He hopes that he has for McCarthy to “take the gavel away from Nancy Pelosi.”
“We need to be energy independent and get gasoline prices down. We need to get inflation under control with the Democrats spending too much money creating it. We need to have our streets safe and secure,” McCarthy said.
Clovis City Council Member Vong Mouanoutoua calls the move to the Clovis office by McCarthy exciting and says that having someone in a high leadership position will allow Clovis residents to have more influence in decisions.
“What I always hope for is always an open line of communication. Should there be any federal issues, we can direct constituents here to this office and there’s staff here that can help,” Mouanoutoua said. “To have an office here in Clovis is definitely a benefit to residents here in this jurisdiction.”
Those in attendance at the event had nothing but positive reinforcement of the candidate. Many hope that this upcoming election can be the change Republicans need with the party aiming to control the majority of Congress. If elected and Republicans can gain control of Congress, McCarthy could potentially be the speaker of the house of representatives
“I’m going to be here to listen. We may not always agree,” McCarthy said. “We will be part of this community.”
The campaign office will remain open until Election Day and is currently looking for volunteers.
CLOVIS WAY OF LIFE
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Luis Potosi. She was a schoolteacher in Mexico but had ambitions of owning a business in the United States. Celia had taken a trip to Texas where eventually she became the nanny of a wealthy family in 1954.
This is where she would meet her husband, Jose Guadalupe “Lupe” Flores. Lupe was a farmworker of the family Celia nannied for. They fell in love and stayed in contact with love letters after Celia went back to Mexico.
Lupe left Texas in 1955 after hearing about a job opportunity in Clovis. Once he established himself, he married Celia and brought her back to Clovis.
The couple didn’t have much but still embodied their hard-working spirit. Celia Flores became a community organizer in Clovis’ developing Latino immigrant community. She was an active member of the Catholic group known Los Guadalupanos (The Guadalupe Society) and a leader in the local chapter of La Progressiva (The Progressive Society).
Eventually, leading to her dream of owning a business by opening her restaurant, “La Posada.” The restaurant opened in November 1978, served authentic homestyle Mexican and would be a staple for the Clovis community. La Posada would close in 2015.
Seferina Herrera Franco
Seferina Herrera Franco was the first Hispanic woman to receive the honor of being inducted into the 1994 Clovis Hall of Fame.
Seferina was born on Aug. 26, 1916, and passed away in 2018. She was a loving, nurturing matriarch to five generations which extends to more than 300 family members.
Her family moved from Frontenac, Kansas to Clovis when Franco was at the age of three. Seferina left school after the fifth grade because, at the time, young girls needed to prepare for marriage by learning proper manners, cooking and housekeeping.
By the age of 23, Seferina would marry her husband Luis Franco. Traditionally, wives would not enter the workforce but Seferina had the desire to make some money. After working in the fields, the Francos traveled to Gardena, Calif. to manage a small restaurant owned by a cousin that became ill.
When the family returned, Seferina was established as an accomplished cook and remained determined to fulfilling her dream of opening a restaurant.
After building a home on their property and a 20-by-20-foot structure for their restaurant.
The restaurant, Franco’s Taco House, would finally open on Clovis Day in 1958. The restaurant was only “take out” since it was located in a residential area. After a few years, the city granted permission to install three tables.
The business grew with Clovis and in 1973 they increased the seating capacity to 85 by expanding into their family living room. They remodeled again in 1991 and increased capacity to 135. The restaurant was famous for its family’s salsa and tamales.
After serving Clovis for 50 years, the oldest Mexican restaurant in Clovis closed in March of 2008.
Citizen’s Advisory Committee Presents Survey for Police Funding
J.T. GOMEZ
jt21gomez@gmail.com
At the latest Citizen’s Advisory Committee meeting for the City of Clovis, the committee completed an anonymous five question survey on the advantages and disadvantages of funding the Clovis Police Department.
In a question that asked if the committee believed if there was adequate funding and staffing for Clovis PD, the committee had nineteen “No” answers and three “Yes” answers. The next question asked how many sworn police officers should be employed by the department in order to maintain the “safest city in the valley” status over the next five years.
The committee had seven members vote for 50 sworn officers, the amount of officers that Police Chief Fleming had originally mentioned was a best case scenario. The other fifteen votes came for “Other” in which fourteen different responses were written in. These responses included suggestions such as “1 per every 1,200 residents”, “30-40 [more officers]”, “7 additional officers over the next five years” with one response even stating “55 (50 plus a safety of 10%)”.
When asked how the city should pay for the proposed additional officers, fourteen survey takers voted for a tax increase ballot measure that would be included in the City of Clovis’ next ballot. Three voters selected “as the city is able to with existing funds” and four selected “cuts in other general funds”, meaning other city services such as fire or parks and recreation services.
As a final question on the survey, the committee was asked “What kind of City do you want to live in?” A ranked list followed in which “Public Safety” came first
Courtesy of CUSD
At the last Citizen’s Advisory Committee meeting, the board presented the results of a survey regarding police funding.
in importance, followed by “Economy” and “Community Design”. “Inclusivity and Engagement” and “Natural Environment” ranked ninth and tenth, each in last place of importance for the committee.
Based on survey results, the committee then went on to have a lengthy discussion about what they believed the next steps were. Comments came in mostly about how to pay for the additional officers to which committee members responded by proposing a 1¢ to a 1.5¢ sales tax on all of Clovis. This comment came with the recognition that a proposed sales tax to the city would be bad timing with inflation and the rise in gas prices.
And this is where the committee stands, as according to John Holt and his comments made at the last committee meeting, the city cannot afford to cut any services. It was also added that anytime the City of any local government cut services, complaints come in on the basis that city residents don’t receive the same services that they are used to.
However, one committee member again begrudged on the issue of asking current officers to do too much, illustrating that “their heads would explode” if the city asked them to do more work than what they are doing now.
This was reiterated by some committee members who went on ride alongs with police, pointing out that they had seen things they weren’t prepared for and believing that they were in a lot more dangerous of a place than they originally thought.
The next steps for the committee are to recap their highlights and the thoughts they have collectively had and provide comments to the City Council. A consensus remains however that a proposed sales tax will not go over well with the public and will not pass. Nevertheless, this is what the committee seems to be leaning towards when they make their report to the council.
It was recommended by City Assistant Manager Andy Haussler that the committee gather their comments, results of the survey, and overall thoughts and try to get those in the hands of the City Council before the committee’s next meeting on April 6th.
This advisement was made with the perception that the council could “get a good sense of direction” for what they will need to look at and consider with steps moving forward.
CLOVIS CITYWIDE YARD SALE APRIL 9 & 10
Clovis residents have the opportunity to participate in the annual Citywide Yard Sale the weekend of April 9-10.
Sellers can register their yard sale at the website provided by Republic Services and list items they have for sale. Registration begins at Clovisyardsales.com mid-March and continues through April 10, the last day of the sale .
If you live in a multifamily residence or a home governed by an HOA, please consult with your property manager or HOA prior to registering to sell.
