0000128283 Whetheryouarebuyingorselling, AvedianPropertiesputsyoufirst. Alwayshighqualityservicewithasmile! MarkAvedian559- 804- 4017SherryLeaman559- 280- 8627ReneeRamirez559- 967- 7526living here COMMUNITIES: DINUBABY DAVID CASTELLONdcastell@ visalia. gannett. cominuba may havestarted out as astopping point fortrains to pick upproduce but thesedays the oncesleepy little townhas a lot going on. Among them areRidge Creek Dinuba Golf Club, an 18- hole, PGA- ready golf course and drivingrange opened last year on the city's westside. Then there's shopping, including aKmart department store and the largestSuper Walmart in the Valley, said DanielValencia, marketing specialist for theDinuba Chamber of Commerce. If department stores aren't where youlike to shop, the city has an old down- town district with an assortment ofshops and restaurants, some in build- ings 100 years or older. " The architecture alone is worth see- ing," Valencia said. Speaking of restaurants, Dinuba ishome to about 50, from family and fine- dining establishments that include San- doval's Mexican Restaurant, the SafariClub, Sakura Japanese Restaurant andThree- Fingered Jack's — the latter at thegolf course — to a variety of fast- foodbusinesses that include Panda Express, Foster's Freeze, Carl's Jr., Jamba Juiceand Baskin- Robbins. Dinuba has two health clubs and twohotels along with a public library and asix- screen movie theater. While agriculture remains a majorindustry in and around Dinuba, it also isa hub for industry that includes manu- facturing plants for Ruiz Foods, whichmakes frozen Mexican food items and isTulare County's largest private employ- er with about 2,000 workers, OdwallaJuice and Patterson Dental, as well ashousing the West Coast distributioncenter for Best Buy stores. About half of Dinuba's estimated21,000 residents work in the city, Deputy City Manager Dan Meinert said. Dinuba City CouncilMeets 6: 30 p. m. second and fourthTuesdays at City Hall, 405 E. El MonteWay. Information: 559- 591- 5904Web site: www. dinuba. org/ Public SafetyPolice: 559- 591- 5911Fire: 559- 591- 5931UtilitiesWater/ sewer: City of Dinuba, 559- 591- 5909Trash: Peña's Disposal, 559- 591- 5909 Gas: The Gas Co., 800- 427- 2200Power: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 800- 743- 5000 MiscellaneousPublic transportation: Dinuba AreaRegional Transit, 559- 591- 5924Schools: Dinuba Unified School District, 559- 591- 3334Library: Tulare County Library, Dinubabranch, 559- 591- 5828CLIP IT | ESSENTIAL INFOLIVING HERE May 21, 2009| 57Dinuba's getting busyIt might have been a sleepy townat one point — but no moreRon HolmanMike Wilson of Dinuba, left, coaches his son Michael to read the practice green at RidgeCreek Dinuba Golf Club on opening day. D

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