This Week in Pictures: December 11-22
The 2020 California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta will be the last until 2022. The Fair Board announced the cancellation of the 2021 fair on Monday. IVP FILE PHOTO
Although showmanship will not be part of the event, the Fair Board is hoping to hold a junior livestock grading show in February. IVP FILE PHOTO
Dr. Matthew Nolan. COURTESY PHOTO
Dr. Michael Krutzik. COURTESY PHOTO
Imperial County Auditor-Controller Josue Mercado
Brawley Chief of Police Jimmy Duran
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, is among more than two dozen authors of SB 74, the Keep California Working Act, which would allocate $2.6 billion for relief to the state businesses. COURTESY PHOTO
After Calexico residents voiced their displeasure about the city possibly selling a 2.437-acre parcel of land for a border wall. IVP FILE PHOTO
Brawley residents Eric Reyes (left) and Isabel Solis shout towards oncoming traffic during an International Migrants Day event on Friday in Calexico. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Calexico residents Raul Ureña (left) and Jose Luis Maldonado hold handmade signs up during an International Migrants Day event on Friday in Calexico. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Steven Gutierrez, 59, of Yuma, poses while on stage during the 2020 Masters USA Championships, which was held from December 9 to 11 in Phoenix, Ariz. COURTESY PHOTO
Imperial City Council members P. Roberto Amparano (left) and Katie Burnworth. COURTESY PHOTOS
A caravan of decorated vehicles drive through Palm Avenue during the Heber Winter Wonderland Light Parade on Thursday evening in Heber. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Decorated vehicles participating in the Heber Winter Wonderland Light Parade on Thursday evening in Heber. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
An Imperial County Public Health Department accepts delivery of 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine created by Pfizer-BioNTech. COURTESY PHOTO
The horses that make up the El Centro Sector Border Patrol Horse Patrol Unit wait in a line during a horseback ride event on Thursday in the Jacumba Mountains Wilderness area. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
A Border Patrol agent assists El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Dr. Adolphe Edward (right) in adjusting his riding saddle during a horseback ride event on Thursday in the Jacumba Mountains Wilderness area. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Brawley City Mayor Luke Hamby gets a firm grip on the horn of his riding saddle during a horseback ride event on Thursday in the Jacumba Mountains Wilderness area. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Dr. Adolphe Edward gives a thank-you speech to the El Centro Sector Border Patrol Horse Patrol Unit during a horseback ride event on Thursday in the Jacumba Mountains Wilderness area. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino (left) speaks with El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Dr. Adolphe Edward (right) during a horseback ride event on Thursday in the Jacumba Mountains Wilderness area. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Horse Patrol Unit horses step into a trailer, which they were later transported to Brawley in, during a horseback ride event on Thursday in the Jacumba Mountains Wilderness area. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
ROSIE FERNANDEZ
The emergency room entrance at Pioneers Memorial Hospital on Wednesday in Brawley. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Shown here are four variations of Imperial Valley College’s new logo, created by IVC graduate Roberto Pozos. COURTESY PHOTO
Calexico’s Fanny Mae Gutierrez (left), pictured with coach Marcos Andrew Navarro, shows off the silver medal she won Dec. 5 at North American Grappling Association’s World Jiu-Jitsu Grappling Championships in Duncanville, Texas. COURTESY PHOTO
Calexico’s Fanny Mae Gutierrez (left) celebrates her silver medal on the podium at the North American Grappling Association’s World Jiu-Jitsu Grappling Championships in Duncanville, Texas. Gutierrez lost in the finals to Cat Ockman (right). COURTESY PHOTO
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Division 3 Director James Hanks (left) on Tuesday first introduced a resolution to overturn the Imperial Irrigation District’s presidential succession policy and then reluctantly agreed to take the post himself, bumping Division 1 Director Alex Cardenas (right) out of line. COURTESY PHOTOS
New IID Division 2 Director JB Hamby is sworn in front of the County Courthouse in El Centro on Dec. 4. PHOTO TOM BODUS
Murray Anderson. COURTESY PHOTO
The El Centro Regional Medical Center is shown in this May 20 photo. AP Photo/Gregory Bull
In this July 21 file photo, nurse Danielle Smith shows indentations on her face while working in a COVID-19 unit at El Centro Regional Medical Center. AP File Photo/Jae C. Hong
Annette Gonzalez-Buttner. COURTESY PHOTO
Tonight and Monday night should offer peak viewing for the annual Gemind meteor shower. PHOTO NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Imperial’s Assistant City Manager Alexis L. Brown speaks during the Imperial City Council meeting on December 2 in Imperial. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Troop 4070’s Henry Benedictus (left) shows his fellow scouts what to look for when documenting a headstone during an Eagle Scout project on Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
A Christmas lights display set up outside of a home on Friday in Calexico. The display features more than 3,000 lights, and is synchronized to music. This display is the work of the Lopez family, which has set up a display outside their home the past three years. Their home is located on the west side of Calexico, 1001 Desert View St. The public is invited to view the display, which runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily until Jan. 6. Viewers can tune a vehicle radio or a portable radio to FM 101.5 to hear the synchronized music. This year, the Lopez family is working in partnership with Brown Bag Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to feeding and supporting the homeless in Calexico. Donations, such as clothing and hygiene products, are being accepted in a drop-off box outside the home. The donations will be given to the non-profit. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Thursday’s reorganization of the El Centro City Council was the first meeting the city’s governing body has held via Zoom. COURTESY PHOTO
FROM LEFT: Donald L. Wharton, George A. Nava and Ramon Castro participate in the swearing-in portion of the Brawley City Council reorganization ceremony on Tuesday in Brawley. COURTESY PHOTO
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized approximately .84 pounds of methamphetamine on Thursday at the Highway 86 checkpoint near Salton City. COURTESY PHOTO CBP
FROM LEFT: Camilo Garcia, Raul Ureña, Gloria Guadalupe Romo and Javier Moreno participate in a swearing-in ceremony for the Calexico City Council on Thursday in Calexico. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Calexico City Councilman Raul Ureña points into the air while giving his introductory speech during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in Calexico. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Calexico City Mayor Pro-tem Javier Moreno looks into the audience during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in Calexico. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Calexico City Councilman Camilo Garcia speaks during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in Calexico. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
Diego Villalobos. COURTESY PHOTO
The new, 50-bed medical surgical tent facility on Wednesday at El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro. PHOTO VINCENT OSUNA
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