Daily Republic: Sunday, October 10, 2021

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Rio Vista Bass Derby & Festival sees some fun firsts this year Susan Hiland

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RIO VISTA — The fish were biting, the streets were filled with vendors and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky Saturday for the 73rd Rio Vista Bass Derby and Festival. This year is different than in the past with several firsts, some to accommodate the changes due to Covid-19. To begin with, the carnival that was scheduled to start Thursday afternoon is not part of this year’s festivities. “The people who have done the carnival for us just don’t have the staff to run it,” said Walt Standish, chairman of the Bass Derby and Festival. “They could do one festival so we improvised.” By improvising, they were able to get a new local farm, Legend Dairy Farm, to provide a petting zoo. “This is brand new,” Standish said. “We have never done this before.” Mary Blanchard moved in 2018 from Oregon to Rio Vista to join her high school sweetheart, Jacob Markow.

She brought the farm with her, including goats stuffed in the back of her minivan. They share a 170acre farm, located on a rescue animal preserve, with 40 goats, assorted egg-laying hens, peacocks, horses, cows, guinea fowl, turkeys, dogs and cats. “This is the first time I have done a petting zoo,” she said. Blanchard said she always dreamed of doing a petting zoo where people could come and get close to the animals. “Covid put a wrench in those plans,” she said, “but I am very joyful about today and finally getting to do this. It’s just fun.” Her daughter, Athena Bassett, wrangled some baby goats away from the fence, where they kept trying to make an escape. “All the goats have names,” Bassett said. Rio Vista held off on doing a festival last year because of the pandemic, so it’s still the 73rd year for the event. “After everything we have been through, it is See Derby, Page A9

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Transient residents sit in an Interstate 80 underpass in Fairfield, Nov. 1, 2016.

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Hope Canepa, with son Hank, 11 months old, of Rio Vista, enjoy the petting zoo at the 73rd Annual Rio Vista Bass Derby Festival, Saturday. The petting zoo was hosted by Legend Dairy Farm from Rio Vista.

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FAIRFIELD — The nearly $87 million in federal pandemic relief funds available to Solano County should be used for mental health and homeless needs, one supervisor said, while another pointed to homelessness and affordable housing, and still another called for “transformative programs for people living in poverty.” Those are the priorities offered by Supervisors Monica Brown, Mitch Mashburn and Erin Hannigan in response to questions from the Daily Republic about how best to use the one-time American Recovery Plan Act funds. Board Chairman John Vasquez and Supervisor Jim Spering did not respond to the newspaper’s request for comment. The board has special meetings scheduled Tuesday and Oct. 19 to get input from the public. The first of those meetings is set for 6 p.m. The second will be at 9 a.m. Both meetings are in the board chamber at the government center in downtown Fairfield. “We as leaders in our communities should be looking for those areas where these dollars will (or) could be the most impactful and can have long-term positive effects

Supes seek input on how to spend the $87 million Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County has nearly $87 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to spend by the end of 2026. Members of the Board of Supervisors want to hear how the public thinks the funds should be spent. The board has scheduled a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The agenda also notes the meeting See Input, Page A9 in our region. We must be always looking for ways to partner and to leverage these funds with more state and federal funding See Relief, Page A9

Pipeline company evades questions over a 15-hour gap before reporting oil spill Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — When workers for the company operating the Elly drilling rig saw oil in the water miles from the California shoreline, they didn’t immediately call authorities. Instead, they dialed the company’s risk management firm.

At 8:55 a.m. Saturday, an emergency response employee at the crisis company Witt O’Brien’s informed federal authorities that a leaking pipeline had sent crude oil pouring into the water off Orange County, turbocharging the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation of a substantial spill that residents miles inland

said they could smell. That was 15 hours after the first reports of oil in the water, at 6 p.m. Friday, began trickling in. This gap between Friday evening and Saturday morning remains one of the least understood and potentially vital parts of the oil spill, filled with unanswered questions and

contradictions. Why was the rig’s first call not to federal regulators? Did a pipeline alarm go off in the early hours of Saturday morning? And when exactly did the oil company, a subsidiary of Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS Amplify Energy Corp., Recovery 1, an oil spill response vessel from the Marine stop pumping crude oil? Spill Response Corp., sails along the Orange County See Spill, Page A9 coast, Thursday. WEATHER  79 | 52  Sunny. Five-day forecast on B3.

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getting Covid-19 to use f the past 18 months have brought plenty of it as an excuse. In the misery (hint: they post-pandemic world have!), they also have (I don’t mean the panbrought to mind a saying demic is over. I mean credited to Winston the start of the panChurchill: “Never let a demic is over), you can good crisis go to waste.” opt-out of almost anyThat’s not to suggest thing due to Covid. Brad Stanhope using a pandemic to For instance: You Like I was sayin’ forget your sister’s make money or make political hay (although birthday and get called both have certainly happened). out about it. Those calling you My suggestion is simpler. out not only called on her birthThe past year and a half has day but also dropped off a created three new outstanding present and hired a band to serexcuses that we can use. These enade her while keeping socially either didn’t exist or weren’t distant. Seems like you might be widely used before March 2020. in trouble, right? How could you Now? We can use them use Covid as an excuse? all the time. Simple: “Sorry I missed your Example One: Covid. birthday. I just don’t think it’s This is the most obvious. appropriate to celebrate in the You don’t have to be at risk of midst of a pandemic. Maybe

later.” Double points, since you made an excuse and you set yourself up as superior, despite forgetting your sister’s birthday. Example Two: HIPAA rights. Many famous people – particularly athletes – have claimed that it would violate their HIPAA rights to talk about whether they are vaccinated against Covid. Of course, HIPAA’s biggest benefit was the ability to continue health insurance after leaving a job, but we mostly associate it with privacy. Key note: HIPAA’s privacy guidelines generally apply to medical care providers and insurance, with some extended protection (often to an employer, for instance). Still? A good excuse. For instance: Your spouse is

reviewing the monthly bills and wants to know why you spent $150 on an Amazon purchase that was delivered to your office. The two of you agreed to a budget and this wasn’t included. She asks what you bought. Simple: “I’d love to tell you, but that information would violate my HIPAA rights.” When pressed, insist that even discussing it may be a HIPAA violation and you’d prefer to keep that private. Example Three: Supply chain issue. This is the issue du jour in American commerce, a combination of ports being backed up, supply shortages and dislocations (whatever that means). We’re being told it will drive up prices and cause a crunch for the holidays. How do you use

Biden becomes first president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day The Washington Post WASHINGTON ­— President Joe Biden on Friday became the first president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, hailing Native Americans’ strength and resilience, while also marking Columbus Day with a proclamation noting the explorer’s accomplishments while also acknowledging the detrimental impact of his pilgrimages on Native Americans. The White House issued two separate statements for Monday’s events. Biden’s recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a reversal from his predecessor: former president Donald Trump railed against “radical activists” trying to sully Christopher Columbus’s legacy. “Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures – safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations,” Biden wrote in the Indigenous Peoples’ Day proclamation. “For generations, federal policies systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures,” he added. “Today, we recognize Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made on every aspect of American society.” In his proclamation on Columbus Day, the president praised the broader contributions of Italian Americans to the United States, marking the anniversary of Columbus’s

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President Biden on Friday also signed a proclamation restoring protections for two national monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, in Utah. arrival in what would eventually be called the Americas. “More than 500 years ago, after securing the support of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, Christopher Columbus launched the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria from the coast of Spain in 1492,” the president said. “Today, millions of Italian Americans continue to enrich our country’s traditions and culture and make lasting contributions to our Nation – they are educators, healthcare workers, scientists, first responders, military service members, and public servants, among so many other vital roles.” In the same statement, Biden referenced the ramifications of Columbus’s actions and those of other European explorers. “For Native Americans, western exploration ushered in a wave of devastation: violence perpetrated against Native displacecommunities, ment and theft of Tribal homelands, the introduction and spread of disease, and more,” he wrote. “On this day, we recognize this painful past and recom-

mit ourselves to investing in Native communities, upholding our solemn and sacred commitments to Tribal sovereignty, and pursuing a brighter future centered on dignity, respect, justice, and opportunity for all people.” Columbus Day has been celebrated on the second Monday of October since 1971, after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation making it a federal holiday. But in more recent years – amid the push to remove statues memorializing people who held racist and other discriminatory worldviews – efforts have been made to take down some monuments honoring the Italian explorer. Meanwhile, fourteen states and more than 100 localities honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Asked about the separate proclamations for Oct. 8, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the day is both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, with no discussion of ending the federal holiday. “Recognizing today as Indigenous Peoples’ Day is something that the pres-

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this as an excuse? For instance: Let’s say you’ve volunteered to do the laundry or mow the lawn or vacuum every week and your roommate wants to know when you’re going to do so. You promised, after all. Simple: “That’s complicated, but essentially it’s a supply chain issue. I’d love to vacuum, but you know . . . all the dislocations. Things are backed up.” If pushed, you come back with the old double-whammy: “I don’t feel like it’s safe to vacuum, due to the pandemic. And to discuss it anymore would be a violation of my HIPAA rights.” By the way, if you don’t like this column, sorry. There would have been a different one, but there were supply chain issues. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.

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A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks along Sacramento Street in Vallejo, Friday.

County experiences slight uptick in Covid disease rate Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Public Health Division on Friday reported slight upticks in the daily case rates and in hospitalization numbers, but Dr. Bela Matyas said the general trend remains positive. There were no new Covid-related deaths reported, holding at 305, said Matyas, the county public health officer. Moreover, the county reported the vaccination rates clicked up – 68% for full vaccination and 79% with at least one shot – for residents 12 or older, and the two ethnic groups that have shown the most hesitancy each surpassed 60% for having a least one shot. The Black and African-American population is at 61% and the Hispanic and Latinx population is at 60%, the county reported. “And the reason I note those is those are the two groups we have seen the

most increase (in vaccinations) recently,” Matyas said. He said they are also groups the county has focused on, using churches and community groups to help make the connections. The county added 124 new cases, 90 of which are from Wednesday for a two-day average of 45. That is up from 41 from Monday to Wednesday. The 10-day average was 48.6, up from 46.7 as reported Wednesday, the county said. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is 44,828. The number of residents hospitalized with the disease was reported Friday at 52 with 16 in intensive care units. Both of those numbers are up from Wednesday. Fairfield added 29 cases to take its total over 12,000 to 12,023. Vallejo added 34 and is up to 13,157 cases, but also had its one-shot vaccination rate climb to 82%, the

county reported. Rio Vista, with 88.9% of its population 12 or older having received at least one shot, has the highest rate, followed by Benicia at 84.3%, then Vallejo, becoming the third city to surpass 80%. Dixon is next at 79.6%, followed by Fairfield at 77%, Suisun City at 70.8% and Vacaville at 70.5%, the county reported. Vacaville (11,785) added 36 new cases; Suisun City (3,176) added six cases; Dixon (2,499) added six; Benicia (1,467) added seven; Rio Vista (582) added six; and there were no new reports to add to the 139 cases in the unincorporated area of the county. The seven-day positivity testing rate was 5.8%, down from 6.2% as reported Wednesday. Solano Public Health does not report Covid-19 case updates on weekends. The next update is scheduled late Monday afternoon.

School board hears from parents concerned by state’s vaccine plan Susan Hiland

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VACAVILLE — The school board got an earful Thursday from a packed house of parents concerned with the possible Covid-19 mandate coming from the governor’s office that would require parents to give children the Covid vaccination in order to attend classes on campus. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans earlier this week to add the Covid-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations required to attend school in-person once the vaccine receives full approval from the Food and Drug Administration for middle and high school grades. The governor expects the proposed requirement to take effect July 1, 2022, for children and teens in seventh through 12th grades. “However, local health jurisdictions and local education agencies are encouraged to implement

requirements ahead of a statewide requirement based on their local circumstances,” according to the governor’s website. expressed Parents dismay at the idea of forcing them to get the vaccination for their children. Jenna Hutson has sixth- and seventh-grade students in middle school. She took her time during dally the meeting to ask everyone to pray. With a liturgy, she prayed for a creative way so people do not have to violate their conscience in any way. “I have settled in my heart and mind my kids will not take this vaccine,” she said. “Everybody is following orders but some orders are unjust.” Trustee Michelle “Shelley” Dally sought to soothe the parents’ collective concerns. “We did not mandate it, we have not mandated it, it is not in effect at this

point,” Dally said. “The legislators need to vote on this first. Personal choice is still active at this point.” Trustees and those gathered for the session heard an update on how the novel coronavirus and the disease is affecting local schools. Superintendent Jane Shamieh reported that the district has a way now to track students out from quarantine that is different from anything else. She addressed several questions that had been asked of her outside of the meeting. The district at the higher grade levels shows that about 2.63% of lost days of school are due to quarantine. That is over a 30-day period and includes all high schools and middle schools. Districtwide, about 15% of students who missed at See Board, Page A4

Hospice service seeks volunteers Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Continuum Hospice & Palliative Care is looking for volunteers to join its team in Solano County. Volunteering with hospice gives people an opportunity to make a difference in another’s life, the organization reports in a press release. “Your smile, your listening, your attention and your compassionate presence bring the important gift of connection and

affirmation to a person in their final phase of life,” Volunteer Coordinator Maria Castillo states in the press release. Volunteers assist hospice patience through visits during which they may read to patients, play cards or other games, sing or play either live or recorded music, share or view photos, or knit or scrapbook, among other activities, the agency reports. Volunteers may also help with equine horse therapy sessions, share outdoor activi-

ties with patients, do outdoor chores such as gardening and mowing lawns, or handle routine errands. Volunteers also provide respite time for the patient’s family. Continuum Hospice & Palliative Care has its East Bay office in Pleasanton and its North Bay office in Petaluma. To apply to become a volunteer, visit the Volunteer page at www. Cont inuum Hospice. com or call Castillo 415-819-0937.

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Obituaries

Jose Manuel Garcia

March 1, 1936 — Aug. 31, 2021

his wife Sally (it Jose Manuel was love at first Garcia was born sight for Joe) and on March 1, 1936, they were wed in to Candelaria August 1957. Garcia and Jose Joe is surBonifacio Garcia in Aguilar, Colovived by his wife years, of 64 rado. He is better Sally; children, known as Joe to Eddie (Linda), his family and Teresa (Donald), many friends. He Pat (Kyle), Louie peacefully passed and Joe (Dianna); away on Aug. 31, seven grand2021, at home. Joe enlisted in children, Elias, the United States Alicia, DJ, Ben, Air Force in May Tonya, Jessica 1954. and Patrick; four During his great-grand20-year service children, Alani, Joe’s duties took Liara, Jamarco him to Hawaii, and Christopher; Korea, Vietnam, sister, Ramona Pakistan, Japan, Thompson; and air force Texas and Calimany nieces and veteran nephews. fornia, where he Funeral service for Joe retired in 1974 and made his home in Vacaville. He will be private at the Sacstarted his second career ramento Valley National at McClellan AFB where Cemetery. he would work for another A celebration of 20 years before officially life will be held from retiring. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, In his retirement Joe 2021, at the Sunrise enjoyed working in his Banquet Hall & Event yard. He loved to golf and Center, 620 Orange Drive, was a member of the Vacaville. For more inforAzteca Golf Club in Sacra- mation, please email mento. He was a member pjohnson8579@gmail.com. of the Knights of ColumIn lieu of flowers the bus and was an usher family requests a donaat St. Mary’s Church for tion to Shriners Hospitals many years. He volun- in Joe’s memory. Donateered at the homeless tions may be mailed to: shelter and 13 years at Shriners Hospital for ChilVacaville Christian School dren, P.O. Box 947765, where he was known Atlanta, GA 30394, In the as Grandpa Joe. He was memo line please put a member of the Son Jose M. Garcia and pjohnin Retirement, Branch son8579@gmail.com. You 99 and would play poker may also donate online monthly with his fellow at donate.lovetotheresSIR brothers. cue.org. Check the box He enjoyed going to the ‘In Memory of’. Please casinos, dancing, playing be sure to add the email bingo and going to the address pjohnson8579@ Creekwalk to listen to the gmail.com. music with his wife, Sally. Arrangements under While stationed at the care of Twin Chapels, George AFB, Joe met 707-552-6696.

Frances Weaver Vanegas Dec. 29, 1952 — Sept. 16, 2021

Frances Weaver Vanegas lived her life to the fullest. She was warm, caring and compassionate and she touched the hearts of everyone she met. Fran grew up in Butler, New Jersey. Later she came to California, settling in Fairfield with her first husband, Rick Weaver. Fran went to work at State Farm Insurance Company, where she eventually retired. Sadly, Rick passed away, however a few years later she met Joe Vanegas in church. Eventually they married and enjoyed their lives together. Some of the things they did for fun include bowling and playing poker. Fran and Joe supported Relay for Life as she was a cancer survivor. Fran volunteered in church, sharing her faith with children. Her life may be summed up in a single word: Love. She was loved by many and she loved with her whole heart. The lives of everyone who encountered her were made brighter because of her. Survivors include her loving husband, Jose Vanegas; son, Rick Weaver; grandson, AJ Weaver; granddaughter, Rylie Weaver; great-grandson, Leo Weaver; HSPRCIA family; Relay for Life family; State Farm family; and many extended friends and Family. Mass service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Holy Spirit Church, 1070 N. Texas St., Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Relay for Life cancer event.

Elizabeth Baumann

June 18, 1938 — Sept. 26, 2021

Elizabeth M. Baumann, age 83, formerly of Peoria, Illinois, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at 6:45 a.m. within Paradise Valley Estates of Fairfield, California. She was born on June 18, 1938, to Bernard G. and Mildred S. Miller in Peoria, Illinois. Elizabeth attended the Peoria school system. Upon her first day at the University of Illinois, she met her future husband of 62 years, Carl W. Baumann. Upon his graduating and commissioning, they embarked on a 30-year life in the Air Force. She became the ultimate military wife, raising two wonderful children and maintaining beautiful households in such places as Scotland, Spain, the Philippines, Hawaii and six other states. Very active in Officers Wives Club charities and activities, she left a wonderful impression

with all she met, making many lifelong friends. Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Carl W. Baumann; and son, Steven C. Baumann. She was predeceased by her father, Bernard G. Miller; mother, Mildred S. Miller; brother, David Miller; and daughter, Stacey L. Baumann. Interment will occur at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois. Memorial contributions may be made to her favorites charities, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 and The Salvation Army, www. salvationarmyusa.org. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.thewiltonmortuary.com. Arrangements under the care of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

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Ward Corydon Sheldon III aka Cory/Bubba March 6, 1995 — Sept. 28, 2021

Cory, 26, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Vacaville, California. He was born March 6, 1995, to Ward Sheldon and Lezlee Offutt. On June 24, 2017, he married his love, Amanda Sheppard. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed camping and fishing. His favorite pastime was bird hunting with his beloved dog by his side. Cory was a simple man who loved the beauty of nature and being outdoors. Cory is survived by his wife, Amanda Sheldon; parents, Ward

(Kay) Sheldon and Lezlee (Scott) Offutt; sister, Megan (Seth) Zieser; nieces, Gracie and Allison; grandfather, Kirk Sheldon; and many other family members and countless friends who loved him. Burial service will be at noon Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery, 1707 Union Ave., Fairfield; followed by a gathering at Woodcreek Park, 1470 Astoria Drive, Fairfield, California. Arrangements under the care of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Airport Land-Use Commission will consider on Thursday the compatibility of the Diversity Beer project in Elmira with the Travis Air Force Base Land-Use Compatibility Plan. The project applicants are seeking a zoning change on two parcels at the location where The Cabin bar used to operate. A public hearing on the plan is on the agenda. A staff report shows that Solano County staff

deem the project to be consistent with the Travis compatibility plan, which is designed to ensure that projects near the Air Force base do not impede its operations. The commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chamber on the first floor of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield. The agenda and staff report are available at www.solano c ou nt y.c om /civ ic a x / f i l e b a n k / bl o b d l o a d . aspx?BlobID=35679. The supervisors are scheduled to consider the zoning change Oct. 26.

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Gloria McManigal Gloria Denise McManigal passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, 2021, in Green Valley, which she was honored to call home since moving there in 1958. This is where she raised her beloved children, Jay, Joy and Jill, and where she forged lifelong connections to an ever-growing circle of friends. To all who knew her, Gloria was a beacon of light and delight. Known for her ladylike manners, quick wit, bright smile and great sense of style, Gloria was happiest when entertaining in the art-filled splendor of her home. As much as Gloria loved her fancy ladies’ luncheons, when she had her bandana and dungarees on, you knew she meant business. More often than not, this meant a home improvement project was about to commence and you were going to be enlisted to scrub, paint, haul or clean alongside her. As elegant as she was, Gloria never shied away from getting her hands dirty! Gloria was born in 1932 and grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, with her parents, Gertrude and Stanley Marshall, and her sister, Kay Undine. From an early age Gloria knew she wanted to be a teacher. After attending Wayne State Teachers College, which is where she met and married Morland ‘Mac’ McManigal, she began her 30-year teaching career. Recalling this early chapter of her life, she would smile as she recounted having her students, aged 5-16, square dance on Monday mornings while waiting for the wood-burning stove to heat up their oneroom schoolhouse in rural Nebraska. When Mac left for army service in 1952, Gloria left the Midwest and headed to California where she earned her bachelor’s degree at California State Long Beach, and eventually her Master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. Gloria loved being an elementary school teacher and her students sure loved her. Always the consummate hostess,

Gloria welcomed her students to her home for dinner, holiday parties and even sleepovers. She thrived on sparking the hidden in potential people, and was always willing to go the extra mile to make people feel special. After retiring from teaching in 1985, Gloria became an avid traveler, spending time in every state in America, plus 20 foreign countries. Many of her trips were to visit her children and grandchildren scattered around the world. One extended trip to the Czech Republic earned her the moniker of ‘Granny Nanny’, a title she wore almost as well as her crown from 1947 when she was anointed the ‘Paper Drive Princess’! Gloria believed in the need to give back and connect with her community, as evidenced by her membership in Lilac Children’s Hospital, PEO, Wednesday Club, University Society Women, Green Valley Country Club, United Methodist Church, book clubs, Bible studies and countless bridge groups. She served in various capacities with all these organizations, but was happiest in her role as the Sunshine Chairman enlisted to honor each happy or sad occasion in the lives of others with a suitable card, always handwritten with a ruler! Gloria could always be counted on to give the gift of her time. Every new home, every new grandchild, every new theatrical performance, every graduation, every family gathering… Gloria was there, doing her best to make everyone and everything in her world better. Not surprisingly, her final wish reflects her generosity of spirit: ‘Do a random act of kindness for a stranger’. That was Gloria. She is survived by her two daughters; six grandchildren; four nephews; and two nieces. Service will be private. The family invites contributions in Gloria’s honor to support her favorite charity, Kids for Peace www.kidsforpeaceglobal. org.

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SUISUN CITY — The Solano Transportation Authority board will consider allocating $2.75 million for the Downtown Suisun City Mobility Hub, and $5 million for five electric buses for the SolanoExpress Yellow Line when it meets Wednesday. The board also will take up several issues

Board From Page A3 least one day of school did so due to quarantine. Shamieh also reported that students in quarantine receive packs of work or they can get assignments through online platforms. Children in elementary school have the ability to access schoolwork online as well.

involving Highway 37, including an update on corridor improvements and the Fairgrounds Drive interchange project. The board meets at 6 p.m. The meeting is virtual only. Public access is available at https://tinyurl. The com/5c5wdmw4. password is 580979. Access is also available by calling (408) 6380968. The Webinar ID is 815 8542 8711. Students can return to in-person learning once they have been feverfree for 24 hours. They need to test negative for Covid-19 before returning to school. This test can be at the school site or outside of school. The district is not accepting at-home tests. The next regular school board meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Educational Services Center at 401 Nut Tree Road.

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California’s most vulnerable and unserved rural and urban communities WINTERS — Gov. by extending the ongoing Gavin Newsom signed collection of funds deposinto law Assembly Bill ited into the California 14 and Senate Bill 4 that Advanced Services Fund will increase funding for to provide communities the state’s broadwith grants necesband deployment sary to bridge the under program digital divide. the California bills These Advanced Serbuild upon the vices Program. gover nor ’s The bills $6 billion broadwere authored, band trailer bill respectively, by that extends eliAssemblywoman gibility for grants Cecilia Aguiar- aguiar-curry administered by Curry, D-Winters, California the and state Sen. Lena Gon- Public Utilities Comzalez, D-Long Beach. mission to local and ongoing tribal governments that The Covid-19 pandemic has are willing and able to shown the wide gaps in quickly and efficiently internet connectivity at connect households, comsufficient speeds among munity anchor institutions Californians, a press (including educational release from Aguiar-Cur- institutions, fairgrounds ry’s office notes. Sufficient for emergency response, speeds with adaptable and health care facilitechnology is necessary ties), small businesses and for all state residents who employers, according to now conduct distance the press release. learning, virtual work, Aguiar-Curry repreaccess telehealth services sents the 4th Assembly and safeguard small busi- District, which includes ness participation in the all of Lake and Napa virtual marketplace. counties, parts of Colusa, The Internet for All Solano and Sonoma counAct of 2021 prioritizes ties, and all of Yolo the deployment of broad- County, except for West band infrastructure in Sacramento.

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FAIRFIELD — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday from Sen. Bill Dodd to assist all restaurants struggling from the Covid-19 pandemic by allowing continued sales of to-go cocktails as part of take-out food orders. “The ability to sell carry-out cocktails is an important step toward helping our dodd restaurants, which have been hit hard by the pandemic,” Dodd, D-Napa, said in a press release. “It will ensure their recovery, protecting jobs and our economy.” The bill’s co-author is Sen. Rebecca BauerKahan, D-Orinda. Additional co-authors are Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, Sen. Laura Friedman, D-Glendale and Sen. Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens. The legislation comes as restaurants nationwide recover from hundreds of billions of dollars in losses sustained because of lockdowns and social dis-

tancing requirements to stop the spread of coronavirus that causes Covid-19. A survey by the National Restaurant Association found 78% of restaurant owners who began selling take-out alcohol rehired laid-off employees compared to 62% overall. At least 33 states, including California, are temporarily allowing the sale of to-go cocktails during the pandemic. Dodd’s legislation – Senate Bill 389 – allows restaurants to sell to-go alcoholic beverages with food orders. The provision would sunset after five years, according to the press release. SB 389 contains provisions to ensure alcohol is not sold to minors., according to Dodd’s office. Dodd is chairman of the Senate Governmental Organization committee overseeing such areas as alcohol regulation. He represents the 3rd Senate District, which includes all or portions of Napa, Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties.

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VACAVILLE — The Vacaville School District and Ron DuPratt Ford turned the ignition Friday on the first automotive pre-apprenticeship program in Solano County. Students will receive an inside look at opportunities in the automotive industry in a partnership that includes the Solano County Office of Education. Will C. Wood High School’s Career Technical Education instructor, Chip Reeves, has had a long-standing partnership with Ron DuPratt Ford in Dixon. This partnership has provided students enrolled in Wood’s automotive courses with ample resources, which include vehicle donations and access to Ford’s automotive training modules. “The habitual excellence demonstrated by Mr. Chip Reeves and the dedication to community service exemplified by Ron DuPratt Ford is directly responsible for expanding career pathways at Vacaville Unified,” Jane Shamieh, the Vacaville School District superintendent, said in a press release. “The program you see here today has a profoundly transformative impact on

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Will C. Wood High School’s career technical education instructor, Chip Reeves, shares computer information on a Maximus scanner with senior Yvette Hoffman. our students’ lives, allowing them to make a seamless transition from school to the workforce.” The program has grown this year to include opportunities for preapprenticeship work in a variety of departments at Ron DuPratt Ford, which include the quick lane, parts, sales and service. After completing both of Will C. Wood’s automotive courses successfully, students have the added benefit of earning college credit through Solano Community College and may choose to enroll in its automotive pathway to

continue the Ford certification process. “The new Automotive Pre-Apprenticeship Program takes projectbased learning to the next level and allows education to transcend the classroom into the workplace,” Solano County Superintendent of Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson said in the press release. “Not only does this program prepare students for diverse career opportunities, but it assists in filling critical areas of employment needed right here in Solano County.” Ron DuPratt Ford

Operations and Marketing Manager Julee Spitzer said it is possible for students to work their way up the ladder, “and we hope this program helps students understand that hard work will pay off, no matter where they start.” For more information about this and other programs that support students preparing for college and career, visit the websites of the Vacaville School District at www.vacavilleusd.org and the Solano County Office of Education at www.solanocoe.net.

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Contest puts a bounty on ‘bountiful’ Inside Vaca’s inaugural Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off K aty St. Clair

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VACAVILLE — While you’ve been sleeping this summer, a giant cucurbita moschata has been silently doubling in size over weeks and months, ready to unleash its enormity on an unsuspecting public – an October surprise, if you will. No, it’s not “The Blob,” but they do look a bit like something that crashlanded from another planet. It’s colossal pumpkins, and Vacaville was proud to host its first-ever Great Pumpkin WeighOff on Saturday at the Nut Tree Plaza. Believe it or not, growing vast vegetables is an entire subculture, and the pumpkin people mean business. And it is a business – at $9 a pound going to Saturday’s winner, one lucky gourd oracle stood to walk away with thousands of dollars. A self-described “font of useless information,” pumpkin grower Steve Joiner has a good sense of humor and even better gardening sense. Equipped in what appeared to be the

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Massive pumpkins are shown while on display for the Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Nut Tree Shopping Center in Vacaville, Saturday. pu mpk i n - c u lt ivator s ’ uniform – Wrangler jeans and a letterman jacket with pumpkin patches sewn on (yes, actual patches that commemorate memorable grows) – Joiner was more than happy to allow a peek into his world. “It starts with a seed,” he said. But not just any seed.

His 1,000-pound pumpkin came from the same line as the one that won Largest Pumpkin in North America last year, the celebrated Gienger 2350 strain. But Joiner said it really begins way before that, with soil cultivation. From there, the seedling must be tended to

like a newborn baby. Once it’s ready for transplanting, you have to bury the vine and jettison all other competing plants in the vicinity. The pumpkin that develops must be misted, sprinkled, shaded and fed in temperatures not to exceed 100 degrees. The whole thing takes about 115 days. The rest

is up to God – or Mother Nature, depending on your personal viewpoint. Even though Joiner’s pumpkin was the size of a bumper car, he knew he wasn’t going to beat whoever came in first. The biggest pumpkins – Volkswagen Beetle size – were in their own private “green room,” waiting for their solo on the stage set up in the Nut Tree square. A forklift hoisted 40 pumpkins total, and though it was a family event, it wouldn’t be out of line to suggest that there was some playful wagering going on. had their Some money on Jeff Uhlmeyer, whose pumpkin probably exceeded 2,000, he guessed. Though mildUhlmeyer mannered, knew he was the pride of the show. Fellow enthusiast Gary Miller stood next to him by the tent, his jacket covered in pumpkin patches from various contests. There are, of course, rules for pumpkin contests. Each pumpkin can only See Bounty, Page A8

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VACAVILLE — The City Council on Tuesday will discuss the planned Oak Grove Apartments Project, but this time with a new focus. The project was originally an idea to build a 55-unit affordable and sup-

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SCC board salutes retirees, Hispanic Heritage Month K aty St. Clair

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ROCKVILLE — The Solano Community College board bid farewell Wednesday to two returning staffers. Two long-term employees have announced their retirements, and both received fond sendoffs before the board. Dean of Liberal Arts Neil Gline asked the body to “take a moment to recognize the greatness that is Donna Meyer.” Meyer has worked for the community college system for 34 years, he said, and most recently worked as division administrator for the liberal arts department. Gline described her as a “tireless and fearless advocate” for both students and staff, as well as feral cats. Meyer also organized turkey donations every Thanksgiving, he said. Vice President of Academic Affairs David Williams added that she has been “a bedrock for this institution.” Retiring staffer Dana Alsip also was praised for her more than 25 years of service. Alsip was responsible for cooking meals for the children of the early learning center. See Board, Page A8

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SCC board hears report on social media efforts K aty St. Clair

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ROCKVILLE — Women tend to engage more that men with the community college online, according to information presented Wednesday to the Solano College governing board. James Thomas Media handles web and social media issues for the college district. Tom Gachis, founder, told the body that the landscape has changed since the beginnings of Covid-19 at the end of 2019. Gachis presented visuals of how social media use and the district’s website traffic spiked in the first few

months of the pandemic. They leveled off but were still robust. The Solano Community College organization made a push to the public, saying, “Don’t let the pandemic slow you down” in an attempt to promote online learning. “It could have been coincidental,” Gachis said, “but enrollment did go up during this time.” One statistic Gachis shared involved demoSixty-seven graphics. percent of those who follow the community college online and on social media are female. Of those who also engage with the content, such as by “liking” or commenting, 78% are female.

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FAIRFIELD — Volunteer tutors are needed for the Adult Literary Program in Solano County. “Literacy is vital for a healthy and thriving community. More than 60,000 adults in Solano County are functionally illiterate, meaning that the reading and writing skills they have are inadequate to manage their daily living and employment tasks beyond a basic level,” Library Services officials said in an interview. “Children whose parents struggle with reading and writing skills are more likely to struggle in school and have low

literacy skills themselves. Teaching an adult to read, write, and/or improve their English speaking skills can have far reaching effects in our community. A recent study found that adult literacy students realize an increase of about $10,000 in their annual income after receiving 100 hours of literacy instruction,” the library stated. No prior tutoring experience is needed. The next tutor orientations are in Fairfield, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 30. For more information, visit www.solanolibrary. com and click on the Literacy link; or call 1-800450-7885 or 784-1526.

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Families of all ages took part in the Fairfield-Suisun School District Community Fun Run, Saturday.

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FAIRFIELD — The announcements invited people of all ages, sizes and abilities, and apparently folks took notice because dozens and dozens of families converged Saturday morning at B. Gale Wilson School for a Community Fun Run. The free event was hosted by the FairSchool field-Suisun District and was a way for children and adults to reconnect – and sweat – with their neighbors and classmates after more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions. And the children were ready. None of them seemed to get the memo that one

should conserve one’s energy for the race. Everyone from toddlers to tweens zipped around in anticipation of the 1-mile event. “Good job,” Superintendent Kris Corey shouted while cheering on a family. “We are thrilled to be able to do an in-person, community event,” she said. “It really is exciting to have this connection.” The day’s activity was organized by physical education teacher Kristen Soulsby of Fairview Elementary School. She said that friends inspired her to become a runner at one point and the practice has changed her life. “I’m happier and healthier,” she said, adding that she hoped to

bring everyone together that day to inspire children and families to do the same. The event wasn’t a fundraiser, but there were school district Fun Run T-shirts for sale at cost, with all the proceeds going back into, well, making more T-shirts. T e c h n i c a l l y COREY there were two races, a 1-miler and 5K. Not everyone was going to run, and that was just fine. Plenty of walkers queued up at the starting line. Others were happy just to watch. Zakarian Karen came to watch her son Shahawn, 8, who is pals with 10-year-old Abigail

Okochi, who is a child with autism. It’s safe to say that Abigail was excited. She was jumping up and down and was all smiles. Though not as verbal as her peers, Abigail was quite expressive and giggly. “Are you ready for this?!” this reporter asked. “Yeahhh!” she said with a laugh. Soon the run was ready to start. The line was about 45 people across, three deep. After hearing Go! it was time to separate the tortoises from the hares. But this really wasn’t about winning. It was about finishing at any pace, as a community. Good job, indeed.

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More California colleges remove SAT, ACT requirements Tribune Content Agency SAN DIEGO — Nearly 130 colleges and universities in California do not require students applying for the Fall 2022 semester to release their ACT or SAT scores, according to updated data from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing. The center, also known as FairTest, is a non-profit organization that lobbies for colleges to treat students as “more than a score,” and expand their admission criteria beyond standardized test results. “Schools that did not mandate ACT/SAT submission last year generally received more applicants, better academically qualified applicants, and a more diverse pool of applicants,” said FairTest Executive Director Bob Schaeffer. According to FairTest, some 1,780 institutions in the U.S. do not require recent high school graduates to submit ACT or SAT results when applying for college. About 7% of them are located in California. They include the University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, the University of San Diego and the Point Loma Nazarene University. Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs for California State University Michael Uhlenkamp said the university system, which includes San Diego State University, changed its admission policy to help prospective students overcome challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. The admission policy is temporary, Uhlenkamp said in an email, will remain and in place through the 2022-2023 academic year. Elena Gomez, a spokesperson for the University of San Diego, said the pandemic also played a role in the school’s decision. In

Bounty From Page A6 be entered in one contest, despite the fact that there are several throughout the state. Half Moon Bay is sort of the Grand Prix of the “sport,” but Vacaville hopes to take away that designation and become California’s ultimate Super Bowl of pumpkins, Joiner said. The one pumpkin, one contest rule makes sense when upward of $50,000 can be won. With so much cash on the line, has anyone ever cheated? Miller chuckled and said that yes, there was in fact lore around that in pumpkin circles. He said that in New York, two fellows injected their giant pumpkin with water, thinking that the judges wouldn’t notice. Well, he said, they did. “They ran off and were

Board From Page A6 Christie Speck, director of the center, said that Alsip was a “loyal member of our staff and team,” and somehow managed to get children to eat their vegetables. It helped, Speck said, that she also showed the little ones how to grow them and then bring them inside to cook. Families were so enthused by Alsip,

March of last year, USD became a test-optional institution, which means prospective students have the option to include their standardized test scores in their application. “However, by October of 2020, it was clear that the availability of testing around the world was severely impacted by the pandemic,” Gomez said. “In order to create a more equitable process under these conditions, we decided to become a ‘testblind’ campus and pledged not to view an incoming student’s standardized tests during the admissions process.” The decision helped level the playing field for students who have traditionally been disadvantaged in the college application process, Gomez said, and for the first time in its history, the school admitted more nonwhite students than white students. For the University of California system, the change was part of a settlement agreement. In 2019, a coalition of students and advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the institution alleging that the college entrance tests were biased against poor and mainly minority students. As part of the May settlement, the school system, which has an enrollment of some 225,000 undergraduate students, agreed it would no longer take SAT and ACT scores into account for admissions and scholarship decisions for students between Fall 2021 and Spring 2025. According to UCSD’s website, a student’s coursework, grade-point average and personal essays are a priority, and ACT and SAT scores are not a factor in admission decisions. The trend of offering what are known as test-blind or test-optional admissions has become increasingly popular nationwide in recent years.

never heard from again,” Miller said, recounting the tale. Brian Myers organized the Vacaville event and is also chairman of the California Pumpkin Growers Club. He laughs at the suggestion that Vacaville could one day surpass the Half Moon Bay event in greatness . . . though he did get a little sparkle in his eye when asked. At the end of the event, it was time to crown the pumpkin champion. This year it went to Jason Booth from Windsor. His cucurbita moschata weighed in at a whopping 2,356 pounds. According to the Guinness World Records book, the heaviest pumpkin in recorded history came in at 2,624 pounds in 2016 in Belgium. Not only did Booth get fairly close to the record, he walked away with $21,204. Not bad for 115 days of work. Speck said, that she was motivated to create a cookbook for them in 2008 that the center continues to post as a resource. Trustee Michael Martin thanked both Meyer and Alsip and said that it warmed his heart to hear their stories. In other business, the board: n Made a proclamation about Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing the men and women of Hispanic backgrounds who have added to the richness of diversity at the schools.

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chaperone pandemic puppies to new homes Tribune Content Agency MINNEAPOLIS — Just after sunrise on a recent Sunday, travelers hustling through MSP airport got an eyeful of cute near Gate C25: a curly-haired puppy, looking almost like a teddy bear come to life. A little girl stopped to wave. A guy in a sport coat paused to ask about its breed. A lady dragging a roller bag screeched to a halt. “Omigod, so cute!” she exclaimed as she squatted down to snap a photo. The apricot-colored, 10-week-old mini-goldendoodle seemed immune to the attention as it tugged on a chew toy held by Hope Lyberg, a “flight nanny” delivering the dog to its new owner. The pandemic has spurred a rush to adopt puppies, but it’s also made prospective pet owners reluctant to travel to fetch one. That’s meant heightened demand for pup transporters. “It blew up during Covid,” Lyberg said of the business she runs with her sister Brooke. “People love the convenience.” In the past, the term “flight nanny” referred to an in-flight babysitter for young children, but in recent years it’s been used to describe an animal lover who escorts a puppy traveling – via airline cabin – to its new home. Nannies are hired by the puppy’s buyer, who finds one on their own or on the breeder’s recommendation. Since officially launching Up North Puppy Nannies in 2020, the Fargo-based sisters have flown 50-some puppies to cities all over the country, including Boston, Phoenix, Atlanta and Los Angeles. “It’s very rewarding work to be able to deliver puppies to their very excited families,” Brooke said. For all the job’s appeal, it’s still a niche gig; there are only few puppy nannies in the area. Brooke and Hope, 22 and 20 respectively, grew up in Minnesota’s northwest corner, just a few miles from the Canadian and North Dakota borders, along with two younger sisters, several horses and dogs. Hope’s interest in animals sparked the family’s foray into dog-related businesses. A high school job assisting a local puppy breeder helped Hope learn the basics. After Hope got a female miniAussidoodle from the breeder, the dog had one final litter under the Lyberg family’s care. That experience inspired the sisters’ mother, Cheri, to get two female poodles and start a breeding business called Sister Doodles. Hope made her first flight-nanny trip on Christmas Eve 2018,

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Puppy nanny Hope Lyberg held a mini-goldendoodle at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport before she flew with it across the country to a new owner. delivering two of her m i n i -A u s s id o o d le ’s puppies to a family in New Orleans, surprise gifts for their kids. She was met with joy. “I was coming down the escalator and I had the puppies in my arms and the kids were screaming and crying,” Hope recalled. Before long, Hope and Brooke began flying some of their mom’s puppies as well as those of other breeders in their area. These days, the sisters live together in Fargo and work full time at a veterinary clinic, so they usually fly puppies on days off, typically a few times a month. But during a busy period last spring, the sisters did back-toback weekend deliveries. Rigorous national surveys of pet ownership don’t yet reflect the pandemic’s impact on household pet demographics. Anecdotally, breeders, pet stores, shelters and rescue groups nationwide have noted an uptick in demand for dogs. With the internet easily connecting prospective puppy owners to breeders around the country, some dogs are traveling long distances to their new homes. While animal rights advocates recommend adopting shelter pets, many prospective owners turn to breeders when they are seeking a specific type, such as a hypoallergenic breed. And while visiting a breeder in person is considered wise, buyers seeking the soonest-available puppy of a specific breed often purchase from someone they’ve never met. (Some websites listing breeders say they only include those vetted as small-scale and

Brooke said. “But for the most part, once the plane gets in the air, they fall asleep.” As Hope prepared to board her plane at MSP, she texted a photo of the puppy to its new owner, Wendy Castano of Newington, Conn. During the pandemic, Castano had wanted to get a hypoallergenic puppy but had difficulty finding one — Brooke Lyberg from breeders near her because of high Cheri Lyberg, won’t ship demand. So she followed their puppies as cargo, the lead of a colleague because of concerns that who had recently found it stresses the animals. Sister Doodles online, For most puppies purchased a puppy from flying to their new Cheri and hired her owners, the trip is also daughters to deliver it. their first time away “Flights already make from their first home, me nervous, as is,” Castano mother and littermates, said. “To add a dog into the Brooke noted. And while mix would have just been a dogs flying as cargo must little too much.” remain in their crates Though the nanny between check-in and service is costly (the arrival, a puppy nanny sisters charge $500 a day, can take the dog out of the in addition to the cost carrier for snuggles and of their plane ticket and exercise while waiting to the dog’s in-cabin fee), board, or during layovers. Castano saw it as the safer On delivery day, the approach. “It’s expensive, sisters check in with but it’s less traumatic for airline staff to confirm the puppy’s carrier will fit the puppy,” she said. After deplaning, Hope under a seat and that vethanded off the puppy to erinary records ensure Castano, along with a bag it’s healthy and has up-todate shots. At the airport, of goodies: toys and treats the puppies attract a lot the puppy liked, plus a of attention, especially small blanket retaining when the sisters recently its mother’s scent. Then delivered two littermates Hope dashed off to catch to different cities and her return flight. Saying goodbye to departed MSP around the same time. “We went puppies you’ve known through security together from birth can be bitterand to get coffee together sweet, Brooke said. “You fall in love with and people were ogling the puppies the whole them for the first eight to 10 weeks that they’re time,” Brooke said. Puppies must remain with you,” she said. “But stowed in their carrier when you have five or six during the flight, but if or 10 puppies in the litter, they show any signs of it gets to be a lot of work. distress, the sisters are So you’re ready for them prepared with toys, bones to go to their new homes and soothing techniques. and be happy with their “It’s a big day for them,” new families.” reputable.) Puppies are sometimes transported in airplane cargo holds, but most airlines suspended the practice during the pandemic. And many breeders, including

‘It’s very rewarding work to be able to deliver puppies to their very excited families.’

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Covid vaccination received a $10 Bass Bucks certificate to be used anywhere in town this weekend. The flu vaccine is also being offered by Solano County Public Health. The Western Express Railroad came out for the first time. The locomotive is designed to resemble an 1850s steam engine. It runs along Main and Front streets for visitors to sit back and enjoy the community at a slow pace. A fireworks show over the river closed out the fun Saturday, but the fun doesn’t stop there. The Bass Derby Parade, with

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FRIDAY, OCT. 8 1:42 a.m. — Trespassing, 200 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 2:23 a.m. — Trespassing, 2800 block of DOVER AVENUE 2:45 a.m. — Battery, 1700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 4:49 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1100 block of DOVE WAY 8:45 a.m. — Vandalism, 1900 block of UTAH STREET 8:56 a.m. — Forgery, 1100 block of ALASKA AVENUE 9:14 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2200 block of PEACH TREE DRIVE 9:20 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2400 block of MARTIN ROAD 11:01 a.m. — Forgery, 2900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 11:25 a.m. — Forgery, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 11:56 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2300 block of FAIRFIELD AVENUE 12:19 p.m. — Reckless driver, WESTBOUND AIR BASE PARKWAY 12:21 p.m. — Forgery, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:48 p.m. — Forgery, 1300 block of HOLIDAY LANE

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3:11 p.m. — Trespassing, 1200 block of OLIVER ROAD 3:20 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 1800 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 4:12 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 300 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 5:16 p.m. — Grand theft, 2100 block of CADENASSO DRIVE 6:41 p.m. — Reckless driver, CAPITOLA WAY 6:48 p.m. — Trespassing, 2200 block of CORMORANT DRIVE 6:48 p.m. — Reckless driver, 1700 block of ELM STREET 7:09 p.m. — Trespassing, 2100 block of CADENASSO DRIVE 7:42 p.m. — Reckless driver, 1500 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD 7:48 p.m. — Trespassing, BILTMORE COURT 7:52 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1700 block of YORK STREET 8 p.m. — Vandalism, 5300 block of GRAMERCY CIRCLE 8:45 p.m. — Residential burglary, 2300 block of MOUNTAIN VIEW COURT 9:32 p.m. — Trespassing, 1300 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD 9:35 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 9:41 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1700 block of YORK STREET

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FRIDAY, OCT. 8 7:25 a.m. — Grand theft, 300 block of SANDY LANE 3:10 p.m. — Fraud, 1200 block of REBECCA DRIVE

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From Page One opportunities making an even greater impact: for example, in the infrastructure through partnerships on transportation projects,” Mashburn wrote in his response. He noted homelessness; affordable housing; infrastructure (water, sewer, roads, flood and fire control/prevention); economic development/ sustainability; workforce development; as well as community health and mental health on his priority list. “One of the most prevalent issues that I feel we should be looking at is homelessness and trying to develop pathways for those who need the help, are ready, and willing, to work their way out of that and into a stable living environment,” Mashburn added. “They need to have the resources available to be successful and the folks to help them through the process.” He did not include possible amounts for each area. “My priorities are mental health and homelessness,” Brown wrote in her response, but opted not to elaborate or venture the kind of investment she would like to see until after the public meetings. “I am waiting for community input for the amounts. I am hopeful

Spill From Page One Figuring out what happened during that 15-hour period could help determine whether more could have been done to limit the scope of the spill and damages it caused. Amplify Energy Chief Executive Martyn Willsher has been evasive about those crucial hours, offering information that conflicts with state and federal records and providing vague responses to questions at news conferences before bowing out of a media appearance Thursday. He was adamant, however, that his employees had not seen oil on the water until 8:09 a.m. Saturday, shortly before the call to the crisis firm. “If we were aware of something on Friday night, I promise you – we would have immediately stopped all operations,” Willsher said. Any delay in notifying authorities could violate federal law, which requires anyone in charge of an offshore facility to notify the National Response Center “as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge of oil.” Amplify officials did not return requests for comment. The Coast Guard said Friday that the anchor strike that cracked open the pipeline’s concrete casing and dragged it across the ocean floor happened at least several months ago, and possibly as long ago as a year.

own children. This was the first time she had her own booth to sell her items. “It’s been wonderful to come out here for this festival,” she said. This was more than a weekend of fun. It also serves a couple of other purposes. Mainly it’s a fundraiser for the chamber of commerce to help raise money for various activities throughout the year, but it is also a way to share the small town of Rio Vista with visitors who event organizers hope will come again. For more information on the event go to https://bass festival.com.

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More than 140 vehicles were on display at the car show on Main Street during the 73rd Annual Rio Vista Bass Derby Festival, Saturday.

that the county can work with the cities on mutual projects,” Brown said. “Surveys done over the years indicate the public believes that sheltering the unsheltered is a top priority. Many homeless individuals need help with mental health issues. We work together on these two issues, Solano County will be a better place,” she said. Finding projects involving the cities has been discussed by several of the board members, and Hannigan specifically noted the need for agency cooperation. “Partnering with our cities, should they have a financial gap, implementing data-driven and transformative programming that aligns with the county,” Hannigan noted as among her priorities. “My top priorities for ARPA spending include: Transformative programs for people living in poverty that improve their lives including but not limited to, health equity, access to broadband, workforce development, educational supports, transportation and housing,” Hannigan wrote. “Supporting additional child care slots,” is another priority on her list. “Currently we have less than 50% of needed child care to get people back in the workforce. Could include assisting (early childhood education) students in completing licensing requirements, permits

and development of child care centers as well as subsidizing child care costs,” she said. “Addressing homelessness through the development of housing units and supports,” was on her list, too. She has specifically mentioned in the recent past helping Vallejo fund its homeless navigation center. Hannigan did not offer any specific funding levels at this time. The board recently committed $250,000 of the funds to pay for two paralegals in the Superior SPERING Court’s Legal Access Center, specifically to help in tenant-landlord disputes related to back rent and possible evictions. The supervisors also adopted as its areas eligible for funding, the seven categories defined by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which sets the guidelines for the use of pandemic relief funds, and prohibited expenditures. The seven eligible spending categories are: public health; negative economic impacts; services to disproportionately impacted communities; premium pay (both public and private sectors); infrastructure; revenue replacement (government losses due to Covid-19); and administrative costs. Two of the notable areas on which Ameri-

can Recovery Plan Act funds cannot be spent are unfunded pension liabilities and a rainy-day fund. There are a host of uses within what the county has come to call the seven “spending buckets.” Spering has recommended that the board allocate the level of funding for each of the desired categories, whether all of them or just a select number of “buckets.” He said he believes it will then be easier to direct those sums to specific needs. One area Spering has mentioned is support for infrastructure projects, such as bridges, that could benefit the county over the long term. Whether funds will be used for infrastructure depends a great deal on whether Congress passes the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion infrastructure package. The fate of Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending plan also could sway where the American Recovery Plan Act funds will be utilized. If those packages are approved, then the American Recovery Plan Act funds would likely be directed toward other needs. The county must obligate all the funds by the end of 2024. The deadline to spend the funds is the end of 2026.

Capt. Jason Neubauer said underwater images of the ruptured pipeline showed that marine life had grown on the pipe, which could not have happened if the metal had only been exposed to the water last week. The pipe may have taken on a slight crack that grew worse over time, or may have survived the first strike intact but suffered damage in another incident, Neubauer said. That raises further questions for Amplify on what, if any, indicators the firm may have had of problems along the line in recent months and how workers failed to notice that 4,000 feet of pipe – about threequarters of a mile – had been displaced. A ship passing along the coast was the first to report a sheen of oil to the NRC at 6:13 p.m. Friday, according to a state Office of Emergency Services report. Shortly after that, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spotted a black blob on its satellite imagery, calling it in to regulators with “high confidence” it was oil. But for Amplify, the first sign of trouble seems to have occurred at 2:30 a.m. Saturday when control-room employees received a low-pressure alarm on the 15-mile run that funnels crude oil to land, according to a letter from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, which oversees oil pipelines. The pipeline was operating at about 30% of its maximum pressure, the agency said.

That Oct. 4 letter, which instructed Amplify not to restart the San Pedro Bay Pipeline until it had proved safe, says the alarm indicated “a possible failure” and that the operating company shut down the pipeline more than three hours later, at 6:01 a.m. The 2:30 a.m. alert also appears as an incident time on both federal and state reports from the Witt O’Brien’s call. Pipeline expert Richard Kuprewicz said pressure alarms frequently go off in such lines and that an alert would not necessarily suggest a leak. “Most are not indicative of an oil release,” he said. “There are hundreds if not thousands of tons of hydrocarbons in a pipe, and that creates a lot of noise in the system.” Willsher has repeatedly said his company will be “fully transparent with the investigative authorities” but has been less forthcoming with the public. When asked at a news conference this week why the Coast Guard had reported the incident’s discovery time as 2:30 a.m., Willsher said there “was no 2:30 time.” He later described PHMSA’s report of the 2:30 a.m. alarm as “initial” and said that the company was “not aware of any oil in water at 2:30 a.m.” He did not elaborate. On Wednesday, Willsher said workers turned the pump for the pipeline on from 6 a.m. to 6:05 a.m. Saturday to perform a “meter reading” and that no oil

was pumped after that. He has not said for what period the pipeline was shut down before the “meter reading” and why it hadn’t been running, though he said that oil pipeline operations are not “consistently running 24 hours a day, so sometimes you run it at different times based on the electricity needs and things like that.” When pressed on the point, his answers provided little clarity. “When you shut it off, what was the reason you shut it off, at 6:05 a.m.?” a reporter asked. “We turned it on to do a meter run to calculate volumes of oil,” Willsher said. “Why did you turn it off?” was the follow. “Because it was turned on to do the meter run,” Willsher said. The Oct. 4 letter from federal investigators did not mention the pipeline being turned on shortly before it was turned off. Willsher has not said what happened on the platform between the pipeline shutoff and the workers seeing oil in the water at 8:09 a.m. Once they saw the oily sheen, he said, employees “instantly” radioed back to the offshore platforms, where workers launched their incident response plan. The pump was not operating at 8:09 a.m., Willsher said, but the platforms and everything else were “shut down immediately thereafter.” He said the shutoff was done manually. The call to Witt O’Brien’s was made at about 8:30 a.m., he said.

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FAIRFIELD — Nothing is normal this season for the rebuilding Fairfield High football team. Neither was Vanden’s 48-0 victory Friday night over the Falcons at Schaefer Stadium. The Vikings (6-1, 2-0 Monticello Empire League) followed up a missed extra point with a field goal, scored on two safeties and recovered a

blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown. On the normal side, quarterback Tre Dimes threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Vanden prepared for next week’s showdown with Vacaville for the MEL lead. For the Falcons (0-6, 0-2), it was their 25th straight loss. “I thought our team had a good effort tonight,” Vanden coach Sean Murphy said. “We still have some things we need to fix. We didn’t execute

for four quarters. That was really kind of our goal this week, so we as coaches, we’ll go back to the drawing board and figure out how to get four quarters out of our guys.” The Vikings got on the scoreboard 58 seconds into the game when Dimes threw a short swing pass to Jamal East, who outraced the defense 28 yards for a touchdown. Diego Nunez-Smith was wide left with the conversion attempt but booted a 26-yard field

goal 2½ minutes later and nailed his five other pointafter attempts the rest of the game. After holding Vanden to Nunez-Smith’s field goal, the Fairfield defense made the Vikings work for their next touchdown, stopping three straight runs for no gain at the 4-yard line before Dimes faked a handoff and scampered around the right side for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal to up the lead to 16-0. Before the first quarter

was done, Vanden’s defense tackled a Falcons’ ball carrier in the end zone for a safety and Dimes threw a 33-yard TD pass to East, who spun away from one defender and dodged two others on his way to the end zone. With the Vikings up 25-0, East struck again, this time on special teams as he blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone by teammate Devin Martin to make it 32-0. Special teams woes struck the Falcons again

as a long snap sailed over the punter’s head and rolled out of the back of the end zone to up Vanden’s lead to 34-0. After King Williams’ 20-yard return of the ensuing free kick, the Vikings drove 30 yards on five plays, 20 coming on a third-and-16 play with Cameron Fisherman going the final 3 yards off right tackle to give Vanden a 41-0 lead at the half. The lone score of See Vikings, Page A12

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VACAVILLE — The disappointment was great among the Rodriguez High football team after a 33-25 loss Friday night at Will C. Wood because it not only ended a six-game winning streak but could have also easily gone the other way. The Mustangs had four fumbles in the game, an interception and a firsthalf touchdown called back by penalty, but by the end, still had an opportunity to walk away with win No. 7. Instead, Rodriguez quarterback Miles Meadows was dropped by Wood’s Krishna Clay at the 30-yard line as time expired and the taste of a first loss finally arrived. The six-game winning streak by Rodriguez was the longest since 2010.

Will C. Wood’s Jayjay Olaes, left, is tackled by Rodriguez’s Robert Tupou during a football game at Will C. Wood High in Vacaville, Friday. The school record was eight wins in a row back in 2008 when coach Myles King was the team quarterback. “Turnovers were really the difference,” said King, whose team fell to 6-1 overall and 1-1 in Monticello Empire League action. “It’s been that way the last two

weeks. It comes down to execution and we have to run the ball better.” Rodriguez cut the lead to 30-25 with 4:40 to play when Meadows hit Jeremiah Hill on a 15-yard touchdown pass. The Mustangs were able to push the Wildcats way back on their next series as a high snap sailed

deep over quarterback Baxter Ken Tilford’s head on the drive. Wood couldn’t muster much offense on the series and was forced to punt. But the return was fumbled by Rodriguez. The Wildcats ran three more plays before Clay drilled a 48-yard field goal to make it the final 33-25 score. “We’re disappointed, but we’ll get back on track,” King said. Tilford was hampered a bit by the injured ankle he suffered against Vanden the previous week. That meant Wood leaned heavily on the rushing game – and Jayjay Olaes delivered. Olaes had 35 carries for 218 yards and three touchdowns. He had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and See Wood, Page A12

Oh, the places Trey could go: 49ers bracing for wild ride in Lance’s 1st start Tribune Content Agency Before the 49ers met the Chiefs in mid-August in a Super Bowl rematch that was the opposite of their February 2020 meeting in terms of importance, offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel had a message for rookie quarterback Trey Lance. “I’m excited for you to fail.” Lance didn’t love it. “He kind of gave me crap about that,” McDaniel said on Thursday, “because he was like, ‘Dang.’” McDaniel, of course, meant no harm. Rather, he meant he was eager for Lance to start his NFL education by playing in the preseason opener and enduring his inevitable initial failures: Getting the type of experience that can only be gained from playing in games. Now, nearly two months later, the games count, the stakes are significant for a Week 5 meeting and

the 49ers are being forced to give Lance, 21, his first career start Sunday when they visit the Cardinals (4-0) at State Farm Stadium. With a loss against the NFL’s lone unbeaten team, it will start getting late early when it comes to winning the NFC West title. McDaniel may no longer be as excited for Lance to fail in the fall. However, that’s probably unavoidable. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has made it clear he doesn’t think Lance is fully ready for this moment by inserting Lance for seven snaps in 3½ games before Jimmy Garoppolo, in the midst of a solid-and-unspectacular season, sustained a calf injury last week. In relief of Garoppolo, Lance looked like a QB who recently reached legal drinking age and threw 318 passes at North Dakota State. Hall of Famer Steve Young saw himself in Lance during the

second half of the 28-21 loss to the Seahawks. But it was the Buccaneers version of himself. That came before Young was traded to the 49ers and developed into a surgical pocket passer who could also makes plays with his legs, his primary weapon in his first two untamed seasons in Tampa Bay. Young said Lance isn’t currently “good enough” because he’s so raw. But added this: “It’s awesomely raw.” He noted not being ready doesn’t make a QB incapable of making plays. Lance’s first extended NFL action was messy. He looked allergic to dropping back, surveying the field and delivering, but Young related to how Lance used his athleticism and competitive fury to make it look like a thing of beauty on the stat sheet: two touchdown passes, a 117.1 passer rating, 43 rushing yards and See 49ers, Page A12

FAIRFIELD — Ryan Vaughan and Timothy Plowman had a hand in the Vacaville High football team’s first four touchdowns – all part of 35-point first quarter – as the Bulldogs rolled past Armijo 49-0 at Brownlee Field, Friday night. Vacaville improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the Monticello Empire League, upping its record to 64-29-10 in Solano County’s oldest continuous rivalry. The Royals fell to 1-6 and 0-2. Vaughan opened the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Plowman with 10:17 to go in the first quarter as Gracie Caulfield booted the first of seven conversions. Vaughn then ran for a 76-yard touchdown, Plowman returned an interception for a score, and Vaughn hit Cameron Faucher for an 11-yard TD to make it 28-0. Yet the Bulldogs weren’t done in the first quarter as Amani Holliday added a 7-yard touchdown run. Vacaville concluded the scoring with two second-quarter TDs, a 25-yard pass from Vaughan to Anthony Wiley and a 5-yard run by Finn Chapman. Vaughan finished the night 7-of-9 for 128 yards and three TDs through the air with 110 yards and one TD rushing on four carries. Holiday added 65 yards on six carries and Blake Espino, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards for Armijo as a sophomore in 2019, gaining 45 yards on three carries. Faucher had two catches for 52 yards and Wiley two catches for 32 yards. For Armijo, Eddie Concepcion was 10-of-19 for 129 yards with two interceptions. Keshaun Williams was the leading rusher with 23 yards on four carries, while Guy Fortson caught three passes for five yards, Dameion Regalado and Kaiba Washington each caught two passes for 45 and 31 yards, respectively, and Cesar Torres caught one pass for 40 yards. The Bulldogs host Vanden in a showdown for first place in the MEL on Friday, while Armijo entertains Will C. Wood for homecoming. Vacaville’s JV team rolled to a 67-0 victory as Brody Forunati and Calum Elvis combined

to complete all eight of their pass attempts with two touchdowns each. Forunati threw 12 yards to Nikolas Rostak and 13 yards to Gavin Ankney, while Elvis threw 27 yards to Tim Reed and 41 yards to Massimo Menicou. The Bulldogs also scored on an interception return by Issac Bubak, and TD runs of 15 and 43 yards by Christian Diosdado-Munoz, 10 yards by Elijah Reich and 3 yards by Elvis. Diosdado-Munoz led all rushers with 64 yards, while Elvis threw for 109 yards and Forunati for 73. DEFENSE SOLID AS VACA CHRISTIAN BLASTS HIGHLANDS NORTH HIGHLANDS — As has been the case all season, the defense didn’t rest for the Vacaville Christian football team in a 42-6 Sierra Delta League win over Highlands, Friday. David Martinez blocked a punt, one of five punt blocks on the night for VCS, that was recovered and returned 10 yards for a touchdown by Hawkin West for the first TD of the night for the Falcons (6-1, 2-1). After Tristin Creed scored on a 7-yard run, Bryce Pazdel returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown, VCS added two points on a safety when a snap went over the Highlands punter’s head and out of the end zone. Wesley Krier added another 7-yard TD run to make it 29-0 at the half. Both teams scored a touchdown in the third quarter, Vacaville Christian’s coming on a 50-yard pass from Hunter Jackson to Levi West. Krier tacked on the last score of the game by running for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Rafa Rios finished with four extra points on the night. Krier ran for 117 yards on 16 carries, with Levi West adding 61 yards on seven attempts. Jackson completed 2-of-4 pass attempts for 66 yards. Noa Siaosi filled up the stat sheet on defense, recording 4 1/2 sacks, four quarterback hurries, two punt blocks and two forced fumbles; David Martinez led with nine tackles, five solo with two for loss, one quarterback hurry and two punt blocks; Pazdel also had nine tackles, six solo with three for loss with one sack, one punt block and one forced fumble; and Carter Peters had six tackles, four solo with 4 1/2 for loss, 2 1/2 sacks and three quarterback hurries. The Falcons host San Juan for Senior Night on Friday.

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Baldonado’s 49 assists tie school record in Solano win NAPA — Jeryn Baldonado tied a school record with 49 assists to lead the Solano Community College volleyball team to a 28-30, 25-17, 25-13, 25-23 victory over Napa Valley, Friday. See Local, Page A11

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CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Baseball MLB •ALDS, Game 3, Tampa Bay at Boston, MLB, 1 p.m. •ALDS, Game 3, Houston at Chicago White Sox, FS1, 5 p.m. Basketball NBA preseason •Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, ESPN, 4:30 p.m. •Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, ESPN, 7 p.m. WNBA Playoffs •Finals, Game 1, Phoenix at Chicago, Chs. 7, 10, noon Field hockey •Liberty at North Carolina, ACC, noon Football NFL •Green Bay at Cincinnati, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 10 a.m. •Chicago at Las Vegas, Chs. 5, 13, 1 p.m. •San Francisco at Arizona, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 1:25 p.m. •Indianapolis at Baltimore, Ch. 3, 5:15 p.m. Golf •European Tour, ACCIONA Open de Espana, final round, GOLF, 4 a.m. •LPGA Tour, Cognizant Founders Cup, final round, GOLF, 9 a.m. •PGA Tour Champions, Constellation Furyk and Friends, final round, GOLF, noon •PGA Junior League Championship, ESPN2, 1:30 p.m. •PGA Tour, Shriners Children Open, final round, GOLF, 2 p.m. Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 9:30 a.m. •America’s Day at the Races, FS1, 10 a.m. •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 12:30 p.m. •Breeders’ Cup Challenge, NBCSN, 1:30 p.m. Motorsports •Formula 1, Turkish Grand Prix, ESPN2, 4:55 a.m. •NASCAR, Cup Series, Bank of America, ROVAL 400, Ch. 3, 11 a.m. Rodeo •PBR, Union Home Mortgage Invitational, Chs. 5, 13, noon •PBR, Union Home Mortgage Invitational, CBSSN, 5 p.m. Running •Chicago Marathon, NBCSN, 5 a.m. Soccer UEFA Nations League •Italy vs. Belgium, ESPNU, 5:50 a.m. •Spain vs. France, ESPN, 11:30 a.m. College women •Michigan at Nebraska, BIG TEN, 9 a.m. •North Carolina at Boston College, ACC, 10 a.m. •Tennessee at South Carolina, ESPNU, 11 a.m. •Arkansas at Vanderbilt, SEC, noon •Virginia Tech at Wake Forest, ACC, 2 p.m. •Oklahoma State at TCU, ESPNU, 3 p.m. College men •Michigan at Penn State, BIG TEN, 11 a.m. •Oregon State at Stanford, PAC12, P12BA, 2 p.m. Tennis •ATP/WTA BNP Paribas Open, ATP second round, WTA third round, TENNIS, 2 p.m. Volleyball College women •Florida at LSU, SEC, 10 a.m. •Stanford at Oregon, PAC12, P12BA, noon •Texas at Kansas, ESPNU, 1 p.m.

Scoreboard FOOTBALL NFL American Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA 3 1 0 .750 134 44 1 3 0 .250 71 70 1 3 0 .250 62 109 1 3 0 .250 47 94 North W L T Pct. PF PA Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 92 75 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 105 92 Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 100 67 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 67 93 South W L T Pct. PF PA Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 95 111 Houston 1 3 0 .250 67 116 Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 83 97 Jacksonville 0 4 0 .000 74 115 West W L T Pct. PF PA Las Vegas 3 1 0 .750 104 100 Denver 3 1 0 .750 83 49 L.A. Chargers 3 1 0 .750 95 74 Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 134 125 National Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA Dallas 3 1 0 .750 126 97 Washington 2 2 0 .500 191 122 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 94 106 N.Y. Giants 1 3 0 .250 83 95 North W L T Pct. PF PA Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 95 100 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 64 91 Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 94 92 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 81 119 South W L T Pct. PF PA Carolina 3 1 0 .750 97 66 Tampa Bay 3 1 0 .750 122 105 New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 94 69 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 78 128 West W L T Pct. PF PA Arizona 4 0 0 1.000 140 85 L.A. Rams 4 1 0 .800 145 116 SAN FRAN 2 2 0 .500 107 102 Seattle 2 3 0 .400 120 126 Week 5 Thursday’s Game L.A. Rams 26, Seattle 17 Sunday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Washington, 10 a.m. New England at Houston, 10 a.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Buffalo New England Miami N.Y. Jets

Denver at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Cleveland at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago at Las Vegas, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Buffalo at Kansas City, 5:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Indianapolis at Baltimore, 5:15 p.m. Week 6 Thursday, Oct. 14 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17 Miami vs. Jacksonville, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 6:30 a.m. Kansas City at Washington, 10 a,.m. L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Detroit, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 10 a.m. Arizona at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Las Vegas at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at New England, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Pittsburgh, 5:20 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18 Buffalo at Tennessee, 5:15 p.m. Byes — SAN FRANCISCO, Atlanta, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets

Prep Monticello Empire League Overall League W L T PF PA W L T PF PA Vanden 6 1 0 284 111 2 0 0 83 14 Vacaville 5 2 0 225 61 2 0 0 92 0 Rodriguez 6 1 0 209 98 1 1 0 53 53 Wood 5 2 0 197 164 1 1 0 47 60 Armijo 1 6 0 94 254 0 2 0 20 77 Fairfield 0 6 0 13 236 0 2 0 0 91 Sierra Delta League Overall League W L T PF PA W L T PF PA Esparto 4 1 0 231 91 3 0 0 161 35 Linden 3 4 0 176 267 1 0 0 46 30 Vaca Chr. 6 1 0 189 65 2 1 0 94 59 Highlands 1 5 0 52 267 1 2 0 26 105 G. Sierra 0 1 0 22 34 0 0 0 0 0 Rio Vista 2 4 0 144 112 0 2 0 36 52 San Juan 0 5 0 12 218 0 2 0 6 88 Friday’s Games Vacaville 49, Armijo 0 Vanden 48, Fairfield 0 Wood 33, Rodriguez 25 Rio Vista 1, Golden Sierra 0, forfeit Vacaville Christian 42, Highlands 6 Linden 1, San Juan 0, forfeit Firebaugh 56, Linden 26 Bye — Esparto Friday, Oct. 15 Wood at Armijo, 7:30 p.m. (homecoming) Rodriguez at Fairfield, 7:30 p.m. Vanden at Vacaville, 7:30 p.m. Linden at Esparto, 7 p.m. Golden Sierra at Highlands, 7 p.m. San Juan at Vacaville Christian, 7 p.m. Rio Vista at St. Patrick/St. Vincent, 7 p.m.

From Page A10 “Overall we got a big win,” said Falcons coach Darla Williams, whose team improved to 10-11 overall, 3-0 in the Bay Valley Conference. “It was a battle from start to finish.” Dani Rydjord delivered 20 kills, 11 digs and was 25-of-26 on serves with four aces; Chris Rigney Cruz added 10 kills and three aces; Mylei Moli had 10 kills and a block; Sammy Brown chipped in nine kills and 15 digs; Kailyn Kaiser contributed 17 digs and three aces; and Gina Garlic chipped in five kills and a block. Solano plays at College of Marin on Wednesday.

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Marin’s two goals lift Falcons past 49ers ROCKVILLE — Dakota Marin did the scoring while goalkeeper Bailey Erbland and the defense did the rest as the Solano Community College women’s soccer team won its third straight match with a 2-0 shutout of Yuba, Friday. Marin netted an unassisted goal in the 40th minute with Shane-Nicole Sheppard assisting on her second tally in the 63rd minute as Solano improved to 5-5 overall, 4-1 in the Bay Valley Conference. Earlier in the week, Marin and Sheppard combined to score four goals as Solano outscored Contra Costa 3-1 in both halves of a 6-2 road victory, Tuesday. Marin got her goals in the ninth and 52nd minutes, assisted by Kayla Herman and Savannah Crews, respectively, while Sheppard found the net in the 43rd and 70th minute with assists from Herman on the first, Marin and Amber Morales on the second. The other goals for Solano came in the 17th minute by Herman, assisted by Morales, and in the 88th minute by Morales off a free kick. Fatima Guzman, Erbland and Jessica Biasotti all split time in goal.

BASEBALL MLB Playoffs Wild Card Games Tuesday’s Game AL: Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 Wednesday’s Game NL: L.A. Dodgers 3, St. Louis 1 League Division Series Thursday’s Games Houston 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 0 Friday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO 4, L.A. Dodgers 0, SAN FRANCISCO leads 1-0 Houston 9, Chicago White Sox 4, Houston, leads 2-0 Milwaukee 2, Atlanta 1 Boston 14, Tampa Bay 6, series tied 1-1 Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at SAN FRANCISCO, (n) Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 0, series tied 1-1 Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:07 p.m. Houston at Chicago White Sox, 5:07 p.m. Monday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at L.A. Dodgers, 6:37 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 10:07 a.m. Houston at Chicago White Sox, 12:37 p.m., if necessary Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:07 p.m. Tuesday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at L.A. Dodgers, 6:07 p.m., if necessary Milwaukee at Atlanta, 2:07 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 Boston at Tampa Bay, 2:07 p.m., if necessary Chicago White Sox at Houston, 6:07 p.m., if necessary Thursday, Oct. 14 L.A. Dodgers at SAN FRANCISCO, 6:07 p.m., if necessary Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2:07 p.m., if necessary

HOCKEY NHL Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at Vegas, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

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Prep girls golf

Balanced Bulldogs get win over Wood FAIRFIELD — The Vacaville High girls golf team had its four top players shoot within five shots of each other en route to a score of 248 in its match with Will C. Wood at Paradise Valley Golf Course, Thursday. Brooke Williams led with a 44, followed by Kelsey Hobbs and Rossy Gonsalez at 47, Alanna Castillo at 49, Raquel McGrath at 61 and Katie McMahon at 62. The Wildcats had two players take the course, Yasmuir Gaerlan at 72 and Sophia Cunha at 77.

Prep volleyball

Vacaville earns 3-1 victory over Armijo FAIRFIELD — Mea Todd and Emma Johnson ran the offense with 17 and 16 assists, respectively, as the Vacaville High volleyball team shook off a second-set loss for a 25-17, 21-25, 25-12, 25-11 victory over Armijo at E. Gary Vaughn Gymnasium, Thursday. Also for the Monticello Empire League-leading Bulldogs (18-3, 11-1), Alexa Simmons led the offense with 11 kills; Mackenzie Godden added seven kills, while Emma Bayer had six; Godden tallied four blocks; Kyra Gosset led the defense with 10 digs and 15 service receptions; Malia DeCelle was 15-of-15 behind the service line with one ace; Godden was 13-of-13 with one ace; and Todd was 11-of-11 with five aces. Vacaville’s JV team won 25-5, 25-8 as Hannah Roderick had five aces, followed by Serena Ayala with three and Ashley Chiong with three kills. The Bulldogs freshmen

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team pitched a shutout in the first set en route to a 25-0, 25-5 win. Nora Brazelton served all 25 points in the opening set, while Jada Madamba had four aces and three kills.

Elementary/middle school football

Suisun Valley blanks Dan O. Root, 38-0 FAIRFIELD — The Suisun Valley K-8 School flag football team got a 60-yard scoring run by Cade Snoke and never looked back in capturing a 38-0 win over Dan O. Root II Health and Wellness Academy, Tuesday. Quarterback Morgan Eikenberry scored two touchdowns and also threw a TD pass that was caught in the back of the end zone by Nate Parkinson. Blocking was solid, led by center Jack Lucido, Martin Elliot and Jack Green. The defense got into the scoring act with Maze Salerno and Cashton Cervantes, each with long interception returns for touchdowns. Also excelling on defense were Nella Phillips and Ty Martinez.

Elementary/middle school volleyball

Dragons rally to top Roadrunners, 2-1 FAIRFIELD — After dropping the first set, the Suisun Valley K-8 School volleyball team rallied for a 2-1 victory over Dan O. Root II Health and Wellness Academy, Tuesday. The Dragons got excellent play from Grace Daly, Jessie Phillips, Marli Thompson and Malena Gangi with the final set featuring several long rallies.

Golf

PVE Moaners and Groaners MONTHLY TOURNAMENT 1, Dick Crocker, Jim Graham, Kimmie McCann, Fred Williamson, 71. 2, Bud Ross, Don Campbell, Doug Fisher, Ginny Caspersen, 76. 3, Dick Youngflesh, Frank Connolly, Myrna DeMartino, Christine Williamson, 82. 4, Bill Combest, Jack Godsey, Jim Solar, Bob McCoy, 84. Low putts team: Dick Crocker, Jim Graham, Kimmie McCann, Fred Williamson, 24. PVE putting champion for September: Tom DeMartino.

Niners Flight 1 Handicaps 8-13 1, Rene Romiski, net 30*. 2, Genny Lopez, net 30*. 3, Barbara James, net 31. 4, Mona Begell, net 33. Flight 2 Handicaps 14-15 1, Chris Robertson, net 32. 2, Nancy Schlesinger, net 33*. 3, Kitty Lockwood, net 33*. 4, Sandy Latchford, net 34. Flight 3 Handicap 18-19 1, Marge Tye, net 30. 2, Cathy Treece, net 31*. 3, Ann Rollin, net 31*. 4, Marilyn Weaver, net 33. 5, Liz Dykstra, net 34. Flight 4 Handicaps 21-22 1, Kay Williams, net 30*. 2, Pat Alvestad, net 30*. 3, Julie Smith, net 32. Flight 5 Handicaps 23-25 1, Diana Choate, net 34. 2, Jodene Nolan, net 35. 3, Rosie McCown, net 38. Chip-ins: Jodent Nolan, No. 15; Genny Lopez, Nos. 10 and 11.

Rio Vista Women’s Golf Club EVERYTHING BUT PUTTS Flight 1 1, Lynn Traver, net 32. 2, Pam Fashing, net 37. 3, Jackie Evans, net 39. 4, Marian Bard, net 40. Flight 2 1, Jan Benner, net 32. 2 (tie), Paula Davis and Linda VanNieuwburg, net 41. 4, Joan Rexford, net 43. Closest to pin No. 4: Pam Fashing 12 -1½.

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Wood: Lewis leads JV team to victory

Vikings: Win big

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added scoring runs of 45 and 17 in the fourth. “He told me I needed to step up and they would put the ball in my hands,” Olaes said of Tilford. “I said, ‘I got you.’ That’s crazy. I’ve never had that many carries in my life.” Clay had a 33-yard field goal earlier in the first quarter. In the third, he hauled in a 32-yard touchdown pass from Tilford down the right sideline. “Beating a 6-0 team is huge,” Wood head coach Jacob Wright said. “They did a lot of things right and never gave up. We just tried to do what they gave us and we ran the ball really well.” Rodriguez scored for the first time in the second quarter. Meadows connected with Jamoryon Johnson for a 67-yard touchdown. The Mustangs

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Rodriguez’s Cameron Holcomb, left, evades Will C. Wood’s Camren Intermesoli to score a touchdown during a football game at Will C. Wood High in Vacaville, Friday. trailed 9-7 at the half but managed two touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 19-16 lead. Leroy Bryant picked off a Tilford pass for the Mustangs and ran it back for an 85-yard pick six that really seemed to change the game’s momentum. Meadows had a 49-yard touch-

down pass to Jeremiah Hill in the third quarter before connecting with Hill again in the fourth for the 17-yarder. Meadows finished 14-for-25 with an interception and three touchdown passes. Johnson had four catches for 90 yards and Hill had eight catches for 82. The Mustangs rushing

attack was limited to a net 35 yards. Wood upped its record to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the MEL. Rodriguez will be at Fairfield next Friday, while Wood travels to Armijo. Wood won the junior varsity game 22-6 over Rodriguez. Quarterback Derek Lewis had a touchdown run and two touchdown passes. Lecorey Collins and Randy Chalmers had touchdown receptions. Keylen Highbaugh had a touchdown catch for Rodriguez off a pass from Dylan Burk. Both JV teams are 4-2 overall. Wood improved to 2-0 in MEL action and Rodriguez fell to 1-1.

49ers: TE George Kittle placed on IR From Page A10 6.1 yards per carry. “Right now, obviously, there’s still some concern,” Young said on KNBR. “And you can see it in the play. You can why there’s some concern. The ball’s flying around. It’s like five feet over someone on a slant. It’s chaotic. But because it’s familiar to me – I don’t know if it’s going to work out like me – (but) when I watched him I was like, ‘Hey, that is something I can build off of.’” How will this go? The 49ers are clearly buckling up for a wild ride. “You know,” McDaniel said, “that there are going to be some hiccups along the road.” Said Shanahan of

the QB who’s thrown 659 passes (33 more than Atlanta’s Matt Ryan had in 2020) since high school: “He’ll see some things out there that he’s never seen before.” And Lance’s teammates realize they might be required to step up with a starting QB who will almost certainly have down moments. The difficulty of Lance’s task was compounded Saturday when All-Pro tight end George Kittle (calf) was placed on injured reserve. “Hopefully we can kind of rally around him if we need to,” Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams said. “And make his job a little easier on him.” Lance’s first start is filled with excitement

and anticipation because the possibilities – from an afternoon of errors to a coming-of-age performance – appear limitless. The situation smacks of 2012 when another young, unrefined, mobile QB – Colin Kaepernick, in his second season – was shoved into his first start in place of injured starter Alex Smith. Kaepernick had also looked choppy the previous week in relief of Smith, but he put on a passing clinic in a 32-7 dismantling of the Bears. After the game, coach Jim Harbaugh, still appeared stunned, as if he’d spent four quarters watching the ghost of Sammy Baugh, as he spoke glowingly of Kaepernick’s unexpected

performance. Of course, Kaepernick was so good that season that he never let go of Smith’s starting job. And Lance can create a similar situation if he dazzles Sunday in the desert. Even a loss, which would drop the 49ers to 2-3, could move Shanahan closer to starting Lance with an eye toward 2022. “Jimmy’s so much more polished,” Young said. “And the idea of getting to the Super Bowl right now would feel like – Jimmy’s the best bet because he’s more polished. But you can feel the power, and the athleticism and the opportunity with Trey. You can feel it. And you want to see more of it.”

the second half was a 26-yard touchdown pass from Dimes to Jaxon Clark with 4½ minutes to go in the third quarter. With fewer than half the number of players Vanden had in uniform, offensive milestones were rare and modest for the Falcons, who never made it into Vikings territory. Fairfield got its first first down of the game – on its only thirddown conversion – on an 8-yard keeper by Isaiah Pacheco late in the third quarter. Their other first down came on a 20-yard run by Jeremiah Cardwell that allowed him to finish in positive yardage with 21 yards on 16 carries. The Falcons finished with the same number of yards they had during the pregame coin flip, zero yards on 28 carries with incompletions on their three pass attempts. Dimes wound up 6-of-11 for 156 yards, while East caught two passes for 61 yards and Michael Belk had two receptions for 49 yards. The Vikings rushed for 102 yards, led by Elijah Fisherman with 29 yards and Jordan Lopez with 26. Murphy had praise for the Falcons and their coach, Merwin Matsukado. “I felt like they played hard and you can tell they’re working hard over there,” Murphy said. “So a lot of credit to coach Mats and his coaching staff and the effort that his

team put in.” Matsukado, a former Vanden assistant, likewise appreciated the efforts of his players during a difficult time. “This group of kids is good, they’re great kids,” the coach said. “Are we the most talented out there? No, not at all. But do we have some talent on the team? Yeah, we do. That’s what we try to do. We try to let them run, let them play. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as it seems. But it’s just steps that we’ve got to take. I’m trying to make the right ones. I’m trying to keep my JV team intact as much possible, you know, my sophomores and my freshmen, Those are the kids that are going to be the future coming in. And those are going to be the kids that are going to put the work in over the summer.” In the JV game, Steven Buresh scored two touchdowns in the first quarter to lead the Vanden JV team to a 37-22 win over Fairfield. The Vikings (7-0, 2-0) also got touchdowns from Isaiah Lacy, Ugene Jackson and Chris Clark, as well as a field goal by Joshua Richardson. Fairfield (3-4, 0-2) got touchdown passes from Willie Nickson to Jamal Williams and Josh Tucker, as well as a TD from Tre’Von Moten. Their 22 points were more than Vanden had given up in its previous six games combined (13). While Vanden is at Vacaville next week, Fairfield hosts Rodriguez.

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FAIRFIELD — The 2021 Authors Luncheon is live. The 21st annual event will occur from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at The Clubhouse at Rancho Solano, 3250 Rancho Solano Parkway. The featured authors are: Alexandra Boiger, a New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator as well as the creator of the “Max and Marla” books. She grew up in Munich and studied graphic design at the

Fachhochschule Augsburg. A career in feature animation at Warner Bros. and DreamWorks first brought her to the U.K. and finally to the U.S. Many of the books she worked on focus on social justice and the breaking down of stereotypes includ- boiger ricHmond paris ing the “She Persisted” latest novel is the Silicon Valley books by Chelsea Clinton. Learn more at https:// thriller, “The Wonder Test.” Her books have been pubalexandraboiger.com. Michelle Richmond, also lished in 30 languages. A native a New York Times bestsell- of Alabama, she has lived in ing author, has written eight the Bay Area since 1999, with novels and story collections. Her a recent two-year stint in Paris.

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Learn more at http://michelle richmond.com. William H. Paris Jr., better known as “Bubba” Paris, was the San Francisco 49ers first draft choice in 1982. He played with them for nine years; eight

of which he started at left tackle. In those nine years, they won three Super Bowl Championships, eight Western Division Titles and played in five NFC Championship games. a sideHe was line reporter for CBS covering 49ers and Raiders preseason football. He cohosted the 49ers preview show for KPIX Channel 5. Paris also had a segment on the 49ers Total Access Show call “Cooking with Bubba.” See Authors, Page B3

Fairfield man releases his first book for children Amy Maginnis-Honey

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FAIRFIELD — Theodore Valentine’s book, “Adventures of Lexi the Giraffe & Friends: Lexi Goes to School,” is a family affair. It was released over the summer. The inspiration surfaced in June 2016, as Sandie Valentine, his wife, was arranging a baby shower for the couple’s oldest daughter. Sandie Valentine asked her youngest daughter, Alexia Valentine, to create a baby shower guest book everyone could sign and it could be framed. The creation was a young giraffe holding a bouquet of balloons that everyone can sign. “The minute I saw the giraffe, it took me back to the time when our daughters were children and viewed the world through the innocent eyes of a child, and how much Alexia always loves giraffes,” Theodore Valentine shared in an email. “I turned to my wife and said, ‘This should be a children’s book about an adventure of life experiences through the innocent eyes of our children.’ ” His wife suggested he write it. That set “Adventures of Lexi the Giraffe & Friends,” the series, in motion. Sandie Valentine edited the book. Alexia Valentine was the illustrator. She now works for Nickelodeon. “It created a different set of dynamics, with us all working together and balancing our opinions and ideas,” Theodore Valentine shared in an email. “It gave us a living example of how three people could look at the same writing and have three completely different pictures in our minds. It was fun and exciting. “It had challenges and I believe it motivated us to be excited about the next books to come, an array of different life experiences and creating fun and teachable moments through the exciting journey,” the author wrote. Valentine said he envisions it being a series of 10 books. The second book, “Adventures of Lexi the Giraffe & Friends: Fruit and Vegetable Extravaganza,” is being written. “Adventures of Lexi the Giraffe” is his second book published through Author House Publishing. His first, in 2008, See Book, Page B3

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SUISUN CITY — It’s a series of firsts for the 2021 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Suisun City. The 2021 edition is on film for the first time. That film will make one stop, the first time in Solano County, for three screenings Oct. 23 at Suisun’s Harbor Theater. A special screening is slated Oct. 22 for about 150 youth involved in the city’s after-school programs. For many of the children, it could be the first time they have seen such an event, said the city’s Recreation, Parks and Marina director, Kris Lofthus. Suisun City resident Aaron Sencil (VnA Gingy’s House) has been involved with the festival for more than 20 years, including as a performer and volunteer. He helped with some of the set

Preview The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival on Film Noon, 3 and 7 p.m. Oct. 23 Harbor Theater, 720 Main St. www.suisunharbortheater.org www.worldartswest.org/san-franciscoethnic-dance-festival.html

design for the film, with donations of items such as empty tuna cans from Suisun City residents. He also designed the programs and T-shirts. Sencil connected Māhealani Uchiyama, an artistic director with the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, with Suisun City Mayor Lori Wilson. Uchiyama is the author of “The Mbira.” Sencil did the illustrations.

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Uchiyama stopped by Suisun City Hall in September and presented Wilson with a copy of the book and a mbira, an instrument made of a wooden soundboard and hammered metal keys. Uchiyama played the instrument inside of Suisun City Hall. Every one hearing it thought a CD was playing as the sound was so true, Wilson said. Wilson saw it as the first step to a diversity festival, something she said she would love the city to host. The city’s strength is built on its diversity, she said. The plea to bring the film here included the fact that Sencil is the only Solano County resident involved in the festival. The pair got an affirmative reply and the arrangements were See Dance, Page B3

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director, hold posters for the upcoming San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival.

FAIRFIELD — The Roman poet Ovid said, “First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe’ three times.” For former Fairfield, now Vacaville resident, Alexia Valentine, she believed and is now loud, as in being a production assistant for Nickelodeon on the animated series, “The Loud House.” It’s been a blast, she wrote in an email to the Daily Republic. Valentine is now in the early stages of working on “The Loud House” comic series, graphic novels that are based on the show.

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This is one of Alexia Valentine’s creations. The animated show focuses on Lincoln Loud, the only brother in a house with five older sisters and five younger sisters. His secret to surviving in the Loud House? Always have a plan. Valentine was hired over

the summer by the network. Valentine previously was the head embroiderer at Oh Shirt Yeah in Vacaville. “I learned so much about art and management in my time there,” she shared in the email. Valentine served as illustrator for her father Theodore Valentine’s book, “Adventures of Lexi the Giraffe & Friends: Lexi Goes To School,” which was just released. While 2020 was a scary time, 2021 has changed her life for the better, she said. When she got the Nickelodeon job offer, her dream of working in the animation industry was realized. “Being a freelance artist

on the side, and working with the artists at Nickelodeon really brings my hobbies and skills into all aspects of my life,” Valentine wrote. “Along with my boyfriend (Mario Flores), who works on arcade machines, we are extremely happy in the wild year of 2021 with our five chickens, three ducks, three cats, two chameleons, and one dog. For two animal-loving, cartoon nerds, we are as happy as can be.” Valentine creates a variety of characters. On the internet, she runs a business, attends conventions and craft fairs as well as work as a freelance illustration. See Life, Page B3

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Book From Page B1 is “Breaking Through: A Common Sense Guide to Losing Weight and Keeping It Off.” “That was another attempt of mine to give back, and share some of the knowledge that I have learned during the ’80s choreographing routines for competitive bodybuilders,” he wrote. “Including my wife Sandie who in 1984 won the titles of Mrs. Western America, Mrs. Michelangelo and Mrs. California (Short Class).” Valentine grew up in Southern California. His father died when he was 5. The impact was profound on his mother. He felt she never recov-

Dance From Page B1 set in motion. “It strikes a chord with every person whose culture has been misappropriated,” Wilson said of the film. Bringing the film to Suisun City fits in perfectly with the direction of the Recreation, Parks and Marina Arts Commission, Loftus said. The goal is to bring all types of art, from performance to visual. The movie could be something that sparks creativity in youth, he said. The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival

Authors From Page B1 He writes a column for a magazine and three newspapers. He is the author of “Born For This Moment.” He is also an ordained minister serving as an evangelist. Learn more at www. bubbaparis.com. A native of New Orleans, Alice WilsonFried attended Tulane University and later worked in public relations at the Delta Queen Steamboat Company. For the past 30 years, she has lived in California, first

ered from losing the love of her life. The family moved around the Los Angeles area, including South Central, where Valentine witness the Watts Riots in his youth, and East Los Angeles. He met his wife at Berendo Junior High School, the oldest intermediate school continuously in operation in Los Angeles. They have been married for almost 45 years. Theodore Valentine started a career in music as a rock bassist by night and a classical cellist by day. His background, besides music, has included repro graphics (engineering and architectural photography), financial services, banking and now as a director in Adult Mental Health.

His advice for fellow authors? The most important thing is to get your book written, and that there are a lot of self-

publishing opportunities available to assist in getting your book on the market until other opportunities become available. The response to the “Adventures of Lexi the Giraffe & Friends: Lexi Goes to School” has been spot on, he said. One mom sent him a picture of her 21-yearold daughter who had just purchased a copy of the book for herself. A grandmother told him she purchased a book for her grandchild. However, after reading the story, she decided to keep the book and order an additional copy for her grandchild. The book is currently available on websites like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Author House and via www.theodore valentine.com.

Film is set in unique settings around the Bay Area (Sencil was on hand during some of the filmings) to experience inspiring dance, spoken word and music. It features Darius Simpson, spoken word; Denmis Bain Savigne and Angel Yoel Mulen-Robert, rumba from Cuba; Eddie Madril, Native American hoop dance; Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco; son jarocho, music from Mexico; Halau o Keikiali’i, Hula Kahiko from Hawaii; Lahydi Dance Collective, Djun Djun & Dance from Guinea; Miriam Peretz, dance inspired by Sufi poetry and devotional whirling from Iran

and Turkey; Molodi, stepping and body percussion; Mythili Kumar Abhinaya Dance of Company of San Jose; and Bharatanatyam from South India. The event is sponsored by the office of the mayor. Also playing key roles in getting the film in Suisun City are Tyler Wilson, Recreation, Parks, and Marina and art commissioner and Suisun City screening project manager; Tia Madison, Harbor Arts Theater representative; and Kristina Waggoner, a representative of The Salvation Army Kroc Center. Covid-19 protocols will be in place at Harbor Theater. Capacity will be

capped at 65% with staggered seating times. The Harbor Theater will sell concessions. Organizers are working on additional deals in the Old Town area with merchants. World Arts West will get 35% of the proceeds. The rest goes to Friends of Suisun Recreation, a nonprofit. A trailer can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=58xyySW4Zkk. You can view Sencil’s T-shirt design for the festival at http://bit.ly/ SFEDF_tshirt. “Art sparks the imagination and invention,” Wilson said.

in Alameda County then moving to Vacaville after the death of her husband, Frank Fried, in 2016. She is the mother of two, the stepmother of two and the grandmother of nine. She has three published works: “Menopause, Sisterhood and Tennis,” the first of a mystery trilogy called “Outside Child,” set in New Orleans, and “One Drop,” the second installment that has the main characters caught in the middle of murder and mayhem while struggling to escape Hurricane Katrina. “Outside Child” received the 2008 Silver Award for Excellence in

Independent Publishing and was named finalist in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award. Learn more at www. alicewilsonfried.com. Claire Splan, a freelance writer and editor, is the author of the awardwinning “California Month-by-Month Gardening,” “California Fruit and Vegetable Gardening” and “Not-So-Hot Tomatoes: Growing Delicious Tomatoes in Cooler Climates.” A member of the Garden Writers Association, she writes about gardening on her blog, An Alameda Garden, and has written for several garden-related websites. Splan has done pre-

sentations on various gardening topics at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, the UC Botanical Garden, the Los Angeles County Arboretum, the Southern California Spring Garden Show and numerous garden clubs and other venues. In addition to garden writing, Splan writes short fiction and nonfiction. She’s currently working on a narrative nonfiction book about a 1901 shipwreck. Find out more at www. clairesplan.com. For tickets to the Authors Luncheon, visit ht t p s: //s ol a n ol ibr a r y foundation.org/events.

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Life From Page B1 “All while working full-time at Nickelodeon,” she wrote. “Though it is a lot of work, I get to create very different characters for all of my different artistic outlets,” Valentine wrote. “From cute little characters on a T-shirt saying ‘Happy Halloween’ to mermaids who trade fish with humans for soda pop, I get to really flow my creativity. “My favorite project right now is a team of athletes who race on the backs of their dinosaur companions.” Daily Republic readers met Valentine in 2012 as she dreamed of a career in animation. The industry has changed since, particularly in the past few years. “The constant move to more digital ways of creating keeps us all on our toes. Twenty years ago we were still working mostly on paper,” she wrote. “Sure 3-D was beginning to thrive and make big advancements, but all the work that goes into TV shows, like production, designs, and even notes, were comfortable in the pen and paper world animation built.” Today she finds it amazing she can sit at her desk in Vacaville, hop into a video call with a co-worker in New Jersey, as well as their boss in Southern California. The meeting involves showing each other artwork, ideas, changes, full animated scenes and to chat about it. “Instead of a team meeting in a room and drawing on Post-it Notes, we are meeting from around the country to create polished, finished projects by lunch,” she wrote. “I can’t wait to see what virtual reality brings to the animation industry.”

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Forgive your abuser, let living well be your revenge be with me. Dear Annie: I am a I didn’t want any of 52-year-old man who this, but that was all I came to this country knew at 16. I eventuwhen I was 15. I met this friend, “Tom,” when I ally married my abuser was in high school, and I when I was in my early spent a lot of time at his 20s. During our marhouse when I was 16. riage, I could have and His mom, “Diane,” should have left. I stayed was very kind to me, Annie Lane because she had been and she was 39 years old brainwashing me since Dear Annie at the time. She would I was 16 to love her take me home after a visit. One and only her. night, when she was taking me Fast-forward to 2019; Diane home, she stopped the car and divorced me because she molested me. found someone else who is still From then on, Diane would married and 15 years younger molest me quite often. She than she is. started brainwashing me and Now I miss my own family manipulating me, saying that and keep thinking about how I didn’t need anyone but her. she robbed me of my teenage So I disowned my family and years and years afterward. moved in with this family. My question is: Is there anyDiane divorced her husband to thing I can do legally to hold

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her accountable for the molestation since there is no statute of limitations on sexual abuse? — Loss and Regret Dear Loss and Regret: I am so sorry that you had to encounter such a horrible, manipulative person when you were young and vulnerable. No child – and child is what you were – should have to suffer that type of abuse. You sound like you have had some good therapy because you see now that her behavior was truly manipulative and intended to brainwash you. My guess is that your healing and self-care journey will last a lifetime, but that will only make life more joyful. What we put in, we get out of this life. Of course, you miss your family, and that is what the healing is for. Tell them that

all the time – how much you missed them. You can’t go back to the past, but you can look to the future. There is a reason the rearview mirror is a lot smaller than the forward-facing windshield. Look toward the future and, as much as you can, forgive your perpetrator and forgive the young boy who didn’t know any better. Once you give yourself that gift, you will feel lighter and less angry. As for legal recourse, I’m not sure. I will print this letter in hopes that an attorney who specializes in this type of law might write to me. But seeking legal action and having to relive all the trauma again and again might not be the best way for you to move forward. The best revenge is living well, so continue to stay committed to that course.

I just read this quote and am hoping it will ring true for you: “The kindest people are not born that way, they are made. They are the sounds that have experienced so much at the hands of life, they are the ones who have dug themselves out of the dark, who have fought to turn every loss into a lesson. The kindest people do not just exist – they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe in goodness, because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary. They have seen firsthand why tenderness is so important in this world.” — Bianca Sparacino Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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Today’s birthday You’ll discover a niche that is a wonderful fit for you. What may seem like fluff and extras to the uninformed will be a source of great interest, a main area of study and a wellspring for fun, relationships and financial success, too. You’ll drop or adopt a life-changing habit at the start of the year. Capricorn and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 55, 38, 2 and 14.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Holding on occupies your hands so nothing else can happen. No giving or receiving and no other work – just maintaining what is already in your grasp. What’s worth holding on to? TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re a study in contrasts – wise as an elder and playful as a child, living in a realistic dream, working playfully and playing like it’s your job. Every facet you embrace makes you more powerful. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The ideas keep coming. The early ones are nothing compared to the later ones, so don’t be too quick to act. Keep the brainstorm session going. The winning choice is the one most likely to benefit many people at once. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The stories that go directly from here to there are too logical to be memorable. Indulge curiosity on your way to the goal. Take advantage of the great and useful pleasure of meandering. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You think you know yourself, but it’s just a theory. Theories need proof. You’re not proving yourself to anyone. You’re proving yourself because it’s exciting to create the evidence of who you are. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your thoughts want to be embodied, so express them in movement. Does it feel silly or strike you as nonsense? Then you’re on the right track. It’s not meant to make sense; it’s meant to integrate the mind-body connection. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Relationships are as healthy as their communication systems. All lines are open and clear. No translation will be necessary on your end; you understand perfectly what is being exchanged. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are ambitious plans in the making. Now is the time to pose the honest question: Why this? There are many ways to fulfill your needs, some of which will be easier and less expensive than your original plan. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Opportunity comes knocking, but so will solicitors, unwanted visitors and the wind. You don’t know which knocks to answer, so you have to answer them all. Your good fortune will depend on it! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s a difference between presenting an idea and pushing it. Your natural charm disallows for pushing. Your genuine excitement on subjects will radiate and do all the work for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When Walt Whitman wrote, there “will never be any more perfection than there is now,” he made an excellent point. To believe this is to live in perpetual sweetness. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Whether or not you want to do a job will be irrelevant to you. You see what needs to be done and you do it. After it’s completed, you’ll get just how necessary it was. CELEBRITY PROFILES: The film director Ed Wood Jr. made an unforgettable mark on the film industry even though critics largely regarded his films as models of terrible filmmaking. Libra’s joyous artistic spirit was alive in his main creative aim to make people happy regardless of the resources or talent available to him. So impactful were his efforts that he’s revered in the Woodism religion of The Church of Ed Wood. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

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Rates of SIDS are higher for African American/Black and Native American infants than other groups. Always place baby on its

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udden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the sudden and unexpected death of an infant within the first year of life. The exact cause of SIDS is unknown, but there are ways to reduce the risk of SIDS. Research in the 1990s determined that infants who were put to sleep on their backs were less likely to die of SIDS. A national education campaign known as “Back to Sleep” helped get the word out that infants should always be put to sleep on their backs, every time they sleep, including naps. Within a decade, SIDS deaths had fallen by half. But since then, rates of SIDS deaths have showed little further decline, and according to 2019 data, the most recent national data available, SIDS still accounts for 1 out of 3 infant deaths. Bed-sharing has also been identified as a risk factor for SIDS. Infants who sleep in an adult bed may be suffocated by pillows or blankets or may not be able to keep their face clear of an adult mattress, which is usually much softer than an approved infant mattress. Sleeping adults may also accidentally roll over or overlie an infant. The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on safe sleep recommend that parents and caregivers share a room with their baby, but not the same bed. The baby sleeps on his or her back in a separate sleep space with

a firm mattress without soft objects. Instead of blankets, the baby should be dressed in a sleep sack or other clothes to keep warm. Research also suggests that some infants are at higher risk than others. Rates of SIDS are higher for African American/Black and Native American infants than other groups. Although the reasons for this are not always clear, many families face underlying inequities that may contribute, including unequal access to affordable housing and jobs, lack of access to health care or distrust of the health care system, higher degree of exposure to environmental pollutants, and stress. A review of Solano County’s recent fetal and infant death data showed that: n From 2014 to 2020, 36 infants have died from SIDS or sleep-related deaths. n African American/Black infants are more than two times more likely to die before their first birthday compared to all other infants in Solano County. n Six infants were lost to SIDS or sleep-related deaths in 2020, and all were from ethnic minority backgrounds. n Many SIDS and sleep-related infant deaths in Solano County involve co-sleeping with adults or other children either on a bed or alternative surface such as a couch or sofa. These findings emphasize the need to continue to assist all families in accessing basic assistance, medical care, and mental health and social services they may need. Health care providers should also be sensitive to the challenges faced by many families in trying to imple-

ment safe sleep recommendations. For example, families without stable housing may not have access to a crib or other infant sleep space if they are temporarily staying with friends or family or are staying in a motel. Caregivers and pediatricians can work together in these circumstances to think of other ways to reduce risk, for example finding another firm surface for the baby to sleep on, such as a safe space on the floor. When possible, Solano Maternal Child Adolescent Health Bureau recommends the following safe sleep and risk reduction practices for all parents and families with infants: n Place baby on its back in a separate sleep surface near but not in parents’ bed. n Clear the baby’s sleep environment of soft objects, including blankets, pillows, toys and mobiles. n Share the room, but not a bed. n Avoid soft surfaces such as couches, sofas and futons. n Encourage breast-feeding, which is a protective factor against SIDS and provides health benefits to both mother and baby. n Encourage prenatal visits throughout pregnancy. n Avoid smoking tobacco during pregnancy and around infants. n Encourage use of strollers and car seat devices for safe travel and not routine sleep. For more information and safe sleep educational resources, call 784-8397. Kristine Lalic is a health education specialist with Solano Public Health.

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Trust in God Almighty G all things are subservient od Almighty has created this world to the order of God. with a cause-andWe have to follow the effect system. Fire will rules of God because burn and water this world is based on the will drown. means. First, we have to But trust in God means adopt the means, then that fire only burns when place our trust in God. God Almighty orders it Trust means to to burn and water only Imam Faridbeg hand over one’s task to drowns when God allows someone else, like an Mirza it to drown. The ultimate advocate or a representaReligious view command is in the hands tive who fulfills the task of God, not in the material of the client in his best interest. things of this world. The great philosopher Everything in this world Mohammad Gazali said: “There is under the control of God are three qualities of a reliable Almighty. He causes and representative: creates the effect in things. God “n They should have the said, “Whoever has trust in correct and proper knowledge God, then he will suffice him, and understanding “of the affairs verily God will accomplish his of their client. purpose, indeed God has set the “n Have power and authority measure for all things.” (Chapter to execute the task. 65, Verse 3) “n Act in the best manner Trust is the reality of the relationship between the servant and and interest of the person he is representing. the creator. If a person has put “So God Almighty is the best trust in God, then problems of representative.” the world will not affect him. In If a person is handing over all every condition and situation, his worldly affairs to his master and heart will be calm and at peace. creator and puts full trust and Trust in God is a psychologfaith in him, then God has full ical frame of mind. Trust is the spiritual belief of the heart that understanding and all the knowl-

Cardinal: Biden should not be denied Communion

edge of his affairs. God has total power and authority to execute in the favor of his obedient servant and he will execute in the best interest and benefit of his servant because God loves his servants 70 times more than his own mother. Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, “Be eager to obtain what is beneficial for you and seek help from Almighty God and don’t give up.” We are facing so many challenges in our daily lives. Sometimes it looks like everything is happening against our plan and wish but we shouldn’t give up and shouldn’t be hopeless. We should try our best in every possible way, make all the efforts to get it done, and put total trust in God Almighty. After all, if we can’t get what we we’re trying to get, then think that it was not made for us. It wasn’t destined for us. Trust in God changes our perception, not our actions. Imam Faridbeg Mirza is the fulltime religious director of Masjid Al Noor Islamic Center of Fairfield. He can be reached at Faridbeg@yahoo.com.

The Washington Post A top Vatican cardinal says President Biden should not be denied Communion amid a push by U.S. Catholic bishops to withhold the sacrament from the president because of his support for abortion rights. Cardinal Peter Turkson, who works closely with Pope Francis, said the sacrament, also known as the Eucharist, should “not in any way become a weapon,” and denying it should only occur in “extreme cases.” “If you say somebody cannot receive Communion, you are basically doing a judgment that you are in a state of sin,” Turkson said in an interview with Axios that aired on HBO on Oct. 3. Asked specifically whether “state of sin” applied to Biden, the second Catholic president in the nation’s history, Turkson said no. Turkson heads the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and his comments are

the most specific yet about the religiously observant Biden. Pope Francis was asked last month about the divisive issue, and speaking in general terms, said the decision about granting Communion to politicians who support abortion rights should be made from a pastoral point of view, not a political one. “What should a shepherd do? Be a shepherd and not going around condemning or not condemning,” Francis said. “They must be a shepherd with God’s style. And God’s style is closeness, compassion and tenderness.” While Turkson has no say in the matter, his comments, coupled with Pope Francis’s general remarks, send a clear signal to U.S. Catholic bishops about where the Vatican stands on the issue. U.S. bishops are scheduled to meet next month and discuss whether to deny Communion to Biden and other Catholic politicians like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over their support for abortion rights.

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Right Stuff writer not so right There was a lot of hyperbole in a recent Right Stuff column in the DR, but two areas stood out more than others: claiming Democrats alone are responsible for the country’s budget deficit, and saying that cancelation of the Keystone pipeline “cost about 50,000 direct and indirect high paying jobs and destroyed our energy independence . . . .”. Our country has been running budget deficits for decades now, with budget approval by Congress when either the Democratic or Republican party was in the White House. Neither party has shown any strong desire to rein in our spending. Republicans used to claim they were the fiscally conservative party, then lost that status completely when Donald Trump pushed through tax cuts in 2017 without corresponding spending cuts. Blaming Democrats alone for this fiscal problem is just party politics – blame the other side and try to get people to believe you. It’s laughably inaccurate. The Keystone II pipeline became a political football. Barack Obama suspended it, Trump restarted it and Joe Biden canceled it. The original Keystone pipeline has been operational since 2010 and continues to transport Canadian crude into the U.S. Keystone II was going to be an extension of the original Keystone and was intended to transport more crude from Canada into the U.S. Keystone transports Canadian crude to refineries in the Midwest and Texas, and therefore makes us partly dependent on a foreign country for crude, not making us independent. Cancellation of Keystone II did result in some job losses, but those jobs were quickly replaced on work for other Canadian pipelines that are coming online and expanding. It will not matter over time. The U.S. is slowly curtailing crude consumption anyway. Both GM and Ford have announced plans for all-electric car production next decade, and other foreign car manufacturers are doing the same. Crude is dropping in terms of consumption, just like coal, in favor of renewable power sources. Republicans would be wise to join Democrats and support this trend going forward. John Edwards Fairfield

Soroptimist International celebrates 100th anniversary Soroptimist International members from Solano County received a resolution Sept. 28 from the Solano County Board of Supervisors recognizing Soroptimist International Day in Solano County in celebration of 100 years of service. The Soroptimists of Solano County

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s if California needed another calamity, a pipeline bringing oil into Southern California from an offshore drilling platform ruptured this month, causing an ecological disaster on Orange County beaches and lagoons. The cause of the rupture is still under investigation, but it may be the anchor of a cargo ship, dozens of which are stranded off the Southern California coast because of bottlenecks at major ports. As efforts to minimize the oil spill’s damage continue, its political impact has been immediate, intensifying a longstanding quandary for Gov. Gavin Newsom. While Newsom has often loudly touted California as a leader in decarbonizing its economy to battle climate change, environmental activists have been pushing him to down the state’s substantial Dan Walters shut oil industry. Newsom has paid verbal homage to that goal, but has been unwilling to take more than incremental steps toward it. The new oil spill ramped up the get-oil-out campaign and once again Newsom endorsed it in principle, saying, “As California continues to lead the nation in phasing out fossil fuels and combating the climate crisis, this incident serves as a reminder of the urgent need to usher in a cleaner and greener future that safeguards public health, the economy and our environment.” However, he is clearly not about to substantially speed up the phase-out, telling reporters, “Banning new drilling is not complicated. . . . The deeper question is, how do you transition out and still respect the workforce that, by the way . . . are also working . . . on the capping of these wells.” The latter phrase acknowledges that unionized oil industry workers are a major political impediment to shutting it down. In fact, while California is the nation’s seventh largest oil producing state, we consume roughly three times as much petroleum – principally for cars and other transportation – as we produce, and import enough oil from overseas producers, mostly in the Middle East, to refine a billion-plus gallons of gasoline that we burn each month. Newsom hopes that California motorists will eventually shift to battery-powered vehicles recharged by solar- and wind-generated electricity. But that transition is still in the embryonic stage and is decades off at a minimum. The transition from natural gas-fired power plants to renewable sources is well underway, but has hit a snag. Because the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, wind and solar sources won’t be reliable enough to shoulder the entire load until there is sufficient storage to provide power when renewable generation is unavailable. The most advanced storage strategy is the construction of immense banks of lithium ion batteries, but that depends on having sufficient supplies of lithium, almost all of which is now imported from other countries. California’s electric power supply picture is already precarious as ever-warmer temperatures hike demand for air conditioning. We flirt with shortages every summer and the state has quietly approved temporary increases in natural gas generation to bridge the gap while major power users such as hospitals and industrial plants have been installing large numbers of diesel-powered backup generators. Finally, oil and gas do much more than power cars and electric generation. They are basic resources for countless products Californians use every day including fertilizer for agriculture, they power airliners that carry 15 million passengers each month in the state, and are basic ingredients in paving the roads on which we drive nearly a billion miles each day. Does Newsom want to be the governor who shuts all of that down, or at least makes California’s economy even more expensively dependent on Saudi Arabia and other nations for oil? Probably not.

wish to thank our county supervisors for the recognition. It is greatly appreciated. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization whose mission is to provide women and girls with the access to education and training that they need to achieve economic empowerment. A group of women joined an organization in 1921 in Oakland, called Soroptimist, to work toward strengthening their community. The organization has grown to about 1,300 clubs in 21 countries and territories throughout the world. Solano County has seven clubs: Vallejo (formed in 1939) Central Solano (Fairfield, Suisun, Cordelia, Green Valley), Vacaville and Vacaville Twilight Club (formed in 2017), Dixon, Rio Vista and Benicia. Our Solano County clubs have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to nonprofits and governmental agencies, including the Solano County Office of Education STEM Camp, SafeQuest Solano, The Courage Center 2, Meals on Wheels, the Food Bank or Contra Costa and Solano, Opportunity House, Harvest House, Girls Circle at the Fairfield PAL Center, Fun on the Run, Girls on the Run, free mammograms, leadership for young women by sponsoring Rio Vista, Vacaville and Vallejo High School “S” Clubs for teens, holiday food and gift baskets for families in need, Wreaths Across America, Bids for Kids and more. Identifying Soroptimist programs include the Live Your Dream Award, Ruby Award, Violet Richardson Award, Dream It Be It Programs for girls, the Founder Region Fellowship Award, and multiple local scholarships and programs supporting women and girls. Soroptimist knows that helping women and girls get education, skills and training is a powerful strategy toward achieving economic empowerment. We welcome new members. Jennifer Barton Fairfield

Law penalizes government employees in retirement I am a retired federal employee writing to raise awareness of the devasting effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision experienced by nearly 2 million people. This policy reduces the earned Social Security benefits of local, state and federal retirees who worked in Social Security-covered privatesector employment, and who also earned an annuity from their nonSocial Security covered government employment. The WEP can result in a monthly Social Security benefit that is $498 lower than deserved, causing undue financial distress. Why should we be penalized for working hard for our country? Additionally, spouses are feeling

Gov. Gavin Newsom State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Congressman John Garamendi (3rd District) 2438 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Fairfield Office: 1261 Travis Blvd., Suite 130 Fairfield, CA 94533 707-438-1822

Assemblyman Jim Frazier (11th District) State Capitol Room 3091 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0011 916-319-2011 1261 Travis Blvd., Suite 110 Fairfield, CA 94533 707-399-3011

the burden of the Government Pension Offset, a similar penalty, which prevents them from collecting the Social Security benefits their spouses earned from private-sector jobs due to their public service. The GPO affects 716,662 beneficiaries, 47% of which are widows or widowers, and 83% of whom are women. We rightfully earned these benefits in exchange for our dedication and hard work to the nation and, as such, I am inviting other retirees affected by the WEP and GPO to join me in calling on Congress to repeal these unfair provisions. It’s past time to stop punishing us for our public service and allow for us to collect what we rightfully earned. Andrew Moothart Vacaville

American Rescue Plan The Board of Supervisors will soon consider how to spend the $87 million the county received from the American Rescue Plan. The meeting Tuesday will begin at 6 p.m. and the meeting Oct. 19 will begin at 9 a.m. These will be special meetings specifically to discuss this money. I encourage everyone to listen and participate in the meeting. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address the most pressing issues in our community. You may watch the meeting and call in. You may also email your comments to Clerk@SolanoCounty.com. To find the agenda when it’s posted for information on how to participate, visit: https://www. solanocounty.com/depts/bos/ meetings/videos.asp. Be a part of the decisions on how to spend this once-in-a-lifetime money. Let your voice be heard. Supervisor Monica Brown Fairfield

Newsom ignores First Amendment Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to openly step on the First Amendment except for those state workers whose unions have given Newsom healthy contributions. Those being state prison guards, United States Postal Service workers and anybody else who gives copious amounts of money for extortion. But adolescents, preteens, teenagers don’t have unions to pay off Newsom with extortion funds, so they will suffer, as well as most adults. The pro-abortion folks used for years the mantra “my body-my choice” and it was an accepted judicial calling. But now when people say concerning the jab, “my body-my choice,” it is ignored and stepped upon. So when did our constitutional rights become segregated to the whims of government? Rob Thomas Suisun City

State Sen. Bill Dodd (3rd District) State Capitol Room 5114 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-651-4003 Vacaville District Office: 555 Mason St., Suite 275 Vacaville, CA 95688 707-454-3808

Fairfield City Hall 1000 Webster St. Fairfield, CA 94533 707-428-7400 Suisun City Hall 701 Civic Center Drive Suisun City, CA 94585 707-421-7300 Vacaville City Hall 650 Merchant St. Vacaville, CA 95688 707-449-5100

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KC-46 hangar project progresses at Travis Daily Republic Staff drnews@dailyrepublic.net

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Construction continues at the base for a new three-bay hangar to serve as the base of operations for the new KC-46A Pegasus. Travis Air Force Base is scheduled to receive this latest aircraft in August 2023. It’s the first new aircraft at the base since August 2006. The base’s full anticipated complement of KC-46s is expected by the first quarter of 2025. The KC-46A is designed to boost the air power and mobility operations of the Air Force. The high-capacity aircraft will ultimately displace the KC-10 Extender and replace the KC-135 Stratotanker. Travis was selected as the West Coast home for the Pegasus in January 2017 for several reasons. Basing the KC-46A at Travis requires numerous projects to renovate existing facility space or construct new facilities for mission functions that lacked sufficient resources or did not previously exist.

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A Walsh Construction crewman places a support beam during construction of the KC-46A Pegasus maintenance hangar at Travis Air

Force Base, Sept. 30. The facility will be used for the maintenance and upkeep of Travis Air Force Base’s KC-46 tanker jet inventory.

First-day discount returns for shoppers Travis Air Force Base TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Travis Exchange shoppers can fall into extra savings – 15% on purchases made their first day, to be precise – when they open and use a new Military Star account from Oct. 15-28. The savings will appear as a credit on the first monthly billing statement.

“This limited-time discount is one more way the Military Star card helps shoppers save,” Travis Air Force Base Exchange General Manager Phonda Bishop said in a press release. “The card benefits extend past the first day with everyday savings on food and fuel, as well as financing offers and discounts throughout the year.”

The first-day discount applies to purchases made everywhere the Military Star card is accepted, all exchanges, commissaries, online ShopMyExchange. at com, myNavyExchange. com and ShopCGX. com and more. All honorably discharged veterans who have confirmed their eligibility to shop at Shop-

MyExchange.com can use their new card discount while shopping the Exchange online. The Military Star card is administered by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and is accepted at all military exchanges and For commissaries. more information, visit MyECP.com.

Spotlight on Travis

SrA Navaughn McFadden 60 LRS / Flight Service Center Hometown: Bronx,

New York Duty title: 2S051 / Flight Service Center Journeyman Time at Travis: 2 years 6 months Family: Wife, Amarice Goals: Finish my Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice and make SSgt. Hobbies: Playing sports, shopping, and watching TV series Greatest achievement: Getting coined by Brigadier General Ronal M. Harvell

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Organization makes $5k donation to support Travis families Matt Miller MMiller@dailyrepublic.net

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Base families in need may get a little unexpected assistance this holiday season thanks to the kindness of a national foundation and a Bay Area veterans organization. OneVet OneVoice, a San Francisco-based organization founded by Eddie Ramirez to help veterans and military families in need, donated $5,000 in commissary food cards to various organizations on the base to make the holiday season just a bit brighter. With the partnership of the Cesar E. Chavez American Legion Post 505 of San Francisco, OneVet OneVoice was able to secure a $10,000 grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation. They were able to earmark $5,000 for Travis and another $5,000 to aid veterans through the San Francisco organization. Woodruff is the ABC News

journalist who was severely injured by a roadside bomb explosion during a reporting trip to Iraq. He has slowly been recovering over an extended period. His foundation helps veterans, military personnel and their families “thrive,” according to the mission statement. Ramirez founded OneVet OneVoice in 2013 to help his fellow veterans. He had a 22-year career in the Air Force. The reason to assist Travis personnel was simple for Ramirez. “I’m a local taxpayer, I am a retired master sergeant who was stationed at Travis, and I love my Air Force,” he said. “It’s always a very good feeling to pay back. Hopefully, the pearly gates will now open a bit wider for me.” The Air Force First Sergeants Association on base has helped facilitate the donations. They went out to the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, the USO, the Thrift Shop, the Airmen Leadership School and the Air-

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‘Rosies’ reunite with WWII bomber they helped build Tribune Content Agency KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A veteran of World War II came home to Kansas City for a visit Monday. The veteran was a B-25D Mitchell bomber. The airplane now known as “Rosie’s Reply” landed at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The airport is located just a short hop across the Missouri River from the Fairfax district in Kansas City, Kansas, where the plane was built in the 1940s. Some of those at the airport to welcome the

bomber home were a few of the women who helped build it more than 70 years ago. The iconic image of “Rosie the riveter” came to symbolize all of the women who contributed to the war effort by working in manufacturing plants to build airplanes and other weapons. The women, many now in their 90s, have become known as “Rosies.” This is the first time the plane has been back to Kansas City since it left the North American Aviation plant in the Fairfax district during WWII.

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everal years ago, I ordered a vaccination-like invited an anti-vaccinaprocedure for Revolution advocate to give a tionary War soldiers to talk to doctors in a hospital prevent smallpox. where I served as head of Americans long medical education. embraced disease prevenAt the time, it rather tion through immunization. amazed me to see a In 1855, Massachusetts colleague express implaadopted a state mandate to cable opposition to Scott Anderson vaccinate children against measles-mumps-rubella smallpox. Smallpox was Ask Dr. Scott vaccination. He expressed eradicated in subsequent concern with a reported autism decades, and childhood smallpox causal link, subsequently vaccines were suspended in 1972. The combined tetanus diphdiscredited. Today, I see similar “anti-vax” theria and pertussis vaccination, sentiments in the media, and I am dating to 1948, represents another struggling to understand this surmilestone. Jonas Salk’s polio prising trend. vaccine, approved in 1955 and folSolano County Health physilowed by the oral Sabin vaccine, cian Shandi Fuller appeared on our led to the eradication of poliomyelishow, “Health Focus,” which I host tis in America. for Public Access Television. We In 2019, we did see, tragidiscussed public concerns related cally, 29 cases of wild-type polio to vaccines. in Afghanistan and 146 in PakFor example, the legacy of the istan. Routine poliomyelitis immunization is no longer rouTuskegee syphilis experiments, tinely recommended in the United in which African American men States, however. That reprewere denied treatment for the disease for decades, was discussed sents a triumph. Cervical cancer remains the as a basis for distrust of medical number one cause of cancer death authorities. among women in developing counAs I contemplate the antitries. Prevention of this condition vaccination movement, I also can be achieved by vaccination recognize that there are other against human papilloma virus. issues, which deserve recognition The rapid development of and consideration. Americans do not like being told the Covid-19 vaccines surwhat to do by governmental health prised the public. We surpassed 700,000 American deaths attribauthorities. There is a fear that an uted to the pandemic recently. mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine The 1918 flu pandemic death could alter our DNA. toll was slightly lower, although The vaccines, I note, stimulate our nation’s population at that time the production of T cell immunity was a third of our current figure. against the virus, but do not alter Immunization of younger people, our germline DNA. Why, others ask, vaccinate those and boosters for the elderly, represent emerging Covid-19 trends. who sustain natural infections? Let us address the suggesWhy vaccinate children, given tion that those infected with their low mortality rates? Covid-19 have long-term immunity. Recall that George Washington

Perhaps this observation, probably scientifically valid, argues against vaccination for those previously infected. But does such a circumscribed approach to Covid-19 immunization represent a realistic choice? Doctors’ appointments, blood draws and other potential delays would likely ensue in an effort to document immunity. And to what end? Those surviving an initial Covid-19 infection probably still benefit from subsequent vaccinations as a boost to naturally acquired immunity. Why delay? If you have an opportunity to discuss vaccinations with your physician, consider broadening the conversation beyond pandemicrelated concerns. Dr. Fuller and I discussed, for example, vaccinations against meningococcus, causative of meningitis, in teenagers who are heading toward the congregate living environment of college. Pneumonia and shingles can both be partially prevented by modern vaccines. We experienced little seasonal influenza last year, due to social distancing and mask use. In a typical year, according to the World Health Organization data, influenza infects 10% to 20% of the world’s population, killing half a million people. The influenza vaccine, first approved in 1945, currently reduces hospitalizations by 61%, while diminishing the spread of the flu in health care facilities. Scott T. Anderson, M.D. (standerson@ucdavis.edu), is a clinical professor at the University of California, Davis Medical School. This column is informational and does not constitute medical advice.

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Classifieds: 427-6936 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS FUIMAONO CONSTRUCTION LOCATED AT: 183 Ronda Dr., Fairfield, CA, 94533 Solano Mailing Address Same as Above ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): Bobo Taumaloto Fuimaono, 183 Ronda Dr., Fairfield, CA, 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Bobo Taumabto Fuimaono IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Sept. 21, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Sept. 22, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 20210019656 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00049758 Published: Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS BOUZOS PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 6697 Byrnes Road, Vacaville, CA, 95687 Mailing Address PO Box 237, Vacaville, CA, 95696 ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) 1) Dionisios Vasilios Bouzos, 6697 Byrnes Road, Vacaville, 95687 2) Harilaos Vasilios Bouzos, 678 Periwinkle Drive, Vacaville, 98687 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/1987 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Melpomene Bouzos IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Sept. 28, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Sept. 29, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001993 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00049925 Published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GERALDINE ANN MITCHELL Case Number: P051021 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Geraldine Ann Mitchell A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Briana Alcorn in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Briana Alcorn be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

Online: dailyrepublic.com/classifieds FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CHOICES AMAZING ICE CREAM & SMOOTHIES LOCATED AT: 1649 Touloumne Street, Suite A, Vallejo, CA, 94590 Solano Mailing Address P.O. Box 1328, Suisun, CA, 94585 ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S):Beverly Cloudy, 1649 Touloumne Street, Suite A, Vallejo, 94590 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/Beverly Cloudy IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Sept. 20, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Sept. 21, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001951 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00049752 Published: Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS EXTERIOR TOUCH PRESSURE WASHING LOCATED AT 1613 New Hampshire St., Fairfield, California, 94533, Solano Mailing Address 1613 New Hampshire St., Fairfield, California, 94533 ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S):Antonio J. Ibarra, 1613 New Hampshire St., Fairfield, 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Antonio J. Ibarra IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Sept. 26, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Sept. 27, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001972 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00049924 Published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MADELINE THOMAS Case Number: P051063 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Madeline Thomas A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Danielle Bush and Ajaya Lloyd in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Danielle Bush and Ajaya Lloyd be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: OCT, 25, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: NOV. 29, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m. DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Briana Alcorn in Pro Per 1358 Michael Drive Tracy, CA, 95377 510-725-9489 DR#00049763 Published: Oct. 6, 10, 13, 2021

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Scott K. Maxwell, Esq. 7400 Beaufont Springs Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia, 23225 804-913-1771 DR#00050015 Published: Oct. 6, 10, 13,, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS TOP LINE DECALS LOCATED AT 1313 Union Ave., Fairfield, California, 94533, Solano Mailing Address 1313 Union Ave., Fairfield, California, 94533, ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S):Adam Elsbernd 313 Union Ave., Fairfield, 94533-5101 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/29/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Adam Elsbernd IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Sept. 28, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Sept. 29, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001994 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00049926 Published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: MARIA EARLY CEZAR BIDOL CASE NUMBER FCS057108 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Maria Early Cezar Bidol filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Maria Early Cezar Bidol Proposed Name: a. Early Bidol Kerr THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: DEC. 1, 2021; Time: 8:30 am Dept. 12 Rm.: II The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: Sept. 23, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: SEPT 28, 2021 DR# 00049927 Published: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: VICKTOR L. KENDL Case Number: P051050 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Vicktor L. Kendl; Vicktor Kendl and Vicktor Louis Kendl A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Rosemary L.K. Watson in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Rosemary L.K. Watson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: NOV. 5, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: M. Kendall Hillman, State Bar #125135 Hillman, Lucas & Canning, P.C. 2420 Martin Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 427-7377 DR# 00050009 Published: Oct. 6, 10, 13, 2021

Daily Republic - Sunday, October 10, 2021 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NUMBER 202000690 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): GOLD HILL TRANSPORT SERVICES 1647 Hazlewood Ct. Fairfield, CA, 94534 SOLANO The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Solano County on 04/21/2020 File Number 2020000690 1. Todd Gross 300 Leland Ct. Lodi, CA, 95242 S.J. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNATURE OF REGISTRANT: /s/ Todd Gross This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Solano County on the date indicated by the filed stamp above. CHARLES LOMELI, SOLANO COUNTY CLERK DR# 00050163 Published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS AAA TRANSIT LOCATED AT: 3016 German St., Fairfield, CA, 94534 Solano Mailing Address 3016 German St., Fairfield, CA, 94534 ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): AAA Transit, LLC, CA, Fairfield, 94534 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/Gurvinder Dosanjh IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Sept. 22, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Sept. 23, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001963 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00049784 Published: Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROSETTA LEE HAWTHORN Case Number: P051051 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Rosetta Lee Hawthorn A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Vicky D. Wright & Gloria Hartley in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Vicky D. Wright & Gloria Hartley be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: NOV. 22, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Vicky D. Wright & Gloria Hartley 3136 Serra Way Fairfield, CA, 94534 707-479-3230 DR# 00049929 Published: Oct. 3, 6, 10, 2021

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2003 Chevy Tahoe LT. All pwr., mnrf., 150K mi., 2 W/D, 3 seat. Super Clean. $7,900 obo. DLR #42203. (707)280-6816 Quinterosautosales.com FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS THE UPS STORE 4370 LOCATED AT 461 Skymaster Dr. Bldg. 650, Travis AFB, CA, 94535 Solano Mailing Address 461 Skymaster Dr. Bldg. 650, Travis AFB, CA, 94535 ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): Safi LLC, CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Wairimu Kaggio IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Oct. 6, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Oct. 7, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002047 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00050161 Published: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: TRICIA LYNNE NUNN CASE NUMBER FCS057010 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:Tricia Lynne Nunn filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Tricia Lynne Nunn b. Adrian Sequola Nunn Proposed Name: a. Tricia Lynne Moss b. Adrian Sequola Moss-Nunn THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: NOV. 3, 2021; Time: 9:00 am Dept.8 ;Rm.: I The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: Nov. 3, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: SEPT 7, 2021 DR# 00049553 Published: Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2021

Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Central Self Storage - East Travis 837 E Travis Blvd Fairfield CA 94533 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in a self-service storage unit by the following persons. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 10/20/2021 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Robert Hadowanetz Allahjianique Underwood Karl Uribe Anne Stevens Chandler Langland Sue Pierce Brenda Campo Angelica Mata Roderick D Booker Kendra Willis All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. 10/3, 10/10/21 CNS-3513745# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR#00049697 Published: Oct. 3, 10, 2021

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