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Trustees approve distance learning framework for fall By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief At a special school board meeting on Monday, July 20 the Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a distance learning framework. The move gives Winters school administrators, teachers and staff the go-ahead to start making more solid plans for the upcoming 2020-21 school year which will open in a distance learning atmosphere. Despite mixed discussion and a presentation of three different re-
opening options at the regular July 16 school board meeting, Winters students will start with 100 percent virtual lessons in the fall. In a statewide news conference on Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state will now require California counties on the coronavirus county watch list to begin the new school year with distance learning. Yolo County was placed on the monitoring list on July 8. “In California, health data will determine when a school can be physically opened–and when it
Yolo County announces new testing sites for July Yolo County Press Release In partnership with Avellino Labs, Yolo County Public Health is offering free Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing at various locations in Yolo County through the end of July that provide greater community accessibility to testing. The specific testing site dates and locations are as follows: ~July 23: Davis Senior Center (646 A St., Davis), 3-7 p.m. ~July 28: Club West (1125 Riverbank Rd., West Sacramento), 3-7 p.m. ~July 30: Davis Senior Center (646 A St. Davis), 3-7 p.m. Testing is offered at these locations on a first come, first served basis. Each site will provide 400 tests and will close once tests are gone. Participants must be residents of Yolo County and will need to bring proof in the form of a document displaying their name and address; such as a driver’s license, ID card, utility bill, or rental agreement. All ages are accepted.
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Registration is recommended in order to speed up the process but is not required and does not guarantee a test. When residents register online, they will not be able to select a time slot and will not receive a confirmation of receipt. Register at: https://www. avellinocoronatest. com/patient. The County will announce new testing site locations for the month of August at a later date. These sites will test if residents currently have COVID-19, not antibodies. Residents must wear a face covering and practice social distancing. These are not drive-thru testing sites, so residents will need to park their car and walk a short distance to the testing building. Spanish translation will be available at most, if not all, of the sites. Results will be emailed 3-5 days after the lab has received the sample. There may be some delays. Due to high demand for tests, we apologize in advance if there are long lines or not enough tests.
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must close–but learning should never stop,” Newsom said in a press release. Winters Superintendent Diana Jiménez, who officially began work on July 1, presented the distance learning requirements laid out by the state. Assembly Bill 77 what must be included in the general education and special population participating in distance learning. This includes the number of instructional minutes and the number of school days. She also went over requirements from Senate Bill 98 that include: teach-
About 50 Winters residents and those of neighboring cities gathered collectively outside of Winters City Hall on Saturday, July 18 at noon to show support for police officers and public safety officials. Event organizer Roger Keenan said he was inspired while browsing through social media on the evening of Tuesday, July 14. Keenan said he discovered the Bridge The Blue #SilentNoMore campaign where American citizens across the country were gathering specifically on July 18 to rally in support of police officers. Bridge the Blue also works to provide outreach to unite communities with their local agencies and officers, and to provide education on what defunding the police actually does. He said the “defund the police” movement was the final straw for him. And when it started happening in Minneapolis and other larger US cities he wanted to do
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A coronavirus outbreak at a residential facility for the developmentally disabled in Woodland has taken three lives in recent days. They include the only Yolo County resident under the age of 55 to have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. That
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Above: Reed Kvilhaug (left) presented Winters Police Chief John Miller with a drawing he created especially for WPD officers. Left: Community members created signs in support of police officers and displayed a Thin Blue Line flag. Far right sign reads ““Proud Police daughter.” something. With quick planning, a conversation with Winters Police Chief John P. Miller and word of mouth marketing on Facebook, he was able to pull together a small gathering. At the Winters rally
Keenan called law enforcement a selfless profession and noted how law enforcement officers and anyone who puts on a uniform (from correctional officers to first responders) sacrifices many important things from
person, whose death was reported Sunday, was between the ages of 45 and 55. A total of six residents and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Woodland Residential Services, an intermediate care facility that serves vulnerable and high-risk individuals who are developmentally disabled,
need nursing or rehabilitative care and live in a congregate setting. The family-owned company, in operation since 2002, operates seven intermediate care facilities and a day program, according to its website. The facility has been working closely with county health officials to stem the outbreak, Brian Vaughn,
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stretch opportunities for those who need them. Winters schools will remain in a distance learning program up to Thanksgiving Break. Jiménez said the district will begin to review the state requirements and county COVID-related stats in November to determine if they are able to reopen in a hybrid model or full in-person learning model after the break. Staff will continue to have conversations regarding both opening models so that when they are able to welcome
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struction. Winters JUSD is also working on providing more support and outreach for parents, as well as continued support and training for staff. Unlike in the spring, students will be held accountable for engagement, attendance and will have their progress monitored to earn grades based on their participation and efforts. Jiménez said using programs like i-Ready, in-house methods and a multitiered system of support teachers will be able to monitor student progress and provide interventions or
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er-student engagement, connectivity and devices provided to students, academic supports, daily live interaction with students and ensuring there is rigorous instruction on par with face-to-face instruction. A challenge that was started during the spring is ensuring all students have access to the internet and are provided with the technology to do so. One of the differences in the fall is students from the Winters State Preschool Center will be provided with a Chromebook to allow distance learning in-
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News2 A2 — Winters Express, Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Yolo Supt. hosts Winters Town Hall
Putah Creek Accord, now 20, remains key to habitat By Todd Hansen McNaughton Media
Yolo County Special to the Express Yolo County District 2 Supervisor Don Saylor is hosting a Virtual Town Hall for the Greater Winters Area on Friday, July 24, 2–3 p.m. Saylor will be joined by County Administrator Patrick Blacklock and together they will present the latest Winters COVID-19 information, and discuss matters of importance and interest in the Winters area. They will also provide answers to questions submitted by residents and local businesses in the greater Winters area. Registration to attend the event is required, however there is no registration cutoff date. Register online https:// yolocounty.zoom.us/ meeting/register/ tJMtc-2grzMuGNfaXgyL9-ps0Eatkd-yfK5n . Questions for the Supervisor and County Administrator need to be submitted in advance by noon on July 24. Submit questions online at https://bit. ly/30BrpxF. For those who cannot attend live, a recording will be posted later at https:// www.donsaylor.org/. Saylor can be reached on Yolo County business at don.saylor@yolocounty.org or by phone at 530-7575557.
Near the Lake-Sonoma counties border – not far from Mount Saint Helena and Snow Mountain – the Southwest Peak of Cobb Mountain stands higher than all else in the Mayacamas Mountains. On the east side of Cobb Mountain flows the headwaters of Putah Creek. The downstream landscape of the creek changed dramatically with the construction of the 304-foot Monticello Dam between 1953 and 1957. Another historical landmark was constructed 20 years ago. The Putah Creek Accord was signed May 23, 2000, during a ceremony at the Putah Diversion Dam. “They set up tables and chairs,” said Rich Marovich, the streamkeeper for the Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee and the Solano County Water Agency. “It was like signing a peace treaty on the deck of a battleship and that was as close to a battleship as we had.”
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UC Davis scientist Eric Chapman handles a trout that his team collected while taking fish samples from Putah Creek, near Winters, Thursday, May 25, 2017. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic) Mark Twain famously wrote, “Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting.” And when the source of the water runs dry due to drought, the fight is most definitely on. It was during the drought in the late-1980s that Robin Kulakow and her fellow birdwatchers began noticing that Putah Creek was running dry. The same observation was being made at places such as Camp Davis, a popular site near the university where
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youth paddled their canoes and participated in other activities. “The area turned muddy, the fish were dying and it smelled bad,” said Joe Krovoza, who became chairman of the Putah Creek Council at the time the accord was negotiated and signed. “It got pretty ugly.” So Kulakow formed the Putah Creek Council, and along with other environmental advocates began looking into where the water was going. As it turns out, most of it was going to farmers trying to keep their crops alive. Former state Sen. Lois Wolk was elected to the Davis City Council in 1990 and found herself drawn into the fight. “Before we got into litigation, there was an effort by the Putah Creek Council to mitigate this,” Wolk said. “Sadly, that did not work.” Krovoza said, “You had these old guard Solano farming-types and the Davis environmentalists.”
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The council took the water agency to court, citing the Public Trust Doctrine, which gives the public standing in matters of the public good. Another weapon was a little-used provision of the Fish and Game code that essentially stated that an agency that operates a dam has the legal responsibility to protect environmental interests. But historically, prior to the existence of the dam, the creek would go dry each summer. “We took the position that the extra water in Putah Creek was not needed, or at least not as much as (the Putah Creek Council) asked for,” said David Okita, who was the general manager of the Solano County Water Agency at the time. Wolk eventually convinced the Davis council to join the fight. And Peter Moyle, then a professor and researcher at the University of California, Davis, and still one of the pre-eminent fish biologists
in the nation, brought the university on board. The interesting twist to that is UC Davis was then, and still is today, the largest water user from the creek, and in a very real sense, was on both sides of the battle. Depending on who is being quoted, those years were generally amicable or they were very tense. Okita described it as amicable. Yes, it was adversarial in court, but the individuals on both sides of the issue got along pretty well. He recalled meetings, prior to the start of official business, where folks stood around talking about their children. Krovoza said it was less amicable as it was professional. Solano County Supervisor Skip Thomson, who sided with the environmentalists on many of the issues, called the political environment “testy.” “It was somewhat controversial,” Thomson said. “And as I recall, it wasn’t as
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July 2: 12:24 p.m., 100 block of Main Street, Criminal Threats. July 5: 5:43 p.m., 100 block of Main Street, Carry Loaded Firearm. July 7: 7:18 p.m., 1000 block of Adams Lane, Violation of a Court Order. July 8: 10 a.m., First block of East Abbey Street, Identity Theft.
~8:38 p.m., First block of East Main Street, Violation of Court Order. July 9: 4:37 a.m., 100 block of Main Street, Audible Alarm. ~11:55 p.m., 700 block of Matsumoto Lane, Verbal Domestic Dispute. July 10: 3:13 a.m., 100 block of Main Street, Audible Alarm. ~1:30 p.m., 900 block of Kennedy Drive, Violation of Court Order. ~10:28 p.m., 700 block of Dutton Street, Audible Alarm. July 11: 3:09 p.m., 200 block of Railroad Avenue, Found Cellular Telephone. July 12: 11:10 a.m., 400 block of Railroad Avenue, Audible Alarm. ~10:06 p.m., 800 block of Jackson Street, Verbal Domestic Dispute. July 13: .6:37 a.m., 100 block of E. Grant Avenue, Audible Alarm. Fire Dept. report not available at press time.
Lake Berryessa water levels down eight inches over past week The level of Lake Berryessa was down by 0.63 feet last week, with a decrease in storage of 11,054 acre feet of water, according to Ken Emigh of the Solano Irrigation District. Tuesday morning the lake level was 425.36 feet above sea level, with
storage computed at 1,285,453 acre feet of water. Evaporation on the lake averaged 294 acre feet of water 268 day. The SID is diverting 591 second feet of water into the Putah South Canal, with 43 second feet flowing at the Diversion Dam.
Obituaries Gloria González Alarcón Gloria González Alarcón, 68, of Winters, passed away and went home with the Lord on Tuesday, June 30. Gloria was born October 27, 1951, in Garcia de La Cadena, Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of the late Federico González and the late Eduarda Valle González, both of Garcia de La Cadena, Zacatecas, Mexico. Gloria was preceded in death by her husband, Luis P. Alarcón and brother, Gustavo González. She is lovingly remembered by her children Gloria D. González of Petaluma, José (Sherrie) Alarcón of Elk Grove, and Juan “Frankie” (Patty) Alarcón of Vallejo; grandchildren Vaneza Villagómez, Erik Villagómez, Lilyana Alarcón, Lucas Alarcón and Vanessa Stroud; great-granchild Hunter Denison; brothers Francisco (Rosa) González of Madison and José (Catalina) González Valle of Santa Barbara, plus numerous loved half-siblings. Gloria was a devoted wife, a tender and
caring sister, a loyal friend, and a loving and prayerful mother and grandmother. She was a charismatic and Spirit-led servant of Christ. Gloria intentionally shared God’s authentic love with her family and everyone she met. To know her was to be genuinely loved and prayed for. Gloria spent most of her life as a Laborer in the Agricultural field and then her retired years as a Crossing Guard for Winters School District. Due to the current pandemic, memorial services will be delayed until further notice, at which time there will be a Celebration of Life memorial service. Gloria will be laid to rest in the Winters Cemetery.
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Tuesday night the City Council passed a resolution that will allow Pacific Gas and Electric Company to go ahead and put in the underground public utilities in the area along Railroad Avenue south of the Frosty up to Edwards Street. Voters of the Winters Joint Unified School District will go to the polls next Tuesday to vote on a proposed increase in the maximum school tax rate from $2.97 per hundred dollars of assessed valuation to $3.72 on every hundred dollars of assessed valuation. Fire Tuesday evening about 5:45 o’clock destroyed a storage building on East Baker Street owned by the Valley Walnut Growers Coop. It was part of the property of the old Diamond Match Lumber Company. J. R. Chapman, Winters postmaster, reported to police Sunday that someone pried open nine post office boxes and scattered mail in the lobby of the building. A fire that started in the sulfur house on the Chris Jimenez ranch in the Olive district last Thursday evening caused about $4,000 damage before it was brought under control. Debbie Pinkston was honored at a bridal shower given for her by. Mrs. John O’Brien and Mrs. Bud Galloway recently. Debbie will marry Steve Godden next week, August 15, in Winters. The Fortnightly Club held its annual installation luncheon Tuesday at the Nut Tree with Mrs. Henry Johnston installed as its President.
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The pouring of the first concrete for the Monticello Dam will take place next week, according to reports yesterday A personal greeting from President Eisenhower highlighted the observation last Thursday of the 100th birthday of Mrs. Mary Brinck. The Winters City Council, at the regular meeting Tuesday evening, adopted a budget of $125.628 for the 1955-56 fiscal year. Mrs. Martha Sparks has submitted her resignation as a member of the Winters Joint Union High School Board of Trustees. She will teach at the elementary school here this coming year. The Solano County Board of Supervisors has asked the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation to name the big body of water impounded behind Monticello Dam Berryessa Lake for Jose de Jesus Berryessa, who was given the valley by General Mariano Vallejo. The Winters Scout parents will again operate a food concession at the Yolo County Fair, which opens in Woodland August 18. Mrs. Joe Diaz, appearing before the City Council Tuesday night, asked permission to install a sandbox in the park. The box will have a concrete curb and money for the project has been donated as a memorial to the late E.E. Baker, The project was approved. Eugene Snyder of the Yolo County Health Department said this week that Putah Creek was so contaminated that camping and swimming would be prohibited from Cannonball Rock to Yolo Bypass.
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Al Hughes and Bert Coman are two Winters men who will leave Sunday for the three weeks’ National Guard encampment at Grand Mound, near Centralia, Washington. After 18 months of preparation, the new history of Yolo County is in its final stages of completion. W.O. Russell is editor-in-chief. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Young and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pearse were Sunday visitors at Treasure Island. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Freeman and daughter Virginia are spending this week vacationing in Del Monte. Mrs. E. J. Graf and daughter Elizabeth are visiting relatives in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Button and son Robert are vacationing at Dillon Beach. R. B. Bigelow, Murray Goodyear, and J. H. D. Bassett attended the Yolo Republican Assembly meeting held in Woodland last night.
YEARS AGO August 4, 1905
At the meeting of the town trustees Tuesday night, there was a general discussion over the bill of Henry Judy for services in caring for the street light. It was said that there was an understanding with the board that with the aid vent of electric lights the town would save the five dollars per month paid for 1 a.m. lighting. The job was abolished by a three to two vote The apricot pits will be cracked in Winters. The Ernst Leuhning Company of Suisun has bought the whole lot and will move their machine here. Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, the entire real property of the Henry Seaman estate will be sold at public auction. Also included in the sale are the piano and furniture in the Opera House. Chester Sackett killed two deer in the Putah Canyon the morning of the first. He is the only successful nimrod reported to date.
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RALLY Continued from Page 1 was to focus most of their attention locally in Winters, but he hoped to share other law enforcement related articles in a private Facebook group for those who wanted to help with outreach and educate about the importance of the local public safety agencies. “This has been years in the making that our police officers, sworn public safety officers, have been under attack. I’ve had enough,” Keenan said. He encouraged attendees to attend Winters City Council meetings and to keep in mind the big picture of how law enforcement agency budgets are taking a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic and what that means. He also encouraged attendees to vote and to create change at the ballot box. Some of the important points he shared at the gathering included: • Showing support for women and men in blue. • Providing com-
UPDATE Continued from Page 1 derway to use CARES act funding to get many of those homeless individuals out of congregate settings and into individual hotel rooms. In his presentation to county supervisors on Tuesday, Vaughn said multiple outbreaks have been confirmed in other locations as well, including one religious institution and six workplaces. As of Tuesday, the county has reported more than 1,200 cases of the novel coronavirus, Vaughn said, as well as 34 deaths. Outbreaks continue at three skilled nursing facilities in the county — the Alderson Convalescent Hospital in Woodland (20 cases), Courtyard Healthcare
munity outreach to neighbors and youth to erase the negative perspective associated with our local law enforcement and personnel nationwide. • Reach out to those who feel marginalized or without a voice in the community and to encourage dialogue and building transparent relationships. • Be vocal locally and encourage outreach within the community and Winters Police Department, and spread awareness that Winter police are not the enemy. • Stand united and reject “defund the police” as an alternative to the current system. “We are showing support, not protesting,” Keenan said. He also reflected on how those who chose to engage with community members with opposing views should make sure to be courteous and cordial. He shared about how he attended one of the local Black Lives Matter protests to observe so he could listen to hear what it was their message was, and encouraged anyone who has questions or assumptions about Bridge the Blue to observe an upcom-
ing event or to reach out to engage in conversation. “We want businesses, residents and children to feel safe,” Keenan said. “We don’t want people to fear the police.” City Manager John W. Donlevy, Jr. took a moment to address at-
tendees. Donlevy said law enforcement officials deal with people in the toughest moments of their lives, and noted about the dangers and rawness of domestic violence. He said that law enforcement is put into tough situations and then serves as liaisons with local social service agencies. “In the back of every police car are resources for social services,” Donlevy said.
in Davis (10 cases) and Riverbend Nursing Center in West Sacramento (five cases). Another 18 open investigations into possible outbreaks are underway, Vaughn said, and most have a common denominator. “We think ground zero … was social and family gatherings,” said Vaughn. People were infected in such gatherings and then took the virus elsewhere, such as workplaces, “and now it’s spread out across multiple sectors,” Vaughn said. As of Tuesday, 288 county residents had been placed in quarantine after having come in contact with someone with the virus and 70 individuals are in isolation after testing positive, Vaughn said. County officials have
previously explained that only a fraction of the hundreds of county residents who have tested positive in the last two weeks are in isolation because of issues with testing and contact tracing. Vaughn said Tuesday that the delay in getting testing results back remains substantial. “We do continue to see significant testing result delays for the bulk of our testing,” Vaughn said. “That in combination with the volume of new cases … has made contact tracing pretty difficult because we are seeing test results that are often 10, 14 days late, which makes it impossible to get ahead of the virus.” For that reason, he said, Yolo County may join several other counties in shifting strategies by focusing testing and contact tracing efforts on the highest risk populations, including those in skilled nursing facilities, homeless shelters, schools and child care operations and local industries that are experiencing significant outbreaks, such as agriculture, manufacturing and food processing. The focus will also be on disproportionately affected communities and populations, including Latinos and
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He also challenged community members to ask politicians and those who support the “defund the police” movement, “who will protect the victims?” Donlevy said defunding the police means that the resources and programs that protect victims will be the
first to go. He also noted that these types of movements have to happen and that public safety agencies make a difference in the community. “Men and women who are brave enough to put on these uniforms are heroes,” Donlevy said. Dave Halley, a Winters resident and retired police officer, took to the center to share about his experience as a police
officer and how he observed and experienced changes from the time he first joined in the 1980s to his retirement from the Vacaville Police department in 2009. He shared about how he’s seen the perspective of all police officers shift due to the actions of a few bad cops who slipped through the cracks. He also noted some of the calls that scared him or were so traumatic that he couldn’t unsee them. “You don’t get into this job to hurt people. You do it to help people,” Halley said. City officials Mayor Wade Cowan and Mayor pro tempore Bill Biasi also took a moment to acknowledge the importance of local law enforcement. “Our Number One thins is safety,” Cowan said. “We cannot do that without the police department and fire department. We fully support them and always will.” Biasi followed up noting that when community members need help the Winters police are who is called. Community member Brittny Kvilhaug shared that it was im-
portant to start having conversations at home within families. She said in her home she has started having discussions with her son Reed about how they appreciate the police and about the important job they do. Reed presented a drawing to Winters Police Chief Miller. “He said he wanted to show how we’re all equal and that we’re supposed to love each other the same,” Kvilhaug told the Express. Keenen said he felt the group should get out to show support and provide outreach often, especially to the youth. “We don’t have to be reactionary,” Keenan told the Express. “Counter protests don’t turn out well.” Keenan noted plans to not be silent and to continue to bring outreach and educational opportunities to Winters. He said public posts will be shared in the Winters 411 Facebook group, and to reach out to him regarding inclusion in the private Facebook group. Learn more about the Bridge The Blue #silentnomore movement at https:// bridgetheblue.com/.
the city of Woodland, which has experienced half of all coronavirus cases reported in the county. For those in the lowrisk category, Vaughn said, “what we’re trying to do now is get out guidelines for when people get tested, to give them information right then so that if they get a positive result or they are symptomatic and waiting for a result, they know what to do in terms of quarantining or isolating themselves, not exposing others. Because again, it could be seven to 10 days before they get a test result and we don’t want them to rely on us reaching out to them to start doing that.” Meanwhile, along with the increase in cases has come an increase in hospitalizations, though not at the same rate as new cases, “and some of that has to do with who is getting infected right now,” said Vaughn. “It tends to be younger people right now who are being infected, who aren’t following the guidelines as strictly as other populations.” That said, “hospitalizations are up and… that’s a lagging indicator so it’s something we’ll want to keep our eyes on as we move forward,” Vaughn said. “We are talking with the state about set-
ting up alternate care sites should they be needed. But just to emphasize, they are not needed right now. We don’t anticipate them being needed in the next couple of weeks, but we’ll keep our eye on this and certainly want to make sure they’re ready should they be needed going forward.” Hospital capacity, or lack thereof, was one of the metrics that landed Yolo County on the state’s monitoring list. While hospital bed availability has been adequate, the state’s metric requiring that counties have at least 20 percent of staffed ICU beds available is where Yolo County fell short. In recent days that capacity has ranged from zero to 13 percent. The other metric the county failed was elevated disease transmission — specifically the number of cases per 100,000 residents over a 14-day period, which has been elevated for weeks. Being on the state’s monitoring list carries significant ramifications. All counties on the list have had to close multiple indoor activities, including restaurant dining, gyms, hair salons and churches. Additionally, schools in counties on the list will not be
able to open for in-person instruction until their counties are off the list for two weeks. Supervisor Don Saylor asked Vaughn on Tuesday what it would take for Yolo County to get off the monitoring list. “We’d have to see a pretty significant drop in the daily number of new cases,” Vaughn said. “We’re averaging 35 right now per day roughly. I think we’d have to come down to probably 20, 25 to get that number down and then it would still take some time, at least two or three weeks, for that to catch up as well.” “I don’t think we’re anywhere close to being off that monitoring list anytime soon right now.” One bright spot of news for some of the businesses shuttered thanks to Yolo County’s place on that list: on Tuesday the county followed the state’s lead in authorizing hair salons, barbershops, nail salons and other personal services to resume operations if done so outdoors. “These businesses will need to work with their local cities about using parking lots, sidewalks, or other outdoor spaces since these areas are under city jurisdiction,” noted Jenny Tan, the county’s public information officer. And while it does give those businesses the chance to reopen, “it will likely take a lot of work and money to get these businesses set up,” said Tan.
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WHS sports start date still up in the air By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Despite the release of a modified sports schedule for high school sports, Winters High School sports start dates are still undetermined due to Yolo County’s spot on California’s coronavirus county watch list. On Monday the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) posted a media release with a modified 2020-21 CIF Sports Calendar for fall and spring sports, with anticipation of most high schools starting practices and games in December 2020 or January 2021. However, it was quickly followed up with a media release from the CIF - Northern Section (CIF-NS) stating that its member school teams will begin league play when the member school districts’ County Health department officially approves the implementation of youth and high school sports for the individual county. WHS is currently the only Yolo County school in the CIF-NS.
WHS Athletic Director Daniel Ward said the move by the Northern Section commissioner Liz Kyle gives some of the schools more options and potential opportunity if their counties open up. Kyle said they’re not taking sports off the table. According to Ward, per the section guidelines the WHS fall sports practices start date is currently Aug. 3 with games started mid-August. However, with the current placement of Yolo County on the state monitoring list, it is not realistic and will most likely default to Sept. 1 with potential to push back to Oct. 1. Ward said if WHS is still unable to begin by Oct. 1 they will most likely get pushed back to the winter with the rest of the CIF sections. “There’s still a lot of unknowns,” Ward said. He said vital decisions will be made at the NSCIF Executive Committee and Board of Management meetings scheduled for September 2020. Ward holds a seat on
the Board of Management and said Winters will be represented in providing input and be a part of the say on what CIF does and what’s best for all the schools. One challenge some students will face include tight timelines that would potentially affect the ability to participate as a threesport athlete this year. This also has an impact on coaches who coach multiple sports during the different seasons. Ward said while there are no good solutions to the predicament, they’re trying to do their best to provide a sports experience for students this year. “The good news is everyone wants sports to happen,” Ward said. “We are very optimistic that they will.” Although there are more options for schools in the Northern sections, it leaves room for more questions that remain unanswered as they are dependent on decisions of the Yolo County Health Officer. Editor’s Note: Read the full article online.
SCHOOL Continued from Page 1 students back on campus they’ll be ready. The plan, if Winters students can return after Thanksgiving, is to monitor any issues or challenges in the weeks leading up to winter break and have solutions for when they return in January 2021.
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Next steps include finalizing the school site daily schedules. At the Thursday meeting, Trustees tasked each school site to create a model of what the students’ learning schedules would look like to help put the idea into perspective. The administrators for Waggoner Elementary, Shirley Rominger Intermediate School, Winters Middle School and Winters High School all presented a rough draft of what a week of distance learning could look like at each of their school sites. “We finished our meeting and they (teachers and staff) went full throttle and worked all day throughout the weekend,” Jiménez said. “You have a very courageous team. You have staff who are very caring. They want to do the best for students. I really think that together we can get there. I think we are going to do well for the children of Winters.” Trustees were also led through two demo lessons by elementary instructional coach Juli Chang and secondary instruc-
tional coach Kari Mann. Mann also presented an in-house created system for high school students to help communicate at the end of each lesson. She called the “Ticket Out the Door” survey an important aspect for a virtual environment. “Students would rate their understatement of the lesson,” Mann said. “Some questions are required. It’s important to me that they ask questions to help with planning for future lessons. It also gives the opportunity for students to ask specific questions for individual follow up.” High school students would be expected to fill out the survey after each lesson. Mann said this last step is crucial because it allows teachers to: • Assess student engagement. • Holding students accountable. • Check in on individual student’s social emotional well being.
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Trustee Carrie Green inquired how the school district would be supporting students and families, specifically with children in the elementary-aged schools, who would be relying on day care and child care providers during the day when distance learning is going on. Assistant Superintendent Sandra Ayón noted she had recently been in contact with a day care provider who asked a similar question about how she
could help support multiple children in her care who were spanned across different grade levels. “These are some questions we’ll have to answer,” Ayón said. Ayón and Waggoner Principal Jennifer Kloczko said they’re working on support and training opportunities for parents and other adults who are involved in caring for their students. Part of the plan is to also include a combination of live engagement and pre-recorded lessons so families can work on assignments later in the day. There was also discussion regarding the potential of live lessons being recorded for students to review at a later time in the event they are unable to attend during the specific time frame. “We want to meet different families’ needs,” Kloczko said. “That’s part of the reasoning behind the recorded lesson. We wanted to be as flexible as possible.” Trustees adjourned to a closed session to negotiate with District Labor Negotiators from WAEA (Winters Area Education Association), WAPPSU (Winters Area Pupil Personnel Services Unit), and CSEA (Classified School Employees Association). The Express followed up with Jiménez by email to verify if any changes to the 2020-21 school year would be presented to Trustees following negotiations. Jiménez did not respond before press time.
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He said the person who sold him the property had even warned him Continued from Page 2 not to talk to the Solano County Water Agency representatives. friendly as you are hearing.” “He hated those people,” WimWolk said she remembers that mer said. when she was considering a run at Part of that lingering distrust and the state Assembly – a district that included Solano County – she won- hatred was because many landdered if her role on the litigating owners had helped fund the water side of the Putah Creek fight would agency’s court battle, and were willing to take the issue to the end. cost her. They felt betrayed when the Feelings run hard and long. agency reached an accord. Fly fishing judge Wolk said when the accord disThe lawsuit landed in the court- cussions were picking up, the room of Sacramento County Supe- landowners also became less and rior Court Judge Richard Park. less involved – much of it their own Marovich cannot remember doing. when he learned that the judge Still, as the coalition got broader liked to fish. Was it during the pro- and legislators such as Vic Fazio ceedings, or after? and Tom Hannigan got involved, “He was a fly fisherman, and that the landowners were pushed to the probably helped,” Marovich said. back. Wolk said it is a disservice to Park “Some of the landowners even to suggest he ruled over the lawsuit refused to tell us when they would with a fly-tying kit on the bench. run their pumps, which didn’t But she does believe his hobby make any sense because they were gave him a good understanding of big diesel pumps you could hear a waterways, the ecosystems and the block away,” Marovich said. fisheries. Thomson remembers the agency She said it was Park who paved sending people up and down the the way to the accord. creek to find out when the pumps “It took Judge Park to say if you were running. can’t get to an agreement, I’m going Marovich said the district just to rule this way,” Wolk said. “And needed to know when the pumps that was the signal that got the wa- would run so they could better conter agency to the tatrol water flows. ble.” Marovich said from While Park’s ruling 2000 to 2008, there dictated that the wawere three violations ter agency must infor taking excess wacrease water flows to ter. There were eight meet environmental in August 2008 alone. concerns, he did not That brought the say how much. issue to a head, MaIn turn, the Solano rovich said. The turnCounty Water Agency ing point was when the appealed the deciagency hired Dennis — Former state sion. Bowlen as a facilitator. The agency’s choice Bowlen came with a Senator Lois Wolk carried a big risk. trunk full of creden“The water agency tials. did not want a precedent set state“He taught me and people like wide,” Wolk said, which would me throughout the state how to orhave happened if the state Appel- ganize communities and protect late Court upheld Park’s decision. watersheds,” Marovich said. Okita acknowledged there was a There were five meetings held risk involved. from August to the end of the year, “Looking back at it, we should out of which an agreement was have stuck to our guns so we could reached that defined when pumphave a precedent,” Wolk said. “But ing could occur and how much. we were not looking at making But it also had a provision that great law.” stated if there was an emergency, such as a well going dry, the water Time to talk It was during the waiting period agency would help that farmer. “From the district’s perspective, for the Appellate Court to take up the matter that the two sides began that was the right thing to do,” Manegotiating what became the Putah rovich said. “And a friend with 1.6 million acre-feet (of water) is a Creek Accord. Krovoza said there are a number friend indeed.” of important elements to the ac- Work on the creek begins cord, but he points to two primary The next year, in 2009, Marovich achievements. and the Lower Putah Creek CoorThe first is that it established dinating Committee completed its water flows for the native fish, and first project – the removal of the most importantly, the ocean-going percolator dam. salmon and steelhead. “Because we couldn’t have a Second, it created the frame- functioning channel with a chunk work, through the creation of the of concrete in the middle of it,” MaLower Putah Creek Coordinating rovich said. Committee and the streamkeeper Wimmer came to Winters beprogram, for what has become the cause of the creek and he immedirestoration efforts on the creek. ately began working with Marovich Krovoza and Okita are credited to start removing invasive plants universally for making the accord within the nearly 1,000 feet of creek happen. that runs through 22 acres of riparThe water agency is credited for ian habitat. providing the funding to make it all He also leases out a small walwork, and that was particularly im- nut orchard, but that does not use portant when the economy crashed creek water directly. in 2008. Since then, there have been three Wolk said that just under the sur- major phases of work that included face of the litigation and the ne- the creation of the Winters Putah gotiations for the accord was the Creek Park, which was identified acknowledgment that everyone by the community as the top priorwanted the same thing: a vibrant, ity. healthy creek. That work has resulted in some “We always knew there was a court challenges and accusations great love for the creek,” Wolk that the water agency was destroysaid. “As soon as the conflict was ing the creek habitat. resolved, there was just a great None of those cases have preoverflow of community support and vailed, and accolades have come dedication to the issues.” from around the country. Millions of dollars have gone into Toughest fight still ahead Marovich said he hopes the 20th redirecting the channel, its flows, anniversary marks a time of cele- improving fish habitat, clearing out invasive plants in favor of native bration. But he admits that all the strug- species and much, much more. The water agency in recent years gles were not over when the accord has poured $1 million annually into was signed. There was still an issue of ripari- the projects. The renovation work has been an rights, and most of the landowners who held them had always tak- hailed as some of the best in the country. en water as available. The City of Davis gave the agency “The issue for the water district was if they released more water to its environmental award, just eight meet flow requirements, what was years after it had essentially called to stop a farmer from taking more it an enemy of the environment. Wolk presented the award. than they were supposed to?” Ma“It’s a regional asset,” Wolk said rovich said. He said riparian rights never of Putah Creek. Thomson said the Putah Creek meant unlimited water, but no one had defined how much was too success, however, starts well bemuch because the creek used to fore the accord. He said the leadership that had run dry. The district’s efforts to rein that the vision to build the Monticello in, which often included threat- Dam created the groundwork for ening letters, Marovich said, left all that has followed. many landowners feeling the waThomson also noted the work on ter agency was after their rights the creek will have a positive efand water. fect on the groundwater mandates “When I got here, none of the counties face. farmers would talk to (Marovich), “I have always believed the acexcept for a handful of people,” cord was good for both sides . . . and said Herb Wimmer, who bought his look at the creek now,” Thomson property along the creek in 2004 said. “It is something SCWA brags and built a home there in 2007. about now.”
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“As soon as the conflict was resolved, there was just a great overflow of community support and dedication to the issues.”
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Up-and-comer corners promising future By Aaron Geerts Staff Writer While most high-schoolers are focused on memes, Instagram likes and video games, Christian Duran is starting his own business and opening a boutique. Before he does, however, Winters should get to know this human Swiss Army Knife made of creativity, drive and artistic flare. In his short amount of time on this crazy place we call earth, Duran has racked up more accolades than most do in a lifetime. He’s volunteered working with seniors delivering food, Winters Parent Nursery School, Project Playground, Winters Little League, Winters Sports Friday, at the Summerland Event at Park Winters for Visit Yolo, helped run Porch Fest, is a photographer, and participated in the Winters Community Theater – to name a few. “Christian is what we call an ‘old soul.’ He’s wise beyond his years, works hard, is creative and enjoys making other smile,”
said his proud mother, the teen was ready to Corrin Armstrong. “I make his own dream can’t wait to see what come true. “In the past, I startis in his future.” In his struggle ed a blog, did photogagainst dyslexia grow- raphy and graphic ing up, Duran found design,” Duran said his outlet and coping about turning his vimechanism in cre- sion into fruition. ative expression. As “Running that, I got a the years passed, that sense of the direction outlet became a love I wanted to go in and for phothis boutography, tique is refashion ally my viand graphsion and is ic design. something “Christhat I love tian is and a way a gifted to express young my creativman that’s ity with the currently communiworking on ty.” my website After so and social many years Courtesy photo of being of media for my new Christian Duran service to business, his homeThe 128,” said fellow town, Duran’s selfless volunteer Maria Rojo. nature has undoubted“I love his calm de- ly played a role in his meanor when we’re success. crazy around him. “When I ask for his Anyone would be for- help with a fundraiser tunate to have him on or a volunteer, there’s their team.” no questions asked,” With so much time said Emily Back, who’s invested volunteer- youngest daughter acting and promoting the ed with Duran. “He’s community, Duran de- going to make it big veloped an inexhaust- one day because of his ible work ethic. Com- can-do attitude and bined with his talent, [the] passion he has ambition and moxie, for every project he
starts.” Duran’s impact on the community, however, has only just begun. With the opening of his shop, Winters will continue to benefit from Duran doing what he loves. “I’m super excited to share this with the community and a place for youth to shop,” Duran said about opening his boutique. “I want to include everyone to come together and empower everyone from every walk of life.” Come September, the Winters Collective will have its newest addition: Christian’s Corner. There, Duran will be selling his photography prints and Bohemian clothing line. To check out Duran’s aesthetic, visit his Instagram @christianscorner.co and @ CPDORA. His photography and business side are @christianduran.co and his website christianduran.co. With hours of hard work already put in and countless more ahead of him, Duran has already paved the way for all walks of life to come around Christian’s Corner.
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Round Table Pizza (530) 795-1500 Open Mon-Thu 11am-8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm, Sun 11am-9pm Call ahead for Take Out, Curbside Service and Delivery.
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Turkovich Family Wines 30471 Buckeye Rd. • Winters (530) 795-3842 Open Daily Open for retail only at this time. We are open daily from 10 to 6 for curbside pick up both at the winery and downtown. All wines and cheese are available for purchase. Shipping Specials: 1-11 bottles $10 or Full Case ships FREE. Hand delivery to local cities 3 days a week.
Valley Floors (530) 795-1713 We are here for you! Call ahead for any flooring needs.
Winters Barber Co (925) 273-4174 Open 7 Days a Week Appointments only. Must wear a mask, We are taking extra precautions to protect our barbers and clients. Check out our Facebook page to book an appointment.
Winters Collective (530) 383-4578 Sales through social media, FaceTime, shopping appointments and live shopping sales via social media. Curbside pickup & local delivery is available. Follow us @winterscollective on Instagram and Facebook.
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Features2 B2 — Winters Express, Wednesday, July 22, 2020
California housing market claws back two months of losses in June Calif. Assoc. of Realtors Press Release After falling to the lowest level since the Great Recession, California’s housing market rebounded in June with the largest month-to-month sales increase in nearly 40 years, while the median home price set another record high, the California Association of Realtors (CAR) said today. Closed escrow sales
of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 339,910 units in June, according to information collected by CAR from more than 90 local Realtor associations and MLSs statewide. The statewide annualized sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2020 if sales maintained the June
pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales. Reversing a twomonth consecutive drop below 300,000 units caused by the coronavirus pandemic, June’s sales total climbed 42.4 percent from 238,740 in May and was down 12.8 percent from a year ago, when 389,730 homes were sold on an annualized basis. The month-to-month in-
crease was the largest since CAR began reporting monthly sales in January 1979. “Home sales bounced back solidly in June after hitting a record bottom in May, as lockdown restrictions loosened and pent up demand driven by record-low interest rates roared back,” said 2020 CAR President Jeanne Radsick, a second-generation Realtor from Bakersfield, Calif. “While the momentum is expect-
price set a new record high after dipping briefly below $600,000 in May. California’s median home price reached $626,170 in June, improving 6.5 percent from May and 2.5 percent from June 2019. The monthly price increase was higher than the his-
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WILD WINGS. Beautiful 4 bed, 3 bath, 3700 sq. ft. home located in Wild Wings Subdivision. Home offers stylish, county club living in a gated golf course community. The formal living & entry has vaulted ceilings, gourmet kitchen has granite counter, cherry wood cabinets, 5 burner gas stove, kitchen island with sink, and walk-in pantry, bar off kitchen for eating plus eat in kitchen area. Beautiful tile floors in the kitchen which extends to the adjoining family room, gas fireplace, custom tile around FP, Master suite has a cozy fireplace retreat area & balcony overlooking golf course. Backyard features a spectacular view overlooking the 16th and 17th green of Yolo Flier County Club Golf Course, beautiful stamp oversize patio, covered patio, landscaped front, rear, and side yards, plenty of room for your dream pool or use community private pool, & other amenities, 3 car finished garage. Outside of home recently painted.
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NAPA COUNTY. Are you looking for a remote, yet close to home wilderness property? Located high above Vacaville on Blue Ridge in the Vaca Mountains, is this amazing recreation/hunting ranch with tons of hiking trails. The ranch boasts several parcels which can be possibly purchased separately or as one large parcel. The land is rugged enough to provide habitat for trophy black tail deer, wild pigs, bear, Mountain Lion, bobcats, fox, quail, and occasionally Wild Band tail Pigeon The ranch features access road thru a private access behind a locked gate. This property is perfect as a private recreational and hunting paradise for family and guests beautiful views over looking Lake Curry. Parcels included in 727.10 ac. 032-210-018,033-210-008, 033-030-008, 033-200-020, 032-210-010 Call for details. SOLANO COUNTY. Are you looking for a remote, yet close to home wilderness property? Located high above Vacaville on Blue Ridge in the Vaca Mountains, is this amazing recreation/hunting ranch with tons of hiking trails. The ranch boasts several parcels which can possibly be purchased separately or as one large parcel. The land is rugged enough to provide habitat for trophy black tail deer, wild pigs, bear, Mountain Lion, bobcats, fox, quail, and occasionally Wild Band tail Pigeon The ranch features access road thru a private access behind a locked gate. This property is perfect as a private recreational and hunting paradise for family and guests. Parcels included in 1040 ac. 0102-050-030, 0102-050-010, 0102-040050, 0102-040-040, 0102-040-070, 0102-010-050. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS IN NORTH VACAVILLE! 6 approved lots with separate APN numbers. Final map approved project is ready to move forward. Lots located in area of million-dollar(+) homes. Seller owns 31 water rights. Call today for more details! Priced at $1,199,999.
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RECIPIENT OF THE YOLO COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS 2012, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 2017 MASTERS CLUB AWARD BEAUTIFUL CORNER LOT! 3-4 bedroom 2 bath home. Low maintenance backyard, with (OH YES built in pool and jacuzzi. Contemporary home built in 2016. Offered at $603,000. 70 ACRES, 52 OF WHICH ARE INCOME PRODUCING WALNUTS. SOLID SET SPRINKLER SYSTEM. Located between Winters and Vacaville on Winters road. Offered at $1,579,000. 1 ACRE PARCEL IN SOLANO COUNTY. Just outside of Vacaville. Offered at $139,000. 3.87 ACRES ZONED RESIDENTIAL IN VACAVILLE. Build your dream home, or explore the possibilities of creating multiple parcels. Offered at $649,000. 27.81 ACRES. ORGANIC WALNUTS, ALONG WITH MANY FRUIT TREES which include: apricots, cherries, peaches, plums. Property borders Putah Creek. Great home site $1,200,000. VINTAGE!!! 2 bed, 2 bath on a huge lot. Walking distance to Historic Downtown Winters. Freshly painted exterior. Offered at $399,000. THE DEFINITION OF IMMACULATE!!! Super clean 4 bed, 2.5 bath in a great family neighborhood. This home is a show stopper. Landscaped both front and back. HUGE updated kitchen. Call for details. Offered at $569,000. 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HALFPLEX, HUGE lot, walking distance to downtown. Move in ready! Offered at $349,900 HUGE BACKYARD! 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH HOME IN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. Needs a little love. Offered at $404,000. Call for details! SUPER CLEAN 4 BED, 2 BATH. Large lot, close to all schools. Immaculate! A little over 1,900 sq. ft. $499,000. IN DAVIS (STONEGATE). Just under 3,000 sq. ft. Single story, HUGE lot, amazing location! Enjoy club house amenities. Offered at $875,000.
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Features3 Winters Express, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 — B3
It is a good time to be a little older than most people This pandemic has caused havoc for a lot of people, but not for those of us that are retired, semi-retired and on fixed incomes. We can’t be fired, laid off or have our hours cut. The newly retired were just getting used to the idea that you can mow your lawn any time you want, or if you don’t get to a project this week, there is always next week. If you live on a pension or Social Security the checks don’t know that you are stuck at home or can’t travel like you used to. In our household we aren’t spending money and it is showing up in our checkbook. My trips to Davis and Fairfield for the newspaper are long gone. The price of gasoline isn’t that important, even though it is a lot lower now than when I filled up every week. Now I fill up once a month, if that. With more people working from home, they are getting a taste of what it will be like to be retired. Most don’t like it. We like our freedom of doing whatever we want, when we want and don’t like someone telling us what to do, or not do. For a lot of people it is hard to stay home and not venture out to run errands or visit with
friends and relatives. I’ll admit that we have broken the rules and taken a couple of road trips to visit grandkids, but a lot fewer than last year. I haven’t been on an airplane since December and I’m not sure what it would take for me to get on one now. I thought about a train trip to a national park, but the idea of sitting on a train for a couple of days was less appealing than flying for a couple of hours. For now, I’ll stick to driving or riding my bike. I have noticed that the traffic on Highway 80 is almost back to pre-virus days, so I’m not the only one venturing out. I still can’t figure out why my barbershop is closed but the hardware store is open. Yolo County’s website reports that the Winters area has had 58 confirmed cases with four people being hospitalized but no deaths. Most of cases were within the past two weeks and I would like to know where they caught the virus. Did they catch
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it while traveling, working or having a back yard barbecue? With so few local cases it shouldn’t be that hard to ask a few questions and find out how the virus is spreading. The county/state response is to start closing down businesses, again, without a valid explanation. Why are some businesses allowed to remain open while others are ordered to close? Why are people still exposing themselves when they should be behaving? I’ll admit that I’m guilty of being out in the public more than I should, but I’m wearing my mask, washing my hands, using hand sanitizer, not shaking hands and I try to stay several feet away from everyone. Maybe we all should be taking better precautions, but we don’t need the government to tell us to use common sense. Try to behave, keep your guard up and start asking questions about how our neighbors are catching the virus. Have a safe week.
Have you felt out of sorts lately?  Maybe you’ve been breathing too much of your own carbon dioxide from beneath that mandated mask. Maybe it’s the heat. Or maybe it’s the cumulation of events around the world and here in Winters that has sown confusion, doubt, and fear of the future.  Have things been malfunctioning lately? If you believe in astrology, that the stars, moons, and planets have an effect upon our earthly lives, there may be a good explanation. From June 18 to July 12, the planet Mercury, our small cosmic cousin, was in retrograde. Retrograde motion is when, viewed from the Earth, a planet appears to reverse direction. And when Mercury, named after the winged Roman god, moves backward in the heavens, astrologers believe that a certain amount of chaos is bound to follow down here. The actual backward motion of Mercury is in fact an illusion, the result of the relative positions of two planets, and how they move around the sun. Here’s a good way
to explain it: Stand side by side with a friend. Have the friend walk forward slowly. Now you walk forward at a faster speed. Now watch how your friend is moving relative to you. At first, the friend moves away, then as you pass him, he appears to be moving backward relative to you, even though he is still moving forward. He only appears to be in retrograde. Just like Mercury. Nonetheless, things have been malfunctioning here at home lately, and cosmic forces may be to blame. First and foremost, there is the pandemic, and our state’s reaction to it. From the modern day god known as Newsom came the slow re-opening of business, only to have things shut down again. In this sense, for better or worse, the whole state of California seems to be in retrograde, moving backward. Mercury was the god of communication, and while in retrograde communication is thought to be disrupted. Can this explain the torrent of confusing advice and news
coverage about the virus with which we have been bombarded lately?  Here at home, Winters itself seems to have entered a period of retrograde. The downtown district certainly has taken a giant step backward. I walked up and down Main Street the other day. It’s starting to look a lot like the Winters of 2001, when City Manager John Donlevy arrived for the first time, and couldn’t even find a place to eat. There seem to be as many vacant storefronts as occupied ones. Helping to fill those with vibrant businesses will be a daunting task for our new City Manager, whomever that might be. The Council needs to act soon, and decisively, and should give the new hire the same mandate handed our current Manager when he got the job--reviving the downtown core is priority number one.  Winters cannot afford to move backward any further. As for my personal affairs, I’m not a big believer in astrology, but there have been a few malfunctions in my own world during
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Guest opinion: Schools should reopen for students Special to the Express Per the American Academy of Pediatrics, among a variety of other reputable organizations, ‌�children get much more than academics at school. They also learn social and emotional skills at school, get
healthy meals and exercise, mental health support and other services that cannot be easily replicated online. Schools also play a critical role in addressing racial and social inequity.� Many Winters educators had held out hope
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that we may be able to deliver instruction full time or at the very least through some hybrid schedule. Unfortunately, as we write this, the Governor has declared that all California counties on the COVID-19 Watchlist are not to reopen schools with any in-person interaction. While many of us are disappointed with the Governor’s decision, we are also disappointed with
MARKET Continued from Page 2 torical average price change from May to June and, in fact, was the highest ever recorded for a Mayto-June change. A change in the mix of sales was one primary factor that pushed the median price higher in June, as sales of higherpriced properties bounced back stronger than lowerpriced homes. Homes priced below $500,000, which made up 48 percent of total sales in the California market in May 2020, only comprised 44 percent of all sales in June 2020. Sales of million-dollar properties, on the other hand, increased in market share to 18.1 percent in the most recent month compared with 15.6 percent in May 2020. “A new record high in the statewide median price suggests that there is stronger housing demand from more qualified, affluent buyers
the behavior of several teachers during the July 16 School Board meeting. They were dismissive of the fact that among those parents who took the reopening survey (before the second lockdown), 49.2 percent wanted schools to fully reopen and another 22 percent wanted at least a hybrid schedule. These same educators have been and
See SCHOOLS, Page 5 in this extremely favorable lending environment,� said CAR Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young. “It also highlights both the affordability and supply issues created by the uneven impact of the coronavirus pandemic as the more affordable segments of the state’s housing market are recovering at a slower pace.� Reflecting the uncertainty in market conditions, a monthly Google poll conducted by CAR in early July found that 44 percent of consumers said it is a good time to sell, up from 40 percent a month ago, but down from 49 percent a year ago. Meanwhile, low interest rates continue to fuel the optimism for homebuying; 31 percent of the consumers who responded to the poll believed that now is a good time to buy a home, sharply higher than last year, when 23 percent said it was a good time to buy a home.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that NeighborWorks is requesting the following approvals: 1. Tentative Map subdividing a 2-acre parcel into twenty-four (24) single family lots between 3,417 to 5,792 square feet. 2. Conditional Use Permit to allow single-family homes on property zoned R-4. 3. Planned Development (PD) Overlay Zone to the existing R-4 Zoning to reduce to various development standards including minimum lots size, minimum lot width, and front, side and rear yard setbacks Church (APN 030-414-220). 4. Site Plan/Design Review of three (3) model homes. All of the above-mentioned entitlements will be reviewed by the Planning Commission at a regular meeting in the City Council Chambers, at 318 First Street, on July 28, 2020 at or after the hour of 6:30 p.m. Comments and recommendations from the Planning Commission on the TM and the PD Overlay Zoning are scheduled for review by the Winters City Council on August 18, 2020 at a separately noticed meeting. Prior to the scheduled Planning Commission hearing, copies of the staff report will be available for review at City Hall. Any person having an interest in any property affected by the proposed project may appear at the above hearing either in person or by counsel or both and may be heard in support of his/her position. If you challenge the decision of this project in court, pursuant to Government Code section 65009, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Winters at or prior to the public hearing. The purpose of the public hearing will be to give citizens an opportunity to make their comments known. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the City of Winters, City Clerk, 318 First Street, Winters, CA 95694 or you may telephone (530) 795-4910, extension 101, before the meeting on July 23, 2020. In addition, a public information file is available for review at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. If you plan on attending the public hearing and need a special accommodation because of a sensory or mobility impairment/disability, please contact Tracy Jensen, City Clerk, (530) 795-4910, extension 102 to arrange for those accommodations to be made. For more information regarding this project, please contact David Dowswell, Contract Planner, at (530) 794-6714 or at dave.dowswell@cityofwinters.org. Published: July 15, 2020
WINTERS LEGALS Election Notice Winters Unified School District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Election will be held in the Winters Unified School District of the Counties of Yolo and Solano, State of California, to be Consolidated with the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and at said election a measure will be submitted to the voters of the said District: MEASURE “W� “To improve the quality of education and complete improvement projects at Winters High and Waggoner Elementary; repair/replace leaky roofs; and modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Winters Joint Unified School District issue $19,000,000 of bonds, raising on average $1,000,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of 4.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, have an independent citizens’ oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative salaries and all money staying local?� Arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to Yolo County Elections Office, 625 Court Street, Suite B05, Woodland, or to the Solano County Registrar of Voters, 675 Texas Street, Suite 2600, Fairfield, no later than 5 p.m. on August 7th, 2020, which has been determined, under the authority of Section 9502 of the Elections Code, to be a reasonable date based upon the time necessary to prepare and submit written verified arguments. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. The District’s Governing Board or any member or members of the Board authorized by the Board, any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, any bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of such voters and associations may file a written argument for or against the measure. If more than one argument for or against the measure is submitted within the time prescribed, the Elections Official shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of arguments against the measure for printing and distribution to the voters. When the Elections Official has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the election official shall send copies to the authors in favor and to authors against the Measure W. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments must be filed with Elections Official no later than 5 p.m. on August 18, 2020. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut. Dated this 9th of July, 2020 s/ JESSE SALINAS Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters County of Yolo Election Notice Esparto Unified School District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Election will be held in the Esparto Unified School District of Yolo County to be Consolidated with the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and at said election a measure will be submitted to the voters of the said District: MEASURE “X� “To update and expand science, technology, engineering, arts, math classrooms/ labs; improve school safety/ security; replace aging heating, cooling, plumbing systems; improve access for students with disabilities; construct, repair, equip sites/ classrooms, shall the Esparto Unified School District measure authorizing $19,900,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, raising approximately $1,200,000 annually at an estimated $60 per $100,000 of assessed valuation while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight, audits, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?� Arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the Yolo County Elections Office, 625 Court Street, Suite B05, Woodland, no later than 5 p.m. on August, 7th, 2020, which has been determined, under the authority of Section 9502 of the Elections Code, to be a reasonable date based upon the time necessary to prepare and submit written verified arguments. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. The District’s Governing Board or any member or members of the Board authorized by the Board, any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, any bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of such voters and associations may file a written argument for or against the measure. If more than one argument for or against the measure is submitted within the time prescribed, the Elections Official shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of arguments against the measure for printing and distribution to the voters. When the Elections Official has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the election official shall send copies to the authors in favor and to authors against Measure X. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments must be filed with Elections Official no later than 5 p.m. on August 18, 2020. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut. Dated this 9th of July, 2020 s/ JESSE SALINAS Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters County of Yolo Published: July 15, 2020
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: THE PRICKLY COMB Physical Address: 725 Main St Suite 223 Woodland CA 95695 Mailing Address: PO Box 3 Madison CA 95653 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Monica D Moreno Edens 29076 Main St Madison CA 95653 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/18/2020 s/Monica D Moreno Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, lramirez, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200474 06/17/2020 lramirez, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: FIRE & FORGE Physical Address: 36963 Russell Blvd Davis CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Jeb Taylor 36963 Russell Blvd Davis CA 95616 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/16/2020 s/Jeb Taylor Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, lramirez, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 2020
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200416 06/02/2020 dho, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Breakthrough Covenings Physical Address: 202 Faro Ave. Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): April D. Allen 202 Faro Ave. Davis, CA 95616; Shana T. Brodnax 3692 Hollingsworth St. Jacksonville, FL 32205 Business Classification: General Partnership Starting Date of Business: 5/26/2020 s/April Allen Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, dho, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 2020
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200429 06/04/2020 Kquam, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: WINTERS CHIROPRACTIC, WINTERS FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Physical Address: 9 East Main Street, Suite "F" Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: PO Box 278102 Sacramento CA 95827-8102 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): James L. Stirton Jr. D.C. 9120 Linda Rio Drive Sacramento, CA 95826 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/James L. Stirton Jr./ D.C. Official Title: Owner Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, Kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 2020
Features5 Winters Express, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 — B5
Guest Opinion: Distance learning is the safest option for everyone By Ambi Gardner Special to the Express I know that the decision on how to reopen our schools is important, complicated and that everyone has a valid opinion about it. As a teacher of some of our youngest students, I know how important it is to have the children in my classroom receiving the hands-on, playbased learning they need to thrive. Even though I know this to be true, I believe 100 percent distance learning is the safest option for everyone at this time. COVID-19 is a global pandemic, which means we can see how other countries safely reopened schools. The countries that have reopened schools waited until they had no new COVID cases for two weeks. Cal-
RETRO Continued from Page 3 this period of Mercury in retrograde. First, my beloved truck, a 1988 F-250, which I searched long and hard for and finally bought earlier this year, began stalling out at every stop. At Pisani’s, Dave surmised it would be a quick fix. Three weeks later, after slowly taking the engine apart and putting it back together, he finally solved the mystery, and replaced the malfunctioning part. He showed it to me, explained what it did, to which I nodded knowingly, hiding my utter
SCHOOLS Continued from Page 3 continue to be dismissive of the evidence that continues to be presented that children are not spreaders of COVID-19. Contrary to the assertions of a handful of our colleagues in the school board meeting, there are studies on how this virus affects children and the effects of opening schools. A French study of 510 students cited by Bloomberg News found that “School kids don’t appear to transmit the new coronavirus to peers or teachers”. The study also indicated that transmission passed from parents to offspring rather than the other way around which is one thing our colleagues
ifornia is currently seeing an increase in daily COVID cases, so much so that Governor Newsom chose to close all indoor businesses again, and 20 California counties have chosen 100 percent distance learning for their schools. Due to our increasing number of cases, tests and PPE are running out. It is taking longer to get test results back and hospitals are filling up to capacity. In order to return to school, I want to know that there will be enough tests for me to be tested once every two weeks and an ICU bed available in case anyone in our schools or town needs one. I realize that most of us will not die if we get the virus. The scientific data does show that being infected with COVID-19 will cause lung, kid-
ney, or brain damage. Yesterday, Florida reported that all children with COVID showed signs of lung damage and no one is sure if the damage is permanent. I do not want the ability to breathe to be taken away from any child or adult if it can be prevented by keeping people at home. If the choice is made to send students back to school in August,
lack of knowledge of how motor vehicles function. I’m just glad Winters has Dave. Secondly, and equally unexpectedly, my beloved computer, a 27-inch iMac, the heart and soul of our filmmaking business, decided to stop working. As of this writing, it is in the backroom of Core Care in Sacramento, undergoing a hard-drive transplant. Finally, our beloved blue oak tree, a neighborhood landmark, suddenly began shedding leaves. Several large branches appeared to be dying, which was extremely dis-
tressing. Arborists were summoned, heads were scratched, ideas floated. We decided that the tree is probably in shock from the heat and dry winter. I’m now deep watering the roots, trying to simulate the effects of a sudden summer thunderstorm. So, was the planet Mercury responsible for any or all of these things? I think it’s best not to take any chances, and so be warned: the next retrograde episode will take place Oct. 14 to Nov. 3. It’s a good thing that nothing of importance is happening Nov. 3.
stated they feared. Bloomberg News concludes more studies are necessary to confirm the findings but our state data does seem to support this. The open data set from the state shows that 8 percent of cases and zero percent of the deaths in the state were in children that make up 22 percent of our population. We also got a taste of distance learning at the end of the last school year and sadly there was low engagement among secondary students despite teachers being fully available and posting lessons online. We would remind our fellow teachers that our jobs exist for the benefit of our students. When necessary, our advocacy should be for the students’ best interests even if we personally disagree. We
are also role models for our students and represent our sites and should always conduct ourselves as such. The cases seem to show low risk to children, the data seems to support re-opening, the American Academy of pediatrics supports re-opening, and we know our students will suffer if we do not re-open. Editor’s Note: The authors of this opinion—local teachers, verified by the Express—granted permission to publish it only on the condition of anonymity. The Express typically does not grant such requests for opinion but occasionally will consider them when the author’s perspective is valuable to a community conversation but cannot be shared without fear of retribution.
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I will be trying to maintain 6 feet of social distancing. This becomes very difficult when I have to physically touch my students’ hands to teach them how to hold and use pencils, crayons, and scissors. This will require the students and me to do a lot of disinfecting, which will decrease instruction time. Another highly important aspect of my
job involves establishing trust with my students. When they can see my smiling face every day, this takes weeks to establish. Now when they arrive at school, my students will see this (put on my mask and shield). Establishing trust with my students will take longer with my protective equipment on. I would rather my students see my smiling face through the computer. The last thing I would like to bring up relates to substitutes. Our school district has a shortage of subs. Since I started teaching in the district, I have only missed one or two days every year. This year will be different for me and many other members of our school staff. When we wake up in the morning with a runny nose, sore
throat, or upset stomach, we are going to call in sick because it could be COVID. Then we are going to go get tested and wait at home for our results. Do we have enough substitutes in our district to cover all these additional sick days of teachers and staff? Or are students going to have to stay home until we can return to school? I know that the School Board Trustees will make the best decision possible for teachers, school staff, parents, and students. Thank you for listening and if you do decide that it is safe enough to have us go back to school in August, I invite them to join teachers in their classrooms once a week for the whole day to see our new normal.
Letters Not safe to open schools
I have worked for Winters Joint Unified School District for 33 years. I am 57 years old. Many of the folks listening are likely previous students of mine. I love my job. I love my students and intend to work four more years. I have four underlying health conditions that put me at greater risk if I am exposed to COVID-19. I submitted a document from my doctor that states it would be best if I could continue teaching via distance learning. I have not been given this option. I am aware of one other WAEA (Winters Area Education Association) member submitting a similar document. Of course, I would love for students to return to school, but fully reopening is absolutely not safe for anyone. The plan has fewer safety protocols
for fully reopening than the hybrid. How is that a good idea? We will have positive cases. They will take COVID-19 home to their families, and people will get sick, likely some will be hospitalized and some may die. I was married Sept. 7, 2019. Less than a year ago. We are still newlyweds. I have three stepchildren and two grandchildren. My life is wonderful and filled with love. I do not want to bring COVID-19 home. I totally get the daycare concern and expense. You don’t have to have kids in daycare or own a business or need to work to suffer the financial burden of our pandemic. I am sure some of you have investments. I have lost close to 30 percent of my investments. This is money I need to retire comfortably. It has been a huge burden, but still, I am not demanding we “open up.” It is not safe. Winters is such a wonderful place. Be the model for being safe. Love your resi-
dents and honor the well being of our town. This is a pandemic. Lead us safely through this uncertain time. SUE BRIDGE
Named out of respect
In response to Richard Kleeberg’s recent column, I respectfully disagree. I am certain that I am older than Mr. Kleeberg and in my time these names were given to objects or teams out of deep respect. I honored the Cleveland Indians for years as our team and loved the name. Does this generation so lack focus in their own lives that they need to spend time and energy tearing down others? I salute Winters High School for Keeping the name Warriors. We need to remember the words contributed to Confucius, which says: “when people start changing the names of things, civilization begins to decay.” ANNA KARNOPP Something to say? Email news@wintersexpress.com.
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