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Yolo County Library plans to resume service Aug. 14 By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief The Yolo County Library plans to start up services at their library branches again started on Friday, Aug. 14. Mark Fink, County Library, said following the immediate suspension of services on Aug. 4 after learning one of its staff may have
been exposed to COVID-19. “Staff have been self-quaranining, and the branches impacted were deepcleaned last week,” Fink said. He also said they had adjusted staff schedules so staff will now work at a single facility as a means to prevent another system-wide incident.
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Investigation determines target shooting as cause of Quail Fire By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Investigators have determined that the cause of the June 2020 Quail Fire was target shooting. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s investigators, who were dispatched as part of the initial response to the Quail Fire, uncovered evidence that target shooting sparked the fire to life on June 06, according to a Cal FIRE media release on Monday. The Quail Fire burned 1,837 acres over a period of four day before it was fully contained. Its blaze destroyed one home
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A firefighter sprays down a smoldering fence post to prevent it from igniting more flames on Saturday, June 6. The Quail Fire burned 1,837 acres total over four days.
Winters HAC fundraising partnership supports local families in need By Aaron Geerts Staff Writer Courtesy photo
Jeremy and Rebecca Nelson of Woodland announce the birth of their son, John Robert Nelson. John arrived on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 12:04 p.m. at Roseville Sutter. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at birth, and measured 21.25 inches in length. John is another Gem of the Nelson family of Winters who is loved by his grandparents Jill & Josh Nelson, his great-grand parents Darlene Kovach & Chuck Frey, and all family soon to meet him.
Future subscriber : Josefina Victoria Buttler Villalobos Cecilia Villalobos and Jerry Buttler announce the birth of their first born daughter Josefina Victoria Buttler Villalobos. Josefina arrived on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 12:04 p.m. at the Kaiser Hospital in Roseville. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth and measured 21 inches in length. Her Maternal grandparents are Jorge and Esther Villalobos of Winters, and Maternal great- grand parents are Anacleta Lopez y Epigmenio Garcia of Mexico. Paternal grandparents are Jan Buttler and Jim Buttler (deceased) of Davis, and Great-grandparents are Barbara and Martin Stipp from Davis (both deceased).
The Winters Hispanic Advisory Committee is collaborating in a joint-fundraising effort with ApoYOLO and the Interfaith Immigration Network to raise funding to support local families in the Spanish community. Since 2006, the Winters HAC has contributed to the Winters community through its volunteering, selflessness and communal values. Now in the time of COVID-19, the Winters HAC continues its support by launching a collaborative fundraising effort for families in need The inspiration behind the Winters HAC came after meeting with a representative of the Pacific Institute for Community Organization, and
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was. “We needed to make it something to celebrate the Spanish community,” Quirarte said. “That was in 2006, and in 2007 we started the Festival De La Cosecha (Harvest Festival).” For years the event made a splash in the community and was a huge fundraiser. The arrival of COVID-19, however, has put a halt to the annual event like it has to so many others. But instead of standing down, the Winters HAC has turned the pandemic into an opportunity to further support their community. In a joint-fundraising effort with ApoYOLO and the Interfaith Immigration Network, the collaboration has raised
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Editor-in-Cheif Past interruptions by meeting attendees sparked a discussion among Trustees and Winters Joint Unified School District staff members at the Thursday, Aug. 6 school board meeting. President Rudolph Muldong and Trustee Rob Warren expressed being able to meet in person improves the quality of the meeting. Muldong also noted it helps to relay unspoken communication through
body language and expressions, which are hidden through virtual meetings and may cause misunderstandings when unable to observe. Warren said he would like to see the district’s technology team figure out a way to allow the community to observe meetings, but not have the ability to interrupt a meeting in progress. “If we can’t control the meeting then I don’t want to do Zoom meetings anymore,” Warren said. “People get really comfortable
sitting at home, and we get people making comments like they did.” Trustees Carrie Green and Stephanie Chávez voiced concerns about not allowing the public to participate live. They also both noted that it was important to include the community, and that the number of people observing school board meetings had increased since beginning a virtual attendance option. “I love that our parents are being involved, being in-
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By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer The Winters City Council hopes to fill the now vacant city manager’s job by November, according to Mayor Wade Cowan. The council has hired the Roseville executive search firm Peckham and McKenney to find the next city leader and they will pay the firm up to $26,000, Cowan said. Peckham and McKenney was the firm that found John W. Donlevy, Jr., the former Winters city manager. The firm helps municipalities throughout the western United States find management executives. “We (council) are
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School board discuss future format of meetings By Crystal Apilado
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has since been dedicated to supporting its community and discovering its needs. And amongst the Winters HACs founders, Leticia Quirarte has continued leading the group to serve its mission through changing times. “We found that the people want to have afternoon programs, English classes, and low-income housing,” Quirarte said about the changes the Winters HAC has made over the years. “Now we have Spanish in the newspaper and have afterschool programs.” In their beginning, the Winters HAC hosted an event to display what the organization offers the community. But something was missing, and the youngsters at the event pointed out what it
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formed. That’s all we’ve ever wanted. We need to figure that out,” Green said regarding how to continue to involve the community, yet prevent interruptions from occurring. Nicole Reyherme, Winters JUSD Director of Innovation and Technology, presented potential options going forward: Option 1: Current format of a Zoom meeting, with everyone muted. Trustees,
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