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Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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SPECIAL EDITION Crews gain ground on LNU Lightning Complex fires
Gunby to fill in as interim city manager By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer The Winters City Council at their Aug. 18 meeting unanimously voted to make Shelly Gunby, the city’s Director of Financial Management, the interim City Manager. Gunby has immediately taken over the city manger duties until a permanent city manager can be hired. “Shelly is exceptionally experienced and is the best person to help us as we search
for a new city manager,” city attorney Ethan Walsh said. Gunby will get some help in her new duties: the City Council also unanimously approved hiring the city’s outgoing city manager, John W. Donlevy Jr., as a part time employee. Donlevy will serve no longer than the end of 2020, Walsh reported to the council. Walsh explained it was wise to re-hire Donlevy in order to let the former city man-
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Future subscriber: Noah Michael Weber
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Many Winters businesses and organizations are pulling together in a community-wide effort to support residents who lost their homes. The Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund is a local collaborative effort to collect monetary donations (cash, check or gift cards) and basic necessities (clothing, toiletries, and more) to distribute to residents living in the greater Winters area who were impacted by the LNU Lightening Complex fire that
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blazed through the area last week. Winters Parent Nursery School held a donation drop off on Monday to collect items (clothing, toiletries, blankets, diapers, and more) at their schoolhouse. Their Board of Directors are leading shifts of community volunteers to help sort through the items so that families in need can shop through the items. WPNS Director Ciara Hapworth-Eldridge said they launched the opportunity so that they could gather resources, and give back to
the community that is always there to support us. “Winters has had wildfires almost every summer the last five summers, but this fire is on a whole other level. So many structures, and homes have been destroyed. Families had such little time to evacuate that many only left with the clothes on their backs,” said Hapworth-Eldridge. “Two of our three teachers were evacuated from their homes, and during that time the sense of
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Public input sought on location of ballot drop-off boxes, voter assistance centers Press Release
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Community collaborating to support greater Winters area
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WPNS Director Ciara Hapworth-Eldridge sorts through items donated by the Yolo Food Bank and other community member donations on Monday, Aug. 24.
Editor-in-chief
Matthew and Samantha Weber of Newbury Park are happy to announce the birth of their son, Noah Michael Weber, born Monday, June 15, 2:44 p.m. at Los Robles Hospital in Thousands Oaks. He weighed 7 pounds and was 19.5 inches at birth. Maternal grandparents are Peter and Robin Stoll of Oak Park, greatgrandparents Adrian and Sonny Harris of Thousands Oaks, Elisabeth (Omi) Stoll of Westlake Village and the late Karl Stoll. Paternal grandparents are Miles and Diane Weber of Rocklin, great-grandparents Carmen Rubio of Winters and the late Joe Rubio, Edmund and Mary Weber. Firsttime uncles are Alec Stoll of Thousand Oaks and Mark Weber of Sacramento.
jurisdictions and the education community have secured optimal in-person voting locations throughout the community. “Thanks to these partnerships, education facilities throughout the region are being used to help promote our democracy at a level we have never seen before,” says Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters. “We are also providing ballot drop-off box loca-
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Mother Nature dealt firefighters a break this week, holding back on lightning strikes and strong winds that promised to worsen conditions for crews battling the LNU Lightning Complex wildfires. Instead, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported gaining some ground on those blazes, which combined spanned nearly 353,000 acres in size with 27 percent containment as of about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. “I’m feeling very confident about where we’re moving,” Cal Fire Incident Commander Sean Kavanaugh said at a news briefing Monday at the Napa County Fairgrounds. One of the incidents, the 2,360-acre Meyers Fire north of Jenner, stood at 97 percent containment as of Tuesday morning. “That’s what we’re calling a win,” Kavanaugh said. In Yolo County, crews have secured blackline conditions — where no combustible fuels remain between the fire line and the main fire — north from where Cache Creek enters the Capay Valley to the city of Winters to the south, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Chris Waters said during an operational update. Mop-up patrols remain underway. From Winters south to Vacaville, crews are performing “heavy mop-up” duty, particularly along Pleasants Valley Road, and “we’re trying to get that area secure so we can start to move people in during the repopulation phase,” Waters said. Yolo County has no current evacuation orders. Meanwhile, Cal Fire
The Yolo County Elections Office, in accordance with guidance provided by the California Secretary of State Office and the recently signed Senate Bill SB 423, is directed to identify and make public the proposed Voter Assistance Centers (VACs) and Ballot Drop-off Box (BDB) locations to be used in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election. Yolo County will have 12 VACs and
12 BDB located throughout the county. The Yolo County Elections Office has worked in partnership with local jurisdictions and school districts to ensure voting locations that allow for secure, socially distant in-person voting in Yolo County. The VACs are spread out throughout each community for ease of accessibility. The elections office, with the help of county leadership and through partnerships with local
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Fundraising efforts to support community impacted by fires By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Winters’ small town charm isn’t only defining characteristic. Its community is mighty and have pulled together time and time again to uplift fellow residents in need. Many local businesses are taking action and hosting fundraising campaigns to raise money to help support those who lost their homes or are facing hardships due to damage from the LNU Lightening Complex fires that blazed through the rural communities of Winters last week.
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Sherean Maynard, the owner of ZenTerra Spa, and her family lost their home and more in the fire. Although devastated at their loss, her team at ZenTerra Spa is giving back to the community by donating 30 percent of all services to the local community to help people get back
on their feet. Lori Vidales, Spa Manager, said all services (excluding Spa Passes) scheduled between Thursday, Aug. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 13 are part of this special fundraising campaign. ZenTerra Spa is located inside Hotel Winters (8 Abbey St.) on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Abbey Street. Book an appointment online at http://www.zenterraspa.com/ or call 530219-2328.
Drive Thru Pick Up Dinner
The 128 Hall & Kitchen, Buckhorn BBQ Truck, Berryessa Gap Vineyards and Christian’s Corner are hosting a Drive Thru Pick Up Dinner on Sept. 1 that will directly benefit the Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund. The Buckhorn BBQ Truck will be cooking up a Family Meal to serve six people and costs $100. The menu includes: 1.5 pounds of
tri tip, 1 pound pulled pork, 1/2 rack of ribs, two pints BBQ beans, one pint apple coleslaw, and six pieces of fresh bread. Extra items include: -One pound of Pulled Pork ($20). -Whole tri tip, wrapped and sliced ($40). -Full rack of baby back ribs ($35). One bottle of Berryessa Gap Wine can also be added on, but must be ordered separately through https:// www.berryessagap. com/Greater-Winters-Fire-Relief-Dinner/. Purchase the meal at https://events. eventzilla.net/e/greater-winters-fire-relief-drive-thru-pick-updinner-2138795304 Family Meal orders must be placed by Saturday, Aug. 30 at midnight. Meals and wine can be picked up on Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 5-7 p.m. at The 128 Hall & Kitchen, 1123 Grant Ave. in Winters.
Yolo County virtual job fair series runs from Sept 1-3 Yolo County Press Release YoloWorks, Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, and Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board are hosting a Virtual Job Fair Series on September 1-3 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. each day via Zoom. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the economy and job seekers can help get back on the path to employment by connecting to in-demand job opportunities at this Job Fair Series. Each day of the Job Fair Series, job seekers will have access to up to 10 employers and be able to learn about available opportunities in the area. Employers include Walgreens Distribution Center, Pride Staff, Adams Group, Rite Aid Distribution Center, Yolo County IHSS, Target Distribution Center, Mariani Nut, Brooks Painting, Brightview Landscaping, Pride Industries, UCDavis, Clark Pacific, Department of General Services, Yolo County Human Resources, Comfort Keepers, Visiting Angels, California Department of Water Resources, Yolo 911 & Dignity
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Additionally, YoloWorks is offering Virtual Workshops Sessions via Zoom from Aug. 24-Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. each day to assist job seekers with individualized sessions on reentry to the workforce after furloughs and layoffs. Workshop topics include resume development, networking, effective communication, and many more. For ongoing job services offered through YoloWorks visit: https:// www.yoloworks.org/ or contact staff at: yoloworks@yolocounty.
Yolo County Supervisor hosts Virtual Town Hall on Aug. 28 By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Yolo County District 2 Supervisor Don Saylor is hosting a Virtual Town Hall for the community on Friday, Aug. 28, 3-4 p.m. Saylor will be joined by Yolo County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) Coordinator, Dana Carey. They will share the latest updates on local issues and answer questions from the community. Registration to attend the event is required, however there is no registration cutoff date. Register online at https://bit.ly/3guqxRa. Questions for the Supervisor and Yolo County OES Coordinator need to be submitted in advance by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27. Submit questions online at https://bit.ly/32nHOGW. 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 530-757-5557.
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Happy 7th Birthday Scout! Scout Edgar is celebrating her 7th birthday on Aug. 27. Happy Birthday Scout. We hope your special day is magical, fun and full of sweet memories. We love you! With love from Nonny, Daddy, Brynn, Chayce, Cash, Pinkie, Samus and Stella.
Aug. 28 is last day of City Manager community input survey By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief The Winters City Council put out a survey to the community last week to gather input from residents to help create the City Manager Candidate Profile. The Candidate Profile is being created by Bobbi Peckham, President of Peckham & McKenney, Inc. The City retained the executive recruitment services of the firm to conduct the search for the next City Manager. The creation of a Candidate Profile is the initial step of the recruitment process and will be used to actively recruit potential candidates. Information submitted to the community-wide survey will further assist the Council and Peckham in the process of screening applicants. Survey responses will be received until Aug. 28. Submit your input on the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GQG8XW9.
she is responsible for all of the city’s employees (hiring/firing/job performance) and due to our size must also be capable of wearing multiple hats. Especially with the retirements we have had in the last year and the lack of funds to fill the positions due to COVID.” Biasi added in that the City Manager must have the abili-
through October. He said the goal is to find and hire a person who is a good fit for our community for many years to come. Cowan said it’s a big challenge finding someone to follow up in the footsteps of the previous City Manager John W. Donlevy, Jr. who held the position for 19 years. He noted that the national average for a City Manager position is seven years, and the California state average is four years. “Every member of the council is hopeful that we can find a new City Manager who will love Winters and working in Winters at least half as much as John Donlevy did,” Cowan said.
“The role of City Manager in a small community like Winters is the most important position at City Hall.”
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Mayor Wade Cowan said the Council wanted to give all the citizens of Winters the opportunity to give feedback as to what they hope to see in a new leader and to find out what they feel is important in the role of a City Manager. Mayor Pro Tempore Bill Biasi said the City Manager is the administrator of our city, overseeing and managing every aspect of daily operations. “The role of the City Manager in a small community like Winters is the most important position at City Hall,” Cowan said. “He or
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Wade Cowan, Mayor ty to understand and comprehend a multitude of city utilities including financial and budgetary issues, water and sewer services, public works, planning, employee relations; as well as being informed and complying with ever-changing state and federal Cowan also said other challenges a City Manger faces is answering to not one, but five bosses (of the City Council) and that Council members can rotate every two years based on election results. Biasi expects the process of interviewing and selecting a new City Manager to potentially go
Recruitment Efforts in Motion The City Manager is appointed by and reports to the Mayor and City Council. To ensure a timely process, Peckham has already met with members of the City Council to obtain their input on the profile. She created a marketing brochure which is available online at https://www. peckhamandmckenney.com/city-manager-city-of-winters-ca. The recruitment process has begun and Council awaits community input via the survey. Peckham is actively recruiting potential candidates.
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Lake down six inches Express Staff The level of Lake Berryessa was down by 0.48 feet last week, with a decrease in storage of 8,264 acre feet of
water, according to Ken Emigh of the Solano Irrigation District. Last Tuesday morning the lake level was 422.62 feet above sea level.
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Aug. 14: 1:35 a.m., medical aid, 1000 block of Adams Lane. ~4:38 a.m., lift assist, Russell Boulevard. ~5:06 a.m., medical aid, 100 block of Broadview Lane. ~7:46 a.m., medical aid, Venada Drive. ~10:35 a.m., medical aid, 100 block of Colby Lane. ~5:41 p.m., mutual aid, I-505/Putah Creek Road. ~9:57 p.m., smoke investigation, 100 block of Russell Street. Aug. 15: 3:36 a.m., carbon monoxide alarm, 700 block of Hemenway Street. ~7:25 p.m., public assist, 700 block of Matsumoto Lane. Aug. 16: 7:18 a.m., smoke investigation, 700 block of Main Street. ~7:41 a.m., mutual aid, Paddon Rd./Robinson Road. ~9:22 p.m., medical aid, 300 block of White Oak Lane. Aug. 17: 2:26 a.m., public assist, 400 block of Plum Place. ~9:26 a.m., medical aid, 400 block of Plum Place. ~3:11 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Morgan Street. ~4:21 p.m., strike team- Jones Fire. Aug. 18: 10:09 a.m.,
grass fire, Highway 128. ~6:43 p.m., medical aid, CR 31/Buckeye Road. ~6:48 p.m., medical aid, 700 block of Apricot Avenue. ~10:28 p.m., public assist, Highway 128. ~11:33 p.m., grass fire, CR 29A/CR 89. Aug. 19: 1:33 p.m., grass fire, CR 87. ~4:38 p.m., public assist, Highway 128/Positas Road. ~7:42 p.m., Grass Fire, Putah Creek Road. Aug. 20: 11:11 p.m., structure fire, Positas Road. ~3:01 p.m., medical aid, 900 block of Railroad Avenue. ~8:11 p.m., medical aid, 70 block of Brinley Drive.
Police Arrest Log
Aug. 13: Yurem Guzman (Age 18), Charges: Unlicensed Driver; Habitual Traffic Offender, Disposition: Released on a Notice to Appear. Aug. 14: Kenneth Wayne Zimmerman (Age 53), Charges: Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail.
Case Log
Aug. 9-10: Unk., 200 block of Russell Street, Vandalism. Aug. 14: 1 a.m., 1000 block of Adams Lane, Vandalism.
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Tom Jacobs displays his fresh packed prunes in 1986. The Tufts Ranch shipped by air freight over 40,000 boxes of fresh prunes to Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The packing shed was located where Berryessa Winery and Brewery are today, just west of town on Highway 128.
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The cannery is putting up an excellent pack of tomatoes, in fact, they couldn’t be any better. J.R. Jones of Madison and Geo. Clark, manager of Mrs. Charles Scott’s ranch, came to Winters Monday to take the train to San Francisco. E.H. McMillan of Vacayille was in town Wednesday. While here he made an examination of the Seaman block, which is to be sold next Tuesday. The big Britt-Nelson fight of 45 rounds will take place tomorrow at Colma. Several Winters sports will be there. Irvin Baker and Alex Hanna of Centralia, Mo., drove over to Woodland Wednesday morning. R.B. Knox of Knoxville shipped 1320 pounds of quicksilver from Winters to San Francisco Monday., Robert Jeans, Walter Snodgrass, H.E. Stamm, H.M. Allen and J.F. Moier left this morning for the fair. Mr. and Mrs. August Brinck left yesterday morning for Yellowstone Park. Arthur Craner has been appointed receiving agent for the J.K. Armsby Company of the Capay Valley Almond Grower’s Association. Frank Wolfskill went to San Francisco Thursday morning to see his sister Aldanita, who leaves today for Europe, where she will spend two or three years in the study of music. G.W. Chapman went to San Francisco this morning. He will attend a meeting of the reclamation and irrigation department of the federal government.
September 6, 1940
Enrollment in the grammar school, which opened Tuesday, is now 207. Of this number 26 were primaries in Miss Margaret Graf’s class. According to the new manager, C.W. Kirkpatrick, there are 72 families in the migratory camp. Mrs. Rose Geller received a message from her son Galen Gellar stating that he has received his master’s degree from the University of California and will be an instructor in the English department at the Santa Rosa Junior College. Richard McCollum of Salinas and Bob Maples of Sonora were holiday guests with their aunt, Mrs. B.K. Goddard. The oldest local resident, Charles Rosasco father of Mrs. J.M. Robinson is looking forward to the observance of his 93rd birthday, September 10. Work began Tuesday on the brush-clearing project in Putah Creek. A crew of six men, with a tractor bulldozer, have started near the Stevenson Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Briggs entrained at Sacramento Wednesday for Flora, Illinois, to visit the latter’s relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Chambers were Sunday visitors with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Ella Sturgill in Oakland. Local members of the Yolo County Accordion Band who played an hour concert at the State Fair on Saturday were Joe Balestra, LeRay Adams, Warren Johnston, Lucille Ruggles, Al Carrion, Geo. Pede, Joyce and Beverly Landrum, Anna Marie Carcia, Jacquelin Raper.
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A total of 675 students have enrolled at Winters High School and Elementary School during the first two days of classes. High school enrollment reached 210 yesterday. Nearly 6,000 acres of brush and rangeland in Gates and Mix Canyons in Solano and Napa Counties were burned over this week before the blaze was brought under control. A community swimming pool will be the subject of discussion Monday evening at the September meeting of the Winters District Chamber of Commerce, to be held at 7 p.m. in the Christian Church. Mrs. Buel Sackett was honored last week at a stork shower given by Mrs. Chester Sackett and Mrs. Roy Wyatt of Esparto in the Sackett home west of town. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Biasi were expected home midweek from a brief honeymoon trip following their marriage in Reno, Nevada, over the weekend. G.B. (Bert) Coman has accepted a position in Tracy where the family will make its future home. Mrs. Corbin Young and two children plan to leave on Thursday evening for Commerce, Texas, where they will spend a month or so with Mrs. Young’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Timmons and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. Harris were Fair goers on Friday last week. Mrs. Richard Rominger entertained last week for a former schoolmate, Mrs. Richard Larkey of Montreal, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Ostenberg and little daughter, Karen Ann, of New York City, are visiting here with Mrs. Ostenberg’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Armstrong.
A public meeting to discuss aspects of the proposed Indian Valley Project, upon which most residents of Western Yolo County will vote on September 29, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, September 24, at the Madison Town Hall. A meeting of 10 agencies interested in using potions of the U.S. Army communications facility east of Winters, will be held in the Yolo County Courthouse, on Friday, September 25, at 4 p.m. The Big John Strong Circus will come to Winters on Tuesday, September 16, giving performances at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Manas, of Winters, are the parents of a daughter, born September 5, 1970, in the Davis Community Hospital. Fire Sunday afternoon about 3 p.m. destroyed a storage shed in the Winters Mobile Home Park, 803 West Grant. Adult education classes will begin in Winters next Monday evening, September 20, according to Bill Oser, director of the night school program. Funeral services were held Monday morning in St. Anthony Catholic Church for Mrs. Nancy Loretta Vasey, who died Thursday in a San Francisco hospital. Charles Payton, managing editor of the Daily Democrat in Woodland, will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the Winters Rotary Club, to be held at noon today in the Buckhorn Dining Room, Among those enjoying the Lawrence Walk show recently in the Oakland Coliseum were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hansel, Mmes. Mamie Cheney and Edna Steur.
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INPUT Continued from Page 1 drop-off box locations to make returning Vote by Mail ballots as effortless as possible. In addition, your return postage will be paid to help encourage voters to utilize mail in voting.� Voter Assistance Centers will be open Saturday, Oct. 31 through Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballot Drop-off Box will be made available Monday, Oct. 5 through Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Winters locations are as follows: The Voter Assistance Center at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Ave. The Ballot Drop-off Box at Lorenzo’s Market (121 E. Grant Ave.) daily from 7 a.m.–10 p.m. The other Yolo County VAC and BDB locations are: DAVIS VAC locations: Davis ARC Center- Ballroom (760 Orchard Rd.) Veterans Memorial CenterMultipurpose Rm. (203 E. 14th
St.) Harper Junior High SchoolGymnasium (4000 E. Covell Blvd.) Patwin Elementary SchoolMultipurpose Rm. (2222 Shasta Dr.) BDB locations: City Hall Exterior (23 Russell Blvd.) available 24/7. Nugget Markets (409 Mace Blvd.) daily from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Nugget Markets (1414 E. Covell Blvd.) daily from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Westlake Market (1260 Lake Blvd.) daily from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. ESPARTO VAC location: Esparto High School – Gymnasium (26675 Plainfield St.) BDB location: Esparto Regional Library extire (17065 Yolo Ave.) available 24/7. All Yolo County VACs and BDB locations (including West Sacramento and Woodland) are available online at https:// www.yoloelections.org/voting/ locations. The Yolo County Elections Office will begin accepting public comments for a period
of 10-days, beginning Aug. 18 until Aug. 28. All interested parties should submit their public comments via email to elections@yolocounty.org. Voter Assistance Centers (VACs) will be open beginning Saturday, Oct. 31, through Monday, Nov. 2 for a period of 8 hours each day. VACs will be open Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 (Election Day) from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Ballot Drop-off Boxes will be available beginning Monday, Oct. 5 through Tuesday, Nov. 3 (Election Day). The public is invited to participate in a survey to assist in selecting the hours that the VACs will be open Saturday, Oct. 31 through Monday Nov. 2. Let your voice be heard and participate in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/VAC_Hours_Survey. The winning time slot of this countywide survey will determine the hours of operation for these three days prior to election.
Se solicitan aportes comunitarios para la contrataciĂłn del Administrador de la Ciudad Por Ciudad de Winters Traducido por Carol Alfonso La Ciudad de Winters ha contratado los servicios de contrataciĂłn de ejecutivos de Peckham & McKenney, Inc. para realizar la bĂşsqueda del prĂłximo Administrador de la Ciudad. El presidente de la firma, Bobbi Peckham, conducirĂĄ personalmente este proceso de bĂşsqueda. El paso inicial en el reclutamiento es la creaciĂłn de un perfil del candidato que se utilizarĂĄ para reclutar activamente candidatos potenciales. El perfil del candidato incluye informaciĂłn sobre la comunidad, la organizaciĂłn, el puesto y el proceso de solicitud. Para garantizar un proceso oportuno, Peckham se ha reunido con miembros del Ayuntamiento de Winters para obtener sus comentarios sobre el perfil. Se creĂł un folleto de mercadeo que estĂĄ disponible en lĂnea en https://www. peckhamandmckenney.com/city-manager-city-of-winters-ca. Si bien el proceso de reclutamiento ha comenzado, y Peckham estĂĄ reclutando activamente candi-
datos potenciales, el Ayuntamiento de Winters invita a los miembros de la comunidad a que tambiĂŠn proporcionen informaciĂłn sobre el perfil del candidato a travĂŠs de una encuesta. La informaciĂłn obtenida de esta encuesta ayudarĂĄ aĂşn mĂĄs al Ayuntamiento y a Peckham en la selecciĂłn de los solicitantes. El Ayuntamiento le agradece de antemano y le agradece su tiempo y su atenta respuesta a la encuesta. Las respuestas a la encuesta se recibirĂĄn hasta el 28 de Agosto. EnvĂe su opiniĂłn sobre la encuesta en https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GQG8XW9.
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SUPPORT Continued from Page 1 what you are coming home to is unbearable, let alone coming to find your home gone.” Amy Sartin, WPNS Vice President, added that the efforts are a representation of who Winters is as a community. “We are strongest when we unite in times like this,” said Sartin. “Every time there has been a hardship locally, we have seen our town step up. This time is no different.” Hapworth-Eldridge said what started out as a small effort to help families in the rural community in need turned into a bigger effort when they joined up with the Rotary Club of Winters. With the help of Rotarian volunteers the school house yard quickly filled with donated items, including a donation from the Yolo Food Bank of toiletries, cleaning supplies, diapers and other non-essentials. Although overwhelmed with items, they are still collecting totes and luggage donations so families can carryout their findings. To donate totes or luggage contact them at wintersparentnurseryschool@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/wintersparentnurseryschool. Families and individuals in need can contact WPNS at the above to set up a shopping time to pick out clothes and other items currently at their school house. The Winters Rotary is leading the financial side of the local efforts. They have teamed up with the City of Winters and the Winters Chamber of Commerce to collect cash, checks and gift card donations. To donate to the relief fund, visit First Northern Bank and let them know you’d like to donate to the Winters Rotary Foundation Fire Fund. Donation collection points are stationed at Buckhorn Steakhouse, Pacific Ace Hardware, First Northern Bank, Steady Eddy’s and Turkovich Family Wines. Donations can also be made directly by mailing a check to: Rotary Club of Winters Foundation, P.O. Box 565, Winters, CA 95694. Make checks payable to: Rotary Club of Winters Foundation.A donation link is also set up on the Rotary Face-
book page at https:// www.facebook.com/ WintersRotary. All donations are tax deductible. Councilmember Jesse Loren is part of the leadership team working with Jessica Hubbard, Executive Director at Yolo Community Foundation. The two were tasked with researching the size of the need from those with Winters addresses and to determine an estimate of how many are from Yolo County and how many are from Solano County so that an appropriate sized response can be mounted. While the majority of loss is in Solano County, Loren said The Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund will focus on those who are from Greater Winters. “As leaders who have worked with other fire emergencies such as the Camp Fire, we realize this is more of a marathon than a sprint,” Loren said. “It would help if organizations and other local leaders shared the information with their networks.” Many other local businesses working to help provide support. The Farmer’s Closet is collecting gently used items and assisting in the relief effort. The Buckhorn is providing limited menu items for Greater Winters people who have been impacted by the fire and are posting daily updates on the Winters community Facebook groups. “This is who we are, a community that comes together to help others. I couldn’t be more proud of my town or Winters Fire Department,” Loren said.
president has signed a “Major disaster declaration“ for California more doors have been opened for those effected. “Our Winters neighbors who live in Solano County will want connect with the LAC (Local Assistance Center) in Solano, it will have all the federal, state, and local agencies as well as insurance companies all in one place,” Cowan said. “We are anticipating that this may be done virtually do to COVID. The city will push all of this info as soon as we get it.” The Winters Post Office is also working to assist those who live in the areas impacted by the fires and road closures. Residents who have lost their homes or who have questions should call the Winters Post Office at 530795-3958.
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Loren said Winters is, and has always been a hub for unincorporated Winters. “Our City boundaries to the West and South are Dry Creek and Putah Creek, but that boundary doesn’t reflect who we are as a community. Winters borders are fuzzy borders,” she said. “For example, Winters City residents pay school bond fees for Solano Community College as we are in the Solano Community College District, but city residents don’t reside in Solano County.” The Winters Joint Unified School District service area reaches far into Yolo and Solano County to serve unincorporated Winters residents living there. Loren said City Agencies Hard at Greater Winters families can live in either Work City agencies have county. also been working “Pleasants Valley hard. Road, Putah Creek Loren said the Win- Road, Digger Pine, Caters Fire Department nal, Positas, Central has been on non-stop Lane, they might be 10 duty since a week ago minutes from downtown, or in Solano Sunday. “Not only were they County, but still have notifying evacuees a Winters address and and fighting what they zip code,” Loren said. While there is local could fight, they backburned along road debate regarding how 34 and collaborated far out the boundaries with other fire de- are to be considered partments to extend to be “living in Winthe back-burn all the ters,” Loren says they way to County Road all do. “The Greater Win20,” Loren said. “Our first responders are ters Fire Relief Fund stretched to capacity. was created to serve The Fire Department, those families. These Interim City Manag- families have always er Shelly Gunby and been a vibrant part of Winters Police De- our community - going partment have been to our schools, shopworking with OES on ping and dining in our getting accurate in- community and volunformation to the pub- teering with our local lic on the fires, evacu- agencies and groups. ations, and on safety.” Their losses are also Mayor Wade Cow- our losses,” Loren an said now that the said.
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A Cal FIRE firefighter works to control the perimeter of the fire in unincorporated Winters last week.
FIRE Continued from Page 1 officials breathed a sigh of relief over the weather, with anticipated thunderstorms — and lightning, which caused the fires that so far have affected Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo counties — failing to materialize earlier this week. A red-flag warning for dry, erratic winds also was canceled. Fire officials also continued the process of lifting evacuation orders in some fire-threatened areas, allowing residents to return to their homes that were spared from the flames’ path. Still, “it’s going to take time to put this fire out,” Shana Jones, chief of Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit, said Monday. “The size and complexity of this fire is one that we’ve not seen in times past.” The fire’s casualties also continued to grow Monday, with a fatality on Monday in Solano County that now brings the death toll to five. Four oth-
ers — fire personnel and civilians — have been injured. Fire and law-enforcement officials also begin this week the somber process of assessing the property damage caused by the fires, which so far have destroyed 937 structures and damaged another 251. “That’s where we start to feel a sense of loss as a community,” Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said at Monday’s news briefing. He encouraged residents to reach out to their friends and neighbors, or to access community resources by dialing 211. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday that wildfire survivors can register for federal financial assistance at disasterassistance.gov. “Grants may help eligible survivors with financial assistance that includes rent, home repair, home replacement and other disaster-related needs such as childcare, medical
and dental expenses,” the agencies noted in a news release. Residents also can learn how to prepare themselves and their property for wildfires by visiting readyforwildfire. org. The website also contains resources for evacuees preparing to return to their homes. “We are still in the middle of peak fire season. That means you need to have a plan. You need to be prepared,” Jones said. Previously limited in personnel as wildfires raged throughout the state, Cal Fire received a staffing boost at the LNU incident this week, with 18 crews comprising 2,194 personnel now assigned to the fire lines, according to the Cal Fire incident website, which also includes information about evacuations and road closures. Additional reinforcement is expected this week from the California National Guard, which has dedicated 250 soldiers to work in hand crews at the LNU incident, Kavanaugh said Tuesday.
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Clockwise from top left: Aleni Valadez is starting her first year of Winters High School in the 9th grade AVID program; Anthony Dye Cortez starts 3rd grade at Shirley Rominger Intermediate School; Thomas, Audrey and Charlie Ramos attend St. James and are joining the 5th, 2nd and TK classes, respectively; Violet Van Dyke, who starts 3rd grade; Ethen Gordon is an 8th grader in the Winters Special Education program this year; Casey Chave-Felix is a Winters 4th grade student in Visions in Education program.
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Anytime Fitness (530) 795-4444 We Miss You!! Check out our Facebook page for daily virtual workouts.
Berryessa Gap Vineyards (530) 795-3201 info@berryessaco.com The walk up window is open WednesdaySunday. Curbside pickup is available at our winery by appointment. Email: orders@berryessagap.com for pick up and complimentry Winters local delivery with a 6 bottle purchase. 20% OFF a case and 30% OFF for club members. 15% of all sales go to to the Winters Healthcare Foundation until April 30. Shipping is $1.00 CA, WA, OR or NV. All other states $5.00
Berryessa Sporting Goods (530) 795-1278 Open Sun-Thu 4pm-11 pm, Fri-Sat 4pm-12am Masks required as per Yolo County. We allow a limited amount of customers in the store at one time.
Buckhorn BBQ Truck Open Every Day 11am-6pm Come see us in the Winters Store parking lot.
Buckhorn Steakhouse (530) 795-4503 www,buckhornsteakhouse.com Open Wed-Sun 4pm-8pm
Ciarlo Fruit and Nut (530) 304-2605 Delivery within hundred miles of Winters, CA. Order by text, calling or by email: patcalvert@ciarlofruitnut.com. Shipping is available and we accept credit cards. $10 credit on shipping.
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Hoobys (530) 794-6118 Open Tue & Thu 4-6pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-2pm Hoobys Brewing Helping you Help Us! We are offering $10 - 64oz and $7 - 32oz growler fills (growler glass available for purchase or bring your own), as well as $15 bottles of wine, gift cards and 20% off all apparel.Follow us on our social media for any updates! @hoobysbrewing
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Monticello Tree Service Inc (530) 574-7270 Open Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm Free Estimates. 10% off on any job.
NAPA Auto Parts (530) 795-4100 Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8:30am-3:30pm Please note we will be closed every other Sunday
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El Pueblo & Meat Market Taqueria (530) 795-3450 We are offering orders to go only from our menu. If you prefer to cook at home, our meats and produce are available. Curbside service is available. Give us a call. Our Everyday Special includes 5 tacos for $9.00 (asada, carnitas, chicken). Thank you for your support!
Farm Credit West farmcreditwest.com (530) 666-3333 Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm We are here to support our borrowers and our community.
Ficelle (530) 795-9593 Open Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat Limited Hours Take Out only. 8am-4pm pre-order by phone or text: (530) 979-1902. After 4pm call the restaurant: (530) 795-9593. Also check out Facebook or Instagram for Daily menu and changes.
First Northern Bank (530) 795-4501 Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, By phone until 5pm Online Banking, Mobile Banking, TeleBank, ATM and Night Depository are operational 24/7. Only 3 customers are allowed in the branch at any one time.
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Kountry Kitchen (530) 795-2833 Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-3pm Take-out as well as Delivery when available. Call ahead to order or come by and we will bring your order to you in your car. Thank you to our loyal customers for staying with us during these harsh times. We appreciate your keeping our business open.
Patio 29 Spirits Company (530) 902-0020 Call ahead for Curbside Service. We also offer special delivery of spirits. In response to Covid-19, we are making, selling and donating hand sanitizer. We offer direct shipment of bottles until the end of April. All bottled spirits are limited to 3 bottles per person per day. 21 years of age and older. Free 4 oz. sanitizer with purchase of spirit.
Pearce Heating & Air Conditioning (530) 795-4300
La Bodega (530) 795-3127 labodgegakc.com Open Every Day 6am-8pm Curbside service. Limited to one person at a time in store.
Lester Farms Bakery (530) 795-1474 Open Mon–Fri 5:30am–2pm, Sat-Sun 6am–2pm We offer online ordering for home essentials like eggs, butter, sugar and flower. We are also offering fabulous cookie kits to take home. Call ahead for pick up. Sandwiches and pastries!
Lorenzo’s Town & Country Market (530) 795-3214 Open Every Day 7am-9pm, Seniors 7am-9am Please observe social distancing. Be aware of limits on items throughout the store. Deli case open meats are available.
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Rohwer Insurance (707) 678-9216 blee@rohwerinsurance.com Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-3pm Phone consultation only. Business as usual. We are here to answer any questions or concerns you may have during this difficult time. We are here for you.
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.
Smiles of Winters Ana Maria Antoniu, D.M.D. (617) 447-3582 idosmilebig@yahoo.com smilesofwinters.com Open for Emergencies only For people who have lost their dental insurance we will be offering our own dental insurance that will have a premium of less than $1 a day.
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Powell Counter Tops (530) 795-3251 FREE ESTIMATES! Showers and Baths are our specialty. Thank you to our customers and friends in Winters. We are here for you.
Preserve (530) 795-9963 www.preservewinters Open Fri-Sun Order and pay from our website. Curbside pick up. The menu will be a small sampling of our menu items as well as a family meal option.
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for the eighth consecutive month. • The supply of homes for sale continued to decline significantly across the state, with all regions falling more than 30 percent in active listings from last year. Southern California had the biggest annual drop in inventory in July at 50.7 percent – less than half the level of forsale properties it had a year ago. • The San Francisco Bay Area had a relatively small decline in supply when compared to other areas,
Key data from July California home sales Calif. Assoc. of Realtors Special to the Express • At the regional level, sales increased in all major regions from last year and was particularly strong in the Central Coast region, which posted a 21.9 percent gain. Sales increased 14.8 percent in the San Francisco Bay Region, 6.6 percent in the Central Valley and 5.4 percent in Southern California. • Nearly nine of ten of counties - 44 of 51 tracked by CAR experienced a year-overyear gain in closed sales, with Amador increasing the most from last year at 82.6 per-
cent, followed by Mariposa (76.9 percent) and Plumas (76.3 percent). Counties with a sales increase from last year averaged a gain of 25.8 percent. Six counties had a loss in sales in the latest month. • Median home prices increased in all regions in July, with both the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area climbing more than 10 percent from last year. The Central Valley and Southern California also grew solidly with high-single-digit increases. Both regions also set a new record high in median price in July, while the San Fran-
cisco Bay Area median price matched the record high set in May 2018. • All but three of the 51 counties tracked by CAR reported a yearover-year price gain in July, with 23 counties recording an increase of more than 10 percent. • Housing inventory continued to trend downward on a yearover-year basis, with active listings falling more than 25 percent
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11 Winters Express, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 — B3 Dash Weidhofer and I met under, shall we say, stressful circumstances. He appeared out of nowhere, like Batman, smoke swirling about him, face covered with a bandana, demanding to know who I was and why I was there. He had zoomed up out of a ravine on his ATV, Australian Shepherd Rio at his side, furious that I was trespassing. Which I very much was. Our encounter took place on a tiny dirt road, winding toward the top of a mountain deep inside the massive Bobcat Ranch. On either side of the road there was nothing but black, a moonscape. Everything had been burned--all the grassland, and many trees were gone. I had driven into the ranch (without permission) to see for myself, and to help allay the fears of my wife and neighbors. That’s because, like so many homeowners last week, when we fled our property that first night, ahead of the approaching flames, we had received almost no official updates. Getting accurate news about the fire (or fires) advancing from Lake Berryessa toward Winters was hit and miss. We prayed that our homes would be spared. And they were. At first light, I watched as Cal FIRE back burned a huge slash of land along the west side of Road 34 near our home, and sighed with relief that someone had decided to create this fire-
break. Those of us living in the subdivision known as Golden Bear, home to 40 or so families, considered this our salvation. But, with the threat of more flames from the north, we all wanted to know how far this controlled burn scar, our safety net, extended into Bobcat Ranch, and if the fire has indeed been outflanked. And so the following day, I drove north on 34, past Sparks Ranch and a handful of homes nearby, into the blackened wilderness, and there collided with Dash. After deciding I was no threat, except perhaps to myself, he explained the extent of the burn (all the way to Lake Berryessa), and how he hoped this well-conceived strategy of clearing and torching had paid off. I formed my opinion then and there, and stick by it today. Dash is the man who saved Golden Bear. Being the manager at the massive 6,800 acre Bobcat Ranch, owned by the Audubon Society, is his all consuming job, one which requires a lot of advance planning--the regeneration of native plants, the murderous encroachment of inva-
Never say that things can’t get worse, because they can. I’ve lived in Winters most of my life and this has to be the worst fire that I’ve seen. Sure, there have been years when a few homes burned but nothing like this, and the fires are still burning with unbelievable speed. If you are wondering how you can help, the local Rotary Club has set up the Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund at First Northern Bank. One hundred percent of the money will be used to aide local fire victims. You can make a donation through the Rotary Club of Winters Facebook page, at First Northern Bank, or at local merchants that have collection jars on their counters. Just look for Greater Winters Fire
Relief Fund. The Winters Parent Nursery School has organized a clothing and supply drive for those that have suffered losses from the fire. They are located at the corner of Main and Fourth streets. They are filling requests from families that lost everything and have requested certain items, like sports equipment and the like. During the Paradise fire, people donated tons of clothing that turned out to be unusable and truckloads were taken to the local landfill. If you want to help, ask the folks at WPNS what they really need before just dumping off your stuff. What do people people really need? Let them decide for themselves and make a monetary donation to the
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sive Goat Grass, keeping the animals fed and watered. Plus, as Bobcat is owned by Audubon, one must assure that the birds, and visiting birdwatchers, are happy. According to those who know him, playing that kind of real life chess game with nature comes naturally to Dash. But for the past few years, they note, it’s fire that’s been his great obsession, and the County Fire two years ago (90,000 acres) pushed him further into high gear. Working closely, and getting along with Cal FIRE Chief Chris Waters and Winters Fire Chief Brad Lopez was key. Seasoned firefighters know him and trust his judgement. Dash also cultivated personal relations with the homeowners’ fire committee in Golden Bear. “He can be a little hardheaded, and insist on doing things his way,” said one committee member. “But he knows what he’s doing.” What he and his team did was conduct a series of prescribed (pre-emptive) burns along the border with Golden Bear early in the summer. We gladly
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Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund who will disperse the money to those that need it. The fund will be working with Yolo and Solano County Emergency Relief agencies to get a list of those in need. Sometimes it is easier to get donations than figure out how to pass out the money, either as gift cards or housing allowances. The Winters Rotary Foun-
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endured a few smoky days. Meantime, throughout Bobcat Ranch, Dash was cutting and clearing a series of new roads, known as scrapes. These would form the boundary edges of back burning during fires. The strategy paid off. When I called Dash on the phone a few days later, I asked him if he had had a premonition about these fires. “I never predict,” he said. “But when I saw the lightning, I had a feeling it was going to get bad.” In spite of it all, those of us living in Golden Bear stood together. With little notice from officials, we did what good neighbors do. As flames licked the hillsides, we woke each other up, huddled in the smoke filled streets, shared what scraps of information we knew, and took note of who was leaving and who was staying. Once the evacuation order was lifted, the returnees met again in the street for a toast, mindful of the fact that we were the lucky ones. We all knew families still in agony, those who lost homes, livestock, pets and their beloved lands. Pleasants Valley, Quail Canyon, Markley Cove, Berryessa Highlands--these are names which will forever be associated with disaster. But we still have Golden Bear. And for that we are ever grateful to the frontline firefighters, and to strategic thinkers like Dash Weidhofer.
dation will be making those decisions and are moving as fast as they can to find those affected by the fire that live in the Winters area. As I write this, I don’t have a contact besides the Rotary Facebook page, but that would be a good place to start if you need help. At some point there will be a downtown location where you can sit down and apply for
Community resilience and a culture of preparedness By Kate Laddish Guest Columnist Our community has been devastated by the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which started when fire tore through the hills west of town on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 18. As of this writing (Monday morning), the LNU Lightning Complex Fire has burned 350,030 acres and is 22 percent contained. Cal FIRE reports 871 structures confirmed destroyed, 234 structures damaged, and 30,500 structures threatened. Four people have perished, and four people have been injured. Tens of thousands of people are evacuated. It is the second largest wildfire in California history. It is approximately half the size of Rhode Island. And it is not yet out. The losses over the past week have been staggering. People have lost homes, pets, livestock, treasured possessions, vehicles, land, neighborhoods, livelihoods, and lives. Others evacuated or prepared for evacuation and contemplated the exact losses some of their friends and family members are now experiencing. It has been a terrifying week. There have been some very real frustrations. There’s been a lot funds or ask for assistance. I just don’t have that information at my fingertips, yet. Winters Express publisher, Taylor Buley, has been taking pictures and video of the fire and those clips can be found on the Winters Express Facebook page. When the fire first started, I was thinking that I was glad that Taylor has to cover the fire and not me. It gets really hot on the fire line and your clothes smell like smoke, even after you wash them. There are times when you know the homeowner whose house is burning and it is just awful. Thank a firefighter when you see them, or give them a thumbs up as they pass by, same for police officers and other emergency personnel. If you have
of uncertainty, and a great deal of grief. Our community has also taken steps to support the people most affected by the fire. Less than 48 hours after the fire hit, the City of Winters, Winters Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Winters and several local businesses established a Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund, collecting cash, check and gift card donations that will be distributed to community members harmed by the fire. Donation points include Pacific Ace Hardware, the Buckhorn Steakhouse and First Northern Bank. Winters Parent Nursery School started a clothing and toiletry drive, and Farmer’s Closet kicked off a clothing drive. The Buckhorn has free meals for fire victims, and Yolo Food Bank has delivered non-perishable goods. Hotel Winters is housing people at discounted rates. These efforts illustrate Winters’ strong community spirit, our resourcefulness, our small-town connectivity, and our can-do attitude. We have a thing for resilience. We’re the town that raised a pile of cash in the middle of the Great Recession to fund our community
See GRIT, Page 6 ever been close to a fire, it is unbelievable how uncomfortable firefighters must be. Not only are they carrying around a lot of equipment and heavy clothing, but sometimes the temperature is well over a 100, like now. Then you add the heat from the fire, the smoke and the terrain and you wonder if they are superhuman. It is exhausting just to get to the fire with a camera around your neck, and watching them pull hoses uphill is amazing. Seeing total devastation is depressing, experiencing the loss of all your possessions, is unimaginable. Say a prayer, donate what you can, and try and stay safe. It was not a good week.
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WINTERS LEGALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE WINTERS JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT There will be a public hearing at the regular Board meeting of September 3, 2020 to be held at the Winters Joint Unified School District Office, 909 W. Grant Avenue, beginning at 6:00 p.m. regarding the Local Continuity and Attendance Plan. The meeting will also be held via teleconferencing. Senate Bill 98, the education funding trailer bill, requires school districts to solicit comment for actions and proposed budget expenditures. The public must also have the opportunity to review the Learning Continuity Plan prior to the public hearing. The agenda for the public hearing must be posted no less than 72 hours prior to the public hearing, along with the location where the Learning Continuity Plan will be available for public inspection. The district governing board of education must adopt the Learning Continuity Plan at a public meeting held after the public hearing. The plan will be available for public inspection at the Winters Joint Unified School District Educational Services Center located at 909 W. Grant Ave., Winters CA 95694. Published: August 26, 2020
WINTERS LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Winters will conduct a Public Hearing by the Planning Commission on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall at 318 First Street, Winters, California to consider an application for Site Plan/Design Review for a new single-family home located on 103 Orchard Lane. Mark and Lu Ann Chambers seek approval to build a new 2,474 square foot, one-story home on a 7,505 square foot lot. The Planning Commission will take final action on the project unless appealed to City Council. The purpose of the public hearing will be to provide citizens an opportunity to make their comments on the project known. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the City of Winters, Community Development Department, 318 First Street, Winters, CA 95694 or to dave.dowswell@cityofwinters.org. In addition, the staff report will be available on the City’s website on 9/3/20. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in these hearings, please contact City Clerk Tracy Jensen (530) 795-4910, ext. 102. Please make your request as early as possible and at least one-full business day before the start of the hearing. The City does not transcribe its hearings. If you wish to obtain a verbatim record of the proceedings, you must arrange for attendance by a court reporter or for some other means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at your sole expense. If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.
FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200613 07/29/2020 dho, Deputy
Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: NEV INSURANCE AGENCY Physical Address: 285 W. Court Street, Suite 101 Woodland CA 95695 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1)Narda Villasenor 649 Thomas Street Woodland CA 95776 2) Elena Villasenor 10 W. Hays Street Woodland CA 95695 Business Classification: General Partnership Starting Date of Business: 10/07/2019 s/Narda Villasenor Official Title: General Partner 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 August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020
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Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: TRUCK TRAILER MOBILE REPAIR Physical Address: 1500 E. Kentucky Ave Woodland CA 95776 Mailing Address: 1550 E. Kentucky Ave Woodland CA 95776 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Daniel Mendez 117 Inyo Place Woodland CA 95695 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 07/23/2020 s/Daniel Mendez Official Title: Corporation Name: 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 August 12, 19, 26, Sept. 2, 2020
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR NAME CHANGE FILED YOLO SUPERIOR COURT August 11, 2020 By N. Plowman Superior Court of California, County of Yolo 1000 Main Street Woodland, CA 95695 Petition of Cheri Dawn Person for change of name ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: PT20-1084 To all interested persons: Petitioner: Cheri Dawn Person filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Cheri Dawn Person to Proposed name Cheri Dawn Andrew THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Dept. 10 The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Winters Express. Date: August 11, 2020 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court Published August 26, September 2, 9, 16, 2020
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR NAME CHANGE FILED YOLO SUPERIOR COURT July 22, 2020 By D. Krause Superior Court of California, County of Yolo 1000 Main Street Woodland, CA 95695 Petition of Maria Trinidad Delgado and Cesar Blanco for change of name ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: PT20-990 To all interested persons: Petitioner: Maria Trinidad Delgado and Cesar Blanco filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Gloria Blanco to Proposed name Gloria Blanco-Delgado THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 10, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Dept. 10 The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695
Availability of Documents: Copies of the Staff Report will be available on the City’s website www.cityofwinters.org
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Winters Express.
For more information regarding this project, please contact David Dowswell, Contract Planner, at (530) 794-6714 or at dave.dowswell@cityofwinters.org. Published: August 26, 2020
Date: July 22, 2020 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court Published August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020
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Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: M-R-Z BEES POLLINATION Physical Address: 26034 Grafton St Esparto CA 95627 Mailing Address: PO Box 383 Esparto CA 95627 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Manuel de la Cruz Rodriguez 26034 Grafton St Esparto CA 95627 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Manuel Rodriguez Official Title: Corporation Name: 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, jramirez, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published August 26, September 2, 9, 16, 2020
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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200563 07/13/2020 lsmith, Deputy
Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: CHRISTIAN'S CORNER Physical Address: 41 Main St Winters CA 95694 Mailing Address: 1020 Hemenway St Winters CA 95694 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Corrin Armstrong 1020 Hemenway St Winters CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 07/13/2019 s/Corrin Armstrong Official Title: Owner Corporation Name: 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, lsmith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020
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Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: COQUITO'S DELIGHTS Physical Address: 659 Woodard Drive Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Martha Mondragon 659 Woodard Drive Woodland, CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 07/14/2020 s/Martha Mondragon 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, Willie Greene III, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020
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Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: TJ TRANSPORT Physical Address: 10810 County Road 116B Woodland CA 95776 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Terry Wayne Hutchins 10810 County Road 116B Woodland CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Terry Hutchins Official Title: Owner Corporation Name: 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 August 12, 19, 26, September 2, 2020
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Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: THE VALLEY GROUP Physical Address: 1103 Chapman St. Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Kathryn M Luebcke 1103 Chapman St Winters CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 07/15/2020 s/Kathryn M Luebcke 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 August 12, 19, 26, September 2, 2020
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WINTERS LEGALS August 14, 2020 NOTICE OF YOLO COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA (SELPA). Do you know someone with a disability that may be impacting their learning? Individuals with disabilities have a right to a free appropriate public education. If you have someone in your home or know of someone, birth through 21, who may have a physical, intellectual, emotional, or communication problem, please contact your local public school of residence for assistance. Published: August 26, 2020
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Notice is hereby given that on September 1, 2020, the City Council of the City of Winters will consider the adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-05 making certain changes to the Winters Municipal Code related to rezoning on behalf of the NeighborWorks Subdivision. The following is a summary of the proposed Ordinance:
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WINTERS LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Winters will conduct a Public Hearing by the Planning Commission on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall at 318 First Street, Winters, California to consider an application for Sidewalk CafÊ Permit to allow the Preserve Restaurant located at 200 Railroad Avenue to eliminate the on-street parking in front of the restaurant along Railroad Avenue and Russell Street in order to expand the outdoor seating. The Planning Commission will take final action on the project unless appealed to City Council. The purpose of the public hearing will be to provide citizens an opportunity to make their comments on the project known. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the City of Winters, Community Development Department, 318 First Street, Winters, CA 95694 or to dave.dowswell@cityofwinters.org. In addition, the staff report will be available on the City’s website on 9/3/20. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in these hearings, please contact City Clerk Tracy Jensen (530) 795-4910, ext. 102. Please make your request as early as possible and at least one-full business day before the start of the hearing. The City does not transcribe its hearings. If you wish to obtain a verbatim record of the proceedings, you must arrange for attendance by a court reporter or for some other means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at your sole expense.
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If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. Availability of Documents: Copies of the Staff Report will be available on the City’s website www.cityofwinters.org For more information regarding this project, please contact David Dowswell, Contract Planner, at (530) 794-6714 or at dave.dowswell@cityofwinters.org. Published: August 26, 2020
WINTERS LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Winters will conduct a Public Hearing by the Planning Commission on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall at 318 First Street, Winters, California to consider an application for a Tentative Subdivision Map (7 lots) for parcel 003-430-030 Taylor Street and Kennedy Drive. Project applicant Joe & Karen Ogando seek to divide the existing 2.594 acre parcel into seven (7) lots with an average size of approximately 6,000 square feet. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council to take final action on the project at a future Public Hearing to be noticed separately. The purpose of the public hearing will be to provide citizens an opportunity to make their comments on the project known. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the City of Winters, Community Development Department, 318 First Street, Winters, CA 95694 or to dave.dowswell@cityofwinters.org. In addition, the staff report will be available on the City’s website on 09/3/20. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in these hearings, please contact City Clerk Tracy Jensen at (530) 795-4910, ext. 102. Please make your request as early as possible and at least one-full business day before the start of the hearing. The City does not transcribe its hearings. If you wish to obtain a verbatim record of the proceedings, you must arrange for attendance by a court reporter or for some other means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at your sole expense. If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. Availability of Documents: Copies of the Staff Report will be available on the City’s website www.cityofwinters.org For more information regarding this project, please contact David Dowswell, Contract Planner, at (530) 794-6714. Published: August 26, 2020
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SCHOOL PHOTOS Continued from Page 1
Clockwise from above: Jack Mahoney, who is starting 2nd grade at Waggoner and poses to the right of little brother Arlo Mahoney; Joel Barrera, who begins his career at Winters High as a 9th grader; Sophia Jara, who is attending 4th grade at Gretchen Higgins Elementary in Dixon; Joseph Jara, who begins first grade this year at Waggoner Elementary and WASP; Oliver Shaw Hickerson, who starts Kindergarten this year;
Letters I am writing to let our community know about the St Vincent de Paul Conference here in Winters. We have a very active group and would really like to help those in need in our community, especially now when so many families are dealing with the loss of their homes. We are a Catholic lay organization, which means we are connected to, and work closely with the Catholic Church, but are a separate entity. To receive our assistance, people do not have to be Catholic or have any religious affiliation. We belong to an international organization that is available to help all people in need. We offer immediate help
(usually within 1-3 days) and, as examples, we can help in paying towards a deposit or rent for a temporary place to live, we provide assistance for food, clothing, auto payments, insurance, just to name of few things. Our service is strictly confidential and is not based on any requirement other than living within the Winters school district. If we can help, please call 530-7609455 and we will get back to you quickly. Our thoughts and prayers are with our entire community. ELIZABETH EHNAT President, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Anthony – Winters Conference
GRIT Continued from Page 3 center and swimming pool. We’re the town that built a marvel of a playground, and rebuilt it a generation later. We’re the town that threw a party to raise a five-figure donation to help people who lost everything in Paradise’s Camp Fire. We can be the town that figures out how to support the members of our community stricken by this summer’s fires –– even though we have to do this during a pandemic that does not allow us to gather together and that has tanked
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that when an evacuation order comes, everyone is safe, including seniors, people with access and functional needs, people without transportation and people for whom English is a second language. Now is the time to make sure that gutters are clean, attic vents have mesh fine enough to block blowing embers, and landscaping emphasizes fire-smart plants. Now is the time to register for emergency alerts from Yolo Alert and Alert Solano, even as we work on improving the alert system. The emergen-
cy preparedness and evacuation planning subcommittee of the Yolo County Commission on Aging and Adult Services will conclude a year-long project on Sept. 1 by making recommendations to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The Winters Senior Commission on Aging is also considering disaster preparedness. This fire has ripped at a lot of hearts, and torn at our community. As we move into a time of supporting, of mending, and of increased resilience, we will be strongest if we work together.
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