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Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Donlevy says cannabis could help meet budget goals By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer At his last official presentation to the City Council, former Winters City Manager John W. Donlevy Jr. made a suggestion at the Sept. 15 council meeting: cannabis. Donlevy, who is now the City Manager of Auburn, suggested the city council take another look at the now legal drug saying “(Cannabis) probably can work in Winters.” It can bring in a little bit of money, money the city will desperately need, Donlevy reported. In the future, there will be “little funding” for city streets and roadways and there will be “no funding” for needed storm drain upgrades, Donlevy reported to the council. “The evolution of cannibis as an industry and regulatory structure has been significant since the legalization of recreational use,” Donlevy added. “It is recommended that the City consider a re-evaluation of the prohibition in a measured and stra-

tegic manner.” The Council listened to Donlevy’s report, thanked him, and said they have a lot to think about in the future.

Paying it forward

The council approved giving more than $4,000 to downtown businesses as a way to support their efforts at providing a unique, accessible, dining experience downtown. A total of $4,500 from the Business Improvement Area Funds (BID) will be distributed to downtown business owners who have expended funds to provide seating and comfort in the downtown eating commons. The BID account currently has $14,377.

Al fresco dining remains

The Council approved an extension of the closure of downtown Main Street to vehicle traffic. Main Street, between Railroad and First Street, will continue to serve as community outdoor seating until Nov. 4.

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A District field technician takes a sample from stagnant water, a common mosquito breeding source.

County finds invasive containerbreeding mosquito species in Winters By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief An invasive mosquito species with the potential to transmit Zika and other diseases was discovered in Winters last week, the first of its kind detected in Yolo County. Luz Maria Robles, Public Information Officer for the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District, told the Express that as of Monday afternoon, 127 mosquito traps have been set around town. Sixty-nine of those traps caught adult invasive mosquitoes (each trap had varying amounts of mosquitoes between 1-10), but Robles said this is still considered wide-

LNU Fire containment projection holds at Oct. 1 Cal Fire begins post-fire survey By Todd R. Hansen McNauhton Media Crews from the Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit are already in the fire area conducting a post-fire survey. However, complete containment of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire is still projected to be no earlier than Oct. 1, the state

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Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported Monday. The containment level is listed at 98 percent, Cal Fire reported. Tyree Vander, a spokesman for the Cal Fire unit, said typically an engine crew will take three to five days to drive through a fire area just to make sure there is no serious

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threat that the fire will reignite. “But a fire this size,” Vander said of the 567.53-square-mile LNU blaze (363,220 acres), “it may take a little longer.” It burned in six counties. That is why crews are already in the field surveying areas that have been contained for a longer period of time. As the fire is fully contained, those crews will then survey those areas. Vander said large stumps and other material may continue to smolder, but usually do not pose a risk because the areas surrounding them are already burned so there is no additional fuel to spread the fire. The fire has fewer than 100 personnel still assigned to it, and all hand crews have been shifted to more active fires in the state.

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spread. She reported that 12 different sites also had immature mosquito larvae developing in backyard containers “The first traps that were set were on the southern side of the town and we are working our way to the north. We will continue to canvass the town over the next few weeks setting more traps,” Robles said. “Since we are seeing very widespread activity, we will also continue with our control operations. This means that we will do truck mounted fogging, our wide area larviciding and treatments to backyards as necessary. “

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A District field technician sprays a repellent in foliage outside a yard on Main Street in an effort to reduce the local mosquito populations from growing. The first specimen that sounded the alarm, an adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito was found in a trap placed near East and Main streets last week. “Finding this mos-

ByAnne Ternus-Bellamy McNaughton Media Yolo County remained in the state’s purple tier for widespread risk of COVID-19 spread on Tuesday, but also received some good news: The county’s test positivity rate and daily new case rate both fell well within the ranges required to move to the less restrictive red tier. The county must maintain those metrics for another week in order to make that move. If the county’s test positivity rate remains below 8 percent (it is currently 4.2 percent) and its adjusted daily new case rate remains below 7 per 100,000 residents (it stood at 4.7 on Tuesday), the state would move the county to the red tier, presumably when the state updates tiers

next Tuesday. Another bit of good news for some local business owners on Tuesday: Nail salons statewide will be allowed to reopen for indoor services. Nail salons have been restricted to outdoor services only in counties in the purple tier, but Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s secretary of health and human services, said Tuesday those salons will be able to open everywhere, regardless of tier, provided the county health officer agrees. Yolo County is planning to allow nail salons to reopen, county spokeswoman Jenny Tan said Tuesday, and will be issuing guidance shortly. Yolo County is now one of 25 counties statewide that remain in the purple Tier 1, where numerous activities and businesses remain

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Pizza Factory making efforts to Public Safety Report help feed children in need City of Winters By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief In honor of Hunger Awareness month, Pizza Factory is donating funds to help support the initiative to end childhood hunger Now through Oct. 16, Pizza Factory is donating $1 to No Kid Hungry for any order made through the Pizza Factory App. Chuck Pearce, the Winters Pizza Factory owner, said all Pizza Factories are participating in the hunger awareness initiative. “I want to put it out there to bring awareness and let everyone know that every time they order Pizza Factory through the app

there are proceeds going to a good cause,” Pearce said. No Kid Hungry is currently providing services to provide meals to children whose families do not have access to food. Their efforts include providing school breakfasts, after-school meals, and meals over the summer break. Currently, No Kid Hungry is working to connect families whose children are not attending school due to coronavirus-related school closures with free meal opportunities. Their Free Meal Finder map uses a zip code to locate school meals sites,

food banks and other nonprofits and organizations serving food in the area. Access the Free Meal Finder map online at https:// www.nokidhungry. org/coronavirus. Pearce said Pizza Factory gets involved with a variety of different programs. Recently, Pizza Factory locations have been working to donate Buddy Benches to school campuses in efforts to end child bullying. The Winters Pizza Factory location also has an anti-bullying banner inside of the restaurant. For regular updates from the Winters Pizza Factory, follow them on Facebook @PizzaFactoryWinters.

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Sept. 11: 1:10 p.m., fire alarm, 500 block of Niemann Street. ~5:29 p.m., odor investigation, 400 block of Morgan Street. Sept. 13: 4:14 a.m., medical aid, 200 block of Railroad Avenue. ~4:26 p.m., investigation, 400 block of Anderson Avenue. Sept. 15: 4:53 a.m., medical aid, 300 block of Peach Place. ~10:49 a.m., fire alarm, 700 block of Dutton Street. ~3:06 p.m., smoke investigation, NB

I-505/Putah Creek Road. Sept. 16: 12:58 p.m., medical aid, Castle View Lane. ~2:37 p.m., outdoor misc. fire, Positas Road. ~4:43 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Anderson Avenue. ~5:50 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Anderson Avenue.

Police Arrest Log

Sept. 9: Alfonso Medina Rizo (Age 23), Charges: Drive with a Suspended License; Fail to Stop at a Stop Sign, Disposition: Released on a Notice to Appear.

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Sept. 3: 8:40 p.m.,

100 block of East Grant Avenue, Theft. Sept. 8: 10 p.m., 600 bloc of Foxglove Circle, Burglary. Sept. 9: 9:35 p.m., 100 block of East Baker Street, Audible Alarm. Sept. 9-10: 6 p.m.-6 a.m.,700 block of Lupine Way, Theft. Sept. 12: 8:14 a.m., 100 block of East Baker Street, Audible Alarm. ~11:48 a.m., First block of West Grant Avenue, Verbal Domestic Dispute. ~6:32 p.m., 100 block of East Baker Street, Audible Alarm. Sept. 14: 7:55 p.m., 100 block of East Baker Street, Audible Alarm. Sept. 15: 9:50 p.m., 300 block of Railroad Avenue, Audible Alarm

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Yolo County reports first human case of West Nile Virus this year By Anne Ternus-Bellamy McNaughton Media A Yolo County resident became ill with West Nile Virus last month and is now recovering, the county reported Saturday. This is the first human case of the mosquito-borne virus documented in the county this year. Statewide, at least 16 counties have reported human West Nile cases, affecting around 60 people. Since 2003, there have been 7,000 confirmed human cases and more than 300 deaths, according to the state.

MOSQUITO Continued from Page 1 where these mosquitoes can be breeding,� said district manager Gary Goodman. Robles said the invasive mosquitoes were first discovered in El Monte, California in 2011. They spread north and were found in Sacramento County for the first time in August of 2019 in Citrus Heights. She said the invasive mosquito brings the number of different mosquito species up to 24 the Sacramento and Yolo County areas. Aedes aegypti are small, dark mosquitoes that lay eggs above the water line in small containers such as flower pots, pet dishes, bird baths, tin cans, tires, toys and other containers as small as a bottle cap. Robles said the eggs look like dirt and can survive even when the water in the container has evaporated. The mosquitos also can be found under eaves of buildings and in green foliage like bushes and ivy ground covers. Robles said the Aedes aegypti is an aggressive mosquito that prefers to bite people during the day and has

YOLO Continued from Page 1 dining with a maximum capacity of 25 percent or 100 people, whichever is fewer, and schools could resume in-person instruction. Further business re-openings would come in the orange Tier 3, which three counties (El Dorado, Lassen and Nevada) joined on Tuesday. Eleven counties are now in the orange tier and just three counties are in the least restrictive yellow Tier 4: Alpine, Mariposa and Modoc. But Yolo, according to Ghaly, is one of “a number of counties (that) did enough to control transmission that they’re moving towards a change in tier.� Key to whether the county can make that change may be just how many students and staff returning to UC Davis test positive for the coronavirus. The university began testing all students moving into campus housing last week and

Yolo County officials did not provide additional details about the local case, including city of residence, but West Nile activity has been found in mosquito samples and dead birds throughout the county, including in the city of Davis. The virus is transmitted to people via the bite of infected mosquitoes, making mosquito control key to preventing spread of the illness. Dr. Mary Ann Limbos, the county’s deputy public health officer, said Saturday the county resident diag-

nosed with West Nile “is now recovering,� but said the risk of contracting West Nile Virus in the county at this time of year remains. “Even though the summer season is coming to an end, our weather continues to support an environment for mosquitoes,� Limbos said. “By making regular checks of their yards and draining standing water, residents can help cut down on mosquito breeding areas,� she added. “Precautions such as wearing protective

clothing and using insect repellents that contain DEET will also reduce the risk of mosquito bites.� People typically develop symptoms of West Nile between two and 14 days after they are bitten by an infected mosquito, according to the county. While 80 percent of people who are infected will not show any symptoms, up to 20 percent of those infected will have symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen lymph glands

the potential to transmit serious diseases including Zika, dengue and chikungunya. The District is requesting the help of Yolo County residents to help identify them and to report instances of being bitten. “We need your help,� said Goodman.

request service for their businesses and homes on the district website. Yolo County residents are also being urged to inspect their yards regularly and to make efforts to drain all sources of stagnant water, and to avoid over watering plants

“If you are being bitten throughout the day or notice more mosquitoes in your yard, please give the District a call to request a free inspection.� Robles said she dropped off pamphlets and mosquito repellent wipes at both Winters City Hall and the Winters Chamber of Commerce locations for anyone who would like to pick some up. Community members can also

in pots. Field technicians will continue to conduct door-to-door inspections looking for potential mosquito breeding sites, conduct appropriate treatments as necessary and talk to residents about preventive measures around their home. They are leaving pamphlets and informational door hangers to help spread knowledge about the invasive

mosquitos. As part of the District’s Integrated Pest Management program and Mosquito-Borne Disease Management Plan, they will administer Low Volume and Ultra Low Volume treatments by using ground and/or aerial equipment in and around areas where mosquito counts and virus activity have met treatment criteria. The product applied by the District is designed to quickly reduce mosquito populations and to protect public health and welfare. All products are registered and evaluated by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Residents who want to take additional action to reduce exposure, can take the following steps: • Remain indoors during applications in your immediate area. • Consult your doctor if you have special health conditions or concerns. For a complete list of scheduled treatment locations by zip code visit https:// www.fightthebite.net/ media/spraying-updates/. Residents can also sign up for urban aerial spraying updates by texting “sprayupdateâ€?

will continue to do so this week before moving on to students in off-campus housing as well as university employees. UC Davis plans to test everyone at least weekly after that. UC Davis officials have warned the amount of screening being done in the beginning of the fall quarter, including on students flying in from around the state and country, will almost certainly lead to an increase in case numbers. Officials in San Diego County, which has been in the red tier the last couple of weeks, saw such an increase after hundreds of students at San Diego State University tested positive for the virus. Fearing the county might be pulled back to the purple tier, San Diego County officials asked the state to remove college students from the county’s case metrics, a move the state refused. However, San Diego remained in the red tier on Tuesday. “We included the

San Diego State University numbers we received in all of our calculations,â€? Ghaly said Tuesday. “There were no concessions made on their data.â€? Ghaly noted the unique issues faced in college campus environments and the threat increased transmission there can pose to the greater community. “We’ve seen a number of young people become infected as college campuses reopen‌ not just because we’re testing more, but because of the environment on some of our college campuses,â€? he said. Some of those college students, Ghaly added, “do end up becoming sick enough to be hospitalized.â€? But more importantly, he said, “is their ability to spread to vulnerable Californians, older family members, maybe mom and dad, aunt and uncle, grandma and grandpa, but really throughout

their communities.� The good news, Ghaly said, is that spread of the virus has slowed in California, allowing more counties to resume more activities. However, he said, “despite seeing this steady downward trajectory, we cannot drop our guard.� Many states are seeing increases in COVID-19 cases, he noted, and a second wave of the pandemic is starting in Europe, “with some European countries returning to stricter stay-at-home orders.� Locally, Yolo County has averaged fewer than 10 new cases per day in the last week, down from an average of 18 the week before, and well below the average of 30 or more daily cases earlier this summer. The city of Winters has reported 119 cases of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began, but just one new case in the last week.

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Lake levels down four inches Express Staff The level of Lake Berryessa was down by 0.4 feet last week, with a decrease in storage of 6,825 acre feet of water, according to Ken Emigh of the Solano Irrigation District. Last week Tuesday, the lake level was 421.24 feet

above sea level, with storage computed at 1,214,299 acre feet of water. Evaporation on the lake averaged 212 acre feet of water per day. The SID is diverting 351 second feet of water into the Putah South Canal, with 28 second feet flowing at the Diversion Dam.

Obituaries Kathleen Ann Wimer Kathleen Wimer was raised in Winters. Daughter of Malcom and Gloria Mahoney and sister Janet Froman. Kathleen attended Winters High School and Chico State University. She passed away peacefully at Woodland Memorial Hospital. At her last moments, she received her “last rites.” Now, she is in heaven singing with the angels.

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Dave Rodriguez of Western Landscape did all of the trenching for the Rotary Club of Winters in 1986. The park, to be called Rotary Park, was scheduled to have lawn seed and several trees planted within the next 60 days. Eventually sod was used to finish the lawn part of the project.

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Her best friends Gail Spiro and Bob Serrato will love and miss her.

Debra Lynette Echols Debra Lynette Echols passed away in Vacaville on September 18. Born on April 26, 1955, she was 65 years old. Debbie graduated from Winters Continuation High School in 1973. She was the oldest of four sisters, who all grew up on the family ranch in Pleasants Valley and attended schools in Winters. Debbie worked at UC Davis for ten years as an account manager and then held other various jobs throughout her adult life. She enjoyed spending quality time with her daughter Katie and granddaughter Allysa. They were the light of her life. She loved making crafts such as crochet, needlepoint, bead work and jewelry. She thoroughly enjoyed trips to the ocean, Halloween, puzzles, scary movies and playing games on her iPad. She is survived by her daughter, Katie Meier, son-in-law Myles Meier and granddaughter Allysa Meier all of Vacaville; siblings, Thelma and hus-

band Randy Simmons, Rebecca and husband Stephen Griffey, all of Winters; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins from Winters, Woodland, Roseville, Vacaville, Cottonwood, Nevada, Tennessee and North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jannes June Echols; her father, Billy Lynn Echols; her sister, Cindy Lou Layton and her brother-in-law, Russell Layton, all of Winters; grandparents, Ira and Thelma Nichols of Winters and Samuel and Opal Echols of Sacramento. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, no services will be scheduled at this time.

Death Notice Narciso Aracil, Sr. Narciso Aracil, Sr. of Winters died September 16. He was 70 and worked in maintenance. There will

be a graveside service at Winters Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 26.

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YEARS AGO October 6, 1905

John Alexander Abbay, 80, the first resident of Winters died in Seattle September 27 while visiting his daughter. In 1861, he settled where Winters is now, building the house occupied by T.E. McFall, which for a short time was also a hotel. G.W. Nash and family are now comfortably situated in the Lahey property, corner of Second and Abbay Streets, and expect to reside here permanently. Mrs. Sam Taylor and Mrs. C.C. Councilman have returned from a visit to the fair at Portland and to friends in Olympia and Port Townsend, Washington. G.W. Chapman, who attended the fair at Portland last month, has returned, bringing with him some fine Lincoln sheep to add to his flocks. Mrs. L. E. Bailey of Staten Island, a New York national organizer of the W.T.C.U., will lecture in the Presbyterian Church next Monday evening. Another transfer of the Seaman block was made this week. F.M. Wyatt, who purchased the property at the auction, has sold it to J. Rummelsburg. Mr. Rummelsburg’s store will occupy the room now rented by the Winters Express and that which was formerly H. Craner’s store.

YEARS AGO October 4, 1940

City Engineer Oscar Holmes comes forward with the suggestion that when the Low Water Bridge is constructed, why not design it so that it can be used for an additional dam. A few lost cost dams at selected sites upstream and in Putah Canyon could keep the creek running throughout the summer months even in very dry years. At the meeting of the State - Chamber of Commerce in Sacramento, the Vaca-Winters-Dunnigan road was made the No. 1 Yolo County Project. Last Friday the Warriors traveled 104 miles to San Andreas, defeating Calaveras High in a football game by a score of 14 to 0. Biasi scored the first touchdown on a pass from Covell, and Covell scored the second one on a two-yard plunge. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coble returned Monday from the Monterey County Fair, where their Suffolk sheep again won sweepstakes. F.T. Ruzic is enjoying a two weeks vacation from his duties at the local branch, Bank of America. Mrs. Dewey Neel and Mrs. A.L. Martin were visitors Friday at Treasure Island. Miss Jean Caldwell and Ernest Henry Lilienthal will plight their troth at a ceremony on October 12 in Mill Valley.

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YEARS AGO October 6, 1955

A proposal to route water from the Eel River through Clear Lake, through a tunnel into Putah Creek and into the reservoir behind Monticello Dam, was one of the topics at a meeting of the supervisors from Napa and Lake Counties in Lakeport yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graf, of Sacramento, are the parents of a daughter, Patricia Ann, born on Sunday, October 2, 1955, in Sacramento. The Bureau of Reclamation opened a low bid of $51,421 last Thursday for removing buildings, trees, and brush near the Monticello Dam site. The low bid was A. Turrin Sons, of Concord. Mrs. Nancy Thurber returned early in the week from Reno, Nevada, where she spent a week visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Crowder left on Saturday for Oregon for a visit with the former’s brother. Robert Underwood, L.N. Buckmaster, and C.O. Smith went to Los Angeles Tuesday for a preview of the 1956 Buick cars. Mrs. Thelma Freeman and son Bobby of Vallejo were guests on Sunday with Mrs. Freeman’s father, Oscar Smith. Mrs. Etta Morlan spent last week in Sacramento visiting with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norval Morlan. Jimmy Thompson was over from McClellan Field spending the weekend with his parents, the Robert S. Thompsons. Mrs. B.P. Bellport, the former Mabelle Wright Kandolin, whose marriage took place in Carson City, Nevada last week was honored yesterday at a bridge luncheon given by Mrs. Roscoe Granger in her home.

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Harold Overhouse, the deputy city clerk since September 1, 1948, told the Winters City Council Tuesday evening that he intended to retire on December 31, 1970. Mayor Ed Neel appointed a committee consisting of Councilmen Al Graf and Jack Lasoya, along with Warren Sawyer, to recommend a replacement. The popular city administrative officer said he has no plans for the future. Rupert Snodgrass, the owner of Economy Garage, is observing his 50th year in business, having started in 1920 behind the Snodgrass home at Second and Russell Streets. The Winters School Board, meeting in special session on Monday evening, voted to abandon any plans it might have had towards utilizing the ACAN facility east of Winters, declared surplus by the federal government. The Mexican Community of St. Anthony Parish is sponsoring a Mexican Fiesta, the “Tardenda Mexicana” this Sunday, October 11. It will begin at 12 noon and continue until 9:30 p.m. in Winters City Park. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Joens, Linda, Becky and Julie, and Miss Lyn Rulon drove to Sonora last weekend to visit David Joens, who is a freshman at Columbia Junior College. Mike Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. David Baxter, received his Master’s Degree in English from Sacramento State College this summer and is presently teaching in the San Juan district. Coach John Kammerer’s Winters High School Warriors made their debut in the Sacramento Valley League Friday night with a 6 to 6 tie in a football game at Biggs.

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New park will cater to youth and canines Construction has begun on the first two phases of an eventual 10-acre park at the Stone’s Throw housing development west of Shirley Rominger Intermediate School. Three Oaks Park is planned to be built in three phases. The first 2-acre parcel now being built, between Moody

Slough Road and Niemann Street, will include a dog park, basketball court, futsal court, a play structure, picnic space, and a grassy area. The second 2-acre parcel, between Niemann Street and Chapman Street, will include walking paths, a play structure, a picnic and grassy area. The two areas are expected to be com-

pleted by April 2021 The final and largest parcel of the park, at Chapman and Vasey streets, will include space for soccer and baseball fields. There is no start date for the last phase. The development of the park is part of the Development Agreement between the Developer and the City of Winters.

Yolo relief fund grants provide rental, child care assistance By Anne Ternus-Bellamy McNaughton Media In its latest round of grant funding, the Yolo COVID-19 Relief Fund has granted $237,500 to four local nonprofit organizations that provide direct support for rental assistance and childcare. RISE, Inc., the Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network, the Yolo County Children’s Alliance and Empower Yolo all received money from the relief fund, which is a partnership between Yolo County, the cities of Davis, Woodland, Winters and West Sacramento and the Yolo Community Founda-

tion. The fund has raised more than $690,000 since the pandemic began with money used to address critical community needs created by the pandemic, including child care, healthcare, health education and safety and more. The fund has also assisted non-profit organizations at risk of closing or reduced services due to COVID-19. “In the wake of challenging need, these funds are a lifeline to a host of local organizations engaged in vital work,” said Supervisor Gary Sandy, chair of the Yolo

County Board of Supervisors. “The funding promotes community resiliency and family stability. It’s an investment in our future.” “Need in Yolo County remains extremely high and these organizations, which are deeply immersed in their communities, are well-positioned to serve some of our highest-need households,” said Jessica Hubbard, executive director of the Yolo Community Foundation. For more information about the relief fund, visit https://www. yolocf.org/grants/yolo-covid-19-nonprofitrelief-fund/.

Winters Police make arrest for vehicle theft, drug possession By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Last Thursday Winters Police Department officers arrested two Dixon residents in connection to a stolen vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Police Chief John P. Miller said on Sept. 17 WPD officer Victor Barajas observed a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado pickup making a series of sudden turns in the East Baker Street and Grant Avenue area. Record check results showed the plate number did not match the plate attached to the present vehicle. Barajas stopped the vehicle on the tenth block of Edwards Street. Further investigation during the stop showed the Silverado had

been reported stolen from the City of Oakley in Contra Costa County. A search of the vehicle after the arrest of its occupants located 17.62 net grams of methamphetamine in addition to drug paraphernalia. The driver was identified as Tonya Trudeau (age 50), of Dixon. Trudeau was arrested for vehicle theft, possession of controlled substance, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. The passenger, identified as William Heathcote III (age 57) of Dixon, was arrested for vehicle theft. Trudeau and Heathcote III were transported to the Yolo County Jail for incarceration. According to Miller, sergeant Jose Hermosillo assisted in the arrest.

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On Sept. 11, Council member Pierre Neu, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Biasi, Mayor Wade Cowan, Council Member Jesse Loren, former City Manager John W. Donlevy, Jr., Chris Dickinson, Land Development and Acquisitions Project Manager of Towne Development of Sacramento, and Andrea Shrahlo, Project Landscape Architect for The HLA Group Landscape Architects & Planners, broke ground at Three Oaks Park.

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Meals on Wheels prepared for when County switches tiers By Christi Skibbins Special to the Express Throughout the past seven months, Meals on Wheels Yolo County has continued to provide meals for their elderly, homebound clients by reducing the number of delivery days from five to two, and moving from daily hot meals to a mixture of fresh, frozen and shelf-stable meals. They also have been delivering meals to the homes of those clients previously able to travel to senior center sites located in Woodland, West Sacramento, Winters and Davis. As the possibility becomes more probable that a slow return to a “new normal” might be in the foreseeable future, the organization is releasing a plan for addressing that transition. In alignment with the new “blue-

print for recovery” released by the governor’s office on Aug. 28, it is based on the same four-tiered statewide criteria and uniform framework. The new framework has four tiers, based on the number of new daily cases and test positivity rates in each county. A county must remain in each tier for a minimum of three weeks before moving forward to the next. In order to move forward, Yolo County must meet the next tier’s criteria for two consecutive weeks. If the county’s metrics worsen for two consecutive weeks, it will be assigned a more restrictive tier. When Yolo County is able to move from the present purple tier to the red tier, Meals on Wheels Yolo County sites will have to wait two weeks after that date before transi-

tioning to opening on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, rather than the current Tuesdays and Fridays. Deliveries on Monday/ Wednesday/Thursday will consist of a return to three hot meals, and two frozen meals. At this time, there is no plan on returning to group meals at local senior center sites anytime soon. With those aged 65 and older being the most at-risk for COVID-19, coming together to enjoy meals together again is not yet safe; those seniors on the program will continue to receive meals at home. For questions about Meals on Wheels Yolo County, call the main office at 530-662-7035, visit their website at https://mowyolo.org/ or follow them on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/ MOWYolo/.

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Downtown starts looking like Spring Break Am I the only one that thinks it is interesting that no one is talking about the lack of parking downtown? Main Street was packed last Friday night, but it was only a fraction of what we had last summer. There is talk about making the picnic tables on Main Street permanent, and there aren’t many merchants left to complain about people not being able to park right in front of their businesses. I enjoy the outdoor festivities, but there will be a time when we’ll be eating inside the Buckhorn, Café and our other restaurants, while the picnic tables will

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Yolo County Housing Authority Food Distribution, third Thursday, 11 a.m.-Noon, 62 Shams Way (must meet income requirements) Mondays Winters Library Curbside Pickup Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Winters Community Library Eat Well Yolo Food Distribution, Mondays, 4 p.m.-as supplies last, 111 E. Grant Ave. Wednesdays Winters Library Curbside Pickup Day, 2-6 p.m., Winters Community Library

when a new merchant steps up to volunteer their time (and product) for a good cause. When the restaurants are allowed to resume inside table service will you go inside? Theaters have reopened but they are finding that people aren’t lining up to go inside. Even sitting at a table last Friday night, we were a little uncomfortable with all of the people milling around Main Street.

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be sitting in the rain. When that will happen is the real question, that no one can answer. A little self serving, but Kona Ice has opened on Main Street, where the Scoop used to be. I’m not sure of their hours, but I’m sure the Express will let us know, soon. I noticed that they were listed as supporting the Fire Department’s fundraiser last weekend. It is a good sign

Most started with their masks on, but as the food arrived and the wine flowed, off came the masks. People didn’t seem to put them back on as they walked back for more food, beverages, or back to their cars. I hope that I’m not the only one who noticed. Money continues to flow into the Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund, managed by the Rotary Club of Winters. I’ve heard that over $100,000 has been raised, so far. Emergency money has been distributed to some of the fire victims living within our school district, but there are more fami-

Anger is one of the most undesirable and least understood emotions. It can cause us to say things we regret. I’ve certainly done that a few times. Anger can also move us to action, and sometimes that’s a good thing. I’m writing about anger this week because there was an awful lot of it in the air recently when the fires broke out. Many people in and around Winters were rightfully angry because they never got the evacuation alerts they had signed up for. And some lost everything as a result. At our house, we

did receive all of the texts, though a number of our neighbors did not. Plus, as we learned later, not a single person received the automated warning phone call, since the system dialed the wrong number. And so, there was plenty to be sore about. If you read the popular local Facebook page, Winters Community Info and Tips,

you would have seen anger piling upon anger. And during that frenzy of understandable rage, certain things were said (in anger) that should never have been uttered. One prominent contributor to the site proclaimed, without any evidence at all to back it up, that former Winters City Manager John Donlevy was largely responsible

for the chaos. “We don’t get Winters alerts because our former City Manager refused to join the Nixle system,” she charged, “This is outrageous and must be corrected.” Facebookers began joining the rant. “What kind of arrogance!” “He knew fires were approaching and didn’t tell anyone at City Hall the alert was manually triggered?” Others labeled his action criminal. One demanded a Grand Jury probe. “Where is the humanity?” cried an-

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These Winters business have created Social Distancing Friendly Buying Options. Please call or check their websites or Facebook pages for available services, hours, and purchase options. • Bilingual Storytime: 11 a.m., Thursday

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Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm by appointment only We are here but practicing social distancing. Getting you ready for Airstream Glamping!

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We are Open! Order by Phone. We offer no-contact delivery.

Take out dinner. Pre-order prime rib dinner. Call ahead. Our menu is available on our website.

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Open Tue 10am-6pm, Thu-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-4pm

Open Fri- Sun 11am-5pm Call ahead to make an appointment if you would like. Curbside pickup is available.

We offer client meetings by phone. Our hours remain the same for document picks up & drop off. Our office observes social distancing. Please wear a mask. “Stay Safe”

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Ample Electric, Inc. (530)795-9913 alexa@ampleelectric.com Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:30pm “Ample Electric, Inc. is keeping the lights on!” We continue to serve commercial, agricultural, and residential clients doing emergency and essential work. Although you may not see us directly, our services are keeping other essential businesses operating smoothly. Some essential services we are providing include agricultural electrical, commercial food processing, and residential service work. Please call or email us as we have limited in-person office interactions.

Andy’s Custom Autoglass (707) 592-6154 Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm Mobile Service is available. FREE QUOTES!

Andy Pignataro, State Farm (707) 452-9599 andy@pignataro.com While we are not scheduling any in person meetings, we are serving customers and doing business by phone, email or fax.

Anytime Fitness (530) 795-4444 We Miss You!! Check out our Facebook page for daily virtual workouts.

Bella Boutique (530) 795-3149 Open Thu-Sun 12pm-6pm Call ahead if you need to shop on a different day or time.

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.

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Green Fields Real Estate (707) 761-3343 Open Every Day We are here to serve you! By appointment only. We are showing properties that are unoccupied.

Green River Taproom

Open Sun 8am-8pm, Tue-Thu 8am-8:30pm, Sat 8am-9pm Call ahead for pick up. Curbside pick up is available upon request. Payment is accepted over the phone by credit/debit card only. Credit card and cash accepted inside.

Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm Call ahead for Takeout Orders. Fresh baked chicken pot pies daily!

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(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.

Cloth Carousel (530) 795-2580 clothcarousel.com info@clothcarousel.com Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm We are offering Online Ordering and Curbside pickup. Plus $5.00 shipping. Fabric, Yarn & Books 25% OFF

Eagle Drug (530) 795-4123 eagledrugpharmacy.com

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(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

HRB & Associates, Inc (530) 795-1283 hrbai.com

Open Every Day 8am-11am (Breakfast) & 11am-2pm (Lunch) Take out breakfast and lunch, plus take home meal kits.

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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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We are open for business! We are helping people buy and sell property and we have rentals available to show. While we are not in the office full time we are available from 9-5 by phone.

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Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm We take extra precautions to protect our customers.

Pacific Ace Hardware (530) 795-3368

(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.

(530) 795-9900 Open Every Day 9am-9pm Check out our app. Order through our app or by phone for Take Out. Call ahead for curbside service.

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.

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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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(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.

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Round Table Pizza

Open Every Day 6am-8pm Curbside service. Limited to one person at a time in store.

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Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm We are here to support our borrowers and our community.

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.

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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!

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Open Mon-Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 9am-5 pm Open our usual hours. Call ahead for curbside pick up.

Open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm We are offering Home Deliveries. Our store is open. Call ahead for pickup.

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We are currently closed but are looking forward to being open soon and having a great summer! Please check our website for current information.

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(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!

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 Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm We are following all CDC Guidelines including washing hands social distancing to keep our customers safe. “We are here for the community.”

Pizza Factory (530) 212-5101 Open 7 Days A Week Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm Call ahead for Curbside, Pick Up or Deliveries. Check our Pizza Factory Rewards app.

Powell Counter Tops (530) 795-3251

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(530) 795-1713 We are here for you! Call ahead for any flooring needs.

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(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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We are Open and serving customers at this time by appointment only. “Thoughts are with all those sheltering in their homes. We are here for estate planning when you need us”

(530) 669-6365 Open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm Customers are asked to enter with masks on and observe social distancing. There is a 5 person in the branch at one time limit.

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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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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.

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.

We are here to support our businesses, non-profits and our community. If you do not see your information here, please contact sue@winterschamber.com.

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Guest column: Should Yolo County Supervisors ask the DA’s Office to revise its budget? By Matt Williams & Scott Steward Ragsdale The request by the DA’s Office to the Board of Supervisors to approve a 31 percent increase ($5.6 million) to the 2020-21 budget has not gone unnoticed. The Sept. 5 article in the Daily Democrat by Margherita Beale makes it clear that Supervisor Saylor is not all alone in questioning the DA’s submitted budget. In addition to Supervisor Saylor’s reasonable request, asking the DA to explain the reasons for the budget increase, law enforcement institutions across the nation are under examination for multilayered institutional racism. That can and has put the men and women who apply the law on the defensive. With that in mind, it is important to remember that we all share the obligation of ra-

cial remedy, and that the County has the obligation to do so in a fiscally responsible manner, especially in these times when individual citizens and municipal jurisdictions are being forced to deal with loss of their basic income. In a Sept. 11th OpEd, as the spokesperson for the DA’s office, representing the 32 DA’s office employees, Matt De Moura points out that the budget review, “should be measured, dispassionate, circumspect, and fair to due process.” De Moura’s then goes on to say that the inquiry into the DA budget is unfair and politically motivated. I read the DA budget response. The 29 pages share plenty to be proud of — the six plus programs that provide victim support, neighborhood and collaborative courts, reduction of recidivism, environ-

mental enforcement, and implicit racial bias education — but there wasn’t a clear connection between how those successful programs can lead to a reduction in the larger conventional criminal prosecution budget. Further, the response provides very little in the way of basic budgetary analysis. In addition, I was confused by the response’s rationale as to why there is a need to use actual and plan estimates in past years as the basis for the present budget request. There was no need to tighten our individual and collective due to the impacts of COVID in past years. Two thirds of the budget is spent on criminal prosecution, but there is no line item expense breakdown for this largest part of the budget.

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Features3 Winters Express, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 — B3 For every 2.65 – 4.37 people who die of COVID, we are killing one person. For every 1.75 people who die of COVID we are killing one business. As my wife will tell you (if you buy her a glass of Turkovich Tempranillo on their new patio), for months now I have been talking anyone’s ear off who will listen that we need to be taking a big picture perspective to our COVID response. COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths cannot be the only concern when our elected and unelected representatives dictate a course of action. Enter the CDC’s excess deaths dataset. Excess deaths this year should give us a perspective on the impact of our response to COVID. We initially took a pretty extreme course of action, mandating everyone stay home for weeks, all businesses close, and no one go to the doctor unless they were dying or had COVID. Without looking at any numbers, it is reasonable to assume people would die preventable deaths in that time period of uncertainty and extreme response. Prior to this year, the last time we had excess deaths was the December 2017 – January 2018 flu season. From March - Aug. 29 (the latest complete week for all CDC data sets I used, remember our reporting lag discussion the other week) we had 174,772 COVID deaths, and between 188,761 confirmed and 250,655 estimated excess deaths above the expected amount. The difference between COVID deaths and excess deaths allows us to measure the externalities of our response. This is about the point where my wife is read-

SILENCE Continued from Page 1 other. If Mr. Donlevy had in fact done that, run off to Auburn with the code to the alert system, it would have been at the very least inhumane, and extremely negligent. Problem is: It was not true. And yet there it was, moving people to anger because they automatically believed what they read on Facebook. It’s why our former City Manager often referred to Facebook as “hatebook.” Several days later, the original writer of the post finally admitted, rather sheepishly, that the serious charge she had leveled could not be corroborated. “I may have been given bad information about whether or not the former City Manager took charge of our alert system,” she posted, in what barely qualified as an apology. But it was already too late. The libelous damage had been done. The rumors had made their way from one corner of town to the other. Of the many things to be learned from this episode, (in addition to trying not to say things in anger) is that Facebook is anything but a reliable source for hard news. You want homemade churros, or have a kitten to adopt, or need a really good appliance repairman, log on and post away.

ing and telling me I’m losing her with data so I will cut to the end: between 39,995 and 65,920 estimated people above the expected deaths have died this year that did not have COVID. After finishing my calculations and first draft of this column, a friend showed me a source online working this same problem that is claiming non COVID deaths are as high as 105,000. Two explanations of the non COVID excess deaths make sense to me. Either people died avoidable deaths due to lack of access to care/not knowing they could access it/isolation, or those deaths are COVID deaths that were not recorded as COVID. The latter is unlikely since COVID detection is almost the only thing being focused on. Absent a third hypothesis, we have to assume the potentially 65K deaths are unintended results of lockdowns and restrictions. Now this is when we ask ourselves: If we had taken a less extreme course of action, would 65,000 more people have died of COVID? What percent higher would our death count be if we had taken a less extreme course of action? Would it be higher at all? How many more non COVID deaths from Dementia, Alzheimer’s, suicide, depression will we put up with? I postulate that unless our hospitals were unable

to admit patients, the COVID death count to date would be fewer than 65,000 higher than we see now. And what about businesses? The latest number I could find estimated 100,000 businesses closed forever. How many jobs is that? How many employer provided health plans? How many families and children are now suffering from food insecurity because their job no longer exists? How many lifetimes of blood sweat and tears were all for naught through no fault of their own? How many more can we abide? We have no way to measure what we have gained by locking down our fellow Americans and restricting our businesses. NO ONE can tell you that we saved X number of lives because that would be knowing the unknowable. But we can measure the collateral damage in lives, livelihoods, and futures. We can also pinpoint the people at risk of death IF they contract COVID-19, as well as those more likely to require hospitalization. Our response was formulated when the projections said total deaths would be in the millions with hospitals completely overwhelmed, people dying in the streets. I think we can all agree the initial response in March was appropriate for the projections at the time. It

was quickly apparent those projections were off by orders of magnitude. Once it was clear we were in no danger of overwhelming hospitals, the broadbrush approach we are STILL using should have transitioned to a targeted protection of the people with 2.6 co-morbidities over the age of 55 without taking a wrecking ball to everything else. For every 2.65 – 4.37 people that die of COVID, we are killing one person. For every 1.75 people that die of COVID we are killing one business. And those seem like unacceptably high collateral damage rates to me. Columnist Note This week’s column was finished above, but I think the following is necessary: The title of my column “A City, if you can keep it” was my wife’s idea. A play on words from the Benjamin Franklin quote “A Republic, if you can keep it.” I had the privilege to be invited to attend a meeting last week about where we go from here and what relief our elected representatives can provide. The meeting left me even more frustrated with our current situation than I was before, heartbroken for our business owners in town, and angry at the lack of empathy and urgency they received. I never expected the title of this column to become a succinct commentary on our city’s future. The current restrictions we are living under are unsustainable. Everyone with half a brain knows it, few seem willing to say it on record. We have a city, a wonderful city. We all need to do something to fight to keep it. I have chosen my course of action to help, what will yours be?

You want to learn if the pool is open, or see the takeout menu at Ficelle, or organize a charity event, great. You want to accuse a former City official of criminal negligence, better be sure of your facts. To her credit, Donlevy’s accuser (now former accuser) did advise all of her readers that any complaints about the City’s response to the firestorm should be directed at the five City Council Members. And then she instructed them precisely how to do that. She posted the time and date of the next Council meeting, and the Zoom link. She reminded her readers that at the

beginning of each session, there is a period known as Public Comment, during which anyone may address the Council on any topic. In the past, community members have raised all manner of issues, to which Council Members, at the very least, listen politely. How the fire emergency was handled was legitimately worthy of the public’s input. And so, Tuesday night I tuned in as usual to the regular meeting, expecting a flurry of comments, perhaps some demands, certainly an earful of righteous indignation. And here is how it went.

The following is a verbatim transcript of the Public Comments section: Mayor Cowan: Tracy (City Clerk Jensen), any comments from the public? Jensen: (short pause) No, no comments. And that was that. It’s awfully easy to criticize and call for change when all that’s required is a keyboard and a computer and a forum like Facebook. It’s much more difficult to actually stand up and speak truth to power. If anger is properly channeled, good may come of it. Silence, unfortunately, produces nothing.

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BUDGETING Continued from Page 2 Perhaps such detail is offered to the Supervisors directly. I believe our DA’s office deserves credit for taking action to address society’s erroneous attempts to insulate ourselves from harder — and in many cases more immediately expensive — interventional and humane solutions. However, in these times of COVID, there is a morality to reducing the DA’s arrest and incarceration related budget. That reduction would also be consistent with the many successful

programs described in the response. The harder part (necessary and far less flamboyant part) of the negotiation between the DA’s Office and the Supervisors, must also address the rationalization of pay raises and the overall size of the budget when the public coffers are tapped and individuals in our community are seeing their pay disappear rather than rise. With the above complexities in mind, the Board of Supervisors has an obligation to negotiate and agree with the DA’s office on a budget schedule that is in line with the anticipated lower budgets for all other County offices.

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The 2020-21 school year is unlike any we’ve seen before. The Winters Combined PTA is dedicated to supporting our students, families and teachers. While we have slowed the typical start of the year with our membership and fundraising push—we will roll out fundraising later this fall and we do encourage everyone to join the PTA. Your $10 donation allows us to help provide school supplies and other necessary support items for our students and teachers. This time of year is usually filled with ice cream socials, family swim night, and many other fun community building activities. We miss seeing all of you but keep an eye out for upcoming meetings and socially distance fun! Please join the PTA at www.winterspta.org click on membership. Follow us on Facebook (@winterscombinedpta) and watch for email updates! JOEDY MICHAEL President, Winters Combined PTA

Constructive criticism for noise violators

On Sept. 12, the air quality in Winters was unhealthy with an air quality reading of 187. However, the gigantic land moving equipment with annoying backup beepers operated by Teichert in the northern development was kicking up clouds of dust all day long, even past 10 p.m., in violation of Winters’ construction noise ordinance 8.20.070 (B)(4). Teichert was previously warned about their construction noise

violations in an email from Winter’s Building Official, Gene Ashdown on July 6. Then, on Sunday morning, Sept. 13, at 7:06 a.m., the roofing and hammering began at the Stones Throw development at Taylor & Graf Streets in violation of the city ordinance. They also violated the ordinance on Sept. 7, Labor Day, as construction and its noise is expressly prohibited on federal holidays. The City’s Building Official, Gene Ashdown, is aware of the far too many times that developers, contractors and their subs have violated the construction ordinance during the past four years. I suggest it is time to start penalizing developers, contractors and their subs when they show disrespect to our town by polluting the air with annoying vehicle backup beeping, dust and garbage, humming generators, nail air guns, hammering, operating landscape trenching vehicles and more during times when our city ordinance prohibits it. It’s one thing for contractors, developers and subs to be disrespectful to the residents of Winters to save a buck by violating the construction noise ordinance, but it’s entirely another thing if the City of Winters allows it to continue year after year. To the leadership of Winters, I want my peace and quiet during the hours that the city code prohibits construction noise. That’s all. Think you can help me with that? RICK VON GELDERN

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Market recovering as median home breaks $700,000 mark Calif. Assoc. of Realtors Press Release California’s housing market continued to improve in August as home sales climbed to their highest level in more than a decade as the median home price broke last month’s record and hit another 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 465,400 units in August, according to information collected by CAR from more than 90 local Realtor associations and MLSs statewide. August’s sales total climbed above the 400,000 level for the second straight month since the COVID-19 crisis depressed the housing market earlier this year, marking the first time since the

summer of 2016 that sales increased from the previous month three months in a row. August sales rose 6.3 percent from 437,890 in July and were up 14.6 percent from a year ago, when 406,100 homes were sold on an annualized basis. With home sales continuing to bounce back in August and sales of higher-priced properties recovering faster than the rest of the market, the statewide median price

hit another new high after setting records in June and July. California’s median home price broke the $700,000 mark for the first time, reaching $706,900 in August, a 6.1 percent jump from July’s $666,320 and 14.5 percent from $617,410 in August 2019. The yearly price increase was the highest recorded since March 2014 and larger than the six-month average of 4.3 percent observed between

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8605 Olive School Road, Winters $857,500 Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath custom home on 5 acres. Panoramic views, barn, paved driveway, fenced garden & pasture. There are many upgrades to this home & the garden is fabulous!

SOLD

M2 & Company 530-795-2810 CADRE#00811568

Jean Deleonardi

• Remodels/Additions • Repairs

530.682.0302

LIC. #817420

CARRION PROPERTIES Residential, Commercial & Agricultural Real Estate

John M. Carrion, Owner/Broker CA DRE #: 00970701

RECIPIENT OF THE YOLO COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS 2012, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 2017 MASTERS CLUB AWARD A PIECE OF COUNTRY PARADISE. 0.49 acres with lots of fruit trees. Small cottage NOT habitable. Contractor’s delight. Offered at $299,000. 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 $1,050,000. 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 $583,000. 4 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. Remodeled and immaculate. Established neighborhood. Offered at $449,900 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. VINTAGE!!! 2 bed, 2 bath on a huge lot. Walking distance to Historic Downtown Winters. Freshly painted exterior. Offered at $399,000. 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HALFPLEX, HUGE lot, walking distance to downtown. Move in ready! Offered at $349,900

PENDING SOLD SOLD SOLD

Cutting the Hassle in Real Estate

DRE# 01167890

707.684.9351 · jean@jeandeleonardi.com Conveniently Located at: 18 Main Street, Winters CA 95694

For Results, Not Promises Top Award winning producer at Keller Williams Realty 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and Northern California & Hawaii Region 2019

• New Construction • Residential/Commercial

CA DRE LIC# 01215931

CHARLOTTE LLOYD, GRI

SOLD

Call for details! Bus: (530) 795-3834 Home: 795-3170 127 Carrion Court, Winters

CA DRE LIC# 00862615

916.849.8700

charlotte.myrealtor@gmail.com

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New Listing!

RARE FIND IN WINTERS. 22 ac of Chandler Walnuts, solidset sprinkler system, roomy 2800 sq. ft., 3 bed, 2 bath home needs some updating, partial basement used for storage. 1 bed, 1 bath with kitchen cottage also needs some updating used for storage. Huge 60x60 barn, separate 28x45 shop with roll up doors, and 30x30 carport, Ag well and domestic well. Call for details!

New Listing!

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.

307 Abbey Street, Winters Charming cottage in the core downtown area of Winters. Three bedrooms, one bath, freshly painted inside and out. New flooring, new counters, owned solar, refurbished bathroom. Walking distance to park, downtown, shopping, restaurants, and wineries. Huge RV pad in the rear yard, plenty of room for gardening front and back. Shows great, move-in ready.

Call Jean for more information and private showing: 707-684-9351

ACTIVE: 30100 Pleasant View Road, Winters Secluded 25 acres, fantastic views, beautifully remodeled 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home. New roof, siding, windows, owned solar system, baths extensively remodeled, open floor plan concept, two fireplaces, gourmet kitchen. Listed for $1,350,000.

Call Jean for more information.

“Committed to building strong client relationships based on trust, respect and hard work.”

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.

Sandy’s Corner on the Market!

Sandy Vickrey CA DRE #01018341

530.681.8939 107 FULL CIRCLE, DAVIS Neat and clean manufactured home in Rancho Yolo Senior Mobile Home Park. Cozy up by the fireplace in the winter or relax on one of the two decks during nice weather. Nice open floor plan with two bedrooms on one end of the home and the master on the other. Rancho Yolo has many activities for its residents. $220,000 8 EDWARDS STREET, WINTERS Quaint home in the core area of town that was built in 1988! This custom built home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The over sized master suite will create a wonderful retreat or it could be converted to two bedrooms. The home has handicap access in both the front and the backyard. At one point in time this was a daycare and there is tons of storage throughout the house including a large pantry near the kitchen. The detached garage with lots of storage and there is a long driveway with room for RV parking. A must see! $589,000 639 FOXGLOVE CIRCLE, WINTERS This is one of the largest lots in the neighborhood. The beautiful inground pool is fully fenced and there is still room to play. Perfect for these hot summer days and nights. The yard has many fruit trees and a storage shed, very private. There is a ground level bedroom and full bath with a shower. Nice open floor plan provides room for everyone. A lovely space for our new normal! The living room has a wood burning stove and the family room has a fireplace for those winter nights. $574,900

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Price Reduced! 1071 HORIZON DRIVE, VACAVILLE. Hard to find

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7 East Main St., Ste. C Winters, CA 95694 530.795.4000 Camelot Winters, Inc.

commercial property near Travis AFB, almost 1 acre, backs up to Air Base Parkway; great sign & advertising exposure! City sewer, utilities & water at lot. Priced at $315,000.

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