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Top Winters headlines in 2021 By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief In 2021, Winters community and its businesses continued to adjust and pivot as changes in COVID related guidelines continuously came down the pipeline. Yet, life continued on and residents took action to maneuver around curveballs and celebrated the wins.
New paths, official status The Winters Hispanic Advisory Committee had big wins in 2021. In February, key members of the Winters HAC worked to create the
Winters Community Corazón Foundation, a nonprofit organization tasked to handle the Winters HAC’s charitable work and to facilitate tax-free donations. In December, the Winters City Council officially authorized the Winters HAC a City standing committee. The Winters HAC has served the community since 2005 and has presented various events and workshops including the Festival de la Comunidad (Carnitas Festival) and Citizenship workshops. The initial inspiration for the Winters HAC came as a call
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With an Omicron surge underway and children returning to the classroom next week, vaccinations among children in Yolo County are behind expectations of officials. Fewer than one in four Yolo County children (23.7 percent) ages 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and just 31.5 percent have received at least one
dose, according to the California Department of Public Health. That age group has been eligible for the pediatric Pfizer vaccine since early November. As with the adult dose, shots are given three weeks apart. Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson will be sending out a letter to students and their families addressing the importance of vaccination, as well as the need to wear well-fitting, high-quality masks indoors, to get tested and to stay home when sick. She noted that New York City is seeing an increase
ABOVE: Chaplain Robert Duvall and K-9 Kepi retired in May. LEFT: The A Wing of the old Winters High School building was demolished to make way for a new 12-classroom building and administrative office.
to bridge more services and opportunities within the local Spanish speaking community.
Kepi & Duvall retire Chaplain Robert Duvall and K-9 Kepi officially retired from the Winters Public Safety Crisis Intervention Team on May 31. Duvall became the police and fire chaplain for the City of Winters. In 2015, he was given Kepi the service dog from Canine Companions for Independence and the duo made their way serving
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in pediatric hospitalizations as part of their Omicron wave, especially among unvaccinated children, illustrating the importance of getting children vaccinated. And while the vaccination rate for 5- to 11-year-olds in Yolo County is less than 25 percent, it does exceed the statewide rate of 15.1 percent fully vaccinated. However, Yolo County is lagging the state in the 12 to 17 age group, with 55.6 percent fully vaccinated (still defined as having received two shots) and 60.8 percent having received
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On Oct. 21, a group of community members stood outside the Winters school district office protesting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID vaccine announcement for children ages five and older.
California enacts new laws for 2022 By Rick von Geldern Express staff writer Each year the legislature works to move bills to the governor’s desk for his consideration and signing. Although many bills never reach the governor’s desk, 836 did before the Oct. 10, 2021 deadline. Of those bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 770 into law ranging from raising of the minimum wage to requiring ethnic studies as a high school graduation requirement. Here is a sampling
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Education AB 101: High school graduation requirements: ethnic studies – Commencing with the graduating class of 2029-30, high school students will have to have taken a one semester course in ethnic studies to receive a diploma.
Employment SB 3: Starting Jan. 1, California’s minimum wage increases to $15 an hour for employers with 26 or more
By Todd R. Hansen One confirmed E. coli case in California is among the 13 cases for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert last Thursday. The products identified by the CDC are Simple Truth Organic Power Greens and Nature’s Basket Organic Power Greens with “best if used by” dates through Dec. 20. “Although these salads are expired, CDC is concerned they may still be in people’s homes,” the statement
said. “Investigators are working to determine if additional products may be contaminated.” There are up to 13 E. coli cases identified in six states, with three to seven of those in Washington; two in Alaska; and one each in California, Oregon, Ohio and Mississippi, the CDC reported. “Four people have been hospitalized, including one with a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome. No deaths have been reported,” the CDC said
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Update on school sites’ three-year instructional focus plans By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer In a collaborative effort between district and staff back in the 2019-2020 school year, each of the Winters Joint Unified School District’s school sites worked to create a customized Three-Year Instructional Focus Plan. While the challenges of COVID waylaid the original plans, the school administrators provided an update on these now-revised initiatives at the Dec. 16 school board meeting. Each plan was created to bolster a single instructional focus of each school. Waggoner Elementary School’s focus is literacy. Shirley Rominger Intermediate School’s focus is differentiation. Winters Middle School’s focus is professional learning communities. Finally, Winters High School’s
focus is connectedness. “This year, 202122 we’re thinking of this as year one of our three-year plan because those original plans were put on ice,” said Assistant Superintendent/Director of Educational Services, Phoebe Girimonte. “The staff at each school have been hard at work revising and initiating implementation and ensuring that these plans are aligned with board priorities and Local Control Accountability Plans.” In Waggoner’s focus on literacy, the meeting update provided actions already taken including the implementation of different tests, intervention blocks, teacher training, study materials, skill assessments and more. After an analysis of aggregated data, Waggoner Principal Tra-
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vis Nelson-Ortiz said the next steps were laid out on how the data will be used and the various training teachers will undergo to increase their effectiveness moving into the next school year. Shirley Rominger Intermediate School’s focus of differentiation is defined as a teacher’s response to learners’ needs guided by general principles of differentiation composed of meaningful tasks, flexible grouping, quality curriculum, continual assessment and building community. Principal Monica Moreno’s update on actions taken include implementation of a daily, school-wide math intervention block for 45 minutes, standards-based report cards, professional development, collaboration between grade levels
YOUTH Continued from Page 1 at least one dose, according to state data. Statewide, 63.9 percent of 12- to 17-yearolds are fully vaccinated and 71.7 percent have received at least one dose. Yolo County also trails the state in the 18 to 49 age group. Statewide, 74.5 percent of residents in that age group are fully vaccinated but in Yolo County, 66.9 percent are, according to state data. The county exceeds the statewide vaccina-
and teacher training. With the collected analytics of the implemented actions, the next steps will include the creation of small math and reading groups, educational walkthroughs, learning focused conversations and further identification of ways to address student needs and tailoring efforts based on those needs. Meanwhile, the Winters Middle School focus of Professional Learning Communities – or PLC’s – is described by a quote from Learning by Doing, “An ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. PLC’s operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students
is continuous job-embedded learning for educators.” Principal Dawn Delorafice said their actions of this focus included using assessments to inform instruction and intervention strategies, securing early release PLC time throughout the year, and building and sharing knowledge of PLC’s. Next steps will take the analytics derived from these actions to bolster PLC initiatives and creation of formative assessments. At the high school level, the WHS staff defined their focus of connectedness as: “The belief that adults and students in the school care about learning and each other as individuals and ensuring that students feel valued, accepted and supported by every staff member in all classrooms on
campus. Students also explore interest and passions in subject matter content.” A three-pronged approach including students, parents/ community and staff, the actions are taken were something of an emotional survey of the students, gauging their level of connection and engagement with the school and one another. Principal John Barsotti said his staff’s next steps will showcase a number of ways to increase connection, creation of family meetings, clubs, activities, workshops and the continuation of wellness surveys. With the district and staff endeavoring this sizable undertaking, they keep in mind a principle that encompasses the time and effort needed to see these focuses come to fruition, ‘Practice makes progress.’
tion rate among older populations.
Control and Prevention this week revised its recommendations to shorten the isolation period to five days for individuals who remain asymptomatic, with the added proviso that they wear a mask when around others for five more days. The CDC also now recommends that unvaccinated individuals who were exposed to COVID-19, as well as vaccinated individuals who are eligible for boosters but have not received one, to quarantine for five days followed by strict mask use for another
five days. Individuals who have received a booster shot do not need to quarantine but should wear a mask for 10 days after exposure, according to the CDC. The state has announced it will align with the new standards and Yolo County is planning to revise its isolation and quarantine orders, according to county public information officer John Fout. But the county is seeking additional details from the CDC and California Department of Public Health before doing so.
County health order Yolo County’s health order requiring individuals who test positive for COVID-19 to remain in isolation for 10 days remains in effect for the time being. The county also requires unvaccinated individuals who have been identified as a close contact with someone who tested positive to quarantine for 10 days. Those standards have been in place since last year, but the Centers for Disease
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Law enforcement AB 26: Peace officers: use of force — Creates a duty for law enforcement personnel to intervene when observing another officer using excessive force and to report incidents of unnecessary force to a superior officer. AB 490: Law enforcement agency policies: arrests, positional asphyxia — Prohibits a law enforcement agency from authorizing techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia, a position that prevents the person from breathing. It further limits the use of rubber bullets and other less-lethal weapons during protests and demonstrations, except when necessary to protect life or to gain control of a dangerous situation. Police agencies will be required to release reports on their use of any such weapons. SB 98: Public peace: media access — Prevents police from blocking journalists covering protests and demonstrations from entering areas closed by police and ensures reporters can be in protest areas without being arrested. Prohibits police from “intentionally assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing” their news gathering. SB 16: Peace officers: release of records — Expands SB 1421 (2018) to permit public access and release of certain law enforcement personnel records after a sustained finding of misconduct. Such records become disclosable with a sustained finding of prejudice, discrimination, unreasonable use of force, failure to intervene when another officer has used excessive force or conducted unlawful searches and arrests. SB 2: Peace officers: certification: civil rights. Increases accountability for law enforcement officers who commit serious misconduct and illegally violate a person’s civil rights. The licenses of officers who commit “serious misconduct,” including using excessive force, sexual assault, displaying bias or participating in a law enforcement gang can be decertified for such wrongdoing and prevent them from keeping their record of wrongdoing secret and seek employment as a peace officer in another jurisdiction.
AB 89: Peace officers: minimum qualifications — increases the minimum qualifying age from 18 to 21 years of age for specified peace officers. AB 481: Law enforcement and state agencies: military equipment — Requires law enforcement agencies to seek approval from their local governing bodies before purchasing surplus military equipment. AB 953: Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) — Enacted in 2018, compliance requirements were staggered for agencies depending on the number of officers in the agency. Police agencies with fewer than 333 officers, like Winters, must start complying and collect data on every stop they make between Jan. 1 and April 1, 2023. Required data includes observed age, race, gender, disabilities, reason for the stop and result of the stop. RIPA data to be collected is based on the officer’s perception, not collected from driver’s licenses or other forms of identification.
Housing, planning and zoning SB 9: Housing development: approvals — Creates a streamlined process to split lots, add second units and convert homes into duplexes. Makes it possible under certain circumstances for homeowners to build two houses or a duplex on a single-family zoned lot. Provides homeowners with additional means to add new housing, but homeowners would be required to remain in their homes for at least three years after splitting their lots. SB 10: Planning and zoning: housing development: density — Allows a local government a simplified process to rezone single-family parcels near public transit hubs and within urban areas to multiunit housing to build out existing communities. Both SB 9 and SB 10 are intended to help ease the lengthy review process for homeowners and developers, but projects will still be subject to final city approval.
Climate change, food recovery SB 1383: Mandates reduction of organic waste going into landfills by seventy-five percent by 2025. Food service providers, distributors. supermarkets and industries falling under the
Tier 1 category are responsible for reducing organic waste that creates greenhouse gases and route edible food otherwise diverted to landfills to the food insecure. The Express reported on the City of Winters plans in “City begins process to comply with state food recovery mandate” published in the Dec. 29 edition. Residents are expected to separate their own organic waste from the trash and recyclables and discard them with their green waste. As per Waste Management, the company is not currently policing residential compliance. Waste Management continues to update residents and businesses on any changes or updates to their current green waste and recycling programs laid out last year.
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Continued from Page 1 “patient confidentiality” as the reason not to identify where in California the E. coli case occurred. Express sister publication the Daily Republic has filed a California Public Records Act request compelling the state agency to provide the information or to show the legal source of why identifying a general geographical area could violate a patient’s confidentiality. The CDC said people usually get sick two to eight days after swallowing the germ, but that is an average. “Symptoms often include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, often bloody, and vomiting. Some people may have a fever, which usually is not very high, less than 101 (degrees),” the CDC reported. If anyone had the products in question in their refrigerators, the CDC suggests these steps be taken: • Throw out recalled foods, and any other foods “stored with it or
touching it.” Put the foods in a sealed bag in the garbage. If recalled food was stored in a reusable container, wash it with hot, soapy water before reusing the container again. • Empty the refrigerator and put the items on a counter or table while you clean. Take out shelving, drawers and any other removable parts. • Wash shelving, drawers and any other removable parts by hand with hot, soapy water. Dry with a clean towel. • Clean and sanitize inside the refrigerator with hot, soapy water; then wipe with clean water to rinse off soap. Dry with a clean towel, and don’t forget to wipe inside the doors and any drawers that cannot be removed. • Wipe food containers and drink containers with hot, soapy water before returning to the clean refrigerator. Return shelves, drawers and food back into refrigerator. The CDC issued an alert for Simple Truth Organic Power Greens and Nature’s Basket Organic Power Greens with “best if used by” dates through Dec. 20. Metro/Stock photo
Fire and wildfires SB 332: Civil liability: prescribed burning operations: gross negligence — Reduces liability of those doing prescribed control burns for the purpose of wildland fire hazard reduction. Intended to facilitate more private controlled burns by reducing the legal liability if a fire jumps control lines and requires an emergency response. Conduct constituting gross negligence will be recoverable for fire suppression charges and associated costs. SB 12: Requires local governments to include comprehensive retrofit strategies to reduce the risk of property loss and damage during wildfires in housing elements or the hazard mitigation plan. Areas with very high fire risks would be required to adopt zoning requirements and implement fire mitigation strategies.
Alcohol SB 389: Alcoholic beverages: retail onsale license, off-sale privileges. Allows restaurants to continue selling cocktailsto-go until Dec. 31, 2026, but no longer allows delivery of cocktails. Cocktails-to-go was a result of the pandemic and restrictions on restaurant dining.
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Dispatches from the Express archives. 120 Years Ago
January 10, 1902 Rev. H. C. Culton has completed 24 years as pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church here, during which time he officiated at 75 weddings and 165 funerals. The Board of Supervisors of Solano County have ordered opened the road from Winters and running east through the Edward Wolfskill subdivision, Sparks Ranch, Goodyear orchard and McMahon subdivision, terminating at the Stevenson bridge. Miss Elsie Sullivan is up from Berkeley, spending her vacation with her brother, A.C. Sullivan. Barney Wolfskill and his sister, Miss Ruth, have returned to their home in San Francisco, after a short visit with their mother, Mrs. M. A. H. Wolfskill. At the meeting of the town trustees Tuesday night, Ordinance No. 44, prohibiting expectoration in public places and also throwing refuse vegetables upon the street was passed.
105 Years Ago January 5, 1917 Phil T. Laugenour of Woodland and I. A. Morris have purchased the controlling interest in the First National Bank of Winters. Several pupils were out of high school this week on account of grippe. The Winters Dried Fruit Co. this week purchased the Winters plant of the Winters Canning Co. Principal George W. Sanders says, “Let’s
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The 39th milestone of Dr. H. C. Culton’s pastorate will be observed Sunday morning, January 7, at the Presbyterian Church.
At the annual congregational meeting of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church Friday night, E. R. Crum, Elwin Martin and Frank Wilken were named to three-year terms on the board of elders.
The P. G. and E. is running a survey for a proper lighting system for the town. About $600 worth of street work has been done here in the last month. The high school is in receipt of the landscape gardening plan of Professor Gregg. The town board discussed at length the need of a commercial club of some form or other for Winters.
70 Years Ago January 11, 1952 A movement to build a community youth center in the Winters city park is gaining momentum, with several organizations joining the Chamber of Commerce in discussing such a building. Rev. S. C. Potter, chairman of the 1952 Winters Youth Day, this week announced the appointment of Mrs. Jean Frank as secretary of the day. Mrs. Edwin Neel and children left Saturday for their home at Castle Air Force Base, Merced, after spending two weeks visiting relatives here. Captain Neel is now on temporary duty in England. The blood bank will be in Winters Monday, January 28, with James Rollins as chairman of the project. Miss Doris Gray, who spent the holiday season with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Gray returned on Sunday to her studies at the Univer-
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Obituary Joseph Rojo Martin It is with sadness in our hearts to announce the passing of our beloved Joseph Rojo Martin who passed away on Dec. 14, 2021, at the age of 87. He was the son of John and Isabel Martin. Joseph is remembered as a loving husband to Charlene Martin for 66 years. Joseph was raised on a ranch in Winters, Calif. where he enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing sports in high school. He married Charlene in 1956 and they relo-
cated to Sacramento where they raised four children Frederick, Patricia, Joseph and Chris. He worked
for Air Mart for over 30 years. He enjoyed golf, sports, fishing, and loved watching the 49ers. He was a cancer survivor. He was proceeded in death by his older brothers Tony, Fred and John Martin. He is survived by his wife Charlene, his sister Ann Schueler, his four children, 12 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. We love you, we miss you, and life won’t be the same without you. You are forever in our hearts.
Jack Graf left last week for Santa Clara to continue his senior year at the university there after spending the holidays with his parents, Postmaster and Mrs. Charles A. Graf.
55 Years Ago January 5, 1967 John McCoy, a member of the board of trustees of the Winters Joint Unified School District, said this week that he and his family are moving to Davis and that he would probably submit his resignation to the school board in February. A baby girl born at 9:53 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 1967, has been declared winner of the Winters Stork Derby. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Baker of Winters. Funeral services were held at Kraft Bros. Chapel, in Woodland Saturday afternoon for Claud F. Singleton, 76, prominent Winters rancher, who died at his home east of town last Thursday. In a property transaction recorded in Woodland last week, Eldred and Della Upp sold to Bryant Pharmacy, Inc., lots 31 and 32, block 6, Town of Winters. Revenue stamps affixed to the deed indicated the sale at around $40,000.
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Winters High School Warriors defeated Yuba City Reserves 81-72 in a fast-moving basketball game in the local gym Tuesday night. Rich Chiles led the scoring with 31 points. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lindahl, of Pleasant Hill, visited on Monday with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Carl Franke.
This is just one of the many snowmen that proliferated on the lawns of Winters in January of 1974. This snowman was pictured at 211 Main Street by Rudy and Stephen Beck, assisted by Kirk Hansen.
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Lake up 11” Lake Berryessa is up by 11 inches this week, with an increase in storage of 13,846 acre feet of water, according to Rick Pile of the Solano Irrigation District. Tuesday morning the lake
Avenue, Audible Alarm. Dec. 24: 10:01 a.m., E Baker Street/Wildrose Lane, Towed Vehicle. Dec. 25: 1:45 a.m., 400th block of Niemann Street, Petty Theft. Dec. 27: 9:39 a.m., 400th block of Morgan Street, Audible Alarm. ~10:45 a.m., 1000th block of Village Circle, Grand Theft.
level was 409.29 feet above sea level, with storage computed at 1,004,509 acre feet. Evaporation averaged 26 acre feet of water a day. The SID is diverting 50 second feet of water into the Putah South Canal, with 36 second feet flowing at the Dam.
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El Ayuntamiento formaliza Comité Asesor Hispano como comité permanente Por Rick von Geldern Traducido por Carol Alfonso El Comité Asesor Hispano de Winters (Winters Hispanic Advisory Committee - HAC) ha servido a la comunidad desde el 2005 y han presentado varias actividades de recaudación de fondos, como el Anual Festival de la Comunidad (Carnitas Festival). Con el crecimiento y el éxito del HAC, los miembros de comité crearon una organización sin fines de lucro a principios de este año a partir de lo que había estado actuando como un comité asesor “informal” de la Ciudad de Winters. “Informal” porque
cuando fue autorizado por una resolución de la ciudad, solo fue autorizado por un período de seis meses que terminó hace mucho tiempo. HAC ha presentado eventos comunitarios en colaboración con la ciudad y continúa recaudando fondos, pero se dio cuenta de que funcionaban como una organización sin fines de lucro, no como un comité asesor. En Febrero, los miembros del HAC se diversificaron y formaron la fundación Winters Community Corazón Foundation (WCCF), una organización 501 (c) (3). En español, “corazón” significa amor, valor
y también se usa como un término de cariño. La administradora de la ciudad, Kathleen Salguero Trepa, dijo que la ciudad tiene $34,197 de los fondos recaudados por las actividades del HAC en una cuenta exclusiva para el beneficio de los programas del comité HAC. En la reunión del pasado 21 de Diciembre, el Concejo Municipal de Winters aprobó el establecimiento de la HAC como un comité permanente y miembros designados. El Concejo también aprobó transferir $33,000 de los fondos del HAC a la nueva fundación WCCF sin fines de lucro y dejar
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Los miembros del Comité Asesor Hispano de Winters decoraron el centro en lugar del Festival de la comunidad anual. L-R:Ismael Castro, Alicia Campbell, Leticia Quirarte, Al Vallecillo, Ramon Altamirano y La miembro concejal de la ciudad de Winters Jesse Loren. los fondos restantes trabajo anual. Se hicieron nombraen la cuenta del HAC Se hicieron nom- mientos de dos años de la Ciudad para bramientos de cuatro para Rosa Vásquez, respaldar los costos años para instalar Irene Goya Tweedt y menores asociados a Leticia Quirarte, Ramón Altamirano. con la programación María Gutiérrez, Ali- Baldomero Arce, Isdel comité. Como comité perma- cia Chavez Campbell mael Castro y Alfonso nente, el HAC deberá y Al Vallecillo como Salas fueron nombracumplir con la Ley miembros del HAC. dos suplentes. Brown y presentar a la ciudad un plan de
La ciudad comienza proceso para cumplir con mandato estatal de recuperación de alimentos Por Rick von Geldern Traducido por Carol Alfonso La administradora de la ciudad, Kathleen Salguero Trepa, presentó los requisitos para el Proyecto de Ley del Senado SB 1383, el Programa de Recuperación de Alimentos Excedentes (Surplus Food Recovery Program) por mandato del estado, a los miembros del consejo en la reunión del pasado 21 de Diciembre. El programa requiere que los condados en coordinación con las jurisdicciones y agencias regionales dentro del condado cumplan con el mandato que se convirtió en ley en Septiembre del 2016. A partir del 1 de Enero, los proveedores de servicios de alimentos, los distribuidores y las industrias que se encuentran en la categoría de Nivel Uno deberán reducir la eliminación de material orgánico. El objetivo del programa, dijo Trepa, es reducir los gases de efecto invernadero que cambian el clima y dirigir los alimentos a las personas con inseguridad alimentaria que de otra manera serían desviados a los vertederos. La presentación de Trepa describió cómo la Ciudad de Winters debe cumplir con el mandato, que incluye requisitos para estimar la cantidad de alimentos comestibles desechados por los generadores de alimentos comestibles comerciales locales. Además, la ciudad debe estimar la capacidad de las organizaciones de recuperación de alimentos e identificar nuevos proveedores de alimentos y organizaciones de recuperación de alimentos. “Los objetivos son buenos, es la implementación lo que ha creado el potencial para un impacto finan-
ciero bastante significativo,” dijo Trepa al consejo. La ciudad debe determinar la cantidad de desechos que envía a los vertederos y luego la cantidad que se puede desviar a las organizaciones de recuperación de alimentos. Los requisitos incluyen financiamiento para estructurar una infraestructura de recuperación de alimentos comestibles y poder respaldar financieramente la expansión. Los costos de expansión incluyen la com-
evaluar la capacidad regional de recuperación de alimentos comestibles para cumplir con los requisitos del SB 1383. En su estudio de capacidad de recuperación de alimentos comestibles y evaluación de financiación, Los generadores de alimentos comestibles comerciales del nivel uno se definen como uno de los siguientes tipos de negocios: supermercado, tienda de comestibles con un tamaño total de instalación igual o superior a 10K pies cuadrados,
“Los objetivos son buenos, es la implementación lo que ha creado el potencial para un impacto financiero bastante significativo.” Kathleen Salguero Trepa, Administradora de la ciudad pra de nuevos refrigeradores, camiones, software de computadoras y programas de seguimiento, básculas para informar al estado cómo la Ciudad de Winters está desviando los alimentos comestibles de los vertederos donde los desechos producen gas metano. Trepa presentó un costo estimado de $34,622 a la ciudad durante el primer año del programa y se basa en dos generadores de alimentos locales: Lorenzo’s Market y Mariani Nut Company. Estos negocios de Winters fueron identificados como dos de los 44 negocios en todo el Condado Yolo que cumplían con la definición de Generador de Nivel 1. Total Compliance Management (TCM) y Abound Food Care fueron contratados por el Condado Yolo y las ciudades de Winters y Woodland para
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udades para crear una red de recuperación regional con el beneficio de la puesta en común de recursos. De las organizaciones de recuperación evaluadas, nueve están certificadas por el Departamento de Salud Ambiental para el manejo de alimentos, siendo el Banco de Alimentos de Yolo (Yolo Food Bank) el más grande. CalRecyle está desarrollando una subvención inicial de $20,000 para ayudar a lanzar el programa que, si se recibe, reduciría los gastos del primer año de la ciudad. La Ciudad de Winters podría ser potencialmente responsable por una cantidad máxima de $6,000 en este primer año. Trepa recomendó al consejo aprobar dos acciones: • Acepte el Estudio de la capacidad de recuperación de alimentos comestibles y la Evaluación de financiamiento realizado por TCM el 16 de Agosto. • Aprobar el concepto de enfoque regional para el cumplimiento del programa de recuperación de alimentos comestibles. Los concejales estuvieron de acuerdo con la recomendación de Trepa y aprobaron la propuesta por unanimidad. Se espera que el personal traiga un Memorando de Entendimiento (Memorandum of Understanding - MOU) entre la Ciudad de Winters y el Condado Yolo para la organización de una red regional al consejo en una reunión futura.
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NEWS Continued from Page 1 as a K-9 service chaplaincy and crisis intervention program – the first of its kind. Duvall and Kepi provided support to fire and law enforcement personnel and community members in Solano and Yolo counties in times of high stress and crisis. Following retirement, Kepi remains with Duvall living out her life as a family pet.
Goodbye old WHS The Winters High School building was bull-dozed down in June to make way for a new era of WHS buildings. The main building was originally built in the early 1950s following a fire that destroyed the previous high school building. It held three wings of classrooms and the administrative offices, and doubled the student capacity at the time. The Class of 1951 was the first class to graduate from the new WHS building. The area now holds a new administrative building and a new 12-classroom building. WHS students were able to attend classes in the new building on return from their spring break.
Shifts in school leadership Winters Joint Unified School District saw big shifts in leadership last year. In February 2021 the Board of Trustees voted to release Assistant Superintendent Sandra Ayón from her position. Superintendent Diana Jiménez said the decision on Ayón release was aligned with a current revision of the school district’s focus on closing student achievement gaps and revising district leadership roles. Phoebe Girimonte was approved as the new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services in June. Girimonte had previously served 19 years in Winters JUSD, and prior to the role had served as the Winters Middle School Principal. Following Girimonte’s shift in roles, Dawn Delorefice shifted to serve as the Winters Middle School Principal and Andy Haas was appointed to serve as the new WHS Vice Principal. Waggoner Elementary School Principal Jennifer Kloczko announced her resignation in March. Kloczko had accepted a new position in the South Lake Tahoe school district, but served the remainder of the 20202021 school year. Travis Nelson-Ortiz was appointed as the new Waggoner Principal in May. Nelson-Ortiz came from the Fairfield-Suisun School District, where he previously served as the Assistant Principal of the B. Gale Wilson TK-8 School. Other Winters JUSD newcomers included Chief Business Officer Jennifer Passaglia in January (who resigned in the Fall) and current Chief Business Officer Jonathan Feagle who was appointed in August, and Jenny Pinedo who was appointed as the new Special Education & Student Services Director in November.
Catalytic convertor thefts Winters residents were not spared in the nation-wide theft of catalytic converters
this year. In February, at least six Toyota Priuses were hit and in April Winters Police Officers disrupted a suspected catalytic converter theft in process. By April, three more thefts had been reported with more to follow the remainder of the year.
Power down At the end of January, multiple businesses and residents in the downtown area were left without power and internet access following a major winter storm. A cluster of businesses and residents between Grant Avenue and Main Street, along Railroad Avenue remained without electricity for about three days. Lester Farms Bakery reported having to toss items from their refrigerator and cold case display. They were able to open again and serve products the following Sunday because their freshly made products take a two-day preparation process. Winters City Hall and Mariani Nut Company were other businesses who reported they had to shut down businesses as usual in their locations along Main Street and Railroad Avenue. The areas were hit with other power outages that winter, but none as severe as the one that occurred the end of January.
Youth vaccine mandate protests In October, families with children in the Winters JUSD organized protests against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that all California students ages five and older would need to receive the COVID-19 vaccine pending FDA approval to attend public and private schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Some families participated in a statewide walkout on Oct. 18, and kept their children home with an unexcused access to protest the mandate. Win-
ters JUSD reported to the Express it had 221 unexcused absences (22 percent of total enrollment district-wide) on that day. On Oct. 21, about 40 community members gathered along Grant Avenue outside of the Winters JUSD office building holding signs with messaging varying from stopping the mandate to wanting to have the choice over whether their children received the vaccine. Multiple families also attended the Board of Trustees meeting that evening asking Trustees and Superintendent to represent their voice up the chain of command.
New fire safe councils Greater Winters Area residents and City officials began participating in the formation of Fire Safe Councils for Yolo County and rural residential areas (Golden Bear and Positas Road). Another council is also being formed for the Pleasants Valley Road area. Fire Safe Councils are a volunteer effort that receives support from local, state and federal agencies to help residents to collectively protect homes and their community against wildfires. According to the California Fire Safe Council, localized Fire Safe Councils efforts help reduce risks to life, homes, structures and natural and manmade resources by coordinating efforts with county fire councils, Cal Fire, law enforcement and local fire districts.
Mosquitos return The invasice Aedes Aegypti mosquito returned to Winters in full force in May. It’s presence continued to expand across town through August, promtping the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District to create a team to tackle the infestation specifically for the Winters area.
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Winters welcomes new librarian By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer The Winters Community Library turned a new chapter recently with Ashleigh Torres becoming the new Library Branch Supervisor. A sommelier of literature, Torres has quickly proven she fits like a bookmark in her new role. Born and raised down I-80 in Antelope, reading was an integral part of growing up. According to Torres, she began frequenting libraries as a kid because her mother could no longer afford her “reading problem.” In college, she earned a bachelors and master’s degree in library science and then travelled her career path until it eventually led her to Winters. “I’ve worked in school settings and previously as a youth services librarian for El Dorado County. Then this job came up and it was a perfect marriage of everything I was interested in,” explained Torres. “I’ve been to Winters
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Library Services Winters Library Curbside Pickup, Winters Community Library, Tuesday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 1-5 p.m. Winters Library Open to Public (No School in Session) Dec. 22 to Jan. 4, Winters Community Library, Mon/Wed: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Tue/Thu: 12–8 p.m., Fri/Sat: 1–5 p.m. Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Ms. Gaby, Mondays, 6:30-7 p.m., https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/569996903 Mother Goose on the Loose with Ms. Sue, Tuesdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m., https://yolocounty.zoom. us/j/98471793400 Winters Storytime with Friends, first and third Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., https://yolocounty.zoom. us/j/87905414092 Virtual English Conversation Group, Tuesday, 2-3 p.m., One time registration required: Contact Nancy Pacheco 530-666-8019 or nancy.pacheco@yolocounty.org
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Retired firefighter reflects on his time serving community By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer It’s no secret the Winters Fire Department is a big, lifesaving family. Sometimes, the lifesaving is a literal family affair which was the case for Ron Clark Jr. and his father Ron Clark. Years after retirement, Ron Jr. reflects on his time as a fireman with his old man. When Clark was just a youngster in the 80s, he and his family moved to Golden Bear in the outskirts of Winters. And one foggy Christmas Eve, the red light his family saw was not coming from Rudolph’s nose, but a fire that’d broken out on their roof. “Our neighbor came over and told us our roof was on fire. Luckily, with the foggy conditions we were able to put out the fire ourselves. But my dad was impressed at how fast the Winters Fire Department got to our house and that inspired him to join,” Clark said, recalling about how he and his father began volunteering. “I got into the fire department because my mom was a nurse and helped a lot of people at the hospital. I figured,
‘I’m Ronald Lee Clark II, why not?’ So, I went and got my firefighting certificate from Suisun Valley College and graduated May 18, 1987.” Clark enjoyed firefighting with his father. In a way, it was making up for lost time as Ron senior spent a lot of time working to provide for the family. His drive to help people and push his limits, however, derives from his mother’s indelible work ethic and how she battled cancer. “Growing up, dad wasn’t there a lot because he worked a lot. But my mom was a nurse who took care of the paraplegics and quadriplegics. They depended on her to take care of them and she treated them with an ultimate respect,” Clark said explaining how she fought through cancer to keep taking care of her patients. “She worked up to two weeks before she died. That’s where I get my drive, because she worked until she couldn’t get out of bed. She endured, and that’s my drive to help others because my mom was
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Winters befittingly boasts as host of many unique live events. Among these events is Winters Open Mic, our very own special showcase of local talent presented free to the public each month. To the delight of the Winters community, musicians and poets perform live — and often original — music every third Thursday. Each Winters Open Mic event is a unique, eclectic concert, spanning the robust arc of music genres, including country, rock, jazz, folk and classical. Open Mic provides individual artists and band ensembles a veritable crucible to reveal and experiment with their unique styles while in the presence of a live audience. Open Mic’s comfortable and congenial atmosphere also generates phenomenal “jam” sessions among presiding musicians seeking new expression and creativity for their repertoire. Musicians provide entertainment as varied as their names and personalities. Guitar singers and groups include: Steve Ackley with his clever, seasonal songs, Jeff “Lonewulff” McMoyler with his folksy, amusing ballads accompanied by Gregg Partridge on his harmonica and Jim Wiant on bass, Rich Adams’ enigmatic flute solos, and Lynn Pereira entertains with his bard-style, story telling songs, accompanied by percussionist Phil Whitmore. Winters Open Mic performers are indeed a unique, captivating and enthralling group. Classically-trained Michelle Martin magnetizes the audience with her passionate and enchantingly-beautiful violin solos and marvelous collaborations with Dana Cox, while Matt Dunn electrifies both body and soul with his incandescent and exhilarating, piano-accompanied tenor solos. If poetry appeals to you, Lili Russu’s imaginative, heartfelt and original verses can touch you emotionally as adroitly as a smooth, delicate feather stroke. Open Mic definitely offers music,
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RARE FIND IN WINTERS. 22 ac of Chandler Walnuts, solid-set 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!
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SOLD LD2 car garage. SO2 baths, 14 acres, 3 beds, 4319 Redbud Place, Davis • $1,485,000 D sq. ft. OL3,674 4 beds,S 4 baths, 44498 N. El Macero Drive, Davis • $1,025,000 D sq. ft. OL2,397 4 beds,S 3 baths, 444761 Garden Court, El Macero • $755,000 D sq. ft. OL1,633 3 beds,S 2 baths, 983 Pierce Lane, Davis • $1,317,000 D sq. ft. OL2,789 4 beds,S 3 baths, Dixon • $1,050,000 LD Oacres S32+ 5808 Nicholas Lane, Dixon • $995,000 LD SO2,536 4 beds, 3 baths, sq. ft., 25 acres 822 W. Main Street, Winters • $631,496 D sq. ft. OL2,778 4 beds,S 3 baths, 708 Ivy Court, Winters • $544,000 D sq. ft. OL2,406 4 beds,S 3 baths, 114 Almond Drive, Winters • $469,500 D sq. ft. OL1,671 3 beds,S 2 baths, 2537 Centennial Drive, Woodland • $763,000 D sq. ft. OL2,935 4 beds,S 3 baths, 2373 Castle Pines Way, Woodland • $520,000 D O2Lbaths 4S beds, 415 Baker Street, Winters • $479,000 D & dryer hook up inside. OLwasher Duplex. Both units 2 beds,S 1 bath, 115 Abbey Street, Winters • $509,000 LD& dryer hook up and carport. SOwasher Duplex. Both units 2 beds, 1bath, 210 Edward Street, Winters D sq. ft. OL2,024 6 beds,S 3 baths, 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 car garage, 1,155 sq. ft..
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IMMACULATE 4 BED, 2 BATH on a nice corner lot. This home is the definition of turn key. OUTSTANDING landscaping. $699,000.
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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.
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LIBRARIAN Continued from Page 1 before and loved it. So, when I was looking into the position, I saw the passion the community has for the library that I’ve seen nowhere else. I applied for the job, started in July and it’s been great ever since.” Beyond Torres’ duties of cover cataloging and programing for children, teens and adults, she also has her hands full dispelling the stereotypes that shroud people’s vision of libraries. “People think of the stereotypical library they see on TV and that librarians just sit at a desk all day shushing people. They’re actually loud community hubs and it’s overwhelming sometimes trying to let people know about all the resources we have to offer,” Torres said talking about how the library offers more than books. “We have a crazy amount of resources to help people with resumes, job searches and connections to the community. We also have programming and events for all ages, resources for learning a new language, English conversation
RETIRED Continued from Page 1 an angel.” When Clark was working with his father, a constant worry of disappointing him followed the young Storage Lien Sale There will be a lien sale at Winters Self Storage (W.S.S.), 807 Railroad Ave, Winters, CA. 95694 on January 19th 2022 at 11:00 A.M. This and enforcement is authorized by Division 8, Chapter 10,of the California Business & Professions Code, commencing without warranty or guarantee for Cash only. Purchased items must be removed from W.S.S. immediately following the sale. The following is a general description of items to be sold: F-37 Phillip Slagal: Bed frame, computer hardware, area rug, floor lamp, recliner, boxes of kitchenware. F-47 Desk, art supplies, bedding, various plastic bins, dvd player, clothes. Auctioneer. Bond # 0342850 Published January 5, 12, 2022
“People think of the stereotypical library they see on TV and that librarians just sit at a desk all day shushing people. They’re actually loud community hubs and it’s overwhelming sometimes trying to let people know about all the resources we have to offer,” Ashleigh Torres, new Library Branch Supervisor groups, professional development content, college prep content and career resources. There’s so much and we’re constantly talking to the community asking, ‘what do you need from the library?’ and ‘What can we do here, specifically, for the Winters community?’” Although relatively new to the community, Torres has already bolstered the preexisting fervor it has for the library. From the in-person story time in the teaching garden (taking place every first and second Wednesday of the month starting at 10:30 a.m.) to the book club for adults (meeting at 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month at Hooby’s Brewing), her community cohesion is what Winters is all about. “I really like getting
to know the community and the regulars that come into the library,” Torres said explaining her favorite part of serving the community. “I love the passion the community has for the library, events and programs we put on. We just have so many people that come in and are excited about what we’re doing. That makes my job fun and easy to do sharing that information.” To stay up to date on everything going on at the Winters Community Library, visit their website at yolocountylibrary.org/ locations/winters/ or visit them at 708 Railroad Ave. It’s like Albert Einstein once said, “The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
man like a shadow. According to Clark, he never wanted to screw up to avoid making his father and the department look bad. “Even if I drank, I wouldn’t do it at the bars or the fire department. I kept that part of my life personal,” said Clark. “I never wanted my behavior to make them look bad, ever. I always struggled with
that, too, because I’m no angel. I get wound up and it doesn’t matter where I am, I’ll say what’s on my mind.” Worries aside, there were plenty of good times Clark enjoyed with his father. Most of all, the Fourth of July firefighter games. “The firefighter games we used to have on the Fourth
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OPEN Continued from Page 1 and song to satisfy virtually every taste. The recent Dec. 16 Open Mic event hosted a total of 18 different performers and acts. Hopefully, all these and other new talented performers will return for the upcoming Jan. 20 Winters Open Mic event.
Open Mic history In the summer of 2012, Sam and Lori Hawk, founders and galvanizers of Winters Open Mic, worked with Rootstock co-owner Lynda Hinds to produce the first “Rootstock Third Thursday Open Mic,” as it was originally known. The first show had seven attendees, four of them performing, but within six months more than a dozen artists performed for an ever-growing attendance. In 2019, Winters Open Mic (as it is now known) began performing at Berryessa Gap Winery with welcome nurturing from Corinne Martinez. This June Open Mic moved outside and began performing in the blocked off area within downtown Main Street, an area which has now become an indispensable physical venue, invoked and catalyzed through the decisive leadership, innovation and wisdom of our Winters City Council, staff and Chamber of Commerce.
Participate and attend Winters Open Mic is free and is open to the public every third Thursday and currently hosted at 22 Main St. All musicians or
FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211018 11/23/2021 kquam, Deputy
Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: BAYSHORE TRUCK EQUIPMENT Physical Address: 895 Stillwater Rd., Suite 700 West Sacramento, CA 95605 Mailing Address: 1900 Charles Bryan Rd., Suite 100 Cordova, TN 38016 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) TRUCKPRO, LLC 1900 Charles Bryan Rd., Suite 100 Cordova, TN 38016 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 01/01/2015 s/ Sharon Carter Official Title: VP Corporation Name: TRUCKPRO, LLC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: December 22, 29, January 5, 12, 2022
Open Mic & community Our growing Winters community is definitely enriched and rewarded both culturally and economically through promotion and hosting of live entertainment such as Winters Open Mic. Maintaining Winters’ preeminence as a destination city is indeed a worthy goal. Achieving that goal will be well served by satisfying increasing public demand for live performances, which hinge upon venue availability and suitability. View videos of past Winters Open Mic performances on YouTube at https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCoXyvHkLbO5UfoBMBSOqdQ and like them on Facebook @wintersopenmic. Get details online at https:// wintersopenmic.com/ or email wintersopenmic@gmail.com.
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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211088 12/22/2021 mlindstrom, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: DEL TORO APIARIES Physical Address: 1274 Camphor Dr. Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Javier Del Toro 1274 Camphor Dr. Woodland, CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 12/22/2021 s/ Javier Del Toro 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, mlindstrom, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022
FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211034 12/02/2021 dho, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) DOG DAYS Physical Address: 1808 Drexel Drive Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Jessica Rachael Castorena 1808 Drexel Drive Davis, CA 95616 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 04/01/2015 s/ Jessica Castorena 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: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022
poets are cordially invited to perform. The sign-up sheet for performers opens at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7 p.m. All acts are required to sign in to perform. Each act receives 15 minutes of stage time, or three songs/poems, whichever is shorter. Winters Open Mic ends with an “End of Night Jam” in which all musicians and singers are invited back to the stage to play one last song together. Since this “Finale” is unrehearsed, it can often be hilarious, sometimes inspiring, but always a lot of fun for the audience as well as the musicians. As Sam Hawk quips, “That’s why it’s called Open Mic.”
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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211083 12/21/2021 kquam, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) Pure Honey Physical Address: 28600 County Road 26 Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 430 Winters, CA 95694 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Doneice Woody 23861 County Road 103 Woodland, CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 01/12/2017 s/ Doneice Woody 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, kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022
FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211066 12/15/2021 Iramirez, Deputy
Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) SKINZIP 2) LUNGI AND FABRIC Physical Address: 1743 Farnham Ave. Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) KHAING FAMILY LLC 2108 N St. Ste. N Sacramento, CA 95816 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 12/14/2021 s/FNU AHPAING Official Title: MEMBER Corporation Name: KHAING FAMILY LLC 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, Iramirez, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: December 22, 29, January 5, 12, 2022
FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211043 12/3/2021 mlindstrom, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: Davis Datum, LLC Physical Address: 614 Sycamore Ln. Apt. 114 Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Davis Datum, LLC 614 Sycamore Ln. Apt. 114 Davis, CA 95616 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 10/14/2021 s/ Eva Zhou Official Title: Corporation Name: Davis Datum, LLC 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, mlindstrom, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: December 15, 22, 29, 2021; January 5, 2022
FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211098 12/28/2021 Iramirez, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) LA CASA DE LA CULTURA CHUC Physical Address: 840 Prather Ct. Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Hugo Eduardo Hernandez 840 Prather Ct. Woodland, CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/ Hugo Eduardo Hernandez 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, Iramirez, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022
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icking out old photos for the Express isn’t as easy as you might think. For a while I was just choosing photos of people that I knew so that I didn’t have to find the actual paper to identify everyone. I ran out of people that I knew and started finding interesting photos and then turning the pages of old newspapers trying to find the printed photo. It took forever. Thanks to Tom Crisp, who scanned thousands of photos from our 35 mm film, and put them into yearly computer files, it made the job a little easier. I think he scanned more than 68,000 photos by the time he was done. Most of the photos of are of people’s armpits during basketball games or long shots of football games. When I told Tom to just delete those types of photos, he winced like I had committed a crime. Now, I can sit at my computer and scroll through each year’s photos, find ones that I like, and then look at a digital file of the Winters Express and match the photos with the story. I’m still trying to figure out how to have the computer search for names in the newspapers, but I’m sure someone will come to my rescue and show me a trick or two. A big problem with looking through old copies of the Express is that I start to read a lot of the stories, and the couple of hours that I had set aside for yesteryear photos turns into a cou-
ple of days or weeks. Luckily I have time on my hands and I enjoy reading about our past. Hopefully, the weekly photo brings back memories for you, too. Sometimes it is frustrating to find a nice photo but then can’t find it in the newspaper. This happened more that I would like to admit when I was running the Express. You would take pictures but when the time came to put that week’s paper together, you ran out of room and the photos never made it into print. Even if you planned to run them the next week, you ran into the same problem with space. When the Express got a web page, I always thought it would be a great place to just showcase all of the photos that were taken. If you look at wintersexpress.com you will see that Taylor has done a great job of putting a lot of photos on the site for subscribers to see. Newspapers have had to evolve over the years and one of the positives is that you can put more on a website than into a printed version of the paper. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get caught up on my “Years Ago” photos. If I can find 52, I can take the rest of the year off. Right now, I’m stuck in the 1970s where most of you might now know the people in the photos, but I will try to move into the 1990s in a couple of months. Stay safe and enjoy 2022.
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The Band's Visit
@ 7:30pm Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St., San Francisco
A.C.T.'s Strand Theater, 1127 Mar‐ ket St., San Francisco
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Mon 1/17 Peak) [N]
Featured
Featured
Buck-O-Nine @ 8pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
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@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Magic Fusion Starring Eric
Rotary Club of Davis Weekly Lunch + Program @ 12:15pm Park Inn and Suites, 1111 Richards Boulevard, Davis. jen.kukis@ed wardjones.com, 530-564-4655
@ 9pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Wed 1/19
@ 6pm @ 1pm The Rellik Tavern, 726 1st //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St., St, Benicia Immersive Van Gogh (Off San Francisco Peak) [N] "Getting There" ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Featured
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
@ 8pm / Free-$8.50 Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Arden Way, Suite 225, Sacramento Cobb's Comedy Allstars with special guest Kevin Bozeman
@ 7:30pm Jackson Hall - Mondavi Center, One Shields Ave, Davis The Greatest Wagner Concert Ever!
@ 7:30pm / $62 The Empress Theatre has re‐ opened after two long years of a darkened venue due to the COVID pandemic. On Saturday, January //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 15, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. 330 Virginia American Nightmare St, 330 Virginia Street, Vallejo. re @ 8pm / $27.50 nayconlin@vallejoarts.org, 707The Independent, 628 Divisadero 515-6779 St, San Francisco
@ 8pm / $20 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
Bray: Solo Acoustic (inside)
The Band's Visit
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Featured
Buss ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 2pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
"There Goes the Neighborhood"
Featured
Mustard Plug ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
See website for details . University ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Once a popular, local area tribute band, Rudy Colombini’s Unauthorized Rolling Stones now performs at performing arts centers and corporate events nationwide, with a multi-dimensional, battle of the sexes tour through the classic rock years, high‐ lighting not only Stones classics, but other legendary acts.
@ 8:30pm Monarch, 101 6th St, San Fran‐ cisco
@ 12pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Downtown Theatre, 1035 Texas St, Fair�eld
WERD ft Seven Davis Jr.
@ 11am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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The Art of Banksy (Off Peak)
The Unauthorized Rolling Stones-Tribute to Charlie Watts
@ 7pm / $39.50 Ace of Spades, 1417 R St., Sacra‐ mento
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"The Woman in Black"
Saturday Jan 22nd
Editor's Voice
@ 8pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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"Othelo, the moor of Venice"
Jack Harlow Crème de la Crème California with The Homies
@ 3pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
@ 4pm The Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition Center, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco
Miranda Love: Speakeasy Love
@ 7pm Social House Speakeasy, South Lake Tahoe //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Magic Fusion Starring Immersive Van Gogh (Off Robert Hall @ 7pm / $32-$42 Peak) [N] //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly @ 5pm Jeff Dye BratPack SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Comedian Just Nesh
@ 7pm War�eld, 982 Market St., San Fran‐ cisco
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Bert Kreischer
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@ 9pm Torch Club, 904 15th St, Sacra‐ mento
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The Art of Banksy (Off Peak)
@ 7pm Swedish American Hall, 2174 Mar‐ ket St, San Francisco
The Runaway Grooms
@ 4pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 7pm Like Hearted House Con‐ certs, Walnut Creek Risk!: San Francisco Sketchfest 2022
@ 8pm / $15-$28 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ cisco
@ 8pm / Free-$12.50 Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐ den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento
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Adrian+Meredith
@ 7pm The War�eld, 982 Market St, San Francisco
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Robert Dubac: STAND-UP
Andrew Rayel: Sacramento, CA
@ 10pm The Park Ultra Lounge, 1116 15th St, Sacramento
JESUS @ 7:30pm Firescape Theatre, 414 Mason St. #502, San Francisco
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Fri 1/21 Miranda Love @ 10 Crow's BBQ @ 4:30pm
Village Way, South Lake Tahoe
Murkury, tymk, Frequency Bender, L!ttle Red, SQWURL
@ 7:30pm American Legion, 2748 Young St, South Lake Tahoe
Ten Crows BBQ, 4011 Lake Tahoe ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Blvd, South Lake Tahoe Mel Brooks' "The //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Harry Potter and the //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Producers" //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Cursed Child //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 8pm / $89-$104 Feinstein's at The Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco
@ 7:30pm / $25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
The Art of Banksy (Off Peak)
Mel Brooks' "The Producers"
@ 8pm The Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition Center, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco
Featured
@ 8pm / $11 Jean Henderson Performing Arts, 607 Pena Dr., Davis
Editor's Pick
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Frye & Gary Blodgett Acoustic Show
@ 8pm Gaslight Company, 718 Sutter St,, Folsom
@ 9:30pm Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter St, Folsom ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Fri 1/14 Gogh with Lifeway Ke�r Immersive Yoga @ 9:15am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 9:45pm / $25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
@ 7pm / $39.50 Ace of Spades, 1417 R St., Sacra‐ mento ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Sun 1/16
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Gogh with Lifeway Ke�r Immersive Yoga @ 11am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N]
@ 11am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 6:30pm / $35 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Tue 1/18 Featured
(Peak) [N] @ 12pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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"Othelo, the moor of Venice"
@ 7pm / $10 533 Sutter St, 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco
"The Woman in Black" @ 2pm / $30 A.C.T.'s Strand Theater, 1127 Mar‐ ket St., San Francisco
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"The Woman in Black"
(Peak) [N]
@ 7pm / $30 A.C.T.'s Strand Theater, 1127 Mar‐ ket St., San Francisco
@ 2pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 7pm Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacra‐ mento
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Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
Editor's Pick
Featured
@ 7pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Indie Dance Party
Featured Blind Lemon Peel hosts Powerhouse of Blues Sunday
@ 8pm / $11 Jean Henderson Perform‐ ing Arts, 607 Pena Dr., Davis Jeff Dye @ 8pm / $25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
@ 7pm / $100-$1350 Chase Center, 300 16th Street, San Francisco
@ 7pm Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub, 2708 J St, Sacramento
@ 3pm Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sut‐ ter St, Folsom Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N]
@ 7pm Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St, San Francisco
@ 3pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe
25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ cisco
@ 7pm / $10 533 Sutter St, 533 Sutter Street, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// San Francisco
BELAGANAS X NO SUITS: LIVE ON TOUR!
@ 4pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
The Struts: The Fillmore (Strange Days Are Over Tour)
@ 7pm The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd, San //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Francisco
Sun 1/23 Gogh with Lifeway Ke�r Immersive Yoga @ 8am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N]
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JourneyDay Music @ 7pm The Saint, 1351 Main St, Saint He‐ lena
SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Immersive Van Gogh //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Barely Tall Enough Tour
@ 8pm / $20 Punch Line Comedy Club - Sacra‐ mento, 2100 Arden Way, Sacra‐ mento
Date Postponed - New Date TBD: Play Date with Puddles, Dave Hill and Steve Agee
@ 7:30pm / $50 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
SF Sketchfest Presents: Morti�ed
Swedish American Hall, 2174 Mar‐ ket St, San Francisco
@ 8pm / $25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
Mel Brooks' "The Producers"
(Peak) [N]
@ 11am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N] @ 12pm
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@ 8pm / $11 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall
Jean Henderson Performing Arts, 607 Pena Dr., Davis
@ 9pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe
Chuuwee, Skipper, Nate Curry
Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N] @ 1pm
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@ 8pm / $10-$15 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Robert Dubac: STAND-UP JESUS
Thu 1/20
Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco
GHOST9
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@ 11am The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
DJ Fresh
@ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N] @ 12pm
A2 presents Grouch & Eligh w/ DJ Fresh ft. Amp Live, Shortkut & Lady Ryan
@ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Francisco Rotary Club of Winters
Weekly Lunch
Buckhorn, 2 Main Street, Winters
@ 9pm
Francisco
DJ Justin James
@ 11pm Retro Junkie, 2112 N Main St, Wal‐ nut Creek ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 2pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 2pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Editor's Pick
@ 3pm / $40-$55 Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main Street, Napa
Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N] @ 3pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Sat 1/22 "The Red Room": A "Twin Peaks" Tribute
@ 6:30pm / $20 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
Immersive Van Gogh
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SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
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Stephane Wrembel Band: //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Django Reinhardt Birthday Nikki Nair Celebration
Public Works, 161 Erie St, San ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]
@ 2pm Firescape Theatre, 414 Mason St. #502, San Francisco
(Peak) [N] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N]
Gold Souls / Radiokeys at Boom Boom Room SF
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Mark Hummel
@ 7:30pm Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St., San Francisco
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Magic Fusion Starring Eric Buss
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The Band's Visit
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Sweet Plot w/ The Runaway Grooms
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Rich Aucoin
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@ 9:30pm Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco
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@ 7pm / $36.50 Ace of Spades, 1417 R St., Sacra‐ mento
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Mel Brooks' "The Producers"
Golden State Warriors vs. Detroit Pistons
Hippie Sabotage
@ 7:30pm / $15-$18 Ace of Spades, 1417 R St., Sacra‐ mento
@ 7pm Gold�eld - Downtown, 1630 J Street, Sacramento
@ 8pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
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Magician Jay Alexander
Buck-O-Nine
@ 6pm BAMBINO'S RESTAU‐ RANT AND FULL BAR 30 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// beers on tap, 301 Georgia Center, 3601 Lyon Street, San "Getting There" St suiet 122, Vallejo Francisco @ 8pm / $15-$28 "Othelo, the moor of //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// New Conservatory Theatre Center, Venice" Jack Harlow Crème de la Crème California with The Homies
@ 8pm / $11 Jean Henderson Performing Arts, 607 Pena Dr., Davis
@ 9pm Milk Bar, 1840 Haight St, San Fran‐ cisco
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Harlem Globetrotters
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Jeff Dye
The Struts: JaM Cellars Ballroom (Strange Days Are Over Tour) @ 7pm JaM Cellars, 1460 First St., Napa
@ 6pm / $20-$100 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Golden 1 Center, 500 @ 8:15pm / $12.50 Coolzey Lesher Center for the Arts - George David J Stern Walk, Sacra‐ @ 9pm & Sonja Vukasin Theatre, 1601 Civic mento Streets Pub and Grub, 1804 J St, Drive, Walnut Creek The Art of Banksy (Off Sacramento //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Peak) //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Matt Jaffe / Radiokeys at @ 6pm Red Voodoo: Powerhouse Bottom of the Hill SF The Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition Pub @ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
Featured
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Kenny Frye Band: Kenny //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Spontaneous Charles Dickens: Wherein We Improvise"
@ 7pm Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St, San Francisco
The Colonial Theatre, 3522 Stock‐ ton Blvd., Sacramento
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Immersive Van Gogh (Peak) [N] @ 4pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Date Postponed - New Date TBD: RISK! with Kevin //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Allison "Othelo, the moor of @ 7pm / $35 Swedish American Hall, 2174 Mar‐ Venice" SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Magician Jay Alexander
@ 6:30pm / $35 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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"Freestyle Love Supreme" ket St, San Francisco @ 7pm / $10 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 7pm / Free WOBBLELAND - Sunday //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 533 Sutter St, 533 Sutter Street, A.C.T.'s Geary Theater, 415 Geary The Freshmakers The Belles 1/16 "Othelo, the moor of San Francisco St., San Francisco @ 9pm @ 6pm / $65-$75 @ 7pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Venice" ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter St, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Golden1 Center, 547 L Street, @ 7pm / $10 Editor's Pick Folsom SF Sketchfest Presents Grove Street, San Francisco Sacramento 533 Sutter St, 533 Sutter Street, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Zoso - The Ultimate Led Everybody Loves Will San Francisco Coolzey
SUNFISH: LIVE ON TOUR
The Band's Visit
Zeppelin Experience
@ 9pm Elbo Room, 647 Valencia St, San Francisco
@ 7pm Hunan Home's Restaurant, 622 Jackson St, San Francisco
@ 7:30pm Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St., San Francisco
@ 8pm / $20-$30 Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main Street, Napa
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@ 7:30pm / $25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
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Winters Express, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 — B7
Express Yourself All about the Older Americans Act By Wally Pearce Winters Elder Day Council
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Ron Clark Sr. and his wife Laurine in a 1972 photo.
RETIRED Continued from Page 4 along with the pancake breakfast. Those were some of the best times we ever had. For a while, we’d have the other departments from Esparto and Capay come and we’d have sack races and spray a barrel back and forth,” Clark explained. “It made camaraderie with the people and firefighters because they’d see us on a happy day and all the proceeds would go to the volunteers, and that’s how we’d get money for equipment.” Clark and his father also shared a bond in their service to the country. Ron senior was a Marine sniper, and Clark a Navy man. After service to the country, then Winters for a number of years, Clark now enjoys retirement in Bend, Oregon. He’s accompanied by his wife and a pack of dogs that keep him busy all hours of the day. Although finished with his du-
“Those were some of the best times we ever had. For a while, we’d have the other departments from Esparto and Capay come and we’d have sack races and spray a barrel back and forth. It made camaraderie with the people and firefighters because they’d see us on a happy day ....”
On July 14, 1965 — 57 years ago — when the Older Americans Act (OAA) became law, it also established the Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, calling for the creation of State Units on Aging. In response to a concern for a lack of social-service-systems for older persons, Congress acted to improve the status of older adults by founding the OAA. Additionally, on July 30, 1965, Congress also enacted Medicare. Today, OAA funds critical support for senior citizen’s safety, health, and independent. Community-based services like Meals on Wheels, healthcare promotion and counseling, caregiver support, legal services, transportation, elder abuse prevention, Ombudsman program, in-home supportive services and much more. AoA is also part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACL created the fundamental prin-
ciple that older adults and people with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, and to participate fully in their communities with dignity. OAA funding is distributed to 56 state agencies, over 200 tribal organizations, two native Hawaiian organizations, more than 600 area agencies on aging and 20,000 local service providers. While the programs are open to individuals 60 and older, it focuses on aiding persons with social or economic need, such as low-income or minority persons, the disabled, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older persons residing in rural areas. OAA authorizes a wide range of services and support systems that help older Americans remain as independent as possible in their own homes and in the community of their choice. OAA consists of seven titles. Titles I and II declare the Act’s objectives and establish the AoA, the federal coordinating agency for OAA services. Title III — Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging
— covers supportive services such as case management, senior center services, inhome services, transportation, and information and referral. Title IV of the OAA provides support for training, research, and demonstration projects while Title V authorizes the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). This program, which is managed by the Department of Labor, provides support for part-time employment for individuals 55 and over who are low-income, unemployed and have poor employment potential. Title VI covers Grants for Services for Native Americans and provides funding to tribal organizations, Native Alaskan organizations and nonprofits representing Native
Hawaiians. Finally, Title VII provides support for programs to ensure protection of the rights of older adults, including the LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program and elder abuse prevention services which investigates and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of nursing facility residents or other institutionalized populations. Title VII funds are allocated based on the state’s proportion of residents aged 60 and older. OAA has lost ground due to a rapidly-increasing frail, older population, including federal funding that has not kept pace with either inflation or growth in the older population. Unfortunately, eligible seniors now face wait-
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OLDER Continued from Page 7
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Jillian Ferguson won first place in the 2021 Tractor cutout context with Tractor No. 54, top left; second place this year went to Bill Biasi with his Tractor No. 104, top right; Brooke Longergan won third place with Tractor No. 118, below. Other outstanding entries are shown below.
2021 Tractor cut-out winners Express staff The Winters Chamber of Commerce hosted the second annual Winters Trees & Tractors community contest. Community members and business decorated a wooden tractor cut-out in order to compete for cash prizes. The winning tractor displays are:
• First place: Tractor Entry No. 54 by Jillian Ferguson won a $300 cash prize. Ferguson snagged the first place spot in last year’s competition as well. • Second place: Tractor Entry No. 104 by Bill Biasi won a $200 cash prize. • Third place: Tractor Entry No. 118 by Brooke Longergan won a $100 cash prize.
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Eleanor Nowak’s tractor is a treat.
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Laura Ray’s entry shows plenty of color.
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First Northern Bank’s is a package deal.
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Campbell Pride Farming is nutty.
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City of Winters’ Grinch finds his tree.
periods for OAA services. Annual OAA discretionary funding declined over the 10-year period from Fiscal Year 2009 to Fiscal Year 2019, and funding levels each year remained below the Fiscal Year 2010 level. However, for Fiscal Year 2020, total OAA funding, including supplemental subsidies to respond to the needs of seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, reached its highest level in the act’s 55-year history. This trend continued into Fiscal Year 2021 with an increase. On March 25, 2020, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-131), authorized appropriations for OAA programs through September 30, 2024. When the Consolidated Appropriations Act became law, it sanctioned $12 billion in COVID-19 relief funding for community development financial institutions that predominantly serve minority communities in additional mandatory funding for OAA nutrition services to states and tribal organizations. Nationally, over 20 percent of the senior citizen population receive program services through OAA. Unfortunately, in fiscal year 2021, OAA program funding was less than the fiscal levels needed to ensure ongoing assistance for the targeted older adult programs and services. While funding for the OAA increased significantly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern that Congress may return to the historic practice of underfunding these vital programs despite the growing needs of our rising senior citizen population. As of Jan. 1, in Yolo County those receiving OAA supportive services and programs are approximately 13,000 individuals (roughly 15 percent of Yolo County’s community).