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Volume 139, Number 12 — Locally owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Salvador Ortiz
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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City plans to open Three Oaks Park this summer By Brandon McCapes Express Correspondent
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Aaron Mendoza (left) and his father Captain Art Mendoza at the Winters Public Safety Awards ceremony on Friday, April 15. Aaron was named Firefighter of the Year.
Public Safety officials honor Officer, Firefighter of the year Editor-in-Chief
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Officer Kyle Shadman was named Officer of the Year. Fire Chief Brad L. Lopez said the pandemic changed the way that public safety officials and first responders interacted with the community in 2021. However, Winters Fire Department didn’t let the challenges that COVID presented prevent them from providing service to Winters
or other areas of the state in need to support. Lopez recognized volunteer reserve firefighter Aaron Mendoza as the 2021 Firefighter of the Year. Mendoza joined Winters Fire as a Winters High School student in 2018.
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Index Features ........................ B-1 Classifieds ................... B-4
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This year, the traditional Winters High School Alumni Baseball Game is being revived via a Senior Capstone Project. Winters High School senior Matt Moore said he was inspired to bring the tradition back to the field following a discussion in his Explore class. Moore said the original idea was to host a homerun derby. However, the reality of finding success for participants was a challenge. “We realized if we
Rain for week: 0.49 in. Season’s total: 18.22 in. Last sn. to date: 7.84 in. Winters rainfall season began 7/1/21. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m.
did it on the little league field everyone would hit a home run, but on the varsity field no one would,” Moore said. “We thought the alumni game would be a good idea to bring back, and a fun event that everyone could participate in.” The WHS Alumni Baseball Game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at the WHS varsity baseball field. Teams will be odd graduate year vs even graduate year. The $75 player registration fee includes a T-shirt jersey (either black or red) that
Express staff writer Since WWII, AFS Intercultural Programs (AFS) have facilitated thousands of students’ life-changing travels abroad. With an active AFS presence in the community, thanks to the late Bobbie Greenwood, this nonprofit is now seeking new host families to keep the cultural exchange between Winters and the world thriving. AFS is on a mission to “create a more just
and peaceful world.” They do this by sending American students abroad while bringing in students from foreign countries to experience the US for a year. A volunteer-based organization, AFS relies on local families to ‘host’ the foreign exchanged students for the duration of their stay. “To be a host, there’s a pretty extensive background check, and the organization checks your house
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players will wear at the game. WHS Alumni baseball players can register online via a Google Form at tinyurl.com/5n6wtyvj. Once the registration form has been submitted online, the fee can be paid through Venmo or contact Moore to arrange payment. All proceeds from the game will be donated to The Cancer Research Institute for bladder cancer research in honor of John Rodriguez. Moore said to be eligible to play in the alumni game, one
See ALUMNI, Page 3
AFS program in search of new Winters host families By Aaron Geerts
Apr. 14 TRACE
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is responsible for construction of the park under a cap of $3.2 million, and after construction is complete, the City of Winters will take over maintenance of the space. “There is additional work that needs to be done to bring the park to a satisfactory condition before the maintenance period begins,” Trepa wrote in a City Manager Update March 25. “Unfortunately, the park opening will be delayed by
Moore bringing traditional Alumni Baseball Game back
By Crystal Apilado Public Safety and City officials gathered on Friday to honor top personnel and to celebrate the achievements of Winters public safety teams in 2021. “Our police officers, firefighters and support staff have risen to the challenge, and remain focused on delivering exceptional service to our community here in Winters, as well as the communities throughout California,” Police Chief John P. Miller said in his opening remarks.
Unsatisfactory tree conditions are causing the delay of one of the newest parks from opening to the community. Three Oaks Park, within the Stones Throw’s subdivision in northwest Winters, was expected to enter a 90-day maintenance period this month, the last step before it would open to the public. However, according to City Manager Kathleen
Salguero Trepa, the park was deemed not ready to enter the maintenance period in April, as planned, after an inspection in late March by city staff and an arborist found conditions unsatisfactory. Construction of the 10-acre park is the responsibility of Stones Throw’s current developer, Homes By Towne, although the park was originally planned in 2005 with the original developer, who has since exited. Homes By Towne
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out to make sure everything’s OK,” said AFS volunteer ssaid Rob Nickelson, AFS volunteer since 2008 and a multi-time host. “There’s a certain amount of kids allotted to this area in northern California, and (there’s) always a need of a host family, which are hard to find sometimes.” Up until she died at the age of 102, Greenwood acted as the AFS liaison for
See AFS, Page 5
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