Member of the Month

By Guadalupe Lopez Winters FFA Reporter

The Winters FFA Member of the Month is Zander Shane. He is a Winters High school senior who enjoys all of his ag classes — all four of them to be exact.

This year is actually Shane’s first year taking an ag class, but he dove right in and took advantage of all of the hands-on experiences offered in the WHS Ag Dept. Shane seems to have a passion and dedication for all of his classes and he always pays attention to the smallest of details. Shane is a go-getter and is always working hard and trying his best in all of his ag classes.

Shane has attended both Welding and AMP camps at Butte College and is excited about participating on the WHS FFA Fabrication Team. Way to go, Zander!

Letters

Note of thanks

Having been a Winters Express subscriber for more than 20 years, I wanted to compliment you on the (Feb. 1) edition. I appreciated the thoughtful reporting on things that matter to me as a resident. The nice article about a former Winters High Student who is doing his best to make it in the difficult world of apparel and the article about the Abbey House Inn. Those are the kind of articles that I would love to see more of in our local paper. There are so many interesting people and small businesses that operate here that we don’t always know about them or even understand what they do.

I also applaud your efforts to be more inclusive with our Spanish-speaking community and find ways to make the paper and our local news part of that group as well. Having been part of the ESL group at the library, I know there is a really great group of Spanish-speaking folks that are getting great help as they navigate becoming citizens and assimilating into the local culture. They love Winters and are such a vibrant and important part of our community. It would be great to have more of their perspective in the paper. Maybe a local column from one of them? They are what help make the fabric of our community and there are some very amazing stories to tell.

Anyway, thanks for the news and I also do love the columns about what happened in our town 100 years ago. It really helps bring our history to the forefront and reminds us of where we have come from.

MARCIA GIBBS

WFoL tree sale this Saturday

Winters Friends of the Library is dedicated to its mission of enhancing the community and in supporting the Winters Community Library through its annual Fruit Tree Sale. The community is invited to come out (rain or shine) on Saturday, March 4 at 9 a.m. until the trees are sold out, at the parking lot on Railroad Avenue between Baker and Edwards Streets. WFoL members can enter the sale at 8:30 a.m. If you're not already a member, you can join at our membership table to get early entry into the event.

WFoL is featuring bare-root fruit and nut trees grown by a premier nursery from the region. Sierra Gold Nurseries of Yuba City has graciously donated the trees, which will be on sale for $20 each. There is a limit of 10 trees per customer. The Master Gardeners of Yolo County will be at the event to explain techniques for pruning and planting the trees in your yards.

All proceeds from the sale of these trees will be used to expand the Winters Library collections and programs.

LINDA SPRINGER

Winters Friends of the Library

The Winters Senior Center is seeking funding for equipment and programming. Mail checks payable to Winter Senior Center Fund to: Yolo Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1264, Woodland, CA 95776