Yolo County will host its first annual Farmworkers Day Resource Fair on Friday, Aug. 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Woodland Community College Community Room 800, 2300 E. Gibson Way. The event includes local resources, food and live music. To register, email Rodrigo.lopez@yolocounty.org or call 530-379-3465. City hall jobs
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Corazón and the city of Winters are seeking teams to participate in the annual carnitas cook-off.
The annual Festival de la Comunidad (Carnitas Festival) is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30 from 3:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Rotary Park.
The carnitas dinner service starts at 3:30 p.m. with limited plates. There will be Folklorico, Mariachi, children’s entertainment, beverages, food trucks, booths and three hours of Banda. The event is free to attend, and food and beverages are available for purchase.
“The highlight of this event is the Carnitas Cook-Off, and we are encouraging teams or families who have great carnitas recipes to participate in the Carnitas CookOff,” said Jesse Loren, WCC chair and festival head organizer.
Loren said this year they are asking the cooks to also help serve carnitas “to ensure every plate is heaping with carnitas and guests can ask questions about the recipes.”
The first place prize of $300 will be awarded by the “People’s Choice.” The second place will receive $200 and the third place will receive $150. The Best Decorated Booth will win $50.
Space is limited to six teams of three people. The spots will be reserved strictly on a first-come, first-served
basis. Teams will be provided with 60–80 pounds of high-quality pork and a box of lard on the morning of the cook-off. All other ingredients for the carnitas must be provided by the team. Teams are advised to arrive at Rotary Park at 9 a.m. and commence cooking by 10:30 a.m.
The Carnitas CookOff Participant Application Agreement forms and a $50 refundable deposit for the pork are due by Friday, Sept. 15. Applications can be turned in online or mailed to PO Box 751,
Winters, CA 95694. The applications for the Cook-Off are available at Winters City Hall or El Pueblo Meat Market, or by contacting the email on the forms.
For more information, contact Albert Vallecillo at 530-9026242 or email al@winterscorazon.org or Irene Goya Tweedt at 530-304-9423 or email irene@winterscorazon.org.
Last year’s festival attracted about 3,000 people in attendance throughout the event.
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The city of Winters is hiring for the vacant positions or senior planner, chief building official, fire engineer, part-time senior accountant and city manager. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/2zjcutup.
To share your thoughts on the qualifications for the next city manager, take the community input survey available in Spanish at https://tinyurl. com/45s48ymk and in English at https:// tinyurl.com/3kfzjxjp.
Access to the surveys is also available on the city of Winters’ website, cityofwinters.org. The survey will close on Aug. 21.
The survey results will be shared with the recruiter and the city council members. Recruitment for the role closes on Aug. 24. In her Friday update, city manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa said to date, the recruiter has received about 30 applications.
Last Thursday, a Winters resident posted on social media about a mountain lion sighting in the Dry Creek area, about 100 yards behind Suffolk Place. The Winters Police Department shared safety recommendations and resources regarding wildlife within the city.
Police Chief John
P. Miller said the sighting isn’t the first incident when wildlife has ventured close to down, noting that Winters in a wildland–urban interface as the wilderness of the rural area transitions to residential and city limits. Miller said some commonly seen wildlife includes turkey, deer, raccoons and opossums, as well as coyotes, bobcats, rattlesnakes,
and other snakes. Wild pigs also reside in the area but Miller said he hasn’t heard of them coming near town as they usually avoid people.
“As with all wildlife, be aware of your surroundings, and usually, if you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you,” Miller said.
In a social media post, Winters PD shared information courtesy of the Department of Fish and Wildlife in regard to mountain lions:
• Do not hike, bike, or jog alone and avoid hiking or jogging when mountain lions are most active — dawn, dusk, and at night.
• If you encounter a mountain lion, do not run; instead, face the animal, make noise and try to look bigger by waving your arms; See WILDLIFE, Page 3
The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency’s Communicable Disease Program on Friday confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Yolo County in 2023.
The patient, who is a resident of Woodland, fell ill during the first week of August. This incident underscores the need for contin-
ued vigilance and proactive measures to mitigate the spread of this mosquito-borne illness, according to a county news release.
“Most people who become infected do not get sick, and the risk of serious illness to most individuals is low” said Yolo County’s Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Mary Ann Limbos.
“However, about one percent of individuals
can develop a serious neurologic illness. We commend the dedicated efforts of the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District and their ongoing work in reducing mosquito populations to safeguard our community’s well-being.” Limbos emphasized the importance of individual actions:
“Residents can play
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As students return to school, the Winters Police Department shared safety tips for families regarding drop-off and pick-up times.
“Please remember that dropoff and pick-up hours will increase traffic around schools and requires ex tra caution from both drivers and pedestrians,” a Winters PD social media post said.
The safety tips shared to ensure drop off and pick up goes smoothly:
• To prevent traffic congestion, pull over completely to the right in the designated school drop-off/pick-up area or on the side of the street closest to the school site.
• Remind children to only cross the street through crosswalks and to look both ways before proceeding into the roadway. Winters Joint Unified School District has trained and provided official crossing guards for each school site for the school year. Youths should walk facing traffic on sidewalks. If a crosswalk isn’t present,
they should cross at the corner. However, they are encouraged to walk down and cross at a crosswalk or intersection whenever possible.
• When a school bus has red signal lights flashing and the “stop” arm extended, stop at least 10 feet away from the school bus. Wait until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn before moving. Do not attempt to pass around the bus.
The flashing lights indicate that children are getting off the bus and may be crossing the street. Under California
Vehicle Code 22454, California law requires motorists to remain stopped as long as the red lights on the school bus are flashing. Those who fail to stop may be fined up to $1,000 and their driving privilege could be suspended for one year.
Winters PD officers will rotate their presence at the different school sites to enforce traffic violations as available. Ensuring the safety of all children is a community effort and motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians should all do their part to prevent an incident by utilizing the safety tips.
The water level of Lake Berryessa went down during the past week by 0.53 feet, with a decrease in the storage of 9,309 acre-feet of water, according to Ken Emigh of the Solano Irrigation District. On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 15 the lake
City of Winters
Fire
level was 425.56 feet above sea level, with storage computed at 1,288,957 acre-feet of water. Evaporation on the lake averaged 258 acre-feet of water per day. The SID is diverting 474 cubic feet per second of water in the Putah South Canal, with 35 cubic feet per second flowing at the Diversion Dam.
Transported to Yolo County Jail
Por Crystal Apilado Traducido por Carol Alfonso
El pasado Lunes 7 de Agosto, la comunidad se unió al personal, los estudiantes y los administradores del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Winters (Winters Joint Unified School District - Winters JUSD) para la gran inauguración del edificio de música y educación física de la escuela secundaria Winters High School (WHS).
Report Log
The Fire Log is expected to return next week.
Police
Arrest Log
Aug. 3: Campos, Nestor (Age 33); Charges: DUI, DUI .08 percent or higher BAC, Unsafe speed; Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail
Aug. 4: Gaytan Fulgencio, Irvin Aldrich (Age 20); Charges: DUI, DUI .08 percent or higher BAC, Failure to stop at a red light; Disposition:
Aug. 7: Corralejo Fernandez, Jose (Age 48), Charges: Two Woodland PD Warrants, Disposition:
Transported to Yolo County Jail ~McNeil, Charlie Ross (Age 63); Charges: Winters PD Warrant, three Woodland PD Warrants, two Sutter County Warrants; Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail Aug. 8: Norfolk, Nathan Randell (Age 39), Charges: Possess creature unlawfully taken, Disposition: Released on Notice to Appear
Correction
In the Aug. 9 edition of the Express, the article on the grand opening of the Winters High School PE and music building incorrectly printed the wrong date event. The correct day is Monday, Aug. 7. We regret the error.
Aug. 2: 9:24 a.m., 700th block of Main Street, Lost Property ~7:42 p.m., 200th block of E. Baker Street, Vehicle Impound ~9:10 p.m., Adams Lane/Taylor Street, Vandalism
Aug. 3: 3:37 a.m., 100th block of E. Grant Avenue, Audible Alarm
Aug. 5: 9:02 a.m., 400th block of Anderson Avenue, Audible Alarm ~5:33 p.m., 100th block of Main Street, Audible Alarm
Aug. 6: 7:55 p.m., 1000th block of Adams Lane, Battery/ Assault
Aug. 7: 6:16 a.m., 700th block of Matsumoto Lane, Theft by False Pretenses
Aug. 8: 6:31 p.m., 700th block of Matsumoto Lane, Hit and Run
Aug. 9: 7:11 a.m., 10th block of E. Grant Avenue, Audible Alarm
For our editorial policy on crime log entries, see winters express.com/unpub lishing-policy.
La Presidenta de la Junta, Carrie Green, comenzó el evento de inauguración agradeciendo a la comunidad, las agencias de construcción y las personas que participaron en el apoyo y la ejecución del proyecto.
“Es un gran honor ser parte de esto, ser parte de la comunidad que ayudó a apoyarlo.
Y va a estar aquí para nuestros hijos y los hijos de nuestros hijos.”
El superintendente Rody Boonchouy calificó el edificio más nuevo del WHS como “un éxito rotundo,” ya que se entregó a tiempo antes del comienzo de clases y por debajo del presupuesto. Boonchouy lo atribuyó como resultado de “una sólida gestión del tiempo y los recursos, una colaboración eficaz con todos los involucrados y un buen liderazgo.”
“En última instancia, esta es una victoria, una tremenda victoria para nuestros estudiantes dl Winters JUSD. Particularmente hacia nuestro enfoque en la educación para el niño en su totalidad. No solo estamos creando un legado de excelencia académica, sino también del aprendiza-
je para las artes y el bienestar físico,” dijo Boonchouy. “Sabemos que los estudiantes están más comprometidos con el aprendizaje cuando tienen la oportunidad de expresarse, ya sea musical o atléticamente.” El nuevo edificio se encuentra detrás de los vestuarios del gimnasio y del edificio de la Unión de Estudiantes. Alberga dos salones que están dedicados al programa de música del WHS y sirven como la nueva sala de pesas para el programa de atletismo. El maestro de música Michael Willians y el director deportivo de WHS, Daniel Ward, estuvieron presentes en la inauguración junto con el nuevo director Justin Young y la subdirectora Dawn Strange.
La Asistente al Superintendente Phoebe Girimonte y la Especialista en Aprendices de Inglés Delia García Espinoza presentaron a los fideicomisarios un artículo informativo para proponer la revisión del Plan Maestro de Aprendices de Inglés (English Learner — EL) para los aprendices de Inglés y brindaron una actualización del comité asesor del idioma Inglés del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Winters (Winters Joint Unified School District — Winters JUSD) en la reunión de la junta escolar el pasado 20 de
Julio. Girimonte explicó que el “Plan Maestro EL (EL Master Plan) es una guía operativa para el personal del distrito” con “el objetivo del Plan Maestro para Estudiantes de Inglés es dirigir la implementación de programas efectivos para los estudiantes de Inglés y garantizar que estos programas logren los objetivos del distrito para su aprendizaje.”
Una parte importante del plan maestro del distrito es su Comité Asesor del Idioma Inglés del Distrito (District English Language Advisory Committee - DELAC), que ayuda a asesorar sobre políticas relacionadas con el aprendizaje del Inglés. “Cada escuela pública de California también debe formar un Comité Asesor del Idioma Inglés del Distrito si atiende a 51 o más estudiantes de Inglés,” dijo Giri-
monte, “compuesto por una mayoría de padres o tutores de estudiantes de Inglés, proporciona revisión y comentarios y asesora a la junta directiva del distrito sobre los servicios para estudiantes de Inglés.” Espinoza explicó el objetivo de DELAC de revisar el plan maestro de EL y expuso las responsabilidades de DELAC, que incluyen “el desarrollo del plan maestro de EL, que es uno de los principales objetivos del año escolar 2023 –24.” La próxima responsabilidad es la realización de una encuesta de evaluación de necesidades en todo el distrito, de la cual, “DELAC revisa las preguntas que hacen referencia a la identificación inicial, el seguimiento y la reclasificación de los estudiantes de Inglés.”
Otras responsabilidades incluyen,
Grupo de trabajo comenzará revisiones al Plan Maestro para Aprendices de Inglés
The Anonymous Gun Buyback Program is hosted by the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Davis Police Department and support from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, Yolo County Probation Department, California Highway Patrol, Winters Police Department, UC Davis Police Department, Woodland Police Department, West Sacramento Police Department.
The Anonymous Gun Buyback program is intended to prevent gun violence and dispose of unwanted firearms safely. Anyone can anonymously turn over unwanted firearms and receive gift cards for turning
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Booth applications available
The festival features family-friendly activities and booth applications are now available. The deadline for all vendors is Aug. 31, earlier than all years past.
Community groups, nonprofit groups, and vendors may submit applications to participate in the event. Booth forms are also available on the City of Winters website (www.cityofwinters. org) or at City Hall.
“revisar el establecimiento de los programas y servicios para los aprendices de Inglés” y “el desarrollo de un plan para garantizar que los maestros y los ayudantes de instrucción estén calificados para trabajar con los aprendices de Inglés,” así como “revisar y dar retroalimentación sobre el procedimiento de reclasificación.”
Para llevar a cabo sus objetivos, Espinoza dice que los miembros de DELAC “reciben capacitación sobre cómo llevar a cabo sus responsabilidades y funciones, y sobre cómo comprender los datos de CAASPP y ELCAP, comprender y navegar el Tablero de California (California Dashboard), y sobre cualquier información relacionada con la adquisición del lenguaje secundario.”
Espinoza comenzó la discusión en profundidad de las revisiones del plan maestro de EL. Ella señala que el plan actual se escribió en el 2014, con algunas revisiones realizadas en el 2017 basadas en cambios en la ley estatal.
Esta revisión incluirá la actualización de la clasificación de competencia del distrito de la antigua Prueba de Desarrollo de los Estudiantes de Inglés de California (California English Learner Development Test — CELDT) a la Evaluación de Competencia de los Estudiantes de Inglés de California (English Learner Proficiency Assessment for California - ELPAC). Otra revisión será la in-
in functional firearms only. Nonfunctional firearms will be accepted without the gift card option. No questions will be asked regarding the gun’s ownership or where it came from.
The gun buyback will take place on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 600 A St., Davis.
“Every firearm turned in equates to one less gun that could
All food vendors must have a valid health department permit, available at the Yolo County Health Department, 292 W. Beamer St in Woodland or by calling 530-666-8646. The Health Department needs at least two weeks to approve food vendors prior to the deadline. All booth applications are available at City Hall. Booth applications are due at Winters City Hall by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31. For more information, call 530-304-9423 or email Festival@ winterscorazon.org.
clusión del documento Hoja de Ruta de EL (EL Roadmap) en el plan maestro del distrito, que “brinda una visión a la que podemos inspirar; al hacerlo, crea un sentido de urgencia para mover la aguja y mejorar los resultados para todos los estudiantes de Inglés.”
“EL Roadmap es una política de California que guía a todos los distritos en sus servicios a los estudiantes de Inglés según lo guía la investigación nacional. Es un resumen de las mejores prácticas y un documento guía informado por una visión, misión y cuatro principios comunes,” dijo Espinoza. “También necesitamos revisar nuestro plan maestro EL porque tenemos un nuevo programa de idiomas,” en referencia a la reciente implementación del Programa de Inmersión en Dos Idiomas (Dual Language Immersion Program).
Para lograr la meta, Espinoza dijo que formarán un comité
be used in a violent or accidental incident. Our priority is the safety of the community, and we are pleased to have the funding and support from our law enforcement partners to offer an event that ensures proper disposal of unwanted firearms,” said Sheriff
Tom A. Lopez
The Gun Buyback Process is a drive-up event only where the occupants remain in their vehicle. Firearms should be unloaded and in the trunk of your vehicle. No walk-ups for safety purposes and please follow the directions of staff. Boxed ammo will be accepted. Explosives will not be accepted.
Compensation Surrendered Firearms will be eligible
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a crucial role in preventing West Nile virus by regularly inspecting their yards and eliminating standing water, a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” she said. “Employing precautions such as wearing protective clothing and using insect repellents containing DEET significantly reduces the risk of mosquito bites.”
Even as summer wanes, favorable weather conditions
del grupo de trabajo de padres, personal y miembros de la comunidad. El comité utilizará el “Conjunto de herramientas del Centro para la Equidad para los Aprendices del Inglés de la Universidad Loyola Marymount University… y la Sobrato Early Academic Language Organization,” como documentos guía, dijo Espinoza. El Superintendente Rody Boonchuoy comentó sobre los esfuerzos de DELAC, agradeció a Espinoza y calificó el plan para revisar el plan maestro de EL como “un gran impulso” y que “aunque hay bastante trabajo por hacer relacionado con el desarrollo del plan
for compensation on a first-come, firstserved basis as follows:
• $50 per handgun
• $100 per long gun/ or privately manufactured firearm (ghost gun)
• Firearms must be fully functional to receive gift cards. Non-functional firearms will also be accepted but will not be eligible for gift cards.
• The number of gift cards available is limited and subject to availability.
• They reserve the right to limit payments an individual may receive regardless of the number/ type of firearm(s) surrendered.
For more information, call 530-668-5280 or email yolocountysheriffs@yolocounty.
are sustaining mosquito habitats.
West Nile virus symptoms typically manifest between two to 14 days following exposure to infected mosquitoes. Although the majority of individuals may not exhibit symptoms, up to 20 percent may experience fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and other discomforts.
While most cases resolve within a few days to weeks, serious neurologic effects can occur, making it imperative to remain vigilant.
maestro de EL, es un momento oportuno.” Boonchouy llamó al EL Roadmap un “documento realmente poderoso” cuyos “principios básicos están alineados casi directamente con nuestra declaración de equidad, hay mucha alineación con nuestro perfil de graduado, y creo que aún más poderoso a medida que iniciamos nuestro trabajo para construir multisistemas escalonados de soportes, encajará muy bien.” El grupo de trabajo comenzará a trabajar en las revisiones del Plan Maestro EL y regresará a la junta en una reunión posterior con los cambios propuestos.
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throw rocks or other objects.
• If you are out with small children, pick them up.
• If attacked, fight back.
• If a mountain lion attacks a person, immediately call 911.
More information can be found on the Fish and Wildlife page at https://www. wildlife.ca.gov/keepme-wild/lion
“Mountain lions have been seen in and around Winters
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Back to School nights
Superintendent Rody Boonchouy shared the following Back to School night dates for the following school:
• Aug. 23: Winters
Middle School from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
• Aug. 24: Shirley Rominger Intermediate School from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 29: Waggoner Elementary School from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
• Aug. 30: Wolf-
skill Career Readiness Academy from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• Aug. 30: Winters High School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
City meetings
The Aug. 15 Winters City Council meeting was canceled to provide a brief break for staff and the council members according to Trepa’s Friday update. The next city council meeting is scheduled for Sept. 5. The Aug. 23 school district and city 2x2 meeting was rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 31.
before, enjoying the Putah Creek corridor and surrounding areas. Thankfully most of the sightings have been tracks, but some of our residents have had closer encounters,” the Winters PD social media post said.
Additional Information, including how to live around mountain lions and safety precautions for people, pets, and livestock can also be found on The Mountain Lion Foundation website at http:// mountainlion.org/ portalprotect.asp.
Community outreach survey
Yolo County Sustainability launched a community outreach survey for the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) update. This survey will help the County to design future programs, policies and other recommendations on how they can lower emissions, protect local natural resources, and make sure that Yolo County is a thriving, sustainable community for generations to come. Community members are encouraged to share input through the outreach survey by Sept. 22. Survey participants will have an opportunity to be entered into a drawing for gift cards and other prizes. The survey is available in English at https://tinyurl. com/5n9y7p6e or in Spanish at https:// tinyurl.com/23cxd44j.
The results will inform a series of community roundtables to take place this fall.
August 17, 1878
(From the files of the Winters Advocate)
We want a grist or flouring mill.
We want a place, an institution, where our farmers, mechanics, business men can go to get their exchanges to do their business without going to Woodland, Dixon or Suisun. Just so long as the people neglect to build a bank in Winters, just so long they will drive away scores of businessmen to go elsewhere to do their trading. If they have to go away for cash accommodations they are bound to do their trading elsewhere too; business men look to this leakage and stop it at once by building a bank. There is capital enough and men enough to engage in the enterprise if they could only be made to see the advantages growing out of such an institution.
August 19, 1893
Col. Sam Taylor and wife and Mrs. J.R. Wolfskill went to Oakland on the early train Thursday.
William and C.& A. Brinck own adjoining places on the creek two and a half miles west of Winters, and just now their farms present a lively appearance. There are some sixty men, women, girls and boys engaged in peeling and cutting peaches for drying, and the working ground for the two places is all in one.
The Buckeye school opened last Monday, and twenty-two scholars answered the roll call.
A fellow who claimed to be an ex-pugilist, and who could “whip his weight in wild cats,” became very docile Wednesday night when the officers got after him, and quiet-
ly went to Woodland, for a short sojourn in the county jail, the next morning, when Justice Hulse found him guilty of being drunk and disturbing the peace. There was not a spark of fight in him when the whisky was out.
August 17, 1928
At a meeting of the membership of Winters Municipal Band held Tuesday evening it was voted to disorganize. The reason given for this action was depleted finances.
Leo Haze returned home Wednesday after spending two months with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was asked not to sign up with any other club until he had been given a tryout next spring.
Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Dexter and family and Mrs. Henry Forden motored to Berkeley Monday. Miss Genevie Dexter accompanied them and remained in the Bay City where she enrolled at the University of California.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fredericks and sons, Harry and John have been visiting in the bay region.
August 20, 1943
The Main street labor office is open as rest room and social center for ladies, according to Manager Culton and Mrs. E.R. Crum, club women, who have co-operated to utilize the spacious room for this necessary and very worthy project.
According to report the Yolo board of supervisors, at their meeting Tuesday, agreed to proceed with the program to ask the federal government for approximately $350,000 to build a new county hospital to replace the old one that has been in service more than 60 years.
Marge Rainwater passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 29, 2023. She was born Aug. 26, 1927 on the family farm near Killdeer, North Dakota. Both her parents were homesteaders, joining their land when they married.
Marge graduated from Kildeer High School and then next year left for the big city of San Francisco. She worked for an insurance company, living with roommates from North Dakota. It wasn’t long before she met a handsome sailor, Virgil “Rainy” Rainwater.
They were married on July 1, 1950. Soon after they welcomed their first two children, Charlotte born in 1950 and Wayne in
With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to a soul who brought immeasurable joy into our lives. On July 18, 2023, our beloved Lilia Rosa Machado passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in San Francisco, California.
Lilia was a beacon of light to all. Her infectious laughter and ever-present grin could brighten even the gloomiest of days.
Born on Sept. 10, 1957 in Lima, Peru to Isaac and Lilia Machado, Lilia brought a vibrant spirit to their lives in South America. In 1967, they journeyed to San Francisco where she continued to spread her joy and touched the lives of all who had the pleasure of knowing
1952. The young family moved to Winters in 1955 when Rainy found a job nearby. Their youngest child, Lori, was born in 1956. Marge had fond memories of living in Major Vista as her children grew. She had many friends among the neighbors in the close knit neighborhood. She
her. Lilia proceeded to move to Vacaville, California in 1977 with her two children, eventually making her way to Winters, California in 1991 where she remained and watched her family grow and plant their roots.
Lilia worked at the California Medical Facility as an Office Tech, where she made many lifelong friends before medically retiring. Lilia embraced life with an unparalleled enthusiasm. She truly believed that life was meant to be celebrated, and she made others feel the same.
Beyond her love of life, family, and her lively spirit, Lilia had a heart of gold. She was always there to lend a listening ear,
was known for her her baking, especially her cinnamon rolls.
Marge and Rainy had a dream of owning their own farm. They worked very hard and in 1965 built a home in Golden Bear Estates. They planted an orange orchard and sold oranges at Farmers Markets in Davis, Vacaville, Marin and Sacramento for years. Marge felt at home on the farm. She landscaped the front yard with flowers and rocks she found in the creek behind the house. Irises were her favorite and beautiful color was seen in the yard every spring.
Marge was an artist. She painted, made rock dolls, Christmas ornaments, braided rugs and decorative gourds. In her later
years the gourds were her favorite past time. She won many blue ribbons for them at the Yolo County Fair. Her children have many memories of her art projects. She always had something she was working on. Marge and Rainy were married for 70 years, an accomplishment indeed! Marge is survived by daughters Charlotte and Lori of Chico and son Wayne of Winters. Other survivors are grandchildren Brooks, Rebecca, Kelsey, Isaac, Hannah and Daniel and great grandchildren Owen, Brooks Jr., Kinsy, Jeremy, Luke and Virgil. Donations in her name can be made to the Winters Museum or Yolo Arts.
ado (Ysabel); sisters Silvia Machado (Pati Loeza), Rita Wilson (Richard), Yolanda Pleitez (Jose), Susie Machado Berry. She is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.
Lilia is preceded in death by her parents Isaac and Lilia Machado and her nephew Richard Wilson
offer a helping hand, or share a warm hug when needed most. Her capacity for empathy and compassion touched the lives of countless individuals, leaving a lasting impact on everyone she encountered.
Lilia is survived by her daughter Monette Cueva, son Antonio Cueva (Lychees); granddaughters Ashley Del Rio (Miguel), Lilia Walton-Cueva, Josilyn Cueva; grandsons Antonio Cueva II and Liam Cueva; great-grandsons Malik Cueva Lawrence, Lucas Del Rio, and Michael Del Rio; brothers Macario Machado (Sylvia), Miguel Mach-
you can expect from us.
You don’t have to travel far for extraordinary service. All the attributes you expect of a good neighbor – personal consideration, understanding, and consistent support
As we mourn the loss of Lilia Rosa Machado, let us remember that she wanted us to celebrate her life rather than mourn her departure. In her honor, may we all spend this time with peace, reminisce about the times we shared, and hold onto the joy she brought into everyone’s lives. May we find comfort in knowing that Lilia now dances among the stars, spreading laughter and light to the cosmos. Rest in peace dear loved one, and thank you for teaching us the meaning of living life to the fullest and loving unconditionally. You will be deeply missed but never forgotten.
Gia Martucci
Special to the Express
YoloCares, a nonprofit end-of-life care agency serving the Sacramento Valley, has published the findings of the Life Transitions Project, a three-year Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and quality improvement project that identified barriers to accessing end-of-life services for Native American and rural populations.
The assessment was generously supported through a million-dollar grant from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, a self-governed nation located in the Capay Valley of Yolo County as well as Sutter Health.
“At YoloCares, we believe that every person deserves dignity at the end of life. The Life Transitions Project represents our commitment as an agency to uphold this principle within our own community,” says Craig Dresang, CEO of YoloCares.
The Life Transitions Project was conducted using a Community Based Partic-
ipatory Research (CBPR) approach. Project leads gathered community input through a public survey, community workshops, focus group discussions, and one-to-one interviews. Discussions included community perceptions regarding advance care directives, grief practices, healthcare access barriers faced by both Native American and rural communities, and utilization of in-home care services.
Bolstered by a CBPR approach, foundational community relationships were built to seek ways to combat historic disparities.
YoloCares worked to understand the needs of the community directly from rural and Native American community members and utilized the community’s feedback to develop solutions to address barriers to accessing end-of-life services.
Solutions proposed in the final report indicate a need for greater cultural humility and increased healthcare provider knowledge of traditional beliefs and
Solutions proposed in the final report indicate a need for greater cultural humility and increased healthcare provider knowledge of traditional beliefs and practices for Native American patients.
practices for Native American patients. For agencies who aim to serve rural communities, actions must be taken to address geographic barriers to access.
The report also found that a lack of community education opportunities and accessible, appropriate materials for those who do not subscribe to western cultural norms or Spanish-speaking communities on end-of-life care services contributes to lower utilization rates compared to white, English-speaking communities.
A general mistrust in medical systems also exists because of historic traumatic events caused by colonization, such as forced
relocation, governmental suppression of resources, and many other forms of injustice. This is further compounded by a lack of diverse representation across clinicians and care providers in all healthcare systems.
YoloCares intends to utilize community feedback to develop a series of programs and reforms aimed at improving ease of access of services, including reworking informational materials to be more culturally appropriate and accessible for differing literacy levels.
The agency will continue to strengthen relationships through continued outreach and community
education initiatives and will also create a community advisory board to help guide efforts, further amplifying the voices of the those represented in the Life Transitions Project.
Additional initiatives include diversifying the offerings of YoloCares’ Center for Loss & Hope and spiritual care programs.
While this report cannot offer a one-size-fits all solution for clinical agencies, the Life Transitions Project intends to create avenues for agencies to review current community education and outreach, employee training and hiring, and communications practices to better serve Native American and rural communities.
To view the full report and accompanying magazine, visit https://tinyurl. com/mrx7j5nd.
A community-wide launch event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Galileo Place Adult Day Center, located at 1909 Galileo Ct., Suite C in Davis. For more information, call 530-758-5566.
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741.
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After her teenage daughter attempted suicide and began to cycle through emergency rooms and mental health programs during the past three years, Sarah Delarosa noticed her own health also declined.
She suffered from mini strokes and stomach bleeding, the mother of four in Corpus Christi, Texas, said. To make things worse, her daughter’s failing behavioral and mental health caused Delarosa to miss hours from her job as a home health aide, losing out on income needed to support her family.
“Access to help, when it’s needed, it’s not available,” said Delarosa, about the hopelessness she felt as she sought support for Amanda, 16, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Amanda has at times lashed out in anger or shattered light bulbs and used the broken glass to cut herself.
Delarosa often feels overwhelmed, and she has noticed her youngest son acting out. “Now we have a whole family that needs help,” she said.
A national shortage of mental health care providers, and the search for affordable care, has exacerbated strain on parents, often the primary caregivers who maintain the health and well-being of their children. Their dayto-day struggle has led to its own health crisis, say psychologists, researchers, and advocates for families.
As parents navigate the mental health care system’s shortcomings, stress can start to take a physical and mental health toll that disrupts their ability
to continue providing care, said Christine Crawford, the associate medical director at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, an advocacy group that helps families find care. Parents pour their energy into helping their kids, often at the expense of their own health, Crawford said.
“When you are worrying about whether or not your child is going to survive the day, you are constantly living on edge,” she said.
“Your fight-or-flight is constantly activated.”
And the number of parents in crisis is greater than it seems.
Recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the surgeon general’s office, and medical providers all show an alarming number of kids in the U.S. are experiencing severe mental health challenges.
About 40 percent of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried their children might struggle with anxiety or depression at some point, according to a January study from the Pew Research Center.
Evidence-based therapies to address a
child’s mental health should include the parents, say researchers and pediatric mental health specialists. But the focus on the adult caregivers and their anxiety and stress too often falls short. For example, parent-child interaction therapy coaches parents to manage their young child’s behavior to prevent more severe problems in the child later on. While this may help the child, it doesn’t directly support the parent’s health.
“I have so many parents sit across from me on the couch and cry,” said Danielle Martinez, a behavioral health specialist at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi. The hospital is creating peer support groups, to launch by the fall, for family members whose children are under the facility’s care.
“They felt so alone, felt like bad parents, felt like giving up,” Martinez said, “and then felt guilty for wanting to give up.”
When the parent’s mental and physical health deteriorates, it complicates their ability to prevent the child’s condition from getting worse, said Mary Ann McCabe, a
member of the board of directors at the American Psychological Association, an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, and a psychologist in independent clinical practice. Parents are a kid’s most important resource and need to be a concern, she said.
Delarosa said many residential treatment centers cited a shortage of providers in refusing to admit her daughter. Amanda, who is covered through Medicaid, would be on weekslong waiting lists while she “spiraled out of control,” running away from home and disappearing for days, said her mom.
In April, Amanda was admitted to an inpatient residential treatment facility nearly 200 miles away, in San Marcos, Texas. With Amanda away, Delarosa said, she had a “chance to breathe,” but the reprieve would be temporary. She wants to see a therapist but hasn’t had time amid the demands of caring for Amanda and her youngest child, a son. Before Amanda left for treatment, her 7-year-old broth-
er started cussing, throwing and breaking objects in the home, and saying things like he wished he weren’t alive, though his behaviors settled down while his sister was away.
Other parents also said they are feeling the strain on their mental and physical health.
“The children are in crisis. But the families are also in crisis,” said Robin Gurwitch, a professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University. “They are struggling to figure out how best to help their children in a system that doesn’t come with a manual.”
Brandon Masters, a middle school principal in San Antonio, developed a rash on
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the back of his arms and neck last year that he says his doctor told him was connected to stress. Even though he is insured through his job, Masters estimates he paid about $22,000 last year on care for his teenage son Braylon, who spent 60 days in residential treatment centers in Texas and California following a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Braylon spent an additional month in juvenile detention later in 2022 after he bit his dad and brandished a knife. So far this year, Braylon, now 17, has attempted suicide twice, but Masters has been unable to find a residential treatment center he can afford and that will admit Braylon.
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The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District continues to closely monitor areas throughout Yolo County where West Nile virus activity has intensified in the past couple of weeks.
Specifically, the cities of Woodland and Davis have seen a significant increase and they are ongoing areas of concern. A total of 19 mosquito samples collected from different parks spread throughout these cities all tested positive for the virus on Aug. 2.
“Woodland and Davis continue to be hot spots that we are closely keeping an eye on,” said Gary Goodman, district manager. “They are definitely areas of concern due to the increased mosquito populations coming from agricultural areas surrounding the cities as well as high infection rates in those mosquitoes,” he added.
Since August is typically one of the hottest months of the year when WNV activity peaks, the threat for WNV transmission to humans will continue. Over the last few weeks, in response to
the increase in activity, the district has intensified ground mosquito control treatments around area parks and neighborhoods and conducted aerial treatments over known agricultural sources.
Spray Notifications by zip code, please visit www.FIGHTtheBITE. net
See the 2023 West Nile virus activity map at https://tinyurl. com/2w589awd.
Sacramento County: 172 mosquito samples and 90 dead birds have tested positive for West Nile virus to date.
Yolo County: 158 mosquito samples and 7 dead birds have tested positive for West Nile virus to date.
Prevention tips
Practice the District D’s of mosquito prevention:
While control efforts have been successful, they may not be sufficient and the district continues to evaluate the need for aerial spraying.
The district continues to work closely with local officials to inform residents about the increased activity and urge the public to protect themselves with a good insect repellent in addition to inspecting their homes for any stagnant water and identifying any mosquito breeding sources.
For current information about any treatments planned and to sign up for
• Drain standing water that may produce mosquitoes.
• Dawn and Dusk are times to avoid being outdoors.
• Dress appropriately by wearing long sleeves and pants when outside.
• Defend yourself by using an effective insect repellent. Make sure to follow the label directions!
• Door and window screens should be in good working condition. District personnel are also available to address any mosquito problems. Call them at 1-800-429-1022 or visit www.FIGHTtheBITE.net
A construction crew unearthed Native American human remains Thursday morning while working on a project on the Davis High School campus.
Davis police officers and deputies from the Yolo County Coroner’s Office responded to the construction site at about 7:30 a.m. “after receiving a report from staff that construction workers found what appeared
to be bone remains,”
Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said.
“The remains were located while digging a trench for the placement of a new fire hydrant,” Pytel said. “According to the Yolo County Coroner’s Office, the remains appeared to be archaeological/ Native American in nature after confirmation by an anthropologist.”
Yolo County Deputy Coroner Sheik Ali said his office did not take control of the
remains — described as long-decayed bone fragments — but deferred their care to the California Native American Heritage Commission, which oversees the treatment and disposition of inadvertently discovered Native American human remains and burial items.
The site was formerly the DHS tennis courts and will be the school’s new STEM Building, scheduled to be completed in spring 2024.
The diversity of the Solano County agriculture cornucopia and the stability of Lake Berryessa water supply kept the 4.12 percent dip in the 2022 gross ag value from being any worse than it was.
“When we were here with you last year we were excited about an all-time high,” Agriculture Commissioner Ed King told the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 1.
That record value in 2021 was $407.64 million, about $16.97 million higher than the 2022 value of $390.88 reported in the 73rd annual Crop and Livestock Report.
King said there are 90 commodities represented in the report. So despite significant losses in the almond crop, the top value crop in each of the last three years, the walnut crop, also a top 10 crop that has taken losses, and sunflower seeds, which fell out off the top 10 crop list, the county still had the second-highest gross ag value in its history.
The next highest reported value came in 2014 at $378.54 million.
“It tells a story of how important agriculture is to Solano County,” board Chairman John Vasquez said about the annual crop report, repeating the significance of the Lake Berryessa and Solano Project vision that has supported the county for decades.
King said his of fice is tracking the loss of about 1,000 acres of walnuts that have been removed from production due to continually low prices. Asked by Supervisor Wan da Williams what the farmers are replacing the trees with, King said mostly field crops, but also olives and pistachios.
Processing tomatoes had a lot to do with the success of the 2022 overall crop values, despite its own September rain issues. A topfive value commodity since the 1950s, the gross value in 2022 hit a record high of $47.35 million, the report stated.
Tomatoes – with 439,000 tons harvested from 9,500 acres, at $107.88 per ton
– moved up from the second highest valued crop in 2021 to the top spot in 2022. Almonds, the county’s perennial top crop, fell to sixth with a value of $21.29 million – a 70 percent
wave with temperatures peaking at well over 100 degrees across the county for nine consecutive days, including localized highs of over 115 degrees desiccating grapes on the vine,” King wrote in the report.
decline of nearly $49.83 million from the 2021 value of $71.12 million, the report states.
“Extreme weather events throughout the year impacted crop and livestock production: freezing temperatures in late February severely damaged the developing almond and olive crops; early September brought a relentless heat-
“Mid-September rains temporarily halted the final weeks of tomato harvest and caused tomatoes still in the field to mold. (The) excessive heat and rain likewise led to mold and poor kernel color in walnut crops; a third year of drought continued to stress soil moisture, groundwater and rangeland conditions; and in early December, Lake Berryessa dropped to its lowest level since 1994,” King added.
Apiary pollination broke into the top 10 at eighth with a gross value of $9.34 million. Dropping off the list was sunflower seeds, which were eighth in 2021 with a value of $10.529 million. In 2022, that value was $7.487 million, the report states.
The rest of the top 10
crops, by gross value, were nursery products ($43.698 million), moving from third to second on the list; cattle and calves ($36,218 million), moving from fourth to third; alfalfa hay ($30.946 million), from fifth to fourth; and wine grapes ($26.164 million), from sixth to fifth, the report states.
Rounding out the top 10 crop value list were almonds followed by walnuts ($11.304 million), holding at seventh; pollination; sheep and lambs ($9.074 million), holding at ninth; and staying at 10th was dried prunes with a gross value of $9.009 million, the report states.
King focused on the crop groups in his presentation to the board, noting vegetable crops representing about 25 percent of the overall gross value, followed by animal production (22 percent), field crops (20 percent) and fruit and nuts, which has typically been close to one-third of the value, but reduced to 19 percent in 2022. Nursery products (11 percent) and seed crops (3 percent) finish the group list.
Another phone scam is making the rounds, with the caller demanding money for missed jury service, according to the Woodland Police Department.
“In these calls, the unknown suspect contacted the individuals claiming to be a Woodland police officer and said these individuals
missed their jury duty, then requested large amounts of money from them as a penalty,” police officials said in a social media post.
However, those missing jury duty will not be contacted by police or any other law-enforcement agency. Anyone receiving a similar call is urged to report it to the police department’s non-emergency dispatch line, 530-666-2411.
Thursdays
Eat Well Yolo Food Distribution, first and third Thursdays, 10 a.m. As supplies last, RISE, Inc., 417 Haven St., 530-668-0690
Monday, August 21
Winters Natural Resources Commission Meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall Large Conference Room (Abbey Street entrance), Check www.cityofwinters. org/natural-resources-commission/
Wednesday, August 23
Winters Middle School Back to School Night, 5:30–7 p.m., Winters Middle School
Wednesdays
Eat Well Yolo Drive – Through Food Distribution, Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. As supplies last, Winters High student parking lot, off Railroad Avenue
Thursday, August 24
Shirley Rominger Intermediate School Back to School Night, 6–7:30 p.m., Rominger campus
Tuesday, August 29
Waggoner Elementary School Back to School Night, 5:30–7 p.m., Waggoner campus
Wednesday, August 30
Wolfskill Career Readiness Academy Back to School Night, 5:30–6:30 p.m., CRA campus
Winters High School Back to School Night, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Winters High campus
Thursday, August 31
Winters JUSD/Winters City 2x2 Meeting, 5 p.m., Zoom Meeting info, check www.cityofwinters.org/2x2/
Winters Library Open to Public (No School in Session)
Winters Community Library, Mon/Wed: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Tue/Thu: 12–8 p.m., Fri/Sat: 1–5 p.m.
Teen Tuesday (ages 12-18), Second Tuesdays, 2 p.m., Winters Community Library
Bilingual Storytime (ages 0-5), Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Winters Community Library
Virtual English Conversation Group, Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., One time registration required: Contact Nancy Pacheco 530-666-8019 or nancy.pacheco@ yolocounty.org
Mangonada Monday (ages 6-12), fourth Monday, 3:30 p.m. Tech Thursdays, Thursdays, 2-7:30 p.m., call 530-6668005 to schedule an appointment. Bilingual sessions available upon request.
Saturday Matinee, First Saturday, 2 p.m., Winters Community Library
All You Need is Love Romance Book Club, Second Saturday, 4 p.m., Hooby’s Brewing
Winters Senior Foundation Chair Yoga Class for Seniors, Wednesdays, 9:30-11 a.m., St. Anthony Parish Hall (511 W. Main St.)
Winters Senior Foundation Social Gathering, Thurdays, 1-3:30 p.m., St. Anthony Parish Hall (511 W. Main St.)
Winters Farmers Market, Sundays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Main Street – downtown Winters, discoverwinters. com/farmers-market
Winters Friends of the Library meeting, first Monday, 7 p.m., Winters Community Library, Margaret Parsons Room, wfol.org
Winters Fortnightly meeting, second Tuesdays, 1 p.m., St. Anthony Parish Hall (511 W. Main St.)
Rotary Club of Winters meeting, Thursdays, Noon, The Buckhorn
Winters Museum public hours, Thursday thru Sunday, 1-5 p.m., 13 Russell St.
Winters Open Mic, third Saturday of the month, 6 p.m. (sign-ups begin at 5 p.m.), Downtown Main Street.
Kiwanis Club of Winters meeting, fourth Thursdays, 6 p.m., Hooby's Brewing
Democracy Winters meeting, third Saturdays, 10 a.m.Noon, Meeting details in newsletter, contact info@ democracywinters.org
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings: » St. Anthony Parish Hall, 511 Main St. (back entrance) Tuesdays, 7-8 a.m. and Fridays, 7-8 a.m.
» Yolo Housing office building, 62 Shams Way: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m.
By Kathy Keatley Garvey Special to the Express Microbiologist
Shawn Christensen, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Rachel Vannette laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and Vannette, his major professor, were among those collaborating with the producers of KQED Science’s Deep Look for its wildlife video on bindweed turret bees.
The newly released video, titled “This Fly Torpedoes a Bindweed Bee’s Nest,” appears on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ gJHCoP4WqMc.
“Shawn has done a lot of work on this bee and with Deep Look, and he also leads our lab’s work on Anthophora bomboides, a bumble bee mimic, and studies microbial associates of pollen and solitary bees,” said community ecologist and associate professor Rachel Vannette, a Chancellor’s Fellow and vice chair of the Department of Entomology and Nematology.
The Deep Look crew filmed the bees, Diadasia bituberculata, in a nesting area outside the UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, near Winters.
The bees, also known as digger bees or chimney bees, are specialists on bindweed, commonly known as morning glory. “The females use pollen only from one plant species and are active through the late spring and early summer,” said Vannette, an international leader in microbial ecology who studies
interactions between plants, insects and microbes.
Native to California, the bindweed turret bees build nests (turrets); provision them with pollen for their future offspring; and then lay their eggs.
In an example of kleptoparasitism, the video shows a female bee fly (family Bombyliidae) flying over a vertical turret and dropping her eggs inside. The fly eggs hatch into larvae, which feed on the stored pollen and then eat the bee larvae. Horizontal turrets with sideway tunnels (also shown in the video) prevent the flyover egg drop.
Gabriela Quirós, coordinating producer of Deep Look, consulted with the UC Davis scientists, obtaining information on the location of the bee nests, as well as information on the brood cells, pollen, and turrets. The Deep Look pro-
duction includes UC Davis images taken inside a bee nest.
Quirós also consulted with seven other scientists: Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona; Andy Calderwood,Ventura County Deputy Agricultural Commissioner; Neal Evenhuis, Bishop Museum of Honolulu, Hawaii; Paul Havemann, UC Davis Natural Reserve System; Keng-Lou James Hung, University of Oklahoma; Doug Yanega, UC Riverside, and James Carey, a naturalist who researches and videos bindweed turret bees in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area.
Senior video producer Josh Cassidy, the lead producer and cinematographer, filmed all the footage except for the male bees fighting with each other (00;17;14- 00;25;22 in the video). James Car-
ey, who filmed that footage, “has been regularly monitoring and filming bindweed turret bees since 2016 in Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, an open space in the Santa Monica Mountains,” Quirós said. “James also filmed the shot at 04;17-04;21 showing nests in the Santa Monica Mountains covered up at the end of the nesting season.” Evenhuis and Calderwood, both bee fly experts, identified the bee flies as Paravilla fulvicoma. “Neal explained the life cycle of these bee flies and advised me on the animation,” Quirós said. Deep Look editor and motion graphics expert Kia Simon created the animation of the bee fly larva eating the bee larva.
“How I got interested in producing an episode of Deep Look about bindweed
See BEES, Page 5
By Wally Pearce Winters Elder Day Council
Claude
Rohwerwas born in Sacramento on Monday, Dec. 11, 1933. His family lived in Dixon on a 5-mile stretch on Tremont Road. Claude’s family-owned property on both sides of the road and his grandparents alone owned about 700 acres. Today, Claude’s family continues to own property there.
Claude’s family is very large even today, with a considerable number being cousins. His family is of German heritage and resided in the Dixon area before the establishment of the city of Dixon.
One of his first memories is of his father retrieving rabbits for dinner, which were later slaughtered and processed on their ranch.
Claude’s father, who was an attorney, passed away when Claude was 6 years old. When Claude was 14 years old, his mother taught him how to drive a ranch vehicle and at 16, he was working for a Dixon employer to drive a truck. He said his first vehicle was a 1936 Chevy pickup.
In June 1955, Claude decided to become an attorney after he graduated. Claude said he had several role models growing up, including his brother-in-law Gordon
Shafer, and several others from the law firm where Claude worked for years.
Once Claude began to practice law, he distinguished himself for many years. The following is a summary of his skilled achievements:
Education & Honors, A.B. at UC Berkeley in 1955, J.D. at UC Berkeley Boalt Law School in 1958, Order of the Coif (an honor society for United States law school graduates), Amicus Lex Scholar in 1982,
Professor of the Year, University of Pacific in 1982, Professor Emeritus at McGeorge School.
His professional experience includes:
• 1958–1960: Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, U.S.A.F.
• 1960–1961: Deputy Attorney General, State of California
• 1961–1964: Associate, Downey Brand (Sacramento)
• 1961–2005: Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
• 1965–1967: Partner,
Downey Brand (Sacramento) • 1982–1986: Associate Dean, Graduate and International Programs, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific • 2003–2005: Associate Dean, International Affairs, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.
Claude taught commercial law classes in China, Vietnam, Austria, Poland, Russia, England, Scotland and Sweden. Since 1996, he consulted with the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Trade, writing, and revising the country’s Commercial Law and Civil Code. Claude has also completed similar work in Laos.
He is a co-author of two law school textbooks, “Global Issues in Commercial Law” and “Contracts in a Nutshell (8th edition)” which are bestsellers. The books are primarily for law students or for people studying law for programs such as real estate sales.
On Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, Claude was recognized in the United States House of Representatives Congressional Record for his retirement as Associate Dean of the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law because of his four and a half
California Association of Realtors
Special to the Express Housing affordability in California slid to the lowest level in nearly 16 years as interest rates stayed above 6 percent for the third straight quarter and home prices remained elevated by a shortage of homes on the market, theCalifornia Association of Realtors said today.
Fewer than 1 in 5 (16 percent) home buyers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in second-quarter 2023, down from 19 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and down from 17 percent in the second quarter of 2022, according to C.A.R.’s Traditional Housing Affordability Index (HAI). The second-quarter 2023 figure is less than a third of the affordability index peak high of 56 percent in the first quarter of 2012.
C.A.R.’s HAI measures the percentage of all households that
can afford to purchase a median-priced, single-family home in California. C.A.R. also reports affordability indices for regions and select counties within the state. The index is considered the most fundamental measure of housing well-being for home buyers in the state. A minimum annual income of $208,000 was needed to qualify for the purchase of a $830,620 statewide median-priced, existing single-family home in the second quarter of 2023. The monthly payment, including taxes and insurance (PITI) on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, would be $5,200, assuming a 20 percent down payment and an effective composite interest rate of 6.61 percent.
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The effective composite interest rate was 6.48 percent in first-quarter 2023 and 5.39 percent in second-quarter 2022. With interest rates near a 17-year high and expected to remain elevated for the rest of the year, housing affordability will remain a challenge for many home buyers in the coming months.
The median price of condominiums and townhomes in California declined from a year ago but was up from the previous quarter. As a result, the share of households that could afford a typical condo/townhome in second-quarter 2023 dipped from the 26 percent recorded in the previous quarter but was unchanged from the 25 percent recorded in the second quarter of 2022. An annual income of $160,400 was required to make the monthly payment of $4,010 on the $640,000
median-priced condo/ townhome in the second quarter of 2023. Compared with California, more than a third of the nation’s households could afford to purchase a $402,600 median-priced home, which required a minimum annual income of $100,800 to make monthly payments of $2,520. Nationwide affordability was down from 38 percent a year ago.
Key points from the second-quarter 2023 Housing Affordability report include:
• When compared to the previous quarter, housing affordability declined in 47 counties and remained unchanged in four. Unfortunately, not one single county recorded a quarter-to-quarter improvement in affordability. That said, affordability improved from a year ago in 15 counties, while affordability in eight others remained unchanged. However, on a year-over-year basis, affordability declined in the majority of counties (28).
• Lassen (52 percent) remained the most affordable county in the state, and was the only county to record an af-
fordability index of more than 50 percent in the second quarter of 2023. Siskiyou (39%), Plumas (38%) and Shasta and Tehama (both at 35 percent) followed closely. Together, they were the only five counties to record an affordability index of at least 35 percent, with all five being located in the Far North region. Lassen required the lowest minimum qualifying income ($62,400) of all counties in California to purchase a media-priced home and was the only county in the state with a qualifying income less than $65,000.
• The least affordable counties in California were Mono (5 percent), Santa Barbara (10 percent), San Luis Obispo (11 percent) and Monterey, along with Orange County (both at 12 percent). Each of those counties required a minimum income of at least $216,800 to purchase a median-priced home in that county. San Mateo continued to require the highest
minimum qualifying income ($504,400) to buy a median-priced home in second-quarter 2023 and was the only county with a minimum qualifying income over $500,000. Santa Clara County required the second highest minimum income of $451,200, followed by Marin ($443,600) and San Francisco ($403,600). • Housing affordability declined the most on a year-over-year basis in Kings County, falling seven points in second-quarter 2023. Lake recorded the second biggest drop in affordability, sliding five points below the like quarter of last year, followed closely by Amador and Glenn, with each dropping four points from a year ago. Despite higher household incomes and somewhat lower home prices, elevated mortgage rates continued to be the primary factor keeping the cost of borrowing near all-time highs and affordability in a persistent crunch in most of these counties.
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Last week, some friends invited us to go trailer-camping with them in Fort Bragg. I’ve never tried trailer-camping, if that is the correct term for it, but it sounded like a good way to spend a long weekend. I checked the weather in Fort Bragg, found a trailer rental company in Dixon, and told our friends we were good to go. Our son, smarter than his father, told me to rent a trailer in Fort Bragg, but I couldn’t find one within 75 miles, so I kept the reservation in Dixon for a small 15-foot trailer. I have a Tacoma pickup, so I wasn’t worried about getting the trailer to Fort Bragg, and one of the many benefits of working with apricots and peaches in my youth is the ability to back up a trailer.
With three campsites, almost together, we spent a lot of time
around a fire pit and eating a lot of good food and drinking a little wine. We spent one day wine tasting and an afternoon on the local golf course, but most of the time was spent eating and talking. Our campsite was pretty Spartan compared to the other two. They both had fire pits, one site had a large carpet under the picnic table, along with a nice outdoor stove. Both of their trailers were nicer than our rental, which was to be expected. This wasn’t their first adventure on the open road.
We spent one evening in Mendocino with reservations at a nice Italian restaurant. We weren’t alone while walking down side streets to the restaurant. The joke is that there are too many tourists around when you are visiting new places. Like Yogi
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Looking for garden volunteers
I have enjoyed volunteering to make the garden at the post office a place in which we can all take pride. However, the job is too big and it’s time to pass the baton. So many people have had a hand in its creation for which I am very thankful. If you love gardening and have time (and a few friends to assist), this is a joyful project. Feel free to connect with me if you have questions.
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ARIES (Mar 21/Apr 20) Do not fight your emotions over the next few days, Aries. You need to embrace your feelings or you might not grow in your relationships. Show everyone the true you.
TAURUS (Apr 21/May 21) Taurus, capture all of your great ideas on paper or in digital form to refer to later on. You’re feeling creative right now, and soon you can turn this into projects that have legs.
GEMINI (May 22/Jun 21) Time isn’t on your side right now, Gemini. You may wonder how you can add hours to the day, but you must make due with the time you have.
CANCER (Jun 22/Jul 22) Cancer, you are seemingly more irresistible than ever before and you’re not quite sure what to do about this newfound attention. You may want to retreat, but enjoy the limelight.
LEO (Jul 23/Aug 23) Leo, roll with whatever energy you feel coming off of the people around you. If everyone is subdued, then take that cue. If others are revved up, then you will want to light your own fire.
VIRGO (Aug 24/Sept 22) Hush your inner critic, Virgo. You are doing the best possible job you can at this time. You’re simply too hard on yourself and you need to cut yourself some slack.
LIBRA (Sept 23/Oct 23) People do not operate as efficiently when they are running on fumes caused by stress, Libra. It’s time to slow down and let others handle things for a change.
SCORPIO (Oct 24/Nov 22) Scorpio, lately you have taken on the role of project manager and it fits you perfectly. Even though you’re juggling multiple tasks and details, somehow things will work out fine.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23/Dec 21) You’re usually content being the world explorer, Sagittarius. However, lately you find the most comfort sticking closer to home. Do whatever makes you happy.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22/Jan 20) Capricorn, fantasy keeps moving closer to reality for you this week. Don’t count out any of those dreams you have been having as they may be inspiration for new plans.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21/Feb 18) You cannot help being unusually focused on all of the little details, Aquarius. It could be a way to quiet your mind, which has been running nonstop for a few weeks.
PISCES (Feb 19/Mar 20) This could be your chance to indulge a little more, Pisces. Whether it’s a big purchase or a night out on the town, do not resist the opportunity to get out and have fun.
Summertime is a great time to adopt a cat or a dog — and there are numerous pet-adoption and rescue organizations where you can to find a wonderful new best friend.
But where can you locate the cat or dog that is just right for you? Let me tell you about two great places to find your new furry companion: The Yolo County SPCA in Davis and SOCKs (Save Our Cats and Kittens) in Dixon.
Both the SPCA and SOCKs have all of their dogs and cats fostered in real homes, in a calm environment, where their personality and true behaviors can be seen. The people at the SPCA in Davis and at SOCKs in Dixon can tell you if a dog or cat is quiet or rambunctious, if it plays well with other cats or dogs, if it is good with kids, and if loves to sit on your lap or is a bit more independent and aloof. They can tell you if a dog is well trained or not,
and if a cat is active and vocal, or quiet as a ghost. Knowing all this information makes it so much easier for you to choose the perfect pet!
The Yolo County SPCA operates in Davis, and often has as many as 25 dogs and cats waiting for you in foster homes. All their animals have had medical care and are spayed or neutered. I worked for the SPCA in Davis for years as an adoption placement specialist, and foster parent. I have had many SPCA rescue dogs and cats over the years, including my current dog, Jackson. At the Davis SPCA, you can become matched with a fully trained, well-mannered dog or wonderful adult cat, or
perhaps find a puppy or kitten. Their staff will help you find a perfect fit. Photos of their dogs and cats are available on their website.
You can meet the SPCA dogs and cats in person in Davis at a public adoption event this month.
Cats and dogs will be available for you to see and cuddle on Saturday, Aug. 26, at the PETCO in Davis, 1341 West Covell Blvd. (Marketplace Shopping Center) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit the Yolo SPCA at www. facebook/YoloCounty SPCA, and see photos of their available pets at their website: yolo SPCA.org.
SOCKs is a cat and kitten rescue operation opened three years ago in Dixon by my friends Tracy and Mike Traum.
SOCKs takes in needy felines from Sacramento to Vallejo. Tracy and Mike also rescue cats and kittens from high-kill shelters from many other counties in California.
The Traums are an amazing wife and husband who devote a considerable part of each day to the numerous rescued cats at their home. They provide medical care, spaying and neutering, socialization, litter box training and hours and hours of personalized loving affection for each cat in their care.
Tracy and Mike have many kittens, along with young cats and adult cats — they often have 20 kittens and cats at their home, and in foster homes with human friends they trust.
You can learn more about SOCKs and see photos of their cats and kittens at their Facebook page. Contact Tracy and Mike
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On Friday, Aug. 19, 1988, Senior Citizen’s Day (SCD) was created by President Ronald Reagan, when he signed Proclamation No. 5847, marking Aug. 21 as the day senior citizens will be celebrated: “Throughout our history, older people have achieved much for our families, our communities, and our country.”
President Regan signed the law to honor older Americans and their achievements while looking to ensure a safe, secure future in which society could meet the specific needs of our senior citizens to lead lives of support, independence, and dignity. Today, more adults older than 60 exist than there are children younger than 5.
Senior citizens store a lifespan of knowledge. They’ve survived many societal adversities, like, the Spanish Flu Pandemic, the Great Depression, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, post-Cold War conflicts, countercultural movements, political assassinations, landing on the moon, bell-bottom pants, miniskirts, Great Recession, the Holocaust, even COVID-19. They’ve got a lot to teach us about change, challenges and life’s adversity.
The 2023 theme for Senior Citizen’s Day is “Aging Unbound.” The subject offers an opportunity to explore diverse aging experiences and discuss how urban and rural communities — like the City of Winters — can combat unfortunate stereotypes. Negative division against a social group, like senior citizens, creates harm when directed toward individuals because of their group membership.
Sadly, bias against senior citizens is embedded in our culture, unfortunately. We often don’t even notice when it happens, because …the term senior citizen is a common euphemism applied for an old person, maybe a even retiree. Senior citizens are frequently depicted as weak, unattractive, and even senile, so they’re often marginalized, being of no importance to present conditions.
Yet, some people say “age is like fine wine,” it improves over time, and that’s a profound truth about personal growth and worth.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-P) defines “senior citizen” as age 60. However, Medicare describes age 65; as a “senior citizen.” The Social Security Administration asserts that retirees receive 70 percent of full benefits at age 62, 100 percent at age 67, and 124 percent at age 70.
These age considerations might be young by modern-day paradigms, because in today’s America, the
average life expectancy is at least 80 years, with about 24 percent living to the age of 90, while one in 5,000 live to be 100 or older. The intent of Senior Citizen’s Day is to raise awareness of condition(s) throughout the aging process and increase awareness on matters such as abuse, deteriorating physical/mental health care, disability, ageism, and even financial insecurity.
Senior Citizen’s Day also prompts federal, state, and local governments to help senior citizens, not just ignore their presence, and to respect the end of preventable hunger and poverty many face each day.
Although President Reagan declared the anniversary — prior to 1988, many observed Aug. 14 as Senior Citizen’s Day — because it was the day in 1935 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. To pay for the Act, Social Security activated tax collections in 1937 with the first monthly benefits beginning in January 1940. Although the average life expectancy in 2023 is 80 years of age, in 1935 a person’s typical lifespan was around 65.
Social Security introduced a strong social insurance network designed to pay retired workers aged 65 and older, a monthly income after retirement. Social Security created other programs that formed the basis for the government’s role in providing income security, specifically; Retirement, Disability, Spouse’s/Dependent Children, Survivor Benefits, and Medicare. Even post-retirement, many senior citizens stay active in our public workforce and volunteer in our communities. They do housework, home maintenance, and yardwork, not just for themselves, but for others. They frequently provide free transportation, run errands, offer emotional support and friendship, and look in on a house-bound friend to ensure that everything’s alright. They contribute heavily to improving our society. For what they’ve accomplished, achieved, and shared, they deserve our sincere gratitude, respect, and dignity.
Although Senior Citizen Day is an annual set-aside date, every day — we should take pride in, and rejoice, in the people who’re part of the fastest-growing demographic in the United States including our own community, for who they are, for all they’ve realized, and continue to provide us.
On Monday, Aug. 21, please join the Winters Elder Day Council as we celebrate Senior Citizens Day and let our trailblazers know how much we value, respect, and support them. We assert that age is just a number and not directly defining.
On Saturday, Aug. 12, the Winters High School football team kicked off its 2023 season with a scrimmage at Pierce High School, where they went head-tohead against both Pierce and Willows High Schools’ teams.
“On paper, this is one of the best teams that we have had in a long time, so I was very excited to finally get out there and compete against someone other than ourselves,” said varsity head coach and WHS athletic director Daniel Ward.
Offensively the Warriors made 13 touchdowns and 12 plays where players were able to cover 20 or more yards in a total of 40 plays throughout the scrimmages. Gio Jimenez, Jesse Madsen, Colton Brown and Lane Brown all stood out offensively.
Jimenez is a multi-talented player who thrives on both the offensive and
defensive sides of the ball.
“Gio ran the ball extremely well on Saturday, but was even more impressive on defense where it seemed like he was in on every tackle,” said Ward.
Lane Brown and Colton Brown are going to be a fun duo to watch this season. Their siblinghood has given them an advantage in plays in being able to better predict each other. Lane Brown scored five touchdowns, three receiving, and two rushings, and has been a great addition to the varsity team despite only being a sophomore. Colton Brown
is the starting quarterback for the Warriors and came out strong with only two incomplete throws and seven touchdown passes.
“I don’t know if I have ever seen a player come as far as he has this offseason. He has grown so much as a passer and a leader this offseason. I can’t wait to see what he accomplishes this fall,” said Ward.
Robert Maggenti and Cam Higgins also proved themselves to be players to watch on the offensive line. Maggenti and Higgins put up a wall and continuously made exceptional blocks to
They battled through injuries, horrendous officiating and stifling heat in the Young Gymnasium, but the Showtimers basketball squad managed to win their third championship in the Winters men’s basketball league.
After months of battling it out with the other teams on Sunday afternoon, the Showtimers stood
turret bees was that Rachel Vannette told me about these bees in 2021,” Quirós related.
“Rachel told me that Shawn Christensen, a doctoral student in her lab, was studying their pollen. Later, I saw on the Native Bees Facebook group, the videos that James Carey had recorded of bee flies dropping their eggs into the nests of bindweed turret bees in Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, in the Santa Monica Mountains. I hadn’t known about bee flies until I saw his videos.”
“I became interested in trying to film a video about the interactions between bee flies and bindweed turret bees. I contacted Shawn Christensen in January of this year, and Shawn and I started checking in regularly to figure out when the bindweed bees would emerge. When they finally did come out in large numbers — they were later this year than usual — we were, luckily, ready to jump into action and film an episode.”
Quirós credited
Paul Havemann, manager at the UC Davis Natural Reserve System, as instrumental in finding the filming location. “On a Sunday in early June, he clambered up the mountain at Stebbins to show me where the bees had emerged. On the way out, he told me he’d show me a parking lot where they also had emerged. The parking lot turned out to be a perfect filming location. It is very accessible and there were plenty of bees. We didn’t need to haul our gear up the mountain.”
About 70 percent of the world’s bee species are ground-nesting. “Females tire-
toe-to-toe with the B&D Geerts Trashbags in the championship game on Sunday, July 9.
The Trashbags were on an unprecedented five-game winning streak heading into the championship, stinking up the gym with their suffocating defense and a potently rank offense.
However, the triedand-true Showtimers showed their championship caliber on the court with an
unstoppable flood of offense and near-telepathic team chemistry. While the starting five on the team did what they could, the Showtimers’ bench made a big difference in the game, showing up to play and sinking three-pointer after three-pointer to relieve the starters of the offensive burden. When the clock hit all zeros, the Showtimers proved themselves to be champions of the league once again.
create gaps that are critical in gaining yardage. The Warriors’ defense held its own and made tackles against players who had an advantage in terms of stature. While Winters may not have the size of other teams they make up for it in speed and strength.
Nathen Figueroa and Danny Sanchez were all over the field and dominated the line of scrimmage.
While these seven players made a significant impact during the scrimmage, the biggest surprise was newcomer Sebastian Rodriguez. Rodriguez touched the ball five times and was able to turn each opportunity into a touchdown — three rushing touchdowns, and two receiving touchdowns of 30 yards each.
“I knew he was a great athlete and a great soccer player but to see him transfer that to the football field so quickly is pretty special. He has put a lot of work in in the offseason learning,
plays, formations and techniques and that definitely showed on Saturday, “ said Ward.
The Warriors showed just a glimpse of what they are capable of during the scrimmage but there is still a lot of work to do before they face off against the Dixon Rams, especially after losing Elijah Mayes who is a critical player in the offensive line to an injury.
“I’m glad we still have two weeks before our first game and I am hoping for some good news in the next couple days and hoping to get at least some of my injured players back for our first home game,” said Ward.
The Warriors will face the Dixon Rams with a homefield advantage on Friday, Aug. 25. The junior varsity game will begin at 5:30 p.m. and varsity will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Come out and support the athletes as they go head-to-head against their biggest rival.
lessly scoop earth with their mandibles, softening it by dousing it with nectar they collected earlier,” Deep Look related. “They work side by side, but each is /queen/ of her own castle.”
More than 4,000 species of bee flies comprise the family Bombyliidae. “How do you tell a bee fly from a bee?” Deep Look asked. “Even though bee flies have hairy bodies like bees, if you look closely, you can tell them apart. Bee flies have big eyes that cover a large area of their heads. And bee flies’ antennae are short compared to bees’ antennae.”
Viewers are raving about the video with such online comments as:
“The camera work is nothing short of amazing. Great job!” (Cassidy’s photography equipment included a 100mm and 65mm macro lenses and a probe lens, a wide angle macro lens.)
“Love the pollen pants, and I felt so bad for the bees whose hard work was spoiled by those pesky bee flies.”
“This channel truly deserves much more recognition than it has, the amount of information and clear footage is marvelous.”
“Thanks. It’s not often I see a good short video on a native bee species or any native pollinator for that matter.”
Christensen, a member of the UC Davis Microbiology Gradu-
ate Group and anticipating his doctorate in the spring of 2024, is an evolutionary biologist turned microbiologist. Christensen also researches other
native bees, including Melissodes and Colletes
Vannette focuses her research on the chemical and microbial ecology of plant-pollinator interactions and how microbes influence plant defense and resistance against insect pests. On its website, the Vannette lab is described as “a team of entomologists, microbiologists, chemical ecologists, and community ecologists trying to understand how microbial
communities affect plants and insects — sometimes other organisms, too. We often study microbial communities in flowers, on insects or in soil. We rely on natural history observations, and use techniques from chemical ecology, microbial ecology and community ecology. In some cases, we study applied problems with an immediate application including pathogen control or how to support pollinators.”
Sebastian Rodriguez, a Winters High School junior, is Pisani’s Athlete of the Week. Rodriguez was the talk of the scrimmage as a first-year player on the varsity football team. He was unstoppable and played a great defensive game. He made five touchdowns of 30 yards each. “I knew he was a great athlete and a great soccer player, but to see him transfer that to the football field so quickly is pretty special. He has put a lot of work in the offseason learning, plays, formations and techniques and that definitely showed on Saturday,” said head coach Daniel Ward.
“On paper, this is one of the best teams that we have had in a long time so I was very excited to finally get out there and compete against someone other than ourselves.”
Daniel Ward , varsity head coach and WHS athletic directorCourtesy photo Showtimers, from left, Sam Newman, David Damey, Niko Tovar, Cesar Ramirez, Juan Tovar, Kevin Hyde, John Botro, Gerardo Aguilera, Mike Tomelloso and Henry Nicholson take Winters men's basketball league championship for their third time. Courtesy photo
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The Winters Downtown Business Association is hosting free music for the community in downtown Winters on Thursdays and Fridays this month.
Inspired by the Winters Friends of the Library’s July Summer Concerts at the Gazebo musical events, Winters DBA expands the musical opportunity and is providing a summer concert series for the rest of the month in Rotary Park and downtown Main Street.
The Rotary Club of Winters is the designated nonprofit that will benefit from the August summer concert lineup.
Winters DBA is also continuing its Friday Night Main Street musical concerts on Friday evenings. All musical events in August are from 7 to 9 p.m.
This month’s lineup includes:
• Aug. 17: Katalysst (progressive folk rock)
• Aug. 18: Mandolin Manny (bluegrass)
• Aug. 24: Custom Neon (classic rock)
• Aug. 25: HeyNows@ (traditional rock)
• Aug. 31: Chicken & Dumplings (acoustic blues)
For more information, see the events calendar at online at discoverwin ters.com/events.
Local students make Dean’s List
Express staff
More than 10,500 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester.
UMGC announced that more than 10,500 students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Among them included Winters residents Andrew Gibson, Amber Korob and Victor Quinonez. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.
UMGC was founded more than 75 years ago specifically to serve the higher education needs of working adults and military service members. Today, UMGC is the largest provider of postsecondary education in Maryland and continues its global tradition with online and hybrid courses, more than 175 classroom and service locations worldwide, and more than 125 degrees and certificates backed by the reputation of a state university and the University System of Maryland. For more information, visit umgc.edu.
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decades of service as a law professor. If a young person were to seek advice from Claude about living a good life, he would say, “…live the life you chose and do it the best you can.”
Claude was married to his wife Lynn Louise Rohwer for 26 years until her passing in 2013. In 2003, Lynn retired to devote more time to her growing family and her other passions in life: rescuing abandoned animals, quilting, gardening, reading, and cheering on her beloved Sacramento Kings and Oakland A’s. Lynn and Claude were the proud parents of eight children (whom Lynn nicknamed the “Big Eight”).
Claude has 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Claude said he would like to be remembered for his children and that they are safe and doing well. We owe a great
Express staff Jennifer Gold man, D.D.S and Amy Thu Tran, D.D.S. pres ent “The SpongeBob Musical” at the Woodland Opera House, 340 Second St. in Woodland, now to Aug. 27.
Get ready to dive into the un derwater world of Bikini Bottom as “The SpongeBob Musical” comes to the Woodland Opera House this summer. Based on the beloved Nickelodeon animated series, this musical adaptation brings all your favorite characters to life in a colorful and vibrant production that’s perfect for the whole family.
Featuring a catchy original score by a team of renowned musicians, including David Bowie, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, and John Legend, “The SpongeBob Musical” follows the lovable pineapple-dweller, SpongeBob SquarePants and his best friend Patrick Star on a quest to save their hometown
from
de- struction. Along the way, they encounter a cast of zany characters, including the scheming Plankton, the karate-chopping Sandy Cheeks, and the greedy businessman Mr. Krabs.
The show has been praised by critics for its high-energy performances, imaginative staging, and infectious humor. With a talented cast of performers and stunning visual effects, “The SpongeBob Musical” brings the beloved cartoon to life in a way that’s sure to delight all ages.
Performances are
set for Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seating is reserved, ticket prices are $20 for Adults, $18 Seniors (62 years and older), and $10 for Children under 17. Balcony pricing is Adults at $12 and Children at $7. Purchase tickets online at www.WoodlandOperaHouse.Org and at the box office 530-666-9617. Located at 340 Second St., box office hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
Content Advisory: The SpongeBob Musical is a family-friendly production featuring mild language, cartoonish violence, and positive themes of friendship and perseverance, but beware, it may not be suitable for crusty old barnacles and crabby fish who hate to laugh and have fun.
debt of gratitude to those like Claude who spent most of their lives giving so much so Global interests can be better for Claude’s presence. We can repay them by remembering what they did and what they stand for.
Claude is a vital skylight in our history, and we gratefully thank him for improving our lives and international societies.
See all eight 2023 Elder Day honorees at https://tinyurl. com/bddftxvx.
by email at socksdixon@gmail.com or visit them on Facebook at www.facebook/dixonSocks.
And please note that in addition to the SPCA and SOCKs, there are many other cat and dog rescue services in our region, including Hearts For Paws, Rotts of Friends, 4-Paws Pet Rescue, Yolo County Spay and Neuter Group, Friends of Yolo County Animals, Solano Kitten Network, PAWS, Field of Dreams, and the Yolo County Animal Shelter.
If you are ready to adopt a dog or a cat, contact the SPCA in Davis or SOCKs in
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Berra said, “No one goes there anymore, it is too crowded.” Did I mention that the weather was great, in the 60s and 70s?
Driving from Highway 101 to Fort Bragg isn’t for those in a hurry. There is a stretch of about 12 miles where every turn is marked as 10 miles per hour. I learned to pull over at almost every turnout and let the few cars
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on the road with us pass by. There were times when I would look around and realize that we were the only ones on the road. It was especially nice when we were going through the redwoods and I didn’t feel the need to keep up a faster pace. When I told people we were heading to Fort Bragg, I was surprised at how many Winters residents have vacation homes there, or also camp on the coast on a regular basis. It took around four-and-a-half hours hours to drive each way and I was told that there isn’t an easy way to get there and back. We took Highway 505 to 80, to 37 and then 101 to 128 that turns into Highway 1. Let me know if there is a better route. Overall it was an enjoyable weekend, quiet, great conversations, cool weather and relaxing. The other campers planned to stay for 10 days, which seemed too long to me, but three nights wasn’t enough. They invited us to join them next year and I’m thinking a week might be the right compromise. I’ll start looking for trail-
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er rentals on the coast. Someone mentioned that I should be able to find a company that will drop off the trailer at the campsite. Now, that would be roughing it.
My brothers and I have lunch about once a month, and this month we ended up at the Putah Creek Café. We eat early because the restaurants in Winters get too crowded around lunchtime. We were early enough for breakfast, which was fine with me. When brother John got up to use the restroom, Jim and I decided that it was John’s turn to buy. Surprisingly, it worked.
We were talking about how Winters has changed since we were kids. When we went to Myrna’s Coffee Shop, it took up half the space of the café and didn’t have outside seating. Myrna’s also had a pinball machine and better pie, which she made herself.
I’m not ready to say we have too many tourists because a full downtown makes me feel good about our future. Nothing stays the same for long. Have a good week.
