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Winters third grade move from Waggoner to Rominger proposed to school board trustees By Crystal Apilado Assistant Editor
By Matthew Keys
On Friday, Jan. 25 Todd Cutler, Winters Joint Unified School District Superintendent, sent home a letter to parents informing them that he had made a recommendation to the school board to move the third grade from Waggoner Elementary to Shirley Rominger Intermediate school starting in the 20192020 school year. Cutler proposed the move to trustees as an informational item at the Jan. 17 school board meeting. He shared that the topic first came up in October 2016 and was again discussed in 2017. He said at the time the move was not financially possible, but with the passing of Measure P and the improvements being made at Winters High School three of the portable classrooms would be transported to Rominger. The final goal is to eventually utilize developer monies from upcoming housing projects to fund the construction of a new three classroom wing at Rominger. In the meantime, the portables will serve a purpose on campus
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Third grade classes could be moved from Waggoner Elementary School to Shirley Rominger Intermediate if the school board accepts Todd Cutler’s recommendation. The proposed move is intended to alleviate traffic problems and reduce classroom sizes. and help to alleviate an influx of students at Waggoner. “This will help to lessen traffic,” said Cutler. “TK (Transitional Kindergarten) through second is truly about setting the foundation of learning. Third through fifth is taking the foundation of learning and expanding students growth.” Trustees asked many questions of the proposi-
tion regarding school related topics including food services, student transportation and placement of the portables on the Rominger campus. Cutler answered in stride that many internal discussions are being made regarding the different departments and programs offered at the Winters Elementary School campuses and that changes are being made based
off of them. In terms of student transportation Cutler said they’ll have to make adjustments of when certain grades are dropped off and let out and administration would be taking a look at the logistics of how to get it done. “When we think about a change there is always a challenge,” said Cutler. Trustee Rudolph
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Government shutdown nearly ended Winters Healthcare construction project After the USDA closed their offices during the shutdown, there wasn't anyone to process a $6.75 million loan granted to Winters Healthcare for the community facility construction project. By Matthew Keys Staff Writer
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Winters Police now has parking citation forms
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City inspector Gene Ashdown visits the facility’s construction site. When city officials and other dignitaries gathered near a dirt patch off East Grant Avenue in the middle of a rainstorm last November, they did so with eager anticipation at the groundbreaking of a world-class healthcare facility that sought to bring together many of the region’s non-profit healthcare services under one roof. Mixed in with the accolades from city and state politicians, many of whom were eager to capitalize on the success of securing financial funding to make the new blockbuster Winters Healthcare campus a reality, came the
cautionary tale from Winters Healthcare Executive Director Christopher Kelsch of the challenges the non-profit organization has encountered over the last 20 years in bringing quality, affordable healthcare to residents of Winters and rural Yolo County regardless of their ability to pay. Some of those challenges were eased when Winters Healthcare secured a multi-million dollar loan from the federal government to build the facility. But as the rain fell on the crowd that day, a political storm was brewing 3,000 miles away in the nation’s capital
that threatened to bring the construction project to a halt. While the government struggled through what eventually became the longest-ever suspension of federal agencies and services in American history, most of the attention focused on the 800,000 government workers who were forced to work without pay or ordered to stay home. Little was made of the sub-contractors who felt their paychecks were all but guaranteed through construction projects that were backed by loans earmarked
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The Winters Police Department is almost ready to begin handing out parking citations to drivers who are in violation of various city ordinances related to parking time limits and other offenses. Last week, Winters Police Chief John Miller confirmed the agency now has parking citation forms to issue to drivers as part of enforcement measures green-lit by city officials. In November, the Winters City Council approved a $30 fine for most parking-related violations. Drivers who park in spots marked for disabled individuals without the proper permit will receive a $336 fine, while those who remove parking enforcement marks made by community services officers will be forced to fork over $60. The citation slip also includes fines for drivers who are missing a license plate or registration stickers. Both fines are $30, but are reduced to $10 with proof of correction. Miller said the police department will start enforcing timed parking rules as soon as the public works department has finished installing signs throughout the downtown area. “The biggest message we are trying to get out is this parking enforcement is being undertaken to discourage the long-term parkers that clog the parking in the downtown area, many of which are the employees of the businesses and restaurants, and free up parking for [customers],” Miller wrote in an email. Miller encouraged people who park long-term in the downtown area to park in lots that have no time limit, including a lot on the corner of Main St. and Railroad Ave. near Steady Eddy’s. “If they do this, they won’t have to worry about receiving a citation,” Miller said.
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Jan. 10: 10:04 p.m., medical aid, 200 block of Creekside Way Jan. 11: 10:04 a.m., medical aid, 1000 block of McArthur Avenue. ~9:09 p.m., medical aid, 90 block of Owings Court. ~9:10 p.m., medical aid, First block of Main Street. Jan. 12: 1:10 p.m., fire alarm, 400 block of Morgan Street. Jan. 13: 4:57 a.m., medical aid, 400 block of Morgan Street. ~4:02 p.m., medical aid, 200 block of Wildrose Lane. ~4:18 p.m., medical aid, 600 block of First Street. Jan. 14: 2:14 p.m., medical aid, Winters Road/Putah Creek Road. Jan. 15: 11:28 a.m., investigation (arching power lines), Russell Boulevard/ Shams Way. Jan. 16: 2:37 p.m., medical aid, 100 block Liwai Village Court. ~9:10 p.m., public assist, Foxglove Circle/Ivy Loop. ~10:11 p.m., public assist, 600 block of Snapdragon Street. ~10:15 p.m., public assist, 600 block of Ficus Way. Jan. 17: 1:58 a.m., vehicle accident, CR 89/CR 28. ~7:02 p.m., medical aid, 100 block of Purtell Court. Jan. 18: 9:21 a.m., medical aid, 400 block of Anderson Avenue. Jan. 19: 9:41 p.m., medical aid, 20 block of E. Abbey Street. ~10:12 p.m., medical aid, 900 block of Ireland Street. Jan. 20: 11:08 a.m., medical aid, First block of Main Street. ~5:13 p.m., medical aid, Highway 128. Jan. 21: 11:25 a.m., medical aid, Highway 128. ~2:12 p.m., vehicle fire, Russell Boulevard/Carmelo Way. Jan. 22: 1:50 a.m., medical aid, 1000 block of Kennedy Drive. See wintersexpress. com/public-safety/
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Jan. 16: Unk, first block of Main Street, theft. Jan. 17: 7 a.m., 900 block of Kennedy Drive, vandalism. Jan. 18: 8:12 p.m., Michael Owen Rothacker, 55, a transient was arrested on a Winters Police Department bench warrant charging him with failure to appear on previous charge of possessing controlled substance paraphernalia. Rothacker was booked and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration. Jan. 19: Bluehawk Gonzales, 33, of Woodland was arrested on eight Solano County Sheriff bench warrants charging him with failure to appear on previous charge of violating a court order to prevent domestic violence; failure to appear on previous charges of four counts of domestic violence; failure to appear on previous charge of theft; failure to appear on previous charges of possessing a controlled substance, possessing controlled substance paraphernalia, and possessing stolen property; failure to appear on previous charges of theft, possessing burglary tools and possessing controlled substance paraphernalia; failure to appear on previous charge of theft; failure to appear on previous charges of possessing a controlled substance, possessing controlled substance paraphernalia, two counts of burglary and theft; and failure to appear on previous charge of theft. Gonzales was booked and transported to Yolo County Jail for incarceration. Jan. 21: 11:03 p.m., first block of Main Street, commercial audible alarm. Jan. 22: 11:24 a.m., Sabrina Anne Kase, 37, of Winters was issued a notice to appear in court for driving with a suspended/ revoked driver’s license. ~ 4:45 p.m., 100 block of Riverview Court, theft.
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At the city council meeting Tuesday evening, steps were taken toward establishment of a Little League ball park at the west end of the city park as recreation commissioners Ralph Norfolk, Eugene Gale and Phil Snow presented their plan for the development. Five candidates are seeking election to three seats on the school board at the April 29 election. George Crum and Antonio M. Martin are running for the Wolfskill District seat; Incumbent Andy Danzero and Russell Pleasants are running for the Olive-Pleasants Valley seat, and Shirley Rominger is running unopposed for the Union District seat. Winters Cub Scout Pack 125 held its annual pinewood derby February 18 with Danny Rominger taking first place. Tim Geerts placed second, Alan Skinner, third and Timmy Smyth, fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Amelio Garcia, of Winters, are the parents of a daughter, born in the Davis Community Hospital February 15, 1969. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rodarte, of Winters, are the parents of a son, born February 17, 1969 in the Yolo General Hospital, Woodland.
The Winters High School Board of Trustees vote Monday night to call for election to vote on a pro posed $175,000 bond issue to construct a multi-purpose building at the school. Glen Stalker, director in charge of membership relations for the California Almond Growers Exchange warned at a meeting at the Masonic Hall Friday night, that the skyrocketing price of cocoa beans could bring about the end of the nickel candy bar. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dozier of Winters are the parents of a daughter Anna Sue, born in the Woodland Clinic Hospital February 13, 1954. The three councilmen whose terms expire this year, George Davidson Phil Latona, and Jim West; have picked up petitions, as has George Duke. The election is April 13. Bill Duncan, a member of the Winters Recreation Commission, will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the Winters Lions Club Monday evening at the Country Club at 7 p.m. A building permit was issued to Oran W. Burrow to construct a three bedroom house on Third Street.
The F. L. Demaree house in Apricot district in the hills north-west of town was burned to the ground Wednesday afternoon in flames of unknown origin. Mrs. Herbert Laycock entertained the pupils of the Pleasants Valley school and their teacher, Mrs. T. R. Pleasants, at a Valentine party Monday in the Laycock home in Pleasant Valley. At a meeting of the Fortnightly book section Tuesday, Mrs. H. R. Brinck will review “And Tell of Time,” by Laura Krey, and Mrs. J. W. Lamme will review, “With Malice Toward Some,” by Margaret Halsey. A reorganization of the local Red Cross Chapter was effected Wednesday night, with C. P. Culton named chairman. Miss Mae Holmes, Sacramento Junior College student, spent the weekend holiday at home. The rural fire truck of the Winters Fire District will be laid up for repairs for two weeks beginning Monday. Fire Chief Francis McGarr has made arrangements with another unit to handle any emergencies. Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Heron and children Mary Jane and Jimmy of San Francisco, were guests Sunday at the L. M. Ireland home.
A meeting for the purpose of perfecting an organization of farmers and all tillers of the soil will be held at Winters next Tuesday at 2 o’clock. S.M.Warder has secured that fine allaround purpose stallion, “General,” and will make the season of 1904 with him at Winters. The expected death of Mrs. Esther Austin, 81, occurred Wednesday, February 17, at the home of J. C. Strickland in Pleasants Valley. Saturday evening a number of George Dalton’s friends happily surprised him at his home, and a party was held in his honor. The Presbyterian church of Winters has probably never been the scene of a more interesting ceremony than that which characterized the wedding there Wednesday which made Miss Maude Estelle Culton the wife of Neil A. MacArthur. Since last report the rainfall has been 2.50, which, added to the previous amount, gives a total of 11.35 for the season. Yosolano Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was instituted in Winters Saturday night. Sixty women signed the petition for a local chapter and at the organizational meeting, Mrs. J. B. Griffin was elected matron.
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WAGGONER Continued from Page 1 Muldong asked if the placements of the portables would allow them to be included and secured in the event of a school lock down. President Rob Warren and Trustee Carrie Green also chimed in with questions regarding the quality and usability of the portables considering previous discussions that portables at WHS mentioned they were outdated. Parents of Winters students also questioned the safety and usability of the portables at the Winters Combined PTA meeting on Jan. 22 where Cutler made a presentation on the topic. Cutler said the portables that are unusable will be demolished. The portables they intend to move to Rominger are in good condition and must first go through an inspection and approval process of the Division of the State Architect. The DSA provides accessibility and structural safety building codes and the design and construction oversight for K–12 schools and community colleges throughout the state of California. “Everything we do has to go through the State Architect,” said Cutler. “Everything has to meet up to their requirements so everything is safe.” At the School Board meeting WES staff, community members and parents shared concerns in moving third grade to Rominger. Nan Williams, a WES Science Teacher, voiced the importance of making sure adjustments included contracts for teachers and staff involved with special programs at WES. Williams said currently Kindergarten through third grade is one contract and fourth through fifth grade is a separate one. Justine Luna and Rachel Skinner, both Waggoner teachers, voiced concerns over the amount of testing currently being done at Rominger as not appropriate for third graders. Skinner also shared that as a parent she felt the pressure of the levels of testing at Rominger was more mature than what third graders were emotionally ready for. “There’s a lot of tests and I see that my fifth grader takes many more tests than my third graders do,” said Skinner. “They’re little. They’re still eight.” WES Principal Greg Moffitt said administrators are having conversations with staff and bringing their input to the school district administrators to make sure thoughtfulness of what each grade level needs and what they’re able to do is
being considered. He also addressed the testing concerns. “To echo the concerns, we’re giving a lot of assessments because we don’t know which will give us the best data,” said Moffitt. “We have to try it to see what will give us the best go. We got it wrong with some of the testing. We can’t do it all in the same timeline. Some tests are not the tests that we want to give next year, but we don’t know that until we try it. While we bring all the data about the data to CAIT, those decision will be made regardless of whether third grade is at Rominger or not.” Another concern brought up revolved around after school child care. At the school board meeting Cheryl Moore, a Tree House Children’s Center co-owner and administrator, voiced concerns that families with children at Rominger already are facing problems in not having access to enough after school program opportunities and that adding more kids to the campus is adding to the problem. She also noted the trip from Rominger to their facility was too far for 8 and 9-yearold students to make on their own. Parents echoed the same concerns at the Winters PTA meeting and requested the school district consider creating safe routes to school to be distributed to families. WES Assistant Principal Tecera Philbrook ensured the student’s safety is being considered in the discussions. At the Winters PTA meeting Cutler and Moffitt shared information that two separate administrators would be assigned to each school along with the addition of separate site councils and leadership teams. Cutler said they want to have a principal at each site and a balanced number of students. “This plan allows for growth. It will free up spaces here at Waggoner and plan for any future growth at Rominger,” said Moffitt. “At the same time it benefits the kids and teachers that we already have.” Philbrook said that previously there had been two separate principals at each of the WES sites. In an email to the Express Moffitt confirmed there had been a principal for Waggoner and a principal for Rominger, and before Rominger opened in 2002 there was a principal and assistant principal at Waggoner. Philbrook noted at the time of its opening, all of the classrooms at Rominger were filled with both fourth and fifth grade students. Currently, both grades do not fill all of the classrooms and the music, science and
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after school programs are utilizing the unused classrooms. At the Winters PTA meeting Moffitt told attendees that separating the two sites and assigning two separate administrators will ensure the students will be really known individually and cared for. Cutler said research has shown that schools with less transition are better in the long run for students. “We believe if this is the right thing to do right now, why wait? Being there longer at Rominger will help to build upon the culture at the school,” said Cutler. Moffitt shared there is a maturity growth seen as students go from second to third grade. He said bringing third grade up will allow an opportunity to have conversations about school wide leadership with them at Rominger that cannot happen at Waggoner because the younger students below third grade are not ready for them. Both Cutler and Moffitt commented on the importance of supporting staff through the changes and allowing collaboration. In the letter sent home Cutler told WES families that if the school board takes action to approve the proposed move he will recommend that Moffitt serve as the Rominger principal starting next year. “I believe Greg’s leadership will be needed as we move classrooms and create a strong 3rd - 5th grade program,” Cutler wrote in his letter. Following approval Cutler will next start the process of finding a new principal for Waggoner with the creation of an advisory committee created of WES staff, teachers and a parent serving on the School Site Council to consider candidates. Thoughts regarding the qualities the committee should look for can be emailed to tcutler@wintersjusd.org. Parents have an opportunity to attend an informational meeting about the proposed move on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. in the Waggoner Cafeteria. Moffitt and Sandra Ayon, Director of Educational Services, will be answering questions. Translation and childcare will be provided on site. Trustees are expected to take action and vote on the proposed move at the next school board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. in the WJUSD Building in the Walnut Room.
SHUTDOWN Continued from Page 1 from federal agencies for the promotion of community improvement projects. The Winters Healthcare facility is one of those projects: About $6.75 million of the venture’s $9 million cost is funded through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan intended to promote rural community development. But that loan came with several conditions, including one that required Winters Healthcare to spend $850,000 of its own reserve money before it could start drawing on the USDA loan. Winters Healthcare depleted the reserve money in December. One day after it filed the necessary paperwork to begin drawing on the USDA loan, the agency closed its offices as part of the government shutdown, catching officials at Winters Healthcare completely off guard. “They didn’t notify us,” Kelsch said in a phone interview with the Express last week. “I don’t know if they knew [about the shutdown]...we got an email bounce back saying, we’ve been furloughed, we’re out of the office, we don’t have access to our emails, we can’t work on this stuff at home.” That was a huge problem: Winters Healthcare needed access to the loan money in order to pay the construction company who hired sub-contractors to build the facility. Without the loan money, Winters Healthcare couldn’t pay the construction company, which meant sub-contractors were facing the likelihood of not receiving paychecks. “Things automatically happen if they don’t get paid,” Kelsch said. “Liens go into effect, things like that.” RCP Construction, the company overseeing the Winters Healthcare construction project, offered to pay the subcontractors out of their own pocket for the time being — something Kelsch said they didn’t have to do, but did anyway because they were good partners who wanted to see the project go forward. No one knew how long the shutdown was going to last. Turns out, it dragged on for weeks as politicians dickered over an appropriations bill and funding for a border wall. In early January, RCP Construction told Winters Healthcare they couldn’t afford to keep paying the sub-contractors with their own money. To make matters worse, other construction-related bills were starting to pile up at the non-prof-
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it; Kelsch estimated those bills added up to around $1 million. “Because we burned through our reserve...we didn’t have the money to pay them the amount,” Kelsch said. “They had been paying out of their own pocket, but they couldn’t do that anymore.” That left Winters Healthcare with few options, and none of them were good. They could release the sub-contractors and hire them back once the shutdown ended and the USDA money started flowing. The problem with that, Kelsch said, is those contracts would have to be renegotiated, and they could potentially come with a higher price, driving up the cost of the whole project. Winters Healthcare could also seek outside funding, but Kelsch said that option was also not attractive because it could potentially put the organization in violation of their loan covenants — as part of their contract, USDA required Winters Healthcare to notify the agency if they attempted to raise outside funding, and with no one at the agency to answer the phones or respond to emails, there was no one to approve such a request. Ultimately, Winters Healthcare settled on a third option: RCP Construction generously offered to dip into a $1.5 million line of credit to pay the sub-contractors on the project, contingent upon Winters Healthcare paying both the principal balance and the interest on that credit. Kelsch said that last option was not a great solution, but it was better than nothing: Winters Healthcare would be on the hook for about $80 a day in interest payments plus whatever was owed to the sub-contractors. But it was an awful long-term solution because those interest payments would quickly balloon over time to about $20,000 a month in interest payments alone. “We agreed, saying basically, let’s do this, we’ll go for the next three to four weeks, and then we’ll revisit [the issue] again with them,” Kelsch said. Kelsch said the services offered by Winters Healthcare — including primary care, prenatal, behavioral health and dental services — were not impacted by the shutdown because those amenities were funded through Sept.
30. But that money isn’t allocated to the campus construction project, and if the shutdown continued beyond January, it wasn’t clear if the organization was going to be able to go forward with the project on Grant Avenue. Just fifteen minutes before our phone interview with Kelsch last Friday, Pres. Donald Tump announced he and Congressional lawmakers had reached a deal to end the government shutdown. Employees who were told to work without pay would be receiving checks with pay dating back all the way to the start of the shutdown. Better yet, agencies like the USDA could reopen and start processing applications for grants, loans and other assistance programs almost immediately. When the Express told Kelsch that the president was on television discussing the reopening of government, he responded, “You’re kidding me!” He had been in meetings most of the morning and said he wasn’t aware of the news. But that information was good to hear, because it meant someone at the regional USDA office might finally start processing his non-profit’s request for loan money. But, much like RCP Construction’s offer to extend Winters Healthcare a lifeline, the deal to re-open the federal government is only a temporary solution: Lawmakers and the president approved funding government agencies only until Feb. 15. Last week, Pres. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that another government shutdown was “certainly an option” for him if lawmakers did not approve funding for his border wall project. It may be an option for the president, but it isn’t one for community projects like Winters Healthcare that depend on a functional federal government. Kelsch said RCP Construction’s goodwill offer to allow Winters Healthcare to tap into their line of credit was generous, even if it did come with some strings attached; it’s an offer that might not be repeated if the government shuts down again. “They didn’t have to do that,” Kelsch said. “They were being generous. They could have pulled the plug on it altogether.”
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The “Before I Die...” art project is coming to Winters through a collaboration between the city, the Winters High School Art Club, the Winters Participation Gallery, the Elder Day Council, Winters Healthcare and Yolo Hospice.
Community art project to be installed downtown Press Release Special to the Express “Before I Die …,” a global art project that invites community participation, is coming to Winters on Friday, Feb. 8. Two large chalkboard signs – one in English and one in Spanish — will be installed at Railroad Avenue and East Main Street, near the big palm tree in the parking lot next to Steady Eddy’s Coffee House and Ficelle. Passers-by are invited to grab a piece of chalk and complete the sentence “Before I Die, I want to …” with a heartfelt wish, a goal or an intention. This is a collaborative project of Yolo Hospice, the city of Winters, Winters Healthcare, the Elder Day Council, the Winters Participation Gallery and the Winters High School Art Club. Students in
the club are designing the signs. In the past 18 months, Yolo Hospice has collaborated on “Before I Die” walls in Davis, Woodland and Dixon. The organization’s community ambassador, Liz Romero, recently approached Winters officials about staging the project and received an enthusiastic response, she said. “We’ve found these walls are helpful in getting people thinking about what’s important and meaningful in their lives,” Romero said. “We hope to inspire conversations about death. It is, after all, part of life, and sharing our thoughts and wishes with our loved ones has emotional and practical benefits.” The first “Before I Die” wall was created by artist Candy Chang in New Orleans. Ver-
sions have since been produced more than 2,000 times in 70 countries, and presented in 35 languages. For more information, visit: http://beforeidie.city/ . Yolo Hospice is a nonprofit, community-based organization that provides expert and compassionate hospice care, palliative care, bereavement services, and public education about end-of-life issues for all people in the region’s culturally diverse community. The organization has been serving patients and families in Colusa, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, and Yolo Counties for 40 years. In 2017, it formed a strategic alliance with Citizens Who Care to expand its services, particularly in the area of caregiver support. For more information, visit www.yolohospice. org.
The Buckhorn Catering food truck will finally be allowed to open along a corner of Grant Avenue and Railroad Avenue after the Winters City Planning Commission approved the company’s conditional use permit last week. The application to operate the food truck was filed last year but has been on hold as city officials explored ways to allow food truck owners to operate within the city’s borders legally. Last year, city intern Samuel Donlevy was tasked with reaching out to local businesses and other community stakeholders in figuring out how best to regulate food trucks. His work helped city officials complete an ordinance on the issue that was passed to the city council by the planning commission in October and approved by the city council in December. With the ordinance approved, the planning commission was able to consider Silverio Arteaga’s
application to operate the Buckhorn Catering food truck on the property of the Winters General Store in a spot next to the building. Last year, the planned location of the food truck drew considerable concern from the operators of the Kountry Kitchen restaurant, which would have been in close proximity to the truck. The restaurant’s owners complained of the potential for accumulating garbage and food truck patrons relieving themselves in the open if restroom facilities were not made available. A city official dismissed the bathroom complaint, saying at the time the issue likely had nothing to do with food truck customers. The concern over garbage and littering was remedied by including a requirement for a trash can within 25 feet of a food truck. Last Tuesday, the planning commission granted Arteaga’s application to operate the Buckhorn Catering food truck in a spot next to the Winters General
Store closer to Railroad Avenue. That location is closer to another food truck already operating on private property, but farther away from Winters High School compared to the Kountry Kitchen. A staff report published ahead of last week’s meeting said the Buckhorn Catering truck plans to operate three to five times a week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It did not say on which days of the week the truck would operate, though a city official said at the commission meeting that the earliest Arteaga would be able to start operating the truck is Feb. 2. Two employees who will operate within the truck will have access to the bathroom at the Winters General Store, the staff report said. The application was granted on condition that city officials provide a report to the planning commission on any problems or concerns about the the food truck, saying the first official permit was a test case in the implementation of the process.
WPD Cadet hosts department’s first Forensic Science Camp Press Release Special to the Express Winters High School Senior and WPD Cadet Andrea Gonzalez invites teens aged 13-18 years old to explore the behind the scenes procedures of an investigation at her Senior Capstone, Winters Police Department’s first ever Forensic Science (CSI) Camp. The “camp” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Winters Police Department. It is not an overnight camp. The first day will consist of
labs that will highlight the most important procedures in crime scene investigation. The second day will put the students’ new knowledge to the test with a crime of their own to solve. The event is free, unless the participants would like to purchase a $12 T-shirt. Spots are limited. Cadet Gonzalez welcomes donations to help make the day as enjoyable as possible for the students. For more information or to sign up contact Cadet Gonzalez at andrea50976@winters jusd.org.
Scholarship opportunity for high school volunteers By Meg Stallard Special to the Express
Building Health Together Expanding to Meet the Health Needs of Winters
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The Yolo Community Foundation (YCF), an affiliate of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation (SRCF), announces that guidelines and the application process for the 2019 Yolo Youth Service Award (YoYoSA) scholarships are now available online at www. sacregcf.org and www.yolocf.org. The YoYoSA program is designed to promote Yolo County youth volunteering with local nonprofit organizations and encourages Yolo County nonprofits to engage with youth volunteers.
YCF seeks applications from high school seniors who have volunteered with a Yolo County nonprofit at least 60 hours during their junior and/or senior years of high school. YoYoSA student awardees will receive a $1000 scholarship to support post-high school education, which may include college, vocational or technical school. In addition, a $500 grant will be awarded to the nonprofit agency sponsoring each YoYoSA student scholarship winner. Applications from students are due Friday, Mar. 8, and must be completed online.
Sponsoring organizations also need to complete support materials and submit them to YCF. YoYoSA awardees and their sponsoring organizations will be recognized at a reception hosted by YCF in April. YCF strives to boost local philanthropy by serving donors, nonprofits, and youth in the Yolo County area and is proud to recognize tomorrow’s leaders in local philanthropy through the YoYoSA program. To learn more about YCF and YoYoSA, visit the YCF website at www.yolocf.org, send an email to yoyosa@ yolocf.org or call 530312-0593.
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Press Release Special to the Express Nearly early 7,000 undocumented immigrants have died on the U.S.-Mexican border in the last 20 years, including almost 3,000 in the Arizona desert. Today’s policies emphasize the way the United States dehumanizes migrants and criminalizes those who try to help them. On Feb. 12, UC Davis professor Brad Jones will discuss the migrant death crisis in the context of U.S. immigration policy and share his
experiences providing humanitarian aid on the border. The free event is open to the public and will be held at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Rd. Dr. Jones is a professor of political science with expertise in Latinx politics, immigration and border issues. He has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and other publications. Jones helps the humanitarian organization Hu-
mane Borders maintain water stations in the Organ Pipe National Monument in the Sonoran Desert. The Immigration Justice Team at the UU Church of Davis and Scholars Promoting Education, Awareness and Knowledge (SPEAK), a student-run organization that supports undocumented students at UC Davis and their allies, are co-sponsors of the event. The UU Church of Davis voted to become a sanctuary church in October 2017.
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Senior News New app displays what original Medicare covers Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Special to the Express On Monday, Jan. 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new app that gives consumers a modernized Medicare experience with direct access on a mobile device to some of the most-used content on Medicare.gov. The new “What’s Covered” app lets people with Original Medicare, caregivers and others quickly see whether Medicare covers a specific medical item or service. Consumers can now use their mobile device to more easily get accurate, consistent Original Medicare coverage information in the doctor’s office, the hospital, or anywhere else they use their mobile device. In addition to the “What’s Covered” app, through Blue Button 2.0 the agency is
enabling beneficiaries to connect their claims data to applications and tools developed by innovative private-sector companies to help them understand, use, and share their health data. “eMedicare is one of several initiatives focused on modernizing Medicare and empowering patients with information they need to get the best value from their Medicare coverage,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma. “President Trump is delivering on his commitment to Medicare by modernizing tools.” CMS created the app to meet the needs of the growing population of people with Medicare. The Medicare population is projected to increase almost 50 percent by 2030—from 54 million beneficiaries in 2015 to more than 80 million beneficiaries in 2030. As of 2016, about two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries indicate
they use the Internet daily or almost daily (65 percent). Questions about what Medicare covers are some of the most frequent inquiries that CMS receives. There are approximately 15 million page views annually for coverage-related contenton Medicare.gov and 1-800 MEDICARE receives over 3 million coverage-related calls each year. CMS launched the eMedicare initiative in 2018 to empower beneficiaries with cost and quality information. Other tools in the eMedicare suite include: • Enhanced interactive online decision support to help people better understand and evaluate their Medicare coverage options and costs between Medicare and Medicare Advantage. • A new online service that lets people quickly see how dif-
ferent coverage choices will affect their estimated out-of-pocket costs. • New price transparency tools that let consumers compare the national average costs of certain procedures between settings, so people can see what they’ll pay for procedures done in a hospital outpatient department versus an ambulatory surgical center. • A new webchat option in the Medicare Plan Finder. • New easy-to-use surveys across Medicare.gov so consumers can continue to tell us what they want. The eMedicare initiative expands and improves on current consumer service options. People with Medicare will continue to have access to paper copies of the Medicare & You handbook and Medicare Summary Notices.
Winters Senior Citizens Club news By Margaret Sebastian Special to the Express The Winters Senior Citizens Club held their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The nomination of officers was held, with this year’s officers being President Bob Johnson,
Vice President Elaine Johnson (no relation), Secretary Ren Drummond and Treasurer Lee Wilce. The speaker for the day was Kyla Sutro, from the Winters Express. It was a pleasure having Sutro speak to the group. A big thanks to our mem-
bers for bringing a dish and to Ursula Navarro for decorating the tables in the New Year theme. The next meeting scheduled on Wednesday, Feb. 13 will be catered by the Buckhorn Catering food truck as a thank you to the senior community.
Members are encouraged to bring only a dessert to that meeting. Please arrive at the Winters Community Center by 11 a.m. for the business meeting, followed by the provided lunch. Please also remember that annual dues are now due and payable.
AARP’s free tax prep begins Friday, Feb. 15 Yolo County AARP Tax-Aide Program Special to the Express AARP Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, will begin the new tax season in Winters on Friday, Feb. 15. Free tax preparation and assistance is available for seniors and low/moderate income taxpayers by appointment at Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Street. Call 530-795-4241 for an appointment. Appointments are available, Fridays (Feb. 15, March 1, March 15, March 29 and April 12) from 9:30-11:30 a.m. IRS-trained-andcertified volunteers will prepare tax returns for free and will explain relevant changes to the tax code. Tax returns will be filed electronically. Taxpayers will receive a copy of their return for their records. Taxpayers must bring a photo ID and social security card, all income statements including W-2, 1099, and other forms showing interest, dividends, capital gains, stock sales or
social security income; receipts for medical and dental bills, prescriptions and insurance premiums; property tax and mortgage interest statements; receipts for charitable donations and other deductibles; and a blank check or bank card if the taxpayer prefers the direct deposit of a refund. If health insurance has been purchased through
Appointments are available, Fridays (Feb. 15, March 1, March 15, March 29 and April 12) from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Covered California, please bring form 1095. Taxpayers should also bring their 2017 tax return, if available. Taxpayers who have an exemption for health coverage should bring documentation. Last year, the Yolo County AARP Tax Aide program electronically submitted more than 1,100 federal and 1,000 state tax returns, with over one million dollars in refunds.
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Feria Universitaria en el Consulado en Sacramento
Los estudiantes latinos de preparatoria (High School Juniors and Seniors) del norte de California tendrán oportunidad de informarse sobre el proceso de admisión a la universidad y la forma de obtener asistencia financiera para sus estudios en la Feria Universitaria Steps to College 2019, que se llevará a cabo en la ciudad de Sacramento el 2 de febrero. Steps to College 2019 es un evento bilingüe (presentado en idioma es-
pañol e inglés), que se realizará de las 10:00 a.m. a las 3:30 p.m. en el Consulado General de México en Sacramento, ubicado en 2093 Arena Boulevard. La Feria es organizada por el Consulado General de México, la Comisión de Ayuda Estudiantil de California, el grupo cívico Cien Amigos, el Centro Cultural Mexicano del Norte de California, la Universidad Estatal de California en Sacramento, la Universidad de California en Davis,
el College Board, y las organizaciones Latino Policy Coalition, Dream Development y la Asociación Hispana de Colegios y Universidades. Al agradecer la oportunidad de acoger la Feria Universitaria Steps To College 2018, el Cónsul General de México en Sacramento, expresó su reconocimiento “a todas las instituciones participantes, por el gran esfuerzo que están haciendo para ofrecer un servicio muy valioso a la comunidad mexicana, mexicano-americana y latina del norte de California”. En el evento habrá representantes de decenas de colegios y universidades californianas, así como
de instituciones mexicanas de educación superior, los cuales ofrecerán información sobre sus respectivos procesos de admisión. Se espera que la Feria Universitaria de este año atraiga a más de 2,500 alumnos de toda la región norte de California. Los objetivos de Steps to College 2019 son: Explicar toda la gama de recursos disponibles para que los estudiantes latinos financien su educación superior. Exponer a las familias hispanas al proceso de admisión de las instituciones de educación superior de California y México. Ayudar a los estudiantes latinos en el llenado de sus solicitudes de asistencia financiera. Los seminarios para los estudiantes y sus familias tratarán temas
como la asistencia financiera para la educación superior, procesos de admisión a las universidades, y asuntos de protección consular. Los alumnos conocerán más sobre las becas disponibles y el programa de becas estatales Cal Grants. Los estudiantes tendrán oportunidad de llenar, en el lugar de la Feria, sus solicitudes de ayuda financiera federal y estatal. “La comunidad hispana enfrenta un crisis de educación superior, especialmente en este estado. California tiene la mayor población de hispanos del país y la mayor brecha entre adultos con títulos universitarios (15.5 por ciento entre los hispanos, en comparación con 50 por ciento entre los blancos no hispanos). Debido
a que un gran factor que contribuye a esta situación es la barrera del idioma, Steps to College 2019 es un buen paso para asegurar que los padres hispanos aprendan sobre el proceso de admisión y de los muchos programas y becas disponibles para asegurar que miembros de sus familias se gradúen de una universidad”, concluyó Jim González, Presidente de Latino Policy Coalition. El año pasado, Steps to College 2018 atrajo a más de 1,200 alumnos latinos de preparatoria. Para más información y para registrarse para participar en la Feria, por favor visite la página web de Steps to College en www.stepstocollege2019.org . Fuente: Consulado General de México en Sacramento.
Winters Healthcare le da la bienvenida a dos nuevos clínicos Traducido por Carol Alfonso Con la llegada del año nuevo y una nueva instalación en el horizonte, la familia del Winters Healthcare ha crecido de nuevo, al acoger a sus dos más nuevos clínicos; La Doctora Raquel Peña Psy. D y la Doctora Jacqueline (Jackie) Abdalla, MD. “La Dra. Raquel Peña y la Dra. Jackie Abdalla son increíbles adiciones al personal del Winters Healthcare que hablan español con fluidez para servir mejor a nuestra diversa comunidad. La Doctora Peña es cálida, atenta y dedicada en escuchar a la gente y ayudarles a hacer cambios donde requieren el apoyo. Las credenciales de la Doctora Abdalla y su práctica son magníficas y ella encarna e irradia los valores
que tenemos en Winters Healthcare, de conectar con los pacientes mientras entregamos la atención compasiva, de calidad. “, dijo Chris Kelsch, Director Ejecutivo del Winters Healthcare. Peña comenzó su educación en la Universidad de California en Davis (UC Davis) y se graduó con un título universitario en Sociología y continuó con Alliant International University para obtener su doctorado en psicología clínica. Completó su formación pre-doctoral en la Universidad de California en San Francisco (UCSF) en el programa de capacitación multicultural con infantes, con el departamento de psiquiatría infantil y adolescente y completó su programa de capacitación
post-doctoral con UC Davis en la clínica de servicios psiquiátricos para niños y adolescentes. Aunque gran parte de su formación ha sido con niños, le gusta trabajar con toda la familia. Una de sus citas favoritas es, “Si una comunidad valora a sus hijos, se deben apreciar a sus padres”, por John Bowlby. Peña trabajará en el modelo integrado de servicios de salud conductual del Winters Healthcare, un modelo que se asocia y trabaja junto a sus proveedores médicos para proporcionar todo el cuidado personal a la mayor cantidad de personas posible en la comunidad. “Me emocioné cuando Raquel decidió unirse a nuestro equipo. Estoy aún más emocionado ahora que ella está aquí y proporcionando servicios de salud conductual a nuestra comunidad. Somos muy particulares acerca de quiénes traemos, dada nuestra singularidad como un pequeño centro de salud rural y los valores culturales de nuestra organizacion. Fue un gran ajuste desde el principio “, dijo Javier Luna, PH.D., Director de Servicios Integrados de la Sa-
Worship in Winters Adoración en Winters Main Street Church of Winters The Life Center 201 Main Street (916) 988-1717 2nd & Main Streets Family-oriented environment. Sunday Service: 10 a.m.
Pioneer Presbyterian Church 205 Russell Street (530) 795-2263 Bruce Chapman, Pastor Sunday Service: 10AM Traditional Worship Children’s Sunday School Childcare Provided Fellowship Time: 11:05AM
First Baptist Church First & Baker Streets 795-2821 Rev. James Allen Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m. Children’s Church: 11 a.m. Youth Ministry: 3-5:30 p.m. on Sunday Prayer Meeting: Wed., 7-8 p.m. Youth: Wed. 7-8 p.m. Child care provided for all services Everyone Welcome
Winters Community Church A non-denominational Christian Church Ted Selby, Pastor Meeting at Canyon Creek Resort Adult Lodge 22074 State Hwy. 128 Winters, CA 530-795-5530 Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Wednesday Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. at 18 E. Baker St. Winters Everyone Welcome
Asambleas de Dios Templo Jesurcristo es la Respuesta Ministrando al Pueblo Hispano Domingos: 5 p.m. Escuela Domincal 6 p.m. Servicio Evangelico Viernes: 7:30 p.m. Servicio Evangelico Rev. Jorge A. Chavez, Pastor 205 Russell Street, Winters 795-1700
New Life Church 315 Edwards Street (530) 795-2687 Pastor Brian Pillow www.newlifewinters.org Sunday School 9 a.m. Bible Study Worship Service 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m. Quality child care 10 a.m. Sundays All Welcome
The Ministry Center of Jesus Christ 418 Haven Street Phone 795-4580 For more information, come all you who are burdened and Jesus will give you rest. Cast your cares on Him for He cares for you.
New Life Christian Center 28958 Hurlbut Madison - 661-7129 Pastor Rev. Harrell L. Wiley III Worship Service: 11 a.m. Classes for all ages: 10 a.m. (Sunday) Weekly Bible Study & Youth Services to be announced
St. Anthony Catholic Church 511 Main St. (530) 795-2230 Pastor: Fr. Perlito Garrido de la Cruz MASS SCHEDULE: Tues., Thurs., Fri.: 9 a.m., Saturday: 5 p.m., English Saturday: 7 p.m. Spanish Sunday: 10:30 a.m., English Sunday: 12:30 p.m., Spanish CONFESSION: Saturday: 4-4:45 p.m. 30 minutes before daily Mass St. Martin Mission Mass 25633 W. Grafton St., Esparto Pastor: Fr. Perlito Garrido de la Cruz HORARIO DE MASA: Wednesday: 6 pm. Saturday: 7 p.m., Spanish Sunday: 8:30 a.m., English CONFESIÓN: Saturday: 6:30 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints 435 Anderson Ave., Winters Matthew Baker, Bishop Phone 795-4256 1st Counselor, Gerald Taylor, 795-1302 2nd Counselor, Jason Osburn, 787-3094 Ward Mission Leader, David Hudson, 908-8217 Sacrament Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School & Primary: 10:50 a.m. Relief Society, Young Women and Priesthood Meetings 11:40 a.m. Mutual Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.
lud. Viniendo de una gran familia contribuyó a su interés en las personas y las relaciones. Ella es casada y tiene dos hijas. En su tiempo libre le encanta jugar fútbol (soccer), juegos de mesa y explorar la naturaleza con su familia. Ella tiene muchas pasiones en la vida, pero su tema común es la totalidad. “Me gusta luchar por el equilibrio y encontrar el significado en las experiencias”, dice Peña. Ella ha aprendido rápidamente el ambiente del Winters Healthcare y su comunidad. “Fui atraída por Winters Healthcare porque inmediatamente me dieron la sensación de que les importaba y aceptaban a la gente en su conjunto, su historia, cultura, fortalezas y preocupaciones. Siento que cuando una organización se preocupa tanto por sus empleados, es fácil extender ese sentido de compasión a la comunidad. Me siento honrada de tener la oportunidad de trabajar en una ciudad tan extraordinaria donde la gente se toma el tiempo para saludar a los demás y trabajar juntos para hacer de la ciudad un lugar de orgullo.” La Dra. Abdalla es graduada de la Universidad George Washington en Washington, D.C. Ella completó su escuela de medicina en la Escuela de Medicina Rutgers en Nueva Jersey y su residencia fue en la Residencia de Medicina Familiar del
UCSF en Santa Rosa. Durante los tres años que completó su formación como médico de medicina familiar, ella se enfocó en la obstetricia y la salud reproductiva. Abdalla estará proveyendo atención primaria para todos los pacientes, así como para liderar el programa prenatal. La experiencia de Abdalla en Obstetricia y Ginecología permitirá a Winters Healthcare ver a madres embarazadas pasadas las 36 semanas y en el nacimiento. Stacey McCall, Directora de Operaciones afirma, “¡Estamos emocionados de poder ofrecer a nuestros pacientes atención prenatal a término completo! La Dra. Abdalla trabaja estrechamente con el equipo de obstetricia del hospital Dignity Healthcare en Woodland y estará cuidando las pacientes durante todo el parto sin transferir el cuidado.” Aunque ella sólo ha estado en Winters Healthcare unas semanas, ella ha identificado una de las cualidades únicas de la comunidad. “Mi impresión de Winters es que es una comunidad unida donde los vecinos están verdaderamente allí el uno para el otro cuando es necesario.” La pasión por el cuidado de familias enteras es lo que llevó a Abdalla a Winters Healthcare. “Me encanta la diversidad de los pacientes que vemos venir a través de nuestras puertas.
Cada persona está en una etapa diferente de su vida y tiene una historia única que contar. ¡Hay tanto que aprender de nuestros pacientes y sus experiencias!” Ella también está llegando a conocer a sus nuevos miembros del equipo. “Me siento tan afortunada de estar trabajando para una organización donde cada persona, desde el personal de la oficina de recepción hasta el Director Ejecutivo y de los asistentes médicos. Están personalmente invertidos en la salud de la comunidad a la que sirven. Trabajan de sus corazones a diario”, dice Abdalla. Abdalla se mudó recientemente a la zona de Sacramento desde Santa Rosa. Cuando ella no está en la clínica u hospital, se le puede encontrar caminando por los senderos alrededor del lago Berryessa o en la capital abogando por el cuidado de salud universal y la reforma de la justicia criminal. Winters Healthcare ha estado sirviendo el área de Winters por más de 18 años y busca mejorar y expandir continuamente sus servicios en base a las necesidades de la comunidad y las áreas aledañas. Winters Healthcare es un centro de Salud federalmente calificado sin fines de lucro dedicado a brindar atención compasiva como socios de la comunidad para mejorar vidas e inspirar salud.
Winters Seniors Club Los miembros del Winters Seniors club les hacen una invitación a los hombres y mujeres de más de 50 años, para que participen en las reuniones que se tienen los segundos miércoles de cada mes, el horario es
11:30 am en el Centro de la comunidad. Se reúnen para socializar, comer comida saludable y conocer un poco mas de Winters. Se cobra una cuota de $10 por año, la comida es estilo potluck que es llevada por cada miem-
bro. Las actividades incluyen charlas por diferentes presentadores, juegan Bingo y se llevan a cabo rifas, se les pide a los miembros que lleven ideas a las reuniones.
Grupo de apoyo para violencia domestica o sexual Un grupo de apoyo para mujeres que han sufrido violencia domestica o sexual, se reúne cada miércoles de 6-7:20 pm en Empower Yolo, antes conocido como Centro para ayuda con violencia domestica o sexual. Las clases son gratis y se tienen clases en
español. El grupo de apoyo explorara las dinámicas y señales de advertencia en las relaciones violentas y como las mujeres pueden manejar y sanar el impacto emocional que se sufre al experimentar violencia domestica o sexual, se les ayudara a mantenerse seguras.
El grupo les mostrara maneras de cómo ser más independientes en el presente y en el futuro. Se requiere que se registre para asistir a las clases, para más información puede hablar a Empower Yolo tel. 665-5332.
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FFA competes in Yolo Section Speech Contest By Sydney Andrade Staff Writer The FFA Creed explains that the National Future Farmers of America believe that the future of agriculture relies on the faith of deeds and not of words. While words may not be the foundation of the FFA organization, they most certainly help amplify the aspirations and goals FFA members have for their future in agricultural. On Friday, Jan. 18, 11 Winters High School FFA students participated in the Yolo Section Speech Contest at UC Davis. The FFA speech contest is split up into six different events; Prepared Public Speaking, Creed Speaking, Job Interviews, Impromptu Public Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure and Conduct of Chapter Meetings. Each event is designed to develop valuable speaking skills that are essential to be a professional and competent representative of the FFA Organization and Agricultural Industry. Marin Spalding and Madison Wanzie both participated in the Prepared Public Speaking event. They spent countless hours prior to the competition researching a current agricultural topic of interest and preparing a creative and informative speech to present for a panel of judges. Spalding impressed the judges, taking first place with her speech on rising suicide rates for farmers and the government’s involvement with the pesticides being used in agriculture. “Public speaking has helped me develop critical thinking skills that will help me tremendously if
I decide to pursue a career in Agricultural Law,” said Spalding. Spalding was not the only Winters High School FFA member to leave a lasting impression on the judges: Five other Winters High School students achieved high rankings in their assigned event. Joseph Aguiar, Kaden Tuttle, Sandra Valadez and Braydon Winslow all participated in reciting the National FFA Creed from memory and then answered three questions pertaining to it. The judges scored each contestant based on their self-confidence, power and ability to present the FFA Creed in an organized and professional manner, which resulted in Aguiar placing second and Tuttle placing third. “It was my first time public speaking. We practice the FFA Creed all throughout the year, but it still took me about two weeks to memorize it word for word,” said Winslow. Winters High School FFA students turn to the FFA Creed to guide them in upholding the values and beliefs that are cherished in the agricultural industry and FFA organization. The FFA Creed guides students to generate leadership and career skills, as well as developing skills that will help them have a positive influence in their community. Students involved in the FFA organization are training to be the future of the agricultural industry. The Job Interview event is designed to test students’ ability to perform effectively throughout the employment process. Dalton Lowrie, Jordan Cobaugh and
Taylor Adams all prepared a cover letter and resume, completed an application and participated in a mock interview for a career of their choice within the agriculture industry. Adams impressed the judges and placed second in this event. “FFA has helped me develop a passion for the agricultural industry. After I graduate I plan on attending Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo and then transferring to California Polytech State University to study Agricultural Business,” said Lowrie. While career preparedness is an important skill learned through the FFA program, students also develop skills that will help them become confident and influential members of their community. The Impromptu Public Speaking event is designed to test students agricultural knowledge and their ability to think on their feet. Anthony Carrillo and Montana Maggenti each drew three random agricultural prompts and then chose the topic in which they were most confident to present for a panel of judges. In this event Carrillo placed first and Maggenti placed fourth. Their outstanding scores were based on their presentation skills, articulation, logic and their ability to advocate for the agricultural industry. The achievements won that day made the discomforts and challenges of agricultural life seem trifling. All of a sudden, the variety of aspirations and goals being pursued seem to be more attainable and less intimidating. It was a great day to be in FFA.
Pre-Kindergarten cops
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A few Winters Police Department officers made the students' day at Winters Parent Nursery School on Thursday, Jan. 24 when they made a surprise visit. The preschool students were in the middle of making homemade pet treats using natural ingredients found around the kitchen. Students offered the officers a taste test, and were given a thumbs up.
Save the date for WFoL annual fruit tree sale By Linda Springer Special to the Express On Saturday, Mar. 2, the Winters Friends of the Library will be holding its annual fruit tree sale in Winters at the parking lot at Railroad Ave-
nue and Baker Street from 9 a.m. (WFoL members can enter at 8:30 a.m.) until all the trees are sold, rain or shine. Bare root fruit and nut trees are $10 each. The Master Gardeners of Yolo County
will be there to give advice on tree planting. Proceeds benefit the programs and collections at the Winters Library. For more information call Margaret Bailey at 541-8291332.
WLL seeks sponsors for 2019 Special to the Express The Winters Little League program offers a chance for youth to enhance their lives through teamwork, friendly competition, and physical activity. The youth sports organization is getting ready for the 2019 baseball and softball sea-
sons and, in an effort to keep registration costs down and purchase necessary equipment, is seeking sponsors. The league invites local businesses to help continue to grow the Little League program in 2019. The cost of sponsorship is $150. For more information please call Eliz-
abeth Ramirez at 530693-0644 or email winterslittleleague@gmail. com. The 2019 Opening Ceremonies will take place on Saturday, Mar. 16, at the Winters Little League Field. As part of this celebration, the league will host a BBQ. They welcome business donations.
Raptor Ramble with Yolo Audubon Press Release Special to the Express On Saturday, Feb. 2, Kevin Gusé of Yolo Audubon Society will lead his popular “Raptor Ramble” field trip, an effort to locate as many raptor species as possible. The search will focus on Yolo County, but may visit adjacent counties as opportunities present. In addition to common hawks and kestrels, participants will be looking for such species as Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Merlins, Prairie Falcons, Ferruginous Hawks, and Rough-legged Hawks. The all-day trip will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Park-N-Ride lot north of the Mace Boulevard exit in South Davis and will return around sundown. Bring binoculars, lunch, and water. Spotting scopes, if available, would be of assistance. This is primarily a driving trip, but will involve extended periods outside of the vehicles, so participants should dress accordingly. Trip details, including leader contact information, as well as a schedule for upcoming events,
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Cooper’s Hawks specialize in hunting smaller birds by flying rapidly and stealthily through dense cover. Here the bird’s efforts have been rewarded by the capture of a House Sparrow. can always be found on the Yolo Audubon website at www.yolo-
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Girls soccer tie two, win one After two wins, boys
soccer suffers hard defeat
By Jeffrey Rawlinson Sports Contributer The Winters High School girls soccer team traveled to two games and hosted one in the week of January 22. On Tuesday they played in Colusa, and Wednesday played in a home game against Esparto. On Friday the Warriors traveled out to Hamilton High School. All games were in the Sacramento Valley League. In the games against Colusa and Esparto the Warriors played with their usual strong defense, but the offense wasn’t able to score a point. Both games ended in ties, with scores of 0-0. Vivian Del Toro received the www.maxpreps.com player of the game against Esparto from Coach Kim Olivas. “Del Toro played a complete game, seemingly everywhere on the field. She was blocking passes and shots, a virtual whirlwind. Del Toro was a disruptive force, helping to keep the league’s bigger scoring threats in check. She is a tireless, hard work-
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Stephanie Angel played in a home game against Esparto on Wednesday, Jan. 23. er,” Olivas said. The Warriors game against Hamilton ended in a win, with a score of 7-1. Hamilton High School is the is the first team in league to score against the Warriors. Karla Reyes received the www.maxpreps.com player of the game from Coach Olivas. “Karla scored the most beautiful textbook goal. Setting up for a corner kick, Corinne McKenna sent it sailing to the far side of the box. Karla timed her run in perfectly heading the ball into the corner of the goal. It was the topic
on the bus,” said Olivas. The league record for the Warriors stands at 8-0-3 and they remain the number one team for the league. There will be three games in the last week of January. The first will be a home game against Durham on Monday. On Tuesday the Warriors will travel to Willows High School for a game that will start at 5 p.m. and will be streamed on Maxpreps. On Friday the Warriors will be back home to play against Williams. All three games are in the Sacramento Valley League.
Girls basketball playing strong defense By Jeffrey Rawlinson Sports Contributer The Winters High School junior varsity girls basketball team had two games this last week. The two games were Sacramento Valley League games. The Warriors hosted Live Oak High School on Tuesday’s game. Xiamara Guzman shot for 11 points, while Gianna Carrion and Shelby Boykin each made six points. Riley Schroeder had five points and Sierra Berry shot three. Rounding out the score was Emily Aguiar and Ruby Arizaga with two points. The
game was a loss with a final score of 40-35. “Against Live Oak we made some defensive adjustments after the first quarter and led going into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter we just couldn’t make the baskets and ended up on the short end of the score,” stated Coach Tom Crisp. “That scoring drought carried over into the Pierce game. Our defense was okay but our offense lacked the movement necessary to generate scoring opportunities.” On Wednesday the Warriors traveled to
Pierce High School in Arbuckle to play the previous week’s postponed game. The score of the game was 23-16 and was a loss for the Warriors. Schroeder was the score leader with five points, closely followed by Berry and Guzman with four points. The score was closed out by Carrion with three points. The Warriors traveled to Willows High School on Tuesday, Jan. 29. On Friday the Warriors will travel to Colusa High School. Both games are in the Sacramento Valley League.
A tough week for the varsity girls By Jeffrey Rawlinson Sports Contributer The varsity girls basketball team had two games this last week. The first game of the week was on Tuesday against Live Oak High School, when the Warriors hosted a Sacramento Valley League game. The second was on Wednesday when the Warriors traveled to
Pierce High School to make up a postponed game. In the game against Live Oak the Warriors fell to a high pressure defense and a superior offense. The score leader for the game was Annie Ramos with six points. The final score for the game was 68-22 in favor of Wheatland. Next the Warriors played against Pierce
in a game that resulted in a loss. The final score was 50-41. This game had the highest amount of points scored by the Warriors. AliAnn Iten was the scoring leader in this game with 21 points. On Tuesday, Jan. 29 they will play Willows and on Friday, Feb. 1 the Warriors will travel with the boys teams to Colusa.
PISANI’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Lizette Bermudez Lizette Bermudez is Pisani’s Athlete of the Week. Bermudez is a three year starter on the high school soccer team, and she is an anchor of a defensive unit. Coach Kim Olivas said, “Opponents cannot outrun Liz, she has amazing close-down speed. She also does a great job of increasing our scoring chances with her outside runs up the field. She has great field vision and communicative skills. She is a good all around player with a positive attitude.”
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On Tuesday, Jan. 22 the high school boys soccer team played in Colusa, and on Wednesday the Warriors played in a home game against Esparto. On Friday the Warriors traveled out to Hamilton High School. All games were in the Sacramento Valley League.
The games against Colusa and Esparto resulted in wins. The final score against Colusa was 2-0, and Esparto was 4-1. The game against Hamilton resulted in a loss, devastating for the Warriors. Bringing the league record to 10-2-2, dropping the Warriors to second in league standings. There will be three games in the week of Jan. 28. The first
will be a home game against Durham on Monday, Jan. 28. On Tuesday the Warriors will travel to Willows High School for a game that will start at 5 p.m. and will be streamed on Maxpreps. On Friday the Warriors will be back home to play against Williams. All three games are in the Sacramento Valley League.
A close game for the varsity boys By Jeffrey Rawlinson Sports Contributer The Winters High School varsity basketball team had one game this week. The Warriors traveled to Live Oak High School in a Sacramento Valley league game. The Warriors played the Live Oak Lions on Tuesday,
Jan. 22. The teams’ skill levels were evenly matched. The score leader was Daniel Carrion with 17 points, followed by Ethan Bergs 10 points. Jordan Cobaugh, Jeremy Alberg and Ruben Valencia all put up six points. Christian Acevas closed out the score with
one basket. The game was a win for the Warriors, with a final score of 47-45. This week the Warriors hosted Willows High School on Tuesday, Jan. 29 and will travel to Colusa High School on Friday, Feb. 1. Both games are Sacramento Valley League games.
JV boys winning again By Jeffrey Rawlinson Sports Contributer The Winters High School Junior Varsity Basketball team played in an away game this last week. The Warriors traveled to Live Oak High School for a Sacramento Valley League game. The
final score was 4736, a win for Winters. This win should be a morale booster after their loss to Wheatland, which ended the Warriors 10 game winning streak. The Wheatland game was non-conference and did not affect the league record.
The league record now stands at 4-0, 13-4 overall. The Warriors played Willows High School on Tuesday, Jan. 29 and will travel to Colusa High School on Friday, Feb. 1. Both games are Sacramento Valley League games.
Varsity football takes Offense, Defense MVPs By Jeffrey Rawlinson Sports Contributer The Winters High School football team came together, post season at the Winters Fire Department for their Awards Banquet. The Warriors had a lot to celebrate after a season record that ended at 10-2, and there were plenty of awards to go around. Coach Daniel Ward’s team this season was one of the best offensively in the history of Winters High School. The number of all league picks outnumbered that of anybody else in the league. This team of Warriors also received both Offense and Defense MVPs from the League, which was exciting for team and well de-
served. The amount of awards given and both MVPs is rare, and has not happened at Winters High School since 2014. “We had an amazing senior class and we will have a lot of big shoes to fill, none bigger than quarterback/ defensive back Daniel Carrion who broke several career passing and rushing records over his three seasons as the varsity quarterback,” stated Ward. The following Warriors received the first all league team: Carrion offensive MVP, Gary Molina defense MVP, Evan Judd, Dalton Lowrie, Atlas Martinez, Anthony Jimenez, Cooper Andres and Ivan Santana. The varsity team
players also received several other awards. Devin Brown got the Jack Delbar Coaches Award. Lowrie received the John Kammerer Coaches Award, and Jimenez got the Paul Zinselmeir Coaches Award. Aaron Mendoza was presented with the Warrior for Life Award and Judd got the Iron Warrior Award. Carrion was also awarded the Scholar Athlete Award along with the league Offensive MVP award. The Junior Varsity team was also recognized, starting with the Coaches’ Award going to Matt Moore. Tony Garcia was named the Offensive MVP, and Aiden Cruz was named Defensive MVP.
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FEATURES Calendar Wednesday, Jan. 30 Parent Information Night: Third Grade Move, 6-7 p.m., Waggoner Elementary Cafeteria Thursday, Jan. 31 Kindergarten “Round Up” Information Night, 5:30 p.m. - English presentation, 6:30 p.m. Classroom Tours, 7 p.m. - Spanish presentation, Waggoner Elementary Cafeteria Friday, Feb. 1 Jonny Mojo and Jonathan Stoyanoff concert, 5-8 p.m., Berryessa Brewing Co. DJ Nights ft. DJ Cary_The_1 , 9 p.m.-Midnight, Green River Brewing & Taproom Saturday, Feb.2 Shake Don’t Stir at the Gap, 6-8 p.m., Berryessa Gap Downtown Tasting Room Jinx Jones & the KingTones concert, 9 p.m.-Midnight, Green River Brewing & Taproom Sunday, Feb. 3 Achilles Wheel Trio concert, 3-6 p.m., Berryessa Brewing Co. Monday, Feb. 4 Hispanic Advisory Committee, 6:30-9 p.m., City Hall Winters Friends of the Library meeting, 7 p.m., Winters Community Library Tuesday, Feb. 5 Voice of the Wood, 4 p.m., Winters Community Library City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, council chambers
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The Palms Playhouse Fri. Feb 1: The Morning Yells (8 p.m., $18); Sat., Feb. 2: Miss Lonely Hearts (8 p.m.,$18); Sun, Feb. 3: Sunday Afternoon Jazz: Almir Côrtes Trio and Harvey Wainapel (3 p.m., $22)
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Alcoholics Anonymous meetings St. Anthony Parish Hall, 511 Main Street: Tuesdays, 7-8 a.m., Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. and 8-9:30 p.m., and Fridays, 7-8 a.m. » Yolo Housing community room, 62 Shams Way: Sundays, 9 a.m. » LuNita Ranch Park, 8189 Olive School Lane: Bonfire meeting, third Friday of each month, potluck 6:30p.m., speaker 7 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings Yolo Housing community room, 62 Shams Way: Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Learn about and join the 12step NA recovery program.
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Ongoing Caregivers Support Group, Wednesdays, 10 a.m., call 530-309-5149 to attend Story Time at the Library, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Winters Community Library (ages 0-5) Literary Trails, Wednesday, 2 p.m., Winters Community Library Bar Bingo, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m., Green River Brewing & Taproom Winters Rotary Club meeting, Thursdays, Noon, The Buckhorn Winters Senior Foundation Game Days, Thursdays, 1 p.m., St. Anthony’s Parish Hall SUCCESS, Tuesday/Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Winters Community Library Open Stitch, Thursdays, 5-8 p.m., Cloth Carousel, 14 Main St. Aguas Frescas, last Thursday, 6 p.m., Winters Community Library Bilingual Story Time, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Winters Community Library Democracy Winters meeting, first/third Saturdays, 10 a.m.-Noon, Yolo Federal Credit Union, Community Room Live music with Sam Hawk, Sundays, 2-4 p.m., Berryessa Gap Downtown Tasting Room Senior Citizens Club crafts day, Mondays, noon, Community Center. Needle Arts, first and third Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m., Winters Community Library Tales for Tails, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m., Winters Community Library Pyrate Matthews Karaoke, Tuesdays, 8-10 p.m., Green River Brewing & Taproom
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Party like a dentist By Taylor Buley taylor@wintersexpress.com
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hat makes the dentist office a great place to host a birthday? You’ll have to ask 4 and 6 year-olds Chevaun and Mackenna Kawzinski, who sprung the request on Dr. Ana Maria Antoniu, a local dentist at Smiles of
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Winters. Sensing a once-ina-lifetime opportunity, Antoniu fêted the young math enthusiasts with a cake, games, lab coats and dental-themed dolls.
“There was a cake that was super yummy,” said 4 year-old Chevaun. And the office staff at Smiles of Winters that organized the celebration? “They’re the best.”
Winters High School students work to break the stigma of mental health By Crystal Apilado crystal@wintersexpress.com “I have purpose,” a Winters High School student said aloud while looking at herself in a mirror at the Mental Health Awareness Festival last Friday. Mental health wellness professionals and advocates gathered as part of a lunch time event at Winters High School on Friday, Jan. 25 to bring awareness of mental health resources and provide WHS students with tools and resources as part of the WHS Friday Night Live club’s Mental Health Awareness Month efforts and a WHS senior capstone project. The Mental Health Awareness Festival was just one part of the days events. Earlier that day in their “Explore” classes, high schoolers heard one of two presentations. Jan Elrod, a mindfulness expert and Master Herbalist with the Herbal House of Health, joined forces with siblings Ikaika and Tiaré Warren, leaders of the youth group for Living in Peace nonprofit, for one of the presentations and booths at the festival. Elrod said she shared tips with students on how to begin training their brain to think more positively. She said that when a person’s brain has become wired to chronically think negatively it can be programmed to think positive, but it has to be intentional. “Negative thoughts are like weeds in a garden,” said Elrod. “The weeds grow and take it over. It all starts with a thought.” Tools she shared included: believe in yourself, think positively, speak words that are self fulfilling and journal about success and positivity. At the festival she had a wheel filled with phrases like “I have purpose,” “I am valuable” and “I’m worth it.” Students would spin the wheel and then look into a hand mirror and say their phrase out loud. While it was a struggle at first, the positivism sparkled in their eyes as they were finally able to speak the words to themselves. She also offered free journals so students could begin keeping a gratitude journal of things they
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WHS students received tools and resources at a Mental Health Awareness Festival last Friday. The event was part of a WHS student’s senior capstone project. were grateful for that day to begin the cycle of being positive in the present, no matter what adversities may have been experienced that day. Tiaré and Ikaika Warren spoke with students with the goal of helping to empower them and help them focus on their worth. “It starts with knowing that you’re worth it,” said Tiaré. “We let the youth know that they matter.” Ikaika said their nonprofit works to help support women and children in shelters. Their job as youth advocates is to mentor and support youth through workshops to help empower them and see that no matter what they’re going through they matter and will get through it. Ty Miller and Joanne Bevins, volunteers with Yolo NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), talked about the NAMI Ending the Silence program in the other presentation that morning. Miller said the program helps educate youth about what the warning signs of suicide are and encourages them to reach out if they recognize the signs in a friend or themselves. They also shared the statistics that one of five young adults experience a mental health condition in a year and 17 percent of high school students seriously consider suicide. The program goal is to bring knowledge of mental health conditions and help to change attitudes toward mental health conditions and toward seeking help. Besides statistics they share their own personal stories of struggles and experi-
ences of other youth. Miller said the hope is students will take the message to heart and help to take care of their friends and themselves and reach out to help or for help. “There’s success if one person sees the video, sees signs and reaches out to a friend,” said Miller. “You don’t have to be quiet about awful things you’re feeling.” Winters Healthcare was also at the Festival encouraging students to paint Stress Rocks. Raquel Peña, a clinical psychologist and behavioral health consultant, said students may experience stressed thinking about past events or upcoming things. Stress Rocks have inspirational quotes or mantras painted on them to help ground the students. “Stress Rocks can help bring you to the moment and focus on your senses instead of on your worry,” said Peña. She said the creation of Stress Rocks can also be beneficial to mental health. “One of the important things about this activity is getting together to make connections, and artwork itself helps reduce stress,” said Peña. Others present at the festival included Yolo County Health Department, the Crisis Text Line, Each Mind Matters, Winters Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and Friday Night Live representatives. WHS senior Soyla Garcia worked to organize the Mental Health Awareness Week which ran from Jan. 22 thru 25 as part of her Capstone Project. Garcia said she’s
seen an increase in teen suicides on social media and she wanted to do something about it. Some of the contributing factors include bullying, depression and feeling of loneliness. Garcia said her mission was to bring to light the resources available at both WHS and in the county so students would know who to reach out to. She also hoped to encourage students who were experiencing suicidal feelings to reach out for help. “My vision is if students are suffering they’ll know WHS can help them and they shouldn’t be ashamed,” said Garcia. “This will give them a step to help them speak out.” She also hopes that the Winters community will be inspired to take action in breaking the stigma against mental wellness by seeing what students are doing. Mental health themes were featured all week, including themed days and giveaways like “Feelings Don’t Suck” on Monday with a lollipop and free journal and “Donut Be Afraid To Open Up” on Friday with donuts during break. Students received handwritten positive notes on their lockers and learned about online tools like GoNoodle. com that features five-minute videos with mindfulness exercises. WHS Friday Night Live also encouraged students to sign a green pledge banner in support of mental wellness and to be in support of breaking the silence about it. They also had lime green wristbands and ribbons available for students to wear all week in support of mental health.
B-2 — Winters (CA) Express, Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Morning Yells play music to shout about at The Palms on Friday, Feb. 1 Press Release Special to the Express There’s something special about siblings singing and playing music together, a certain blend that’s hard to find with collaborators who didn’t grow up together. Los Angeles-based band The Morning Yells, which evolved from the brother-sister duo Phil and Lu (Phil and Laura Stancil), is a case in point. The harmony-powered Americana quintet will return to The Palms Playhouse on Friday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 ($14 with student ID). “We grew up in a family band, playing roots-rock and folk music at festivals and local watering holes throughout Michigan, where we’re originally from,” said Phil, whose warm and reedy tone defines the vocals on a
recent project. “Our dad taught us everything we know about music, and we fell in love with Beach Boys, America and The Moody Blues by digging through his record collection.” In addition to the Stancil siblings, the quintet includes Trevor Smith (guitar, keys, vocals), Curran McDowell (drums, lap steel, percussion) and Jacob Boll (keyboards, guitar). The band released a debut album “Mood Rock” (heralded as having “true emotion and reminiscence” by The Line of Best Fit) in late 2016, and a follow-up EP “Proper Wilted” in 2017. “In the span of five songs, the band adeptly covers a variety of genres, from the opener “Must Be You,” an easy-breezy number that sounds like Fleetwood Mac’s 1970s heyday
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From the left, The Morning Yells features siblings Laura Stancil and Phil Stancil, plus Jacob Boll, Trevor Smith and Curran McDowell. if it were laid down in Motown-era Detroit, to the authentic ‘60s country of “She Knows Exactly What She’s Doing,” which provides a chance for the group’s three-part harmonies to shine. The band is working on a new album, and recently released the single “Sunshine Friend.” Phil Stancil said the song took shape with the direction of the band and their collaboration with producer and
engineer Clay Blair at Boulevard Studios. Tickets are available at Pacific Ace Hardware in Winters, Armadillo Music in Davis, Davids’ Broken Note in Woodland, online via The Palms’ website and through Eventbrite, and at the door if not sold out. For more information, visit palmsplayhouse.com and themorningyells. com.
Outlaw country from Miss Lonely Hearts at The Palms on Saturday, Feb. 2 Press Release Special to the Express West Coast favorites and national touring act Miss Lonely Hearts will light up The Palms Playhouse with honky-tonkin’ outlaw country for a dance show on Saturday, Feb. 2. The show will start at 8 p.m. Fronted by Winters’ native son Wyatt Hesemeyer, Miss Lonely Hearts’ music leaps from the energetic intersection of outlaw country, honky-tonk, rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll. In addition to Hesemeyer, who takes lead singing and songwriting duties as well as stepping out with guitar and harmonica, the Santa Cruz-based band features Mischa Gasch on upright bass, Sean Carscadden on guitar and Jason Chase on drums. Miss Lonely Hearts’ sound and original songs, combined with their deep regard for American roots music and insatiable urge to innovate, have earned them featured interviews on radio and television, and a spot on the bill with choice acts such as Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Deke Dickerson, Eilen Jewell, The Devil Makes Three, The Brothers Comatose and Petunia and the Vipers. They were nominated for Outlaw Group of the Year at the 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards. Miss Lonely Hearts has released four CDs,
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Outlaw country band Miss Lonely Hearts – Sean Carscadden, Wyatt Hesemeyer, Jason Chase, Mischa Gasch – will return to The Palms Playhouse for a dance show on Saturday, Feb. 2. the most recent of which (2016’s “Lost Highway”) climbed to the number four spot of the Roots Music Report’s outlaw country album charts in April of last year – right above “The Essential Johnny Cash.” The dance floor will be open. Tickets are available at Pacific Ace Hardware in Winters, Armadillo Music in Davis, Davids’ Broken Note in Woodland, online via The Palms’ website and Eventbrite and at the door if not sold out.
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Almir Côrtes of the Almir Côrtes Trio and Harvey Wainapel will bring jazz and Brazilian music to The Palms Playhouse on Feb. 3.
Sunday Afternoon Jazz series continues with Almir Côrtes, Harvey Wainapel Press Release Special to the Express Guitarist and mandolinist Almir Côrtes and his trio and saxophonist and clarinetist Harvey Wainapel will bring jazz and Brazilian music to The Palms Playhouse on Feb. 3 as part of the club’s Sunday Afternoon Jazz series. Tickets for the 3 p.m. show are $22 ($18 with student ID). A native of Bahia, Brazil, versatile multi-instrumentalist Almir Côrtes is equally at home on acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, viola caipira (Brazilian ten-stringed guitar) and the rarely-seen Bahian guitar. His repertoire of styles is equally broad, and includes choro, frevo, samba, maxixe and Brazilian jazz. Côrtes performs throughout the
Americas and Europe with luminaries such as David Grisman, Nailor Proveta, Howard Alden, Armandinho Macedo and Mike Marshall, who described him “a virtuoso instrumentalist who swings like mad in a variety of musical styles, and improvises with great energy and creativity.” Saxophonist and clarinetist Harvey Wainapel has his feet firmly planted in both jazz and Brazilian music. His jazz experience has led to recording, touring and performing with the greats such as Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles and Amsterdam’s Metropole Orchestra. His love for, and research into, Brazilian music has resulted in performances with Guinga, Jovino Santos Neto, Spok, Filo Machado and Paulo Mellinati among many others. Wainapel joined Côrtes’ Brazil-based trio on Côrtes’ 2017 album “Trançado.” Two of the Bay Area’s most in-demand experts in Brazilian music, percussionist Brian Rice and electric bassist Scott Thompson, will join Côrtes and Wainapel. Rice has toured nationally and internationally with mandolinist Mike Marshall and with such top Brazilian artists as Rogerio Souza, Danilo Brito, Jovino Santos Neto, and Hamilton de Holanda. He most recently appeared at The Palms with the Berkeley Choro Ensemble and Celtic group Wake the Dead. Rice teaches at UC Davis, UC Berkeley and California Jazz Conservatory. Thompson’s performance credits include Chico Pinheiro, Marcos Silva, Omar Sosa, Toninho Horta and Jovino Santos Neto. Tickets are available at Pacific Ace Hardware in Winters, Armadillo Music in Davis, Davids’ Broken Note in Woodland, online via The Palms’ website and through Eventbrite, and at the door if the show is not sold out. For more information, visit palmsplayhouse.com, facebook.com/almircortesmusico, harvjazz.com and brian-rice.com.
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Express Yourself PG&E morally bankrupt long ago By Bill Hicks Guest Columnist I woke up one recent morning and saw the news that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. had decided to file for bankruptcy. I can’t say I’m surprised. In pretty rapid succession, PG&E has been on the hook for a giant explosion in San Bruno, a massive fire in the Napa/Sonoma county areas, and now – it would seem – they will be on the hook for the Camp Fire, as well. It’s not a new trend, either. Astute film fans, if they paid close attention, will remember PG&E as the villain in “Erin Brockovich.” The expressed villain in the film is a cancer-causing chemical, but the villain in the shadows, the company responsible for the chemical being there, is PG&E. It’s with this preface of corporate villainy that I must explain that my dad worked, and subsequently retired from, PG&E. I even worked for PG&E for a short period of time. It’s with this inside knowledge that I can tell you the company wasn’t always so maligned. When I was a very little child, like most children that age, I had a small collection of stuffed animals. One came from Disneyland. Another was a refugee
from a hospital stay. Most of the rest came from PG&E. Every Christmas, the company would send suckers and small toys home with the employees with children. The company was somewhat smaller then – and had brown trucks. Around that time, the company’s stock was about $12 a share. (I looked that up. I wasn’t a stock savant when I was 7.) Not long after the “Greed . . . is good” days of the late ’80s, the presents stopped. The company grew and the stock price rose steadily. Over time, the types of cost-cutting measures that appeal to shareholders expanded and the company fought to pry every last nickle it could from workers and customers alike, to the delight of shareholders. The price climbed higher as the 2000s rolled in, growing to about six times its value in 2017 as it was in the early ’80s. The company held a virtual monopoly on power from the Oregon border south to Bakersfield, from the Pacific Ocean to the Sierra Nevada. Even customers getting power from other companies paid PG&E indirectly through use of its transmission lines. Early in my journalism career, I covered a story about a house exploding due to faults with the gas lines – faults the company evi-
dently knew about. And then San Bruno dwarfed that story. Then the fires. And all the while, it was easier to pay settlements than fix existing problems. And it was difficult to process. As a “Star Wars” fan, I can only say it was like watching Anakin Skywalker slowly morph into Darth Vader, knowing you could do nothing to stop it. I don’t want to lay the blame at the feet of shareholders. I understand the need for investment and I hold some stocks myself. There is some mounting evidence, however, that being grossly oriented to shareholder interest above all other things is a sure-fire way to destroy your business. And here we are, PG&E teetering on bankruptcy, the stock price now lower than it has been in more than 40 years and the shareholders jumping ship as fast as can be. Take, in contrast, Amazon as an example. Even if Jeff Bezos loses half of his fortune in divorce proceedings, he will be worth, on his own, three times what PG&E is worth – and that’s rounding up generously on their behalf. Amazon has stocks and is beholden to shareholders but that isn’t really what drives their success. (And I don’t want to glorify them too much – Amazon is a monster of a different sort, but no time
for that now.) But Amazon has a simple model. Figure out what customers want and give it to them. Shoppers can find virtually anything they can think of and have it in two days or less in most cases. I didn’t
In pretty rapid succession, PG&E has been on the hook for a giant explosion in San Bruno, a massive fire in the Napa/ Sonoma county areas, and now – it would seem – they will be on the hook for the Camp Fire, as well. mention shareholder concerns at all, did I? And why? It’s a consumer-driven economy. Score with the consumers and you win. Burn them – literally in some cases – and you fail all the time, every time. Bill Hicks is a reporter and copy editor for the Daily Republic and a page designer for the Winters Express. Reach him at 427-6958 or bhicks@ dailyrepublic.net.
Passed over for “Citizen” once again By Donald Sanders Guest Columnist Well its official! I’ve been passed over for Citizen of the Year again. What is wrong with this town? Even if everybody in town has had the award it should have been my turn by now. This year is just like all the other years. Like I say every year, “They always give it to the pretty faces!” I’ll say right now that things will be different next year! I’m going to make sure that a few rules are changed to make it easier for the common man to win. Some of the rules we have now just don’t make any sense to me all. For instance there are about 47 rules that concern “Nominations.” I think some of them were designed just to keep me out of the running. Who the heck made the rule that you cannot nominate yourself? What the hey! Only once did I nominate myself, and got caught! All the other times I used the name
“Anonymous” or “Name withheld for religious purposes.” How can a nomination be rejected if they don’t know who the nominator is and why are all the rejects sent to my address! I’ve got a whole stack of rejected nominations and every one of them was rejected for a different reason. In 1985 it was rejected stating, “REJECTED-you must use the metric system.” What the hell is that all about? There aren’t even any stupid numbers on the nomination form so I sent it back to them. The next day they sent it back to me with red circles around my date of birth. Every year after that my D.O.B. was June twenty-eighth, nineteen forty eight but that was always rejected because my answer didn’t fit inside the little box. Why does there have to be a reason for being nominated? So what if I don’t run a charity organization called “Feed
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front of the windows. One year I tried to pay a kid to nominate me but he wanted a thousand dollars. He said, “500 up front and the rest when the deed was done.” So I say, “A thousand dollars, that’s ridiculous!” So then he says, “Yep, that’s the going rate!” I hate that kid! I think he is in prison now for murdering his mom. Another year I figured I would run for mayor but I couldn’t get anyone to nominate me for that either. Not only that I can’t get nominated for a Pulitzer or a Nobel Prize either. What the hey! You would think my wife would nominate me. Isn’t there a clause in a marriage certificate that says she has to obey me?
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Letters Looking for witnesses On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, I was injured walking to my mother’s house. I was in the area in front of the Putah Creek Council Building at 107 Main Street when the incident happened. The blocks between Railroad Avenue and Second Street were cordoned off to prevent cars from traveling in the area where the parade was to take place. I crossed First Street (which was still cordoned off) and started walking toward Second St., passed Eagle Drug, and when I got near the Putah Creek Council Building, I decided to cross the street. I had stepped 1.5 feet into the street, intending to cross, when the rope suddenly came toward me, caught me, and slammed me down in the middle of the sidewalk. Some young girls walking ahead of me saw the whole incident. (I know they saw it because when a police officer asked me what happened, one told everything as it happened.) Then someone from behind yelled out, “I got the license plate. I got a picture.” Apparently, a car turned into the parking lot area between Eagle Drug and the Putah Creek Council Building, caught the rope with their car, and kept going, pulling the rope from all the way down the block, trapping me in it then slamming me down hard on the sidewalk. Someone ran to tell him to stop. I was still on the ground answering the police officer’s questions. The driver came over, stopped 8 feet from me, and shouted to the officer farthest from me: “I didn’t see it.” Since this incident I have suffered a lot of pain. I could not lay down/back for one month. The next day I could not hold
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Join WHS 1980’s Reunion planning meeting Jan. 30 The Winters High School Classes of 1980-1989 will be holding an organizational meeting for the upcoming Reunion on Youth Day weekend. The meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. at Berryessa Gap Tasting Room on Main Street. Committee members are needed to help plan the event. So far there are only two members, so people are needed from the classes to help get the reunion off the ground. For more information contact Mike Sebastian at 530-794-6133 or check out the Reunion Facebook page. MIKE SEBASTIAN
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 15, 2019 FBN Number 2019-040 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Kristine Mann, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Jusay Angel Hood Cleaning Physical Address: 1616 Citrus Ct. West Sacramento, CA 95605 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Juan Angel 1616 Citrus Ct. West Sacramento, CA 95605 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 1/2/2019 s/Juan G. Angel Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Kristine Mann, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER December 21, 2018 FBN Number 2018-1156 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Lupe Ramirez, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Bike City Woodworks Physical Address: 436 Alvarado Ave. Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Brian Klein 436 Alvarado Ave. Davis, CA 95616 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 11/19/2018 s/Brian Klein Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Lupe Ramirez, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 10, 2019 FBN Number 2018-130 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Kimberli Quam, Deputy The person(s) or entities below are abandoning the use of the following fictitious business name(s): University Marketing Group 805 H Street Davis, CA 95616 (Yolo)
FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 7, 2019 FBN Number 2018-456 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Kimberli Quam, Deputy The person(s) or entities below are abandoning the use of the following fictitious business name(s): Clay Heart Farm 24830 County Road 95 Davis, CA 95616 (Yolo)
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s/Daniel Peterson/Tim Grooms I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. State of California, County of Yolo Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Kimberli Quam, Deputy Clerk Published January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 17, 2019 FBN Number 2019-052 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Kristine Mann, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: KGBeez Physical Address: 25963 Duncan Dr. Esparto, CA 95627 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Nestor Guijarro 25963 Duncan Dr. Esparto, CA 95627 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Nestor Guijarro Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Kristine Mann, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 16, 2019 FBN Number 2019-044 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Still Point Movement Physical Address: 3103 Breton Ave. Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Still Point Movement, LLC 3103 Breton Ave. Davis, CA 95616 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Greta Wyeth Official Title: President Corporation Name: Still Point Movement, LLC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER December 18, 2018 FBN Number 2018-1149 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Electric 360 Physical Address: 1020 Hemenway St., Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Pedro Duran 1020 Hemenway St., Winters, CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 5/31/2018 s/Pedro Duran Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 7, 2019 FBN Number 2019-020 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: My Little Brown Rabbit Physical Address: 924 Campbell Circle, Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Stacia Heuser 924 Campbell Circle, Woodland, CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Stacia Heuser Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 8, 2019 FBN Number 2019-021 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Veronica Fregoso, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: CTI Physical Address: 3245 Malcolm Island St. W. Sacramento, CA 95691 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Chakar Transport Inc. 3245 Malcolm Island St. W. Sacramento, CA 95691 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 8/15/2018 s/Gurminder S. Sidhv Official Title: President Corporation Name: Chakar Transport Inc. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Veronica Fregoso, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER December 12, 2018 FBN Number 2018-1127 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Ashima Natural Remedies Physical Address: 640 Azevedo Ct.Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): VKAS LLC 640 Azevedo Ct. Woodland, CA 95776 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 12/12/2018 s/Ashima Bhaidasna Official Title: Manager/Owner Corporation Name: VKAS LLC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 16, 2019 FBN Number 2019-042 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: We Buy Yolo Physical Address: 452 Elm St. Woodland, CA 95695 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Yolo County Realty, Inc. 452 Elm St. Woodland, CA 95695 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Kenneth Carter Official Title: President Corporation Name: Yolo County Real Estate, Inc. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER December 26, 2018 FBN Number 2018-1165 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Extreme Pizza and Ale House Physical Address: 417 Mace Blvd. #I Davis, CA 95618 Mailing Address: 602 Coconut Ct. Brentwood, CA 94513 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Mohaar Inc. 602 Coconut Ct. Brentwood, CA 94513 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Satwinder S. Mohaar Official Title: President Corporation Name: Mohaar Inc. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 9, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
Notice of Trustee’s Sale T.S. No.: 2018-01808-CA A.P.N.:005-633-018 Property Address: 121 First Street, Woodland, CA 95695 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.
Published January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 3, 2019 FBN Number 2019-00007 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Chavco Drywall Physical Address: 609 Spring Ct. Woodland, CA 95776 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Frederico Chavez 609 Spring Ct. Woodland, CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 1/1/2019 s/Frederico Chavez Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 7, 2019 FBN Number 2019-016 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Linda Smith, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Jacobo Transport Physical Address: 26187 Bruno St. Esparto, CA 95627 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Edgar Jacobo 26187 Bruno St. Esparto, CA 95627 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 1/7/2019 s/Edgar Jacobo Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Linda Smith, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2019
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FILED YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER January 2, 2019 FBN Number 2019-003 Jesse Salinas, Clerk; Veronica Fregoso, Deputy Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Terry’s Touch Ceramics Physical Address: 743 Main St. Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: 743 Main St. Winters, CA 95694 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Terry Ann Ostovar 743 Main St. Winters, CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 1/2/2019 s/Terry A. Ostovar Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/ Recorder, Veronica Fregoso, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2019
Order to Show Cause FILED Yolo Superior Court January 10, 2019 Case Number: PT-19-49 By N. Plowman, Deputy Superior Court of California, County of Yolo 1000 Main Street Woodland, CA 95695 Main Courthouse Petition of Eulalio Garcia Ortega for change of name ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Petitioner: Eulalio Garcia Ortega filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Eulalio Garcia Ortega to proposed name Eulalio Ortega THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 21, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Dept. 12 The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Winters Express. Date: January 10, 2019 J. Kent O’Mara Judge of the Superior Court Published January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2019
NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/30/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Alan Kelso and Donna Kelso, Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 12/09/2004 as Instrument No. 20040056327-00 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Yolo County, California, Date of Sale: 02/26/2019 at 12:45 PM Place of Sale: AT THE REAR (NORTH) ENTRANCE TO THE CITY HALL BUILDING 1110 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE, WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 123,541.20 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 121 First Street, Woodland, CA 95695 A.P.N.: 005-633-018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 123,541.20. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2018-01808-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: January 15, 2019 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary c/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www. altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/ TrusteeServices.aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Published January 23, 30, February 6, 2019
B-8 — Winters (CA) Express, Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Express Homes Two real estate agents trying to claim commission on home sale By Tim Jones AllThingsRealEstate@TJones-Law.com
Q: I have a beef with my agent, maybe against two agents. I had a listing agreement with a real estate company who turned out not to be very good. After three months, not one person showed my house. My agent didn’t run any ads and I later found out my house wasn’t even in the Multiple Listing Service. I only spoke to the agent three times during the entire three months. Most of the time she never returned my calls. Finally, I walked into another real estate company, told them what was happening and asked if I could switch my listing to them. They said they would try to take care of it. A week later I got a phone call from the new company and they came over and we signed a listing agreement. I had three good offers in the first week, one of which I
accepted. Now that we are about to close escrow, my first agent has showed up and wants the full commission. I immediately called my current agent, who told me he thought my listing with the first agent had been given back to me. He says that he gets the commission. I don’t understand any of it, but I’m angry. A: I’m not even sure where to begin, so let’s look at this one step at a time. You signed a listing agreement with Agent One. A listing agreement is just Realtor-speak for a contract. In other words, you agreed that if Agent One would market your home and bring you an offer that was acceptable to you, she would get a commission. Right? Almost all listings are what are called an “exclusive listing.” They are exclusive because you are giving one particular company the exclusive right to list your home with the promise that, if
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the house sells during the period of the listing, that company will get their commission. Even if you decide to sell your house to your Aunt Sally, the real estate company you listed with gets a commission. That’s an exclusive listing. Now fast forward to Agent Two. You signed a listing agreement with him, presumably before the listing expired with Agent One. Therefore, without more information, if you sell the house, Agent One gets her commission, as does Agent Two. Bummer! But wait, you’ve given me a number of pieces of additional information, any combination of which may save you from paying both agents. Remember I said that Agent One agreed to market your home
and bring you an offer. From what you said, I gather Agent One did nothing to market your property. At some point, you can consider Agent One to be in breach of the listing contract by failing to market your home. One of your options would then be to list with someone else. When does Agent One’s failure to market your property become a breach of the listing contract? I don’t know. That’s a question which would ultimately be decided by a judge or jury. But the standard is a “reasonable” amount of time, whatever that is. I can tell you that members of the Multiple Listing Service are required by that service to list every property. Failing to do so is grounds for discipline, but from your
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perspective is only an indication of her lack of marketing efforts. But that’s not the end. Enter Agent Two. You said you explained your situation to Agent Two. Agent Two told you he “would take care of it.” That comment would suggest to me that Agent Two was going to contact Agent One to see if he could get a release of the listing contract or perhaps work out a commission split between the two agents so Agent Two could market the home. In any event, Agent Two sure sounds like he let you believe he had taken care of the contractual problem. Since Agent Two had a duty to protect your interests, Agent Two may be out of luck when it comes to his commission. Now, before you get all excited that you may not have to pay a commission at all, you’d better sit down. Of course you have to pay a commission to someone. You contracted to
pay a commission if your home sold. Your home subsequently sold. The only remaining question is who gets paid. In this unusual case, I would suggest you contact the local Association of Realtors, assuming the agents were in fact Realtors and not merely real estate sales agents. The local associations can often provide mediation services where the three of you can sit down and, with the help of a mediator, work out a deal. I suspect, ultimately, both agents will come to understand that they are both at risk for losing their entire commission and will decide to split the proceeds. Let’s face it, ultimately you don’t care who gets what, as long as you only pay one commission. Tim Jones is a real estate attorney in Fairfield. If you have any real estate questions you would like to have answered in this column, you can contact him at AllThingsRealEstate@TJones-Law. com.
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