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Slow-growth initiative process gains momentum By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer A slow-growth group hoping to place Winters’ future growth directly in the hands of the city’s citizens is one step closer to getting their goal. Keep Winters Winters hopes to subject any future growth of Winters outside an established boundary to a city-wide vote. Thus, they are hoping to put an Urban Growth Boundary initiative on November’s ballot. The next step for KWW was getting the required number of qualified signatures to put the initiative on the ballot, and they seemed to have achieved it. KWW chairman Bob Polkinghorn and steering committee member Peter Hunter submitted a nearly two-foot-high stack of signatures to city hall on April 29. Of the 814 signatures the pair submitted to city clerk Tracy Jensen, only 388 are actually required to be valid. The validation will be conducted by the Yolo County Registrar of Voters, which has 30 business days to conduct the process. However, before
shipping the stack off to the county, Jensen did a cursory examination of the stack. And, before she got to the tenth signature, she found a person who had signed twice. Of course, having a few extra signatures ensures any zealous signer is accounted for, Polkinghorn said. The fact KWW was able to obtain so many signatures during a citywide shelter-inplace is testament to not only the organizations logistical skills, but also the desire by many to have a say in how the city grows. “First and foremost, this number is a tribute to the citizens of Winters, who even in the face of COVID, stepped up to support the KWW campaign,” said Polkinghorn. Polkinghorn added, “People care about the future of this town and are not about to allow any development scheme to go forth on a business as usual basis—meaning: citizens give input, the city manager negotiates, the council decides.” If passed by a majority vote of Winters’ citizens in November, the initiative would create an Urban Growth Boundary
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Winters City Clerk Tracy Jensen looks through the list of signatures turned in from Keep Winters Winters. (UGB) beyond which any development would require the approval of a majority of voters in a special or regularly scheduled election. The UGB for Winters would be drawn at the city’s existing boundary lines. It would amend the city’s General Plan and remain in effect for 30 years. Joe Martinez, President of the Yolo County Farm Bureau (YCFB) said, “Residents in an agriculturally oriented community know what an
exceptional living experience they have: Keep Winters Winters is fighting the real possibility of the ‘sell out’ of their community’s identity to benefit out of area landowners/developers. YCFB supports the KWW efforts.” KWW was founded last year after the public learned that city officials had held discussions with the agent of a developer seeking to subdivide nearly 800 acres of farmland just north of the city limits.
Non-essential retail and manufacturing likely will receive the green light this week to resume some operations on Friday. With the state preparing to allow curbside retail pickup and manufacturing under phase two of the state’s reopening plan, Yolo County is preparing to follow suit. “As early as this Thursday, the local Yolo health order will be amended to allow curbside pickup of retail and manufacturing to resume on Friday, consistent with what we expect the state to do,” County Administrator Patrick Blacklock said Tuesday. Additionally, under the plan outlined by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, the county will begin preparing a “local readiness plan” that will come to the Board of Supervisors for approval next Tuesday. That plan will outline how the county is doing on five public health metrics that must be
met before the county can move even further into phase two and allow additional activities to resume. Just what those future activities will be remains to be seen. “We’re hoping to get additional guidance from the state this Thursday,” Blacklock told county supervisors at their meeting Tuesday morning. However, Eric Will, an analyst in the county administrator’s office, said those activities may include limited-seated dining in restaurants as well as some offices reopening. All activities would still require physical distancing and face coverings and the county expects to have safety protocols available for businesses resuming curbside retail and manufacturing by Friday. As for moving forward into phase two, the county will look at its performance in five areas to determine whether it can safely reopen some activities. Currently the coun-
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Winters homicide victim ID’d, but not publicly Detectives seek public’s help with investigation By Lauren Keene McNaughton Media Yolo County sheriff’s officials say they’ve identified the man killed in last month’s drive-by shooting near Winters, but haven’t made that information public due to the ongoing investigation. “The detectives aren’t releasing it at this time because doing so could jeopardize the investigation,” sheriff’s Lt. Matt Davis said Friday. He declined to elaborate. The victim died April 26 from his injuries in the shooting, which occurred at about 1:30 p.m. April 24 on County Road 89 north of Win-
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ters. Sheriff’s officials said the suspect fired from a small, dark-colored sedan at the victim, who was a passenger in another vehicle. The driver who accompanied the victim took him to Sutter Davis Hospital before his transfer to an area trauma center, where he succumbed to his wounds. Detectives continue to seek the public’s help in finding and arresting the suspect, who was last seen traveling northbound on County Road 89. Anyone with information is urged to contact sheriff’s dispatchers at 530-666-8282 or leave an anonymous tip at 530-668-5248.
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Driver takes out tree, flees on foot On Wednesday, April 29 the Winters Police Department assisted California Highway Patrol officers as they pursued a vehicle into Winters city limits. The driver crashed into a tree in the Winters Community Center parking lot and fled on foot. The driver was located and arrested as officers searched the area.
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By Anne Ternus-Bellamy McNaughton Media Two Yolo County cities are among the 80 locations selected by the state for community coronavirus testing. Testing will be available in Woodland from May 5-30 and in West Sacramento from June 2-20, Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. by appointment only. To make an appointment, call 888-634-1123 or complete an online application at https:// lhi.care/covidtesting. The ad-
dress of the testing site will be provided upon completion of the application. COVID-19 testing is open to anyone in the community, including agricultural workers, the homeless and the undocumented. OptumServe will be able to test up to 135 people a day with test results available within 48 to 72 hours. This is not antibody testing; rather it is testing to see if an individual currently has COVID-19. Gov. Gavin Newsom an-
nounced plans to add 80 community testing sites in underserved areas last month. To select the sites, the state’s Testing Task Force, in conjunction with OptumServe, looked at both rural and urban areas of California where people have to travel between 30 and 60 minutes to reach an existing testing site or hospital. Sites were selected based on underserved populations, known disparities and medi-
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✓ Children under 2 must NOT wear a facial covering. They may suffocate.
✓ In a taxi, rideshare vehicle, or public transportation (or waiting)
✓ At home unless you or someone at home is sick.
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✓ In the car alone or with others in your household.
✓ Going into facilities allowed to stay open ✓ While working an essential job that interacts with the public ✓ Picking up food from a restaurant
✓ If it will create a safety or health hazard at work. ✓ If you have certain health conditions, difficulty breathing, unable to remove mask alone, or are deaf and use face/mouth movements as part of communication. ✓ Exercising outdoors.
www.wintershealth.org Although wearing a face covering is one tool for reducing the spread of COVID-19, you should still continue to shelter in place, physically distance with at least 6 feet, and continue frequent hand washing. Face coverings can be handmade, factory made, or improvised with a variety of cloth materials such as bandanas, scarves, T-Shirts, sweatshirts, or towels.
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Lake Berryessa water levels down five inches
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The level of Lake Berryessa was down by 0.39 feet last week, with a decrease in storage of 7,032 acre feet of water, according to Rick Pile of the Solano Irrigation District. Tuesday morning the lake level was 431.25 feet above sea level, with storage computed at 1,390,212 acre feet of water. Evaporation on the lake averaged 219 acre feet of water per day. The SID is diverting 462 second feet of water into the Putah South Canal, with 43 second feet flowing at the Diversion Dam.
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Obituaries Janet Nooteboom Janet Jensen Nooteboom passed away on April 14, 2020 at St Johns Retirement Community in Woodland from heart failure. Born in Chicago, Illinois on August 10, 1925 to talented sculptors, Holger and Helen Jensen, she grew up in Santa Monica Canyon near Los Angeles. In World War II she was an airplane riveter for Douglas Aircraft. After the war she married John Nooteboom, an engineer and sailing fanatic. They raised their family in Pacific Palisades. Upon John’s retirement in 1980 they moved to the Bay Area, residing in San Jose, then Tiburon, until 2012 when they moved to Woodland. Janet enjoyed all creatures, plants and nature, as well as opera, jazz and folk music. She especially liked to meet and converse with people from all over the
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world and all walks of life. Janet was preceded in death by her husband, John, and daughter, Jan, and by her brothers Bryan, Joel, and Mark. She is survived by her sons, Ken and Gary Nooteboom, and her nieces, Lindsay Jensen, Robyn Garcia, and Kari Jensen, and nephew, Joel Jensen, plus numerous grand-nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers please donate to the charity of your choice. A Celebration of Life in her honor will be held later when possible.
Kristopher Brockmeyer Kristopher James Brockmeyer passed away unexpectedly in his home in Vacaville on the evening of Apr 22, 2020 at the age of 32. The cause of death is undetermined at this time. Known to his family and closest friends as Kris, he was always a joy to be around. He had a big heart, infectious smile, barreling laugh, and charismatic eyebrows that could put a smile on everyone’s face. Kris was born in Davis and attended Pioneer Elementary, Holmes Jr. High, and graduated from Davis Senior High School in 2005. He achieved a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento in 2011. Kris was a loyal employee of the Nugget Markets for 15 years, and achieved the position of Senior Loss Prevention Officer. Kris was promoted to acting Regional Supervisor for Nugget outlets in the Bay Area and Marin County. In addition, he worked part time as a Field
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Representative for his Father’s irrigation consulting business in both Placer and El Dorado Counties. Kris is survived by his parents Jim & Terry, his sister Joleen, three nieces Brittany, Elizabeth, and Vanessa, and his older brothers Matthew and Daniel, as well as extended family on the East coast and in Northern & Southern California, Kris will be sorely missed by all of his family and friends and all who knew him. Due to the current pandemic memorial services will be delayed until a later date, at which time there will be a Celebration of Life. Kris will be laid to rest in the Winters Cemetery.
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Mervin Kato, student body president at Winters High School, has been selected as valedictorian of the graduating class of 1970, and Cathy Gardner has been named salutatorian. The 74th annual commencement exercises will be held Thursday, May 28, at the athletic field. The annual eighth grade graduation exercises of Waggoner School will be held at the high school athletic field Wednesday, May 27, with Joseph Rominger as valedictorian and Rene Mayes as salutatorian. Don Young’s “Big Bertha”, representing the Winters District Chamber of Commerce in the Angels Camp Jumping Frog Jubilee, won the Chamber of Commerce Jump Saturday with a leap of 13 feet, two inches. Funeral services will be held at 11 o’clock this morning in the Pioneer Presbyterian Church for former Winters mayor, Charles Perry Culton, 83, who passed away in the Davis Community Hospital Monday Mr. and Mrs. Raul Valdez, of Winters, are the parents of a daughter, born May 14, 1970 in the Davis Community Hospital Apricot shipping began this week in Winters, with a truck loaded with 1350 boxes of cots leaving from the California Fruit Exchange, headed for New York. Taxable retail sales in Winters during 1969 totaled $3,068,000 according to State Board of Equalization member Paul Leake, of Woodland.
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is making a new study of the feasibility of utilizing the head created by Monticello Dam for power purposes. Barry Bellport, son of Mr. B. P. Bellport and the late Mrs. Bellport, has been named valedictorian of the Winters High School graduating class of 1955. Mrs. George Davidson was elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 242, at the annual election of officers held Tuesday night.. The Winters Merchants baseball team lost the first game of the season at the high school field Sunday, by a score of 15 to 5, to the Woodland Moose. Hugh Randolph and Phil Snow pitched for Winters. At the P.G. & E. service badge award dinner at the Nut Tree this evening, Leroy Freeman and Glenn C. Kidder will each receive 30 year badges, and Hardin G. Reddick will receive a five year badge. Parents of boys enrolled in the agricultural courses at Winters High School were guests at the first parent and son banquet, sponsored by the Winters Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, held at the high school last Thursday evening. Leo Blaylock served as master of ceremonies and J.L. McClish and Howard Hansen were made honorary members of the FFA. Eighth grade graduates from Wolfskill School will be Richard Crites, Loretta Harris, Walter Halley, Valerie Morse, Howard Draper, Hazel How and Connie Carpenter. Graduation exercises will be held June 2.
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One of the popular groups 50 years ago was the Friday Morning discussion group, which met at the homes of members. Pictured are four members of the group, along with two of the husbands. The adults in the photo are, seated on the steps, Robin Giffin; and others, from left, are Evelyne Rominger, Ian MacKenzie, Oakley Fiffin, Delores Gerber and Carolyn MacKenzie. The photo was taken at the former Cooper house, which was located on Main Street where the Lorenzo Building, housing Sutter Health, Buckhorn Catering and Anytime Fitness.
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The first ripe apricots sampled in this office were Pringles and came Wednesday from the T.D. Parker ranch in Apricot District. Canners have been active in this district this week and a large portion of the apricot crop available for canning was sold at $60 a ton. Last Saturday evening, at her home in Pleasants Valley, Mrs. Roy Hoskins entertained the graduating classes of Wolfskill, Olive and pleasants Valley schools with a dinner party. Graduates from Wolfskill were Carmelita Munoz, Masayo Yasui, Isabel Ramos, Charles Erb, Teddy Horibe, Fred Medina, Wilbur Lowe, Frank Ramos, John Rubio, John Ramos and Leon Yarberry. From Olive School, Carmen Machado, Iva Dale Miyai, Juana Campos, Tony Martin, Akira Matsuo and Mike Rubio, and from Pleasants Valley, Jean Hoskins, Sara Lopez and Glenn Williams. The population at the migratory camp is now about 360, among 90 families. Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Crum, Mr. and Mrs. George Over’house, W.H. Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Bigelow and Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Singleton composed the Farm Center representation Saturday at the annual picnic at Helvetia Park.
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Dr. and Mrs. M.O. Wyatt and Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Wyatt are in San Francisco this week attending the banker’s convention. They will return tomorrow night. The first box of apricots, shipped by L.A. Sackett; May 9, was sold in New York the 16th for $8.75. The Producers Fruit Co sent out the first refrigerator car Monday with a partial load, stopping it at Vacaville for cherries. The Winters Board of Trade held a meeting Monday night to make plans for welcoming the University Farm Commission. Members of the Current Topic Club will take notice that the next and last meeting of the season will be held at the home of J.W. Lamme next Thursday evening, May 25, beginning at 8 o’clock sharp. Mrs. F.W. Willis returned home from a two weeks’ visit with her sister Mrs. Leroy Scribner at Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. E. Dafoe have been stopping at the residence of D.O. Judy the past week and will leave soon for Geyserville, Sonoma County, where they have purchased a hotel. Samuel Springs, the popular resort for this part of the Sacramento Valley, has been reopened by W.E. Meagher, who conducted the place last year.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) shared that starting this month, they will host a series of county webinars to detail the progress of its numerous actions being executed as part of the Community Wildfire Safety Program and share how any needed Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in 2020 are expected to be smaller in scope, shorter in duration and smarter for customers. With these webinars, even
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that metric has been met, Vaughn said. The first of the two sites opened Tuesday at the county fairgrounds in Woodland and is capable of conducting 135 tests per day. The third area counties must examine is capacity for containment via contact tracing and, specifically, the capacity to trace three times the county’s daily positive rate. “Our positive rate right now is fairly low,” Vaughn said. “It’s about one or two cases on average per day for the last week or so.” And with 30 people trained for contract tracing in Yolo County, “there is significant capacity should we get additional cases,” he said. “So I do believe we meet this metric of being able to handle three times our daily rate.” The fourth metric is hospital capacity, and there again the county is in good shape with no confirmed COVID-19 patients in county hospitals at all as of Tuesday. “There is certainly capacity to take in patients should we need to,” Vaughn said. “That is not an issue.” Finally, the county needs to ensure longterm and congregate care facilities are prepared with adequate supplies and personal protective equipment — at least a 14-day supply — and that the county has the capacity to test everyone in those facilities in a timely manner if there are outbreaks. “We’re reaching out now to the longterm care facilities just to
see where they are on their supplies of PPE and are gathering that data and should have it by the meeting next week,” Vaughn told county supervisors. But the lack of specifics from the state about what activities can resume when those five metrics are met proved frustrating to county supervisors, as did nearby counties — like Yuba and Sutter — simply plowing ahead with reopening without necessarily meeting any metrics. Yolo County residents have asked that a number of outdoor activities — including swimming and baseball — be allowed to resume but until the state specifically includes them in a reopening phase, they remain prohibited. “Stage two references open-space activities,” said Vaughn. “I’m not sure what they mean. We’ve requested… a more detailed list.” Supervisor Gary Sandy of Woodland said he’d just received a request “about someone who wants to do yoga outside with adequate social separation and I can’t, for the life of me, conceive how that could be a harmful activity. And yet we’re keeping these people at bay because the state has these very strict specific guidelines they want to issue rather than coming up with general standards that activities could meet. “I’m finding this process maddening,” Sandy said. “It seems to me, quite frankly, that those counties that served with good
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will and were vigilant and diligent in how we observed the practices laid down by the state and the governor, that there should be … at least some trust extended to those counties.” Instead, he said, it seems the advantages are going to those counties that simply reopen of their own accord “and … those of us that are still trying to maintain the safety and the prevention — which of course are appropriate things to do — are being hampered and hindered at every step by this state bureaucracy that seems unwilling to establish just general standards that we could interpret ourselves.” Supervisor Oscar Villegas of West Sacramento said he agreed with Sandy that “the process is convoluted at times.” “But I also think there’s a huge amount of credit that goes to our staff because I look at the state’s readiness metrics and we are perfectly positioned to… take advantage of an immediate turnaround… “We’ve worked extremely hard on every one of those and I don’t think there’s another county in the entire state that is more perfectly positioned to flip the switch,” said Villegas. Supervisor Don Saylor of Davis noted that early last week, Yolo County was gearing up to allow curbside retail business activity but did not move forward because the state did not allow it. “So I believe that we’re ready to let that happen on Friday, assuming the state doesn’t introduce some new wrinkle,” Saylor said. Blacklock agreed, saying, “we’re ready and we’re only constrained by the state’s order.”
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El Condado Yolo extiende la orden Víctima de homicidio en Winters identificado, pero no públicamente de refugio hasta el 31 de Mayo Por Lauren Keene Por Anne Ternus-Bellamy Traducido por Carol Alfonso La orden de refugio del Condado Yolo, que debía expirar el pasado 30 de Abril, se extendió hasta el 31 de Mayo. La orden, emitida por primera vez el 18 de Marzo, requiere que los residentes del condado permanezcan en sus hogares, excepto para los viajes y actividades esenciales, incluidas las compras de comestibles y citas médicas. Con la intención de frenar la propagación del nuevo coronavirus, la orden se extendió el 1 de Abril y se extendió nuevamente esta semana. Los funcionarios del condado creen que la orden de refugio ha frenado efectivamente la propagación del virus y ha allanado la curva, pero han dicho que es demasiado pronto para reanudar las actividades normales. “La extensión sub-
TEST Continued from Page 1 an income to ensure residents have access to testing regardless of socioeconomic status. A total of 2,107 Yolo County residents have been tested for the novel coronavirus so far and 169 of those individuals tested positive, including five more on Friday. Thirty-two county residents have been
raya el hecho de que la amenaza del virus sigue siendo muy real”, dijo el Presidente de la Junta del Condado Yolo, Gary Sandy, de Woodland. “Eviten las multitudes y las grandes reuniones, quédese en casa, lávese las manos regularmente y use máscaras faciales”, instó el pasado Jueves a los residentes del condado. “No debemos bajar la guardia”. La orden de refugio se ha modificado dos veces en la última semana para permitir la reanudación de algunas actividades. Se permite jugar al golf, pescar, pasear en bote y cazar a partir del pasado Viernes y a partir del Lunes, se permitirán todas las construcciones y los servicios religiosos dentro de los vehículos (Drive-In). Actividades adicionales y negocios considerados de bajo riesgo para la transmisión de virus podrían agregarse más
hospitalized during the course of the pandemic and 16 people have died, 11 of them residents of the Stollwood Convalescent Hospital at St. John’s Retirement Village in Woodland. For information about testing in Yolo County, visit: www.yolocounty.org/coronavirus-roadmap. Residents can also call Yolo 2-1-1 for resource information.
adelante en Mayo si se modifica la orden de permanencia en el hogar del estado para permitirlos. La extensión de la orden de refugio de Chapman se produce a medida que la tasa de nuevos casos de COVID-19 parece estar disminuyendo en el Condado Yolo.
Traducido por Carol Alfonso Los funcionarios del Alguacil del Condado Yolo dicen que han identificado al hombre asesinado en un tiroteo en automóvil que ocurrió el mes pasado cerca de Winters, pero que no han hecho pública esa información debido a la investigación en curso. “Los detectives no están haciéndolo público en este momento porque de así hacerlo podría pon-
er en peligro la investigación”, dijo el pasado Viernes el Teniente del Alguacil Matt Davis. El se negó a dar más detalles. La víctima murió el 26 de Abril por sus heridas en el tiroteo, que ocurrió alrededor de la 1:30 p.m. el 24 de Abril en el County Road 89 al norte de Winters. Se insta a cualquier persona con información a comunicarse con los despachadores del Alguacil al 530-666-8282 o dejar una denuncia anónima al 530-668- 5248.
It is with a heavy heart that after many meetings and much discussion the Board of Directors and Staff made the very difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Yolo County Fair. This decision was not made lightly. The health and safety of our community is our top priority. This is a big disappointment to our Fair Staff, Board of Directors, Vendors, Volunteers, Local Organizations, Concessionaires, Exhibitors, Carnival Staff and the community but it is the right decision. Planning for Fair takes months to produce this high-quality event. Due to the uncertainty of when restrictions for large public gatherings will be lifted, we are not able to make plans for the caliber of Fair everyone expects. We wish everyone good health in the coming days. When we can safely open the fairgrounds to the public, we will continue with our tradition to schedule the events you enjoy and love - including the 2021 Yolo County Fair…“It Wheel Be Llamazing”.
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The 128 Hall & Kitchen extends deadline for high school art contest By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief The 128 Hall & Kitchen (The 128) is busy working behind the scenes to get ready for their anticipated opening later this year. The upcoming business will feature a bar, kitchen and offer a unique rental hall for the community. One of their current projects is to find a local high school artist to create a wall painting featuring Winters for their business. They recently extended the artwork competition submission deadline to Friday, May 15. Chistian Duran, The 128 media coordinator, said they are looking for a high school student with drawing and painting capabilities to create a magical, piece of art that will be a part of the history at The 128. The main requirement is the artist must be an enrolled high school student at either Winters High School or the Wolfskill Career
Readiness Academy. Duran said they are specifically seeking a local high school student because they find value in showcasing and highlighting the talent and creativity from within Winters. “We want people to see their work for years to come.” Duran said. “We are so excited about this new establishment in the Winters community, and want to share it with the Winters community, along with sharing the student’s artwork.” Interested applicants should submit their artwork by email to winters128events@gmail.com, through Facebook messenger on their Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/the128hallandkitchen/ or through an Instagram direct message to on their Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/the128winters/. Duran said applicants can submit paintings, sketches or anything from their art portfolio. The team would also like to see photos of the rough draft sketches on paper.
More local support for Class of 2020 By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Class of 2020 students from both the Wolfskill Career Readiness Academy and Winters High School woke up to find a motivational sign on their front lawn on the morning of May 1. CRAC students were honored with a blue sign featuring the howling wolf, while WHS students found a
red sign with the Warrior logo. The message: “Life can be tough, but so are you!” Andrea Hurst, a WHS staff member, said she helped to organize the efforts, and was able to execute getting signs to everyone thanks to some volunteers. “We just wanted to to support our seniors and let them know that we understand
what a disappointment this whole situation is,” Hurst told the Express in an email. “They have worked so hard for 13 years to get to this point. Life doesn’t always go according to plan, but we know that the education their families and Winters JUSD staff have given them has prepared them to take life’s challenges head on and make the best of any situation.”
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Winters Senior Citizens Club May meeting cancelled The Winters Senior Citizens Club May meeting and potluck has been cancelled due to the stay at home order from Yolo County officials. The Club plans to take its usual summer break from June through August, and will hopefully continue back with regular meetings starting in September. The Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Winters Community Center.
Yolo Food Bank launches COVID-19 Relief Fund Yolo Food Bank Press Release In mid-April the Yolo Food Bank COVID-19 Relief Fund launched as a rapid-response, community-driven effort to supply emergency nutritional support to county residents who have been devastated by the pandemic. “The need we’re seeing in our community is unprecedented,” said Yolo Food Bank Executive Director Michael Bisch. “In the five weeks since the shelter-in-place order we’ve experienced a 30 percent increase in requests for food assistance, primarily from community members seeking our assistance for the very first time.” Assisted by more than 700 new volunteers, YFB has adapted and expanded services significantly during the crisis, including: •Initiating an emergency food home de-
livery program to nourish low-income senior citizens and health-compromised residents. •Adding eight new food distributions to the 120 existing monthly distributions throughout Yolo County. •Delivering three daily meals to almost 200 at-risk homeless residents sheltered in local motel rooms. •Providing procurement, storage, and logistical support for bulk shipments of tens of thousands of diapers, wet wipes, liquid hand soap dispensers, and other essential goods on behalf of the County of Yolo and local nonprofits. •Establishing comprehensive social distancing protocols at all food access sites to ensure the health of staff, volunteers, and the community that YFB serves. YFB is in partnership with the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services, as the lead coordinat-
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April 28: 3:15 a.m., medical aid, 100 block of Owings Drive. ~7:19 a.m., vehicle accident, Highway 128/CR 87. ~8:24 a.m., medical aid, first block of Anderson Avenue. ~4:13 p.m., medical aid, 500 block of Creekside Way. April 29: 8:51 a.m., medical aid, 900 block of Railroad Avenue. ~3:49 p.m., vehicle accident, Highway
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Police Arrest Log April 25: Kevin Huezo Henriquez (Age 21), Charges: Domestic Battery; Violation of a Criminal Protective Order; False Imprisonment; Inflict Injury Upon A Child; Burglary; Violation of Probation, Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail. Case Log April 21: 12 p.m., 700 Block of Valley Oak Drive, Vandalism. April 23: 5:12 a.m., First block of E. Main Street, Commercial Audible Alarm. April 24: 1 p.m., CR 89 South of CR 31, Assisted Yolo Sheriff. April 25: 6:06 p.m., Purtell Ct/Brinley Drive, Assisted Yolo Sheriff. April 26: 9:30 a.m., 300 block of East Street, Domestic Battery. ~ 5:21 p.m., 700 block of Railroad Avenue, Commercial Audible Alarm. April 28: 10:31 p.m., 400 block of Railroad Avenue, Commercial Audible Alarm.
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Wednesdays Senior Citizens Club Meeting & Potluck Canceled Thursdays Eat Well Yolo Food Distribution, first and third Thursdays, 10-11 a.m., RISE, Inc., 200 Baker Street Yolo County Housing Authority Food Distribution, third Thursdays, 11 a.m.-Noon, 62 Shams Way (must meet income requirements) Winters JUSD School Board Meetings, first/third Thursdays, 6 p.m., Virtual meeting, check www.wintersjusd.org Mondays Eat Well Yolo Food Distribution, Mondays, 4 p.m.-as supplies last, 111 E. Grant Ave. Tuesdays City Council Meetings, first/third Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Virtual meeting, check www.cityofwinters.org
Ongoing Yolo County Library Digital Programming, facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org • Virtual Storytime: 11 a.m., Monday, Tuesday, Saturday • Live Book Reccomendations, 5 p.m. Tuesday, 3 p.m. Friday • Bilingual Storytime: 11 a.m., Wednesday, Thursday • Crafternoon Delight, 5 p.m. Thursday • Friday Trivia, 5 p.m. Friday • Needle Arts and Zoom Book Club: details on Facebook.
I don’t know if it is cabin fever or just people wanting to enjoy our great weather, but people were out and about this weekend. I’m guilty of not sheltering-in-place, but I have kept my distance from people. I’ve been going to my office, a couple of days a week, playing golf, having coffee and riding my Harley around the area. I’m not alone. If you drive around Lake Berryessa you will notice that there are a lot of cars parked along the side of the road. People are walking down to the lake to enjoy picnics, swimming and hiking. If you look at Markley Cove, it is closed by order of Napa County. That needs to change. I would rather have someone managing the lake than just having a freefor-all at the water’s edge. Our city staff has been work-
ing on cutting services as our revenue has taken a major hit. With businesses closed for the foreseeable future, John Donlevy, our city manager, and our council, will have to make some tough decisions. The city will have to come up with a new budget, forecasting for something that they have never seen before. It won’t be pretty. We will have to find funding for our swimming pool, Community Center, library and other “non-essential services,” or they will remain closed. We are already losing one police officer and I haven’t heard what the fire department has planned. When it comes to closing non-essential services or letting go a police officer or fireman, safety wins every time. These are unusual times and
I find it interesting that the group that wants to limit our city council’s ability to manage our city is still pressing forward with their ballot initiative. They want to change our general plan to move our sphere of influence to the current city limit signs, limiting our council ability to control our growth for the next 30 years. A lot can happen in 30 years. A lot can happen in six months. We are in better shape than we were 10 years ago, but we are barely recovering from the last recession. I don’t think now is the time to handcuff our council and limit the tools we have to become a financially viable city. As the mandatory closures of our restaurants and other non-essential businesses are relaxed, do you think it will be business as usual? It will be interesting to look back in a year or two and see what happened, but for now, I wouldn’t want to be in the restaurant business. If the anti-council, anti-growth initiative passes, it will also be interesting to look back 10, 20 years from now and see what Winters looks like financially. It will also be interesting to ask those that supported the initiative if they take responsibility for what happened? One way or the other. Have a safe week.
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Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm Call ahead for Takeout Orders. Fresh baked chicken pot pies daily!
Ample Electric, Inc. (530)795-9913 alexa@ampleelectric.com Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:30pm “Ample Electric, Inc. is keeping the lights on!” We continue to serve commercial, agricultural, and residential clients doing emergency and essential work. Although you may not see us directly, our services are keeping other essential businesses operating smoothly. Some essential services we are providing include agricultural electrical, commercial food processing, and residential service work. Please call or email us as we have limited in-person office interactions.
Andy’s Custom Autoglass (707) 592-6154 Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm Mobile Service is available. FREE QUOTES!
Andy Pignataro, State Farm (707) 452-9599 andy@pignataro.com While we are not scheduling any in person meetings, we are serving customers and doing business by phone, email or fax.
Anytime Fitness (530) 795-4444 We Miss You!! Check out our Facebook page for daily virtual workouts.
Berryessa Gap Vineyards (530) 795-3201 info@berryessaco.com The walk up window is open Wednesday-Sunday. Curbside pickup is available at our winery by appointment. Email: orders@berryessagap.com for pick up and complimentry Winters local delivery with a 6 bottle purchase. 20% OFF a case and 30% OFF for club members. 15% of all sales go to to the Winters Healthcare Foundation until April 30. Shipping is $1.00 CA, WA, OR or NV. All other states $5.00
Berryessa Sporting Goods (530) 795-1278 Open Sun-Thu 4pm-11 pm, Fri-Sat 4pm-12am Masks required as per Yolo County. We allow a limited amount of customers in the store at one time.
Buckhorn BBQ Truck Open Every Day 11am-6pm Come see us in the Winters Store parking lot.
Carbahal and Co. (530) 758-8111 We offer client meetings by phone. Our hours remain the same for document picks up & drop off. Our office observes social distancing. Please wear a mask. “Stay Safe”
(530) 304-2605 Delivery within hundred miles of Winters, CA. Order by text, calling or by email: patcalvert@ciarlofruitnut.com. Shipping is available and we accept credit cards. $10 credit on shipping.
Green River Taproom (530) 441-2337 greenrivertaproom.net
Hoobys (530) 794-6118
Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm We are offering Online Ordering and Curbside pickup. Plus $5.00 shipping. Fabric, Yarn & Books 25% OFF
Open Tue & Thu 4-6pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-2pm Hoobys Brewing Helping you Help Us! We are offering $10 - 64oz and $7 - 32oz growler fills (growler glass available for purchase or bring your own), as well as $15 bottles of wine, gift cards and 20% off all apparel.Follow us on our social media for any updates! @ hoobysbrewing
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(530) 795-3450 We are offering orders to go only from our menu. If you prefer to cook at home, our meats and produce are available. Curbside service is available. Give us a call. Our Everyday Special includes 5 tacos for $9.00 (asada, carnitas, chicken). Thank you for your support!
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Inn at Park Winters Closed now We hope everyone is staying safe and peaceful during this time. We look forward to seeing everyone soon.
Kountry Kitchen (530) 795-2833 Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-3pm Take-out as well as Delivery when available. Call ahead to order or come by and we will bring your order to you in your car. Thank you to our loyal customers for staying with us during these harsh times. We appreciate your keeping our business open.
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Open Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat Limited Hours Take Out only. 8am-4pm pre-order by phone or text: (530) 979-1902. After 4pm call the restaurant: (530) 795-9593. Also check out Facebook or Instagram for Daily menu and changes.
Open Every Day 6am-8pm Curbside service. Limited to one person at a time in store.
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(530) 795-4501 Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, By phone until 5pm Online Banking, Mobile Banking, TeleBank, ATM and Night Depository are operational 24/7. Only 3 customers are allowed in the branch at any one time.
Florals by Chris (530) 795-3279 We are Open! Order by Phone. We offer no-contact delivery. Order for Mother’s Day
Lester Farms Bakery Open Mon–Fri 5:30am–2pm, Sat-Sun 6am–2pm We offer online ordering for home essentials like eggs, butter, sugar and flower. We are also offering fabulous cookie kits to take home. Call ahead for pick up. Sandwiches and pastries!
Lorenzo’s Town & Country Market (530) 795-3214 Open Every Day 7am-9pm, Seniors 7am-9am Please observe social distancing. Be aware of limits on items throughout the store. Deli case open meats are available.
We are currently closed but are looking forward to being open soon and having a great summer! Please check our website for current information.
Mazza Dental Care Office: (530) 795-2222 Dr. Mazza: (530) 902-0487 info@mazzadentalcare.com Dental Emergencies by appointment only.
Monticello Tree Service Inc (530) 574-7270 Open Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm Free Estimates. 10% off on any job.
NAPA Auto Parts (530) 795-4100 Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8:30am-3:30pm Please note we will be closed every other Sunday
Nitzkowski Tax and Accounting Services (530) 758-2500 richnitzcpa.com Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm We take extra precautions to protect our customers.
DEANNA SHIMBOFF 7 E. Main Street • Winters (707) 249-1044 deanna.shimboff@CaliberHomeLoans.com Realty World-Camelot Winters, Inc. Cheryl: 530-400-1702 Sandy: 530-681-8939 Angie Bermudez: 530-312-0903 We are open for business! We are helping people buy and sell property and we have rentals available to show. While we are not in the office full time we are available from 9-5 by phone.
Rohwer Insurance (707) 678-9216 blee@rohwerinsurance.com Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-3pm Phone consultation only. Business as usual. We are here to answer any questions or concerns you may have during this difficult time. We are here for you.
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Open Mon-Thu 11am-8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm, Sun 11am-9pm Call ahead for Take Out, Curbside Service and Delivery.
Open Mon-Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 9am-5 pm Open our usual hours. Call ahead for curbside pick up.
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Patio 29 Spirits Company (530) 902-0020 Call ahead for Curbside Service. We also offer special delivery of spirits. In response to Covid-19, we are making, selling and donating hand sanitizer. We offer direct shipment of bottles until the end of April. All bottled spirits are limited to 3 bottles per person per day. 21 years of age and older. Free 4 oz. sanitizer with purchase of spirit.
Pearce Heating & Air Conditioning (530) 795-4300 Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm We are following all CDC Guidelines including washing hands social distancing to keep our customers safe. “We are here for the community.”
Pizza Factory (530) 212-5101 Open Every Day 2pm-9pm Call ahead for Curbside, Pick Up or Deliveries. Check our Pizza Factory Rewards app.
(617) 447-3582 idosmilebig@yahoo.com smilesofwinters.com Open for Emergencies only For people who have lost their dental insurance we will be offering our own dental insurance that will have a premium of less than $1 a day.
Sonin Law (530) 662-2226 We are Open and serving customers at this time by appointment only. “Thoughts are with all those sheltering in their homes. We are here for estate planning when you need us”
Steady Eddy Coffe Shop (530) 795-3588 Open Mon-Fri 6am-3pm, Sat-Sun 7am-3pm Order online for curbside pick up - https://www.steady-eddys.com/ curbside-to-go. Shop AMPM self isolation coffee and wine packs https://www.steady-eddys.com/ turkovich-steady-eddys
Subway Sandwich (530) 795-9900 Open Every Day 9am-9pm Check out our app. Order through our app or by phone for Take Out. Call ahead for curbside service.
Turkovich Family Wines 30471 Buckeye Rd. • Winters (530) 795-3842 Open Daily Curbside Pick up is available Wed & Sat at the winery. Shipping Specials: 1-11 bottles - $10 or Full Case ships FREE. Hand delivery to local cities 3 days a week.
Valley Floors (530) 795-1713 We are here for you! Call ahead for any flooring needs.
Winters Collective (530) 383-4578 Sales through social media, FaceTime, shopping appointments and live shopping sales via social media. Curbside pickup & local delivery is available. Follow us @winterscollective on Instagram and Facebook.
Winters Historical Museum www.wintersmuseum.org Enjoy visiting the History Museum online! We have added LOTS of NEW content and videos for you to enjoy. If you would like to make a donation to help support the museum during the BIG DAY OF GIVING, this is event will be brought to you electonically. To make a donation you can go to: https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/ wintersmuseum. We thank you for your support!
Yolo Federal Credit Union (530) 669-6365 Open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm Customers are asked to enter with masks on and observe social distancing. There is a 5 person in the branch at one time limit.
Powell Counter Tops (530) 795-3251 FREE ESTIMATES! Showers and Baths are our specialty. Thank you to our customers and friends in Winters. We are here for you.
Preserve (530) 795-9963 Opening SOON for Take-out. We are looking forward to serving our community in the next few weeks.
We are here to support our businesses, non-profits and our community. If you do not see your information here, please contact sue@winterschamber.com.
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Realtors report that sellers haven’t lowered listing prices to attract buyers National Assoc. of Realtors Press Release More than 3 in 4 Realtors currently working with sellers this week – 76 percent – reported their clients haven’t reduced listing prices to attract buyers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. That’s up from 74 percent who said the same a week ago. “Nearly 70 percent of Americans have secure employment and those interested in purchasing homes are looking at the entic-
ing mortgage rates,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “One in five potential buyers have dropped out of the market due to job loss concerns, hopes are the massive financial stimulus package can help replace a good portion of lost income until the economy steadily reopens. More home sellers are needed to relieve the acute inventory shortage.” NAR’s latest Economic Pulse Flash Survey – conducted April 26-27 – asked members how the coronavirus outbreak
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THE DEFINITION OF IMMACULATE!!! Super clean 4 bed, 2.5 bath in a great family neighborhood. This home is a show stopper. Landscaped both front and back. HUGE updated kitchen. Call for details. Offered at $569,000. HUGE BACKYARD! 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH HOME IN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. Needs a little love. Offered at $414,000 Call for details! 70 ACRES, 52 OF WHICH ARE INCOME PRODUCING WALNUTS. SOLID SET SPRINKLER SYSTEM. Located between Winters and Vacaville on Winters road. Offered at $1,579,000. 1 ACRE PARCEL IN SOLANO COUNTY. Just outside of Vacaville. Offered at $139,000. 3.87 ACRES ZONED RESIDENTIAL IN VACAVILLE. Build your dream home, or explore the possibilities of creating multiple parcels. Offered at $649,000. 27.81 ACRES. ORGANIC WALNUTS, ALONG WITH MANY FRUIT TREES which include: apricots, cherries, peaches, plums. Property borders Putah Creek. Great home site $1,200,000. IN NATOMAS, OVER 2,600 SQ FT. Immaculate! Enjoy the club house facilities. $514,000 SUPER CLEAN 4 BED, 2 BATH. Large lot, close to all schools. Immaculate! A little over 1,900 sq. ft. $499,000. RARE FIND!!! Single story ranch style home. Amazing end of court location. Two adjoining parcels totaling approximately 10.91+/-acres. Walking distance to Historic Downtown Winters. The property has approximately 10 acres of income producing English walnuts and backs up to Putah Creek. There’s an attached, and detached 2 car garage with a huge bonus/hobby room. Your potential is endless! $1,095,000 IN DAVIS (STONEGATE). Just under 3,000 sq. ft. Single story, HUGE lot, amazing location! Enjoy club house amenities. Offered at $875,000.
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Can Winters be the town that nature saved? By Jennie Lane Special to the Express The perfect June evening that I decided to make an offer on the modest house I now call home in Winters, I watched a sheep walk by on a leash. A sheep on a leash! On a walk with its young owner, headed back to the Winters High School Agricultural Center. It’s one of my favorite stories to tell about how I made the decision to move here. I’ve been fortunate to live and travel around the world, and I chose Winters. Like many in our community, I am fiercely proud to be a Winters resident. Living here through the pandemic, I’m especially grateful to be part of this close-knit community, residing at the edge of some spectacular natural spaces. Winters is a quintessential small town, built on a strong agricultural heritage and home to a vibrant food and beverage scene. Our town is also a natural gateway to other spectacular places, and not just the Napa Valley. Leaving town headed west looking toward the Berryessa Gap, on both sides of the gap and north along the ridge as far as the eye can see, the land includes a stretch of the one the largest contiguous, biodiverse, wild space habitats in all of California. In the shade of this ridge, farmers in Winters and neighboring towns extending north into the Capay Valley offer some of the finest examples available on the west coast in resilient, organic, regenerative, sustainable farming practices. Putah Creek offers impressive riparian habitat just out our town’s back door. Since moving here, I’ve watched the new developments go up between Moody Slough, Niemann and Main Streets. It saddens me to no longer experience owlo’clock, that magical time just after sunset when the owls used to fly low overhead on their way to hunt in the fields on the edge of town. Those fields have given way to crowded new homes built with what appears to be little consideration to sustainable building approaches that maximize natural lighting, solar power generation positioning, water conservation or passive cooling opportunities. In place of the long-established grasslands and subsequent benefits like carbon sinking, water-table restoration, and biodiverse wildlands, a runway of blinding street lights obscures the night sky and harsly delineates the bleeding scar between excavated topsoil and disrupted wildlife habitat. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are living the consequences of unsustainable de-
velopment, overconsumption, large-scale land use change, and disregard for wildlife, their habitats and natural systems. Zoonotic disease spillover is something that can happen anywhere, and the harder and more vigorously we push the envelope with nature, the harder she is going to push back. We are not immune to the risk of future spillover events originating here. Couple this with the constant spectre of climate change, wildfire, seasonal flooding, and a worrisome Sierra snowpack at only 66 percent of normal this year; these all serve to remind us we are living beyond the carrying capacity of our shrinking, abused planet. It is imperative we learn how to live in better harmony with our natural world, respect its wildlife, preserve earth’s remaining biodiversity, and take every possible precaution in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Let us not be the town that ignores common sense, logic and science in the pursuit of development, especially now in the wake of COVID-19 and our anxieties about the future economy. Instead, we can take a lesson from the folks in Hardwick, Vermont, who saved their small town through a vibrant, local, self-sustaining food system, outlined in the pages of “The Town that Food Saved,� by Ben Hewitt. Winters can be an example for the greater Sacramento Valley of what a town can achieve inside its town limits while forgoing the temptation of quick riches at the expense of the true costs of unfettered development and bright lights. Our residents have the resources, knowledge, and expertise necessary to make Winters a crown jewel in the region as the town that celebrates and fosters biodiversity and our agricultural roots simultaneously. We can be the region’s most progressive town when it comes to climate savvy, water and habitat conserving, biodiversity promoting development. We should focus on leaving the remaining natural spaces as they are, restoring degraded or forgotten lands into biologically productive spaces and encouraging and rewarding best practices in resilient, regenerative agriculture and landscaping that maximize opportunities to work in harmony with nature. Let us be a town that brings all of our expertise to the table and celebrates, cultivates and promotes the natural world in all our realms of influence. Let us be the town that nature saves. Jennie Lane, DVM, MPH works for the One Health Institute at UC Davis.
The mayor on COVID-19 By Wade Cowan Special to the Express The following opinion piece is just that—an opinion, my opinion. Not the city council’s opinion, nor the city managers opinion. Just mine, Wade Cowan— Mayor for the city of Winters as well as a small business owner and independent contractor. My wife Kathy and I have been very active volunteers for many causes and groups in Winters since moving here in 2004. We love this town and want to see it survive and thrive. That is why I have decided I need to voice my opinion about where we are at in our recovery from the COVID-19 virus. You may agree with me, you may not. Last I checked we are all still entitled to our own opinions. First, let me be clear, I am not advocating for a complete opening of business as it used to be at this time. Obviously there needs to be basic guidelines in place to help mitigate an unwanted resurgence of the virus. Something I believe most reasonable people can and will agree to. Having said that, doing nothing, waiting for vaccinations or wide spread testing, antibodies and the like will put people who don’t have a job, can’t get unemployment because they are self employed, or haven’t received the promised stimulus money in such deep debt it will take years to recover, if they can recover at all. There is no doubt that most of the people opposed to reopening (as far as I can tell) are: • Independently wealthy. • Government employees. • Most of the state, federal, and local politicians that are on large full time salaries. • Retired with stable income. • Working in high paying “Essential Servicesâ€? jobs. • Or people that were on government assistance prior to COVID-19 and have not seen a change in their personal financial circumstances. There is nothing wrong with being
fortunate enough to be in any of these categories. They simply don’t account for the majority, which is the small business owners, the self employed, and independent contractors and all of their employees. There will be risks. We cannot avoid risks. We will have to do as we have always done (individually and collectively) to mitigate those risks! It does not matter what we do in the private sector as small business owners, self employed or independent contractors we have always had to mitigate for all kinds of risks and liability every single day. And I firmly believe we are more than capable of doing so for COVID-19 as well. We must move forward—slowly but surely and reopen, sooner rather than later. We must do this to save the livelihoods, hopes, dreams, and futures of the majority of our friends and neighbors. We must do this to save our cities and our first responders’ jobs. We must start now! To continue to stand by and do nothing will eventually take a far greater toll on all of us than COVID-19 ever will.
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Notice is hereby given that on April 21, 2020, the City Council of the City of Winters adopted Ordinance No. 2020-01 making certain amendments to the Winters Municipal Code related to Accessory Dwelling Units. The following is a summary of the Ordinance: The Ordinance amends various sections of the text in the Winters Municipal Code necessary to regulate Accessory Dwelling Units. The Ordinance was adopted by the City Council by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Anderson, Loren, Neu, Mayor Pro Tem Biasi, Mayor Cowan Noes: None Abstain: None Absent: None Note: The above is a simply a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance it should be read in its entirety. A certified copy of the full text of the Ordinance is posted in the City Clerk’s office at 318 1st Street, Winters, California, 95694, or on the City’s website at http://cityofwinters.org. Date: April 29, 2020 Tracy S. Jensen City Clerk Published: May 6, 2020
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200325 04/22/2020 Kquam, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: Davis Therapeutic Massage Physical Address: 423 F St Ste 108 Davis CA 95616 Mailing Address: 1931 Gauguin Pl Davis CA 95618 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Rachel Griffes 1931 Gauguin Pl Davis CA 95618 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/1/2007 s/Rachel Griffes 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, Kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2020 FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200309 04/13/2020 Kquam, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: West Coast Rentals Physical Address: 1036 Adams Ln Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1017 Winters, CA 95694 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Nancy Baylor Jimenez 1036 Adams Ln Winters, CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 03/13/2020 s/Nancy Baylor Jimenez 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, Kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2020 FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200335 04/27/2020 Kquam, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: SHEEPDOG ARMORY Physical Address: 613 Tafoya Drive Woodland CA 95776 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Francisco Jaime Ledesma 613 Tafoya Drive Woodland CA 95776 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 04/16/2020 s/Francisco Jaime Ledesma Official Title: Owner 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, Kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200295 04/07/2020 dho, Deputy
Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: EAST WEST FUSION VETERINARY SERVICES Physical Address: 108 Almond Drive Winters, CA 95694 Mailing Address: N/A Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Ilsi Victoria Medearis 108 Almond Drive, Winters, CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Ilsi V. Medearis 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, dho, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2020 FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20200324 04/22/2020 dho, Deputy
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Features5 Winters Express, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 — B5
From Arkansas with love
Since Governor Newsom has graciously given us permission to meditate, as one of his approved outdoor activities, I thought I’d do some deep thinking about the next few months we will all face together here in Winters. I am by nature a glass-half-full, not half-empty kind of guy, but I am genuinely worried about how our town will weather the economic crisis which is upon us, and which will likely worsen significantly. Whether or not you believe the prolonged shutdown is good for the health of the community (literally), there is no denying that much of our economic life has been severely wounded, even destroyed. I imagine our City Manager is genuinely struggling now, attempting to figure a way out of this mess, especially since Mr. Donlevy’s nature is to carry the load himself. But that’s simply not going to work this time. He’s going to need some help, and maybe a few prayers, too. It’s not exactly clear how much the City has lost during the past couple of months, but the figure he tossed out the other day was half a million. As he noted, “That’s real money in Winters.” That’s lost revenue for the municipality. What worries me more is how much money our local businesses have lost, and whether they will become profitable again. I can think of a few which might not come back; bet you can, too. Lately I’ve been reading about another town which is also about to re-open, a town which might well
tion in our Economic Advisory Committee’s report to the City Council last year, prepared by the city staff, with serious public input. Yet, as one of the authors of the report be Winters’ twin. scolded the Council Population 7,500, not too long ago, not a surrounded by farm- single idea, least of all land, historic and hiring some help for preserved downtown, the City Manager, was weekly local newspa- implemented. per, a meandering rivIt should be noted er at the city’s edge. that in Newport, Mr. The town is New- Chadwell is aided port, Arkansas. in his mission by an Much alike, but equally aggressive there is a big differ- and creative Chamber ence in Newport. of Commerce. That city has an emTheir Chamber ployee known as the is highly regarded Economic Develop- among its merchants, ment Director, whose very visible on social job it is to focus solely media, and has just on keeping the town’s launched a pretty local businesses thriv- nice “Buy Local” viding, and—equally eo campaign. importantly—to agOur town, which in gressively seek and part prides itself as recruit new business. a tourist destination, It’s Jon Chadwell’s has virtually no media full time occupation. presence. Why is that? In a report he pubAnd there are other lished recently enti- questions we might tled: “Will Your Small want to ask ourselves Town Die?”, he pulls as we lurch forward no punches. into the summer and “A community must fall, such as: be willing to invest Are there any new in itself,” he writes. businesses coming “Grants and help soon to Winters? Who from the outside will is out there looking for always be important. them? Yet if a community is How exactly are we unwilling to invest in trying to attract them, its own future, it will convince them to inhave a much harder vest in our town? And time receiving grants. will they serve, first Small towns must ask, and foremost, those of ‘How can we start cre- us who live here? ating things we desire We might want to to see in our town?’” add: What exactly With his town’s ongo- does Winters stand ing need for revenue for? And how are we and jobs, Chadwell showing our face to recently convinced an the world? area tech company to Let’s shift the focus open a training center off building homes in in Newport. He wooed the vain hope that jobs them and got them, a will follow. nice addition to the Let’s instead do local roster of busi- whatever it takes to nesses. keep our local busiChadwell also cau- nesses in business, tions: “Often in small while pulling out all towns, the “big fish” the stops to find more in the “small pond” entrepreneurs willing engage in turf battles. to set up shop here. A desire for credWith all we’ve got goit can often cripple ing here, it shouldn’t strategies that would be a hard sell, but we grow the community. do need to spread out Leadership must be a the work load. Our City Manager team.” Filling such a New- need not carry the port-like position in full weight of Winters Winters was the num- upon his already burber one recommenda- dened shoulders.
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Features6 B6 — Winters Express, Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Create homemade chocolate ganache truffles from the heart By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief This Mother’s Day will be celebrated a little differently this year. But, that doesn’t mean that children can’t shower their mom with homemade goodies and gifts. Chris Novello, the Winters High School culinary arts instructor, shared a simple chocolate ganache truffle recipe (based off of a Nestlé recipe) that can be made at home, without the need for fancy ingredients or techniques. The recipe for the home cook uses two simple ingredients for the stiff ganache base: semi-sweet chocolate chips and heavy cream. Novello said usually melting chocolate is used for making ganache, but during the shelter in place order it is easier to use something that can easily be found in the grocery store or even, already, in a kitchen cupboard. Since the chocolate chips being used has a higher melting point, Novello shares tips on how to make the chocolate treat at home.
Making the ganache base
According to Novello, ratios are key when working with chocolate. The basic chocolate stiff ganache is made up of two parts chocolate to one part heavy cream. Measuring cups are exact for liquid, but when working with something solid like the chocolate chips it’s better to use a scale or to account for what is in the package. “A cup of water is 8 ounces. But a
cup of chocolate chips measured is 6 ounces because there’s space in between,” Novello said. “A bag of chocolate chips is two cups so just use that.” He suggest using a kitchen scale to measure out 12 ounces of chocolate chips, and pouring it into a microwave safe bowl. Novello warns that using microwaves can cause more problems though and should only be utilized later in the process for reheating purposes, if needed. “I’m not a fan of using a microwave because they tend to melt things unevenly,” Novello said. “Chocolate chips will get hot spots and the melted chocolate will burn in spots.” The cream portion should be heated on a stove top just to a boil. Again, Novello gives caution to using a microwave to heat the cream because it could get overheated and boil over. If using 12 ounces of chocolate chips, you’ll use 6 ounces of heavy cream (about a 3/4 cup by volume). Once the cream comes to a boil, pour it over the chocolate in a slow drizzle. The goal is to have the liquid cover up to the top of the chocolate. He said bringing it to a boil on the stove top will also help to reduce some of the water in the cream and help it to mix in with the chocolate better. The heat of the cream should be enough to melt the chocolate, but plastic wrap can be placed over the bowl to help contain the heat for even melting.
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The above chocolate ganache truffles are rolled in the traditional cocoa powder, shredded coconut and chopped Mariani walnuts. After a few minutes, remove the plastic wrap and dispose of it. Novello recommends to add in 1 Tablespoon of corn syrup before mixing to prevent the chocolate from forming larger sugar crystals or a gritty texture. Using a metal wisp or rubber spatula mix the chocolate and cream mixture until smooth. If the chocolate is not evenly melted place it in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds. After it is combined into a smooth mixture you can add in a flavoring at this point. Novello said 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla will add in extra flavor. More adventurous add-ins include Grand Marnier (orange liqueur), Chambord (raspberry liqueur), Kahlua, almond, hazelnut or any other flavor extract of choice. Once combined the mixture will need to chill in the refrigerator for about three to four hours. Novello said moisture is an enemy of melted chocolate and suggest placing plastic wrap directly on top of the chocolate surface before putting the bowl in the refrigerator to chill.
Forming the truffles
Novello said ideally the ganache should be firmer before handling it. If the chocolate mixture is too soft it will melt and stick to your hands. He advises to use disposable gloves to: 1. Prevent from contaminating the chocolate. 2. Act as a barrier between the heat of your hands and the chocolate. 3. Make for easier clean up. Before rolling, place parchment or wax paper on top of a baking sheet. This is where you’ll place the truffles. Using a melon ball scoop or other small kitchen tool scooper, scoop about a level tablespoon into a gloved hand. A metal soup spoon can also be
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used to scoop up the mixture. Novello suggests not using an actual measuring spoon to prevent it from getting bent in the firm ganache. Since heat from your hands can cause the ganache to melt, try to handle the ball with the least amount of contact as possible. “The softer the chocolate is, the harder it is to work with,” Novello said. He suggest having one person do the scooping and another rolling the truffles to minimize the amount of contact with the chocolate. Once rolled, place the truffle on the lined baking sheet. The recipe will make about 27-28 portions. The truffles should be placed back in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes to firm them up again.
Truffle topping tips
Traditionally the ganache truffles are rolled in cocoa powder. Novello suggest sifting 1/2 cup of cocoa powder into a shallow container to get rid of lumps and make it fluffier. Roll one truffle at a time in the cocoa powder and place back on the baking sheet. Other topping ideas to roll truffles in include shredded/flaked coconut, chopped walnuts, chopped toffee bits, or any desirable chopped nut or candy. Novello’s tips for using chopped nuts is to use a filter to separate out the finer nut pieces and powder. Also, if nut allergies are a concern handle rolling them in a different location, and store truffles with nuts separately from the rest of the batch. Once done, store the truffles in the refrigerator. He said the experience of eating the truffles is more enjoyable when they are firmer. For more tips and to watch the process, Novello has a video of how to make the truffles ganache from chocolate chips available to view on the WHS Culinary Arts YouTube channel at https://youtu. be/mwK8NLtoxsg.
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