Winters Express - 2020/10/14

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Robin Hood musical goes virtual News, Page 7

Kona Ice offering frozen treats

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Volume 137, Number 38 — Locally owned since 1884

The hometown paper of Arthur Stanridge

Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, October 14, 2020

THE WINTERS DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS

And Winters Best Scarecrow Fest Restaurant &

Small Business Week October 16th - 26th

October 15th November 2nd

126 Winters voters getting new ballots

County expecting to remain at Red tier By Anne Ternus-Bellamy McNaughton Media Yolo County remains at least two weeks away from moving into the less restrictive orange tier on the state’s blueprint for reopening. Data released by the state on Tuesday showed the county’s daily new case rate rose from 3.3 per 100,000 residents a week ago to 4.2 this week. In order to move from the red Tier 2 to orange Tier 3, where additional businesses can reopen and greater capacity will be allowed in others, the county’s daily new

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case rate must remain below 4 for two consecutive weeks. The county’s test positivity rate also rose — from 2.2 percent to 2.4 percent — but does meet the metric of below 5 percent required for the orange tier. Likewise, Yolo County’s healthy equity metric, which measures the test positivity rate in a county’s most disadvantaged populations based on zip code, remained below the 5.2 percent required for

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Weather Date

Rain High Low

Oct. 07

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Oct. 08

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89˚ 52˚

Oct. 09

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89˚ 48˚

Oct. 10

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78˚ 53˚

Oct. 11

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80˚ 53˚

Oct. 12

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82˚ 52˚

Oct. 13

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58˚ 50˚

93˚ 52˚

Rain for week: 0.00 in. Season’s total: 0.01 in. Last sn. to date: 0.03 in. Winters rainfall season began 7/1/20. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m.

By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief

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The Winters Police Department’s fundraising campaign raised enough funds to provide a mental health toolkit for each Winters fire engine and patrol car.

Local public safety agencies launch Vitals program, mental health kits By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Personnel at the Winters Police and Fire Departments are now using the Vitals app as a tool and resource to better communicate and respond to people who are non-verbal and are unable to communicate well with first responders and emergency personnel. Vitals serves as a real-time, immediate resource to first responders and local police officers. It sends an alert to their device with critical information about an

individual’s specific needs and conditions when they are within a specific amount of feet from them – enabling safer interactions and positive outcomes. Winters Police Chief John P. Miller said Yolo County District Attorney, Jeff Reisig offered the Vitals app to all first responders and law enforcement agencies in the county in September. Reisig said the service will make everyone safer while creating more collaboration between law enforcement officers and communities

they serve those that are often misunderstood. “It is important to find ways we can all work together to protect each other. With Vitals, I believe we’ve found a platform that leverages technology, which can help create peaceful interactions with first responders and the communities they serve,” Reisig said. Winters and West Sacramento police officers, Winters firefighters, Yolo probation officers and Yolo DA Investigators will begin using the Vitals app this fall ac-

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On Friday, the Yolo County Elections Office announced they had determined that of the 115,260 Vote-byMail ballots mailed out this week, 581 registered voters countywide had received a ballot containing an incorrect local race or measure. In Winters 126 registered voters received ballots with incorrect information. Residents reported to the Express the error was found in the local Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustee Area 3 and Area 5 candidate races. The main area affected includes residents who reside on: • • • •

Kennedy Drive. Ireland Street. Potter Street. Niemann Street.

The Elections Office reported the error occurred due to a transitioning of data systems where not all streets were correctly carried over to their appropriate precinct. Their staff deter-

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BLUE MOUNTAIN TERRACE Blue Mountain Terrace is currently under construction and slated for completion in the Spring of 2021. Located at 147 E. Baker Street in Winters, CA, this community will offer 63 brand-new, affordable 1 & 2 bedroom apartment homes for Seniors (all household members must be 62 years of age or older) on a fixed income. 22 of the 63 units are designated specifically for disabled seniors. The community is nestled between the historic downtown and the main entrance into the city. Amenities include: an on-site community center with resident activities, an outdoor seating plaza, on-site management, on-site laundry facilities, an elevator, passenger loading areas, a community garden and much more.

This community is professionally managed by: Domus Management Company PO BOX 379, Lodi, CA 95241 866-666-0350 or rentalinfo@domusmc.com

Blue Mountain Terrace will allow local seniors to age in place, with affordable rents, within walking distance of the historic downtown, markets, health services, restaurants and Putah Creek.

Add Your Name to the INTEREST LIST today! Applications will be mailed to all names on the interest list as soon as they become available.


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