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Volume 139, Number 22 — Locally-owned since 1884

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Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, June 29, 2022

City seeking council candidates, hosts informational forum

By Rick von Geldern Express staff writer

Crystal Apilado/Winters Express

Community celebrates Winters elders Gina Ogando, one of 14 honorees, waves at family members in attendance who are sitting nearby at the 4th Annual Winters Elder Day event. See more on Page 3.

Trustees appoint Girimonte as Acting Superintendent

On Saturday, June 25, the City of Winters hosted a public candidate forum to present general information about operation of the city and responsibilities of the city council to potential candidates in advance of the November election.

The next election on Nov. 8, during the general election, will have three of the five council seats up for election.

Eligible candidates must be at least 18 years old, and live and be registered to vote in Winters.

Council terms are four years.

City Manager Kath-

leen Salguero Trepa and Executive Assistant/Deputy City Clerk Ellena Branson presented to eight members of the public. Mayor Wade Cowan and councilmember Jesse Loren were present to answer questions first-hand about the responsibilities and function of the City Council.

City 101 The City of Winters operates under a city manager/city council form of government, as do most California cities. Under this form of governance, the city council is responsible for establishing policy, local ordinances and the general vision of the city. The city

manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation and implementing council adopted policy direction.

Trepa and Branson led a PowerPoint presentation and provided an informative handout to attendees.

The first part of their presentation covered the various roles of the city council, city staff and the various city advisory commissions. The only mandatory commission, Trepa said, is the Planning Commission.

Cowan and Loren offered insights and tips on the time commitment for council members, stressing

See FORUM, Page 5

By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief

EXPRESS

The Board of Trustees appointed an Acting Superintendent at the June 21 Winters Joint Unified School District school board meeting.

In a letter to the community, Board President Carrie Green announced that Phoebe Girimonte was selected to fill the Acting Superintendent role following the departure of Superintendent Diana Jiménez.

Jiménez was hired as the Winters JUSD Superintendent in July 2020, following the departure of former Superintendent Todd Cutler. Jiménez accepted the position of Superintendent for Merced City School District in May. Girimonte joined the Winters JUSD team in 2016 where she served as the Winters Middle School Assistant Princi-

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Phoebe Girimonte is serving as the Winters school district Acting Superintendent during search efforts. pal, and eventually stepped into the WMS Principal role. Last year, she was placed as the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.

Prior to her work in Winters, Girimonte worked in the Dixon Unified School District for 14 years in roles including teacher, site administrator, and District Personnel Coordinator.

Green said Girimonte’s deep familiarity with education and Winters JUSD

provides insights and understanding that make her a confident and capable leader during this period.

“We are grateful for Mrs. Girimonte’s can-do spirit and that she accepted this responsibility from a place of loyalty to the (school) District and the community where she and her family have lived for 15 years,” Green said. “Additionally, her three children attend our schools, so

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Lorin and Edith Kalisky are bringing Upper Crust Baking to Winters later this year.

Upper Crust Baking coming to Winters

By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer Upper Crust Baking is moving in with hopes of filling that void. This new business comes to town with a resume filled with decades of experience, familial tradition and service to its community.

The Upper Crust Baking Co. was originally opened in Davis in 1986 by New York natives Mo and Trudy Kalisky. Specializing in Jewish and French styles of baking, the duo delighted its customers with wide variety of baked goods for decades. Their son Lorin — who spent his teenaged years working at the bakery — has now taken the reins of the business and carries aspirations that are anything but half-

baked.

“The baking traditions we hold close to our hearts are French and Jewish. My family isn’t religious, but Jewish culturally, and their motivation was largely because they grew up in New York City and really missed that east coast-style of baking that they loved,” Lorin Kalisky explained. “The products they started with were a lot of east coast style delicatessen and deli-style rye bread, pumpernickel, challah and a New York cheesecake that’s out of this world. It has sort of a sugar cookie crust rather than a graham cracker crust, and it’s a very dense rather than overly sweet cheesecake.”

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From their croissants and pastries to their cheesecake, Upper Crust Baking brings a unique flavor into town that one would be silly not to taste.

“We’re not Lester Farms, we’re not going to try to be Lester Farms, but we may end up trying our hand at donuts at some point in the future,” said Kalisky. “There are a lot of similarities between Lester Farms and Upper Crust Baking. The Lesters used a lot of their produce in their baked goods, and we call ourselves a ‘farm-to-oven’

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City hosting July 3 fireworks show on Sunday

By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-chief The City of Winters is hosting the annual July 3 Fireworks Show this Sunday at the Dr. Sellers Football Field and Winters High School baseball grounds.

Gates open to the public beginning at 5 p.m. Music, food trucks and vendor tents will be available to the community at the event. Food trucks will be located on Hemenway Street.

Vendor booths will be set up next to the stadium bleachers.

The fireworks show is anticipated to run from 9:15–9:45 p.m.

A paid parking lot will be available at the Mariani Nut Co. parking area. Monies from parking will go toward supporting the fireworks show fund.

Entrance gates are available on Grant Avenue and on Hemenway Street.

Event rules City manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa reminded the community in her City Manager update about the rules and guidelines for this year’s event are: Alcohol, glass, tobacco or personal barbecues are not permitted at the event location. Any alcohol or glass bottles will need to be disposed of in order to enter. Bags will be checked at the gate entrance.

No usage of the track. The field will be open to seating.

There is no

access to the event through the Winters High School campus.

No personal fireworks on the track, in the Mariani parking lot or at the event.

Attendees cannot sit in what has been designated as the Safe Zone.

Attendees are asked to throw out trash in garbage cans that will be staged around the field and at the field exits.

Reporting illegal fireworks Following last July 4 weekend, the Win-

ters Police Department reported they had made a total of nine arrests, seized 14.5 pounds of illegal fireworks, gave two fireworks related citations and 12 traffic related citations.

Police Chief John P. Miller told the Express last year over 5,000 people attended the fireworks show.

In May, Winters City Council approved a resolution ordinance and added a municipal code that would give law enforcement officials the ability to issue administrative citations to residents for the use of illegal fireworks on their property.

Under the new ordinance, law enforcement would be able to issue an administrative citation to property owners at a later time and not be required to view the incident.

In the City of Winters, “Safe and Sane” fireworks are allowed. Miller said they are trying to target illegal and dangerous fireworks, and in particular, aerial fireworks that are often seen in the sky over neighborhoods.

Safe and Sane fireworks are not explosives, not aerially launched, and are tested and approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Under the ordinance addition, property

owners be

can

held liable for illegal fireworks that are set off at a gathering or party they are hosting on their property.

This is similar to other social host ordinances including alcohol and noise.

The administrative citation can be given by police officers, firefighters and city code enforcement officers at a later date to the proper-

ty owner. Miller noted there have been challenges in attempting to address the issue face-to-face at a gathering when attendees have been consuming intoxicating materials.

Miller said law enforcement will be able to utilize evidence in the form of video, photographs or other evidence presented in the form of a citizen’s report.

Under the ordinance, property owners can get “an out” of the $1,000 fine if they themselves call to report the use of illegal fireworks on their property or attempt to take action to put a stop to it, according to Miller.

“If they do that, they are not held liable under the ordinance,” Miller said.

Miller said the community should be aware that under the ordinance, although the threshold of required evidence has been lowered (officers do not have to view it in action) WPD still will be relying on citizens to report illegal fireworks in.

“We still need people to come forward. They don’t need to sign a citizen’s arrest,” Miller said. “We still need people to come forward and provide accurate informa-

tion.”

In the meantime, the use of illegal fireworks can be sent to WPD via the tips email or called in to the regular dispatch (non emergency) line at 530-795-4561. When reporting, Miller said it’s important to provide accurate identification of people and a date timestamp on photos.

“The more information they are able to provide, the more likely we’ll be able to follow up,” Miller said.

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Los Tres de Winters will present a free outdoor concert of Norteño-style music on Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo in Winters, as part of the Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series.

Los Tres de Winters at the Gazebo

By Diane Cary Special to the Express The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series kicks off with a free outdoor performance by Los Tres de Winters on Thursday, July 7, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center in Winters.

The trio plays Norteño-style music, with José Luis Echeverria on accordion, Adolfo Valenzuela on bajo quinto (a large guitar with five courses of doubled steel strings), and Rafael Echeverria on bass. This lively music is a hybrid of Mexican and Spanish vocal traditions with waltzes and polkas brought to Mexico

by Czech and German immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century. It evolved in the north of Mexico and is now a favorite style throughout the western U.S. Check them out on

YouTube.

Winters Friends of the Library has presented free outdoor concerts every Thursday in July since 1998, except in 2020. The series will continue with Paddy on the Binge playing traditional Irish and Scottish music on July 14; Back Porchestra playing original and vintage roots rock, Americana, and country blues on July 21; and Afincáo playing Latin music—boogaloo, Cuban son, cumbias, and boleros—on July 28.

Everyone is invited to pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs or sit on the grass, sip a cool drink, and enjoy some fine live music.

The Friends of the Library will have delicious refreshments and quality used books for sale, and all proceeds will support the Winters Library. This year’s concert series is sponsored by Waste Management and Oates Country Store. For more information, visit wfol.org.

Yolo representatives speak out on SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

By Caleb Hampton McNaughton Media Last Friday, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, condemned the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and ended federal abortion protections.

“A woman’s right to choose is fundamental and must be protected. I am outraged that the Republican-appointed Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and ended nearly five decades of critically important protections for women’s health and the right to choose,” Garamendi said. “This decision will not end abortion; it will only end safe abortion in America. Millions of women and families — especially the poorest and most vulnerable in our country — will be less safe because of this.”

By Friday afternoon, several states had already enacted laws criminalizing abortion in most circumstances and about half the states in the country were expected to do the same.

“We cannot accept this,” Garamendi said. “A majority of Americans support the protections provided by Roe v. Wade, and in a democracy, it is incumbent upon elected officials to carry out the will of the voters.”

The congressman warned that the rollback of abortion rights by the Supreme Court could be followed by the elimination of other federal protections. “Our intense-

ly personal decisions belong to us; they have no place at the whim of political extremists and ideologues. It is unconscionable that my grandchildren could live in a country with fewer rights than the one I grew up in,” he said. “By overturning Roe, the Supreme Court is paving the way to end all federal protections for marriage equality, access to contraception, and more.”

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, who will be running to represent Davis in November, also criticized the ruling, calling it “an assault on women’s rights” in an email.

“Today’s Supreme Court decision is an assault on women, plain and simple,” Thompson said. “Roe was the law of the land for nearly 50 years, and the right to an abortion was settled law. This decision threatens the health of women and will lead to the criminalization and banning of reproductive care.

“This decision is just further evidence that the Senate must take up and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act that the House passed earlier this Congress. The lives of mothers across the country are depending on it.”

State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, emphasized California’s ability to continue to protect abortion rights.

“Clearly, the court is adopting dangerous policy, undoing a half-century of precedent, and putting the lives and freedoms of millions of women at risk,” Dodd

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Celebration of Life for our beloved son Noah Lichwa

Reception at St Anthony's Parish July 1, 2022 @ 2:30pm Balloon release at 5pm in honor of Noah Lichwa and Michael Bazan-Jimenez Please join us.

All members in the community of Winters are invited to attend.

Winters Express, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 — A3

Winters Elder Day Council celebrates 14 honorees

By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief The Winters Elder Day Council hosted the 4th annual Elder Day Celebration on Saturday, June 25 at the Winters Community Center.

Following a twoyear hiatus due to the pandemic, 14 local elders over the age of 90 were honored at the event.

Organizer Wally Pearce and event emcee Woody Fridae both exuded enthusiasm over the ability to celebrate Winters elders again.

The 2022 honorees included: Maj Hapworth, Joan Gates, Al Graf, Joe Tramontana, Geri Molnar, Gina Ogando, Jim Bernardy, Anna Karnopp, Phil Snow, Norma Lamb, Betty Frisbee, John Vukelich, Betty Yamashita, and Pete McCloskey.

Fridae noted that Tramontana and Molnar were the first couple honored together at an Elder Day event.

Fridae shared sto-

ries for each of the honorees and engaged them with questions about some of their answers they had shared in an interview with Pearce.

Attendees shared in with laughs and respect as each of the honorees in attendance added in comments to Fridae’s speech about them.

The Express plans to publish the honorees’ profiles in upcoming editions.

Pearce acknowledged previous honorees who were in attendance including Marilyn Jones and June Swindle. Swindle was celebrating her 95th birthday that day. Pearce paid tribute through the event program to past honorees Gilberto Alarcon, Harold Haywood, Richard Rominger, Ben Shimomura, Robert (Robbie) Tognotti, and Baldomero (Baldy) Ramos.

Each honoree received a photo print taken by Fridae, and a certificate from the Winters Elder Day Council, the City of

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Fourteen Winters elders were celebrated at the 2022 Winters Elder Day event on Saturday, June 25.

Winters, Senator Bill Dodd, and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.

Pearce said the Winters Elder Day Council is continuing to collect nominations for local residents who

are 90 years of age or older, or who will be turning 90 in this calendar year, and who have not yet been recognized at a previous Winters Elder Day celebration.

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was first celebrated in 2017 as a way for the community to gather together to honor local elders, acknowledge their personal contributions to their families and community, and hear stories

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To recommend a community elder in the specified age group, contact Pearce at 530-771-7265 or email denropro@ gmail.com.

A4 — Winters Express, Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Obituaries

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Janet Louise Kimes

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Janet and Mike Kimes were named Citizens of the Year in 2001. Janet and Mike bought the local Main Street hardware store from Tom Taylor in the late 1970s and operated it for 28 years, before selling to Pacific Ace Hardware. Janet and Mike were active members of the Winters community, donating both their time and money to local causes. Mike is often seen riding his bicycle on county roads, which he calls wind therapy. Janet and Mike were childhood sweethearts and were married for 62 years.

120 Years Ago

July 4, 1902

At John Griffin’s last week, some loose horses ran from behind an old haystack just as the harvester came near it and the mules attached to the machine probably thought it was their race for they started down the first quarter at a 2:22 clip.

The brake didn’t work worth a cent and in a minute or less the crown wheel was a wreck and the header had lifted up and gone over the wheelers.

The mules went down in a heap.

The barbed wire telephone between Dixon and Winters is almost completed.

Only about a day’s work is to be done, and the materials will probably arrive today.

The Winters terminal will be in Wyatt’s store.

Winters will have a celebration this Fourth, although the people are so busy it seems necessary to hold it in the evening.

Mr. Seaman has kindly given the use of the Opera House. Everybody will be made welcome.

105 Years Ago

June 29, 1917

Miss Gertrude Bryce was chosen Goddess of Liberty for the Fourth of July Celebration.

Mrs. Nelia Hemenway, 41, died in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon.

The Morrison house on Russell Street

Years Ago

Dispatches from the Express archives. occupied by Harry Rotruck and family was burned to the ground with all its contents Monday afternoon.

Clyde Dalbey has enlisted in the clerical department of the engineer corps at Fort McDowell on Angel Island.

The Oakland Boys Band gave a street concert in Winters Saturday night. Miss Bardeen Sackett returned home last week from San Jose and will spend the summer vacation at her father’s home at Deer Park Ranch.

70 Years Ago July 4, 1952

Approval by the Senate Appropriations committee last week of a $3 million appropriation for Monticello Dam was followed by a voicevote approval on the Senate floor in Washington.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graf, whose marriage occurred in Reno, Nevada on June 18, and who have been motoring through northern California and southern Oregon, arrived home on Monday.

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Johnston visited Mrs. Kenneth Thurber at Fairfield the first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilmore of Sacramento are spending the summer on the A. P. Pleasants ranch. Mrs. Gilmore is the former Miss Beth Pleasants.

Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson will enjoy an Independence Day holiday with a motor trip up the Redwood highway.

Mrs. Roy Hoskins and her daughter Ethel are spending six weeks in Honolulu, T. H., where Mrs. Hoskins is attending summer school at the University of Hawaii.

55 Years Ago June 29, 1967

The California Fruit Exchange will end its eastern apricot shipping operations tomorrow morning, according to Helm Pleasants, manager of the Winters Agency. A total of 75 cars of apricots have left the Exchange for eastern markets, making 1967 one of the lightest shipping seasons in years.

Ronald W. Shirley, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Q. Shirley, of Winters, was promoted May 26 to Army Specialist Four near Pleiku, Vietnam, where he is assigned as a wireman in Battery A, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery.

Second Lt. Thomas E. Prickett is in Korea, serving as a Battalion Motor Officer with the 127th Signal Battalion, of the Seventh Infantry Division.

Janet Louise Kimes (née Poore) was born in Skiatook, Okla. on April 30, 1941. She was the first child of Glen and Maxine (Ruth) Poore, and, as her father was in the US Navy, the family moved around quite a bit during her childhood. After spending time in the Bay Area, Seattle and Florida — among other places — the family settled in National City, a suburb of San Diego.

Janet met her future husband, Mike Kimes, in 1953, and they became childhood sweethearts who were together ever since.

Janet graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1959, and she and Mike were married later that year.

Janet and Mike lived in Lakeside, Calif. for a time, where they began their family — their daughter Vonda was born in 1960 and their son Matthew was born in 1963.

In 1968, the family relocated to Northern California, living first in Winters, then Esparto, and later back to Winters. Janet worked for a time at Greenwood’s Department Store and after that, Janet and Mike owned and ran the ACE Hardware store in Winters for 28 years, where they made many long-lasting friendships

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Janet Louise Kimes throughout the area.

Janet became an expert in all aspects of running a hardware store: mixing paint, cutting keys, making the pickup run to Sacramento, and learning and selling all types of hardware and building materials.

Janet was active in Soroptimist International, Beta Alpha Beta, and the Altar Society. She was a very generous and dedicated member of her community, giving freely of her time and talents.

Janet was a gourmet cook and baker, who enjoyed entertaining family and friends whenever possible.

She also loved gardening, watching her children and grandchildren’s sporting and horseback riding events, and listening to all types of music.

Janet and Mike enjoyed traveling the world, spending several months a year at their home in Green

Valley, Ariz. and spending time with their growing family and many friends.

Janet is survived by her husband of 62 years Mike Kimes, daughter Vonda Fernandes and son-in-law Les Fernandes, son Matt Kimes, and her four granddaughters: Jenell Blickle and husband Matt, Janet Wehr and husband Jared, Sarah Perry and her husband Nate, and Hannah Kimes. Janet is also survived by her four great-grandchildren: Jens Blickle, Ruth Blickle, Maggie Wehr, and Adalee Wehr, and by her brother Don Poore and sister Debbie Weiner.

She will be remembered by her family and friends as a kind and loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and great-grandmother, and someone who would always make time for those in need.

She was a beautiful person, inside and out, with a smile that would light up the room. Janet will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to know her.

Service will be at Winters Cemetery July 8 at 10:30 a.m. Celebration of life to follow at Saint Anthony Parish Hall.

Baldomero A. Ramos Baldomero “Baldy” A. Ramos, an 84-year-resident of Winters, died peacefully on June 10 at the age of 95, surrounded by his family. Born in El Marchal, Spain on May 8, 1927, Baldy was the oldest child of Lucia and Juan Martinez and the brother of John and Mary. The Ramos family immigrated to the US in 1935 through Ellis Island and lived, initially, in Pleasant Valley where Baldy attended the one-room Oakdale Schoolhouse.

In 1938, Baldy’s parents moved the family to Winters after purchasing land on Gaddini Road to begin farming. While attending Winters High School, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII and he later served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After returning from the service, Baldy farmed and was a barber for several years. From 1972–1992, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service and was the first mail carrier to go door-to-door in Winters. His reliability and fun personality made him many friends. Baldy was a

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Baldomero A. Ramos proud member of the Winters VFW. While stationed in Sidi Simane Air Force Base in Morocco, Baldy met and married Isabel Araujo.

In 1955, they returned to Winters and had three children: MaryLou of Santa Barbara, and Michael and Carmina of Winters.

He was a loving and doting grandfather to Michael’s son Evan.

He was very proud of his grandson, and received great joy in attending Evan’s band performances.

Baldy was very funny — he told the best jokes and could find the humor in everything. He was well known for his amazing ability to dance and had a deep love of music. He graduated from the Arthur Murray School of Dance and was offered a dance instructor position.

His chihuahua Fawn

will miss him very much, and his large and loving family will forever mourn his loss. He is survived by wife Isabel, children MaryLou, Michael and Carmina Caselli, sonin-law Stephen Caselli, grandson Evan Ramos, sister Mary Campos, sister-in-law Isabel Martinez, nephews and niece Gene Martinez (Margie), Steve Martinez (Lela), Joe Campos (Susie), Johno Campos, Isabel (Campos) Kusumoto (Scott), 13 great-nieces and nephews and 17 great-great nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Juan and Lucia Martinez, brother John Martinez, brother-in-law José Campos, niece, Diana Campos and nephew and wife, Bobby and Debbie Martinez.

A Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Anthony Catholic Church on Monday, June 20 and Baldy was laid to rest at Winters Cemetery.

If you would like to remember him, tell a joke, visit a friend and be kind to your pets. If you would like to make a donation in Baldy’s honor please send it to YoloCares Hospice.

Baldy’s family is forever grateful for its help in Baldy’s last weeks.

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City Council approves resolutions on appropriation limits, budgets and fees

By Rick von Gelder Express staff writer The Winters City Council met on June 21 for its regularly scheduled meeting, working through the agenda in under 40 minutes and unanimously approved all agenda items.

Highlights from the meeting and business conducted include: Resolution 2022-52: The resolution establishes the City of Winters Appropriation Limit, which by law restricts the amount of government revenue that can be appropriated in any fiscal year.

The Appropriation Limit applies to revenues defined as “proceeds of taxes.”

The calculation is based on actual appropriations during the 2021-22 fiscal year and is increased by applying specific economic and population growth factors. Based on these factors, the city’s Appropriations Limit was increased over last fiscal year by a factor of 1.078834, yielding an Appropriation Limit for fiscal year 2022-23 of $9,904,986.

Ordinance 2022-06: The ordinance permits the Winters Police Department to enter into a Tow Service Agreement (TSA) with Winters Tow Service, which has been vetted by the CHP. The TSA is non-exclusive and allows WPD to add another tow company into the rotational tow list should one become available.

“Essentially, we’re

“Essentially, we’re not changing the policy we’ve already had in place, we’re just making it formal, putting it on the books. We’re not changing any of our procedures for towing.”

Bill Biasi, Mayor Pro Tem not changing the policy we’ve already had in place, we’re just making it formal, putting it on the books.

We’re not changing any of our procedures for towing,” Mayor Pro Tem Bill Biasi clarified.

Resolution 202254: The resolution approved the adoption of the California Concealed Weapons (CCW) fee schedule.

Winters Police Chief John P. Miller introduced the item to council making clear that the resolution relates only to adding a $150 fee to the fee schedule for processing Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) applications.

Miller said the California Penal Code gives a police chief authority to issue CCW permits, but by mutual agreement and for decades the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department has handled issuing permits to residents of Winters.

In April, Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez notified WPD they would no longer process CCW permits cit-

ing it has become too much of an administrative load. As of July 1, the WPD will be responsible for screening and processing CCW applications and renewals.

Miller advised that WPD will contract processing out to a company that utilizes an automated processing system. An upfront fee of $3,000 is required, but over time the processing fees are expected to zero out the upfront fee.

Resolution 202256: The resolution adopts the City Conflict of Interest Code.

City Manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa said every two years the city is required to update its conflict of interest code. Trepa explained the recommended changes are “very minor” and made only to reflect job title changes for the Director of Administrative Services, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Deputy City Clerk and adding the job title of Senior Planner.

Resolution 2022-57: Council approved the

adoption of the fiscal year 2022-23 operating budget. Council received an operating budget workshop at the June 7 council meeting. With some “minor changes” made to the operating budget, like increasing building permit revenue by $23,000 and transferring that amount to the landfill fund to cover monitoring costs of the closed landfill and $7,100 in expenses in the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to purchase officer safety equipment.

Additionally, the Special Revenue Fund was increased by $1.2 million to reflect recently approved block grants and American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding. The funding, Trepa said, has been earmarked for corresponding expenditures leaving a forecasted surplus of approximately $98,000 in the General Fund.

Council approved 2022-58 — the 202223 fiscal year Capital Improvement Program Budget (CIP) that was discussed in detail in a CIP workshop during the June 7 council meeting.

Added to the $6 million CIP was a 200K project funded by ARP money to install 15 to 20 ADA compliant transition ramps in the downtown area.

Biasi raised his concern that building permit revenue is being over-projected given uncertainty in the economy and the

possibility of a recession. He noted council could review the matter in six months.

Resolution No. 202251: Councilmembers adopted the resolution which calls for the Nov. 8 general election, to fill three seats on the City Council and requests the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to consolidate the election with the Statewide General Election.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors will be asked to take action at its next

meeting to call for the election on Tuesday.

The next city council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 5. Council meeting agendas, minutes and meeting videos can be found on the city’s website, cityofwinters.org.

The public can join in person at City Hall located at 318 1st St., or they can view the meeting via teleconference. The Zoom access link can be found on the City Council meeting agenda and the website.

APPOINT Continued from Page 1 so she knows the work of instruction from the classroom to the board room, and she has a parent’s perspective, which can be invaluable.”

Superintendent search Trustees hired McPherson & Jacobson, LLC as the firm to oversee the superintendent selection process. Green noted that McPherson & Jacobson is an executive search firm with a proven background of helping education organizations find the right-fit leader for their district and the community.

“Please be assured that the Board will require the search

firm to study our organization, inside and out to help ensure we find the leader with the intellect, integrity, and passion that our schools, scholars and employees deserve,” Green said.

Updates and progress related to the superintendent search will be posted on the school district website at wintersjusd. org.

The next Winters JUSD Board of Trustee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 21 at 6 p.m. in the Walnut Room. The public can join in on Zoom.

The meeting agendas, packets and past Zoom recordings are available on the Board of Trustees pages at wintersjusd. org.

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BAKERY Continued from Page 1 bakery. Since our founding, we’ve always used local ingredients as much as possible. From the farmers markets we’ve done in the bay area all the way up to Lake Tahoe, we have connections to all kinds of farms and agricultural producers all throughout northern California and tapping those connections was a key part of our work to source ingredients locally.”

FORUM Continued from Page 1 that attending council meetings are but a piece of their responsibility.

Representing Winters in state, county and local committees is also a responsibility and each council member has several committee assignments. Council members act as liaisons to about 30 committees and commissions, attend their meetings and report relevant information back to the council.

Qualities mentioned that a councilmember should possess include being open-minded, collaborative and having a

“The welcome we’ve gotten has been overwhelming. Everybody has been super positive and excited and we’ve gotten heaps of great feedback.”

Lorin Kalisky, owner Beyond the baked goods, Upper Crust Baking is also part café and part boutique. This means not only can one get coffee and tea, but third-party items from family farms like jam, honey, olive oil, nuts and

dried fruit. The local community of local business owners have dished out oodles of support for this local-loving and community-centric bakery.

“The welcome we’ve gotten has been overwhelming. Everybody

desire to represent the community. Although there many laws the city must follow, Trepa cautioned to attendees, “Don’t get caught in the weeds.”

sponsibility and respect. As stated in the code, “Demonstrating respect for each individual through words and actions can help guide Councilmembers to do the right thing in even the most difficult situations.”

Meeting information City Council meetings operate under rules of the Brown Act which was enacted to ensure the public of their right to attend and participate in meetings while upholding transparency in local government.

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With the family all aboard, Upper Crust Baking is set to officially open in Winters some point in late July and early August.

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Winters JUSD anuncia fechas de presentación para puestos de Fideicomisario en la boleta electoral de Noviembre Por Crystal Apilado Editor en jefe La Junta de Fideicomisarios se reunió durante una reunión especial el pasado 17 de Junio para darle seguimiento a los puntos de la agenda en la reunión de la Junta del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Winters (Winters Joint Unified School District - Winters JUSD) del 9 de Junio, la cual se interrumpió después de las audiencias públicas programadas.

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La superintendente Diana Jiménez anunció que las fechas de presentación de los candidatos a la junta escolar que viven en las áreas de fideicomisarios incluidas son del 11 de Julio al 5 de Agosto.

Los siguientes términos que vencen este Noviembre incluyen las áreas de Fideicomisarios dos, tres y cuatro. Los términos en la boleta electoral de Noviembre servirán del 2022 al 2026. Actualmente, los puestos los ocupan la presidenta Carrie Green (Fideicomisaria del área dos), el Secretario de la Junta Joedy Michael (Fideicomisario del área tres) y la Fideicomisaria Candi Ochoa (Fideicomisaria del área cuatro).

Los límites del Área de Fideicomisarios se ajustaron ligeramente cuando los Fideicomisarios aprobaron el mapa de redistribución de distritos del Escenario Cuatro en la reunión de la junta escolar del pasado 3 de Febrero.

Vea el mapa adoptado (Adopted Trustee Area Map) y las áreas de fideicomisarios ajustadas en la página “About the Board

(Acerca de la Junta)” en el sitio web del Winters JUSD en wintersjusd.org.

“Los candidatos que deseen postularse para la junta escolar de esas áreas: cada candidato debe presentar su candidatura en persona en la oficina electoral del condado ubicada en el límite del área fiduciaria. La elección es para el 8 de Noviembre,” dijo Jiménez.

La resolución fue aprobada en votación de 4-0-1. El Fideicomisario Michael estuvo ausente de la reunión del 17 de Junio.

Búsqueda del Superintendente Los Fideicomisarios aprobaron contratar a McPherson & Jacobson, LLC como la firma para supervisar el proceso de selección del Superintendente con un impacto fiscal que no exceda los $15,050.

El Comité Asesor Ad Hoc, de Green y Michael, entrevistó a cuatro empresas de búsqueda el 13 de Junio y seleccionó a McPherson & Jacobson.

Green dijo que la empresa “parecía ser la mejor opción” para Winters JUSD con costos intermedios y estadísticas de tener el 80 por ciento de los administradores que habían colocado permanecieron en el puesto durante al menos cinco años.

“En el mundo de los

superintendentes, eso es raro,” dijo Green.

Green dijo que dos de los consultores de McPherson & Jacobson que tomarían la iniciativa en la búsqueda incluían a Nicole Anderson y Bill Huyett. Tanto Huyett como Anderson son consultores de McPherson y Jacobson, y anteriormente se desempeñaron como consultores en Winters JUSD. Tras la aprobación de los Fideicomisarios, la empresa se lanzaría al proceso comenzando con una discusión con los Fideicomisarios, publicando la oferta de empleo y facilitando la participación de la comunidad. Jiménez confirmó que los consultores se reunirían primero con los Fideicomisarios para aprender más sobre lo que buscan en un Superintendente.

“Eso es en realidad parte de la Fase Uno, y casi todas las empresas de búsqueda, es reunirse con todos ustedes en una sesión cerrada y discutir realmente las cualidades y características del superintendente que están buscando,” dijo Jiménez.

“Las fortalezas que estás buscando. Tal vez mirar una descripción de trabajo anterior y ver si eso es algo que desea actualizar.

Y luego hablando de diferentes medios, procesos de selec-

ción, líneas de tiempo. Entonces, hay bastante planificación antes de que la comunicación se envíe a la comunidad. Eso siempre es muy bueno porque obtienes un plan estratégico a medida que avanzas.”

Green dijo que la Oficina de Educación del Condado Yolo no podría ayudar en esta búsqueda de superintendente como lo hicieron luego de la partida del Superintendente Todd Cutler debido a desafíos en la dotación de personal y la carga de trabajo.

“No podrían ofrecer ningún tipo de asistencia esta vez,” dijo Green.

En respuesta a una pregunta sobre la búsqueda de un superintendente interino, Green dijo que los consultores no serían parte del proceso de selección interino.

Por recomendación del Comité Asesor Ad Hoc, los Fideicomisarios designaron a la Asistente al Superintendente Phoebe Girimonte, como Superintendente Interina en la reunión de la junta escolar del pasado 23 de Junio.

Patólogo del Habla en persona Los fideicomisarios aprobaron una Exención de Credenciales de Servicios de Patólogos del Habla y Lenguaje para el

próximo año escolar para proporcionar servicios de patólogos del habla en persona en todo el distrito.

“El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Winters (Winters Joint Unified School District) no ha podido reclutar maestros completamente calificados y con todas las credenciales para satisfacer las necesidades del programa de personal para el año escolar 2022-2023 para el puesto de Patólogo del Habla y Lenguaje,” dijo la Directora de Recursos Humanos Lisa Dennis.

“El Distrito tiene la intención de emplear a Laura Torres Amado sobre la base de una Exención de Credencial de Servicios de Patólogo del Habla y Lenguaje para todos los niveles de grado y todos los sitios en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Winters.”

La administradora Kristen Trott cuestionó el “por qué” detrás de la exención.

Dennis dijo que Torres Amado está terminando el programa de acreditación y que sería supervisado por un patólogo del habla acreditado.

Green dijo que fue fenomenal tener un patólogo del habla en persona que atienda a los estudiantes nuevamente.

Traducido por Carol Alfosno

Los Tres de Winters actuarán el 7 de julio Por Diane Cary Los Amigos de la Biblioteca

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Este verano, el horario de la Biblioteca de Winters es: Lunes y Miércoles: 10 am – 6 pm (Solamente cubiertas faciales de 10 am a 12 pm) Martes y Jueves: 12 pm a 8 pm Viernes y Sábado: 1 pm a 5 pm La Biblioteca de Winters está cerrada los Domingos.

El horario de la biblioteca está programado durante todo el verano y se reanudará el horario de “Escuela en sesión (School In Session)” el 20 de Agosto.

Nuevo programa La Biblioteca Comunitaria de Winters lanzó “Mangonada Mondays.” El programa es gratuito, patrocinado por Winters Friends of the Library (Amigos de la Biblioteca de Winters), se lleva a cabo los Lunes de 3 a 4 p.m. en la Sala Margaret Parsons.

El programa es ideal para niños de 6 a 12 años.

Los asistentes pueden disfrutar de un refrescante granizado de Mangonada y participar en la elaboración de una variedad de divertidas manualidades.

La biblioteca lanzó el programa el 6 de Junio y los niños pudieron trenzar pulseras de la amistad para su manualidad.

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Los Maestros Jardineros del Condado Yolo también están trabajando para traer eventos al jardín de la biblioteca.

Las preguntas deben dirigirse al personal de la biblioteca al 530-666-8005 o winterslibrary@yolocounty.org.

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Winters Express, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 — A7

Juniors Little League fall to Vacaville in tournament battle

By Sydney Andrade Staff writer The Winters Juniors Little League gave it everything they had as they battled to come out victorious during the Tournament of Champions. However, on Friday, June 10 the Juniors team lost their lead late in a 5–4 defeat to Vacaville Nationals during the final game of the series.

While Winters dominated their competition earlier on in the tournament, winning against Dixon by a score of 16-1, they just missed the mark and weren’t able to get the hits they needed to pull ahead of the Vacaville Nationals team.

Lane Brown led his team at bat during the final game of the series with a double hit and RBI for the Win-

ters Junior team. Jake Woods, Jordan Calvert, and Andresito Bermudez also battled at the plate and each got a hit for Winters.

Meanwhile, Christian Leon, Chase Kovach and Charlie Carrion each did their part hitting RBI’s to get their teammates across home plate.

Defensively, Woods had a great game on the mound lasting almost five innings, allowing four hits and five runs while striking out four.

The game was tied at 3–3 until the fifth inning, when Vacaville’s offense made a play that Winters wasn’t able to recover from and ultimately cost them the Champions title.

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The 2022 Winters Juniors Little League team.

PISANI’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Alejandro Murillo Alejandro Murillo, an athlete on the Winters AYSO U14 soccer team, is the Pisani’s Athlete of the Week. “He is a gifted, versatile, but humble soccer player, and the team’s tireless leader,” said coach Kai Eder. Murillo played goalkeeper, midfield, and striker throughout the season, and scored two hat-tricks during the Davis World Cup — one in the Championship game. He also scored a total of nine goals in the tournament’s six games.

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ROE Continued from Page 2 said. “But California will not sit idly by as women across America are stripped of their rights.

“We already have strong laws supporting women, and this year we have a dozen bills to enshrine and expand women’s reproductive healthcare and the right to choose.”

On Tuesday, 4th District Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, sent out a community message called the decision to strike down Roe v. Wade a devastating moment.

“Women fought for decades for our right to make decisions about

our bodies and the well-being of our families,” Aguiar-Curry said.

Aguiar-Curry announced she had co-authored AB 2134, to establish a Reproductive Health Equity Program that will grant providers who care for low-income patients and those who face other barriers.

Additionally, SB 245 eliminates deductibles for abortion services, ensuring cost is not a barrier to accessing abortion services.

“I stand with Californians to defend the right to choose and lead the efforts to bolster access to reproductive health services as we prepare for an influx of people seeking abortions,” said Aguiar-Curry.

Crystal Apilado contributed to this article.

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Boy Scout Troop 274 reunites at Putah Creek Cafe.

Pictured (from left) are: Tony DeLa’O, Wade Cowan, Billy Haller, Jim McKittrick, Michael Pedemonte, Dan Dwyer, Tim Eade, Larry Eade, Mark Pedemonte, Geb Boero, Joe Bristow and Bruce Guelden.

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Scout Troop 274 reunites

By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer It’s been 52 years since the Scouts of Troop 274 have been together all at once.

However, Joe Bristow (Joe the Butcher/ Weatherman/Gatekeeper/Boy Scout) managed to wrangle the group back together and organize a weekend in Winters filled with laughs, drinks, memories, food, fun and more.

Getting the band back together was no easy feat as some drove in from across the country including trips from Tennessee,

Oregon, Santa Barbara and around the Bay Area. Despite their relative distances from Winters, the resilient troop didn’t allow any excuse to get in the way of reuniting.

“Thursday night, four of us went and had dinner at Preserve. After that, we went around the corner and had a cocktail at the DeVilbiss Room and I showed them that before going across the way to the little concert they had at Rotary Park.

Then we went back to the Abbey House Inn

and called it a night,” said Bristow. “On Friday morning we just had breakfast, but the main thing was just waiting for the other guys to show up. They did and we had dinner at the Buckhorn and we all had a good time.”

Saturday morning, the scouts enjoyed a breakfast at Putah Creek before going on a Yolo 365 Tour around town; tasting and talking — and “BS’ing like we always do,” as Bristow put it.

While the scouts had fun up and down

Main Street and Railroad Avenue, they also found themselves having a great time down memory lane. Old keepsakes were shared, photos reminisced upon and journals acted as time machines taking them back to one of their most cherished times together — a European road trip in the summer of 1970.

“We had so much fun reading the journals. We were in Carcassonne, France then someone would shout, ‘read another page!’ One of the main

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Are national politics interfering with my life?

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t is hard to ignore national politics as the United States Supreme Court turns its conservative attention on laws that affect us all. Let me add that I many agree with some of their decisions, but most are not to my liking. Living in liberal California, hopefully, will shield us from Supreme Count decisions that take away our rights.

They started with telling New York that their gun laws were unconstitutional, and then decided that abortion laws should be controlled by states. Now they decided that a coach praying with his players at midfield is okay. The nine judges include six Catholics, one of the Jewish faith, and two Protestants, one of which was raised Catholic.

Not even close to the make up of the United States, where 45 percent identify as non-Catholic Christian, or Protestant.

One worry that I have is that Justice Clarence Thomas, in a written opinion, stated that he thought the court should look at banning the purchase of contraceptives without a prescription, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriages.

I’m not a big term limit supporter, but some of these justices just have to go.

Do you really want someone telling you that you can’t use contraceptives, even if you are married, or that you can’t buy them for your children? Gay rights is in real jeopardy. Justice Thomas is in a mixed marriage and it would be as equally-backwards to ban those.

If you believe that

states should decide for themselves which laws they want to obey, hold on to your hat for when minority rights start disappearing, or for that matter, your rights. Governor Newsom said it best when he stated, “You’re next.” It is getting harder and harder to be a moderate Republican, if there are any left.

I’ve mention it before, but California has too many people and too few affordable houses. I encourage anyone that doesn’t like it here to move to a red state and see if you like it better there. Same for people living in red states that might not like the way their state oppresses liberals and minorities. They are

more than welcome in California.

California is something like one million homes short of demand. Maybe with a few more Supreme Court decisions, and states jumping on the band wagon, we can get a million and half households to leave California, and a half of million families to move back. We can also vote anti-incumbent and see it that helps, but good luck with that plan.

Most decisions made in Washington don’t affect us living in California, we already spend more than most in taxes and living expenses. But when they start attacking our way of life, it is time to pay attention. There isn’t a lot we can do as we already, overwhelmingly, vote Democratic, so hang on for the ride, it might be fun to watch.

Stay safe and have a good week.

Express Yourself: Honoring elders brings knowledge and wisdom to community

By Wally Pearce Winters Elder Day Council Elder Day honors those who’ve celebrated 90 birthdays or more. The day urges people to listen to the stories our elders.

Their rich history and wisdom offer a wealth of information. As the celebration moves forward, people honor them in various ways. Often, listening to their life stories proves the age-old saying that with age comes wisdom.

Our Elders represent a living history full of stories not found in history books. Their stories animate and compliment what we already know but may have forgotten. Listening to their tales of accom-

plishment and perseverance highlight and magnify the events of the past.

At the same time, their personal histories create something legendary for those who hear them. Traditions we no longer practice or turns of phrase come traipsing across their memories to be revived and shared once more.

Tribulations and experiences long forgotten reflecting in their eyes. We benefit from every story they tell us and every remembrance they share.

Elder Day is dedicated to honoring and paying tribute to those who’ve helped shape our lives and traces our origins.

Elder Day 2022 was celebrated at the City

of Winters Community Center and was a huge success. Over 100 people attended the event this year including the honorees and their families and friends — some even traveled from the east coast. Their stories were filled with history and love and were both remarkable and stimulating.

However, none of this could have been possible without the Winters Elder Day Council volunteers that made the event a clear success. These volunteers include: Markland Fridae, Woody Fridae, Rebecca Fridae, Valerie Whitworth, Marianne Boyer, Pierre Neu, Sharon Pearce, Alcina Pearce, Martha Boring, Wally Pearce,

and a host of others too numerous to mention here.

In addition are local community sponsors like Charley Wallace, John Neil (Green River Brewing and Taproom), Chuck Pearce (Pizza Factory), Abbey House Inn, Starbucks, and donors, Helen and Pete McCloskey, Kay and Al Graf, and Valerie Whitworth.

The Winters Elder Day Council hopes that people understand that volunteerism is not about sport or notching a political win. Volunteers elect to serve. Active volunteerism for elder adults is about something bigger. It’s about the character and fabric of our community — who we are, and who we aspire to be.

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Key data points from May home sales report California Association of Realtors Special to the Express • At the regional level, all major regions declined in sales from last year, with four of the five regions falling by double-digits on a year-over-year basis.

The Central Coast region continued to have the biggest decline of all regions, with sales dropping 21.8 percent from a year ago. Compared to the pre-pandemic average calculated using sales from

May 2017, May 2018, and May 2019, the region’s sales in May 2022 were also down 19.8 percent. Southern California (-14.3 percent), the Central Valley (-12.2 percent) and the San Francisco Bay Area (-11.5 percent) also dipped in sales from last May by double-digits, while the Far North (-4.0 percent) was the only region with a more moderate decline year-over-year.

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Metro Special to the Express Home trends come and go. Today’s musthave items tend to become tomorrow’s outdated features in the blink of an eye.

Homeowners who plan to stay in their current homes for years to come needn’t prioritize modern trends over personal preferences. However, homeowners looking to sell their homes can consider these favored features to increase their properties’ appeal to modern buyers.

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Separate laundry room According to the National Association of Home Builders’ 2021 What Home Buyers Really Want report, a separate room dedicated to laundry was the most desired feature among prospective home buyers.

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Modern buyers want a lot out of their homes, and sellers can do their best to meet those desires while getting the most money for their properties.

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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220438 05/26/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: RW Equipment Repair Physical Address: 1787 East Main St. Unit 4 Woodland, CA 95688 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Wayne Richard Hutchison 65 Novato Dr. Vacaville, CA 95688 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 05/26/2022 s/ Wayne R. Hutchison Official Title: Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2022 #155

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-22-911281-AB Order No.: 220148693-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/3/2018. 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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): TAWNYA LYN MARTIN AND JEFFERY ROBERT MARTIN, WIFE AND HUSBAND, AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Recorded: 8/10/2018 as Instrument No. 2018-0018970-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of YOLO County, California; Date of Sale: 7/25/2022 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the North Entrance of the West Sacramento City Hall, 1110 W. Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA 95691 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $322,240.13 The purported property address is: 808 LINCOLN ST, WINTERS, CA 95694-1506 Assessor's Parcel No.: 003-463-005-000 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 the 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 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22911281-AB. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an "eligible tenant buyer," you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an "eligible bidder," you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-911281-AB to find the date on which the trustee's sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee's sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee's sale. If you think you may qualify as an "eligible tenant buyer" or "eligible bidder," you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA22-911281-AB IDSPub #0178985 6/22/2022 6/29/2022 7/6/2022 #160

NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2022-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINTERS ADDING CHAPTER 10.40 TO THE WINTERS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING POLICE DEPARTMENT INITIATED TOWING SERVICES Notice is hereby given that on July 5, 2022 the City Council of the City of Winters will consider the adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-06 making certain ADDITIONS to the Winters Municipal Code related to Police Department Initiated Towing Services.

The following is a summary of the proposed Ordinance: The Ordinance aids in establishing a rotational towing system with reasonable standards for police-initiated towing services.

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: June 29, 2022 #169 Kathleen Salguero Trepa City Clerk

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2022-804 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Hafasa Abrahemkhel filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Hafasa Abrahemkhel to Proposed name Hafsa Nasreen Mattiulah 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: 7/20/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 10 Room: ZOOM The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220433 05/24/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: CRUMBL WOODLAND Physical Address: 2125 BRONZE STAR DR WOODLAND, CA 95776 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 1784 YUBA CITY, CA 95993 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): WE BALL DOUGH INC 250 W MAIN ST TURLOCK, CA 95380 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: N/A s/ JONATHAN ROUSE Official Title: CFO Corporation Name: WE BALL DOUGH 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2022 #158

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: 5/27/2022 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court Published June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 #153

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220479 06/10/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: MONTICELLO DISTRIBUTION Physical Address: 312 E MAIN ST WINTERS CA 95694 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): JESUS CARABEZ 312 E MAIN ST WINTERS CA 95694 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/09/2022 s/ JESUS CARABEZ Official Title: Owner Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2022 #164

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220486 06/14/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: SiteWest Design Group Physical Address: 140 B Street, Suite 5, #109 Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Robert Kinsey 2400 Pole Line Rd. #78 Davis, CA 95617 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 03/01/2022 s/ Robert Kinsey Official Title: Owner Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2022 #163

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220392 05/06/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: RAINBOW RABBIT Physical Address: 3002 PONTEVERDE LANE DAVIS, CA 95618 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) STACEY SANDBERG MARTIN 3002 PONTEVERDE LANE DAVIS, CA 95618 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 09/01/2021 s/ STACEY SANDBERG MARTIN Official Title: OWNER Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 #150

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220477 06/10/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: TETRAULT CONSTRUCTION Physical Address: 34035 CANVAS BACK ST WOODLAND, CA 95695 Mailing Address: 34035 CANVAS BACK ST WOODLAND, CA 95695 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): KURT TETRAULT 34035 CANVAS BACK ST WOODLAND, CA 95695 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/01/2022 s/ KURT TETRAULT Official Title: OWNER Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2022 #161

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220492 06/16/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: HEATERHIVE COMPANY Physical Address: 3380 INDUSTRIAL BLVD. STE 101 WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): LOCUS INTEGRATION, INC. 3380 INDUSTRIAL BLVD. #101 WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 06/14/2022 s/ YANDA ZHANG Official Title: CEO Corporation Name: LOCUS INTEGRATION, 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2022 #166

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220405 05/12/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: WOODLAND NAILS Physical Address: 353 W. MAIN ST., SUITE A WOODLAND, CA 95695 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) HOA K NGUYEN 1659 HALO AVE. SACRAMENTO, CA 95835 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/ HOA K NGUYEN Official Title: Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 #149

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220499 06/17/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: L&C TRANSPORT Physical Address: 33 W. ELLIOT ST. APT. 1 WOODLAND, CA 95695 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): CARLOS ORDUNO OVIEDO 33 W. ELLIOT ST. APT 1 WOODLAND, CA 95695 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/17/2022 s/ CARLOS ORDUNO OVIEDO Official Title: Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2022 #167

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220462 06/07/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: NIXI CRAFTED Physical Address: 873 HARVARD BEND WOODLAND, CA 95695 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): AMANDA MARIE HAWLEY-PETERS 873 HARVARD BEND WOODLAND, CA 95695 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 06/07/2022 s/ AMANDA HAWLEY-PETERS Official Title: Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2022 #162

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220498 06/17/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: DAVIS PHARMACY Physical Address: 635 ANDERSON RD STE 3 DAVIS, CA 95616 Mailing Address: 10270 E TARON DR APT 109 ELK GROVE, CA 95757 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): MEDCORE INC 10270 E TARON DR APT 109 ELK GROVE, CA 95757 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 06/14/2022 s/ MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE Official Title: PRESIDENT Corporation Name: MEDCORE 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 2022 #168

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220448 06/01/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: NORCAL CUSTOM CARPENTRY Physical Address: 808 MEADOWS CIRCLE WOODLAND, CA 95695 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): DAVID JON KRATZMANN 808 MEADOWS CIRCLE WOODLAND, CA 95695 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: N/A s/ DAVID KRATZMANN Official Title: OWNER Corporation Name: 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 #151

Winters Express, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 — B5

Express Yourself Letters Take action to protect students I am hoping our school district is making it a priority to devise a plan to protect our kids of all ages attending our schools. I have not seen or heard of any efforts, and I am wondering why. What will it take for us to act in favor of protecting our kids and grandkids?

SAM MASTELLER

Done with fireworks Once again, fireworks are for sale in our city. Why do we continue do this? Most would say that it’s part of how we celebrate our country’s independence. The “rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air” and all that. Yet, some cities in California have banned fireworks sales to the public (e.g., Vacaville). Why is that? Have they lost their patriotic zeal?

Do they no longer support youth sports?

No, they’ve actually come to their senses!

They realized that after so many lives, structures and dollars have been lost to recent fires, they see no purpose in adding to the risk of more damage and heartbreak by putting hundreds of explosives on the street … in the hands of who knows whom.

For Winters officials to avert their eyes to

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these risks simply for the sake of dollars generated to a few nonprofits — or some neighborhood fun, or because of political pressure — is irresponsible. What would be wrong with a laser light show, for example? Wouldn’t that suffice? If nothing else, a light show wouldn’t pollute our environment as fireworks do.

And how about our pets? Many innocent animals are frightened by the incessant booms and bangs.

And if that weren’t enough, do we really need to teach every new generation that there’s a good deal of fun to be had in blowing things up? Really?

In today’s America?

The closest fireworks stand near me is called “TNT” for goodness sakes! There’s a not so subtle message that comes with firework sales and exhibitions — i.e., here in America we like seeing things blow up…it’s so fun in fact that we’ll even pay to watch it. Is this who we want to be? Is this the message we want to send to our young people?

Surely we can do something smarter and just as fun to celebrate our country’s independence. Enough is enough when it comes to fireworks!

No more.

BOB POLKINGHORN

We need to redefine ‘Necessary’

ver the past decade, the City of Winters has spent over $2,000,000 more from the General Fund than it has received in taxes and fees. If the average spending habits of the past decade continue, we will exhaust our reserve fund by 20262027.

According to the reports on the City website, we spent more than we received in nine of the past 10 years, the pandemic year being the outlier. For the rest of this column, when I mention averages, I am excluding fiscal year 2020-2021 because, due to the pandemic, it cannot be reasonably compared to the other nine years.

The reason for the budget surplus in FY20-21 was the pandemic. Expenses were reduced over fears of a decline in sales tax revenues. Actual revenues were up because of the “free” money given out to local jurisdictions.

Since FY16-17, revenues have increased an average of $212,000 a year with expenses increasing an average of $396,000 a year. But, we have overspent an average of $305,000 a year for the past decade.

Quick math shows our overspend per year is more than the difference between revenue and expense growth. This is be-

cause we were budgeting for losses for many years and the city council approved excess expenditures requiring reserve fund spending.

Looking at the budget to actual, it becomes clear we do not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.

Staff budgeted revenues have underestimated the actual by 4.4 percent in the budgets put before City Council for approval. This is a good thing and shows a conservative projection of revenue for planning purposes. Actual expenses are where our problem lies. City Council has been spending 7.2 percent more than the amounts they budgeted to spend, likely without realizing the long-term trend they were creating.

Put simply, the combined efforts of our elected City Council members and the citizens appointed to commissions that send expense proposals to the City Council for approval (mainly the Planning Commission) have resulted in poor long-term financial management. All the one-off “necessities” that seem small and insignificant have added up to long-term deficit exceeding $2,000,000.

Without a conscious change in behavior, our General Fund

See CITY, Page 7

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SCOUTS Continued from Page 1

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Bruce Guelden displays his Scout sash covered in merit badges.

thing we remember from that trip was an opera house in Germany and the mugs of beer for a quarter,” Bristow said further explaining their teenaged adventures. “We flew from San Francisco to Kennedy to Milan. Once we got over the Atlantic, the stewardess said, ‘alright boys, you’re in international waters, you can have a beer.’”

Bristow then continued with an anecdote about the flight that ended with one of his fellow scouts passing out after a few too many beers.

Regardless, the eight of them made it to Eu-

CITY Continued from Page 5 Reserve will be depleted by the end of 2026.

In government, revenue dictates spending. There are three sources of General Fund revenue that will be important in the next five years — Property tax, Transit Occupancy Tax (ToT), and Building Permit Fees.

Looking at the OpenGov portal, property tax seems to be increasing by $100,000 a year.

In FY 23-24 Transit Occupancy Tax may increase by about $300,000–$400,000 over the FY 21-22 total once the Fairfield Inn is open, if the resulting ToT is comparable to Hotel Winters. It should remain constant after that. Building Permit Fees are tied to new housing development and are essentially constant at about $550,000 a year but are the most volatile. Building permits will decrease once the currently approved developments are complete, I estimate that to be by 2027-2028 at the earliest.

That is a high-level overview. There is likely some nuance to certain numbers that I glossed over for the sake of brevity, but the bottom line remains the same. And the

rope and spent the next three months making memories traveling across the continent in a VW Bus with their scout master.

It’s memories like this that forged a close bond within the troop, originally based out of Oakland.

The memories also added fuel for the relentless chiding and teasing going with the 70 year olds who — together — were interacting as if they were 17 again.

“This town’s been good to me and I just wanted to share it with these guys,” said Bristow. “It’s actually pretty amazing that the lot of us are still around and we came

OpenGov portal concurs at the bottom of the General Fund page.

The Winters City Fiscal Policy, subsection on Fund Balance Reserves, subparagraph 3(d)(1) requires the City to have a reserve fund equal to 50 percent of annual expenses, and no less than half of the fund balance (25 percent of annual expenses) available at the end of the fiscal year. OpenGov says the current balance is 14 percent of expenses, that we have not met the requirement for six years, and “the City needs additional reoccurring revenues to fund the General Fund and allow for the accumulation of fund balance to replace the [funds]”.

For the new budget, the reserve fund should be $3.2 Million. OpenGov shows the fund at $1.1 Million.

What is the consequence of not meeting the policy? Apparently nothing.

I disagree with the OpenGov statement though. We need to cut our spending because it is both the responsible thing to do and expense is the variable we have the most direct control over. We are capable of doing it, FY20-21 saw a $625K reduction in expenses compared to the prior year. I am sure we can tighten our belt and find $300K a year to cut.

from all over to have this reunion.”

Euro-trip scouts include Mark Pedemonte, Geb Boero, Dan Dwyer, Tim Eade, Billy Haller, Michael Pedemonte, Joe Bristow and Jim McKittrick. The local scouts joining the weekend of fun were John Pickerel, Wade Cowan, Bruce Geulden, Tony DeLa’O, Larry Eade and Chris Pedemonte.

Both Eade and Chris Pedemonte were part of Troop 274.

The weekend in Winters provided even more memories for the troop to talk about when they reunite again — hopefully before another 52 years go by.

Being a responsible steward of public funds is the second most important job of government, particularly local government. It would be one thing if the overspending amounted to investments that increased revenues, and to some extent the revenues have increased, but expenses are increasing faster than our return on investment.

We are at a point where we can no longer spend money because the expense is “necessary.” Necessary needs to take a new meaning. Current and future city council members need to start cutting expenses in a big way or the next crop of council members may preside over the depletion of our reserve fund. We need to think differently. And yes, that means your favorite city program that doesn’t sustain itself may be cut for a while so it doesn’t get cut permanently.

Decision-makers need to hold themselves accountable for their own actions and not just give lip service to cutting expenses once or twice a year.

Budget cutting needs to be a continuous, ongoing process.

This year, if the City can keep to its budget, we should be able to increase our reserve fund.

If not, then we’re possibly just three short years away from an empty reserve account.

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