Winters Express Wednesday, November 23, 2022

City Council approves road closures for Tractor Parade festivities

By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer

Winters City Coun cil voted to approve road closures on Main Street, Railroad Street, Grant Avenue, Valley Oak Drive and Abbey Street on the weekend of Dec. 2–3 in regard to the holiday festival events and ac tivities planned.

City Manager Kath leen Salguero Trepa gave a brief update on the planning of the events of the holiday weekend as well as changes made com pared to last year’s event.

Previously, the two events occurred on the same day, but in 2020 the risk of COVID spreading prompt ed event officials to

split the two events to reduce conges tion and, “make for a safer event so peo ple didn’t crowd into the downtown area,” Trepa said. The City Council staff report for this recommenda tion stated having the two events separated was, “very successful and allowed for better crowd management,” and said during the meeting the measure was, “hugely success ful in terms of manag ing crowd size.” Thus, Trepa recommended the City Council con tinue this practice.

But, Trepa not ed that splitting the events into two days meant, “two nights of pretty intensive activ ities,” and to address the effect of these ac

tivities on Winters’ traffic, she recom mended some changes to the events’ organi zation, including road closures.

A major change to the events is that the Winters District Chamber of Com merce Board will no longer be organizing the events — instead, it will be up to the city. Trepa then said be cause the city’s staff, “did not have the ca pacity or bandwidth,” to organize the event on their own, the City hired a profession al event coordinator who has been organiz ing the holiday events thus far.

Trepa continued that goals for this

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City council race remains close, County continues counting vote totals

By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief

While the early front-runners in the Winters City Council race remain at the top, the order has adjusted as the Yolo County Elections Office continues to count the vote totals from the Nov. 8 Gen eral Election.

The last vote total update was posted on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 3:47 p.m.

The total number of unprocessed ballots was 687 in the coun ty. The estimates of unprocessed ballots account for the entire county and details of each jurisdiction are not available, ac cording to the elec tions office, “as bal lots are received and processed in batches from throughout the county.”

As of Tuesday, the City Council race results had Albert Vallecillo with 1,260 (22.79 percent), Car ol Scianna with 1,192 (21.56 percent), Rich ard Casavecchia with 1,190 (21.53 percent), Lisa Baker with 1,111

(20.10 percent) and Michael Olivas with 775 (14.02 percent).

The Winters Trust ee Area Two race had Incumbent Carrie Green with 256 (63.68 percent) and Chal lenger Robert War ren with 146 (36.32 percent).

The next update will post by 5 p.m. on Nov. 29.

Dec. 8 is the dead line for the county elections office to fi nalize the vote totals and figure out how many registered vot ers actually voted, and members of the public are welcome to observe the can vassing process.

New partnership revives Winters youth basketball

By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer

Winters City Coun cilmember unani mously approved entering into a part nership to provide a youth basketball league at the Nov. 15 City Council meet ing, City Manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa presented a recommendation to enter into a contract recreation model in partnership with the National Academy of Athletics in order to organize a new youth basketball league in the city.

For a number of years, the city orga

nized a youth bas ketball league in Winters before hav ing to shut it down by the pandemic. The original volunteer who organized the league is no longer available, and City staff wasn’t able to organize it itself.

But this new mea sure would enter the City of Winters into a contract with the National Academy of Athletics (NAA) to reform another league for children in Winters from kin dergarten through fifth grade under the NAA’s supervision.

The City has al ready worked with the National Acad

emy of Athletics on a number of sports initiatives, with Trepa noting that existing programs like swim lessons and the swim team are organized by the NAA on a revenue share model, which the new basketball league would also be organized with.

The revenue shar ing model, Trepa explained, “means that they offer turn key services to coor dinate the basket ball league,” in ex change for a 90 per cent profit split of participation costs, meaning, “there’s no

Winters

Winters Robotics Club team scores another first place win

By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer

Although Winters is known for its agricul ture, its reputation as a robotics pow erhouse is quickly gearing up. The proof is in the gears — and gold — as the Winters Robotics Club (WRC) won first place in yet another VEX robotics competition on Nov. 12–13.

Taking place in Granite Bay, 27 teams and their robots as sembled for gear grinding competition.

With their combina tion of engineering, coding, strategy and tenacity, the WRC teams showed they’re a metallic force to be reckoned with.

“We had three teams competing — our A, B and C teams. The A team went undefeat ed, but our C team was our rookie team and they held their own and did pretty well. They made it to the quarterfinals and went against our A team and only lost by four points,” said WRC coach Dianne

Halsey. “You can see the members’ growth from their first year. Even though this was the winning robot,” Halsey said, refer ring to the Team A robot, “they’re al ready re-designing and coming up with new ideas. It’s always a learning experience and it’s great to have them come in and constantly be grow ing. It’s called itera tion and that process is to keep improving and that’s what makes

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Winters Robotics Team 39599A show off their awards. Team members are Ben Nelson, Coach Dianne Halsey, Kianna Miller, Madeline Archibeque and Jesus Cruz.

Cheer squads qualify for Vegas Nationals

By Sydney Andrade Express sta writer

On Sunday, Nov. 23, the Winters Jr. Warriors cheer program sent five squads to compete in the 2022 JAMZ competition. Of the five, the Jr. Midget Cheer squad and the Midget Cheer squad qualified for Vegas Nationals.

The JAMZ championship competition is where teams from all over California get judged on stunting, overall performance, tumbling difficulty/execution, choreography and dance.

“The judges also look to see how confident the athletes are

in their performance,” said Midget cheer head coach Desiree Santillan.

The teams that qualified for Nationals, based on their score at the state level, then get to make their way to Las Vegas where all the teams in their division come together to compete in the JAMZ National competition.

The Winters Jr. Midgets and Midgets competed against eight other teams in their division and stood out among the rest. It was a long day for the Jr. Warrior cheer teams who arrived at noon and stayed until 7:30 p.m. to prove that they

had what it takes to compete at a National level.

The Jr. Warrior cheer coaches began preparing all five cheer squads at the beginning of the season, by teaching first-time cheerleaders the basics of cheer and then working their way into the routines.

“We did have a few squads this season who had a new routine just for competition alone, which meant some squads learned two or three different routines this season,” said Santillan.

While learning two or three routines throughout the season is a challenge in itself, one of the biggest challenges when it comes to cheering is that a routine can change at any time, even right before a performance for many different reasons. The Jr. Midget and Midget cheerleaders are very flexible when it comes to last-minute routine changes and are more than capable of

working together to overcome any obstacles as a team.

“I believe their stunting abilities and willingness to try new stunts is one of their

biggest strengths, stunting is not easy for many and all of our cheerleaders always put in a lot of work and effort to learn and execute what their

coaches envision,” said Santillan.

The Winters Jr. Midget and Midget cheer squads have put in the work to qualify for Nationals, now they will need to practice even harder as they will face thousands of cheer squads, dance teams and spectators.

“Competition is the highlight of the season for the cheerleaders and what they look forward to most every season,” commented Santillan.

The Jr. Midget and Midget cheer teams will be combining into one squad for our very first Nationals performance that will be held Jan. 20–21, 2023. There are currently 12 cheerleaders committed to competing. The Jr. Warriors program does plan on fundraising to help ease the cost of sending these girls to Nationals and will be depending on the community and their supporters to help contribute in any way that they can.

AYSO teams score big at tournament

By Crystal Apilado Express sta writer

Winters AYSO soccer teams headed to Davis the past few weekends to compete in the 2022 Area 2D tournament. The 16u/19u coed team and the 14u girls teams fought their way to victories.

On Nov. 12, the 16u/19u coed AYSO soccer team competed against other teams in its age bracket. With 23–25 players on the roster, the athletes went head-to-head with teams from Davis, Antelope, Capay/ Esparto. The coed team won against Davis and Antelope and ended up with a 0–0 draw against Capay/ Esparto. However, due to the nature of

the tournament point system, it brought home the championship victory by scoring more points than their opponent.

Coach Stephen Montagna called the draw a big accomplishment for the team, since they had lost to the Capay/Esparto team 2–8 during the regular season, their only loss for the Fall Core season.

On Nov. 19,  the Winters AYSO 10u girls, 12u boys, 14u boys and 14u girls soccer teams took their turn at the Area 2D tournament.

At the end of the weekend, the Winters 10u girls, 12u boys, 14u boys teams all placed second in their divisions.

The 14u girls soccer team not only went in

undefeated but maintained that status and came out as the first-place winner. The athletes worked together seamlessly and brought home three wins against Davis, Colusa and Antelope. Their keepers Jackelyn Cooper and Ciara Brown worked hard and only allowed Davis and Antelope to each score once. Together they prevented Colusa from scoring in a 1–0 shutout.

The first place secures the 14u girls soccer team an invitation to participate in the 2022 Section Two Tournament in Foster City on Dec. 10-11. They'll be competing for the opportunity to advance to the Western State Championships.

Duran, a Winters AYSO 16u/19u coed soccer player, is Pisani’s Athlete of the Week. Duran played a key role in the team’s championship victory.

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The Winters Midgets Cheers Squad, above, and the Jr. Midgets Cheer Squad, below, will be going to Vegas.

The Winters AYSO 14u soccer team took rst place in the Area 2D Tournament in Davis on Nov. 19. It heads to Foster City in December to compete at the Section Two Tournament.

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year’s festivals includ ed organizing, “an event that can pay for itself,” as well as finding a way to, “manage the sheer num ber of people that come into town for the Tractor Parade.” Last year’s pa rade, she said, brought in around 10,000 people, and there were reports of I-505 being severely congested.

To this latter end, the City hoped that by expand ing activities over multiple days and encouraging peo ple to stay longer, it may, “help spread out the traf fic.”

Trepa shared an explana tion of the traffic difficul ties the City encountered during last year’s events, including at Railroad Ave

nue and Main Street. “I was one of the volun teers who helped to control traffic at that intersection,” Trepa said. “And there was so much traffic, and the po tential for pedestrian-ve hicles conflicts was signif icant enough that this year we’re recommending that the street be closed…for safety.” Closing this inter section during the events will, “allow everyone to circulate through down town…and creates a detour around Abbey and Russell street, and would only be for the peak time for the Friday night activities.”

Road closures

Friday, Dec. 2 road clo sures include:

• Rotary Park driveway to Second Street from Noon to 10 p.m.

• Railroad Avenue at

Main Street intersection from 3–10 p.m. (or sooner if crowds lessen)

Trepa said the Railroad Avenue at Main Street in tersection would open up before 10 p.m. “as soon as the police chief feels it’s safe to open up, we can open up the intersection, and the road would open no later than 10 p.m.,” to give vendors time to clean up.  Saturday, Dec. 3 road clo sures include:

• Rotary Park driveway to Second Street from Noon to 11 p.m.

• Railroad Avenue at Main Street intersection from 4–11 p.m.

• Second Street to Haven Street from 2–10 p.m.

• Haven Street to Grant Avenue from 3–8 p.m.

• Rotary Park Driveway to E. Baker Street from

3–11 p.m.

• Fourth Street at Main Street intersection from 5:45–8 p.m. (Open for crosstown traffic except as the parade entries pass through the area)

Trepa said the City will provide a map with the locations of appropriate parking zones that will be hung up around Nov. 30, and local businesses will be informed of the route.

The goal to spread out the logistical support, porta ble toilets, food trucks and event activities along the route is to prevent people from jamming downtown.

Trepa said, “they can see the parade equally from any location along the en tire route, and it will help thin out some of the crowd ing that was downtown.”

Along with this, the city

nations but lost in the quarter-finals.”

is looking to provide exit maps so the exit route east down Grant Avenue towards I-505 isn’t over crowded.

Councilmember Jes se Loren was absent, and Councilmember Harold Andersen recused himself as he lived on the route and felt it would be a conflict of interest. Nonetheless, the recommendation passed with three affirmations from Cowan, Biasi and Councilmember Pierre Neu.

Details and maps about the event road clo sures and parade routes are available online at winterstractorparade.com. Check the “Entertaine ment” tab for a full listing of the schedule of activities for Friday, Dec. 2 and Sat urday, Dec. 3.

great engineers. I love watching them do that.”

In the champion ship match conclud ing their undefeated run, Team 39599-A al lied itself with team 295-S from Granite Bay to take on the team from Saratoga High. Although it was the robot taking cen ter stage, each team member played an integral role in this team victory.

“I helped build the robot and then helped spot during the game. We have one person driving and everybody else is there to assist,” explained three-year robotics veteran and Team A member Ki ana Miller. “We’ll yell out what’s going on in different areas of the

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effort on the part of (city) staff other than to reserve school fa cilities, and (NAA) take care of every thing else.”

Trepa expounded on the revenue split, saying that though other cities use reve nue splits like 60–40 or 70–30, those types of splits mean, “the costs are higher, and in order to maintain as low a cost as possi ble for registration,” she recommends the 90–10 split.

The league would host games on Satur day afternoons over a seven-week season.

Registration costs will be $105 for kin dergarten through first grade, and $145 for second through fifth grades. The ven dor would take care of most of the game’s lo gistics like referees, with the NAA only re questing parent vol unteers for assisting with scoreboards and other playtime duties.

The NAA also offers a scholarship pro gram, funded by Every Kids Sports, to cover registration costs for qualifying families, with Trepa saying families enrolled in “Medicaid, SNAP and WIC, with appropri ate documentation,

arena, where the tim er is at and stuff like that.”

“We went 7-0 in our qualifiers. We also didn’t lose in the elim ination matches and won everything,” ex plained student coach Jesus Cruz. “My main involvement was as a coach. I was telling the driver what to do, where to score, where to crash into the other robots as part of the strategy. It was a lot of fun and met a lot of people too.”

Although not every WRC team took home a victory, however,

they did take home the valuable experience to unleash in their next competition.

“I’m the main driv er for Team 39599-B. I just drive our robot during our matches and they’re a lot of fun and high-paced. It’s a lot of stress, but it’s also very rewarding,” said Team-B driver Jack Tuel. “It’s easy to mess up, the smallest one can change the game and outcome completely. We won four and lost three of our qualifications. Then we won in the first round of elimi

“I’m the coach for 39599-B. My job’s to look at the game as a whole, our objectives, see what the other robots are doing and make strategies of how to beat them,” said teammate Julian Garcia. “My experi ence with the WRC has been positive. I joined when I was a freshman and have learned a lot since. After high school I’m going into computer science, but if it weren’t for that, I’d definitely go into engineering. This also introduced me to cod ing too.”

The club members are looking forward to the rookies-only competition on Dec. 17 in San Jose. And two more VEX compe titions in January and February.

Registration details

would be able to reg ister for free.” Trepa also noted that the city is in discussions with NAA for allowing families enrolled in free or reduced lunch to receive some aid in payments as well.

Ben Freeland, a rep resentative from the NAA, spoke before the council to clarify questions from coun cilmembers. Free land explained that “our whole goal is to make it affordable for the communities that we’re serving, and also provide something in the community for the community members so they don’t have to travel elsewhere.”

“We bring a sense of consistency,” Free land continued saying the whole goal is to create a development league where ath letes learn the basic rules and fundamen tal skills of the game.

“But one thing we’ve found (is) we believe in the fair play — ev eryone’s participat ing, everyone will get playing time,” Free

land said.

Freeland noted that a key difference be tween the past league is that instead of weekly practices, the practices are a part of back-to-back 90-min ute sessions along with the games, mean ing each age brack et gets 40 minutes of practices and 50 min utes of play.

Councilmembers expressed their en thusiastic support for the measure. Mayor Wade Cowan noted his experience attending the previous basket ball league’s games and their popularity at the time.

Mayor Pro Tem pore Bill Biasi also voiced his support, saying that “since we have limited staff, we don’t have the capaci ty to put one of these leagues on. I think this is a good way to approach it.”

Registration for the developmental leagues is officially open for the season that is scheduled to run from Jan. 21 through March 4. Families can register online at https://ti nyurl.com/2bxuym8v. A search by zipcode “95694” will bring up the Winters Devel opmental League op tions.

Programs are bro ken down into devel opmental leagues for kindergarten and first grade (all genders). The developmental leagues for second and third grade and for fourth and fifth grade are divided into girls’ and boys’ teams.

Information about how to apply for fi nancial support and league details is included on each league’s registration page.

The league current ly needs three to four volunteers each week for each time slot. Vol unteer needs include two referees and two scorekeepers. Volun teers are encouraged to sign up at https:// tinyurl.com/2p8s628c.

“It’s easy to mess up, the smallest one can change the game and outcome completely.”

Jack Tuel, student

“Since we have limited staff, we don’t have the capacity to put one of these leagues on. I think this is a good way to approach it.”

Bill Biasi, Mayor Pro Tempore

Fire

Nov. 11: 4:35 a.m., medical aid, 400 block of Village Circle ~8:33 a.m., public assist, 410 block of Dry Creek Lane ~9:26 a.m., mutual aid, 3600 area of Vickrey Lane ~11:24 a.m., medical aid, 800 block of Dutton Street ~5:56 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Village Circle Nov. 12: 3:54 p.m., vehicle accident, Russell Boulevard/I-505 ~4:13 p.m., medical aid, 420 block of Main Street ~8:29 p.m., medical aid, 70 block of Brinley Drive ~9 p.m., illegal burn, Creekside Way/Wildrose Lane Nov. 13: 7:06 a.m., investigation (power line), Second Street/Grant Avenue ~10:36 a.m., fire alarm, 400 block of Morgan Street ~11:29 a.m., medical aid, Highway 128

~8:41 p.m., structure fire, 800 block of W. Grant Avenue Nov. 14: 11:12 a.m., medical aid, 400 block of Main Street ~1:14 p.m., medical aid, 110 block of E. Grant Avenue ~3:15 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Morgan Street Nov. 15: 2:03 a.m., medical aid, 140 block of E. Baker Street ~8:27 a.m., grass fire, 400 block of Creekside Way ~10:34 a.m., medical aid, 100 block of Broadview Lane ~11:50 a.m., public assist, 100 block of Broadview Lane ~1:37 p.m., medical aid, CR 89 ~2:37 p.m., medical aid, 700 block of Matsumoto Lane ~3:48 p.m., medical aid, 430 block of Abbey Street Nov. 16: 4:47 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Morgan Street ~7:49 p.m., medical aid, 1020 block of Eisenhower Way Nov. 17: 8:52 p.m., fire alarm, 30 block of E. Abbey Street

Police Arrest Log

Nov. 7: Riley, Bobby Eugene (Age

49), Charges: Napa County Warrant, Disposition: Released on Notice to Appear Nov. 8: Duran Garcia, Salvador (Age 35); Charges: Possession of illegal narcotics, possession of paraphernalia, stop sign violation; Disposition: Released on Notice to Appear Nov. 9: Duran, Raul Jr (Age 42); Charges: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving on a suspened license for DUI; Disposition: Released on Notice to Appear ~Huitt, Kenneth James (Age 40); Charges: Possession of controlled substance, Santa Cruz SO Warrant; Disposition: Released on Notice to Appear Nov. 10: Winters Juvenile, Charges: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Disposition: Released on Notice to Appear Nov. 11: Ayala Bermudez, Miguel (Age 31); Charges: Winters PD Warrant, DUI, DUI plus 0.08 percent, Driving with suspended license for DUI, Driving without headlights during darkness; Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail Nov. 12: Banuelos, Luis Alberto (Age 34), Charges: Three Solano County Warrants, Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail Nov. 14: Lopez Acosta, Alberto (Age 19), Charges: Rape, Disposition: Transported to Yolo County Jail Case Log Nov. 2: 8 a.m., 200th block of Grant Avenue, Outside Agency Assist ~4:53 p.m., 500th block of Niemann Street, Threats Nov. 8: 3:27 p.m., Foxglove Circle/ Cottage Circle, Found Property Nov. 9: 11:57 p.m., 100th block of E. Grant Avenue, Audible Alarm Nov. 10: 4:03 p.m., 60th block od Owings Drive, Outside Agency Assist ~5:38 p.m., 800th block of Railroad Avenue, Vandalism Nov. 13: 4 p.m., 500th block of Third Street, Theft

Years Ago

Dispatches from the Express archives.

120 Years Ago

November 28, 1902

A meeting of the directors of the Winters Board of Trade will be held next Monday evening at the office of W. H. Gregory.

Frank McNeal has returned from a visit to his brother in Nebraska and the scenes of his earlier life in Kansas.

Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Rich and daughter of Kansas arrived here Sunday last and will make their home in Winters, having rented the Morrison house on Russell Street.

Sackett Brothers Co. have bought the John Coop place, four miles west of Winters at the mouth of Putah Canyon.

George Hanson has returned from the east and is expected home soon. George made a great record in Des Moines, Iowa, where he caught last season.

Dick Day wants his gate. The boys carried it off from the front yard Halloween night and he can't find it.

Anyone who knows of a stray gate will confer a favor by dropping a hint to Mr. Day.

Dr. Cadwalader was called to Monticello Tuesday afternoon to attend to Mr. Greenfield. While seriously though not dangerously ill, his age is something against his complete recovery.

No more festive or joyous gathering ever graced Pleasants Valley than was occasioned at the home of G. W. Thissell, Sr., on Thanksgiving Day by the marriage of his daughter and youngest child, Minnie, to

Alpha Clark Sullivan.

Buzz Long and Henry Sellers went to Napa to play in the Napa band Thanksgiving Day.

105 Years Ago

November 23, 1917

The Winters Dried Fruit Company is actively engaged in filling government orders.

Word is given out that the second draft will be sent out about January 15.

Bids were opened last week for furniture for the new Woodland courthouse.

Mrs. William Baker (Aunt Mag) was honored at a birthday party Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wyman Morse in Berryessa Valley.

Over 540,000 California housewives have responded to the call to save food by wheatless, meatless, wasteless pledges.

Plans are materializing rapidly for a new hotel at Vacaville.

The town board deliberated in its meeting Tuesday night on the matter of allowing movies to show Sunday evenings.

70 Years Ago

November 28, 1952

Delman Hague, son of Mrs. J.R. Chapman, has returned to the states after 18 months duty in Korea.

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Manas and children, Gabriel and Anna Marie, were guests for Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rubio.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Chris Gertz and daughter, Donna Christine, of San Francisco, spent the week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Martinez of the Wolfskill district.

Major Gabriel Ofish, of Mather Field, will be the speaker at the annual Winters District Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party, to be held Monday evening.

Mrs. Clara Sidwell was named worthy matron of Yosolano Chapter No. 218, O.E.S. for the coming year at the annual election of officers held last Friday evening.

Mrs. Delores Buran, proprietor of the Vanitie Beauty Shop, is completing an extensive enlarging remodeling and redecorating job in the shop.

Mrs. George Davidson has accepted a position as part-time bookkeeper in Stith's Garage, assisting Mrs. Mamie Cheney.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Baker arrived on Tuesday and will today return to their home in Redding after enjoying

the Thanksgiving recess with Mrs. Baker's parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Degener.

Mr and Mrs. George Berry had as dinner guests yesterday their grandchildren, Darleen and Wyetta Linley of Sacramento and Sgt. and Mrs. Eugene Hust and a third grandchild, Robert Eugene Hust.

55 Years Ago

November 23, 1967

Winters Police Chief Earl Washabaugh and City Public Works Superintendent James J. McCoey will retire next spring. The city council at its meeting Tuesday night set up procedures for filling the vacancies.

A Requiem Mass was held Wednesday morning, November 22, in St. Anthony's Catholic Church for Frank L. Ramos, 73, of 423 Main Street, who died Monday in the Woodland Memorial Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Halley of the Wolfskill District were honored Sunday, Nov. 12, on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary. The party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Molina in Vacaville.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Merchant and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Day returned the first of the week from a motor trip up the Redwood Highway.

Marc Faye, Winters rancher, was named the 1968 Yolo County Young Farmer of the Year by the Woodland Jaycees. The award was presented last Thursday in Woodland at the annual Farm-City dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martino, Joseph and Cheryl, and Miss Kathy Roberts had Thanksgiving dinner at China Lake, California, with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kennedy (Rowena) and the two Kennedy children, Kevin and Cindy.

Dick Day wants his gate. The boys carried it off from the front yard Halloween night and he can’t find it. Anyone who knows of a stray gate will confer a favor by dropping a hint to Mr. Day.

Picked by Charley Wallace File photo

In 1992, academic medal winners were (from left) in front: Justin Farias, Eddie Mills and John Caris; behind: Jason Davis, Brandon Maes, Susie Snyder, Luis Arellano, Matt Baker, Tom Clark, Matt Clark and coach Wendy Davis. The team tied for second place, behind Esparto, but far ahead of Woodland and

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Yolo Youth Commission hosts first Teen Leadership Workshop

By Anthony Volkar Special to the Express

On Saturday, Nov. 19, the Yolo Youth Commission hosted its first youth leadership event with “Seeding Success for Self,” a free one-day leadership workshop for teens ages 13–18. The all-day workshop was hosted at the Yolo County Office of Education (YCOE) in Woodland. The event opened with a welcome from County Superintendent Garth Lewis and a keynote address from Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor.

The workshop was designed to prepare youth to serve as leaders in the community and included training on goal setting, time management, self-care and setting boundaries. Youth from Winters, Davis, Esparto, West Sacramento and Woodland were in attendance.

The conference was

timed to coincide with the upcoming launch of the Yolo Youth Commission. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board reviewed and approved the appointments of 15 youth commissioners.

Winters High School student Miles Mariani is the lone youth commissioner from Winters. Mariani is joined by 14 others from Esparto, Yolo, Woodland, West Sacramento and Davis.

The 15 youth commissioners were appointed to a oneyear term and may be reappointed for one additional oneyear term. To reflect the diversity of the county, three youths representing each of the five supervisorial districts were selected. Applicants were nominated, referred, or self-applied and went through a rigorous interview and

selection process to receive an appointment.

In all, 87 youths applied to serve on the youth commission, with over half of the applications coming from the fourth supervisorial district in Davis, which is represented by Supervisor Jim Provenza.

The selected commissions span from the seventh grade to the 12th grade. To be eligible for the commission, youth were required to be between the ages of 13 and 18 and reside in Yolo County.

The Yolo Youth Commission plans to begin meeting twice monthly starting in January 2023. Commissioners will discuss community issues to better understand the needs of youth and teens in Yolo County. There is no cost for the youth to participate in the commission. In addi-

tion to monthly meetings, youth will also receive leadership training and development opportunities to support them in their role as community representatives.

In May, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish the youth commission as a twoyear pilot program and authorized YCOE to administer the program. The pilot is being funded by county cannabis tax revenue with additional grant funding from the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center.

Once formed, a key function of the youth commission will be conducting an annual review of grant proposals to youth-centered efforts or youth organizations serving Yolo County. A total of $160,000 per year will be available for youth-centered grants during the twoyear pilot.

Fire Safe Council seeks input for wildfire plan

By Alli Permann Special to the Express

Yolo County Fire Safe Council is hosting a community workshop meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 6–7 p.m. via Zoom. Yolo County residents are invited to attend this workshop to provide community input to the Yolo County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) throughout the entire county.

A CWPP is a collaborative plan developed to help communities reduce wildfire risk and create fire-adapted communities. All CWPPs are required to have priority fuel reduction projects, plans to address structure ignitability and community collaboration. This countywide planning document is created by local fire departments and governments, land managers and residents. CWPPs are designed to address the conditions, values, and priorities within Yolo County related to wildfire risk reduction and community resilience.

Developing a CWPP enables access to funding sources for fuels reduction work and other wildfire resilience projects. A CWPP is an excellent way for community members living in Yolo County to influence how and where fuels reduction projects occur as well as help guide wildfire risk reduction priorities.

This community planning workshop,

held via Zoom on Dec. 8, is open to all Yolo County residents with a focus on the highfire areas in Western Yolo County. During the meeting, we will look at maps of Yolo County and identify: community values and assets, hazardous areas in the community, and potential projects to protect assets and reduce hazards. Yolo County residents interested in attending this virtual community workshop are encouraged to pre-register by December 6th through Zoom by visiting www. tinyurl.com/CWPPvirtual.

Although rural Winters spans both Yolo and Solano counties, each county is holding its own meetings and producing a separate CWPP. For more information, sign up for the Solano Fire Safe Council email list at www.tinyurl.com/ sfsc-signup.

For more information about this community meeting, the CWPP process or the Yolo County Fire Safe Council, contact Tanya Meyer, RCD Program Manager, at meyer@yolorcd.org or call 530-661-1688.

For wildfire emergency response-related inquiries, contact OES staff member Kurt Johnson at Kurt. Johnson@yolocounty. org. To stay up to date with Yolo County Fire Safe Council, visit its website at www.yolorcd.org/yolo-countyfire-safe-council or on Instagram and Facebook @YoloCountyFireSafeCouncil.

Courtesy photo Youth from

leadership workshop hosted by

shown with County Supervisor Don Saylor (in front) and County Superintendent Garth Lewis (far right).

County considers ban on smoking in multi-unit residences

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy McNaughton Media

Yolo County is con sidering a ban on in door smoking in multiunit residences in un incorporated areas.

Requiring smokefree apartment build ings, condominiums and even duplexes and triplexes would be a first locally. Cur rently no Yolo Coun ty cities ban smoking indoors in multi-unit complexes.

The most recent report card from the American Lung Asso ciation’s “State of To bacco Control” gives grades of F to West Sacramento, Win ters, Woodland and the unincorporated county in the smokefree housing category because of that. Davis received a grade of D because it has re quired common areas to be smoke free.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven tion, individuals liv ing in multi-unit hous ing “are particularly susceptible to invol untary secondhand smoke exposure in the home.

Whether Yolo Coun ty will move forward with smoke-free multi-unit housing in unincorporated areas remains to be seen, but county supervi sors directed staff to conduct outreach to residents and owners of affected properties before returning to the board with any or dinance.

For the county, such

a ban could affect 116 properties county wide.

In a presentation to the Board of Super visors last Tuesday, Steven Jensen, health program manager with the Yolo Health & Human Services Agency, offered two policy options, one more restrictive than the other.

The less restrictive policy would affect only 10 apartment complexes in unin corporated areas of the county. Five are Housing and Urban Development prop erties, which are al ready smoke free, and five are privately owned, two of which are already voluntari ly smoke free.

A more restrictive policy would include all condos, duplexes and triplexes as well, bringing to 116 the to tal number of proper ties affected.

Additionally, county supervisors could ban smoking only indoors on those properties or extend a ban to the en tire property.

Supervisor Don Saylor of Davis also expressed a need for outreach prior to an indoor smoking ban, saying, “we’re talking about people’s resi dences. Home. The place that is home for them.”

Jensen said that county staff would “just make sure we talk to everybody” be fore returning to the board with a draft or dinance.

La ciudad planea reunión comunitaria del proyecto Winters 183 el 30 de Noviembre

Por Crystal Apilado Traducido por Carol Alfonso

La Ciudad de Win ters está organizando una reunión comuni taria para compartir información sobre un posible sitio de propuesta de proyec to conocido como el Proyecto Winters 183.

El pasado Viernes 11 de Noviembre, la administradora de la ciudad, Kathleen Sal guero Trepa, anunció que la reunión co munitaria de Win ters 183 se llevaría a cabo el Miércoles 30 de Noviembre a las 6 p.m. en el Winters Community Center

(Centro Comunitario de Winters) en el 201 Railroad Ave.

Según Trepa, los representantes del propietario de una parcela de 183 acres ubicada al norte de Moody Slough, dentro de los límites de la ci udad, se acercaron al personal de la ciudad con respecto al desar rollo potencial de la propiedad.

“La participación de la comunidad es el primer paso; por lo tanto, hemos coordi nado una reunión al estilo de un ayunta miento para que los representantes del

proyecto se presenten y presenten su filo sofía y enfoque para crear una comunidad planificada según el plano directriz,” dijo Trepa. “El personal también presentará información sobre el proceso de desarrollo potencial y la Medida A.”

Trepa señaló que el dueño de la propie dad no ha presentado ninguna solicitud rel acionada con el de sarrollo y no se ha ini ciado ningún trabajo de planificación o ingeniería con el per sonal de la Ciudad.

La reunión de la co

munidad se llevará a cabo en persona. Trepa dijo que se colocarán tableros de exhibición alre dedor de la sala con información sobre el proyecto potencial, y se ha contabilizado el tiempo para permitir que la comunidad tenga respuestas a sus preguntas.

La ciudad planea crear una página de inicio en su sitio web para brindar un fácil acceso público a la in formación del proyec to. La ubicación de la propiedad se puede ver en https://tinyurl. com/2m3u8typ.

West Rock Church es nueva en Winters

Por Valerie Whitworth Especial para el Express

Es un placer con ocer a dos nuevos residentes de la ciu dad, Cesar y Jess Lua. Cesar Lua es el pas tor de La Iglesia La Roca Oeste, una con gregación apostólica/ pentecostal que se reúne los domingos de la 1–3 p.m. en el Grand Prince Odeum 201 Main St, Winters. Esta congregación es la continuación de la primera iglesia esta blecida por el apóstol Pedro en el libro de los Hechos.

La iglesia adopta la experiencia pen tecostal y enseña la doctrina de los Apóstoles que tam bién está profunda mente arraigada en las enseñanzas juda icas. Los miembros reconocen a Jesús como Señor y Salva dor porque murió en

la cruz por nuestros pecados y resucitó tres días después. Jesús les dijo a los apóstoles en el libro de los Hechos que esperaran la prome sa, que es el Espíritu Santo.

En Hechos Dos, los apóstoles experimen taron por primera vez el día de Pentecostés donde 120 personas recibieron el don del Espíritu Santo. Entonces, el Apóstol Pedro dio la fórmula para la salvación: ar repentimiento, bau tismo en el nombre de Jesús, y ser llenos del Espíritu Santo. Así, recibir el don del Espíritu Santo es parte de la expe riencia pentecostal. El Espíritu Santo nos conecta con Dios y nos da esperanza.

Los servicios comienzan con oración y comuni cación con Dios que

permite que todos los congregados se enfo quen y comiencen la experiencia espiritu al, “preparando sus corazones.” Luego están las oraciones por personas y circun stancias específicas. Esto es seguido por alabanza y adoración dirigida por el grupo de música. Luego se hacen los anuncios, las ofrendas, la con fraternidad y la pred icación de la palabra de Dios y la reunión termina ofreciendo amor, comunidad y apoyo espiritual.

El Pastor Lua llegó al puesto ministerial con experiencias tem pranas de enseñanza de Biblias en el hogar. Comenzó en 2007 a los 19 años y continuó su trabajo hasta la uni versidad, cuando tam bién estaba ayudando a construir un minis terio universitario en UC Davis. Con el

apoyo de una residen te local de Winters Catalina McCormick se acercó y ayudó a los estudios bíblicos en toda la región, des de Sacramento hasta Woodland y Davis. Tiene una Maestría en liderazgo cristia no y actualmente está trabajando en un doc torado en Exposición Bíblica.

Una característica especial de La Iglesia La Roca Oeste es que ofrece interpretación en español y lenguaje de señas americano. La iglesia es todo in cluido y quiere dar la bienvenida a todos los que estén intere sados en asistir. El acceso “ADA” está disponible. La con gregación es otro ejemplo de la comuni dad y el apoyo por el que Winters es famo so. Esperamos con in terés las obras de esta nueva congregación.

still una ordable to many

Thursdays

Eat Well Yolo Food Distribution, first and third Thursdays, 10 a.m.-as supplies last, RISE, Inc., 200 Baker St. - Rooms 4 & 5, 530-668-0690

Wednesday, November 30

Community Meeting - Winters 183 Project, 6 p.m., Winters Community Center

Wednesdays

Eat Well Yolo Drive-Through Food Distribution, Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. — as supplies last, Winters High student parking lot, off Railroad Avenue.

Upcoming

Wednesday, December 5

Winters Hispanic Advisory Committee 6:30-9 p.m., Zoom Meeting info, email cambios@covalle.net or jesse.loren@cityofwinters.org

Tuesday, December 6

Winters City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Zoom Meeting info, check www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meetings_/

Thursday, December 15

Winters JUSD School Board Meeting, 6 p.m., School District Office/Zoom Meeting info, check https://bit.ly/ WintersJUSDBoardAgendaCommunitySite

Library Services

Winters Library Public Hours (No School in Session) Nov. 21-25 (Closed Nov. 24-25), Mon/Wed: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Tue/Thu: 12–8 p.m., Fri/Sat: 1–5 p.m. Teen Tuesday (ages 12-18), Second Tuesdays, 13:30 p.m., Winters Community Library

Bilingual Storytime (ages 0-5), Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Winters Community Library

Virtual English Conversation Group, Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., One time registration required: Contact Nancy Pacheco 530-666-8019 or nancy.pacheco@ yolocounty.org

Mangonada Monday (ages 6-12), fourth Monday, 3:30 p.m.

Tech Thursdays, Second Thursday, 2-7:30 p.m., call 530-666-8005 to schedule an appointment

Afterschool Adventure (ages 6-12), Third Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Winters Community Library Saturday Matinee, First Saturday, 2 p.m., Winters Community Library

All You Need is Love Romance Book Club, Second Saturday, 4 p.m., Hooby’s Brewing

Older Adult Programs

Winters Senior Foundation Chair Yoga Class for Seniors, Wednesdays, 9:30-11 a.m., St. Anthony Parish Hall (511 W. Main St.)

Winters Senior Foundation Game Days, Thurdays, 1-3:30 p.m., St. Anthony Parish Hall (511 W. Main St.)

Ongoing

Winters Friends of the Library meeting, first Monday, 7 p.m., Meeting details: https://wfol.org/

Rotary Club of Winters meeting, Thursdays, Noon, The Buckhorn

Winters Museum public hours Thursday thru Sunday, 1-5 p.m., 13 Russell St.

Winters Open Mic, third Thursday of the month, 6 p.m. (sign-ups begin at 5 p.m.), 13 Main St.

Kiwanis Club of Winters meeting, fourth Thursdays, 6 p.m., Pizza Factory

Democracy Winters meeting, first/third Saturdays, 10 a.m.-Noon, Meeting details in newsletter, contact info@democracywinters.org

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings:

» St. Anthony Parish Hall, 511 Main St. (back entrance) Tuesdays, 7-8 a.m. and Fridays, 7-8 a.m.

» Yolo Housing office building, 62 Shams Way: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m.

AYSO coed team wins tournament

By Aaron Geerts Express sta writer

The 16/19u coed Winters AYSO soccer team put the ‘win’ in Winters on Saturday, Nov 12 as they won its area tournament to close out their season. Although it’s the first year an AYSO team like this has come out of Winters, the squad ground out their way to championship gold.

Originally from New Jersey, head coach Stephen Montagna, and his family moved to the Bay Area before settling into Winters six years ago. Since then, he’s been coaching boys AYSO soccer and has gotten to know and watch his players grow year in and year out.

This year, however, participation levels for AYSO in the region (Davis, Antelope, Capay/Esparto) weren’t as robust as they’d been in the past. Therefore, the decision was made to combine the older athletes into a 16/19u coed teams — referring to the age range of eligibility being under 19 and under 16.

According to Montagna, some of the athletes and their families were hesitant to have boys and girls playing together on the same field. However, he said the idea gained momentum and as they headed into the tournament there were close to 23–25 players on the roster, which Montagna said is “a lot.”

“It’s funny because it’s Winters — everybody on the team already knows each other, and off the bat, there was already good chemistry. We had a lot of success in the past with both the boys’ and girls’ teams and the skill level was never an issue either,” said Montagna. “It was just maintaining control of practice because it’s a big squad and maintaining their interest because it was a shortened season. As we started to play, it was noticeable our skill level was higher than our competition.”

For Montagna, one of his main focuspoints was making sure there wasn’t always the same group of kids out on the soccer pitch. Rather, he wanted to make sure everybody on the team was making contributions and got the opportunity to play different offensive and defensive positions. It took some time to adjust, but the squad — who never really decided on a name — came together to put W’s all over their record. That was until a skilled Capay/Esparto team humbled them with an emphatic loss.

“They destroyed us in the regular season winning 8–3. It was very uncharacteristic of our team this season. I think that was a wake-up experience

for the team because they saw a lot of success in the past and weren’t used to losing like that,” explained Montagna. “Heading into the final tournament, we knew one of the teams we’d face was Capay/Esparto. And the reaction from the kids was, ‘oh we’re going to get creamed’ which was surprising to me because they’re usually very confident.”

In the tournament,

the squad played two good teams from Davis they had beaten in the regular season.

Montagna said when the Capay/Esparto only beat an Antelope team by one point and the athletes “realized the Capay/Esparto team isn’t invincible, (and) their attitude shifted.”

The tournament operated on a point system, not just wins and losses. Teams would collect points

for things like winning and scoring goals and lose points for poor sportsmanship. Whoever had the most points at the end of the tournament would win. As it turns out, the Winters squad faced off against the Capay/Esparto squad, but only needed to tie them in order to win the tournament based on the point totals.

“It was a very tough

Courtesy photo

The 16/19u coed Winters AYSO soccer team, coached by Steven Montagna, won its area championship on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Key points from third-quarter Housing Affordability report

California Association of Realtors

Special to the Express

Key points from C.A.R.’s the third-quarter 2022 housing affordability report include:

• Compared to the previous quarter, housing affordability in the third quarter of 2022 improved in 40 counties and remained unchanged in four counties. All but two counties decreased in housing affordability from a year ago, with Tehama being the only county with an increase from

last year and San Mateo County remaining unchanged at 19 percent year-over-year.

• In the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, affordability improved from the previous quarter in all counties except Napa County, which declined 2 percent.

• In the Southern California region, housing affordability increased in all counties except Los Angeles County where affordability declined to 13 percent compared with 16 percent in second quarter 2022. San Bernardino

County was the most affordable in the region at 31 percent of households able to purchase the $480,000 median-priced home.

However, San Bernardino County also had the third largest year-over-year dip declining 12.7 percent.

• In the Central Valley region, Kings County was the most affordable at 40 percent, and San Benito was the least affordable at 20 percent.

• In the Central Coast region, Santa Barbara County was the least affordable at 12 percent, and Santa Cruz County was the most

affordable at 14 percent.

• For the state as a whole, Lassen (56 percent) remained the most affordable county in California in the

third quarter of 2022, followed by Kings (40 percent), Shasta (39 percent) and Tehama (39 percent). Lassen also had the lowest minimum qualifying income ($56,800) of all counties in California to purchase a median-priced home and was the only county in the state with a qualifying income less than $60,000.

• Mono (8 percent) and Santa Barbara (12 percent) were the least affordable counties in California, with each requiring at least

a minimum income of $197,200 to purchase a median-priced home in the county. San Mateo ($448,400) continued to have the highest minimum qualifying income over more than $400,000 required in the third quarter of 2022. Other counties with minimum qualifying income just slightly below $400,000 included Marin ($394,800), Santa Clara ($392,000) and San Francisco ($385,200).

• Housing affordability declined the most on a year-overyear basis in Kings, falling 16.2 points year-over-year. Mariposa (13.7 points) and San Bernardino (12.7 points) had the second and third largest year-over-year dips. The surge in mortgage rates, along with elevated home prices, continued to be the primary factors for the plunge in affordability in these counties.

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It is no accident that Winters has a vibrant downtown and expanding housing market. Who wouldn’t want to live here? Well, some people move here and can’t adjust to the small-town atmosphere, but most of us like it here. There have been dozens of people who have used their energy and money to make Winters a special place to live and visit. Their hard work is paying off with several annual events and a successful downtown.

When a small group of people came up

with the idea of having a tractor parade, I would bet that none of them expected it to become the event that it is today. The event outgrew the original planners and when the city was asked to help the Winters Chamber of Commerce and Discover Winters, the city handed it off to a professional event planner, Bay Area Pop Up Events.

If you see someone around town, always in a hurry, dressed like he came out of a big city and carrying a file folder, that is

We can ensure better Living in a small town, it is very easy to assume that the major societal issues that plague our country simply do not occur here. The confines of small-town life do not always allow for such speculation as “can that also be happening here in our city?” But, that is not always the case.

Law enforcement officers are to enforce and exemplify adherence to the laws of the land. When this does not take place, societal structures break down. Over the

past week, the town’s new incognito police cruiser could be seen patrolling the city. The car’s uniqueness is rather noticeable in this setting. In just this short span of time, I personally have witnessed it going about its duties every single time that I’ve been out and about, and this is quite often with my having kids at two different schools. What I have personally witnessed in this relatively short time span, is the new patrol car not adhering

If you’re not going to the L’Apero Les Trois seasonal dinners, you are missing out. Send your kids to their grandparents, put on a dress or a jacket with a nice shirt, get your tickets the next time they’re available, come hungry and arrange a ride home.

Every two months, L’Apero has a 32seat prix-fixe menu dinner celebrating one of the fruits that create the delicate flavors of their apéritifs. To quote the website, “Our space is transformed with long tables draped in rustic linen, set with candles, and vintage Haviland Limoges, to serve our family-style meal, created by award-winning cookbook author and partner, Georgeanne Brennan and cooked by Berryessa Gap winery owner, chef and partner, Corinne Martinez.”

My wife and I went to the second dinner, “Celebrating the Quince.” I must admit I never had a quince before and I gravitated to the Meyer Lemon and Black Mission Fig apéritifs when I tried a flight at the grand opening a few months back. I wasn’t overly

excited by the menu reading it beforehand, but “Wow!” is all I can say after finishing dinner. It was delicious, from top to bottom with every course featuring quince in some form. This is a good reminder to myself not to judge a menu without trying it.

The night starts at 5:30 p.m. with the featured apéritifs and passed appetizers for about 30–45 minutes out front under the pergolas. Once inside, you find your seats (drop something off earlier to save them if you have more than two people). The tables are set in two long rows just as described on the website. The plates and utensils are antique and not all exactly the same, giving a very old farmhouse family dinner feel to it.

Then the food comes, paired with Berryessa Gap wines with winemaker and le troisième of Les Trois, Nicole Salengo as your sommelier for the night. I don’t think our wine glasses ever got empty from that point on. The courses came out with excellent timing, some of them were plated, and some were

Keep it French, cozy and delicious

What I have witnessed is the car speeding, failing to stop at stop signs, and acceler ating rather rapidly through residential and school zones, all while not applying lights or sirens so as to alert other drivers of its impending busi ness. Not exactly ex emplifying the law of the land.

I have sent them an email to their tip line, but I now realize that there may be more to worry about than just someone driving er ratically. The worry is not just the absolute safety of school chil

dren and residents, but also the manner in which that safety is being upheld. If something as simple as a shiny new tool is able to skew the lines of legality and integri ty for those upholding our town’s laws, then where else has that integrity been com promised?

Perhaps it is time to reevaluate the process through which our town’s law enforce ment is screened, be fore and during the en tirety of employment.

Mandatory psych eval uations and polygraph testing seem to have worked well for other cities when it comes to mitigating entitlement and determining who will be the right fit for their law enforcement leaders. We too can adopt these proce dures.

I, for one, hope that we as a town take the best measures to en sure that those we choose to uphold our laws, do so in a man ner that we can all be proud of.

MATT STONE

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE

Jesse Salinas

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE

Jesse Salinas Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220823 10/26/2022

Business is located in YOLO County

Fictitious Business Name: ARDAS ACRES

Physical Address: 26487 COUNTY ROAD 97 DAVIS, CA 95616

Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) PAMINDER S PARMAR 26487 COUNTY ROAD 97 DAVIS CA 95616

Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 10/25/2022 s/ PAMINDER S PARMAR Official Title: Corporation Name:

I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original docu ment 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 November 2 9 16 23 2022 #249

Steven Restivo, the man in charge of our Tractor Parade. This isn’t his first rodeo, so I’m giving him the benefit of a doubt that he can pull this off without too many problems.

He talked to me about parking, and what can you say to someone who hasn’t witnessed a thousand cars trying to find parking in Winters? I live on the north side of Winters, and people park in my neighborhood during the Tractor Parade. When he first brought up parking, at first I just smiled and then I laughed. He has no idea, or maybe he does, coming from San Francisco. If he can get the parking under control, I’ll tip my hat to him and proclaim him the best event planner in California.

The tree lighting, with family activities, is from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. The tree lights will be turned on at 6 p.m. The Tractor Parade starts on Saturday, Dec. 3, at

6 p.m. but there will be entertainment, food trucks and family ac tivities from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Last year we tried to have family meet us for the parade, which wasn’t a problem. Try ing to get out of town proved to be a night mare. Maybe the hotel has a few extra rooms to rent on Saturday night, or we can stay up past our bedtimes and host an after-parade party for out-of-town guests. Neither solu tion sounds good to me, so I’ll just walk home and try not to worry about everyone else.

As we gather for Thanksgiving, we should all take a mo ment to remember how nice it is to live in Winters. Most of us don’t have real prob lems, think of Ukraine or Afghanistan and count our blessings. People are very gen erous around the hol idays and with com munity dinners, food programs and local churches pitching in, everyone should be feeling a little better about the future. At least for a little while.

Enjoy some turkey and have a good week.

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK S OFFICE

Jesse Salinas Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220848 11/07/2022

Business is located in YOLO County

Fictitious Business Name: COLD STONE CREAMERY

Physical Address: 2055 TOWN CENTER PLAZA STE G100 WEST SACRAMENTO CA 95691

Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) MERI MAA INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 2055 TOWN CENTER PLAZA STE G100 WEST SACRAMENTO CA 95691

Business Classification: Limited Liability Company

Starting Date of Business: 09/08/2016 s/ ANSHEEL RAJ Official Title: MEMBER

Corporation Name: MERI MAA INVESTMENT GROUP LLC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original docu ment 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 November 16, 23, 30, December 7, 2022 #254

family-style to be passed around. It was decidedly different and decidedly excel lent.

I woke up the next day with only one question, “Why are Winterites sleeping on this event?!” Most of the 32 attendees were from out of town, and not Davis out of town but Napa, Rose ville and the Bay Area.

They drove here over an hour each way with the purpose to attend this dinner — driving as far and as long as people do to eat at the French Laundry in Napa or the Kitchen in Sacramento. They came for the food and the experience.

I think the distance people traveled on a Monday night is a tes tament to the caliber of this event. Is it a lit tle different than what we typically see? Yes.

It is smaller, a touch more expensive, and rarely do we see any thing happening on a Monday in Winters these days. But, it is also very Winters. Fresh seasonal food, tied into a local farm, creative, intimate, and really well done.

The pride and care the three women of L’Ap ero Les Trois put into what they were doing was evident in every aspect of the night.

L’Apero is unique in both Winters and the state. No one else is doing what they are doing, so there is a level of risk involved in the new and novel. But there is more to it than what you see Wednesday – Sunday downtown. I definite ly plan on going to the next dinner in Decem ber, it is already on my calendar.

If I don’t see more folks from town around the table next month, I’m going to be very disappointed in you all. Then you’ll just have to hear me gush about it after ward.

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Jesse Salinas Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220879 11/16/2022

Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: TEA DOG Physical Address: 1031 KENNEDY DR WINTERS CA 95694 Mailing Address: PO BOX 404 WINTERS CA 95694

Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) JAMISON LEVIN 1031 KENNEDY DR WINTERS CA 95694

Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 10/10/2022 s/ JAMISON LEVIN Official Title: Corporation Name: I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original docu ment 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 November 23, 30, December 7, 14, 2022 #258

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Jesse Salinas Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220841 11/02/2022

Notice! You have been sued The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days Read the information bel ow You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal p a p e r s a r e s e r v e d o n y o u t o f i l e a w r i t t e n r e s p o n s e a t t h i s court and have a copy served on the plaintiff A letter or phone call will not protect you Your written response must be in prop er legal form if you want the court to hear your case There may be a court form that you can use for your response You can find these court forms and more information at the Califor nia Courts Online Self Help Center (www courtinfo ca gov/self h e l p ) y o u r c o u n t y l a w l i b r a r y o r a t th e c o u r th o u s e n e a r e s t you If you cannot pay the filing fee ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form If you do not file your response on time you may lose the case by default and your wages money and property may be taken without further warning from the court There are other legal requirements You may want to call an attorney right away If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service If you cannot afford an a t t o r n e y , y o u m a y b e e l i g i b l e f o r f r e e l e g a l s e r v i c e s f r o m a nonprofit legal services program You can locate these non p r o f i t g r o u p s a t t h e C a l i f o r n i a L e g a l s S e r v i c e s W e b s i t e (www lawhelpcalifornia org) the California Cour ts online Self Help Center (www courtinfo ca gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settle ment or arbitration award of $10 000 or more in a civil case The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case

Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: Indigenous Digs Physical Address: 711 Oak Ave Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Jenella Loye 711 Oak Ave Davis CA 95616 2) Scott Carroll 711 Oak Ave Davis CA 95616 Business Classification: A Married Couple Starting Date of Business: N/A s/ Jenella Loye Scott Carroll Official Title: Corporation Name: I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original docu ment 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 November 9 16 23 30 2022 #253

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE

Jesse Salinas Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220800 10/17/2022

Business is located in YOLO County

is sealed with a red seal

Jesse Salinas County Clerk/Recorder State of California, County of Yolo Published November 2 9 16 23 2022 #243

¡ A V I S O ! L o h a n d e m a n d a d o S i n o r e s p o n d e d e n t r o d e 3 0 d í a s , l a c o r t e p u e d e de c i d i r e n s u c o n t r a s i n e s c u c h a r s u v e r s i ó n L e a l a i n f o r m a c i ó n a c o n t i n u a c i ó n T i e n e 3 0 D Í A S D E C A L E N D A R I O d e s p u é s d e q u e l e e n tre g u en es ta ci ta c ió n y p a pe le s l e ga le s p a ra p re s e ntar u n a respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entreue una copia al demandante Una carta o un llamada telefónica no lo protegen Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que proc esen su caso en la corte Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su r es p u es ta Pue de en c on tr a r es to s fo rm ul a ri os d e l a c or te y más información en el Center de Ayuda de las Cortes de Cali fornia (www sucorte ca gov) en la biblioteca de leges de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un forumlario de exención de pago de cuotas Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo puede perder el caso por in cumplimiento y la corted le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero a bienes sin más advertencia Hay otros requisitos legals Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente Si no conoce a un abogado puede l l a m a r a u n s e r v i c i o d e r e m i s i ó n a a b o g a d o s S i n o p u e d e pagar a un abogado es posible que cum pla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legals gratuitos de un programa de ser vicios legals sin fines de lucro Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, ( w w w l a w h e l p c a l i f o r n i a o r g ) e n e l C e n t r o d e A y u d a d e l a s Cortes de California (sucorte ca gov) o poniéndose en con tacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los cos t o s e x e n t o s p o r i m p o n e r u n g r a v a m e n s o b r e c u a l q u i e r recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho c i v i l T i e n e p a g a r e l g r a v a m e n d e l a c o r t e a n t e s d e q u e l a c o r t e p u e d a d e s e c h a r e l c a s o

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI FORNIA 580 Texas Street Fairfield CA 94533

The name address and telephone number of plaintiff's attor ney or plaintiff without an attorney is (El nombre la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante o el de mandante que not tiene abogado es):

THOMAS J PRENOVOST JR 77813

Prenovost Normandin Dawe & Rocha 2122 N Broadway Suite 200 (714) 547 2444 Santa Ana CA 92706

Date: (Fecha): JUL 13 2021 Clerk by (Secretario) K SHRONTZ Deputy (Adjunto) Published November 2 9 16 23 2022 #245

Fictitious Business Name: PALETTE ART EVENTS Physical Address: 1917 ASTER AVE WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) JENNIFER EGBERT 1917 ASTER AVE WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 10/16/2022

s/ JENNIFER EGBERT Official Title: OWNER Corporation Name: I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original docu ment 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 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 #244

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CITY

The pride and care the three women of L’Apero Les Trois put into what they were doing was evident in every aspect of the night.

Right guys for the right job Introducing The Rock Church West

Gramps Says

The old almond or chard is gone and in its place are 52 grad ed lots and sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Of course, there are dif fering opinions on whether this is an im provement in the use of that land, but that is a moot point with these 10 acres. The deed is done.

Living on a street adjacent to the con struction is most con venient for observing the progress of the de velopment. In truth, I enjoy the movement of the large earth movers and the growl of their

engines. The exact ness of the grades they plane is to be ad mired.

After the initial grading is complet ed, the ditch diggers move in and all of the underground piping is installed, with inlets and outlets set to spe cific and exact loca tions and elevations. Then the road and sidewalk sub-base

is put in place and everything is finely graded to such exact ness that very little adjustment is neces sary to set the forms for concrete work. In its own way, it’s kind of miraculous.

At this stage of the development, I have been able to walk through the project

See SOPHIE, Page 6

By Valerie Whitworth Special to the Express

It is a pleasure to meet with two new town residents, Cesar and Jess Lua. Cesar Lua is the Pas tor at The Rock Church West, an Apostolic/Pentecostal congrega tion that meets from 1–3 p.m. on Sundays at the Grand Prince Ode um, 201 Main St. in Winters. This congregation is the continuation of the first church established by the Apostle Peter in the book of Acts.

The church embraces the Pen tecostal experience and teaches the Apostles doctrine which is

RECORDING REQUESTED BY Premium Title of California AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: Western Progressive, LLC 2300 Lakeview Parkway Suite 756 Alpharetta, GA 30009

deeply rooted in Judaic teachings as well. Members recognize Jesus as Lord and Savior because He died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected three days later. Jesus told the apostles in the book of Acts to wait for the promise, which is the Holy Spirit.

In Acts Two, the apostles first experienced the day of Pentecost where 120 people received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Then, the Apostle Peter gave the formula for salvation: repentance, Je sus' name in baptism, and being filled with the Holy Spirit. Thus,

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER'S USE T S No : 2022 00924 CA A P N :027 490 049 000

Property Address: 1987 SCHLOTZ CT, WOODLAND, CA 95776 4914

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923 3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION RE FERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR

NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/15/2004 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER

Trustor: James S Fong, a married man as his sole and separate property Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 06/22/2004 as Instrument No 2004 0027510 00 in book page and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Yolo County California Date of Sale: 12/13/2022 at 12:45 PM Place of Sale: AT THE REAR (NORTH) ENTRANCE TO THE CITY HALL BUILDING 1110 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE, WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691

Estimated amount of unpaid ba lance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 224 679 23

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE

AVENUE WEST SACRAMENTO CA 95691 Estimated amount of unpaid balance reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 444,966 39 THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH CASH IER S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK

STAT E:

All right title and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1876 OLVERA DRIVE, WOODLAND CA 95776 A P N : 027 581 005 000

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation if any shown above

The sale will be made but without covenant or warranty expressed or implied regarding title possession or encumbrances to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said note(s) advances under the terms of said Deed of Trust fees charges and expenses of t he Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs expenses and advances at the time of the initial pub lication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 444,966 39

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed it is pos sible that at the ti me of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason the successful bidder’s sole and ex clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bid der shall have no further recourse

The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written re quest to commence forecl osure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located

NOTICE 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 bid ding on a lien not on the property itself Placing the highest bid at a truste e 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 be fore 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 re corder s office or a title insurance company either of which may charge you a fee for this inform ation If you consult either of these resources you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post poned 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 post ponements 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 res cheduled time and date for the sale of this property you may call (866) 960 8299 or visit this In ternet Web site https://www altisource com/loginpage aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2022 01078 CA Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in formation or on the Internet Web site The best way to verify postponement information is to at tend the scheduled sale

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1 2021 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 pur chase 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 (855) 882 1314, or visit this internet website https://www hubzu com/, using the file number assigned to this case 2022 01078 CA 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, by remitting the funds and affidavit de scribed in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code 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 im mediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960 8299 https://www altisource com/loginpage aspx

THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH CASH IER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINAN CIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE:

All right title and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1987 SCHLOTZ CT WOODLAND, CA 95776 4914 A P N : 027 490 049 000

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation if any shown above

The sale will be made but without covenant or warranty expressed or implied regarding title possession or encumbrances to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said note(s) advances under the terms of said Deed of Trust fees charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs expenses and advances at the time of the initial pub lication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 224,679 23

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed it is pos sible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason the successful bidder’s sole and ex clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bid der shall have no further recourse

The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to th e undersigned a written re quest to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction You will be bid ding 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 be fore 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 re corder s office or a title insurance company either of which may charge you a fee for this inform ation If you consult either of these resources you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post poned 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 post ponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale If you

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE

SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS

By Leslie Allen Special to the Express

As Thanksgiving approaches, Bald Eagles are drawn to Lake Solano for a feast. Migrating populations of Bufflehead ducks and spawning Chinook salmon provide a seasonal smorgasbord there.

Buffleheads, North America’s smallest diving ducks, migrate from northern breeding grounds to spend their winters along the Pacific coast and nearby inland waterways. It is uncommon for them to collect in large numbers, but Lake Solano often hosts several flocks of thirty or more. Likely, this is because the lake provides a smorgasbord for them as well.

These diminutive divers harvest aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, and mollusks that thrive in the lake.

Buffleheads swim buoyantly, so in order to reach aquatic delicacies, they compress their feathers to squeeze out the air, then leap forward and plunge downward. With wings clamped closely to their bodies, they use their feet

to swim.

At the end of a dive, they pop to the surface like a cork…and that is what the eagles wait for. Swooping from above, eagles force the ducks to hide beneath the surface. Forcing repeated dives exhausts the ducks, making them easier to snatch when they bob back up. Eagles are most successful when they work in tandem to tire their prey.

On Lake Solano, Buffleheads are most commonly seen near the diversion dam, between Pleasants Creek and Lake Solano Park, and also upstream in the stretch between the campground and first island. Not surprisingly, Bald Eagles are most often spotted perched in trees overlooking these same areas.

Putah Creek’s endangered Chinook salmon yield an easy meal for Bald Eagles. Noted for their fishing abilities, the eagles capitalize on large salmon in the shallows and fresh carcasses along the banks of the creek. Eagles are not the only species to benefit from salmon.

The final finish must be done at just the right time and is an art unto itself.

These anadromous fish accumulate marine nutrients from their time spent in the ocean and transfer these important nutrients to freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems far inland when they die after spawning. The importance of salmon carcasses to plants, insects, and carnivores like eagles has been well documented. Spawning salmon have been seen from the Winters footbridge.

Several local organizations are working diligently to restore

with Terri secured on a leash and observe in detail the installation of the concrete sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Most of this work is done by hand and the crew numbers from 12 to 18 men, who set forms and steel rebar and place and finish the concrete.

This work is also done with exactness, but the other element in play is artistry. There is no practical way to form the dips where driveways enter the lots and these are hand sculptured.

It has been my observation that there are very few Caucasian cement finishers anymore. I have witnessed this phenomenon not only on this project but at many other jobs and locations. Like the Italian terrazzo experts in San Francisco, the Spanish-speaking men seem to dominate cement finishing and the reason is not that they work cheaper. The men who work the orchard job receive good-paying union wages. I have heard of local compa-

nies that in desperation will pay a skilled concrete finisher far in excess of union wages on a temporary daily basis.

I’ll leave it up to the Social Scientists and Social Statisticians to explain the demographics of the workforce. What I see is more and more California Contractors have License numbers on Hispanic-owned pickup trucks. When I last took a California Contractors License test, ten or so years ago, there were many bilingual applicants.

I see this as a good thing and a credit to these hardworking

receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit is part of the Pentecostal experience. The Holy Spirit connects us with God and gives us hope.

The services begin with prayer and communication with God that allows all congregates to focus and begin the spiritual experience “preparing their hearts.” Next are prayers for specific individuals and circumstances. This is followed by praise and worship led by the music

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game and we ended up drawing 0–0. Both teams had their opportunities to score, it was a high-intensity game but there was good sportsmanship on both sides,” said Montagna. “Both teams really wanted to win. So, coming away with a draw

team. Then announcements, offerings, fellowship, and the preached word of God take place and the gathering finishes by offering love, community and spiritual support.

Pastor Lua came to the ministerial position with early experiences in teaching home Bibles. He started in 2007 at age 19 and continued his work in college when he was also helping to build a campus ministry at UC Davis. Through the support of local Winters resident Catalina McCormick, he reached out and assisted Bible studies throughout the region,

and then winning on points was huge for the team. It was a great experience because they felt like they beat a team they never imagined they’d be able to win against.”

While this underdog team contended with nerves and stiff competition, it went out and displayed that neversay-die competitive-

the Putah Creek salmon run, once again setting the table for Na-

men and women.

Sophie Says

The nuances of the labor force are lost on Terri, who is a shorthaired German Pointer. I don’t mean to be judgmental, but that breed is almost as obtuse as Labradors. However, in all fairness, they are both energetic and good-natured members of the canine family.

I would have enjoyed the walk with Gramps, but it’s a bit too far and at my age, Gramps would probably have to carry me home. In my own back yard, I monitored a Spanish-speaking crew install our patio

from Sacramento to Woodland and Davis. He has a Masters in Christian leadership and is currently working on a PhD in Bible Exposition.

A special feature of The Rock Church West is that it offers both Spanish and American Sign Language interpretation. The church is all-inclusive and wants to welcome all who are interested in attending. ADA access is available. The congregation is another example of the community and support that Winters is famous for. We look forward to good the works of this new congregation.

ture’s feast. For more information about the Putah

Creek watershed, please visit putahcreekcouncil.org.

LEFT: Tattered by its long migration from the sea, a Chinook salmon spawns in Putah Creek.

BELOW: Male Bu ehead on Lake Solano.

Leslie Allen/ Courtesy photos

Courtesy photo

The 16/19u team won its area championship on Nov. 12.

ness Winters athletes are known for. The end result? Another championship win.

and walks. I observed the same with the neighbor’s driveway

this week. Does that qualify me as a Social Statistician?

SOPHIE