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CHP HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF KAITLYN’S LAW The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is warning the public of the dangers of leaving a child alone inside a sweltering-hot vehicle.
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“When left in the sun, it only takes a minute for the inside of the vehicle to become like an oven,” said CHP Lt. Doug Uhlik of the Williams Area office. Heat isn’t the only danger; children left in running cars can injure themselves or others by accidentally hitting a gear and putting the Photo by Dick Lau car in motion.
Local firefighters gear up for another round of battling a northern California wildfire. This season off to a very early start with several months to go.
With a fire season that generally runs August through October, California has already surpassed most previous wildfire seasons and set several records. At the peak there were over 1,000 fires burning in California. Thankfully Colusa County has been spared, thus far, from the destructive flames. But the season is young. Local firefighters have been doing their part to put down flames as far away as Mariposa. “It’s been a busy season,” said Colusa Fire Chief Randy Dunn “Some of the guys have been out 40 to 45 days, some more than that.”
“Not only is it dangerous, it is illegal to leave a child in a car,” Lt. Uhlik added. “Kaitlyn’s Law,” also known as the “Unattended Child in a Motor Vehicle Act,” states that anyone who leaves a child of six years old or younger inside a vehicle without the supervision of someone at least 12 years old can be fined $100.
“It’s one of the worst fire seasons I’ve seen since 1999 and 2001 with so many fires so early in the season, coupled with last year’s late season… It’s To increase awareness of the dangers of leaving children unattended in or around been a bad couple of years,” explained Dunn. motor vehicles, the organization 4 R Kids “We’ve been everywhere,” shared Williams Fire Chief Jeff Gilbert Sake has designated the month of August as “Starting June 21 we have had an engine out all but 9 days.” “Purple Ribbon Month.” In support of this campaign, the CHP has Continued Page 3 The engine he was talking about was part of a strike Continued Page 2
Local 4-H members go to State
By Tami Coder The link between young girls and their horses is a bond both mystifying and magical. Although many girls will dream of owning and competing with a horse of their very own, only a select few will make those dreams a reality. Here in Colusa County, four Courtesy Photo young 4-H members are doing Lindsey and Allison Geyer display their winnings at a recent that and more. NSBRA open barrel race in Orland.
COLUSA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTRODUCES NEW FAMILY PRACTICE/OB PHYSICIAN
Staff Photo Colusa Regional Dr. Marcy Haas is the newest addition to the Medical Center recently CRMC team. welcomed a new doctor to their staff, Dr. Marcy Haas. “I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Marcy Haas, general family practice and with obstetrics has joined the CRMC medical staff.” commented Dale Kirby, CEO. “Dr. Although many people would not classify horse competitions as sport, they would Haas will be joining the team of “hospitalists” who provide be absolutely wrong. It takes strength, devotion and dedication to master the skills care to patients while they are in the hospital. In addition, necessary to compete in any equestrian event. For young riders in 4-H, qualifying for she will have a primary outpatient practice and will be the California State Fair is a lofty goal. To be eligible to compete at the state level, certain criteria must be met. An exhibitor must place first in at least one event at a State- seeing patients in both the Arbuckle Medical Office and the Colusa Health Clinic.” She will be specializing in family Continued Page 13 practice and women’s health. “I am very excited to be here in Colusa County,” remarked Haas. “I really look forward to working where I am part of Opinion... Page 4 & 5 Community Calendar...Page 11 a medical team and can take care of my patients both in the Looking Back...Page 6 Classifieds...Page 12 medical office and in the hospital.” Home & Garden...Page 7 See “Hollywood”... Page 14 Haas was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and raised in Olley, Pennsylvania with her two siblings and parents who were in the seafood business. During her Continued Page 9
What’s Inside
2 August 15-SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
Wildfire Photos By Dick Lau
Courtesy of Dick Lau
Williams Fire Chief Jeff Gilbert takes a break with some of his crew.
Firefighters Cont. team, which is comprised of 5 engines that each generally carry three or four firefighters. Each department, when able, will send out an engine with others from the county, and in times when there aren’t five engines available they will join with a neighboring county to make the full strike team. “It’s a city, it’s interesting to see how the command structure operates and the logistics of feeding 4,000 firemen…” described Gilbert of one of the fires he went out on. According to Gilbert the firefighters have encountered a wide range of situations including structure protection, backfire and containment, and clean up. “It was so bad after the thunderstorms at one point we were in a situation where there were 150 structures to protect and only five engines,” said Gilbert. Gilbert noted that it got to the point where they had to pick winners and losers, those homes that they had the most chances of saving got top priority. He went on to say that they had used 25 or 26 of their volunteer staff for the firefighting efforts, just in Williams. The firefighters also had to face a lot of steep and rugged terrain, something they don’t often encounter in Colusa County, Gilbert laughingly referred to himself and his department as a bunch of flatlanders and acknowledged the benefits of the experience. “The crew has to have special training in wild land principals,” said Dunn “When they need us we do our best to respond without depleting our local resources.” Dunn went on to say that they take safeguards to make sure that everyone is covered locally first and also maintain a mutual aid policy within the county. This mutual aid comes in the form of helping the other departments in the county should they need assistance in fighting a fire. As both Gilbert and Dunn noted, it’s still very early in the wildfire season and as dry as it’s been this summer they may be facing a long road ahead of them.
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COMMENTARY................ Managing our Forests, Pennies to the Dollar
By: Jennifer Masters – Colusa County Resource Conservation District We’ve all heard (and are probably sick of hearing) the phrase “global warming.” Every time I hear it, I get aggravated. Global warming, or is it “climate change?” I wish they would make up their minds. It’s not that I am seeking to destroy the planet with every move I make, or that I enjoy the idea of global warming. Come on, I work for a resource conservation district. How upset can I get? I don’t have ill will for our environment, I just don’t think it should be thrust down our throats as if we are a society made up of severely wasteful individuals who are out doing everything in our power to elevate the effects of global warming. Yes, there are some people who don’t seem to care (as there always will be), but there are a lot of people who have been doing the “right” thing for a very long time without recognition. The movement to reduce global warming has not given enough credit to those who have been doing resource management activities to better the environment long before this movement was underway. In fact, this movement is still not recognizing the measures that some people are taking right now to reduce global warming. “Go Green!” That is what we’re supposed to do to reduce global warming, right? It’s what they tell us to do. How many times have you heard this? Reduce your carbon footprint to reduce greenhouse gasses. Buy a hybrid car to reduce greenhouse gasses. Ride your bike to work to reduce greenhouse gasses, as if this one works well in rural communities! I just don’t understand the logic behind it all. All these suggestions are good, but in rural areas, you know as well as I do, you can’t ride a bike to work, and you aren’t going to see a farmer or rancher driving around checking crops or livestock in a hybrid car. It just isn’t logical. In truth, one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gasses in this state is not your truck, not your farm equipment, not your lawn mower; it is forest fires. Today’s forests have some major problems that stem from the inability of forest landowners and managers to properly manage our forest lands. Our forests are overcrowded, and there is woody debris littering the forest which can be eliminated through strategic prescribed burning and mechanized removal. There is so much red tape to pass through in order to manage our forests that we simply are not managing them correctly, if at all. Then, when lightning strikes, catastrophic fires happen and everyone looks at each other and says, “We’d better buy more fire trucks!” Where is the logic in that? It would cost pennies on the dollar to manage our forests through prescribed burning, thinning and implementing shaded fuel breaks, just to name a few practices that improve our forest lands while reducing greenhouse gasses. So, rather than trying to avoid a catastrophic fire by using proper management techniques, we try to stop them after they’ve started. This is the analogy I like to use: Take skin cancer for example; instead of using proper skincare management, you do nothing and go out in the sun every day without sun block. Then you get skin cancer all over your body, and you go to the doctor to get it removed, often times unsuccessfully. It costs a fortune compared to the small cost of prevention, pennies to the dollar even. Pennies to the dollar to reduce global warming. I’d say it’s win/win. We need to manage our forests differently from how we have in the recent past, actually managing them instead of sitting idly by. We need to use more proactive management strategies in our forests if we want to have an impact on greenhouse gas emissions in order to reduce global warming. Global warming is not going to be greatly reduced by driving hybrids or buying more fire trucks. It will, however, have a substantial impact if we manage our forests in a sustainable manner. Taking a look around today, I’d say that our forests aren’t very sustainable because they are all burning up. Where’s the sustainability in a forest that exists no longer? I say let’s get on the ground and do some proactive work, do our economy and our environment a favor, stop throwing good money after bad, and spend some pennies to the dollar to start managing our forests as they should be.
CHP Continued affixed a purple ribbon to the antenna of all its patrol cars. The ribbons are in memory of children who have lost their lives, including 6-month-old Kaitlyn Russell who died from hyperthermia after being left unattended in a parked vehicle August 15, 2000. “As a driver, you are responsible for all of your passengers’ safety while the vehicle is running and when it is parked,” reminded CHP Lt. Uhlik. The CHP urges anyone who sees an unattended child in a vehicle to immediately call 911.
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Colusa County Law Enforcement Citizens Police Academy The Citizen Police Academy provides an opportunity for citizens to become familiar with the day-to-day operations of the participating law enforcement agencies. This will enable students to gain a better understanding of the procedures, guidelines, responsibilities, and demands that guide your Colusa County law enforcement agencies and its employees. Academy Topics and Courses Some of the topics and activities academy attendees will participate in include: Overview of each Colusa County Law Enforcement Agency Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure Patrol Operations Traffic Enforcement, Radar, and DUI Prosecution of Crimes Narcotics and Gangs Tactical Operations Crime Prevention Community Policing Investigations; Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault K-9 Demonstration Community Issues Who can attend? Persons who live, work, or attend school in Colusa County are eligible to apply and will be given first preference. What are the requirements? Persons who want to attend must be at least 18 years of age, have no prior felony convictions, and no outstanding warrants for arrest. When and where is the citizen police academy held? The Colusa County Law Enforcement Agencies will host one Citizen Police Academy per year. The Academy will be held at the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office, 929 Bridge Street, Colusa, CA. Some activities and demonstrations may be held in various locations in and around the county. Academies will normally run 8 weeks. Classes will be held on Tuesday nights from 6 to 8pm. The first Academy will start September 16th and end on November 4th, 2008. How much does it cost and how do I apply? There is no charge for the academy. For more information or to receive an application, contact:
THE WILLIAMS POLICE DEPARTMENT Jennifer can be reached at (530) 458-2931 x117 or Jennifer.Masters@ 530.473.2661. ca.nacdnet.net
OPINION
4 August 15-SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
Roller Coasters By Andrea Moore, Editor
Well, I thought the roller coaster ride was over, but it wasn’t. Two weeks ago we received a phone call from a close friend telling us that Aaron’s best friend Chris and his wife Danielle (of Pasco, WA) had just lost their four month old daughter Savannah. It was a phone call we never expected in a million years, I mean, who would ever dream that a happy, healthy, four month old little girl, would suddenly pass away? When my grandmother died last month, it was expected since she had been given six months to live-6 years ago. So, the news of little Savannah’s passing hit me hard. As a parent, I couldn’t help but imagine myself in Chris and Danielle’s shoes. Of course the more I thought about it, the more upset I became. Apparently little Savannah had just started pushing herself up while on her tummy, and Tuesday July 29 while at her daycare provider’s home, she managed to roll herself from her back to her front where she then suffocated. Something so completely harmless and normal, the general progression as a baby grows… The sitter had the baby monitor strapped to her hip and never heard her cry. Such a terrible tragedy for everyone involved. The funeral was Tuesday, August 6 and it was beautiful. I guess what hit me hardest was Chris walking down the aisle, carrying little Savannah in her pink Moses basket down to the front where we would pay our last respects to a sweet, innocent little angel. It struck me that this was the last time he would get to carry his little girl.
In loving memory Savannah Rae Sharpe March 28, 2008~ July 29, 2008
Enterprise Zone Possibility for Colusa County Submited by the EDC More than a year ago the cities of Colusa and Williams joined with Colusa County in agreeing to pursue one of four Enterprise Zones expiring in 2009. At a Joint Cities/County meeting the three entities agreed to work together to diligently pursue an Enterprise Zone (EZ) in Colusa County. The EZ program targets economically distressed areas throughout California. Special state and local incentives encourage business investment and promote creation of new jobs. The EZ program provides tax incentives to businesses and allows privatesector market forces to revive the local economy. In 2004 Colusa County applied for one of three EZs available then. The county was number four of the finalists, missing the award by a narrow margin. The application process in 2004 was funded by Ed Hulbert and the Vann Brothers along with EDC. At the most recent Cities/County Joint Meeting last month, Supervisor Kim Vann recapped the progress made by the EZ exploratory committee formed after the 2007 meeting. Vann reminded the cities and the county that the pursuit of the EZ should be line items on the budgets, reinforcing her suggestions made during the 2007 meeting. At that meeting Vann said that the cities and the county need to be committed to not only applying for the EZ, but to marketing it, as well.
Chris, Danielle and their families are holding up remarkably well, no blame has been cast on anyone since it was just a horrible accident that no one could ever have foreseen. It really hit home how fragile life really is and that we need to count each day as a blessing. So, each night while my kids are asleep, I watch them for a moment before giving them a kiss and a whispered “I love you.” We can only hope and pray that our loved ones will grow up The application process costs $100,000 to $125,000. Vann said the cities and the to live happy and healthy lives, so don’t let a day go by without county would need to be committed to this project financially. She urged the telling your children how much you love them and how proud city and county leaders in attendance to find a way to ‘carve’ this out and make they make you. It may be your last chance. it work. The group was also reminded that the tax involved is state and federal To top off the two funerals in three weeks, when Aaron and I got tax, not from local coffers. home last week we found that one of our dogs had run away. We can only guess that Sadie, our nine year old female border collie, Vann suggested that Colusa County’s miss in 2004 could be due to not ran away the night of the big thunder storm. She has always been presenting a united effort in the application process. She noted that for Colusa frightened by thunder storms and fireworks. Fireworks we could County to receive one of the EZs in this round, its leaders would have to be predict, but after months of no rain and the only clouds we have united and lobby hard to make it clear that this county is deserving of the award seen were smoke, we never imagined there would be a problem. and is willing to support the effort in the long-term. So, if you see a graying border collie with a bad haircut running around… Please call us at: 383-4861. You can see a picture of her During the July Joint Cities/County Meeting hosted at the Colusa Business in my little “Lost,” ad. and Visitors Center, Chris Westlake, Deputy Director of California Housing On a lighter note… School is finally back in session. Meredith and and Community Development, also addressed the EZ application process, Isaac are so excited; they have been bugging me to go for weeks encouraging the county and the cities to apply for one of the EZs expiring in now, asking daily how much longer until the first day of school. I can only hope they keep that enthusiasm as they continue on their 2009. He said it is likely the state will issue approval of the applications in August. scholastic journey. So, look out teachers, here they come! . With the new school year come the fundraisers and dinners. I Westlake explained some of the benefits of receiving an EZ designation, know they can sometimes be overwhelming but this year, more including; hiring tax credits, sales and use tax credit, business expense than ever, the schools and organizations need our support. With deduction, net operating loss carryover, net interest deduction, unused tax credits all the budget cuts and high fuel prices, they need all the help applied to future tax years, and EZ companies can earn preference points on state they can get. So, go out and support as much as you can through contracts. donations or volunteering your time, every little bit is appreciated!
For questions, comments, story ideas or just to say hello, contact The California EZ program has been giving tax breaks to businesses for hiring Andrea Moore at publisher@williamspioneerreview.com or visit qualified disadvantaged workers and for investing in depressed regions to accelerate economic growth. According to information provided by Colusa our website at www.williamspioneerreview.com. County Economic Development Corporation Chair Lynda Reynolds, the amount of total tax incentives availed by the investors can be as much as $260 million in tax credits that the state has granted in certain years. “The program is one of the few remaining state-sponsored measures to attract companies and their Email them to: investments to economically challenged communities,” she said. “California questions@williamspioneerreview.com Enterprise Zone is such a green pasture that no smart investor can ignore. The existing laws attract not only investors but also workers to an enterprise zone.”
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OPINION
On Alert By Nikki Hancock WPR Columnist
August 15-SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 5
California’s Water Myth By Ashley Indrieri, Executive Director, Family Water Alliance
Our governor has declared what many ranchers It’s a debate I often have with myself – are and farmers in the region have known for the advances in today’s technology helping some time, it’s a very dry year. In June, the governor formally declared a or hurting our society? Honestly, that debate statewide drought, but the declaration is only a statement of the obvious could go on and on really. And it seems everyday I change my mind on the answer. fact that we have a water crisis. However there is one way, that I can say advances in technology are for sure benefitting society. I don’t have children, however I have three nieces that I love very much and I can’t imagine for the life of me how terrifying it must be in the event that a child you love is abducted. The Amber Alert system, notifying the public via radio and freeway billboards when a child is abducted is a great program in my opinion, helping to save children’s lives all over the country.
The reality is that agriculture is going to be hit the hardest. Throughout the state farm workers are being laid off, fields are being fallowed and many family farmers are having to make tough decisions to protect their investments.
The skyrocketing cost of diesel and fertilizer is only adding to the pain that farmers and ranchers in the state are experiencing. But, most newspapers are reporting that agriculture is the one to blame, because agriculture water consumption totals 80 percent of the total use for the I just heard about a new Amber Alert addition over the weekend. According to the Wireless Amber Alert website, the first three hours after state, which is simply untrue. a child is abducted are the most crucial in ensuring the child be found. With the new system available, information on any new Amber Alert can The myth that agriculture is to blame for the crisis we are in is pointing be sent to your cell phone via a text message as soon as it is available. If the finger in the wrong direction. The decades of political bickering over California’s water situation have landed us very close to the worst drought every person with a cell phone [which is pretty much everybody these conditions our state has ever faced, and conservation alone will not be days] signed up for this service and read each alert as it came through, can you imagine how many missing children could be found? It would be the silver bullet to solve the water crisis. In 2000, total water use in California was approximately 83 million acre- feet per year. Urban water nearly impossible to get away with child abduction anymore. consumption consisted of 11 percent, agricultural consisted of 41 percent and 48 percent went to the environment. These numbers definitely prove When you sign up for the alert, you designate the areas of the country that agriculture does not consume 80 percent of the state’s water. that pertain to you and where you may travel or live. You don’t receive messages regarding every abduction across the country. You may Experts have said that if there is no improvement in California’s rainfall designate up to five zip codes through a registry website and only the totals by next year, the state will have less water in its reservoirs than alerts in those zip codes will be sent via a free text message to your during the state’s worst drought in 1976-77. During the drought in the phone. 1970’s our population was 22 million. Today’s population is 38 million and is expected to increase to more than 45 million by 2030. Since the Amber Alert program was enacted in 2003, at least 260 abducted children have been recovered – that is awesome, but having Our state has not built additional reservoirs for over 30 years. With information such as the description of the child, the description of the millions of additional people in our state, the water crisis could devastate person that has taken them, and the vehicle they were last seen in at California’s already weak economy. your fingertips, sent right to your cell phone, could help save so many more lives. I signed up on the website and it literally took less than five minutes, even for me to read the terms and search for zip codes. I say it’s Many water districts throughout the state are dealing with water cutbacks by pumping groundwater, which is only a short-term solution to the the least I can do and who knows, maybe the next time an alert is sent problem. The long-term solution is building additional water storage, out, I will have some information that could help save the life of child. which may take decades, if ever approved by the legislature. To sign up for wireless Amber Alerts, visit www.wirelessamberalerts.org Water cutbacks in the north part of the state are taking their toll on local Nikki Hancock may be reached at nhancockreporter@yahoo.com farmers and ranchers. The Central Valley project has cut water deliveries to only 40 percent of the total allocation, forcing many north state farmers to rethink their cropping patterns.
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Looking back
6 August 15-SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
THE NEWS BACK THEN Courtesy of the SACRAMENTO VALLEY MUSEUM Patricia Ash, contributor Williams -8/4/1937-WILLIAMS WAS FIRST KNOWN AS CENTRAL-OLD ANNUAL TELLS OF COLUSA COUNTY CENTERS An annual and director published by Addington and Green on January 1, 1876 as a supplement to the weekly Colusa Sun is the property of H.C. Stovall and from this early publication we find much of interest. Several of the sketches of communities are republished below. It will be noted that Williams was first known as Central. Central-This is the city of the future. It is eight miles in a direct line from the town of Colusa, and is the nearest point of the Northern Railway to the Sacramento River until it gets to the vicinity of Tehama. The Northern Railway has not been built but it has been graded from Woodland to a point very near the southern line of the county. The company has secured twelve acres of land from W.H. Williams for a depot. This is the probable point of the connection of the branch to Colusa. It is Mr. Williams’ intention to lay out a town, when the road shall have been completed to this place. There is a large agricultural country around it, and when the road reaches it, travel to Allens, Bartletts, Cooks, Fouts, and Wilbur Springs, will take the stages there. Until the Colusa branch it built, it will be the depot for Colusa. W.H. Williams, who appears as one of the largest taxpayers of the county, owns the land around the depot grounds. There is at present but one business at Central, that of Messers. Hyman and Sussman, general merchandise. Central has a very fine hall, used by the Odd Fellows and Patrons of Husbandry. Spring Valley-Next to the foothills, about twenty miles southwest of Colusa, is a beautiful little valley, which, in its wild state, looked a perfect Paradise, settled in 1853 by M.A. Britton, who resides there now, and called by him Spring Valley. But, few people ever resided in this valley, because it is so small. It gave its name however, to a judicial township, which extended ten or twelve miles to the east. At the eastern edge of this township, which is called Spring Valley, although so far from the real valley of the real spring. Messrs. D. Harris and Co. had the store, and moved it a mile or so further south and to within two miles of College City, and the Post Office was discontinued. D. Harris has a large store there but he contemplates moving out to the line of the Northern Railway, the survey which runs some two miles west of him. Mr. C.R. Myers has a store near the original site of the Post Office. Allen Springs- These celebrated springs, although not in Colusa County, come properly within the scope of their work, from the fact that it is contiguous to our borders, and the travel to the springs goes through Colusa County, making it a local institution, at least. The waters of these springs have been thoroughly tested, and the medical properties
undoubted. The Allen Brothers, the proprietors, have fifty four cottages for the accommodations of families who wish to keep house, and will have twenty more the coming season, and one hundred persons visiting the springs last season, and some very remarkable cures were affected by the use of the water. Over three hundred trees have been planted around the premises. Bartlett Springs, the first discovery in that region, are two or three miles to the west of Allen Springs. Freshwater-Fresh Water Post Office is about 14 miles west of Colusa. The first settlements made on the plains of Colusa County were in the neighborhood of Freshwater. The creek from which it takes its name is one of the largest streams that rise in the low hills east of the Coast Mountains. The water in the creek runs into the valley but only for a short distance in summer, and is strongly impregnated with salt as a creek that puts into the valley about a mile south of it. The land made by the deposits of this creek is very rich, and, as early as 1854 the Gibson Brothers, a Mr. Dodge, Dr. R. Semple, W.S. Green, Henry Booksin, and some others, made settlements in the neighborhood, and put in grain. The nearest trading post is Central, elsewhere noticed. Mr. J.C. Wilsey and Bro, have a black smithy establishment near the Post Office. There is also a very comfortable and commodious schoolhouse in the neighborhood. Leesville- Leesville is situated at the head of Bear Valley, is almost due west of Colusa, and is about twenty five miles distant. J. H. Clark keeps a general merchandise establishment, J. B. Crockett, a hotel and livery stable, and Shaddock a blacksmith shop. Dr. J. H. Clark is a practicing physician. Bear Valley is about nine miles from north to south and two miles from east to west. A good deal of the land is low and kept wet till late in the spring, by the seepage from the hills on either side. The low land is well set with fine grass. The soil is good, and produces anything the farmers of the valley choose to plant.
They will visit the Lewis and Clark Exposition before returning to Venado to make their future home. Williams Farmer 8/19/1900 County News (Colusa Herald) Marvin Vann leaves this afternoon in charge of an officer who will turn him over to the warden at San Quentin to serve the remainder of his term of five years a recommitment having been issued yesterday. The Urseline Sisters of the St. Aloysius convent will return from their mountain retreat next Saturday and school will open on September 3rd. the Colusa Public schools opens Sept. 10th. Williams Farmer 8/13/1943 FIRST TO DIE IN ACTION IS HONORED AT SHIP LAUNCHING Herbert Calcaterra, first Colusa County boy to give up his life in the war, will be honored when the destroyer escort USS Calcaterra is launched in Houston, Texas next week. The heroes mother, Mrs. Sam Stites of Stonyford will christen the ship and she left Monday for Texas to take part in the impressive ceremonies of the launching of the ship that will bear the name of her son. Young Calcaterra attended the Maxwell Union High School prior to his enlistment in the Navy. He was on submarine duty and was taking part in a surface engagement with a Japanese Freighter when he met his death.
HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY SIX MAN FOOTBALL -The Williams Union High School will enter a league this year reviving the sport of football. It will be necessary to play six man football as the other schools the size of Williams are all going to play six man football. It was hoped that a few games of eleven man could be scheduled but it was found impractical. The league will compose of Pierce Joint Union High School, Maxwell Union High School, Princeton Joint Union High School, Williams Union, possibly Sutter Union and it is hoped that the boys of the boys of Colusa Union High School who don’t play eleven man football will enter a Williams Farmer 7/28/1900-LIVELIER THAN team. EVER Williams Farmer 8/21/1942-RITES ARE The town of Williams seems to be prosperous and ARRANGED FOR NATIVE OF COLUSA COUNTY busy. There is more activity than usual and for obvious reasons. It is now the shipping point for Funeral services were held Tuesday in the water from both Bartlett and Cook Springs, and the trains of big teams that come and go daily Stonyford, for San Diego McDaniel 84, a remind us of the days when there was no railroad California Indian and a native of the county, who died Friday night in the Colusa hospital. He is in the Sacramento Valley. Besides the stage, travel to Bartlett and Allen Springs is principally survived by four children, Mike, Salis, Oscar, and Johnny McDaniel, all of Stonyford. by way of Williams. The Sites stage line is a thing of the past and all travel is now over the Williams Farmer 8/28/1942-WELDER IN Williams and the Clearlake Stage lines, and the Williams line appears to be doing the bulk of the SHIP YARD business. It is for these reasons that Williams Miss Bette Stockford of Arbuckle has accepted is now one of the busiest and best towns in the a position as a welder in a plant in Richmond. Sacramento Valley. The new management of Miss Stockford had enrolled in a welding school, the Williams Hotel is admirably sustaining the but attended only a short time because she had reputation of the house. The service is quick, received previous training from her father, and meals good and the charges are more than Wayne Stockford of Arbuckle. Bette has always reasonable than the public is accustomed to shown an interest in mechanics and spent much at hotels where there is no opposition.-Yolo of her time in her father’s shop. Stockford is one Democrat of the finest mechanics and blacksmiths in this D. LEVY, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, part of the state. Bette graduated from Pierce Williams, Where Levi Strauss overalls are .55 a High School in June, and is one of the few girls pair. from Northern California to become a welder in defense work. Before going to Oakland, she Williams Farmer- 8/26/1905 lived with her mother, Mrs. Kate Stockford of Arbuckle. She is now living with her sister, Mrs. Frank J. Schuckman and bride passed through James Stitt of Oakland. Williams Wednesday en route to San Francisco.
Home & Garden.......................... Tree Heartwood Extracts Thwart Sudden Oak Death Microbe By Laura McGinnis Courtesy of usda.com
Help may be on the way for more than 100 plant species susceptible to sudden oak death (SOD). Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Daniel Manter has found that extracts from tree heartwood can limit the growth of Phytophthora ramorum, the microbial agent that causes this devastating disease.
Douglas fir and redwood extracts, which were also examined in the study, showed little to no antimicrobial activity against the pathogen.
Tree heartwood extracts could provide easy-to-use, environmentally friendly, effective tools for SOD control. Heartwood could be processed into shavings, sawdust, wood chips or liquid extracts. These materials could then be distributed in areas with high human activities— such as park trails, walkways, and bike paths—to reduce Photo By Peggy Greb spore movement and prevent Early signs (dying leaves) of sudden the spread of the disease. oak death on an oak tree. To learn more about SOD or colleagues exposed P. ramorum other plant diseases visit spores to compounds, wood chips www.ars.usda.gov. and essential oils extracted from heartwood. They found that extracts from incense cedar, western redcedar, Alaskan yellow cedar, western juniper and Port Orford cedar destroyed P. ramorum spores and inhibited fungal cell growth.
Since it surfaced on the West Coast in the mid-1990s, SOD has killed an estimated 1 million oaks and tanoaks. For years, scientists have known that tree heartwood contains protective antimicrobial compounds, but it wasn't known whether these compounds could offer protection against P. The western redcedar and incense ramorum. cedar extracts damaged twice as many spores as the extracts taken Manter, with the ARS Soil from Alaskan yellow cedar, western Plant Nutrient Research Unit, juniper and Port Orford cedar. Fort Collins, Colo., and his
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Haas Cont. formative years Haas and family were under the care of a family practice doctor by the name of Dr. Shay. She went from wanting to be a teacher as a young child to dreaming of a career as a doctor, part of that reason was from her experiences with Dr. Shay. Haas originally started out studying and later graduated with a degree in psychiatric medicine and worked frequently with the underprivileged women and saw that they were afraid to ask questions, and with no translators they often feared being turned away. “It really influenced me,” she explained of her experience “It made me want to work with people who didn’t have access to translators and couldn’t understand what the doctors were telling them.” This lead Haas to do her internship in obstetrics and gynecology at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. After one year of internship, she transferred to the Family Practice residency training at Redding Medical Center, Redding, California. Dr. Haas is a National Health Service Corps Scholar and most recently served as a physician in a rural clinic outside of Klamath Falls, Oregon and is board certified in family practice medicine. “By completing the dual training programs, I am able to take care of the entire family,” said Haas. “I believe in treating patients like they are family, I don’t think we [as doctors] always realize the impact that we have on people’s lives,” shared Haas. Haas looks forward to living in Colusa County. “My husband and I have family in the area and we are enjoying the opportunity to see them more frequently. We have moved to a home in Williams with our three cats and are settling in as residents of the community. We are both outdoor enthusiasts and love the area.” When asked to describe herself “I’m down to earth and try to be very approachable,” she laughed. Appointments can be scheduled with Dr. Haas by calling the Colusa Specialty Clinic at 458-3243.
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WeTip’s School Safety Program offers the No one will ask your name, you will remain WeTip anonymous hotline to students and their families. WeTip’s hotline is a way for anonymous. people to get involved in establishing a safer (800) 78-CRIME or (800) 782-7463 community. Students are often afraid to report crime information because they fear reprisal from the person they are reporting. WeTip gives students and their families an opportunity to give information without fear. When you call the WeTip hotline, the first words you will hear from the operator will be, “This is the WeTip crimeline, please do not give your name.” The operator will then ask a series of questions, designed by law enforcement, to obtain the maximum amount of information about the reported crime. WeTip information is immediately conveyed to the appropriate police, fire, and sheriff’s agencies. After the information is taken, if the informant requests a reward, a code name and number are assigned to the informant. The caller always remains absolutely anonymous (not just confidential). Cash rewards of up to $1000 are given upon verified reports from law enforcement that WeTip information was received prior to arrest and that the information was helpful in the arrest and conviction. The reward drop is made at a designated postal location, using the assigned code names and case numbers. No personal
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Don’t Wait to Vaccinate: A Parent’s Guide to Immunizations
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By Jennifer Long, Executive Director First 5 Colusa Vaccinations offer your children numerous benefits. From boosting their immune systems to protecting them from serious infections and diseases, immunizations are particularly important for young children as their growing bodies are most vulnerable. Plus, research shows immunizations work. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 diseases prevented by childhood vaccinations were at their lowest rates in the United States last year. However, even with all of these benefits, more than one in four children are not up-to-date with their vaccination schedules. To help parents through the immunization process, First 5 Colusa provides the following answers to frequently asked questions about vaccinations. When should my child be immunized? Children need to begin immunizations when they are just a few months old. Health care providers will give different vaccines at different stages in your child’s development. Your local health department, family doctor or pediatrician can provide you with an immunization schedule and help you set up appointments to follow it. Even if your child begins his or her immunization schedule late, your health care provider can help you get back on track. Why does my child need certain vaccinations before kindergarten? The California School Immunization Law requires that children are current with their immunizations before they enter school and, in some cases, child care. Classrooms and playgrounds often increase your child’s risk of illness due to interaction with more children and their germs. Upto-date immunizations help protect your child from disease as much as possible. Where do I take my child to be vaccinated? Various health providers, including nurses and physicians, can give your child his or her vaccinations. Visit your doctor’s office or local health clinic to schedule your child’s immunizations. Colusa County Department of Public Health offers Low Cost vaccination clinics every Monday from 2p.m. – 4p.m., please call 530.458.0380 for more information. How much do vaccines cost? Vaccines are available to all children, regardless of family income. For children without health insurance or whose insurance plans do not cover immunizations, the federal Vaccines for Children program provides free immunizations. Through this program, most health care providers can administer vaccines for the cost of an office visit. For children with health insurance that covers vaccinations, the costs for immunizations vary depending on the insurance plan. Ask your insurance company for more information. Are vaccines safe? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends vaccines as a safe way to protect your child from disease. However, like any medicine, vaccines can have minor side effects including temporary sore muscles or fever. Talk to your health care provider if you have concerns about giving your child immunizations. First 5 Colusa encourages all parents to schedule their children’s vaccinations and help protect them from disease. For more information on vaccinations or First 5 Colusa programs, call (530) 458-5555 or visit www.first5colusa.org. About First 5 Colusa Research shows that a child’s brain develops most dramatically in the first five years and what parents and caregivers do during these years to support their child’s growth will have a meaningful impact throughout life. Based on this research, California voters passed Proposition 10 in 1998, adding a 50 cents-per-pack tax on cigarettes to support programs for expectant parents and children ages 0 to 5. First 5 Colusa distributes approximately $400,000 a year in Prop. 10 revenues to programs and services that meet local needs.
The parents of Kyle Trosky (John and Toni Rivera) and the parents of Alma Mendoza (Javier and Maria Mendoza) are proud to announce their engagement. Alma is currently attending Chico State studying Civil Engineering and Kyle is in the US Army and currently stationed in Ft. BenAn epigram for the coming week: Don’t lose your sense of humor Lord knows In these troubled times Where you’ll be able To purchase a new one! Contributed By Denise Denton-Rinzler
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Community Calendar Submit your organizations event today!
Please send notice in at least 3 weeks in advance of your event date. Non-profits only please! send to: PO Box 665 Williams, CA 95987 or email to: submissions@williamspioneerreview.com
September 11th, Thurs.— o Adult CPR—6-10 p.m. September 13th, Sat.— o CPR for the Professional Rescuer—9 a.m. to 6 p.m. September 16th & 17th, Tues. & Wed. — o Community First Aid & Safety—6-10 p.m. each night September 20th, Sat.— o Community CPR—9 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 23rd, Tues.— o First Aid—9 a.m. to 6 p.m. September 24th & 25th, Wed. & Thurs.— o CPR for the Professional Rescuer—6-10 p.m. each night September 27th, Sat.— o Babysitting—10 a.m. to 4 p.m. o Community First Aid & Safety—9 a.m. to 6 p.m. September 29th & 30th, Mon. & Tues.— o Standard First Aid—6-10 p.m. each night
The Sutter Buttes the arbuckle Sportsman certified Association’s 53 weeks of Farmers market giveaways Colusa County’s only certified farmers market
Get your calendar now [a $50 donation] for your chance to win one of over $22,000 worth of prizes including: rifles, rods, reels, gift certifi cates, hunts and more! For more information call 530-458-2533, or visit our website at: www.sutterbuttessportsman.com
is held Thursday afternoons from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at La Vanche Park in Downtown Arbuckle, now through October. Now accepting vendor applications. For more
catholic church of the annunciation newly formed meet & greet club
MONDAY NIGHT BINGO: Everyone is welcome! Early Bird Games begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the regular games at 7:00 p.m. Every Monday night, 6:30 p.m., Veteran’s Hall, 9th & C Street. Congratulations to Barbara Freeman who won $290 at Monday Night Bingo!
“Meet & Greet Club” Every Thrid Sunday of the Month August 17, 2008 After 8:00 am Mass. Come meet and make new friends. Join us for Refreshments, EVERYONE IS WELCOME! also A new club has been formed called “The Social Church Club” First Meeting Wednesday, August 6, 2008 7:00 pm in the “Event Room” at the chruch. Please come and join us to form new friendships, bring people together and to assist and serve in our community 627 8th Street in Williams.
American Red Cross Yuba City Community Classes
information call Mary Fahey at 530-476-3799.
Williams Community Center activities
SENIOR GAME DAY: Come play your favorite board and card games with old friends – and meet some new friends as well. Every 3rd Wednesday, 1-4 p.m., Veteran’s Hall, 9th & C Street. AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: On August 27th enjoy “Fried Green Tomatoes.” See a different movie each month FREE. Every 4th Wednesday, 1-4 p.m., Veteran’s Hall, 9th & C Street. (Bring a pillow – the seats are hard.) Need a Ride? If you need a ride to the Senior Game Day or Afternoon at the Movies activities, please call Jean Terkildsen at 473-2196.
WCCA BOARD MEETING Just what is the Williams Community Center Association? What will having a Community Center 2125 E. Onstott Rd., Yuba City in Williams mean for you and your family? Get an(530) 673-1460 swers to your questions and give your input on this ongoing project. Every 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., September 2nd & 3rd, Tues. & Wed.— o Standard First Aid—6-10 p.m. each night Veteran’s Hall, 9th & C Street. September 6th, Sat.— Concert in the Park o MOD I—9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Series(only 1 left!) September 7th, Sun.— August 21 featuring the High School o CC Lecture—9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jazz Band. BBQ by Friends of Music September 8th & 9th, Mon. & Tues.— o Community CPR—6-10 p.m. Monday and sponsored by Davies Oil. and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday
dunigan church service The Dunnigan Church will be commencing their second Sunday service Sunday, August 24 at 11 a.m.
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Show support for our veterans! Sponsor and American Flag to be flown in the Williams Downtown or in front of your business. Donations of $25.00 buys the flag and pole and we will see that they are flown on holidays honoring our veterns. Contact citizens for a Better Williams at 5200096 or send your tax deductable donation to: PO Box 702 Williams, CA 95987
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For Breastfeeding to Succeed, Mothers Need to be Supported
breastfeeding support programs please contact;
Breastfeeding mothers need support to breastfeed because they face many different challenges. These challenges include misinformation, returning to work, and overcoming doubts about her ability to breastfeed her baby. The Global Initiative for Mother Support for Breastfeeding (GIMS) defines mother support as “any support provided to mothers for the purpose of improving breastfeeding practices for mother, infant, and young child.”
4-H Cont. Fair-approved show, and there must be at least three competitors in that event. Last year, one Colusa County rider qualified for the California State Fair. This year, there are four.
Colusa County Public Health Taya Delaney World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) was recognized August 1-7, 2008. Tel: (530) 458-0380 The theme for this year’s annual celebration was Mother Support: Going 1-800-655-3110 for the Gold. This theme calls for increased support for mothers in Fax: (530) 458-4136 achieving the gold standard of infant feeding which is breastfeeding Email: tdelaney@colusadhhs.org exclusively for the first six months, and continuing to breastfeed, together with other appropriate complementary foods, for up to two years and For more information on World Breastfeeding week please visit www. beyond. worldbreastfeedingweek.org
Williams 4-H horse leader Dale Martini expressed her delight in such a strong showing from this year’s competitors. “I am just thrilled that there are local equestrians competing at the state level representing The support a mother receives can be as formal as a visit to or from Colusa County.” She continued, “In my ten years as horse leader, Colusa a health care professional or as informal as a reassuring smile from County has not had any exhibitors until last year, when my daughter another mother. Support comes from professional and lay sources- health Ashleigh qualified. Now there are four, and I’m very excited!” professionals, hospital and maternity staff, employers, public health nurses, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, trained peer counselors, Ashleigh Martini, 17, of the Williams 4-H Club, is the California State mother support groups, friends, and family. When support is provided to Fair Senior Trail Champion. She took top honors at the State Fair last a breastfeeding mother, she will be encouraged to provide a golden start year, and is returning to defend her title. Ashleigh will be competing once for her child by breastfeeding. By doing so, everyone wins! again on her horse, Sheal Due the Town, more affectionately known as Sugar. A 10 year member of the Williams Employers of breastfeeding woman can also have a huge impact on the 4-H Club, Ashleigh qualified by taking victories at the Butte County success of the breastfeeding mother. According to the U.S. Department Fair Horse Show in Showmanship and Trail, and again at the Yuba of Health and Human Services research shows that providing a lactation Sutter County Fair Horse Show, this time winning in Horsemanship support program is not only highly desired by breastfeeding employees and Western Equitation. Ashleigh and Sugar will be competing in Trail, who return to work after childbirth, it can also improve a company’s Showmanship, and Horsemanship at the State Fair. return on investment by saving money in health care and employee expenses. A breastfeeding support program can: lower medical costs and Another rider from Williams, Katie Jorge, 13, qualified for the first time. health insurance claims for breastfeeding employees and their infants, She rode to victory on Ima Docs Sunny D-Lite, or Sunny, qualifying reduce turnover rates, lower absenteeism rates, improved productivity, at the Yuba Sutter Fair in the Walk/Jog Open. Katie took first place in and increased employee morale and loyalty to the employer. Showmanship, Trail, and Equitation, earning Hi Point honors in the Walk/Jog Division. Katie will not be attending the State Fair this year, There are four basic provisions an employer can offer to support but will most certainly be in contention again next year. breastfeeding employees: 1. Privacy for milk expression. This can be the woman’s office, if From the Arbuckle 4-H Club, two sisters have also qualified. Lindsey, there is a door that locks, or a designated lactation room with an electrical 12, and Allison Geyer, 10, will be competing on their horses, Sally and outlet. Buck. Lindsey has been a 4-H member for two years. She qualified 2. Flexible breaks and work options. Women need to express milk for state competition by placing first in both Gymkhana and Western about every 3 hours and each expression takes approximately 15 minutes. Pleasure at the Colusa County Horse Show, and again in Western 3. Education. Employer-provided information and resources Equitation at the Yuba Sutter Fair. Her younger sister, Allison, has been accessible through the worksite during pregnancy and after the in 4-H for one year, and she qualified by taking a victory in Western baby is born help prepare women for balancing the requirements for Pleasure at the Yuba Sutter show, beating her sister in the process. breastfeeding with their job responsibilities. Once at the State Fair, Lindsey will be competing in Western Pleasure, 4. Support. A positive, accepting attitude from upper management, Western Equitation, Horsemanship, Cloverleaf Barrels, California Poles, supervisors, and coworkers helps breastfeeding employees feel confident and Single Stake. Allison will also be competing in Western Pleasure, in their ability to continue working while breastfeeding. Western Equitation, and Horsemanship. According to mom Linda Geyer, “Both girls are really excited about competing at the state fair, and are Infants are meant to be breastfed. Breastfeeding provides the best looking forward to another successful year in 4-H.” possible start in life in all areas of development. Even in developed countries, lack of breastfeeding is associated with an increase risk Clearly, Colusa County has four very talented and capable girls that have to the survival and health of babies. Formula feeding is associated qualified to exhibit at the California State Fair, and three of them will be with a higher rate of deaths in babies. Early initiation and exclusive there to represent our county and our breastfeeding could save the lives of more than one million babies. local 4-H clubs. Being a top equestrian Compared with children who are exclusively breastfed, those who are is not an ambition for the undisciplined formula fed have poorer health, higher mortality rates, and lower IQ or the uncommitted, and these riders scores. embody all that is good in young people today. Their hard work and strength Mothers and communities also benefit when babies are breastfed. will be evident as they compete for top Breast cancer is more common in mothers who either haven’t honors, and yet, there will still be that breastfed or breastfed for a short time. Menstrual periods return magical bond that connects girl and earlier for mothers who don’t breastfeed and this can lead to closer horse, and the sheer unfettered joy that pregnancies, and increased health problems in mothers and babies. simply being on horseback brings. Exclusive breastfeeding leads to decreased economic cost for families, communities, the healthcare system, and the environment. If you would like to support our young equestrians, the Best of Show Horse In short, as quoted by a Sudanese breastfeeding support advocate Show at the California State Fair “breastfeeding a baby is a community concern; a celebratory occasionruns Tuesday, August 19th, through everyone has a role to make it successful. A breastfeeding friendly Wednesday, August 20th. Both days environment needs supportive people in every corner.” begin at 8 a.m., with all English events, show jumping, and Gymkhana on Colusa County Public Health offers breastfeeding support to new mothers Tuesday, and Showmanship, Western through phone contact or home visiting. For more information on classes, and Trail on Wednesday.
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Hollywood comes to Colusa County It’s been years since Colusa County has been a backdrop on the silver screen, that may soon change should the efforts of local Supervisors and community members pay off. Renowned Hollywood producer and founder of TriStar Pictures, Dr. Lang Elliot and famed screenplay writer Dr. Hugh Kelley, will soon be visiting Colusa County and touring the picturesque valley. “The county is very supportive of economic development and tourism and by inviting the two producers to ‘Scout Out’ what we have to offer as far as site locations, it could lead to numerous economic benefits to our local land owners and businesses,” explained Supervisor Tom Indrieri, who is just one of many that are eager to lure Hollywood to the county. Arbuckle resident Dr. Marilyn Kennedy, who has with ties to the Hollywood community, is very excited about the prospect and has been an active facilitator for the visit.
in Los Angeles, California USA by a good hearted, loving, tender and rather muscular tinker named Junior. The setting may be today but the time-honored virtues of education, discipline, friendship, obligation, control, respect, pride, honor, loyalty, truth, love, unity, history and maturity pursue the enthusiastic wannabe lad through one exciting adventure after another until he finally realizes that he must give up his uncontainable directives to behave badly, and live by the pronouncement that his human friend has endeavored to impart to him, “The truth shall set you free – then all of heaven will watch over you.” Children of all ages will connect to this new Pinocchio, and parents will laud the lessons taught in this motion picture concerning family, love, what it means to become a real boy, the virtues of life, and believing in yourself and your aspirations. This will be the Pinocchio that this generation, and other generations to follow, will remember and come to love. After all, you are what you make of yourself.”~
There will be a book signing to coincide with the regular Arbuckle Farmers Market Thursday, September 18 at Art & Soul. A percentage of “I would like to have movies filmed here like they used to,” said the proceeds from the book sales will benefit a future community center Kennedy. Having worked with both Elliot and Kelley in the past, she understands what they may be looking for and is working to help provide for Arbuckle. The following day Elliot and Kelley will be given a full tour of the county as well as local landmarks and businesses. Residents are for their needs. encouraged to attend both the book signing and market. Hors d’oeuvres for “Colusa County is so picturesque, a blanket feast for the eyes,” said the book signing will be provided by the Sidewalk Café in Arbuckle. supporter Donna Phelan, who continued “With its abundant farmland, historic architecture… Any type of project that brought that demand of local product would be extremely beneficial for the county and its The Williams Pioneer Review es una publicación positive familiar people.” y amigable, Por favor comparte tus fotos, tus recetas, y comentarios Another reason for the visit is to promote their book turned screenplay siempre y cuando sean positives nosotros los publicaremos. Manda tu entitled “Pinocchio in the hood,” in a synopsis from the Sunn Classic correo electrónico a: Pictures website, sunnclassicpicturesinc.com, the book is described as submissions@williamspioneerreview.com follows: O si prefieres nada tu correspondencia a: Williams Pioneer Review ~”For more than a century it is, at the very least, difficult to imagine how PO Box 665 many millions of boys and girls, men and women, from all parts of the Williams, CA 95987 world, have become enamored by the timeless chronicle of the errant marionette and his enchanted aspiration to become a genuine boy. This Los Anuncios Clasificados comienzan a 10 dólares por las primeras 3 particular inspirational interpretation presents a modern day Pinocchio líneas. Anuncia tu negocio con nosotros “Williams Pioneer Review.” fabricated of pre-used junk components, including computer chips and automobile parts built
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SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Gas and Electric Company y su Asociación de Empleados Hispanos (HEA) presentó unas becas recientemente a 56 estudiantes para reconocer su excelente liderazgo, servicio comunitario y éxito académico. Durante los últimos 24 años, PG&E y HEA y sus afiliaciones en el área de la bahía, Los Padres, Sacramento y Fresno han otorgado asistencia económica a miles de estudiantes que están buscando una formación académica a lo largo del área de servicio. En total, se han dado $183,000 en becas que van de $500 a $1,500 dólares. Este año algunos de los estudiantes están inscritos en carreras como ingeniería civil, química, ciencias políticas, biología humana y medicina y asistirán a algunas de las universidades más prestigiosas del país como Columbia University, Harvard University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley y University of San Francisco.
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La Asociación de Empleados Hispanos de PG&E ha contactado a districtos escolares a lo largo de su área de servicio para asegurarse que los estudiantes participen en el programa de becas. Los estudiantes interesados en el programa de becas pueden visitar el sitio de internet www.pge.com/scholarships, en donde podrán aplicar para obtener una. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, una subsidiaria de PG&E Corporation, es una de las compañías de servicios de gas y electricidad más grandes de los Estados Unidos. Con oficinas centrales en San Francisco y 20,000 empleados, la compañía provee con energía más limpia comparado con el resto de la nación a 15 millones de personas en el norte y centro de California. Para más información visite www. pge.com.
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El WPR En Español No Espere para Vacunar a Su Hijo Una guía de vacunas para los padres
Primeros 5 del Condado de Colusa alienta a que todos los padres protejan a sus niños de las enfermedades por medio de las vacunas. Para más información sobre las vacunas o los programas de Primeros 5 del Condado de Colusa, llame al 530.458.5555 o visite www. first5colusa.org.
Acerca de Primeros 5 del Condado de Colusa Las investigaciones muestran que el cerebro de un niño se desarrolla más dramáticamente durante los primeros cinco años y lo que los padres y cuidadores hagan durante estos años para apoyar el desarrollo Las vacunas le ofrecen a los niños numerosos beneficios. Desde mejorar de los niños tendrá un impacto significativo a través de su vida. sus sistemas inmunológicos hasta protegerlos de serias infecciones y Basado en estas investigaciones, los votantes de California pasaron la enfermedades. Las vacunas son particularmente importantes para los niños Proposición 10 en 1998, añadiendo un impuesto de 50 centavos por pequeños ya que sus cuerpos en proceso de desarrollo se encuentran más cada paquete de cigarrillos para apoyar programas para padres que vulnerables. esperan bebé y niños de 0 a 5 años. Primeros 5 del Condado de Colusa distribuye aproximadamente $400,000 al año en fondos provenientes Además, las investigaciones demuestran que las vacunas funcionan. De acuerdo a un estudio de los Centros de Control de Enfermedad y Prevención de la Proposición 10 para apoyar programas y servicios que satisfacen (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 13 de las enfermedades que se las necesidades locales. pueden prevenir con las vacunas infantiles estaban en el nivel más bajo en los Estados Unidos el año pasado. Jennifer Long, Directora Ejecutiva Primeros 5 del Condado de Colusa
A pesar de estos beneficios, más de uno de cuatro niños no están al corriente de las vacunas que necesitan. Para ayudar a los padres con el proceso de las vacunas, Primeros 5 del Condado de Colusa ofrece las siguientes respuestas sobre las preguntas más frecuentes acerca de las vacunas. ¿Cuándo necesito vacunar a mi hijo? Los niños necesitan vacunarse desde los primeros meses después de su nacimiento. Los proveedores del cuidado de salud proveerán diferentes vacunas en diferentes etapas del desarrollo de su niño. Su departamento local de salud, el doctor de la familia o su pediatra le pueden dar un calendario de vacunas y ayudarle a establecer citas que usted debe seguir. Aunque su niño empiece su calendario de vacunas tarde, su proveedor de cuidado de salud lo puede ayudar a actualizarse con las vacunas.
Programa de Seguridad Escolar de We Tip
El programa de seguridad escolar de We Tip ofrece mantener en anonimato a los estudiantes y sus familias. We Tip es una línea directa para que los ciudadanos se involucren en establecer una comunidad segura. Los estudiantes temen reportar cualquier crimen por miedo a represarias. We Tip les ofrece la oportunidad de reportar todo tipo de información sin miedo. Cuando llame a We Tip la operadora contestará: “Por favor no diga su nobre.” La operadora seguirá haciendo una serie de preguntas diseñadas por las autoridades para obtener la máxima información sobre el crimen.
¿Por qué mi niño necesita ciertas vacunas antes del kinder? La ley de vacunas en California, conocida como la California School Immunization Law, requiere que los niños estén actualizados con las vacunas antes de ingresar a la escuela, en algunos casos, a la guardería o centros La información que se obtiene se entrega inmediatamente a las de cuidado infantil. Los salones de clases y las áreas de juego aumentan autoridades correspondientes. el riesgo de que su niño contraiga enfermedades o gérmenes debido a la interacción con otros niños. Las vacunas ayudan a proteger lo más posible a Una vez que se recibe la información, si el informante desea una su niño de las enfermedades. recompensa, se le asigna un nombre ficticio y un número de caso. El informante permanecerá en absoluto anonimato (no solamente en ¿Dónde llevo a mi niño a vacunarse? forma confidencial). Muchos proveedores de cuidado de salud, incluyendo enfermeras y médicos, le pueden brindar a su niño las vacunas necesarias. Visite a su doctor, Podría ser elegible para pediatra o a su clínica de salud local para hacer una cita para vacunar a una recompensa de su hijo. El departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Colusa ofrece hasta $1,000.00 si su clínicas que vacunan a precios bajos cada Lunes de la 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., para información lleva a un más información por favor llame al 530.458.0380. arresto y convicción. ¿Cuánto cuestan las vacunas? Las vacunas están disponibles para todos los niños, sin importar la situación financiera de las familias. Para niños sin seguro médico o para aquellos niños que tienen seguro médico pero no cubre las vacunas, el Programa Federal de Vacunas (the federal Vaccines for Children program) ofrece vacunas gratis para todos los niños. ¿Cuánto cuestan las vacunas?, continuado A través de este programa, la mayoría de los proveedores de salud pueden administrar vacunas gratis y los padres solo pagan por el costo de la visita al doctor o clínica. Para los niños que tienen seguro médico que cubre las vacunas, el costo de las vacunas varía dependiendo del plan de seguro médico. Verifique esta información con su compañía de seguro médico. ¿Son las vacunas seguras? La Academia Americana de Pediatras (American Academy of Pediatrics) recomienda que las vacunas son una manera segura de proteger a sus niños de enfermedades. A pesar de esto, como cualquier medicina, las vacunas tienen pequeños efectos secundarios incluyendo el dolor de los músculos o fiebre. Hable con su proveedor de cuidado de la salud si está preocupada de darle a su niño las vacunas.
La recompensa se paga en cualquier oficina postal designada por el departamento de arrestos, usando el nombre ficticio y su número de caso. En ningún momento habrá contacto personal con el informante. Puede llamar las 24 horas del día y hacer su reporte. Nadie preguntará su nombre, se mantendrá en anonimato. (800) 78-CRIME (800)-782-7463
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Go for the Gold
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Pictured is the winning Gold Medal team: Jorge Rodriguez, Diego Loza, Maria Gisel Flores, Nancy Araujo, Nubia Camacho, Citlali Araujo, and Paloma Rivera.
Williams schools were back in full swing just as the 2008 Summer Olympics were getting underway. Third graders in Barbara Mayberry’s class spent time learning about the history of the Olympics and famous past Olympians, were able to locate China on a map, and discussed different events and athletes that are representing the USA this year. In preparation for Friday’s Opening Ceremonies, students had the Olympic Rings painted on their faces and competed in “Olympic Relays.”
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