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Area Fire DepARtMENTS Williams Hosts FBLA Northern Sectionals complete confined

BY TAMI CODER Writer/Contributor space rescue training

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Sac Valley Museum Antique Show & Sale March 21-22 - 7PM Sheriff Town Meeting Princeton March 26 @ 7PM Sheep, Swine & Goat Weigh In March 30 @ 3:30PM Sheriff Town Meeting Williams April 2 @7PM

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Williams Easter Egg Hunt April 11 @ 11am For more community events please see our Community Calendar on Page 14

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BY Andrea Moore Staff Writer/Publisher

n an area where farming is king and rice dryers and processing plants dot the landscape, there has been one key element missing, something most may never think about. A confined space rescue team. Last week 25 firefighters representing the county’s fire agencies, volunteered their time for the 40 hour class that would prepare them for the worst.

Williams Fire Chief Jeff Gilbert told the WPR how the course came about.

“I was approached about a year ago by Foothill Warehouse, and

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This firefighter works to save his team member during a below ground, simulated, confined space rescue. The tunnel he was working in was pitch black with only his small helmet light to guide his way, which is a situation he may likely face someday. (Staff Photo)

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they voiced concerns over the lack of a confined space rescue team in the county.” Gilbert went on to explain that several years ago two men perished in a rice dryer and an out of county rescue team had to be called in.

Gilbert started researching the costs that the fire department would incur with the added training and equipment. He then approached the other local fire chiefs and they soon were on board. The estimated cost for the program would be around $50,000, which was eventually raised through the generous donations of local businesses.

For the rest of the story see FIREFIGHTERS | Page 16

hey came dressed for success, neatly attired in skirts, slacks, and power suits.

Young men and women looking more like junior executives than high school students poured over the Williams High School campus on March 7th, hailing from Sacramento to the Oregon border and everywhere in between.

They were here to compete in the Future Business Leaders of America Northern Sectional competition, 325 students strong.

With 42 advisors and chaperones in tow, the competitors hailed from 22 of the 25 schools in the section. That sunny Saturday was a day filled with tests, skills, and business acumen.

There were five different events in which students could compete: Public Speaking I and Public Speaking II, FBLA Creed recitation, the Future Business Leader competition, and the Skills events. The FBL competition is the premier event. It includes three subcategories: a 100-question test covering all aspects of business; an application letter and resume that follows the student‘s FBLA career; and the interview, in which the contestants are judged on presence, poise, and the ability to answer questions. The Skills competition is scored 85% on actual computer work, and 15% on a written test. Skills tests included Computer Applications, Spreadsheet Applications, and Word Processing I and II. The top two finishers in each event move on to the state competition, with the exception of Creed, which sends the top student only.

Besides the five main events, there were also 35 different ScanTron tests the students could take, covering everything from Accounting to Technology Concepts. Each student was allowed to compete in two different areas, with the top five in each area qualifying for the state contest.

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that students who take four years of band in high school, and practice their instruments at home, score an average of 89 points higher on their SAT’s than nonband students?* Please see COUNTY MUSICIANS ROCK | Page 2 * This tidbit of info was found inside the program for the music festival. Rock on, Colusa County musician/scholars!

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Williams High FBLA team does well at Sectionals, many headed for State competition.

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Top qualifiers at the state level move on to national competition.

Last year Williams senior Alyssa Stalley not only took home a first place win in the sectional FBLA competition, she went on to take a state first, and then completed the hat trick with a first place victory in national competition. The only other Colusa County student to reach such heights was Cooper Rinzler, who took home the national award five years ago.

Several county students will be competing at state, including a young, motivated team from Williams High. “We are really excited about taking a good-sized team to the State Leadership Conference,” enthused Williams FBLA advisor Pam Stalley. “Our Skills testers in particular have a good shot at placing well.”

Top finishers for Williams included Devon Carr, 1st place in Creed; Juanita Hernandez, 1st place in Computer Applications; Miguel Puentes, 1st place in Spreadsheet Applications and a 2nd place in Computer Applications; Kamy Sahota, 1st place in Word Processing II; and Jessi Coder, 2nd place in Word Processing I. All of these students will be competing in the state finals, which will be held at the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency April 23 through26.

Besides the FBLA competition, Northern Section officers were also elected. Chosen by their peers were: President: Miguel Puentes, Williams High School Vice President: Anthony Mendoza, Center High School Secretary: Brenda Ramirez, Colusa High School Treasurer: Ashli Young, Maxwell High School

Parlimentarian: Elizabeth Puentes, Williams High School Public Relations Officer: Eric Chee, Granite Bay High School Executive Secretary: Kamalpreet Sahota, Williams High School To all the brilliant competitors from Colusa County, all of us at the WPR wish all of you the best of luck at the state competition. Let them know that what our schools lack in size, you students more than make up for it in raw talent and determination.

The organizers of the Northern Sectional FBLA Conference thank Granzella’s Deli for donating almost 400 lunches for all of the participants, advisors, and chaperones. Many thanks to Valley West Hospital, Bar Ale, and 5 C’s Construction, who provided judges for the job interview portion of the competition.

And, of course, huge praise for Williams High hosting this massive competition for the second straight year.

he Colusa Community Theatre was filled with 180 of the smartest students in the county on Wednesday, March 11th. The best and the brightest junior high and high school students from county schools gathered together for the annual Colusa County Music Festival. After only two days of practicing together, the results were nothing short of magical.

Under the leadership of music instructors Ron Rector, Arbuckle; Michael Phenicie and Jeff Poppinga, Colusa; Vicki Wilson, Maxwell; and Corey Dearborn, Williams, the area music students put on an ambitious and talented program. In a time of massive school budget cuts, these students made a compelling case against the cutting of any music program. Playing to a capacity crowd, the The brass section of the jazz band plays on. musicians played and sang (Contributor Photo/Tami Coder) with heart and incredible skill, transfixing and wowing the entire audience.

The junior high band started the program with “Home of the Brave,” followed by selections from “The Lion King.” The younger students finished with a flourish, entertaining the crowd with “The Wild Westerns.”

Next, the high school band took the stage, showing what a few more years of practice can accomplish. Beginning with “Flourish for Wind Band,” the older students played with confidence and skill. The next selection was the students’ personal favorite, “Phantom of the Opera Medley.” Finally the high school musicians finished with a rousing “Marche Des Parachutistes Belges” (“March of the Belgian Parachutists”).

The chorus performed next, beginning with “My America.” Young, clear voices sang out, continuing with “Dream” and “Shenandoah.” For their finale, the choral students performed an energetic medley from the Broadway and movie hit, “Grease.”

To complete the evening, the jazz band performed, impressing all with their flair and improvisational skills, with many of the students banging out hip solos of their own creation. Composed of seniors all the way Members of the Williams Jr. High band, Ali Ward, Rylee Coder, and down to talented 6th Courtney Carter wait their turn to play. (Contributor Photo/Tami Coder) graders, this county collaboration began with “Cold-Hearted,” followed by crowd favorite “Pennsylvania 6-5000.” Next came the theme from “New York, New York.” The jazz band finished the evening with the classic “Sing, Sing, Sing,” bringing the crowd to their feet.

As another amazing Colusa County Music Festival drew to a close, one thing was abundantly clear: no matter what the schools have to do, they must preserve the music programs. Our small county would be a dreary, quiet place without the sounds of our talented youth filling the air, and our schools would be all the poorer for it.

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Colusa Casino Resort Books Comics, Mel Tillis

BY ELIZABETH KALFSBEEK Contributor

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pring is in bloom, and Colusa Casino Resort is busy planting seeds of entertainment for locals and visitors alike. For two nights, forget about the unpredictable economy, and be spoiled instead with predictably hysterical comic relief as the Colusa Comedy Club returns to Colusa Casino Resort. Honolulu native Jaz Kaner will be headlining the upcoming show beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26.

Kaner’s comedy career has spanned decades, and highlights include clips on networks A&E, ABC, Fox, Showtime, The Comedy Channel and MTV. Kaner also starred alongside Priscilla Presley, Andrew Dice Clay and Wayne Newton in the 1990 movie, “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.”

“He should really bring down the house with his outlandish comedy,” said Dawit Johnson, entertainment and event coordinator for Colusa Casino Resort. “This is going to be another great show.”

The Colusa Comedy Club show will also feature comedian and El Paso, Texas native Rick Pulido. According to Pulido, who was raised by his mother, sister and aunts, he developed a “feminine macho attitude” over the years. “Be aggressive, ruthless and take no prisoners, but dress well doing it,” Pulido explained.

Pulido has headlined comedy shows nationwide, including venues such as Knuckleheads in Sacramento, The Improv in Las Vegas and Hollywood Rock in Anchorage, Alaska. Fans can soon catch him in his own upcoming television show, “The Toy Maker.” “Rick looks at life, turns it upside down like a lens on a camera, and people laugh,” reports offkilterentertainment.com.

“His words are amplified with inflections, sound effects and animated body and facial contractions. Rick is one of the best at his craft and has proven it time and time again.”

Finally, holding the show together will be host and emcee JR “Reservation Sensation” Redwater. As his pseudonym implies, Redwater is one of the most requested motivational

speakers in Indian Country today.

Hailing from the Dakotas, Redwater is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose Native American culture has played an important role in his life. Coming from a less-thandesirable childhood and alcoholic parents, Redwater uses comedy as an outlet and draws on his experiences as material. He has performed in clubs all over the United States and delivers serious belly laughs.

But the entertainment doesn’t stop there. Country music legend Mel Tillis will grace the stage at Colusa Casino Resort beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Tillis began his music career in the early 1950s while serving in the United States Air Force as a baker. Since then he has recorded more than 60 albums, including 36 top-ten singles. Tillis is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters International Hall of Fame, has been named Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year and won Comedian of the Year six years in a row in the 1970s. Moreover, Tillis was inducted into the Grand Ole

Opry in 2007 and was a recipient of a Golden Voice Entertainer Award and a Golden R.O.P.E. Songwriter Award in 2001.

“It seems like just yesterday that left Florida headin’ for Nashville, Tennessee in my ’49 Mercury with a busted windshield, a pregnant wife and $29 in my pocket,” Tillis stated.

“If I lost it all tomorrow, I guess I could say it only cost me $29 and it’s been one heck of a ride!” Ironically, this singer/songwriter/actor is also well known for his speech impediment. He developed a stutter during childhood as a result of a spell of malaria. In 1998, Tillis served as a spokesman and honorary chairman for the Stuttering Foundation of America. “We knew when we booked Mel Tillis he was going to be a local favorite,” said Sean Lujan, Colusa Casino Resort Marketing Manager.

Tickets for the Colusa Comedy Club and Mel Tillis are available in the Colusa Casino Resort gift shop, or online at starticketsplus.com. For more information, call Colusa Casino Resort at 458-8844.

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Where are they now?

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ami’s opinion piece in this issue touched a spot in my heart. Both my children are still young and for that I am thankful. There are days when I wish they would hurry up and get over one phase or another, then when they are cuddly and sweet I wish they would stay that way forever.

Meredith and Isaac are constantly trying to prove what big kids they are, always trying to one up the other.

A couple of weeks ago we went to Six Flags in Vallejo where Isaac had his little heart broken because he wasn’t yet tall enough to ride some

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of the big kid rides.

Meredith of course was and kept rubbing his nose in it. Ever since that trip, Isaac will come running into the room shouting “Momma look, my legs are getting longer, longer, longer,” to which I reply “You are getting so big.” He smiles proudly and says ANDREA MOORE “Yeah.”

Publisher/Owner It’s hard being a parent.

You always hope you are

doing things right and that your children will grow up to be successful adults who lead happy lives of their own. We instill our core values, knowing we have such a short time with them in the whole scheme of things. I love that my kids are independent, but love that they still need me.

Recently someone made the suggestion

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that we should start running a Where are they now section and I think it’s a great idea!!! Do you know someone who would like to be featured? We will keep it simple with a paragraph or two updating readers on their life and their picture. They don’t have to be a rocket scientist, the person can be John Doe whose hometown was fill in the blank is now living in…

You get the picture.

Hope to hear from you!

Andrea Moore may be reached via email at:

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Ag Job Loss Threatens Economy

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any are asking how we ended equals a loss of jobs. up here. American families are In the Central Valley of California, losing their homes, jobs and farms. agriculture is a $36.6 billion industry The recent announcement by the that is on the brink of collapse.

Bureau of Reclamation that many Farmers cannot simply fallow their farmers will receive fields as they could in zero percent allocation the 1970s. Many family of farm water this farmers have turned to year, comes with dire permanent crops and consequences. orchards to keep up California family with the rising costs of farmers grow the food running a farm. that feeds the nation. It So how have we ended is estimated that in 2009 up here?

Complete over 95,000 jobs will be political inaction has lost in the agricultural put our farms and the industry due to drought ASHLEY INDRIERI national food supply and decreased water Family Water Alliance at risk. With increased supplies. This number demands on our water is simply staggering supply farmers and and alarming. For every $1 billion ranchers have been demonized as in farm sales, over 18,000 jobs can wasters of water, when, in fact, farmers be created, but any loss in farm sales have doubled food production since

the 1960s and only increased water usage by three percent. Farmers have adopted water conservation methods such as water recycling and drip irrigation to assure they are good stewards of the environment and our natural resources.

It is time to invest in water infrastructure in our state. We can capture water in the north state during wet seasons and use it during dry seasons. With additional investment in such projects as reservoirs, desalinization and conveyance, we can protect the environment, our farms, communities and economy.

Family Water Alliance Inc. is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to educate the public about issues that impact rural communities and assist in finding solutions to those issues. For more information please visit www.familywateralliance.com

Life a Little at a Time...

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can’t believe that the day is almost Of course, one month later I was a here. What day, you ask? THE day… zombie, and would have traded my first the day my first born leaves for college, born in a second for eight hours of moving out of the nest and into his uninterrupted sleep! Whoever coined brand-new, grown-up life. the phrase, sleeps like a baby, should be 18 years have come and gone in the tarred, feathered and shot. Babies don’t blink of an eye. As cliché as this sounds, sleep, they cry, nurse, poop, nap for 15 it feels like just yesterday minutes, and then start all when I held him for the over again. Lucky for him, first time, amazed at how I loved him too much to intently he stared back at hold that against him, and me. All the baby books we made our way through I had read said that a that first year. Then came newborn infant could not his terrible three’s and see well, and could not pre-school, where he saw focus on anything for a fit to share every virus couple of weeks. Seriously, and bacterium that came how do they know that? through there with me Does someone actually (caring is sharing!). By remember what their vision TAMI CODER then he had a little sister, was like at birth? Anyway, Staff Writer/Contributor and once she got old baby books be danged, enough to mess with his when my newborn son toy trains, the fighting looked at me, he looked at me, dark blue began. Some days I figured I should just eyes boring straight through me. In that wear a striped shirt and a whistle! second, I was totally lost, falling head Anyway, life went by a little at a time, and over heels in love with this tiny stranger. suddenly there were three of them- two In that instant, he changed me from girls and an older brother. I was working mere woman, to mother, and life as I had fulltime, dealing cards and roulette on known it would never be the same. the graveyard shift (4 am to noon), just

so I could have more time with my kids.

My husband worked days, and for five days a week we just waved at each other in passing, caught up in the middle class struggle to work and raise children at the same time. There were days when I thought that those labor intensive years of raising babies and toddlers would never be over.

Guess what? That time does come to an end, and you never even see it coming.

One day there are diapers and wiping runny noses with the end of your shirt, and then there you are, touring college campuses with this tall young man, wondering what the heck happened.

Last week, Dustin, his dad and I toured the University of the Pacific, where Dustin was granted early admission and a partial scholarship. It is a private college, with a 14 student to teacher ratio, and is absolutely gorgeous with all the old architecture, brick and ivy. It was founded in 1851 in Santa Clara, and was moved to its current home in Stockton in 1924. See? I paid attention on the tour! I paid attention even though a part of my heart was breaking at the same time. The whole day I was torn by extreme pride in all of my son’s many accomplishments,

total excitement for him and this new exciting phase of his life, and of course, sadness. I am going to miss him!

For so long, life went by a little at a time. But then, as the years passed, it picked up speed, barreling along like a silent freight train, with us too busy to notice it rushing past. So, the moral of this little story: enjoy your children when their young, (here comes another cliché!), they grow up very fast! And remember, clichés become clichés because they are really truths…..truths that we hear so many times, and yet never fully appreciate until they happen to us.

For me, I am slowing the freight train down now, enjoying my 11 year old and even my 15 year old (as difficult as she may make it- see past column!), and am cherishing these last few months before my son heads off to college. So, for all you young mothers (and fathers!) out there, with baby food in your hair and spit-up on your shirts, the good news is that those years will be over before you know it. The bad news is, those years will be over before you know it…

Tami Coder may be reached at tamifay63@yahoo.com.

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ten ways to a Healthier You Walk during lunch hour Drink water before a meal Eat off smaller plates Don’t eat late at night Grill, steam or bake instead of frying.

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Hope for Homeowners

BY JIM PERDUE Special to the WPR

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A special thank you for the publicity you did for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Rummage Sale held recently at St. Bernadette’s Hall. Over $5,000 was made to help pay the debt on our new Hall. Charmen: Rose Buria, Vicky Stegal, Marge Wallace, Alma Hickel, and Gabriela Rone. Thank you very much.

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he housing market has taken some hard hits the past couple of years, and foreclosures are reaching record levels. On March 4, the government released to lenders, the guidelines for the “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan.” The three branches of the government hammered out a plan that hopefully, will stop the bleeding.

The housing market has a huge impact on our nation’s economy, and anything that helps reverse the trend in housing sales, foreclosures and dropping values, will be welcome.

The housing plan makes available $75 billion to help a projected 4 million borrowers stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure. Additional money is going to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government controlled agencies that own or guarantee many, many mortgages. Rules have been changed to allow these agencies to refinance loans, something they couldn’t do before.

The new program overhauls a bill signed into law by former president Bush in 2008. A standard for loan modifications has been created, and will operate alongside programs started last year, “Hope Now” and “Hope for Homeowners”. I just hope that the new program reaches those who are targeted. I’ve read that the older programs were slow to reach the individuals that qualified and didn’t have much impact on the housing market. Time will tell.

The new plan will be voluntary for lenders, but the HUD office states that there will be incentives for lenders and loan servicers to participate. Borrowers will not have to be behind on mortgage payments, or in the foreclosure process to qualify. You can read the HUD document online at www.treas.gov/ initiatives/eesa/. The government will subsidize interest rate reductions, thereby lowering payments without shortchanging investors. The goal is to reduce mortgage payments to 31% of a borrowers pretax monthly income.

If you seek counseling regarding this plan, go to www.hud.gov/offices/ hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm, and look for the list of H.U.D. approved counseling agencies. You can also go to www. financialstability.gov/ and click on contact a HUD_approved counselor.

You can also call (800) 569-4287.

In Sacramento there is an office for Acorn Housing Corp., a HUD approved counseling agency. Their phone number is (916) 451-9659.

This housing program is designed to work with your current lender, and a list of documents need to be sent to the lender. Consult with your lender or find a counselor. The mortgage has to be on your principle residence, not a second home. The value can’t exceed $729,750.

Participating lenders will be reviewing mortgages, and those that qualify for this program will be flagged, and letters

sent out over the next few weeks to borrowers. If you think you qualify, and don’t receive a letter from your lender in the next few weeks, contact your lender. It might be wise to contact a HUD-approved counselor soon, if you think you qualify.

Loss of income has put me in a position of working with my lender to reduce my interest rate, and therefore my payment. I’ve been following the news concerning the government’s housing plan, because it may very well apply to my circumstance. I’ve done all I can for the moment, sent in the required financial forms, contacted a counseling agency, and now I wait to hear from my lender to see if I do qualify for the new program. Even if I don’t, my real estate agent said that lenders have been working with borrowers on their own to lower payments to prevent foreclosure. If you do find yourself falling behind on your mortgage payment, contact your lender as soon as possible. Good luck.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this commentary do not reflect those of the WPR

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March 20 - April 2, 2009

Williams Farmer 3/22/1940FORMAL OPENING OF CLUB WILSON Club Wilson, which has undergone extensive repairs, both inside and out, will be ready for a formal opening on Friday and Saturday. The front of the building has been completely rebuilt and stuccoed. An attractive awning marquee, together with the neon sign, give the establishment a very attractive appearance. The venetian blinds at the windows add to the appearance, both interior and exterior. The interior has been rearranged and new furnishings are being installed. The garden is beautifully furnished with lawn chairs, a lawn swing, and cleverly constructed covered wagon tables arranged to provide an attractive and appropriate garden setting.

Williams Farmer-3/29/1940OMER MARSHALL INJURED

BY FALLING TIMBERS Mrs. Omer Marshall and son Zane, are in Marysville at the bedside of their husband and father Omer Marshall, who is in critical condition as a result of an accident which occurred on the Meridian levee Monday. According to reports, Mr. Marshall is sustaining a broken back and is said to be paralyzed from the waist down. A cable was reported to have broken and a falling timber struck Mr. Marshall who was employed nearby. The condition of the injured man was said to have been almost hopeless, but within the past two days, a slight improvement has been seen. The numerous local friends of the Marshall’s are earnest in their desire for his complete recovery.

Williams Farmer 3/17/1944-BITS OF COLUSA COUNTY’S EARLY HISTORY (IN PART) In speaking of Colusa County’s early history, we must remember that Glenn County was at one time a part of it; in fact the northernmost boundary extended almost to what is now a portion of Tehama County. Created by an act of legislature in 1850, its first county seat was at Monroeville, in the northeast section of the country, about nine miles east of the present town of Orland in Glenn County.

This remained the county seat until 1854. General John Bidwell was probably the first white traveler who saw that portion of Colusa County lying west of the Sacramento River, as he passed through here on his eventful trip in 1843. Bidwell explored the Upper Sacramento Valley country extensively, finally locating at what is now known as Chico, Butte County and his name closely connected with the development and early history of that little city. Bidwell reported that he saw no white settlers on this trip, but estimated the Indians at about ten thousand. From records we gather that the first grant in Colusa County was probably made in 1845 near the

mouth of Stoney Creek, and the first white man who settled there was a Mr. Bryant, who built a house and raised some corn in 1846. In 1846 and 1847 a John S. Williams settled on the Thomas O. Larkin’s Children’s Grant, the second grant in Colusa County, and stocked it with cattle and horses.

In 1854, after a heated and disputed election, the county seat was moved to the thriving little village of Colusa, which was built on the site of Coru, the Capitol of the Colus Tribe of Indians, who had many settlements along the river in the early days. The towns of Princeton and Sycamore, by the way are also old Indian Village sites.

When the county seat was moved to Colusa, a court house was built, at a cost of $3000, of oak lumber sawed at the Grand Island Mills which were a grist and sawmill combined, located about a mile below the present town of Sycamore, having been built in 1852 by Mr. Morrison and later purchased by Judge George Wilson The first courthouse was used until 1860 when a larger and more commodious building was erected, which today is really a well preserved landmark.

Williams Farmer 3/18/1949 LOTS LEVELED FOR PARKING Additional parking space is now available to the motoring public who desire to shop in the business section. The Belle Williams Moore lots between the Viola Thompson and Rena Thompson residence, the D. L. Smith lot south of the Safeway store and the R.R. Abernathy lot west of the Post Office were leveled the first of the week and gravel hauled to fill the low places. Jack Goforth operated a bulldozer to move the dirt and not only eliminated mud holes but improved the appearance of the property. Don Nason, one of the Chamber of Commerce members who have been active on the program of increasing parking spaces was on the job with Goforth most of the day and operated the equipment for some time. It is hoped that the public will use the lots so that those who desire to stop for a short time will find a parking space on the street.

If care is taken when parking on the lots now available, the space will accommodate more machines and the problem of parking your car and driving from the lot will be made easier.

Williams Farmer 3/25/1949 - MERRY SELLING DOUBLEWEAR SHOES E.S.Merry (Ernie) who has held down a job as janitor in the Bank Of America will resign his position on April 1st after 6 months and will put in his spare time in the job of selling shoes and boots for the Doublewear Shoe company of Minneapolis Minn.

He will also continue his job as janitor

at the Sportsman’s club next to the Williams Theatre.

Williams Farmer 3/16/1956TRAFFIC LIGHTS NEEDED AT INTERSECTION J.W.Trask, District Engineer of Highways, Marysville, California: Dr. Mr. Trask: This is with reference to the matter of signals at the intersection of Highway 20 and 99W in Williams. The record indicates that district III engineer’s office recently rendered an unfavorable decision relative to the erection of signals at this intersection.

It would appear that the above decision was based upon conclusions following a spot check of vehicular traffic using this intersection. The residents of Williams believe that such a check could not indicate the true and distinct need for control at this point. Highway 99 divides the business section of Williams. Traffic rolls on 99W without signal control at highway 20 which carries practically all of Williams foot traffic across 99W. The schools, post office, city hall, markets and greater part of the residential area lies west of 99W. On the east side of the highway are the bank, the drug store, two doctor’s offices, the hardware store, variety stores, lunch counters, fountains, PG&E, appliance store, jewelry store, insurance and real estate offices, shoe repair shop, laundry, cleaners, etc. Williams residents believe this traffic, too is entitled consideration.

One must understand this existing situation to be able to understand the bitterness expressed by Williams residents who believe the division of highways is withholding from them and their children, the protection to which they are justly entitled. It is with all of the above in mind that I earnestly and urgently request a further and more complete check and reconsideration of the matter of signal at this intersection.

Very Truly Yours, C.M.Eagleton March 16, 1956- JIM ARMOCIDO HAS BIRTHDAY Jim Armocido was somewhat surprised Tuesday evening when a large birthday cake was featured as part of dessert at the Kiwanis dinner; thanks to Mrs. Armocido. Following the usual birthday song the club enjoyed cake with ice cream. Jim was called upon to give a short autobiography which started with his birth in Colorado March 13, 1909. He took us on his travels from the fields of Georgia, then to Pennsylvania where he shoveled 16 tons of number nine coal” before the family moved to Colusa County where he was a star athlete at Colusa High School and a member of the Colusa Pruners. Of course, Jim has been the proprietor of Armocido Ponitac in Williams since 1947 and an active member of the Kiwanis Club.

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found a blip in the 1949 paper about E.S. Merry, known to all of us as Ernie. I remember this man sitting on the window ledge of the Williams Meat Market when I would walk home from school. He wore striped bib overalls and a gray fedora scrunched down over his shock white hair. One day I made mention of ‘that funny old man’ to my mother and she, in no certain terms, made it clear that I was NEVER to speak ill of him again. It wasn’t until years later that I learned his story.

Ernie was quiet and unassuming and the fact that he was a war hero, went PAT ASH un- noticed Contributor Sacramento Valley Museum by most.

What he saw and what he went through can only be imagined. You see Ernie was a member of the Lost Battalion. I’m sure many of you have never even heard of them.

On October 2, 1918, units of the 77th “Liberty Division” from New York, advanced in the dense terrain of the Argonne Forest in France.

Trapped behind enemy lines, history was made over the next six days as this unit, refused to surrender even though they were completely surrounded, had no food, access to shelter, and limited access to water and were shelled by friendly fire as well. Of the over 600 men first trapped in the “pocket”, only around 200 walked out. They received three Congressional Medal of Honors, many Distinguished Service Crosses along with other awards. Two Airmen were awarded the congressional Medal of Honor for trying to make the first air supply drop in history and communication was made by carrier pigeon. I have been told that he was mentioned in a book written about the battle, and that he once addressed the local high school and was a member in the audience at the fire hall when a officer from that Battalion was a guest speaker. The speaker looked out into the audience and recognized Ernie....

It’s stories like these, of a quiet man who was truly a hero that has me spell bound. If you can help in my effort to help recognize the small town hero, please contact me. I would love to add it to my patchwork of memories.

Pat Ash can be contacted at onalimb@frontiernet.net or 473-2374.

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e’ve previously written about the steps to a successful vegetable garden. Millions of people are expected to plant their own gardens this year, some for the very first time. Vegetable seeds are becoming a ‘hot commodity’; seed racks are quick to empty.

Fruit trees are replacing many shade trees as the price of produce continues to soar. Just think about it, if a pear costs $1.80 each today, then you could buy a pear tree for about the cost of a dozen pears!

It also tastes better if you grew it yourself; nothing beats tree ripened fruit. And your tree will bear more and more fruit each year.

Last month, I put forth some questions for you to consider for a successful garden. Here’s a little more detail regarding each one.

1. Will my garden get the most sunlight possible?

Sunlight is the most important factor in growing plants. A shady place will usually not produce a healthy garden. The plant will spend most of its energy growing to reach the sunlight, instead of using its energy to be strong and reproduce. The result is taller, leggy plants with few fruit or veggies. Insects love to dine on weak plants. The more sun a garden is exposed to, the better.

2. Will the tall staked plants, such as tomatoes, eventually shade out some of my garden?

Plan your garden layout so that the taller plants, like corn and tomatoes, won’t block out the sunlight. I think that rows, running north and south, are best; the sun will usually get both sides of the row by the end of the day.

3. What does my soil need before I plant?

Compost is essential for loosening up compacted soil. It also improves aeration and moisture absorption. I often put a new layer of compost over tiny weeds and bury them instead of trying to pull them all out by hand. Plants that grow in well-composted soil will out-produce those without by 2 to 1.

4. Are the soil and season right for the seed I am planting?

Read your seed pack for proper row and plant spacing. Most people over-plant and don’t thin anything out. Give each plant room to grow.

You will actually get more produce this way. Don’t plant too deep either. Small seeds can be planted by just sprinkling them on top of a row, or in a block. Carrots and spinach seem to do better for me when planted this way.

5. What type of fertilizer will I need?

Plants need to eat too! Nutrients are in soil but subject to deletion by weeds, trees and shrubs. I suggest using a good pre-plant fertilizer in your soil. A soil test kit is very inexpensive to see exactly what you need. However, supplementing your soil is needed because compost will rob nitrogen as it decomposes into the soil. I like to use 10-10-10 as a maximum count on my fertilizer. The first number is for nitrogen - mostly for leaves.

Second number is phosphorous – for roots and stems. Third number is potassium - for flowers and fruit. Too much fertilizer is not good, and can burn everything up or just get you a lot of leaves with no fruit or vegetables. Follow the instructions on the sack.

6. How often do I water?

To germinate your seeds, water them enough to keep them always moist. After they get going, let your soil begin to crack, or water when your plants start to wilt. Do not water flowering plants from the top. This washes off flowers and prevents pollination. I flood irrigate, or use drip lines depending on the crop.

Tending your garden is weeding, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, spraying and harvesting, among other tasks. One wise farmer once told me that farming was a race between man, weeds, and insects.

While most of the work is in the beginning, you have to take care of your garden so that it doesn’t get away from you. The rewards are numerous besides the bounty of the harvest. Enjoy the sun, watch the bees work, and thank God you have the ability and privilege to have such a wonderful opportunity as to grow your own food.

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(L-R) Alicia and Fred Mena and Aaron Moore enjoyed their evening at the Omegu Nu Dinner Feb. 21. (Staff Photo)

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a Primavera esta floreciendo y en el Resort del Casino de Colusa están muy ocupados plantando semillas lo cual entretiene a las personas locales lo mismo que a los visitantes.

Por dos noches, olvídate de lo impredecible de la economía, y consiéntete, con lo que si es predecible y que trae relajación como lo es la comedia, la cual regresa al Resort en el Casino de Colusa. Nativo de Honolulu Jaz Kaner estará desarrollando el show que será comenzando a las 7:00 p.m. el 25 de Marzo y el 26 de Marzo.

El desempeño de este comediante viene de décadas atrás, incluyendo pequeñas incursiones en estaciones como la A&E, ABC, Fox, Showtime, The Comedy Channel y MTV. Kaner también ha actuado en compañía de Priscilla Presley, Andrew Dice Clay y lo más reciente con Wayne Newton en 1990 en la película “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane”.

“El realmente tendrá un gran espectáculo con su maravillosa comedia” nos dijo Dawit Johnson, el encargado del entretenimiento y de coordinar los eventos en el Resort del Casino de Colusa. “Este será un gran espectáculo’.

El espectáculo de Club de Comedia también tendrá al comediante Nativo del Paso, Texas Rick Pulido. Deacuerdo con Pulido quien fue educado por su mama, sus hermanas y sus tías, el desarrollo debido a esto una actitud, Femenino machista, através de los anos.

“Ser agresivo, despiadado, pero vistiendo bien” nos explico Pulido.

Pulido tiene espectáculos que sobresalen através de toda la nación, incluyendo un escenario como “Knuckleheads” en Sacramento, “The Improv”en las Vegas, y Hollywood Rock” en Anchorage, Alaska.

Los admiradores pronto tendrán la oportunidad de verlo en su propio show que en la televisión con el nombre de “The Toy Maker”.

“Rick a tenido una vida de altas y bajas, tanto delante de las cámaras, así como en las sonrisas de las personas,”tiene espacio de Internet en offkilterentertainment.com, “sus palabras están llenas de irreflexiones y efectos de sonido animados con gestos faciales y contracciones. Rick es uno de los mejores en su clase y lo ha comprobado através del tiempo.

Finalmente, tendrá también la presencia del presentador y emcee JR “Reservation Sensation” Redwater. Que es seudónimo con el que se conoce, Redwater, es uno de los oradores motivacionales mas aclamados en el Indian Country por el momento.

En Dakota”s Redwater es miembro del Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, la cual la cultura de estos Nativos Americanos a jugado un importante papel en la vida de el.

Proviniendo de una muy poco deseable niñez y de padres alcohólicos, Redwater usa la comedia como un escape y desarrolla sus experiencias. El ha trabajado en diferentes clubs en todo lo largo de los Estado Unidos dejándonos, y produciendo en las personas que lo escuchan una gran sonrisa.

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u sabias… que los estudiantes que se mantienen por cuatro anos en la banda de música en la escuela secundaria, y practican con sus instrumentos en sus casas, tienen un puntaje con un promedio de 89 puntos más alto en su SAT’s que los estudiantes que no incursionan en la banda de música? Por esto el teatro de la comunidad de Colusa se lleno el miércoles 11 de marzo con 180 de los estudiantes más inteligentes del condado.

Los más inteligentes y brillantes estudiantes del condado de la escuela juvenil secundaria y los de la escuela secundaria regular (Jr. High y High School) se reunieron para el anual Festival de Música del Condado de Colusa. Después de tener únicamente dos días de práctica todos ellos juntos, los resultados fueron maravillosos.

Bajo el liderazgo del instructor de música Ron Rector, Arbuckle, Michael Phenicie y Jeff Poppinga,Colusa, Vicki Wilson,Maxwell, y Corey Dearborn, Williams, los estudiantes del área de música pusieron un ambicioso y talentoso programa. En un tiempo en el que el presupuesto de varias escuelas ha sido recortado, estos estudiantes hicieron un caso obligatorio en contra de los recortes de cualquier programa de música. Tocando para la capacidad de una multitud, los músicos tocaron y cantaron con el corazón y con grandes habilidades, deleitando y sorprendiendo a la audiencia.

La banda de la escuela Juvenil Secundaria (Jr. High) comenzó el programa con (Home of the brave), casa de los valientes, seguido de una selección de Lion King(el rey leon). Los jóvenes estudiantes terminaron con una gama de Wild Westerns (salvaje oeste).

Después la banda de la escuela secundaria (High School) tomo el escenario, ensenando como lo que unos pocos anos mas de practica pueden lograr.

Comenzando (Flourish for Wind Band) con el estudiante mas mayor tocando con mucha desenvoltura y seguridad. La próxima fue la favorita de los estudiantes (Phantom of the Opera Medley) finalmente, los músicos de la escuela secundaria terminaron con (a rousing Marche Des Parachutistes Belges).

Después el coro, comenzó con My America, Jovenes y claras voces cantaron, continuando con Dream y Shenandoah.

Para el final el coro de estudiantes interpretaron la melodía tan afamada y reconocida en Broadway y proveniente de la película Grease.

Para completar la noche, la banda de Jazz toco impresionando a todos con sus actitudes, con varios de los estudiantes individualmente creando canciones hip.

Compuesto por estudiantes del grado más grande hasta el sexto grado, la colaboración de este condado comenzó con Cold_Hearted, seguido por la favorita de la audiencia Pennsylvania 6-500. Después seguido con el tema New York, New York. Finalmente la banda de Jazz termino la noche con la clásica Sing,Sing,Sing, poniendo la audiencia a sus pies.

Como otro grandioso festival de Música del Condado de Colusa acercándose a su final, una cosa sí estuvo clara: No importa lo que las escuelas tengan que hacer, pero tienen que conservar los programas de música. Nuestro condado seria un lugar apagado y silencioso sin la alegría y el talento de nuestros jóvenes llenando el aire, y nuestras escuelas estarán clamando por esto. Por esto mantengamos a nuestra música tocando.

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Música Country con Mell Tillis.

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ero el entretenimiento no se detiene ahí, la legenda de la música Country Mel Tillis se presentara en el escenario del Resort del casino de Colusa comenzando a las 7:00 p.m. El dia jueves, 2 de Abril.

Tillis, comenzó su carrera de músico en los anos 1950 mientra servia en el United States Air Force, (fuerza aérea de los estados unidos) como panadero. Desde entonces ha grabado más de 60 álbumes incluyendo 36 canciones que han estado en la cima de popularidad.

Tillis es miembro Del Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters International Hall of Fame, ha sido nombrado Como el Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, y gano el titulo de comediante del ano seis anos consecutivos en el ano 1970.

Además, Tillis ha sido introducido en el Grand Ole Opry en el 2007 y fue el receptor en el Golden Voice Entertainer Award y Golden R.O.P.E. De premios de escritores de música en el 2001.

Pareciera que apenas fue ayer que deje la Florida dirigiéndome a Nashville, Tenn..

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En mi Mercury 49 con mi vidrio roto, mi esposa embarazada y $ 29 dólares en mi bolsillo, Tillis continuo, si pierdo todo mañana al menos puedo decir que me costo $ 29 dólares y esto ha sido la aventura de mi vida.

Irónicamente este, cantante, escritor de canciones y actor, es también reconocido por su impedimento en el habla, el tartamudeaba en su niñez, a consecuencia de la malaria. En el 1998, Tillis sirvió como orador como miembro en la Stuttering Foundation de America.

Nosotros sabíamos cuando lo seleccionamos que Mel Tillis seria uno de los favoritos, nos dijo Sean Lujan, encargado del marketing y Manager en el Resort del Casino de Colusa.

Los boletos para la noche de la comedia en el Resort del casino de Colusa y para Mell Tillis están disponibles en el Departamento de regalos en el Resort del casino de Colusa, o en el starticketsplus. com. Para mas información, llámanos al Resort del casino de Colusa al 458-8844.

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En la ciudad de Williams celebramos el FBLA Northern Sectionals.

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odos vinieron muy elegantemente vestidos, para la ocasión. Mujeres y hombres jóvenes parecían mas como jóvenes ejecutivos, que estudiantes que cursan la escuela secundaria, los estudiantes se reunieron en el lugar de la escuela secundaria en Williams Ca. En el pasado Marzo 7, provenientes de Sacramento hasta la frontera de Oregon, y lo que esta en medio de este espacio. Se realizo la competencia por The Future Business Leaders of America Northern Sectional Competition (competencia de futuros líderes de negocio de America de la sección norte) 325 fuertes estudiantes, con 42 consejeros y chaperones en el área, los competidores provenían de 22 a 25 escuelas de esta sección. En un soleado Sabado, que fue un dia lleno de pruebas de habilidades, e ingenio en los negocios.

Hubo 5 eventos en los cuales los estudiantes pudieron competir en: Hablar delante del publico I(Public Speaking I), Hablar delante del publico II(Public Speaking II),FBLA Creed Recitación,(FBLA recitación) el Future Business Leader competition (competencia de futuros lideres de negocio) y el evento de habilidades.

La competencia del FBL fue el evento principal. Esto incluyo tres subcategorías; 100 preguntas cubriendo todos los aspectos de negocios, y las aplicaciones de cartas y resúmenes que siguió con los aspectos de carreras para estudiantes de FBLA, y la entrevista en la cual los estudiantes fueron calificados personalmente, por la pose y la habilidad en responder preguntas. Las habilidades en la competencia fueron el 85 % en lo que se refiere al trabajo en computadora y 15% en la habilidad en la prueba escrita.

La prueba de habilidades consistía en la aplicación en la computación, la aplicación de la hoja de cálculos y procesador de palabras I y II. Los 5 lugares principales en cada evento se irán a la competencia estatal. Con la excepción del credo u recitacion, que solamente se tomara el ganador del mas alto puntaje.

En conjunción de los cinco principales eventos, también se realizaron 35 diferentes pruebas de Scan Tron las cuales los estudiantes pudieron tomar, cubriendo todas las áreas comenzando desde contabilidad, hasta conceptos de tecnología. A cada estudiante se le permitió competir en dos diferentes áreas, con los cinco primeros en cada área teniendo la oportunidad de calificar para competir estatalmente. Ydespués si califican tener la oportunidad de competir nacionalmente.

El ano pasado, la alumna del último ano de secundaria Alyssa Stalley no únicamente trajo el primer lugar en la competencia de seccion del FBL, sino que también obtuvo el primer lugar a nivel estatal, y también completo el círculo con la competencia nacional, ganando el primer lugar también. La otra

estudiante de Colusa que alcanzo estas alturas fue Cooper Rinzler, quien trajo a casa el premio nacional cinco anos atrás.

Varios estudiantes estarán compitiendo a nivel estatal, incluyendo un joven y motivado grupo de la escuela secundaria de Williams.

Estamos realmente emocionados acerca del buen tamaño del grupo que nos representara en la competencia del estado sobre la conferencia de liderazgo, nos comento la consejero del FBLA de Williams Pam Stalley, y continuo diciéndonos, nuestras pruebas de habilidades en particular son lo suficientemente competitivas y por lo tanto nos da una buena posibilidad de poder pelear por un buen puesto en la competencia.

Los primeros lugares por la ciudad de Williams son: El primer lugar en credo u oratoria: Devon Carr, el primer lugar en aplicación de computación: Juanita Hernandez, el primer lugar en hoja de cálculos: Miguel Puentes, y tambien el segundo lugar en aplicación de computación. Kamy Sahota, obtuvo el primer lugar en procesamiento de palabras II, Jessi Coder, obtuvo el segundo lugar procesamiento de palabras I. Todos estos estudiantes estarán compitiendo en las finales del estado, el cual será celebrado en santa Clara Hyatt Regency, en Santa Clara, Ca. En Abril 23-26.

En conjunto de la competencia del FBLA los oficiales de la sección norte también fueron electos por sus compañeros y elegidos fueron: Presidente: Miguel Puentes, Williams High School Vicepresidente: Anthony Mendoza, Center High School Tesorero: Ashli Young, Maxwell High School Parlamentario: Elizabeth Puentes, Williams High School Oficial de relaciones públicas: Eric Chee, Granite Bay High School Secretaria ejecutiva: Kamalpreet Sahota, Williams High School.

Para todos nuestros brillantes concursantes de Colusa , todo nosotros los del WPR les deseamos lo mejor y la mejor de las suertes en la competencia del estado> Déjenles saber que no importa el tamaño de nuestras escuelas lo que importa es el talento que nuestros estudiantes tienen y la determinación con la que culminan sus metas.

Los organizadores del la Northern Sectional Conference del FBLA le agradecen al Granzella’s Deli por la donación de 400 comidas para todos los participantes, consejeros y chaperones.

Le agradecemos también a Valley West Hospital, Bar Ale y 5C’Construction, quienes proveyeron del jurado para la porción de entrevista de trabajo en la competencia.Y claro un gran aplauso para la escuela secundaria de Williams por organizar tan grande competencia por el segundo ano consecutivo.

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colusa county breast cancer fund The Colusa County breast cancer fund will be holding meetings the second tuesday of every month at mcNary-moore from 4Pm - 5pm for more information please contact Sherry burns at (530) 4582111 or Ralph newlin at (530) 4582613.

----------------------------------------------CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION 627 8th Street - Williams

abilities. This activity is free for all participants. We do ask that you provide your own water and leave pets at home. For more information call Sandy Cabral, Recreation Supervisor at 458-5622 ext.109.

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March 21st

RED CROSS CPR TRAINING Adult CPR/AED, Child/Infant CPR & First Aid Pre-Registration Required 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. COLUSA SENIOR CITIZEN’S CENTER “Meet & Greet Coffee Club” 901 PARKHILL ST Every Third Sunday of the Month COLUSA, CA 95932 after 8:00 a.m. Mass Contact Susan Tiffany, Three River Join us for refreshments and Chapters Headquarters, Yuba City, conversation CA 530 673-1460 For Registration Information.

“The Social Church Club” Other classes being offered: www.

Meeting: Every First Thursday of the colusacountyredcross.com Month. New Time: 4:30 p.m. or www.threerivers.redcross.org Place: The Event Room at the church Williams Antique show Please come and join us to form new March 21 & 22 friendships, bring people together and to assist and serve in our WHS Old Gym. The food booth is ‘church of Annunciation’ fund community. raiser. Your support is needed and ----------------------------------------------appreciated. Come have lunch and CITY OF COLUSA SENIOR support our parish at the same time!

GAME DAY “Cupcakes, pies, soup & sandwiches” The Colusa Parks and Community ----------------------------------------------Services invites all area senior citizens to come participate in Senior March 26th Game Day. This event begins November 5th at 10am and will be held every Colusa County SherifF’s Wednesday at City Hall. Enjoy the Department Community Meeting company of friends as you learn princeton high school new games or increase your skills 7:00 PM at old ones. Whist, Dominoes and ----------------------------------------------Bunco, are a few of the favorites.

March 30th Come have a cup of coffee and a laugh with friends. This activity is Sheep, Swine, & free to all seniors and will be held Goat Weigh-In at City Hall, 425 Webster St. in Room 3:30p - 6:30p 2. For more information call Sandy ----------------------------------------------Cabral, Recreation Supervisor at April 2nd 458-5622 ext.109.

----------------------------------------------Colusa County SherifF’s WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CENTER Department Community Meeting ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES williams city hall 7:00 PM 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 -april 3, 4, 5th Monday night, 6:30 p.m., Veteran’s Hall, 9th & C Street.

12th Annual Colusa Western Days Think you’ll never win? One night Gates open @ 7am in October, there was a record 8 Colusa Fair Grounds winners on 1 game!

Take the family out for some good Afternoon at the Movies: ol’fashIoned western fun. Enjoy a See a different movie each month downtown cattle drive & parade, FREE. Wednesday 1-4 p.m., Veteran’s trade show, celebrity team penning, Hall, 9th & C Street. (Bring a pillow calf branding, dutch oven cook– the seats are hard.) off, family fair, team sorting & -----------------------------------------------. penning, Cowboy entertainment, SENIOR WALKING PROGRAM ranch horse class, Ranch Roping, BBQ Rib Cook off and much more! For City of Colusa Parks and Community details visit Service Department is offering a www.colusawesterndays.com Senior Walking Program. Enjoy the beautiful fall colors as you exercise ----------------------------------------------every Wednesday at 10 a.m., Meet at april 8th City Hall for a quick warm up before heading out. A buddy program will Learn to home brew! provide safety for all ages and The williams pioneer review

is hosting a ‘beer making more information will be available demonstration’ at the Colusa in the near future. visitors center - 6:00pm. to register, email info@williamspioneerreview. com FREE to all colusa county residents. must be 21 to attend.

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April 11th Williams Easter Egg Hunt 11AM ---------------------------------------------

April 17th COLUSA redskins athletic foundation 2nd annual golf tournament Registration starts at 10AM. Shotgun start at 11:00 am.

For sponsorship or participation information please call: (530) 458-2476 COLUSA redskins athletic foundation “Hole in one from the sky” $10 per ball - prize $500 for th ball in the bottom of the cup. for ticket information please call: (530) 458-2476 ---------------------------------------------

April 19th COLUSA COWBOY YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADER SIGNUPS Required at Sign-up’s: Parent/ Guardian, Birth Certificate, $175 player fee or $50 payment, Sale of $20 worth of Jamboree Tickets (Sell the most tickets and win a prize) Cheerleading sign-ups will close June 1st. nO late enrolment.

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May 2nd valley ranch 5th annual neighborhood yard sale 8:00am to 3:00pm take “e” street to Vann Williams, CA Your participation is greatly appreciated. Sponsored by the Valley Ranch CCR’s Review Board Asscociation. For more information please call: (530) 473-2610 -----------------------------------------------

May 4th Rabbits, Chickens, & Breeding Stock 3:30 p - 5:30-pm -----------------------------------------------

July 25th Attention WHS Alumni and teachers!!!

We are searching for teachers and alumni from Williams High School who attended or taught in the 80’s and 90’s. Our first annual WHS Reunion Bash will be held in Williams on July 25, 2009. For more information contact Robin Matteri 209-531-4600. robinmatteri@hotmail. com or online via Facebook where we’ve already established an alumni group. Information about the event is posted at this site and

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Firewood for sale: mixed hardwoods, very dry $100 1/2 cord, $180 full cord call 476-2948 for more information.’

------------------------------------FOR SALE: Case IH Tractor 11,500 hours, 3,500 hr on the N 14 Cummings motor 340 HP, $40,000. Call Sharon Wiggin 4763388, 632-0300 or Jim 632-0500.

Creative Looks: Why drive far away when we have it all? Gourmet Cookware, Gourmet Foods, Home Decor, Women’s Clothing, Jewelry, Salon & much more! Visit us Online at: creativelooksmaxwell. com Call or come by ton inquire about our wedding registry -------------------------------------WILLIAMS ALUMNI INTERACTIVE WEBSITE PRIVATE & FREE Make new contact with old classmates and browse HELP WANTED Truck the site for class pictures Driver, TOP Pay. Send and candid pictures Information To: PO Box from 1912 to about 91, Williams CA, 95987 1970. New reunion and -------------------------------------candid pictures posted FREELANCE WRITERS continuously. Sponsored WANTED 3-4 stories per by a Williams gal! Email: month. send resumes to: sundee@sbcglobal.net WPR 317 Fifth Street, NEED TO SELL YOUR Colusa CA. CAR OR TRUCK? LIST -------------------------------------YOUR VEHICLE IN THE Rice irrigator WILLIAMS PIONEER willing and able to drive CLASSIFIEDS . CALL equipment, work at bins (530) 458-2675 & keep grounds. Must understand English, get himself to job site.

Pay range $10-$13/hr.

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Call 476-3388, 632-0300 Newer unfurnished or 632-0500.

3bd./2ba home 3 Car Garage. Nice back yard.

Available now! $1250/ mo. Call (530) 304-7566

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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 veterans.

Contact citizens for a Better Williams at 5200096 or send your tax deductable donation to: PO Box 703, Williams, CA 95987

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office located at: 317 Fifth Street in Colusa, for more information. lloydsprintandcopy.com -------------------------------------ARBORIST & PRUNING Professional and expierenced. I can prune anything. Still time to prune roses, shrubs, fruit trees, shade trees & top aries. Contact Curtis Pyle Arborist (530) 476-2948

EDUCATION Grade School-Adult tutoring Basic math skills.

Add, subtract, multiply, divide. Whole numbers, fractions, decimals & more. $5 per half hour, weekly. Call for class dates.

530.476.3599, leave message.

LIVESTOCK 20 year old registered quarter horse mare for sale. This mare looks like she is 12 yrs old!

Has had a show career and been a lesson horse.

Easy keeper,anyone can ride, she is 100 percent sound!

Located in williams. Call 933-1919.

Selling for $1000, (what I owe on her). Will sell to great home only.

MISC Father daughter looking for a place to enjoy occasional pig hunting.

Trespassing fee OK. John (530) 945-0469 -------------------------------------

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FIREFIGHTERS “It’s a countywide team, and it was a team effort to get everyone together,” said Gilbert “It’s been proven before, this is realistically what we are going to face” Sunday, March 15, marked the final day of the grueling 40 hour training. The location of the final practice scenarios was the Foothill Warehouse, where 24 firefighters, most of whom are volunteers, were geared up ready for action.

The day’s scenarios were a highrise rescue and a below ground rescue. The victims were played by two of the firefighters. Each miniscule detail was documented and two California Health and Rescue instructors supervised, handing out advice as needed.

Even though the rescues were simulated everyone took things very seriously, the reality of putting their training to use in the future very high.

“This training is extremely important, especially for the Ag industry,” explained CH&R Secondary Instructor Joe Tuoto.

Andy Ferrendelli, President of the Colusa County Fire Chief ’s Association reiterated the

Confined space rescue training members, looked on as team members were conducting a mock high rise rescue. (Staff Photo)

Firefighters pulled up one of their own during a below ground simulated rescue.. (Staff Photo)

importance of the training “Years ago we had to call in outside resources. It’s been an educational experience and it’s been great everyone working together as a county-wide force.”

The departments were fortunate to have Kent Freeman on site for the training. Not only is he a senior instructor for the CH&R he also wrote much of the curriculum for these types of trainings. Freeman takes things one step further by customizing the training for the area that will be covered.

“You know, 95 percent of the guys out here are volunteers.

These guys are taking 40 hours out of their lives, away from their families to be here,” said Gilbert gratefully.

The participating fire agencies were: Colusa City fire, Sac River fire, Arbuckle fire, Princeton fire, Williams fire, Meridian fire, Maxwell fire, Colusa City public works and Williams public works.

The crews trained together and will work well together should the occasion arise where they need to put their new skills and knowledge to work.

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