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Volume 141, Number 6 — Locally-owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Ken Britten
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, March 13, 2024
County road work begins outside town on March 18
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or Winters. Detours will be arranged to guide motorists around any full road closures. Local access to properties and businesses along these road sections will be maintained during construction. Motorists are encouraged to exercise caution, adhere to construction signage, and respect the instructions of flaggers when traveling through the work zones. The collaborative effort will support the region’s irrigation service and improve storm drainage capabilities. To view Yolo County’s Road Closures Map, visit www. YoloCounty.org/ Road-Closures. toc
The Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, in collaboration with the Yolo County Department of Community Services’ Public Works Division, are gearing up to replace several decaying culvert pipelines along both Russell Boulevard and County Road 89 around the city of Winters. Contractors are scheduled to beging the infrastructure upgrades starting on March 18 through March 29. Road construction is expected to operate Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Road work will be active simultaneously at both locations, and is subject to weather conditions. Motorists and residents in the areas
are advised to anticipate intermittent lane closures during the timeframe. Traffic control will be managed by the Public Works Division’s Road Maintenance staff at both work locations. The road worksite locations include: • Russell Boulevard, half a mile east of Interstate 505, and just east of Fredericks Drive • County Road 89, at the intersection of County Road 27 The sections of County Road 27 approaching the intersection with County Road 89 could be closed at times due to work efforts. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to seek alternate routes in and out
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Baby Amira is Winters’ first 2024 baby Express staff
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Amira Dior Lua officially holds the title of the Winters Express’ first 2024 Winters baby. Amira arrived on Jan. 25, 2024, at 1:26 p.m. to parents Cesar and Crystal Jesse Lua of Winters. She was born at the Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Hospital. At birth she weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured at 19 inches. Mother Crystal Jesse Lua said Amira is their first child. Amira loves to look around, especially at windows and she enjoys stretching out. Some of the milestones she’s reached
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West Plainfield Fire Chief Cherie Rita, Winters Fire Chief Jack Snyder, Winters City Manager Jeremy Craig and Willow Oaks Fire Chief Marcus Klinkhammer show off the signed Joint Operations Agreement between the three fire agencies.
Fire department partnership provides strength in numbers By Angela Underwood Special Contributor Winters Fire Chief Jack S. Snyder III knows when it is time to partner up. That is why Winters Fire Department entered a Joint Operating Agreement with the Willow Oak Fire Protection District and West Plainfield Fire District after Snyder took his post. The chief is in good company with federal agencies like the Biden-Harris Administration agencies signing an interagency agreement to ad-
dress wildfire risk and protect communities from smoke in 2023. Snyder said when he saw the two fire districts capitalizing on a partnership, it just felt right to collaborate to increase Winters Fire Department’s effectiveness. “Equipment prices are rising, budgets are becoming tighter, and we need to enhance our capabilities to provide the best customer service to the citizens in all three jurisdictions,” Snyder said. According to West Plainfield Fire Dis-
trict Chief Cherie Rita, the original collaboration between the two fire districts formed the Local Agency Formation Commission Multiple Service Reviews in June 2022. Rita said that when she heard of Chief Snyder’s interest in her district and Willow Oak, she recommended a revised agreement for the three agencies, effective January 2024. “Chief Snyder saw the benefits and efficiencies the neighboring districts were
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Police chief shares crime report Courtesy photo
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Amira Dior Lua is Winters’ first baby of 2024. are smiling, turning her head from right to left, and lifting her head. Cesar and Crystal Jesse are pastors at The Rock Church West and they are excited for her to help them plant the church. Her maternal grandparents are Antonio and Rebeca Navarrete of Montclair, California. Paternal Grandparents are Jesus Lua and Maria
Macias of Winters. Amira and her family are receiving a welcome gifts from Les Schwab Tire Center, El Pueblo Meat Market & Taqueria, Lorenzo’s Market, Pacific Ace Hardware, First Northern Bank, The Baby Shop and Winters Friends of the Library. The Express 2024 First Winters Baby Contest was sponsored by Les Schwab Tire Center.
Index Features ........................ B-1 Classifieds ................... B-4
We at he r Date
Rain
High
Low
Mar. 06 0.01”
60˚
48˚
.00
68˚
42˚
.00
65˚
45˚
Mar. 09
.00
69˚
43˚
Eventos hispanos ....... A-2
Mar. 10
.00
64˚
41˚
Mar. 11
0.13”
64˚
45˚
Opinion ......................... B-3
Mar. 12
0.15”
65˚
47˚
Real Estate ................... B-2
Rain for week: 0.29 in. Season’s total: 21.18 in. Last sn. to date: 30.24 in. Winters rainfall season began 7/1/23. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m. daily by local weatherman Joe Bristow.
sparse, with only three items and a single presentation from Miller. The city council meeting only lasted 48 minutes. Miller presented the annual crime statistics, bringing up that California law changes impacts how he and his team of officers operate. Miller noted that a lot of offenders arrested are repeat offenders, explaining that many arrests are cite-and-release. “This is an unfortunate thing that we have seen,” Miller said. “Just this turnstyle justice system.”
See CRIME, Page 3
Trustees consider science curriculum Express Staff Writer
Mar. 07
Sports ........................... B-5
Police Chief John P. Miller detailed the importance of police officers being seen and present in the community at Tuesday’s Winters City Council meeting. According to Miller, security footage captured downtown of a suspect allegedly stealing fishing poles from the back of a car. Moments later a police unit passed by, and the individuals threw the poles down. The public section was almost empty at the March 5 meeting. The consent calendar was
By Logan Chrisp
Mar. 08
Community .................. A-2
By Amelia Biscardi
On Thursday, March 7, the Winters Joint Unified School District trustees were presented with information on the Savvas Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Curriculum. The information was presented by Assistant Superintendent Phoebe Girimonte and Winters High School Principal Justin Young, who — along with several
WHS science teachers — recommended the adoption of the new science curriculum. “The staff at Winters High School has engaged in a very diligent process to make the selection that they are recommending this evening (…) We are well overdue for an adoption,” Girimonte said. If approved, this new curriculum will replace the current science curriculum that has been in place since 2003.
According to Girimonte, the estimated cost of adopting the new curriculum is $52,000 over eight years but could increase. An additional $5,000 could be added if additional materials or training are deemed necessary. This cost includes the student notebooks as well as the professional learning for science teachers. If new science teachers were to be hired
See SCIENCE, Page 3
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