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Volume 140, Number 12 — Locally-owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Bill Doughty
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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McMasters-Stone is the 2023 Grand Marshal By Aaron Geerts Express staff writer The Youth Day Grand Marshal is an honorary position for someone who’s done a significant amount of work helping youth in the community. This year, this prestigious title goes to Carol McMasters-Stone who — for the past couple of decades — has been one of the key components in keeping Youth Day going. Last week, McMasters-Stone got a phone call from Mike Sebastian, another Youth Day key facilitator, informing her she was chosen as this year’s Grand Marshal. Naturally, the designation came as an unexpected surprise to her — and pretty much only her. Gratitude and appreciation abound, McMasters-Stone maintains she does what she does simply for the love of this age-old, small-town tradition. “This is a great community festival and it’s kind of embedded in Winters’ smalltown fabric. It’s just a great day where we have all the
By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Winters Joint Unified School District announced the names of honorees for its Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Rob Coman (Class of 1969) and Jenny Lester Moffitt (Class of 1998) were selected for the Alumni category. Coman was regonized for his efforts as a locla historian. Lester Moffitt is being recognized for her work in agriculture. John Kammerer (in memoriam) and Pam Scheeline have been selected for the Employee category. Kammerer began working at Winters High School in 1955 taught and coached nearly all sports for Carol McMasters-Stone was selectd as the Youth Day Grand Marshal for her
Racist graffiti found on Rominger campus Editor-in-Chief
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On Monday morning, staff at Shirley Rominger Intermediate School discovered that over the weekend someone had vandalized several classroom doors with graffiti.
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A message sent from Rominger Principal Monica Moreno said the graffiti contained profanity and racial slurs. “We were sad and disappointed to see this graffiti on our campus,” Moreno said. “We do not tolerate insensitive or inappropriate language.” Superintendent Rody Boonchouy told the Express that in addition to the classroom doors, the Rom-
inger picnic tables were vandalized with graffiti that include racial slurs and offensive language. “Incidents like this have no place in our community, and we strongly condemn these acts of hate and vandalism,’’ Boonchouy said. “As a District, we strive to ensure that our schools are a place where all students, families, and staff feel welcome and that they always know they be-
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long. We are a community that values diversity, kindness, and inclusion, and we will stand up against any act of hatred that occurs in our schools or community. Together we can make our community a better place for all.” Moreno said that although the graffiti was removed immediately on Monday morning. Boonchouy said the incident was reported to the Winters Police Department. Anyone who has information related to this incident should contact the Low School District at 45˚ 530-795-6100.
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Apr. 13
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Apr. 14
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Apr. 15
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Apr. 16
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Apr. 17
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Real Estate ................... B-2
Apr. 18
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Rain for week: 0.00 in. Season’s total: 36.99 in. Last sn. to date: 18.20 in.
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Sports ........................... A-2
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Winters rainfall season began 7/1/22. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m. daily by local weatherman Joe Bristow.
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Trustees approve social media archiving service By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer During its April 6 meeting, the Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees heard a proposal for a service to archive the school district’s social media accounts. Clarifying why this archiving is necessary, Raena Lavelle, Director of Technology Services, shared her own initial confusion since the social media information “is there, we can go online and see it.” But as she explains, the California Public Records Act “requires that government agencies preserve public records regardless of
physical form” including “any form of communication or representation.” What this means is Winters JUSD, as a government agency, must be able to provide any digital or physical records of public information if requested, including documentation from social media. “We need to be able to provide all records, but that includes anything that has ever been deleted or edited from its original form, so we need to be able to show all the history, and not just what is there currently,” Lavelle said. Thus social media
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Berryessa rises four inches Staff The water level of Lake Berryessa is up by 0.34 feet during the past week, with an increase in storage of 6,107 acre-feet of water, according to Ken Emigh of the Solano
Irrigation District. On the morning of Tuesday, April 18 the lake level was 430.69 feet above sea level, with storage computed at 1,380,135 acre-feet of water. Evaporation on the lake averaged 213
acre-feet of water per day. The SID is diverting 120 cubic feet per second of water in the Putah South Canal, with 47 cubic feet per second flowing at the Diversion Dam.
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32 years, and served as the Athletic Director. Scheeline worked multiple roles in Winters JUSD from 1970– 2007. Billie Bishop was selected for the Distinguished Service category. Although Bishop is a graduate from the WHS Class of 1962, he is being recognized for the countless hours he volunteered to working with children in Winters schools helping them to develop upon their reading skills. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to honor the 2023 Class will be held on Thursday, April 27. For more information, contact the Winters JUSD office at 530-795-6100.
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