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Volume 142, Number 15 — Locally-owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Marcella Heredia
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Trustees approve new high school personal finance course By Logan Chrisp Express staff writer On Thursday, May 1, the Winters Board of Trustees voted to approve several items, including a new personal finance course starting for Winters High School in 2027. Trustees voted unanimously to implement the new
personal finance class and will begin being offered in the 2027 school year. The proposed class will be a semester-long version of the previously adopted year-long personal finance course that’s currently offered at WHS. Teacher Chris
See COURSE, Page 5
Community invited to Memorial Day event Express staff
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The Winters Cemetery District invites the community to gather in solemn remembrance on Monday, May 26, at 1:30 p.m., for the 2025 Winters Memorial Day ceremony honoring those who gave their lives in service to the nation. Flags will fly at half-staff, and smaller flags will mark the graves of veterans laid to rest in the Winters Cemetery where the event takes place. The ceremony will
feature the Winters Girl Scouts leading the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a community singalong of patriotic songs led by Bruce Chapman. Col. John Klohr, Commander of the 60th Mission Support Group at Travis Air Force Base, will serve as the featured speaker. The event will conclude with a 21-gun salute in honor of the 26 veterans from the area who were killed in action, as well as the 468 veterans buried in the cemetery. Kevin Corrales will perform TAPS to close the tribute. All members of the community are encouraged to attend and pay their respects.
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Fire Capt. Matt Schlechla’s daughter pins his newest bar on his uniform at the Winters City Council meeting.
Police, Fire celebrates staff achievements By Sonora Slater Express staff writer In the midst of a packed agenda at the May 6 Winters City Council meeting, the Winters Fire Department and the Winters Police Department took a moment to recognize staff who have shown extraordinary dedication to their work over the past year. For the Winters PD, this came in the form of announcing its 2024 Officer of the Year: Gordon Brown. This is Brown’s second time receiving the honor, with the last time being in 2014. He was nominated for the recognition this year by Sergeant
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Rain
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Low
May 07
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86˚
50˚
May 08
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82˚
51˚
May 09
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88˚
55˚
May 10
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93˚
59˚
Eventos hispanos ....... A-2
May 11
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96˚
51˚
May 12
0.21”
79˚
51˚
Opinion ......................... B-3
May 13
0.01”
70˚
49˚
Real Estate ................... B-2
Rain for week: 0.22 in. Season’s total: 19.27 in. Last sn. to date: 23.29 in.
Classifieds ................... B-4 Community .................. A-2
Sports ........................... B-5
Winters rainfall season began 7/1/24. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m. daily by local weatherman Joe Bristow.
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Police Chief John P. Miller presented Officer Gordon Brown as the Officer of the Year. Albert Ramos, who said that Brown is a proactive and community-focused member of the team. After an injury forced Brown to temporarily shift to light duty, he was able to return to work in June of 2024, and now leads the department in citations and arrests. Ramos added in his nomination that Brown also arrives at work early, communicates well with the public and with other members of the department, and is eager to participate in community outreach, whether it’s events like the Public Safety YOUR
Festival and Trunk or Treat or the Cadet program, for which he is a mentor. “After I was injured, I worked my butt off to come back,” Brown said. “It means the world to be here still wearing this uniform, doing a job I dreamed of doing as a kid.” From the Winters Fire, Fire Captain Matt Schechla was recognized for his completion of the National Fire Academy Managing Officer Program — the first in Winters Fire history to do so, and one of only approximately 600 people in the United States with the des-
ignation. “He is the epitome of self-growth,” Winters Fire Chief Jack S. Snyder III said while presenting the accomplishment. This designation is the culmination of classwork geared toward leadership and data analysis, as well as an independent capstone project. Schechla has been working for Winters Fire since 2015, and tackled the Management Officer Program as a personal challenge. For his capstone project, Schechla put
See AWARDS, Page 4
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