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Volume 142, Number 37 — Locally-owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Colleen Caprio
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Sonora Slater/Winters Express
Winters High School seniors Aylin Ochoa and Tatiana Torres, Thriving Pink executive director Leslie Hunter, Mayor Albert Vallecillo, and breast cancer survivors Thriving Pink outreach co-chair Laurie Maloney and WHS teacher Patricia Cisneros accepted the proclamation recognizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and highlighting Thriving Pink’s efforts.
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This year’s Public Safety Festival featured several new additions, including interactive family-friendly activities designed to promote safety awareness and community involvement.
Public Safety Festival builds community trust through fun, hands-on activities By Crystal Apilado
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By Sonora Slater Express staff writer The Oct. 7 city council meeting was short and to the point, with council members unanimously passing a packed consent calendar of items deemed to be routine and noncontroversial. Two of the items on the consent calendar were proclamations, which were the focus of the night — one recognized the 25th anniversary of the Lower Putah Creek Committee, while another recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, specifically focusing on the impact of local nonprofit Thriving Pink.
Editor-in-Chief The Winters Police and Fire departments and other local agencies teamed up Oct. 11 with several regional agencies to host the annual Winters Public Safety Festival— an event aimed at strengthening trust and relationships between residents and local first responders. This year’s family-friendly festival featured several new additions and interactive activities designed to promote safety awareness and community involvement. The event, which began years ago as a public safety open house at the high school, now takes place at the fire department to allow for more engaging, hands-on activities and demonstrations. Aide Aguilera, Winters Fire recruitment coordinator, said the fire department provided fire safety and lithium battery safety
City council recognizes Thriving Pink, LPCCC 25th anniversary
Breast cancer awareness Courtesy photo
The Winters Police Department shared educational materials and resources to promote roadway safety and offered pink patches and T-shirts for sale in support of breast cancer awareness. tips to help families stay informed and prepared. The department also offered an interactive CPR demonstration using a feedback manikin that showed participants how effective their compressions were. “It was a fun and educational way to learn a life-saving skill. We also introduced a
kids’ agility course, which gave children a chance to experience a mini version of our firefighter agility test. It was a great way for kids to get involved, challenge themselves, and even spray some water at the end,” Aguilera said. The Winters Police Department focused on safe driving edu-
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cation, particularly the dangers of distracted driving. Officers shared educational materials and resources to promote roadway safety and offered pink patches and T-shirts for sale in support of breast cancer awareness. A patrol vehicle was also on display for
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The organization was established in 2016 and seeks to provide support for those who are currently battling breast cancer or who have in the past, from the moment of diagnosis through survivorship. Their programs include individual financial assistance grants, “Pink Peer” mentors for newly diagnosed patients, the ProspeROSA program for Spanish-speaking breast cancer patients, and more. The group has
planned fundraising efforts and educational events throughout October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which they like to call “PinkTober.” “Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women,” the proclamation reads. “During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to fighting this disease, providing education on prevention and early detection, and supporting those affected by breast cancer.” Leslie Hunter, the executive director of Thriving Pink, and Laurie Maloney, a breast cancer survivor and the co-chair of outreach for Thriving Pink, thanked the council for the proclamation, as well as thanked the local health care systems and businesses that partner with the organization in order to make their programs possible. “If you know someone who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer, Thriving Pink is here to help them,” Hunter said. “We’re working really hard to get out there, spread
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Construction progress, campus upgrades show momentum in schools By Logan Chrisp Express staff writer Important facility upgrades across the Winters Joint Unified District were the subject of two presentations at the Oct. 2 Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night, including new images of construction taking place at
Waggoner Elementary School. Van Pelt Construction Services program manager Ashley Del Rio provided an update on Waggoner’s transitional kindergarten classrooms and parent drop-off zones. Drone footage from early September showed construction is progressing within a
two-week time frame, as well as asphalt paving being completed earlier this week at the drop-off zone. “The smell was terrible, but the progress is exciting,” Del Rio said. “It’s a huge step for us.” In addition to the TK construction,
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