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Coming Events SpotlightCatholic Ladies Relief Society Card Party ................... January 22

Colusa FirefightersCrab Feed ................... January 20

Maxwell Little League Signups........................ January 26

Cioppino Dinner ........... January 29

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Grimes Volunteer Firefighters’: From left to right: Volunteer Fire Fighters; Kyle McCullough, Assistant Chief-John Kimbrall, John Miller, Captain-Lance Swift, Captain-Martin Ramirez, Stuart Angerer, Chairman of the breakfast-Marc Sumner, and Captain Todd Miller. Host their 14th Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday December 26, 2010. Staff Photo. Editors Note: We re-ran this image to give credit to the individuals who risk their lives for our saftey. Proper credits were not available at the time of original publishing.

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Colusa County Girls Scouts from Arbuckle, Williams, Colusa, Princeton and Maxwell gathered together

for a Girl Scout Cookie Rally on January 6, 2011. “The purpose of the rallies is to mentor the girls on safety, and learn the different or new cookies,” said Erin Brennen, Girl Scout spokeswoman, “most importantly, we teach the girls how to take cookie orders and play fun games.” The cookie program for the Girl Scouts begins Jan. 14 and will last through the end of January, said Brennen. "Booths will be available at select neighborhood stores beginning Feb. 25 ending March 20th" she said.Did you know 2011 marks the 35th birthday of the Samoa or Carmel Delights Girl Scout cookie? The Girl Scout organization looks

on the cookie program as more than an exercise in salesmanship. It is an integral part of the Girl Scouts' Business and Economic Literacy initiative for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade. The program helps Girl Scouts learn about goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. Girl Scout troops set sales goals and follow plans to raise enough funds to support service projects, educational field trips and other leadership activities. The Girl Scout cookie program helps boost the girls' self-esteem, encouraging them to dream big and plan a career path based on what they've learned. Community service through Project Troop to Troop is another cornerstone of the Girl Scout cookie program. This project encourages people to buy Girl Scout cookies for donation to the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Girl Scout members participated in several activities that helped boast motivation and knowledge about the upcoming cookie selling season. (Staff Photo)

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For those of you familiar with Facebook, you need only search for City of Colusa to find

and link to the new page. The City hopes to have a link to the Facebook page on the City website soon. This free communications service will be used by City staff to announce meetings, recreation classes, and provide general information to the Community. Recent postings on the Facebook Page include information about a recent retirement and a new recreation classes. The City expects to post information such as youth team sign-ups, adult softball schedules, zoning meetings, and more on Facebook. In an effort to support the City Council's goal for increased community outreach without an increased budget, City staff felt that Facebook could provide additional outreach to the community with limited costs. City Manager Jan McClintock stated "This doesn't replace the City's website for important information and documents, but it provides a less formal method of communication with those in the community that have grown up with the electronic world." Continued on page 2

City of Colusa announCes

new tool for Community

CommuiCations

by: Lauren miLLer

Officer Dan Titus will be retiring from his position as Deputy Sheriff with the Colusa Sheriff’s

department this coming February 8th. He will have served with Colusa County for twenty-nine years. Where the retirement door has closed, however, the new business “window” has opened. Titus has opened an aptly named “Firearm Services, for things that go bang,” and is located within Kittle’s new location on Market Street. Titus received substantial training through his work at the Sheriff’s department. Not only was he required to maintain the firearms at his location as the Department Armorer, but he was also required to attend classes and seminars. These classes were often sponsored by gun makers such as Colt, Glock, or Rutgers, or by associations such as the NRA. His training combined with his natural love for firearms’ were the magic combination that prompted him to open his shop, which he had been planning with Mr. Kittle two years prior to Kittle’s move to Market Street. On the subject of retiring, Titus said, ““It’s about time.” A lot of his colleagues are retiring and he is “still young enough” to begin his new life as a gunsmith. Born and raised in Durham, California, Titus knew he wanted to be a sheriff when he was a sophomore in high school. He participated in ride-alongs with the Chico Sheriff’s department, and in 1982, he relocated to Colusa County for his career. Titus spent three and a half years as the boat deputy before moving up to Deputy Sheriff. His last three years were spent with the Narcotics Task Force, which is comprised of members of each department across the county. To date, Titus receives a of “word of mouth” business. He is open four days a week and services both new and old guns. “guns are little machines,” says Titus, noting that all they need is regular cleaning and maintenance. When they are legitimately broken, however, Tutus says, “it is a simple matter of finding what doesn’t work.” He adds that sometimes he has to fabricate a new part altogether. The gunsmith profession is becoming more and more specialized, with gunsmiths only working on specific makes and models, so it is a rare and special thing to have someone like Mr. Titus in out backyard who services all guns on a walk-in basis. And so, it is with his new business that Titus looks into the face of retirement and says, “bang.”

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CorreCtion:Grimes panCake breakfast

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Ten year’s after his death, the late Greg Goodin is still being remembered in Colusa County.In response to a fundraising sponsorship request letter from the Colusa County Fair Board on behalf of the Colusa County Community Center construction project, the group known as “Friends of Greg Goodin” decided to see what they could do to help out and also recognize Goodin for his dedication to Colusa County. Continued on page 2

friends of GreG Goodin support

Community Center projeCt

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City Manager Jan McClintock sees this an extension of the new community outreach that began by adding youth advisors to the City Council and to all the commissions and committees. The Facebook page has not been set-up to support debates or discussions. When asked why the City Manager stated that "Since the Facebook page is effectively a government web-site it might be considered a public document. We are also unsure of the legal issues associated with the content of outside postings and debate. There are many non-government sponsored opportunities on the internet where people can engage in debate." Check out the City's new Facebook Page!

Last year, more than 140,000 packages of Girl Scout cookies were donated and sent to servicemen and women at home and abroad, through Fort Hood, the USO and the American Red Cross. Girl Scout cookies were also donated to local veterans' organizations and wounded soldiers. There are eight kinds of Girl Scout Cookies offered this year. You can choose from Thin Mints, Carmel DeLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shortbread, Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lot and Daisy-Go-Rounds. In addition, to address the health related concerns of many customers, all varieties, including the popular Thin Mints and Carmel DeLites, will now feature zero trans fat per serving. Cookies are $4 per box. Girl Scouts is a "girl-led" organization where girls develop their leadership potential, connect with others in a multicultural environment and take action to make a difference in the world. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts, call Erom Bremmem (530) 458-5367 or Kim Stocks (530) 439-2831. Information is also available by calling (800.322.4475) or visit www.girlscoutshcc.org

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Mary LyttleKaty Myers

Slim and Christy EdwardsAudrey Taylor

Colusa High School LeadershipDoris Zollerr

Kandy and Larry YeghoianLeslie Hall/Christy Hoblit Christy Avera and Family

Barbara and Emmet pennebakerAlma villasenor and Family

Marty Remmers FamilyKarin Stegall Family

Serena Morrow and FamilyGinger and Brett HarlowXi Sigma Kappa Sorority

Shannon LauxMargie Elquez

Ben FloresCindi HudginsRosa Bautista

Donna Critchfi eldpeggi CooneyMarisa prado

First 5 Colusa CountyBill and Cindy Lovelace

Tiffany Bailey and Familyvikki Keenan and Troop 1764

Barbara HankinsAnn Amsden

Zeba Hone and FamilyGenia and Dona Friel

Graham/Hillary RoadyDebbie Shantz and Family

Margie GonzalesJulie, Owen, paityn and Austin Manor

Jennifer WhiteAdriana and Juan Cano

Cindy pronsolinoKirsty Ochs Carol Rosa

Sally Cardenaspeggy Hicks

Our Lady of Lourdes parish and School

Barbara ReeceJennifer Long and Family

Jody JohnstonSteffany RitchieErika Lemenager

Bethlehem Lutheran ChurcheBonnie/Mike Davies and Family

Dorothy HuerMargie Gonzalez

phyllis SpillerMichelle QuentmeyerEleanor WorthingtonMaureen AndreottiCarolyn SchedlerNikki GiramonteLillian Lindwedal

Heather KapsJudy Kittle

Mike phenicieLora Ceccon

Heather ThomasLuis MorenoSue Barrett

Angie OcanasDave McGrathpatty GonzalezKaren petera

We would also like to thank Girl Scout Troop 1764 for their help in wrapping the gifts; and a huge thanks to the DHHS Social Services Staff for their hard work and dedication. We could not have done this without you all!

Community Advocates for parents and Children would like to thank the following individuals for sponsoring Colusa County Foster Care

Youth this holiday season. Due to overwhelming generosity,we were able to provide gifts and needed items

to 55 children and three families.

Thank you!

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Isabella Laura Hernandez, Colusa Regional Medical Center’s first baby of 2011, was born January 2 at 12:08 pm, weighing in at 9 lbs, 8 oz and 21 inches tall. Isabella’s mother and father, Leticia Torres and Asuncion Hernandez, live in Willows, CA, and this is their first child. Isabella was delivered with the assistance of Dr. Michael Goodman of North Valley Family Physicians. Isabella was presented with a hand-made afghan from the CRMC Auxiliary a hand-made quilt from the Pacific Quilters Guild, and photo announcement package from CRMC

CrmC’s first baby of 2011

A recent fundraising effort hosted by the late Greg Goodin’s brother Stan Goodin of Reno and Paul Sankey of Colusa raised funds as a donation to assist in the completion of the Center being built at the Colusa County Fairgrounds. “We were able to raise a considerable sum for the Community Center project at the event held in December,” said Stan Goodin. “We served Hors D’ Oeuvres and drinks at Dave Holeman’s Shop,” he said. “People were very generous in their support.” “We have formed the Friends of Greg Goodin, and we are attempting to help with the completion of the Community Center, and in doing so provide some recognition for Greg’s memory,” said Stan Goodin.“Although we have a good start at the fundraising effort, we’d like to do more,” said Stan Goodin. Contributions can be sent to Paul Sankey at 315 Market Street, Colusa, CA 95932. Checks should be made payable to the 44th District Agricultural Association (44th DAA).Greg Goodin, was only 51 when he passed away at his home in Colusa in 2001. He was born in Colusa and was a lifelong Colusa resident. He managed the family business Tri-County Petroleum with his parents Bud and Virginia Goodin for many years. He graduated from the University of Nevada where he was a member of the SAE Fraternity.His ties remained with Colusa County where he was active as a member of the Colusa Rotary Club; past chairman of Colusa Ducks Unlimited; chairman of the Fish and Game Commission; and commissioner of the Colusa Rural Fire Department.Plans for the Colusa County

Community Center were developed by the Colusa County Fair Board. It will replace the old Flower Building formerly know as the Firemen’s Beer Garden Area.The project will include a small kitchen area for food preparation, and an area for a barbecue facility for events such as family reunions, small weddings, business meetings, or employee appreciation luncheons.Major donors of $5,000 or more will receive major signage and recognition on the building. For more information contact Colusa County Community Center project chairman Dan O’Connell at (530) 632-4491.

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PG&E will have a booth at the 2011 Colusa Farm Show, and it will also participate in the seminar program during the Show. The 2011 Farm Show seminar topic by PG&E is: Time Varying Pricing for Agricultural Customers. Early next year, under a new requirement developed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and all other leading utility companies statewide will fortify California’s reputation as a leader in energy conservation by introducing new time varying pricing plans designed to help increase California’s grid reliability and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The changes will eventually affect all business and residential customers. PG&E is adopting time varying pricing. “PG&E is always working to design programs that conserve energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help us avoid building new power plants,” stated Vanessa Volksen, Business Field Representative at PG&E. “Time varying pricing does just that – and saves customers money, too.” Under this kind of plan, customers pay higher rates at certain times when energy demand peaks and lower rates at other times. Starting on

February 1, 2011, small agricultural customers will be transitioned to Time of Use (TOU) pricing and large agricultural customers will transition to Peak Day Pricing (PDP). Other time varying pricing plans are also available if a customer enrolls five days prior to their transition date. During the PG&E seminar at the farm show, the topics covered will be small agricultural customers (<200 kW) transition to TOU, large agricultural customers (≥ 200 kW) transition to PDP. All aspects of the program including bill protection for the first year of participation are scheduled for discussion during the seminar. To help agricultural customers keep costs down while continuing to meet their specific business needs, PG&E offers an extensive portfolio of Demand Response programs with alternative pricing options. PG&E Representatives on staff with the utility can help customers understand how PDP works or help them choose a more appropriate program. PG&E will also hold educational workshops to provide in-depth information before the transition date. PG&E customers may get more information by visiting www.pge.com/pdp/ag, contacting a PG&E Representative at 1-800-987-4923 or calling the Agricultural hotline at 1-877-311-FARM.

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Capital Press is continuing its support of the Colusa Farm Show this year by once again hosting the

Show’s Hospitality Room. .Not only does it provide the exhibitors’ hospitality room, Capital Press also provides ‘food runners’ to assist single exhibitors in getting his or her lunch. The exhibitors may order from a menu provided each morning at their booths. The runner will pick up the completed menu and payment at 10:30 a.m. each day and deliver the lunch once it is prepared. “This is a great service, and one the exhibitors have come to really

appreciate,” said Colusa County Fair CEO Carolan Meek. The Capital Press is the West’s Ag Weekly. It is an independent farm and ranch newspapers serving California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and other western states. The weekly publication has been in print for more than 80 years. It is published each Friday by Press Publishing Company. The publication has its finger on the pulse of the Ag industry, and with news and editorial staff located in five states Capital Press is able to provide breaking agricultural news coverage to it subscribers and online readers. “We are thankful for the support

The Capital Press has continued to share with the Farm Show,” said Meek. “Not only have they been generous in providing advertising, they have in recent years been a gracious host to our exhibitiors in sponsoring the hospitality room,” she said. “The Capital Press continues to exhibit its strong belief in Ag education, and its support of the Farm Show is further indication that they are solid partners in the Farm Show and its goal of continued Ag education,” said Meek.“We appreciate their efforts and dedication to helping to make the Farm Show the best that it can be,” said Meek.

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The Community Foundation of Colusa County is sponsoring a farm/ranch estate planning seminar during the 46th annual Colusa Farm Show. New York Life Insurance agents Tip Thompson and Ignacio Martinez will present the seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 2 during the Farm Show. It is scheduled to begin at 3 pm. (following the Family Water Alliance seminar) in the sheep barn..

The program is designed to assist farmers and ranchers in ‘getting their estate planning house in order and explore charitable giving. This seminar will review many of the issues faced by the farmers and ranchers today. Among the topics covered are: the impact the loss of a key employee has on the owner of a ranch or farm; ways to reward key employees and owners; and, estate planning issues that will be faced by the farm and ranch owner and his/her family at death. Learn how you can help minimize your estate

taxes while maximizing the assets you pass to your heirs. We will identify many issues that may need to be considered in developing an efficient estate plan. These issues and others will be discussed at a complimentary, informational workshop. Come join us for a presentation on the benefits of charitable giving. Discover the advantages of making charitable gifts, and learn about the income tax deductions you might enjoy. Learn how life insurance can be a powerful charitable gift planning tool. We will also explore the basics of many charitable giving techniques.

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A new vendor attraction at the 2011 Colusa Farm Show will display some of Colusa County’s own products. The Colusa County Bounty booth, hosted by the Colusa County Chamber of Commerce will provide Show visitors with an opportunity to purchase locally grown and packaged commodities. Aptly name, Colusa County Bounty, the products are a bountiful selection. Patrons will be tempted with products ranging from almond butter, to olives, beans, rice, an array of mixes including cornbread and pancake, and soaps and nuts to honey in a variety of flavors. These items are for sale year around at the Colusa Business & Visitors Center, but in an effort to better reach potential customers from out-of-county, Colusa County Bounty was invited to the farm show as a new vendor. The invitation to bring the products to the farm show was one the Chamber of Commerce eagerly accepted said Chamber Board member Lynda Reynolds. “I think this is another terrific opportunity to get the word out about Colusa County and its international importance,” Reynolds commented. “We really do feed the world,” she said. Some of the companies being represented at the booth include The Nut Barn, Bella Soap, Central Valley Foods, Granzella’s, Planet Rice, Wintun Farms, Black Shire Almonds, Ornbaun Family Rice, Colusa Milling Co., Ridgecut Gristmill, and Baker’s Honey Farm.

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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is returning to the Colusa Farm Show this year to host an informational seminar. This year’s seminar, presented by Commercial Vehicle Industry Program Coordinator, Officer John Edwards will touch on a number of important regulations, and provide answers for attendees. Included in the program will be presentations and discussion topics including loading regulations, transportation of hazardous materials (trap wagons, nurse tanks), pick-up trucks used commercially, motor carrier of property permit program (DMV), Continued on page 7

farm & ranCh estate planninG seminar february 2 at farm show

pG&e seminar: time varyinG priCinG for

aGriCultural Customers

Capital press sponsors farm show hospitaltiy room

Colusa County bounty

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Chp will answer

questions at farm show

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By: nikki hancock

What are you doing this year?

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have

imagined.” –Henry David Thoreau

This time of year is understandably the time that we most often hear folks eagerly speaking of everything they’re going to do and alternately, not going to do this year. New goals or ‘resolutions’ as they may be called are often made at the turn of the year, in anticipation of new beginnings. Originally, the idea may be linked to certain religious traditions that encourage followers to repent the sins of the year and look toward the coming months with a fresh attitude. Whatever the beginnings of the New year’s resolution tradition, it seems that goals are a popular topic every January. What about you? Have you sat down alone and taken inventory of where you’re at and where you want to be? I don’t know that it matters whether you have one goal or one hundred, as long as you’re always striving to better yourself or your situation in some way. I have a friend with one simple goal (albeit, a very popular goal) of losing x number of pounds this year. I, personally take a more ‘Type A’ approach to New Year’s resolutions, reading over my goals from the year before and rolling over any unaccomplished tasks, and then after adding any new ideas to the list, I categorize them into business, health, financial, and personal goals. A bit complicated, maybe but it works for me so don’t knock it. And I think that’s the key – to do what works for you. If your’e one hundred percent happy with everything in your life just as it is and where you are then congratulations! But for those of us who have things we’d like to get better at, start doing, stop doing, or learn altogether, I say now is as good a time as any. Don’t be stagnet with your life! Get up and do something.

Learn a new hobby, organize that mess in the closet that you’ve been putting off, pay off those credit cards, or start that business you’ve always dreamed of. You aren’t getting any younger. The important thing in setting goals for yourself is to also establish how you intent to go about reaching those goals. It is a sure road to failure if you just scribble some ideas on paper and toss them in the back of the bureau. You must come up with an idea of what you can do to make these goals happen. For example, instead of generically saying “I will get healthy this year,” put the resolution in terms more specific to you. “I will make it a habit to exercise at least three times a week and stop eating fast food this year.” Those are concrete steps you can take that we all know will lead to a healthier you. To take it a step further, you may look at what obstacles may get in your way and establish a battle plan to not fall victim to them. “I will put my alarm clock on the other side of the bedroom so that I cannot push snooze instead of getting up the thirty minutes earlier that I need to in order to make the time for my health.” Now all that’s left is sticking to it, which is certainly easier with a written plan. I am a firm believer that anybody can accomplish absolutely anything that they want to, given the desire is strong enough. There are a certain number of things that may offer a disadvantage to any person in striving for their goals, however almost all of those may be overcome (the exception may be a lack of mental capacity). If you don’t have the knowledge, learn. If you weren’t born rich, work harder and study those who have wealth. You get the idea. No excuses, identify what you want and go get it!

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staFF rePort The Williams City Council held the first council meeting of the year on January 5, 2011 with all board members in attendance including newly elected Alfred Sellers Jr. whom replaced Eddie Johnson. First item of business, the council reviewed its current representatives on the various commissions, committees, and liaisons to community organizations. Councilmember Don Barker stepped down from the LAFCO committee; “I have been on this committee for six years,” said Barker, “I would like to see some rotation.” Councilmember Angela Plachek-Fulcher took Barkers position on the committee and Alfred Sellers Jr. was named the alternate member. The city council dissolved the Fair-board committee due to lack of participation. The political reform act of 1974, Government Code Section 81000 et sec. Requires all public agencies to adopt and maintain a Conflict of Interest Code. The act further requires that agencies regularly review and update their Conflict of Interest Code as necessary the revised code was presented to the City Council for adoption and Resolution 11-01 was set into motion by Councilmember Don Barker and passed with a unanimous vote. The city staff is currently reviewing and updating the City’s impact charges

and ministerial fees, thus includes an update to the business license tax rates that were last revised in 2008 as per City Resolution No. 08-06. The Business License Tax Rates are to be set periodically by City Council and adjust them based on reviewing its operations and costs and adjust them accordingly. The rates will be included as part of the current Fee Study review that is currently being conducted by Bartle Wells Associates. The council updated the Special Event Fee with Resolution 11-02. This resolution was passed with the discussion providing that the current event ordinance is out of date due to changes in staff compensation and wages. The resolution maintains the current $50 special event application fee and provides that the actual cost of staff time utilized for the special event would be charged at the rate in effect at the time of the event. With the timeline closing for Proposition 40 monies (Parks Improvement Bond of 2002), the Council approved the Parks Improvement Project for the City of Williams that includes upgrades and rehabilitation of facilities and landscaping at established parks, the addition of new amenities at Valley Vista Park, improvements to Redinger Park, Venice Park, and the initial development of Valley Ranch Mini Park on White Oak Drive. Construction proposals were received by six

companies with Dunton Construction as the lowest bidder. Council approved to contract Dunton Construction to satisfy and complete the project and the contract be awarded in the amount of $154.266.23 which $184,000 is from Proposition 40 funds and the remaining will be deducted from Park Impact Fees. The council received noticed regarding the upcoming Antique Show & Sale hosted by the Sacramento Valley Museum and the board’s decision to cancel the event for the year due to short staffing, and current planning of the 100 Year Anniversary of the Museum Building. City Administrator Charles Bergson requested that the City take on the event for the 2011 year which generally encompasses 17 vendors and approximately 500 guests who stimulate the local economy through overnight accommodations, and shopping at local venues. “It’s great for the community,” said councilmember Angela Plachek-Fulcher. The council gave permission to Bergson to take the actions necessary to develop a quality event. The Sacramento Valley Museum Antique Show & Sale will be held March 19th & 20th in the Old Gym.

Editor Note: This is our first attempt reporting the topics at the Williams City Council Meetings. We strive to provide accruate information in our reports that is backed by public record and is free of bias.

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untitledby: LLoyd green Jr. - editor

It may seem strange to see “untitled” in the headline; however, I am not sure how to title this column as it is a mix of thoughts and expierences over the past couple of weeks. How many of you are still waiting for your California Drivers Licence, the new Issue? The fancy card that is jam packed with security features that it has now taken over four months for them to print mine. All dues are paid, and all things are clear; I just don’t have the piece of plastic that is causing all these problems. Instead, I have to call the DMV every 30 days to re-issue a temporary licence to satsisfy any peace officer if he/she should ask. I wonder how many more months do I have to wait? We will See...

I just read recently where a mother of three disconnected her family. No she didn’t walk away from them instead she unpluged their internet, took away their computers, ipods, phones, gaming units, etc. for six months. This wasn’t a means of punishment but to bring her family back togehter. Within just a few weeks the children got used to the change and started taking intrests in once though ‘extinct’ such as reading a novel, family game nights and dinner time wasn’t a run-through buffet. This was an intreguing idea, I mean no technology to rely on, and you have to find other tasks to keep yoruself busy. Well, I am not really that far off, myself. Yes, I do have my means of communication at work but at home I don’t have TV service, Internet Service and I quite frankly don’t get good cell service in my home so mobile

internet is out of the question. About six months or so ago, I disconnected myself because I was getting tired of paying the high costs that our phone service provider charges for TV, Internet and Phone packages, and I re-aquainted myself with NetFlix, and the chores I have been neglecting around the house. Maybe we should all take a lesson and detox ourselves from technology from time to time. Turn OFF our cell phones when we get home, don’t check emails after dinner, require more family time. These are all small things that we can start with. For a few days, few weeks before you know it you will reach the six month mark too! Will you miss the technology? Maybe. but you will have to find out for yourself....Until next time. Have a great one!

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a THe NeWS BACK THeN b1/18/1878

peter smith sentenced to seven years

for killing lett bros.

\1/27/1880 charley taing

attempted suicide of hanging

1/30/1880 execution of charley taing

1/16/1890 death in

montana of mrs. sallie greeley nee mcginley,

first White girl born in colusa.

1/16/1892 the heaviest snoW

storm in bear valley except one, knoWn to

oldest inhabitant.

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1/1/1886 HIGH WATER IN TROUGH

WEST OF COLUSA A northner blew the snakes down against the railroad grade. It is variously estimated that from one to two thousand snakes to the mile crawled up the grade. In fact some said there were as many snakes as there were railroad ties.

Williams Farmer1/14/1938

GASSER RECALLS WILLIAMS GUSHER ON SHUCKMAN PROPERTY

The big gasser which was struck at Willows last Friday recalled to minds of many, the gasser which was brought in at the Mountain House in 1910. The well was being drilled on the Frank Schuckman Property by the Willams Oil Company under the direction of Ira. A. Fouch. The well was down approximately 1500 feet when the drill broke through a hard formation and the well came in with a roar. A column of water was forced from the well up to the top of the tower where it spread out and continued up twenty or twenty five feet above the tower. The well continued to shoot streams of water and gas for several days and although full of water it has

continued to serve the Mountain House with sufficient gas for heating and lighting. It is believed that the well could have been developed, but the quantity of gas now flowing is sufficient for the purpose of which it is used. Frank Schuckman, who was present when the well came in, and Ira Fouch, who was drilling at the time, recalled the incident and many other citizens will recall the excitement which prevailed following the gas gusher.

Sacramento Bee 1/9/1936

COLUSA CONFEDERATE VETERAN WILL OBSERVE

86TH BIRTHDAY John L. Jackson, a retired Colusa steamboat agent of the olden days, and for many years a prosperous grain merchant, will celebrate is 86th birthday next July 30th, yet he is strong, mentally and vigorous physically, nearly as much so as seventy-one years ago when he rode on horseback through the State of Arkansas with a troop of federal troops from the north close on his trail. Jackson is the only local surviving veteran of the War Between the States. He was a Confederate cavalryman.

TELLS OF WAR The Colusan enlisted in General Joseph Shelby’s Cavalry in Northern Missouri in 1865. He was 15 years of age and was unable to enlist prior to that time. He tells his friends that while he was in the war only seven months he saw more action in that time than many of his seniors in the service. Jackson and those enlisting with him were ordered to report for duty at Shreveport La. No sooner had they been given their arms and mounts than a party of Union soldiers started in full pursuit. “We never stopped for more than a few minutes in that eventful dash.” declared Jackson, who recalled with all the vivid settings the six weeks of galloping up and down the hills and across the plains to evade the numerically stronger pursuing force.

HAS LONG BEEN RETIRED Jackson, whose wife, prominent in club and educational life, died several years ago, has been retired for nearly a decade, yet he keeps in touch with all local and civil affairs. His son, Parker L. Jackson, is a San Francisco banker and is a frequent visitor at the old Jackson home, which carries out in its lines the architecture of the old

Southland.

Williams Farmer 1/9/1942

CORTINA SCHOOL ASKS TO JOIN WILLIAMS DISTRICT

A petition has been presented to the Board of Supervisors by the patrons of the Cortina School District, asking that the district be joined to the Williams Union School District. The board has set January 20th as the date of the hearing on the union.

Williams Farmer1/8/1943

WITH OUR BOYS….RALPH RECKERS WRITES FROM HAWAIIAN ISLAND

The following letter will be of much interest to the people of Colusa County. Ralph Reckers, who was foreman on the ‘home town paper’ for many years, writes for his gang in the islands. The letter follows:Christmas Day,Dear Dick and Harry: The whole gang of us, Gerald Rice, Deck Watt, Woodrow Wood, Harry Lee, and Joe Garcia of Colusa, and myself are here in the Islands now. I guess you couldn’t get that many fellows of the army together in the whole country now. We would like very much to get the paper over here. They were supposed to send it under our old address, but they haven’t, so will you send the Tribune to me at the present address. Rice wants you to send the Farmer to him, just to make sure he gets mail once in a while, anyway. The whole bunch of us gets together every day so we can all read the same papers. They are keeping us pretty busy now and some nights when we go to bed we feel every year of our age. By the time we have completed our training I guess we will be pretty rugged. None of us here receive much mail. We have a mail call everyday, but we hardly ever get anything. We are beginning to feel like a bunch of orphans. So far we have received no passes, but before long we will be eligible for one. We’ll find out what these islands really look like then. All of our letters must be censored and they ask us to make them short, so I better close. I got a Farmer on the ship coming over and it was really welcome. I will surely be glad when the papers start coming every week. All the fellows are looking for them. Sincerely, RalphP. S. If it is not too much trouble, if you have any December issues of the Tribune and Farmer around, we would surely appreciate them. We haven’t found out anything over here about what has happened since we left.

Williams Farmer 1/7/1944

MRS. MARY H. MOODY, DAUGHTER OF FOUNDER OF

WILLIAMS PASSES Word was received at this office Wed. night of the death of Mrs. May Moody wife of the late J. R. Moody, both well known former residents of Williams, at her home at San Leandro on Wednesday Jan 5, 1944. Services will be conducted at three o’clock this afternoon. Mrs. Moody had been in failing health

for some time so her death was not unexpected by her daughter and her two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Callen of San Francisco and Mrs. Ella Manor of Williams who were at the bedside of Mrs. Moody for the last several days. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Williams, pioneers of this section for whom this town was named. Mrs. Stanley Moore of Piedmont and Marguerita Hotaling of Williams are half-sisters of Mrs. Moody.

Williams Farmer 1/15/1944

HIGH SCHOOL NEWSTHE CLASS OF 1913

The class of 1913 of the Williams Union High School had nine graduates. They were Lottie Christopher, Ruth Gibson, Ann Persons, Laveta Carpenter, Ola Anthony, Colleen Hilliard, Erastus Kimball, and Pauline Christopher. Lottie Christopher, now known as Mrs. Vernie Engrahm, lives south of Williams. Ruth Gibson is the County Auditor and lives in Colusa. Ann Person, Mrs. Smith Eakle, lives in Sacramento. Laveta Carpenter lives in Grimes and is now Mrs. Chris Hoy. Ola Anthony is now Mrs. Frank Gansby and lives in Yuba City. Colleen Hilliard who is Mrs. Landersmith, now lives in Hollywood. Pauline Christopher is now Mrs. Charles Thode of Willows, and Erastus Kimball is deceased.

Williams Farmer 1/21/1944

WORK ON WILLIAMS AUCTION YARD STARTS

MONDAY Work will start Monday on the Williams Auction Yard according to the announcement made by Ord L. Leachman, who was here from Galt Monday making the arrangements for the starting of work. Engineer Gus Hoover of Willows completed the surveying of the ten acre tract last Thursday. The land was purchased from Belle Williams Moore and located across the track and east of the S. P. Depot.The building program calls for the erection of an office building, a sales pavilion sixty by sixty, the construction of fifty pens, the building of corrals half of which will be cemented, the installation of scales and construction of other buildings necessary for the operation of the yard. The present program will require an expenditure of $10,000. Mr. Leachman is a successful auctioneer and is, at present operating a year in Galt, which enjoys a large patronage. He will operate the local yard in conjunction with the Galt yard.Sales at the Williams yard will start the first of March.Farmers in this section of the val-ley are now attending sales in Grid-ley, Yuba City, and Glenn County and the operation of the Williams yard will be a big saving in hauling stock to these distant yards.

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CAthOliC ChurCh Of thE AnnunCiAtiOn

627 8th Street Williams “Meet & Greet Coffee Club” Every Third Sunday of the Month after 9:30 a.m. Mass Join us for refreshments and conversation

• WilliAMS COMMunitY CEntEr

ASSOCiAtiOn ACtiVitiESVeteran’s Hall. 9th & ‘C’ Street.

Williams, CAMONDAY NIGHT BINGO: We are back every Monday night starting January 3, 2011! Everyone Welcome! Early Bird Games Starting Time at 6:00 P.M. Regular Games Begin at 6:30 P.M. WE WILL NOT BE PLAYING ON 5TH MONDAYS THIS YEAR. Refreshments Available at Reasonable Prices, Home Made Desserts. Game Day: Third Wednesday of the month, January 19, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. Join us to play games, have fun and meet people! Movie Day: Fourth Wednesday of the month, January 26, 2011, at 1:00 P.M. Price: FREE Refreshments: Popcorn, Soda & Candy are available at a low price. (Bring a Pillow-the seats are hard)

• CElEBrAtE rECOVErY

Meets every Friday night at 6:30 P.M. at the First Presbyterian Church (north annex building) at 4th & Jay Streets in Colusa. CELEBRATE RECOVERY is a free program that addresses issues of alcoholism, codependency, drug addiction, and other hurts, habits and hang ups. CELEBRATE RECOVERY is open to anyone who is experiencing pain, brokenness, or just wants support and encouragement. We are an anonymous program. For further information, please call 458-2802.

• MAkE A DiffErEnCE in YOur

COMMunitY The citizens for a better Williams hold meetings the 4th Thursday of every month beginning at 6:00pm. meetings are held at the Williams City Hall, everyone is welcome!!

• PACifiC flYWAY QuiltErS

The county’s quilt guild. monthly meetings will be held the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Meeting starts at 7:00pm located at the Colusa Masonic Hall 311- 5th street.

• CAlling All WOMEn Of

AgriCulturE Are you a woman dedicated to the survival of Agriculture? Unite as “California Women for Agriculture” (CWA) promote, and educate the importance of Agriculture. Meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM. For more Information, contact Melodie Johnson at (530) 458-5130.

• ArBuCklE rEVitAlizAtiOn

COMMittEEBecome involved in your community. The month ARC Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of every month at the ARC /APRD office 309 5th Street, Arbuckle.

• MAStEr gArDEnEr

APPliCAtiOnS ArE AVAilABlEThe Colusa County Master Gardener program is now accepting applications for the 2011 class starting in January. Master Gardeners are volunteers that provide public education in home gardening and basic horticulture. While the intent of the program is to provide service at little or no cost to the public, there is a fee of $150 for training new volunteers. For more information, pick up an application at the UCCE office (100 Sunrise Blvd., Ste E, Colusa) or the Farm Bureau office (530 Market St., Colusa) or any Master Gardener event. Applications are also available on-line at http://cecolusa.ucdavis.edu

• COluSA griEf SuPPOrt

OffErEDTrinity United Methodist Church, on the corner of 5th and Oak Streets, Colusa, is offering a free grief support group on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. For further information: 458-4509 or 458-4750

• knightS Of COluMBuS

COunCil #14112 4th AnnuAl CiOPPinO DinnEr

The Knight of Columbus (Maxwell, Williams, Arbuckle Council #14112) presents its fourth annual fundraiser Cioppino Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2011 the the Arbuckle Fire Hall from 3pm to 6pm (BBQ Tri-Tip is offered as an alternative. The dinner includes dessert, beverages, and all the trimmings. There will be door prizes, silent auction, raffles, fun and the music will be provided by Jerry Choate. The cost is $20 for adults,

$5 for children 6-10, and children 5 and under are FREE. All proceeds go back to the community. For tickets or more information contact Frank Nobriga (530) 476-2872, Jack Pesola (530) 476-3397, or Jim Miranda (530) 458-7889.

•SACrED hEArt SODAlitY

CArD PArtYSacred Heart Sodality of Maxwell will hold their annual card party on Saturday February 12, 2011, 11:30 a.m. at the Maxwell Elementary School Multi Purpose Room. The school is located at 146 North Street in Maxwell. For a donation of $12.00 participants will enjoy a delicious salad bar luncheon followed by an afternoon of playing bridge, whist or pinochle. In addition to many prizes to be awarded to high point card winners there will also

be a raffle with lovely prizes. For more information, please contact Karen Riordan 438-2921 or Dolores Reckers 438-2200.

• COLUSA COUNTY STATE FAIR

ExHIBITThe Colusa County State Fair exhibit planning committee will meet on January 27 at 4pm in the Colusa Industrial Properties (100 Sunrise Blvd) conference room. If you would like to be on this dynamic committee please attend. We need a diverse group of Colusa County citizens to showcase our county at the State Fair. Half a million people, mainly from Sacramento, will visit the County Exhibit buildings. This is a unique marketing opportunity for our county. This year’s theme is “The Adventure Continues”. We will be featuring waterfowl, the Pacific Flyway and the Wildlife Refuges. For more information please contact Gerry at glhernandez@ucdavis.edu

• littlE lEAguE Sign-uPS SOOn

Maxwell Little League sign-ups will be held at 6 p.m. Monday and 26 and Feb. 10 at the Legion Hall in Maxwell, 258 W. Oak St.

• gEnErAl PlAn MEEting SEt

The Colusa County General Plan Steering Committee will discuss community services and facilities at its sixth meeting from 1-5 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Colusa Industrial Properties conference room, 100 Sunrise Blvd., Colusa. Supporting documents and public records distributed for this meeting are available for inspection at the Colusa County Department of Planning and Building, 220 12th St. For information, call Planning and Building Director Stephen Hackney, 458-0480.

• CAthOliC lADiES rEliEf

SOCiEtY #4 AnnuAl BriDgE-WhiSt-PinOChlE CArD PArtY

AnD lunChEOnSaturday, January 22, 2011. 11:30AM. St. Bernadette’s Hall. 743 Ware Ave, Colusa. Reservations: Bridge: Marge Wallace 476-2051. Whist: Rose Buria 458-8583, Pinochle: Viki Stegal 458-8009.

•CAR SEAT SAFETY CLASSES

Do you know what car seat is right for your child? Do you know how to properly install your child’s car seat? Is your child safe in your car? Colusa County Public Health can help! Certified child safety seat technicians are currently offering classes that will answer all your questions. The cost of the class is $20 and may qualify low income families for a free car seat.Classes are held monthly in English and Spanish. Space is limited so call ahead to reserve your space. Colusa County Public Health can be reached at 458-0380

• CHICKEN/HAM DINNER

The congregation of the Arbuckle United Methodist Church invites the community to attend their annual Chicken/Ham Dinner to be held on Sunday, February 13, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Arbuckle Fire Hall. Tickets for adults are $10.00, Children 4 yrs. - 12 yrs. $4.00 and those 3 and under are free. A beautiful quilt made and donated by Barbara Peterson will be raffled. Tickets for the quilt raffle are being sold by Florence Uhland. There is something for all ages because the very popular Opportunity Drawing items, which are donated by local businesses and members of the congregation, are available for adults. In addition the home made bake table has delicious items for everyone. Of course, the fishing booth is always fun for the children. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased at the door or from any member of the congregation. It is going to be a great evening enjoying the best chicken in town

with family and friends. •

PROMISES, PROMISES? Did you make a New Year’s Resolution and haven’t broken it yet? Was that promise to yourself to become healthier and exercise more? The gals from Williams can help! Preparations are already being made for the 4th Annual District Dash Fun Run. Please don’t think you have to dash anywhere! You can walk, run, stroll, or shuffle your way around 2 different courses. The 5K route is 3.1 miles and there is a 1 mile course around beautiful downtown Williams. If you just want to walk a ½ mile, or go around a block or two, we can accommodate you wishes! The date is Saturday, May 21 and the gun goes off @ 8:00 a.m. All courses are loops that take you away from and back to the Williams Middle School. Flyers will be

out soon but if you want more information right now, contact Rachel LaGrande @ 864-4262 or Cindy Gobel @ 681-8919. The entry fee of $20 will get you a souvenir cap or T-shirt and all the refreshments you could want. Proceeds this year go to the Sacramento Valley Museum.

• AMERICAN RED CROSS OF

NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA COLUSA COUNTY BRANCH

The Colusa County Branch of the American Red Cross will be having its first meeting of the New Year Friday, January 28, 2011, at 11:30 a.m., Colusa County Senior Citizens Center 901 Parkhill Street Colusa, CA Disaster Services: An Overview. Training Class will be Offered. Replaces Introduction to Disaster Services, Fulfilling Our Mission – Translating your Compassion Into Community Actions and Mass Care Overview. For further information regarding the American Red Cross and how you can become a volunteer contact Charles McCaul, Disaster Services Manager, Chapter Headquarters at 530 673-1460 or Jeanie Kessinger 530 458-5471

• ELEANOR AzEVEDO MEMORIAL

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICE (Y.E.S.)

Offering funds to families suffering hardships, and would like to have their

children involved in self enrichment activities. We can help with registration, safety equipment, and sponsor fees. If your child would like to participate in an activity such as scouts, recreational sports, camps, visual or performing arts, we would like to help fund those activities. Please contact Terri Rivera at the Colusa County One Stop Partnership 530-458-0326 ext.109 for more information. Or email eam.yes17@yahoo.com to receive an application.

• FARMING FOR WILDLIFE:

OppORTUNITIES AND INCENTIvESSeminar, February 1st at the Colusa Farm Show. The Colusa County Resource Conservation District, in collaboration with Audubon California, will present a free seminar titled, “Farming For Wildlife: Opportunities and Incentives” at the

2011 Colusa Farm Show. The seminar will take place in the Sheep Barn facility on February 1st, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The seminar will feature speakers from The California Rice Commission, Audubon California, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and local landowners

who have experience in this area. More details to come as the agenda becomes finalized.

• JUNIOR HUNTER TURKEY HUNT

The University of California Field Station at Browns valley and the California De-partment of Fish and Game will again be providing an annual Turkey Hunt for Ju-nior Hunters. The hunts will be conducted at the University Field Station off Scott Forbes Road in Browns valley on March 19 and 20 and April 2 and 3, 2011. Hunters will be selected by lottery and there will be a $20.00 fee for those drawn. Junior hunters must have a junior hunting license and must be accompanied by a non hunt-ing adult. Applications must be submitted no later than February 15, 2011. Additional information and applications can be ob-tained by telephoning (530) 639-8800 or (530) 519-0468.

• YOUTH FOOTBALL

CRAB FEED & DANCE Saturday February 12, 2011. Colusa Coun-ty Fairgrounds - Festival Hall. 5pM Coc-tails. 6pM Dinner. Featuring Nashville Re-cording Artists: The Bell Brothers. Dance from 9PM to 1AM. Raffle Items and Silent & Live Auction. Donation $30 per person. Tickets call Gene (530) 330-0877, Becky (530) 330-1563 or Tana (530) 237-7431. Must be 21 to attend.

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This program is an open, informal session that will allow for and encourage the participants to ask questions of their own. “This is a time for answering questions seminar participants may have,” said Tim Huegel, MCS III, and Motor Carrier Safety Unit Northern Division CHP. “It is the opportunity for participants to ask questions and get answers that will assist in their complying with the numerous statutory/regulatory requirements,” he said. The seminar is scheduled from 10 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, February 2 in the Sheep Barn. Additionally, the CHP will have two booths; one outdoors near the sheep barn and another in the Main Exhibition Hall, a location they have been for a number of years. “We are looking forward to returning to the Colusa Farm Show, and to assisting the seminar attendees by providing this important information,” said Huegel.

Chp will answer

questions at farm show

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The Colusa Farm Show is the oldest continuous equipment show on the west coast and has earned the name of Granddaddy of Farm Shows. It still offers free parking and free admission. Now in its 46th year, the Show was first established as the Sacramento Valley Orchard Show in 1966. The Farm Show Committee recently received the minutes from the original general arrangements committee meeting for the Sacramento Valley Orchard Machinery Fair. The meeting was held at the Country Kitchen in Gridley, CA on July 7, 1965. Original committee members attending the meeting included; Norman Boeger, grower and catching frame manufacturer; Al Burling, Olive Industry; Morris DeLay, Manager, Colusa County Fair; Noah Good, Manager Colusa County Chamber of Commerce; Clyde Harter, grower; Fred Montgomery, grower, Bob Schubbe, Almond Exchange; Art Smith, grower; Jerry Stiefvater, grower; Rodney Vertrees, grower and orchard equipment manufacturer; Bill Winkler, Sunsweet field manager. Additionally, the following Extension Service personnel were present: Wallace Schreader, Art Retan, Dave Chaney, Tom Aldrich, Ralph Parks and D.C. Alderman. On the committee, but not attending the July 7 meeting was Hugh Jones, Chairman, Colusa County Fair Board. What began as a fair reserved for orchard growers has now evolved into a farm show exhibition with something to offer an expanded audience. While some Colusa County residents still refer to the event as the ‘Orchard Show’ the Colusa Farm Show has become a much anticipated venue to showcase the

latest in farming equipment and techniques said Colusa County Fairgrounds CEO Carolan Meek.It also now includes educational seminars on a variety of topics. This year’s seminars will feature presentations by PG&E, the California Highway Patrol, New York Life on Farmer / Rancher Estate Planning, and the Family Water Alliance. The prospect of organizing the show was first discussed in July of 1965. According to previous reports on the show’s history, this was during a time when farming was becoming mechanized and there was great interest in gathering manufacturers and farmers in one place. Meeting minutes from that July 1965 meeting indicate that at that time the fruit industry of the Sacramento Valley was anxious to have some organization take the responsibility of giving an opportunity to see and compare various types of orchard equipment in one place. The demand was great enough that it compelled those gathered there to put the show together. Actually, the show was intended to be a one-time-only event. Instead, it has successfully grown for 46 years. H.L. Peterson, who has been involved with the show for about 30 years credits the success of the show to the people behind it, putting it on. In an earlier interview, Peterson committed that early on it was a blessing of the 44th District Agricultural Association that they saw the value of the show and offered their full support.

Colusa farm show history

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The annual Colusa Farm Show Breakfast hosted by alumni of the CSU, Chico College of Agriculture, California Agricultural Leadership Foundation and Alpha Gamma Rho will be at the Colusa Farm Show again this year. This is the 9th annual breakfast, and it will take place Saint Bernadette’s Hall, 745 Ware Street, conveniently located directly behind the Colusa Farm Show grounds. California Farm Bureau Federation President

Paul Wenger is this year’s guest speaker. A third-generation farmer, Wenger farms almonds and walnuts on the family farm in Modesto, which includes property purchased by his grandfather in 1910. He is an alumnus of Modesto Junior College and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and was a fellow in Class 17 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program. Wenger was elected president of the California Farm Bureau Federation in December 2009. Proceeds from the breakfast support California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Fellowships

as well as Chico State Ag Alumni scholarships and academic needs. If you are unable to attend but would like to support these programs, checks may be made payable to California Ag Leadership Foundation and sent to CSU, Chico Farm, and 311 Nicholas C. Schouten Lane, Chico, CA 95928. Tickets for the breakfast are $25. While tickets are available at the door, an RSVP to the CSU, Chico Farm at 530-898-6343 on or before Wednesday, January 26, 2011 will assist with planning.

annual farm showbreakfast returns

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Visit www.thefarmshow.com or call (530) 458-2641

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100 Years of Standing Strong

From the birth of Williams Union High School in 1911 to a North Valley Landmark in 2011, the Sacramento Valley Museum Association (SMVA) invites you to attend the centennial celebration scheduled for Labor Day

Weekend, 2011. We hope you’ll plan to join us in commemorating the birth of this magnificent building. If you, a family member or anyone you know ever attended, taught or had any connection with Williams High School, we’re looking for you! We’re also in search of past SVMA Board Trustees, members, curators, volunteers, or their families. Send us your email or mailing address. We need representatives for each WHS class to help connect fellow classmates. Volunteers to help in other capacities are also welcome. Mark September 3, 2011 on your calendars! This will be the party of the century, so don’t miss out! Updates will be post on the museums website www.sacvalleymuseum.com as well as Facebook “100 years of standing strong”. For more information contact Kathy Manor at (530) 473-2978, sacvalleymuseum@frontiernet.net or PO Box 1437, Williams, Ca 95987.

Colusa County Friends of NRA Fourth Annual Dinner is swiftly approaching. It will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at 5pm at Colusa County Fairgrounds. Last year we sold out with over 300 people in attendance. This year we have limited our attendance to 500 and will be in the Main Exhibit Building. The evening is set to begin at 5pm with fun games and super prizes. Dinner will be catered once again by Louis Cairos as they serve us New York Strip with all the fixings. We will have a silent auction, raffle prizes and a live auction. Auction and raffle items will include handguns, rifles, & shotguns. Other items for auction are beautiful artwork, exquisite jewelry, hunting trips to Argentina as well as an African Safari. The are also romantic getaways and packages for the pampered lady. There will be something for everyone at this dinner. This year a very special gun will be offered in the live auction. The 100 year anniversary edition of

the Colt model 1911 is the NRA Gun of the Year. This highly engraved gun has gold plated highlights and is only available at Friends of NRA dinners. Women and children are part of our event and it is a fun evening for a family. Each child under the age of 16 in attendance goes home with a great prize. We are also offering pre-event raffle tickets for 1 in 500 odds with the chance to win your choice of a lifetime hunting or fishing license. Tickets are 1 for $10.00, 3 for $20.00 or 10 for $50.00. We will also be selling tickets and dinner tables at the Colusa County Farm Show. Our booth will be located in the Main Exhibit Hall. If you have attended this event before, be sure to get your tickets before they go on sale at the farm show, as we expect to sell out. No tickets will be sold at the door. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Ellison at 530 682 2595 or email at karen95987@yahoo.com

Get your Colusa County friends of the nra dinner tiCkets today!

Wyatt Perry with State Delegate Rich Ellison and Wyatt's father, Brett, in the background as he is presented with is new shotgun. (Submitted by: Karen Ellison)