Winters Express

Downtown in stitches

Steady Eddy’s was just one of the storefronts lined with colorful quilts on Saturday, June 11, as part of the annual Outdoor Quilt & Textile Art Festival, sponsored by Cloth Carousel.

First residents move in to Orchard Village

By DEBRA DeANGELO
Express editor
“Movin’ On Up” wasn’t just a theme song from the classic TV show, “The Jeffersons” — for many Winters families, it could serve as the soundtrack as they move into brand new apartments at Orchard Village. According to the city’s housing programs manager, Dan Maguire, the majority of the families moving into the complex are already in Winters, many living in cramped, overcrowded accommodations with relatives and apartments that are too small, or conversely, houses that are too big and a strain on their budgets because that’s all they can find to rent.
The Delgado family is a perfect example of local people in need of move-up housing. Signing their papers on Friday, AnaRosa Delgado says their current two bedroom apartment was too small for their three children. They’ll be moving into a four bedroom apartment at Orchard Village, and Ana Rosa says although they’ll be paying a little more for rent, it’s worth it to her to have more space and also her own laundry hookups, which each apartment features in addition to a public laundry room. . . .

ZACK HIGGINS

TESS HYER

Student athletes honored with awards

By Eric Lucero
Express sports
Winters High School seniors Zack Higgins and Tess Hyer were named the 2010-11 Winters High School Best All Around male and
female athletes, respectively.
Higgins, a standout athlete in both football and baseball, has been a member of the varsity team for three years in football and four years in baseball.
Hyer, a three-sport standout, has been playing at the varsity level in swimming, basketball and softball all four years of high school.
Block W
Trevor Ray, a freshman on the Winters High School JV baseball team, received the Block W Coaches Award, presented by coach Daniel Ward. . . .