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GRANZELLA’S BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW BUILDINGBy Andrea Moore Editor

Scores of people turned out Friday, Feb. 15, for the groundbreaking ceremo-ny of the Granzella’s Restaurant recon-struction, marking a new beginning for the Granzella family. Back in October the family restaurant was destroyed by a fire, leaving 125 people without a job.

“This is a big time tragedy. Granzella’s is probably the biggest business in Wil-liams,” this from Williams City Manager Jim Manning the day of the fire.

But now out of the ashes, comes a new beginning for so many people, a new beginning for the city.

“We’re all looking forward to getting the building built and people back to work,” said Mayor Pro Tem Don Barker.

News crews were out in force to docu-ment the momentous occasion, each vying for the best shots and sound bites.

Jim and Beverly Granzella moved to Williams from the Bay Area to start a family business—one that would be around long into the future. Over the 37 years since they started it all, Gran-zella’s Restaurant not only became

a well-known landmark, but also the major employer in the area.

Colusa County Chamber of Commerce member Catherine Bernard told the WPR that she had just spent a week down at the Farm Show in Tulare in a booth sponsored by the chamber. She said that more than one person claimed not to know where Williams was until the name ‘Granzella’s,’ was mentioned, then they knew right where it was at.

“Granzella’s was the one identifier of Colusa County,” Bernard said.

“I’d like to thank the Williams Fire Department for their extra effort to save all our [animal] trophies from the sports bar,” he said. The bar held an extensive trophy display that included a full grown polar bear, most of which would have been irreplaceable.

Owners of the restaurant hope to be back in business by July 1. Originally they had hoped to have construction completed in May, but record January rainfall put a damper on those plans.

Now, the family has the monumental challenge of hiring employees to fill the vacancies.

While they were able to retain a core crew of original employees in their inter-im deli, a majority of the former employ-

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Members of the Granzella’s family were surrounded by friends, family, media and dozens of other supporters as they broke ground friday feb. 15 officially beginning the reconstruction process.

A local legendDr. Charles McCarl still “practicing” after all these yearsBy Andrea MooreEditor

Everyone has a story. Driving by the little non-descript white building on E. street, most would never realize the his-tory behind those walls. Not only of the building itself, but of those who work inside those walls. Nearly 60 years have passed and still Dr. Charles McCarl prac-

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tices medicine in the little town of Williams. This is his story… So far.

On April 9, 1922, Charles McCarl was born in Portland, Oregon. His mother, unable to make it to the hospital in time, gave birth to McCarl in the family’s Model T Ford. A notable entrance if there ever was one.

The family resided in Portland until McCa-rl’s father was transferred to California where he became the assistant port manager for Oakland. Growing up, McCarl enoyed sports, he played basketball and was later the team’s captain, his senior year. That same year he was also the Student Body President.

One day during McCarl’s junior year, one of his friends convinced him to accompany him to a gym he had been frequenting. McCarl agreed, little knowing what an impact it would have on his life.

During his trip to the gym he met a fellow by the name of Jack Lalanne [Lalanne was later known as a fitness guru and was also the first to have a televised exercise pro-gram]. McCarl wanted to join the gym but was unsure if his parents would allow him the privilege. After all, he was only 14 years old. Hearing this, Lalanne offered to speak to his parents, McCarl gladly accepted. After Lalanne’s visit and McCarls vow to spend his own money he had earned delivering news-papers, his parents gave him the permission he had hoped for. This began a long and enduring friendship.

McCarl was very much into working out and body building and in 1941 he partici-pated in the Mr. America competition in San Francisco. At one point McCarl and Lalanne

had a hand balancing act where one would hold the other up with one hand.

A true mentor, Lalanne was the one who convinced McCarl to go into medicine.

“Jack told me “You are going to be a doctor,” McCarl recounted the conversation that had taken place over 60 years ago “I am? I said,” he laughed.

“He told me that as much as I enjoyed health and dieting that I had to go into medicine,” said McCarl.

He ended up taking Lalanne’s advice and went to medical school at the University of

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Hang on tight, here we go!By Andrea Moore,

Editor

Change can be scary. Change can be exciting. For me it’s both. Here I am, starting a new business, a newspaper, no less, taking a leap I never dreamed I would do. Sure, I have always wanted to be a writer, yet if people had told me two years ago that I would not only become a reporter, but a writer and an editor and publisher, I would have thought they were crazy. So, here I am today, putting out the very first issue of a publication that I hope is around for years to come.

After deciding to “go for it,” I had to figure out what type of publication I was going for. I came to the conclusion that there was a need for a good, old-fashioned, community newspaper. Next came the name. This was harder for me, I didn’t want something too flashy, I loved the name of the paper that was around years ago called “The Williams Farmer,” but I had concerns that travelers wouldn’t read it if they thought it was a farming journal. So, The Williams Pioneer Review was born.

These days the economy is what I would call a roller coaster at best, so I felt it was important to draw as many customers to the local businesses as possible. I felt the best way to do this was to offer the paper as a free publication, available to the locals as well as those traveling Highway 20 and the I-5 corridor. This way the paper will fill two roles, a community information source and business guide, a perfect way for merchants to spotlight their businesses.

The theme of the WPR is “About the community, for the community,” I plan to strictly adhere to this. I encourage readers to submit pictures, stories, recipes, letters to the editor and guest commentary, you name it, so long as it is positive. POSITIVE is the key word here. There are so many horrific things going on in the world, tragedy splashed all over the news, but not in this newspaper. The WPR will provide a positive reading experience that is both informative and entertaining.

Thank you, everyone who has enthusiastically supported our efforts, believing in our vision for a needed community resource. Here we go!

For questions, comments or for submission information, please contact: williamspioneerreview@hotmail.com or call 530-383-4861.

What’s Cooking?Grilled Duck Breasts

From the Best of the Best from Lousianna cookbook II

8 tablespoons butter 6 duck breasts, skinned & off the bone1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 garlic clove, finely minced3/4 cup thinly sliced fresh mushroomsSalt, freshly ground black pepper & cayenne pepper6 strips of bacon

Melt butter in a saucepan and add the Worcestershire sauce, garlic and mushrooms. Remove from heat. Light a fire in the barbecue pit and allow the coals to get glowing red-hot. While you’re waiting, rub the duck breasts well with salt, black pepper and cayenne. Carefully wrap each breast with a strip of bacon, securing it with toothpicks. Let them stand at room temperature. (You may want to use this time to fix a green salad with a creamy, spicy dressing and some wild rice cooked with a handful of chopped, roasted pecans.)

When the coals are ready, grill the breasts quickly, 3-4 minutes on each side if you like them juicy and with a little red in the meat; longer if you prefer your meat well-done. Baste with the butter sauce. To serve, place the breasts on toasted slices of bread and pour the remaining butter and mushroom sauce over each breast. Serves two.

Mushroom Rice2 cups uncooked rice4 cups chicken or beef broth1 stick butter1/2 cup chopped green onions1 clove garlic, minced1 pound mushrooms, sliced

Cook rice in broth. While rice is cooking, in a skillet saute` green onions and garlic until tender. Add mushrooms and continue to cook mushrooms until they are tender. Add mushroom mixture to warm rice and mix well. Cover and let stand 10-15 minutes to let flavor develop before serving.

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Fresh Apple Cake3 cups plain flour1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda2 teaspoons nutmeg2 tablespoons cinnamon2 cups sugar2 eggs1 1/2 cups Wesson oil2 teaspoons vanilla3 cups peeled and chopped apples1 cup chopped pecans

Sift flour, salt, soda and spices in bowl. Mix in sugar. Make a hole and put eggs and oil in; mix. Add vanilla, apples and nuts. Blend well. Bake in greased, floured bundt or tube pan at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serve with Hot Buttered Rum Sauce.

Hot Buttered Rum Sauce

1 cup sugar1/ cup butter or margerine1 cup light cream1 teaspoon rum extract

Combine sugar, butter and cream in saucepan. Mix well. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally until hot. Stir in rum flavoring. Serve over Fresh Apple Cake.

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A Trivial Matter1. What milk product did the U.S. Agriculture Department propose as a substitute for meat in school lunches, in 1996?

2. What Harry Callahan line did Ronald Reagan invoke to “tax increasers”?

3. What movie earned Tom Hanks his third straight Oscar nomination, in 1996?

4. What organization elects the 15 judges of the World Court?

5. What landmark invention did Ts’ai Lun invent from bark and hemp in the second century?

6. How many equal sides does an icosahedron have?

7. Who was the first country artist to sell over 10 million copies of an album?

8. Super Question What president’s birthday is February 22?Answers page 7.

On behalf of the men and women of the Williams Police Department, we are ex-cited to be a part of the ‘Williams Pioneer Review’. Our goal is to share with the community, twice a month, a variety of messages that will better inform and edu-cate those that we are sworn to protect and serve. In addition, we will give insight into the history of the department, our current plans and goals, as well as how we hope to better serve you in the future.To give you a little insight into our opera-tion, we currently have ten sworn and two non-sworn employees. Our sworn employees include the Chief of Police, two Police Sergeants, one Detective, and six Police Officers. Our non-sworn staff includes one Records Clerk and one Neighborhood Services Manager.

Our Department is located at 688 Seventh Street, and our office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you need further information, please call us at 473-2661, or visit our website at www.cityofwilliams.org If you require a Police Offi-cer during non office hours, please call 458-0200 or in the case of an emergency 911.

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AgricultureSix CA Student Authors Inspired by Agriculture to be Featured in Published Book

SACRAMENTO, CA - Six Califor-nia students will soon be published authors, after being named state winners of California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s Imagine this... Story Writing Contest. Winners were chosen from more than 9,000 essays written by 3rd-8th grade stu-dents across the state about some aspect of California agriculture. There was no shortage of originality in these students’ stories which touched on topics including water conservation, communal orange-juice production, an accidental soil enrichment experi-ment, and a clever narrative by Missy, the comical Angus heifer.

The six winning essays will be printed and visually adapted into a book, also entitled Imagine this..., fea-turing illustrations by students from four Sacramento-area high school art departments.

“Despite being the nation’s top pro-ducing agriculture state, many Califor-nians have limited knowledge about the industry that produces their food, clothing and shelter. Imagine this... gives students a way to explore the world of agriculture even if they’ve never stepped foot on farmland,” said Executive Director, Judy Culbertson.

The Imagine this... book will debut during the Foundation’s National Agriculture Week celebration event at Spataro restaurant in Sacramento next

month. Winning students and their parents and teachers, along with the high school artists will be recognized at a special awards ceremony at Capi-tol Ag Day in Sacramento on March 25th. In addition to their expense-paid trip to the Capital City, awards will include medals, savings bonds and teacher resources.

Imagine this... 2007 Contest Winners:

3rd grade - Hanna Bopp, The Best Orange Tree Ever, Kerman-Floyd Ele-mentary, Fresno County

4th grade - McKenzie Carvalho, Farmer’s Pride in Feeding America, Maxwell Elementary, Colusa County

5th grade - Chance Holley, The Swap, Chatom Elementary, Stanislaus County

6th grade - Mackenzie Morton, It’s Not Easy Being a Green Teen Drama Queen, Yolo Middle School, Stanislaus County

7th grade - Preston Munson, Marvel-ous Missy, Scott Valley Jr. High, Siski-you County

8th grade - Russell Sweet, Water Flowing Keeps Crops Growing, Gre-nada Elementary, Siskiyou County

Honorable Mentions:

Mary McCallister, 5th grade, Ag Riculture Reporting, Kelseyville Ele-mentary, Lake County

FROM THE DESK OF

WILLIAMS pOLICE CHIEF JIM SASO...

Jack Sweet, 6th grade, The Future of the Family Farm, Grenada Elementary, Siskiyou County

The Imagine this... Story Writing Con-test satisfies CA teaching standards in English-Language Arts. The contest’s purpose is to promote reading, writing and the arts and to further the public’s understanding of agriculture. Stories are posted online at www.cfaitc.org/imaginethis.

For more information, contact Nico-lina Prestininzi, Program Coordinator at 800-700-AITC.

Six Regional Winners

1. Maxwell Elementary SchoolWyatt Perry, 3rd gradeTeacher-Dena Lausten

2. Maxwell Elementary SchoolMaureen LaGrande, 3rd gradeTeacher-Shannon Vierra

3. Maxwell Elementary SchoolMckenzie Carvalho, 4th gradeTeacher-Dianna Detlefsen

4. Maxwell Elementary SchoolKendall Wilson, 4th gradeTeacher-Elena Gomes

5. Maxwell Elementary SchoolLaine LaGrande, 5th gradeTeacher-Suzanne Boggs

6. Johnson Jr. High - ArbuckleHillary Brainard, 6th gradeTeacher-Kelli Griffith-Garcia

Contest winners, their families and teachers, will be invited to attend the Colusa County Farm Bureau Annual Dinner on February 28, at the Colusa County Fairgrounds to be recognized for their achievements. Colusa County has been very fortunate to have so many supportive agriculture educators.

ON pATROLMarijuana and Ecstasy ArrestOn Feb. 11, at approximately 9:40 p.m. Officer Jose Ruiz was patrolling the area of 10th and E Streets in Williams when he saw a white GMC truck that had a lighting violation. Officer Ruiz proceeded to stop the ve-hicle and met with the driver, Richard Andrew Ness, a 24 year old Sacramento man. While speaking to the Ness, Officer Ruiz could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.Officer Ruiz asked Ness about the smell and Ness confirmed there was some marijuana inside. Officer Keith Swift ar-rived with his K9 partner Sarek, to assist Ruiz. Sarek located a black backpack with 11 indi-vidually wrapped baggies of marijuana, a digital scale, extra baggies, and a cell phone. It was also discovered that Ness had $1100 in U.S. currency in his possession.Officer Swift and Sarek contin-ued their search and located a metal cookie tin in the cab that contained more individually wrapped baggies and some blue pills. In the bed of the

truck they located a metal lunchbox that contained more baggies of marijuana. Ness said that the pills were the drug Ecstasy.Ness was arrested for pos-session of a controlled sub-stance, transportation of a controlled substance, posses-sion for the sale of a con-trolled substance and posses-sion of more than 1 ounce of marijuana. Ness was booked into the Colusa County Jail and his bail set at $10,000.Drive-by ShootingOn Thursday, Feb. 14, at approximately 6:24 p.m. Sergeant Ed Anderson was dispatched to 260 10th Street, after the report of a drive-by shooting with one victim down. First on the scene, An-derson went into the victim’s apartment and found the vic-tim lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to his thigh. Williams Fire and Enloe arrived on scene to lend aid while Anderson taped off the area with crime scene tape for investigation. The Colusa County Sheriff’s Depu-ties and California Highway

Patrol officers searched the area for the suspect’s vehicle, now believed to have been a dark green Toyota sedan. The vehicle is believed to have been occupied by two Hispanic males in their early 20’s, who had been traveling north on 10th near C Street, when they pulled alongside the victim, identified as 25 year old Ruben Navarro, and proceeded to fire four shots from a semi-automatic hand-gun, one of the shots hitting Navarro in the thigh as he ran for the safety of his apart-ment. The other three shots hit the building.Navarro was flown to Enloe Hospital where he underwent surgery for a shattered, right femur. Doctors recovered the fourth slug from his leg. The investigation is ongoing.For anyone with information about Thursday’s incident, please contact Detective Daniel Matta of the Williams Police Department at 473-2661.

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Council meeting draws full house

By Andrea Moore

It was standing room only at the regularly sched-uled council meeting Wednesday, February 13, where the hot topic was that of the wastewater treatment plant.

“It’s wonderful to see that everyone is inter-ested in learning more,” said Mayor Patricia Ash, in regards to the large turnout of Williams residents.

Concerns arose at the last council meeting over the high projected costs of the project that would put Williams in compliance with the State and Fed-eral agencies’ requirements for wastewater treat-ment plants. Currently the City is paying fines, $2.1 million to date, until a modern plant is built.

Mike Fields of WSI, International, gave an infor-mational presentation to the audience and council members, outlining his company’s capabilities. The Colorado based company offers “packaged systems,” modular type plants. Several people voiced concerns over future expansion capabilities and quality issues, while others questioned how WSI could build a plant that would fit the needs of the city at rates drastically lower than other companies. Fields proceeded to give a computer presentation with drawings and diagrams, but no actual pictures of completed facilities. When asked what other plants WSI had built in California he responded that there was a project slated to begin soon in Nevada County. Fields answered the ques-

tions he could and vowed to find the answers to those he couldn’t and report back to the council.

Following the WSI presentation, Charles Bunker

from ECO:Logic Engineering, an environmental con-sulting firm specializing exclusively in the lifecycle of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, took the floor,

Mike Fields, Representative for WSI, International, gave a computer presentation for the council and local residents.

also giving a computer presentation. The EL compa-ny has been around since 1993, with treatment plants all over northern California and Nevada. Bunker was able answer all questions posed to him and showed

pictures of plants similar in size to what Williams would need.

After the presentations, the council reminded every-one that there were still hurdles to cross before they were ready to make final decisions and put the project out for various companies to bid.

“Our hands are tied until we hear from the State and know where the monies will be coming from to pay for the project,” Ash continued “We have to move forward with what is required of us.”

In other business Williams Police Chief Jim Saso, approached the council, seeking per-mission to donate a retired patrol car to the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office to be used by the Volunteer Citizen’s unit. Council members unanimously approved.

Also approved was a resolution to change the monthly council meetings from 7 p.m. to the earlier time of 6 p.m. The change will help with time management and overtime for some city employees.

The next schedule council meeting is for Wednesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the City Hall building located at 810 E. Street in Williams. These meetings are open to the public.

For more information, visit www.cityofwilliams.org or call (530) 473-2955.

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The fire that devastated the Granzella’s restaurant last October, was responded to by 13 fire agencies and displaced more than 120 employees

ees had to seek other employment. The Granzellas have expressed that everyone would be welcomed back with open arms.

So, now begins a new chapter of the Granzella’s story. It’s a story that many look forward to.

“They are a major employer, the number of jobs they are bringing back to Williams is very valuable to the community,” said Charla Parker from Colusa Regional Medical Center and the Colusa County Chamber.

“We couldn’t be happier,” Williams Mayor Pat Ash exclaimed. “It’s great for Williams. The Granzella’s family shows determination. They have given so much to the community and the community is ready to give back.”

“Granzella’s is the epitome of a family business. They all work together and support each other,” Ash concluded.

Granzella’s Cont.

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Courtesy of the Sacramento

Valley Museum

Williams Farmer 2/23/1917 ARCH PLANS COMING AHEADThe plan for the proposed arch, being arranged for by Mrs. Mollie Tedford, is meeting with a great deal of encouragement and favor among the sons and daughters of these same pioneers. Mrs. Tedford has been promised enough subscriptions to make the necessary to build the arch, and at the present time has received over half the promised money. She has plans of the arch in hand, and if the money is subscribed in the next few days, she expects that the work on the arch will be ready to start by the 15th of March, and in that it would be complete by the opening of the fine spring weather, and on the ground in time for the spring carnival, in case the citizens of the town feel like duplicating last years’ fine success in that line. The tone of the following letter is a sample of the encouragement this enterprising young lady has met with in her endeavor to get this arch erected; Dear Madam,The family of Henry Brooksin is in hearty accord with this movement to honor the memories of those who pioneered the early settlement of the productive section of our illustrious state, California. Those who suffered the hardships untold, leaving to us this splendid inheritance in the land of the golden west. I herewith say that the family of Henry Brooksin does subscribe to the memorial arch the sum of one hundred dollars. I will see all interested therein with the next few days and will forward the money to Mr. Stovall. Thanking you for this kindness, Very truly yours, L.A. Brooksin Williams Farmer 2/22/1923Last Sunday, Everett Schuckman was arrested by Marshall Bashore for having alcoholic beverage on

his person. The Marshall noticed a man Sunday morning roaming the streets slightly inebriated and judged it would be possible to find a cache of jackass. He noticed the man enter the barns south of Miller’s Machine Shop and come out; he immediately hid himself in the barn. In a few minutes Schuckman entered and upon being searched by Bashore, yielded two bottles of jackass. Shuckman was placed under $1,000 bonds and will be tried under a city ordinance. He was given a hearing Tuesday and pleaded not guilty. Bashore also found enough evidence he claims to hold the machine Schuckman was using. AS THE EDITOR SEES ITThe radio is rapidly becoming a great fad. This new invention is really worthwhile. In time it will become as great a necessity as the automobile is today. The farmer on his isolated acres can sit in his easy chair and listen to the stock reports, receive warnings of weather changes, learn just what his produce is worth that day, and wind up listening to a high grade concert. If he is tired on Sunday morning he can take life easy and listen to a sermon by some noted divine a thousand miles away. And when the family jar becomes too lively he can turn on the radio and drown it out. There are wonderful possibilities in that invention, fellows. Williams Farmer 2/22/1924 - WILLIAMS ON EVE OF BIG STEP FORWARDWilliams, the town of great possibilities, is on the eve of a big step forward. It is in the air, you feel it everywhere. Williams is about to snap out of her long nightmare and advance to the front with great strides. The two factions that have been at loggerheads for the last half a century, in the town and the community of Williams, have at last realized the folly of pulling opposite directions when by pulling together they can get somewhere and accomplish

Community CalendarCattlewomen’s BBQ

The Glenn-Colusa Cattlewomen’s Association, is teaming up with Les

Schwab for a BBQ February 23 at the Les Schwab in Colusa. Les Schwab is middle of their FREE BEEF month. Come by for a good meal 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Annual Almond Blossom Tea

The annual event will be held March 8, at the Arbuckle Community Church located at 700 Hillgate Road. The tea will feature a salad luncheon, a raffle for a handmade quilt, door prizes and entertainment. The cost of the tea is $8 and the raffle tickets are available for

$1 each or six for $5. For more information please call (530) 476-2013.

Get your Girl Scout Cookies!

The Williams Girl Scouts will be selling cook-ies from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Straw Hat Pizza and Saturday Feb. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in front of the Granzella’s Deli.

Sac. Valley Museum’s Antique show

The annual antique show & Sale is slated for Saturday & Sunday, March 15 & 16 at the “Old Gym,” located behind the Sacramento Valley Museum. Hours are: Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the event is $5 and payable at the door. For more informa-tion call (530) 473-2978.

LOOKING BACK something worthwhile. In the next year you will see the town of Williams, and the country surrounding, accomplish much the way of developments and improvements. The Glenn-Colusa ditch will be extended to our dry lands; the water and sewer bonds will go over without a hitch at the next bond election, and it is predicted that one of our oil projects will bring in a well during that time. Several new buildings are now being planned for the town at this time, one of them is the erection of a fine hotel building, and it will surely good, as all that is holding it back at this time is the water and sewer situation, and we are all going to see that the town secures this much needed improvement in the near future. Won’t it be a grand and glorious feeling when the town of Williams begins to do things, when you hear the sound of hammers, see the dirt flying, with every man that wants to work, working and drawing down good money. Just as soon as this work starts you will see outside capitol become interested in the town of Williams, and they will come here and invest their money in different enterprises. Williams is destined to make a town of several thousand people, one of the best towns of the northern part of the state. And its growth will be governed by the attitude of its present population. We are convinced that every citizen in the town of Williams wishes to see the town go ahead, and we are also of the opinion that a big majority of them realize the fact that right now is the time to make a start, because if the town ever once gets started to go ahead there will be nothing in the world that can hold her back. She will be like a skyrocket, all it needed was a light to touch off the fuse, and it was on its way. Williams needs a start, will you help give her that start?- ELMER HILDRETH BRINGS DOWN FINE FURS FROM TRAPPING EXPEDTIONElmer Hildreth came down from the mountains this week with a fine bunch of furs. Elmer spent a good part of the winter trapping in the mountains west of Williams, and was exhibiting his winter’s catch to his friends this week. Among the assortment was 22 gray

fox, 6 skunks, 6 coons, 3 coyotes, 1 ring tail cat and 7 civet cat hides. FLAGS TO ADORN BUSINESS PLACES ON NATIONAL HOLIDAYSThe Williams post of the American Legion is sponsoring a flag selling campaign in Williams and to date practically every business house in Williams has ordered a flag and staff that will soon arrive. The flag is four feet by six feet and is made of fine material. The staff is twelve feet in length and one and one fourth inches in diameter. The company will place containers in the sidewalks at specified places that will hold the staff in position and will furnish a plug for the hole when not being displayed. Mrs. Guy Manor went around the business section and explained the proposition to the business men and in a few hours practically the whole town had signed orders for the flag and staff. Williams Farmer 3/1/1960 THIS AND THAT by KIZERSome time ago we asked the origin of the team name of Yellowjackets in Williams. Ralph Nissen explained its origin this week. It seems that in 1927 the team won the football championship and later that year won the first place in the basketball league. At that time the teams had no name and Ralph, as editor of the school newspaper, advocated the name “Williams Wasps.” His sister Dorothy Nissen Slaton was in favor of “Yellowjackets” After a sharply contested battle, the name yellowjackets was selected. Approximately two years later the school song “Brown and Gold” was written.

Sac. Valley Museum’s

Quilt ShowBegins

February 29

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HOMES FOR RENT

Employment

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Full time Custodial Position for O.L.L. School/Parish

WE ARE looking for a full time custodian for our school and parish. This would be a 40 hour work week - 8 hours per day in a split shift – 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the late afternoon/evening. The duties would be to maintain and clean the school, St. Bernadette’s Hall, the grounds of the entire plant, along with other parish duties. The pay is from $9.49 to $10.81 per hour depending on experience. A valid CA driver’s license is necessary. THE FULL time position comes with medical, vision, and dental benefits for the employee. The employee will need to have fingerprint clearance before starting work.IF YOU know of anyone who might be interested, please have them contact Barbara Genera for a Diocesan pre-employment application. We would hope to fill this position by the end of February. Parents may apply. Call 458-8208.

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Contribution boxes were placed at all the polling places throughout the country in 1860, for donations for the completions of the Washington monument. A Mr. Mizler, on behalf of the assocaition offered a premium to the county in California making the larg-est donation to the votes cast. Colusa County with the greatest proportional contribution to the monument was presented with a nearly life size marble statue of George Washington, which stands proudly on a marble pedestal in a custom made niche in the foyer of the Colusa County Courthouse. The front is engraved with the following:

In the right hand: He ruled not, but presided at the council of his country.

In the left: Presented to the County of Colusa, for the greatest proportional contribution to the National Monument at the Presidential Election, 1860.

Lansing B. MizlerSuperintendent for California

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That “student” in the photo is none other that Dr. Charles McCarl. The duo was featured in Life magazine.

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California, Irvine.“This was when World War II was beginning so the

colleges and universities went straight through with no vacations,” he recalled.

After receiving his degree, McCarl did his residency in Long Beach and during that time he reconnected with his high school sweetheart, Suzanne. The two were married in 1944 and will soon be celebrating their 64th anniversary.

McCarl practiced medicine in north Hollywood for two years. He told the story of the actor who was the original Tarzan, Johnny Weismuller, and how he brought in ‘Cheetah’ the chimpanzee, after local vet-erinarians had failed to give a proper diagnosis. As McCarl tells the story, Cheetah was dressed in a full suit and tie, shoes and all. Weismuller insisted that McCarl treat his chimp, apparently McCarl tried to refuse several times because he “didn’t know anything about animals.” But, not to be dissuaded, Weismuller stood firm. Finally McCarl brought out his stethoscope and discovered that Cheetah was suffering from bron-chitis. Needless to say that was the first, and last, time he treated an animal. It was also the strangest case he has had in his years of practicing medicine.

After two years he was more than ready to move away from Hollywood, ready to live a slower, more meaningful pace. So, when a fellow doctor called him up to let him know that a Dr. Stanley was sell-ing his practice in Williams, McCarl jumped at the opportunity, quickly making the journey to see if Williams would be a good fit for him and his bride. It was. He bought the practice in 1949 and has been here ever since.

McCarl and his wife had two children, a son named Stephen who followed in his father’s healthy footsteps by becoming a Physical Education teacher in Fairfield. Stephen also by tried out for, and won, the title of Mr.

America in 1987, without the use of steroids. Stephen is married with no children. The couple also had a daugh-ter, Kathleen who attended University of the Pacific and was later married and had two children, a son Braden and daughter Shannon. McCarl has one, great-grandson by his grandson Braden and his wife.

McCarl and four others started a convalescent home in Williams, now known as Valley West. The 49 bed facility was filled to capacity within the first day of business. Though he is no longer an owner of the establish-ment, he still takes great pride in its development and what it provides for the community.

Currently, McCarl still has his gen-eral practice, still seeing some of the patients he started with after first moving to Williams. For 25 years he has taken care of the boys up at Fouts Springs, making the trip once a month. He is now the Medical Director for the clinic in Arbuckle and the Urgent Care in Williams.

McCarl stays active in the commu-nity and still works out three days a week at the gym in Colusa.

He is quick to credit his office assis-tants Colleen Manor, who has been with him for nearly 50 years, and Sharon Brenard who has worked with him for over 35 years.

“Without them I wouldn’t still be in business,” said McCarl.

At 86 years of age, he still has no plans to retire. As long as he continues to enjoy what he does and he can continue helping people…