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‘Some loved him and others hated him’

By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Hugh Glenn, the namesake of Glenn County, is the subject of a new historical book due out next month and penned by Yolo County resident and historian Ann F. Scheuring.
“History is a narrative, a story, and stories depend on the eye of the beholder,”…

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Dr. Phil examines Willows High fight

By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Willows High School is about to be in the national spotlight, again.
And again it is because of a student who has been expelled. But the issue goes beyond a teenager being kicked out of school.
An attorney for Shawki Al-Rifai’s family said Tuesday he…

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Annual bean feed benefits firefighters

By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

This year may have been the Willows Volunteer Fire Department’s 26th annual bean feed, but event founders are so full of beans even he admits they don’t know how long they’ve been cooking beans for department’s fundraiser.
“They’re always good, every…

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Cleaning up the park with tickets

By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Eleven parking tickets were issued Monday afternoon to Willows High School students who were reportedly parked illegally during lunch time at Central Park on Laurel Street, police reported.
However, the $27 parking tickets have more to do with a “bad…

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Burglaries prompt police to give warning

By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Authorities are warning local residents that as the weather warms up, burglaries and other thefts are expected to rise with the temperatures.
A laptop and an unknown amount of cash were reportedly taken from an unlocked Orland home on Sunday, police…

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Layoffs on the way to HUSD

By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

The equivalent of nearly 12 full-time positions are on the chopping block in the Hamilton Unified School District.
During a special meeting Monday night, the Hamilton school board passed a resolution to cut administrative and teaching positions in…

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Senate debate to be streamed live online

Willows Journal @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Former state Assemblymen Rick Keene and Doug LaMalfa, competing for the state Senatorial District 4 seat held by Sen. Sam Aanestad, square off Thursday night in the first of five political candidates forums broadcast live online by the…

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Bake sale Sunday went to the dogs

By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

More than $1,000 was raised at a bake sale Sunday by the residents’ council of Eskaton Manor on Humboldt Street for the proposed K-9 Unit for the Willows Police Department.
“We all agree that the police need to have a dog,” said Eva Whitham,…

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Rummage sale big success

By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Huge crowds ready to find some bargains waited to get into a rummage sale Friday and Saturday.
The Orland Women’s Improvement Club’s rummage sale raised about $6,000 that go directly into the community.
All proceeds from the annual event go toward…

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California teachers fed up with cuts

By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers @ March 9, 2010 # Comments Off

Teachers throughout California rallied Thursday to send a message to Sacramento. Stop the cuts.
Orland Unified School District teachers set up tables, carried signs and offered information and petitions for people wanting state legislators to…

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