Nominations
sought for
2012 honors

By HOWARD HUPE
Vice President
Winters Chamber of Commerce

Each year, the Winters Chamber of Commerce honors citizens and a business that have made significant contributions to the Winters community. Nominations are now open for the Winters Citizen of the Year, the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year, Winters Senior Citizen of the Year, and the recipient of the Theodore Winters Award. The criteria for each of these awards are:
~ Citizen of the Year: Someone who has made significant contributions to the betterment of the Winters community, particularly as a volunteer capacity, in a variety of activities and over a long of time. The activities should have required a considerable selfless expenditure of time and energy. The Citizen of the Year is selected by a committee of Past Citizens of the Year and a Chamber of Commerce representative. . . .

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Colten Montgomery pushes hard off the wall in the back stroke during a recent swim meet at Winters High School.

Photo by Ken Stewart

Warriors lose homecoming game,
28-14

Mayes, Lowrie rush over century mark

By ERIC LUCERO
Express sports

Usually in a football game when your offense rushes for 375 yards you win the game. That was not the case for the Winters Warriors varsity football team last Friday, Sept. 28, as they hosted the Las Plumas Thunderbirds for their homecoming game.
The difference in the game was the Thunderbirds scored seven points in the second and third quarters and the Warriors didn’t. Winters lost 28-14 as they matched Las Plumas in the first and fourth quarters both scoring a touchdown in each.
Once again the game proved to be a game of inches; this time the Warriors were on the short side of the stick.
“We came up an inch short two times on the goal line,” said coach Daniel Ward. “We were not mentally tough like we have been. But homecoming week is always hard. There are a lot of distractions to overcome all week long and it’s hard for the players to stay focused. We just didn’t make plays.” . . .