1: Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner Humberto Izquierdo announced the nut buying period will begin Aug. 1, 2024 and will run through April 1, 2025, in accordance with the county’s nut theft ordinance.

2: Late last month, the Woodland Rotary Noon Club awarded $40,000 in donations to three local organizations. Woodland Community College Foster & Kindship Education Foundation, Make it Happen for Yolo County and the Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation received the donations at a presentation held during the Rotary Noon Club’s weekly meeting this past Tuesday.

3: Six members of the Woodland Chrisitan softball team were selected to the All-Central Valley California League team, including Morgan Sanders, Maggie Wurzel, Teagan Hayes, Macie Timothy, Emily Garcia and Adison Huiskens.

4: Woodland High School students and staff will be cooler in the upcoming school year. After being installed throughout the summer, the high school now has 14 new HVAC systems installed this summer as part of Measure Y school improvement projects.

5: Woodland native Sagen Maddalena wins silver in women’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions shooting at Paris Olympics.

6: Congressman Mike Thompson, D-Yolo, voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, which authorized the Army Corp of Engineers to make investments in the country’s ports, inland waterways, flood management systems, ecosystems and other water resources infrastructure. $20 million could be made available for the Yolo County Flood Control District.

7: Six members of the Woodland Christian varsity baseball team were selected to the All-Central Valley California League team, including Gabriel Sanchez, Wyatt Bickel, Jordan Villanueva, Owen Tessier, and Jeffrey Nannini. Not pictured is Jayden Badhesha.

8: Woodland’s Outdoor Movie Series returned, welcoming community members to watch three family-friendly movies outdoors from Aug. 23 to Oct. 11.

9: To ensure Woodland area kids in need of a backpack start the new school year off right, Advance Peace held its third annual backpack drive at Woodside Park, located at 1615 Cottonwood St. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Advance Peace members welcomed upwards of 150 local youths and provided them with a much-needed backpack along with some tacos, balloon animals, water activities, and a bike ride, rounding out a morning and afternoon of fun ahead of the end of summer break.

10: To wrap up the 2024 season, the Woodland High School baseball team were rewarded with four GEL All-League first-team honorees: Dylan Ramirez, PJ Pinegar, David Tanner, and Dylan Johns, along with two second-team selections: Joe Cadotte and Aiden Lopez

11: With the first day of school in the Woodland Joint Unified School District set for Wednesday, 80 local children from low-income families were able to get some much-needed back-to-school clothes during the Salvation Army’s annual shopping spree event at JCPenny.

12: Over 20 Woodland neighborhoods got together to fire up some BBQ, host a block party or enjoy a hot summer night as they participated in National Night Out, an event where residents open up their front yards to neighbors, police and fire personnel. Paul Bridge and his Lexington Way neighborhood on the north side of town welcomed more than just their neighbors as they used the event as a fundraiser and starting point for a new renovation project at Woodland Parent Nursery School.

13: The Yolo Prescribed Burn Association (PBA), in partnership with Solano PBA, Napa PBA, and UC Cooperative Extension, announced they would be offering an introductory prescribed fire training series consisting of two virtual training (offered via Zoom) and one in-person field day.

14: It’s not often that a high school sports program can replace an outgoing section championship-winning head coach with another, but that’s exactly what happened recently for the Woodland Christian varsity baseball team. Former head coach John Rodegerdts retired in June after a decade at the helm. His replacement? Highly-coveted instructor Nelson Randolph.

15: On a cool, crisp morning with fall just around the corner, thousands of local students enrolled in the Woodland Joint Unified School District bode farewell to their cherished summer breaks and returned to campus for the first time since June for the first day of school.

16: After taking a year off, Yolo County Fair’s Opening Night Gala proved it is still popular for residents and businesses. The Gala kicked off the first evening of the five-day fair — the longest-running free gate fair in Northern California — drawing about 700 people who were wined and dined by 41 exhibitors.

17: After the departure of Paul Vietti following six years in the City of Trees, Woodland athletic director and varsity baseball head coach Danny Eoff began to search for his counterpart to guide the next generation of Lady Wolves on the diamond. This summer, Eoff hired experienced coach and Woodland alumnus Wes Archie to lead the Wolves into a new era.

18: During night one of the Yolo County Fair’s Demolition Derby, engines roared, transmission fluids leaked and vehicles reached their absolute breaking point as the Woodland community graciously welcomed back one of its favorite summertime staples. Four bone-rattling heats featuring trucks and 80s or newer cars echoed throughout the Yolo County Fairgrounds Arena located at 1250 E. Gum Ave., as the 3,000 attendees enjoyed a show for the ages.

19: In the first fast food restaurant of its type in California, Crazy D’s Nashville Hot Chicken has found a home inside the ExtraMile convenience store on East Main Street. The “stop-and-go” food chain formally opened on Friday with a ribbon-cutting sponsored by the Woodland Chamber of Commerce inside ExtraMile at 2020 E. Main St.

20: Each high school in town will be represented this month in Cary, North Carolina for USA Baseball’s National Team Identification Series. Pioneer High School sophomore Drew Kersting is playing for the 15U Northwest Regional Team, incoming Woodland Highfreshman Carlos Vazquez Jr. will compete for the 14U NW team and Woodland Christian Middle School seventh grader Conor Neimeyer is a member of the 13U NW squad.

21: Earlier in the month, Yolo County Supervisor Angel Barajas and the Dunnigan Fire Association hosted the 2nd annual backpack giveaway, providing backpacks and school supplies to over 100 children in the community.

22: Tafoya Elementary School will have a new principal for the upcoming school year. Lyn Bigelow was officially approved as the school’s new principal during an Aug. 1 Woodland Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting, filling the role that was left vacant by Lyssa Perry

23: Working with Congressman Mike Thompson, the city of Woodland was awarded $1.05 million earlier this year to continue work on the East Main Street Neighborhood Livability Project, according to a semi-annual report prepared by the Community Development Department. The project is advancing.

24: A DJ blasting out his best playlist filled with the biggest and best oldies hits of the ’60s and ’70s provided the background ambiance for the over 1,000 people who attended the 7th annual Cruisin’ into the Next Chapter Classic Car and Truck Show out in front of the Yolo Branch Library located at 37750 Sacramento St. in Yolo.

25: Pioneer High School set the bar high last year by sending 11 graduates to continue their athletic careers in college and the Class of 2024 topped that total. Seventeen Patriots across eight sports signed their respective letters of intent at the end of May, days before graduating.

26: A two-acre site of hard-packed dirt will soon be replaced by Woodland’s second swimming center. The $15.3 million Aquatic Center is being built immediately to the north of the Woodland Community & Senior Center at 2001 East St.

27: An Auburn police chief has been hired by the city of Woodland to replace Chief Derrek Kaff, who is retiring from his post after serving the community for decades. The city of Woodland announced the hiring of Ryan Kinnan on Thursday. He will assume command of the 88-person department Wednesday, Sept. 18, during a change of command ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Senior and Community Center, 2001 East St.

28: Northern California Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents Yolo County, has been recognized as a 2024 Fiscal Hero by the Committee for a Responsible Budget’s “Fix the Debt” program for his work to reduce the U.S. national debt.

29: Crime in Woodland fell in nearly all categories during the first six months of 2024 compared to the final six months of 2023, according to a quarterly report issued by the Police Department.

30: A room full of friends, family and colleagues offered a heartfelt farewell to Woodland City Clerk Ana Gonzalez, capping 37 years of public service this week. Gonzalez couldn’t contain her tears as she sat in her usual position to the right of the council dais, where she has taken minutes of meetings for decades as well as monitored the time limits of people addressing issues of importance.

31: A “stealth” cell phone tower is finally being erected in Woodland hidden by a bright-blue cover that looks as though it was a can of Blue Note Brewery’s latest release. The cylindrical “Bee City USA” cannister at 231 W. Main St., was maneuvered into place on Tuesday, more than four years after initially being approved by the Woodland Planning Commission over objections from residents who claimed it would be a health hazard.