Please remember Wednesday, January 8th is our Valley Home MAC Meeting. It will be held at the Valley Home Gym; the Bonnie Gellerman Building. The meeting will start at 6:30pm. Your questions, concerns, and comments are always welcome. Our Stanislaus County officials will be there to answer your questions. We will be joined by our CHP, Fire and Sheriff Departments. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

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Please note … the Oakdale Fire Protection District Board Meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, January 9th has been cancelled. The meeting is rescheduled for Thursday, January 16th. The meeting will be held in Knights Ferry at the Knights Ferry Community Hall, 17601 Main Street. The meeting will start at 10am. Please try to attend these important Fire Board meetings. Our Fire Board is working very, very hard to find a solution that would help both our Valley Home community and the Knights Ferry community. We are in this together.

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This week, we have some sad news to pass along to readers. The following is information that was shared by the Jones family on Monday, January 6th.

“Wyatt Clayton Jones took his last breath today, January 6, 2025. He was surrounded by his mom, his tissie, Gma, Papa, dad and his Uncle Josh. Amanda held Wyatt and his mob plush until the end and it was beautiful. He came into this world surrounded by those who loved him and left this world surrounded by those who love hm.

Wyatt was a lot of things, an amazing son, grandson, brother, nephew and cousin. He was an incredible artist, a wonderful friend, and genuinely one of the best humans out there. He touched a lot of lives in his time on earth and he fulfilled whatever purpose God had set forth for him. We had 18 perfect years with him.

Wyatt fought a hell of a fight. He was a warrior until the end. Leukemia is a beast and complications from his treatment proved to be too much for him this time.

This was not what we hoped for but at the same time it is what we prayed for. We prayed for him to be ok. OK doesn’t always look like we hoped it would. We appreciate all the prayers and good thoughts we received along this road, Wyatt felt each and every one of them. Our family did too. We don’t know what a world without him looks like but we will make our way through. We take comfort in knowing he is no longer in pain, and that we will see him again someday.”

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As always you may reach me by email at winniemullins51@gmail.com or by telephone or text at 209-985-5233.