POLICE BLOTTER
FELONY ARRESTS
Keith R. Lay, 30, of the 1800 block of Hammontonsmartsville Road, Linda, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 6:45 a.m. March 25 at his residence on suspicion of threatening to commit a crime. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
Cory L. Weatherman, 23, of the 5700 block of Riverside Drive, Olivehurst, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 6:38 p.m. March 24 at his residence on suspicion of evading a peace officer. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
William A. Helfrich, 28, of the 1700 block of North Beale Road, Linda, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 11:23 a.m. March 24 at Lally’s Gas Station on suspicion of possessing a controlled narcotic. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
Jacob A. Malone, 33, of the 1600 block of 11th Avenue, Olivehurst, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 9:17 a.m. March 24 on Third Avenue on suspicion of evading a peace officer and driving on the wrong side of the road. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
Robert G. Thomas, 36, of the 2500 block of Emerald Drive, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 7:46 p.m. March 23 in the 200 block of Fairman Street. He was booked into Sutter County Jail.
DUI ARRESTS
Israel Vaca, 25, of the 1500 block of Second Avenue, Olivehurst, was arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 8:07 p.m. March 25 at the intersection of Eighth Street and J Street. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
Brenda Corona Gonzalez, 43, of Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 4:45 a.m. March 24 at Civic Center Boulevard and Colusa Avenue. She was booked into Sutter County Jail.
Sandy K. Marez, 69, of the 1900 block of Eighth Avenue, Olivehurst, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at 10:38 p.m. March 23 at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Olivehurst Avenue on suspicion of DUI with injury. She was booked into Yuba County Jail.
The First Presbyterian Church in Marysville will reopen its sanctuary doors for an Easter service and organ performance.
The sanctuary has been closed since the church property was put up for sale some time ago as the dwindling congregation had to face economic realities. A contingent of the church’s congregation has been worshiping weekly in the chapel.
“Organist Gail Pfister will play
the organ, the Rev. Jeff Richards will preach and we will all praise God in the sanctuary,” said Kathy Mckenzie, the church’s secretary. “Afterwards, there will be a glorious Easter egg hunt for all the children, with toys and candy to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. There will be coffee and snacks for the adults.”
Mckenzie said she’s excited to be part of the Easter sanctuary service and wants people to know that the church, in its new incarnation, is growing and still helping in the community.
“We’re growing in energy and ideas. It’s kind of a resurrection because every week we have new people coming, and Jeff’s leadership will help because he has a lot of experience working with homeless in the Sacramento area,” Mckenzie said. “On Fridays, the food closet is open for people who need it.”
She said although the church property is up for sale, members of the church are still doing work to help the community.
“I really believe the First Presbyterian Church has a role to play in the community to reach out to different people – the elderly, the disenfranchised and the neglected,” she said.
She said there will be a Maundy Thursday Service at 6 p.m. in the chapel followed by a soup dinner.