POLICE BLOTTER
FELONY ARRESTS
Issac A. Hudson-garcia, 24, of Sacramento was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 9:10 p.m. Aug. 21 in the 1600 block of Jones Road on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant. He was booked into Sutter County Jail.
Stephen J. A. Barthol, 23, of the 600 block of King Avenue, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 5:33 p.m. Aug. 21 in the 900 block of Shasta Street on suspicion of bringing a controlled substance into a jail. He was booked into Sutter County Jail.
William T. Jones, 33, of Yuba City was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 12:18 p.m. Aug. 21 in the 700 block of Francis Street on suspicion of vehicle theft. He was booked into Sutter County Jail.
Shawn I. Taplin, 37, of the 1500 block of Anneka Lane, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 12:01 p.m. Aug. 21 at the intersection of Shasta Way and Alpine Way on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
Judy E. Johnson, 31, of the 1500 block of Sixth Street, Olivehurst, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 9:02 a.m. Aug. 21 at her residence on suspicion of unauthorized use of identification. She was booked into Yuba County Jail.
DUI ARRESTS
John Vang, 34, of the 2500 block of Jana Way, Marysville, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at 2:20 a.m. Aug. 21 at the intersection of Melissa Court and Horman Drive. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
Juan M. Rodriguez, 29, of the 6000 block of Gossett Way, Olivehurst, was arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 5:12 a.m. Aug. 20 in the 300 block of 6th Street. He was booked into Yuba County Jail.
“Everything we do, we mark so we can get it back together,” he said. “Having done this for way too many years, I can look at any of the pieces and figure out where it needs to go.”
The church pews are filled with parts of the instrument, which will be loaded onto a 22-foot box truck for delivery.
“We start from the outside and work our way into the organ then, from the top down,” Visscher said. “The truck will be completely filled up from top to bottom and side to side.”
This isn’t Visscher’s first time working with this particular pipe organ.
“I was working at Rosales Organ Builders in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and worked on this organ when it was brought to us for maintenance,” he said. “They are the same company that built the organ in the Walt Disney Concert Hall.”
Visscher said getting the pipe organ back together is a considerably longer process, and he’s moved a few of them over the years.
“They (organs) can get moved around a lot here in the states and they can last hundreds of years because with some of the mechanical-action organs there’s nothing to break down, just maintenance,” he said. “They’re amazing, freestanding instruments and you can take pride in seeing it, hearing it, and it’s something you can grasp and be proud of – theres something awesome about that.”
He’s visited Europe and said some of the newer churches have organs that date back to the 1500s and 1600s.
“It’s incredible knowing that some of these things have been around practically forever,” he said. “It’s been documented that 236 B.C. was first known pipe organ – it was the first keyboard instrument. Many people think it was the harpsichord.”
Joe Mcleod, who is a former member of the church, said he’s glad the organ will have a new home.
“You can still hear the organ, if you drive two hours away,” he said. “It’s changing denominations, but it’ll still sound the same even though it’s closer to the ocean.”
Mcleod said a few members of the church in Aptos came to check out the organ on Father’s Day.
“They came up to see it, hear it and get a feel for it, and Bill (Visscher) played it,” he said. “They liked it and it’s great that it’ll get a new home.”
The First Presbyterian Church building went up for sale last year and members of the church continue worshiping in a smaller chapel on the campus. They are working with the Presbytery of Sacramento and other local Presbyterian members to find a more permanent home.