Yolo County marks Alzheimer’s and Family Literacy months, honors clerks and DAR dedication

At its Nov. 18 meeting the Yolo County Board of Supervisors issued several honorary proclamations recognizing community programs and week‑long observances.

The Board proclaimed November 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Veronica Mejic, speaking for the Northern California and Northern Nevada chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, urged residents to use local resources and a free 24/7 helpline and noted recent research advances and new diagnostic tools aimed at early detection and treatment.

The Board also proclaimed November 2025 Family Literacy Awareness Month and heard from Yolo Reads staff. Nancy Pacheco said additional funding allowed the county literacy program to expand services and "serve an additional 31 families this year, bringing in a total of 97 families participating in our family literacy and ESL classes." Leticia Flores and an educator from Head Start recounted learner stories and emphasized the impact of parent‑child reading programs.

The Board recognized Nov. 17–21, 2025 as California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Week, honoring clerks Paula Hughey and Julie Dockler for recordkeeping and neutrality in Board proceedings. Earlier in the meeting the Board presented a resolution commemorating the national semiquincentennial and announced a dedication of an "America 250" patriotic marker at Everman Memorial Park in Woodland on Nov. 22.

These items were ceremonial and informational; no ordinance or budgetary actions were tied to the proclamations.