Manuel’s Muffin Tops players (left to right): back row – Mike Neal, Jen Boschken, Danny Mathias, Manuel Calderon, Matty Guerrero, Ryan Nelson, Nancy McCampbell; front row – Jenny Allison, Hayle Rubio, Angela Martinez (team manager).
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Winters once boasted a prosperous Japanese community, which tragically burned on Aug. 1, 1942 when the United States was celebrating victory over Japan. While the cause of the fire has never been determined, Winters saw discrimination toward Japanese Americans following the war.