Frederick Wharton Lorenz passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010, in his home in Davis at the age of 101. Born in Berkeley in 1908, he earned a bachelorÕs degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Physiology from UC Berkeley. While studying he met and courted Ruth Ahnstrom, and they married in 1932. In 1938 … Continue Reading
The issue: Pro golfÕs savior uses a stuffy country club as a venue to help put his sex scandal behind him Such is the nature of sports, celebrity and scandal in this country that if Tiger Woods wins the Masters his fans and followers will, if not actually forgive his extramarital sexcapades, at least quit … Continue Reading
Helen Cook, a long-time resident of El Macero, died March 19 in San Rafael after a long illness. Her last days were spent in peace and love, surrounded by her family. A native of Dutton, Mont., Helen was born 90 years ago to Paul and Julia (Reinke) Battson. She grew up in Great Falls with … Continue Reading
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved mother Benita Castanon. Benita was a class of 1953 graduate of Davis High and a resident of Davis for more than 60 years. She had been battling AlzheimerÕs and passed away on March 6, 2010, in Santa Rosa. She will be missed by … Continue Reading
Lois Skyberg passed away at her home in Woodland on March 20. She had celebrated her 90th birthday on Feb. 17. Graveside services will held at the Davis Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 24. Evergreen Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
Enterprise columnist So there we were on Saturday, the first day of spring, enjoying the fine weather and watching our little ones ride their bicycles on the mean streets of East Davis. Unfortunately, our tranquility was interrupted when the mailman handed not one, not two, not three, but four letters to the Red-Headed Girl of … Continue Reading
Davis Unfortunately, the Davis Food Co-op board of directors is continuing to deny its shareholders their right to vote on the proposed boycott initiative. Ignoring the central Co-op principles of democracy and member control, the boardÕs claim is basically that the sole purpose of the Co-op is to sell products. According to the Co-op board, … Continue Reading
Davis Claude Garrod has made a strong point illustrating the Israeli governmentÕs undemocratic treatment of its non-Jewish citizens. What he did not mention, and what many people may not know, is that East Jerusalem is not part of Israel. When the United Nations partitioned the land in 1948, East Jerusalem was designated as the capital … Continue Reading
Davis Hats off to the Davis Food Co-opÕs board of directors for rejecting the attempt of the anti-Semites to annex their organization in the battle between Israelis and Palestinians. The Palestinian effort was being carried by their local representatives titled Davis Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, who wanted the Davis Co-op to boycott Israeli merchandise. Their … Continue Reading
Davis I am a resident of Solano Park, UC DavisÕ family housing apartment complex, and I live just across from two railroad tracks that serve Amtrak and freight. While I would voice many complaints about living next to active railways, I would like to focus on just one: idling trains. Every night, a train parks … Continue Reading
Davis America is suffering from massive unemployment even though the experts know several ways to correct the situation. The difficulty is that the public will not accept any of those solutions. The economic problem is a worldwide excess of savings, or to say the same thing in different words, a shortage of good investments. So … Continue Reading
Davis Re: ÒProtest, response still a sore subject,Ó March 14. Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad must have thought long and hard in writing his e-mail response regarding the recent UC Davis student protests. His reference to students beating on bongo drums and the suggestion that they should sell their iPods to pay for their tuition … Continue Reading
Davis My March 11 letter discussed the solid scientific evidence that revealed the presence of huge quantities of nanothermite high explosive and iron-rich micro-spheres in the building dust of 9/11. On March 16, two letters challenged my initial letter, based not so much on the facts and evidence presented but instead focused principally upon a … Continue Reading
Donald M. Kelly, 76, of Davis passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Don was a resident of Davis for more than 40 years. He was born Oct. 30, 1933, in Oakview and was a 1952 graduate of Ventura Junior College. He was an accomplished French horn player and had a tenor voice of an angel. … Continue Reading
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