Davis This year I experienced my first spring tea as a kindergarten mom at Pioneer Elementary School. I canÕt begin to describe how wonderful this special event was for all of us. It was amazing to see how much thought, planning and effort went into this big event. All of the parents were moved by … Continue Reading
Davis Spring Break 2010, Serotonin Surge CharitiesÕ sixth annual fundraiser for safety net medical care in the greater Sacramento region, was held at the Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa on Friday, April 16. More than 400 people gathered to learn more about safety net clinics while sampling gourmet foods, sipping fine wines, gulping refreshing … Continue Reading
Davis On behalf of the Emerson Junior High PTA, I want to thank Tiffany Swanson, manager of Starbucks Coffee on Russell Boulevard, for donating coffee for the teachers and staff brunch on May 5. We thank you for your generosity during Teacher Appreciation Week. Toni Terhaar Davis
Davis I had the pleasure of attending the Soroptimist International of Davis service grants award luncheon on April 28. As a founding board member of the Myanmar ChildrenÕs Foundation, I was there to gratefully accept a grant for our organization. In addition to receiving a generous grant, I was privileged to meet many of the … Continue Reading
Davis A big thank you to the Sigma Nu Fraternity for all their volunteer work in the gardens and around campus at Cesar Chavez Elementary School on Sunday, May 2. Primarily, they pulled weeds, spread wood chips and turned compost Ñ garden chores that can be difficult and boring for students in grades K-6, but … Continue Reading
Davis NewStar Chinese SchoolÕs ÒCulture in MotionÓ fundraiser on May 1 was a huge success. The event raised about $4,500 for the Davis Schools Foundation, by entertaining our community and supporters with a vivid show. In addition to $3,247 from ticket sales, an anonymous supporter donated $273 on behalf of NewStar Chinese School to make … Continue Reading
Davis The Emerson Junior High School PTA would like thank the people and entities that worked together to raise funds to support Emerson teachers and the Davis Schools Foundation at our annual carnival fundraiser. ConAgra, the owner of the former Hunt-Wesson cannery site, generously donated the use of its property. We could not have used … Continue Reading
Davis The wind blew in another Great American Cancer Society Relay for Life by UC Davis students on April 10, and the powerful winds did not slow them down one bit. A day later, the weather would have really presented a challenge Ñ poetic justice, indeed. Many thanks to the students who produced this wonderful … Continue Reading
Enterprise drama critic In the early 1980s, the local Sunshine ChildrenÕs Theater was presenting an original musical called ÒGo-Go the Blue Gorilla.Ó My 12-year-old son Paul had the role of Rapper, the Parrot, the interlocutor of the piece. Rapper kept the storyÕs plot rolling along. At one point, he was supposed to deliver his lines … Continue Reading
Enterprise book critic Our lives donÕt often get shaken up by something completely beyond our experience. We go about our business, secure in our routines and daily rituals. Maybe you eat lunch at the same time each day, or drive a particular route home from work. ThereÕs nothing wrong with such routines; they help us … Continue Reading
Enterprise beer columnist MunichÕs Oktoberfest is the granddaddy of all beer festivals. Its origins trace back to the wedding feast of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, in 1810 … at which event, IÕm sure, a good time was had by all. I mention this only because weÕve once again reached the season for beer fests … Continue Reading
Enterprise art critic Do you have a collection? Everyone has a personal assemblage of Òthings,Ó from paper clips and pennies to photographs. On a grander scale, the simple amassing of objects becomes a formal collection, as with fine art. In the Gorman Museum exhibit, Giles Peterson shares items from his art collection Ñ works by … Continue Reading
Elizabeth Louise Gerber and David James Bailey, both of Los Angeles, were married on Oct. 3, 2009, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The bride is the daughter of Cynthia and Jay Gerber of Davis. A 1994 graduate of Davis High School, she holds a bachelorÕs degree in art history (cum laude) from Middlebury College … Continue Reading
Jason Warriner and Hannah Tashjian, both of Oakland, were married on Oct. 10, 2009, under the redwood trees at the home of the brideÕs parents in Berkeley. The groom is the son of Tom and Jacque Warriner of Davis. He holds a bachelorÕs degree from UC Santa Barbara and a masterÕs degree from the School … Continue Reading
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