El Macero Re: ÒGot jury duty? Here are the facts.Ó So the $100 question is not answered in this commentary. Of 57,110 jurors summoned, 5,544 (almost 10 percent) Òfailed to appear.Ó What is the status of these 5,544 who are Òin contempt of court and subject to punishment by fine, incarceration or both for failure … Continue Reading
Davis A reader read the announcement in The Enterprise of the demonstration at the Arco station as a ÒpicketÓ (letter, July 16). As the author of this Yolo Progressive Democrats of America announcement, I should clarify the goals of that event; they are important and bear repeating. Also, one of the workers at that Arco … Continue Reading
It was a busy day for the areaÕs junior golfers on Tuesday. First, in the morning, Jesuit High standout Ben Corfee, playing at his home layout, shot an even-par 72 to capture the Jim Walker Junior Golf Tournament conducted at El Macero Country Club. The 16-year-old Corfee outdistanced fellow El Macero junior and Blue Devil … Continue Reading
FoxyÕs Fall Century, a bike ride offered by BazuMedia, will be conducted Oct. 16. The ride, which typically features dozens of Davis-area riders, winds through the Napa and Solano counties countrysides Ñ and terminates with a pasta dinner for each rider. The event includes a 50-kilometer family ride, a 100K century competition and a 100-mile … Continue Reading
The Davis Legacy United, an under-10 boys soccer squad, won the Placer United Invitational Tournament last weekend. This comes a year after a heartbreaking loss in penalty kicks in the 2009 tournament. On Saturday, Legacy beat River City, 10-1, and Walnut Creek United, 6-0. Davis had contributions from all players, including Giacomo Sorrentino, who was … Continue Reading
UC DavisÕ season-opening football game at Cal on Sept. 4 Ñ the first matchup between the programs in more than 70 years Ñ will be broadcast by Comcast SportsNet California (Davis Channel 34). Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. The Aggies appeared on television four times last season, including matchups against … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer ItÕll be a Splashdown at Community Pool as the 14th annual Davis City Championship Swim Meet freestyles its way through the weekend, beginning Friday evening. With almost 300 Summerdart and Aquadart participants headed for the lanes, event organizer Carolee Gregg sees the outing as not only competitive, but instructive Ñ and lots … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer WEST SACRAMENTO Ñ Michael Taylor has always been able to hit the ball. The Sacramento River Cat s outfielder once was one of the top high school prospects in the nation. His .409 batting average as a 2004 senior Ñ coupled with a .316 batting average at Stanford Ñ had scouts drooling. … Continue Reading
Lisa Goldberg and Jeremy Dalbeck, both of Davis, are engaged to be married on Aug. 28, 2011, at Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay. The bride-elect is the daughter of Carol and Steven Goldberg of Portland, Ore. She received a bachelorÕs degree in zoology from the University of New Hampshire in 2005, and a masterÕs … Continue Reading
Enterprise drama critic Lots of heels are being kicked up amid much whoopinÕ and hollerinÕ at the Wells Fargo Pavilion this week, as the Music Circus celebrates the American pioneering spirit with a production of ÒOklahoma!Ó Based on Lynn RiggÕs 1931 play, ÒGreen Grow the Lilacs,Ó ÒOklahoma!Ó was the first collaboration between Richard Rodgers and … Continue Reading
Enterprise beer columnist In any newspaper shopperÕs guide, you can find deals on beers, wines and spirits. One such advert I saw this week features Gold Medal winners from the California State Fair Beer Competition, and offers a six-pack of the Òbest in showÓ beer for $6.99. This happens to be Sudwerk beer from our … Continue Reading
Enterprise art critic Every moment we set our eyes upon the world, our brains begin incredible acts of gymnastics: transforming light and shadow into a world of form and space that we can name and comprehend. Or not. What happens to the brain that struggles to identify an object and … fails? Pure, unadulterated frustration. … Continue Reading
Marion Carlson, 95, died on July 23 surrounded by her family. Marion was born on June 19, 1915, in Yankton, South Dakota to Dean and Ethel Gross, and lived there until graduation from Yankton College. Soon thereafter she moved to Iowa City, Iowa, where, while working in the U.I. Physiology Department, she met and married … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist Continuing with our nonstop attempt to put the esteemed U.S. Postal Service out of business, the following kind readers sent guided missives my way via e-mail. Writes Hank at aol.com: ÒBob Ñ IÕm sure youÕre aware of the fact that Davis is locked in a knock-down, drag-out fight for AmericaÕs Best FarmersÕ Market … Continue Reading
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