\n Vaccinations against pertussis (whooping cough) will soon be required for California middle and high school students under a new law taking effect next year. \n Beginning July 1, 2011, all students entering grades 7-12 will be required to show proof of a Tdap booster shot before starting school. The requirement, signed into law earlier … Continue Reading
\n Sutter Davis Hospital has made a New Year\’s resolution — it will enforce a smoke- and tobacco-free policy beginning Saturday. \n The new policy is meant to promote and protect the health of patients, employees, visitors and community members. It will apply to all buildings and grounds on the hospital\’s 20-acre campus in West … Continue Reading
Davis \n Last Sunday night, my husband, Sherman, and I had gone to dinner with friends at Kathmandu Restaurant, then to see “The King\’s Speech” at the Stadium movie theater. After the movie, I realized I was missing a glove. Everyone seated nearby helped us look for it with cell-phone light, pocket light and bright … Continue Reading
\n A bid is out to develop a new water well system at the Davis Migrant Center in Yolo County, Yolo County Housing announced Wednesday. The project will provide the Davis Migrant Center residents with a new and improved source of domestic water, according to a news release. \n Yolo County Housing and the state … Continue Reading
\n NAMI-Yolo announces the return of Tom Wootton as a guest speaker at its monthly potluck dinner meeting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Wootton, widely sought nationwide as a speaker on bipolar disorder, addressed the organization\’s annual mental health dinner in February 2008. \n Mental health consumers, family members and interested local residents are … Continue Reading
Special to The Enterprise \n I\’ve written much about how media policy trickles down from the Beltway and affects us in our communities. Davis is extraordinarily rich inlocal media and I know we\’re effective locally, but at the national level, efforts to make media more democratic and inclusive have frequently met with discouraging ends. \n … Continue Reading
\n “Come Join Us” is the theme of a series of public service announcements that began airing Wednesday on Davis Community Television to promote the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter. Now in its fourth season, the shelter program was established to house Davis\’ homeless during the worst winter weather. \n Each of the one-minute videos features … Continue Reading
\n “One of them stepped forward right away and apologized for breaking my ribs (during CPR). I told him not to worry — it was a good trade.” \n Bob Agee, 65, of Davis \n of his meeting with Davis firefighters who saved him from a near-fatal heart attack \n \n “I think your top … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer \n The top story of 2010 was one best washed down with a stiff drink. \n Each year, The Enterprise staff votes on the top 10 stories of the year. This year\’s first-place finisher is no surprise: the economy and budget cuts. \n Even if this were a drinking game, it would … Continue Reading
Enterprise film critic \n 5 stars \n The next time somebody contemptuously dismisses acting as a frivolous occupation with no redeeming social value, cite this film and its fascinating account of eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue, who very likely helped England win the war against Hitler\’s Nazis. \n Not bad, for a failed Shakespearean actor … Continue Reading
\n Raptor expert Larry Broderick and birder Earl Swenerton will lead their third annual Eagles, Hawks and Other Birds of Prey Tour on Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Jepson Prairie Preserve south of Dixon. The tour will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. \n Jepson Prairie, owned by the Solano Land Trust, covers more … Continue Reading
Special to The Enterprise \n As the season of giving turns into the season of personal resolutions, Explorit Science Center has a feelgood way to combine those traditions. If you resolve to be more involved in your community, consider donating to Explorit something from its wish list. \n Explorit Science Center\’s wish list is online … Continue Reading
\n NORTHRIDGE — The UC Davis men\’s basketball team set its season high for points in winning its Big West opener earlier this week. On Thursday, the offense was there again, but the Aggie defense couldn\’t do enough to slow Cal State Northridge and UCD went to 1-1 in conference with an 87-81 loss at … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer \n She\’s a new face on the bench. A new voice in the basketball program. An inspiration to those around her. \n By all accounts, she\’s a breath of fresh air — helping students and athletes reach their full potential. \n Newcomer Hilary Brittan, in short, has made a big splash in … Continue Reading
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