DHS’ Shauna Simon and Christina Son playing lacrosse against Berkeley
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Important election is an odd time for an experiment
So, we’re going to have an election like no other. A lab experiment with you and me as the guinea pigs. Yes, the rumors are true. There will be no polling places on Election Day. Matter of fact, there will be no Election Day. Instead, we have an “Election Period,” during which we will be … Continue Reading
La Raza events this week will honor Chávez’s legacy
City will celebrate What: City of Davis’ annual César Chávez celebration When: 11 a.m. Saturday (postponed from March 26 due to rain) Where: Central Park, Fourth and C streets, downtown Davis Details: The event honors the farm labor leader with free live music, community group displays and other inspirational presentations. It is sponsored by the … Continue Reading
Coroner: Man in truck died of methamphetamine overdose
A transient found dead in his truck last month in Woodland succumbed to an accidental drug overdose, Yolo County coroner’s officials said Friday. Michael Kelley, 58, had a toxic amount of methamphetamine in his system as well as a history of chronic drug abuse, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Robert LaBrash. Other conditions contributing to … Continue Reading
The lesson: you can’t count on family
Dear Annie: I’m looking for an essay that appeared in an old Ann Landers column. It was about an elderly man who was celebrating a birthday. He spent the whole day waiting, but no one came. I visited my mother today in a home. She brought up this same column in our conversation, and I … Continue Reading
Wrong-way driver killed in West Sacramento collision
A 24-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning after driving the wrong way on Highway 50 in West Sacramento, according to the California Highway Patrol. Yolo County coroner’s officials identified him as Juan Rizo Salazar, a Sacramento resident. A CHP news release said officers were alerted at 1:16 a.m. that a Chevy minivan was traveling … Continue Reading
Davis robotics team wins regional competition
For six straight years, Citrus Circuits went to the regional FIRST Robotics Competition, and for six straight years, they failed to make it out of the quarterfinals, their robots always beaten by those from well-funded teams with sponsors like NASA and Lockheed, Chevron and Google. But they never gave up, these students from Davis and … Continue Reading
Purkey honored as 8th Assembly District Woman of the Year
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D-Davis, has named Davis resident Dawn Myers-Purkey as this year’s Woman of the Year from the 8th Assembly District. As the program director of Woodland Healthcare’s Yolo Adult Day Health Center, Myers-Purkey provides vital services to older adults at risk of nursing home placement and assists … Continue Reading
William B. Flewelling
William B. “Bill” Flewelling died March 22, 2011, at his home in Davis. He was 72 years old. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road in Davis. Wiscombe Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
