The California Highway Patrol responded to two minor injury accidents in the area in the span of 18 minutes Monday afternoon. According to the CHP, at just after 3 p.m. Stephanie E. Sepulveda swerved at unknown rate of speed on County Road 29 west of County Road 101A, driving her 2004 Ford Excursion into the … Continue Reading
At its June 16 meeting, the Davis school board voted not to support the 25 Teachers Campaign. This campaign petitions Congress to spend less on war and more on public schools. Its premise is that a million dollars spent on one bomb can fund 25 new teachers. Two board members, Sheila Allen and Susan Lovenburg, … Continue Reading
Details What: Field Day exercise for two Yolo amateur radio clubs When: Saturday and Sunday Where: Timm Ranch, 7975 Timm Road at the end of Allendale Road west off Highway 505, Vacaville Why: To test emergency preparedness Info: Gary Matteson, gcmatteson@ucdavis.edu About 25 Yolo County amateur radio operators (hams) will participate in a national Field … Continue Reading
In 12 hours last Thursday, Cal Expo was filled with 77,227 rolls of toilet paper donated by local residents and companies for United Way’s third annual Live United toilet paper drive. Sac-Val Janitorial Supply donated one roll for every two collected, resulting in 115,840 rolls of toilet paper to help local nonprofits spend money on … Continue Reading
John Oda has been pastor of the Davis United Methodist Church for two years. On the latest edition of the local radio talk show “Davisville,” he discusses the role of a Christian church in Davis; Christianity and gay rights; different ways of interpreting Scripture; last month’s failed prediction of the Rapture by Harold Camping, which … Continue Reading
Habitat for Humanity Yolo County plans a home dedication ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 16, for the recently completed Heidrick Ranch halfplex at 2204 Farmer’s Central Road in Woodland’s Spring Lake neighborhood. “We have been working toward this moment since early 2007,” said Wayne Eckert, immediate past president of Habitat Yolo’s board of directors, … Continue Reading
The Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” will reach its final destination Friday afternoon when Davis police officers carry the torch through downtown Davis. They’ll deliver it to UC Davis police officers, who will then carry the torch to Aggie Stadium for Friday’s opening ceremonies of the Northern California Special Olympics Summer Games. It will have … Continue Reading
More than 670 athletes, along with their families and coaches, will converge on Davis this weekend for the annual Northern California Special Olympics Summer Games. Athletes of all ages, hailing from 30 Northern California counties, will compete in four events: aquatics, bocce, tennis and track and field. Opening ceremonies get under way at 7 p.m. … Continue Reading
All seven Yolo County branch libraries will be closed July 4 to celebrate Independence Day. All branches also will be closed Monday, July 11, so staff may attend systemwide training. In Davis, the library branches are the Stephens Branch at 315 E. 14th St. and the Montgomery Elementary School satellite branch, at 1441 Danbury St. … Continue Reading
Davis members of Organizing for America will meet for a community conversation and grassroots planning session from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday to discuss the re-election of President Barack Obama. The meeting will take place in the Blanchard Room at the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St. in Davis. For more information, visit http://myBarackObama.com/events.
Folk musicians are invited to play together informally during an acoustic jam session from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Wyatt Deck, at Old Davis Road next to the redwood grove in the UC Davis Arboretum. Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes (you name it) and join your fellow … Continue Reading
Tickets are still available for the Davis Music Festival, an evening-long festival Saturday showcasing 20 bands at five venues in downtown Davis. The event, organized by Davis resident Danny Tomasello, is a benefit for the Davis School Arts Foundation, which supports art, music and performing arts programs in the Davis schools. The line-up includes many … Continue Reading
Check it out What: Davis Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Peter Pan” When: 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:15 p.m. Sundays through July 10 Where: DMTC Performing Arts Center, 607 Peña Drive, Davis Tickets: $18 general, $16 students/seniors; $14 per person for groups of 10 or more; http://www.dmtc.org or (530) 756-3682 The little boy in … Continue Reading
It was 1980 when I first saw the swastika. I was a sophomore at Davis High at the time. I’d lived here since I was a toddler, but rarely had reason to go to Old East Davis. I don’t remember why I went to the house or if someone had taken me to see it. … Continue Reading
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