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Tour three galleries to benefit Nelson ARTfriends
The Nelson ARTfriends invite local residents to three half-hour behind-the-scenes tours of the Nelson, Pence and Natsoulas galleries on Saturday, Oct. 15. The tours start at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. The group will start at the Nelson Gallery in the former University Club on the UC Davis campus. Gallery director Renny Pritikin will lead a … Continue Reading
Traveling through time on the V&T Railroad
I’ve always been intrigued by trains. My grandmother is pictured next a train in the earliest known entry of my family album.
“This is my mother & father and me & Bud & sis. We used to live in N.M. That is the reason I like the West,” she wrote on the back of the photo.
My young grandmother stands in a white coat next to the train with her family, all in black. Such a mystery, that family. I never knew them. How does one satisfy the urge to unravel such mysteries? Perhaps by walking in their footsteps, or in this case, riding a similar railway.
New director hired for regional water agency
Dennis Diemer has been hired as the new general manager of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency. Diemer brings 36 years of experience to the post, including more than 15 years as general manager of East Bay Municipal Utility District. He replaces Eric Mische, the agency’s first general manager, who is leaving to manage a $7 … Continue Reading
Bingo games benefit local Soroptimists
Community members over age 18 are invited to join members of Soroptimist International of Davis at fundraising bingo games from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. in downtown Davis. The Odd Fellows will donate all proceeds from that afternoon’s bingo games to the service organization … Continue Reading
