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Don’t Light Tonight starts Tuesday
Tuesday marks the start of the winter Don’t Light Tonight season and Davis residents should be aware that the use of fireplaces, pellet stoves, wood stoves and other wood-burning devices, such as outdoor fire pits, can create particulate pollution. Don’t Light Tonight is a voluntary wintertime air pollution reduction program, which runs through February. On … Continue Reading
More drivers may be able to Zip around on the roads
The Davis City Council may bolster the city’s Zipcar fleet by adding two more public-shared vehicles to the four already in service. City staff will recommend to the council at its meeting Tuesday that two parking spaces be reserved for the new cars in the Amtrak train depot parking lot, Second and H streets. The … Continue Reading
Two-plus decades of DHS alumni celebrate together
Once a Blue Devil, always a Blue Devil.
That’s a statement with which the 58 grads from Davis High Classes ’29 to ’50 who celebrated their reunions on Saturday would agree.
Wendell Jacob, Class of ’47, hosted the Davis grads in his home before the group headed over to Sudwerk restaurant and brewery Saturday evening to continue reminiscing over a prime rib and lasagna buffet dinner.
Shared memories included the Davis-Dixon rivalry, the championship basketball team winning in Vacaville — complete with a bullet in the bus windshield — and playing basketball at Stu Rowe’s farmhouse where every other dribble found a cow pie.
Pets of the week
Lots of dogs and cats are waiting to be adopted at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them is Chuckie (No. 98868), a 6-month-old neutered male dachshund mix dog with a red coat. Also hoping for a good home is Mama (No. 99717), a 1-year, 9-month-old spayed female brown … Continue Reading
North Davis International Potluck celebrates 25 years
Families at North Davis Elementary School held their 25th annual International Potluck dinner recently, recognizing and celebrating the many nationalities at their school.
For the record
A photo caption Sunday incorrectly identified occupational therapist Donna Tweltridge, who was working with a client at the Yolo Adult Day Health Center. We regret the error.
Ace of Bakes contest is sweet success
Room 27 at Birch Lane Elementary School smelled an awful lot like a bakery one day last month. That’s because the room was filled with baked goods handmade by Birch Lane students for their second annual Ace of Bakes contest. Like last year’s inaugural version, the contest doubled as a fundraiser for Birch Lane’s Student … Continue Reading
College questions and — thankfully! — answers
Top 5 Kids Factors colleges may consider when choosing students: 1. Athletics 2. Legacy status (parent attended that college) 3. Development (parents are significant donors) 4. Race, gender and ethnicity 5. Geographic and socio-economic diversity Source: Sally Springer, co-author of “Admission Matters” For many high school students these days, the college admissions process is fraught … Continue Reading
Oppose wind turbine permit
Yolo County is in the final stages of granting a permit to CEMEX to put a large-scale wind turbine in Cache Creek at its gravel mining plant near Madison along Interstate 505. The county claims that the wind turbine will have minimal to no impact on the surrounding environment and people who live in the … Continue Reading
