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Candy Cane Court, Davis schools up for $100K prize

Jim and Kristi Powell's home on Henri Court (aka Candy Cane Court) is one of 24 national finalists in a contest to win $100,000 for local schools. Online voting begins Friday and continues through Sunday, Jan. 8, at deckthehouse.patch.com. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise photo

Thanks to Davis’ own Candy Cane Court, our schools might become $100,000 richer. Jim and Kristy Powell’s always festively decorated house on Henri Court in Wildhorse is one of 24 finalists in Patch’s national “Deck the House” contest. The grand prize winner of the contest will receive a $100,000 payment to the public school system … Continue Reading

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Candy Cane Court photo

Jim and Kristi Powell's home on Henri Court (aka Candy Cane Court) is one of 24 national finalists in a contest to win $100,000 for local schools. Online voting begins Friday and continues through Sunday, Jan. 8, at deckthehouse.patch.com. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise photo

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Prosecutors charge university, UCLA professor in lab death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than three years after a 23-year-old staff research assistant died following a fire in a UCLA laboratory, prosecutors filed felony charges against the university system and a professor. Chemistry professor Patrick Harran, 42, and the regents of the University of California were charged Tuesday with three counts each of willfully violating … Continue Reading

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Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws

Irvis Orozco, 24, a senior studying international relations at UC Davis, heads off campus after finishing his final exams earlier this month. A new law that will take effect Sunday will allow Orozco, who was brought to the country illegally from Mexico when he was an infant, and others like him, to receive private financial aid at California's public colleges. AP photo

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, employers in Alabama must verify new workers’ U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at … Continue Reading

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War Horse photo

Albert (Jeremy Irvine, center) defiantly holds onto his horse, after realizing that his father (Peter Mullan, right) has just sold him to Capt. Nichols (Tom Hiddleston, far left). The “Great War” has begun, and horses are needed at the front; Albert knows what this likely means for his beloved, four-legged friend. Courtesy photo

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Delaware Women photo

Ruthe Blalock Jones' "Delaware Women, 1980" is among her artworks that will be featured in an exhibition this winter at the C.N. Gorman Museum at UC Davis. The painting is from the Dr. J.W. Wiggins Native American Art Collection at the Sequoya National Research Center at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Courtesy photo

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Joshua Walters photo

Theater artist Joshua Walters, diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was 16, will present "Madhouse Rhythm" on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown Davis. His appearance is sponsored by NAMI-Yolo. Courtesy photo

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Plastic bags at landfill photo

A litter fence stops the flight of plastic bags at the Yolo County Landfill northeast of Davis. Ramin Yazdani/Courtesy photo

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Kina Mendez flamenco photo

Kina Mendez from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, will perform flamenco songs and dances at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portage Bay Ave. East in Davis. Courtesy photo

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Tess Boutin photos

Tess Boutin, 7, a second-grader at the Davis School for Independent Study, is serious about her writing. She's already had a poem and an essay published in Spider magazine for kids, and a poem in Davis' anthology, coordinated by Poet Laureate Allegra Silberstein. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

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Plastic bag/cloth bag photos

Naomi Pryor and Lila Pryor check oranges for sale outside the Davis Food Co-op on Wednesday morning. Both brought reusable cloth bags for their shopping trip. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

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Apply for teen services grants

The city of Davis has announced a teen services grant program that will allocate funding to organizations that serve Davis teens. Those interested in applying for a grant must do so by Wednesday, Jan. 25. To qualify, programs must be Yolo County-based 501(c)(3) organizations that have been in operation for at least three years. The programs must … Continue Reading

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Seven going on 30: Second-grader is already a published writer and activist

Tess Boutin, 7, a second-grader at the Davis School for Independent Study, is serious about her writing. She's already had a poem and an essay published in Spider magazine for kids, and a poem in Davis' anthology, coordinated by Poet Laureate Allegra Silberstein. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

The call was for a poem about “holiday comfort food.” The best submissions would be printed in the March 2011 edition of Spider magazine. Davis resident Tess Boutin nailed it. Just 6 years old at the time, Tess wrote the following poem titled “Autumn Comfort”: Bumpy berries, deep crimson red Mixed with soft apples, hard … Continue Reading

No Comment / December 28, 2011 | Posted in Children | Read More »

Cooks Collision/Girl Gone Green photos

Nathan Wendt, rear, location manager of Cooks Collision in South Davis, watches as Julian Josh prepares a fender for painting. Wendt has been with the company for 8 1/2 years in Napa, Vacaville and El Dorado Hills. The young company is doing so well that four new employees have been hired. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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