* Editor’s note: Marion is taking the day off. This column has been slightly edited since it first appeared in 2006. If I tell you exactly what I’m doing at this moment, it will sound perfectly normal to you. I’m making coffee. I’m looking at my router, which has been having problems lately. I’m checking … Continue Reading
The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra is seeking financial support for the orchestra’s planned concert tour of Spain this spring. The musicians will tour four cities, playing in some of the important concert halls in Spain, from March 24 to April 4. Among the performance venues, said conductor Christian Baldini, will be the Palau de la … Continue Reading
In an effort to place more pets in permanent homes, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Department will join Sacramento agencies in lowering prices by 75 percent through Jan. 14. Prices for dogs are $38, plus $8 for rabies vaccine (if older than 4 months), plus a $10 licensing fee if the adopter lives … Continue Reading
The Davis Adult School is offering a five-week class in nutrition/life skills for adults with developmental disabilities, starting Wednesday. The class will meed on Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. in Room E-36 at Holmes Junior High, 1220 Drexel Drive. Instructor Alyssa Wallace will show students how to cook and enjoy complete, healthy meals. Students … Continue Reading
Those interested in finding out more about an eight-week exercise for Parkinson’s patients and others with neurological disorders are invited to attend an informational meeting Wednesday. The meeting begins at 2 p.m. at the Davis Athletic Club, 1809 Picasso Ave. Attendeeds may look over the research study on which the program is based, as well … Continue Reading
Dear Annie: I am a 60-year-old man, and I’m in a 10-month relationship with a beautiful young woman of 63. A terrible thing happened. An ex-girlfriend I briefly dated years ago stopped by my house to repay some money I loaned her. She brought some beer, and we chatted. Unfortunately, I had taken a sleep … Continue Reading
EL DORADO HILLS — Getting their swerve on in the second half, Davis High’s boys basketball team snapped a two-game losing skid by stopping Pleasant Valley (Chico), 83-76, in the Oak Ridge Trojan Toss Up on Friday afternoon. “There was a lot of good energy,” Blue Devil coach Dan Gonzalez said after watching his team … Continue Reading
Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D–Davis, welcomed Juanita “Nita” Redpath of Davis into the 8th Assembly District’s “Century Circle” on Friday. This was the third Century Circle recognition to take place in Davis since October. Redpath was born in Springfield, Ill., on Dec. 30, 1911. During the summer of 1920, her parents moved to California with Juanita … Continue Reading
A gleaming new concert, theater, dinner and meeting space will be unveiled to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday in downtown Davis. Members of the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge will host the event at 4:30 p.m. at their hall at 415 Second St., along with representatives of the Davis Chamber of Commerce. The remodeled … Continue Reading
“The Submarine Show” with Slater Penney and Jaron Hollander — featuring no props and no words, but 40 minutes of adventure — is coming to International House, Davis, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Penney recently moved to Davis from the Bay Area with his wife, Christine Germain, who is studying at UC Davis. Penney … Continue Reading
Five Yolo County residents were appointed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown to the 40th District Agricultural Association, Yolo County Fair board of directors. They are: * Angel Barajas, 29, of Woodland, who has served as a labor representative at the Service Employees International Union Local 1000 since 2007. He was an assistant deputy supervisor for … Continue Reading
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