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The Da Vinci High School students who traveled to Nicaragua over the summer as members of “Team Blend” had such an amazing experience, they are already planning a return trip next summer. Eighteen students, as well as Da Vinci physics teacher Zach Ronneberg, spent 10 days in the village of Sabana Grande, teaching residents there […]
Due to budget constraints, a number of Yolo County departments will be closed during the winter holidays. Departments that will be closed Dec. 19-23 are County Administrator, Cooperative Extension, County Counsel, Human Resources, Parks, Planning & Public Works and Purchasing Closed Dec. 22-23 will be Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health and Public Guardian. Closed Dec. 23 will be Assessor, […]
As fun as performing in the “Davis Children’s Nutcracker” is, from the music to the dancing to the costumes, it’s often the interaction with the teenagers who teach them everything that leaves the deepest impact of all.
For years afterward, in fact, children will spot their leaders around town, working at Nugget, teaching a swim lesson, passing them on a sidewalk downtown, and respond with a shriek of joy: “That’s my ‘Nutcracker’ leader!”
It’s no wonder, then, that many of these children grow up to be leaders themselves, sharing their love for the “Nutcracker” year after year with the kids who follow in their footsteps. And they do so with a sense …
Details What: Yolo County Board of Supervisors When: 9 a.m. Tuesday Where: Room 206, County Administration Building, 625 Court St., Woodland The Yolo County Board of Supervisors will take up two contentious construction issues at its meeting Tuesday: Proposals for a radio tower near the county landfill and a wind turbine planned for the Cache […]
Learn how to use the library’s free digital media download service during an OverDrive Workshop at the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St., on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. The workshop will cover how to use the download service to download free audiobooks, eBooks, video and music. Bring your laptops, tablets and eReaders […]
Twice a week for the past two months they’ve gathered in the multipurpose room at Montgomery Elementary School after dropping their children off at class. As many as two dozen parents come to chat over coffee and muffins while their toddlers and preschool-age children play nearby. Perhaps not the most unusual scene in Davis at […]
The children who attend the Early Childhood Lab School at the UC Davis Center for Child and Family Studies probably aren’t much impressed by the school’s recent designation as a nationally certified “Nature Explore Classroom.”
They’re too busy hiding in the bamboo forest, looking for bugs under rocks, following the meandering flagstone path through the native grasses and building structures in the “messy materials” area.
But the three-year project that transformed this outdoor oasis between First Street and the UC Davis Arboretum has indeed placed the program in select company …
For the eighth year in a row, a local radio-control glider club has organized a Toys for Tots toy drive. Over the years, the Sacramento Valley Soaring Society has collected close to 400 toys for needy children with an estimated value of $7,000. Each year, the wide assortment of toys are picked up by James […]
There’s still time to participate in the Davis Community Gift Project. Run by members of the Davis Community Church, the project is trying to collect 800 toys for a highly discounted “toy shop” where low-income families can purchase holiday gifts for their children at a minimal price. The families’ donations will pay for a free […]
The Yolo County Farm Bureau was recognized as one of three “Counties of the Year” by the California Farm Bureau Federation during its annual meeting on Monday. Yolo County received the award for activities that included successful opposition to a Caltrans project that the bureau said would have harmed local farms and for collaborating with […]
For the third year in a row, Renew Denim in downtown Davis is holding a jeans drive to benefit the Short-Term Emergency Aid Committee. The shop, at 222 D St., will collect gently used jeans on Thursdays, Dec. 8 and 15, to help stock STEAC’s clothing closet. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the store […]
For continuing coverage of the Occupy protests and other news that Davis High School journalists are covering, visit http://www.bluedevilhub.com. Student-journalists at Davis High School run their newsroom as much like a traditional news organization as they can, says editor-in-chief Chloe Kim. So in that sense, it’s probably no surprise that everyone from HUB photographers to […]
A Sacramento man was arrested Saturday afternoon on charges of indecent exposure and evading arrest following a freeway pursuit out of Davis. The incident began when Davis police received a call just before 1 p.m. Saturday of a man who appeared to be naked sitting in a car in the 1100 block of Richards Boulevard, according to […]
Local residents are invited to visit Art Beast in Sacramento on Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and learn about Davis’ Peregrine Elementary School while kids enjoy free art, music and science activities. Peregrine teachers will be there to host activities and talk with prospective families about the program. Art Beast is at 2226 K St. […]
