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The role of tutors in the Davis Bridge Educational Foundation program is two-fold: These UC Davis students not only help elementary and junior high school students with their homework after school, they also serve as role models — reminders that going to college is possible for even the most disadvantaged children in Davis. Tutors — […]
Thursday, June 9 All graduating sixth-graders are invited to the city’s annual Sixth-Grade Graduation Party from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. There will be carnival and arcade games, a live DJ, laser tag and more. Tickets are $10 and are on sale at the Community Services Department, […]
Meet the author Who: Jeannie Johng-Nishikawa of Davis, presenting “Dreaming in English” When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: The Avid Reader, 617 Second St., downtown Davis Info: (530) 758-4040 “Dreaming in English” is a memoir almost entirely written in the hours between midnight and 6 a.m., jotted down on a notepad at the kitchen table. A […]
So long, Atto. The Davis Police Department K-9 retired last month due to back injury complications, culminating a career that spanned six years and numerous achievements. “He certainly did everything as hard as he could,” said Atto’s handler, Davis Police Officer Justin Raymond. “But those things that made him a really good partner were also […]
A local senior care company is providing a free kit to help adult children prepare for emergencies involving their aging parents. Research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care network has revealed that many grown children don’t know all they should about their older adults’ medical histories. That’s why the agency has worked with Humana Points […]
Go deeper Davis High School offers 24 Advanced Placement courses, including: Studio Art AP (seniors with teacher approval) Art History AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Biology AP Chemistry AP English Literature and Composition AP Micro/Macro Economics AP French 5 & 6 AP German 5 & 6 AP Human Geography AP Japanese 5 Language […]
An AARP Driver Safety Renewal Class will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, at the Senior Center, 646 A St. Seniors must have taken the two-day class within the past three years to take the renewal class. A two-day class will be presented on Wednesday and Thursday, July 20 and […]
Senior Citizens of Davis will offer a lunch and entertainment at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. The Mike Justis Band, a local band, will perform summer tunes and Atria Covell Gardens will cater a cold buffet with Caesar salad; a variety of wraps with deli meats; chips; and fruit salad with […]
Davis author Ruth Chambers will present a program about California’s Gold Rush days at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. Once the famous Granny Muffin of Davis Community Television, Chambers now works with the Living History Program at the Sacramento History Museum. She has a Gold Rush puppet show, which covers […]
Do you need to clean out those closets and garages? Or do you just like shopping for bargains? Then, check out the Davis Senior Center’s Summer Parking Lot Sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18. Space rentals are on sale at the front desk of the Senior Center, 646 A St. The cost […]
Physician Michael K. McCloud recalls the incident fondly. On one typical Saturday evening about two years ago, he received a telephone call. A woman who recently had moved to a retirement community began experiencing painful symptoms of a urinary infection. Because she recently relocated, she had no local physician in the area yet. A friend […]
Caregiving requires transferring an elder safely from a wheelchair to a commode, to a bed, to a shower bench, to a car, and then back again. The key to transfers is the pivot. If your elder has equal strength in both legs, both must be used for pivoting. If the elder is weak on one […]
Every year, the student group DEVO (Davis Enology and Viticulture Organization) puts on a fundraising gala, the Winkler Dinner. It used to take place under the famous Winkler vine that at one time covered 3,600 square feet and produced 150 pounds of fruit a year. Named for the late Professor of Viticulture Albert J. Winkler, […]
Kelly Garbach, a UC Davis graduate student, was named the first Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award winner in May. Given by the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis, the award is meant to recognize and honor individuals who exhibit the leadership, work ethic and integrity epitomized by the late Eric Bradford, a livestock […]
