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Adam and Kristi Monheit of Austin, Texas, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Milana Grace Monheit. She was born on May 21, 2011, in Austin. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Her father works as a Realtor with Del Webb. Her mother is a homemaker. Her grandparents are Diane and Andy Monheit […]
Jamima and Dan Wolk of Davis are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Layla Aria Wolk. She was born on April 30, 2o11, at Sutter Davis Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Her mother, a former professional triathlete, is a small business owner in town. Her father serves on the Davis City […]
Holmes Junior High School invites the community to its annual “Festival of the Arts” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The event features musical performances by the Holmes choirs and bands, and all of the school’s elective classes will sell handmade crafts, art and food. The home economics department will barbecue hot dogs and corn; […]
Thursday, May 26 Holmes Junior High School invites the community to its annual “Festival of the Arts,” from 6 to 8 p.m. The event features musical performances by the Holmes choirs and bands and all of the school’s elective classes will be selling handmade crafts, art and food. The festival takes place outside in the […]
Brian Li of Davis is the first place winner in the ninth through 12th grade category of the 2011 Fight the Bite Design a Calendar Page contest. Li is a student at Holmes Junior High School. In an effort to have children learn about mosquito prevention, the contest encouraged kids to use art and creatively […]
Tony Rodriguez clearly had an unfair advantage when he joined five UC Davis cycling teammates for an informal time trial at North Davis Elementary School recently. First there was the unrelenting chorus of voices chanting, “Go Tony, Go Tony,” in unison as Rodriguez raced his teammates around the black top. Then there were the North Davis students […]
Rominger West Winery will host a party to celebrate its new Tailwind wine from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the winery, 4602 Second St. in Davis. Local residents are invited to enjoy tastings of the Tailwind wines; hear upbeat jazz and funk music by the Urban Sherpas, a local band; munch on […]
The Woodland Farmers’ Market will move to the Woodland Healthcare Cancer and Neurosciences Center lawn from 4:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday, starting next week and continuing through Sept. 27. The move is made possible by a donation from the John and Eunice Davidson Fund. Co-trustee Carole Pirruccello wanted to support the Woodland Healthcare Foundation by […]
The Master Gardeners will hold a free home composting seminar from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Dixon Montessori Charter School, 355 North Almond St. The Master Gardeners will present how home gardeners can take steps to improve their garden soil by creating compost at home. The seminar will have a hands-on […]
The American Ceramic Society has selected UC Davis College of Engineering professor emeritus Zuhair A. Munir as recipient of the 2011 ACerS W. David Kingery Award. The annual award recognizes a candidate’s career achievements in multidisciplinary and global contributions to ceramic technology, science, education and art. The American Ceramic Society Board of Directors unanimously selected […]
I joined a wine club. The offer came through my Amtrak credit card; American Cellars Wine Club promises wonderful values — ”wines that have been chosen by our experts after extensive evaluation and tasting.” I checked out the website to find out which wines would be in my first shipment. I’d never heard of any […]
By Dell Richards When Stella Hayes got laid off and her grandson, Josh Yeargain, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it was almost the last straw financially. “I was stressed to the max,” Hayes said. Although her daughter, Kimberly Yeargain, and grandson were living with her, in order to get Josh the help he needed, […]
Paul Ashwood, associate professor of medical microbiology and immunology at the UC Davis School of Medicine, has received a Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer Award for $770,000 for research into the biological mechanisms that underlie gastrointestinal disorders in autism. He will lead the research and collaborate with colleagues at the California Institute of Technology and […]
It’s tough to shop on a budget, particularly for food. People often confuse “budget” with “cheap” and so end up eating less than delightful meals. If you want to eat well while staying within a budget, remember that it’s more about making good choices, and good use of what you buy, than buying the least […]
