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The Davis Police Department has launched its sixth annual “Pack the Patrol Car” school-supply drive, in which local residents are asked to donate backpacks filled with basic school gear for children in need. Donations may be dropped off until Friday, Aug. 17, in the red collection container in the lobby of the Davis Police Department, […]
Sign up soon for UC Davis Extension’s Professional Education Showcase, a free event that provides working professionals in the Sacramento region with the opportunity to learn about continuing education opportunities to help them advance their careers. Attendees will be able to meet program representatives, instructors and past and current students, ask questions, learn about financing […]
The Yolo County Historical Museum sponsors a writing group that will meet at a new time — from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 — in the Catering Kitchen at the Gibson House Museum, 512 Gibson Road in Woodland. Fiction and nonfiction writers who wish to share and get feedback on their writing are welcome […]
There’s no need to fear, the Davis Musical Theater Company’s Haunted House Committee has decided to proceed with putting on a haunted house the weekend before Halloween. There will be guided tours Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26-28, with two groups of visitors in the house at any one time, as others are “entertained” in the […]
A West Sacramento man has been convicted of robbing a Woodland woman in front of the victim’s 8-year-old son, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Vincent Sloan, 32, faces up to six years in state prison at his Sept. 4 sentencing before Yolo Superior Court Judge Stephen L. Mock, District Attorney Jeff Reisig […]
An 18-year-old man reported being attacked and stabbed Monday night while jogging at a Woodland park, police said. Sgt. Victoria Danzl said officers were dispatched at about 10 p.m. to Woodland Memorial Hospital to interview the victim. The Woodland resident said he was jogging on the south sidewalk at Pioneer Park, on Branigan Avenue, when […]
A grass fire resulted in the loss of two trees near Harper Junior High School on Wednesday, according to the Davis Fire Department. Spokeswoman Evelyn George said the fire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. near the southwest corner of the 4000 E. Covell Blvd. campus and spread to about a quarter acre before being […]
By Vinita Domier The Perseid meteor showers are popular to watch because they occur in August (when the nights are relatively warm) and there is an average of 60 meteors per hour. Some of them even streak across the sky in long and colorful trails. This year’s celestial show peaks Saturday and Sunday, with the […]
“Mid-Summer Music, Monticello & More,” an evening of music, wine and hors d’oeuvres, is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at Monticello Seasonal Cuisine, 630 G St., Davis. The International House Davis fundraiser features The Davis Enterprise’s wine columnist, Susan Leonardi, who will give wine pairing suggestions for foods prepared by Chef […]
