Date Archive: 08-22-2012

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Endearing, caring, often devilish Dunning honored

He’s the Will Rogers of Davis.

His irreverence about “all things right and relevant” locally is a facade for his deep love of this community.

In town since 1951, he has seen a sleepy (cow?) town turn into an often-bustling city, ever pushed forward by a world-class university.

For Bob Dunning — next month to be inducted into the 2012 class of the Blue & White Foundation’s Davis High School Hall of Fame — home is where the heart is, and his heart will always be in Davis.

“I love writing a column in a town that I understand,” says the longtime Davis Enterprise journalist and 1964 DHS graduate.

Record dreams clipped: UCD student’s attempt at world paper-clip mark falls short

Jester Jersey spent 24 hours building a paper-clip chain. From 4 p.m. Monday until 4 p.m. Tuesday, he put the chain together piece by piece. His goal was to produce the longest paper-clip chain made by an individual in 24 hours, a feat that would put his name in the Guinness Book of World Records. […]

Wildfires continue to rage; homes burn

By Haven Daley and Terry Collins MANTON (AP) — A Northern California fire burned dozens of buildings and threatens hundreds more as firefighters work to stop the blaze in a densely forested, remote section of the state. Fire crews assessing the rural area determined Tuesday that 50 buildings had been destroyed, state fire spokesman Daniel […]

Water project decision comes down to inter-city negotiations

Woodland and West Sacramento will have to fight over Davis if they want it as a partner in their respective future surface water plans. That’s because the Davis City Council decided Tuesday that the city will negotiate with each municipality on several deal points of each potential surface water project over the next two months […]