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UCD Quarter Century Club plans initiation and dinner

The UC Davis Quarter Century Club will initiate 185 new members who have completed 25 years of service to the campus and honor 65 current members who have reached the 50-year milestone at its 73rd annual dinner meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the ARC Ballroom on campus. All employees, regardless […]

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Learn about hand-held devices at Woodland club meeting

Apple and Android hand-held devices will be demonstrated at Monday’s meeting of the Woodland Senior Center Computer Club Inc. Armand Jaques, a regular instructor of some of the club’s classes, will be the presenter. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the center’s meeting rooms, 2001 East St. in Woodland. The meeting is open […]

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UCD author Carlos Jackson speaks at Woodland Community College

The Woodland Community College Cross Cultural Series presents Carlos Jackson, author of “Chicana and Chicano Art: Protest Arte,” from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. He’ll speak in the community room of Building 800 at WCC, 2300 E. Gibson Road. Jackson, assistant professor of the Chicana/o studies department at UC Davis, will discuss his book […]

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Dinner benefits women of Colombia

The Foundation for the Well Being and Development of Chocó — FUNBICHOCO in Davis invites the community to attend its sixth annual benefit dinner from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Past proceeds have permitted more than 200 women in the war-torn region of Chocó, Colombia, to […]

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Hear local poets at The Other Voice

Local poets Beth Suter and Carlena Wike will read their work at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the next meeting of The Other Voice. It takes place in the library at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road in rural West Davis. Refreshments will be served and the microphone will be open following the […]

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Audubon hears about birding in Panama

The Yolo Audubon Society will present John Sterling at its monthly meeting Wednesday. Sterling leads bird-watching tours to many interesting places around the world; he’ll lead a visual tour for Audubon members and guests to Panama. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. Come early for refreshments and […]

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Yolo Crisis Nursery: Two agencies, one mission

By Becky Heard, Heather Jeppeson and Lynnette Irlmeier Partnerships are essential to agencies assisting children and families in need. They make services like the Yolo Crisis Nursery stronger. This October (National Domestic Violence Awareness Month), we turn our attention to one of our strongest community links: the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center of Yolo […]

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Ride the Lincoln Highway at Hattie Weber Museum

Maps, pictures, books, signs and license plates are featured in the latest Hattie Weber Museum exhibit highlighting the Lincoln Highway, the nation’s first coast-to-coast automobile route. Local businessman and cyclist Bill Roe followed the old Lincoln Highway route on a 3,300-mile bicycle journey in 1999. His experiences are chronicled in his book, “All the Way […]

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‘Meet the Candidates,’ Measure E statements on Davis Media Access

Davis Media Access has produced a series of “Meet the Candidates” statements for the Nov. 6 election, as well as pro and con statements on school parcel tax Measure E. DMA is a nonprofit community media center supporting local content on television, radio and the Internet. DMA operates DCTV Public Access Channel 15, Educational Access […]

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