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Before throwing old wood or pruned tree branches into the green-recycle waste bin, consider recycling them into a living sponge that will save you from higher water bills and your garden from wilting. Modeled after the nutrient-rich and sponge-like effects that fallen trees create on forest floors, hugelkultur is a self-sustaining, self-sufficient permaculture gardening technique […]
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6949 will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Club Room at the Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis. Its quarterly potluck dinner will follow soon thereafter, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the same location. All veterans, family members […]
The Yolo Cabrillo Civic Club No. 26 will host its annual Portuguese Bake Sale from 4:40 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Holy Rosary Parish Hall, 315 Walnut St. in Woodland. Proceeds will benefit the club’s scholarship fund. The sale will feature Portuguese sweet bread […]
Northern California Fibro Friends will host its monthly meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1010 Nut Tree Road, Suite 240, in Vacaville. Anyone who has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, or has a family member or friend diagnosed with fibromyalgia, is welcome to attend. People suffering from chronic fatigue also might find some helpful […]
The As Bill Sees It Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will host its anniversary speaker meeting Sunday at the United Methodist Church of Davis, 1620 Anderson Road. A potluck begins at 6 p.m., followed by speakers at 7 p.m. This is an open meeting. The public is invited.
The ongoing Active Older Adult Discussion Group will gather from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Small Conference Room at the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St. in Davis. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month to explore aspects of the conscious aging movement, seeking to mine the wisdom […]
Davis police arrested a Suisun man on assault charges early Sunday after he allegedly brandished a knife inside Woodstock’s Pizza. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived at the 219 G St. restaurant, but had given the folding knife to a customer before he left. The victim of the […]
An Elk Grove man lost not only his freedom Sunday morning following a drunken driving arrest, but also his car when it totaled by a freight train. California Highway Patrol officers say Roberto Mercado, 42, was under the influence of alcohol when his Chevy Tahoe drifted off the roadway and struck a wooden barrier at […]
