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To see local brewing comeback, ‘hop’ off the highway

Ruhstaller Beer is a beverage with a heritage in the Sacramento Valley that can be followed back to its first incarnation, 150 years ago. And J.E. Paino, owner of the Sacramento-based brewery and graduate of the School of Management at UC Davis, said there’s just as rich a local history attached to the beer’s ingredients. […]

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Davisites honor those who fought for America

A little rain didn’t deter the crowd who turned out Monday morning for the annual Memorial Day ceremony organized by the Davis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6949.

The ceremony took place at the Davis Cemetery on Pole Line Road where, earlier that morning, Boy Scouts from around the area had placed 565 American flags on the graves of veterans.

The prelude, featuring the Davis Brass Ensemble, started at 9:30 a.m. and the posting of the colors and the singing of the national anthem signaled the start of the ceremony at 10 a.m. Hundreds of seats were filled, and some attendees even had to stand in the light rain that occurred on and off throughout the ceremony, but no one really seemed to mind. Everyone was there to pay tribute to veterans who lost their lives during one of America’s conflicts.

Willett teacher at forefront of lessons for Common Core standards

Willett Elementary School teacher Kim Bobadilla, who instructs fourth- and fifth-graders this year, was one of 200 teachers selected from a pool of more than 3,200 applicants to attend the Learn Zillion TeachFest in San Francisco earlier this month. The TeachFest event — which draws inspiration from the “hack fest” model popularized by computer programmers […]

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Council to give final green light on Fifth Street redesign

The City Council will be asked Tuesday to approve the finalized plans for the Fifth Street “road diet” that, most notably, will reduce the number of vehicle lanes between A and L streets from four to two. Staff will come before the council with a final list of specifications and ask for the go-ahead to […]

May 28, 2013 | Posted in City government | Tagged ,

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