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Some balance on football?

Great kudos to Joan Blake for her piece in The Enterprise on Sunday, Nov. 20, about the time demands of DHS football player participation. Joan, I don’t know you but I want to praise you for your very great courage and conviction in going public with your feelings. I would expect that some wrath might come … Continue Reading

No Comment / December 14, 2011 | Posted in Letters | Read More »

Blue Devil gridiron opinion piece sails wide left: No good

By Steve Smyte First, I would like to thank all of the community members who have been so supportive of our football program and understand our mission to create student-athletes who are great sons, community members, teammates, friends, students and athletes. I also would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving weekend that allows us … Continue Reading

1 Comment / November 25, 2011 | Posted in Columns | Read More »

Football parents: Our sons reap many benefits

By Nancy McTygue on behalf of the Davis Blue Devil Football Backers As parents of current Davis High varsity football players, we write to offer an alternative perspective to Joan Blake’s Nov. 20 opinion piece. While we agree that the time and effort required for football are substantial, we believe it is equally important to note the significant … Continue Reading

1 Comment / November 25, 2011 | Posted in Columns | Read More »

DHS football asks too much of student-athletes

Davis High School Blue Devils make a defensive stop in a game against Grant High School this fall. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise file photo

By Joan Blake I am moved to respond to Bruce Gallaudet’s article in the Nov. 8 edition of The Davis Enterprise about the Davis High School football team’s 2011 season and about the future of the team, its players and coaches. A serious review must be made of the DHS football team and its pattern … Continue Reading

22 Comments / November 18, 2011 | Posted in Columns | Read More »

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims

Gregory Kamal Bruno Wachtler, 25, New York City, Fred Alger Management, Inc., World Trade Center. Karen J. Wagner, 40, Richmond, Va., United States Army, Pentagon. Mary Alice Wahlstrom, 78, Kaysville, Utah, Passenger, United 11, World Trade Center. Honor Elizabeth Wainio, 27, Watchung, N.J., Passenger, United 93, Shanksville, Pa. Enterprise 9/11 coverage News: Finally, World Trade … Continue Reading

No Comment / September 09, 2011 | Posted in Associated Press,Special Projects | Read More »

DHS commencement’s return to campus is grad-ifying

2011 DHS graduate Mimi Yu gets flowers and hugs from Rebecca Lee and Christine Tak on the plaza outside Ron and Mary Brown Stadium following the graduation ceremony.  Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise photo

Family and friends of graduates packed into a full Ron & Mary Brown Stadium at Davis High School’s commencement ceremony Friday to watch as the 522 members of Davis High’s Class of 2011 officially completed their high school careers. The bleachers were filled, as was the reserved section on the turf. This year marked the … Continue Reading

1 Comment / June 11, 2011 | Posted in Central Davis,Schools | Read More »

It was a glorious garden tour

We’re so grateful to the garden owners who agreed to be a part of this important Pence Gallery fundraiser. A big thank you to: Anie Cherry, Sarah D. Gray, Carol and Gene Livingston (our Hospitality Garden), Richard Guarino, Jeb and Grant Taylor, Patricia and Tim Carpenter, Richard and Jeri Howitt, Richard Michelmore and JoAnne Fillatti, … Continue Reading

No Comment / May 31, 2011 | Posted in Letters,Opinion | Read More »

Hungry Woodlanders get a helping hand

Special to The Enterprise The Greater 2nd Baptist ChurchÕs Usher Board members, in collaboration with other community organizations, recently came together and presented an afternoon meal for some of WoodlandÕs less fortunate residents. More than 70 people were served a lunch of spaghetti, bread, vegetables, corn on the cob, watermelon and pastries. ÒThis meal was … Continue Reading

No Comment / October 18, 2010 | Posted in Archived Stories | Read More »

ART: Wrung and wrested

Enterprise art critic Favoritism is a conundrum: eschewed by the hallmarks of justice and equality, but regularly practiced by nearly every individual on the planet. Voltaire … or Jean Jacques Rousseau? Friedrich Nietzsche or Sigmund Freud? Ayn Rand or Karl Marx? Walt Whitman or William Blake? Jackson Pollock or Pablo Picasso? Jack Kerouac or Mark … Continue Reading

No Comment / October 07, 2010 | Posted in Archived Stories | Read More »

Perseverance, love of bicycling pay off with victories for Anton

Enterprise correspondent In the movie ÒForrest Gump,Ó the title character Ñ played by Tom Hanks Ñ ran for more than three years for Òno particular reason.Ó To many, just running for no purpose or destination seems odd, but Davis High graduate Blake Anton, 22, can relate, although he prefers two wheels. When he moved to … Continue Reading

No Comment / July 30, 2010 | Posted in Archived Stories | Read More »

Moooving experience as Petersens dominate fundraising foot races

Nineteen-year-old Matt Petersen of Davis won the half-marathon race in the first Davisville Moo-nlight Run on Saturday evening with a time of 1:12:44. His twin brother Drew Petersen took first place in the 5K with a time of 16:28.9. On the womenÕs side, 32-year-old Megan Canova of Vacaville won the half-marathon in 1:31:08 and 23-year-old … Continue Reading

No Comment / July 27, 2010 | Posted in Archived Stories | Read More »

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