Friday, May 24, 2013
YOLO COUNTY NEWS
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‘The Impossible’: A compelling battle for survival

“The Impossible” 4.5 stars Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Geraldine Chaplin, Ploy Jindachote, Johan Sundberg Rating: PG-13, for dramatic intensity, horrific mass injury and brief nudity A horrific natural disaster is seen through the eyes of a desperate family By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Félix Bergés and Pau [...]

Nature photography workshop set at Yolo Wildlife Area

World-renowned nature photographer Lewis Kemper will offer a nature photography workshop as a fundraising activity for the Yolo Basin Foundation in Davis. On Saturday, Feb. 2, Kemper will explore the essentials of composition and light in a classroom setting. As the sun sets, the participants will be at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area east of [...]

Eight DHS band students chosen for honor bands

Most high school band directors would be delighted to know that just one of their students had been invited to be a member of an honor band. Davis High band director Tom Slabaugh learned that eight of his band students beat out hundreds of competitors and made it into two of the most highly sought-after [...]

Pets of the week

Lots of dogs and cats are waiting to be adopted at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them are Kai (No. 112820), a 5-month-old neutered male, tan pit bull. Also hoping for a good home is Sport (No. 112364), an 8-month-old neutered male, domestic short-haired brown tabby. Fees are [...]

Woodlanders arrested in three-county drug bust

Dozens of law-enforcement officers fanned out across three counties last week to bust a suspected methamphetamine trafficking ring, arresting seven people — including a Woodland man alleged to have been the ringleader. The four-month investigation led by the Yuba/Sutter Narcotic Enforcement Team (NET-5) culminated Thursday with search warrants being served at seven locations, two of [...]

Bang up job with holiday decorations

It’s been said that Christmas brings out the child in us all, and Derrick and Gayna Bangs’ home, 4350 Cowell Blvd., brings all the joy and wonder of being a child to life. It’s overall splendor earned it Beset Theme honors in The Davis Enterprise Holiday Decorating Contest. There are homemade cut-outs of childhood favorites [...]

Holiday treasure trove

Joining a throng of young shoppers, Ella Obegi, 6, looks for presents with helper Katelyn Dixon of Alpha Phi Omega at UCD at the Davis Art Center’s children’s store, 1919 F St., on Friday. The store, which allows children to purchase locally, handmade items, wraps up Sunday. Final hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 [...]

Don’t feed the birds

North Davis neighborhoods had been hounded by a couple of gangs of turkeys. The birds, who tend to travel in groups of 24, enjoy a smorgasbord of goodies from trash days to bird seed from residents. Turkeys usually migrate to find food but these groups are staying put and making a big mess. Wildlife experts [...]