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The Pence Gallery is making an appeal to all artists to submit their art for the gallery’s upcoming show. Artists may turn in up to three images of artwork in any medium for the second annual Slice juried exhibit. The display, which will run from June 14-Aug. 11, is a regional cross-section of the best [...]
Members of the Davis Tree Commission are not happy with the way the city has handled the penalty it assessed Select Commercial Brokers, owned by Davis resident Jim Kidd, for illegally cutting down trees on city property last year. The company removed two Chinese hackberries — one completely and one partially — and one coast [...]
Woodland police are investigating weekend vandalism that damaged the Holy Rosary Community Center, 575 California St.Officers were alerted at 5 a.m. Monday to the vandalism, which according to Sgt. Darren Imus included several areas of gang graffiti and a threat to kill law enforcement officers. The incident is being investigated as a felony crime. Anyone [...]
Gang activity may have played a role in both a carjacking and a shooting that occurred in Woodland late last week, according to police. Three people were arrested in connection with the carjacking, which occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday near Ferns Park on West Southwood Drive. The victim reported being assaulted by three males [...]
Community members are invited to give input and ask questions about the city’s plans to improve the East Covell Boulevard corridor during an open house Thursday in the Club Room at the Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis. The open house will run from 6 to 8 p.m. City community development staff [...]
Wednesday * The Devil Day Car Show returns Wednesday, hosted by the Davis High School Car Club. Cool cars and trucks will be on display all day in the quad with judging at lunch and a people’s choice award to vote on. Prizes for the winners include a car show T-shirt, free oil change or car care gift [...]
By Maggie McManis Many high school students harbor dreams — some of them pretty realistic — of becoming professional musicians, sports stars or community activists. And Davis High School has seen its share of alumni go on to such success. But how many students have had a realistic shot at becoming president? Some say DHS [...]
A creative writing class for teens and adults will be offered this summer at the Davis Art Center, 1919 F St. The class, taught by Don Schwartz, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays starting June 11. “If you are looking for a supportive and friendly environment to develop your writing ideas, this is the [...]
Something about the well-worn path from César Chávez Elementary School to Davis High School seems to produce a unique level of social consciousness among students — and the current crop of DHS seniors in particular. Four members of the Class of 2013 will graduate having been recognized by the city of Davis for their humanitarian [...]
A team of students from Willett Elementary School placed fifth in a recent statewide competition at the California Future Problem Solvers convention in San Jose. The team of students from teacher Niki Reina-Guerra’s fifth-grade class tackled a challenge involving “ocean soup,” in which students were asked to consider possible solutions to the growing problem of [...]
California bicycle licenses will be for sale from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Picnic in the Park in Central Park. A bike license may help prevent theft and aids in recovery by entering your bike into a statewide system of identification and recovery. It is also required of all bicycles operated on the UC [...]
Sept. 11, 1912 — May 5, 2013 June Kathleen Chassagne, 100, of Yakima, Wash., passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Cottage in the Meadow with her family at her side. June was born Sept. 11, 1912 in Little Rock, Ark., to Charles Marshall and Kathleen Grace (Murphy) Andrews. She married Leon G. Chassagne in [...]
Monday, April 29, was the first “Day of Art Giving” in the region, and as part of our celebration for this, the six-piece ensemble brass group of the United States Air Force Band, Travis Brass, played their music at Heritage Plaza in downtown Woodland. YoloArts would like to extend sincere thanks to the six Travis [...]
Last week, Davis lost one of the pillars of the community, Ron Broward. Unknown to many, Ron stayed under the publicity radar. He performed his good deeds as part of his everyday life. He did not seek out accolades; in fact, he often shied away from them. Back in the late 70s, he developed and [...]
