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Supes OK $1M to help complete Paul’s Place By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
A corridor maintained and paved by Kern County Firefighters winds up through the wilderness in the southeast portion the Randall Preserve. Julie Leopo/ CalMatters photo
New $65 million preserve straddles north and south By Julie Cart CalMatters If the Sierra Nevada mountains are California’s spine, the Transverse Range is its bulging disc. Tectonic pressure has squeezed this landscape against the grain — radiating east and west, defying the north-south orientation of the state’s mountains — creating a
rocky front of steep slopes and broad valleys stretching from the western Mojave Desert to the Pacific Ocean. The region connects California’s north to its south, providing a rare, undeveloped, east-west haven between the teeming population centers of the Los Angeles basin and the San Joaquin Valley. Its topographic rarity is rivaled only by its diversity of
Conservationists have for decades envisioned this region in the Tehachapi Mountains as a great crossroads: Preserve it, limit human uses and stitch it together with already protected land around it to allow wildlife to move freely once again, unimpeded.
animals and plants. Condors, mountain lions, salamanders, legless lizards and the endangered Bakersfield cactus are among the two dozen sensitive species that inhabit it. This region is such a jumble of desert, snowy mountains and broad oak woodland — described as a “complicated mess” by one evolutionary biologist — that it has long tantalized ecologists.
Now that ideal, sometimes called “rewilding,” is well on its way to being realized. Last month The Nature Conservancy finalized the latest land
Paul’s Place has moved another step closer to completion by this summer. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to allocate up to $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds, matching a similar allocation by the Davis City Council, to close a funding gap that threatened completion of the innovative project currently under construction on H Street. Paul’s Place is a community-driven project that was initially financed by private donations and grants — including a $2.5 million matching grant from Sutter Health. Upon completion, it will provide emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing overseen by Davis Community Meals and Housing. Ground was broken on the project over the summer and has continued apace since then, but unanticipated construction and labor costs threw a hitch in plans for completion by July.
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Alumnus and TV chef Martin Yan donates archive to UCD By Sarah Colwell Special to The Enterprise
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Coronavirus cases declining across Davis By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer New cases of COVID-19 have been declining in recent days in both the city of Davis and on the UC Davis campus. But cases have increased elsewhere in the county and hospitalizations remain elevated.
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World-renowned celebrity chef Martin Yan’s collection of nearly 3,000 cookbooks, his first wok, thousands of photographs and other media will be the main ingredients in an archive to be established in his name at UC Davis. Yan and his wife, Susan, both UC Davis graduates, recently gifted the items and funds to create the Chef Martin Yan Legacy Archive in the UC Davis Library Archives and Special Collections.
The donation includes, among the cookbooks, 30 that Yan authored; photographs, videos, media clips and slides taken as Yan traveled the world for his food and travel shows, including “Yan Can Cook”; awards Yan received over the years; and $20,000 to preserve and digitize the archive.
‘Valuable insight’ “The Martin Yan archive provides valuable insight into an important era of Asian cultural and culinary history and of
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Briefly Dodd introduces hunting bill SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced new legislation that would increase the eligibility age for a junior hunting license in California, opening opportunities to participate in outdoor sports to a greater number of young people. “The higher price for an adult hunting license has proven to be a barrier to many teenagers,” Sen. Dodd said. “That’s a shame because they miss out on junior hunting activities that foster life-long participation in outdoor sports. My bill will give them more time in the field so they can learn about all California has to offer.” Currently, anyone 16 or older must pay a higher price for an adult hunting license and related hunting stamps. Junior licenses, which cost less, were available to hunters up to 17 but that provision expired in 2020. Dodd’s bill, Senate Bill 865, would permanently increase the maximum age of eligibility for a junior hunting license from 15 to 17 years old. Sponsors said the shift would allow teens to participate in high-quality junior hunting activities sponsored by the Department of Fish and Wildlife and nonprofit conservation groups. Dodd represents the 3rd District, including all or parts of Napa, Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties.
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UCD studies outbreak in South American wilderness Llamas may have infected wild relatives By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise Mange has decimated the population of wild vicuñas and guanacos in an Argentinian national park that was created to conserve them, according to a study from the Administration of National Parks in Argentina and UC Davis. The findings, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, suggest domestic llamas introduced to the site may have been the source of the outbreak. Cascading consequences for local predator and scavenger species are expected. Vicuñas and guanacos are species of wild camelids native to Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, where the vicuña is the national animal. The study investigated the impacts and origins of the outbreak, which began in 2014 in San Guillermo National Park. Between 2013 and the onset of the study in 2017, populations of guanaco and vicuña were down 95% and 98%, respectively. Nearly three-quarters more were lost between 2017-18 alone. By 2019, researchers could no longer find either animal during the study surveys. “This part of Argentina used to be the Serengeti of the wild camelids,” said corresponding author Marcela Uhart, who directs the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center’s Latin America Program, within the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and its One Health Institute. “Now you go and it’s empty, and whoever is there is mangy. This disease is not novel. We know mange. It’s a common mite. But significant outbreaks are happening in several wildlife species around the world.”
Home on the mange During the study, the authors observed signs of sarcoptic mange in a quarter of living vicuñas, a third of live guanacos, and in nearly all dead vicuñas and guanacos. Sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious disease in which mites burrow under the animal’s skin, which becomes thick, crusty, itchy and cracked. Because it becomes too painful to move and forage, many animals starve or become easy prey. Mites from seven vicuñas and three guanacos were collected and analyzed in the lab of co-author Janet Foley, a disease ecologist in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. They found the mites shared the same genotype,
Special to The Enterprise The Davis Flower Arrangers’ Feb. 2 program will be led by M.J. Kelly, a dedicated member and a former president of the Davis Flower Arrangers. Known for originality, kindness and good humor, Kelly wants all potential flower arrangers to know that creating a simple arrangement in five minutes is just great. In this Zoom session Kelly will demonstrate favorite tips and techniques on how to use what we discover in the garden during the winter months to create arrangements with balance and proportion.
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A vicuña family group makes its way through the mountain landscape. Below, the herd settles down for the night. indicating a single source and recent origin of the epidemic. The authors traced a potential source to a governmental livestock incentive program that introduced llamas to areas near the park in 2009, some of which had mange, which is rarely fatal for llamas. No infected llamas were available at the time of the study, so the authors couldn’t collect mites from them to compare with mites found on the vicuñas and guanacos. But the findings combine to suggest that introducing mange-infected llamas may have triggered the outbreak.
Cascading consequences In several countries wild vicuñas provide a source of income for Indigenous communities, who shear the live animals for their soft, valuable fiber. The animals also play a key role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem in the vast high Andes plateau, or altiplano. Once hunted nearly to extinction, the population in South America is considered a conservation success story, having rebounded once strict enforcement of the fiber trade and bans on lethal shearing were enacted in the 1980s. While global populations of vicuñas and guanacos are still considered healthy, the outbreak at San Guillermo is expected to bring cascading consequences for local predators and scavengers. Vicuñas and guanacos are important prey species for mountain lions, and condors feast on the remaining carcasses. Without wild
herbivores on the menu, the mountain lions may turn to local livestock for their meals unless and until wild camelid populations can rebound. Condors may also have to search for food outside the park, exposing them to risks such as poisoning by pesticides or lead from hunting ammunition. “Hopefully, within a few years, the animals will slowly return,” Uhart said. “But in the meantime, we don’t know what will happen with the predators and scavengers because there is basically nothing left for them to eat.”
One Health approach The authors note that better and ongoing communication between the conservation and livestock sectors might have warded off the outbreak and could help prevent future disease. “Several factors combined to create the perfect storm of this epidemic at a high cost to the
ecosystem of San Guillermo National Park,” said lead author Hebe del Valle Ferreyra, a wildlife veterinarian with the national parks service in Argentina. “Animal health management, conservation and agriculture should not be regarded as opposing, incompatible and disconnected activities. A change of approach is needed that recognizes the links between all these sectors.” Additional co-authors in the study include Jaime Rudd and Ralph Vanstreels of UC Davis, Ana M. Martín of Universidad Católica de Córdoba in Argentina, and Emiliano Donadio of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) in Argentina. The research was supported by San Guillermo National Park, Administración de Parques Nacionales in Argentina, UC Davis, National University of Córdoba, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. — UC Davis News
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Her goal is to inspire everyone to have fun with what we have around us to create arrangements for our own pleasure. The word is that her presentation will begin with a simple stick. If you would like to create your own arrangements during or after the program, Kelly suggests that you have a small supply of sticks, a container or two, evergreen clippings, and possibly some flowers. Kelly has a wealth of experience and background in floral design, beginning under the instruction of Mary Fonseca noted for her focus on Western style of floral design. Kelly also studied 18 years with
Sensei Kika Shibata in the school of Sogetsu Ikebana which is recognized for its strong emphasis on individual expression, where materials are often used in unexpected and creative ways. The basic principle of Sogetsu is that Ikebana reflects the person who creates an arrangement. Students of Sogetsu carefully look at plants and their surroundings, discover their beauty, and enjoy self-expression by
creating their own arrangements. So with simple items, Kelly wants us to all discover and enjoy our creative potential. Kelly has been honored with two best of shows in the Camellia Festival and served as president the Davis Flower Arrangers, the Sacramento Floral Design Guild, and the Ikebana International Chapter 26. To meet this inspiring presenter please join her on Zoom at 7 p.m. Feb. 2.
If you are not yet a member, send your check for $40 to Davis Flower Arrangers c/o Jo Anne Boorkman at 2205 Butte Place, Davis, CA 95616. You will receive an invitation to the monthly programs held on the first Wednesday of each month through May and will have access to a recording of each presentation. For information contact Stephanie DeGraff-Hunt at sdegraffhunt@gmail.com.
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PRESERVE: ‘Very diverse and unique’ From Page A1 purchase in the Frank and Joan Randall Preserve. Buying 72,000 acres from various owners required what acquisition of real estate in Southern California always requires: lots and lots of money — in this case, more than $65 million, gathered over a decade. Included is about $15 million in state grants and partnerships. The 112 square miles of land — an expanse a bit larger than the city of Sacramento — is less than two hours north of Los Angeles and about 30 miles east of Bakersfield. Its topography ranges from the low-lying desert to nearly 7,000 feet at the top of Bear Mountain. Its ecological value is maximized by its linkage to adjacent protected areas: the federal Carrizo Plain National Monument, Wind Wolves Preserve managed by the Wildlands Conservancy, and nearly a quarter-million acres of conservation easements in the privately-held Tejon Ranch. This land is far from pristine. People have worked it for centuries and left their mark, and the tract will not be managed as a refuge: Livestock has grazed here for more than 150 years, and The Nature Conservancy says it will continue to allow ranching on about 90% of the preserve. But the consolidation of protected land into an expansive preserve is what drew the Randalls to donate $50 million to the cause, preserving childhood memories of exploring California’s open spaces. “When I was 10 years old, I used to drive up to Lake Tahoe with my father. We would go up through the Owens Valley and see Mount Whitney on the left side, go to Yosemite, and spend time fishing,” said Frank Randall, 91, a retired commercial real estate developer and philanthropist from Newport Beach. The couple also recently donated $50 million to buy and conserve Newport Beach’s ocean-view Banning Ranch as a public park. “After World War II we resumed our trips and I began to see huge changes taking place. I thought, ‘That’s too bad that this is happening.’“
A living laboratory Conservationists see the region as a living laboratory for scientists: studying how climate change is driving blue oaks to move upslope to cooler areas and how genetically struggling mountain lions may benefit from more room to roam, for example. “It’s a crazy admixture of stuff that makes it very diverse and unique,” said Brad Shaffer, director of the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science. “From a biological point of view, that whole
protecting against severe disease, county officials said hospitals here have not seen any COVID-19 patients who have received booster shots. In highly vaccinated Davis, which has been hit very hard by Omicron, cases finally appear to be dropping. The UC Davis campus has seen a notable decrease in both new cases and test positivity. On Tuesday, the campus positivity rate reported on the UC Davis COVID-19 dashboard had fallen to 1.83 percent, well above where it has been throughout most of the pandemic but lower than the 5 percent seen earlier this month. The campus has reported a total of 341 new cases over the last week, a fraction of the 2,788 reported over the last 30 days. UC Davis will be resuming in-person instruction next week and more students are expected to arrive in town before then. The campus is urging everyone to return as soon as possible and get tested. “If you’re not in the area now, you should come back as soon as possible so you can receive your test results before Jan. 31,” said a message from Chancellor Gary May to the community. “Remember, everyone must have a negative COVID-19 test through our
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The 72,000-acre preserve is home to many different trees and endangered plants. region has been known for a long time to harbor all of this very specialized diversity of salamanders and snakes.” The Transverse Range contains sky islands, small peaks where certain species have been isolated and evolved over time with slight differences. Shaffer, who studies the rubber boa, said the small snake is an example of a species left out of the genetic mixing by its seclusion. “Every one of those little peaks has a population of rubber boas that is not exchanging genes with other populations,” he said. “It will be interesting to see what happens when things open up.” Zach Principe, the Randall Preserve’s lead ecologist, said managers are not in a rush to formalize a plan: It will take three years to inventory the plants and animals and another year to outline how to manage them. Some problems are immediately apparent, manifesting in one of California’s most iconic trees. “That oak in front of us is two or three hundred years old,” he said, pointing to a drought-stressed blue oak in the south end of the preserve. “The climate when these trees were young was a lot different. It may be too warm and dry for blue oaks here.” Future management may include replanting young oak trees in higher, cooler elevations and experimenting with scrub or grasses at lower parts of the preserve. “I want to find a balance. I don’t want to say ‘The blue oaks are done, let’s put in desert scrub.’ “ But he said that he won’t keep the land as it has been simply for the sake of history. “Let’s hedge our bets, let’s think about what might transition here. What can make it in this new climate?”
Grazing continues The Randall Preserve bears the marks of human activity. The land is scarred from limestone mining and
by remnants of a large-scale kiln, and it has nine working cattle ranches. Livestock grazing can be a red flag in the West, where more than a century of overgrazing on public lands has done irreparable damage to vast ranges and water sources. The Nature Conservancy says it will continue to allow grazing at the Randall Preserve, but it will be managed as a tool to control weeds and wildfire. Standing by a corral in a shallow valley on the Loop Ranch, Principe pointed to the rolling meadows that seemed to have weathered the state’s prolonged drought with no sign of fire. If not for cattle grazing down non-native plants, the picture might be quite different, he said. Elsewhere, extensive fences are installed along a shallow creek, intended to keep cattle from damaging the sensitive water source. On a recent day it was clear that livestock had been trampling through the area. Now that the ranch has been folded into the preserve, Principe said thoughtful livestock grazing will be in place. Some studies show that grazing, carefully managed, can benefit natural systems. The Randall Preserve might yet be a laboratory to test that thesis. Rachel Mason, who manages the preserve for The Nature Conservancy, called the strategy “active management,” an approach somewhere between fully restoring an ecosystem to a previous state and conserving it by leaving it alone. The Randall Preserve will be managed for climate resiliency, she said. “For the most part in the conservation world we are doers, “she said. “We want to keep down invasive plants. If we don’t do anything, they could take over and be detrimental to the ecosystem.” That means controlling nonnative weeds by turning cattle loose on them. Livestock mows the plants and provides a critical fuels-reduction benefit.
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campus testing program before accessing campus facilities for the first time this quarter. If you are already here, please get tested this week to help avert long lines at the ARC next week.” Fully vaccinated students who live in residence halls are required to test once a week and those who have not received a booster shot must test every four days. Those not living on campus who are fully vaccinated must test every 14 days while those who are unvaccinated (and have an approved exception to the university’s vaccine mandate) must test every four days. ———— Healthy Davis Together is also reporting a decline in cases and test positivity over the last week. Of the 6,046 new cases reported by HDT over the last 30 days, 1,052 came in the last seven. The city of Davis itself has reported 433 new cases over the last seven days, a significant decrease from
prior weeks when the city was seeing more than 1,000 new cases. That’s not the trend seen everywhere in the county, however. West Sacramento has had 731 new cases in the last week after averaging around 500 per week during January and Woodland has reported 689. ———— The county announced Tuesday it has run out of rapid antigen tests to give to those who have tested positive and want to leave isolation after five days. Tests were distributed at several sites last week to individuals who had tested positive within the previous week. Under state and county rules, individuals who test positive for COVID-19 may leave isolation after five days if they have a negative antigen test result. In a social media message, the county said, “we are currently out of free home tests to distribute. “If more events are scheduled, we will notify
with a new post and details.” Free antigen tests are available from the federal government, however. Request four tests per household at www. covidtests.gov. Delivery takes between seven and 12 days, according to the county, “so it is recommended you order now but be prepared with an alternative if you need testing prior to delivery.” ———— Since returning from winter break, 726 Davis Joint Unified School District students have tested positive for COVID-19 as have 118 staff members. On Monday, there were 116 active cases among students and 28 among staff members. With 142 students in quarantine on Monday, there were a total of 258 students out as well as 30 staff members. A little over a week ago, there were more than 500 students in isolation or quarantine districtwide.
Funds were expected to run out in the spring, prompting backers to seek $2 million in funds from the city and county to close the gap. In December, the Davis City Council voted unanimously to dedicate up to $1 million in ARP funds and the Board of Supervisors followed suit this week. The board had previously approved an ARP expenditure plan that included $7.5 million for housing and homelessness projects with funding for Paul’s Place an early consideration. Named after the father of Bill Pride, DCMH’s executive director, Paul’s Place is a first-of-its kind, vertical tiny-home village that will provide shelter to dozens of unhoused individuals every year along with an array of supportive services. Once completed, the project will provide: n Four emergency shelter beds, staff offices, a dining and kitchen area, laundry, bathrooms and a resource center on the first floor; n 10 transitional single-occupant bedrooms with shared kitchen, laundry, living room, bathrooms and offices on the second floor; and n Nine single-occupant permanent supportive micro-units on each of the third and fourth floors (18 total micro units). The project has been in the works for a number of years. Among those who helped make it possible were local business owners Reed and Susan Youmans, who paid for a feasibility study to see if there was sufficient community support and then led the fundraising effort; Partnership Health Plan, which provided a $750,000 grant; nationally recognized Davis architect Maria Ogrydziak, who designed the project; hundreds of local residents, businesses and groups that contributed financially; and Sutter Health, which provided the $2.5 million matching grant. “We worked hard over the last several years to raise funding,” Pride told the City Council in December, “and then COVID hit and, of course, our costs raised considerably.” According to a report prepared for the Board of Supervisors, it wasn’t just COVID that led to a funding gap. The analysis by Kitchell, a construction consultant, said the initial construction estimate in January 2018 was flawed, leading “Paul’s Place to unknowingly use an incorrect number for their construction budget, resulting in an underfunded project from the start.” That said, Kitchell put the need for additional funds at about $1.84 million. County staff have recommended that cost be split evenly between the county and the city of Davis through use of ARP funds. With the board’s allocation of funding on Tuesday, Paul’s Place appears
to be back on track for completion this summer. As part of the same agenda item on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors also approved an ARP funding allocation to serve the unhoused community in West Sacramento. That city had requested $2.6 million to purchase and operate a motel in West Sacramento that will extend Project Roomkey — which has provided shelter for the homeless during the pandemic — for three more years. The city will acquire a property with about 25 rooms, make necessary site improvements, and work with the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency to secure contracts to operate what will be a temporary housing program for homeless people participating in the Project Roomkey program. “The proposed motel acquisition will enable the county to consolidate the motel rooms currently being leased from private parties at two different motel locations, and at a much lower cost per room/participant,” county staff reported. Funding for the overall program will be split evenly between the city of West Sacramento and the county. County staff said the program will serve as an important source of interim housing for homeless individuals, many of whom will eventually become tenants at an 87-unit permanent supportive housing project being constructed on West Capitol Avenue. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday also voted to allocate $450,000 in ARP funds to enable West Sacramento to extend its Downtown Streets Team program for three more years. Since 2018, West Sacramento has contracted with the nonprofit organization, which operates a unique work experience program for homeless and at-risk individuals in multiple cities in California. “The goal of DST’s program model is to reduce homelessness by restoring dignity and preparing participants for employment,” noted county staff. “Under the program, homeless participants become part of a ‘team’ that carries out community beautification and maintenance activities in exchange for receiving case management (counseling and housing navigation services), employment assistance services, and financial rewards for basic needs in the form of rent stipends or gift cards.” DST activities are conducted during daytime hours and include tasks like garbage pickup, graffiti removal, and assisting with the cleanup of homeless encampments. “DST is designed to operate within downtown districts to decrease the incidence of panhandling and other visible effects of homelessness,” said county staff.
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lmost three years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 328 which would require high schools next fall to push start times back to 8:30 a.m. While policymakers certainly meant well, this is absolutely not the time to institute this profound change in California schools. It is imperative that the Legislature and Newsom seriously and immediately consider reversing, or at the very least, delaying, the implementation of this law. Our education system, from top to bottom, is overwhelmed. If I didn’t work on a school campus, I absolutely would not understand the dire circumstances of the educational community. Lawmakers and leaders need to listen and listen well. So, let me be crystal clear: this is a disaster in the making. Trustees are burned out and tired of being yelled at by everyone with an axe to grind. Administrators are colossally overwhelmed and frankly look like zombies these days as they pivot from one crisis to the next. Teachers are demoralized, disspirited, and honestly, many of us are at a breaking point as we consider what to do next in our careers. Parents trying to work, maintain a schedule and cover all the bases can’t keep up. The last thing students need right now is less stability, less routine and less predictability from one year to the next. This is not the time for more changes. Many large school districts in the state scatter their bus schedules so they don’t have to purchase such a large fleet of expensive buses. Putting aside the fact that there aren’t enough bus drivers as it is, a mandatory start time of 8:30 a.m. will really mean a start time of roughly 9:30 a.m. for half of the schools in some of these large districts like mine.
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onsider what this will mean for the thousands of children and parents who will begin their school day this
late: Parents who drop their children off for school will no longer be able to do so since they will presumably have to be at work much earlier than their child’s new start time. What are they supposed to do if their child is a transfer student and no bus is available, as many are? Students will be ending the school day close to 4:30 in the afternoon. Not only is it almost dark in the winter months, but consider the plight of students who want to play sports, or act in the school play, or get involved in any number of activities. Any practice that begins at 5 p.m. is anathema to students trying to get homework done, eat a meal with their family or actually enjoy a little bit of free time. Many will certainly stay up half the night doing homework because they are getting home so late. Students will merely stay up later than they already are. The last thing students need right now is more stress and more anxiety. Teachers who serve as coaches and advisers will no longer be willing to help out after school when they have their own families to take care of. It is one thing to coach from 3-5 p.m. in the afternoon, and an entirely different obligation asking teachers with young children to come home after 7 p.m. Sports practices will be moved from afternoon practices to before school; thus, entirely defeating the purpose of delaying a school’s start time. When teams have games and competitions, many of them, like baseball, tennis or golf, must be conducted in the afternoon. This will result in studentathletes missing a colossal amount of class time for the duration of the sports season. Ultimately, this law will become a case study in “unintended consequences.” For the sake of everyone who works or attends a California high school, please put the brakes on before it is too late. — Jeremy Adams is a teacher at Bakersfield High School. He is the author of the recently-released book “Hollowed Out: A Warning About America’s Next Generation.”
f you’ve been to Woodland Stallion Station or the Cache Creek Nature Preserve, you’ve likely crossed the span on Road 94B over the creek. What you probably don’t know is that 316 foot long structure has a name. I discovered the moniker reading a recent letter to The Enterprise by Janet Levers, regarding Teichert’s request for a gravel mining permit next to “Cache Creek at Stevens Bridge.” Stevens Bridge? I’ve ridden my bike over it more than 100 times and had no idea it has a title. There are no signs that let passersby know it is called Stevens Bridge; and contemporary maps don’t show its name. What struck me at first was how similar that appellation is to Stevenson Bridge, the graffiti-covered span that crosses Putah Creek from Road 95A into Solano County. It’s just a coincidence. The Putah crossing was named for Andrew M. Stevenson, who owned the land south of the creek. I was curious to learn who the eponym of Stevens Bridge was. I’ve found once I know the history, the present comes alive. So I started looking at property maps of Yolo County and thought I had the answer. In 1900, a 257.5 acre farm on the south side of Cache Creek — abutting the east side of what is now Road 94B — was owned by “A.C. Stevens.” Aaron Charles Stevens was born in Iowa in 1861. He married Laura Anderson in Woodland in 1884. They had four children. A.C. died Dec. 7, 1937, and he’s buried in the Woodland Cemetery. At some point, Aaron’s land passed to his son, Grover Charles Stevens (1889-1962).
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ccess to surface water made farming feasible in Yolo County, and in turn land became more valuable. “With the securing of irrigation it was possible to raise grain profitably and from that the brothers drifted into live stock operations, raising horses and mules, Durham cattle and Poland-China hogs, also sheep of such fine quality that they won many premiums at local and state fairs.” In order to acquire acreage and finance farming and ranching activities, Yolo County families needed to borrow money. To that end, the Stephens brothers — using some funds they made in the Comstock Lode in Nevada — started the Bank of Woodland with a few partners in 1868. John Stephens served as the bank president until his death, 30 years later. Because contemporary documents spell the span over Cache Creek on Road 94B with a “v,” I was still fairly certain it was named for either Aaron or Grover Stevens. But to be sure, I
reached out to Yolo County Archives. Turns out, the current spelling is wrong. It is “Stephens Bridge.” Yolo County archivist Heather Lanctot informed me that she found “an 1882 petition from J.D. Stephens for a proposed road to cross Cache Creek (at this location). This document leads us to believe that the bridge would have been named ‘Stephens Bridge’ after J.D. Stephens.” Additionally, Ms. Lanctot found 1890 papers “from the San Francisco Bridge Company for an extension of the Stephens Bridge,” referring to it by that name. After John and George died, their land that is now the Cache Creek Nature Preserve largely passed into the hands of George’s daughter, Kate Stephens Salisbury (1873-1965). In an interview on the Preserve’s website, Mary L. Stephens — Kate’s niece and George’s granddaughter, whose name you likely know from the Davis branch of the Yolo County Library — explained that the land was used for sheep grazing when she was a girl. “We were all shepherdesses, but across the road (Aunt Kate) usually always had wonderful tomatoes … That’s what I remember her raising when I was growing up. I’m sure they would have rotated that with something like wheat.” Hopefully signs will go up, letting everyone on Road 94B realize they are crossing Stephens Bridge. Only when we know our history, can we appreciate what we have. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@ yahoo.com.
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But then I noticed something interesting. The land on the north side of Cache Creek, west of Road 94B — where Stallion Station and the Nature Preserve are today — was owned by J.D. & G.D. Stephens in 1891. Different spelling, but the same family? No. It turns out it’s just another coincidence. The Stevenses and the Stephenses are unrelated. John Dickson Stephens (1826-1898) and his younger brother, George Dickson Stephens (1828-1901), were Yolo County pioneers. They came to California from Missouri in 1849, after the discovery of gold. The Stephens brothers had some success mining near Hangtown (Placerville). But when that dried up, they started farming along the Sacramento River. Later, they bought a large ranch — roughly 8,000 acres — along Cache Creek, not far from where Madison is today. That property was the eastern part of the 40,079 acre Mexican land grant called Rancho Cañada de Capay, owned by three Berryessa brothers, starting in 1846. After Mexico lost California to the United States in 1848, the Berryessas gradually lost title to their vast holdings. Beside property lines, old Yolo County maps show natural and manmade waterways. On the 1900 map, for example, you can see irrigation ditches that emanate
from Cache Creek. As it turns out, these channels — which are still used by hundreds of Yolo County farmers — were there due to the efforts of the Stephens brothers. A 1910 book called, “History of Yolo County California with Biographical Sketches,” tells the story. “In addition to the purchase of the Rancho de Capay, the brothers promoted the Cottonwood Ditch Company, later known as the Capay Ditch Company (which ultimately was merged into the Yolo County Consolidated Water Company) and now known as the Yolo Power and Water Company.”
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Granddad’s typewriter inspired professor By Kathy Keatley Garvey Special to The Enterprise
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f UC Davis were to lose electrical power, distinguished professor Bruce Hammock’s humorous “back-up plan” at his Briggs Hall office would make antique collectors drool — and his administrative staff cringe over just the thought of preparing a 986-page grant application on his “back-up typewriter.” “This model is one of our nation’s oldest linear index typewriters,” said Hammock, who holds a joint appointment with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Center. “It has no keyboard. It has a rail-type system with the characters spread out in a straight line — and not in alphabetical order, either. This is confusing compared to the modern-day QWERTY keyboard design, yet this instrument saved my grandfather’s career.” It’s a 132-year-old “Odell’s Type Writer,” patented in 1889 by inventor Levi Judson Odell (18551919), and the prized possession of his grandfather, Judge William Thomas Hammock (1866-1950) of Little Rock, Ark. Not only did it save Judge Hammock’s career, but Judge Hammock and his “type writer” inspired the development of Professor Hammock’s 42-year career at UC Davis, which includes founding director of the UC Davis Superfund Research Program (SRP), funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) since 1987. To date, the Hammockdirected program has brought in more than $90 million in grants to the UC Davis campus. And fortunately, the 4-inch-thick, 986-page grant renewal that the Hammock team submitted to NIEHS last year didn’t involve the “back-up typewriter.” Professor Hammock inherited the typewriter in 1982 from his mother, Grace. “Yes, I’ve used it,” he said, “but only once. Yes, it worked, but I won’t use it ever again. It is too old and fragile. And to use it, you need a strong arm to hit the keys, especially if you have multiple carbons. And you
can’t see what you’re typing. A metal bar blocks your view.” Rival newspapers figure into the history of the Hammock-owned typewriter. “It all began when The Arkansas Democrat ran an article showing a 70-year-old typewriter,” the UC Davis professor related. “In response to this, The Arkansas Gazette, then the oldest paper west of the Mississippi — it was established in 1819 — published an article on an even older Odell typewriter—the one owned by my grandfather.”
Strong arm “I have that newspaper clipping from 1915 that shows my Aunt Maude Hammock using the typewriter in my grandfather’s law office,” Hammock said. “She was secretary to her dad — my grandfather — and had an exceptionally strong arm to make it work — rather like Popeye the Sailor. In the photo, my grandfather is seated at his desk.” The newspapers merged in 1991 to become The Arkansas DemocratGazette. “The oral history of the typewriter is that William Thomas Hammock was living in the country town of Quitman, Ark., in 1893 and had just passed the bar,” the UC Davis professor related. “Being a new attorney with no business and lots of spare time, he jumped at a $150 contract to make a copy of the county’s handwritten laws and regulations. Not being an experienced lawyer, he failed to read the fine print. The county wanted not one, but 10 handwritten copies. This was impossible on his budget.” “Then he heard about something called a ‘type writer.’ He boarded a train to Chicago, where the Odell type writer company had just relocated from Wisconsin, checked out the machine, and bought it for about $15. This invention permitted him to use carbons and he only needed to type the documents twice, with multiple carbons.” “The number of carbon copies that can be made with the Odell is limited only by the strength of the operator’s right arm,” according to The Arkansas
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The hands of UC Davis professor Bruce Hammock rest on his grandfather’s “type writer.” Gazette article. “Mr. Hammock took setting up exercises each morning and made 10 copies at a time. After a couple of months, he was as husky as a blacksmith and had earned $150. Mr. Hammock became quite proficient in handling the machine. He could pound out a line of legal phraseology much quicker than his forebears could chisel out a love message on stone or parchment, though the physical effort was about the same.” “The old machine looks something like a cross between a coffee grinder and an airplane model,” The Gazette article continued. “The type bar, bearing two cases of copper type moves in a groove across the top of the machine. The roller, which holds the paper, is underneath and moves north and south while the type bar moves east and west, so to speak. An indicator on the type bar fits into a series of lettered notches on another bar. All you have to do is find the proper notch and bear down.” Today the $15 typewriter is valued at more than $2,000. Brass-plated with its inventor’s name and cradled in its original wooden case in a corner of the Hammock office, the machine draws such comments from visitors as “My, it is beautiful!” and “Is that really a typewriter?” “Yes,” he tells them, and
then explains, to their amazement, how it works: “You slide the bar along the rail until the pointer meets the letter you want. Then you press down a lever very hard, depressing the entire rail.” The UC Davis professor marvels at how far office machine technology has advanced: from the first primitive typographical contraption (1713) to the first linear index typewriter (1881) to the modern-day dual-screened computer that occupies his desk. Hammock, who joined the UCD faculty in 1980 from UC Riverside, remembers typing grants on typewriters—pounding the keys, sliding the carriage return, and hearing the familiar ding. “For most work, I had an upright Remington at that time. The transition to computers started with magnetic card machines when I was at UC Riverside. When I joined the UC Davis faculty, I bought a PDP 1123 computer with Ted Wilson, a research scientist in the department, and we converted the text editor into a word processor and allowed people in the department to join our selfdesigned network for free. In some ways, it worked better than the current word processors.” “Just as this new technology of the Odell type writer saved my grandad’s career as a lawyer, this adapted word processor on the
rather ‘Dr. Who-ish’ PDP computer changed my career at UC Davis when we received that NIEHS grant in 1987 to establish the UC Davis Superfund Research Program. It’s now the longest running Superfund Program in the country.”
What SRP does The UC Davis SRP conducts and translates research on hazardous substances in the environment and their impact on human health. It also cross-trains scientists in multiple physical and biological sciences to address the complexity of the toxic waste issue in the nation. Its goals: to acquire a better understanding of the human and ecological risks of hazardous substances; and to advance the development of new technologies for the cleanup of contaminated sites. The Hammock-directed program encompasses five projects and six cores, spread throughout most of the colleges, and involving more than 12 departments, eight labs and 35 personnel, as well as several dozen undergraduate and graduate students and collaborators. In addition to the grant funding, the SRP receives supplemental funding for multiple training, equity and outreach projects. The 2021-22 budget? A little over $2.6 million. “We have addressed multiple problems in California
ranging from the clean-up of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard through the MTBE (methyl tertiarybutyl ether) groundwater crisis to now helping the Yurok Nation in Northern California deal with environmental contamination,” Hammock said. “To compete for centers, program projects and training grants, we need not only good science but also the administrative infrastructure to put together proposals.” The NIEHS website points out that the cornerstone of SRP “is the university-based, multiproject center grant program. Since 1987, SRP has funded research at 35 universities across the United States, and currently funds 249 research and engagement projects at 23 universities with 142 collaborations at 120 institutions.” Recalling his initial application for the federal grant, Hammock commented that “the opportunity for a large interdisciplinary grant with a very short time line arose from NIEHS. Applicants had to put together engineers, soil chemists, toxicologists, medical doctors and veterinarians in an integrated project on a short time line.” “We never could have pulled this off without the technology of a word processor,” Hammock said, adding, “or without a wonderful department staff. Having the administrative staff, in this case Dee Dee Kitterman and the word processing technology of the PDP, made the difference. The renewal that went in this year was 986 pages! It makes you appreciate the collaborative nature of the science at Davis, the quality of the science, and particularly the administrative structure that supports it. We would not compete without the modern-day equivalents of the Odell Type Writer and the professionals who make our equipment sing.” “Administrative staff are crucial,” Hammock said. “They should be appreciated all year around, not just on a single day (Administrative Professionals Day is April 27). And to think that in the past, our administrative professionals — then known as secretaries — faced these challenges with such formidable equipment as Odell’s Type Writer — and won.”
The large pleasures of small adventures P F rices keep rising. Everyone says it. Economists analyze it endlessly. Political candidates fear it. The Federal Reserve scratches its head. Consumers moan about it. What to do? I walked away from a small cauliflower head at Farmers Market last week when informed that it cost $5. “$5,” I said to myself, “that’s outrageous.” Of course, with that cauliflower, seven ounces of rigatoni, a cup of shredded mozzarella, a few bread crumbs, garlic cloves, and sage leaves, I could have made my favorite baked pasta dinner — for two — for under $10. A bit overpriced? Yes. Outrageous? Not really. When I look at current food prices, I remind myself that we Americans spend proportionately much less for our food than folks in other countries — money we too often use for much less important, much less enjoyable, and much less necessary things. Nevertheless, rising prices always hurt. You’ve no doubt noticed that wine prices follow the same upward trajectory. But then it has been at least a decade since I stopped searching for an enjoyable $5 bottle. In the last five years, I’ve been hard pressed to find an enjoyable bottle at twice that. There are exceptions — which I write about when I come up with one. Like the Tintero Bianco ($9, Co-op) imported by Kermet Lynch (I like the
similarly priced Tintero Rosso rather less, though it’s entirely drinkable) and the Frico red blend ($10, Co-op) that’s fun and mildly charming. But I have to agree with New York Times wine columnist Eric Asimov that the sweet point for a good, well-made (and responsibly-made) wine is closer to $20 than $10. I resigned myself to that once the pandemic started — what I now save on travel and restaurants and wine-tasting and all those other lovely traditions of yore provides me with a decent wine budget. So my “adventures” right now are much smaller in scale but, I console myself, less damaging to the poor planet and not without their own thrills. Like the bottle of Clendenen Family Aligoté I picked up at the Co-op for $19 a few days ago. Aligoté? For generations it’s been Burgundy’s “other (lesser) white,” much less planted than the more profitable — and actually better suited to the climate — chardonnay. Aligoté has a reputation in Burgundy for producing rather tart and uninteresting whites. But in the Santa Maria Valley AVA
where the grapes for the Clendenen are cultivated, the growing season is much longer and allows for richer and more nuanced results. After a few sips, I announced that, tasted blind, I would have guessed chardonnay — and a very good one at that. I wasn’t surprised, then, to discover that recent DNA profiling has shown aligote to be a member of the pinot family — which includes chardonnay. This bottle’s fresh fruit aroma becomes, on the palate, fairly intense fruit that’s mildly tart and stoney with good salinity and structure. Acclaimed winemaker Jim Clendenen (of Au Bon Climat) offers this one under his own name as one of his small-lot, distinctive wines “where commerce is not the driving force.” Grapes — from his Le Bon Climate Vineyard — are hand-harvested and handpressed whole cluster, then aged in neutral oak for 10 months before bottling; as a result, the wine will endure for several years, but I can’t imagine a bottle sitting on my shelves aging. I bought another bottle the next day because I already had an aligoté craving. It’s a natural with fish. On our table it accompanied (wonderfully) black cod filets briefly baked under shallots, garlic, Moroccan spices, and a dollop of tomato paste — with a side of smashed potatoes. The winery suggests a dish of garlicky clams, which sounds just about perfect
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or the same price — and on the same shopping trip — I picked up another unfamiliar bottle, though the grape (pinot noir) is rather more familiar than aligoté. It’s called Seven Springs after its vineyard—one of the most sought-after sites in the Willamette Valley, dry-farmed since the start and now biodynamic. 2020, this bottle’s vintage, was a challenging year for the area thanks to the devastating wildfires, so Evening Land, the winery itself, deflected the potential for smoke taint by having a very short maceration period (the longer the skin contact, the more smoke expresses itself) before putting it in neutral barrels for eight months. Some critics have suggested that this makes it a sort of redrosé hybrid, and it is, indeed, a very light (and beautiful) color. To me, though, it’s definitely a red, and a brillant one at that. Light, yes, but intense and lively with lots of tart berry flavor that becomes, on the finish, quite clearly pinot noir’s distinctive cherry. Herb-y and earthy, it’s definitely food-friendly. We drank it with a three-mushroom sourdough pizza and, though I had groused earlier that I wanted nothing more than dinner OUT, I had to admit that the pinot made the meal-at-home just as satisfying and festive. It seems to me a perfect wine for Valentine’s Day. Maybe with a
nice piece of wild salmon. And mentioning that mid-February celebration reminds me to pick up a bottle of Broc Cellars Love Red (Co-op $19), too, just because. (Broc, by the way, has several lovely Valentine’s packs — including some with a pair of their new hand-blown wine glasses, designed by Chris and Bridget in collaboration with local artist Rafi Ajl — that you can have delivered or pick up at the winery on 5th St. in Berkeley) One of the things I appreciate most about the world of small wineries is its endless inventiveness — a solo aligoté, for instance, a pinot adapted nontraditionally to an extremely challenging climate event, or a great collaboration. A nice lesson for me in flexibility, a trait I sadly lack of late. Thankfully I can participate in such creative flexibility with my wine dollars. I hope you’ll join me. Endnote: As I’m about to hit “send” on this column, I discover that the Co-op has just sold its last bottle of the Seven Springs. The winery made a very small lot and there simply isn’t any more to be had. Alas — and apologies. For the same price (and closer to home), try instead the delicious 2018 Queen of the Sierra red blend from Rorick Heritage Vineyard in Calaveras County. — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vino susana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davis enterprise.com.
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Martin Yan plates stir fry made in his very first wok. Yan will talk about his woks and how to cook with them in his home.
CHEF: Key to Northern California food movement From Page A1 one of UC Davis’ most celebrated alumni,” said MacKenzie Smith, university librarian and vice provost of digital scholarship. “Once this collection is digitized, it will allow scholars around the world to learn more about Asian food and Martin’s amazing career.” Smith added that Yan’s story is an important part of the history of the Northern California food movement and cultural diversity in America, which the UC Davis Library is committed to preserving and sharing with the world. To celebrate the collection, the library is planning a May public event at which the Yans will speak and Martin Yan will sign books and present a cooking demonstration.
Chef, ambassador Yan said the gift to the UC Davis Library furthers his lifelong commitment to bring the joy of cooking to many. Over a career of more than 40 years — as a chef, television host, cookbook author, restaurateur and entrepreneur — he built an international brand on his motto, “If Yan can cook, so can you!” One of the first people of Asian heritage to host a cooking show in the United States, he introduced generations to Chinese and other Asian cuisines. “It’s truly an honor and a privilege for me to be working with the library at my beloved alma mater to build this Chinese and Asian culinary archive,” Yan said. “I hope this will become a center for people to learn about Asian food and culture in a fun way.” As a culinary and cultural ambassador, Yan has made the heritage of the places he visited an essential element of his cookbooks and television presentations.
The Yans said they selected the UC Davis Library for their archive because of the university’s international prestige in food and wine sciences — including the library’s reputation as the world’s preeminent wine library and its growing collections about food.
Where it all began The couple said they also saw the gift as a way to deepen their connection with UC Davis, where the chef ’s career began and the couple, who have been business partners for more than 40 years, met. Martin Yan earned a bachelor’s degree in 1973 and a master’s degree in 1977, both in food science. Susan Yoshimura of Yuba City, California, who would become his wife, earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in 1975. One of their twin sons, Colin, graduated from UC Davis with a bachelor’s degree in exercise biology in 2015. Born in Guangzhou, China, Martin Yan experienced poverty and hunger as a child, and for his sake, his mother sent him at age 13 to work in a relative’s restaurant in Hong Kong. After he graduated from high school, he headed overseas to Calgary, Canada, in the hope of furthering his education. In the late 1960s, he visited UC Davis on what was intended only as a weekend trip and shortly after enrolled. To offset his expenses, Yan started Chinese cooking classes through the extension division of UC Davis. “Through teaching, I was able to continue my education at UC Davis and build my confidence and my persona,” he said. “Without these experiences, I wouldn’t have been able to eventually have a television career.” — UC Davis News
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As DHS photography teacher Rachell Sanchez-Mitchell walks around her classroom helping students, the calls of students looking for her advice echo through the room. The busy classroom is filled with students editing, creating, and grabbing cameras to go shoot. Mitchell always knew she wanted to be an artist, just not necessarily a teacher of the arts. “I’ve wanted to be an artist from childhood,” Mitchell said. When she was in high school she had the wonderful experience of being able to attend an art high school. “I had to take like four city buses to get there to the school in Santa Ana. I was in Orange County and it was an amazing experience,” Mitchell said. After high school, she followed the path that many take and decided to go to college, but afterward, she spent a summer painting with her uncle in France, a mentor who showed her that she can be successful as an artist. “Somewhere along the line after college, I decided I really didn’t want to miss out on pursuing my love of fashion,” Mitchell said. Along the road of pursuing different art careers including working with textiles, she decided to apply for a teaching credential program inspired by her mom who was a teacher. She was in somewhat of a block deciding where to go next and this seemed like the right path to take. As a teacher, she feels she is inspiring students, while at the same time learning and getting inspiration back from her students.
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Davis High art teacher Rachell Sanchez-Mitchell uses oil and watercolor for her works. “You see the world through a different view from your typical view when you look at student work and get different perspectives,” Mitchell said. But she still maintains her own artistic life. While all of these other parts of her life are moving and changing, one stays the same, her love of art. Her mother Stephanie Sanchez has been observing her artistic process since she was a child. “She has always been producing some type of art, paintings, collages, fashion, but now her focus seems to be an obsession of creating beauty and aligning with nature in her depiction of the world.”
Her mother also sees her art improving with age. “Her art has an element of surprise and of emotion. It is like the human spirit, evolving and maturing with experience,” Sanchez said. Her students are more to-the-point. “Really chill teacher, best teacher I’ve had all year,” senior Helen Zhao said. “She’s just really passionate about what she teaches,” said junior Ashlyn Swanson, a student in her AP 2-D class. Another one of her students, Oliver Mahoney, has nothing but positive remarks for Mitchell. “(I) love Ms. Mitchell. I met her last year through photography,” Mahoney said.
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Traditional soup and fish dishes are what set apart many variations of Lunar New Year. luck,” DHS sophomore Kina Li said. In Chinese culture, people may eat fish to welcome abundance in the new year because a Mandarin word for “fish” has a similar pronunciation to the word meaning “abundance.” “It’s like a pun,” Li said. The holiday is also typically observed through family gatherings and rituals to honor ancestors. “A super big part is that Vietnamese people traditionally will set up a family (altar with) incense and will put out offerings of food for their ancestors,” Pham said. According to Neaverth, a Korean Lunar New Year tradition that is still widely practiced is sebae: the ritual of respectfully bowing to and greeting elders in exchange for money “as a sign of good luck and prosperity,” Neaverth said. A common Lunar New
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Lunar New Year begins: DHS students celebrate Lunar New Year begins next Tuesday, Feb. 1. The holiday is a celebration based on the lunar calendar, recognizing the second new moon after the Winter Solstice and often the new moon closest to Lichun, or the beginning of spring. In Western countries, the holiday is often referred to as Chinese New Year, but it is celebrated by many different Asian cultures. In Korea, for instance, the celebration is called Seollal and is called Tét Nguyên Đán (Tet) in Vietnam. “A lot of people don’t realize that there are a handful of Asian countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year,” DHS senior Ha-Khanh Pham said. “I notice that no one really knows about Tet, but I think a part of it is because big aspects of the new year (holidays) are the same.” Key differences in the celebrations include their myth-based origins and unique traditional foods. The rice cake soup dish Tteokguk is an example of a traditional Korean new years dish. “It is a tradition to eat a specific type of soup on new years, in hopes of bringing good luck and to gain a year of age by each bowl of soup you eat,” sophomore and Korean Culture Club project manager John Neaverth said. In many observations of the holiday, people partake in certain traditions associated with good fortune. “There’s dishes that are commonly prepared like, just steamed fish, because it’s supposed to bring you
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Year tradition across cultures is adults gifting children money, sometimes in red envelopes or packets. DHS Chinese Culture Club president Zhiyao Bin moved from China to the U.S. three years ago. With most of her family still in China, Bin’s family sends her red packets “through the WeChat so we can (still) receive them,” Bin said. WeChat is a messaging app developed by the Chinese company Tencent. One of the features allows people to send virtual red packets to their family and friends around the world. “It’s really fun,” Bin said. While Bin’s observation of Chinese New Year has been altered by the distance from her family, junior Alison Nguyen’s typical celebration of Tet has been interrupted by the pandemic. “Usually we would have a big family reunion where
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we’d all get together and have like this big elaborate dinner with some of these traditional holiday foods that you won’t typically eat,” Nguyen said. “(Because) of COVID we haven’t been able to do as much these past few years.” Other DHS students have more casual observations of the holiday. As most of senior Jason Ma’s extended family also lives in China, his new year celebrations have “always been like a very much parents and siblings thing, not like a cousins and grandparents thing,” Ma said. The DHS Chinese Culture Club will be decorating the library for Lunar New Year and hosting a virtual celebration on Feb. 5. The DHS Korean Culture Club will also be observing the holiday with a presentation on traditions and foods on Lunar New Year (Feb. 1).
After two years and seven months since the premiere of season one, teen drama “Euphoria” began releasing its second season. With the first episode premiering on HBO Max on Jan. 9 and following episodes releasing each Sunday, at 7 p.m. pacific time, teens sit down to watch the new episode. “Euphoria” focuses on the darker aspects of the high school experience, following a group of teens all navigating complicated lives. The narration of each of their stories gives insight into what the characters went through, giving insight that helps the audience to empathize with them, and understand that their flaws are rooted in trauma. The main character, Rue (Zendaya), is an anxious 17 year old who struggles with substance abuse. In contrast to the first season in which she attempted to stay clean of drugs for her best friend, this season she relapses with a new friend, their antics becoming an integral part of the new storyline. Each episode begins with Rue narrating the backstory of one of the many characters. The first episode of the second season was dedicated to the origin story of Fezco (Angus Cloud), Rue’s drug dealer, who inherited his drug business from his grandmother. The second episode begins by narrating a fantasy that the antagonist, Nate (Jacob Elordi) , harbors of having a nuclear, American dream family with the girl of his latest fixation. The latest episode tells the story of the antagonist’s father, Cal Jacobs (Eric Dane), as he discovers his sexuality at the same time as graduating high school and getting a girl pregnant. Learning his backstory gives the audience a little bit more empathy for this commonly hated character. Currently the three new episodes that have been released, have not at all fallen short of action or drama. Season 2 picks up at a New Year’s party, symbolic of the new season and its new vibe. While last season the show built up tensions between the characters, this season we see the action take place. This season also focuses on relationship dynamics as new friendships are forged and others are destroyed. With many unexpected plot twists, our perception of many of the characters is transformed and we gain empathy for some, while others become unredeemable. Although the many interwoven plotlines and array of characters can be difficult to follow, the quick pacing and action is certainly entertaining and sure to keep you on your toes. As “Euphoria” deals with tough topics like drug use, sexual trauma and abuse, it can be triggering for certain audiences and is not recommended for kids. However, despite the dramatization, many of the show’s plot points are relatable to fans, the intensity providing an emotional investment that many fans of the show stay for. While Season 1 “Euphoria” was known for its bright, colorful aesthetic, Season 2 switches to a darker vibe in both aesthetic and content. Sam Levinson, the creator of Euphoria described it as “if season 1 was a house party at 2 AM, season 2 should feel like 5 PM, way past the point in which everyone should have gone home.” To create this effect, the show was filmed with the Kodak Ektachrome film on their cameras, giving the visuals the wistful, feel of a memory. As always, the cinematography of Euphoria is excellent, and the outfits and makeup are everything. Season 2 takes a more mature approach to the iconic glitter makeup, graphic eye liners and fantastical high fashion outfits. Teens all over the country attempt to recreate the makeup looks and buy out all of the outfits worn in the show. One of the characters responsible for this trend is, Maddy (Alexa Demie), who is trademarked for her confidence and iconic looks. Maddy leaves viewers wanting to be her, and the evidence for this is all over TikTok. “Euphoria” has TikTok in a chokehold, with beauty influencers recreating the makeup looks, people stating their predictions for the next episodes, analyzing characters and even lip syncing to lines from the show. Overall, “Euphoria” has proved incredibly captivating through its visuals, fashion, and content, with each weekly episode meeting the high expectations from fans, “Euphoria” is sure to have yet another riveting and powerful season.
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o say life has changed in the past two years would be a great understate-
ment. After many months of working from home and avoiding crowds of people, I felt it was time to return to seeing sporting events in person. I understand that not everyone enjoys watching sports and they can’t comprehend why I would want to go inside an arena and watch people bounce a ball. But the disconnect I was feeling from sports is no different than the sense of loss for those pining to attend a concert, meander through a museum or recline in a movie theater. But I know that no matter how loud you crank the stereo, it’s not the same thing as feeling the pounding bass compete with your pulse. And flipping pages in a catalog doesn’t do justice to seeing the brilliant colors of Wayne
Thiebaud’s cakes in person. And, honestly, shouldn’t watching an action-adventure movie on a 45-inch screen be a crime? During the past 700-plus days, I watched UCD sporting events on my laptop or TV streaming on ESPN+. I listened to Doug Kelly, Scott Marsh and Greg Wong call games on the radio. While all three of them call a great game and make it almost like being there, there were some games that even they weren’t there for as they called the games from home watching the same video feed as me. So on Saturday, I got up, tossed my laptop and reporter’s notebook into my bag and headed across the Yolo Causeway to catch the Aggie women’s basketball team take on CSUN. Ironically, 723 days prior, I was courtside at Hamilton Court watching UCD and the
Matadors. The Aggies won both contests. However, Saturday’s contest was very different than my previous visit. Instead of a packed house, there were 300-plus people scattered around the arena. Everyone was cheering from behind a mask and there were no concession stands open. For the teams, having any amount of fans in the bleachers is a lift after playing so many without anyone in the seats. “It has been challenging to ride this roller-coaster a little bit,” UCD head coach Jennifer
Gross said. “I think we’re a team that really strives to bring our own energy, no matter what the environment is like. “But for those who were here on Thursday for the Santa Barbara game, it was awesome. We had a great student section, the community was out, and it was the first time in a while — at least a few weeks — that we were able to play somewhere where I felt the energy got us going. That’s what the home-court advantage is all about.” She continued, “It is nice to have not just the noise but to be able to look up and see people that I know that watching our team brings them joy. We have people who have been in the stands for decades that miss being here. We really are valuing this time where we do have the crowd support, we get to play in front of our fans, our alumni, our
boosters. We’re just really hopeful that it stays that way.” Aggie forward Cierra Hall added: “It’s really just a different energy. When you have fans and you’re playing at home, you have people rooting for you, you don’t have to rely on creating your own energy as much. But when we have a year when we have no fans, you really have to rely on your teammates and celebrating every little thing. It makes such a big difference when we aren’t able to have fans.” Fingers crossed the world begins to heal and more people can get out and start doing those things that bring them joy. Next time, maybe I’ll swing by the Manetti Shrem Museum on the UCD campus before the game and double my joy. — Kim Orendor is an associate editor for The Davis Enterprise. Reach her at kim.orendor@ mcnaughton.media. Follow her on Twitter at @KOrendor.
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fourth place, respectively. According to the SacEnterprise sports editor Joaquin Section’s Website, ELK GROVE — More www.cifsjs.org, the top four than four Davis High boys teams in the Delta League soccer players got their advance to the playoffs, kicks on Tuesday. which begin on Thursday, That added to sweet Feb. 10. revenge for the Blue Devils, Davis’ Quentin Wallace who came off the field with had a shot on goal in the a 4-0 victory against 4th minute of the game. Franklin’s squad in a Delta After teammate Simon League contest at the Wild- Vaca-Lorenzi had a shot on cats’ field. goal seconds prior, Wallace The win helped Davis used his head to deflect the (9-1 overall, 7-1 league) get ball toward the net. But even with Franklin, which Franklin goalie Anthony beat the Blue Devils 1-0 in Flores grabbed the ball for their first meetthe save. ing at Ron and But Wallace Mary Brown Stabroke a 0-0 score dium on Dec. 16. 15 minutes later. “I think we just Coming off a corhad more oppor- Next game: ner kick, Wallace, tunities. We got Thursday vs. a junior, got conthe ball out wide Pleasant Grove, trol of the ball and back in the 3:30 p.m. and sank it past middle,” said Flores into the Blue Devil Zach back of the net to Anderson, a senior co-cap- make it 1-0. tain. “It just worked better Initially, the Blue Devils this time than it did the last scored their second goal of time. We got a lot of oppor- the game in the 29th mintunities last time, didn’t put ute of the contest. Anderit away, but this time it son sent the ball into the really worked, and we got back of the net. But one of some balls in the back of the game officials called the net.” DHS offside, nullifying the Davis remains alone in goal. first place, followed by secTwo minutes before halfond-place Jesuit (12-2-2, time, two Davis players set 5-2-1), which will host the up the next goal for a 2-0 Blue Devils on Tuesday. lead. Daniel Jebri was lookPleasant Grove (5-5-4, 4-2- ing to pass the ball and 3) and Franklin (5-5-4, moved it cross field to team3-2-3) are in third and mate Riley McCormick, also
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Davis High boys soccer players Quentin Wallace (20) and Simon Vaca-Lorenzi (on the ground) and Franklin players try to get to the ball. Wallace was one of four Blue Devils who scored in Tuesday’s Delta League win over the Wildcats. a junior, in front of the Wildcats’ box. Flores moved out of the box and McCormick timed his shot and sank the ball into the middle of the net for the goal. “It’s always a combination of the front line and the back line,” said Anderson of
the Blue Devils’ ball movement in Tuesday’s game, “but I think today, the front line really stepped up.” Vaca-Lorenzi and Anderson had back-to-back shots on goal in the 38th minute of the game. But Flores delivered on the defensive
side again for the Wildcats, getting the save and keeping the score at 2-0. The Blue Devils had another offensive opportunity 13 minutes later. Halfback Lucas Liu sent the soccer ball into the net, but again, Davis was whistled
for being offside. Nine minutes later, Davis increased its lead to 3-0. Vaca-Lorenzi got his chance, unassisted, and put the ball into the net. A minute later, Holt
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Aggie women beat CSUN behind Hall’s double-double By Lev Farris Goldenberg Enterprise correspondent
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Aggie guard Sydney Burns (13) looks to pass the basketball, while teammate Cierra Hall (32) occupies the paint in Saturday’s Big West Conference home game against CSU Northridge.
Jennifer Gross knows the uncertainty that comes with playing college basketball during a pandemic — cancellations, roster crunches and sparse fan attendance. And lately, the UC Davis women’s basketball team feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick that football. Their games keep getting pulled out from under them at the last minute. Four out of UCD’s last eight contests have been canceled, with all four being Big West Conference matchups. “I do think it’s a challenge for these student athletes to constantly be getting up and then getting let down,” the Aggie head coach told The Enterprise. “In certain cases, we’ve prepped for three days on an opponent — they’ve studied the personnel, they know the other team inside and out, and then that morning we find out we’re not playing. So, it’s a big letdown. It’s a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.” But these Aggies have been here before. And they know what it takes to win when they
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do get their chance on the court. In Saturday’s 48-41 win over visiting CSU Northridge, it took 21 points and 11 rebounds from Cierra Hall — her fourth doubledouble of the year — and 9 fourth-quarter points from Evanne Turner, who finished with 17. On a frigid shooting night for UCD, the Matadors (6-9 overall, 2-3 league) shot even worse. They shot 26 percent from the field, the lowest field-goal percentage by an Aggie opponent this season. The Aggies did not make it easy on themselves. The locals shot 27 percent from the field, their lowest total in a win since a 2008 miss-fest against Pacific. When the shots would not fall, the Aggies found other ways. They outrebounded CSUN, 43-36, and got to the line more frequently, where they shot 17-20. Hall — whose doubledigit outing was her 11th of her
career — drew 12 Matador fouls. When UCD went scoreless for the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, it was Turner who sparked a run. The sophomore guard hit a right-wing jumper, and immediately followed it with a higharcing 3-pointer on a fastbreak. UCD opened up a nine-point lead, and free throws from Kayla Konrad sealed the deal. The Aggies visit Cal State Fullerton (6-9, 1-4) on Thursday at 7 p.m., then visit Big West-leading Long Beach State (12-2, 5-1) at 2 p.m. on Saturday. UCD currently sits at 8-6 overall and 2-2 in the Big West, good enough for fifth place. The Aggies will deal with cancellations as they come — they have a Big West title to protect. “Obviously, last year we got shut down for quite a while so it’s not something that’s new to us, not being able to play, having to just focus on us for a little bit and then finally getting that opportunity,” Hall said. “But it definitely makes each game sweeter when we get to be able to play.” — Follow Lev Farris Goldenberg on Twitter at @levgoldenberg.
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Controlling husband cutting off my friends Dear Annie: I’m currently in recovery. I have had two years of being clean and sober, after 13 long, miserable years of addiction. I have a full-time job that I love and am advancing, in my own place, and just live a good, “normal” life. I am quite happy in my current state and have made peace with my past. I’ve realized it was a tough lesson but one that has made me a better person today for having experienced it. However, during my active addiction, I married someone who was also an addict. We had been friends for several years, and it just seemed to naturally progress to the point where we wanted to have a life together. Two weeks after we got married, both he and I went to jail. I’ve since done my time and completely changed my life. My husband is still in prison. I have thought seriously about getting divorced, as we were both actively using throughout our entire relationship. He says he has changed and wants to live life without using, but I am terrified that he will get out and start getting high. I don’t want to live that lifestyle and am not willing to put my recovery in jeopardy. I can’t even truly say I still love him, and he doesn’t even know this new person that I have grown to become. Should I follow through with the divorce? Or see what happens when he gets out? — Recovering but Conflicted Dear Recovering but Conflicted: When he says he has changed, what exactly does he mean? People speak louder with their actions than their words. Your recovery should remain your number one priority. Anything that takes you away from that has got to go, and if your husband will not stay sober, that means him as well. ——— Dear Annie: I have to object to your language about how grandchildren “intuitively” love their grandparents in your note to “Family Scapegoat.” Unless the grandparents are the children’s primary attachment, there is no rea-
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Legals@DavisEnterprise.net son for children to connect with them except as a reflection of the parent’s relationship with the grandparents. Saying otherwise is outdated and not in line with attachment theory. Parents should be allowed to cut unhealthy and unsafe relationships out of their children’s lives — even if those relationships are familial. — Unimpressed by Greatness Dear Unimpressed: You are correct, and if a grandparent’s behavior is unhealthy or unsafe, they should be kept away from their grandchildren. But if the issue is not so black and white, and the behavior is more annoying than unsafe, then the parents should set boundaries for the interactions rather than cut them off altogether. ——— Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 14 years now, and we have three kids. My husband is constantly wanting me all to himself. Whenever I make friends and we try to hang out, he has an issue with it. He makes mean comments about me caring about my friendship more than my family. He thinks that once you get married, you no longer need friends and everything should be about him and the kids. I need personal time and believe it’s healthy to have different friends. How can I help him understand this? Or is the marriage doomed? — Fed Up in North Carolina Dear Fed Up: I don’t blame you. It sounds like you are more in a jail than a
marriage. Personal time is very important, and having friends is very healthy for you and every member of your family. He sounds incredibly controlling. Don’t let him control you. Go out with your friends if you want to, and if he makes mean comments, then know that he is just threatened by them and trying to manipulate you. Don’t let him. Do what makes you happy — because happy people have good marriages and are good parents. Unhappy people, who feel controlled and caged, tend to become sad and not good role models for their children.
Sister dating a felon Dear Annie: My mother died at the age of 67 from COVID-19 last January. My stepfather wanted to wait a year to have the memorial so everyone could attend. Since my mother’s death, my stepfather has remarried. Yup, remarried. And now his new wife has moved into the house. My stepfather is now say-
ing everything in the house is his and is being resistant about allowing me or my brothers into the house to get my mother’s belongings that are sentimental to us. My mom, unfortunately, did not have a will. What do we do? — Remarried after Death Dear Remarried: First, I’m so very sorry for the loss of your mother. Sixty-seven is too young, and I’m sure you miss her every day. Try to be happy that your stepfather has found another companion; everybody grieves at their own pace. Inheritance laws vary state by state, so the best thing you can do is consult a lawyer. I would give your stepfather the heads-up that you are doing this; it might persuade him to let you into the house and take items of sentimental value before getting lawyers involved. And remember: No matter who lives in that house, no one will ever replace your mother. ——— Dear Annie: My sister has recently become involved with an old high school boyfriend. Our family had issues with him 30 years ago. He now lives across the country from her. Recently, she went out to visit with him for a week, and she took her 21-year-
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old daughter and daughter’s boyfriend with her. We did some checking before she left. He was convicted of rape and assault about 10 years ago and served five years of a 16-year sentence. I confronted her, and she says she has known about it for years. I found some jailhouse letters from him when I cleaned her car. She has a 21-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old daughter. They both feel that if he makes her happy, so be it. They both know about his criminal record. The family has told her he will not be allowed around any of us for any family events. She is hinting he might move around here. She is hoping for a long-term relationship with him. She has no selfconfidence. She’s shy. She says he’s a changed man and that he was set up and drunk when the crimes were committed. We are really worried about this. He has abused other women, according to trial records. Help. — Terrified for Sister’s Safety Dear Terrified: Your concerns are valid. Regardless
of whether he was “set up” or “drunk,” he is a convicted criminal with a history of violence against women. This, combined with your family’s disapproval of him 30 years ago, is evidence enough that the man he used to be is not worthy of welcoming into your family. And from your letter, it sounds like he’s not much better today. The fact that he’s giving your sister excuses shows he hasn’t owned up to the pain he’s caused. A second chance is already a big ask, and your sister shouldn’t even consider it unless he takes accountability and proves he’s taking steps to becoming a new, better man. You can also explain to your sister that dating a felon could jeopardize the custody she has of her 16-year-old daughter, assuming the father is still in the picture. Remember, forgiveness is one of the most powerful gifts we can offer — but it would be foolish to give it to someone who hasn’t earned it. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
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UC Davis student-athletes excel in classrooms Special to The Enterprise Shining in competition and in the classroom, a total of 37 UC Davis student-athletes from fall sports were named to Big West Conference AllAcademic Team as announced by the league office on Monday. The total continues an upward trend for Aggie student-athletes over the last six years as the 37 honorees in 2021 are six more than the 31 studentathletes named to the fall all-academic team in 2019. UCD had 29 award recipients in 2018, 27 more in the fall of 2017 and 26 total honorees in 2016. No awards were given out in 2020 after the conference canceled fall sports seasons due to the COVID19 pandemic. Women’s cross country, men’s soccer and women’s volleyball, all shared top honors among UCD athletic programs with nine honorees apiece. The women’s soccer placed six on the list and men’s cross country added four more. UCD volleyball’s Josephine Ough, men’s soccer’s Kaleb Schirmacher and men’s cross country’s Ryman Crone, each led the way with their third career honor. Eva Goodison of women’s cross country, Max Glasser of men’s soccer and women’s volleyball’s Jane Seslar and Demari Webb, each picked up their second career all-academic team awards.
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Aggie Josephine Ough, who made the All-Academic team, sends the ball over the net last season.
Local roundup A total of 399 studentathletes across the conference were honored for their work in the classroom. To qualify for the academic all-conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional gradepoint average, must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution’s contests in the studentathlete’s respective sport, except for cross-country student athletes. In cross
country, a student-athlete must have competed in either 50 percent of the institution’s events or participated in the conference championship. Here are the Aggie student-athletes who made the list. n Men’s cross country: Ryman Crone, senior, neurobiology, physiology and behavior; Simon Fuller, junior, sociology; Austin Vasquez, sophomore, Communication, and Max Waechter, Jr., civil engineering. n Women’s cross country: Chloe Arriaga, Jr., art studio; Emma Arriaga, Jr., wildlife, fish and conservation biology; Sierra Atkins,
Jr., communication; Alexa Bolanos, Sr., communication; Eva Goodison, Sr., managerial economics; Ava Jablonski, Jr., sustainable agriculture and food systems; Oriana Jalal, So., neurobiology, physiology and behavior; Brooke Starn, graduate student, masters of public health; and Anaya Ward, Sr., environmental policy analysis and planning. n Men’s soccer: Zachary Batchelder, So., managerial economics; Sean Bilter, Jr., environmental engineering; Hayden Carlson, So., marine and coastal science; Emmanuel Doherty, Sr., human development; Grant Fidler, Sr., biochemical
engineering; Max Glasser, Sr., chemical engineering; Kaleb Schirmacher, Sr., neurobiology, physiology and behavior; Connor Tipton, Sr., communication; and Kevin Welch, So., aerospace science and engineering. n Women’s soccer: Molly Branigan, Jr., communication; Alana Curtis, Jr., psychology; Bella Mayo, So., undeclared; Sammie Ruelas, So., psychology; Lexi Trucco, Jr., communication; and Francesca Van Norden, Jr., cognitive science. n Women’s volleyball: Amara Aimufua, So., sociology; Rachel Churilla, Sr., animal science; Shira Lahav, Jr., psychology; Casi Newman, So., cognitive science; Josephine Ough, Sr., community and regional development; Lana Radakovic, Jr., psychology; Jane Seslar, Sr., art history; Olivia Utterback, So., undeclared and Demari Webb, Sr., human development.
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The Aggie men’s tennis team concluded its spring season opening weekend on the road, dropping a 5-2 decision to Loyola Marymount on Sunday morning from the LMU Tennis Center. Junior Andrei Volgin was resilient at the No. 1 spot. Volgin raced out to a commanding start, winning set one, 6-0. After dropping the second set, 6-4, the Fremont native won the breaker in set three over Rana-Roop Bhullar, 8-6.
The Davis Hot Shots AAU basketball program will be holding its spring session. Registration will take place on Feb. 15 at Harper Jr High School from 4 to 5 p.m. The signups are open for seventh grade through high school varsity players. For more information or register, visit https://www. davishotshots.com. Registration forms will need to be turned in at registration.
UCD gymnastics The UC Davis gymnastics team was preparing for two meets in Alaska. Instead, the Aggies picked up a tri-meet against Pac12 foes UCLA and Oregon State at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. Despite the challenges of the week and the first road contest of the season, UCD posted a season-high score of 194.700. The Aggies boasted a score of 49.000 on the vault that outdistanced UCLA and was their best mark since a 49.100 against New Hampshire in 2019. Freshman Keanna Abraham led the Aggies with a 9.875 to finish tied for second in the event. Reigning MPSF Gymnast of the Week, Kyla Kessler placed tied for fifth with a score of 9.850.
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The Blue Devils had two more chances at the net in the 79th and final minute of the game. Montano took his shot, but Flores came up with another save. Davis’ Andrew Yang was
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into the middle of the goal for the final tally.
Stadium. Game time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
the nine Blue Devils seniors on the 23-player squad.
On Thursday, Davis entertains Pleasant Grove in another league game at Ron and Mary Brown
According to Davis head coach Alex Park, Thursday’s game will also be Senior Night, recognizing
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