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Chancellor apologizes for spoiled ceremony
Davis firefighter Bryan ten Bosch, below, shows off the medal he earned at the U.S. Police and Fire Championships in San Diego. At left, ten Bosch on the job, shows fire apparatus to local students during a 9/11 memorial event. Courtesy photos
By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer There are no excuses for UC Davis’ poorly planned undergraduate commencement that was cut short June 10 due to extreme heat. That’s the message this week from UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May, who took responsibility for the ill-fated event and apologized unreservedly in a video message posted online Thursday. “I know that many of you are rightfully hurt, upset, frustrated, disappointed that we did not give you the celebration that you rightly deserved,” the chancellor said. “I don’t want to point any fingers. I don’t want to make excuses. Ultimately, what happens at the university is my responsibility and I’m deeply, deeply sorry.” In past years, UC Davis held undergraduate commencements as seven separate indoor events. For the first time, the ceremonies were planned this year as three outdoor events, which were held June 10-12 at UC Davis Health Stadium. The campus expected roughly 12,500 people at each event, including graduates. The June 10 ceremony was
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Competitive fire Davis firefighter hits the track By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Davis firefighter represented his department last week at the United States Police and Fire Championships,
Bryan ten Bosch, a four-year veteran of the Davis Fire Department, has long trained for the
His U.S. competition, a track and field pentathlon held June 11 at Mesa College in San Diego, had been canceled and rescheduled several times due to the
COVID pandemic. The one-day event featured the long jump, javelin throw, 200meter sprint, discus and 1500-meter run, with competitors from police, fire, corrections and similar departments from across the country.
“It is a great symbol of brother- and sisterhood when we can meet together and take part in friendly competition,” ten Bosch said. That will give way to the World Police and
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Orchestra students, parents sound off on program changes
HDT outlines wind-down of testing as case rate rises
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Enterprise staff writer A unique protest filled Community Chambers with music Thursday during public comments at the Davis School Board Meeting, as orchestra students and their parents arrived en masse to respond to upcoming changes to the district’s musical program. Recently, the district made the decision to have one teacher lead the respective music departments at Harper Junior High, Emerson Junior High and Da Vinci junior high schools, beginning in the 2022-23 school year. An email sent
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out by associate superintendent Rody Boonchouy said this decision was made to ensure ongoing sustainability and coherence of the district’s renowned music program. The plan calls for the current orchestra director at Emerson, da Vinci and Harper, Greg Brucker, to take the role of Harper music director; for Emerson band director Veronica Tonus to do the same at Emerson; and for Holmes band teacher Clyde Quick to eventually do so at Holmes. In an email to parents, Brucker said, “I am 100%
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committed to making this work and work in support and collaboration with the new junior high team.” But parents, students and staff showed up for the public-comment section to express outrage with the announcement and urged the district to reverse its decision, claiming it would destroy the music program. More specifically, speakers pointed out the different music programs’ nuances and the need — for example — of string instruments to be taught by string specialists.
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By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Yolo County’s COVID19 case rate has topped 40 per 100,000 residents for the first time in four months, according to state data. The case rate of 42.7 on Friday is higher than that in neighboring Sacramento County but lower than the rate of 48 in Solano County. Ten California counties have higher case rates than Yolo. Reported rates reflect an undercount of positive cases, however, as rapid at-home antigen test results are not included in
the official numbers. “We don’t know what the real rates are,” Dr. Brad Pollack, director of Healthy Davis Together, told the City Council during an HDT update on Tuesday. The state on Friday also confirmed another COVID-19 death in Yolo County, bringing to 323 the total number of county residents who have died from the virus during the pandemic. Hospitalizations also increased locally this week, with five COVID-19 patients in the county’s hospitals, three of them in
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A special memory from the diamond n Editor’s note: The following column,
at the time titled “Edmonds Field and foul balls,” first ran on April 2, 1971, at the beginning of Bob Dunning’s second year as sports editor of The Davis Enterprise. He offers it today in memory of his father, Jim Dunning, who died in 1987 at the age of 76.
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pring has arrived, and with it has come, as it always does, the beginning of baseball season. For some reason, baseball no longer enjoys the lofty position it once held in my mind, although I am still a full-time fan. Perhaps it was the overexposure given the sport on television in the late 1950s and early ’60s, or the length of the game nowadays, or maybe just a change within myself. Whatever the reason, I must admit nevertheless that most of my early memories of sports concern baseball, from the time I first began to commit batting averages to memory to my first Little League game and finally to my retirement as an active player after the 1961 Babe Ruth League season. It was at that point I realized I would never become a Major League ball player, though that was all I had ever wanted to be. Thus, I began to channel my interest toward being strictly a fan. All that said, there remain several incidents from my Little League days that stand out and will never be forgotten. When my family migrated south from sunny Oregon to settle in Davis in 1951, custom dictated that they bring me along. Following a birthday party in Davis’ version of Central Park, I accompanied my mother over to Central Davis School (the only elementary school in town at the time) for the symbolic apron-cutting ceremony: registration for kindergarten. As frightening as that experience was, I rapidly adjusted to our
new town of 3,000 people, and just two short years later donned my first red cap and T-shirt as a member of the Tigers in the newly formed Davis Little League. Although I was two weeks too young to play, I didn’t lie about my age. No one asked and I never told them. The Tigers were a well-balanced, disciplined team that went 0-20 the first season. I alternated between playing first base and left out. We were not exactly a coach’s dream, and as a result we never got a real coach. The parents of the players used to take turns each week coaching the Tigers because no one was willing to take us on two weeks in a row. Midway through the season, the powers of the league changed our name to the Cubs, evidently hoping to erase the stigma of having played for the Tigers, or perhaps to trick someone into managing us. he second year we fared just a little better, but nearly lost our full-time manager when he offered to buy us all an after-the-game ice cream sundae at Fosters Freeze (a Little League tradition) and we ordered nearly everything in sight. After that, we got to go to Fosters only when we won, and we pretty much went hungry the rest of the year. In the middle of the third year of my illustrious career, three big events took place. First, Fosters Freeze had its first and last 10-cent hamburger sale; second,
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Davis’ first stoplight was installed at the junior high school on B Street; and third, I finally got to see a big-time baseball game featuring the Solons in Sacramento. Although the Solons were not in the big leagues, they were all we had. The Major League owners had not yet moved out to the West Coast, and as a result, going to Edmonds Field to watch a Pacific Coast League game was a big deal to say the least. The night that I finally got to go was like a dream come true. My former hometown heroes, the Portland Beavers, were in town for a 6:30 p.m. doubleheader. It was already 7 in the evening when I found out about the game. Knowing that he, too, was an ardent Portland fan, I casually mentioned to my dad about the game, certain that he would say it was too late to start out on such a venture. To my surprise and heartfelt thanks, Dad suggested we could still make the second game if we forewent dinner and left right away. Assured that I could get a hot dog at the game, I jumped at the chance to see Portland play, and we headed out across the Causeway to Sacramento. Just my dad and me. We listened to the car radio on the way over as the Solons whipped our boys in the first game, and arrived just in time for the start of the second contest. It just wasn’t our night. Portland slowly went down for the second time in the twin bill as I vainly chased foul balls over the stands, hoping to take home a souvenir. The thought of latching onto a foul ball to the cheers of the fans was enough to spur me on to a never-ending effort. However, it was a dream that wouldn’t come true. An occasional errant shot came our way, but it always ended up in someone else’s hands after a wild scramble. As I sat there in the spot where Gemco now sells
fishing gear, I made a deal with the Man in Charge. It was OK if the Beavers lost twice if I could just once take home a foul ball. Late in the seventh inning it almost happened. A foul pop landed about three feet behind us, but unfortunately, it was grabbed up before I could reach it. The hostess came around to offer the lucky fan two tickets to the next Solons game in exchange for the ball, and he agreed. The fans booed. I couldn’t believe it. What was the matter with someone who would give up such a priceless trophy? As Portland went further and further down the drain, we finally packed up and headed for the exits as the eighth inning neared completion. It was a school night, after all.
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wo losses and no souvenir. I looked toward the sky with one last prayer. As we headed down the stairs I turned on my small transistor radio to hear the end of the game while Tony Kester called the play-byplay on KFBK. Mr. Kester calmly indicated that the batter, Reno Chesbro, had just hit a routine foul ball high out of play over near the right-field seats. All of a sudden, Dad made a dash from the parking lot back toward the steep steps into the stadium, and as I looked to the top of the ramp, I saw it coming. Reno Chesbro’s foul ball was bouncing slowly down the steps, one by one, as Dad scampered over to pick it up. It was impossible I thought. I must be dreaming. But there it was. My prayer was answered and the sting of defeat was now gone. I thought my life was complete from that moment on. “Dad, could I please have the …” “Sure.” — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net
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Who will move into Village Pizza & Grill spot?
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appy Father’s Day. I have a few updates on business projects around
town. Negotiations are underway for a lease of the former Village Pizza & Grill space at 403 G St. When owner Aziz Fattahi closed his full-service restaurant in January, he wasn’t sure what was next for the spot. It was too expensive to run a sit-down restaurant during the pandemic. Patrons preferred takeout or quick counter service, like he offers at his other Davis eateries, Village Pizza and Village Pizza & Pints. He said he might consider leasing it to another proprietor. It looks like that may happen. A lease signing was tentatively planned for Friday, June 17. Hopefully, I’ll be able to release more details soon. ———— A new eatery quietly opened Wednesday in University Mall. Sesame is at 825 Russell Blvd., Suite 21. I believe it filled the space last occupied by On Tap. Its menu features an interesting mix of options. There are
fresh bao bao buns, stuffed with things like barbecued pork or red bean paste; sushi; pizzas made with their fresh dough; and smoothies. Its website shows photos of more options – like some fried foods and burgers. It’s starting with a smaller menu. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., but the owner said that may vary during the soft opening. They are still training new staff. Visit https://www.davissesame.com/. ———— The owner of the upcoming Volt Coffee, Tea and Taps has submitted plans to the city for its half-acre site at 1123 Olive Drive. Robert Salazar, who owns the property and runs an accounting firm there, originally hoped to open it in August. As all Davis
projects go these days, it likely will take longer. The concept is to offer coffee, tea, craft beer and food trailers. He’s modeling it after community gathering beer gardens he’s seen in places like Bend, Ore. It will have two permanent food trailers that he owns. One trailer will have a brick oven for flatbread pizza. The second will feature a rotation of local chefs. He said the concept is popular in Oregon but may be even more successful here, where we have better weather. ———— Peachy Lady, the new women’s clothing store filling the former B&L Too space at 604 Third St., is delayed. Owner Lisa Vang said the building is getting a new storefront with larger windows. She originally planned to open it by July. Now she’s hoping to open it by September. The store’s website sells clothing online at https://www.peachylady.com. Vang is a West Sacramento resident. The boutique “will focus on bringing in young
women’s fashion clothing at a reasonable price, making it affordable for college students.” ———— True North Rolf Structural Integration will reopen on Tuesday at a new address: 753 Peña Drive, Suite A. Practitioner Lesa Pensak previously had an office in Village Homes. It closed in March 2020, due to pandemic restrictions, and is just reopening. Pensak uses manual therapy and exercises to help clients move with more ease, and enhance their posture. Visit http://www.truenorthrolf.com/. ———— As I projected in my previous column, Bones Craft Kitchen opened last weekend in the former D Street Steakhouse spot, 113 D St. Its hours during its soft opening are 11 a.m. to about 10 p.m. daily. It was closed on Thursday for some mechanical problems. Owner Chris Jarosz said it would reopen on Friday. ———— Still no action inside the
future Orangetheory Fitness site. It’s filling the former Round Table Pizza spot at 2151 Cowell Blvd., Suite A. Late last month, a corporate spokesman said the company didn’t have an anticipated time frame for opening the 3,878-square-foot gym. ———— Work is still underway at Dah Bao, the Asian street food eatery coming to 2880 Fifth St., Suite 140. Presumably, it will serve bao bao and boba tea. ———— I keep track of Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. Email me (address below) to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.
Biden signs Garamendi shipping bill into law
Symphony Financial Planning sponsors DPNS fundraiser
By Caleb Hampton
When Davis Parent Nursery School announced that it would hold an auction to raise funds, Symphony Financial Planning jumped at the opportunity to sponsor the event. The Davis-based Registered Investment Advisor regularly supports community organizations and has sponsored DPNS in the past. “We value how DPNS provides children the opportunity to grow intellectually and emotionally in a safe and nurturing environment,” said Symphony founder and President Paul Meyerhoff, Ph.D., CFP.
Enterprise staff writer On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a new bill into law that is designed to modernize ocean shipping and address supply chain and inflation issues. The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act was introduced in August 2021 by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, and Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota. The bill was written “to provide the Federal Maritime Commission with the regulatory power to support American exporters, protect consumers, and establish reciprocal trade opportunities to reduce our nation’s longstanding trade imbalance with countries like China,” Garamendi said Thursday in a press release. The bill introduces penalties for ocean carriers that impose late fees — known as “detention and demurrage” charges — that do not comply with federal regula-
tions. It also shifts the burden of proof regarding how reasonable detention or demurrage charges are from the invoiced party to the ocean carrier. In addition, the new shipping bill requires ocean common carriers to file quarterly reports to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) detailing their total import-export tonnage and their 20-foot equivalent units per vessel that make port in the United States. And it authorizes the FMC to initiate investigations of an ocean common carrier’s business practices, apply enforcement measures and register shipping exchanges. On Thursday, Garamendi joined President Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, and Johnson at the White House as Biden signed the shipping Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. “Today is the culmination
of over a year of hard work to crack down on longstanding inequities for American exporters and shippers in the international ocean shipping industry. It shows that Republicans and Democrats can come together to solve critically important problems,” Garamendi said. The congressman continued: “Our bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act will protect American businesses and consumers from unfair trade practices and price gouging by foreignflagged ocean liners and address our nation’s longstanding trade imbalance with countries like China. I am thrilled to join President Biden, Senators Klobuchar and Thune, and Representative Johnson to sign this critically important bill into law, and I thank them all for their work to get this done for working families and American exporters.”
New chief nurse executive set to start at Sutter Davis Special to The Enterprise Traci Sheesley has been named the new chief nurse executive at Sutter Davis Hospital — the latest milestone in a nursing career spanning more than 20 years. Sheesley’s leadership development started early as a registered nurse caring for patients inside intensive care units in the Bay Area and Sacramento Valley. Since then, she has been an integral part of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento for nearly two decades, growing in her leadership roles over time. Beginning in 2009, she served as the director overseeing the cardiac and neuro-surgical intensive care units, helping her teams achieve better patient outcomes through evidence-based practices. She advanced into the role of administrative director of hospital operations in 2016. As administrative director, she developed numerous patient care programs,
strategized for patient care and visitor safety needs during COVID, SHEESLEY enhanced systems to better support patient transfers and helped secure multiple nationally recognized quality certifications for stroke, heart attack and blood and marrow transplant. “Traci is a dynamic healthcare leader. She has an incredible knack for developing programs and teams with a relentless focus on quality and best practices,” said Tammy Powers, chief administrative officer of Sutter Davis Hospital. “Her knowledge and patient-care roots will only help enhance the overall care experience we give our patients and families.” “I’m so honored to join the Sutter Davis Hospital team, which has earned the admiration and trust of the
community based on the high-quality care they offer close to home,” Sheesley said. “I look forward to helping support our staff and clinicians as we set to expand and enhance our care capabilities now and well into the future.” Sheesley holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from California State University, Sacramento and a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from University of Phoenix. She begins as chief nurse executive July 11, 2022. The role was previously held by Powers, who was named the hospital’s chief administrative officer on April 4.
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Founded in 1949, Davis Parent Nursery School is a nonprofit cooperative nursery school where parents participate alongside professional teaching staff to support the school’s day-to-day activities. The organization’s website states that the cooperative model “not only enriches the environment for our students but also connects parents with each other and encourages community support as well as learning opportunities for the parents themselves.” Meyerhoff said that Davis Parent Nursery School provides a rich learning environment for
children while educating parents and families through its Adult Education Program. Programming includes expert speakers on child growth and development. The 2022 auction, themed “Campout,” was held in May and raised more than $20,000 for the organization. “We’re thrilled the program had a successful fundraiser so that they can keep doing such good things for families in our community,” Meyerhoff said. To learn more about Davis Parent Nursery School, visit its website at www.davisparentnursery school.com.
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et’s play story roulette today. The three topics up for discussion are: Younger Son’s University of Oregon graduation weekend, hummingbird babies and cancellation of a major rowing event due to E.coli in the lake. And the winner is: Hummingbird babies! About two months ago, I started seeing a hummingbird flying right at our back door, which is often open so our dogs can go out to the back yard. “Stop that!” I thought, envisioning the horrors of a hummingbird trapped in the house with me. How would I catch it? Would I just hang a feeder in the house and consider this our new pet? After observing the bird for about a week, I deduced it must be confusing our hanging patio lights for feeders, because it would often hover around a lightbulb as if it were hoping to get some nectar. Note: While I’m referring to it as “the bird” here, I only know in retrospect that it was a singular creature. At the time, I thought it was many birds making the same mistake. So I promptly bought a hummingbird feeder and hung it from the edge of the patio cover, hoping to lure it to the edge of the patio and away from the back door. I legit never saw any bird at the feeder, and because hum-
mingbirds are quite persnickety about nectar freshness, I took the feeder down after three refills with no visible patronizing by this confused bird. Come Mother’s Day weekend when S was in Davis, he walked into the back yard, looked immediately down then immediately up and said, “Hey! A tiny bird nest!” The what? It turns out, as soon as you step out the door, if you have even a smidge of observational skill, you notice a lot of bird poop on the ground. This makes you look up to see that on our string of patio lights, where we had extra lighting cord and wound it into a loop on some hooks, a bird has built an itsy bitsy nest. Kinda explains the crazy patiobird behavior. Admittedly, I became unhealthily invested in this bird family’s success. I went out multiple times each day to see if Mama Bird was sitting on her nest and felt very proud of her when she was. I also admonished her in my head for building a nest in a really
stupid spot, right above the back door where the dogs and I were constantly upsetting her quiet, egg-incubating spot. But on those days last week when it got to 100-plus degrees in Davis, I was beside myself. Our patio cover has metal sheeting for shade and so we can be on the patio in the rain. But it creates oven-like conditions if you have a bird’s nest 6 inches from a metal roof. Add to that, our nephew had a last-day-of-school pool party, adding even more chaos to Mama Bird’s life. And at 2:08 that day, 52 minutes before the pool party, I noticed that an egg had hatched! I could see a baby bird’s head sticking up out of the nest with Mama beside! You did it, Mama! However, during the 105-degree pool party, I’d constantly look up to see if Mama Bird was with Baby. Of course she wasn’t, because it was way too hot and too crazy with a bunch of 11 year olds running around the backyard. By bedtime that night, with no sign of any hummingbirds, I was convinced any other eggs had become an omelet in the extreme heat and had swallowed up the living baby. The next morning talking to S, I told him I was really upset and felt terrible if Baby Bird was in that nest, dying a slow death. S replied, “I’m actually surprised
that you aren’t more sympathetic to Mama Bird who might have lost her babies!” This was a great point. I always take the mom’s position, like, say when a Major League pitcher has a terrible inning — “Oh no! I bet his mom is sick to her stomach right now!” But in this case, I was pissed at Mama Bird for her idiotic choices and felt only badly for Baby. The next morning when our tall son, D, arrived for our trek to Oregon for graduation, I had him stand on a ladder and use his phone to look in the nest. And OMGod! There were two babies in the nest, sitting quietly looking around! They survived the extreme heat, and as we left for Oregon, I was getting a break from worrying about them. When I got back on Friday night, I quickly went out to check on the nest, and was thrilled to see two, tiny baby beaks poking out, silently awaiting Mama. I just checked again, for the roughly 954th time, and all is well. Postscript: Next month, if you see two of the most fearless hummingbirds you’ve ever witnessed, tell them hello for me.
Runners-up In case you were overly invested in the two topics that didn’t win story roulette, here’s a
brief synopsis. The Northwest Masters (rowing) Regional Masters Championships that were due to be taking place in Vancouver, Wash., as you are reading this, well, nope. Word came on Tuesday evening of an E. coli outbreak (which, of course, I misread as COVID when I got the info) in Vancouver Lake which canceled our gigantic regatta. While the team was certainly bummed, I gotta say I was over the shock and disappointment in about 20 minutes. I credit the millions of fun things that were canceled due to COVID during the past two-plus years for this resilience. And as for the most exciting story, our baby graduated from college this past weekend and it was wonderful! S and I are beyond proud that both our children are college graduates. Side note: A photo shoot we had all over campus the day before graduation was incredibly rainy — very on-brand for a University of Oregon experience — but you didn’t hear one complaint from any of us because we knew what the extreme-heat alternative looked like. — Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family and two baby hummingbirds. Her column is published every other Sunday. Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.
Yes, celebrate pride, but keep on pushing By Craig Dresang Special to The Enterprise
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arry Root was 86 when I first met him. He was always cheerful and despite his age and many ailments he moved about his business like a slightly injured Energizer Bunny with ruffled white hair. Even in the middle of his ninth decade, he was focused, determined and joyfully generous. It was not unusual to see him shuffling around in his garage, packing and moving boxes of treasures that he intended to give away to his favorite charities. His life-partner of 40 years, Curtis Chapin Palmer, had been cared for by hospice 20 years earlier. The two men first met behind enemy lines during World War II and they eventually fell in love. From that point on, they lived their lives together in secret. Harry credited his late partner Curtis with contributing significantly to his own personal development. He said, “Curtis came from a wealthy and educated family. In a sense, we were from different planets. He had to teach me basic things like how to set a table. Over time, he taught me how to be a gentleman.” The collective life they built was visibly marked by a deep love and affection for one another. During the course of my visits, I learned that Harry was the man who first discovered Buchenwald, one of the largest Nazi concentration camps on German soil. As a result, Harry also became the man who would one day lead the riderless horse for Gen. George Patton’s funeral in Washington, D.C. In his own words, Harry described himself as growing up dirt-poor and unpolished. Even so, he said, “If you turn adversity into ambition, the possibilities are limitless.” And that’s exactly what Harry did. When he returned from the war, he took a job in the mail room at Marshall Field’s department store, went to school at night, and eventually received an MBA from the University of Chicago. Over time, his ambition landed him a seat as an officer and senior vice president at Marshall Field’s. In his final five months, Harry once again turned his adversities and fears into
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opportunities to express love to friends and family, show support for causes that were important to him, and share his stories and lessons with those who were fortunate enough to be in his circle. But one of the truths about Harry’s life that seemed so unjust and unfair, was the pressure he felt to keep his relationship with Curtis under a veil. When he was first diagnosed with leukemia, he called me to ask if our hospice and palliative care organization was set up to honor the wishes, values and relationships of an elderly gay man who needs end-of-life care. We were not quite sure what he meant by that inquiry, but as we developed a closer relationship it became clear that neither he nor his partner Curtis experienced the same kind of dignity and respect afforded to straight couples during their decades-long healthcare journeys. Decades of progress related to LGBTQ+ rights aside, it is still common for a gay or trans man or woman to utter these words: “The love of my life is dying and I can’t say we are married.” Clinicians who work in end-of-life care often see this dynamic at play ... especially among older members of the LGBTQ+ community. Fear, isolation and discrimination are a reality for many Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Discrimination, refusal of care, bias, erroneous assumptions and derogatory statements towards LGBT persons have been reported in 70 percent of healthcare visits in the United States, according to the Institute of Medicine. Some have selectively hidden their identity to escape judgement,
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The irrepressible Harry Root stands in his garden four weeks before he died. He was on palliative care for four months and on hospice for three months. intolerance, prejudice, and even violence. The hesitancy to be open and transparent stems from deeply hurtful real-life experiences someone has encountered from their own families, churches, employers, and neighbors. Society still has not made enough assurances that it is safe for someone to be who they are, or to openly be their authentic selves. Research shows that many LGBTQ+ people avoid accessing healthcare and psychosocial support because they have lived through a history peppered with negative experiences. As the musician James Taylor puts it in his 1970 hit Country Roads, “we’d have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again.” Healthcare providers and institutions are sometimes uncomfortable with sexual orientation, gender identity and expression issues, so they often do not inquire or explore these matters with patients. By not asking, LGBTQ+ patients become more fearful about being open. They begin to wonder if their identity might limit their ability to receive equal or safe treatment. They also question if their
designated powers of attorney for healthcare will be disrespected or ignored by healthcare staff. Unfortunately, those fears are often warranted. According to a 2020 survey of care providers by Gary L. Stein of Yeshiva University, 53.6 percent thought that lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients were more likely than non-LGBTQ+ patients to experience discrimination at their institution; 23.7 percent actually observed discriminatory care; 64.3 percent said transgender patients were more likely than non-transgender patients to experience discrimination; 21.3 percent observed discrimination to transgender patients; 15 percent observed the significant other of an LGBTQ+ patient having their treatment decisions disregarded or minimized; and 14.3
percent observed the partner or surrogate of an LGBTQ+ patient being treated disrespectfully. In 2018, AARP found that 57 percent of the LGBTQ+ community is concerned about healthcare providers not being sensitive to their needs as they age. One out of ten LGBTQ+ patients have been denied healthcare or provided inferior care, and 15 percent fear receiving health services outside the LGBTQ+ community. According to Carole Fisher, president of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), “We must be active in the conversation about what high-quality, person-oriented end-of-life care for members of the LGBTQ+ community should look like. No one should have to hide who they are out of fear of
receiving inadequate hospice, palliative, or longterm care.” There is a story Harry occasionally shared about his fear of dying during the war. In a moment of terror, he made a pact with whatever god was listening. If he survived, he promised he would embrace honesty, generosity and curiosity as the foundations of his life. He lived a long and full life, and those who knew him would agree that he kept his part of the bargain. Before he died, Harry told his hospice team that they would do well to spread their unique brand of dignity, respect and compassion throughout all of healthcare. They agreed ... and they continue to carry that torch for Harry and for the larger community that he represents. — Craig Dresang is the CEO of YoloCares.
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ORCHESTRA: Music teachers reassigned to specific sites From Page A1 In an email to parents, Angelo Moreno, the orchestra director at Davis High School and Holmes Junior High, wrote, “When I voiced my concern about this massive change in district policy, I was told that these decisions were a ‘Done Deal’ at Emerson and Harper for next year and that this was the planned fate of the Holmes music program for 202324. No music teachers, students or parents that are being affected by these backwards changes were consulted in the decision-making process.” As a crescendo of sorts, student violinists at the meeting played National Anthem together, interrupting the public-comment portion of the meeting. ———— Leading the presentation on the proposed 2022-23 budget was associate superintendent of business services Amari Watkins. The presentation itself included the budget’s projected revenue increases, continuing one-time funding initiatives as well as tentative agreements with bargaining partners and next steps. All, of course, are subject to change with the final state budget. Boonchouy led a presentation of the ethnic studies stand-alone course requirements, which showcased different options of how to implement ethnic studies with the overall recommendation being to replace
the world geography semester course with ethnic studies. “It is the staff recommendation to ultimately replace the ninthgrade world geography course with a one-semester, ninth-grade ethnic studies course,” Boonchouy said. “The rationale for this recommendation was developed by and shared by everyone who participated in the outreach. We believe this to be the preferred placement that the course occurs in ninth-grade. It will be included in transcripts and early in high school to serve as a foundation for subsequent ethnic studies courses.” The board then voted and approved the ethnic studies stand-alone course requirement. The citizens’ bond oversight committee annual report of the 2021-22 fiscal year focused on industry loans made from the bond funds to general operations. The committee member then stated that the lost interest has diminished purchasing power of the bonds before going into the time-value of money. After the report, the board voted and accepted it with much gratitude. A presentation was also given regarding the Healthy Davis Together COVID-19 Testing partnership with the DJUSD. Two members talked about the collective impact of the partnership, what Healthy Davis Together did, wastewater
collection and how the knowledge gained will help the overall understanding of COVID-19. Boonchouy was back for a presentation of the local control accountability plan (LCAP) for the DJUSD. He covered the guiding framework for the LCAP, its components as well as the current modifications to it. “First is the May revise that increased our supplemental allocation which is reflected in the budget. Second, we’re using those resources to increase English learner para-support and to provide ongoing funding to PBIS para-educators at our elementary sites where we see disproportion in social, emotional, behavioral and academic outcomes among our unduplicated student population,” Boonchouy said. “That’s actually a very significant change because we had used one-time ELOG funds just to get one and we eked out a second year to keep those PBIS paras with that supplemental increase. We now can have those ongoing for our elementary sites. That was a big win.” The last modification was funds allocated to environmental learning in the form of school gardens and hands-on learning opportunities for students. Next came the public hearing on the LCAP for Da Vinci which was very similar to that of the DJUSD. ———— The board offered public
disclosure regarding compensation for the Davis Teacher’s Association. Subsequently came a presentation by associate superintendent of student support services Laura Juanitas on the tentative agreement and memorandums of understanding between DJUSD and the DTA. “I am pleased to announce that we came to a tentative agreement with the DTA for both the 202122 and the 2022-23 school years. This agreement represents significant improvements to the salary and benefits totaling ten percent in one-time and ongoing salary,” said Juanitas. “It provides for increases in the district’s contributions to medical benefits covering ninety-five percent of the lowest cost medical plan and provides one hundred percent coverage for unit members mandatory benefits of dental, vision and EAP.” After some discussion, the board voted to approve the tentative agreement and MOU’s. Next came the public disclosure regarding compensation for California Schools Employees Association. Just like with the DTA, this was followed with a tentative agreement and MOU between the DJUSD and CSEA. The board voted to approve this as well. Then came the public disclosure regarding the compensation for the admin leadership team. Following that was the ALT, YSCTC and confidential salary
schedule and one time payments presentation. This all was approved by the board. Boonchouy continued his busy night of presentations by giving another about the A-G Completion Improvement Grant Program for the DJUSD. Designed to bolster A-G completion rates, Boonchouy stated that the DJUSD was awarded $374,000 in a success grant and a $55,000 learning loss mitigation grant for a total allocation of $429,000. Meanwhile, Da Vinci was awarded a $44,000 success grant and a $6,000 A-G learning loss mitigation grant for a total of $50,000. A solar initiative update was given as well. Within it were the steps taken thus far, the next phases, implementation costs as well as where to implement solar panels in the least-intrusive way possible. The board voted and approved of phase one of the solar array placements. Finally, there was a COVID-19 health and safety update. Community transmission has remained in the “high” tier with 39 cases per 100,000 people. Test positivity rate has increased to 5.4%. This is thought to be due to new Omicron variants increasing in contagiousness. With that the meeting finally came to an end with the next scheduled for June 24 at the Susan B. Anthony Administration Building at 526 B St.
TESTING: ARP funds kept program going past its initial end date From Page A1 intensive care. The rise in cases locally is being fueled in part by BA.4 and BA.5. During the week of June 5-11, 97 cases caused by those Omicron subvariants were detected by the UC Davis Genome Center, representing 21 percent of the 462 positive cases reported that week. BA.4 and BA.5 comprised 13 percent of cases the week prior. BA.4 and BA.5 are the latest variants of concern, appearing to evade immunity from vaccination and prior infection with other variants. BA.2 still remains dominant — responsible for 2,527 cases detected by Healthy Davis Together since May 1 — but numbers of that variant have begun to decline as numbers of BA.4 and BA.5 increase. PCR testing by Healthy Davis Together also shows an increasing positivity rate locally, rising over 5 percent for the four-day period of June 10-13. That free community testing will end at the end of the month. Testing options beyond that date include healthcare providers, pharmacies
and the OptumServe testto-treat site in Woodland. Additionally, the federal government is providing free test kits to all households via the postal service and Healthy Davis Together will work with the city of Davis to provide free test kits to low-income and underserved communities in Davis. Community members seeking testing can find options at https://www. yolocounty.org/covid. Free community testing by Healthy Davis Together, which began in late fall of 2020, was supposed to end in December 2021 — just as the initial Omicron surge was underway — but that testing continued thanks to American Rescue Plan funding that the city committed to keep the program running through June. Absent that city support, “we would have stopped (in December),” Tod Stoltz, chief operating officer of Healthy Davis Together told the City Council. “And that was the wrong time to stop.” Stoltz also noted, however, that HDT community testing began at a time when COVID-19 tests were hard to find. Now, however, “there’s a variety of testing options that people have, that are
good tests, that are trustable and people can use those much more effectively than they can our program.” Through the end of May, HDT had provided nearly 850,000 free tests to 117,000 individuals at 120 locations, including public schools but not including the UC Davis campus. The partnership between the city and UC Davis also collected more than 10,000 environmental samples from air filters, surfaces and wastewater in the city and on campus and administered 16,000 vaccines As the program is now winding down and testing scheduled to end at the end of June, HDT plans to transition its website to more of an information hub, with wastewater monitoring pages remaining active. The university will continue wastewater monitoring at the neighborhood level through September and at the city and university level into 2023. That monitoring has been used to alert residents of specific neighborhoods when levels of COVID-19 are rising and encourage them to get tested. Going forward, that monitoring, said Stoltz, “we really believe, is going to
become one of the key tools that public health officials will use to monitor the status of the pandemic and we’ve already seen that being used by (Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson) and her colleagues around the state.” Pollack noted that wastewater monitoring has mirrored test results by HDT. “The curves overlap exactly the same. When you see the peaks going up, they are in parallel. They are in sync basically. Some people thought the wastewater might be an early sentinel indicator, but it doesn’t appear that way. It looks like it happens right at the same time,” Pollack told council members. “But the wastewater has the advantage of being able to sample a very large group of the population all at once cost effectively — not those who happen to make their way in to get individual testing. So it provides a different lens of what’s going on.” Stoltz added that Sisson has “been very thoughtful about using wastewater data as one data point for looking at infection across the community, but then also looking at hospitalization rates and case report rates… to look at all of those
in combination to say, ‘OK, what’s the status of the pandemic in any given community at a time?’ And we’ll continue, especially with our wastewater work, to work with her in sharing that data so that she can keep a good pulse on not only Davis but all of the cities in Yolo County.” City Council members on Tuesday once again praised the Healthy Davis Together partnership, with Mayor Gloria Partida calling it, “the brightest spot in the entire two years of my mayorship … and there weren’t a whole lot of things to celebrate in that period. “This program was something that I think gave our community a lot of hope and definitely made us feel like we were going to get through this and be OK,” the mayor said. “We all know it saved lives, but it also saved livelihoods, so we are very grateful for this partnership.” Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs praised the university and especially the Genome Center for being able to quickly roll out the testing program in 2020, first in the city of Davis and later
countywide, something he noted was not replicated elsewhere in the state or country. “Thinking back to the spring of 2020 we were seeing such a situation of uncertainty and fear permeating everything,” he said. “And those were very scary and dark times.” “And Healthy Davis Together… really helped to alleviate this,” said Frerichs. “I think it has been a complete and utter lifesaver.” Councilman Will Arnold noted that cities are not normally tasked with the responsibility or funded to provide public health services to their citizens, and Davis was only able to do so thanks to the partnership with UC Davis and later the use of one-time ARP funds. “But it’s not something we can sustain indefinitely,” Arnold said. “We are in … a very different place from where we were in 2020 … and we have gotten free COVID tests in the mail, from the United States Postal Service … from the pharmacy, and obviously that was not available when we created this. We bridged that gap successfully.”
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With count nearing completion, local vote results appear final By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer With just 950 ballots left to be counted by the Yolo County Elections Office, the outcomes of local races appear to be final given none fall within that margin of votes. Measure H, which was already trailing badly, lost further ground after another 7,034 votes were counted since Monday. A total of 19,396 votes have been counted in that race, according to the elections office, with 12,362 opposing the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus and 7,034 supporting it. The vote total is significantly smaller than in November 2020 when a larger version of DiSC was on the ballot. That year — which a featured a typically high turnout for a presidential election — a total of 31,647 votes were cast on what was then Measure B, with 52 percent of voters opposing it. Meanwhile, with another 2,226 votes counted in the race for Yolo County Board of
Supervisors District 2, Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs has a lead of more than 2,000 votes over Davis resident and climate activist Juliette Beck. Of the 8,015 votes counted thus far, 62.52 percent went to Frerichs and 37.48 percent to Beck. Elsewhere on the ballot, incumbent Sheriff Tom Lopez maintained a sizable lead over challenger Tommy Hayes. As of Friday, with 42,938 votes counted, Lopez was leading Hayes by 17,402 votes. Lopez currently has 70.26 percent of the vote. In the race for Yolo County District Attorney, incumbent Jeff Reisig has a narrower — though still significant — lead over challenger Cynthia Rodriguez. With 45,424 votes counted in that race, Reisig has received 26,976 votes (59.39 percent) to Rodriguez’s 18,448 (40.61 percent). — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
TRACK: Next stop, Rotterdam From Page A1 Fire Championships, a decathlon set for July 23-24 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The 10 track-and-field events will include 100and 400-meter sprints, long jump, shot put, high jump, 100-meter high hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin throw and
1500-meter run. “I’m really looking forward to representing the Davis Fire Department and my brothers and sisters of Local 3494 in these competitions,” ten Bosch said. “I’m also looking forward to meeting police and firefighters from across the USA and the world.”
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Even as they sweltered in the heat, the audience kept focus on the ceremony.
CEREMONY: University conducting a review From Page A1 brought to a halt by the campus’ Fire Prevention Services after 36 people called for medical aid and 7 were transported to local hospitals. It ended before many graduates were called to cross the stage and receive their diplomas. The event made local and national headlines. In its aftermath, many questioned why shade and water were not made more accessible in the stadium, why the event started more than an hour late and progressed more slowly than scheduled, and whether holding an outdoor ceremony in the daytime was a good idea in the first place. “We were glad to see that student safety was prioritized with the cancellation of the event,” UC Davis’ student governing body, ASUCD, said Friday in a letter. “However, we are
frustrated that more measures were not taken beforehand to account for the high temperatures that were forecasted well in advance and consistent with historical temperatures.” UC Davis is conducting a “comprehensive review” of the event to answer some of those questions, the campus announced earlier this week. “We’re working through a number of issues to make sure this never happens again,” May said. In the meantime, the chancellor said he is committed to making things right for those who were denied a proper graduation experience. “While we can’t go back in time and fix what happened this weekend, we do want to make sure that we do our best to make amends,” he said. UC Davis graduates who did not get to walk in their cer-
emony can apply for a $58 refund on their graduation regalia rentals. May described the refunds as only a first step in making up for the failed ceremony. UC Davis is also planning a makeup ceremony for graduates who did not get to walk. Before announcing firm plans or dates, the campus is awaiting responses to a survey sent out to affected graduates and their families. “We want to get their input,” May said. “We’re going to plan the very best makeup ceremony we can.” While he would not rule anything out before receiving student input, the chancellor said he favored returning to an indoor venue for future ceremonies. “I think one of the lessons we learned is there’s a lot of uncontrollable things that happen outdoors — heat, smoke, wind
— all these things that could happen. So, I think my preference would be that we find an indoor venue,” he said. “Based on our experience this weekend, it’s highly unlikely that we will go back to the stadium.” In the video message, May also shared his own disappointment with the way commencement unfolded. “I always look forward to graduation. It’s one of my favorite days of the year. Everyone is so excited and happy. And I just was inconsolable that we took that from many of you,” he said. “I wish we had been able to celebrate you in the way you deserved to be celebrated for what you’ve accomplished.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.
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Father’s Day should be special for athletes T oday is Father’s Day. Most fathers will probably be showered with all types of gifts that will touch their hearts or be taken to his favorite restaurants in the Davis or Sacramento areas. Those fathers will also be receiving gifts where they might be thinking, “Great, another tie my family has given me nine of the last 10 years.” Then there are people whose fathers have left Earth. My Dad, and I purposely capitalized the D when referring to him, left my family in 1998. One of the things that my Dad did with my brothers and myself watched Major League Baseball games on TV. That’s where my Dad, who was in his 60s when I was a kid, introduced us to baseball. Eventually, that led to me playing
baseball as my first sport as a kid. In my second summer of playing baseball, my Dad coached a minor league team that took second place in league. One of my brothers and myself played on the same Majors baseball team. There were some Saturdays where one of my brothers and myself would work on our ranch in Delhi, which is Merced County. Then after a hard day’s work,
we’d catch an MLB game on TV, which were on the ABC and NBC-TV networks at that time. Then CBS and ESPN started airing baseball games. If you have watched MLB games with your dad, and/or he took you to your first MLB game and/or taught you the game, you are a part of an elite club, no matter your age. There are many memories I have of my Dad growing up until he departed to a better place. If I wrote everything I remembered, then I would fill the entire A and B sections of The Enterprise, and then some more pages. Over the years working in media of online and print journalism and radio, I have dealt with many fathers of high school and collegiate student-athletes, male and female. I can honestly say that
the bulk of those dads were level-headed in terms of the success their sons and daughters had on the high school and collegiate levels. That included making the grade in the classrooms their first priority. There was a small minority of fathers who thought their sons and daughters were going to turn pro and become a household name. A few advanced to the pro level, but didn’t become a household name. I’ve also seen male and female high school and collegiate student-athletes growing up without fathers. Stepfathers, grandfathers and uncles served as the male figure in most of those people’s lives. Most of those student-athletes
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7-on-7 on the road Hand is the new Aggies beach volleyball head coach Enterprise staff UC Davis Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca announced the hiring of Gretchen Hand as the new head coach of the Aggies beach volleyball program. “Gretchen’s personal experience playing at the highest levels in this sport, paired with her evident enthusiasm for helping student-athletes achieve their highest goals both physically and emotionally, quickly identified her as an ideal candidate to lead our beach volleyball program,” DeLuca said. Hand becomes the second head coach in the history of UCD beach volleyball. “I am incredibly humbled for this opportunity,” Hand said. “I look forward to meeting our amazing community and growing the Aggies Beach legacy. Fiat Lux (Let there be light).” Hand recently served as the head coach of the beach volleyball program at Missouri State University, where she guided the Bears to a 12-16 record during the 2022 campaign. Hand led two of the program’s best players, Grace Cook and Chloe Tome, in receiving American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-Flight Award, which recognizes excellence in collegiate beach volleyball across the country and all flights. The duo led Missouri State with a schoolrecord 23-5 mark while playing in the No. 2 flight this season.
Cook and Tome outscored their opponents 1,202-879. Hand replaces Ali McColloch, who served as the first head coach of the Aggie beach volleyball program for four years. n To read more on Hand, visit www. davisenterprise.com and clickon the Sports tab.
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Members of the Davis High football team (left to right) CJ Millican, Maxsim Beck, assistant coach Tanner Mohr and Alex Gasca go over instruction and wait for the next play against Bradshaw Christian in Thursday’s 7-on-7 passing game at Monterey Trail High in Elk Grove. In the back row are Cole Broussard and Brandon Straub. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and find the story.
Blue Devils impress against Mustangs, Pride By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor ELK GROVE — That’s the way to fight through. Davis High football head coach Steve Smyte shouted those encouraging words to a Blue Devils defender during Thursday’s 7-on-7 passing game against Bradshaw Christian High’s squad at Mark Marces Memorial Stadium on the Monterey Trail High campus. Davis and Bradshaw Christian competed against the host in the Mustangs. The set of quarterbacks, running backs, tight ends and receivers on offense competed against the other teams’ linebackers, defensive backs and safeties on defense. Smyte pointed out that the bulk of the guys who played Thursday were the same ones who played against Woodland, Pioneer and Woodland Christian when the Blue Devils hosted their first tri-scrimmage at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on June 14. The linebacker in which Smyte told those words in the first paragraph was after a Bradshaw Christian player, who ran a flat pattern. The Davis linebacker slapped down the pass before the Pride receiver could get his hands on the football. “What’s great is that you could just see a little bit more... getting after it,” Smyte said. There were many Blue Devil players on offense and defense who stepped up their game against Monterey Trail and Bradshaw Christian that Smyte was pleased with their performance. That helped the Blue Devils scoring one or more touchdowns on their final seven drives against the Pride and host Mustangs. On defense, players made good reads on what Mustang and Pride players’ routes they ran in the games. “I was happy with that,” Smyte said.
Playing Sac-Joaquin Section playoff regulars like Monterey Trail and Bradshaw Christian is a plus for Davis in preparing for the upcoming season, Smyte noted. Monterey Trail, a former Delta League rival for Davis that now plays in the Metro Conference, has played in the section’s Division I title games two of the last three seasons. There were no playoffs in 2020 and the 2021 spring football season because of the pandemic. Bradshaw Christian, a member of the Sierra Valley Conference that is D-V, has had good runs in the playoffs before and after the pandemic. The Pride advanced to the second round of the D-VI playoffs last fall, which fellow SVC foe Union Mine posted an 18-13 victory. Bradshaw Christian and Union Mine were the SVC co-champions. “I wanted them to play against this level of competition,” Smyte said. “I definitely think that we can leave the field ‘we can play with these guys.’ It has made us better.” Davis will host Woodland, Pioneer and Woodland Christian squads again in another 7-on-7 session at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Tuesday. Then Davis welcomes River City of West Sacramento on Thursday for a 7-on-7 game. Linemen on both teams will also take part in linemen challenges during the game. Davis will close out the workouts with a 7-on-7 game against St. Mary’s of Stockton, also at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. Smyte enters this upcoming season in his third tenure with an overall record of 28-36. His second tenure was from 2018 through spring 2021, where his Blue Devil teams went a combined 17-10. Smyte’s first time running the grid program was from 2010 to 2013 Rachel Kreager/Enterprise photos seasons. At top, Davis football players Alex Oldham, Braulio Acevedo and Alex — Contact Mike Bush at mike@ Mendoza wait for the next play. Below, Blue Devil Jude Vaughn runs davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports. past a Monterey Trail player.
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A new age of creativity, despite troubles By Llewellyn King Special to The Enterprise
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ou could be excused for believing that everything is going to hell. We are living through a tumultuous time, and the next two years are going to be especially difficult with severe disruption to supply chains, runaway inflation and, worst of all, food shortages in much of the world. But it also may be a time when human creativity has never been more liberated, when fewer impediments to innovative ideas and products are coming to the surface. John Sibley Butler, professor of management and sociology at the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, said on PBS’s “White House Chronicle” that there was a start-up surge during the pandemic, from high-tech to homemaking. Particularly, it is a time when capital is more available to the entrepreneur than ever. Morgan O’Brien, executive chairman of Anterix and co-creator of Nextel Communications, said on the same PBS episode, “A lot of times venture capitalists are portrayed as a rapacious, unforgiving, and out-to-make-the-bestbuck bunch. Our experience was so radically different. Nextel, as a company, would have been impossible without the belief, the resiliency and the support of the private equity invested in it. And the same again for Anterix.” No longer is the sole source of capital a bank with its rigidities. No longer does the loanseeking entrepreneur have to hear from a banker that they have no collateral. Raising capital has become a public activity, so much so that it has spurred a hugely successful network show, “Shark Tank.” Direct investment also can be found on crowd-funding platforms like Kickstarter. Bringing a new product to market is easier than it has ever been. At one time, an inventor of a consumer product had to make a sample and then suffer abuse by a buyer in a department store chain and be told about the shortage of shelf space and the small chance of success; and to face a haggle over the pricing — if, in the remote chance, the product was approved. Now, if you have an idea for a nifty new product, you can possibly use a 3D printer to make it at home and sell it on Etsy before you decide to raise capital and go into business full time. Likewise, a high-tech inventor doesn’t have to beg a big company to listen and probably get an out-of-hand rejection. Instead, sciencebased invention is in demand, sought and cultivated. The great fortunes of recent years have nearly all been in science-based businesses. Great fortunes have been made by venture capitalists and they are spreading out. No longer are they blinkered to examining only the possibilities of computers and the electromagnetic universe. Venture capitalists are now trolling the world for new ideas. This creativity, this new age of discovery, is already transforming the way we live, from safer cars to a surge in new medical discoveries. Cancer, though not defeated, is being beaten back, and electricity is getting cleaner. The speed with which the vaccines for COVID-19 were researched, tested and produced is an inspiration for what can be done when will and need are aligned. A new transportation future is at hand, according to Dwight Smith, a relentless Jamaican-American inventor who heads Paragon VTOL Aerospace. The Brownsville, Texas-based company is collaborating with Rolls Royce and others on vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for cargo and passengers. The immediate bleakness in the global outlook can give way to an age redolent with possibilities so long as the talented of the United States and the world continue to produce and know that their ideas and products will find acceptance. For example, more movies are coming to screens across the world than ever before. Netflix, Amazon, even Hallmark are offering new opportunities to writers, actors and producers. Opportunities that weren’t there a decade ago. The trick is to keep inventing, developing and dreaming as we contend with the horrors of Ukraine, the shortages of baby food and bulk electrical equipment, and who knows what shortages tomorrow. And, oh, the prices! They will abate as we invent alternatives and efficiencies and we adjust our consumption. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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alifornia is the land of dreams and extremes and nowhere is that more evident than in the state’s very low rate of homeownership. Just 56% of California’s families live in homes they own, very slightly higher than New York’s lowest-in-thenation 55% rate and nearly 10 percentage points behind the 65% national rate, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. “Homeownership has long been a central feature of the American dream,” PPIC’s research team writes. “It is the leading source of wealth for most families, and over the long run provides families with more stable and lower housing costs compared to renting. Yet — primarily because of the state’s high housing prices — homeownership is out of the reach of many Californians.” That so few Californians live in their own homes should not be surprising. After all, the state has the nation’s highest rate of poverty and when the near-poor are added, more than a third of the state’s nearly 40 million residents live with financial distress, PPIC has calculated.
Letters Gun violence After yet another mass shooting, we are filled with grief and sorrow for the victims and their families. The Service and Justice Committee of Davis United Methodist Church joins with others in our church and in our community to support those impacted by gun violence and to advocate for legislation to decrease the presence of guns in our society and in the world. Guns make violence more deadly and more frequent. Since the beginning of the year, there have been at least four mass shootings a week in the United States, including the recent horrific events in Buffalo, Uvalde and in nearby Sacramento. Appallingly, gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents. Where are our elected leaders? What does it do to our sense of community and safety when people are afraid to gather even in those spaces where we usually seek refuge, such as schools, faith communities, hospitals, parks? What does it mean for us as a country when victims are targeted for attack because of their race, religion, or sexual identity?
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Moreover, the state’s median home price of $834,000 — nearly twice the national figure — means that only a quarter of California families can afford such a home, those with incomes of $160,000 and above. In other words, homeownership is another of the many indices of California’s highly stratified society — one infinitely ironic for a state whose political leaders, particularly Gov. Gavin Newsom, tout it as a model of egalitarianism and social mobility that should be emulated elsewhere. So what, if anything, could be done to increase wealthbuilding homeownership? Toni Atkins, the president pro tem of the state Senate, has made it a crusade, citing her personal history while proposing a new program. “Owning a home was out of the question when I was growing up, so I was deeply
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proud when I was able to buy my 950-square-foot home in San Diego when I was in my 30s,” she said. “Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve that dream and invest in their families’ futures.” Under her California Dream for All, the state would partner with some families to make down payments on home purchases and then recoup its investment when homes are later refinanced or sold. Atkins’ program would join other state programs that already offer homeownership assistance. And while her sincerity is genuine, at best her proposal would help only an estimated 8,000 families in a state where about 7 million families are renters.
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t’s typical of politicians’ approaches to social and economic disparity — create a new program with a catchy title that has little impact, if any, and sidesteps core issues. California’s low rate of homeownership results from high levels of poverty and skyhigh home prices. Throwing a few dollars at it doesn’t solve the problem and could even make it worse by enticing
What does it say about us as parents and guardians when our children are scared for their lives to go to school? It is time for our leaders to act boldly to pass strong, meaningful legislation that includes universal background checks on all gun purchases, expanded services for those with mental illnesses, a minimum age of 21 years for gun purchase or possession, and banning large-capacity ammunition magazines and weapons. We gather, we mourn and we pray. But we also must push our legislators to act. This can has been kicked down the road far too long. The time to act is now. Susan Padgett Co-chair, Service and Justice Committee, Davis United Methodist Church
Canceled graduation My husband and I attended our son’s abbreviated graduation ceremony on Friday, June 10, at UC Davis. Our son didn’t go to college right out of high school. We waited for this day since he was born 42 years ago. We were so proud to be there for this happy and meaningful occasion. There have been times, while my husband was battling cancer, that I wondered if I would be at the ceremony alone. I say all this to give you an idea of how
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some families to buy homes they really cannot afford. Fifteen years ago we saw the result of government policies trying to force feed home ownership. Lenders lowered their mortgage qualification standards, property appraisals were puffed up and when the housing bubble burst millions of new homeowners faced foreclosures and evictions. It almost destroyed the nation’s banking system and caused what came to be known as the Great Recession — with California hit harder than any other state. California’s homeownership rates will rise when the state improves its economic fundamentals — when it removes impediments to housing construction, makes itself more welcoming to investment in middle-income jobs and improves educational outcomes of poor children. Tokenism such as Atkins’ mortgage assistance program is feel-good governance that doesn’t change anything. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.
heartbreaking and bitterly disappointing it was to have the commencement ceremony abruptly halted, before half of the students could walk across the stage and be recognized. While the right call was made to cancel the ceremony, I am left wondering about the amount of planning that went into this event. Whatever the reason for having the ceremony outdoors, it would seem prudent to consider temperatures in June. Consolidating several smaller, inside ceremonies into a larger outdoor one was the recipe for disaster it turned out to be. As a UC Davis parent, I have been receiving updates about the ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday. If misters, shade structures and more could materialize for these two outdoor graduations, it is a shame they weren’t provided for Friday’s ceremony. What happened at Friday’s commencement was foreseeable and, thus, never should have happened, but it did. For many students and their families, there will be no do over, nevertheless, a timely effort to make this right needs to be made. As a disappointed parent, I would like to know how, and exactly when, UC Davis plans to make this right. Danielle Rae Davis
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After too many tragedies, it’s time to act Commentary
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n Jan. 19, 1989, my wife Patti and I entered the ICU at San Joaquin General Hospital. We were there to see a 5-year-old boy and his parents, who recently fled from wartorn Laos. The boy was fighting for his life. A day earlier, a gunman, armed with an AK-47, walked onto the playground at Cleveland Park Elementary School in Stockton and started shooting, killing five children and injuring 32. “We came here to escape war,” the boy’s parents pleaded. “How could this happen in America?” I represented Stockton in the California Senate in 1989, at the time of the Cleveland Park Elementary shooting. After hearing from first responders and victims, I introduced legislation that would become California’s assault weapons ban — the first of its kind in the nation. Sen. Dianne Feinstein bravely took up the case in Washington, and in 1994 Congress passed and President Clinton signed the federal assault weapons ban into law. Unfortunately, the federal ban
expired in 2004 when the Republican-led Congress refused to extend the ban. Tragically, mass shootings have been on the rise ever since Congress let the assault weapons ban expire. Last month in Texas, days after his 18th birthday, a man purchased two AR-15-style assault rifles and 375 rounds of 5.56-caliber ammunition. Days later, on May 24, he entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and murdered 19 fourth-grade children and two teachers. America was left heartbroken and appalled by the horrific mass shooting and is asking how a youth who could not buy a beer was able to buy and possess more weapons of war than a trained Marine would carry into a deadly conflict. Unfortunately, the horror witnessed in Uvalde is not an isolated incident in today’s America. There have been over 20 mass shootings in America since the tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. Mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents have
all had their lives cut short and left behind friends and family to mourn their loss. America is experiencing a gun violence epidemic, and we are foolish to think anything will change without immediate action locally and nationally. It is estimated that over 20 million AR-15-style assault rifles are in the homes and streets of America. There have already been 233 mass shootings in America since January 2022. We have to act to change this. During the 10 years America had a federal assault weapons ban, gun homicide rates declined 49% nationally. Sadly, mass shootings and gun homicides have become more frequent and deadly since the ban expired. There have been more mass shootings in the last two years than in the 10 years under the federal assault weapons ban.
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t’s time for Congress to reinstate the federal assault weapons ban. H.R.1808, the Assault Weapons Ban Act, would do just that and institute a buyback program to remove many of these deadly weapons from our communities. Congress also
must also institute a universal background check system with a waiting period, establish a national Red Flag law, ban ghost guns, limit magazine sizes, allow civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, and institute a stiff tax on all gun sales and assault weapons ammunition. This tax should be used to compensate gun violence victims and increase investments in gun violence research. The Democratic House of Representatives, with no support from Republicans, has already voted twice this session to pass gun safety legislation. This month, House Democrats took further action by voting for legislation to protect our communities from gun-wielding men and women bent on murder and violence. The tragic fact is that the Senate Republicans, like their House colleagues, have refused to vote for even the most minimal gun safety legislation and are using the filibuster to block commonsense reforms that will save lives. The gun violence epidemic cannot be tolerated. It cannot be normalized. We must not
re-elect lawmakers and candidates who would rather protect the NRA and their gun-obsessed donors than innocent children and teachers. These shooters are cowards going after the most vulnerable. As I write this, the memory of that family gathered around that hospital bed at San Joaquin General Hospital haunts me as I envision hundreds of families gathered around hospital beds and coffins weeping and asking, “How could this happen in America?” It happens because our courts and too many politicians have chosen to protect gun manufacturers, gun sellers, and gun owners rather than children, teachers, worshipers, and shoppers. In the fall mid-term elections, America must elect candidates who will vote for gun control. We must be as brave as those children and teachers in that classroom last month. We must stand up to the NRA and its supporters. — Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, represents California’s 3rd Congressional District.
Science confirms benefits of UC Davis Arboretum By Kathleen Holder Special to The Enterprise
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he next time you feel your heart racing and your blood pressure rising, try this: Go outside and gaze at a body of water. Research by a UC Davis psychologist suggests that contemplating water — even if it’s a swimming pool — may be good for psychological wellbeing. In a pair of studies, Richard Coss, professor emeritus of psychology, and former student Craig Keller measured the heart rate and blood pressure of people after they gazed at different outdoor scenes for 1 minute, 40 seconds at a time. In the first study, 32 participants showed reduced average heart rate and lower blood pressure (systolic/diastolic ratio) after looking at a swimming pool than they did after viewing a tree in a parking lot or a street sign. In the second, 73 people visited a series of sites along the UC Davis Arboretum. Blood pressure and heart rate, on average, were lower when participants looked at the Arboretum waterway than when they viewed the adjacent ground. The wider the body of water — in the broader stretch of the creek channel and the Arboretum’s two small lakes — the more pronounced the effect was. Their findings were reported in a recent online article in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Fostering feelings of relaxation In the second experiment, participants reported feeling more relaxed when they viewed the water that also correlated with their lowered blood pressure. They reported being more
Commentary relaxed when looking at the ground next to the wider parts of the waterway as well. Paradoxically, people reporting higher levels of relaxation experienced faster heartbeats at some of the testing sites — especially when viewing wider sections of water. Coss said that could reflect the feeling of elation, an emotion which can raise heart rate. “It is plausible that the participants in our study misinterpreted their joy of observing the wider sections of water with enhanced relaxation,” he said. The cardiovascular and psychological benefits of brief periods of gazing at water are temporary, Coss said, and further study is needed on whether sustained viewing would have more lasting benefits.
An evolutionary benefit Coss, whose research focuses on how evolution influences human behavior and neurobiology, has long been interested in the physiological and moodenhancing effects of viewing water. In studies in the late 1980s, he found that pictures of landscape scenes with water could potentially enhance the living experiences for astronauts in the then-planned International Space Station, as it had in another study he conducted of scientists overwintering at Antarctic research stations. In later research, he showed that humans perceive glossy and glittery paper as wetter than matte or rough surfaced paper, and that infants are more likely to mouth glossy plates than dull ones. Those studies suggest that water perception is partially innate and likely reflects a long period of
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The next time you feel your heart racing and your blood pressure rising, go and hang out by Lake Spafford in the UC Davis Arboretum. You’ll feel better and you might meet a new friend ...
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natural selection for the ability to detect water. Yet, while other studies have looked at the physiological benefits of “forest bathing,” or viewing plants and trees while walking through the woods, the effects of viewing water
outdoors had not been explicitly tested before his most recent experiments, Coss said. He said the findings could be applicable to landscape design as well as public health. — UC Davis News
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Obituaries Frank Vidales
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Jan. 29, 1937 — June 3, 2022 Frank Vidales of Yolo and Woodland passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at the “youthful” age of 85, surrounded by his family. Frank was born ninth of 17 children to Eduardo and Ascension Vidales of Yolo. Frank was a barber for more than 51 years and still cut hair for his friends up until the week of his passing. His “job” as a barber was not work. It was what he called his “social hour.” He could always be found in the barber shop listening to salsa music and shaking his maracas. He truly cared and enjoyed his time with clients and friends that he had made over the five-plus decades. As he often said, “Love your job. If you do, you will never work a day in your life.” Frank embraced family, friends and life. He felt blessed and grateful for the many years he was on this Earth. He was also
grateful for his family and friends. He touched many with his humor and positive outlook on life. Aside from barbering over the many years, and into his retirement, he enjoyed cycling (his passion), yard work, barbecuing and making bird houses for family and friends. He would do any favor asked of him. He would spend most of his time at “Studio 37” in Yolo, doing woodwork, special projects and caring for his chickens. Frank is survived by his wife of 40 years, Rose; children Steven (Lori), Kimberly and Michelle (Alphonso); and grandchildren Nicholas, Jared, Stephanie, Arturo and Sophia. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters Edward Jr., John, Esparansa (Hopie), Consuelo (Candy); and many nieces, nephews and
Paul Edward Holmes
Jan. 20, 1950 — June 12, 2022 Paul Holmes died at home after a brief illness. He was born in Maywood, Ill., a city boy who loved visiting his farming relatives. After graduating from Arizona State with a degree in anthropology in 1974, he served in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone for 3 years. He returned to attend UC Davis in 1978 and received a master’s degree in international agriculture. Paul started his Yolo County farming career while in college by growing garlic to sell at the newly established Davis Farmer’s Market. With college buddies he started Sky High Farm outside of Winters in 1983. They grew organic vegetables and started one of the first Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) programs in the area. In 1994, as it grew
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St.in Davis, with a celebration of life immediately following at St. James’s Asmundson Room. In remembrance of Frank, aka “Francisco,” he would want you to take a friend on a bike ride, salsa dancing, take a shot of your favorite tequila or go for pie and coffee with loved ones.
and included new partners the farm’s name was changed to Terra Firma Farm. Paul loved to sing and his deep bass voice was part of many large and small singing groups in HOLMES Davis and Winters. Paul was a voracious reader and loved attending music festivals, camping and hiking, and traveling to Mexico. He is survived by his wife, Jean Witzman; son Walker Holmes; sisters Claudia Holmes and Jo Ellyn King; sisters-in-law Joyce Jordan (James) and Kay Witzman; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Gifts in his honor may be sent to the Center for Land-Based Learning, World Central Kitchen or the organization of your choice.
John William Doerr d. June 7, 2022
John William Doerr, a 42-year resident of Davis, died in the early morning of June 7, 2022. He was raised in Keyport, N.J. by his parents, John and Dorothy Doerr. He graduated from Keyport High School and Trenton State College. He held a wide range of occupations: teacher, New Jersey state police detective, UCD police officer, business owner and general contractor.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials in Frank’s VIDALES name be directed to the following charities: Yolo Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 11, Yolo, CA 95697; Yolo Branch Library, PO Box 344, Yolo, CA 95697, www. friendsofyololibrary.org; or your charity of choice.
John is survived by his wife of 56 years, Darlene Doerr; son Daniel (Karen); daughter Carolin Delker (Scott); and grandchildren Anthony Doerr, Emily Chavez, Ellie Chavez, Carly Chavez and Genevieve Doerr. John was an avid New York Giants football fan. He enjoyed all sports, especially soccer, golf and ocean fishing.
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A remembrance of his life will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to noon SatDOERR urday, July 9, at 815 Braddock Court in Davis. The family requests any donations be made to YoloCares, 1909 Galileo Place, Davis, CA 95618, www. yolocares.org.
John Michael Burnham 1945 — 2022
John Michael Burnham was born in July of 1945 in Taft. On May 27, 2022 Mike passed away at home peacefully from the effects of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a Parkinsonism illness. Mike is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 50 years Marian; sons Matthew (Megan) and Mitchell (Giselle); and grandchildren Reggie, Westley and Louisa. Mike grew up in Taft, with his father Major and mother Florence Burnham. He was the older brother to Steve (deceased) and Andrew. Mike graduated from Taft Union High School in 1963, and Taft College in 1965. He graduated from UC Davis with a degree in range management in 1967. Mike spent a few months managing land in central California before enlisting in the Air Force. He knew his draft number was close for the Vietnam war so he opted to enlist and learned to fly planes. Mike flew the O-2 in Vietnam (which he referred to as a flying VW beetle). After combat service he flew transport planes including the C-141 with the Military Airlift Command out of Travis Air Force Base. Mike piloted planes all over the world during his 20 years of service, retiring as an Air Force major. Mike passed on opportunities for officer advancement to be with his family. Mike and Marian settled in Davis in 1978, focused on raising their sons and cultivating a productive garden. Mike was active in the Davis community youth sports scene. He coached baseball until his
youngest son was in high school. Mike helped usher youth soccer into Davis as a member of the inaugural AYSO board. During his time supporting youth sports he used his skills to create schedules for BURNHAM games recruiting anyone he could to line and prep fields so kids could play. Upon retiring from the Air Force he used the GI Bill to earn a teaching credential. Mike taught elementary school in Woodland. Mike and Marian were able to take a two-year sabbatical as teachers and taught in Lesotho, a small country in Southern Africa. There, they traveled extensively and experienced a completely different culture. Mike was an avid sports fan and though he lived in Northern California most of his life he grew up a true blue Dodger fan and always enjoyed watching baseball. After retirement he traveled with Marian, spent time with his grandkids, cultivated a productive garden, fixed everything around the house and took advantage of his recliner watching sports. Mike believed in family and felt this was his legacy and purpose. Mike was a doting grandfather and retired from teaching to help take care of his grandkids. He taught his sons that hard work and service to others is more important than accolades. His two careers, his love and care for family, and generosity all point to a man with deep roots in service. In lieu of flowers please consider planting a drought tolerant tree or donate to Cure PSP in his name.
Thomas Haworth Post Aug. 9, 1945 — May 18, 2022
Thomas Post, long time Davis resident, died at home on May 18, 2022, in the care of Sutter Hospice and of his immediate family. Born Aug. 9, 1945, in Fort Eustiss, Va., to Jane Olson Post and Leslie Selbie Post, Tom grew up in Palo Alto and lived most of his life in northern California. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in economics and was with the first Peace Corps group to be sent to The Gambia, West Africa. He worked with ground nut cooperatives and taught mathematics for two years in Basse, a remote town on the Gambia River. He met his wife, Sara, upon his return to California. They were married in London in 1973. After graduate studies at Northern Arizona University in ceramics, the Post
family moved to Davis where Tom and Sara opened T.S. Post Ceramics, a nationally recognized studio pottery, located on Olive Drive. He continued to make and exhibit art work until shortly before his death. Tom was an avid backpacker, exploring Sierra trails with his brother as a young teen and continuing with trips into the Grand Canyon and Desolation Wilderness as an adult. He
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shared numerous hiking and camping adventures with family and friends.
Thomas is survived by his wife, Sara; daughters Kaitlin Post of Davis and Susana (Sani) Post of Glen Ellen; siblings Richard Post of Lexington, Mass., and Barbara Post Prime of London; son-inlaw William Fry; and grandchildren Adi and Ethan Fry, all of Davis.
Sports
B6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2022
Different path has led to many NBA titles L ose Game 1 on your home floor. Then come from behind twice while beating a quality Boston Celtics team four of five, with two wins on the road. Not exactly the clearest path to the 2021-22 NBA Championship, but that’s the direction the Golden State Warriors encountered and conquered. The Warriors, under owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, are one of the NBA’s premiere franchises. The proof? Four titles in eight seasons. n Instead of being at Chase Center today for a Game 7, Klay Thompson might be found nearby, pursuing his passion for sailing in San Francisco Bay. n Note to ESPN/ABC programming execs: Your NBA telecasts next season would sound a lot better with Doris Burke a part of them and Mark
Jackson elsewhere. n One of the pluses about the Internet is a question can be posed, and answers come from all over the world. The requested mission was to identify the best player on every MLB team who played his entire career with that team. Some teams, like the New York Yankees, had multiple players suggested. Other teams, to date, have none. So, here goes, in no particular order, for team, player and nominator:
The Yankees — Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Derek Jeter (Len DeLuca and multiple responders). We’ll go with Gehrig. Minnesota Twins — Kirby Puckett (Kevin McCabe). Colorado Rockies — Todd Helton (Jay Alves). Chicago Cubs — Ernie Banks (Ken Berling) Atlanta Braves — Chipper Jones (Chris Rice). Pittsburgh Pirates — Roberto Clemente (David Jones). Detroit Tigers — Al Kaline (Dave Hirsch) Cincinnati Reds — Johnny Bench (Ted Lewis). St. Louis Cardinals — Stan Musial/Bob Gibson (Stephen Magagnini and others). Milwaukee Brewers — Robin Yount (Roger Jackson). That’s it for now. Remaining
teams to be covered over the next fortnight. n The date was June 15, 1977, a day that will forever live in infamy if you were or are a New York Mets fan. The Mets traded franchise icon Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for four players, Pat Zachry, Steve Henderson, Doug Flynn and Dan Norman. Zachry and Henderson had OK careers, the other two players were nondescript. Seaver pitched six years for the Reds and finished up his Hall of Fame career in 1986. As this season opened, the Mets unveiled a statue of ‘Tom Terrific’ outside CitiField. n The Charles Barkley on-air persona on NBA broadcasts is refreshing in that he is in a position to say what he wants when he wants. Yet beneath his occasional bluster is someone who knows how the NBA works, top
to bottom. So, when he claims that the Sacramento Kings are an “embarrassment” to the league, go with it. n Don’t look now, but after Sunday’s road game at Pittsburgh, the Giants head to Atlanta for a four-game set against the hottest team in baseball. Going into Friday’s schedule, the Braves had won 14 consecutive games, all in the month of June. — The longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts, Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battle fields2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Contact him at DKelly1416@aol.com.
ATHLETES: Hug, kiss them today From Page B1 strived forward in their lives and are doing fine today. There were some who, unfortunately, took a different path in life. Some of them were arrested for a DUI, a few served or serving time in prison and some are dead. One thing some people have asked of me in the last 11 or so years, which I will answer here. I am not a father but have told those people I work with teenagers to adults.
Most of those people who don’t know what I do for a living initially think I am a teacher. Then I tell them I’m a journalist who covers high school, collegiate and professional sports. Lastly, to current Davis High and UC Davis student-athletes, treat your fathers well today and beyond. Tell them you appreciate everything he has done for you over the years. Then give them a great, big hug or kiss and say, ‘thank you.’
To those Blue Devil and Aggie student-athletes who do not have a father but have looked up to a man who has been a father figure to you growing up, treat them well today and beyond.
Tell them you appreciate everything he has done for you over the years. Then give them a great, big hug or kiss and say, ‘thank you.’ — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenter prise.net. Follow on Twitter at @MBDavis Sports.
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