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Yolo County health officials report first coronavirus case Sports fallout

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer A Yolo County resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), county health officials reported Friday.

The first case in the county involves an older woman with underlying health conditions who is currently hospitalized and is improving, according to Yolo County’s public health officer, Dr. Ron Chapman.

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“At this point we do not know how it was picked up in the community,” Chapman said during a press conference Friday afternoon in Woodland.

Yolo County’s Health and Human Services Agency is now conducting contact tracing to determine who the patient may have possibly exposed.

Citing privacy reasons, Chapman declined to say where in Yolo County the patient lives but said she had no known risk factors for the virus and picked it up in the community — evidence, he said “that coronavirus has spread widely.”

“This person actually started showing symptoms about 10 days ago and, during that time, they were doing their regular business, thought maybe they had a cold or flu, and then got sicker and sicker and that’s typical for these types of situations,” he said.

“We interview the patient, we find out who they’ve been in contact with, in terms of prolonged contact,” Chapman said. “A casual contact like in a market, shopping, those people are not at risk.

It has to be more intimate contact in an enclosed space like a house

and more prolonged contact.

“So we know who the family members are, they’ll be going into quarantine (and) stay inside for 14 days,” he explained. “If they do (develop) symptoms, they will be tested for the coronavirus.”

Over the last six to eight weeks, Chapman said, the county has quarantined dozens of individuals.

“In fact, we’ve had upwards of

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Woodland firefighters come to the aid of one of two hot-air balloons that made what at first appeared to be emergency landings Friday morning — one at the local bowling alley on West Main Street, the other at County Road 98 and West El Dorado Drive.

“Both landings turned out to be intentional, for unknown reasons at this time, but thankfully, there were no injuries,” Fire Department officials said in a Facebook post. “Woodland Fire and Woodland Police personnel remained on scene to provide crowd control. We are grateful that everyone landed safe!”

New normal: City prepares for virus

BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer Samples of cheese, orange slices and pistachio nuts nestled next to bottles of hand sanitizer at the Davis Farmers Market; Peet’s Coffee and Starbucks shelved their reusable mugs; and Davis Community Church called off Holy Communion.

After Yolo County confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID19), local residents, groups and organizations are taking precautions.

Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman said the confirmation of COVID-19 in Yolo County did not come as a surprise.

“There is growing evidence that coronavirus is already in our community and is

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spread widely,” he said.

On Feb. 26, the UC Davis Medical Center announced it was treating a patient with the United States’ first suspected case of COVID19 picked up through community exposure. Since then, as testing for the virus became more accessible, over 400 cases of COVID19 have been confirmed across the U.S., resulting in at least 19 deaths.

California and Yolo County have both declared states of emergency, which enables funding to be reallocated and personnel to be reassigned.

Flattening the curve While the virus cannot now be fully contained, public health experts say it is vital that a collective

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effort be made to slow its transmission.

“There is the potential for the healthcare system to be overwhelmed by serious cases. If that happens, some people are just not going to get the care they need and that will increase the mortality,” said Robb Davis, who earned a Ph.D. in public health from Johns Hopkins University and served as the mayor of Davis from 2016 to 2018.

By slowing the rate at which COVID-19 spreads, the risk that the healthcare system will receive more patients than it can handle at once is reduced. Spreading out the number of cases over time — or “flattening the curve” — minimizes harm until more effective

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Back in the summer of 2018, after receiving the most votes in a nine-way race for two open City Council seats, Gloria Partida assumed the title of Davis mayor pro tem, with the expectation that she would become mayor in summer 2020.

That’s how things have been done in the city of Davis for a number of years — the top vote getter in each council election earns the right to serve as mayor two years later.

But the city’s transition from at-large to by-district council elections last year has muddied the process.

Beginning in November, council members will be elected only by voters in the district in which they reside.

As city staff note in a

report prepared for Tuesday’s council meeting, “the district election PARTIDA process Next up precludes the city from having an equitable single highest ‘vote getter,’ ” in part because each district has a slightly different voter population, thus affecting the total possible number of votes that can be obtained.

Three of the five new districts will be on the ballot in the fall. The two that won’t be are the districts where Partida and Councilman Dan Carson live, making them the only current council members assured of at least two more years in office.

On Tuesday, the council will consider a plan that would have Partida assume the role of mayor on July 1

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School board still hoping for a come-from-behind Measure G win

BY JEFF HUDSON

fall due to budgetary considerations.

Enterprise staff writer The Davis school board — disappointed that the local school parcel tax Measure G finished just short of the needed two-thirds majority needed for approval on election night — held out hope during Thursday’s meeting that the late returns that are still being counted (mostly vote-by-mail ballots that were either turned in by hand, or postmarked

by March 3 and delivered to the Yolo County Elections Office shortly after the election) might prove to be enough to put Measure G over the top during the final vote tally.

The school board also heard from a parade of speakers from Birch Lane Elementary — including several parents, as well as quite a few eloquent young students — urging the trustees to find a way to retain Birch Lane physical education teacher Thomas Gojkovich, who is apparently in danger of not coming back in the

Measure G Several speakers spoke hopefully about the status of Measure G (a $198 per year local school parcel tax aimed at bringing Davis teacher salaries up to par with the regional average for the region).

On election night, Measure G finished with a 65 percent majority — just shy of the two-thirds majority needed for approval. A final and complete vote tally is expected by Friday, March 13.

Victor Lagunes, president of the Davis Teachers Association (whose members campaigned in favor of Measure G), said he is proud of that campaign effort. “The Davis Teachers Association and the community did an immense amount of great work ... we reached out to over 10,000 homes with fliers, we had discussions

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Briefly Man arrested for vehicle arson A man is facing arson charges in connection with a car fire that occurred Thursday in a downtown Davis parking structure.

Firefighters were summoned shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday to the parking structure at 101 F St., where witnesses reported seeing excessive smoke and possible flames coming from a BMW parked on the second floor there, according to the Davis Police Department’s online bulletin. No injuries were reported.

Police also responded to the scene and arrested a suspect, identified as 37-year-old Virgil Elfego Vigil, on charges of arson and possession of drug paraphernalia, arrest logs show. He was booked into the Yolo County Jail.

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Academy sessions will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 1 to May 13 in the Davis Police Department’s Community Room, 2600 5th St. Applications, due March 23, are available on the city of Davis web page.

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I can already taste that 5 grand “A lumni Award Opportunity” said the adrenalinpumping headline from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science that landed in my emailbox.

“The College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Davis, and New York Times best-selling novelist John Lescroart are pleased to announce the 15th annual Maurice Prize in Fiction.”

I stopped at that point and scanned quickly through the rest of the email, looking for my name and what I had won, all the while wondering why it had taken them 15 years to get around to me.

As pleased as I was about winning, I wondered to myself, do they really think my column is “fiction”?

Unable to find my name or my prize anywhere, I went back to the top and started over.

“A prize of $5,000 will be awarded for the best sustained work of fiction (long form/novel) submitted by an alumni who have not yet published or had a booklength manuscript in fiction accepted for publication by the contest deadline.”

After I peeled myself off the ceiling and poured myself a tall stiff glass of sparkling Sacramento River water, I began to realize that

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this was a contest that did not yet have a winner. Not me. Not anyone.

“Literary merit will be the overriding criterion in the selection of the winning entry.”

Already I began to sense I might be in trouble, especially if Lescroart — hands down the greatest writer in North America — was doing the judging.

“John Lescroart, the author of numerous novels, including several on the New York Times Bestseller list, has provided the $5,000 gift in honor of his father, Maurice Lescroart.”

Very generous to say the least.

And with four teenagers in our house pretty much keeping the cupboards bare, we could certainly use the cash.

There are, of course, “Instructions for Submission.”

“Bind the manuscript to keep pages intact.”

Sweetheart, where’d we put the

be vegetarians.

So here goes.

“It was a dark and stormy night in the small California hamlet of East Davis, which had several years earlier been expelled from Real Davis for dragging down the town’s collective IQ and robbing it of the title of Smartest City in America.

“It was tornado season in Northern California as dark and angry funnel clouds gathered over the nearby YoYo County city of Woodpile, where many Davisitesin-exile had taken up residence after refusing to become carbonneutral by the year 2020.

“On the cow-laden campus of California University, Davis (CUD), the rush to build enough student housing had created a bland set of living units that stretched as far as the eyes of the endangered quick brown fox could see. Indeed, it was a stark and dormy sight.”

That’s all I have so far, but I’m sure the rest will flow as smoothly as the Mighty Putah after a gentle spring rain.

Stay tuned. I plan to throw a big celebration with the $5,000 prize and you will all be invited to party into the night.

You can take it to the bank.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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ink, wink. I’ll sprinkle a trail of clues just like Hansel and Gretel did so the judges will know it’s me.

“There is no entry fee.”

Thank God for small favors.

“Deadline to receive manuscripts: March 13, 2020. Please mail your entry to: College of Letters and Science, RE: Maurice Prize, 1333 Research Park Drive, Davis, CA 95618.”

Got it.

What I don’t have yet is a booklength novel suitable for binding.

And in the age of Google, plagiarism is out of the question. Then again, I still have a few days to whip something together.

They say the opening paragraph, even in “War and Peace,” is the hardest one of all. Once that’s done, it’s straight downhill.

The title for my novel is “Davis, More Nuts Than Winters.”

I considered “Murder Burger, She Wrote,” but was worried some of the contest judges might

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Security cameras at 2Bennett Audimotive in Davis captured images of as many as five suspects in a break-in on Feb. 4.

Davis burglary suspects strike again as police keep up investigation

BY LAUREN KEENE A group of suspects that burglarized a Davis automotive business last month appears to have struck again in Woodland and Roseville, prompting the Davis Police Department to issue another plea for the public’s help in identifying them.

Lt. Art Camacho said the Woodland and Roseville businesses — also automotive-oriented — were hit within the past week, about a month after the Feb. 4

burglary at 2Bennett Audimotive at 5080 Chiles Road.

Woodland police are investigating a suspicious incident in which a woman reported being accosted by an unknown suspect outside her home Thursday night.

Sgt. Dallas Hyde said the incident was reported at about 7:50 p.m. by the victim, who said the person had forced their way into her home in the 100 block of East Street.

“The suspect was waiting outside of the residence and when the victim opened the door to step outside, the suspect placed their hand over the

victim’s mouth and pushed her back into the house,” Hyde said. “The suspect was unaware that there were others inside the home, and a fight broke out between the suspect and a male friend in the house.”

As the victim hid in the bathroom with a friend, the suspect fled the area and remains at large, despite a search of the neighborhood by officers and a police K-9. Hyde said. No suspect description was provided; however, anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Woodland police at 530-661-7800.

“The layout of the crimes is extremely similar,” with the thieves apparently in search of vehicle keys, Camacho said.

Security cameras at 2Bennett Audimotive captured images that show as many as five suspects in the local break-in. Anyone with information about their identities is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-7475400.

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“Include separately a cover letter with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.”

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“Names must not appear on the manuscript, as they are judged anonymously.”

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Briefly Capay Valley gets resident deputy Making good on one of his campaign promises, Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez has assigned a resident deputy to the Capay Valley jurisdiction.

Deputy Reiko Matsumura will be introduced at a welcome reception Wednesday, March 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Road Trip Bar & Grill, 24989 Highway 16 in Capay. She has been a deputy sheriff since 2006 and previously worked as a correctional officer for the Sheriff 's Office.

The event is sponsored by Road Trip and the Esparto Chamber of Commerce.

Photo Club hosts critique night The Photo Club of Davis will meet for “critique night” at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the Blanchard Room of the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St. in Davis.

This meeting will include the club’s periodic showing, discussing and critiquing of member-submitted images.

These nights provide members with the opportunity to show their work and receive comments and suggestions.

Contributors are encouraged to include images that are “deficient” to elicit comments for improvement so to increase the audience’s engagement and learning experience.

Everyone is invited to attend and no dues or fees required.

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MAYORS: Change to MEASURE G: With count ongoing, trustees still hope district voting means From Page A1 with voters, and there were letters to the editor and yard signs. While we still don’t have the (final) results, and won’t for several days, we ran a great campaign, and we are still in the running. I’m looking forward to seeing a comeback.”

Sandra Royval, president of the local unit of the California School Employees Association, said she is “still very hopeful ... everyone’s keeping their head held high.”

Trustee Joe DiNunzio said, “I’ve been involved in a lot of school parcel-tax campaigns, and this was the most compelling campaign I have seen — a true integration of teachers, staff and community members — to keep Davis an excellent place to go to school.”

Trustee Alan Fernandes said the school board trustees “engaged in a yearslong thoughtful initiative to get to the heart” of the Davis district’s compensation gap problem. “I am

optimistic that we will (eventually) cross the finish line successful,” he continued. He further added that “it is also important to realize that elections have consequences ... and we (trustees) are charged with implementing the will of the voters.”

Trustee Tom Adams reflected, “As Measure G moves into overtime, hopefully it will come out with a great victory.”

And school board president Cindy Pickett said, “Regardless of the outcome, the process of going through the campaign has strengthened ties between our community, the school board, and teachers ... and that’s something that will pay off in future years.”

Birch Lane The school board heard upwards of 30 minutes of public comment regarding the possibility of losing PE teacher Thomas Gojkovich to budget cuts at the end of the current school year.

Students turned in a petition supporting the

retention of Gojkovich, with upwards of 360 signatures (representing a majority of Birch Lane’s roughly 600 students).

Student Harper Pfeiffer praised Gojkovich as a teacher who “cares about what he does ... he makes sports super exciting to learn, and fun to play. Birch Lane needs him.”

Nick Amoah, a 2017 graduate of Davis High who is now a member of the UC Davis football team, urged the trustees to not cut elementary school PE programs. “PE teaches you things that get you out of the house, especially with the lure of video games,” he said.

Student Olivia Powell said that at Birch Lane (where the decided majority of the teachers are female), “it is important to have male role models ...

(Gojkovich) is one of the best teachers I have ever had. And PE is important — it encourages kids to be active.”

— Reach Jeff Hudson at jhudson@davisenter prise.net or 530-747-8055.

Clean-air funds available for Yolo projects Special to The Enterprise The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District has opened the application period for its 2020 Clean Air Funds Program. The District will award an estimated $400,000 to projects within Yolo and Solano counties that reduce air pollution from mobile sources. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, April 10.

Private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies are encouraged to pursue cost-effective, impactful projects based in Yolo County and the northeastern portion of Solano County that includes Vacaville, Dixon and Rio Vista.

Projects must fit into one of the four

following categories: ■ Clean Vehicle Technology ■ Alternative Transportation ■ Transit Services ■ Public Education/Information The Clean Air Funds program is one of the incentive programs that the District offers to help reduce air pollution from mobile sources, which are the main contributor to smog.

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new method needed From Page A1 — much as voters expected she would when she earned the most votes in the June 2018 election.

Partida would serve as mayor until July 1, 2022, at which time the council would select a short-term mayor to serve until November of that year when the districts represented by Partida and Carson will be on the ballot.

By then the council will have to have developed a process for how future mayors will be chosen.

“The council may wish to do this well in advance of November 2022 to provide clarity of direction and expectations to those who may run for office in future council elections,” staff note.

Additionally, city staff are recommending that the council consider creating a new position of vice mayor.

A vice mayor, staff said, would fill in as mayor during mayoral absences but could also be considered the presumptive next mayor just as mayor pro tem traditionally has.

“Often, vice mayors do become the next mayor, but there is nothing to preclude the City Council from providing full flexibility in assigning these roles,” the staff report notes.

“The existence of a vice mayor can provide for

continuity and ease of identifying who will fill the mayor role in those instances of the mayor being absent (planned or otherwise). Alternatively, the City Council could decide not to have a vice mayor role. In the absence of the mayor at a City Council meeting, the City Council would appoint a member to preside over the meeting at the beginning of the meeting.”

At Tuesday’s meeting, council members will consider several staff recommendations, including the appointment of Partida as mayor for a twoyear term effective July 1; creating a vice mayor role and appointing a vice mayor for a two-year term effective July 1; and directing staff to return with an ordinance to implement a selection process for future mayors and vice mayors following the November 2022 election.

Tuesday’s council meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the community chambers at 23 Russell Blvd., will also include presentations of the annual Golden Heart awards and a public hearing on the purchase of police surveillance technologies previously discussed by the council.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

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e’re gearing up for an in credibly busy spring and summer here at the media center. This week, projects happening at or with support from DMA: ■ Teens teach younger kids animation: the Davis Teen Animators Club offers a Flipbook Animation Workshop for children aged 6-12 on Friday, March 6, 2020, from 4 to 5 p.m.

A group of teen animation enthusiasts in Davis, the Davis Teen Animators Club was formed in 2016 by Zahra Baxi (now a senior at Da Vinci High School), and was an outgrowth of animation summer camps offered through community media center Davis Media Access. DMA hosts and supports the club’s twice-monthly meeting.

Flipbooks are a series of pictures that change very gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by motion. Thanks to Yolo County Library staff for partnering with the teens to provide this free opportunity.

The workshop takes place in the small conference room of the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 314 E. 14th St. in Davis.

■ Davisville highlights information regarding COVID-19: Host Bill Buchanan interviewed Dr. Ron Chapman, Yolo County Health Officer, on this week’s episode on KDRT 95.7.

The topic is the COVID-19 Coronavirus, with discussion on: latest developments; precautions; where to get reliable

information; his role in shaping the Yolo public health response, and in deciding when a quarantine or closure might be needed; symptoms and mortality rate; what to do if you think you might have COVID-19; who to contact if you don't have a doctor, and the county coronavirus hotline, and more.

Listen online at https://bit. ly/3apqh3t As I write, Dr. Chapman is also in the DMA TV studio recording a public service announcement.

■ Big Day at the Dock: I met with Trent Yackzan of Sudwerk this week to do a walkthrough in preparation for planning this year’s Big Day at the Dock. DMA and Sudwerk co-sponsor this event each year with Davis Phoenix Coalition and Davis Live Music Collective.

Last year’s event featured 27 Yolo nonprofits, great music and

fabulous food. Mark your calendars for the evening of May 7.

Details to follow, and registration for nonprofit participants will open later this month.

■ Make Music Day: I’m proud to announce that DMA and KDRT will take on coordination of this year’s local celebration of Make Music Day, a free worldwide celebration of music held each year on June 21.

Gratitude for the The Davis Dirt (now under new ownership and called The Dirt — Davis) for its longtime coordination, and to City of Davis Arts & Culture for a grant to support the local effort.

Diane Crumley will be steering this ship, and there’s more information to come.

■ Next election coverage: As I write, it’s the day after Super Tuesday, but here we’re already thinking about November’s election coverage.

It’ll be the first outing with

district elections for the City of Davis and DJUSD, and we’ll also elect some council members and some trustees in the same election cycle, which is new. We’ll cover local contested races and plans are in the works for a live election-night show. If you’re planning to organize a forum or have ideas for our coverage, please get in touch at the email below.

— Davis Media Access is the only nonprofit community media center in Yolo County.

DCTV Channel 15, Educational Access Channel 16, and KDRT 95.7 FM are all DMA projects.

Autumn Labbe-Renault has served as its executive director since 2007, where she writes and blogs about a wide variety of media issues.

Learn more at http://davis media.org, email info@davis media.org, or call (530) 7572419.

OBITUARIES Arthur William Defenderfer III

Birgitta Bernt Olsen

July. 23, 1952 — Dec. 14, 2019

Arthur (Art) W. Defenderfer III was born in Bangor, Maine, and when he was 14, his family moved from New England to Marin County. He graduated from Redwood High School in 1970.

As a student at UC Davis, Art was an avid academic, mountain-climber, photographer and seeker of spiritual knowledge, but nothing filled the God-shaped vacuum in his spirit until Art accepted and dedicated his life to the Lord Jesus in 1973.

He graduated from UC Davis in 1974 and from Christ of the Nations Institute in 1978. In 1982 he earned a MA degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from San Francisco State.

Art dedicated his life to his church and bringing others to the Lord. For the past 13 years Art was the senior Pastor of the Word of Life Christian Center and the leader of the Good Shepherd International Fellowship in Davis. He participated in and led multiple mission trips to the Philippines as well as missions to Poland, Siberia and

May. 21, 1935 — Feb. 9, 2020

Mexico. Art was also passionate about healing the broken hearted and provided professional counseling for nearly 40 years.

Art will be remembered for his sincerity and enthusiasm. He practiced what he preached, proclaiming the Gospel of Lord Jesus and bringing healing to many.

In the rare instances his family could pry him away from his life’s mission Art was full of enthusiasm for nature; Yosemite, the Sierras and Mt. Tamalpias some of this favorite spots.

Art is survived by his wife Nancy; daughter Rachael; granddaughter Bella; and brothers Kim, Donald and Benjamin.

A celebration of Art’s life will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. in downtown Davis. All who knew him are invited. The biggest gift is God’s love for you. Call us at The Word of Life Christian Center 530-7587750 for love, compassion, prayer and care.

Philip Marvin Yager Aug. 5, 1938 — March. 1, 2020

Philip Marvin Yager was born on Aug. 5, 1938 in Los Angeles to Philip and Dorothea Yager, and passed away on March 1, 2020, in Nevada City at the age of 81.

After facing childhood adversities, Philip spent his formative years and subsequent career at the University of California. He was an undergraduate at Berkeley, a graduate student at the newly opened La Jolla campus, and, for the following 38 years, a professor of physics at UC Davis. He balanced his dedication to teaching with his passion for experimental elementary particle research.

In 2000, Philip was part of the Fermilab team which discovered the last of the subatomic particles, the tau neutrino. He retired to Nevada City in 2006 as professor emeritus.

Always with an eye on the lighter side of life, in 1999, Philip joined the Famous Marching Presidents of Nevada City as

Herbert Hoover, Nevada City’s only Resident President. He loved to travel, albeit slowly, either by train or captaining a canal boat in France. At home, he could be found on the porch reading newspapers.

Philip is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jane; sons Ken and Max, stepdaughter Sandee Jackson, and their spouses, Shree, Anita and Dean; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

He was a loving father and spouse, and is remembered for his generosity, compassion, wit and intelligence. He rose from adversity to live an accomplished and fulfilled life.

A celebration of life will be held be held at a later date. Philip’s family would like to thank the staff of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for their care and ask that memorial gifts be sent to SNMH Foundation, P.O. Box 1810, Grass Valley, CA 95945.

It is with deep sadness that we announce that Birgitta B. Olsen, 84, died peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 9, in her home in Davis. Birgitta was a greatly loved and active resident of the Davis community for over 54 years.

Birgitta was born on May 21, 1935, in Lidkoping, Sweden, to Erik and Greta Hellstrom. After studying at The School of Arts and Crafts in Gothenburg and the Anders Beckman School of Design in Stockholm, she moved to Malmo, where she met her future husband, Helge.

In 1962, Birgitta and Helge immigrated to the United States, were married in Atlantic City and then moved to California in 1965. After working in San Francisco for two years, they settled in Davis, where Helge taught furniture and interior design at UC Davis.

Birgitta was an accomplished and innovative fiber artist creating, among other works, dozens of large beautiful tapestries as well as color drawings of her favorite places in California. Her work is displayed in the Davis City Hall Council Chambers and the Foster Conference Room in Meyer Hall at UC Davis and is included in

DEATH NOTICE Beverly Jean Bernardy Beverly Jean Bernardy of El Macero died Thursday, March 5, 2020. A retired teacher, she was 89.

A Rosary will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis. A Memorial Mass will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, at St. James, with a reception following in the St. James Memorial Center.

numerous private collections. In 2019, Helge and Birgitta’s combined works were featured in the show “Weaving and Woodwork: A Scandinavian Design Partnership” at the UC Davis Design Gallery.

Birgitta also was an amazing cook with her own style, often blending the freshness of California with the comforts of traditional Swedish dishes. She loved to cook for family, friends, colleagues and fellow artists in her home. She maintained close relationships with family in Sweden and Denmark throughout her life. She enjoyed fine music and frequently attended concerts at the Mondavi Center.

Birgitta is survived by her husband, Helge, and sons Erik of Healdsburg and Henrik of San Francisco, daughters-in-law Deborah and Elodie; and four grandchildren, Caroline, Christian, Aela and Julien.

All are invited to a celebration of Birgitta’s life at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Davis Community Church, 412 C St. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Meals On Wheels Yolo County.

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Albert Loyn Tweltridge, III Sept. 24, 1943 — Feb. 12, 2020

Al passed unexpectedly and suddenly on Wednesday, Feb. 12th, after spending the previous evening celebrating the 41st birthday of his son Tim. On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, his devoted family fulfilled his wishes by visiting Sierra at Tahoe where he had met his wife Donna Cay Tweltridge 46 years ago.

In celebration of this auspicious meeting while skiing many years ago, their son Ryan Deans Tweltridge, his wife Katherine Noel Mikal Tweltridge and children Benjamin Mikal, Zachary Deans and Nolan Ryan; son Timothy Cameron Tweltridge; daughter Lisa (AKA Liza) Cathleen Tweltridge O’Sullivan, her husband Aaron Brady O’Sullivan, their two children Brady Deans and Lindsey Cay (AKA Izzie); along with Donna Cay Tweltridge and her brother B. Douglas Bull enjoyed a beautiful family day in the sun and snow.

An impromptu ceremony was held in the forest. Al was honored with a red rose and branch of lichen which were “planted” in a snowy mound surrounded by a crescent of three large boulders.

Al loved cabin life, traveling the world, and most of all his family and extended family. He unconditionally supported Donna’s commitment to the Unity Center of Davis. Annually, he and Donna set up the Lionel trains from his childhood to share with children young and old.

Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, family gathered for a “Tweltsgiving” feast at their home, which he loved very much. The model train layout would be set up by then and stay until after Christmas for everyone to enjoy.

It gave Al great pleasure to host international students including Humphrey and Fulbright Scholars in his home, creating lasting friendships.

Born in Harrisburg, Pa., to Albert Loyn Tweltridge Jr. and Florence Irving Deans.

Al graduated from Jacksonville University which lured students from the north with the phrase, “Bring your swimming suit”.

In 1966 his number having come up for the draft, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served 4 years active duty attaining the rank of Captain. Subsequently, Al enlisted in the Air Force Reserves. Dedicated to excellence he worked tirelessly to bring the 45th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) to “readiness”. They trained at bases worldwide deploying personnel and serviceable equipment providing augmentation-stand-alone APS support.

He was appointed to Command the 82nd APS. Under his leadership the 82nd won the Air Force Reserve Aerial Port Squadron of the Year Award as well as a National Transportation award for Excellence.

The result of his leadership was a unit that was truly ready when it was called to serve during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

“Colonel T” retired March 20, 1997.

He is remembered by those who served with him, “We are proud to have served with him. He will be our brother and friend forever.”

Al held many positions with the state of California where he offered his leadership

skills, financial expertise and policy analysis abilities in administering various programs and receiving accolades for excellence.

From 1973 to 1980 Al served in the California Department of Finance as fiscal consultant overseeing several state department budgets: Kindergarten through 12th Grade, Fish and Game, Water Resources, Water Resources Control Board and Air Resources Board.

In 1985, Al received the Sustained Superior Accomplishment Award from State of California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Bill Honig.

From 1980 to 2005 Al worked in the California Department of Education where he served in the following positions: 19801987 Executive Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction; 1987-1996 Assistant Director, a Career Executive Appointment (C.E.A.) of the Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Division and Administrator of the Child Nutrition Programs; 1996-1998 Education Program Consultant managing School District Apportionments in the Education Finance Division; and, 19982005 Educational Administrator I for the Regional Occupational Centers and Programs and Workforce Development Unit in the Secondary, Postsecondary, and Adult Leadership Division In 2003 Al was appointed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, to represent him on the Califor-

nia Apprenticeship Council.

From 2003-2008 Al served on the California Construction and Education and Research Foundation Board.

In the spring of 2005 Al retired from state service after a total of 32 years as a public servant.

From 2005-2019 Al continued offering his talents by serving as a consultant for the California Fire Fighters Joint Apprenticeship Committee on a part time basis.

His children and grandchildren were Granddaddy’s pride and joy, each unique and each treasured. Al was a wonderful partner and provider. Being quirky, funny, generous and loving, he was Donna’s co-conspirator in creating a wonderful life, Tweltridge traditions, and a beautiful family. He will be missed by cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, Donna’s extended family, and dear friends.

If you would like to make a donation in his honor, Al would have liked people to remember him by choosing to support one of the following organizations which are especially meaningful each to one of his children: Progressive Employment Concepts; Sacramento Fire Department Relief Association-Widows and Orphans Foundation; Sacramento Waldorf School Scholarships.

All are invited to A Celebration Of Love For A Life Well Lived at 11 a.m. Monday, March 16, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 27074 Patwin Road in Davis.

Following a private ceremony including Military Honors, interment will be at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.

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Hold that ax, boba’s more of a sure thing A n ax-throwing business is still seeking approval to come to Davis.

Smart Axe wants to open at 720 Olive Drive, Suite U2, near Rocknasium. The premise is a fun outlet and team-building activity where patrons throw an ax at a target.

On Feb. 25, the City Council conducted an initial review of amendments to several city zoning guidelines. The 81-page document includes changes to conditional use rules for commercial recreation businesses.

Council members will review the document again on Tuesday.

Barbara Archer, communications and customer service manager for the city, said Thursday that if that section of the zoning ordinance is approved, there’s a 30-day waiting period before The Smart Axe can submit an application. Principal Planner Sherri Metzker would review the application to decide if that use is appropriate for its zone.

“After it’s through the resting period, we submit our plans,” said Doug Link, who co-owns the chain with broadcast personality Mark S. Allen, Jim Corbett of Corbett’s House of Horrors in Davis, and Mike Liston, a retired Sacramento sheriff ’s deputy. He hopes if all goes well, Smart Axe could open in about four months.

Link said he chose Davis because “these ax-throwing venues, from our research, tend to do really well in college towns.” That, and it would pull

Financial literacy class offered Special to The Enterprise St. James Catholic Church will offer a nineweek financial literacy course, Financial Peace University, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays n the St. Ignatius Room.

Topics include how money affects your relationships; budgeting and setting up a plan for your money; getting out of debt, planning and saving for the future as well as making responsible money decisions.

The cost per family is $109 for the workbook materials and access to online course presentations. For information, call the parish office at 530-756-3636.

Stiver sponsors coffee club Special to The Enterprise Carolyn Stiver, a local Edward Jones financial adviser, will host a coffee club at 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, March 10, at 4627 Fermi Place, Suite 130, in Davis.

Stiver will provide an update on the stock market and the economy in a relaxed environment.

customers from areas like Vacaville, Fairfield and West Sacramento. “We’re excited. Davis is going to be a great spot.”

The Smart Axe first opened in Rancho Cordova last year, and has another in the works in Roseville. Other locations are planned for Modesto, San Jose, Livermore and Chico. Alcohol is allowed at some, but would not be permitted in Davis. Patrons must be at least 12.

——— Teaspoon is finally open at 110 F St., Suite D, at the Hilton Garden Inn. The little boba tea shop is a grab-and-go style, without indoor seating. It had its soft opening in late February.

Patrons can choose from about 20 specialty drinks or create their own. Customers select their tea flavor, sweetness level, whether to add toppings and/or cream, and if they want it hot or cold. Shaved ice cream is another menu item.

I’ve been writing about Teaspoon since late 2016, when the owner of the nearby ice cream store, CREAM, announced he was taking over the former Café 110 spot at Hallmark Inn. That project stalled when the hotel

changed ownership and remodeled into a Hilton Garden Inn. The almost-complete Teaspoon café turned into a hotel café. Teaspoon moved to a smaller space on the property, the former Putah Creek Winery tasting room.

Owner Tommy Tu said Teaspoon is different from other tapioca tea places in town. “It’s a new concept for brewed tea,” more like “tea espresso,” he said.

Drinks are made to order using an espresso-style machine and loose-leaf tea. Teaspoon specializes in green, black, white and oolong tea. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily.

Meanwhile, CREAM may be making some changes. Tu said he plans to step away from the corporate brand to allow more locally sourced ice creams, cookies and ingredients. Stay tuned.

——— Another boba tea shop, ShareTea, is coming downtown. This time, it will replace the former Starbucks at 208 F St. Davis has another ShareTea at 207 Third St., near UC Davis.

The chain offers franchising, so it’s unclear if the two stores are affiliated.

——— In South Davis, Huku Japanese Bistro recently completed an expansion. It knocked down a wall to add seating where the former Rivers to Reef aquarium store was. (I’m sure there’s a good sushi joke in there somewhere, but I’ll leave it at that).

The Japanese restaurant is at

reduction of animal-based food consumption to help the environment.

The restaurant fills the former Solomon’s Deli space at 500 First St. in Davis Commons.

——— Davis Home Trends has a notso-new addition to their store: a gift section. The store, which sells pool supplies, window coverings and hot tubs, added a gift and décor section about two years ago. But with recent downsizing of Davis Ace and the closure of The Gifted Penguin in Woodland, the gift section is thriving.

“I honestly had no idea we would hit a home run when we started this addition,” co-owner Paula Rich said, “and am very pleased with the success.”

She added, “We have greeting cards, lovely soaps and scents by Michel Design Works, the Willow Tree Collection figures, art and décor by Dean Crouser, pebble art by Sharon Nowlan, just to name a few.” At holiday time, there’s a large selection of Christmas décor.

The store is at 2300 Fifth St., and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays.

— Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column publishes on alternate 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

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——— Speaking of franchises, Orangetheory Fitness is looking to open a Davis studio.

“We are coming to Davis!” regional manager Amy Dunahoe said Thursday. “However, … we are still in lease negotiations.”

The fast-growing fitness franchise offers a one-hour, full-body workout, focused on training endurance, strength and power.

It uses heart-rate-based interval training. Participants wear heart-rate monitors, and results are displayed on large screens in the studio. The program also asks members to download a mobile app that offers coaching and analysis on workout performance.

During the workouts, certified coaches lead clients through cardio and strength stations, using treadmills, bikes, striders, rowers, floor exercises, TRX systems, benches and free weights. That’s followed by a cool down and stretch.

——— Phil Horn, owner of The Burger Patch, said, “We’re still working on finalizing an opening date. I should have some additional details in the next few weeks.” He says they’re in the hiring phase.

Burger Patch, a plant-based chain, serves Beyond Meat products. The menu focuses on plantbased alternatives, organic and non-GMO ingredients. It uses sustainable packaging, and urges

Land Trust adds board members Two join board of Yolo Special to The Enterprise The Yolo Land Trust recently welcomed two new members to its Board of Directors.

Melissa Harlan is a Yolo County native who has had a lifelong connection to agriculture. She grew up on a large-scale family farm, watching and learning from her grandfather and father, and working in their office.

Harlan then went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in human development, along with her teaching credential, from UC Davis.

She taught at the elementary level for 13 years in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. She has assisted her husband, Blake, in the running of Harlan Family Ranch.

Their farm is a sixth-generation diversified crop operation located in Woodland and farming throughout

Yolo County.

Laurel Harrison has worked on land use, natural resource and agribusiness issues throughout her career as a public affairs consultant. Harrison’s work spans the communications spectrum, from corporate communications and media relations to message development and reputation management.

She has worked with clients including Kubota Tractor Corporation, Vulcan Materials Company, Corteva Agriscience, the California Prune Board and Albertsons Companies, among others. A Yolo County native and Pioneer High School graduate, Laurel returned to her Woodland roots after receiving her bachelor’s degree in classics and English language from UCLA. “We are delighted to have Melissa Harlan and Laurel

Harrison join the Board of Directors of the Yolo Land Trust,” said Lynnel Pollock, president of the Yolo Land Trust.

“Each brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our organization.”

The Land Trust’s mission is to conserve farmland and rangeland in Yolo County. To date, it has partnered with more than 40 family farmers who agreed to keep their farms in farming forever. Now, more than 11,400 acres in Yolo County will always grow food.

Permanent farmland conservation keeps our rural heritage alive, maintains open space for wildlife, fosters healthy communities and generates good jobs. All enjoy locally grown food and vistas of almond blossoms, sunflowers, vineyards and tomatoes. Find more at www.

TheYoloLandTrust.org.

Golden 1 takes applications for grants Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — Golden 1 Credit Union has opened the application period for its Community Grant Program. Selected nonprofits that promote literacy or serve transitionaged foster youth will each receive up to $50,000.

Since its inception in 2014, the Golden 1

Community Grant Program has partnered with 64 nonprofits in the Sacramento and Fresno regions, providing more than $3.2 million to support youth literacy and foster youth as they transition to adulthood. Past recipients have utilized funds for literacy mentorship programs, after-school activities, and

employee training.

Grant applications and guidelines are available at www.golden1.com/ communitygrants.

The application period for proposals closes March 12, 2020. Golden 1 will notify all applicants about the results in June 2020.

Visit www.golden1.com for more information.

Community Foundation

Special to The Enterprise Lori Raineri, a local public finance expert, and Vanessa Errecarte, a Davis-based marketing consultant, have joined the Yolo Community Foundation board of directors.

The Yolo Community Foundation inspires charitable giving in Yolo County, helps philanthropists to maximize their impact, and supports the local nonprofit community.

Raineri is the president of Government Financial Strategies, a municipal finance firm that has served as financial advisor on more than fourteen billion dollars of financing. At the age of 26, she founded Government Financial Strategies after having worked as an investment banker.

Raineri received her bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the UC Berkeley and her master’s degree in financial analysis from the University of San Francisco. Raineri currently serves on the boards of directors of the

California League of Bond Oversight Committees and the Davis Sunrise Rotary Club.

Errecarte has been helping small businesses, nonprofits, organizations and individuals achieve their marketing and growth goals for more than 15 years. She is the founder and CEO of Erreco Strategies, a Northern California marketing consulting firm, and also runs Marketing Simplified, a digital marketing online learning portal.

Errecarte is involved in several local charitable endeavors and enjoys being an active part of the Yolo County community.

The Yolo Community Foundation inspires giving, supports philanthropists, and serves the nonprofit community in Yolo County. It donates to local nonprofits through the Buck Education Grant, fosters volunteerism, and supports local giving.

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Reischman and band to play bluegrass at The Palms

BY KATE LADDISH Special to The Enterprise Since forming 20 years ago, John Reischman & The Jaybirds have honed their own style of bluegrass, wedding the genre’s characteristic rapid-fire solos and vocal harmonies with an old-time, almost gentle, touch.

The Jaybirds will alight at The Palms Playhouse, 13 Main St. in Winters, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14.

Tickets are $22 in advance, $26 at the door and $12 with student ID. When bandleader John Reischman plays, his fingers fly up and down his mandolin in a blur, creating streams of notes. Yet his playing never feels rushed.

He’s a master of tone, bringing sweetness to the virtuosic licks.

In the 1970s, Reischman played with the Tony Rice Unit, a group credited with kick-starting the “new acoustic music” branch of bluegrass music. A stint in groundbreaking Bay Area band the Good Ol’ Persons followed. He most recently played The Palms in the

California Banjo Extravaganza’s backing band.

The California-bred, Canada-based musician and composer has won a Grammy and been nominated for a Juno. His most recent solo release is “Walk Along John.”

When Reischman assembled the Jaybirds, he sought musicians who could deliver a mix of bluegrass, old-time and contemporary influences. The sound Reischman is after requires a tricky balance of forthright solos and supportive playing. There’s ample room for excellence, but not for grandstanding.

“It’s a band of really thoughtful people who’re really paying attention,” said fiddler Greg Spatz in a documentary by John Lawless. Singer and bassist Trisha Gagnon added that the players’ styles are “really complementary” to each other.

Spatz’s fiddle solos are by turns joyful, fiery and plaintive. Nick Hornbuckle leans into the center mike for driving banjo breaks and delicate backing lines, while Gagnon provides the

instrumental foundation as well as many of the lead vocals.

Patrick Sauber joined the band on guitar and vocals in 2017 after original guitarist Jim Nunally departed.

A multi-instrumentalist, Sauber also plays banjo in Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands, Tim O’Brien Band and Loafer’s Glory; Cajun button accordion and mandolin in other outfits; and has recorded with artists like Doc Watson, Weird Al Yankovic, Peter Rowan, The Limeliters and Herb Pedersen.

At the invitation of director Christopher Guest, Sauber appeared in the folk-music satire, “A Mighty Wind,” as The New Main Street Singers’ banjoist.

The Jaybirds’ seventh album, “On That Other Green Shore” (2017), features original and traditional songs and instrumentals, plus a bluegrass version of the Beatles’ “Two of Us” that showcases the group’s warm vocal harmonies.

Tickets are available online via The Palms’

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West Coast-based bluegrass band John Reischman & The Jaybirds — from left, Trisha Gagnon, John Reischman, Greg Spatz, Patrick Sauber and Nick Hornbuckle — will return to The Palms Playhouse in Winters on Saturday, March 14 at 8 p.m. website and through Eventbrite, as well as at Armadillo Music in Davis, Pacific Ace Hardware in Winters, Davids’ Broken Note in Woodland and at

the door if the show is not sold out.

For more information, visit palmsplayhouse.com and thejaybirds.com.

To watch the band per-

forming the traditional song, “Hop High,” in a video by the Deep End Sessions, see this article on The Enterprise website at https://wp.me/p3aczg-

Enjoy Moldovan and Romanian music ‘Schoolhouse Rock, Live!’ auditions set

Special to The Enterprise Trio Dulce Amar will perform traditional Moldovan and Romanian music from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portage Bay East in Davis.

This music is known for its swift, complex rhythms, musical improvisation and rich melodic ornamentation. Traditionally performed by Romani musicians, the Lautari musical style encompasses soul-wrenching ballads, high-energy wedding dances and village-style tunes.

Hailing straight from the source and having been steeped in this tradition from birth, Sergiu Popa and Valy Lautar passionately embody these traditions.

They are joined on cimbalom by Balder ten Cate.

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Trio Dulce Amar will take the stage at Village Homes Community Center on Sunday, March 15.

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Swimming in Bengal bringing jazz improvisation Special to The Enterprise Sacramento-based trio Swimming in Bengal will bring east-meets-west improvisational jazz to The Palms Playhouse, 13 Main St. in Winters, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 at the door and $12 with student ID. The show is part of the venue’s Sunday Afternoon Jazz series.

Featuring Jed Brewer on guitar, Tony Passarell on saxophone, horns and bass and Rusi Gustafson on percussion, Swimming in Bengal takes some cues from Southern and Central Asia, and operates in a lawless noman’s land of atmospheric psychedelia.

Nods to the trio’s namesake region include Brewer playing a specially constructed guitar designed to sound like a sitar.

Tickets are available at Armadillo Music in Davis, Pacific Ace Hardware in Winters, Davids’ Broken Note in Woodland, online via The Palms’

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Performing as Swimming in Bengal, guitarist Jed Brewer, left, percussionist Rusi Gustafson and saxophonist and bassist Tony Passarell concoct east-meets-west jazz improvisation. The trio will perform at The Palms Playhouse in Winters at 3 p.m. March 15 as part of the venue’s Sunday Afternoon Jazz series. Tickets are $20 in advance and $24 at the door. website and Eventbrite, and at the door if not sold out.

For more information, visit palms playhouse.com and latherrecords. com/swimming-in-bengal.

To watch a video of Swimming in Bengal performing in San Francisco in July 2018, find this article on The Enterprise website at https://wp.me/ p3aczg-3MrE.

‘The Miracle Worker’ to open Friday in Winters Special to The Enterprise The classic story of Anne Sullivan, the blind tutor to the deaf and blind Helen Keller, will come to life on the Winters Theatre Company stage From Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 29, at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Ave. in Winters.

It is a sheer battle of wills as Anne works to break down the psychological walls that Helen has created.

William Gibson’s story of persistence, courage and patience will resonate with everyone who has ever battled any type of illness,

“Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?!”

Davis Musical Theatre Company’s Young Performers Theater plans auditions for its upcoming production of “Schoolhouse Rock, Live!”

Jan Isaacson will direct and choreograph this toetapping musical. Singers and actors for this production, done in the style of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” With more than 20 featured solos and many large ensemble numbers, this high-energy show has music from many different genres.

Auditions are at 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, with select callbacks on Wednesday, March 18, at the Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center, 607 Peña Drive in Davis.

Based on the renowned Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs, “Schoolhouse Rock, Live!” follows Tom, a nervewracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching.

Teh teacher tries to relax by watching TV

when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as “I’m Just A Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction.”

Auditions require singing and reading at the director’s discretion, and auditioners must bring sheet music (not just a vocal line) of a song they are prepared to sing (do not use a song from the show). A piano accompanist will be provided; no recorded music or a cappella singing is allowed.

The production offers many roles for experienced and new-to-thestage boys and girls, ages 7 through high school.

Newcomers are encouraged.

The general rehearsal schedule is 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, beginning on Monday, March 23. Not all actors will be called for every rehearsal. Performances are 2 p.m. Saturdays, May 2 to 23, 7 p.m. Friday, May 22, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24.

For additional information, visit dmtc.org or call 530-756-3682.

difficulty or challenge.

The gala opening of “The Miracle Worker” will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13, and will include complimentary cheesecake, champagne, coffee and soft drinks. Gala tickets are $15

for everyone.

Other shows are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays, through March 29. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children 12 and under.

Tickets are available on the Winters Theatre Company website at http:// winterstheatre.org.

For more information, visit the website, email winterstheatre@gmail. com or call 530-795-4014.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 A7

How many crises can we handle at once?

I walk around the house staring out the window. I start tasks and put them aside. I pick up my smartphone to read article after article and newsflash after newsflash. Or, more accurately, I read the first few lines, then skim, then wonder what I learn from such a messy exercise.

Like a town in the path of a hurricane, I have put myself into anticipatory mode. How should I prepare for whatever crisis may come my way? Should I shop?

Stockpile certain items, including water? Watch a video on proper hand-washing?

Is it wrong to buy masks if sick people need them first?

As I start down these rabbit holes, I realize that we’re dealing with too many crises at once.

Meanwhile, the weather is gorgeous during February, a month when we need snow and rain.

Which crisis should take precedence? Corona virus?

Drought? Fire? Trump 2020?

The stock market? Climate change?

Thinking selfishly, I ask myself which will impact me the most.

Corona virus, if I get it? Trump, if he stays four more years? The

stock market, because it holds some of my retirement funds?

Honestly, climate change feels like the longest-term and most devastating threat, the one that will impact humanity more than all others, but what can I do about it?

If you’ve read my column this far and wondered, “Where is Marion going with all this?” you share the spirit I live with right now.

I don’t know where I’m going.

Do you?

———— So far, the moment that most stunned me took place during a regular Sunday phone call with our 34-year-old son. Like us, he has read that the people most likely to die from corona virus are retirement age and older.

When he mentioned this to his dad and me, I heard a catch in his voice so subtle that only a parent can detect it. That brought me up short.

He’s worried about us. We’re both over 65.

———— His concern somehow grounded me a bit. I can’t escape the multiplicity of problems, but I can look for ways to put my mind more at ease.

For example, I find myself thinking pretty intensely about the air hug that my fellow board members of Yolo Hospice and I created a month ago during our retreat. We were trying to solve the problem of how to greet someone you care about without making physical contact. Our air hug involves warm eyes and a warm gesture, no touch.

I’ve practiced the gesture at home, by myself.

A few days ago, a friend sent me video of young men in Wuhan, China, tapping their feet against their companions’ feet in a lovely combination of dance and friendship. This is their alternative to shaking hands.

Other alternatives include fist

bumps (fewer germs than palmto-palm) and the “Ebola handshake,” which means greeting others with an elbow bump.

How about bowing?

I like the way the Yolo Hospice air hug ends with my hands loosely across my chest, as if I am enfolding the spirit, though not the body, of the person I am greeting.

———— Going outdoors is also soothing. Last Saturday, I went kayaking, as I do most weekends, on a friendly Class II section of the South Fork of the American River.

We were seven paddlers, two in canoes, five in kayaks, all but one over age 60. One man was 77 and although he paddled his boat smoothly and with confidence, he walked with a limp.

I had never met him before, but we paddled next to each other during calm water and he told me he was listening to the river.

“Have you noticed how the sound never stops?” he asked me. “Listen at any moment during today’s trip and you’ll hear a rapid ahead of us or a rapid

behind us. The moments of complete quiet are very few.”

“Listen,” he said again, and so I did.

From this I learned that when the river divides around a boulder, the water on one side sounds different from the water on the other side. When rocks are pebble-size, the sound is different from when they’re as big as books. This is only the beginning of what there was to notice. I have a lot of new listening to do.

This feels important to my mental health.

———— My mind still wanders among the land mines of Trump, climate change, the stock market, coronavirus, fire and whatever other conflagration, home or abroad, real or metaphorical, may be coming our way.

We really do have too many problems at once.

I’ll also think about sound in the river and hugs in the air.

— Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years.

Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.

Live Your Dream Award From self-advocacy to self lessness winners announced B T F Y RACY AUVER

Enterprise staff Soroptimist International of Greater Davis, a service club benefiting women and girls, is proud to announce scholarships to two local winners of its Live Your Dream Award and its grant to the MultiDisciplinary Interview Center in Woodland.

Live Your dream awards are given to women who provide the primary financial support for their families by giving them resources that can be used for education to improve their skills. The award reception will be at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 25, at RepowerYolo, 909 Fifth St. in Davis.

The winners are Cristal P., a single mother attending UC Davis, and Katherine Kanowsky, who is attending the Bernard School of Education at the University of the Pacific, and is raising two young children. Both women have overcome personal challenges and financial obstacles to continue their education fora better life for their children and themselves.

In addition to celebrating the winners of the Live Your Dream Award, Cameron Handley of the MDIC will be present to accept a grant as the recipient of the Soroptimist International of Greater Davis annual golf tournament.

Soroptimist International of Greater Davis is a member of Soroptimist International,an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. For more information, visit www. soroptimistgreaterdavis. com or Facebook.

Meetings are on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at Carleton Senior Living, 2726 Fifth St. in Davis.

———— Worcester Polytechnic Institute named Samuel Sands of Davis, a member of the class of 2023 majoring in mechanical engineering, to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2019 semester.

A total of 1,678 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s fall 2019 dean’s list. The criteria for the WPI dean’s list differs from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average. Instead, WPI defines the dean’s list

NAME DROPPERS by the amount of work completed at the A-level in courses and projects.

“WPI’s academic programs are rigorous and require a level of independence beyond what is required in traditional courses,” said dean of undergraduate studies Arthur C. Heinricher.

“WPI students go beyond the classroom to work on open-ended problems in and for communities around the world. The problems are important and the impact is real.

Some of this nation’s best and brightest students come to WPI to study engineering and science and business and the humanities. Those named to the dean’s list have excelled in all of their work, and we are exceptionally proud of these outstanding students.”

WPI is a technological university founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass.

———— Nataly Melgoza of Woodland was named to the Stanislaus State fall 2019 dean’s list, one of more than 3,000 students to earn the honor.

To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher and register for and earn a minimum of 12 units of credit of graded coursework at the university.

California State University, Stanislaus, serves a diverse student body of more than 10,000 at two locations in the Central Valley — a 228-acre campus in Turlock and the Stockton Campus, in the city’s historic Magnolia District.

———— Elena Burgess of Woodland is one of the nearly 600 cadets and students recognized by The Citadel for academic achievements during the fall 2019 semester.

Gold stars are awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade-point average or higher. Cadets and students who achieve gold star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s dean’s list.

The Citadel, in Charleston, S.C., offers a military college education for young men and women focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. The Citadel offers rigorous academic programs through its sixteen academic departments that are organized into five schools.

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H

ave you ever taken your child or children to a “Nutcracker” performance at Christmastime? I’ll never forget when I did.

Even nearly two decades later, the magical memories remain in my heart.

In fact, I have a lot of memories, from taking my kids to performances and sporting events, to simply shopping for back to school clothes.

While all of these activities are seemingly normal experiences for most children, they are harder to come by for foster children and foster youth.

However, they aren’t unheard of, and that’s because of a gem in our community called the Yolo Children’s Fund.

The Yolo Children’s Fund was founded with the mission to give children in the dependency system, from birth to age 21, opportunities and experiences that they wouldn’t otherwise have.

Throughout the years, our CASA volunteers have applied for grants from the Children’s Fund for various items and experiences. These have ranged from singing lessons, to performances at the Woodland Opera House, to the Polar Express train ride in Sacramento, and more. In short, the Children’s Fund has added some of the childhood magic (that most of us take for granted) to dozens of foster children’s lives.

BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Mottos and Slogans.

What heating and air conditioning repair company uses the slogan “Family Owned & Operated in Davis Since 1973”?

2. Unusual M-Words.

Coming from French for “chestnut,” what word means “a brownish crimson or claret color”?

3. California Cities That Start with the Letter D. In 1868, the Central Pacific railroad came through the area of the California town of Silveyville, missing it by a few miles, so the people of Silveyville moved the town to the railroad and renamed it. What was its new name?

The Yolo Children’s Fund awards grants for things like art supplies to children in the dependency system who otherwise wouldn’t have those opportunities.

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YOLO CASA In fact, I’d like to take a moment to tell you about one of our CASA volunteers, Alma Drabkin. She noticed that her CASA youth had taken up an interest in art, and applied for and was granted $250 to take her CASA child to buy art supplies for use over the summer. As she recalled the outing, Alma said, “She knew she had $250 to spend and she very carefully picked out each thing. She even wanted to purchase things in increments. You could tell she had never had something like that before and wanted to take it slow and make sure she spent it ‘right.’ ” Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make the biggest difference.

Now that I’ve told you a bit about the Yolo Children’s Fund, I’d like to let you know about one more thing that makes it truly special.

The first administrator of YCF was John Cron, a longtime CASA volunteer.

4. Film. The Oscarwinning films Boyhood and Birdman were released in what evennumbered year?

5. Books and Authors.

Which character in Alice in Wonderland is remembered for its distinctive mischievous grin?

Answers: Blake’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Maroon, Dixon, 2014, The Cheshire Cat. — Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at 7 p.m.

Mondays at de Vere’s Irish Pub, 217 E St. in downtown Davis. He is the author of the new book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People,” now available at The Avid Reader. Find out more at www.yourquiz master.com.

Retiring in 2018, John had ably guided the Children’s Fund Board and tackled all grant requests — without compensation — for 17 years. Upon his retirement, the Yolo Children’s Fund Board decided to honor him with a special grant given annually in his name to a Yolo County foster child or child who has demonstrated resilience in a unique way.

An example of this is Christy. Christy was placed in a group home far outside of Yolo County, but had a CASA volunteer before that who’d moved out of the area. Christy called the CASA office several times to advocate for herself — to get a new CASA volunteer so she could have someone to take her on outings and listen to help her move out of the group home.

This resiliency is an example of the kind of accomplishments that the Yolo Children’s Fund is so passionate about recognizing.

Reggie presents another example. Reggie became an adult while in the foster care system, but has never missed an opportunity to reach out to help others in need, or to connect them with resources that she herself

has used to gain knowledge, strength — resilience — through a great deal of adversity.

Over the years we’ve heard many beautiful stories of how our kids can thrive and they all seem to illustrate how service comes full circle. The truth is, we all just need someone to teach us the importance of the difference our own voice can make — both to ourselves and others — and those who’ve benefitted from that experience are often best equipped to give it to someone else.

Were you touched by a mentor as a child that showed up at just the right time and place? Will you be that someone for a foster child this spring?

We are currently accepting applications for our spring training. If you are interested in becoming a CASA volunteer, please fill out an interest form on our website (www.yolocasa.org) or call us at 530661-4200. And if you are interested in making a donation to the Yolo Children’s Fund of learning more, please check out their website at yolochildrensfund.org.

— Tracy Fauver, LCSW, is the Executive Director of Yolo County CASA

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020

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Monday ■ The Thriving Pink Speakers Series will present Nicole Carbó, a radiologist with Sutter Medical Foundation, speaking on “The Role of the Diagnostic Radiologist in Breast Cancer” at 7 p.m. at the University Covenant Church, 315 Mace Blvd. in Davis.

Carbó will discuss various radiologic methods used in breast cancer diagnosis, such as mammograms, ultrasound, MRI and PET scans. Call 304-2746 for more information.

■ The Yolo Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the Woodland Senior and Community Center, 2001 East St., and invites men, their spouses and family members, to meet with prostate cancer survivors to learn about treatment options, and their experiences with recovery and side effects. Chris Hennessy will speak about his “Cancer Diagnosis?

How and Why to Maintain a Life-as-Usual Attitude.” He will discuss his insights on ways to boost your immune system without drugs, and about unique prostate cancer treatment additions and alternatives. For information, see yoloprostate.net or call Gil Walker 530-6616449.

Tuesday ■ The Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group will view parts of two DVDs: “Forks Over Knives” and “Eating You Alive.” Both outline whole fresh food to deal with chronic illness.

Members will share their own experiences, too. Meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., in Davis. For information, contact Mary Sprifke at 530-756-5102.

■ The Stephens Branch Library’s Aguas Frescas series presents Lotería Paint Night at 7 p.m. in the Children’s Activity Room, 315 E. 14th St. Join up for a night of painting lotería cards and learn about Mexican bingo! Homemade refreshments provided.

■ The Photo Club of Davis will meet for “critique night” at 7:10 p.m. in the Blanchard Room of the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St. in Davis.

This meeting will include the club’s periodic showing, discussing and critiquing of member-submitted images. Everyone is invited to attend and no dues or fees required.

Wednesday ■ Join Project Linus to

make blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Davis Senior Center on 646 A Street in Davis to share ideas, patterns and lots of good conversation. All are welcome to attend the meeting and help sew Linus labels on handmade blankets for organizations that serve children in need. Project Linus members may take home donated fabric and yarn each month to complete a blanket. Finished blankets can be brought to the next monthly gathering or at the Joann Fabric store

in Woodland. For general information, drop-off location questions, or fabric and yarn donations, contact Diane McGee at dmmyolo@ gmail.com or 753-3436.

■ “Everyday Improv” is a weekly drop-in improv comedy workshop for funloving people who want to build mental agility, unleash creativity, and have tons of stress-relieving fun. The group plays games and practices the art of improv for use in everyday life. It runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Melon Ball at Watermelon Music, 1070 Lake Blvd. Suite 1. Registration is appreciated but not required by texting 530304-4393 or emailing Liz@ ImprovForLiving.org. The cost is a $10 sliding-scale donation at the door.

■ The Yolo Citizens’ Climate Lobby chapter meeting will be held at the Friends’ Meetinghouse, 345 L St. in Davis from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The focus is on bipartisan federal legislation to address the global warming issue. Visit www. yoloccl.org.

Thursday ■ The Yolo Knitters Guild has resumed its regular meeting schedule for spring 2020. The group meets every second and fourth Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Davis Lutheran Church, Eighth and B streets. For more information or to be added to the guild’s contact list, email Willa Pettygrove at bmngrove@sbcglobal.net.

■ NAMI-Yolo, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold the next Davis meeting of the Connection support group from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Community Room at César Chávez Plaza, 1220 Olive Drive in Davis. The group meets every Thursday at the same time and place. NAMI Connection is a free, 90-minute support group run by people who live with mental illness for other people who live with mental illness. The group is led by NAMI-trained peer facilitators.

■The Sierra Club Yolano Group will host a potluck dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Blanchard Room at the Stephens Branch Library, 314 E. 14th St. in Davis.

For the evening’s presentation, the club welcomes Beth Rose Middleton, UC Davis professor, who will discuss “Tribal Leadership in Climate Change Adaptation.” Each guest is asked to bring a favorite dish to share, a plate, a cup, utensils and a cloth napkin. For more information, contact Alan Pryor at ozone21@att. net or 916-996-4811.

■ The Davis Shambhala Meditation Center, 133 D St., Ste. H, in Davis, is offering a class on Pema Chodron’s latest book, “Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World” beginning at 7 p.m. Pre-register at davis. shambhala.org. There is a suggested donation of $100. For more information, call Patti Larson at 530-757-2861 or Bill Fell at 530-753-2846.

treatment or a vaccine is discovered.

Independent of government intervention, community members will play an important role in either speeding up or slowing down the spread of COVID19. “That level of engagement is every bit as important as county or federal government,” Davis said.

Actions individuals can take to limit virus transmission include limiting physical contact with other people, frequently washing hands and sanitizing surfaces, not touching our faces and staying at home when sick. “There’s evidence these behaviors and actions can be extremely affective,” Davis said, but it can be hard to make a habit of doing them.

“We need support from our colleagues,” he said. “We need to be reminding each other.”

On a practical level, mobilizing behavior change on a large scale — such as a city or a university — is impossible, Davis said. “We need to support behavior change at the level where we control our environment,” such as in an office or a restaurant.

Actions taken at this level could include putting up signage, talking through expected behavior in face-toface settings, and reinforcing these behaviors with hourly reminders.

“If we take these actions, we can protect the most vulnerable in our community,” Davis said. “These are people every single one of us knows and probably loves deeply — our parents, our grandparents.”

Seniors While the virus’s fatality rate is thought to be around 2 percent, it is much deadlier in older populations. For people 80 and older, health officials estimate the COVID-19 fatality rate could be nearly 20 percent.

Over the past several days, a COVID-19 outbreak in a senior living facility in a Seattle-suburb claimed 13 lives. Senior-living communities in Davis said they are taking careful measures to protect their residents.

“In addition to following all recommended guidelines from the CDC, we have implemented additional precautions to ensure our residents and employees stay healthy,” said Mike Gentry, the Senior Vice President of Care for Atria Senior Living.

All staff, from drivers to physical therapists, are taking extra trainings related infection control and handwashing, and anyone who has traveled abroad in the past two weeks, including family members, is barred from entering the Atria Covell Gardens facility in Davis.

“We are taking these precautions for the well-being of all who live and who work at Atria and remain focused on providing the best possible care and service for our residents,” Gentry said.

Schools open On Saturday, Elk Grove Unified School District Superintendent Christopher Hoffman announced the closure of all EGUSD schools and the cancellation of student-related activities for the upcoming week through March 13. With more than 63,000 students, EGUSD is one of the largest school districts in Northern California.

It is unclear how the decision will impact the Davis school district. On Friday, Davis Superintendent John Bowes said the district is closely monitoring COVID19 developments and, as of now, Davis schools remain open.

UC Davis announced Saturday it has not mandated the cancellation of in-person classes, while leaving open the possibility that it might do so soon. “Given the fluidity of the situation and if new

information or guidance becomes available, we may have to change our plans at very short notice,” UC Davis administrators said in a statement.

Some UC Davis professors have begun taking their own precautions. “I want to do whatever I can to reduce the transmission rate,” said Jonathan Eisen, a professor in the department of medical microbiology and immunology who is teaching two courses this quarter.

Eisen stopped requiring in-person attendance a week-and-a-half ago and has cancelled in-person classes completely for the coming week. “I don’t want students to feel like they have to choose between their health and their grades,” he said.

Limited tests “The last many weeks we have had very limited testing capacity,” Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman said. As of Friday, all testing for Yolo, Napa, Marin and Solano counties was being done at a single lab in Vallejo, with an average wait of 48 to 72 hours for test results. Fifteen individuals from Yolo county have been tested so far, including four tests that were still pending on Friday.

After surveying local data from across the country, The Atlantic reported Friday it could only verify that 1,895 people in the U.S. have been tested, well below the 1.5 million tests Vice President Mike Pence announced would be available by then.

The testing capacity in the U.S. has also lagged behind that of other countries.

South Korea, for example, has tested about 140,000 people.

Because of the limited testing capacity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued clear guidelines about who could be tested. Patients who qualified for testing have been

those who were both symptomatic and either recently traveled to a high-risk country or had potential exposure to an individual known to have COVID-19.

The patient admitted to the UC Davis Medical Center last month was reported denied a COVID-19 test based on these criteria and only tested positive after her condition worsened. As a result, more than a hundred Med Center employees were quarantined. Healthcare providers across the country have reported similar stories of patients being denied tests.

According to Chapman, the capacity to test for COVID-19 is likely to expand in the coming days, with commercial labs reportedly able to begin testing for the virus on Monday.

UC San Francisco announced it is developing two COVID-19 tests and expects to be able to test 30 to 100 individuals per day beginning next week.

Stocking up While public health officials have not advised stockpiling supplies — other than a little more food than usual — because of COVID-19, heightened uncertainty has sent some essentials flying off the shelves.

Costco merchandise manager Luciano Navarro said the Woodland store is now ordering a truckload of bottled water every day, instead of its usual two trucks per week. For the past several days, the store has sold out of latex gloves, Clorox disinfectants, canned tuna, rice and beans. The toilet paper was gone by noon Friday. “We’re selling out every day,” Navarro said.

Elsewhere, CVS in east Davis posted a sign saying the store was sold out of protective masks and hand sanitizer. While some stores were sold out of specific items, all of these supplies could be found in Davis.

COUNTY: Save the masks for those in need From Page A1 30 people who have done their 14-day quarantines (and been released),” he said.

He added that 15 Yolo County residents have been tested for the virus so far, 10 people whose tests were negative, four whose tests are pending and the patient who tested positive on Friday.

“Our laboratory testing capacity is expanding,” Chapman said, including both a public health lab in Fairfield that serves Yolo, Solano, Marin and Napa counties as well as commercial labs that are now able to test for coronavirus.

However, he said, “those tests need to be limited to the appropriate people.”

“It’s not necessary for somebody with a mild

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cough and a runny nose to go in to their doctor and get swabbed and tested. Those folks need to stay at home.

There is no clinical or public health reason for those people to be tested.”

The vast majority (80 percent) of people who do contract coronavirus will have mild cases, he said, “meaning (they) have a runny nose, a light cough, they get better after a few days and may never know that they have coronavirus.

“The folks that are most impacted and get the severe forms of the infection are the elderly.”

Additionally, he said, members of the general public “should not be wearing masks.”

“We’re in a shortage of masks,” Chapman said. “We need to save our masks for

the healthcare workers who are on the front lines taking care of the people who are sick with coronavirus.”

Meanwhile, Dana Carey, manager of Yolo County’s Office of Emergency Services, said the county will be declaring a state of public health emergency and proclaiming a state of local emergency.

“Those ... allow us to handle whatever comes our way in the future,” Carey said. “A lot of times our local public health proclamation can access our emergency purchasing policies so that we can buy things faster, order things faster, take personnel who are normally doing work in our other departments and reassign them, in this case, to help our Health and Human Services Agency.”

That, in turn, she said, gives HHSA “the ability to do the very important work that’s going to be needed in upcoming weeks, such as contact tracing and calling and staying in contact with patients.”

Chapman reiterated the best ways people can avoid contracting the coronavirus, including by staying home from work or school when sick; covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze; and washing your hands for at least 20 seconds multiple times a day.

Yolo County has established a dedicated voicemail for public inquiries about coronavirus at 530-666-8614 and will post important updates on its coronavirus webpage at www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus.

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Late rally falls short for UCD men’s squad

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Enterprise staff LONG BEACH — The number of UC Davis women’s basketball fans visiting chiropractors skyrocketed today thanks to neck injuries suffered by double takes following the Aggies’ 66-57 regular-season finale loss to Long Beach State on Saturday.

While the all-time series between the schools is knotted at 18-18, the Aggies had staked their claim on The Beach by winning the past five contests dating back to the 201617 season.

Long Beach stumbled into Saturday’s contest, dropping four of its last six contests.

However, Beach shooters found their range early and upended the four-time defending Big ConferNext game: Friday vs. TBA, West ence chamnoon, BWC tourney semi, pion Aggies Honda Center, Anaheim.

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“We really didn’t get up for the game,” UCD head coach Jennifer Gross told The Enterprise. “Our goal was to try and keep improving, and today was another opportunity for that, but …

“We’ll definitely bounce back.”

UCD, thanks to winning the regularseason crown, has earned a double bye and won’t play until Friday when the eight-team conference tournament makes its way to the

Beach 66, Aggies 57

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Aggie Sage Stobbart (11) looks to outlet the ball against UC Riverside earlier this season as teammate Mackenzie Trpcic (00) races to an open spot.

Honda Center. Early rounds go Tuesday and Wednesday at this same Walter Pyramid.

“It’s nice to have a little rest time while everybody else fights it out,” Gross said.

Justina King paced Long Beach (13-16, 8-8) with 19 points, and teammates Cydnee Kinslow and Shanaijah Davidson had 13 each.

The Aggies — a traditionally strong second-half team — fell off the pace the latter stages, hitting 11 of 27 after intermission, while the Beach offense was 12 of 22 (a staggering 7 of 9 in the fourth).

Aggie center Sage Stobbart paced her team with 13 points and six rebounds. Campbell Gray was the only other Aggie in double

figures, scoring 10 points. Cierra Hall had six boards.

UCD was 6 of 22 from behind the arc.

Nina Bessolo had two treys, while Stobbart, Katie Toole, Mackenzie Trpcic and Kayla Konrad knocked down one each.

Additionally, UCD has developed an unnerving trend. The Aggies have dominated at home but have struggled on the road, posting a 6-9 record away from The Pavilion.

UCD will need to find a way to grind out road wins as Anaheim-based BWC Tournament opens Wednesday.

By winning the BWC, the Aggies earned a double bye in the tournament and will not play their first game until noon on Friday.

If the UC Davis men’s basketball team was looking to pick up some momentum heading into next week’s Big West Conference Tournament, it failed to find any Saturday night in Riverside County.

Suffering their second straight loss, this time 66-61 against UC Riverside, the Aggies solidified their fifthplace BWC finish and are now penciled in to face the conference’s No. 4 seed Hawaii on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in Anaheim at the Honda Center. The Rainbow Warriors have topped UCD in a pair of thrillers this season, winning both contests by just a single bucket near the buzzer.

UCD ends its regular season with a 14-18 overall record and 8-9 league mark, while UCR improves to 17-15, 7-9, good for sixth place.

“We’ve gotta get better in late-game situations,” Aggie head coach Jim Les said in a postgame radio interview — a message that’s seems to have fallen on deaf ears as his squad

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Big West Conference Tournament stage is set Enterprise staff As far as Big West Tournament brackets go, UC Davis’ women’s team will — for the fourth straight season — earn a double bye while holding the No. 1 seeding this week. For the men, UC Irvine took down another top billing.

Both the Aggie women and men will play at the Honda Center (Anaheim) — the top-ranked UCD women (12-4, 17-12) playing a semifinal game at noon on Friday with the fifth-seeded men (8-8 in BWC, 14-19 overall) going against No. 4 Hawaii (8-8, 17-13) Thursday. The Anteaters (13-3,

21-11) meet No. 8 Long Beach State (6-10, 11-21) at 6 p.m.

The women’s event begins Tuesday at Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid where No. 8 Cal Poly (6-10, 9-18) meets Cal State Fullerton — the five-seed at 8-8, 16-13 — beginning at 6 p.m. Long Beach State (8-8, 13-16 as a sixth seed) and No. 7 CSUN (7-9, 12-18) meet at 8:30 p.m.

On Wednesday it will be No. 3 UC Irvine (9-7, 13-17) versus the lowest remaining seed, with No. 4 Hawaii (9-7, 14-14) gets the highest remaining seed. Game times are 6 and 8:30 p.m., respectively.

Earlier Thursday for the men, it’s No. 3 UC Santa Barbara (10-6, 21-10) against No. 6 UC Riverside (7-9, 17-15) at 2:30 p.m. just before No. 2 CSUN (10-6, 14-17) versus No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (6-10, 11-20) goes at noon.

The local women ended regularseason play falling to Long Beach, 66-57, on Saturday. UCD coach Jennifer Gross says the thought of her team sleeping in its own beds and getting some quality classroom time in before next week’s finals are both good things.

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BY OWEN YANCHER Enterprise staff writer In a message circulated to district families on Saturday, Elk Grove Unified School District Superintendent Christopher Hoffman announced the closure of all EGUSD schools and the subsequent cancellation of studentrelated activities for the upcoming week through March 13.

“Friday evening, the Sacramento County Public Health Department confirmed that an EGUSD family was put on quarantine because of testing positive for COVID-19,” the message said.

“After careful consideration and in light of the new information, ... the District will close its schools.”

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How these measures will impact the Davis Joint Unified School District remains unclear at this point. However, several Davis High athletic events have already been affected.

Five of the Blue Devils’ seven conference opponents in the Delta League are EGUSD schools.

DHS currently has six sporting events scheduled against Elk Grove teams this upcoming week, including a Monday diving competition against Franklin and a boys volleyball match at Cosumnes Oaks on Tuesday.

Already, Wednesday’s DHS swim meet against Franklin has been nixed and set to be made up

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being on the road this week,” Gross explained. “That takes its toll a little bit. For some teams having to play today, then turn right back around and having to play … on Tuesday. It’s quick.

“For us, it’s a great position to be in. Our players put themselves in that position to have those double byes; get to rest a little bit early in the week; focus on us for the first day or two (of the week); then once we figure out who we’re playing, have a day of prep for that game, too.

“At this point of the season being able to rest up and be fresh

for the tournament is really important.”

As for men’s coach Jim Les, whose squad is nursing back-toback losses this week, the ninthyear Aggie believes his guys need to refocus on defense and put the regular-season-ending week behind it: “We’ve got to get better — lategame issues, situations. The mindset is right, we’re trying to do the right things, but it has to be within the structure of what we talk about.”

Championship games will be conducted on Saturday.

Tough outing for Devils Davis High’s second baseman Carolena Morales throws to first baseman Stevie Spencer (18) in Friday’s 11-1 nonleague loss to Rocklin. To read more about other Blue Devil sports, see page B2.

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Finding right fit is key for track & field ■ Editor’s note: This continues an Enterprise series on spring sports at Davis High School.

BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor Coaches know that, early in a season, teams are often a work in progress.

Basketball coaches deal with a roster of maybe 16 and often scratch their heads as to who fits where. Baseball managers at the high school level try to produce the best possible lineups featuring as few as 20 players.

But try this: Put together boys and girls track teams from an initial turnout of almost 250 student-athletes.

Such is the task for Davis High head cinder coach Spencer Elliott, who got a pleasing first outing last week when his Blue Devils ran, threw and jumped over visiting Woodland, Pioneer and Woodland Christian.

Davis took 24 of the day’s events at Brown Stadium. The locals had six multiple winners and seemed to pick up where they left off in 2019 when the girls finished second in the SacJoaquin Section with the boys fifth.

Elliott cautions that there is a long way to go, but says fans should expect a raft-load of newcomers joining solid returners in shaping the spring bounty for DHS track and field.

“We have all these kids coming out, ninth-graders and 10thgraders, and we’re still trying to learn their names,” says Elliott, now in his 16th year directing traffic for the Devils. “It’s hard.

And these are athletic kids. I can tell they’re athletic … they’re strong and they’re quick, but I don’t where where they all fit.

“We’re gonna try pole vault, try high jump, try triple jump. We’re going to see where they settle. You

just don’t know. Some of these kids could turn into elite trackand-field athletes in the next couple of years.”

And by the end of the year?

“From a team competition standpoint, we always have the goal of being competitive, even if we don’t end up winning.”

Elliott saw some impressive efforts last Wednesday, although the wins came against schools that probably stand a cut below the likes of subsequent Delta League foes such as St. Francis, Jesuit, Cosumnes Oaks, Franklin and Sheldon.

Veteran Abby Lo, now a senior, tripled in the debut quad meet.

She captured both the long and triple jumps after blowing up the 400 meters with a solid 1:01.71.

“I feel like Abby has been here forever because she did so well so early,” says Elliott of his girls’ team mainstay. “We’ve got other really terrific competitors like Elena Siemens and Georgia Eastham, good distance runners ... and I know girls we don’t know about.”

Senior pole vaulter Siemens finished 14th at the 2019 state meet after winning Sac-Joaquin Section honors. Her first effort this spring was a 12-foot, school record-tying register. Another senior, Eastham, took both the discus and shot put events to open strong on Wednesday.

Elliott says he’s delighted with the energy he’s already seen in sprints.

Nathan Jewell doubled in the quad meet, winning the 100 and 200. But he’s going to have plenty of company in a potential mixand-match pattern that Elliott sees paying dividends in the relays, too.

“I think we’ll have a really good boys 4-by-1 and 4-by-4 — not that our girls won’t be good, because there is some real depth there, too,” the coach told The Enterprise.

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Blue Devil Elena Siemens, who captured 2019 Sac-Joaquin Section honors, opened this season with a school record-tying 12-foot pole vault.

Xavier Chambers “has transitioned from a sophomore to junior, he’s looked really good … really fast.” First-time senior Payne Barksdale — a football player like Chambers — has had good report cards for his inaugural track season: “He’s been really speedy in practice … has brought that hardwork mentality.” Elliott offers.

“We’re figuring these guys into the relay — and we’ll probably

put Owen Dulcich on there at some point, but not to start the year.”

Nick Seyk, another senior, is a veteran with nice speed and will help provide good depth in the sprints and relays.

Webb Johnson returns as the heart of the boys’ throws crew.

Johnson was one of the Devils’ double winners, along with hurdler and triple jumper Micah Broughton and distance

sophomore Zachary Ayers.

Davis High athletes also dipped their collective toes into Saturday’s Sacramento State High School Track Classic. The Blue Devils turned in some positive top-5 results ...

Johnson’s discus throw (13405) and shot put (44-04) were both good for fourth places. Shay Hawkes, who won the high jump last Wednesday, took second in the event (5-04). Speedy Dulcich’s 50.25 took third in the 400 meters.

Gabriela Caceres-Fernandez (8-06) was fifth in the girls pole vault, and sophomore Will Siemens (12-06) was fourth in the boys vault. A 9:39 from Dice Ferrick earned a fourth in the 3,200.

Zeno Castiglioni, like Ferrick a senior, (4:19.96) captured fifth in the boys 1,600-meter race.

Next up is the UC Davis Aggie Open Twilight meet on Friday.

Elliott says each outing provides another clue to his strongest lineup. Each step forward gives the coaching staff a feel for what May could hold heading into sections, the Masters and the state meet.

“We want to be there at the end, but you have to see how some of these kids develop and how it all shakes out,” Elliott notes. “It’s about maximizing our potential: Put kids in positions where they can grow and thrive, see themselves develop as athletes.”

Notes: Gone are standout runners like Bryce Gregg, Sophia Lodigiani and Jupa ZarateSanchez. High-jumper Hannah Lybbert ( fourth at state in 2019) has moved on, too. But Devil fans can see the new wave of blueand-white flashes when DHS hosts the Delta Center Meet No. 1 on March 25.

— Reach Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or call 530-320-4456.

Blue Devil boys stick it to Vista Del Lago Enterprise staff The Davis High boys lacrosse team won its third contest in as many games in a Friday night 8-7 overtime thriller against Vista Del Lago.

The league opener got off to a rocky start as Davis fell behind 4-1 in the second quarter. But the Blue Devils rallied all the way back and forced overtime.

The Blue Devil offense was more evenly spread out than its first two games, featuring six different scorers on the night.

Michael Leistikow, Adam Perry and Taylor Vaughn each found the back of the net during regulation, with Tanner McNamara and Ellison Wong notching two apiece.

Perhaps, the most memorable goal of the night came off of a Wong assist to Chris D’Angelo, a 10-yard laser past the Vista goalie to end the game. D’Angelo also finished the contest 8 of 15 on faceoffs.

Other key performers for Davis included Taylor Vaughn, whose goal and defensive effort ensured that Davis stayed in the game; Robbie Silver, who played attack instead of his favored midfield for the second half and brought his passing acumen with him; and Mason Johnstone, a brick wall in front of the cage in the second half, making eight of his nine saves in the final two quarters.

“Mason Johnstone in the second half was huge for us,” said head coach Nick Juri.

Davis has a nonleague game at Amador Valley on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., before hosting league opponent Granite Bay on Friday at 7:30 pm.

DHS ROUNDUP Boys tennis The Blue Devils used split squads at the two-day California Tennis Classic at Buchanan High in Clovis.

Davis I, an all-varsity team, went 1-4 in the tournament. The Blue Devils tied the Bears, three sets each, seven sets each, but Buchanan took the match on games won, 62-48. Davis II, a mix of varsity and junior varsity, went 4-1.

For DI, the brotherly duo of Shehan and Shivan Seneviratne won three of their matches. Additional doubles winners were Mitchell Madayag and Fujia Guo and Ian Hwang and Dorado Barrios.

Singles winners included Connor Tang, Hwang and Brian Liu. Picking up singles wins for DII were Owen Sheppard (four), Alan Cao (three), Itai Kalman, Jared Umphress and Cavan Schraner.

Doubles wins came from Julian Dunn (three), Nickolas Perez (three), Nikhil Chander (two), Kalman (two), Umphress (two), Michael Li (two), Morgan Ayden (two) and Schraner (two).

Boys volleyball After losing a close, five-set match earlier in the week, the Davis High boys volleyball team returned to the win column with a 25-12, 25-23, 25-22 victory at Freedom Friday night.

The result improved the Devils’ record to 2-1.

On the night, DHS was led by its powerful frontline in Cory

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Blue Devil Sophia Young had two goals in Davis High’s 17-7 loss to San Ramon Valley on Friday.

Kodira and Ashish Signh, each of whom racked up six kills to lead the locals.

Elsewhere on the court, setter Collin Yee again had a standout match, posting 10 assists, three kills, five blocks and three aces.

Meanwhile, libero Christian Garcia added 12 digs.

The Blue Devils Delta League opener, slated for Tuesday at Cosumnes Oaks, is postponed.

DHS has a nonleague match against Christian Brothers on Thursday before opening its home league slate against Sheldon on Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m.

Girls lacrosse Things were looking mighty ugly in the first half Saturday afternoon at Brown Stadium as the Lady Devils battled the defending North Coast Section champs, San Ramon Valley.

But following a scoreless opening 25 minutes, DHS finally found a rhythm, netting all of its seven goals after intermission in a 17-7 loss to the visiting Wolves.

“We knew it was a hard match up coming in,” said Devil attacker Colette Quaas, who helped break the locals’ scoring drought with

an up-close and personal slap-in shot, just after halftime. “In the second half, we learned we could drive more in the shooting space and get (whistles) called, so that helped us keep them down.”

Along with Sophia Young, Quaas scored a pair of goals in the match, while Amara Higgins, Meilla Blissett and Devon Morris also put shots past the SRV keeper. Devil goalie Stella Cardenas registered five saves.

Now 3-2, the Blue Crew will hit the road for a 7 p.m. clash with Del Oro on Wednesday in Loomis.

CORONAVIRUS: UC Davis athletics continue to play as schedule From Page B1 at a later date. Davis High tennis coach Dale Hersch says his Blue Devils’ home tennis match Tuesday against the Wildcats and their Thursday contest at Cosumnes will also need to be rescheduled.

The Elk Grove announcement (the first of its kind in California) comes just days after the closure of several school districts in the state of Washington, including the Northshore School District

near Seattle, which plans to be shut down for up to 14 days amid COVID-19 concerns. Friday, the University of Washington suspended all in-person classes in hopes to slow the spread of coronavirus, as did Stanford University on Saturday morning. The two colleges plan to continue classes through online instruction, indefinitely.

To date, UC Davis has not cancelled classes in wake of the COVID-19 scare. In a campuswide release Saturday night, the

university confirmed it will not be cancelling lectures this upcoming week. However, professors were given the green light by administration “to move part or all of their remaining course content online.”

Saturday morning, UCD Deputy Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca told The Enterprise, “UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletic events are continuing as scheduled. We are working directly with campus leadership as they and our public health officials

continent to monitor the situation.”

In a press conference Saturday, Hoffman said no EGUSD students or employees have tested positive for the virus, but confirmed there are family members of students who have. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, with most in Washington State. There have been 11 associated deaths.

Notes: With nearly 64,000

students, EGUSD is the fifthlargest school district in California, according to the state Department of Education.

Besides Franklin and Cosumnes Oaks, its high schools include: Sheldon, Elk Grove, Pleasant Grove, Florin, Laguna Creek, Valley and Monterey Trail. To minimize the impact on student learning and any loss of instruction time, Hoffman says Elk Grove schools will move up their traditional Spring Break to this upcoming week.

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— Thinking Positive in Louisville Dear Thinking Positive: I’m so sorry that your husband is ill. I’m glad that Beryl’s poem touched you, as it seems to have touched many others. Read on.

——— Dear Annie: I am a 64-year-old mother.

I lost my son, Jonathan, age 34, Christmas week of 2017, when his car was hit by a careless driver of a truck. My son left behind a wife and two children. My son was a good person, son and husband who spread his love, kindness and thoughtfulness to all he knew.

My intense grief has morphed into clinical depression. I still find joy in my family, especially my late son’s two children. But at times, I have had thoughts that my pain will only truly stop when I depart this life.

I am seeing a grief counselor and am on antidepressants. I am on as good a path as possible given the circumstances.

I’m not writing to ask for any advice. I’m writing because Beryl’s poem touched my heart and soul. It made me think of all the things there are still here for me to see and experience even at my age. And to experience with my grandchildren.

Beryl, you don’t know how important it was that you sent your insightful poem into Annie’s column. Thank you!

— Debra, Washington, Pennsylvania Dear Debra: I am so, so sorry for the loss of your son. My heart goes out to you.

Thank you for writing.

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Walk on the wary side Dear Annie: Both my wife and I are in our 80s, and we like to take walks together.

Recently, we’ve noticed a safety issue that concerns us. As young children, we were always taught to walk facing traffic (i.e., the left side of the road). Older people, like us, seem to have learned this lesson well. But somewhere along the line, this simple safety tip got dropped.

What we see today are more and more young people and their families walking in the direction of traffic. Please tell your readers to be safe and walk facing traffic.

— Two Walkers

Dear Two Walkers: Thank you for your observation. I will pass the tip on to my readers. And great job walking! Walking together as a couple is great for so many reasons. It helps you stay fit while growing closer to each other by having relaxed conversations in the open air.

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BY LLEWELLYN KING Special to The Enterprise

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ften when there is an intimidating mountain of books, one needs something else: another book. One such book was Martin Gilbert’s “In Search of Churchill: A Historian’s Journey,” published in 1994.

Gilbert, author of Churchill’s eightvolume, official biography, must have felt that a smaller book was needed as a guide.

Or, more likely, he realized that big works on his subject abounded, so he wrote an informal book about how he wrote the official biography. It is a quick guide to the man Churchill, his habits and eccentricities.

Now comes an important book that, I think, will be invaluable for people who are overwhelmed by the 15,000-plus books on President Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War: “Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln” by Edward Achorn. It is a small masterpiece, brilliant in concept and exquisite in execution.

Achorn has taken just one day, March 4, 1865, the day of Lincoln’s second inauguration, as the keyhole through which he gives us a 360-degree view of the Civil War: the players, the issues, the bloodshed, the misery, the sacrifice — and the folly, nobility and the cruelty of the war.

By that March, when Lincoln had been re-elected, the war was drawing to a close.

It had claimed an incredible 700,000 lives, left families shattered and the South in ruins.

At the center of it all was Lincoln, the gangling, ruminating, rube-like figure who wrote with biblical grandeur. Though torn by the war, he ordered that the Confederacy be crushed by whatever means to bring the war to an end — an idea that Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s men executed with sometimes barbaric zeal, especially in South Carolina and Georgia.

For me, the sorry plight of the prisoners of war is especially hard to take. On both sides, they suffered and died in degradation of disease and starvation. Yet Lincoln stopped the prisoner exchanges for twoand-a-half years, adding to the death and misery on both sides.

The author — a deft hand at scenes and people — paints a vivid picture of the Washington of 1865, from a society party thrown by the rich Chief Justice Salmon Chase and his beautiful daughter, Kate Chase Sprague, which lacked nothing in sumptuousness, to the romance between Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, and Lucy Lambert Hale, the daughter of Lincoln’s ally and confidant New Hampshire Sen. John Parker Hale.

Achorn tells us of the mud that oozed and sloshed everywhere for the inaugural, as it had rained hard that day and the previous one. He details the permanent stench that came from the Washington City Canal, near Capitol Hill, which was failing as a commercial waterway. The canal was filled with human and animal feces, dead animals and other detritus of the city.

He also tells us of the social life, where young people met each other at fashionable tea dances at the National Hotel.

All this while the wounded lay in terrible pain in inadequate hospitals. This suffering recorded by the poet and reporter Walt Whitman, who went daily to comfort the hurting soldiers, and the pioneering nurse Clara Barton, who sought to talk to Lincoln about the missing.

Washington was a cauldron of a place that year. A place of hopeful African Americans, freed from slavery but owning nothing, as well as profiteers, social climbers and office-seekers, deserters and those who had fought and had been wounded.

Achorn is journalist, and he uses the skills of his trade to bring us as much of the flavor from contemporary accounts as he can find in letters and newspapers without, as academics often do, weighing down the narrative with whole letters and articles.

This is a book that moves on efficiently, parading its characters, from politicians and newspaper editors to actors and prostitutes (a Booth weakness).

With skill and massive research, Achorn brings it all into one place on one day for us to see, feel and ponder.

— Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail. com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

allots from last week’s election are still being counted and it will be weeks before the final numbers are tallied, but with that caveat, it appears that a $15 billion school bond issue — the only statewide ballot measure — has been decisively rejected.

That’s something of a shock. Public schools are popular in California and school bond issues generally enjoy strong voter support.

It’s also a downer for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had been a principal drafter of the measure, moved it through the Legislature, raised money and personally campaigned for its passage.

Finally, it’s a setback for housing developers who would have benefited from a provision exempting them from some local school impact fees.

It’s possible, even probable, that the bond issue’s ballot designation, Proposition 13, contributed to its demise. A 1978 measure, also Proposition 13, is one of the most iconic political events in California history, sharply curtailing the growth of property taxes.

Some voters clearly thought that 2020’s Proposition 13 would somehow affect

for California Education (PACE), a university consortium devoted to research on education issues, issued a study on the attitudes of very affluent and very liberal voters in Marin County.

1978’s Proposition 13.

Although inaccurate, that notion was probably sparked by campaigning on another ballot measure expected to appear on the November ballot that would allow higher levies on commercial property. Opponents warn that it could be the first step toward repeal of 1978’s Proposition 13, so it’s understandable that some voters would be confused.

Nevertheless, the apparent defeat of the school bond may be much more than a case of mistaken identity. It could reflect rising resistance to new borrowing and new taxes.

The Public Policy Institute of California’s recent polling of voters has found that “At least a majority — but never more than two-thirds — in every place in the state believes taxes are too high (and) overall, 58% hold this opinion.”

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LETTERS Teachers deserve better pay Assuming the final vote tally on Measure G doesn’t change significantly, in the long run the teachers didn’t lose but the DJUSD board certainly did. Over 65% of Davis voters, a clear majority, confirmed that appropriate pay for our teachers is a priority, a priority the board itself has not recognized. Rather than prioritize teacher salaries the board has chosen to dramatically increase administrative staff.

The test will come on July 1 when the state of California’s 2020-21 budget becomes law. In its publicly released K-12 education budget proposal, the state’s Average Daily Attendance contribution to local schools will increase by $496 per student.

That’s over $4 million dollars to support Davis education goals. Will these funds go to increasing salaries for our already-overpaid superintendent and administrators or go to the classroom where the need is great.

Recruiting, training and retaining Davis teachers, the number one asset in achieving our goal of quality education for our students, is something not adequately recognized by the school board; it now becomes our responsibility to ensure that the DJUSD board responds to the

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t noted that after years of routine voter approval of parcel taxes for local schools, “In 2016, something shifted. Voters in upscale Kentfield rejected the renewal of a previously popular school parcel tax, which had most recently passed with 72% of the vote in 2008.

In nearby Mill Valley, a parcel tax that made up approximately 20% of the district’s budget passed by fewer than 25 votes, even though it had passed with 74% of the vote in 2008.”

PACE said that many Marin voters “had become concerned that some local leaders were choosing to increase taxes rather than grapple with necessary fiscal reforms” and asked a pithy question: “If the highly progressive residents of Marin County have become less willing to financially support their local school districts, what does this mean for less wealthy regions of California?”

Last year, voters in Los Angeles, who are much less

wishes of Davis voters and appropriately and responsibly prioritizes and rewards the value of teachers in the classroom, not administrators in the now overcrowded district office. It’s not a matter of tightening belts in the budget, it’s a matter of appropriately placing priorities. We’ll all be watching.

Gregg Cook Davis

Supporting local journalism I inquired recently about the ownership of your paper, The Davis Enterprise, and was pleased to learned it is not owned by one of the large syndications.

Unfortunately, many small markets are without local coverage, and some communities have papers operated by outside, Wall Street conglomerates (GateHouse Media or New Media Investment Group), who give less local coverage. Such equity firms tend to reduce staff and the public good becomes secondary to corporate profits.

Fortunately, The Davis Enterprise is family-owned (McNaughton). We need to maintain local journalism, not absentee coverage of local events. To sustain our paper, the time may come when a level of civic support or philanthropic funding might be considered.

Marv Tripp Davis

Speak out President Hon. Donald J. Trump, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Kamala Harris, 112 Hart Senate

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District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me

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affluent than those in Marin, stunned local political leaders by overwhelmingly rejecting a $500 million per year increase in parcel taxes — a form of property tax not limited by 1978’s Proposition 13 — for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Meanwhile, the California Taxpayers Association calculates that at least half of 236 local tax measures are headed to defeat.

Given voter rejection of Measure EE in Los Angeles and now the apparent loss by Newsom’s school bond measure, the sponsors of the split-roll initiative — public employee unions, mostly — should be very worried about the November election.

Polling on the split roll already indicates weak support at best and the commercial real estate industry has pledged to spend $100 million or more to defeat it.

Advocates of more spending, borrowing and taxes may be learning that even in blue California, there are limits.

— CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters.

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Leaving her mark I didn’t know Birgitta Olsen (19352020), but I remember her work, including the logo she designed for The Avid Reader.

Alzada Knickerbocker, the original Avid Reader owner, told me that Birgitta’s distinctive logo was designed in January 1987, the year the bookstore opened.

In case you were wondering, that is four years before Robert Arneson’s threedimensional eggheads began appearing on the UC Davis campus.

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When the state knows best on everything I N t’s beginning to seem as if many leading elected officials in California believe state government knows best about almost everything in virtually every phase of life. That goes on both macro and micro levels.

Over the last year, this state has threatened city after city with lawsuits for not authorizing enough new housing units to satisfy state officials, even when developers have no great interest in building them. A state commission is demanding other lawsuits if cities and counties don’t do more to reduce homelessness, even where many of the homeless aren’t particularly interested in moving into new shelters, and even while courts in some other states continue issuing bus tickets to California to minor criminals in lieu of sending them to jail.

The Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed voter wishes on rent control, setting up the nation’s toughest regulations on evictions and rent increases less than a year after voters decisively turned down a ballot initiative with the same aims.

Over strong opposition from supposed “beneficiaries,” they passed a law written by San Diego’s Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez called AB 5 that forces contract workers and freelancers to accept fulltime employment from their client companies whether they want it or not, ostensibly so they can be unionized even where only one or two persons are involved.

Newsom wants to send every California 4-year-old to preschool whether their parents want it or not, and his proposed budget would pay to enroll at least 10,000 as a first move.

And the state Senate almost passed the newest version of SB 50, the housing density mandate from Democratic state Sen. Scott

Wiener of San Francisco that threatened to make almost every California city as jammed as the Castro District where he lives, which is filled with older wooden apartment buildings that are potential firetraps.

On the micro level, Wiener, whose influence in Sacramento sometimes appears disproportionate to his status as just one of 40 state senators, also proposed a ban on some surgeries for babies born with ambiguous or conflicting genitalia. That bill was decisively voted down in the Senate’s Business and Professions Committee, but as with SB 50, Wiener pledges to keep hammering at it until resistance softens.

The bill, SB 201, would prevent “medically unnecessary” surgery on so-called “intersex” babies until those children are 6 years old. It included a ban on correcting hypospadias, a common male malady in which there can be multiple urethral openings on the underside of the penis.

For Wiener, parents’ choices don’t matter when it comes to turning a mild malformation

AB 5’s long-reaching collateral damage Special to CalMatters

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he California Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court involved one trucking company that sought to turn its employees into independent contractors.

The court said the trucking company, Dynamex, broke labor laws, but the precedent created an entirely new standard for determining worker classification in this state.

The decision was momentous, and it still reverberates around the state.

The Legislature followed in 2019 by enacting Assembly Bill 5, the labor-backed legislation that placed much of Dynamex into statute and expanded its reach.

Californians might be forgiven for thinking that the issue was resolved. But in reality, it is far more nuanced and complex than anyone, lawyers like me included, might have imagined a few years ago.

There is the jargon: The court adopted the ABC Test.

That determines whether a worker can be an independent contractor or must be hired as an employee.

Boiled down, this test says that if a worker is performing a task that is core to the company’s business, then he or she must be an employee.

Hence, Uber and Lyft are fighting back by spending tens of millions on an initiative for the November ballot that would preserve their business model by allowing them to continue using app-based drivers as independent contractors.

Then, there are California’s Industrial Welfare Commission’s Wage Orders, an arcane area of the law, but one that is important to the issue of AB 5 and Dynamex.

These orders set forth working conditions and standards for a wide range of hourly workers, from printers and manufacturers to cannery workers.

AB 5 extended the test to all industries and to non-hourly workers. The legislation also expanded the court’s decision to apply beyond the Industrial

Welfare Commission Wage Orders. That, too, was inevitable. It was probably just a matter of time before courts would have expanded those orders.

Without a statute, the Dynamex decision was the law of the land in California.

So if there were to be any changes to the ABC Test, or if any industry or profession were to be excluded from its application, representatives of those professions would need a statute explicitly exempting them.

The Legislature did grant exemptions in Assembly Bill 5 — 57 of them to be exact.

The irony, however, is that the two main targets of the proponents of AB 5 are most likely not going to be impacted by AB 5.

One target was the trucking industry.

But U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego has granted the California Trucking Association a preliminary injunction precluding enforcement of AB 5 to truckers, a decision likely to be upheld if appealed.

Benitez was following precedent when he ruled that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act and the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 preclude application of AB 5 to truckers.

Another target was the socalled “gig economy,” those appbased drivers.

While Uber, Lyft and other similar companies have not been successful in getting a federal court to exempt them from AB 5, they have collected more than a million signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot.

This measure would create a separate regulatory scheme for app-based drivers, and provide the workers with portable benefits.

My prediction: It will pass.

The companies already have $110 million for the campaign, a huge sum. And potential opponents, principally organized labor, will be spending money and time on races for control of Congress, the Legislature and, oh yes, the White House.

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Where does that leave us?

If your profession is one of the 57 that were exempted from AB 5 — think physicians, insurance agents, Realtors — then your work life won’t change.

On the other hand, if you do not have an exemption and don’t obtain one soon, then you and the companies you work with or for are subject to AB 5.

And that leaves a lot of individuals as collateral damage.

These are people who were not original targets of the bill. And the number of professions is huge: 135 at least, from musicians to loggers and foresters, to amateur umpires.

Is that what the Legislature intended?

No one denies there are cases of worker misclassification. California’s Labor Commissioner should prosecute those who engage in it. But the Legislature needs to recognize that AB 5 is too expansive.

First, California’s version of the ABC Test does not provide flexibility. It must be altered.

Second, there are about 45 professions licensed and regulated under the Business & Professions Code that do not have an exemption under AB 5. They should be exempted.

The Legislature could solve many of the problems by addressing an existing exemption for business-to-business agreements.

As it is, to comply with that exemption, a business has to meet 12, count them, 12 requirements. It’s simply not workable.

Californians understand that the workplace has changed.

Companies that could not have been imagined 10 years ago are household names now. We also know workers deserve protections.

But the Legislature has a chance in 2020 to make sensible changes to Assembly Bill 5.

In doing that, legislators can avoid the collateral damage that is sure to disrupt businesses and the lives of workers.

— Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist at the Sacramento governmental relations firm of Aprea & Micheli, Inc., cmicheli@apreamicheli.com.

He wrote this commentary for CalMatters.

the homeless also appears to be proving positive, starting with his rolling out 100 trailers as a temporary palliative measure.

While 100 trailers won’t put much of a dent in the state’s homeless populace of more than 150,000, they are providing temporary solutions for some individuals and families.

into a normal opening. That’s on the principle that infants cannot express an opinion on whether they want the procedure or not.

ever mind that corrective surgery on this condition is far easier and less painful when the patient is very young; children under 6, Wiener has said, have not yet developed their sex or gender identity. And 6-year-olds have?

If there’s a condition where parental and medical decisions ought to govern, this is probably it.

No matter, Wiener believes he and the state know best about the most intimate matters, just as he thinks they do about housing density, where he views single-family homes on spacious lots as abominations. Talk about a nanny state.

Of course, some state mandates and actions are needed. It’s likely no accident that California has seen no epidemic of measles or whooping cough since toughening vaccination laws over loud objections from some parents.

And Newsom’s plan to provide $1 billion in aid for sheltering

The need here is for restraint in enforcing legislators’ personal preferences on everyone, but with Sacramento now essentially a one-party capital governed by a full slate of Democratic statewide officials and supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature, there are few restraints on the majority.

So there’s a strong need for self-restraint, an awareness that just getting elected makes no one omniscient.

— Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a soft cover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.

Is the Creator messing with the elections?

BY KARY LOVE Special to The Enterprise

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he creator, noted grantor of our rights to be free from government abuse in the Declaration of Independence, appears to be interfering in the 2020 election. What? Where can your author get that idea?

Well, here is the thesis. It appears the Creator created humans with free will and the capacity for reason.

This gave us a choice: be smart or not. Up to you, don’t blame anyone else.

Over many generations of humans, smart did not make much progress. But finally, with the “Age of Reason” a few hundred years ago, humans learned: science seems to work, maybe we should try it.

The real scientific revolution began after World War I when most of humanity learned — science having discovered antibiotics could cure many infections that used to kill more people in war than the combat did. In fact, World War II was the first war where more people died from combat than infection or disease.

Wow! From this, many humans decided, post WWII, to become scientists or doctors and use their reason to save lives instead of taking them. This revolutionized human existence. From a race of killers emerged a competing vision of humanity: a race of healers using reason and science to improve humanities’ chance of survival.

Of course, not everyone got on board. Science is hard. You have to work at it. You have to hurt your head studying math, learning to use technology, long hours in the laboratory accompanied by low pay compared to many other professions. For many, it was simply too much work, so they coasted on the backs of those willing to do the work.

In the seven decades since WWII, a strange thing happened. Though benefitted by the advance of modern medicine and science, many humans began to take it for granted. Then the next generation assumed it would always be there. The next generation turned from science and reason to the easier path of faith or superstition. Today, many are antiscience, a “lifestyle” choice made possible because it is backstopped by science.

COVID-19 enters stage left, just

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COMMENTARY as anti-science seems to have spread like, well, COVID-19, among the electorate and is most pronounced among America’s “leaders” or politicians. Public health and science budgets have been slashed while making more nuclear weapons got a $1 trillion boost. (At least they see science benefits in the killing business.) And so, a dumbed-down population, armed with declining public health infrastructure faces a highly contagious viral assault.

Here is where the Creator can be seen interfering in the 2020 election. The most recent mortality figures (March 3, 2020) show that: “the most significant risk factor for dying from COVID-19 is age.

According to China CDC, people above the age of 80 have a 14.8 percent chance of dying from the disease; people in their 70s, 8 percent; people in their 60s, 3.6 percent; and people in their 50s, 1.3 percent.

Once below this age range, the risk of dying drops to between 0.2 and 0.4 percent.“ So the kids are all right.

That’s the good news.

The bad news, or maybe good news, depending on your take, is that per the US government: “The average age of Members of the House at the beginning of the 115th Congress was 57.8 years; of Senators, 61.8 years, among the oldest in U.S. history.” Mr. Trump is 73; Joe Biden, 77; Bernie Sanders 76.

You think the Russians are meddling in the 2020 elections? Me, I think the Creator is. Turn your back on the Creators ancient wisdom: “Do not kill, love your enemy.” Reject the Creator’s gift of reason and capacity for science? Whittle down your “choices” in elections to the corrupt and the war mongers? Maybe, just maybe, even the Creator gets fed up. Enter COVID-19?

(Full disclosure: your author is in the age group with an 8-percent fatality rate given current stats. He acknowledges a Creator, but not an interventionist god — he concedes he may be wrong on that.)

— Kary Love, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a Michigan attorney who has defended nuclear resisters, including some desperado nuns, in court for decades and will on occasion use blunt force satire or actual legal arguments to make a point.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020

I don’t understand why people run T

hose who know me would never confuse me with being an avid runner.

To say that I’ve spent most of my soccer career just standing in the middle of the field wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

A couple of years ago, I even wrote a two-part column trying to understand why people actually run for fun, and I came to the conclusion that no one I interviewed could actually justify their experiences.

So when my friend Nathan, a 24-year-old chemistry teacher at Da Vinci Charter Academy, told me that he was quitting my indoor soccer team to focus on training for some races, my response was, “What?”

I mean, doesn’t he know that he doesn’t even get to chase around a ball in the sport of running?

Of course, Nathan is a very understated, modest person, so what I didn’t realize was that he was training for the Olympics.

Well, the Olympic qualifiers, but still.

Heading into last weekend’s Olympic Marathon qualifiers in Atlanta, my friend Nathan Kwan had run two marathons previously in his life.

“Those two were not even super fast,” he told me.

Naturally, he finished his third as the 71st fastest person in the country despite being one of the lowest seeds in the entire race.

A late-bloomer, Nathan ran for the Aggie club team in college with unspectacular results for a bit before something strange happened: he started to post times that were actually faster than the Division I athletes.

“I’m prideful of doing this on my own,” he said. “Multiple times after some good races, I would get an email or someone would ask me to think about joining the UC Davis team, and I told them that I’d think about it, but what I’m doing is better than what you’re doing so why would I think about leaving?”

Don’t confuse quotes like this with cockiness — Nathan is a scientist, so I bet he thinks in simple facts.

He’s fast, yes, but his ability to give an objective, unbiased opinion of himself and where he stands, is otherworldly.

Before the race, he told me that his goal was to finish around 70th and that he thought he could do it.

This despite the fact that he only qualified for the event via the half marathon, which carries some stigma with it.

“Only 30 guys out of the 200 or whatever did it through the half,” he said a few days before flying to Atlanta. “So some guys talk and say, ‘Well, if you did it through the half, you might not have what it takes to do the full.’

But I’m pretty confident, I think I’m better at the full.”

So to recap, he had run two full marathons, which weren’t fast and claimed to be better at that distance ... which he apparently was.

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hile attempting to qualify, Nathan sported a full-on mullet and mustache, carrying the look with him as a reminder of his goal to qualify by last December.

He made the cut two months before that goal, in October.

So for the last year or so, Nathan juggled a full-time work schedule as a second-year teacher just getting his footing,

while maintaining peak physical fitness.

Every day, he woke up early, ran, ate, showered, lesson planned, taught for seven hours, went home, ran again, ate, showered and then lesson planned for more.

And this wasn’t just for this one race: Nathan’s goal wasn’t this Olympics. He says that marathoners typically peak in their early 30s, so this appears to be his plan for not even the next Olympics, but the 2028 games in Los Angeles, just a short car ride from his hometown of Lakewood.

“I’ve got a lot of people following me now because they say, ‘Oh hey, he’s just like us,’ so I want to show them that they can do it, too,’” he said. “It’s about sending a message, you can do it. Whether you have a job, if you’re not on a Division I team, a Division II team, whatever. It’s extra work.

During all this time, I had to plan for traveling, sign up for my own races, do a bunch of other stuff — I’ve shown up for races where we try to check in and there’s a problem and now you have stress right before a race, just extra layers, but you learn a lot, and you can still do it if you want to.

“When it gets hard, you think about quitting. You have to fight

that off. There’s a point in every race where you think about quitting, and you just can’t.”

All the previous quotes in this column came from speaking to Nathan before the race, so naturally, I had to get his reaction after he just finished.

There’s a photo of him on social media, slumped over, completely wiped out in a chair with a medical blanket thrown to the side.

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e’s covered in blood, his eyes have no life in them.

I can’t tell if he looks like he’s in pain or is just relieved that the race finally ended.

I texted him a congratulations.

“It was tough. Fun and a great experience,” he responded. “I could have done better if I managed some things during the race. Cramped up big towards the last mile. Got a bloody nose.

But good experience and I learned a lot.”

I asked him what happened with his nose.

“Just started bleeding,” he said.

“Not really sure. Just kind of annoying mostly.”

— Evan Ream’s column publishes on Sundays. Reach him at eream@davisenterprise.net or follow him on Twitter @Evan Ream.

Aggies dominate on the diamond Special to The Enterprise Aggies Nick Iverson and Tanner Murray knocked in three RBIs each to help lead the UC Davis baseball team past Mount St. Mary’s 15-3 on Saturday.

Sophomore Nolan Meredith (1-1) got the win for UCD (9-6). The right-hander went 5.1 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits, allowing two walks and striking out three. Freshman Zach Carrell, a Davis High graduate, tossed 1.2 shutout innings without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out two.

Murray went 4 for 5 at the plate with a triple in addition to his three RBIs, and Iverson put together a 1-for-4 day. Junior Spencer Gedestad was 4 for 5 with an RBI.

Gymnastics The Aggies swept all the top spots to edge Sacramento State 194.875-194.225 in a women’s gymnastics meet Saturday.

UCD’s Logan Clagg won the all-around with 39.175. Camille Johnson won the bars (9.8) and the beam (UCD recordtying 9.925), while Alyssa Ito took first in the vault (9.825) and Gabby Landess was first on the floor exercise (9.9).

Track & field BERKELEY — In the first meet of the outdoor season, the Aggies picked up several personal-best marks at the Cal Opener, including a pair of all-time marks.

The men dominated the meet, claiming individual wins in nine of their 12 events.

On the women’s side, the Aggies won the pole vault, with Bianca Becker and Marin Chamberlin sharing the top clearance of 3.85m (12-7.50) to sit 10th alltime in the outdoor list. Katrina Meier recorded a PR of 3.70m (12-1.25) to tie for third in the event.

Both UC Davis long jumpers hit a PR distance, with Kathleen Bufka picking up second-place honors with 5.68m (18-7.75), while Samantha Louie jumped 5.17m (1610.75). Sydney Holmes won the triple jump at 11.83m (38-9.75).

Flora Oliveira won the 400-meter hurdles, crossing in a career-best 1:02.35, while Chelsea Daye recorded a PR in the 200m to win the event in 24.74.

Taking home titles were Kevin Ward (hammer), Jarrett Rasmussen (shot put) and Corey Moore (discus). Freshman Cole White took second in both hammer and shot put.

Freshman Donovan Jones won the high jump at 1.96m (6-5.00) , followed by Clem DeGiovanni at 1.86m (6-1.25).

On the track, Aggies swept the top-four places of the men’s 400m — senior Dante Berggren crossed in 49.20, followed by Matthew Okonkwo (49.75), Anthony Easter (49.75) and Sebastian Criego (50.29).

UC Davis had 10 runners in the men’s 3,000m, with four placing in the top 10.

Ryman Crone won the sprint at the end to edge teammate Adam Fragola, sweeping the No. 1 and 2 places.

Softball FRESNO — The Aggies erupted for four runs in the sixth inning to top North Dakota State 4-1 as part of a Saturday split during the Bulldog Classic softball tournament at Margie Wright Diamond.

UCD ROUNDUP UCD catcher Riley Siegel and designated player Megan Bower had an RBI each during the barrage, and senior righthander Katie Kibby scattered just four hits for a complete-game win.

The Aggies (15-11 overall) lost their morning game, 15-4, to East Carolina.

Kibby gave up a two-out solo shot to NDSU designated player Cara Beatty in the first but settled down to keep the Bison with just that run for the remainder.

UC Davis managed just three hits until that pivotal sixth. Sommer Kisling’s double began a three-hit, four-run rally. Siegel had an RBI single and Bower an RBI double in that frame, while Marisa Given plated Siegel with her sacrifice fly to left.

In Saturday’s opener, the Pirates moved eight runs in the second and seven in the fifth, with a grand slam by freshman left fielder Sydney Yoder invoking the eightrun rule in that final inning.

First baseman Maddie Rojas hit a pair of solo homers, while younger sister Alyse Rojas added a solo shot of her own in the third inning to highlight the Aggie bats.

UC Davis completes its visit to the Bulldog Classic with an 11:30 a.m. game against host Fresno State on Sunday.

Beach volleyball For the second straight contest, the top tandem of junior Paloma Bowman and sophomore Jane Seslar clinched an Aggie victory as the UC Davis beach volleyball team won its rematch with San Jose State, 3-2, on a rainy Saturday morning.

UC Davis (3-3 overall) avenged a season-opening defeat at the hands of the Spartans by the same score on Feb. 22 in San Jose. San Jose State fell to 8-2 overall.

Trailing by one, the Aggies rattled off three consecutive victories to clinch the match, tying the score with a win at the four’s thanks to the duo of Rose Holscher and Alexa Rockas, who defeated Ryann Thomison and Kiley Lingenfelter, 21-17, 21-19.

Water polo In off-and-on rainy conditions, No. 18 UC Davis fell to No. 5 UC Irvine, 14-8, in a Big West Conference opener for both teams at the Schaal Aquatics Center on Saturday.

The Aggies (8-12 overall, 0-1 BWC) played an even first quarter, tying the game at 3-3 on goals from Emily Byrne, Alyssa Lengtat and Noelle Wijnbelt. UC Irvine (14-5, 1-0) opened the gap in the second period, taking a 6-3 lead before Allyson Clague picked up her first goal of the day at 0:31 remaining in the half.

Equestrian The UC Davis equestrian squad sent its seniors out on a high note Saturday, defeating Lynchburg in a Jumping Seatonly meet at the UC Davis Equestrian Center 4-4 to take the win on total points 557-518.

Aggie Keely Laughlin earned one of two fences points with an 82 on Gracie for a 17-point win and Most Offensive Player honors. This is the fourth time this season Laughlin has scored at least 80 points.

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Aggie Stefan Gonzalez, seen playing earlier this season against Long Beach State, was held scoreless Saturday by UC Riverside. The senior is the nation’s leading 3-point shooter.

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Davis trailed by as much as 18, before a pair of Mooney’s long-range conversions has lost 10 ballgames this inched the Aggies back into season by two possessions or Next game: Thursday contention. But with under a less. vs.

Hawaii, 8:30 p.m., minute left, UCD freshman “That team manhandled Ezra Manjon was forcefully us,” the ninth-year coach BWC tourney, Anaheim. rejected underneath the hoop added. “And we didn’t respond Listen: KHTK 1140 AM while driving for a layup that Watch: BigWest.TV until we got desperate.” would’ve brought the Aggies Buried early, the Aggies within 1. managed just 2 points across “They came after us, and we didn’t come the opening 9 minutes of play Saturday.

Supplying 18 of Davis’ 24 first-half points, out with the physical mindset we needed it was two of Les’ reserves, in Caleb Fuller to,” Les said. “We’re gonna spend some and Joe Mooney that kept the locals from time working on defense this week.” falling into complete obsolescence.

Notes: UC Irvine claimed the BWC Mooney and Fuller’s 24 and 18 points, regular-season title with a 13-3 mark and respectively, topped the Aggies stat sheet, will face No. 7 Cal State Fullerton on while Davis starters managed just 8 points Thursday at 4 p.m. Ninth-place Cal Poly across the first 20 minutes, as UCD shot will miss the conference tournament foljust over 33 percent. lowing a disappointing 7-23, 4-12 season.

Riverside’s Arinze Chidom’s 26-point ... UCD’s Stefan Gonzalez, the nation’s top outing spearheaded the Highlander attack 3-point shooter, was held scoreless. ... It along with Dikymbe Martin’s six treys en was the sixth time the Aggies have been route to 20 points. held to 61 points or less this season.

FC Davis falls to Academica Enterprise staff TURLOCK— Falling victim to the same squad that bounced them from the playoffs last season, the FC Davis Golden Lions dropped a 2-0 decision to their Golden Gate Conference rivals Academica SC on Thursday night in National Premier Soccer League action.

It was a tale of missed opportunities in Turlock as Davis missed a handful of chances at wide-open nets. Academica netted its first scoring strike in the 37th minute — roping in a clearance kick from nearly 25 yards out off a Davis corner. The host unit doubled its lead 5 minutes later on an unlucky own-goal.

“Academica’s even better than last year,” Lions owner Adam Lewin said after.

“They’ve scored five goals now and haven’t given up any this year.”

FCD netminder Zack Price ended the night with five saves as the locals dropped to 0-1-1 on the season. Davis gets a bye week next Saturday before hitting the road for the third straight match against

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Napa Valley 1839 on Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m.

Aquadarts Davis sent 25 Aquadart swimmers to College Station, Texas, to compete in USA Swimming’s Speedo Sectional Championship meet Feb. 26 through March 1. The combined boys and girls team finished sixth out of 51 scoring teams, and the girls team was fifth overall.

Dart swimmers who scored in finals include Katie Yule (ninth, 200 back), Sanne Dequine (eighth, 200 fly; 11th, 100 fly), Audrey Portello (third, 400 IM; 11th, 400 free), Sarah Bennetts (16th, 200 breaststroke), Isabella Urlando (16th, 100 back) and Charlotte Rosendale (fourth, 50 free).

The boys scoring finalists were Zach Tan (eighth, 200 back; 15th, 200 breaststroke; eighth, 400 IM; 11th, 100 back; seventh, 200 IM), Connor Daniels (fifth, 200 fly; sixth, 200 free; 15th, 1,500 free), and Tate Cutler (seventh, 200 fly; 12th, 200 IM).

Up next for more than 70 under-14 Darts will compete in the Sierra Nevada Short Course Championships in Vacaville.