Ron Childress

The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District received confirmation on Feb. 14 that a house finch has tested positive for West Nile virus in Sacramento County. This is the first bird to test positive in the entire state and the first sign of West Nile virus activity in the area for the 2012 season. “Finding the first [...]

Make strides in the quest to find and document the lives of your ancestors at a special adult program at the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. “Tracing Your Black Roots” will show you many resources that are available when researching your heritage. Learn to take advantage of [...]

Enjoy some really delicious Japanese home-style cooked foods with the “aji” (flavor and taste) that you get only at home or at local Japanese restaurants. The Spring Food Festival will be held on March 11 at the Sacramento Buddhist Church. Last year, for the first time in forty years, the Spring Food Festival hosted by the Sacramento [...]

Join the Sacramento Valley chapter of the California Native Plant Society for an entertaining evening of storytelling by plant ecologist and biogeographer, Bob “Dr. Bob” Holland on March 14. He will regale the audience about the fascinating interactions among vegetation, flora, geology, and soils throughout California that he has been studying for almost four decades. Sacramento [...]

Fall back, spring ahead Daylight Savings Time returns early Sunday morning, March 11 at 2 a.m. Remember to move your clocks forward to 3 a.m. at that time, or set them forward before going to bed. Most computers automatically set themselves ahead an hour, but there are many items that require changing, including the clocks on automatic watering systems and pool or spa equipment. This is [...]

Getting their hands dirty for a good cause, Christian Brothers High School’s ceramics students, artists, teachers and even a few novices are working to create ceramic bowls in support of the ninth annual River City Food Bank Empty Bowls Luncheon. On Feb. 22, approximately 40 students will be setting their alarm clocks for an early wake-up [...]

Kennedy High School student Brittany Bowen was awarded a National Letter of Intent to play soccer for Canisius College, a private Jesuit school in Buffalo, New York. She signed the Letter on Wednesday, Feb.1 in the Kennedy library. Bowen is an amazing young woman, who, in addition to receiving a soccer scholarship, received an academic merit [...]

Thanks to foresight, campaigning, budget crunching, and maybe even spiritual intervention, St. Francis High School is showing the City of Sacramento ways to heat things up in terms of conserving energy. This past month, the East Sacramento Catholic high school completed the installation of 253 kilowatt, solar energy supply system on seven buildings. The solar installation [...]

This year’s Rotary Club theme is “Reach Within to Embrace Humanity,” and that is exactly what Daniel Li did Thursday morning, Feb. 9, at the Aviator’s Restaurant located at the Executive Airport. Li, a junior at Kennedy High School competed against Simon Lal in the annual Rotary Speech contest. His speech touched on the shallowness of [...]