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New law shortens assault sentence By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
utilize various techniques and color tones to create interesting textures, Eppele describes her style as joyful, whimsical, and inspired by nature. From gold sparkles and accents into paintings of flowers, her pieces exhibit an extra spark of joy that is so often seen with Disney
A Yolo County judge shaved three years off a prison inmate’s 35-year sentence Wednesday under recent changes in state law. But while he could have considered additional sentencing relief for Alamar Houston, Judge David Rosenberg refused to do so out of concern for public safety. Houston, now 46, went on a threecounty crime spree back in June 2015, starting with a vehicle theft in Colusa County. From there, he stole a second car from a Sacramento International Airport parking lot and used it to run down three bicyclists — two of them 17-year-old boys — on South River Road in Yolo County. After that, he punched a store clerk in West Sacramento and led police on a chase into downtown Sacramento, menacing other motorists and attacking a police dog before being taken into custody. Acquitted of attempted murder but convicted of 13 other felony crimes including assault with a deadly weapon, Houston received a 35-year prison term that included a
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Local artist and UCD grad Judith Eppele incorporates nature themes into her acrylic paintings. Courtesy photo
Artist finds inspiration in nature By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer As a nod to her recent degree from UC Davis in environmental science and management, local artist Judith Eppele incorporates nature themes into her acrylic paintings. From a ginko leaf off her favorite kind of tree to a weeping willow across the back of a
denim jacket, Eppele enjoys the freedom of abstract art, where she can utilize various techniques and color tones to create interesting textures. As her degree influences her artistic style, Eppele says she has loved learning about the environment from a young age. Many of her paintings include flowers or trees. “I feel
extremely lucky to have found a way to combine two of my main passions in life,” she says. You may have seen her painting custom keycaps for keyboards over at Clackeys on E Street or perfecting her art at Philz to mix up her creative environment. Enjoying the freedom of abstract art, where she can
St. Francis robotics team wins in Denver By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer The St. Francis Catholic High School Robotics Team left to the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) World Championship in Denver as competitors, and returned to northern California as champions. Although St. Francis is Sacramento-based, a handful of girls on the team are Davis natives who did their hometown proud. Five hundred teams from across North America, Asia, Europe and the
Middle East convened in the Mile-High City to compete for the title of world champions from June 22 to 24. Months prior to that, however, the St. Francis team spent hours upon hours grinding, coding, learning from errors and creating a submarine robot to rise above the competition.
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The competition itself was comprised of a mission run which took place in a pool and required each robot to complete tasks. It also included a 25-page technical report, a 30minute technical presentation/ Q&A from professional engineers and a marketing poster.
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Rachael Long retires as UCCE farm adviser after 37 years By Pamela Kan-Rice Special to The Enterprise Rachael Freeman Long grew up in Berkeley but was fascinated by farming. The UC Cooperative Extension farm adviser has spent the past 37 years doing research on crop production, pollination and pest control and collaborating with farmers. Long worked with UCCE in Sonoma and San Joaquin counties as well as at UC Berkeley, before settling in Yolo County as a farm adviser in 1992. She has focused on field crops including alfalfa hay and other
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forages, dry beans, and hybrid seed crops such as sunflowers, melons and onions. After serving growers in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties for 31 years, she retired on July 1. “Rachael has been a wonderful addition to our life in Yolo County, as well as to the whole farming community throughout the UCCE,” wrote walnut growers Dan and Sarah Hrdy. “Her enthusiasm and dedication to bees, birds and bats is wonderful.” To produce practical
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