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Baby girl holds off her grand entrance for New Year’s Day Susan Hiland
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Marlena Cendejas and Kobe Ball welcome their daughter, Delilah Cendejas-Ball, to the family at Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center, Saturday.
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VACAVILLE — Babies come when they want to and the newest addition to Solano County was no different. Delilah Cendejas-Ball was scheduled to make her big debut into the world on Christmas Day, but she demurred and chose to make her grand entrance on New Year’s Day. Her mother, Marlena Cendejas, 21, of Vallejo, and father, Kobe Ball, 22,
of Fairfield, were happy to welcome their first child into the world at Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center. It took a little time to realize the baby wasn’t ready, which meant labor was longer than expected, finally culminating in a C-section. “She didn’t want to come,” Cendejas said. The young couple spoke about being the parents of the county’s first baby born in 2022 by phone from the hospital room due to
Covid-19 protocols limiting visitors to the hospital. They are not planning to visit much after going home with their baby in the next few days. “It took me a while to figure out she was born on New Year’s,” Cendejas said. “We were not planning on a New Year’s baby.” Delilah was born at 1:04 a.m. Saturday. As a first-time mom, said she Cendejas is very excited to bond with her baby and start making memories.
“This is my first baby but I have experience with taking care of my cousins,” she said. “But this will be different.” The grandparents are pretty excited too. Everyone knows at this point the youngest member of the family has made her entrance. “They are blowing up my phone,” she said. Delilah came into the world with a full head of hair and weighed in at 10 pounds and 21 inches.
lake berryessa a secure water source for solano
Susan Hiland
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VACAVILLE — Tiffany Hanes and Trina Trindall Shaw are dedicated, cat-loving rescuers making a difference in the lives of cats and kittens across Solano County. They have been rescuing cats for more than 20 years. “We first met in 2017 when I saw a post Trina made on Facebook looking for a foster family for an FIV+ cat named Henry, who we happily took home and fostered until he was adopted by a wonderful family,” Hanes said. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or Courtesy of Solano Kitten Network FIV+, is one of the most common and con- T h e S o l a n o K i t t e n sequential infectious N e t w o r k h a s b e e n diseases of cats around helping kittens and cats the world, according find their forever homes to Cornell University. since 2018. In infected cats, FIV attacks the immune system, leaving the cat vulnerable to many other infections. Although cats infected with FIV may appear normal for years, they eventually suffer from immune deficiency, which allows normally harmless bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi found in the everyday
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Lake Berryessa is seen from the top of the Monticello Dam.
Groundwater stability another dividend paid to Solano by Berryessa
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Nearly 1,000 structures confirmed lost in Marshall fire 3 missing, feared dead
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FAIRFIELD — The value of the secure water supply delivered to Solano County from Lake Berryessa has long been lauded by county leaders. Many consider the decision to build Monticello Dam and to develop the Solano Water Project as the most important action in the county’s history. That value continues to rise as various agencies certify the Solano Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan. “Solano County is exceptionally more fortunate than other areas of the state, and a lot of that good fortune starts with Lake Berryessa and the Solano Project,” said Cary Keaton, the general manager See Stability, Page A12
This map shows the Solano Subbasin GSA Collaborative.
Tribune Content Agency COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Three people are missing and feared dead in the wake of the Marshall fire, the Boulder County sheriff said Saturday, and nearly 1,000 structures have been destroyed, making the blaze by far the most destructive in Colorado history. Two of the three missing persons are in Superior, and the third is in the Marshall area, Sheriff Joe Pelle said. He said the search is likely a recovery one, meaning authorities are looking for remains. The missing people’s homes have been destroyed, he said, and cadaver dogs will be brought in Sunday. The debris and snow have “hampered substantially” efforts to search for the missing. “Right now, it’s not even safe to step into the scene,” he told reporters. The sheriff said two other missing persons See Fire, Page A12
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