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Galena High alum Ian Gilligan to make PGA Tour debut at Barracuda Championship
Ian Gilligan, the Galena High alum who overcame cancer during high school to emerge as one of the world's top amateur golfers, will make his PGA Tour debut at this week's Barracuda Championship in Truckee, his agent, Noah Moss, told Nevada Sports Net on Monday. It will be a full-circle...
DUI suspect in custody after crashing into side of Carmichael home
CARMICHAEL – A driver has been taken into custody after they crashed into a home in Carmichael early Monday morning. The incident happened just before 5:30 a.m. near Schuyler and Saint James drives. Exactly what led up to the crash is unclear, but the vehicle ended up clipping the side of a home – causing noticeable damage to the building. No injuries were reported. California Highway Patrol says they believe the driver, who was in his grandmother's vehicle, is suspected of being under the influence at the time of the crash. He has been arrested, officers at the scene say. The name of the driver has not been released.
From the Auburn Journal archive: 1954 - This is for the birds
In this photo from the July 15, 1954, edition of the Auburn Journal, an inside photo of the new aviary built recently on the 20th District Agricultural Fairgrounds in Auburn shows a portion of the 225 birds making their new home there. Included are parakeets, valley quail, imported Australian quail, finches and several species from South America and Mexico, love birds, canaries and button-eyed doves from Australia. Other canaries and doves were to be added. The new building has four compartments for birds and a feed room. It was situated just southwest of the administration building.
Looking Back, Lincoln: 1974 - Interpace workers OK 40-cent offer
Population 3,179 (U.S. Census 1960 and 1970) Workers at the Lincoln Interpace plant will get an across-the-board pay hike of 40 cents an hour effective July 1, 1974, it was announced by Gene Watts, manager of the Lincoln plant. The pay hike brings the base pay rate at the plant...
Local church volunteers help clean up parks in Stockton
Armed with trash bags, gloves, food, and an encouraging word, more than 400 volunteers from LifeSong Church of Stockton descended on Kentfield, Gleason, and American Legion parks Saturday morning to clean up and to help residents in need. “We want to show our love to Stockton,” said Sonia Allen. “We...
Leona Egeland Rice: Pioneering Feminist Assemblymember
Leona Egeland Rice was a pioneer first in the lobby corps, and then in the California Assembly where she served three terms ending in 1980. In this oral history interview, conducted at her home in Napa by journalist Dan Morain, she recalls how she won even though the California Democratic Party would not endorse women. Legislators—Bill Lockyer, Willie Brown, George Moscone and March Fong Eu—did support her in that first campaign in 1974.
PGA Tour, Basque Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare and more this week in Reno-Tahoe area
Northwestern Nevada will get a tiny sliver of relief from three-digit temperatures, with highs expected in the 90s in the valleys through most of the coming week. It's great news for anyone looking to get outside in the next few days — the calendar is packed with events like Food Truck Friday and the Reno Basque Festival in Reno and the Barracuda Championship and Shakespeare up at Lake Tahoe. Here's a look at what's happening in the...
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