Aug. 1, 1930 — Feb. 24, 2011 Hugo James Schraer, 80, passed away suddenly at his home on Feb. 24. Hugo was born in Halletsville, Texas on Aug. 1, 1930, the youngest of seven children. With both of his parents dying before he was 6, Hugo and most of his siblings were placed into the [...]
-June 1, 1923 — Feb. 26, 2011 Bernard F. Perata (“Bernie”) was born June 1, 1923 to Bernardo and Theresa Perata of Napa, California. The Perata family moved to Oakland in 1924 and Bernie graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Oakland. Bernie served his country in World War II as a radio operator/navigator [...]
April 30, 1959 — Feb. 24, 2011 Carrie Low passed away at home on Feb. 24, 2011, after a brief illness. Born April 30, 1959, she was a graduate of Fairfield High School and U. C. Davis. Most of her career was spent in recruitment management. During her career she worked at KPMG Peat Marwick [...]
Jan. 14, 1924 — Feb. 26, 2011 Harry Stanford Egolf, 87, passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. He was born on Jan. 14, 1924, in Johnstown, Pa., to Clarence Americus and Kerstine Clausen Egolf. Harry Egolf was a seventh-generation descendent of a Swiss/Germany family who came to America in 1738. Each generation stayed in Pennsylvania, [...]
POMONA — Morgan Lucas defeated Shawn Langdon in a matchup of former high school classmates in the Top Fuel final Sunday at the season-opening NHRA Winternationals. Robert Hight won the Funny Car final while Jason Line won in Pro Stock. Lucas powered to a run of 3.835 seconds at 316.38 mph, while Langdon lost traction [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe the Minnesota Timberwolves should hold more of those brutally honest team meetings. A day after a frank discussion in which players and coaches vented about their frustrating season, the Wolves showed some rare determination and ended a seven-game skid with a 126-123 victory over the struggling Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Kevin [...]
AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The NHL’s Western Conference playoff race is simply wild. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen it this tight,†Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom said. “If you don’t play well, someone is going to take your spot.†The league’s trading deadline on Monday afternoon gives teams one last shot to [...]
MONTREAL — After a spring training in the segregated South, newlywed Rachel Robinson went to look at an apartment in a white neighborhood in Montreal. A French-Canadian woman who spoke English welcomed her to the home. “She received me so pleasantly,†Jackie Robinson’s widow recalled. “Then she poured tea for me and agreed to rent [...]
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean and U.S. troops began annual military drills Monday that North Korea slammed as a rehearsal for an invasion that could trigger a nuclear war on the divided peninsula. Despite North Korea’s threat to retaliate, South Korea and the United States went ahead with the drills, which are the allies’ [...]
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation says it has determined that a Reuters cameraman killed during political protests in Bangkok last year was not shot by security forces, a reversal from preliminary findings that raised immediate questions about the inquiry. In its long-delayed report into the April 10 death of Japanese journalist Hiro Muramoto, [...]
MADISON, Wis. — The occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators and end a nearly two-week-long sit-in. Roughly three hours after a deadline to vacate the building had passed and as police officers continued [...]
SEATTLE — A railroad spokesman said Sunday it might take three weeks to remove all debris from the site where a freight train derailed and sideswiped another on the banks of Puget Sound, spilling a small amount of a hazardous chemical. Four of the 14 cars that derailed late Saturday were tankers that each contained [...]
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