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Maria Guadalupe Sanchez

Sanchez, Maria Guadalupe, 76, of Fairfield, died on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are by Fairfield Funeral Home, 425-1041.

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Just keeping it real in coaching

I got a call for my son a couple days ago about his surprise over football coach John Bent being fired at Rodriguez High School. I told him I just received a couple of texts about it. In our conversation we searched for what we could think of over the years for why he would [...]

No Comment / June 30, 2011 | Posted in Letters to editor | Read More »

83. The Veterans Home of California, Yountville

Founded in 1884, the The Veteran Home of California in Yountville is the largest veteran’s home in the United States. Not only are the public grounds for the veterans. It’s also home to the 1,200 seat Lincoln Theater, where the Napa Valley Symphony resides, a nine-hole golf course, an RV park, Borman Field baseball stadium, [...]

No Comment / June 30, 2011 | Posted in Solano 99 (Summer 2011) | Read More »

Suisun City police log, Wednesday, June 29, 2011

10:09 p.m. — Burglary, 500 block BELLA VISTA

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Fairfield police log, Wednesday, June 29, 2011

5:44 a.m. — Assault w/a deadly weapon, 1200 block B. GALE WILSON 7:15 a.m. — Hit-and-run, 2300 block FAIRFIELD 7:35 a.m. — Residential burglary, 500 block PACIFIC 9:02 p.m. — Robbery, 1500 block HOLIDAY 9:28 a.m. — Reckless driving, 1200 block ILLINOIS 9:30 a.m. — Residential burglary, 1400 block W. TEXAS 10:19 a.m. — Vandalism, [...]

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Candidate announcement

The Napa Solano Building Trades Council, Napa Solano Central Labor Council and The United Workers for Local Government would like to announce their Information, Interview and Endorsement schedule for the upcoming November elections. These three organizations represent more than 50,000 members in Napa and Solano counties and comprise Labor affiliates that represent both private and [...]

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Community Calendar for Friday, July 1, 2011

Today 3-4-5 Jump ‘n’ Jive 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Free. Interactive program featuring stories, music, movement and crafts for children 3 and older. Fairfield Cordelia Library, 5050 Business Center Drive. Info: 866-57ASKUS or http://www.solanolibrary.com. Paws for Reading 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Independent readers can improve their skills and gain confidence by reading aloud to specially [...]

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Local politicians will take part in 4th of July dunk tank

SUISUN CITY — Tired of taxpayers getting soaked by big government? Now you can get a chance to give big government a soaking with Suisun City Councilman Mike Hudson and Fairfield Councilwoman Catherine Moy in downtown Suisun City on Independence Day. The two council members will be targets at a dunk tank to raise money [...]

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Woman graduates without ever buying a book

Darla Davenport-Powell of Fairfield was so excited to learn she would be one of the first recipients of a merit-based full fellowship from Drexel University that she forgot that it didn’t include a book allowance. So how did this mother of three graduate top of her class with a 4.0 GPA without buying any books? [...]

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Not your stereotypical stage moms

Barbara and Kat

FAIRFIELD — The term “stage mother” is usually understood to be someone who has a child in the performing arts and also carries the negative connotation of a parent who is vicariously living out their unrealized dreams of stardom through their offspring. While Pam Spering and her longtime friend Barbara McFadden both have adult daughters [...]

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Suisun businesses comply with alcohol laws

SUISUN CITY — All seven businesses complied with state law during a Suisun City Police Department sting operation for alcohol sales, according a press release. The Police Department conduced the sting on Monday, visiting Marina Liquor, the Chevron station, the Shell station, Wine & Spirits, the 7-Eleven on Sunset Avenue, Arco AM/PM and Port of [...]

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Rio Vista woman gets 30 months for tax evasion

SAN JOSE — Rio Vista resident Beverly Harville was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution this week after pleading guilty to five counts of tax evasion, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Harville, 50, was charged on March 15 and plead [...]

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