April 1, 1952 — Aug. 25, 2011 James Vincent Englert, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2011, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Susana Englert, and his children Jason, Jessica, James Jr. and three grandchildren. [...]
Feb. 4, 1927 — Aug. 24, 2011 George Lee Vitalie passed away on August 24, 2011, at the age of 84. He was born February 4, 1927, in San Francisco. His early years were split between the city and Collinsville, California, where his father Frank commercial fished and raised 11 children with mother Annie. At [...]
Oct. 14, 1926 — Aug. 27, 2011 Vacaville resident Gene Christoffersen died Aug. 27, 2011. Gene was born Oct. 14, 1926, in Compton, Calif., the seventh of nine children to Nellie and Christian Christoffersen. He graduated from Belmont High School, joined the Army shortly thereafter and was stationed in Korea during World War II. He [...]
April 7, 1922 — Aug. 27, 2011 Petra Flores Rios peacefully entered into the loving presence of God and surrounded by her son and daughters on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield. Petra was born on April 7, 1922 in San Marcos, Texas, daughter to Jose and Juanita Flores. In 1942, [...]
GRIZZLY ISLAND — The Rush Ranch Educational Council is seeking docents to help teach and assist with activities this fall and next spring. The council is looking for people who like history, the outdoors, working with children and meeting people, according to organizers. All training and materials will be provided for classes, educational programs and [...]
VACAVILLE — Up to 50 at-risk Vacaville families will be helped by a $382,000 family unification grant that Vacaville’s Department of Housing and Redevelopment was awarded by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant will help provide housing to former foster youth from 18 to 21 years old who are homeless, for [...]
GRIZZLY ISLAND — Photographer Tim Baskerville will hold a night photography workshop starting at 3 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rush Ranch on Grizzly Island Road. The event will start with a docent-led tour followed by a detailed discussion of the evening’s shooting. A late summer full moon is expected that night. There is a fee, preregistration [...]
FAIRFIELD — This week’s box office openings get a jump-start with “The Debt,” a psychological thriller opening Wednesday. Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in the story of secret agents who took on a mission in 1966 only to have to deal with it again 31 years later. It’s an R movie. Arriving at the [...]
According to former Vice President Dick Cheney, “Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter.” President Ronald Reagan took 200 years of accumulated national debt and, in eight years, tripled it. Cheney was commenting on the fact that, even with that appalling record, people still loved the guy. Apparently, that helped convince his boss, George W. Bush, [...]
If I’m right, the upcoming Republican primary and presidential election will be the most supercharged when it comes to religious differences. First of all, I don’t believe President Barack Obama will get away with his 20-year relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. For some reason, in the last election, Sen. John McCain didn’t want to [...]
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