Monday, May 20, 2013
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
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Community calendar Sunday, May 19, 2013

Sunday Tolenas Park Neighborhood Garage Sale all day, Tolenas Avenue, Catlin Drive, Davis Drive, Strauss Drive and nine adjoining courts. Some sale proceeds will be given to Tolenas Elementary School. Info: 486-6543. Aquatic Fitness 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m., Aquatics Complex, Allan Witt Park, 1741 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Open to all. Info: [...]

Community calendar Monday, May 13, 2013

Monday Tai Chi for Health Classes 9 to 10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville. Low-impact exercise for students 50 and older. Fee, preregistration required. Info: 469-6672. Old Time Music Members 9 a.m. to noon, Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. All music fans invited to participate. Info: 428-7421. Senior Center Craft Shoppe 9:30 a.m. to [...]

Community calendar Sunday, May 12, 2013

Sunday Aquatic Fitness 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m., Aquatics Complex, Allan Witt Park, 1741 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Open to all. Info: millemoe@fairfield.ca.gov. Cat Tales Rescue Adoption Event 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Petco, 1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield. www.catalesrescue.org. Celebrate Recovery 7 to 9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1121 Clay St., Fairfield. Experience freedom from [...]

Community calendar Saturday, May 11, 2013

Saturday Table Tennis 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Info: 428-7421. Car Wash Fundraiser for Sheldon Elementary School 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1891 Woolner Ave., Suite C, Fairfield. Hosted by Integrity Auto Collision Center. Money raised will help pay for field trips throughout the school year. Info: hank@integrityautocollision.com. Aquatic Fitness 8:30 to [...]

Community calendar Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Wednesday Tai Chi for Health Classes 9 to 10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville. Low-impact exercise for students 50 and older. Fee, preregistration required. Info: 469-6672. Senior Center Craft Shoppe 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Unique handmade gifts for family and friends. Info: 428-7421. Line Dancing 10 to 11:30 a.m., Joseph [...]

Community calendar Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Tuesday Brain Boosters 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. For people wanting to strengthen their memory. Enrollment required. Info: 428-7654. Baby Bounce 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Fairfield Cordelia Library, 5050 Business Center Drive. Free. Songs, stories and finger plays for babies to 18 months. Twenty minutes of activities followed by playtime. Info: [...]

Community calendar Monday, April 8, 2013

Monday Senior Day Program 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Supervised activities for people with cognitive or physical impairments. Enrollment required. Info: 428-7654. Tai Chi for Health Classes 9 to 10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville. Low-impact exercise for students 50 and older. Fee, preregistration required. Info: 469-6672. Old [...]

Community calendar Sunday, April 7, 2013

Sunday Wahiawa Kajukenbo Foundation All you Can Eat Breakfast 8 am to 2 p.m., Joseph Nelson Community Center, 611 Village Drive, Suisun City. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruits and beverages served. Fee. Info: 803-9539. Aquatic Fitness 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m., Aquatics Complex, Allan Witt Park, 1741 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Open to all. [...]

Community calendar Friday, March 22, 2013

Friday Aquatic Fitness 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m., Allan Witt Park, Aquatics Complex, 1741 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Open to all. Info: millemoe@fairfield.ca.gov. SNiP CA Yard Sale 9 a.m to 3 p.m., 1235 Warren Ave., Vallejo. Profits will support Spay Neuter Imperative Project California. Info: 330-0293. 3-4-5 Jump ‘n’ Jive 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., [...]

Community calendar Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Wednesday Cordelia Rotary Club 7:15 a.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield. Info: Nancy Garver, 449-8299. Tai Chi for Health 9 to 10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville. Low-impact exercise for students 50 and older. Fee, preregistration required. Info: 469-6672. Free Tax Service 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center [...]

Community calendar Monday, March 4, 2013

Monday Hot Hula Fitness 5:30 to 6:30 a.m., Bliss Urban Arts Center, 3777 Vaca Valley Parkway, Vacaville. No experience needed. Info: 646-9806, www.RSVVP@Dance.com. Senior Day Program 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Supervised activities for people with cognitive or physical impairments. Enrollment required. Info: 428-7654. Tai Chi for Health Classes 9 to 10 [...]

Community calendar Friday, March 1, 2013

Friday Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fairfield Cordelia Library, 5050 Business Center Drive. An all-day event with special guests from community sharing stories, crafts and fun activities. Info: Kristen Murray, 866-572-7587. 3-4-5 Jump ‘n’ Jive 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Fairfield Cordelia Library, 5050 Business Center Drive. Free. Interactive program featuring stories, music, movement [...]

Community calendar Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Wednesday Cordelia Rotary Club 7:15 a.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane. Info: Nancy Garver, 449-8299. Tai Chi for Health Classes 9 to 10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville. Low-impact exercise for students 50 and older. Fee, preregistration required. Info: 469-6672. Free Tax Service 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center [...]

Real estate transactions for Feb. 9, 2013

——- BENICIA TOTAL SALES: 3 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $430,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $93,500 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $248,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $257,333 506 Baylor Court – $430,000, 01-15-13 [4 Bdrms - 2416 SqFt - 1977 YrBlt] 432 Rinconada Court – $248,500, 01-15-13 [4 Bdrms - 1444 SqFt - 1977 YrBlt] 900 Southampton Road #85 – $93,500, 01-16-13 [2 Bdrms - [...]

Business helps couples with Catholic marriage prep

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan company is helping solve the problem of geographic separation for couples looking to get married in the Roman Catholic Church. Port Huron-based Marriage Ministries allows couples to receive Catholic marriage preparation online. The business was developed in collaboration with the Archdioceses of Detroit and Chicago and has served [...]

Real estate transactions for Feb. 2, 2013

BENICIA TOTAL SALES: 12 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $580,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $140,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $291,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $295,417 30 Alta Loma – $288,000, 01-09-13 [4 Bdrms - 1330 SqFt - 1943 YrBlt] Previous Sale: 08-30-2012, $180,000 1378 Anita Circle – $220,000, 01-09-13 [4 Bdrms - 1550 SqFt - 1978 YrBlt] 423 Brentwood Drive – $320,000, 01-11-13 [4 [...]

Community calendar Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013

Thursday Zumba Gold and Fitness 8:30 a.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Dance and fitness for active older adults. Info: 428-7421. Tai Chi for Seniors 8:45 to 9:45 a.m., Fairfield Senior Center, Round Table Room, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Meditation and deep breathing benefits the entire body by reducing stress, alleviating arthritis and increasing muscle strength. [...]

Real estate transactions for Jan. 26, 2013

——- BENICIA TOTAL SALES:   7 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $445,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $230,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $317,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $340,714 229 Carlisle Way – $360,000, 12-28-12 [4 Bdrms - 2108 SqFt - 1973 YrBlt] 343 Columbia Circle – $297,000, 12-31-12 [3 Bdrms - 1540 SqFt - 1994 YrBlt] 374 East 2nd Street – $306,000, 12-31-12 [2 Bdrms [...]

Real estate transactions for Jan. 12, 2013

BENICIA TOTAL SALES: 10 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $525,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $160,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $349,750 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $359,550 103 Chelsea Hills Drive – $340,000, 12-13-12 [3 Bdrms - 1667 SqFt - 1971 YrBlt] 596 Daffodil Drive – $435,000, 12-07-12 [4 Bdrms - 1964 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt] 341 East 2nd Street – $280,000, 12-10-12 [2 Bdrms - [...]

Review: Regular rides gain perks

By PETER COUTURE and LYRA SOLOCHEK c.2012 Tampa Bay Times@ At least in automobiles, the trickle-down effect was at work in 2012, where entertainment and safety features once found only in luxury cars became more available in modest models. Here’s some of what we liked this year. The best got even better We were astounded [...]

Major categories for Annual Academy Award nominations

1. Best Picture: “Amour,” ”Argo,” ”Beasts of the Southern Wild,” ”Django Unchained,” ”Les Miserables,” ”Life of Pi,” ”Lincoln,” ”Silver Linings Playbook,” ”Zero Dark Thirty.” 2. Actor: Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”; Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”; Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”; Denzel Washington, “Flight.” 3. Actress: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”; Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver [...]

Famous church’s bells to ring for same-sex couples

WASHINGTON  — The Washington National Cathedral had been ready to embrace same-sex marriage for some time, though it took a series of recent events and a new leader for the prominent, 106-year-old church to announce Wednesday that it would begin hosting such nuptials. The key development came last July when the Episcopal Church approved a [...]

Real estate transactions for Jan. 5, 2013

BENICIA TOTAL SALES: 5 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $490,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $161,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $400,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $361,000 873 Channing Circle – $400,000, 12-04-12 [3 Bdrms - 2212 SqFt - 1984 YrBlt] 200 Dundee Way – $419,000, 12-04-12 [4 Bdrms - 2192 SqFt - 1975 YrBlt] 707 Military #E – $161,000, 12-06-12 [3 Bdrms - 1556 SqFt [...]

Relationship: Evaluate your relationship, then move forward

Most successful couples commit to making emotional progress in their relationships. They agree that one of their goals is to keep growing as a couple, and they find different ways to do this. Those who cherish their relationships know that if they do not move them forward, the relationship will devolve and their intimacy will [...]

Real estate transactions for Dec. 29, 2012

BENICIA TOTAL  SALES:   8 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $516,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $85,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $372,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $366,188 900 Cambridge Drive #136 – $85,000, 11-28-12 [1 Bdrms - 687 SqFt - 1984 YrBlt] 807 Carsten Circle – $510,000, 11-30-12 [4 Bdrms - 2479 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt] 569 Cooper Drive – $464,500, 11-30-12 [3 Bdrms - [...]

Lion habitat features big cats that worked at MGM

HENDERSON, Nev. — Dozens of lions that used to entertain tourists at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas now have a new day job. The Las Vegas Sun reports Keith Evans recently opened his Lion Habitat Ranch in nearby Henderson, Nev., about a year after the Las Vegas Strip casino shuttered its own lion attraction [...]

Real estate transactions for Dec. 22, 2012

BENICIA TOTAL SALES: 9 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $685,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $101,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $470,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $421,111 368 Allen Way – $470,000, 11-27-12 [4 Bdrms - 2111 SqFt - 1992 YrBlt] 301 Drake Court – $340,000, 11-20-12 [3 Bdrms - 1454 SqFt - 1976 YrBlt] 1237 Grove Circle – $229,000, 11-27-12 [2 Bdrms - 1402 SqFt [...]

Real estate transactions for Dec. 15, 2012

AMERICAN CANYON TOTAL SALES: 1 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $479,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $479,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $479,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $479,000 3661 Spurs Trail – $479,000, 11-16-12 [3 Bdrms - 3087 SqFt - 1986 YrBlt] ——- BENICIA TOTAL SALES 2 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $260,000 LOWEST AMOUNT: $200,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $230,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $230,000 2159 Clearview Circle – $200,000, 11-16-12 [3 [...]

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: The update!

Today’s column is all about the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” So if you’ve never seen the movie you might want to skip over to the comics section. The movie is corny and sentimental and it’s shown on TV every year around Christmas. Being corny and sentimental, I absolutely love this film. It’s drenched with [...]

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Community calendar for Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012

Wednesday Cordelia Rotary Club 7:15 a.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane. Info: Nancy Garver, 449-8299. Zumba Gold and Fitness 8:30 a.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Dance and fitness for active older adults. Info: 428-7421. Tai Chi for Health Classes 9 to 10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place. Low-impact exercise for students 50 [...]