Recently added articles from Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA):
Town steps up safety.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy Pasternack Oct. 10--For the first time, Angie Gray was able to guide children from one curb to another, without the threat of being mowed down. The installation of a traffic light at Highway 65 and Wheatland Road/First Street means the Wheatland School ...
Fremont nurses set to walk out.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Koskey Oct. 10--Registered nurses at three Fremont-Rideout Health Group facilities will walk out for two days beginning today as part of a statewide strike of roughly 5,000 nurses represented by the California Nurses Association. The strike begins at 7 ...
Boost your blog, video on A-D site.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--In its continued effort to improve the user experience at appealdemocrat.com, the Appeal-Democrat has launched two new products on its Web site. The site launched Pluck's SiteLife social media platform Tuesday. The SiteLife suite of products allows users to create their ...
Impact fee vote tonight: Jump in costs before YC planning commission.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: John Dickey Oct. 10--Yuba City could be less than a week away from adopting new impact fees that would pay for development's fair share of police stations, roads and other city improvements. Tonight's Yuba City Planning Commission hearing would be the last ...
Problems in the poll booth: Unapproved vote machines purchased by Colusa County.(Company overview)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Howard Yune Oct. 10--Some Colusa County residents voting in the February primaries may hit a roadblock on their way to the polls -- an investigation into whether 20 of its electronic voting machines lacked the state's approval. The office of Secretary of ...
BRIEF: Worley wins all-around.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Willie Worley of Arbuckle captured the all-around amateur title at last weekend's Tri-County Junior/Amateur Rodeo at the Butte County fairgrounds in Gridley. Worley won the team roping with Laine Ronchetto of Arbuckle and was fourth in tie-down roping. Brandi Anthony of ...
Lady 49ers rope Mustangs.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Justin Miller Oct. 10--Frustration was written all over coach Jason Spain's face Tuesday afternoon despite the fact that his Yuba College women's soccer team had just blanked visiting Los Medanos 3-0. Spain's team isn't exactly struggling mightily through the ...
New or slightly used coats can keep a child warm.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Koskey Oct. 10--A coat drive to help keep children warm over the winter months is gearing up to accept donations. The Yuba-Sutter Coats for Kids program will hold its 11th annual coat drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, at Sutter North ...
Girl struck by car badly injured.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Young Oct. 10--A 14-year-old Linda girl was in critical condition Tuesday after being hit by a car on a darkened road. Bobby Blackwood was taken by ambulance to Sutter Roseville Medical Center after the early morning accident on Griffith Avenue north of ...
BRIEF: Sutter Jr. Huskies blitz Oroville.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Elijah Smith rushed for more than 200 yards and one touchdown to lead the Sutter Jr. Huskies, to a 34-0 midget youth football win over Oroville last weekend. Quarterback Mason Lopez threw two TD passes. Cody Carnegie caught one for 35 yards and Manik Thiara caught the ...
Campus delivers Wi-Fi.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Howard Yune Oct. 10--Yuba College's estimated 10,000 students can now stay hooked to the Internet outside their classrooms. The two-year college on Monday announced the rollout of its wireless Internet, or Wi-Fi, network. Service began Oct. 1 after two weeks ...
Yuba blanks Shasta.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Justin Miller Oct. 10--Yuba College men's soccer coach Imed Dossy said the 49ers have had trouble finishing on scoring opportunities this season, which has cost his team a few victories. However, Yuba had little trouble finding the back of the net Tuesday ...
Full Throttle back home: Butte County Fair mascot found at Gridley High.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Robert LaHue Oct. 10--The cow has come home in Gridley. A month after being stolen from its normal vantage point over a gate entrance building at the Butte County Fairgrounds, a fiberglass bull dubbed Full Throttle was found Tuesday morning on the Gridley High ...
EDITORIAL: Health care reaching a pivotal point.(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--America is rushing to a pivotal decision that could dictate the nature of health care for decades to come. Escalating costs and rising consumer demand, coupled with employers reducing benefits, are creating widespread unease. These and related converging factors ...
'So many deficiencies': Hallwood resident fights placement of hauling road.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Koskey Oct. 2--Land appraisals for the alignment and reconstruction of Kibbe Road at Highway 20 for the creation of a private hauling road for Teichert Aggregates will begin, despite local residents' desires to move the road for safety reasons. The ...
Victim's family anguishes over dragging death.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Young Oct. 2--As his 19-month-old daughter lay sleeping on a couch, relatives of Willie Dean Roberts Jr. gathered Monday in the living room of his Yuba City home and asked why he had to die such a brutal death. Roberts was hit at least twice by a pickup ...
Reveling in reptiles.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy Pasternack Oct. 2--Store hours were coming to an end, and Adrian was lost. The clerks at Gaiser Pets in Yuba City searched through a maze of cat furniture in the front windows, underneath shelves, behind merchandise. It was a familiar ...
Vietnam era remembered: The war and its impact recounted at Community Museum.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Len La Barth Oct. 2--Forty years ago, Ray Bull was a paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, experiencing a life in the battlefield that was "boring and hard with moments of sheer terror." Later this month, the retired letter carrier from Yuba City will ...
Star-spangled tribute: Y.C. woman founds Spirit of America drill team.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Todd Hansen Oct. 2--Horses and riders crisscross through the arena, one passing behind the leader, then a third behind the second, then a fourth and a fifth follow until all eight complete the maneuver. They circle back into a straight line -- the American ...
Pink October is for women: Events focus on breast cancer awareness.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--Pink October will kickoff its 10th year of breast cancer awareness with a series of events put together in part by local health agencies. Women can get low-cost exams Wednesday through Sutter North Medical Foundation in Yuba City or the Brownsville Health Clinic. The ...