and Ashley Gebb The black masses rocked in unison as Ozzy Osbourne instructed his fans to “let the madness begin.” In his heavy eye makeup and black nail polish, Ozzy gripped the mic and howled out “Bark at the Moon” for his first song at Tuesday’s Ozzfest 2007. He gave animated performances of both his […]
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Nava Palmira’s sons knew about it. Her husband knew about it. But before she took over the Penny Candy Store in Live Oak, Palmira hadn’t heard of it. Most of the candy has gone up from the penny price since Iwana McDevitt opened the store’s doors in 1985, but Palmira, 53, still keeps a few […]
The patriotic spirit of the Fourth of July carried into the streets of downtown Yuba City on the seventh of July during the first Star Spangled Celebration. The event, which kicked off officially with a children’s parade Wednesday, brought people from the Yuba-Sutter area together under the red-white-and-blue spirit. This was the latest incarnation of […]
Couples across the country are looking to cash in on a little luck from the calendar, and one Yuba County official is mixing in the Summer of Love to his wedding. Today’s date, 07/07/07 for short, is seen as lucky because of the rare occurrence of sevens in the day, month and year. Because of […]
Underneath the rush hour traffic on the 10th Street bridge, smaller engines send two wheels flying through the air off dirt ramps and sliding through steep curves. Riverfront Park hosts dirt bikers of all ages every Tuesday and Thursday night from 5 to 9:30 p.m. The main track is set aside for the more experienced […]
When mobile home park owners Bob and Dee Kearns lost a customer in the early 1970s, a new community care center was born. Thirty-three years later, that dream is kept alive by the first two doctors to staff what is now the Sutter North Medical Foundation’s Brownsville branch. Dr. William Hoffman and Dr. John Rose […]
Underneath the rush hour traffic on the 10th Street bridge, smaller engines send two wheels flying through the air off dirt ramps and sliding through steep curves. Riverfront Park hosts dirt bikers of all ages every Tuesday and Thursday night from 5 to 9:30 p.m. The main track is set aside for the more experienced […]
Wheatland firefighters got a scare Tuesday afternoon when a fire that charred one field leaped across Wheatland Road toward another. The blaze is believed to have started somewhere in a field next to the Wheatland Cemetery just after 1 p.m. Wheatland Fire Chief Darryl Stineman said the exact starting point was likely near Wheatland and […]
When mobile home park owners Bob and Dee Kearns lost a customer in the early 1970s, a new community care center was born. Thirty-three years later, that dream is kept alive by the first two doctors to staff what is now the Sutter North Medical Foundation’s Brownsville branch. Dr. William Hoffman and Dr. John Rose […]
Vintage aircraft performed rolls and spins and the roar of a U-2 spy plane shook the ground Friday afternoon at the Yuba County Airport. An estimated 100 spectators had their eyes trained to the skies above the airport watching stunt fliers perform thousands of feet in the air at the first day of the three-day […]