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61.	Local settlers traveled west with Donner Party / Bowen, Jerry [705] [WAYITWAS-2007-705] When you study our West's history it is always interesting to note how many of the pioneer stories have a claim that they were part of the Donner Party. Detailed record - Similar records
62.	Vacaville women addressed the latest fashions / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [704] [WAYITWAS-2007-704] With spring truly here, we all have grown tired of dark, heavy winter clothes and are looking forward to lighter summer fashions. Detailed record - Similar records
63.	Today's Vacaville varies widely from 1946 plan / Bowen, Jerry [703] [WAYITWAS-2007-703] The title page says, "A Plan For The City Of Vacaville," and the document was submitted to the Planning Commission of the city of Vacaville by Planning Consultant, H. H. Jaqueth in 1946. Detailed record - Similar records
64.	Choice of good land bears fruit / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [702] [WAYITWAS-2007-702] In March of 1885, the Vacaville newspaper California Judicion investigated the reason for rising land values in the Vacaville area. A reporter set out to interview several prominent local orchardists. Detailed record - Similar records
65.	Service grew with population / Bowen, Jerry [701] [WAYITWAS-2007-701] In August 1956, the headline declared "Hickory Will Be Phone Prefix Here." The area was growing, and numbers like "6806" for the California Market in Vacaville couldn't possibly be used as the population exploded. Detailed record - Similar records
66.	Marsh provided fertile future / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [699] [WAYITWAS-2007-699] Solano County is fortunate that the Suisun Marsh is within its bounds. The marsh is part of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary system and is the largest contiguous brackish water marsh on the West Coast. Detailed record - Similar records
67.	Not-so-ancient history from Reporter's pages / Bowen, Jerry [697] [WAYITWAS-2007-697] The majority of articles Sabine Georke-Shrode and I have been writing are about happenings well in the past. So, why not write a few items about what has happened that are more recent? Detailed record - Similar records
68.	Rumors of big boxing match had area buzzing / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [696] [WAYITWAS-2007-696] In the spring of 1889, the area was buzzing with rumors about a local boxing match to be held between two of the Bay Area's champions, Joe "Chrysanthemum" Choynski and "Gentleman Jim' Corbett. Detailed record - Similar records
69.	Necessity planted seeds of diet / Bowen, Jerry [693] [WAYITWAS-2007-693] Now we will dive into the vegetarian side. First off, the Miwok were not agriculturists, other than they may have grown a little tobacco, and made attempts at controlling vegetation by attempting to burn off dry grass about August when Mother Nature failed to do it by lightning or spontaneous combustion. Detailed record - Similar records
70.	Skewered skunk, coyote on menu / Bowen, Jerry [692] [WAYITWAS-2007-692] Have you ever wondered what the Indians in the Solano area used as their daily food and how they prepared it? Detailed record - Similar records

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