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Solano's first 'County School Day' a big success / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [663] [WAYITWAS-2006-663]
During the first decades of the 20th century, it was customary for many California counties to set aside one day during the school year to highlight student activities. This day was called the "County School Day."
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Buck family enjoyed much success / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [124] [WAYITWAS-2002-124]
Vacaville's Buck family was familiar with success.
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Vacaville saw weddings big and small / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [116] [WAYITWAS-2002-116]
My last column explored how the Christopher and Towson families celebrated their respective weddings amid close friends and relatives at the bride's home. Most weddings of that day were conducted in this quiet fashion. The wedding of Frank H. Buck and Annie Elizabeth Stevenson on April 29, 1886, on the other hand, was a large, elaborate affair.
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Family success literally grew on trees / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [122] [WAYITWAS-2002-122]
Leonard Buck's achievements as one of the premier commercial orchardists in the Vacaville area was the foundation for Vacaville's most prominent family.
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Hopes of success spring eternal in Suisun / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [215] [WAYITWAS-2004-215]
Growing up in Germany, my childhood memories include summer vacations to various spas in the southern part of the country.
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Pruning key to a successful harvest / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [64] [WAYITWAS-2001-64]
Spring has finally arrived. Seeing all the fruit trees in bloom once again is truly one of the wonderful advantages of living in Solano County. My personal favorites are the peach and nectarine trees with their pink blossoms. Together with the yellow mustard growing underneath and a deep blue sky above, I always think of an impressionist painting.
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Trial and error determined success of orchards / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [14] [WAYITWAS-2000-14]
Orchards have been a part of Solano County's landscape for more than 150 years. Beginning with the first pioneers, settlers brought in plants, exchanged seeds and cuttings with friends and neighbors, experimented with different varieties to see how these adapted to the soil and climate, or even tried to create new strains and varieties.
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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.
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Sunday Law sets aside time for church / Delaplane, Kristin [307] [ECHOS-1996-307]
In the spring of 1858, a new stage line was being established to run between Marysville and Vallejo or Benicia by way of Smith's Ferry, Cacheville, McMahon Ranch and Vacaville. This route was nearly identical to that of the proposed railroad. That it was to operate within nine miles of Napa City meant it would be not only accommodate passengers to and from upper Solano County, but also Napa Springs.
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Bridge's history spans nine decades / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [150] [WAYITWAS-2003-150]
Last summer, I was fortunate to be able to take a boat ride from Vallejo that explored the underside of both the present and the new Carquinez bridges. Seeing those massive pylons and huge spans of metal construction was an incredibly impressive sight.
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