Daily Life
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Family members and friends watch on as Fairfield Fire Department pallbearers carefully lift the casket of slain City Councilman Matt Garcia before they escort him to the funeral ceremony at the Armijo High School football stadium. Garcia, Fairfield youngest city councilman who ran on a election platform of reducing youth violence, was killed by an alleged drug dealer in a mistaken identity shooting.
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Mike Hays Sr. embraces his son Sgt. Mike Hays Jr., of the California National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade, after returning home safely from Iraq to Travis Airforce Base Tuesday afternoon.
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Alex Bieche, left, and his wife Cindy causes a stir in one of his flocks of racing pigeons as he reaches into grab a newborn chick at his Vacaville home. Bieche has been racing pigeons for over 30 years.
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California Farms Duck Club member Frank Johnson walks back to his duck blind with his labrador Jodie after shooting a Pintail duck, his first of the morning. Johnson has made it a year round job managing his and nearby duck club's Suisun marsh habitat.
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Juan Rios, 9, center, climbs out of the inflatable bounce house as Michael Beard, 7, does a cannon ball jump into the bounce pit during the Cities of Love Wrap Up event at Dover Park Saturday morning.
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Flash DeMonet of the American Motor Drome Company cheers with spectators as riders Wahl E. Walker and Jay Lightnin???, owner of Wall of Death Cycles, navigate the Wall of Death Motor Drome. Riders perform this feat once an hour all day long as part of the Thunder Rolls fundraising event at the Shasta District Fair grounds.
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Mallorie Francis, 5, in lamb costume, does a back bend over her chair prior to the start of "The Cutest Show on Earth," a wild-west-themed, interactive theatre show that gives children a fun opportunity to act on stage during the opening day of the Solano County Fair Wednesday afternoon.
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Armani Stringer-Fowler, 16, center, loses control of his skateboard while riding in the skate park near the Three Oaks Community Center in Vacaville Wednesday afternoon.
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The California Smokejumpers' 2007 rookie class looks to the sky in nervous excitement as trainer Jerry Spence demonstrates how to climb tall timber among a large stand of conifers in the Trinity National Forest near French Gulch.
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Friends of an unidentified shooting victim react as Fairfield police officers perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him Monday night in the parking lot of Armijo High School. The victim later died of his injuries.
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Gabriela Nieto, left, comforts Maria Navarro, wife of shooting victim Diego Navarro Martinez, during a candlelight prayer virgil for him outside the Suisun City Metro PCS store where he was killed.
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Vanden High School graduate Heaven-leigh Christensen, 18, center, is visited by a monarch butterfly during the Class of 2010 graduation ceremony Friday afternoon. Butterflys were released by class president Sharlayne Moynahan, 18, not pictured, as a symbol of hope and transformation into new beginnings.
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Joshua Garrido, 5, gets a boost from his older sister Gabriella, 10, for a better view of the large pot of maccaroni and cheese being dished up by Vacaville Moose Lodge senior regent Vickie Kinard Tuesday evening. Joshua has recently completed therapy for leukemia and requested his favorite noodle dish for dinner at the Children's Cancer Community monthly meeting.
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The glow of Fairfield city lights blot out the horizon as young stargazer Bob Madsen, 9, at right, looks up at the sky during a Saturday evening star-gazing event at Rush Ranch. At left, David Allain adjusts his telescope towards the rings of Saturn. The often overlooked phenomena of light pollution has been a growing concern for residents in Solano County, robbing the night sky of its glory and splendor.
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C-17 Globemaster pilot Capt. Jachin Finch, left, along with co-pilot Ash Burrill, not pictured, line up their jet for a refuel from a KC-10 Extender fuel plane during Operation Hydra Tuesday morning.
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Redding Police officers Mike Woods and Greg Wilkes scan the intersection of Cypress Avenue and Hilltop Drive during a group effort to crack down on gridlock and red light runners during busy traffic time, "Were out here to enforce traffic safety," said Officer Mike Woods,"Today is a slow day as far as violations go, which is a good thing. It means people are driving safe."
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Luis Lopez gets his hair cut by his daughter-in-law Donna Lopez as his wife Carmen Eva Lopez laughs and tells stories. "It was such a nice day that we decided to have my three week hair cut outside," said Luis Lopez, an ex military man who likes a clean cut.
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Roving Clovers 4-H Club members Katie Jones, 12, Belle Malley, 12, Audrey Hennigan, 12, and Joanna Benton, 12, left to right, of Dixon, watch as judge Melissa Magee inspects their rabbits. Audrey Hennigan ended up winning first place in the judging.
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Hundreds of of people turned out to honor the sacrifice and to decorate the graves of veterans including Sierra Blaylock, 13, center, for her great grandfather during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery in Dixon.
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Family members and friends watch on as Fairfield Fire Department pallbearers carefully lift the casket of slain City Councilman Matt Garcia before they escort him to the funeral ceremony at the Armijo High School football stadium. Garcia, Fairfield youngest city councilman who ran on a election platform of reducing youth violence, was killed by an alleged drug dealer in a mistaken identity shooting.
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Mike Hays Sr. embraces his son Sgt. Mike Hays Jr., of the California National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade, after returning home safely from Iraq to Travis Airforce Base Tuesday afternoon.
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Alex Bieche, left, and his wife Cindy causes a stir in one of his flocks of racing pigeons as he reaches into grab a newborn chick at his Vacaville home. Bieche has been racing pigeons for over 30 years.
aDuckClub
California Farms Duck Club member Frank Johnson walks back to his duck blind with his labrador Jodie after shooting a Pintail duck, his first of the morning. Johnson has made it a year round job managing his and nearby duck club's Suisun marsh habitat.
CitiesofLoveDover
Juan Rios, 9, center, climbs out of the inflatable bounce house as Michael Beard, 7, does a cannon ball jump into the bounce pit during the Cities of Love Wrap Up event at Dover Park Saturday morning.
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Flash DeMonet of the American Motor Drome Company cheers with spectators as riders Wahl E. Walker and Jay Lightnin???, owner of Wall of Death Cycles, navigate the Wall of Death Motor Drome. Riders perform this feat once an hour all day long as part of the Thunder Rolls fundraising event at the Shasta District Fair grounds.
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Mallorie Francis, 5, in lamb costume, does a back bend over her chair prior to the start of "The Cutest Show on Earth," a wild-west-themed, interactive theatre show that gives children a fun opportunity to act on stage during the opening day of the Solano County Fair Wednesday afternoon.
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Armani Stringer-Fowler, 16, center, loses control of his skateboard while riding in the skate park near the Three Oaks Community Center in Vacaville Wednesday afternoon.
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The California Smokejumpers' 2007 rookie class looks to the sky in nervous excitement as trainer Jerry Spence demonstrates how to climb tall timber among a large stand of conifers in the Trinity National Forest near French Gulch.
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Friends of an unidentified shooting victim react as Fairfield police officers perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him Monday night in the parking lot of Armijo High School. The victim later died of his injuries.
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Gabriela Nieto, left, comforts Maria Navarro, wife of shooting victim Diego Navarro Martinez, during a candlelight prayer virgil for him outside the Suisun City Metro PCS store where he was killed.
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Vanden High School graduate Heaven-leigh Christensen, 18, center, is visited by a monarch butterfly during the Class of 2010 graduation ceremony Friday afternoon. Butterflys were released by class president Sharlayne Moynahan, 18, not pictured, as a symbol of hope and transformation into new beginnings.
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Joshua Garrido, 5, gets a boost from his older sister Gabriella, 10, for a better view of the large pot of maccaroni and cheese being dished up by Vacaville Moose Lodge senior regent Vickie Kinard Tuesday evening. Joshua has recently completed therapy for leukemia and requested his favorite noodle dish for dinner at the Children's Cancer Community monthly meeting.
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The glow of Fairfield city lights blot out the horizon as young stargazer Bob Madsen, 9, at right, looks up at the sky during a Saturday evening star-gazing event at Rush Ranch. At left, David Allain adjusts his telescope towards the rings of Saturn. The often overlooked phenomena of light pollution has been a growing concern for residents in Solano County, robbing the night sky of its glory and splendor.
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C-17 Globemaster pilot Capt. Jachin Finch, left, along with co-pilot Ash Burrill, not pictured, line up their jet for a refuel from a KC-10 Extender fuel plane during Operation Hydra Tuesday morning.
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Redding Police officers Mike Woods and Greg Wilkes scan the intersection of Cypress Avenue and Hilltop Drive during a group effort to crack down on gridlock and red light runners during busy traffic time, "Were out here to enforce traffic safety," said Officer Mike Woods,"Today is a slow day as far as violations go, which is a good thing. It means people are driving safe."
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Luis Lopez gets his hair cut by his daughter-in-law Donna Lopez as his wife Carmen Eva Lopez laughs and tells stories. "It was such a nice day that we decided to have my three week hair cut outside," said Luis Lopez, an ex military man who likes a clean cut.
DixonMayFairPrep
Roving Clovers 4-H Club members Katie Jones, 12, Belle Malley, 12, Audrey Hennigan, 12, and Joanna Benton, 12, left to right, of Dixon, watch as judge Melissa Magee inspects their rabbits. Audrey Hennigan ended up winning first place in the judging.
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Hundreds of of people turned out to honor the sacrifice and to decorate the graves of veterans including Sierra Blaylock, 13, center, for her great grandfather during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery in Dixon.
