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The following is provided as a service to our residents, families and visitors to the area. It proves to show the abundance of local activities. The emphasis is on local area information. We encourage emailed updates, additions and input from all viewers. Please contact the webmaster or marketing.

www.csaa.com 06/26/05
www.bestofcaliforniadrives.com
06/26/05
Free driving guide from Calif. Tourism and Sunset Publ.


F A I R F I E L D


www.fairfielddowntown.com
06/04



City of Fairfield

City of Fairfield Website 06/04

History of Fairfield
www.ci.fairfield.ca.us/202.htm 06/04
History of Solano County 06/04

About Fairfield
www.ci.fairfield.ca.us/artscenter.htm 06/04
www.fidelitysolano.com/fairfield.htm
04/20/05


Fairfield Channel 26

Click on link below to view live broadcast of Fairfield's local TV channel. Once there, click on: Click Here To Watch Channel 26 Live!
www.ci.fairfield.ca.us/
04/20/05

General Info:
www.fairfield-california.com/
06/04

Historic Highway 40 was the main cross country thoroughfare that went right through downtown Fairfield
Click for more inform
ation

ACCOMODATIONS
.
Fairfield

List of Hotels in Fairfield
Hilton Garden Inn 05/04
Search the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber Website 06/04

The Delta
The Ryde Hotel
04/20/05

California
www.pointarenalighthouse.com
06/26/05

ART/MUSIC/BOOKS

Links
US National Archives & Records Admin 05/04
http://virtualology.com/ 05/04
artopportunitiesmonthly.com

museumstuff.com/
05/04
Search the nation for art.

Books
http://www.alibris.com/
04/20/05
A superb site for used and new books, music and film.

Outdoor Art In Fairfield
.
• Fairfield Linear Park
• The Arch
• Solano County Court House
Click
Carrington WW II Memorial Sculpture

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Galleries/Music

www.artistresource.org/ 02/05
A full resource for artists. Event listings, classes, competitions, portfolios, techniques, etc.

Solano County 08/06
Gallery listing in Solano

Fairfield

Fairfield Center for Creative Arts 05/04
More info
• Theatre Click link above for schedule
• Art Gallery
Open 11am to 4pm Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
1035 Texas Street 707-428-7662

• www.solanosymphony.org/
06/04

Benicia
ARTS Benicia Center Gallery 05/04
www.beniciaarsenal.org 05/04
www.BeniciaArts.com
02/05

Davis
www.mondaviarts.org 06/04
http://music.ucdavis.edu 06/04

Vacaville

 Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre 05/04

Vallejo
www.vallejocenter.com/ 06/04
www.vallejomusictheatre.org/ 06/04

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San Francisco
sfsymphony.org 06/04

Organizations
.
Fairfield Visual Arts Association 06/04
Established in 1962 to encourage artists to create and exhibit their work for the cultural benefit of the community. Presents artwork at the "City Gallery" at Fairfield Center for Creative Arts listed above.

DINING/FOOD

Activediner.com 05/04
Search the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber Website 06/04

Fairfield
• Downtown 05/04
Joe's Buffet

Rio Vista
Foster's Bighorn Saloon
05/04

Vacaville
• The Nut Tree ReOpens Sept. '06
08/06


• www.melsdrive-in.com
Photo: The Mel's Drive-In on 1050 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco. Open: Sunday through Thursday: 6am--3am • Friday and Saturday: 6am--4am

Also see Mel's Drive-In on 3355 Geary Boulevard for a real drive-in style. Open: Sunday through Thursday: 6am--1am • Friday and Saturday: 6am--3am

Misc.:
• www.apronsbytopm.com 02/05
Get your "Officer of the Grill" apron

Farmers Markets
.
• Downtown Fairfield 05/04

• Small Farm Center 05/04

• UC Coop Extension 05/04

Suisun Valley
suisunvalley.com 06/04
• Farm Stands • Harvest Calendar • Wineries • Eateries • Sites of Interest

Grocerices Delivered
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Safeway.com 05/04 DR
Delivers to PVE for $4.95 for over $150 & $9.95 for under $150. Go online to register and order. A personal shopper selects from the the Waterman Blvd. store and is delivered sameday if ordered before 9:30am

EDUCATION


California
California Department of Education
• www.cde.ca.gov/


Solano
Solano County Office of Education
• www.solanocoe.k12.ca.us/
Solano Community College
• www.solano.edu/
Other Colleges & Other Education
• Solano County Colleges

Fairfield

FSUSD
• http://schools.fsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/
Fairfield High
• http://schools.fsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/fhs/

TUSD
Link

ENTERTAINMENT

Solano

Fairfield

Pepper Belly'S Comedy Club 05/04
849 Texas St., 707-422-7463


• Scandia Family Fun Center
05/04

Vacaville
• The Nut Tree ReOpens Sept. '06
08/06

Vallejo
Six Flags Marine World
05/04
• Solano County Fair 05/04
• http://www.vallejocenter.com/
06/04

Concord

Waterworld USA


California
Warner Bros. Studio Tours
• www.wbstudiotour.com
06/26/05
...For a behind the scene VIP tours of Burbank's Warner Bros. Movie & TV studios while the cameras roll. 818-972-8687

Casinos
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Colusa

www.colusacasino.com/
06/27/04

Jackson
www.jacksoncasino.com
06/27/04

San Pablo
www.casino-sanpablo.com
06/27/04

California
http://california.casinocity.com/
06/27/04

Movies
.
Fairfield
• http://www.vacanet.com/fairmovie.htm
• Cafe Cinema

Vacaville
• www.vacanet.com/movie.htm 06/04

Sources
• http://us.imdb.com/ 08/08/04
Source for movie index, reviews
• http://www.apolloguide.com/index.shtml 08/08/04
A good source for intelligent reviews
• http://www.netflix.com/ 08/08/04
Have movies delivered to your doorstep. No late fees

History
• History of Filming In Solano County
08/28/06
• San Francisco Bay Area: The Original Hollywood 08/08/04
• Did you know the first movie was created in Palo Alto (1878 by Leland Stanford - Running Horse)
• The first major movie studio (Essanay Studios) was located in (Niles) Fremont?!
First "Talkie" (Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer) was filmed near Union Square, San Francisco
• The first TV set was invented by Philo Farnsworth at 200 Green Street, San Francisco in 1927 (Webmater note: I used to work at an Ad Agency 1 block from this location - there is a monument/sign there).
• Northern California Movies
08/08/04

EVENTS

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Fairfield/Suisun
• Downtown Fairfield 06/04
Tomato Festival
...
• Writeup in AAA's VIA Magazine
• Red Hot & Gold Chili Cook-off and Car Show
... • Writeup in AAA's VIA Magazine www.ntsba.org
• Suisun
06/04

Benicia
• Benicia Camel Races
• http://www.beniciamainstreet.org/
08/06

Dixon
• www.dixonmayfair.com/ 
06/04
May 6 - 9, 2004
655 South First St, Dixon 95620 • 707-678-5529
• www.friendsofthefair.org/
06/04
• www.lambtown.com/ July 24, 2004

Rio Vista
• www.bassfestival.com/
06/04
Oct. 8 10, 2004
• Tour the Delta - Article from AAA's
VIA Magazine
06/02
• Tour the Delta - Article from AAA's
VIA Magazine
09/96


Isleton Crawdad Festival
•http://www.crawdadfestival.org/
08/06
June 16, 17 &18, 2006


Vacaville
Celtic Nations Festival 05/04VC
Saturday & Sunday, June 26th & 27th 2004. Andrews Park – Located at Monte Vista Avenue and School Street in Vacaville, CA.


Vallejo

• VallejoNews.com
06/04
• http://www.sfbayflywayfestival.com/
mareis.html
06/04
Jan. 23 - 25, 2004
• Solano County Fair 05/04
July 16th - 25th, 2004
• http://www.friendsofthefair.org/
Vallejo Jazz Festival August 28th & 29th - 11:30am - 6:30pm

Solano and Bay Area
• http://www.northbaymusic.com/events.html
Live Music in the Bay Area
04/20/05

• http://combots.net
Watch robots battle it out
12/24/05

Click here to see the Events/Festivals from the unique to the weird ones
06/27/04
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GENEALOGY
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Research Sites:

Government:
• www.archives.gov/index.html 06/04
US Nat. Archives & Records Admin.

• Military records through NARA
06/04
• eVetRecs
06/04

Organizations:
rootsweb.com 04/04
PR
Oldest & largest FREE genealogy site

usgenweb.com 04/04
PR
ellisisland.org 04/04PR
www.Ancestry.com
08/06
www.FamilyHistory.com 
08/06
www.genealogy.com 08/06
www.rootsweb.com 08/06
www.MyFamily.com 08/06
www.familysearch.com 08/06
A premium site from the Mormons
http://www.ancesters.org/
http://byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/

www.Mayflowerfamilies.com 05/04
http://www.idreamof.com/

Guide to genealogy websites:
cyndilist.com 04/04PR

Commercial websites:
genealogy.com 04/04PR

Cemeteries
Historic Rockville Cemetery
• Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery Link 1 2 3
Bryan-Braker
Solano Cemeteries
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery 06/04

www.findagrave.com/ 06/04
Click on "Most Popular searches" to find Marilyn Monroe. Under heading "find a grave" click on "Search for a cemetery" and type in Rockville and select California. You'll find over 800 internments, many are local historical figures. Now I know who some of our streets are named after!

• www.cyndislist.com/cemetery.htm
06/04
This is a massive list of cemeteries the world over.

• California Cemetery Records

HEALTH

How to Evaluate Online Advice
Click Here

• m
ayoclinic.com 06/04
The premier med. source.
chemocare.com
09/28/04
Fight the unknown with knowledge. This site was created by Ruth Fritskey an oncology nurse from Cleveland Clinic, to provide info about chemotherapy and its side effects. Survivor stories and message boards.
Source: Parade Mag. 091904

webmd.com
07/18/04

All encompassing source. Type in or point and click symptons and get answers.
medlineplus.gov
09/28/04
Trusted Health Info from US Nat. Library of Med. & Nat. Institutes of Health. Go here for a second opinion on a prescribed medications. Source: Parade Mag. 091904

HISTORICAL
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History Links
US National Archives & Records Admin 05/04
California History Online 05/04
California Historical Society 05/04
militarymuseum.org/ 05/04
http://virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofhistory/ 05/04
beniciahistoricalmuseum.org/ 05/04
Search the nation for history::
museumstuff.com/
05/04
• http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ca/

Solano
CA State Historical Landmarks in Solano County 05/04

Fairfield/Suisun
• Western Railway Museum 05/04
Walking Tour of Downtown Fairfield:
Online Version:

• www.garsondesign.com/tourism 05/04
Downloadable pdf:
•http://www.fairfielddowntown.com/2visitors/
walking_tour_guide.html
l
09/06

Suisun Valley
• Gomer Historical School 08/06
(1-room school house).


Benicia
• Benicia Capitol State Historical Park 05/04
• Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns 05/04
• www.beniciamainstreet.org.interestprint.html 06/04

Dixon
Dixon Historical Society
PO Box 814, Dixon, CA 95620.
Contact: W. F. 'Tige" Thompson (707) 678-2266

Rio Vista
Rio Vista Museum
The Rio Vista Museum was converted from an old blacksmith shop. Inside the museum, visitors can view various articles, pictures, newspapers, clothing and farm equipment of past life in Rio Vista and the surrounding areas.
16 North Front Street, Rio Vista, CA Sat. & Sun. 1:30 - 4:30 • (707) 374-5169 rvmuseum
06/04

• http://www.fostersbighorn.com/
06/04
• Other Rio Vista Historical and Map
06/04

Vacaville
• See Vacaville Museum

Vallejo

Mare Island Historic Park Foundation
04/04

HOME

Solar Energy
• http://www.acroelectric.com
04/20/05

Alternative Energy
• http://www.burncorn.com
04/20/05

Cleaning
howtocleananything.com
04/20/05

Value
• housevalue.com
04/23/05

MAPS

Online Map Location Search Engines

• encarta.msn
06/04
• expedia.com
06/04
• mappoint.msn.com
06/04
• mapquest.com
06/04
• aaa.com
11/04
• maps.yahoo.com
11/04
• maps.msn.com
11/04
• maptuit.com
02/05

Fairfield
• http://www.pvestates.com/07_02mapsff.html
Be patient for loading this extensive map, it's a beauty.

Civic Center
• http://www.ci.fairfield.ca.us/files/cityhallmap.pdf
06/04

Solano County
Maps of Solano County 05/04

Other Map Websites

• http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Maps of the world. Topos, historical, etc.

Fantastic FREE aerials, topo maps not too good.
Sponsored bu USGS
http://terraserver-usa.com/
05/04

http://ceres.ca.gov/data_type/maps.html 05/04

http://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/digitalmaps.html
This is the motherlode to topo FREE maps. Click on Napa for Solano County Maps
http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/htmldir/drg_html/
index.htm
l
05/04

Downolad a FREE Spectacular satellite imagery of the San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.sfbayquakes.org/mapview.html
05/04

http://geography.usgs.gov/
05/04
http://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/viewer.htm
05/04

http://maptech.com/
05/04

• http://www.rootsweb.com/~cascgsi/


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MEDIA
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Worldwide Media Guide
• www.mondotimes.com/
Sacramento
• www.mondotimes.com/1/
world/us/5/309


Magazines
AARP The Magazine 05/04
aarp.org
05/04
VIAmagazine from AAA

Newspapers

In Solano County
04/04
Daily Republic
04/04
TheReporter.com
04/04
Vallejo Times-Herald
04/04


Radio
• KUIC
05/04
• KVYN
05/04

TV
Local/Fairfield

Fairfield Channel 26
Click on link below to view live broadcast of Fairfield's local TV channel. Once there, click on: Click Here To Watch Channel 26 Live!
• www.ci.fairfield.ca.us/

SacCountyTV
• www.saccounty.net/portal/
streamingmedia


Most network stations received locally are out of Sacramento:
3 - KRCA NBC
• www.thekcrachannel.com/
6 - KVIE Ch. 6

• www.kvie.org
California Gold

• www.calgold.com/
07/18/04
10 - KXTV
• wwwkxtv.com
13 - KOVR CBS
• www.kovr13.com
Send in your weather photos
• www.kovr13.com/weather/
album.htm

19 - KUVS Univision (Spanish)
• www.univision.com
31 - KMAX - UPN 31
www.kmax-tv.com
40 - KTXL FOX 40
• http://fox40.trb.com
58 - KQCA NBC WB58
• www.thekcrachannel.com/

MILITARY INFORMATION


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Local:
Travis Air Force Base
• http://public.travis.amc.af.mil/
08/06

Tours
• http://public.travis.amc.af.mil/news/
commrel/#tours
08/06

• www.60thservices.com/ 06/04
60th Services Squadron at TAFB.


The BX at TAFB

(Location, hours, etc.)
• www.commissaries.com/stores/html/
store.cfm?dodaac=HQCKMC
.08/06

Airshows
TAFB Phone: 707-424-2011 (Public Affairs Office)
• www.AirSports.com/events/
06/04
• • http://www.airshows.org/list_events.php
08/06

http://home1.gte.net/lbalders/
06/04
Throughout Calif./Nev

• Navy Blue Angels
06/04

www.airforce.com/thunderbirds/
06/04 USAF Thunderbirds scheduled to perform at TAFB Oct. 15-16, 2005, Travis Air Expo. Red, white & blue F-16 Fighting Falcons. First Air Expo since 2000.

• Canadian Forces Snowbirds
06/04
Will be in San Francisco Oct. 09-10, 2004
• www.usarec.army.mil/hq/
GoldenKnights/index.htm
06/04

• National Chamionship Air Races and Air Show at Reno, NV
06/04
16-19 Sept., 2004 at Reno Stead Field

Elysian Fields
• Issues & Archives Genealogy
• www.archives.gov/index.html 06/04
US Nat. Archives & Records Admin.

• Military records through NARA
06/04
• eVetRecs
06/04

----------Support The Troops ----------

May is National Military Appreciation Month

www.nmam.org 06/26/05

www.americasupportsyou.mil

Sponsored by the Pentagon and official spokesman, Joyce Rumsfield, wife of Donald Rumsfield, Secretary of the Defense. 06/26/05

operationusocarepackage.org
The USO offers ideas
. 12/24/05

www.operationiraqichildren.org
06/26/05

TreatAnySoldier.com
Many in the military get little, if any mail. This website s care packages from $17 to $50.
12/24/05

YellowRibbonAmerica.com
Founded in 2003, this group mobilizes communities to help set up local chapters that assist with funeral expenses and provide babysitting services, car repairs, laptops and more.
12/24/05

AdoptaPlatoon.org
Founded in 1998 by Ida Hagg, a military mom, this group provides mail support and promotes patriotism in schools and communities, including humanitarian aid.
12/24/05

OperationMilitaryPride.org
This volunteer organization distributes troop information to those wanting to send e-mail and care packages. They've targeted groups from teens to community clubs.
12/24/05

Stripes.com
The online version of the armed forces' daily newspaper, Stars and Stripes, will post messages from family and friends to loved ones stationed overseas who may not be coming home for the holidays. Postings can be up to 255 characters long, plus photos.
12/24/05

operationpaperback.org
When Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rick Honeywell was deployed in 1999 to a base in Kuwait with no movies, library or gym, father-in-law Dan Bowers began this organization, which ships books to bases, Navy ships at sea, U.S. military hospitals and USOs.
12/24/05

----------Events----------

Downtown Fairfield Veteran's Day Parade & Ceremony Click here for more info

Medals

Rusty Knight website 04/04

National Military Appreciation Month
(May)
nmam.org 04/04

----------Military Monuments----------

Rosie the Riveter National Park
The Rosies of World War II have been honored with a memorial sculpture at Rosie the Riveter National Park in Richmond, California.
From: Linda Faraday, PVE Resident in Elysian Fields Issues & Archives Vol. VIII, Issue 6 June 2004


This section is WIP and I encourage emailing your lists of Local, Solano County, Northern Calif. sites. PVE Webmaster

----------Military Museums----------

California
• Links to all Calif. Military Museum, Aviation & Maritime 06/04
About 50 diff. links to State Parks, Museums, Aircraft Carriers, etc.
• http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/
museums/ca.htm
06/04
Aviation Museums in California

Solano County
• Travis Air Museum 06/04
Mon. - Sat. 9am - 4pm
Admin. is FREE but resricted. Visit website. Go with group or no someone on-base for pass.

• www.beniciahistoricalmuseum.org/
06/04
Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns • 2060 Camel Road, Benicia, CA 94510 • 707-745-5435

• www.benicia-arsenal.net/intro.htm 06/04

• www.vallejomuseum.org/
06/04
Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
734 Marin St. Vallejo, CA 94590 • 707-643-0077 • Tues. - Sat. 10am - 4:30pm • Admin: $2.00 Seniors: $1.00
Sacramento
• www.militarymuseum
.org/ 06/04
The Calif. State Military Museum
1119 Second St., Sacramento, CA 95814
1-916-442-2883 Admin: $5.00 Open: 10am - 4pm Tues. - Sun. except holidays. Check website.

Dover AFB Delaware
Air Mobility Command Museum

• www.amcmuseum.org/
06/27/04

PBS
Info on programs.
• www.pbs.org/
06/04


--------------------WWII---------------------

National WWII Memorial in Wash. D.C.

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ 04/04


D-Day 60th Anniv. 06/06/1944
• Battle of Normandy 06/06 - 08/21/1944
National D-Day Museum in New Orleans
06/04
• normandie44lamemoire.com/
06/04
Alright, we get on the French, but this French chap, Philippe Corvé has created an amazing website. Pres. Bush at the D-Day commemoration (06/06/2004) said to remember that in our history the French were the first to come to our aid.Their countryside is littered with museums, plaques, etc. about D-Day, more than we ever see here in the States.

•Great source for D-Day
• www.pbs.org/wgbh/
amex/dday/
06/04

• From the BBC •http://www.bbc.co.uk
06/04
• Elysian Fields Issues & Archives Vol. VIII, Issue 6 June 2004

MUSEUMS

Search the nation for museums
museumstuff.com/ 06/04

In Solano County
06/04

F
airfield

• Air Museum - Travis Air Force Base
06/04
661 East E Street, Building 80, Travis Air Force Base 94533 • (707) 424-5605 • Daily 9:00 - 4:00

•Western Railway Museum
04/04
5848 State Highway 12, Suisun City 94585 • (707) 374-2978 • Sat. and Sun. 12:00 - 5:00
• See the writeup in AAA VIAmagazine

Benicia
• Benicia Capitol State Historical Park 05/04
• Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns 05/04

Rio Vista
Rio Vista Museum
The Rio Vista Museum was converted from an old blacksmith shop. Inside the museum, visitors can view various articles, pictures, newspapers, clothing and farm equipment of past life in Rio Vista and the surrounding areas.
16 North Front Street, Rio Vista, CA Sat. & Sun. 1:30 - 4:30 • (707) 374-5169
Rio Vista Historical and Map


Vacaville
• Vacaville Muesum 04/04
213 Buck Ave, Vacaville 95688 • (707) 447-4513
Wed. through Sun. 1:00 - 4:30

Vallejo

• Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
04/04

734 Marin Street, Vallejo 94590 • (707) 643-0077 • Tues. through Sat. 10:00 - 4:00

Other
http://www.museumca.org/
Website for Oakland Museum of Calif.

Aircraft Carriers
• USS Hornet - Alameda, CA 06/04
• USS Midway - San Diego, CA 06/04
• USS Intrepid - New York, NY 06/04
• USS Yorktown - Mount Pleasant, SC 06/04
• USS Lexington - Corpus Christi, TX 06/04
Unfortunately the Carrier I toured in the early 80's, Coral Sea, was scrapped in 1993.
• List of Carriers 06/04
• Carrier History from US Navy 06/04

Services
• Air Force 06/04
• Army 06/04
• Marines 06/04
• Navy 06/04
• Coast Guard 06/04
• NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. 06/04
• USPHS - US Public Health Service (Commissioned Corp) 06/04


MUSIC
.
• Our National Anthem 06/20/04

PARKS

World's Smallest Park 01 02
11/25/05
• enature.com
04/04
• suisunwildlife.org
04/04
• openspacecouncil.org
05/04
• www.audubon-ca.org
05/04
• www.wildamerica.com
11/14/04
Marty Stouffer's Wild America website for his famous PBS TV nature series. I just saw one about mountain goats of Glacier National Park. They survive predators by being able to climb around where nothing else can reach them!

All Parks In Solano County
04/04

Fairfield
All Parks: Community, Neighborhood, Regional, Creeks, Trails
• Fairfield Parks 05/04

Rockville Park
• www.rockvillepark.org/
06/04
• suisunwildlife.org/rpark.html
05/04
• Info from the City of Fairfield

Suisun
Suisun Marsh and Grizzly Island Wildlife Refuge
• suisunwildlife.org/
04/04
• Bay Area Hiker
Rush Ranch info from NOAA
Fish & Wildlife


Vacaville

Vallejo
• www.sfbayflywayfestival.com
/mareis.asp
06/04 Jan. 23 - 25, 2004


California
State Parks 04/04

Find A State Park!
04/04


RESTAURANTS - See Dining

PETS
.
• www.solanospca.org 12/04/04

• www.operationmigration.org 04/12/05 You may have seen the PBS program of the group who guides Whooping Cranes south using ultralights.

Virtual Pets
powerpets.com