Family, friends and law enforcement from all over Northern California gathered at the ARC Pavilion on Friday morning to say goodbye to Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Diaz, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Father’s Day. “Officer down,” said Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto. “This is the call every member of the law enforcement community dreads and hopes never to hear. These are the words broadcast by Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Diaz on Sunday, June 15 at 9:30 p.m.”

Emergency Medical Services for Children awarded the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine a$2.67million grant to fund three more years of participation in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network.PECARN,thefirst federally funded pediatric emergency medicine research network in thecountry,servesmore than900,000acutely ill and injured children every year and conducts large-scale research projects.

The UC Davis School of Medicine,an institution renowned for its education and research,can now add a different kind of recognition to its long list of achievements. The American Medical Student Association recently conducted a ranking of medical schools based on their policies regarding free gifts from pharmaceutical companies.

Battling frostbite,exhaustion and a frozen oxygen mask,UC Davis senior Tanner Bixlerrelentlessly made his way to the summit ofMount Everest on May24. Climbing the29,035-footMt.Everest had been a childhood dream for Bixler.The economics major is no novice when itcomes to trekkingmountains– he started hiking at the age of3with his father and eventually worked his way up to serious climbing.

The UC Davis Health System will take an important stepTuesday,when smoking will finally be banned on the entire UCDHS campus. It is refreshing that a leader in local medical practices is making such a strong statement about smoking– finally.

SATURDAY Psst! PSSST! An individual threw a rock through a bedroom window on University Avenue, resulting in the window shattering.

UC Davis energy experts at the Western Cooling Efficiency Center (WCEC) announced the launch of the Western Cooling Challenge for design at the Retailer Energy Alliance Supplier Summit inDenver on June5.

Though the air is still heavy with the smoke of fires from all overNorthern California,the burden got a little lighter this weekend as pledges of support came in from a variety of sources.President Bush declared a state of emergency forCalifornia on Saturday,authorizing federal assistance to alleviate the effects of the fires.

Husband and wife Liam Creighton and Courtney Hopf know it takes a village to raise a baby. However, their creation is actually a 15 minute short film, Julie, Julie. Nevertheless, the proud parents still received a lot of support to raise their baby.

WEDNESDAY Davis Farmers Market 4:30to8:30p.m. Central Park At this week’s Picnic in the Park event,the free concert will feature Lisa Phoenix and Steve Wall playing folkAmericana music.New seasonal produce at the Davis Farmers Market should include tomatoes and nectarines!

Davis’ Climate Action Team has reached another milestone in its quest to reduce the city’s carbon footprint. The CAT hosted its first community forum Thursday, aimed at gathering feedback and ideas from residents on improving the city’s plan for reducing emissions.

Swedish metal group Opeth easily embodies talent and respectability within its genre – and like any talented and respectable band, it strives to evolve with each new album. Watershed, Opeth’s ninth studio album, which was released earlier this month, does nothing less.