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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
700 girls attend STEM conference at Yuba College
The American Association of University Women Marysville-Yuba City branch hosted its annual STEM conference for eighth-grade girls on Tuesday. The occasion had a motivational feel, and more than 700 students from Yuba-Sutter schools gathered. At this STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) conference, which was held at Yuba College, 25 volunteer speakers talked with the girls about their careers. A room full of potential Helping to kick off the day, Dr. Tawny Dotson, president of Yuba College, directly addressed the eighth graders. 'It's absolutely awesome to get a chance to welcome you this morning, to see all of you bright, curious and powerful women in this room joining us for the AAUW STEM Conference,' Dotson said. This event, Dotson said, is one of her favorite days. 'It's exciting to look out on campus and in this group and see so much potential gathered in one place,' Dotson said. 'I think about seeing the world's future engineers, scientists, doctors, innovators, leaders, and teachers in this room, and I think the world is going to be in pretty good hands.' She encouraged attendees to look around. 'Look at the girls next to you; they are certainly just as curious as you are, starting to think about what it is they want to do next,' Dotson said. Dotson encouraged the girls to dream big. 'You get to build something new for yourself and maybe even those who come after you,' Dotson said. 'Today will be exciting – you're going to meet women who work in fields that you may have never heard of. Marine biology, optometry, water operations, construction, engineering, and more. They were also right where you are, wondering what's possible and where to begin, and now they're here today, leading in careers, shaping the future, and sharing those opportunities with you.' After the eighth graders dispersed to different classrooms, some of the girls first listened to Mary Teichert, the CEO of Teichert Inc. Teichert is a fifth-generation family business founded in 1887. 'We build roads and sidewalks and highways, and then we also mine rocks,' Teichert said. She gave context about her background, explaining how she attended a public high school in Sacramento, Rio Americano High School, and then went to Harvard. Teichert holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She also spent some time working for Apple before moving on to her current company. 'When I started working here, I didn't know anything about construction because I was coming from Apple,' Teichert said. 'Which is why I started working in our quality assurance lab. And all I could do was show up early and ask questions because I knew nothing about, 'Why is this rock good and that rock's bad?'' So there was a lot to learn. 'But the pieces that I brought to it were showing up early and working hard,' Teichert said. Additionally, she stressed that liking your job is key. 'If you find something that you really like to do, there's a massive connection between liking what you do and being good at it,' Teichert said. 'Like I don't really know anybody that's completely miserable that loves their job, so think about that.' Fittingly, for Teichert, she loves building things that people will be walking on and using 100 years from now. 'If most of your days are like, 'Hey, I'm kind of excited about that.' That's what you're looking for,' she said. 'There's a book I really like that points out that nobody in life gets to choose to have no problems. All you get to choose are which problems are interesting to you.' After the speaker sessions that the eighth graders attended, the girls also had lunch and took a campus tour. A counselor with Riverbend Elementary, Harj Johl, said that she thinks the event really opens students' minds to how attainable an education is. 'I think that visual is worth a lot,' Johl said. 'To see the facilities.' This event also occurs at a meaningful moment in time for the students. Julie Goldwyn with the AAUW Marysville-Yuba City branch said that at the end of eighth grade, students start registering for high school classes, and they want to encourage girls to register for classes that will lead to STEM careers that have been traditionally held by men. Goldwyn said that the AAUW Garden Tour helps to pay for the lunches and maintenance for the event. The Garden Tour also supports the week-long AAUW Tech Trek summer science camp for seventh grade girls held at UC Davis The 31st Annual AAUW Garden Tour will be held on May 3. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased from these local locations: K. Roberts Gifts, Country Florist, Sperbeck's Nursery, Digs on D Street, Sutter County History Museum, from AAUW members and on the chapter's website. Outstanding gardens in Sutter County will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on this self-guided Garden Tour, according to the AAUW Marysville-Yuba City's website.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Yahoo
Fatal vehicle crash on Sutter County road claims life of 49-year-old man
( — Emergency crews responded to a fatal vehicle crash on Saturday afternoon in Sutter County. According to California Highway Patrol Yuba-Sutter, a 49-year-old man was driving a Jeep Patriot eastbound on Berry Road and stopped at the stop sign on SR-70 around 2:50 p.m. The Jeep continued east across SR-70 directly into the path of a northbound Ford F-150 being driven by a 30-year-old woman who was unable to avoid crashing into the Jeep, said CHP Yuba-Sutter. Both of the vehicles left the roadway and crashed with a stop sign pole and a light pole. Authorities said that the driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead by the emergency responders and the driver of the Ford was transported to Adventist Health + Rideout Hospital to be treated for moderate injuries. CHP Yuba-Sutter said that alcohol and drugs are not considered to be a factor in the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
26-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Historic Bryant field in Marysville undergoes renovations ahead of High Wheelers season
MARYSVILLE — Renovations are underway in Marysville to get the historic Bryant Field ready for the High Wheelers. The city and the Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers, of the Pioneer Baseball League, are splitting the costs for renovations at Bryant Field ahead of the new season. Roughly $500,000 is going into making the stadium safer and more community-oriented. "We're going to take a look at what makes the best sense for a family entertainment environment and we'll add to that as we get feedback from our fans and as we develop as a team in Marysville," said Lon Hatamiya, co-owner of the High Wheelers. The High Wheelers played their inaugural season in Davis, but one of the reasons the team decided to move to Marysville was the lack of lighting there. At Bryant Field, they're replacing the lights in addition to putting padding on the outfield walls and improving seating and concessions. They're also putting in a new scoreboard screen that won't distract players who are up to bat. They're even building two clubhouses next door for players. "This is a Yuba-Sutter attraction, so this is something that will really benefit the entire community, not just Marysville," said Dan Flores, the city's director of community development. "But it's great to house it in Marysville and have people be able to come over and visit us here." Hatamiya is a Marysville native. He says this has been a lifelong dream of his and wants to incorporate the High Wheelers into the community. "This is the highest-quality baseball that will be played at Bryant Field, I think ever. This is a minor league team with professional baseball players that have the ability to move on to the next level," Hatamiya said. The High Wheelers are looking for host families to allow players and coaches to stay with them while they're playing the 48 home games from May through September. "I'm a long-time baseball — not only player, but coach, father, grandfather. We're just so committed to baseball," Hatamiya said. "Marysville and Yuba City have had a long history of baseball tradition and we just think we'll add to this."
