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Abel Chevrolet Celebrates Over 75 Years of Business
Abel Chevrolet Founder, John F. Abel Senior (pictured on the right) looking over a Buick Engine in 1961.
The word icon is often over used in today’s society, but when one refers to Abel Chevrolet, icon just seems to be the most appropriate. Abel Chevrolet has been in business for over 75 years. That pe-
riod of time covers eight decades and not many businesses carry such a distinction. Many factors come into play which are vital for business, especially in the automotive industry, to survive the
Abel’s dealership in the 1970’s at their current location.
test of time. However, Abel Chevrolet has managed to do just that and not only survive, but thrive. There have been difficult times, such as the current economic crisis which caused General Motors to pull the plug on several dealerships. But, once again Abel has stood strong, even getting great support from GM. Of course also very important to an auto dealership, they rely heavily on the community. On the flip side, the community in turn, relies on larger businesses, such as an auto dealership to help out and Abel Chevrolet has answered the call. Abel Chevrolet has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue over the years to the city and has also donated to an endless number of local charitable and civic organizations. It was John F Abel who purchased the Sidwell Garage on Sec-
ond street in August of 1935. 10 years later, they expanded into a building on main street where Bank of Stockton is now. The dealership moved to its current location on Highway 12 in 1960. Mr. Abel passed away in 1966 and his son, also John Abel, assumed the operations of the business. Today, Mr. Abel remains active in the business, while sons Derek and Ryan handle many of the operational duties. They have had many long term employees over the years. Woody Woodruff was an employee for over 57 years, retiring a few years ago. Woody started as a parts person, was Parts Manager for 30 years and then became General Manager. About Abel Chevrolet, Woody says that he “liked working with a family. They treated me good, so I
stayed, we were like one big family.” Currently, Rich O’Neil just reached 31 years this past October. He was the service manager for 27 years and now he works in sales. “I have seen three generations of families purchase vehicles here and use our service department.’’ says O’Neil. He went on to say, “The whole Abel family has been wonderful to me. I had a stroke back in May and they won’t let me drive to work, so everyday someone comes to pick me up and take me home again.” “I also love working with the people in Rio Vista,” states O’Neil. When asked what his favorite automobile is, O’Neil answers, “I love them all, however my favorite is the Malibu.” Derek, who recalls working for the family business as early as eight
years old dusting off parts bins, says he is honored to be part of the family business. “My father and his father as well built a business that has a strong foundation because Abel Chevrolet has dedicated itself to making Rio Vista a great place to live and work. We want to be a part of carrying on the tradition and continue to be a contributor to the community and support those who have stood by us through the years.” In honor of a “Thank you” to everyone, Abel Chevrolet Buick will be having a 75 Years celebration on Saturday, December 11, from 12pm to 3pm. Food, music and raffle. Everyone is
Sidwell Garage on Second street
The Green Families Best Holiday Memory.... When I was 9 years old my parents bought a cabin in Mill Creek, Ca by Mt Lassen. We spent many Thanksgivings there with family and friends. After I was married the tradition continued and even after our daughter Stephanie was born in 1986. It was a wonderful cabin, 4 bedrooms down stairs a nice size kitchen and family room and the upstairs was one big room with
about 10 beds in it. The only heat that we had was a wood burning stove that seemed to take hours to heat up when we would first arrive there. There is nothing like being in a cabin with your loved ones and the smell of the turkey in the oven and crisp white snow outside. Every year my mother made us year play Chinese checkers with her and to this day I still can not beat
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and Puddles the family dog. As we drove up a logging road we looked and looked and finally we found the right one. We all got out of the car and took turns sawing the tree down and yelling timber as it fell to the ground. I had this brilliant idea. Everyone get in the car but me and then shut the doors, rolls down Continued on Pg 6
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The improvements that are being completed will provide for a safer roadway. However if drivers are inattentive, continue to speed, (the signs post LIMITS, not minimums) pass unnecessarily (to the left and right) and the many other idiotic maneuvers that are observed every day, the high death and injury rates will exist again. Believe it or not, there is no obligation to pass, just because a “passing laneâ€? is available and the speed limits still apply in The project is on track to passing zones – really! No be finished by December appointment, no 2nd and a ribbon destination, no reason is cutting ceremony, celworth taking a life. Pay atebrating the project, is tention to your driving, scheduled for December obey the basic laws of the 8th. road and practice courtesy Iâ€&#x;m sure that information for every minute on that ceremony will be and every mile that you are forth coming. on the highway. The lives Like similar highways, this that you impact portion of Highway 12 was may be those of your own family. labeled a „blood allyâ€&#x; due to the number of Finally, the California Highdeaths and injuries that way Patrol, Solano Office resulted from the traffic has assured the accidents that occurred regularly. I feel compelled Highway 12 Association and the local community, to remind Highway 12 travelers that the highway that they will continue stringent enforcement did not kill or injure any-
Well, well, well, Mr. Richards, did you draw the short straw last week? Was it your turn to try and discredit my factual reporting? My Letters to the Editor were meant to inform the public on the misdeeds, mismanagement, and corruption of the City Council. The public needs to know and expects their elected officials to represent them and perform their government duties accordingly. O, I forgot, neither you nor Mr. Jones were elected, but appointed by the Mayor. Both of your voting records show support for anything the Mayor wishes. You must be trying to clear your collective consciences by writing letters in an attempt to slander, libel, and discredit me to redirect attention away from you. You cannot erase your sins with words; your actions speak louder. Four of the five Council
between Rio Vista and Suisun City several times in the last couple of weeks. I have to say, that even though the project has not yet reached the finished stage, it is smooth, has shoulders, new left turn pockets and much better visibility. Congratulations to Caltrans for accepting the fact that the band-aid approach was not working and that major surgery was in order. They stepped up and moved this project to the front burner.
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Treasurers Corner By Hale Conklin
Is The City On Plan? Does Anyone Know? One year ago, in November, 2009, I wrote a Treasurer’s Corner on what I felt to be the need for a calendarized (by month) City budget for at least the upcoming year and for a running two-year
budget going forward (so we could get a sneak peek at the next fiscal year). However, the idea of a calendarized budget yielded little interest. One Council member, Jack Krebs, has always supported the concept; and I received just three positive e-mails from the public. On the other hand, this spring, the Council was presented with a two-year budget (for
2010-2011 and 20112012), and for that we are grateful. However, Krebs said during the budget discussions in May that he urged the staff to calendarize the 2010-2011 budget before we started the fiscal year in July. He was not successful. So why is a budget calendarized by month important? One look at the financial report given to the Council this November yields a clue.
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It reports that, through October (i.e., 33% of the way through the fiscal year), the General Fund has received 15% of its anticipated (budgeted) receipts and has spent 28% of its budgeted expenditures. Is that good or bad? Are we on plan, or not? I doubt anyone knows. The City receives most of its expected revenue monthly on a predictable but uneven basis. Property tax revenues come in two lumps, in two months of the year. The receipt of the cash we’re expecting on the sale of property this year will be received in one or two large payments in some month. We receive sales tax revenue monthly, but the amount changes from month to month, depending on what retail sales were in the prior month‌ and we all know that varies during the year. Then there is grant income, although our City doesn’t seem to be as burdened
with this revenue as are others in the County. So, of the $4,783,033 that we expect to receive this year, how much did we expect to receive one third of the way through the year? 33%? 40%? 25%? Or only 15%? Without knowing this, we have no idea if the 15% we’ve received so far puts us ahead, behind, or on plan. Likewise, the City spends its money irregularly, although not quite as irregularly as it receives its income. Payroll, one of our largest line items, is fairly consistent, month to month. Expenditures on consultants, capital equipment, building repair, etc., are not so. Again, of the $4,683,373 that we expect to spend this year, how much did we expect to spend one third of the way through the year? 33%? 40%? 25%? Again, without knowing this, we have no idea if the 28% we’ve spent so far means we are ahead, behind,
or on plan. Putting together a complete budget package for the Council each year is a huge task. Spreading out the approved budget by month (“calendarizingâ€?) would also be a big job, but not nearly as big as the original task. I offered to help with this job, but City staff chose not to do it. As a result, we still have no calendarized budget for this year; and we won’t know where we are with respect to the budget until the end of the year‌ at which point there will be nothing anyone can do about it.Had the General Fund budget been recast on a monthly basis, the financial reports the Council currently receives would be much more useful, and the Council and the City Manager would be able to manage financial performance more effectively, taking action if things were going awry. Aye, and maybe there’s the rub. Hale Conklin
Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series headquartered in Rio Vista and working towards bringing the sport into a new era out West By Gary Thomas Rio, Vista, CA – November 11, 2010‌For many fans in the country there is no form of motorsports more exciting than sprint car racing and the town of Rio Vista has recently become a home to one of the major groups in the Western United States. The Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series has been around for 25-years and at the end of this past season, Rio Vista resident Dan Simpson took over the role of managing director for the tour and it is now headquartered at 303 Main St. in Downtown Rio Vista. The series has also undergone a slight name change, with it now known as the “Golden State King of the West
Sprint Car Series,� as it gets ready for the first season of competition under the leadership of Simpson, who is the owner and founder of DES Inc. and Simpson Percherons in Rio Vista. The series is currently in negotiations with a number of race tracks and working towards a projected 30-event schedule for the 2011 season. The series will be visiting many of the same tracks as in years past, with the possibility of a couple new ones added in as well. An official schedule will be compiled following the annual RPM Promoters Workshop held in Reno, Nevada on December 2-4. In addition to attending the RPM Promoters Workshop the Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series will also have a presence at the 23rd an-
nual Performance Racing Industry Tradeshow in Orlando, Florida. The series will have a booth at the show and are hoping to have a final copy of the schedule announced during the event, which is held on December 9-11. “We are really excited about some of the new venues that have called and showed interest in holding Golden State King of the West Series events in 2011,� said series operations manager George Hague. “We are working on a lot of various things to help bring the promotional part of the series to a new level to try and bring the series into a new era of sprint car racing out West.� The Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series moved into its new business office in early-
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Guess Who’s Coming to Rio Vista It’s Santa!
There are rustlings going around Rio Vista that Santa Claus is coming to town for the holidays. Yes girls and boys he’s making his list and checking it twice. . . jolly Saint Nick and his helpers will be at the annual Christmas Parade and tree lighting at the firehouse on Saturday December 4th at 5pm on Main Street. Santa has partnered up with some of our local merchants CC Radiator & Smog Test Only, Lira’s Supermarket, Frampton’s Marine Service, Napa Auto Parts
& Rio Vista Beacon and asking the community to provide non-perishable food items that will be donated back to the food bank. Also if you will be having a celebration for the holidays with a minimum of 12 people, you can have Santa stop by your festivities for either a food or monetary donation that will be given back to the community. Lira’s Supermarket is starting out Decembers festivities with a coloring contest which will start November 29th and will continue through closing on Friday
December 17th. There will be several age groups: 4-6, 7-9 and 10-11, with 1st and 2nd place prizes for each age group. You can also visit Santa on Saturday, December 18th from 11-1pm at Lira’s where the winners will be announced. There will be 2 food barrels there, so that when you come to pick up your coloring contest picture make sure to bring a donation. For more info contact Christine at Lira’s Supermarket. The above local merchants would like to thank the community for there generosity during this special time of the year. With St. Nicks busy schedule we are asking you to call a week in advance for his appearance schedule. Should any of you have a donation in need of pick up please call 925-766-0807.
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The Chamber is once again hosting Christmas festivities for the Community of Rio Vista. The Rio Vista Fire Department and Chamber volunteers will put up the 20ft Hospice Tree of Lights Christmas Tree at the waterfront by City Hall the last week of November. Putting up the tree is a big job and the assistance of Rio Vista Fire Department each year is so appreciated! On December 4th
GINGERBREAD HOUSES TO BRIGHTEN HOLIDAY SPIRITS Soroptimist of Rio Vista will sponsor a Gingerbread House Decorating party on Saturday, December 11. A Gingerbread House and all the materials to decorate it at the event will be provided for the $20 ticket price. The event will be held at the Rio Vista Senior Center, 35 Main Street from 10 am until noon. The Senior Center will be the beneficiary of the proceeds. Decorators of all ages are welcome; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. For tickets (the number is limited), contact Vera Sunada, 374-3717, Kathy Rankine, 374-6309, or Books Rio V, 207-A Main Street.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday, Dec. 4th from 8-11am in the Tapella Building at D.H. White School. There will be a pancake breakfast, carnival-like games, and pictures with Santa. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. We hope to see you there. If you have any quesions, you can contact the school’s office at 707-374-5335.
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the Christmas events and activities are sure to delight people of all ages. The 4th Annual Delta Drifters car show and toy drive from takes place from 10am – 3pm. Please bring a new and unwrapped toy for donation. Radio Rio’s festive tunes will once again fill the air with Christmas spirit. In the afternoon and into the evening several community and high school groups will hold fundraisers at the waterfront. Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Old Tyme Christmas Faire at the Rio Vista Museum from 11am – 4:30pm with handmade Christmas items, jams and honey, pottery, bake sale and more! The Faire continues on Sunday, December 5th from Noon to 4:30pm. 5:00pm is the start of the Festive Christmas Parade beginning at the Awender
Parking lot lon Main Street and heading down to Front Street. Santa is once again expected to make his grand entrance on the Simpson Percheron horse cart! We’d like to encourage as many community, school and church groups as possible to participate. Please contact Mary Peinado at 374.2700 to be included in the line up! 5:30pm please join Hospice of San Joaquin and Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce at the 6th Annual Tree Lighting. Please see Hospice insert to chose light color(s) in recognition of loved ones benefiting or who have benefited by Hospice services. Grab a cup of cider or hot chocolate and stick around for the Annual Lighted Boat Parade that will pass on the waterfront at 6:00pm.
Rio Vista Museum To Hold 2nd Annual Old Tyme Christmas Faire the air. We’ll serve hot We’re getting excited cider, coffee, and popcorn about our second annual and hold a sale of home Old Tyme Christmas Faire. made holiday confections It will be held Saturday, and goodies. Artisans will Dec. 4, 11--4:30 p. m., and present locally crafted Sunday, Dec. 5, noon-Xmas gifts. We’ve even 4:30 p. m., at the museum invited Santa, so please in conjunction with the Christmas Breakfast at the plan to drop by. D. H. White School and Rio Vista Museum the Chamber’s Christmas 16 North Front Street Lighting Ceremony. The museum will hold an open Rio Vista, CA. 94571 house, decorated in old Website: riovistamuseum. time Christmas regalia com with Christmas music in
New Construction Office at the Delta Discovery Center Project Site In anticipation of the start of construction, the Discover the Delta Foundation has moved a new construction office onto the Delta Discovery Center project site, immediately adjacent to the Delta Farmer’s Market. The temporary offices will house the Discover the Delta Foundation staff, construction staff and volunteers during construction of the new 8,000 square foot information center. The Foundation anticipates the start of construction in early December with the delivery of 3000 yards of material for the building foundation. We hope you will come by and stop in to learn more about the Delta Discovery Center project. Donations Needed Can you help? The Discover the Delta Foundation is in need of a variety of donations. We are asking our supporters in the Delta Community to help us make the connections to obtain these items: • Donation of 8,000 yards of clean fill material • Trucking services donated or reduced cost to move fill material to the project site • Donation of antique farm equipment • Donation of printing and copying services
• Donation of a pet goat. Must be friendly and good with kids. Will be loved and cared for. If you can help us with any of these items please contact Executive Director Wendy Martin at (209) 365-3448 or by email at wendy@discoverthedeltafoundation.com.
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Christmas Trees at the Delta Farmer’s Market Fresh cut Christmas trees have arrived at the Delta Farmer’s Market. There will be several holiday events with Santa Claus, chestnut roasting and more. Check the Delta Farmer’s Market website for updated information www.deltafarmersmarket.com Pre Order Holiday Hams and Pies Liven up the taste of the holidays by pre ordering your holiday ham and holiday pies at the Delta Farmer’s Market. Hams are from our own Delta meat producer - Alpine Meats. They are moist, flavorful and delicious! Alpine Meats is the only Delta meat business. They also produce the hot dogs for the 2010 World Series winner the San Francisco Giants! Boneless hams 12-15 pounds will sell for $3.99 per
pound. Bone in hams 1620 pounds will be $2.79 per pound. Pies from Mikes Bakery in Antioch, can be pre ordered for Thanksgiving and Christmas for $12.00 each. The market normally carries apple, peach, pumpkin and several yummy cream pies. You can also preorder cakes and pies for other special occasions like birthdaysand anniversa ries. Genova Bakery will supplying us will special holiday dinner rolls and french bread and we have many delicious items to complement your holiday meal. Holiday Gifts from the Delta Farmer’s Market The Delta Farmer’s Market has many unique gift items including artwork from local Delta artists and distinctive gift baskets filled with gourmet items. Delta wines will soon be available for sale at the market. When you shop at the Delta Farmer’s Market you can be confident that not only are you getting fresh locally grown products, but that the profits generated by the Market go to support the Discover the Delta Foundation’s educational mission and community programs. You can follow the goings on at the Market on Facebook or on the Market’s website www.deltafarmersmarket.
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New lower membership fee makes the perfect gift! Everyone knows someone who is incredibly hard to shop for at holiday time. This year give them something that they can really use - A Discover the Delta Foundation membership. The Discover the Delta Foundation membership offers many benefits including discounts and rewards at nearly 200 local businesses through our Membership Rewards Card program. Foundation members can expect to receive special discounts for shopping, entertainment, lodging, restaurants, recreation, wineries and more. For example: • If you shop at the Delta Farmer’s Market and spend $10 each week you will save $52 each year! • If you shop at Lira’s Grocery Store and spend $50 each week, you will save $130 each year! • If you eat out at one of our participating restaurants like The Point, Tortilla Flats, Lucy’s Cafe, Lighthouse, Spindrift, Rio Vista Pizza Factory and more, and spend $100 per month you will save $120 per year! In addition,
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Continued From Pg.1 the windows and we will tie the tree on top of the car and Harry and Stephanie can help by bring the rope around through the car out the windows and back around on top of the car. This will make the tree really nice and tight and secure. We all helped get the tree nice and snug for our 4 hour trip home. Then it was my turn to get into the car. Little did we realize that we had also roped the car door shut when we put down the windows. We should have opened the doors and then brought the rope through. There was not way I was going to redo our genius work. I climbed in the window of
needs volunteers to talk with people about the Discover the Delta Foundation projects and programs, sign up new members and answer questions about the California Delta. Volunteers must go through an orientation and be able to commit to at least 3 hours per month. Volunteer orientation is held once a month. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please contact Wendy Martin at (209) 365-3448 or email her at wendy@discoverthedeltafoundation.com Together we can do things that others only talk about. the driver’s side. As we all sat in the car laughing at ourselves we knew there was only one thing to do start driving home NOW. We all agreed that we could wait the 4 hours to go to the bathroom and there was always the drive through for lunch if we got hungry, so off we went back to Oakley. Many people honked any waved at us, as we drove home As we approached our neighborhood we were so praying that someone would be outside to help us untie the tree so we could get out of out car. There was, and this little mishap turned into one of our favorite family memories. May you have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season
Continued From Pg 2 Members showed their colors on the City Manager Contract Extension by reversing your previously rumored stance of ‘we would like to, but we just can’t afford to buy out the City Manager’s Contract’. Well, by your actions against the voters’ overwhelming disapproval, the City is now stuck with him for another year, or the possibility of a prohibitive golden parachute. I have previously factually reported several of the City Council’s misdeeds in prior letters to the editor and just repeated several in my answer to Mr. Jones, nicely printed side by side to yours in the Beacon last week. I do not feel that it is prudent to repeat them again. Although I lost the election, it will not silence me in regard to the City Council’s actions and disclosing any misdeeds as I see them. The only problem with that is that the misdeeds will have already happened and I will not be able to correct them acting only as a concerned citizen. I trust that the two new members of the Council will be independent thinkers. Steve Lamb Dear Editor: Steve Lamb just can’t control himself. His rancorous post-election letters to local papers, attacking elected members of city government, reflect both bitterness and duplicity. The letters also contain statements of public defamation and slander. Mr. Lamb needs to understand and follow the proper procedure for filing legitimate complaints of illegal behavior.
the jeopardy in which he has placed himself and his property, but his ignorance of the law does not excuse his scathing public attacks on public officials. Lamb seems incapable of distinguishing between personal opinion and public libel. It is one thing to accuse council members of mismanagement or incompetence. It is quite another thing to charge them with corruption. Lamb claims his accusations are “factual” but where is the evidence to support that? On several occasions, Mr. Lamb has complained that the City Council extended the contract for the City Manager in opposition to the “overwhelming” wishes of Rio Vista voters. I suggest that Mr. Lamb has no accurate consensus of all Rio Vista voters, nor was there anything “corrupt” about the Council’s action. It takes 90-days for an approved contract to take effect. The City Manager’s contract expires in April. If the Council had not acted when they did, they would have been unable to extend the contract in a timely fashion. I suggest that members of the Rio Vista city council should collectively seek legal guidance with the intent of bringing action against Mr. Lamb. His accusations are printed without proof or evidence in a public forum, and he continues his attacks
Lamb’s most recent attack on city council members includes accusations of “criminal acts”, “thievery” misdeeds” and “corruption”. I believe that Steve Lamb is oblivious to
without remorse or regret. Since he charges members of the Council with corruption while in the performance of their civic duties, I believe it would be appropriate for council members to initially seek the advice of the Rio Vista City Attorney. These accusations by Mr. Lamb, if left unchallenged, are a negative reflection of our city and its residents. The majority of Rio Vista citizens have, for the time, placed their confidence in current city leaders. City council members cannot effectively perform their duties or fulfill their responsibilities while exposed to unwarranted and continuing attacks by Mr. Lamb. Al Eaton Rio Vista, CA. Family Support would like to thank Lira’s and Robert for catering our Memorials here at Trilogy…Robert is awesome!!!!! We will never be able to truly express how grateful we are to Lira’s and Robert. The Cyber Café is doing great also, I’ve heard no complaints only praise…. We are so happy Robert is managing the Cyber Café… can’t get any better than this... Thanks, Claudette Gartner Chairperson
County hosts 4th Public Workshop for Nut Tree Airport Master Plan Update Study SOLANO COUNTY - The public is invited to participate in the fourth community workshop that the County of Solano is conducting on the Airport Master Plan Update study of the County-owned and operated Nut Tree Airport. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Drive in Vacaville. The Nut Tree Airport Master Plan Update is based on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines and is an evaluation of current and forecasted airport activity, facility needs, and a review of various improvement options at the airport over a 20-year horizon.“The consultants have prepared a working paper that addresses these possible alternatives, and ultimately a conceptual plan will be prepared for the Nut Tree Airport to meet the potential needs of Solano County over the next 20 years,” said Andrew Swanson, Solano County Nut Tree Airport Manager. “This workshop will facilitate the initial public review of the concept alternatives for the Nut Tree Airport that have been prepared by the consultants. These concepts will provide a basis for comparative analysis by the public, airport users, other interested parties and ultimately the Solano County Board of Supervisors,” Swanson said. Solano County has been continually planning for the future development of the Nut Tree Airport since the airport was donated to the County in 1970. The last Airport MasIn our private & shared rooms Montoring & observation to update families Highly trained, certifies CPR, health & Safety, fingerprinted staff Free non obligated assessment Fresh home cooked nutritional snacks & meals Conducts regular social fun and recreational Activates in or outside home Medication management Continence management Daily living assistance Respite living assistance
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This article was written for Thanksgiving however an attitude of thanksgiving should be an everyday experience. Christians enter the season of Christmas as pilgrims. They on a sacred journey to Bethlehem. Thanksgiving was a day unlike any other holiday . The three ingredients for the day revolved around family food and fellowship. It is the one holiday that centers on giving thanks. Thanksgiving is difficult for atheists because they do not have anyone to thank. We can say thank you to one another but the attitude of giving thanks goes beyond thank you. It is truly an act of worship to be filled with gratitude. When we consider all that we have been blessed with a simple thank you is not enough. . Grateful hearts reflect an attitude of gratitude. We all are pilgrims on a journey. A pilgrim by definition is someone who embarks on a sacred journey.. The journey is for a religious purpose. All Christians who seek the truth and give thanks to the God of truth as found in Jesus Christ are pilgrims. Congregationalists can be thankful of the saints who paved the way for them. The Pilgrims started the first Thanksgiving. The pilgrims were the first Congregationalists. William Bradford wrote,” Thus
out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand, yet made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and as one small candle may light a thousand so ye light here kindled hath shone to many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let ye glorious name of Jehovah have all ye praise.” If we are the church of the Pilgrims then it behooves us to remember our roots. (he Boston Tea Party started in the basement of a Congregational Church.) Yes our church is really old but so are many other denominations. The first Pilgrims began a work that bridges every group of believers. Pilgrims knew how to be thankful. They had survived! They had a custom of putting five kernels of corn on each empty plate before a dinner of thanksgiving was served. In many old Plymouth families the custom is still followed today. It is done on Thanksgiving Day or on December 21 (the anniversary of the Plymouth landing). The first five kernels were chosen, prior to the first harvest. Life was so hard that there was a daily ration of five kernels of corn for each person. Now before eating the Thanksgiving
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meal the five kernels of corn are set out in remembrance. The following is the Five Kernel Prayer. Five kernels of corn on an empty plate reminding us of our pilgrim kin, whose hunger was so very great, that death might have become a friend. Great creator of earth itself, You who give bounteous harvest from seed, Grant that we may not so much stock our shelf as share your abundance with those in need. When we sit down to tables stacked with food of every sort and name…before mouth and stomach are packed may we remember from whence it came. Amen All good things come from the Lord. He blesses us with his amazing love. He enables us to be pilgrims in a land that needs to be reminded of his glorious name. One small candle of gratitude can light others. Believers are called to a sacred journey never forgetting the journey of the early pilgrims. Someone said that the Pilgrims had trouble keeping their trousers up because they wore their buckles on their hat. Pilgrims were identified by the way they dressed but the real identification came from the attitude of gratitude. They were identified by their strong belief in Christ as the head of the body of believers. One cannot love Jesus without a grateful heart. If we have the faith the size of a mustard seed or a kernel of corn we can move mountains. Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving Pilgrim!
Continued From Page 8 October and held a grand opening/open house during the 63rd annual Rio Vista Bass Derby and Festival. “We thought the open house went well and would like to thank everyone who stopped by and checked out the building during the weekend,” said Hague. “It was nice to see some familiar faces, as well as some new ones that asked a lot of questions about sprint car racing and we were able to fill them in on what we
are all about.” Under Simpson’s direction the Golden State King of the West Sprints will look to kick off the 2011 season in late-March/early-April and will be racing for an overall point fund of at least $100,000, which is twice as much as the tour featured in 2010. The group has also signed with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to be the official tire of the series. “Goodyear has made a significant investment in sprint car racing over the last year and we’re happy
to bring them on board with the Golden State King of the West Sprints,” said Simpson. “Goodyear has made tires that have created some fantastic racing across the country and having them associated with us will be a big benefit to our overall marketing program.” The Golden State King of the West Sprint Cars can be found on Twitter at twitter.com/kws410s and Facebook at http:// www.facebook.com/ gscsprints?ref=ts
Established in 2007, Rio Vista Corvettes is a club of about a dozen enthusiastic Corvette drivers. “We meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p. m., at Abel Chevrolet, and we welcome new members and guests who love Corvettes,” said Bob Bard, publicity chairman for the club. “We average about one fun event every month that focuses on our club and our cars, which are our pride and joys.” “This year, I had the most fun, by far, at the Thunderhill Raceway Mystery Run in July,” Bard remarked. The event included lunch, followed by a scenic drive around Sutter Buttes, the world’s smallest mountain range. It ended up with three amazing laps around Thunderhill, just outside of Willows. “I had never driven my car on a racetrack before, and I may never do it again, but what an experience!” “I pushed much harder than I ever would on a public highway. The raceway had a wonderful surface and presented
many twists, turns, ups, downs. I never looked at my speedometer or tach... nothing; I have no idea how fast I was going. I had never heard my tires scream like that around turns. It was almost better than skiing,” Bard concluded. Other activities in which the club participated this year include a winter run through north coast back roads with lunch in Petaluma, a run with the Discovery Bay Corvette Club, a car show with Paint the Town Purple, a convention in Las Vegas, the Summer Fest car show at Abel’s, the Rio Vista Memorial Day Parade, the Trilogy 4th of July Parade, Wings & Wheels, a River Cruise, a run to the home of the USS Hornet in Alameda, and a winery tour in Fairplay (near Plymouth). A toy drive with the Delta Drifters and a Christmas dinner at Privot’s in Brentwood will
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ing are getting anxious. Are there alternatives? K.H. Isleton A. Since you made an offer contingent, the sellers have a release clause (usually 72 hours), meaning that if a buyer comes up behind your offer with the ability to complete the deal now, the seller can give you 72 hours to commit to a closing date and complete the sale, or step aside. Since you didn’t indicate this was the case, your offer is still the only or best, and a stepped up marketing plan on your home will help. Should you need to pacify the sellers, you could increase your good faith deposit, or drop the contingency on selling your home. Of course, the danger here would be having 2 house payments. Another short term solution would be a bridge loan where you borrow on your equity to purchase the other home with repayment on sale of your house. The prevailing danger is still the same; that is, if your home doesn’t sell, you’ll be stuck with all these payments. My suggestion would be to sell first, and get your agent
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Dance is Back in Rio Vista! Center of Movement is excited to be launching a new dance program to be starting up at The Gym in Rio Vista in the beginning of December. Classes will be welcome to all levels of dancers, but will be geared toward beginners. Classes are meant to be fun and encourage each child to be creative and to succeed. Corrine has been dancing since the age of 2, has been part of the Chico State Dance Team, and has several years of teaching experience.
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