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Rio Vista Booster Club Melodrama Razzle Dazzle Reaches Rio
Soroptimist of Rio Vista’ s October Student of the Month is Nicholas Maurer, representing the Mathematics department of Rio Vista High School. Nick reports weekly to club members about events and activities at the high school. Nick has an impressive record of school involvement and achievements. While maintaining a 4.0 GPA, he plays soccer and golf, and is editor of the Ram’ s Ear, the student newspaper. He serves as Secretary- Trea-
surer of his class, and as President of the Radio Club, among many other activities. He reports that his favorite subjects are math, art and history. Nick is known to many Rio Vistans outside the high school, through his involvement as a founder of the immensely popular “ Hello, My Name is Yoghurt” shop. He plans to study architecture at a college respected in that field, such as Cal Poly SLO or Cornell, and to become a practicing architect.
Fall is here which means it is melodrama time for no small thing productions, Rio Vista’s local community theatre. The week-end before thanksgiving show “RAZZLE DAZZLE REACHES RIO /OR FROM REAL TO REEL” will be presented Friday, November 19th and Saturday, November 20th at 7pm. Sunday. November 21st it will be at 2:30pm. The theatre is at lena emigh creative arts center, 230 Sacramento street in Rio Vista. You can take a chance and buy your ticket at the door or to be sure you have a seat for the date you wish you may purchase tickets from delta pharmacy,407 main street. adult tickets are $12 and children’s are $5. This seventh melodrama janey callahan-chin has authored was inspired by all the wonderful articles written by Phil Pezzaglia about the many movies made in the delta area. this melodrama bares
Rvll Under New Management The Rio Vista Little League is staying in town and is now under new management. Jerry DeFlores has turned the BATon over to Lena Alvarez, the new president of Rio Vista Baseball. Alvarez brings to the table a wealth of baseball knowledge and the ability to control the
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meetings; her organizational skills make her a force to be reckoned with. DeFlores has agreed to stay on as a board liaison for at least this coming season. Alvarez is joined by over twenty other new board members and looking for more interested volunteers.
You may have seen Alvarez and other board members at the Rio Vista Little League Bass Festival booth. They were taking sign-ups for interested players between 4 and 18 years of age. That’s right the RVLL is trying to bring Babe Ruth and possibly even the Ponytail league back to Rio Vista. These leagues are for the older boys and girls interested in playing ball. The group is still looking for candi-
The Rio Vista High SchoolBooster Club would like to extend their thanks to the following people for their generous sponsoring of the Run Your Bass Off, fun run. To Dan Simpson and Kelley Graupensperger, of The Gym for supplying the amazing timers from Capital Road Race Management, which made the race organized and fun. Lira’s Supermarket for supplying all of the water and oranges for the runners, Coughran Mechanical for helping out with the tee shirts and Purple Cow Websites for helping out with the logo. Again thanks to the Okamara/Sunada family for designing our route. All of this could not have been done without Dan Shindler and the Montezuma Hills Fire District with their help with traffic control and road closures. Thank you to all the Rio Vista High School parents and students for coming out early in the morning and helping with the run!!!!
little resemblance to the real studios and their stars. this is a spoof on hollwood played for laughs and audience participation.the directors are Colianese, Donnelly & Chin (better known as al, Roxanne and Janey). Highlights of the play (which is set in the 1930’s) are a song & dance number by Jeff Shewmaker and CasandraZapeta, a gold diggers number to “we’re in the money” New Business to Open and the fake filming of a gangter musical,’”Bonnie on Main St. and Johnny”. Players are heroine, norma jean mortinson (megan solomon). hero, sheriff dillon justinwright (houston grove). Other characters are b.s. gold (howard branton), Meryl Hepburn (Casandra Zapeta)Brad Cruise,the villian(Jeff Shewmaker). we are pleased to have members of trilogy’s rama Walt Stanish with Athena and Blanca club in this production. Walt Stanish first job as a over the area, including They are Zoe Mdtger, Richard Galletta and Rich- teenager in Michigan was Rio Vista, his customers keep telling Stanish, working at a pet shop. ard Lyon. “Come open a shop in Every job since then, he Rio Vista we have not has worked in the retail had one here for a few business and held many years.” This past summer different management Stanish came over and positions. In the back walked the downtown of his mind, though the area and decided that years he knew that one 167 Main St would be day he wanted to have a great location for the his own pet shop. In new Rio Vista location. 1998 he saw a pet shop The store will sell tropifor sale in the paper in cal fish, many types of Brentwood named Pets birds including finches, 4 All and decided to buy canaries, cockatiels, and it. Stanish made a few dates for several board love birds. Hamster’s, changes to the store positions including umguinea pigs, lizards and and business was going pire in chief, vice president very well. Then 3 years geckos. Plus all the of t-ball and baseball, as later he opened a second supplies and products well as concession officer. for your animals needs. location on Sandcreek in If you are interesting in Brentwood. The second They will also offer bird joining the winning team boarding for people location was larger and by volunteering please at- offered more products. who go on vacation. tend the RVLL meeting at Their hours will be Then in 2005 he com7PM on Thursday, Novem- bined both stores to Mon- Sat 10-6 and Sunber 11th at the Lighthouse the Sandcreek location day 11-4. If you have Church located at 101 any questions Stanmaking one store with Montezuma Street. For ish can be reached at many products and pets questions or more infor925-516-5911. Current to offer his customers. mation please call Lena target date to be open The shop was getting Alvarez at 707-333-3352. is Friday November 19. many customers from all
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More government spending for her Liberal special interestpet projects and the funneling of taxpayers money to Leftist organizations that are not in the best interest of the people of this state. We need a new Senator with new ideas and someone that knows how to create jobs and has worked in the private sector. That person is Carly Fiorina, she was CEO of the Hewlett-Parkard Company and knows what it is like to meet a payroll and what it takes to create jobs and expand a business. California has been very unfriendly to business and as a result businesses in this state have left California and relocated to more business friendly states. Jerry Brown is running again for Governor and the voters of this state need to ask themselves a question: Do we really need to rehire this failed former Governor who destroyed this state during his previous Governorship? Do we really need a repeat performance? I think not! I was working for the State at that time and I remember when he completely shut down most all highway construction during his 8 years and laid off most all Caltrans engineers who were hired by Saudi Arabia. This action put highway construc-
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters by: Pastor Ella Ray Toscano
This month we watched 33 miners pulled to the surface after being trapped for over two months. What an experience of joy. Watching the men being pulled up from the mine was a rescue from the usual news of mean spirited political ads and violent drug traffickers. Much of the media reflects a pit of hopeless and happy less people. The rescue was a time of hope and rejoicing of which so little is in the news. There were those who felt the miners were lost and would never be rescued…but there were also those with the vision to look for a way out. That same spirit of continuing on in the spite of the odds is prevalent in authentic Christians. This one thing we do is to press on towards the goal for which God is calling us. We are given the power to press on and not look back. Those who have a strong faith are taught to never give up. When that faith is rooted in Jesus Christ then by his holy power he reaches down and pulls us up, never having to fear that the cable will break. It is impossible to be lost forever if God is directing the rescue team. No matter how low one seems to sink God does rescue. One of the miners said there were thirty four trapped miners and one of them was God. That same joy each miner felt as the cable brought him to the top was just a taste of what God can do for all who seem trapped in pits of depression, illness, financial needs, life changing decisions, death of loved ones, the unloving actions of others etc. . . . In Christ we can be saved from all of the pits of life…God is in the rescue business but there are those will not accept God’s plans. I remember the old story of the woman who was caught in the flood. She climbed up on her roof and a rowboat came by to rescue her but she said,” I will wait here because God will rescue me.” The water kept rising and a power boat came to rescue her but she remained because she said that God
would rescue her. The water was almost over the top of her roof when a helicopter dropped a ladder for her to climb up but she refused saying that God would rescue her. The waters eventually enveloped her and she drowned. When she arrived in heaven sopping wet she immediately went to God and asked him why she was not rescued. He replied. “I sent you two boats and a helicopter.” This story is a reminder of those who are trapped in the pit of self doubt and discouragement. They have hope that someday in the future they will find a way out of the mess they seem to be in… If one is not truly tuned in to God there is no rescue. It is easy to miss the search party of Jesus if he is not looked to as the rescuer. The options are ignored when trapped by some bad behavior patterns. These set thoughts can choke off the breath of real life. This is what preachers do…they call to folks who are trapped in the pits of life and offer them the supreme rescuer…Jesus Christ. He rescues one from anything that causes a downcast spirit. I think of those I love who have life threatening illnesses. ..Some of whom the prognosis is not what they want to hear. .. I visualize God sending in His rescue team. No matter what pit one is in God rescues. Some have a pit here on earth of bodies that have given out but God reaches down and rescues them from the jaws of illness. ..one way or the other. God does take care of us if we let him. His ways are not our ways but his ways lead to the kingdom and the glory forever. Lean not to your own understanding but trust in the Lord. He commands the heavens and sends his angelic teams of rescue. The miners showed a spirit of hope. Rescue teams showed a spirit of hope. The country showed a spirit of hope. It lasted for the time of trouble and rescue. The hope we have in Christ will last for all of our times of trouble… Look up! Help is on the way!
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THE UNFORTUNATE TRUTH Q. I recently purchased a property that had been foreclosed. Given what we are reading in the papers about how foreclosures had been handled by the lenders, should I be concerned that the property I bought could have been improperly foreclosed? Is it possible the prior owner could recover his property if it’s found that the proper procedures weren’t followed in his case? B.Y. Isleton A. I stated in a previous column that a Wells Fargo employee told me that he used to work on an average of 10 foreclosures a month, now it is 50 a day and growing. With that kind of work overload, some things are bound to be done wrong. After the bank bailouts, the federal government launched the Making Homes Affordable program designed to keep people in their homes
with payment modifications, but that has been a miserable failure since the Banks are not willing to reduce the amount owed and the lower payment in most cases does not represent sustained affordability. The Banks are required to attempt a load modification prior to foreclosure, so they make what could be best described as a halfhearted attempt to “check that box” and move to foreclosure. To complicate things further, loan modification, short sales, and foreclosures/collections are 3 different divisions of banks, and they don’t always communicate with each other. It could be in the middle of a short sale when suddenly it is sold on foreclosure! We had one recently that was purchased on short sale, fixed up and resold, only to have the new owner served with foreclosure dates belonging to the
old owner. Could the previous owner cure the debt and retain ownership, with the new owner being pushed out? Not likely. When the home sold on short sale, the owner was party to the sale and signed all documents as well as the Bank. If the collection division was unaware of the sale and continued foreclosure on the previous owner, your recourse would be through your Title/Escrow Company. That Title Insurance you purchased is to guarantee a clear title, and the Title Company can sort it out with the Bank. Could he buy it back? The old owner has let a property go to foreclosure, so he can’t get a loan to buy it back, and if he had the cash it would not have gone to foreclosure. Besides, on the short sale example he signed off on the sale; if he found a way to buy it back he would have to repay the forgiven debt from the original lender. Any savings from his original debt would be lender fraud in the case of buying back for a lesser price. Q. I am purchasing a 5 unit apartment through a foreclosure. It has no tenants,
and I was told that all 5 units were told to vacate prior to the sale. It just doesn’t make sense to me they would throw out the rental income. Why would they do that? H.W. Rio Vista A. Once foreclosed on, Banks/Lenders do not manage the acquired real estate, they hire an asset management company. This company in most cases employs people that work from scripts and are not licensed Agents, Realtors, or Brokers. They don’t know what to do with the property management aspect, so they eliminate that part. The good news for you is that since you are probably purchasing well below market rate you will put some money into the place and make it the nicest it has been in years. At that point you will be very rentable and a good property manager could populate the place rather quickly. The key for you is to plan your repairs and not get carried away on expenses for repair. If you determine gross rents, minus 5% vacancy, property management, garbage, water/sewer, and reserves for repairs, plus debt service, then you can determine profit-
First Congregational Church of Rio Vista welcomes all to celebrate Jesus Sundays at 11:00 a.m. All are welcome to Adult Sunday School at nine on Sunday Choir practice at five on Sunday Bible Study at ten on Wednesday Children’s Sunday School at 11:15 Prayer Meetings
“The Congregational Way is freedom from the rule of men so that we are more completely obedient to the rule of Christ. We covenant with the Lord and one another.” We are an association not a denomination. We encourage all to associate with us as we walk together, gather together and do something together for the Lord . 230 Sacramento Street (next door to the Post Office) Office Phone...374 2033 Pastor Ella Ray Toscano
ability. The original repairs you do should be part of serviceable debt (you should be paid back), so the amount you can use for repairs should not exceed profitability. I had a guy buy a triplex and did kitchen cabinets, designer lighting, tile floors, designer bathrooms, and on and on. There comes a point where you have to decide
is it a work of art, or an investment with a return? Upgrades are nice for homeowners, but renters will tell you they would rather have lower rent than a designer something or another. Keep it basic, functional, and clean and it will rent. Call now 707-374-6491 or visit www.richards-realestate.com
TIP A COP FUNDRAISER
On behalf your Rio Vista Police Officer’ s Association, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the “ Tip-a-Cop” event that was held at the Nines Restaurant in Trilogy on Friday, August 20th. The purpose of the event was to raise money in support of the Rio Vista Pool and the Movie under the Stars, which was sponsored by the Rio Vista Police Officer’ s Association and the Rio Vista Fire Fighter’ s Association. A 50/50 raffle raised $3,200, of which $1,600 was donated to the Rio Vista Foundation on October 4th. Congratulations to Council Member Ron Jones for the winning ticket! Rio Vista Police Officers also raised ap-
proximately $1,100 in tips over the course of the evening, which will help fund future community needs. I would like to give a special thanks to Pizza Factory, Trendsetters, Taqueria, Rio Video, Rio Vista Bakery, Hong Kong Seafood, Delta Shooters Supply, Luxury Nails, Oilwells,Tails of the City, Book Rio V and Augusto Insurance for all of their generous donations toward the door prizes and raffle tickets sales! Without the support of the Community, this event would not have been possible! Officer Lisa McDowell
Gamaza Dinner A Huge Success! “The Tri-Tip Barbeque dinner last Friday, October 15, 2010 honoring Mary Gamaza was, in everyone’s eyes, a huge success! Approximately 200 people participated in the event, with the highlight of the evening being the live auction, conducted by Joe Gates, with the help of Vanean and Jody Gates and the Union Baptist ChurchTeen Messengers Youth Group! We would like to thank a whole host of volunteers for helping make the set-up, dinner and clean-up run smoothly. Special thanks go to Lira’s Supermarket for their very generous donation of 28 delicious tri-tip roasts and marinating sauce. We’d also like to thank Louie Lira for the use of his megabarbeque. There would not have been a dinner without it! Kacy Bowers, our barbeque chef, almost
got a barbeque burn for his efforts, but the end result was so yummy, I don’t think he minded very much. Thanks, Kacy and Louie! Julie Oaks was kind enough to donate flowers and greenery for the centerpieces, which Cindy Stewart arranged with artistic flair! We also received numerous generous donations for the auction ... too many to name, but you know who you are. Thank you very much! All in all, it was a magical night, and I believe Mary was able to see and feel how much we love and admire her, which was the main goal of the evening. Once again, thank you to everyone who helped make this night a memorable one for Mary and her family. God bless you!”
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DELTA TEA PARTY PATRIOTS MEETING The Delta Tea Party Patriots meeting on Tuesday, November 2 is canceled due to this being election day. For more information: www.deltateapartypatriots.blogspot.com or dtppatriots@gmail.com. The Delta Tea Party atriots will meet on Tuesday, November 16 6:30 Pm at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 610 St. Francis Way, Rio Vista. speaker will be Sam Paredes - Executive Director, Gun Owners of California. For more information: www.deltateapartypatriots.blogspot. com or dtppatriots@gmail. com.
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Steve Lamb’s Candidacy Statement For City Council retiring in 2008. I worked with the City of Rio Vista for over 3 and a half years and have a good knowledge of the City’s history and procedures. I am knowledgeable in budgeting, writing Ordinances, and Municipal Methods. Why I am running for the Rio Vista City Council. First, a little history and Qualifications for serving on the Council. I am a high school graduate with two years of college. I had to quit college when my first daughter came along. I needed a real job to support my growing family. I worked in logistics for the Gam Missile and B52 program at Autonetics in Southern California and in construction. I obtained my California State General Building Contractor’s License in 1969 and operated my successful business for over ten years. I then owned and operated a new furniture store after moving to Arizona. A recession in the early eighties found me in Government Service as a Public Works Director and later I was asked to establish the Building Department as part of Public Works. I became licensed as a Certified Building Official in 1985. I continued in the Governmental Building Profession, serving several cities until
Since retirement, I have watched the City suffer with poor leadership and incompetent management. I have tried several ways to improve the direction the City was headed to no avail. We must restore credibility, honesty, common sense, and a good financial standing. Our priorities are being mismanaged and what little funds we do have are being misspent. The Public needs to be more informed and part of the decisions being made. Trying to improve the city’s direction cannot be done from the outside. The current Council and management will not listen to the citizens and just plow their way along. I have attended several Council Meetings and Workshops and witnessed their attitude and headstrong ideas that only they know what’s good for the City (or themselves). I will change that bad attitude and misdirection. I will listen to you and represent you. I will communicate with you and force trans-
parency from the Council and all city staff. The Public should be proud of the Council and the direction the City is going. I will stop all the controversy and restore meaningful relationships with you, the public. I am not running to stroke my ego. A Councilmember’s position is not easy and is, at least, a four year commitment to work and solve problems; not being the cause of them. This City has lots of great people here with lots of talent and together we can make Rio Vista great again. When I came here in 2005 to work, I found a place I wanted to stay, bought here in 2006, and now enjoy living here. However, some serious changes have to be made to continue our lifestyle and prosper. I am committed to work hard to accomplish better solutions to our problems. Please, I need your vote so I can get started. Thank you.
All Candidates Running For City Council
Connie Boulware Bernie Durman Fred Kogler Steve Lamb Don Roos
tion behind by 8 years and the traveling public is still feeling the effects of this action today. The State of California has major fiscal problems and massive unemployment today due to a state legislature that has engaged in massive overspending and being hostile to business. Which of these two candidates for Governor has answers to these problems, Jerry Brown or Meg Whitman? This should be an easy answer: Jerry Brown has a history of failed policies of the past and will not cut spending, he and the Democrat Legislature will definitely raise everyone’s taxes. You can bank on it! Meg Whitman on the other handas the former CEO of EBay knows how to turn this state around and what it takes to create jobs and provide a business friendly environment and bring businesses back into this state. She represents the future. The question that needs to be answered by the voters on November 2 is the following: If you want the failed Liberal policies of the past vote for Jerry Brown for Governor and Barbara Boxer for U.S. Senator. If you want new ideas and candidates that represent the future vote for Meg Whitman for Governor and Carly Fiorina for U.S. Senate. Jack Silva
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Our nation is at a turning point. We can continue going forward or regress to our petulant inner child and demand everything immediately. In less than two years the present administration was expected to fix a financial collapse that took eight years to create. Recovery has happened but more needs to be done. That is why I am going to base my vote on the following issues instead. I will vote for the party that promises not to privatize Social Security or Medicare.I will vote for those who will put the needs of everyday Americans before the insatiable greed of corporate America (including the health care industry). It is not Marxism when you stop someone from stealing your money. I want the Constitution protected from those who plan to change it for their own personal ideology. I do not want the Civil Rights Act or the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act rescinded and I say no to the reenactment of “ Jim Crow” laws. The “ Party of No” blocked every piece of legislation that would have lead to a faster recovery. We were simply collateral damage to them. You cannot create jobs if you have already sold them over seas via the U.S. Chambers of Commerce who has already held “ outsourcing symposiums” with other countries, several congressmen, and two Supreme Court justices. So, I will vote Democratically. For those who disagree, we will begin to keep a tally of all those personal freedoms that will be eventually taken away. Dear Editor It is election time. Sadly the supposedly fine art of advertising has become the drivel of half truths confirming we are voting for a lesser of two evils. How many of us have applied for a job in our lifetime when denegrating the other applicants to our potential employer was better received than than demonstrating our strengths? I understand that “bad news sells newspapers” but how can we call ourselves a good citizen if we are more interested in what a candidate says about another candidate more than their qualifications? I am looking for candidates that define problems and recommend solutions. “If you can not say anything nice, say nothing at all” It is the press’s responsibility to uncover untruths. Let’s let unbaised media do their job and ignor the smoke we are being subjected to.Hans Slade Delto Tea Party Dear Editor Yesterday I toured downtown RV and the surrounding area, and I was absolutely astounded at the myriad of vacant shops, vacant apartments for sale signs, for rent signs, and bank reposed properties. This appalling situation is partly a result of the unnecessarily high sewer/water fees which were instigated by an incompetent and reckless city council. The RV city government has not supplied any creditable evidence to support their allegations that the sewer/water infrastructure needs to be upgraded or replaced, or that the sewer/water systems have not been properly maintained. Ironically, during the time frame when the maintenance of the systems was
allegedly being neglected, the city was siphoning ten percent of the sewer/ water fees into the general fund – which is illegal under California Law. The fiscal irresponsibility and recklessness of the RV city council during the severe economic downturn which we are facing has resulted in enormous hardships for many of the residents and if continued will eventually result in the insolvency of the city itself. Once you kill off the goose which lays those golden eggs, your supply of cash will eventually be depleted. If you have not already done so, please sign the sewer/water user fee reduction initiative. It appears to be the only hope of saving the city from insolvency. If passed the initiative will accomplish the following: 1. Reduce the hardship and devastation of the residents of Rio Vista. 2. Prevent the eventual insolvency of the city. 3. Demonstrate to the city council that the citizens of Rio Vista demand a voice in their government and that the city council must be held accountable for their actions .Elwin Beck J Dear Editor, I would like to encourage your readers to participate in the next elections. It is a very crucial time in our state’s and nation’s history to get involved. If you are angry to see your elected officials show no concern for what they have done to our beloved state’s financial future use your voting power to dethrone them. If you feel that your national Representatives have not served you by pillaging our national resources and they disregard the current national economic calamity get into action . If you are a single issue voter, I beg you not to bother voting. Before you vote study the actual voting records of the candidates. The laws that they have helped pass and the impact of those decisions in your future and the future of your children. If you don’t understand how much is a trillion Dollars, I will make it very easy for you to understand. It means the government should collect one million dollars tax from one million citizens . Get together with your neighbors and friends and do your civic duty. Vote for a better future for America.
Jeffrey Kennan
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Solano County Public Heath, Emergency Medical Services is looking for people to play the role of “victims of terrorism” on November 18, 2010 as part of a statewide medical health exercise. Volunteer actors of all ages are needed to perform as “victims” of a mock terrorist attack carried out against our citizens. The purpose of the exercise is to test our local hospitals’ abilities to treat a large influx of injured people in the event of a real disaster. Volunteers will wear makeup, to depict a certain injury, and be given a specific injury role to play. Actors will be asked to report to one of five emergency hospital locations in the county, or the accident scenes that will be located near I-80 in Cordelia. The hours are from 5:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Individuals wishing to play the role of a victim will receive first hand experience working with emergency response professionals, a letter of appreciation, breakfast and lunch, and above all the sincere thanks of the citizens of Solano County who are ultimately receiving the major benefit. To participate, please either call Scott Haskins at (707) 784-8147 or email him your contact information at pshaskins@solanocounty.com. The deadline to sign up is November 4, 2010.
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Sarah Donnelly for School Board If elected, I will bring a lifetime in and passion for education to the Board of Trustees for River Delta Unified School District. I graduated from Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Stockton in 1980 and attended the University of San Francisco and the Academy of Art University before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley in 1990. My grandfather, father, aunt and sister are teachers, as am I. I have been a department secretary in the intensive care at St. Joseph’s Hospital, a peer tutor at UCB, assistant personnel director and northwest service representative for the fast growing jewelry and giftware design company Laurel Burch, assistant registrar at Northwestern School of Law -Lewis and Clark College , a teacher and homeschooler, “girl Friday” in our graphic design firm -Donnelly Design and I am currently working as a substitute teacher in this school district. My husband and I have lived in Rio Vista, where he grew up, for 19 years. We have raised three children here. Our daugh-
ter, a graduate of Rio Vista High School, received her Masters in Public Accounting from the University of Washington and is employed by Ernst and Young. Our oldest son, also a RVHS graduate, is a sophomore at UC Santa Cruz studying health sciences and our youngest son is currently a junior at the high school. I am, and always have been, active in our community. I have served on School Site Councils, spearheaded the effort to build a playground in Bruning Park, helped establish a volunteer run art program at D. H. White School(now defunct), taught art and other subjects to homeschool groups for 11 years, taught religious education classes at St. Joseph’s Church (SJC) for over 10 years, helped with SJC youth groups, served as a parent member on the committee when RVHS was in danger of loosing its accreditation (WASC) helped form a community group to facilitate communication with the new superintendant (FORS), and I have driven HS volleyball teams and soccer teams far and wide. I currently co-chair The Affair of the Arts, RVHS’s only fundraiser for the Art and Drama departments, am newly active in our booster club and continue to be very active in our church community.
Candidates Running For School Board Sarah Donnelly And Lee Williams
Our current superintendant and board of trustees have made huge strides to improve communication with the greater community and much needed transparency for financial issues. As a trustee, I would continue to make communication and transparency a high priority. Students, parents, teachers, administrators and staff must know and have a say in the decision making process. Towards that end, if elected, I would hold regular office hours to hear comments, suggestions and concerns. Our district will continue to face tough financial issues as well as the challenges that come with our low scores on statewide tests. If elected to the board of River Delta Unified School District it will be my fulltime job, second only to my family. I will give this job the attention, study, energy and time it requires. With my passion for education and my concern for our students I know I am the best candidate. Please feel free to call (I’m in the book) or email me at sarah@donnellydesign.com
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