COMMUNITY

Easter 2009

Most people associate Easter with the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts; however, Easter is an important annual religious feast, and according to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead three days after his crucifixion.  Many Christian denominations celebrate this resurrection on Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday

Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover not only for much of its symbolism but also for its position in the calendar. 

Cultural elements, such as the Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunts, and festive family meals have become part of the holiday’s modern celebrations, and those aspects are often celebrated by many Christians and non-Christians alike.  

We would like to wish everyone a pleasant Easter, regardless of how you choose to celebrate this weekend.

Tara and April

Come visit the Senior Conference ’09

The 6th Annual Senior Conference is being held at the Janet Goeske Center located at 5257 Sierra St. Riverside, CA on March 25, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. til 1:00 p.m. You will have the opportunity to learn about:

• Crime prevention
• Health
• Safety
• Fraud
• Alzheimer’s
• And other senior related topics

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Nancy Castillo at (951) 826-8721 or ncast@riversideca.gov

Riverside’s Irish Pub on St Patrick’s Day

We want to wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day and let you know about a very special place to celebrate right here in Riverside. It’s Killarney’s Restaurant and Pub. For this holiday they will be presenting live music, Irish dancers and bag pipes. Check out their menu.

Killarney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub is located at 3639 Riverside Plaza Dr. Ste 532 Riverside, CA

Save Money in Riverside

In these economic times, we know everyone is looking for ways to save money on the items they buy. The City of Riverside, in partnership with Scholars Discount Card, are now offering the $hop Riverside Community Card.

This card will not only save you money on dining out, enjoying leisurely family activities, shopping and more, but it will help many local schools. The $hop Riverside Community Card is good at more than 170 local businesses.

When you shop local you are supporting your community as 1% of all sales tax revenue is returned to the City’s general fund for educational programs, libraries, museum exhibits, parks and police and fire services, to name a few.

For complete list of participating businesses and their offers visit www.shopriversidenow.com.

Darren Butler Speaks on Getting Started with Edibles

This seminar is perfect for professionals, homeowners, community activists, volunteers, chefs, kitchen gardeners, and foodies. Darren will discuss plant selection and placement for Inland residents, using annuals in the edible landscape, innovative approaches to maximizing food production in perennial plantings, and sources of materials, seeds, and plants.

Darren Butler is a consulting arborist, ecological designer and landscape specialist. For more information about Darren Butler and his workshops, see http://www.EcoWorkshops.com

The seminar is held from 6:30 – 9:15 pm. Friday, March 13 at the:
Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside
3657 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501

Here is a flyer on the seminar..

The cost is $10 per person a true bargain. Advance registration is requested.