Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanza… Whatever you celebrate, we wish you the best this holiday season!!!
Be safe, have fun, and most of all, be good to yourself and others!!!
Wishing you all the happiness your hearts can embrace!
~Tara and April
The 1st Annual Spay-ghetti Dinner Animal lovers and “foodies” alike are invited to a scrumptious spaghetti dinner for a great cause! The Mary S. Roberts’ LIFELINE Spay/Neuter Subsidy Program provides low income pet owners the opportunity to get their cats and dogs spayed or neutered at a very low cost. The more pets that are…
Time to look ahead as the start of the 2021-2022 school year nears. As you prepare for the upcoming school year, remember the words of teacher Jaime Escalante, whose experience was the subject of the 1988 movie ‘Stand and Deliver’: “We are all concerned about the future of American education. But as I tell my…
The Riverside Downtown Farmers’ Market is a place for area farmers to sell their seasonal crops directly to customers. When Tara and I first heard about this, we had just started taking our healthy eating to the next level, so this was perfect timing. Instead of driving a car to the market and contributing to polluting the environment,…
For the 12th year in a row, Tara and I have gathered a few friends to help us place an American flag in each neighbor’s yard (approximately 1,700) on the morning of our Nation’s Independence Day! Everyone meets in the driveway of my house at 6:30 a.m., picks up a bundle of American flags, and then…
In recognition of workers across our wonderful country, the 40 hour work week, and benefits, we celebrate Labor Day today. Were you aware that the first Labor Day Parade was held in New York’s Union Square in 1882? That’s 133 years ago! However, Labor Day didn’t become a federal holiday until 1894.
Trick-or-Treating is the time-honored tradition of children going door-to-door on Halloween evening while gathering candy and goodies from neighbors. We’ve recently heard the term Trunk ‘n Treat, and learned that it’s an event designed to provide a safe, free, one-stop alternative to trick-or-treating for children. Participants park their vehicles in a large parking lot, decorate the trunk of their…
