From Bob Calbo

HAPPY CHANUKAH TO ALL THAT ARE CELEBRATING!

We arrived at 1:30 and eagerly unloaded close to the entrance of the blocked off street. The stores were very crowded but people seemed to be good spirits.

Having gone to high school in Nevada City I was familiar with the Victorian Christmas (and Grass Valley's Cornish Christmas) from having to wear those costumes and roast chestnuts on the street. Now I was going to see it as a tourist

For us, it was a day of remembering what used to be in the buildings and finding amusement in some of the items sold. Remembering how difficult it was to clear manzanita, we thought it was creative to see a young entrepeneur selling small blocks of manzanita for a dollar a block. Of course, we couldn't walk by the children trying so hard to play Christmas Music with various instruments (and cold fingers) without dropping money in their upturned top hat or open guitar case.

We had a nice dinner  - in what USED to be the flower shop - then we boarded the bus for Glenbrooke - arriving right at 7:00PM.

Unfortunately, I was so busy enjoying myself, I only got one picture on the bus with my cell phone.  I am sure some members of the photo club were able to get pictures of the event.   If you would like to share your photos, email them to me at newsofglenbrooke@gmail.com and I will post a slide show of the day.

WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES FROM THE DAY?

The Nimbus Dam salmon ladder is now opened for the season. They are expecting a good season of salmon spawning. Salmon run continues into December and then the Steelhead begin their trek up the river and ladder.    I spent an hour or so there, just at the ladder watching the salmon climb the ladder. Lots of fish to catch a photo of but you have to be ready and quick.

The Nimbus Fish Hatchery is just below Folsom Dam off of Hazel and US 50. There hours are 8:00am to 3:00pm.   for more information, go to  http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/hatcheries/nimbus/ .

They will start milking and taking eggs tomorrow (Thursday 11/3/11). Some might not like the egg taking as they actually kill the fish and then cut it open to get the eggs. Salmon die within three or so days after laying eggs so it is not that they would live if the eggs are not taken.

Interestingly, when the steelhead  runin December the process is different as the adult fish live and produce for a few years to they take the eggs without killing the female steelhead.

All photos by Chris Rohwer

To reserve your seat, and make payment to me, please contact Janice Fiore at (209) 200-0829.  This is her cell phone.  If she is unavailable, please leave a message.

When Diane Huff joined a bowling league after her husband died 14 years ago, she was simply looking for a fun activity that she’d feel comfortable doing alone. She had no idea the sport would lead her to her second love—Dwight Towers, now 76.

“His brother was on my bowling league in Southern California,” said Huff, 65, during a break in the couple’s bowling practice at Strikes Family Entertainment Center recently. “My husband had passed away unexpectedly at the age of 50 and his wife had been very ill, then passed."

Read the rest of the story, click on Elk Grove Patch.

The cable came off the pulley and had to stay that way until the following day when the repairman came.

Thanks people.

Joyce Byers

Anyone want to see Sunshine Boys on Sunday, July 24,2011 at 2:00PM?

Stephen Kauffman and Robert Gerould star as a pair of aging vaudevillians, former partners who now can't stand each other despite efforts by a nephew to reunite them for a television special in The Sunshine Boys, the Tony Award-nominated comedy by Neil Simon. The play was later adapted into an Oscar winning movie with Walter Matthau and George Burns.

To purchase your tickets, Click HERE. or call the box office

Here is a raffle and shredding event that will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Endowment Fund.     Linda’s niece, Lori recently passed away from this disease.    Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide.

If you can’t go to the Cal Expo event, maybe you could help by buying a raffle ticket from Linda Fukuda (she is listed in the Resident’s Directory).  Shred Day and Raffle for Charity Benefiting Adult Cystic Fibrosis                                                                                                                                                                Endowment Fund

Saturday, June 18, 2011

9:00 am-2:00 pm

Cal Expo Fairgrounds

Parking Lot C

1600 Exposition Blvd

Sacramento, CA

Shredding of documents is done on site securely and

Safely by Shred-It. (A Security Company)

Shredding is $5.00 a bag or $10.00 a banker box

One complimentary raffle ticket will be given with shredding.

Raffle Tickets: $5.00

Awesome prizes and you will be helping a wonderful cause!!!!

*32gb Apple IPad with WIFI (value $599.00)

*$250 Subway Gift Card

*$100 Subway Gift Card

*$100 Subway Gift Card

*$75.00 Subway Gift Card

*$75.00 Subway Gift Card

*$75.00 Subway Gift Card

*$50.00 Subway Gift Card

*$50.00 Subway Gift Card

*$50.00 Subway Gift Card

*Paramount’s Great America Admission for Two

(Value $110.00)

*SF Giants Autographed Baseball from Johnathon

Sanchez

with letter of authenticity (value 100.00)

*Leatherby’s Gift Pack

(including 2 coupons for Patty’s Sundaes and T-Shirt)

*Esquire IMAX Admission for two (any movie)

*Two tickets to Regal Theatre with $20.00 gift card

*Two tickets to UA Theatre with $20.00 Gift Card

*2 Lower seat tickets to SF Giants Game

*Poppy Pak for State Fair (value $79.00)

*$25.00 Subway Gift Card

*$25.00 Subway Gift Card

*$25.00 Subway Gift Card