Pragmatist
Pragmatist

Civic pride
Wed Aug 04 2010

Of all the praises I've sung about this little community, I think the one that I admire most is the civic pride. After last night's shindig in the park, I expected to see cups and napkins and other detritus all over the park.

Nope.

Not exactly slick as a whistle, but as close as makes no nevermind. Today, one could not tell that there were a few hundred people, including children, fire trucks, boats, bar-b-cue equipment and I don't know what-all were there last evening.

Can we say Yacolt Has Pride?

There's not a park in Sacramento that is as clean and well-maintained as the little park here in Yacolt. Even in my neighborhood, which is on the edge of up-scale, the nearby Howe Ave. Park isn't all that neat and clean. Yes but, you might argue, a whole lot more people use Howe Park. Well, maybe so. But shouldn't they be all the more careful about leaving trash around?

I have lots of pictures I hope to share with you. I need to use the disc that came with my camera to help me get the pictures on the computer, and then sort them. Then figure out how to get them to DD.

I don't know how I'm going to do it, if by myself or with ten families, but I'm pretty sure this little town will be my home. Eventually.

Well, time will tell.

 

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3 Comments
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Aug 05 2010
    AH it has always been so!! Small towns do have PRIDE the Large towns mind set is somebody will clean up thier mess.
  • From:
    Dreamerbooks2003 (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Aug 05 2010
    This is probably going to sound really awful.. But... the neighborhood where I live is becomming more and more people from other cultures.. and they must have a different idea about who pick up after them as well.. because their children throw everything from potato chip bags to candy wrappers to broken toys all over.. never a thought to pick up a thing.. When i get on them about it.. they look at me like I've lost my mind..
    Downtown when they had the big fireworks deal and parade for Pioneer days this past month.. I saw a bunch of volunteers picking up after the days events.. The parks here are really kept up quite well.. but the gang-bangers ruin things if you go to any event..
    Times are strange.. Yacolt sounds so lovely.. I'm going to look it up on my map...
    enjoy..
  • From:
    MizzM (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Aug 08 2010
    Sounds perfectly wonderful! I grew up in such a town and have missed that sense of community that sadly seems to no longer exist in today's world.

    :o(

    MizzM