Brownsville Bailiwick: September 26, 2012

This coming weekend will be a big one for the Dobbins-Oregon House area. The North Yuba Harvest Festival will be under way at the Alcouffe Community Center on Sept. 29 – 30 from 10 am to 4 pm. They are featuring premier foods, wines, and olive oils for your tasting pleasure. Of course they will be for sale, too. There will be booths featuring arts and crafts, foods, fresh produce, antiques and collectibles as well as books written by local authors. You will be entertained by live music during the day. For the children a giant bounce house and other activities will be available. Entry is free with a $5 suggested donation for parking. For more information you can check out these sites: www.alcouffecenter.org or www.northyubawine.com.

            The trees in “Downtown” Brownsville are beginning to change color. That corridor of Liquid Amber (also known as sweetgum) will be blazing with color before you know it. We wonder how Jean and Marty Bettin are doing in Colorado; we wish them the best. We see that the pastiche closest to the road is starting to color. It would be worth a drive up the hill to see the maple at Clipper Mills and some of the other deciduous trees as they change into their fall apparel.

            Another dinner date to put on your calendar is October 6. An Italian Dinner will be put on by Yuba Feather Community Services featuring pork and veggie lasagna, salad, and apple crostata ala mode. Doesn’t that sound good? It will be held at Ponderosa Community Center. There will be a cash bar with wine Italian cocktails, coffee, tea, juice and water. A raffle will follow dinner. Dinner starts at 5 pm; $12 for adults, kids 6 – 11 years $6. For more information call 675-2930 or 301-6440. Hope to see you there.

            We are happy to know that Ray Fowler is back home. Anyone who has been in the hospital, as positive an atmosphere as it can be, is still very glad to be back home. We hope he is feeling stronger each day and look forward to seeing the Wally Gumper wagon in Brownsville.

            Debbie Scarberry says that the John Murphy Barbeque Dinner went very well. Money was made to add to the scholarship fund. Butler did a great job at auctioneer; there were many fabulous baskets at the silent auction. It is great to see a community together to support a worthy cause and still have fun.

            Friday, September 28^th is National Good Neighbor Day. Be sure to give your neighbors a big hello and if you have a neighbor you haven’t met as of yet, reach out and you might make a new friend. Maybe check in on a housebound neighbor or offer assistance to someone who is in need. The rewards can be bountiful.

            Hope to see you in Brownsville soon.                        Christine and Yvonne