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Women’s Day 2019 and Precious Memories — Sunday November 10 in Crockett

What are you doing Sunday?

Join us Sunday, November 10th from 11:30a-4p at the annual Bay Front Chamber Women’s Day Luncheon & Expo where the atmosphere is friendly, fun, and maybe even a little bit joyful. And definitely beneficial to your overall well-being!

Every year 400 business and community women gather together at the Crockett Community Center at 850 Pomona St in Crockett, to relax with wine and chair massages, reconnect with old friends, make new connections, accomplish some early holiday shopping, have a great lunch  together, and learn something to enrich their lives.

This year Author, Wanda Lee-Stevens and founder of BOOK YOUR LIFE bookshop will speak. Wanda believes that, “Every life is a series of books.” And that everyone has great stories to tell.

As women, we have historically been the gatekeepers and the space holders of the stories for our families. We co-create them, we curate them, we share them. And of course we can produce them in many book and book-like forms.

Whether your story is a sacred poem, a series of recipes, an enchanted essay, a photo journal or America’s next greatest novel, it can be done and it doesn’t have to be a daunting task. It can actually be a lot of fun!

You start with the vision, plan and hold the space and that is all you need to begin your journey to make it happen.

A tradition of this event is a mad scramble clothing exchange. Bring those fabulous clothes you just don’t wear, and pick up something new – it’s fun and free. Left over clothing and proceeds of the event are donated to the Grateful Garment Project, which provides victims of sexual violence the clothing and other resources they need to reclaim their dignity and begin the healing process.

This Bayfront Chamber event happens because of our generous Community Sponsors: Phillips 66, Crockett REC, Powder Keg Pub, Kelaire, Le Chat, and C&H.

Catering provided by Powder Keg Pub.

Register now. Don’t miss out! Tickets are $20 and are available through Eventbrite or at:

  • Sugar City Pet Supply, 1308 Pomona St., Crockett
  • The Garden of Gems, 668 Quinan St., Pinole
  • Powder Keg Pub, 2132 Railroad Ave., Hercules
  • Rodeo Hardware, 670 Parker Ave., Rodeo

More info BayFrontChamber/Events or call 510.741.7945

You can reach Wanda Lee-Stevens at (888)444-7552 [email protected] 

By |2020-07-08T20:54:03-07:00November 7th, 2019|0 Comments
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Discover Ohlone Dog Park – Hercules’ Hidden Gem

 Ohlone Dog Park is truly a find. This one acre dog park resides within the greater Ohlone Park at 190 Turquoise Drive, just a few minutes off the freeway (80). Besides the easy parking, the great thing is that it has a five foot wood and mesh fence around the perimeter with a double gate safety entrance.

There’s a large dog area and one for smaller dogs less than 30 pounds.

Really, what a breath of fresh air this time of year with the grassy knoll set against a background of gentle sloping hills in all hues of green. There is seating and shade under the Eucalyptus trees with drinking fountains all around for both dogs and their humans. The play yard also has a few agility structures for times when your dog wants to show off for you.

Though the City of Hercules does not guarantee the park is escape-proof, they have done an excellent job maintaining this dog park after the storms this winter, according to a resident dog owner. If you are on Hwy 80 and you and your dog need a break, get off on the Hercules exit and take Sycamore to Turquoise and enter a happy and serene world. It seems that the city of Hercules treasures access to nature as they have parks all over the city with nicely maintained walking and cycling trails.

Ohlone Dog Park

190 Turquoise Dr. in Hercules

 

By |2020-03-03T17:59:17-08:00March 17th, 2017|0 Comments
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Meet the Wolf Eel

Emeryville Sportfishing’s fishing reports are a reflection of catches happening in San Francisco Bay and outside the Golden Gate in the Pacific. On Sunday,  June 5, 2016, three boats went out from Emeryville with 50 anglers. The catch? 310 Rockfish, 58 lingcod, 14 Striped Bass, 13 California Halibut, 5 Chinook (King) Salmon and 1 Wolf Eel, which is not an eel at all, but part of the family of Wolffishes (Anarhichadidae)! The Wolf Eel really has a face only a mother would love. Take a look for yourself.

Note that only 5 Chinook Salmon were caught by a boat that went out all day on the Bay. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and federal fishery scientists made an announcement a few weeks ago suggesting the forecasts for Salmon harvesting for 2016 in California is significantly lower than in recent years. 299,600 adult Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon in the ocean this year along with 142,200 adults from the Klamath River fall Chinook run.

These forecasts, in addition to information on endangered Sacramento River winter Chinook salmon, will be used over the next few months by fishery managers to set sport and commercial fishing season dates, commercial quotas and size and bag limits.

Chinook salmon that will be harvested in ocean fisheries in 2016 hatched two to four years ago, and may have been impacted by poor river conditions driven by California’s ongoing drought. Once in the ocean, the fish experienced El Niño conditions, which are not favorable for salmon or its prey.

The weather is warmer now for those 5:30am expeditions out to sea, so gather your group and make a reservation. Emeryville Sportfishing is located in the Emeryville Marina at 3310 Powell Street in Emeryville, CA off Highway 80.  For printable driving directions from your location to Emeryville Sportfishing follow this link. You can reserve a boat now at 510-654-6040.

By |2016-06-17T20:52:41-07:00June 11th, 2016|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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