Lance Armstrong and The 49th Nevada City Classic

Lance Armstrong Rides in Nevada City

World renowned American cyclists Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner were in the field Sunday (June 21) for the 49th Annual Nevada City Bicycle Classic, the most exciting one-day cycling competition in the nation. Armstrong, one of the world’s best known athletes, is a seven time winner of international cycling’s biggest event, the Tour de France. We were about 30,000 strong in Nevada City along the 1.1 mile long course…cheering on some of the best cyclists in the world.

The buzz on the street was all about Lance and how he would compete here…. was this a warm-up for him to prepare for the Tour de France; was he here to give an assist to other team riders in their securing a spot in the Tour de France???  I have to say that all the questions were put seriously to rest when, with about 6 laps to go to the finish, Lance seemed to swuitch on those after burners and left everyone behind.  His power, speed and control is amazing…especially on this short and very tight course.  As Lance crossed that finish line, arms up in victory, we all felt the adrelin he felt and the energy of watching such an incredible athlete!

Lance we all, in Nevada County, wish you speed, strength, endurance and success in France…. we are all right there with you!!

Konnie

NEVADA COUNTY FARM GUIDE

Do you have your Nevada County Farm Guide???  If you don’t, come by our Executive Choice-Realty Executive office at 436 Broad Street and pick up yours.  This is YOUR connection to the local farms, ranches, orchards, and vineyards of Nevada County.  This is the Third Annual edition of the Farm Guide, published by Nevada County Grown. We are excited to support the growers and producers of Nevada County and the food-loving community … the “Locavores” that embrace the amazing agricultural resources of Nevada County.

YOU CANNOT DENY THE SMILE, AND THE SATISFIED FEELING, THAT COMES WITH THE FIRST TASTE OF FRESH FOOD, STRAIGHT FROM THE FARM OR GARDEN

NEVADA COUNTY FARM GUIDE

Do you have your Nevada County Farm Guide???  If you don’t, come by our Executive Choice-Realty Executive office at 436 Broad Street and pick up yours.  This is YOUR connection to the local farms, ranches, orchards, and vineyards of Nevada County.  This is the Third Annual edition of the Farm Guide, published by Nevada County Grown. We are excited to support the growers and producers of Nevada County and the food-loving community … the “Locavores” that embrace the amazing agricultural resources of Nevada County.

YOU CANNOT DENY THE SMILE, AND THE SATISFIED FEELING, THAT COMES WITH THE FIRST TASTE OF FRESH FOOD, STRAIGHT FROM THE FARM OR GARDEN

SLOW FOOD COMES TO NEVADA COUNTY

“So conditioned are we to believe that food should be almost free that even the rich, who pay a tinier fraction of their incomes for food than has ever been paid before in human history, grumble at the price of an organic peach–a peach grown for flavor and picked, perfectly ripe, by a local farmer who is taking care of the land and paying his workers a fair wage!…

…The reason that eating well in this country costs more than eating poorly is that we have a set of agricultural policies that subsidize fast food and make fresh, wholesome foods, which receive no government support, seem expensive.”

- from “Slow Food Nation” by Alice Waters, printed in The Nation, (September 11, 2006 issue)

Slow Food Comes to Nevada County
The Nevada County Slow Food Convivia is part of the international Slow Food organization. “It is a grassroots movement that links the pleasure of eating with a commitment to community and environment.”

Tim Van Wagner from Bluebird Farm was an invited participant at the October 2008 Slow Food Terra Madre.

Every two years, the Terra Madre event convenes thousands of delegates from around the world in Turin, Italy for four days of meetings, workshops and lectures that focus on increasing small-scale, traditional, and sustainable food production. More than 700 delegates from the United States participated in Terra Madre 2008, joining over 7000 participants and observers from 153 countries.

The Terra Madre Network brings together food communities, cooks, academics and youth delegates for four days to work towards increasing small-scale, traditional, and sustainable food production.

Watch for upcoming events sponsored by the local chapter. And, visit www.slowfoodusa.org or www.slowfood.com for more information about Slow Food.

AARP SAYS SOME BORROWERS MAY BE PROTECTED FROM FORECLOSURE

Can your home be foreclosed if you did not qualify for the loan in the first place??  The State of Massachusetts ruled NO.

Loans that sounded too good to be true … No document, no income qualification, easy approval, and a low low “teaser” interest rate.  Many of the homeowners couldn’t afford the loans they were offered. When the  adjustable rates soared after two or three years. the threat of foreclosure skyrocketed. 

But the State of Massachusetts Attorney General said “no way”. After winning a series of lower court decisions the State Supreme Court found that many of  these loans packed  such a combination of unfair and deceptive terms that homeowners could be protected from foreclosure because the actions of the lender involved in the suit was unfair and illegal.

What does this mean to you?  If you are having trouble  repaying an adjustable-rate mortgage, contact the attorney general’s office in your state.  Several other states already have lawsuits pending against subprime lenders.

Next Page »