City Council honors FRIENDS OF THE PITTSBURG LIBRARY (19 Feb 13)

Posted:  Tuesday, 19 February 2013


1.  At tonight's City Council meeting, in the regular 7:00 pm session, City Hall, "The Friends of the Pittsburg Library," will be honored by official proclamation. 

The beautiful presentation document, signed by Mayor Nancy Parent and City Clerk Alice Evenson, may be viewed by following this link which presents a list of published meetings (Click to "view" the Feb 19 agenda packet, and open the proclamation near the top of the list of supporting materials).

2.  As so aptly expressed in that proclamation, "Friends of the Pittsburg Library is an organization dedicated to improving library services in Pittsburg. Through membership, donations and book sale earnings, the Friends provide the library with books, tapes, magazines and compact discs. They also provide children's and cultural programs for the community..."

AND HERE'S MY TAKE ON ALL OF THIS

3.  Why do communities need their libraries?  Take a look at this link to see how precious these repositories of knowledge are to any community.  

Libraries create opportunities for life-long education and self-help; a unique place where all ages may freely use enormous resources (and receive skilled help in doing so); they help communities through economic struggles by empowering entrepreneurs and employees to adapt to changing conditions; provide free use of on-line resources and fuller access to the vast knowledge network (public and private) far beyond the community's borders; and much more!

And library use is growing.  "Americans go to school, public and academic libraries 50 percent more often than they go to the movies."  We still know a good bargain when we see one!

4.  Why is volunteerism so important to the library?  Take another look at other parts of the Official Proclamation, which succinctly express the great value of volunteerism within our free society -- how volunteers enable our country to advance as well as it does, due to a basic, priceless generosity of spirit among the people [and a sharp sense of self-preservation, too].  

Now consider, does any government ever have all the resources it needs to do everything that needs doing?  The answer must be a resounding "no!!"  "Never!"  More is always needed, but how is more to be obtained?  

Our library volunteers develop a special relationship with the wonderful people who comprise the professional library staff.  They are our link to the library -- with specially-tuned eyes and ears and energy.  They ask, for us, what more do you need?  And, then set about trying to provide it -- doing much of the work, themselves, and by letting us know, so we can funnel-in whatever we can to make and keep this magnificent resource the best that it can be.

All thanks to our neighbors (young and not-so-young) who have taken on these duties for us -- to tend to one of the cornerstones of our community and very lives 
(for we need good information and knowledge almost as much as we do food and water)

If you can, come to the City Council meeting, tonight, to show your appreciation.  

David Nelson



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City Council honors WOMEN'S COMMUNITY LEAGUE - 1/22/13

Posted:  Tuesday, 22 Jan 13

1.  At tonight's City Council meeting, in the regular 7:00 pm session, City Hall, "The Pittsburg Women's Community League -- 50th Anniversary,"  will be honored by official proclamation. The beautiful presentation document, signed by Mayor Nancy Parent and City Clerk Alice Evenson, may be viewed by following this link which presents a list of published meetings (Click to "view" the Jan 22 agenda packet, and open the proclamation near the top of the list of supporting materials).

"The Pittsburg Women's Community League" is on Facebook

and on Google and on ZoomInfo

2.  As so aptly expressed in that proclamation, "the Pittsburg Women's Community League has worked consistently in so many areas to support our schools, senior citizens, homeless shelters, crisis center, local parks, hospitals, police and fire departments, as well as a wide range of special projects for the benefit of the entire community..."

AND  HERE'S MY TAKE ON ALL OF THIS

3.  Just look at all the CRUCIAL things they attend to!  Schools, seniors, homeless, crises, parks, hospitals, first-responders --- and even more!


4.  These are people worth knowing, cheering and standing behind -- what great magnifiers they are of our power to do good!  AND HAVE BEEN, FOR OVER FIVE DECADES (two or so generations)!!

• They take a lot of the load off our backs, knowing as we do, that we would do these very things ourselves, had circumstances only allowed this.  
• But, since duty calls many of us off in other, nearly as important directions...
• The "Women's League's" willingness to do this in our places...
• has given us yet another inspiring example of what it means to be a good citizen, to the max...
• and the satisfaction of knowing that good people are at work on the common good, everywhere!  

5.  I think it's safe to believe that:

• None of us is truly alone in our cravings for a better world -- an ever-improving quality of human existence and the circumstances that surround it.
• No matter what it is -- if it has to do with making life's circumstances more favorable -- then someone, somewhere is trying.  That's just the way we humans are.  That's the way the Women's League must be.  They've "found a need," and are filling it.

Lucky, lucky us.

6.  I think these public proclamations are very important:

• Because such acts give proper and well-deserved recognition to fellow humans, who have done some very good thing or another
• Because we are immensely better off because they exist and function the way they do
• Because giving thanks for good services-rendered is always sensible and right to do
• Because "not-giving-thanks" does absolutely nothing to encourage continuation of a thing that should be continued
• Because, when certain things are extremely useful to make known to some, then it often makes sense to insure that they become widely known to many
• And, because we may detect opportunities where we can assist, to good effect

Thanks to the women of the community 

who have organized themselves for very high purposes 

and for the awesome determination to do it 

for as long and as well as 

the government formally proclaims it's been done

If fellow residents can, come to the City Council meeting, tonight, to show your appreciation.  

If you can't make it, I'll clap extra loud and hard for you.

David Nelson

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City Council Honors MAYA CINEMAS -- 1/22/13

Posted:  Tuesday, 22 Jan 13

1.  At tonight's City Council meeting, in the regular 7:00 pm session, City Hall, "Maya Cinemas -- Pittsburg" will be honored by official proclamation.  The beautiful presentation document, signed by Mayor Nancy Parent and City Clerk Alice Evenson, may be viewed by following this link which presents a list of published meetings (Click to "view" the Jan 22 agenda packet, and open the proclamation near the top of the list of supporting materials)


2.  As so aptly expressed in that proclamation, "Maya Cinemas— Pittsburg demonstrated its faith in the future of the city by renovating and reviving a dying movie theater, thus helping to ensure the success of the Century Plaza Shopping Center with increased foot traffic for surrounding retail establishments, and which will pay dividends to the community for many years to come..."


3.  Here are other articles on this blog, pertaining to Maya:

• MAYA CINEMAS KEEPS STRIVING FOR US!
• MAYA CINEMA: September 2012 Events
• MAYA CINEMAS -- SPECIAL SOUND SYSTEMS
• NEW MAYA PITTSBURG CINEMAS-16 Opened 8/3/12
• Pittsburg's Brenden Theatre to close; re-open as Maya Cinemas (article dtd 3/14/12)

4.  This very welcome enhancement of our territory is, I believe, receiving the warm reception it truly deserves, as evidenced by filled parking lots, enthusiastic public comment, and a new and conspicuous feel of vitality surrounding that portion of the City, since "friend-Maya" opened 5 months ago.

CONGRATULATIONS, MAYA!

If you can... come to the City Council meeting, tonight, to show your appreciation.  

If you can't make it, I'll clap extra loud and hard for you
and see you at the movies.

David Nelson


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