So the ceremony got a bit of a late start, it was to have started at 11:00 a.m., but people kept arriving on the cool red bus rented to schlep us from the cemetery parking place (thanks Los Osos Valley Mortuary!) to the event building—sort of tall carport, the name of which I forgot to get.
Anyway, the official Town Criers were there and I wish I had recorded what they said; it was hilarious, detailed, well written and just plain sentimentally sweet. Thanks to whomever thought to have them at this ceremony - and thanks to Bev and Jerry Praver, you guys were great!!
Bruce Gibson was the Master of Ceremonies. Speakers included Congresswoman Lois Capps, UDSA Deputy Under Secretary Lillian Salerno from Washington D.C., former Public Works Director Paavo Ogren, Project Manager John Waddell.
Present but not speaking, former District 2 Supervisor Shirley Bianchi, District 4 Supervisor Lynn Compton, former State Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee, and representatives from various other state elected officials, sorry, I didn't get the complete list.
Thanks went out to a long list of people, including the members of the TAC - Technical Advisory Committee that met about a zillion times reporting out the facts that they found on the sewer issues - financial, environmental, and engineering.
Note: our USDA loan was the largest single amount ever expended by that department.
The cake was very tasty, btw—there were four of them. Here is what I saw (click on any image to see a larger size). AND, the drone hovered capturing the scene!!! Those of us who noticed, waved (I hope we don't get edited out)!!:
The Venue
Town Criers Bev and Jerry Praver
Bruce Gibson
Lois Capps
Paavo Ogren
John Waddell
Fake Scissors
Real Scissors
The Bus
Shot from the bus window - there is water in there now!
They are planting still, although most of it was completed.
The sign in a ultra cool, hip and retro design!
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