Citywide Neighborhood Watch Meeting 01/25/12 6 p.m.

Marian Swanson wrote:

It’s that time again for the annual citywide neighborhood watch meeting for January 25, 2012 @ 6pm inside the Joseph Room of the JFK Library.

The topic of discussion will be squatters and the impact it’s having on the neighborhoods and what we are planning to change the negative impact.

There will also be discussion of quadrant leader reports, Civil Nuisance Training, Goals for 2012, and Surveys. Special guest: Aimee Crutcher from Vallejo PD dispatch doing a presentation on emergency 911 calls.

We hope to see you there!

Youth Ag Day - An Opportunity!

http://www.scfair.com/youthagday.html

Rich Martinez wrote, "...the Solano County Fair Association has asked every 3rd grader in the county to Youth Ag Day. This our 10Th annual Youth Ag Day and it just seems to be growing, last year we had over 2000 students plus chaperone's. The event is free to all students all we do ask is that if they can afford their own transportation that's great, if they can't well we pay for it. For some classes this is the only field trip they get, and since we are more urban than ever, we feel it's important that they know about agriculture. I am not asking that any one of you sponsor a whole bus I will take any amount you can send. Either send the checks to me or to the SCFA...I will make sure you get a fully tax deduct able receipt. If you have any questions please contact me.

Rich Martinez
100 Farallon Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590
707 554-4036

If you click "Being a sponsor" at the link shown, you can get the form to be a sponsor.

Alert! Stolen boat motor!

Alert!  An outboard motor  boat was stolen from a driveway Sunday night in the 500 block of Washington St. It was recovered Monday morning on Oddstad St.  Missing the motor.  Excellent work by Vallejo police and cadets! 

Not in the Vista, but...be aware!

Just FYI -- A resident of the Vista Neighborhood reported that their older Honda had been stolen in the middle of the afternoon on a weekday earlier this week.  It was taken not in the Vista, but from a health club parking lot near Magazine and Lincoln road.  The car was found later that day in the Kohl's parking lot near Admiral Callaghan Lane where another, newer Honda had been stolen.

In fact, several cars had been stolen that day, presumably for parts.  The thieves broke the ignition switch to hot-wire the older car and then used it to drive around to spot newer cars to steal.  The theft in the Kohl's lot was caught on film and those committing the crime were described as looking very organized and very experienced, as they moved very quickly.

So, be sure to keep an eye on your and your neighbor's Honda's, use any anti-theft devices you may have for your cars, and immediately report any suspicious activity around cars to the police.

Piano Event Sunday January 15

What a way to start the new year!

Sunday, January 15 - Pianist Richard Glazier in Concert 2:00 p.m.
"A Salute to the Hollywood Musical"
Tickets $20, seating is limited.
Advance tickets available at the Vallejo Naval and  Historical Museum Bookshop

Award winning pianist and master storyteller, Richard Glazier, takes his audiences on a very special tour of the movies in this fascinating program dedicated to the Hollywood Musical.  
Glazier’s show combines interviews (with Academy Award recipients Mickey Rooney and Celeste Holm), back stage stories, movie trailers, and piano performances of the music of the great composers---Gershwin, Rodgers, Kern, Warren, Arlen, and more.

Highlights of his program include a tribute to composer Harold Arlen with Glazier playing “Man That Got Away” over a kinescope of the 1954 premier of “A Star Is Born” at the Pantages Theater, and “Over The Rainbow” played over Harold Arlen’s home movies taken during the filming of “Wizard of Oz”.  

Glazier also plays tribute to his friend Johnny Green, composer, conductor and 5-time Academy Award winning musical director of MGM.  This tribute includes footage of Green conducting the MGM Jubilee Festival Overture, and includes Glazier’s performance of Green’s “Body and Soul”.

Glazier also honors his close friend, composer Hugh Martin, with stills, home movies, video clips and performances of Martin’s songs from MGM’s “Meet Me In St. Louis” and “Athena”.

Glazier’s tribute to Oscar Levant includes inside stories about the great pianist and actor, some of his most memorable quips, and concludes with a performance of Levant’s transcription of Sabre Dance (as Levant performed in MGM’s “Barkleys of Broadway”).

Other musical highlights include “An Affair to Remember”, Bronislaw Kaper’s theme from “Auntie Mame” and Gershwin’s “American in Paris”.

Please be alert!

A few alerts:

On the evening of the 23rd, someone apparently tied chains to a light post in the 400 block of El Camino Real, sometime after 10 p.m., and used the chains to pull the lightpost out of the ground. It is presumed they did this for the metal. 

On the evening of the 26th or early morning of the 27th, in the 300 block of El Camino Real, someone attempted to steal something from the engine area of a car parked a private driveway. In the process, they dislodged the front bumper and pulled out light fixtures.

At approximately 11 AM on Wednesday, December 28th, a male approximately 6-foot-tall wearing a red ball cap, a black hoody, jeans and white tennis shoes was seen walking down the 1200 block of Valle Vista Ave checking doors to see if they were open. The police were called but they arrived too late to question the man.

Given the holidays and the likelihood of people being away, everyone is advised to be alert and report suspicious activity to the police.

Found a dog!

We found a dog or the dog has found us, it has come into our backyard and does not want to leave.  It is a small black and tan cattle dog.  Please contact us if this dog belongs to you.

Curtis Lafferty
Broker/Owner
Century 21 Schutjer Realty, Inc.
2255 Tennessee Street
Vallejo, Ca. 94591
(707)644-4076
DRE # 00956049