Farmers Market opens for the summer season

by Ron Nabity, Published on June 14, 2013
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Fresh strawberries were in plentiful supply at Thursday’s Farmers Market.

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The Historic Downtown Certified Farmers Market opened for its 2013 season on Thursday evening. Dozens of booths lined F Street and Beermann’s Plaza while locals browsed and bought fresh farm produce from local growers. The first Farmers Market of the year was well-attended and several of the booths were crowded throughout the evening with eager shoppers.

Sponsored by the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce, the Farmers Market will run every Thursday night from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. through August 29.

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Carrots and beets from Thao Farm in Sacramento.

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Tom and Ariana (age 3) take a break in Beermann’s Plaza during the Farmers Market on Thursday.

Lincoln residents Tom and Ariana (age 3) enjoyed samples from the food vendors. Ariana’s smile was framed with the remnants of a lollipop. Tom said it was his first chance to attend the Farmers Market. He said, “I usually get off work too late to come down here. Tonight I got the chance, so we are checking it out. This is great.”

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Big M Fishery had live catfish on display in a tank.

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Food and vendor stands lined F Street at Thursday’s Farmers Market.

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Denise and Jim, from Lincoln, filled their bags at the Farmers Market.

In addition to the fresh fruits and vegetables, other food-related products included honey, olive oil and live plants. Business vendors also were on hand to promote their products and services to passers-by. The YesterDays News Band played live music on the plaza while listeners relaxed and danced in the shade.

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Olive oils were some of the other products available.

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The YesterDays News Band played live music in Beermann’s Plaza.

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Stopping to chat during the Farmers Market.

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Cassandra, Victoria and Lea share a bench in Beermann’s Plaza.

Many of the market shoppers made a night out of it, staying downtown and visiting with friends. Downtown eateries were crowded as well.

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Food trucks dish it up

by Ron Nabity, Published on June 13, 2013
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Seven food trucks set up on Fifth Street in downtown Lincoln on Wednesday.

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The Downtown Lincoln Association hosted a “Food Truck Mob” on Wednesday evening. A portion of Fifth Street was blocked off and seven mobile food vendors served up a variety of foods and desserts. A steady stream of Lincoln customers sampled the foods of the food truck craze, popular in many cities across the nation.

The Food Truck Mob will be a regular event on second Wednesdays through the summer. Plenty of table seating was available in Beermann’s Plaza.

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Wood fired pizza was one of the many options at the Food Truck Mob.

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Catherine Enfield, Marketing and Event Coordinator for Sacramento Food Mob, said the food truck association is excited to bring the trucks to downtown Lincoln. She said, “Each month we will bring different trucks out so people can check out the variety. Also, the local vendors, like Dave’s Dawgs, will be here every month since he is a Lincoln resident.” Enfield said over 20 food trucks belong to the association.

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The Wicked’ Wich was a popular truck.

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Papa Dale’s Driving Diner

Many of the downtown businesses were also open during the event, giving visitors a chance to see what’s new in the historic part of Lincoln.

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Some of the overflow crowds visited downtown businesses on Wednesday.

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Beermann’s Plaza had plenty of seating available.

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This family had just sat down to eat.

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The Food Truck Mob event saw a steady stream of customers throughout the evening.

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The weather cooperated for the first Food Truck Mob on Wednesday. Future events are planned for the second Wednesday of each month.

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Dave’s Dawgs is owned by Dave Clover, a Lincoln resident.

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SacFoodMob is a food truck association with more than 20 members.

For more information about the event, check out the Downtown Lincoln Association website.

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Community Wellness in the sun

by Ron Nabity, Published on June 7, 2013
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The Lighthouse Counseling and Family Resource Center held its 2nd Annual Community Wellness Faire at McBean Park on Friday.

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The Second Annual Community Wellness Faire drew large crowds in spite of the hot forecast for Friday. The all-free, kid-friendly event was a welcomed invitation for anyone with children just out of school and getting restless.

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One of the many health and wellness messages of the day.

Promoted by Lighthouse Counseling and Family Resource Center of Lincoln, the Wellness Faire featured over 40 vendor booths spread out on the grass at McBean Park. Health and wellness were the themes of the day, with many booths offering exercise and dietary services. Kids could also climb inside a Lincoln Fire Department truck, ride ponies, explore a nature walk, pose in a photo booth, play in the jump-houses and practice Zumba exercises. Raffle prizes were given away by many of the vendors.

Many families took advantage of the cooler morning hours, visiting the booths early. A soft breeze kept the worst of the heat away.

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Dozens of wellness booths on the grass at McBean Park.

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Inflatable jump houses give energetic kids a place to play.

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Ben finds out what it takes to drive a fire engine.

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Caroline, 3 1/2, rides the ponies at the Community Wellness Faire.

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Zumba lessons under the gazebo.

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Many of the vendor booths had free activities for kids to do.

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Classic cars invade Downtown Lincoln

by Ron Nabity, Published on June 2, 2013
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This 1937 Ford Cabriolet owned by Craig Kirkpatrick was one of the 400 classic cars on display in downtown Lincoln.

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The Rods & Relics of Lincoln Hills Car Club hosted the Historic Downtown Lincoln Car Show on Saturday, June 1st. Show organizers said over 400 cars were on display along the streets of downtown Lincoln. The show was open to all American-made or American-powered vehicles 1972 and older. Owners from all over Northern California participated in the two-day event; the cars were on display the previous day at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

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Cars and spectators fill 5th Street in downtown Lincoln.

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Along with Rods & Relics, the show was co-sponsored by Thunder Valley and the VFW Post 3010. Proceeds from the show benefit Light House Counseling and Family Resource Center, The Alpha Henson Women’s Center and the Placer County Food Bank.

The Downtown Lincoln streets filled quickly on Saturday morning as hundreds of visitors strolled among the vintage vehicles, looking under the hoods and chatting with owners. Food and drink vendors were also on hand to keep the public fed and hydrated. Many of the downtown businesses saw a steady stream of foot traffic as the temperatures climbed and visitors searched for a break from the hot asphalt streets.

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An early Cadillac Roadster is well-inspected at Saturday’s car show.

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Entries were limited to American-made and American-powered vehicles 1972 and older.

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Several streets were crowded for blocks at Saturday’s downtown Lincoln Car Show.

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A couple of mid-1950′s Chevys are on display.

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This 1961 Corvette is owned by Norene and George DeLuca.

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Several classic cars are parked outside the Lincoln City Hall building.

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Lincoln Photo Walk – April 2013

by Ron Nabity, Published on May 2, 2013
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Here are some random photos captured in Lincoln during the month of April…enjoy!

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Beermann’s Plaza

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Sunset in the ranch lands outside of Lincoln

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Awful Annie’s in the Jansen Feed Building.

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Tony Overbay runs his 24-hour run at Lincoln High School stadium.

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Still standing… 130 years later.

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Along Mt Vernon Road.

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Hidden Falls Regional Park

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High School Rodeo action.

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A vintage car parks in front of the old Carnegie Library.

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School dad runs circles around fundraising efforts

by Ron Nabity, Published on April 28, 2013
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Tony Overbay runs 24 hours to generate support for the GEMS 5K run.
(The LED lights were temporarily attached to his shoes for visual effect.)

 

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Asking Tony Overbay to smile is pointless. He is constantly smiling. Sitting in the passenger seat of a vintage, red, Thunderbird convertible, his grin widens as the car enters the athletic field of Glen Edwards Middle School (GEMS) on Friday morning. Hundreds of school kids, teachers and parents cheer as they line the running track. The middle school band is playing music and local media is anxious to chat with him on live TV.

Overbay is about to begin his now-famous 24 hour run. Not 24 minutes…not 24 miles. 24 hours. For the third year in a row, this is his way of kicking off the GEMS 5K run.

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Owner Mike Drust celebrates Beermann’s first year

by Ron Nabity, Published on April 10, 2013
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Owner Mike Drust sits in the first-floor dining room at Beermann’s Restaurant in downtown Lincoln. Beermann’s celebrates its one-year anniversary on Thursday, April 11.

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Owner Mike Drust has enjoyed this last year since he (re)opened Beermann’s Restaurant in downtown Lincoln. This Thursday, April 11, will mark the one-year anniversary since he opened the doors.

Opening Beermann’s was a big job. The former establishment had been closed for six years when he took it over. Drust said, “It took me about six months to come in and clean it up. We took most of the furniture out, it was more of the old saloon-style furniture. There were a lot of the taxidermy animal-heads all around. We took those out and decided to go with more of what Lincoln was about.”

Pointing to the numerous framed photographs on the walls above the booths, he continued, “We put up all these pictures of Lincoln from the late 1800′s and early 1900′s, more along the line of the history of Lincoln. I went over to the frame shop that Tom (Jones) has. He got the pictures together, framed them all up and he came over and hung them up, too.”

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The first-floor dining room seats about 88 guests.

Drust has a lifetime of experience in the restaurant industry. He started in the pizza business at a very young age…very young. He said, “My first job, I was nine years old. I worked for an old Italian guy who didn’t speak English. I worked for him until I was 18 years old. He helped me open my first store at the age of 18.”

Drust worked the pizza business for 45 years, spending the last 23 years operating several Round Table restaurants in the area. He retired two years ago.

“I enjoy the restaurant business, you get to meet a lot of people and 99 & 9/10% of the time, it’s all on good terms,” he laughed.

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Lincoln Photo Walk – March 2013

by Ron Nabity, Published on March 31, 2013
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Here are some random photos captured in Lincoln during the month of March….enjoy!

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Thunder skies behind Thunder Valley

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Saturday morning at the car wash.

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Gladding McBean & Co.

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Sheep grazing near Auburn Ravine Park.

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Cleaning up the bike for a nice day.

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Lincoln City Hall

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Guns, ammo….and balloons.

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Inside the case at Crazy Cakes.

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Outside Beermann’s

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Symmetry at the Civic Center

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The Womans Club building

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Dessert Extravaganza was a sweet affair

by Ron Nabity, Published on March 24, 2013
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The Lincoln Community Center was the site of the Dessert Extravaganza and Auction on Saturday evening.

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As the sun began to set along First Street on Saturday evening, the Lincoln Community Center parking lot was already full of cars. The 12th Annual Dessert Extravaganza and Auction was opening its doors and people weren’t leaving anything to chance. They wanted to be sure they could get a taste of the various cakes, cookies, pies and other dessert items inside.

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The Polka Dot Cake was one of many desserts available for tasting and display.

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Hello, Spring

by Ron Nabity, Published on March 20, 2013
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Today is the first day of Spring, and the events in Lincoln are warming up! This Saturday features two events: The Downtown Lincoln Spring Festival and the Twelfth Annual Dessert Extravaganza and Auction.

Press release details are below (click on the images to see a larger view).

DOWNTOWN LINCOLN HOSTS HUGE SPRING FESTIVAL

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Raffle Easter Egg Hunt to be Held Saturday, March 23, 2013

LINCOLN, CA. – The Easter Bunny is visiting Downtown Lincoln!  On Saturday, March 23, Downtown Lincoln comes together to host the Spring Festival of 2013 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Bring your Easter basket, take pictures with the Easter Bunny as he roams around Downtown Lincoln, Continue Reading