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26.	Those Mountain Retreats Are Being Invaded / Rico, John [917] [RICO-1979-917] WHERE THE H--- IS GRAEAGLE? Perhaps you have noted bumper stickers imprinted with those words. A lot of Vacaville residents know of this Plumas County unique hide-away, population 350, elevation 4300 feet, nestled among thousands of acres of pine trees. Detailed record - Similar records
27.	Time Marches On - Memories Ever-Present / Rico, John [916] [RICO-1979-916] IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY - Today the sirens will shriek; stores will close for a few hours; there's going to be a jovial mood in the atmosphere. It's an event which I alone will categorize as a momentous one - I am 70 years of age. Detailed record - Similar records
28.	The Old Frying Pan May Soon Fade Away / Rico, John [915] [RICO-1979-915] LET'S DINE OUT - Never in the history of the United States have the three words: "Let's dine out" been so prominently used. This common 1979 trait comes about because the lady of the house who at one time worked over a hot stove, now has steady employment helping to bolster her husband's income. Detailed record - Similar records
29.	High Winds, Fire, Dry Grass: Black Thursday / Rico, John [914] [RICO-1979-914] A DAY TO REMEMBER - The sun was shining brightly over Vacaville on that September 16th back in 1965, but it was barely visible. It was being blotted out by dense clouds of smoke. The Black Thursday fire was on a rampage, and men and machines were helpless to stop the fiery tongue as it worked its way south toward Vacaville. Detailed record - Similar records
30.	School Problems Are Nothing New / Rico, John [913] [RICO-1979-913] THE NEVER ENDING SCHOOLS PROBLEMS The increasing costs of education, plus divergent opinions on curriculums, are a constant sore spot not only in Vacaville but throughout the United States. Detailed record - Similar records
31.	Main Street Keeps Rolling Along / Rico, John [912] [RICO-1979-912] MAIN STREET - AN ORIGINAL NAME - The task of designating street names at times may be an arduous chore, but when Main Street received that title about 125 years ago there was no problem. It was the only business thoroughfare in Vacaville and it was the main one. Detailed record - Similar records
32.	Remember When a Day's Pay Was $1.25? / Rico, John [911] [RICO-1979-911] LET'S TALK INFLATION - If you noted the following prices in today's newspaper, you would know someone was out on a lark and wanting to have some fun. But, these prices actually appeared in advertisements in The Reporter back in 1932: pound of coffee 19c, loaf of bread 10c, pound of beef stew 9c, pound of bacon 14c, fresh pumpkin pie 15c, head of lettuce 4c, can of olives 9c, pound of butter 22c, bunch of vegetables 2c, a pack of cigarettes 10c, and you could send Junior to the Vacaville Theatre for 10c. That all added up to $1.24. Detailed record - Similar records
33.	Fire and Bulldozers Erase Our Past / Rico, John [910] [RICO-1979-910] TIME HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL - In recent years there have been efforts exerted in an attempt to salvage some of the older buildings in the community, both business and residential. Detailed record - Similar records
34.	Inflation Poses Problem for Vaca Retirees / Rico, John [909] [RICO-1979-909] MAYBE, PERHAPS, IF, AND BUT - I don't know how much confidence you can place in learned economists, but nevertheless, some of their utterances make good food for conversation. As a guest of Obie Ladd and his Heart Federal Savings, I had an opportunity to listen to remarks by noted economist, Ezra Solomon, who hangs out at Stanford University, He addressed a large group at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Detailed record - Similar records
35.	Never-Ending Problems - Sewage and Trash / Rico, John [908] [RICO-1979-908] THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL - A friend of mine asked me one day if there were any problems in compiling this article, once each week, year-in, year-out for more than 30 years. My immediate reply was: "Oh, there's always something to write about." Well, this is one week when I will scrape the bottom of the barrel for a subject. Let's talk about our environmental problems of Yesteryear. Detailed record - Similar records

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