This came out of the ERC Tour of local businesses, which was fascinating! More on the whole tour tomorrow (also see www.yubanet.com) but this was announced while we toured Bub Enterprises in Grass Valley. Denis Manning, the owner, broke the record going 367 mph in his modified motorcycle. His employees were so excited!! He broke the record a few years ago at 350 mph, but lost it the following year. So this guy, with his wildly successful business, breaks a world record and he's from Grass Valley! If you don't ride motorcycles you probably have never heard of Bub, but it's huge.
Also, Lindie Beatie says National Geographic "Mythbusters" crew were eating at Villa Venezia this week. Were they filming here?
Bub, what a wonderful guy with a real passion! It's great to see him get the record back!
I hope the ERC event was fun and informative for all. We need to be working together for a stronger local economy.
If anyone wants to help in this effort local economic effort please come to the former Weaver Auto site in Grass Valley this Saturday at 5 PM to help.
When Weaver walked away from the dealership he turned off the water and the power. This meant the landscape irrigation systems were shut off. Now most of the trees and landscaping is dead and brown. What message does this send out about our community? Who would want to take over the facitilty now that most of the trees and lanscaping are dead?
I have been hauling water to the site and hand watering the remaining trees and plants while I have begged the Grass Valley City Council for months to get involved and get the irrigation water back on to save the remaining landscaping. But the City has not responded, no reply, not one word and the City and Weaver have done nothing to help.
So, with help from Keoni Allen (a can do guy) of the Contractors Association we will have a water truck and buckets at Weaver Auto this Saturday at 5 PM. We will be watering the remianing, living trees and plants and ask that others in our community show up and help us water the remaining trees and plants.
The death of the landscaping was a senseless and tragic thing and it was forseeable and preventable.
So if you care about our local economy and our future, please attend this Saturday at 5 PM at Weaver Auto to help fellow citizens do what the City and the property owner refuses to do... that being water the remaining live trees and plants and putting a stop to this tragic and senseless blight on our community.
PLEASE attend this Saturday and help water. Your help is needed and it will make a differance!
Posted by: Steve Enos | September 25, 2009 at 09:27 AM