P A R A M O U N T
December 2013
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Annual Thanksgiving Celebration Salutes Local Seniors
Paramount Mayor Gene Daniels, on stage with his fellow councilmembers and the Rotary Club president, welcomes everyone to the 33rd Annual Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner.
Alice McCain, 99, Paramount “Don’t drink. Try to be happy all of your life.”
Refugio Gomez, 97, Paramount “Think positive, do the right thing, don’t smoke or drink, be friends with everybody. And I eat everything I want.”
The City of Paramount recently held its Annual Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner at the Paramount Park gym to honor the elders of our community. The day featured great food served up by an assembly line of Paramount Rotary Club members and City staff, and delivered by the terrific kids of the Paramount High School Corsairs service club. Entertainment included the jazzy sounds of the Joe Vento Band and Bill Pellegrino of the Rotary Club leading the room in a nostalgic sing-a-long. A special thank you goes out to all of the local businesses who contributed to this year’s event. Their cash support and raffle prize donations helped make it a memorable success. The City appreciates their generosity.
Gloria Carson, 94, Downey “Be happy.”
Rosanna Messer, 91, formerly of Paramount, now of Norco “I came to the City’s first Thanksgiving dinner. Be sure to walk a lot. I don’t know what else to say, you caught me off guard.”
Donations $500 Clinica Medica Hispana, Gamberg Metal, Weber Metals. $300 Aramark, CalMet Services. $250 Alondra Hot Wings; AltAir Paramount LLC; Caremore Health; Paramount Petroleum. $200 FENICO Precision Castings; Knights of Columbus; Standard Catering. Under $200 Demaria Electric Motor Services; Fobi Pharmacy; Mid-Cities Honda.
Betty Harkema, 90, Paramount “I’ve lived in Paramount for 67 years. Just live each day like you have a crowd around you. Take advantage of everything and be happy.”
Mary Lois Walker, 90, Paramount “Don’t sit down and watch television all day long. Be on the move.”
Non-Monetary Donations ACE Clearwater ($500); Big Ben Car Wash ($210); Casa Adelita Restaurant ($160); Casa Gamino Restaurant ($40); Elephant Bar Restaurant ($20); Enrique’s Restaurant ($40); Gus’s Deli ($80); Popular Bank ($110); Rosewood Restaurant ($120); Shakey’s Pizza ($20); The Water Store ($100). Part of the tradition of the luncheon is acknowledging those in the crowd who are age 90 and above. A few of them this year share some thoughts on longevity with the Pulse Beat.
Dancing, dining, and door prizes made for another fun Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner at the Paramount Park Gym. Paramount Chamber of Commerce
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