Daily Republic: Sunday, November 28, 2021 by mcnaughtonmedia

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Vendors in the Vines doubles as holiday market, fundraiser K aty St. Clair katy@dailyrepublic.com

SUISUN VALLEY — The historic Gomer School’s parking lot was transformed Saturday into a holiday crafts fair as the Vendors in the Vines Market brought dozens of festive families to Suisun Valley. The event was a place to find one-of-a-kind holiday gifts but it was also a fundraiser for the Suisun Fire INSIDE Protection District. Volunteer • Vallejo firefighters were on hand to woman demonstrate the $18,000 autoopens one of mated compressor device for Solano which they hoped to raise County’s first money. The contraption fits legal over a person’s chest and does home-based much of the work of CPR, restaurants. allowing an EMT to have Page A3. another hand free to assist in • Solano life-saving measures. shoppers enjoy Black Capt. Richard Brown demFriday sales. onstrated the device, pressing Page B6. it into a dummy’s chest and turning it on. Sure enough, it pulsed and compressed to the beat of “Stayin’ Alive,” or 100 per minute. Prize drawing tickets were available for various gift baskets, the proceeds of which went to the firefighters. The market and related activities were timed to coincide with Small Business Saturday. Vendors in the Vines wasn’t all serious See Vendors, Page A12

Farmer’s Closet bustles with holiday activity K aty St. Clair

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SUISUN VALLEY — It was busier at the Farmer’s Closet for Small Business Saturday than Santa’s workshop. The thriving business moved into the old Gomer School building on Abernathy Road in May and has proven to be another success for the “lifestyle boutique.” Owners and sisters Lacy DeQuattro and Amber Blanc started their business out of their home in 2016, going full-bore in 2017 as momentum grew. They initially started it to honor their mother, “Cowboy Nonie,” after she succumbed to cancer. As the business grew, they added two stores – Fairfield in 2018 and then one in Winters – and even an app. Their store in Winters remains but they moved their Fairfield location to the historic Gomer School in Suisun Valley. The historic oneroom “little red” schoolhouse, built in 1900, is a perfect fit for their down-home country aesthetic. It took some time for the building to find the right leasers, having sat vacant for a few years after being sold in 2010. But the sisters tip their hat to its history by showcasing old photos of its students. Blanc and DeQuattro have See Closet, Page A12

Jelly Belly kicks off 2021

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live with 21st annual tree-lighting Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD — Jelly Belly has been kicking off the holiday season in the city for 21 years with a festive tree-lighting. The 32-foot tree was set up a few days ago, the parade route mapped and the candy factory decorated for Christmas. Hundreds came out Saturday to see the tree light up. Aaron and Kori Damm of Vallejo brought their two daughters, Georgia, 10 months, and Hollis, 4, to walk in the parade as part of the Solano County Pageant. “Coming to the tree lighting has become a tradition,” Kori Damm said. “Holly was in the parade when she was 1 year old.” They missed the parade See Season, Page A12

Will ‘silent majority’ of Fair Board influence its gun show decision? Todd R. Hansen

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“And so tonight – to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans – I ask for your support.” — President Richard Nixon, in a televised speech on the Vietnam War given Nov. 3, 1969

FAIRFIELD — A true silent majority – nine unfilled seats on the Solano County Fair Association’s 15-seat governing board – could prove to influence greatly whether gun shows will be allowed at the fairgrounds. The Solano County Fair Association directors on

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Santa waves to the crowd as the Christmas tree is lit during the Jelly Belly annual tree-lighting ceremony, Saturday.

Wednesday take up the issue again after voting 4-1 Aug. 9 to stop gun shows at the fairgrounds starting in 2022. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at McCormack Hall, 900 Fairgrounds Drive in Vallejo. Access is also available online.

Log-in information, including Meeting ID and password, can be found at www.scfair.com. The August action was challenged as a violation of open meeting laws, and rather than push the matter into the courts, the Fair Board opted instead

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