A full day of Christmas related activities sponsored by business of Coloma & Lotus: A Jingle Bell run, Pet parade & photos with Santa, decorating Gingerbread Cookies. Olive oil tasting, holiday evening wine tasting, aChristmas play at the Old Coloma Theater. Begins at 9:00 a.m. and goes all day Various businesses in Coloma and Lotus..Henningson Lotus Park, American River Park Businesses, Gold Hill Olive Oil Company Café Mahjaic, Venezio, Gold Hill and David Girard Vineyards and Old Coloma Theater Free For more information contact: Mari Wells (530) 295-1833
Monday's deluge ? Venice's biggest in 22 years ? may help wash away remaining resistance to an elaborate project to build mobile barriers that will prevent future flooding here.
A 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season.
Residents and tourists in Venice waded through knee-deep water Monday as they navigated the city's narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St. Mark's Square was inundated.
In New Orleans, a warning to flee emptied the city before Hurricane Gustav in early September. In Houston, a plea to "hunker down" might have kept evacuation routes from clogging before Hurricane Ike struck.
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