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Dear RVCA members, neighbors & friends,
As we kick-off a new year, one of our goals is to make each issue of RIO VISTA!, our official magazine and e-newsletter program, better and more useful for everyone...and we need YOUR help to do it! Send your news, announcements, achievements, graduations, weddings, births,
career moves and ideas for feature articles to us at editor@riovistaonline.com... RIO VISTA! is 'in print & online' for you! Thanks! Your RVCA Newsletter Committee ________________________________________________________________________ |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MONDAY, JAN. 19th 7:30 PM - CANDIDATES NIGHT!
 Our City of Fort Lauderdale elections are coming up fast! Primaries are Feb. 10th...qualifiers go on to the General Election on Mar. 10th.
RVCA will host the candidates for Mayor and District IV Commissioner at our RVCA General Meeting on Monday night, Jan. 19th at Rio Vista Community Church. The doors open at 7PM...meeting begins at 7:30PM.
PLEASE DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE CANDIDATES WHO WILL AFFECT THE DECISIONS AND DIRECTION OF OUR CITY AND OUR RIO VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD in the coming years...and above all, get out and vote!!
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NEW HARDY PARK PLAYGROUND GRAND OPENING CEREMONIES HELD JAN. 1Oth
 'ORCHIDS!'...to the hundreds of residents and children of nearby neighborhoods, city politicians, candidates, corporate sponsors and civic volunteers who showed up on Saturday, Jan. 10th to take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the new Florence C. Hardy Park Boundless Playground at 25 SW 9th Street.
Congratulations! to everyone who made this wonderful new park happen! If you haven't been there with YOUR kids, check it out soon!!
See pictures and more info here...
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RIVERWALK 'MUTTS & MARTINIS' YAPPY HOUR! FRIDAY, JAN. 16th
Bring your
favorite four-legged friends to Fort Laudertail's largest outdoor, dog-friendly
happy hour. $20 prepay/$25 at the door gives you 2 complimentary drinks,
appetizers, live music, prizes and lots of fun activities for your pets. You do
not need a dog to attend. 5:30pm - 8:00pm Receive a $5 discount by prepaying online at www.GoRiverwalk.com. Dog adoptions
provided by Humane Society of Broward County. Proceeds from the event benefit
the Riverwalk Trust, and a portion of each ticket sold will go towards the
Humane Society of Broward County. For more information, please call (954)
468-1541 or visit www.GoRiverwalk.com.
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RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE!
 Reduce. Reuse. Rejoice! The City of Fort Lauderdale makes holiday tree disposal easy for curbside residents. Instead of
using drop-off locations, residents can recycle their trees in one of
two ways:
- Place them inside their green yard waste cart...or
- Leave them out for bulk trash pickup. Note: If trees are placed in the yard waste cart, they must be cut into
pieces so the lid can close completely. To reduce collection and
disposal costs, the City strongly encourages residents to dispose of
trees using the yard waste cart. Click here for more info...________________________________________________________________________
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QUICK LINKS...
________________________________________________________________________ in our Feb. issue: 'City Elections'Ad space close: Jan. 16Ad copy due: Jan. 19Pub. date: Feb. 2for ad rates & info, click here!
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EVER THINK OF CHRONICLING YOUR LIFE'S STORIES? MAYBE IT'S TIME...
Have you ever wished you'd written down your life's stories and experiences? Do you know someone whose life story is begging to be told? Or family history needing to be put in writing to pass along to future generations? If so, there is someone who can help you bring those stories to the
printed page (& digital screen). Veteran editor and journalist Jim Dow, of Jim Dow Agency, a longtime professional colleague of RIO VISTA! publisher George Mihaiu, is now specializing in helping to produce
limited edition biographical stories, personalized articles and keepsake family histories. Jim conducts in-depth
interviews with individuals and then produces audio and biographically-styled written accounts of
life stories for family and friends. For more information on how the process works, call him at
954-443-3746...or email him at jdow@jimdowagency.com. ________________________________________________________________________ |
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