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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=165 BGCOLOR="#3300CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b2b9780.jpg" border=0 width="697" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="blues_schedule_tickets__cont.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blues Schedule, Tickets Contact Info"><B>Blues Schedule, Tickets & Contact Info</B></A><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="2008_sponsor_thanks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Sponsor Thanks!"><B>2008 Sponsor Thanks!</B></A><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="sponsor_donation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsor Donation"><B>Sponsor Donation</B></A><B>   ·   </B><B>Blues News</B><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="poker_run.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poker Run"><B>Poker Run</B></A><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="too_much_fun.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Too Much Fun!"><B>Too Much Fun!</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=290 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="558" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1602 WIDTH="548"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1533ade0.jpg" border=0 width="314" height="222" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="0">The foothills will have the blues on Saturday</B></div> <bR> <div> August 06, 2008 06:34:00 PM </div> <div> <U>Leticia Gutierrez/Appeal-Democrat</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Jeff Watson Band, Delta Wires among performers at festival planned in Loma Rica</div> <bR> <div> Music will fill the Yuba County hills Saturday during the third annual "Blues in the Foothills," sponsored by the Foothill Lions Club.</div> <bR> <div> Featuring five groups — the Backyard Blues Band, Blue Haven Band, Jeramy Norris Band, Jeff Watson Band and the Delta Wires — the daylong event starts a 11 a.m. at the Loma Rica/Foothills Lions Clubhouse, 5667 Fruitland Road.</div> <div> It's "nice weather, nice atmosphere (and) good music," said organizer Debbie Burlingame. "It couldn't be better."</div> <bR> <div> The event includes a barbecue prepared by members of the Beale Air Force Base reserves.</div> <bR> <div> Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 6 to 12 years old, with this year's event benefiting Greensburg, Kan., a small farming town that was destroyed by a tornado in May 2007.</div> <bR> <div> The money raised goes directly to the Lions Club in Greensburg to help with rebuilding the town.</div> <bR> <div> "What I like about the festival is it's broken down (the) geographic separation" between Lions clubs, Burlingame said. The local fundraising efforts instead enforce the intention of Lions International.</div> <bR> <div> Funds collected in the first two annual music events went directly to the Biloxi Lions Club in Mississippi, which distributed the funds to people affected by Hurricane Katrina in that area. The event raised $2,000 in 2006 and $10,000 in 2007.</div> <bR> <div> It's been much easier to organize this third event, Burlingame said. "People I don't even know who came last year want to help (with the fundraiser) this year," Burlingame said.</div> <bR> <div> Because the event takes many months to organize, the Foothills Lions Club board selected this year's fundraiser recipient by January after evaluating several disasters and causes, Burlingame said. "It is very difficult (in selecting the cause) because there are so many that need help," she said.</div> <bR> <div> Recent disasters that have happened locally will be considered for next year's fundraiser, she added.</div> <bR> <div> Tickets may be purchased at the Lions' clubhouse, online at www.foothillblues.com, at the gate, or by calling Burlingame at 740-3297.</div> <bR> <div> This year's blues festival will be preceded earlier in the day by "Blues and Bikes in the Foothills," a poker run inspired by last year's blues festival motorcycle-riding attendees.</div> <bR> <div> Registration for the poker run is from 8 to 10 a.m. at Gary's Place bar and grill at Ninth and B streets in Marysville. The ride ends at the blues festival.</div> <bR> <div> Tickets are $25 for the first rider, plus $15 for a passenger. The ticket also pays for admission into the festival. Contact Toby Housley at 517-0116 for more information.</div> <bR> <div> The poker run is also sponsored by the Foothill Lions Club.</div> <bR> <div> The blues festival is one of several annual events hosted by the Foothill Lions Club, including Wildhog Glory Daze, a chili cook-off, a car show, the Lions and Lioness crab feed, and Kids Summer Bingo.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Blues in the Foothills</B></div> <div> When: 11 a.m. Saturday</div> <div> Where: Loma Rica/Foothill Lions Clubhouse, 5667 Fruitland Road, Loma Rica</div> <div> Donation: $20 adults; $10 children</div> <div> Call: Debbie Burlingame, 740-3297</div> <bR> <div> <B>Blues and Bikes in the Foothills</B></div> <div> When: Registration 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday</div> <div> Where: Gary’s Place, Ninth and B streets, Marysville; ends at Blues in the Foothills</div> <div> Cost: $25 for first rider; $15 for passenger</div> <div> Call: Toby Housley, 517-0116</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 WIDTH="548"><div> <B>REBUILDING WITH A HOPE AND A PRAYER</B></div> <div> <B>By Joe Rodriguez, The Wichita Eagle - March 23, 2008</B></div> <bR> <div> The tornado that devastated Greensburg last year didn't spare the houses of God. As it did with most buildings in the town on May 4, 2007, the storm flattened every church. It left little to salvage.</div> <bR> <div> "There have been times I have felt like, in a sense, we died May 4," said Pastor Jeff Blackburn of Greensburg Mennonite Church...</div> <bR> <div> To read the rest of the story, <A HREF="http://www.kansas.com/news/story/349585.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kansas.com/news/story/349585.">click here!</A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 208 WIDTH="548"><div> <B>LESSON FROM GREENSBURG</B></div> <div> <B>By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle - March 2, 2008</B></div> <bR> <div> The disastrous night of May 4, 2007, was a learning experience as well. When meteorologists and emergency management officials have nightmares, they're often about tornadoes bearing down on cities at night.  It was already so dark on May 4, 2007, that storm chasers had to rely on lightning flashes and snapping power lines to track a large tornado -- a "wedge" -- as it bore down on Greensburg... </div> <bR> <div> To read the rest of the story, <A HREF="http://www.kansas.com/greensburg/story/328456.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kansas.com/greensburg/story/3">click here</A>!</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 494 WIDTH="548"><div> <B>The Story Behind </B><I><B>This</B></I><B> Year's Blues Festival...</B></div> <bR> <div> Yet another year has passed and several towns/states have again endured natural disasters, and here I go again.....This year's benefit proceeds will be donated (100%) to the Lions Club in Greensburg, Kansas to assist the townspeople in rebuilding their lives. A massive tornado struck Kansas in May of 2007. It was a weekend of violent storms that killed at least 12 people statewide. Little remains standing in Greensburg, a town of 1,700 residents. The tornado demolished every business on the main street, City Hall and the high school. Churches lost their steeples, trees were stripped of their branches and neighborhoods were flattened.</div> <bR> <div> Officials estimate as much as 95 percent of the town was destroyed and most of the city's residents had to be evacuated to shelters in schools and other facilities in nearby towns. As of February 2008 the town continues to have a MASH unit for a hospital (with evening/morning temperatures in the low single digits), is beginning to rebuild homes, just opened a small restaurant, and still utilizes a trailer for a grocery store.</div> <bR> <div> This year promises to be an exciting day in the foothills supporting those in need! Musicians from multiple states are coming to support our 2008 cause, and to give Northern California a sweet taste of the blues. Please consider coming out on August 9th to this fantastic event and enjoy the day with the Foothill Lions. Your donation will make it possible for us to make a difference to the people who truly need a helping hand.</div> <bR> <div> Signed, </div> <div> Debbie Burlingame, Foothill Blues Coordinator</div> <div> Loma Rica Foothill Lions</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=25 BGCOLOR="#3300CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="blues_schedule_tickets__cont.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blues Schedule, Tickets Contact Info"><B>Blues Schedule, Tickets & Contact Info</B></A><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="2008_sponsor_thanks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Sponsor Thanks!"><B>2008 Sponsor Thanks!</B></A><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="sponsor_donation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsor Donation"><B>Sponsor Donation</B></A><B>   ·   </B><B>Blues News</B><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="poker_run.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poker Run"><B>Poker Run</B></A><B>   ·   </B><A HREF="too_much_fun.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Too Much Fun!"><B>Too Much Fun!</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>