Jill Nelson Sacramento area home staging professional

Don't miss out on a slice of apple pie and good old American hometown fun this weekend with the City of Lincoln's 4th of July Festival. It all starts at 9:00 AM with a "Happy Birthday America" parade. Spend the rest of the morning at McBean Park for live music and little miss Lincoln pageant. The day will end with a spectacular fireworks show at 9:30 PM. Take a picnic dinner and head on over to the park at sunset then wait for the fireworks show after dark.

Lincoln is a great place to live where good old fashion hometown fun can be had this weekend to celebrate our countries birthday. The City of Lincoln wasn't voted an All American City for nothing! See you there...

We here in the City of Lincoln we have a very unique feature to our topography, clay. Yes, I said clay, Lincoln is know for it's large deposit of some the finest clay soil to be found anywhere. Here in Lincoln we have the historic Gladding McBean terra cotta factory, where they mostly make large sewer pipes but also are known for their world renowned terra cotta architectural pieces. This month the factory is host to one of the most unique events in Placer County the "Feats of Clay" a contemporary ceramic art competitions. I would highly recommend a taking the tour of the historic factory while viewing the art pieces on display in one of the old beehive kilns, it really is great stuff. The event runs until the end of May so don't miss out.

by Jill Nelson

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I would like to welcome Realtor Kaci Cook to Active Rain and wish her the best with Keller Williams, Roseville. Kaci has over 25 years experience in the real estate industry, her beginnings are in the loan and mortgage industry so she is well versed in that area and has been a licensed Realtor for 10 years. If you are looking for a well rounded agent offering knowledgeable, personal assistance in buying or selling a home in the south Placer area, Kaci's your gal.

Join your fellow Americans who are concerned about the uncontrolled government spending right here in Lincoln. The move started about 2 months ago when many of us starting feeling the pinch of the bad economy. Most of us were reaching a boiling point and were frustrated with a government that appears to be out of control. Millions of Americans wanted a way to expression their frustrations via a rally, that's when the Nation Wide Tea Party came in to being. This is a historic day with over 800 cities participating. Many of these protests will see thousands of Americans pour into the streets, some will even see tens of thousands.

Tomorrow, April 16th, will represent a new day for the freedom movement. New leaders, coalitions and tax groups will be formed energizing America. All of this is because of the people in America have something to say, this collaboration is ground breaking. So join us today at Lincoln McBean Park at 12:00 to voice your opinion and watch the change start right before your eyes.

My husband and myself would be considered real estate junkies, we love to keep tabs on our local market in the Sacramento area. We would regularly go on Sunday drives through our local foothill area, tour open houses and speculated on any given parcel with a for sale sign out front. On one of these outings we saw a property that peaked our interest and called the agent on the sign out in front. The next day that agent, John Du Priest, met us at the property for a tour. As it ended up the house wasn’t something that would suit us but we liked John, he came across as straight forward, very knowledgeable about county property and the area, he had also been a Realtor for over 30 years. He was an older gentleman, retired Air Force, we were current Air Force, and he had the most charming Texas drawl, this being California was unusual for sure. We ended keeping in touch with John, occasionally looking at a parcel, and a year and a half later we purchased our current property through him, and from there blossomed a wonderful and surprising friendship.

I say surprising as he and his wife were definitely old enough to be are parents, in fact their youngest were our age. But it was more then that, we found we really enjoy each others company. My husband and I have met all 5 of their children and their 13 grandchildren, we were honored to be invited to their 50 wedding anniversary and when their last daughter to be married, finally tied the knot, we attended the ceremony. One of our favorite things to do is meet at our local dive-of-a-Mexican-restaurant and talk about real estate, politics and sports, usually in that order.

So what started as a chance meeting, 6 years later has turned into a great friendship. I would like to recommend John DuPriest and his real estate brokerage for anyone looking for country property in the South Placer County area. He is a Realtor with a vast amount of experience, integrity and you may even end up with a dear friend too.