Anyways...I grew up in a unincorporated area of Riverside know as Jurupa. In an effort to keep the Jurupa area from being sucked into Eastvale, a measure was created to make Jurupa it's own city. In the March elections, Measure A was passed and Jurupa Valley officially became a city. Why am I blogging about this you ask?? Because in that same election, my Dad was elected to the very first City Council of Jurupa Valley, California.
The first weekend in July was when the cityhood actually went into affect and I was lucky enough to be able to attend several of the different events that had been planned to celebrate the new city. The weekend started out with the first official city council meeting where my Dad and the others were sworn in.
Unfortunately after the swearing in, the meeting continued on for like 2 more hours. It was boring...and Im pretty sure Sami thought so too.
The next morning there was a pancake breakfast and car show. Later in the afternoon there was a parade. My mom and Dad and Sami got to ride in this sweet car.
It was super hot that day, and it didn't help that the parade was at like 2 in the afternoon. Not many people were along the parade route but it was still pretty cool to be a part of. I got to ride in this bad boy with Konner driving. We pulled a mini chopper that was to be raffled off later in the weekend.
That evening was a carnival and a fireworks show at Jurupa Valley High School. It cooled off a bit once the sun went down and I had a great time. We definitely missed having Eric there, I think he was working that day.
I really am proud of my Dad. He campaigned really hard for the election. He sent out mailers, made phone calls and even got drilled with questions at the candidates forums. I'm always amazed at how wonderfully he does when he speaks, not only in church but at public events also. I admire his desire to get involved in the community. There are several L.D.S. people who hold or have held positions of authority around the community and when a reporter from the Press Enterprise asked my Dad about this "mormom conspiracy" (they thought mormons were taking over) he simply said, "Our church encourages us get involved in the community and I would hope any other church would encourage it's members to do the same." She didn't publish that part of course but I do admire how involved my Dad has always been in coaching sports, in the Parks Board and now the City Council. I know many of the qualities I have are from my Dad and maybe this is why I look up to him so much. He is so giving, and so generous, sometimes to the point where people will ask him to do things because they know he won't say no. He never stops giving and never complains. I have seen him give of his time and talents so many times throughout the years that it's a quality that has been instilled in me, and is a quality that I am so proud to have inherited from my Dad.
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