Perdue and Zinke Tour Paradise Fire Damage and Launch Water Project
(Paradise, CA, November 26, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will be in California TODAY, Monday, November 26th and Tuesday November 27th. On Monday, the Secretaries will attend a meeting with community leaders and tour Camp Fire damage in Paradise, California. On Tuesday, they will join Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Rickey "R.D." James north of Sacramento near the Funks Reservoir for an overview and update on the Sites Reservoir Project as well as an announcement on USDA funding for the project. Following the reservoir visit, the Secretaries and Assistant Secretary will tour Strain Ranches and hold a roundtable discussion with California producers.
* NOTE: Media interested in attending any event must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, Monday, November 26th at 3:00pm PT.
WHEN: TODAY, Monday, November 26th beginning at 1:45pm PT
WHERE: Paradise Alliance Church, Room 202, 6491 Clark Road, Paradise, CA
*NOTE: The driving portion of the tour will cover approximately 10 miles, make two stops, and last about one hour. Media are invited to follow along on the tour. There will be no electricity at the Church
WHEN: TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 27th beginning at 8:00am PT
WHERE: Sites Project Authority Office, 122 Old Highway 99 West, Maxwell, CA 95955
*NOTE: Media should arrive at the Sites Project Authority Office by 8:00am PT to board a van to be driven by restricted-access road to the Funks Reservoir. Following the briefing, the van will return to the Sites Project Authority Office for a roundtable discussion and USDA funding announcement. The Secretaries and Assistant Secretary will be available for media following the roundtable discussion.
*NOTE: Further details about USDA’s funding announcement are below.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 27th beginning at 10:30am PT
WHERE: Strain Ranches, 6360 Hahn Road, Arbuckle, CA 95912
Sites Reservoir Project Background:
The water storage announcement follows on President Donald J. Trump’s memo to promote a reliable supply and delivery of water out west. The Sites Reservoir Project will greatly help farmers and ranchers in the Sacramento Valley by increasing the stability and access to much-needed water supply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing a $449,229,000 loan for the Maxwell Water Intertie (MWI), which is the largest Community Facilities direct loan in the history of the program. The MWI project will provide for the transfer of water between the Glenn Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) Main Canal and the Tehama-Colusa (TC) Canal, which will increase water supply resiliency and reliability for participating water agencies.
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6 Tips To Help Those In Recovery Avoid Alcohol During The Holidays
The holidays are a time for family and friends to gather and share laughs, memories – and perhaps a drink or two. But for people recovering from an addiction, all that alcohol often present at special events can be worrisome.
“Holiday parties are when many alcoholics fall off the wagon,” says John Collopy, author of the book The Reward of Knowing (www.johncollopy.com), which relates his own struggles with addiction. “There just seems to be alcohol everywhere, sometimes even at the office. It can be very difficult, especially for people who have only recently stopped drinking.”
Although Collopy has been sober for many years, he knows that the holidays are a gateway to his past life. He used alcohol to help him deal with memories of a troubled childhood with a dysfunctional family and abusive father. When he became an adult, he quickly became dependent on alcohol to get through the day, plus he had anger management issues.
“Every day for an alcoholic is a challenge, but over the holidays it can be overwhelming,” says Collopy, who today is a successful real estate broker. “People don’t realize when they offer drinks to people over the holidays how difficult it is for some people to say no. Real alcoholics know they can never have just one.”
For those who want to stay sober during the holidays, here are a few tips from Alcoholics Anonymous and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation:
Skip any drinking occasions you are nervous about. If you are really concerned about an event, just ask yourself if you really need to go. But you don’t have to just sit home. Take your family out and look at the holiday lights or find another activity that gets you in the holiday mood without alcohol.
Leave early. If you know you will be tempted to drink at a party, plan in advance to tell people when you arrive that you only stopped by briefly and have somewhere else you need to be.
Go with a sober friend. There is safety in numbers, and you can help each other should you be tempted to drink.
Carry around a soft drink. If you already have a drink in your hand, people are less likely to ask you if you want a drink.
Avoid known risks. If you know your brother is a heavy drinker, for example, stay away from him. If you know the same party last year was full of excessive drinking, just stay home.
Create new traditions. It can be a downer if you have to skip all the holiday fun. So come up with some of your own. Buy a new board game, go look at the holiday decorations or host your own small non-alcoholic party with sober friends.
It has been many years since Collopy was an alcoholic, but he says the rewards of his life now are much better than any drink he ever took.
“Once you’re sober, you can allow yourself to begin to dream about life again, the way you did when you were a kid,” he says. “That doesn’t mean those dreams are going to be easy to achieve, but at least you can look at them and say, ‘I’ve got a shot.’ ”
About John Collopy
John Collopy, author of the book The Reward of Knowing (https://johncollopy.results.net), is the owner and broker of RE/MAX Results and its subsequent 38 offices across Minnesota and Wisconsin. With annual sales of more than $5.3 billion, RE/MAX Results is now one of the largest RE/MAX franchises in the world. John currently lives in Minnesota with his wife and children.
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