With the holiday season now upon us, I want to wish everyone a very happy holidays for you and your family.
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Hanukkah as my family does, this is a special time to be with family and friends.
My family will be lighting the Hanukkah candles for eight nights in our menorah, and we look forward to celebrating with loved ones and friends throughout this season.
Wishing you all a very peaceful holiday time.
I hope you're all enjoying a festive holiday season. As my family and friends gather this year,
I'm focusing on enjoying the time we have together while stressing less on whether everything is
picture-perfect. As we turn the page on this year, please join my family as we pray for a
peaceful and rewarding new year. Greetings, Walnut Creek. As I reflect on this past year,
I want to acknowledge all who work to make Walnut Creek so special. Whether you've donated food for
the less fortunate or help to clear leaves from around your neighborhood, it's the little things
that really count. So thank you to everyone and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season
and a joyous new year. I want to wish you and your family a very happy holiday season.
My wife and I are especially looking forward to having our adult children home. We'll enjoy many
of our time-honored traditions and spend quality time with family and friends. I hope that this
holiday season you are also able to connect with friends and family and reflect on the year that's
been and welcome the year that is to come. Season's greetings. May the new year bring good tidings
to you and your family and peace to our world. Santa Claus, looking back, 2023 has been a busy
year for Walnut Creek. We have had amazing steady staff that works really really hard to maintain
and improve the services supplied to our citizens. We have made huge strides in our recovery from the
pandemic and have adjusted to the new normal. We have expanded our law enforcement team by adding
additional police and giving them new equipment and training so they can protect our community
even better. Our economy has grown by many new restaurants and some fancy and maybe not so fancy
facilities to work out so that we all can be healthier. Our arts community and our theater
productions have brought an expanding audience to enjoy their efforts along with enjoying other
opportunities to experience shops, dining, ice skating, and more. Festivals such as the art and
wine and Oktoberfest attract people of all ages to have fun together. Our citizens have
celebrated those who have served our country at our Memorial and Veterans Day commemorations.
We have cared for those who are less fortunate by supporting Trinity Center, in particular
the Winter Nights Program. The city has also formalized its support for expanding efforts
to welcome all people into our community.
I believe that puts Walnut Creek on your nice list.
My request is pretty big and it's for peace on earth,
good will to all for this holiday season
and the coming year.
Your friend, Luella.