Written by HH
Creativity Connects Ridgefield
What fuels a vibrant, connected, and creative community? What makes people feel good about living in Ridgefield?
When locals share the creativity that they uncover in the nooks and crannies of their community it brings about connectivity and makes us all feel good. Believe it or not, you discover creativity every day as you walk, shop, work, and play in Ridgefield.
Creativity connects us.
Meet Kathy Brady, Colchester Investment Counsel employee, nature lover, photog, community advocate. Please note: Kathy snapped the photo you see here of a cabbage butterfly drinking nectar off some purple asters in Ballard Park’s garden.
When
Doris Mock of Jacksonville got a phone call telling her she d won the $25,000 grand prize in Gannett s Wish and Win Holiday Sweepstakes contest, she was a little wary. My first instinct was that this was a scam, she said. I said, Yeah … but I was suspicious.
So Mock, who works part-time as a greeter at the Marshalls department store on Normandy Boulevard, did her research on the Gannett marketing manager who contacted her, and the paperwork sent to her to sign. She began to feel better about the call.
But the thrill didn t really start to hit her, Mock said, until the Jan. 22 presentation celebrating her win at Carpet One Floor & Home, the contest s local sponsor. The oversized check, flowers and balloons all helped. Then, several days later, the actual check arrived at her house.
The morning journey for one of the most anticipated trips in the Santa Clarita Valley since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic the delivery of the first freezing cold batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines began with a typically SoCal experience for the pharmacist in charge of bringing the 1,400 highly sought-after doses to the SCV: an Interstate 5 SigAlert.
“I woke up to pick up the vaccines and I had three text messages from executives on our team saying, ‘Did you see the SigAlert?’” said Carissa Bortugno, a registered pharmacist and senior director of clinical support services at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, referring to the morning of Dec. 17.
Frontline Workers, People Over 74 Recommended For Next Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccinations
With distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine now underway, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a recommended three-phase plan for the early stages of vaccine allocation, with frontline essential workers and those aged 75 or older slated for vaccination in the next phase.
Phase 1 of the plan is broken up into Phase 1A, 1B and 1C, which were stratified based on a balance of “prevention of morbidity and mortality” and “preservation of societal functioning”, according to a report by Dr. Kathleen Dooling of the CDC.
Phase 1A, which is already underway in Los Angeles County, includes health care personnel and long-term care facility residents.
In his first COVID-19 briefing as mayor of Santa Clarita, Bill Miranda reiterated a clear message Friday to the community: Be safe this holiday season.
“We want to wish you all, our citizens of Santa Clarita, a very safe and enjoyable holiday season. Do your best,” he said in a city broadcast. “I know we all want to socialize; I know we all want to get with family and friends. Do it virtually if you can. Be safe. It’s very important. We’re running out of ICU beds be safe.”
His message comes a day after the intensive care unit availability in the Southern California region reached 0% and as Los Angeles County continues to report thousands of new diagnoses and hospitalizations daily.