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Until Next month...The OCTOBER issue of the Upbeat Times arrives Septemebr 27th Olympic Champion Maya Dirado From Upbeat in Jonesport, Maine!


Santa Rosa Receives Key To The City Sent to Upbeat Times from the City of Santa Rosa Manager Sean McGlynn


DiRado’s accomplishments in swimming have earned her what no other Santa Rosan has been able to do. She earned two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. Mayor Sawyer made the sur-


prise presentation to Ms. DiRa- do, and he said, “Ms. DiRado has excelled in her sport, and the proof rests in her four medals.”


Mayor


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The Mayor of Santa Rosa announced today that on Thursday, August 18, 2016, he proudly presented a certifi cate of achievement and a Key to the City to Ms. Maya DiRado, the Santa Rosa native who received four medals at the recent Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ms. Di-


Rado, who graduated in 2010 from Maria Carrillo High School, came back to her roots to celebrate with her former teachers and the students at her alma mater. Mayor John Sawyer was one of several people who proudly honored Ms. DiRado for her achievements. Ms.


Sawyer went on to say, “It’s been 12 years since a Key to the City has been presented to anyone, and I was extreme-


ly happy to have been able to pres- ent one to Ms. DiRado.”


“Let the Feast Begin!”


Here is a picture of my family taken in August 2016. The people in the photo are (from left to right): Chris Steffens (Sebastopol), Conrad Bauman (Forestville) and Reed Steffens (Sebastopol). It was taken in Jonesport, Maine. Jonesport is small active lobster fi shing community in Northern Maine. ~Thank you, Lisa Bauman


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“The price of greatness is responsibility.” ~ Winston S. Churchill


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