Pinole students honored in
PHS Flag Day Essay Contest
Students in Pinole schools were honored June 7 with certificates of achievement, $50 savings bonds,
and American flags for their essays written for the 2010 Pinole Historical Society Flag Day
Essay Contest.
Students’ essays responded to the question What does the American flag mean to you?
Grand-prize winners at St. Joseph School, Shannon Elementary School, and Collins Elementary School
received $50 savings bonds from Mechanics Bank and American flags from the PHS.
All participants received certificates of achievement.
Pinole Mayor Debbie Long spoke to the children at St. Joseph, Shannon, and Collins, about citizenship,
using the characters from the Wizard of Oz to demonstrate that brains (Scarecrow), heart (Tin Man),
courage (Cowardly Lion), and the appreciation of home (Dorothy) contribute to good citizenship.
The contest was sponsored by Mechanics Bank. Chairman Emeritus of the Board Edward Downer III presented
the $50 savings bonds to the students, while PHS President Marcia Kalapus presented the flags.
Click here for photos of the
students and to read the winning essays in the 2010 contest.
Click here for photos of the
students and to read the winning essays in last year’s (2009) contest.
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Greeting cards, postcards
and magnets for sale at
Pinole Farmers’ Market
We have gorgeous greeting cards and postcards featuring scenes from old—
and modern-day—Pinole for sale. We also have classy 4 x 5-inch acrylic refrigerator magnets featuring the Fernandez Mansion,
Pinole’s most historic building, and lighter-weight magnets featuring five different scenes. And, of course, we still
have some copies of Images of America: Pinole left—we have sold 716 books to date.
Each packet of 10 postcards is $12. We have two packets of greeting cards, with five cards in each packet.
These are $15. Combine a packet of greeting cards and a packet of postcards for $25, and save $2.
Buy all three packets for $37 and save $5. These are high-quality cards printed on heavy, coated stock.
The acrylic refrigerator magnets are $10; the other magnets are $5.
These products, including our book, are available via mail order. Because of the cost of credit-card processing services,
we accept only checks and cash. Prices via mail order are slightly higher than above because they include postage.
Click here for a form to order PHS products.
Click here for a poster featuring the greeting cards.
Click here for a poster featuring the postcards.
We’ll be at the farmers’ market every other weekend through the rest of the year.
Please stop by and say hello; we love to chat.
Historical videos
on city's website
The city of Pinole’s website is featuring several historical videos
of interest to Pinole residents, courtesy of Pinole Community TV.
These videos may be enjoyed on your computer from the
City of Pinole’s website:
• Historic Walking Tour
• Interview with Charlotte Shea
• Pinole Historical Society Book Signing Ceremony
• 2009 Veterans’ Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony
• 2008 Veterans’ Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony
• Growing up Pinole
Click here for photos from the 2009 Veterans’ Day event.
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Pinole Library exhibit
extended indefinitely
The Pinole Historical Society’s National Preservation Month exhibit
at the Pinole Library has drawn so much attention that the librarian has invited the PHS to use the display case for
the next year.
We will be rotating new historical artificats in and out of the display case every few months. If you haven’t seen
the current exhibit yet, hurry! We expect to have our new exhibit on display by mid July.
Listen to audio of
February 18 PHS meeting
Det. Sgt. Matt Messier of the Pinole Police Department gave a fascinating presentation on the history
of the Pinole Police Department, with particular emphasis on the 1929 murder of Pinole Constable
Arthur (Jerry) McDonald during the robbery of the Rodeo branch of the Bank of Pinole.
Click here
to listen to Det. Sgt. Messier's presentation.
Historic Walking Tour
on Google Maps
The PHS thanks supporter Tom Parsons, who was kind enough to make
Google Map of the Pinole Historic Walking Tour.
Check out Tom’s handiwork here.
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