The Community White Elephant Sale was held May 24, 2008 at the Isleton Community Center. Based on the response to the event, future plans are to expand this as a 2-day event and on Memorial Day weekend thereafter.
Chuck Hasz of Isleton Restorations LLC on 46 Main Street is enlisting the Curator to place laminated copies of early Isleton scenes on empty Main Street storefronts where feasible in order to pique the curiosity of Crawdad Festival attendees. Pictures often differ from the storefront's earlier histories, to alleviate confusion please visit the museum or contact the Curator at wec1@citlink.net or phone 916-777-4426.
One example of this incongruency is at 12 Main Street where the 1920s-era pictures of Bank of Isleton, later Bank of America, are displayed. 12 Main Street was a business called Estrella's and Paul's Barber Shop sharing opposite sides of a storefront. For authenticity the bank location is at the current site of Bank of Rio Vista Isleton Branch at the corner of "A" and Second Streets across from the current site of the museum.
PBS' History Detectives Season 6 is to begin later this month. Tentatively included in the upcoming broadcast season is the episode where the Bing Kong Tong Building is featured. The PBS affiliate for this viewing area is Sacramento-based KVIE.
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