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75 years ago

Benicia School Led In Stamp and Bond Sales for County (June 10, 1943)

County Superintendent of Schools has announced the following stamp and bond sales for Solano County schools other than Vallejo City schools.
Benicia elementary schools lead in the county in sales of stamps and bonds with a total of $1879.85 of which $1227.45 was in stamps and $652.40 in bonds. Flosden district was second with a total of $1453.05, representing $1350 in bonds and $103.05 in stamps.
The total amount contributed in the county schools other than Vallejo is $7981.20, representing $5580.65 in stamps and $2400.55 in bonds.
Rio Vista High school was first among the high schools with a sale of $705 in bonds and $386.80 in stamps, totaling 1091.80. A minute man flag for the sale of war bonds and stamps was raised over Rio Vista High school last week. The flag is a gift from the U.S. Treasury Department. .

50 years ago

Tentative Budget Of BUSD OKd (June 6, 1968)

A preliminary budget topping the $1 million mark and calling for a reduction in the general fund tax rate of 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation was given to the board of trustees for the Benicia Unified School District Monday night by Dist. Supt. Dr. Robert L. McKee.
Total budget was marked at $1,312,642.85, and it was stressed that changes and revisions in the preliminary budget can be made before publication and adoption. Features of the budget are an undistributive reserve of $15,000 and a general reserve of $6,149, both heretofore unknown in the school district finances in the past few years.
Dr. McKee told the Benicia Herald he was “elated” at the financial situation of the district, as he released the following statement:
“The assessed valuation for the preliminary budget has been estimated to be $26,274,360 for the fiscal year 1968-69 fiscal year. This income represents money accruing to the district from all sources, local, state and federal. The large increase is due to the addition of the Humble Oil installation.
“There will be a loss in state aid of approximately $160,000. It is also estimated that there will be a cut in 874 federal funds of approximately $20,000. Just how much the district will end the current fiscal year in the red cannot be determined until June 30. The new budget reflects income to fully cover a reasonable deficit, and still reduce the present tax year by 20 cents per $100 of county assessed valuation..

25 years ago

A fruitful harvest for city (June 6, 1993)

By Sarah Rohrs

Even with a steady rain falling and a driving wind blowing off the waterfront, Benicia residents donned raincoats and umbrellas Thursday afternoon to check out the first Farmers’ Market at the lower end of First Street.
“This is just phenomenal— because of the rain. People are still coming down,” said Susan Ogura of Lazy Susan Baking Company in Davis, who had only three or four ready-made pizza crusts left after a 90-minute buying frenzy.
The Benicia Police Department estimated that at its peak, nearly 2,000 people flocked to the market.
Coordinated by the Main Street Program, the Farmers’ market will be set up from 4 to 8 p.m. each Thursday this summer on First Street, from D Street to the Tannery Building.
Although some vendors packed up in the rain because their inventory was getting soaked, the first market stayed open until 8 p.m.— with shoppers still coming down to check out the stands.

Live music, clowns, pony rides, jugglers, a ventriloquist, and more farmers selling vegetables throughout the summer are promised in the 24 markets to come, Patti Baron, Main Street executive director, said.

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