AJ is Now a Bobcat
AJ just got his first Scout rank which is Bobcat. The Cub Scouts start in the first grade for Tiger Cubs but our church doesn’t participate in Scouting until age 8 (AJ is 7) so in the mean time we … Continue reading →
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AJ and the Ontario Reign
Yesterday (12/6) was AJ’s birthday. He turned 7 yrs. old. Before his birthday we gave him several options on what he wanted to do with his birthday and he decided that he wanted to go with the Scouts and watch … Continue reading →
Former YMCA Building: City of Riverside Landmark #41
Location: 3485 University Ave. Date Established: 1909 Date Visited: 6/13/2014 According to the YMCA’s website their focus is to “bring about meaningful change in individuals and communities, we must be focused and accountable.” The Life Arts Center started it’s life … Continue reading →
St. John’s Cathedral, Belize City, Belize
The first British “colonists” to Belize were not really much into religion but by the late 18th century trade had taken on a more legitimate form in Belize and with it religion soon sprouted. St John’s Cathedral was finished in … Continue reading →
The Government House (former Governor’s Mansion), Belize City, Belize
The first meeting of the Government House in Belize was in 1815 when a public meeting on the site was held to decide if the colony should allocate funds to the building of a house for the Superintendent. A sum … Continue reading →
Xunantunich “Stone Maiden” Ruins, Cayo District, Belize
According to legend Xunantunich (pronounced “junantunish”) got named when a hunter went by himself in 1892 to hunt by the ruins along the Mopan river. The ruins were known by the locals for millennium by the locals and people would … Continue reading →
Benedict Castle: City of Riverside Landmark #13
Location: 5445 Chicago Ave. Date Established: 1922 Date Visited: 10/23/2014 The construction of the Benedict Castle started in 1922 and took about 9 years to finish. It is estimated that the total cost for building the castle was about $300,000. Which back … Continue reading →
Belizean Food
Despite the low GDP in Belize the food in the country is very rich and diverse. When we were in Belize we had the privilege of trying food in a variety of settings… Some places were very fancy like the Marriott … Continue reading →
Riverside Metropolitan Museum (RMM): City of Riverside Landmark #11
Location: 3580 Mission Inn Ave. Date Established: 1912 Date Visited: 10/21/2014 The building that currently houses the Riverside Metropolitan Museum also known as the RMM has had various reincarnations. The building started it’s life in 1912 as a Federal Post … Continue reading →
Nim Li Punit “The Big Hat” Place
Nim Li Punit is Mayan for “Big Hat” which it got from one of the stellas at the site that has a ruler with a very large head piece. If I were to name the site I would have named … Continue reading →