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111th Year – No. 243 Serving Southeastern Tulare County since 1908 THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 2019

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT THE RECORDER

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It’s time to Shop Local! Small Business Saturday is happening this Saturday, and poses the perfect time to
get that holiday shopping finished early.

Shopping local Many Angels

still need
makes a difference your help
THE RECORDER
Small Business Saturday offers time to try it recorder@portervillerecorder.com

The Porterville Recorder still needs a

lot of its little Angels to be adopted for
By ALEXIS ESPINOZA ping in town, especially Porterville, it also keeps benefit from consum- its second annual Angel Tree Drive.
aespinoza@portervillerecorder.com at small businesses, you the doors to Mom and ers who choose to spend The Recorder has 200 little Angels,
encourage owners to Pop shops open. Support- their dollars locally. 200 children who are in need this holi-
It’s officially the holi-
partner with local sup- ing a local business en- “Shopping local is the day season. But as of Tuesday after-
day season, which means
pliers and vendors to sures the local commu- true essence of com- noon, only 35 of those Angels had been
it’s time to start thinking create ultra-local prod- nity members who own munity,” said Reynaldo
about holiday shopping. adopted.
ucts that can’t be found those businesses have a Herrera, one of the three The Recorder is asking our readers
With Christmas fast ap- anywhere else. A great steady stream of clien- owners of the recently
proaching, the City of to come by our office at 115 E. Oak
example is Stafford’s, tele, and greatly effects established Taco Truck and adopt one or more Angels. Our
Porterville offers plenty who try to use local in- the local economy. Cantina. “It allows entre-
of opportunities to get Christmas tree with all the Angels is
gredients, vendors, and “Property values tend preneurs to spread their set up in the Recorder lobby, so simply
all of that holiday shop- suppliers when appro- to rise in an area where love, which is why they
ping done locally. This come by and take one or more Angels
priate. This helps create successful businesses took the risk to do busi- off the tree.
year, there’s no need sustainable business to are located,” said Reyes. ness in their community
to worry about driving Each Angel will have the child’s first
business networks.” “As Porterville grows, it to begin with.” name, age and clothing size. After
to bigger cities when Stafford’s, Porter- is crucial that small busi- Shoppers tend to favor adopting the Angel, you can pick up
Porterville offers vari- ville’s own chocolate ness has a finger on the big brand name stores some clothing items and maybe even
ous small businesses all shop, offers deals all pulse of the community. when it comes to holiday or toy or two and wrap them up in
around town. throughout the year. The pulse can only be shopping and gift buying Christmas wrapping paper or bags and
“When you shop local “Shopping local ben- taken if the consumers because those stores are return them to the Recorder office by
you allow merchants to efits the buyer and the continue to reach out. seen as a “one stop shop.” Monday, December 16.
find a niche with certain seller,” said Stafford’s Use your neighborhood Although this can be Local businesses are also stepping
products,” said Monte owner Rob Taylor. “I shops when possible.” convenient, it’s not that up to help with the cause. They include
Reyes, President and make a point to do busi- Shopping local isn’t in line with the purpose Setton Pistachios, which has donat-
CEO of the Porterville ness with those who do just limited to retail op- of the holidays; spending ed $500 and Golden State Auto Body,
Chamber of Commerce. business with me.” tions. Locally owned time with friends and which has donated 24 bicycles.
“This improves exper- Shopping local doesn’t restaurants, auto shops, family. And shopping lo- Any business that would like to make
tise locally by providing just keep Porterville salons, pet groomers, a donation can call the Recorder office,
specialization. By shop- money circulating in car washes and more all SHOP, Page 3A 784-5000.

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