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A Welcome Brunch on the Back Porch!
Meet Kris and Dave Backus of Portola Way. During Labor Day weekend 1997, when Kris and Dave moved from Rocklin to Curtis Park, their next-door neighbor Judy Harper immediately invited “everyone on the block over for a welcome brunch.” And the neighbors have been socializing ever since. They still