50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION A NUTTY EVENT.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer QUARTZ HILL - From a seed can grow many things, even a store. For Don Raven raven, common name for the largest member of the family Corvidae (crow family), ranging throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The raven, Corvus corax, is a glossy black scavenging bird about 26 in. and Walter Biri, it was an almond almond, name for a small tree (Prunus amygdalus) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for the nutlike, edible seed of its drupe fruit. The "nuts" of sweet-almond varieties are eaten raw or roasted and are pressed to obtain almond oil. that proved successful when they started their almond confectionary business and named it Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Raviri, a combination of their last names. Fifty years later, current owner Christine Hingley will celebrate the anniversary with an open house from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the store at 4646 W. Ave. M-8. ``People keep coming back and we have a good customer base,'' said Hingley. ``It's easy to shop here. It's a unique gift.'' The celebration will include Celtic harp music, food, commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem gifts to attendees, contests, a raffle, and a 10 percent discount on advanced holiday orders placed during the event. The business was established when Quartz Hill had more than 2,000 acres of almond trees in commercial production. First planted in 1890, the almond trees at their peak stretched from 50th Street West to 110th Street West. Disease in the 1960s killed off the commercial orchards, leaving scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. almond trees among homes and businesses and a few dead grove remnants. Hingley purchases the almonds used in her confections from growers in the Central Valley. After owning the store for nearly 11 years, Hingley said she's made a few changes to accommodate customers. Raven and Biri were both advocates of health foods and set out to create confections that could be both delicious and healthy. They began with four flavors of almonds and added a new flavor each year. Hingley has tried to continue that concept as much as possible. ``We try to use as little artificial stuff as we can,'' said Hingley. ``Almonds certainly are healthy for you, good for heart disease and fiber and iron.'' The store now carries more sugar-free items for diabetics and has expanded into some nonalmond candy. Current flavors of almonds include bacon, butter toffee, cappuccino cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, cheese, chocolate Jordan, chocolate mint and 17 others. The store also sells almond brittle (jargon) brittle - Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e. , English toffee, chocolate cherries, chocolate blueberries, chocolate apricots, chocolate cranberries, Dutch mints and other items. A Web site, www.ranchoraviri.com, offers items for sale. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Christine Hingley holds packs of assorted almonds at the Rancho Raviri store. Michael Owen
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