People are certainly creatures of habit, whether we admit to it or not.

There will be some big shoes to fill, no pun intended, when Greg Gorski takes over the position of president of the Riverside Chamber of Commerce. Gorski will succeed Dave Moravecek, who is stepping down from the position he has held for 15 years.

Seems like only yesterday we were seated at the Chew Chew Café, located in the Arcade Building, watching the clock as a New Year was about to begin. 

It is Thursday, Dec. 19 at 10:17 p.m., and I'm sitting at the computer putting together my column for next week -- early deadline due to Christmas -- and I check the inbox one more time only to see an email from Fire Chief Matt Buckley.