Harry Paul remembered playing the same location back in the 1940s.

But the site had changed. Dramatically.

“We played when there was nothing here,” he said. “Just dirt.”

Paul performed with the Armenian-American Citizen League Band back then. On Jan. 17, Paul and members of the Sounds of Freedom band brought their instruments and provided the soundtrack to the flag raising at the California Armenian Home’s $45 million expansion, dubbed The Vineyards. The dirt was gone. In its place was a meticulously designed grounds around a facility that likely has exceeded the dreams of the original founders.

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The Vineyards at the California Armenian Home hosted a symbolic flag raising dedication Wednesday morning to celebrate the completion of its $42 million senior lifestyle community located at Temperance and Kings Canyon. Click here to read the rest of this story.

At first glance, the Vineyards of the California Armenian Home looks more like a resort than a retirement community. With its theater, four restaurants and wine sampling room, one could easily mistake the residence for a hotel.
The Vineyards, however, is the culmination of more than six decades of planning from the California Armenian Home’s board of directors. Click here to read the rest of this story.