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Pizza Factory Re-Opens, Mariposa Residents Smiling


As Evening Approached The Lines Inside The Pizza Factory Resumed


There were photographers, a television station from Fresno (KSEE Channel 24) local business owners, students from Mariposa High
School and other supporters gathered on the side of the Pizza Factory at 4:00 PM on December 13, 2006 to surprise owner, Ron Willey
with song and cheers celebrating the return of the Pizza Factory in downtown Mariposa after having been closed for too many months,
(About eight months !) after suffering structural damage in last springs rains when a historic building next door collapsed to the ground.

 


In the above photo Leroy Radanovich (middle of photo, with suit on) Mariposa County Interim Tourism Coordinator,
the video man from KSEE 24 Fresno,(In blue hat), Elaine Seymour from Chocolate Soup and town booster, Dick (Hutch) Hutchinson discuss the surprise to be hosted on Ron Willey, the Pizza Factory owner,
as he arrives at his newly re-opened business.
In the background, Mariposa High School students arrive to sing.
 		  











 

Town Booster, Dick (Hutch) Hutchinson, proudly displays a banner to the passing motorists






























 		  

Inside the Pizza Factory there are brand new items that were put in during the remodeling  and old familiar items.
 		    

In the background, Pizza Makers wait for an order as the lines start to form for pizza orders.




























 		  
 

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The above video is a panorama of all the singers that sang the songs listed below.
Ron Willey the owner of the Pizza Factory is in the middle of the group in the red Pizza Factory shirt,
Ron is just to the left of the green banner.

Lyrics to Celebrate the Re-opening of the Pizza Factory

 

        (Written by Gianna and Laura Lynn Hays)

 

          To the tune of “Jingle Bells”

 

Cheese and sauce, cheese and sauce, cheese and sauce and crust

We’ve been craving your pizza

You’re creations are a must.  Hey!

Drinks and sides, drinks and sides, drinks and sides and more!

We love Pizza Factory so much,

 We’re going to move next door!

 

 

          To the tune of “Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer”

 

You know Chuckie Cheese, Pizza Hut, Straw Hat and Tombstone

Mountain Mikes, Papa Murphy’s, Round Table and Domino’s,

But to you recall the most famous pizza of all?

 

Pizza Factory’s our favorite pizza

We’ve been waiting for this date.

And if you ever doubted

We still think that you are great!

 

All of the other pizzas

Didn’t taste like they should.

They couldn’t match your flavor

And never seemed quite as good.

 

It must have been forever ago

You had to be closed down

Everyone was sad to see it

Mariposa was a miserable town

But now that you are open

We can shout it out with glee

We have to wait no longer

For our Pizza Factory!

 

            To the tune of “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

 

Oh town of Mariposa, how sad we were to see

The closure of our favorite place, our Pizza Factory.

No pizza for six months, so long we had to wait

But now you’re here, for that we cheer

We hope you know you’re great.

 

 

 

To the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

 

When the Pizza Factory reopened

I ordered many things 

A tasty slice of pepperoni

 

On the second day it was open

I ordered many things

2 large calzones

 and a tasty slice of pepperoni

 

On the third day it was open

I ordered many things

3 bowls of soup,

2 large calzones,

and a tasty slice of pepperoni

 

On the fourth day it was open

I ordered many things

4 pizza breads,

3 bowls of soup,

2 large calzones,

and a tasty slice of pepperoni

 

On the fifth day it was open

I ordered many things

5 sandwiches

4 pizza breads,

3 bowls of soup,

2 large calzones,

and a tasty slice of pepperoni.

 

 

 

  

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