Armando Chavez, right, joins family, staff and supporters for the ribbon cutting at Nor-Cal Siders on April 3 in Marysville. During the ceremony, the company also announced plans to help renovate the Tri-Counties Community Center.

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Nor-Cal Siders officially welcomed the public to its Marysville location April 3, celebrating a grand opening and ribbon-cutting that also highlighted the company’s growing role in community improvement efforts across the city.

The business, now housed inside the former Butler’s Dry Cleaning building, has spent about the past year renovating the space for its operations. City leaders said the result is more than just a new business opening; it is another example of the company’s continued investment in Marysville.

“Actions speak louder than words,” said Councilmember Stuart Gilchrist. “So look at City Hall, look at this building, look at 313 D, and stay tuned for the next thing you’re going to look at, along with everything else they’ve done. This building is unbelievable, and I can’t thank you enough.”

Throughout the ceremony, speakers praised Nor-Cal Siders not only for opening its new location but for its broader contributions to the community, including work on City Hall, support for Marysville Little League, repainting the Marysville Fire Department’s fire tower and a newly announced effort aimed at helping renovate the Tri-Counties Community Center.

“Your investment in our community is greatly appreciated. I really mean that,” Mayor Chris Branscum said before presenting the business with a certificate from the city.

Branscum described the company’s leadership as “truly wonderful people” and said the new facility was “absolutely fabulous” and “tastefully done.” Community and Economic Development Director Dan Flores then recalled when Nor-Cal Siders’ owners first came to the city with plans to purchase the property at 631 B St. and renovate it into a home for their business.

“A lot of people try to tell us they’re going to do things and then they never follow through,” Flores said. “But these gentlemen and his crew, his team, they followed through.”

Flores said that follow-through extended well beyond the company’s own building. After learning the city was struggling with the cost of painting City Hall, he said owner Armando Chavez immediately volunteered to take on the project.

“I told him it’s about a $150,000 job. It’s a lot,” Flores said. “He said not to about it. That they were going to do it, and that they wanted to do it for the city because they have pride in our community and wanted to show that what they we’re all about.”

Nor-Cal Siders owner Armando Chavez, center, receives a commendation from the City of Marysville during the business’s grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony April 3 outside the company’s new location in Marysville.

Marysville Vice Mayor Bruce Buttacavoli echoed that praise, calling Nor-Cal Siders one of the strongest community supporters the city has seen. Councilmember Marjorie Rollins also pointed to the company’s contributions to Marysville Little League, saying Nor-Cal Siders helped paint the Little League park, provided siding and sponsored a team.

“They are true community partners,” Rollins said.

The biggest announcement of the day, however, centered on what Chavez described as the company’s “2026 project,” a planned effort to help renovate the Tri-Counties Community Center in Marysville.

Located at the heart of Binney Junction, next to Yuba-Sutter Transit and across from Marysville High School, the center has served the community for decades. Originally opened in 1998 by Ken and Allyn Scott as Hot Dog Junction, the site later became the Allyn Scott Youth and Community Center before eventually becoming today’s Tri-Counties Community Center.

The building now hosts a wide range of activities and programs, including roller skating, fencing, gymnastics, improv, game nights, bingo, senior programs, special needs events, archery and the American Indian Education Program. Chavez said the facility needs substantial repairs and upgrades, and that Nor-Cal Siders hopes to rally contractors and community members to help improve it inside and out.

“We would like to fix the Tri-Counties Community Center from the inside and the outside,” Chavez said. “If we can all get together as a community and help fix this up, I really think that we can make this a better place for our kids and even for our senior citizens, and there’s no reason we can’t.”

Flores said more details are expected soon and indicated the effort may be tied to Nor-Cal Siders’ broader nonprofit initiative focused on future Marysville improvement projects.

“This is a company that realizes that giving back to the community first will give them a return on investment that will be way beyond what they give into the community,” Flores said.

Nor-Cal Siders plans to share more information about the project in the coming months through social media and community outreach while encouraging other contractors and supporters to get involved.

For Chavez, the message of the day was simple.

“Thank you, everybody, for coming here,” he said. “We really, really appreciate it.”