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Vol. 25, No. 6 JUNE 2011Serving Southern Tuolumne County and Northern Mariposa County Since 1987

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By Christina Wilkinson The Yosemite Chamber of Commerce is bringing back Movies in the Park but it’s been rebranded to Movies on the Hill because we are showing movies in three different locations throughout 2011/2012 — Mary Laveroni Park, Mountain Sage and during the winter/spring months, the Groveland Community Hall. Due to legal reasons in our licensing agreement, we are not allowed to print the names of the movies but we are able to list them on the internet. So you can fi nd out the name of each movie with de-scriptions by visiting MoviesOnTheHill.blogspot.com. We encourage you to also go to IMDB.com to review each movie for parental guidance. Cost: The Yosemite Chamber of Commerce brings you these quality mov-

“Movies on the Hill” are backies through your generous donations. When you arrive to see each movie, we encourage you to leave a donation so that we may continue to show movies all year long. Note: cost is subject to change with-out notice.

2011 ScheduleJune 11 - family - (MLCP)June 25 - comedy - (MS)July 9 - family - (MLCP)July 16 - romance - (MS)July 23 - drama - (MLCP)July 30 - teen/adult - (MLCP)August 6 - comedy - (MS)August 13 - romance - (MS) August 20 - drama - (MLCP)August 27 - teen/adult - (MS)September 3 - comedy - (MLCP)October 1 - ITSA Film Festival (MS)

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Movie NightsBy Pam Lagomarsino Movie Night at the Red Cloud Library will continue through the summer. This has been quite popular and we are pleased to offer this to the community at no charge. Each time we show a family fi lm and have yummy buttered popcorn to go along with it. The dates for June are Friday, June 10 and Friday June 24. Time will be 7 to approximately 8:45 p.m. As of press time, the titles have not been chosen yet. But feel free to call 878-3692 for more information. All ages are welcome – however if under

By Dale Silverman Saturday, June 4 is the anniversary of the dedication of the Historic John Muir Route, the 14 mile stretch of highway ex-tending from Coulterville, up J132 to its terminus at Highway 120. Family-friendly events will take place in Lake Don Pedro, Coulterville, Greeley Hill and Groveland that day; most are free, and all will allow participants to experience Muir’s love of nature and his appreciation of the unique beauty of the surrounding foothills. Horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, art shows and sales, na-ture tours and demonstrations, book sign-ing…topped off with a musical play about the day’s honoree, John Muir…offer a day full of enjoyment and unique experiences! The LDP Trailblazers’ Spring Hike and Ride: Call 209-852-9459; www.ldptrail-blazers.com. Ride departs at 10 a.m. sharp. The Coulterville Park will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission. There will be artists, artisans, music, food and all sorts of demonstrations, sponsored by the Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce, call 209-878-3074 or email [email protected] for information. The Demonstration Garden at the Coulterville Fire Station will have free activities and tours also from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of children’s games, dem-onstrations, art activities and information related to the theme of the day, the John Muir Legacy. Contact 209-878-3483 for additional information. Guided tours to Bower Cave will be departing from the Northern Mariposa County History Center, located at the cor-ner of highways 49 and 132. Visitors to the museum will also be treated to the John Muir Student Art Show featuring Muir-themed works from students from local schools throughout the region. Scott Miller will be on hand to sign copies of his re-cently published pictorial edition of Muir’s My First Summer in the Sierra with copies available for purchase. Advance registra-tion is required for the tours, both the art show and the book signing are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 209-878-3015 for additional information about all three events or go to coultervillemuseum.org. Dedication of the new Bean Creek Preserve gets underway at 10 a.m. at

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10505 Fiske Road in Greeley Hill with a formal ceremony, nature walks, and lunch. 209 742- 5556; www.sierrafoothill.org. Big Creek Meadow Ranch Festival, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - “Wild Adventures of John Muir” play, 6 p.m. 209-962-1942; www.bigcreekmeadowranch.com. Bower Cave Bicycle Tours - Saturday and weekend package, 510-545-7969; [email protected]. For additional information, please call the Coulterville Visitors Center, 878-3074.

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By Peggy Andrews Tuolumne County Master Gardeners are at it again collecting Styrofoam in conjunction with the Cal Sierra Recycling and Waste Management Hazardous Waste Collection Days on June 11 and 12, at their facilities at 14959 Camage Avenue off Tuolumne Road in Sonora. Master Gardener Styrofoam collection hours will be Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Groveland and Big Oak Flat resi-dents will once again be able to drop off their Styrofoam at the Groveland Fire Department on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. For collection purposes we can only take clean number 6 Styrofoam. Examples of #6 Styrofoam are packaging used for electronics, food or drugs that must be

Styrofoam Collection Dayskept frozen or cold for shipping. If pos-sible please remove all tape and labels. We cannot take peanuts but Pac & Copy in the Junction Shopping Center will be glad to take them for use in their shipping. For the past three years our communi-ties have made me proud with their support for this project. Thank you in advance for your help in keeping Styrofoam out of the landfi lls. For more information call or email Peggy Andrews at 962-7264 or [email protected].

age 10, a parent must be present. Come en-joy a feature movie and popcorn with your friends. You may also check out books and other materials during this time. Red Cloud Library is located at 10332-C Fiske Road in Greeley Hill. Our hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. You may also visit us on the web at www.mariposalibrary.org.

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There is considerable activity taking place in Tuolumne County. It is rewarding to see the progress that is being made in both business and local government. We are adding new business and seeing expan-sion in existing businesses. In July, the Board of Supervisors will be considering changes in the General Plan Housing Element. These changes are in-tended to address ordinance requirements in the housing element that, in my opinion, have been too restrictive or unreasonable for developing permanent affordable hous-ing and to provide options for transitional housing. As an example, it could be benefi cial to extend the occupancy use of a stored recre-

ational vehicle from 14 days, as it is now, to 30 days which will allow more time for those seeking to relocate into a permanent residence. Another change that may provide ad-ditional work force housing is to allow de-tached secondary single family dwellings on parcels that are less than twice the mini-mum parcel size in the RE-1, RE-2, RE-3 and RE-5 districts, provided that the parcel meets the cul de sac length limits specifi ed in the County Ordinance Code. For details of the proposed Housing Element changes, go to the Community Development Department section of the county web page. My personal kudos go to the Tuolumne

County Road Department for their “quick action” in the completion of the repairs to Old Wards Ferry Road. It was completed on schedule and within budget estimates. Wards Ferry Road is used by the many rafting companies that raft the Tuolumne as well as being an important emer-gency north-south connector for the Groveland area. More on road improve-ments….Cal Trans has scheduled an overlay of

Highway 120 from Chinese Camp to the top of New Priest Grade from August through September. At the same time, another overlay project is scheduled for Highway 120 on the section of highway between Hells Hollow and South Fork Bridge. We have been doing some “fi rst time” projects that, I believe, in the long run will benefi t all that do business with the county. One of these is a customer service program initiated by the county to provide more helpful and timely response by staff in the various departments. The program will include customer service training for all county employees based on a course that is currently being formulated. Recognizing that citizen input is es-sential to the success of this program, the county is inviting interested persons to help in designing the training course by participating in a Citizen Focus Group. Focus Groups will be comprised of eight to 12 members of the public and will be held in Columbia, Mi Wuk, Sonora, Groveland, Don Pedro, Twain Harte and Jamestown. We want to know what it is that the peo-ple consider customer service. My position is that the best customer service has been given when the result is customer satisfac-tion. What do you think? As, most of you may be aware, Tuolumne County is continuing its plan to get out of the hospital business. We are still operating the long-term care unit and will continue to do so until the Avalon addition is completed. The long-term care facility is re-viewed annually, is licensed by the State

of California, and certifi ed by the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Center for Medicaid Services has given the Tuolumne General Long-Term Care Facility a Five-Star rat-ing; the highest that can be achieved. Congratulations to the Tuolumne General Staff for their outstanding performance. They are truly dedicated and, even with the pending closure of their facility, they con-tinue to provide exemplary service for their clients. The Stanislaus National Forest has just released the Motor Vehicle Use Map. If you use the National Forest roads and trails, it is your responsibility to know the rules and regulations contained in this document. The Motor Vehicle Use Map is available at district ranger stations. Personally, I fi nd that there are at least a couple of areas in this map plan with which I do not agree. One such area is that related to off-road parking restrictions stating that you must park no more than one vehicle length from the roadway and the second area is in re-gard to the seasonal closure of roads. As I understand it, this is to be a work in prog-ress and specifi c questions concerning the travel management plan may be directed to the Stanislaus Forest District Ranger. Last year Tuolumne County Transit pur-chased historic-looking trolleys. This year

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By Gail Tyler Enjoy a late spring drive through the countryside on your way to a hearty pancake and egg breakfast at the Old Schoolhouse in historic Coulterville, lo-cated at the corner of Broadway and Cemetery Streets. Breakfast is served from 8 to 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month, which in June is on Sunday, June 12. Your meal is “on the house” if you de-cide to become a museum member that morning. Our May breakfast winner was Shae Shimer of Coulterville. Enjoy a generous serving of eggs, ham or sausage, pancakes, fresh fruit and beverage for only $5 for adults and $3 for children. Families get a discount, with $15 covering two adults and two children. Pancakes are “all you can eat.” The proceeds of these monthly breakfasts are used to maintain and operate the museum, located at the intersec-tion of highways 49 and 132.

Afghan Raffl e - Our Mother’s Day Afghan raffl e has been held over to our December 2011 breakfast. You can still get tickets for the Afghan at any of our break-fasts or at the Museum. Tickets are $1 each. Museum memberships and volunteer opportunities are available. For more in-formation call 209-878-3015 or email us at [email protected].

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Fireworks on the Water The Fireworks on the Water show, sponsored by the Don Pedro Recreation Agency in coordination with the Lake Don Pedro and Moccasin Point Marinas and contributing private houseboat own-ers, will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 9:30 p.m. The ½ hour show will take place on the water by Don Pedro Dam, and can be viewed from the Blue Oaks Group Area, the Visitor Center/Helipad area, or from the water. Each vehicle will be charged $8.00 to utilize the Recreation Area, park and view the show. For more information contact Don Pedro Recreation Agency at 209-852-2396.

By John Kinnear Midweek hikes in the Groveland/Highway 120 area (Tuolumne Group, Sierra Club). Each Thursday meet at Mary Laveroni Community Park, Groveland at 8 a.m. for an approximately 6-mile hike. Bring a jacket, water, sunscreen and a snack in a daypack. Wear hiking boots. In fair weather the hike is generally fol-lowed by a picnic lunch near the trail head. Leader: Frank Oyung, 209-962-7585 or [email protected]. July 29 - 31, Sunday Sierra Club Backpack (1A), Burgson Lake - This beginner to intermediate backpack trip in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Area of Stanislaus National Forest involves a moderate hike of six miles, round-trip, and 500-600 feet gain at an elevation of ap-

proximately 6,100 feet. Most mosquitoes will be gone by late July and wildfl owers in the meadows shall be lush with blooms. Spend Saturday resting and swimming at the campsite or take a fi ve-mile easy day hike to nearby Wheats Meadow. Individual commissary required on this trip. Meet at the East Sonora Burger King restaurant on Mono Way, 8 a.m., to car pool to the Wheats Meadow trail head near the Clark Fork/Middle Fork Stanislaus River. Reservation required, contact lead-er, Frank Oyung, 209-962-7585, or email [email protected].

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Red Cross classes The American Red Cross district offi ce in Sonora holds classes each month covering many subjects from CPR and fi rst aid to shelter management to ba-by-sitter training and child care safety. For more infor-mation about these classes, please call 209-533-1513.

Pancake fund-raiserBy Sheri Gempler The Randi Murray dance studio is put-ting on a pancake fund-raiser at Applebee’s on Saturday, May 28. It will be from 8 to 9 a.m. and tickets are only $7. With your ticket you will get three fl uffy pancakes,

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Boeing-Boeing Boeing-Boeing, a classic ‘60s farce that takes audiences to fi rst-class come-dic heights, opened at the Historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic Park and runs through June 12. Thursday and Friday evening perfor-mances begin at 7 p.m., Saturday evening shows begin at 8 and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2. Talk backs, discussions with the director and performers, are on Thursday evening, May 26 and Saturday afternoon, May 28, imme-diately following the performances. Call the box offi ce at 209-532-3120 or visit us online at www.sierrarep.org.

Father’s Day Fly-InBy Kalah Beckman Come join us for a fun-fi lled week-end celebrating fathers, family and fl y-ing! Early arrivals are invited to join us Friday, June 17 for our $5 Early Bird Burger Burn starting at 6 p.m. The week-end’s festivities kick off Saturday morn-ing with a pancake breakfast served by local Boy Scout Troop 570 from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Pavilion located in the Columbia Airport campground followed by a full day of fl y-bys, aircraft displays, and fl ight demonstrations. We’ll end the day with a tri-tip dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the shade tent by the Airport lobby and live music provided by Chris Miller and Friends starting at 7 p.m. Sunday will once again start with pancake breakfast served by Troop 570 from 7 to 11 a.m. The fl our bombing and spot landing contests will begin at 11:30 a.m. Fly-bys and fl ight demonstrations will follow the fl our bombing/spot land-ing contests. As on Saturday, food and memorabilia vendors will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We look forward to having you, your family and your friends attend this great family event. If you need further information contact Tuolumne County Airports by email: [email protected] or by phone 209-533-5685, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

By Peggy Andrews STCHS is looking for photos, if any ex-ist, of the Wells Fargo Building, before the fi re in 1863. These photos would be used in the dating and restoration of the Big Oak Flat Historic Landmark. If you or your family have any early pictures and would like to share them with STCHS, please call or email Peggy Andrews at 962-7264 or

[email protected]. If you have pictures you would like to donate to the museum, we will make cop-ies for you and the originals will, with your family’s information, be placed in the mu-seum database and may eventually be dis-played in the museum with credit given to your family or you may make a temporary loan to the museum for restoration use and possible display. If you do not wish to do-nate or loan your photos, you may call me and make an appointment, your photos will be scanned and returned to you with an acid free sleeve to protect your historic photos. For donation purposes, there are forms at the Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum or forms can be mailed to you on request.

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By B.Z. Smith Central Sierra Arts Council announc-es its Summer 2011 Art Excursions to the de Young Museum for the “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris” Art Exhibition. On Thursday, June 30, and again on Thursday, September 15, Sierra foothill residents can travel together for a day of art experience. This CSAC Art Excursion to “Picasso’s Picassos” is offered for $75 for CSAC members, and $85 for non-members. The fee includes museum admission to the special exhibition, round-trip transporta-tion, bridge tolls, parking fees and a snack with transportation services provided by Linkline Bus Charters and Tours, a CSAC local business supporter. “It’s really nice to just get on the bus, relax and arrive at the front entrance of The de Young,” noted Dona Williams, CSAC president. “Plus, it’s fun to enjoy the company of the other Art Excursion riders.” The CSAC Art Excursions began in October 2010, and since then more than 75 Sierra residents have traveled on one of CSAC’s museum trips. The ART Excursion

coordinator for the summer trips, CSAC Vice President B.Z. Smith, noted that there was a price hike from last season’s trips be-cause of rising fuel costs and an increase at The de Young. “Gas prices and de Young ticket prices all took a jump, our costs went up commensurately. But we’re doing the ART Excursions as a service to arts edu-cation for our community. How often do we get a chance to experience something of this world caliber?” “This trip really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” states Louise McPeeters, CSAC Board member and Arts Education coordinator. “The de Young is presenting Picasso paintings, sculptures, drawings. It should really tell a deep story of this revo-lutionary artist’s extraordinary life and ca-reer.” To sign up for either the June 30 or the September 15 CSAC Art Excursion, please call 209-532-ARTS/2787 or email CSAC at [email protected]. Registration forms are also available at the Central Sierra Arts Council website at www.cen-tralsierraarts.org. All reservations are made on a “fi rst-pay/fi rst serve” basis. Seating is

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By Nancy Robichaud The curtains have closed on the Pine Cone Players production of Curtains Open on Murder, directed by Nancy Robichaud. There was a lot of drama off the stage due to snow storms causing a rescheduled play date. The cast stayed current and refreshed by having an extra rehearsal. Hopefully everyone who wanted to see this twisted production was able to attend. I talk with folks around town and they tell me it took a while to fi gure out what had just happened! Their heads are still swim-ming! If you didn’t get to see it…ask a friend. I want to thank my entire cast: Sally Salinas, Barbara Klahn, Terri Sullivan, Bill Mingus, Luke Sullivan, Anita Millard, Bob Swan and Marj Smith; my back stage crew Bev Oakley, Sharon Volponi, Sandra Menacho, Regina Tilley, Dave “Stilts” Volponi, Miguel Maldonado, Paul Klahn, Steve Salnick and also their families. I want to especially thank the Hotel Charlotte for a fabulous Opening Night Gala, the Groveland Hotel for a beautiful Brunch Special for our Sunday matinee,

Who did it, after all?and the Iron Door, Groveland Hotel and the Hotel Charlotte for having specialty drinks and donations for our Saturday night crowd. Due to the rescheduling of the play, the “Sierra Sounds” were not able to perform during our intermission, but ably Luke Sullivan, strolling minstrel, and Bob Swan picked up the pieces and gave the crowd a wonderful musical interlude. Also not able to attend for their fund-raiser was the “S” Club but the Players hope the club would try again to be a part of the show next time. The cast and crew had a tasty, fun cast party at the Hotel Charlotte after striking the set in a record 45 minutes…nice going, gang! Thanks to the Board of Directors of the Pine Cone Performers and to everyone who participated or attended. Miguel Maldonado has offered the DVD of Curtains Open on Murder for sale to the general public; if interested please contact Miguel at [email protected] or phone him at 962-4917. Support your local live arts.

By Kari Cobb Yosemite Conservancy announced new ways for visitors to experience Yosemite National Park through its Outdoor Adventures programs - from photography courses on capturing stunning natural phe-nomena, family camping expeditions in the high country to hikes that explore Tuolumne Meadows birds. More than 30 Outdoor Adventures are available for park visitors to hike, observe, experience and explore Yosemite. Instructors

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Unattended fi res By Debbie Cook, PIO “Escape burn pile half acre burned…” “Campfi re burns approximately one acre…” “Burn pile ignites utility trailer fi re…” What do these have in common? These fi res were all unattended. Over the past several weekends, Mariposa County Fire and other agencies responded to several fi re-related incidents prompting the department to send out a message. While most vegetation is still green and moist, Chief Wilson shares that with a little wind the dry thatch from last year’s growth will burn and spread. Fire season is here! The same time each year, Mariposa County Fire, www.mari-posacounty.org/fi re; CalFire, www.fi re.ca.gov; and the Fire Safe Council, mari-posafi resafe.org are busy educating people about safety in the home, defensible space and the proper procedure for burn piles. It is an ongoing responsibility and one that can never be stressed enough. Again, fi re agencies remind you to

never leave burn piles or campfi res unat-tended. Take the necessary steps to make your property more defensible by clearing an area of 100 feet around your home, re-move needles and leaves from your roof and gutters. It will increase your safety, fi refi ghter safety and the chance that your home will survive a fi re. Protect yourself and your family by installing and maintaining your smoke alarms. Most importantly, practice your home fi re escape plan making sure every-one knows at least two escape routes and the designated meeting place outside the home. Living in rural areas, most of us know that fi re season never really ends. Fires can burn at any time. Wildfi res often be-gin unnoticed, ignited by a cigarette, an unattended campfi re, or natural causes, like lighting. They spread quickly igniting brush, trees and homes. Each of us must be responsible for not only the safety of our own property, but the safety of others as well. Have more questions you need an-swered? Contact any of the agencies above. Be safe! Be prepared!

By Barbara Broad GAINs is inviting the community to nominate adults and youth for the sixth annual service awards. The purpose is to recognize deserving volunteers in our community who have made outstanding contributions for the betterment of our community specifi cally during the calen-dar year 2010. Awards will be given to an adult and a youth who have worked through a com-munity organization or through individual effort, on a voluntary basis, during 2010.

GAINs service awards nominations sought

They will be presented at the ‘49er Festival in September. Check out the plaque honor-ing previous recipients in the foyer of the Groveland Museum and Library building. GAINs is requesting nominations from local service clubs, other groups, and in-dividuals. Nomination are due June 1, and forms are available at the Groveland Library and at GCSD. For more informa-tion or a form by email, contact Barbara Broad at [email protected] or 962-7730.

By Kelly Bearden The Yosemite Foothills Fire Safe Council (YFFSC) recently announced that sign-ups are being taken for the chipping of dangerous brush, slash and debris later in June. This homeowner program is de-signed to eliminate hazardous fuels by providing a free chipping service to ho-meowners who cut and stack brush, small trees and other slash. The goal is to assist residents and land owners comply with state law requiring one hundred feet of de-fensible space around a residence. The YFFSC will subsidize the entire cost and hire a chipping crew to dispose of the brush, trees and other fuels. The program is offered only for a limited time on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis and also depends on scheduling considerations to maximize the chipping of debris. Property owners are asked to cut and stack brush along an accessible road and to stack the slash with the butt end facing the road. “With debris burning season wind-ing down chipping is a safe means of eliminating unwanted brush and other tree limbs for residents to reduce the fi re haz-ard on their property,” according to Nancy Longmore, fi re prevention specialist with

Free chipping by Fire Safe Councilthe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). “Chipping has proven to be a great tool to eliminate the fl ammable debris around homes and get in compliance with the defensible space regu-lations,” Longmore added. The program is not designed to chip piles that have sat for burning as the amount of labor and time to separate the piles waste valuable program resources. The program is limited to residents located in southern Tuolumne and northern Mariposa Counties. Chipped material is left on-site and the woods chips can be recycled as mulch, decorative landscaping, dust and weed control and many other uses. The Yosemite Foothills Fire Safe Council is a non-profi t entity with a simple goal of reducing the fuel around homes and com-munities so with a wildfi re can be stopped quicker with less damage to life, property, habitat and the forest. Preparedness and pre-vention of catastrophic fi res are our goals. Time and availability is limited for more information or to sign up please email questions to [email protected], or leave a phone message at 754-2729. Since we have a mostly volunteer staff, please exercise patience in our reply.


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By Dar Brown The annual May Tea, hosted by the cur-rent Board in honor of the Ladies Club Past Presidents, was held at the Grill on May 4. The Board was very pleased to have 11 Past Presidents in attendance, and several messages from ladies unable to attend were read. In keeping with the traditions of the Royal Wedding and the Kentucky Derby, many attendees sported beautiful and

elaborate hats and it was wonderful to see all the brightly colored outfi ts after such a long and drab winter and early spring. The tea was provided by Bambi and the staff at the Grill and included tea sandwich-es, fresh fruit, and decadent brownies. One must have chocolate, after all! The entryway to the Grill looked lovely with beautiful pots of fresh daisies, and each table was graced

Photo by Catherine Santa Maria

Tea attendees included Joyce Smith, Bobbie Van Den Bergh, Rae Ann Bozzo, Linda Hunter, Judy Michaelis, Rosemary Adams, Catherine Santa Maria, Wanda Patterson and Claudette Babyak.

Honoring Ladies Club Past Presidentswith a plant in an ornate pot. Chairs Marlene Johansen, Josie Tamez, and Maureen Whitaker thrilled the Past Presidents by pre-senting each with a gorgeous lily as a thank you for their years of service. All in all, a wonderful way to welcome a “real” Pine Mountain spring…fi nally.

By Debbie Cook, PIO Mariposa County Fire and county of-fi cials gathered Tuesday, May 3 for a ground-breaking ceremony in honor of the

new Don Pedro Fire station. In his brief in-terview with ABC local Channel 30 News, Chief Wilson shared that being able to provide a new station for the community and our volunteers will solidify the level of service they (the fi refi ghters) have been providing for several years. Anticipated completion date for the new station is summer 2012. Visit www.mariposacounty.org/fi re for updates on sta-tion construction.

Photo provided by Debbie Cook

Breaking ground for new fi re station

Don Pedro ground-breaking


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By Rudy Manzo On April 29 President Rudy Manzo, Treasurer Sharon Hunt, and President-Elect Barry Scales, headed for Sacramento to attend the Rotary District 5220 Convention. They left with cars fi lled with items contributed by Rotarians, indi-viduals, Yosemite Chamber of Commerce members, and Groveland businesses for boxes being sent to our troops overseas. The Groveland Rotary Club would like to thank everyone in the area who contribut-ed. Your generosity will show our service people that people in the USA care about them when they receive one of the “HOT” boxes (stands for Help Our Troops). On Saturday afternoon Groveland Rotary members assisted other District 5229 Rotarians pack 101 boxes which will be sent to the 101st Airborne Division. Additional boxes will be packed later and sent to our troops. Going to conventions can sometimes become strenuous, but this made every-one there stand back and take a long look at what “Service Above Self” is all about. Groveland was a hit as a result of the mes-sages put on each of the 200 frisbees con-tributed by our local Pizza Factory. This was the talk of the convention on Saturday night. Groveland might be small, but we are like cream and always rise to the top. We cannot thank everyone enough for your contributions and cash donations to pay for

Photo provided by Rudy Manzo

Sharon Hunt and Rudy Manzo display Frisbee messages

Groveland contributes to Rotary Help Our Troops program

the postage to help send these boxes of love to our troops. Along with the Groveland Rotary members the community can stand proud and know that you made a difference.

By Marc Wellman and Buck Lemmon The Country Mountain Riders’ Color Guard team and their club president, Holly Foiles, took the journey down the mountain and participated in the 54th annual Mother Lode Round-Up parade, held May 7 in Sonora. The riders took top honors with the coveted Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Posse Sweepstakes award, for the second year in a row. This is the best overall equestrian award for the entire parade. This team of fi ve lovely ladies also took fi rst place this year in their Color Guard division. They

Photo by Marc Wellman and Buck Lemmon.

Winning Color Guard Team (l. to r.) Janet Heuer, Joan Gisler, Elaine North, Rita Moore, and Nancy Gray.

Local women, a winning team! are Janet Heuer, Joan Gisler, Elaine North, Rita Moore, and Nancy Gray. They were followed by our club banner held by Ann Atwell and Bob Gray, along with The Country Mountain Rider’s president Holly Foiles riding her mule. It was a great representation of Southern Tuolumne County. The group of ladies grew up in this area, and have now returned with successful local busi-nesses and a continued love for horses. Congratulations team!

4-H looking for bear or lionBy Donna Wice, 4-H Coordinator The 4-H State Fair Exhibit committee is looking for a taxidermy full-sized bear or mountain lion that is in good condition to put in the Mariposa County State Fair Exhibit booth at the State Fair. It would be on loan for a month. If you know of anyone who would loan this item, please contact Donna at 966-4829 as soon as possible. We thank you for your help!


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I always say that I try to re-member the passwords I have to use each day as a way to ward off the ravages of early old-timer this or that or the other. In addition, I just don’t like

the idea of using some computer I’ve never seen, in someone’s server farm somewhere I can’t reach out and touch, to store things such as all those passwords. I really do

think that if we use our brains for some-thing other than to hold our ears apart it’ll serve us better on down the road. Now I fi nd researchers from Stanford, Harvard, UCSF and Columbia Universities agreeing with reports in as varied periodi-cals as Scientifi c American, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, ABC, NBC and Martha Stewart (tell me you didn’t see that coming) that games to train your brain can work. Says The New York Times, “We can indeed form new brain cells, despite a century of being told it’s impossible.” I know there are some out there in read-er-land who, along with me, heaved a sigh of relief to know that all those brain cells

we left at the corner of Haight and Ashbury way back when can be replaced, and that we can use brain games to get our brains back in fi ghting shape. Or at least to be more alert, and Lord knows we need more “lerts.” The cause of all the media stir and buzz amongst researchers? A website called Lumosity that offers games that train your brain that are so good all those fancy uni-versities say this is serious and good for you. What could I do but sign up—the fi rst three games were free anyway, although I’m sure someone down the line some-where is going to eventually want to get some money for this. I mean, you know about there being no such thing as a truly free lunch, right? In any event, I’ve always done well tak-ing the tests that make up standard IQ tests and I thought, How hard can these be? Let me tell you—harder than you think. The fi rst brain training game (say that fast, a bunch of times in a row, and you’ll be even more convinced that your brain needs some training, and possibly your tongue as well) is called speed match. You’re shown a shape on the screen for a moment, then it disappears and is replaced with another shape. You’re supposed to indicate whether the fi rst and second shape are the same or different. That turned out to be surprisingly easy and I thought this’ll be a cinch. The next BTG involved a set of tiles that they called the Memory Matrix. Some would be briefl y colored while the remain-der stayed the original white color. Then, the colored tiles disappeared and you’re supposed to correctly click on the squares that a moment before were colored. I did pretty well up until the grid of tiles was eight on a side, and let me tell you that’ll make your brain hurt. The third BTG was more insidious. The idea is to watch the screen as a letter briefl y fl ashes in the center of the screen. At the same time, somewhere else on the screen an icon of the bluebird of happiness ap-pears. Your challenge is twofold—click on the spot on the screen where the bluebird of happiness was a moment ago with your cross hairs, and then if you got close enough to score (no, Martha, the bird doesn’t blow up all gory-like) then you get a chance to pick the letter you saw briefl y from a list that appears on the screen. Follow this with more successes and you’ll fi ll in the let-ters of a bird’s name, al-la “Vanna, I want a vowel” until you can guess at the bird’s name. Since they started right out with soft pitches like bluebird and owl rather than Pterodactyl, I actually scored pretty well on that game, too.

Remember the “no free lunch” part? Well, it turns out this lunch costs anywhere from $14.95 a month to $299.95 for a “life-time membership,” although they don’t specify whose lifetime. Okay, so maybe that’s a little steep for lunch, you’re saying. Get on over to Google and search for “free brain games” and pick from the number of websites that come up. You’ll fi nd that most of them aren’t free if you dig deeply enough into them, but what the heck, there’s lots of free brain games to be had, including those that claim to be “scientifi cally proven!” As an example, there’s one I found at Positscience.com called “The 60 second brain game,” or “how hard can it be to count to fi ve?” What I learned was what’s called the “Stroop Effect,” or what I might have termed the “Droop Effect” as in how I felt at the end of just 60 seconds. The smart people behind the game assured me that getting the game right wasn’t as im-portant as getting fast, and I scored in the 90th percentile for speed, so apparently it’s still safe for me to step off the curb. For really free brain games, you can visit the AARP.org website where you’ll fi nd “entangled fi gures,” “split words,” “shapes and colors,” and more. If those aren’t enough free games to train your brain, you can always look for the ones that came with your computer. I’m not sure a good game of Solitaire is recommended by Stanford, but hey, it’s really free.

* * * * * That’s it for this month from The Computer Guy—e-mail me at [email protected].

Burn Permits required As of Sunday, May 1, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of CalFire requires burn-ing permits. Until CalFire stations are fully staffed later in the season, permits will be available only during business hours Monday through Friday, at Blanchard FFS, 2990 Highway 132, La Grange Burn permit terms include limiting pile size to a maximum of 4 feet by 4 feet in diameter, and clearing all fl ammable mate-rial and vegetation 10 feet from the outer edge of a burn pile. Burn hours will remain open until further notice, but outdoor burn-ing may be done only on burn days. Tuolumne County: 209/533-5598 Mariposa County: 1-888-440-2876 website: www.fi re.ca.gov


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T h i r t y - t w o years, nearly a third of a century, have passed since my husband Rod and I had this house built on a flower-starred hillside. Never have I seen the grass so tall as

it is now. Yesterday I took some wrongly-delivered mail over to my neighbor’s house and waded through grass that reached my waist; in my yard, not his. His acre was trimmed this week by an energetic and ef-fective gardener, who even cut a two foot swathe out of the grass that borders his driveway and continues on, under three tall cypresses and into my back yard, home of the waist high grass. My house is built close to the back end of my lot and was once edged by a bed of vari-hued hybrid irises. I ordered them from a garden supply that specialized in prize-winning bulbs and rhizomes. They were incredibly beautiful that fi rst year, puny the second, with few blooms and limp fans. The third year they produced no blossom. An investigation revealed that the rhizomes had been hollowed out from below. Just hollow top shells remained. I

believe this to have been done by oak root borers. The only blooming iris I still have are dark purple, direct descendants of Roman gardens. In 1980 Rod and I visited the original Getty Museum in Santa Monica. It was built to resemble a Roman Villa and was fronted by a long refl ecting pool bordered by purple irises imported from Rome. On that day Getty gardeners were thinning out the irises. They were planning to discard the overage and were pleased to allow us a couple of spadefuls of irises. They even found a newspaper to wrap them in. The iris still live on in my vermin-infested yard and produce a few blooms every year – the same rich purple. Hardy survivors, they brashly sport their fans among the tall grass. Today they may breathe a little easier. The annual yard trim is in progress. This event is major in the life of any foothill home owner as its purpose is be-yond tidiness. We live in a genuine fi re zone. The vegetation growth created by winter and spring precipitation followed by hot, dry summers creates an area with a low kindling rate, is ready to burst into fl ame when exposed to lightening, ma-chine-generated electrical sparks, or the careless handling of cigarettes or camp-fi res. It behooves us all to create a cleared area that extends at least 30 feet from our

homes or outbuildings in all directions. Plants, ground cover or grasses should be kept green and well-watered so as to be less fl ammable. Fire regulations also rec-ommend that trees branches be trimmed at least six feet above ground level reducing the vulnerability to grass fi res. This is a time-consuming and demand-ing task. It takes lots of strength and en-ergy, particularly when hilly, or uneven ground surface precludes the use of either push or riding lawn mowers. The lots in my neighborhood are sizeable, mostly over an acre and reliable assistance is at a premi-um. One of the greater problems of living home, alone, in an aging body, is the im-portance of a dependable yard worker. So I have been delighted to discover a young man in my neighborhood who not only possesses all of these valuable traits but provides his own weed-whacker. However, I am not the only person requesting his as-sistance, and he’s had some diffi culty fi t-ting me into his schedule. This has created some anxiety for me, as we approach the deadline for fi re clearance usually set by the California Department of Forestry at May 31. He’s working under gray skies that be-come darker as the day moves on. So it seems that rain is again threatening. How strange to feel threatened by rain. Though usually most welcome, I can sympathize with farmers waiting to harvest a hay or wheat crop.

I was raised on a farm, in southern Idaho. Rain was rarely an issue for us there. Our farm was on an irrigation proj-ect watered from canals connecting to Minidoka Dam, in the Snake River. As I recall, our average precipitation hovered between 4 and 5 inches annually. Wind was our weather problem there. All the soil, loess, was windblown, it varied from 18 inches to six feet or better, on an under-lying strata of lava, in an area known as the Columbia plateau. The Snake River joins with the Salmon to form the Columbia River but that was a long way downstream from our farm and I used to feel quite de-fensive about our area being named for the Columbia, when that was nowhere in our neighborhood. Our spring weather was terrible, cold and windy. Newly-plowed fi elds had to be prepared for planting in March and at 12 or 13, the oldest child in our family, I was often expected to help out. We had a small dairy herd and part of my job was to drive the manure spreader. My father loaded weathered manure, mixed with straw, into the spreader, hitched up Dick and Dave, our team of work horses, and handed the reins over to me. I climbed onto the box wooden seat and drove from the manure pile, near the corral, out into the 15 acre fi eld requir-ing fertilizing. The furrows ran east and west, which was fi ne when heading west. The wagon comprising the spreader had a slanted fl oor that moved the manure back into the teeth of a revolving wheel that broke up the mixture and deposited it on the ground, to be harrowed in later.

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By Patti Beaulieu Long-time Groveland residents John and Sandi Graham lost their only son John (Lucky) on April 18, 2011. Lucky fought his 21-month battle with brain cancer with dignity, courage and good-natured humor. Many Groveland residents had the chance to meet Lucky, as he and his wife Kathy, son Jacob and daughter Bonnie have been frequent visitors to John and Sandi’s Pine Mountain home. Throughout the years, they spent summer vacations; Christmases; Thanksgivings; Easter and many long weekends in PML. Lucky loved to join his dad for a motorcycle ride with John’s bike group, join him on the golf course and at the “19th” hole and meet with the Boyz Club while up here. He also attended several Resident Club dinners. He

Thank You from the Graham Familycertainly didn’t ask for much, but one of his last requests was to come to Pine Mountain Lake and enjoy the peace and quiet of the mountains with his parents. Sandi has always enjoyed cooking his favorite meals and desserts and she, once again, had the opportunity as he was able to spend a cherished week with them in early April. Many friends of the Grahams will re-member Lucky walking his mom, Sandi, down the aisle at their 50th Wedding an-niversary party, which was held in June 2009 at the Lake Lodge. This was a very special occasion planned and executed as a surprise by the Graham’s daughter Barbara Rascoe, Lucky and his wife Kathy. In addition to his parents, Lucky leaves his wife Kathy, son Jacob 14 ½ and daugh-ter Bonnie 10 ½ of San Jose, sister Barbara

Rascoe, and niece Megan of Coursegold, and many loving friends, aunts, uncles and cousins. The entire family would like to express a sincere thank you to the Groveland community for the love, support and kindness expressed to them over the past 21 months. The cards, phone calls, kind acts and genuine concern have been, and will continue to be, a great comfort to them. Remembrances can be made to the John Graham Memorial Fund c/o Wells Fargo Bank, 6465 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95120. Checks can be made to Katherine Graham, noting account number 3089366391. This memorial fund has been set up for Jacob and Bonnie’s education.

By Kathy Seaton We at the Herald have reached the age that we’re thinking about retiring. Would you like to carry on this newspaper? First a little history…. Back in 1986 we lived between Coulterville and Lake Don Pedro and had an herb nursery that wholesaled herb plants from Sonora to Bakersfi eld, plus sold them at the farmers markets in Modesto and Stockton. In December of that year we wanted to hold an open house but there was no local media in which to advertise it. So Dodie said, “Let’s start a newspaper.” On January 2, 1987 we published our fi rst issue of the Coulterville-Greeley Hill News, using a typewriter (you remember those...) for the text and rub-on letters for headlines. After three years, we decided to expand to southern Tuolumne County, got our fi rst Macintosh computer (a Mac SE with that tiny screen) and published our fi rst issue of the Yosemite Highway Herald in January 1990. That year we sold the herb nursery and dedicated ourselves to the newspaper. In 1997 we bought property in Big Oak

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Who will carry the torch?Flat and began our move here. It was hard leaving our friends in northern Mariposa County (though they’re still not far away and we hope we have continued to serve them well) and we’ve made many new friends in the Groveland area as we joined the Pine Cone Singers, Friends of the Groveland Library, and STCHS, and be-came more involved in this community. That brings us to where we are today, (after several incarnations of Macintoshes – now with a big screeen) in our 25th year of the newspaper business. But it does tie us down a bit and we’d like to do some other things before we get too old to enjoy them! We are looking to sell the Herald to a community-minded individual(s), who is skilled in Adobe InDesign, English gram-mar, and has some business acumen. If you are interested, please call us at 962-7425.

Co-ed Softball thanksDear Editor: I am writing on behalf of the Groveland Co-Ed Softball League. We want to thank the GCSD Board and interim GCSD Director Shane Warner for their help in bringing softball back to the Groveland Community. At the May 5 Board meeting, all of the directors and Mr. Warner showed a great desire to bring this community event back to life. Their positive attitude and willingness to go the extra mile in helping us to get the new Co-Ed Softball League off the ground is greatly appreciated! We would also like to thank Glynn Barnes and Mark Glover who are gener-ously donating their time to umpire; and Pat Green and Matt Thomas who are do-nating their efforts to prepare the fi eld for

each game. Numerous local businesses have helped with team sponsorship and when it looked like the league might fail fi nancially, the Moore Brothers Scavenger Service offered to help if needed. The Winkler brothers offering to provide labor and organizing of local trades-persons to work on fi eld improvements has also been a key factor in getting this new league started. Of course we cannot forget to thank Rick Fox, the driving force behind this effort, who has been working hard for months getting us all excited about the pos-sibility of playing ball in Groveland again. This has truly been a combined effort of the citizens, businesses and local govern-ment. We look forward to putting the Leon Rose Field back to use for the community and invite all who are interested to join us out at the ball fi eld on Tuesday nights be-ginning May 17 at 6 p.m. Loretta Dooley Groveland Co-Ed Softball League

Correction: In last month’s Museum Happenings, the Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum summer hours were misstated. The cor-rect summer hours are: Monday through Thursday, 1 to 4:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein331 Hart Senate Offi ce Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

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By Joyce Smith On Saturday, June 11 Groveland will be a very busy place. The Quilt Stroll is happening that day. All of us at Helping Hands and the Barn want to invite you to stop in at our establishments while you are out and about. We had spring cleaning at the Store in March and spring cleaned the Barn in April so now we are ready for you to come and visit. We are ready with your spring and summer needs. We have shorts, bathing suits, cover-ups; you name it, we probably have it. We have new Nike wear and will replenish our rack as it sells. We also have

Helping Hands Happeningsseveral bridal gowns. We have sweat shirts for these cool evenings. Remember when grand-kids come to visit, they always fi nd something at Helping Hands. Laurie Nagle is our Extra Mile Award winner for this month. Laurie is our Sunshine Chairperson. She works two scheduled days in the store and one day at the Barn each month. Plus she comes in on extra days to help as needed, and does substituting. She does our display windows and is always busy. She is one busy lady and very deserving of this award! Welcome to two new volunteers: Sandi Fiance will be working in the front and Judy Hewett will be working on the Scholarship Committee. We are happy to have you join our group and look forward to working with you. We are happy to welcome back our ladies who go off to the desert and one to Hawaii each year. They come back all refreshed and eager to go to work. We are sorry Joan and Bob Herron fi nd it necessary to resign. They have been vol-unteering for many years and we will miss them greatly. They will always be wel-comed back. Our Spring Giveaway was well received. People were ready to come in when we opened the doors on Friday, April 15. Thanks to all those who helped in any way to make this a successful event for the community. Congratulations to our Students of the Month: Kenny Clark, Tioga High School senior. Kenny is the son of Alyce Jones of

Groveland and Steven Clark of Salinas. Also, Kayla Eckhart, eighth grade student at Tenaya. Kayla is the daughter of Shirley Eckhart. Congratulations to both of you and good luck in all you do. See you downtown at the Store or Barn.

By Karen Dusek The Mariposa County Landfi ll, Compost Facility and Recycling Center has contract-ed with 7th Generation Recycling to take used clothing and linens for recycling. The following items will be accepted: clothing, shoes, hats, belts, sheets and pillowcases, comforters, blankets and towels. Materials must be clean, dry and in good condition suitable for reuse. No wet, mildewed, torn or stained items will be accepted. Materials should be packed in clean plastic bags tied with a twistie and placed

Landfi ll accepts clothing for recyclingin the clothing trailer located in the recy-cling area. Local thrift stores also accept usable clothing and other household goods for re-sale. Recycling clothing and other products helps to prolong the life of the landfi ll, enhances the effi ciency of the composting operation, and lowers your disposal costs by reducing the amount of trash you throw away. For information about other items that can be recycled locally and ideas for re-ducing waste, go to www.mariposacounty.org/solidwaste or call 209-966-5165. The Landfi ll is located at 5593 Highway 49N about two miles from downtown Mariposa. It is open to the public Thursday through Monday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed, Tuesday, Wednesday and major holidays.


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By Sharon Mecum Dana Marler, Jessica Luddon, and Erna Joncich were honored at a luncheon hosted by Soroptimist of Groveland on May 11. The women were chosen for excellence in each of their respective categories. The Violet Richardson Award, given to a young woman 14 to 17 years of age, who has embraced and demonstrated the spirit of volunteerism in her community, was given to Dana Marler; the Women’s Opportunity Award, to assist women who provide the primary source of fi nancial support for their families by giving them the resourc-es they need to improve their education, skills, and employment prospects, was pre-sented to Jessica Luddon; and Erna Joncich was chosen to receive the Ruby Award that acknowledges women who are working to improve the lives of women and girls through their personal or professional ac-tivities. Dana received the Violet Richardson Award for her volunteer activities, such as decorating for Groveland’s Thanksgiving Dinner, tutoring in math and Spanish, and serving a two year term on the Tuolumne Board of Supervisors’ Youth Commission, working on the problems of bullying and drug use. Additionally she is President of S Club, the high school branch of Soroptimist that dedicates their time to

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Receiving awards were (l. to r.) Dana Marler - Violet Richardson award; Erna Joncich - Ruby Award; Jessica Luddon - Women’s Opportunity Award; Jessica’s daughter, Michelle

And the award goes to…service and fund-raising in the commu-nity. In S Club, Dana helped make blan-kets for women and children in Honduras, helped landscape the Tioga Campus, and led a food drive for the Community Food Closet. She is planning on attending UC Davis to major in Engineering and hopes to continue on to pursue her Masters Degree. Continue to do your best, Dana! Jessica received the Women’s Opportunity Award for being the primary wage earner in her family while attending school to improve her situation. Jessica overcame signifi cant challenges in her up-bringing and her life, is now married with two children, works two jobs and attends college full-time. She plans to be a special education teacher. Her preschool daughter was able to attend the awards luncheon with Jessica, was extremely well behaved, and beamed proudly while her mother was honored. Way to go, Jessica! Erna received the Ruby Award for her contributions to women and girls in the Groveland community. She is the owner of Curves for Women in Groveland and gives constant encouragement to women to achieve their goals, both in fi tness and in life. Her award is a donation to the char-ity of her choice, The Southside Seniors, which Erna calls her other love. Keep up

the good work, Erna! The women were treated to a delicious lunch at The Grill with entertainment pro-vided by Shirley Brasesco and Nadele Manzo singing “Sisters” and later Shirley sang “What a Wonderful World.” Soroptimist of Groveland raises mon-ey through fund-raisers to support these

awards and other local causes that help women and girls in our community to im-prove their situation in life. Soroptimist means “best for women” and that’s what we strive to be as a volunteer organization of women, being our best while helping other women to be their best. These awards recognize these three women, Dana, Jessica and Erna as the best representation of their award category. Maybe next year it will be you or someone you know!

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Master Gardenersgraduate By Elna Philbert McCay Hall in Catheys Valley was the setting for the celebration and luncheon recognizing the achievements of the fourth graduating class of Master Gardeners in Mariposa County. Sixteen new Master Gardeners were added to the existing program, along with four new Master Gardeners from Merced County. The af-ternoon was hosted by the chairman of the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, Jim Allen, as well as by Farm Advisor for the UCCE Merced County, David Doll and the Mariposa County Master Gardener Coordinator, Kris Randal. Supervisor Allen presented certifi cations of completion to each graduate, recognizing their dedication to 17 consecutive weeks of four hour class-room instruction. Congratulations to new Northside Master Gardener graduate Sally Punte. Special thanks go to certifi ed Master Gardener Helen Bauman for her role as mentor. You can contact the Master Gardeners with your gardening questions at 209-966-2417 or by email at [email protected].


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This created a lot of dust, which blew out and away from the wagon when headed west, but once the direction was reversed the wind blew from behind and created a dust cloud that traveled along on the tail-wind enveloping wagon, driver, horses and all. It was a miserable job, made bearable, however, even enjoyable, by the knowl-edge that I could do a man’s job driving team. That’s heady stuff for a thirteen-year-old. Maybe weed-eating isn’t so bad. Well, my yard man has departed and the back yard is a long way from completed. And the best I could get from my helper was a promise to get it fi nished before the deadline, which may be extended if we get more rain. Well, we’ll see. On a different subject, I have been lucky to have company this month. My son Craig, his friend Linda, and her dog Star, came for a visit on Mothers Day weekend. We went to Priest Station for the German Dinner on Friday night, had delicious Weinerschnitzel (turkey), red cabbage and scalloped potatoes. On Saturday we drove out Smith Station Road to look at the wild-fl owers. It is not grassy on those banks, so the lupine, paint brush, popcorn and little yellow daisies are easy to see. We drove as far as Greeley Hill then turned back and drove up to Rainbow Pools, where the South Fork of the Tuolumne is gush-ing vigorously. An ice cream bar at Buck Meadows, then home for a dinner of grilled pork chops, ratatouille and mashed pota-toes. Then on Sunday we went to the Pine Mountain Lake Country Club, where we feasted on a spread that offered everything, from crab and shrimp, to roast beef, salad, waffl es, blueberry muffi ns, little cream puffs, chocolate cake and white cake…a well-fed time was had by all. And a lot of love besides. Then my brother Douglas came to see me. He and I had a great visit. He lives in Southern California and had come up to visit his son, Dan, who lives in Moraga, and grandson, Tennyson, who was entered in a swim meet, on Saturday night. So we

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they will be put to use on weekends run-ning a route between Jamestown, Sonora and Columbia – a truly historic route. For more information please contact Tuolumne County Transit at 209-532-0404 or go to www.tuolumnecountytransit.com. In closing, I would like to put in a plug for a very important program we have available for our mature county residents, Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels of-fers a home-delivered meal to seniors 60 years of age- and over – who do not drive, shop or those that fi nd it diffi cult to cook for themselves. Run by Sierra Foothill Senior Management, this program is also supported by a large number of volunteers and more are always needed. If you have some extra time or just enjoy helping your neighbors and would like to become in-volved, these folks will welcome you. The time commitment is small in comparison to the personal satisfaction you will gain from your contribution. Want to help or know someone who could benefi t from this program? Please contact Sierra Foothill Senior Management at 209-533-2622, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many thanks are sent to all of Tuolumne County volunteers who give so freely of their time and talents. It is gratifying to see how many people really care about others. Maybe the unselfi sh attitudes demonstrated by so many should surprise me…but…it doesn’t. Our county and the caring people who live here always pull together to make this a bet-ter place to live. They just “step up.”

To “round up” this article, I also want to congratulate the Country Mountain Riders from Groveland for winning First Place in the Color Guard Division and the coveted Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Posse Sweepstakes award in the recent Mother Lode Round-Up parade. This fi ne eques-trian group proudly displays the Tuolumne County Flag as one of the “colors.” As always, there is a lot happening in Tuolumne County…are there issues that you would like to discuss or need informa-tion about? Your thoughtful consideration and helpful suggestions are welcome. You may contact me by calling 209-533-5521 or email me at [email protected]. Offi ce hours in Groveland are 9 to 11 a.m. the last Wednesday of the month. Offi ce hours in Don Pedro are 9 a.m. to 12 noon, the last Thursday of the month.

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