Premier Edition/Fall 2007

Volume 1
PREMIER EDITION
Issue 1
Highlights:
Annual 4th of July Parade
Sips, Savors & Sounds
Penngrove Map
Sal Sage Remembered
Penngrove, The Beginning
Cover
Pg. 7
Pg. 8
Pg. 12
Pg. 14
Your Community Magazine
The Pride of Penngrove
Penngrove put on a big show once again this
year when the 32nd annual Penngrove Parade
set off from Penngrove Park, located right
next to the present-day Firehouse. The parade,
which began as a barbecue in 1951, is organized
by our Penngrove Social Firemen, the longtime
nonprofit organization that was started a year
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It’s
Penngrove’s 32nd
4th of July Parade
The Pride of Penngrove - Continued from cover
earlier by a group of volunteer firefighters. It slowly made its way
up Main Street right on time at 11 am on Sunday, July 1st, a
gloriously sunny summer’s day. The celebrations continued with
the Social Firemen’s barbecue and an afternoon of great food,
fun and music in the park.
One of the biggest crowds organizers could remember thronged
Main Street from one end to the other to watch and cheer what
has long been dubbed “the biggest little parade in Northern California.” Encapsulating the pride, patriotism and old-fashioned
tradition of Fourth of July in Penngrove, our military families
led a vibrant procession of fire trucks, tractors, school children,
vintage cars, military trucks. Local horsewomen in their ruffled
skirts rode red, white and blue-clad horses and miniature ponies,
past the brightly-colored crowds that gathered outside the Black
Cat Bar and John’s Café which, along with Vinnie’s Deli and
the Penngrove Pub, were open early and doing a brisk business.
The gleaming red vintage fire engines rang their bells merrily, paving the way for the Shriners in their Arabian silk
pantaloons, followed by a platoon of old veterans and wives
of soldiers serving overseas; there was the Penngrove Panthers
school float from where the girls and boys threw red, white and
blue Tootsie Rolls and Mardi Gras beads as they passed by the
jubilant crowd which carried everything from flags and banners
to morning Bloody Marys.
Cover photo: Les Tamagno, Grand Marshal, being driven in a vintage Penngrove fire
truck by the Fire Chief.
As many as forty tractors of every vintage followed a convoy of
trucks, adorned in red, white and blue, as horns blared and the
exhaust fumes suggested that not all the vehicles were smog-test
ready; some of the classic cars included a ’39 Nash, an old Mafia
car, and a vintage van, pulling a float full of beautiful blooms
courtesy of Passanisi’s Nursery.
The Mothers of Military Service-members, local women who
support the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, released a flock of
doves to honor fallen troops, and were awarded best in the color
guard category, while other winners included four-year-old Kayla
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Your Community Magazine
Lynda Sutton-Smith - Publisher/Creative Director
John Sutton-Smith - Editorial Director
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Contributing Writers - A.R. Amis, Virginia Drury
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Welcome from the
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Index
Penngrove’s 32nd 4th of July Parade — Cover
Inside Penngrove — Page 4
Penngrove Implement & Machinery Museum — Page 5
Live Music Listings — Page 6
Sips, Savors & Sounds — Page 7
Welcome to the premier issue of the Penngrove Proud.
We hope you enjoy it!
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The Proud will salute
our history and our future – where we’ve been
and where we’re going,
including articles on the
early days of the town,
the people that helped to
make it to grow; historic
and interesting buildings
and homes; and the cultural evolution that has
made Penngrove such a
special place to live, work
and raise families.
Penngrove Map — Page 8
Service Directory — Page 8
Penngrove 4th of July Photo Pages — Page 10
Sal Sage; 1937-2007 — Page 12
Penngrove Elementary School News — Page 13
Penngrove, The Beginning - Page 13
Penngrove Pantry — Page 14
Mother Know’s Best — Page 14
Young Penngrove Proud Supporters
Ask Your neighbor -Page 15
Community Switchboard — Page 15
Hometown Events — Page 15
Slide in the park on July 4th
Spirals
of Success
Coaching, Consulting, and Training
Turning Passion Into Purpose
Our beautifully designed, easy to read magazine is anchored
by a full-color, illustrated map of Penngrove and merchant locations – detailing individually, street by street, all of our local businesses and points of interest, and how to reach them.
The magazine will also announce and cover local Penngrove
hometown happenings, social, cultural and business events
of interest – from our Penngrove Panthers and other
Penngrove Elementary school news to local yoga classes,
how-to workshops, childcare and the like, in the “Inside
Penngrove” column. If you have an event, class, or something of community interest you would like to have listed,
just give us a call or send an email.
“Sips, Savors and Sounds” is a round-up of eating, drinking
and listening, with news updates from our impressive array
of cafes, restaurants, bars and taverns, including local music,
beer & wine tastings to the latest items on the menu.
Coaching is all about getting results
Do you really want to live a life
with passion and purpose?
Do you want more joy, happiness
and fulfillment in your life?
In the “Ask your Neighbor” column, we look to you for
any questions, inquiries, gripes and opinions you may have
about local community issues – from safety to privacy, traffic to trash, or anything else that you might want to discuss
about the quality of life in our town.
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In upcoming issues, we will include a regular column called
“In Their Own Words” in which Penngrove’s longtime
residents and business owners will share their first-person
memories of Penngrove’s rich and fascinating past and, in so
doing, building an oral history archive of the town, with recollections and insights into the founding families and where
they are now, creating an important resource for students
and local historians as well as an invaluable legacy for all of
Penngrove’s future citizens.
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Inside Penngrove
Here we will highlight local social, cultural, and other events of interest, as well as an inside look at local businesses and their owners, focusing specifically on one each issue. This issue we feature Kim Hanson’s JavAmoré.
JavAmoré is quite literally a dream come true
for Kim Hanson, the proprietor of the downhome, downtown Penngrove café.
hometown feel of it. It’s very unique, and
you can tell that with the events they have
going on here, like the parade in July.”
Kim opened JavAmoré in November 2002, as
a second career, having worked in the wondrous world of insurance for 25 years. When
the company offered early retirement, she
took them up on it. With no real background
in restaurants, Kim bought an espresso truck
and drove it around Petaluma to different
businesses, serving coffee and pastries in the
morning, as well as at soccer tournaments and
the Farmer’s Market in Petaluma.
All the meals are homemade at JavAmoré,
prepared by Kim and her eight part-time
employees. “We have soup every day – we
make homemade pies, cup cakes. We want
people to feel like they’re sitting down to
their grandmother’s Sunday brunch, like
they used to.”
Coming up on five years now, JavAmoré has become a local fixture for breakfast coffee, bagels
and egg sandwiches, but also pulls in a lunch
crowd from the small business parks down the street
with an expansive menu
of up to sixteen different
sandwiches and seven different salads. “I wanted it
to have the unique charm
that Penngrove has,” Kim
explained.
“Penngrove
is about the same age as
Petaluma, but they haven’t
gone through any kind of
major development here,
because it’s a ranching
community. They like the
Hairstylist
Meanwhile around town, Erin Fleming’s
Repeat After Me, a quality household and
furniture consignment shop located next
to the park has just celebrated its 1st year
in business. Check out some of the unusual
and charming items Erin has collected and
don’t miss what she and Passanisi’s Nursery have done to the gardens at the side
of the building. The Black Cat Bar is also
celebrating an anniversary next month,
their 5th year of fun and entertainment
on Main St. Look for special celebrations
happening there. Colorful new blooms
can be seen on Adobe Road, just up from
Main St., thanks to flower grower, Dutch’s
Dahlia’s. They have a field full of gorgeous
flowers and are selling fresh picked blooms
right out of the field.
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“I did that for four years,” she recalled. “but
I always wanted to have a little café, It was
a dream of mine,” said Hanson. When this
property became available I said, “OK, well
I’m going to take the next step.” It took about
eight months to start from the ground up.”
Kim recently got final approval for an expansion into the building next door, allowing her to put in more tables and a full
kitchen where she can expand her menus
and provide more varieties of soups and
hot meals in the winter. She also plans on
setting up a catering service as well. They
are located downtown in The Grove at
10101 Main St.
Summer 2007
Penngrove Implement
Machinery Museum
&
including the Phillips’ pride and
joy, a 1961 Peterbilt, affectionately known as Buttercup. “The
Implement Museum is constantly growing by leaps and bounds,”
said Nancy, “and new equipment and vehicles are donated
The Leslie Salt Train - Photo courtesy of John Kan Lee
all the time.” But along with
growth comes growing pains, so Nancy and
In what co-founder
Steve have now established the museum as a
Nancy Phillips calls
non-profit in order to more easily raise funds
“a living museum,”
for new projects.
the Penngrove Power
& Implement Museum is a one-of-a-kind
The museum had its annual "Power-Up"
destination and a veritable place of wonder
day this last July 14th, attended by at least
for history buffs, curious children, and engine
300 machine enthusiasts from throughout
lovers alike.
the area who came to view the truly unique
and intriguing collection and chat with likeDedicated to preserving antique machine
minded fans, many of whom brought along
equipment and vehicles of every kind imagrare and unusual implements or machinery to
inable, and restoring them to working condishare with each other. Attendees were very
tion, Nancy and her husband Steve, whose
generous with their donations tolove of anything mechanical has
ward the Capital Campaign fund,
spanned much of his lifetime,
contributions from which will go
have built a collection over the
towards the purchase of an adjalast decade of remarkable relics
cent property for a future training
from the steam, internal comcenter and additional parking.
bustion and diesel eras, as well
as some classic trucks of more
For more information, please see our
recent vintage. This fascinatweb site at: www.penngrovepower.org or coning collection has now become the present
tact: The Penngrove Power and Implement
day museum. “Here you can actually see the
Museum, 200 Phillips Drive, Penngrove, CA
engines running, smell the diesel, hear them
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roar, and feel the vibrations under your feet,”
penngrovepower.org.
explained Nancy who had visited the Smithsonian Museum in Washington many years
ago and been struck by how everything was
behind glass and untouchable. “This is history come alive,” she enthused.
There are engines for everything, from mining equipment to jam making machines, old
hand tools, outboard motors and compression
tools - and they all work! The ever-growing
museum is currently restoring a 1944 International Harvester boom truck and a 1926 YVA
Fairbanks Morse with a 2 cylinder engine.
One of the museum’s most popular attractions is the bright red Leslie Salt train, fully
functional and available for kids of all ages
to ride around the grounds, past an incredible collection of tractors, trailers and trucks,
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Old logging saw
This varied collection includes time-pieces and barometers
1926 YVA Fairbanks Morse
“This is
history come
alive,”
Vintage sewing machines
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The Pride of Penngrove
Continued from page 2
Live Music Listings
Head, and Nave Patrola, a multi-generation formation that
marched down the street doing silly walks and playing with the
youngsters in the crowd.
Everyone then adjourned to the park for BBQ, live music and to
check out the booths of local merchants and business folk. The
famous "old-fashioned" pit beef, cooked by the Social Firemen
was a huge hit; the logs had been burning in the pit since midnight, and the sides of beef wrapped in butcher paper were slapped
on the hot coals It took a forklift to drop a huge metal plate on top
of the beef, while elsewhere everyone enjoyed a mouth-watering
menu of barbecued oysters, along with chicken, hamburgers, hot
dogs and potato salad, washed down with copious quaffs of beer
and soda. Home-made desserts, proceeds from which benefit the
4H club, were also available, while old-time Western tunes, live
on the bandstand, serenaded the hungry diners.
August 10 - Jake Mackey & The
Muddy Sons
August 17 - Blues Defenders
August 24 - LUV Planet, Local
Penngrove band
August 31 - Third Rail
September 7 - The Stragglers
September 21 - LUV Planet
September 28 - Lillta Bit & the Customatics,
From San Antonio, TX
October 5 - Little Sister
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Grand Marshal - Les Tamagno
August 17 - An evening with
Gabby LaLa!
August 18 - Strange Cabbage
plus Never Strikes Twice
August 23 - Tomkat at the Black Cat
August 25 - An evening with Yo! Pizzaface
Mondays: Jam band night with Karl (Uncle
Dad) and friends!
Tuesdays: Night in the Gutter
Wednesdays: The Infamous Open Mic!
The crafts booths and children’s activities were well attended as were the casino games,
and the raffle tickets sold briskly; a good time was had by all with the proceeds benefiting
the Penngrove Social Firemen,
the wonderful host organization, to help them maintain the
Community Clubhouse and the
Penngrove Community Park.
The fun began the day before
with a pancake breakfast at the
Fire Station, sponsored by the
Rancho Adobe Firefighters
Association.
Full Bar - Food - Fun
at the
Black Cat
Open Mic every
Wednesday 8pm-11pm
Free Pool afterwards
Live Music
Friday through Monday
Check website for listings
Family friendly, all ages
welcome in the Cafe
All our dishes are made with the freshest, local
ingredients available. Our menu changes with
the seasons, featuring nightly specials.
Dinner every night, 5-10pm
except Tuesday
Ribeye steak, Spicy ribs,
Cheeseburgers, Homemade Veggie
burgers, Award winning Beef &
Veggie Chili, BBQ Shrimp,
Breaded Pork Loin sandwiches
& delicious homemade desserts.
Wine, Beer & Mixed drinks
Mon: 5pm-1am
Tues. - Sat: 4pm-2am
Sun: 4-11pm
Open Daily 5-10pm
Closed Tuesday
10056 Main St. Penngrove
(707) 793-9480
10056 Main St. Penngrove
Check out our website www.blackcatbar.com
for a full calendar of events
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Sips, Savors & Sounds
Something for Everyone’s Taste
In Your
local Area
This column will provide the latest information on our local and surrounding area bistros, cafes, bars and
other establishments offering eats, drinks and live music.
John’s Café
Black Cat Bar
A wonderful little bistro, blessed by chef John’s innovative
and delicious cooking – always made from the freshest, local
ingredients. Great meat and fish dishes, with an ever changing menu. Make sure you save room for the incredible homemade dessert offerings which, if you’re lucky, will include the
Banana Flambé.
The hippest bar in town with a rockin’ jukebox, mixed drinks,
and a large selection of bottled and beers on tap. Their wide variety of live music nightly, includes Jamband Night on Mondays,
and Open Mic on Wednesdays with free pool afterwards. Check
out their nightly events on page 6.
Franzi’s Delicatessen
JavAmore Café
A true delicatessen serving a wide variety of the highest quality
meats and cheeses, with catering for all occasions, from BBQ to
gourmet. Enjoy tasty lunch sandwiches with delicious selections
of freshly made pasta, potato and other salads, with outside table
seating available. Great selection of beer and wines also available.
This is what a local coffee shop should be, run by owner Kim
and her very able and pleasant staff, offering a wide variety
of coffees, teas and pastries along with breakfast and lunch
sandwiches, soups and salads in a cool and comfortable space.
They are in the process of expanding into the building next door.
You may also purchase artwork by local artists and gift items.
Twin Oaks Tavern
Old time local gathering spot, with great lunch service – eat inside
or on the pleasant outdoor patio. Serving delicious sandwiches,
burgers, salads and seafood, along with pasta and potato salads.
Pool tables, darts and TV with live music every Friday night – see
listings on page 6.
The Oldest, Local, Full Delicatessen
Delicatessen
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Custom Prepared Food
Specialized Gourmet
Menus, Full Buffets
Box Lunches
Wine & Beer
We Cater to
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Caprara’s Pizza
After being in their Main St. location for many years, Caprara’s
has just opened at their new venue in The Grove, adding many
new menu choices including pasta and salads, plus beer and wine,
to their excellent signature pizza.
Penngrove Pub
Traditional watering hole, located right downtown, popular with
locals; cold beers on tap, snacks, TV and a pool table available.
All addresses and phone numbers can be found in the Service Directory on page 8.
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Open: Mon.-Thurs. 8am-1am
Friday & Saturday 8am-2am
Sunday 8am-10pm
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Serving Lunch
Monday-Friday,11am-2pm
Saturday starting in Sept.
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Back Patio & Pool Table
1390-D North McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA
In the Orchard Valley Shopping Center (OSH)
707-795-5118
5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, CA
Just two miles from Downtown Penngrove
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Bauman College - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 794-1284
Beyond the Glory Sports Bar- 1371 N. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma, 775-3751
Black Cat Bar - 10056 Main St., Penngrove, 793-9480
Building Blocks Pre-School - 228 Adobe Rd., Penngrove, 792-2280
CA Audio/Video - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 792-2209
Caffe Giorgo, 1390 N. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma - 664-9441
Caprara’s Pizza - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 664-1515
Circle J Tire & Auto Repair - 5320 Old Redwood Hwy. Petaluma, 795-9712
Country Treasures - 9550 Main St. Penngrove, 664-8226
Custom Costumes - 10009 Main St., Penngrove, 795-1873
Footloose Dancing - 5320 B. Old Redwood Hwy., Petaluma, 795-8058
Franzi’s Deli - 1390 D - N. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma, 664-1339
Friedman’s Home Improvement - 4055 Santa Rosa Ave. Santa Rosa, 588-7632
Full Circle Baking Co. - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 794-9445
Glenn’s Auto - 1309 Ross St. Petaluma, 762-4360
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Home & Value Advisors - 10020 Main St., Penngrove, 794-8400
I-Hop - 5312 Old Redwood Hwy., Petaluma, 792-9110
JavAmore Cafe, The Grove - 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 794-1516
Jay Palm Western Store - 5701 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 795-5189
Jerome’s BBQ - 1390 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, 795-2114
Joann Cano-Legari - Coldwell Banker, 101 Morris St., Sebastopol, 829-6086
John’s Cafe - 10056 Main St., Penngrove, 793-9480
La Mirage Hair Salon - 10025 Main St., Penngrove, 795-6993
Main St. Fitness - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Suite D, Penngrove, 792-0646
Namaste Indian Restaurant - N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, 664-9245.
Orchard Supply Hardware - N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, 664-1114
Palace of Fruit - 8 N. Ely Rd., Penngrove, 795-5311.
Passanisi Nursery - 8270 Petaluma Hill Rd., Penngrove, 792-2674
Penngrove Clubhouse - 397 Oak St., Penngrove, 795-9958
Penngrove Community Church - 9970 Oak St., Penngrove, 795-5919
Penngrove Elementary School - 365 Adobe Rd., Penngrove, 778-4755
Penngrove Growers Nursery - 9740 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 795-4043
Penngrove Hay & Grain - 10035 Main St., Penngrove , 795-5712
Penngrove Market - 230 Main St., Penngrove, 795-3232
Penngrove Motorcycles Service Shop - 10035 Main St., Penngrove, 795-7993
Penngrove Motorcycles Clothing Store - 9591 Main St., Penngrove, 665-0140
Penngrove Pub - 10005 Main St., Penngrove, 664-8018
Penngrove Station Mini Storage - 110 Woodward Ave., Penngrove, 664-9200
Peter’s Nursery - 10330 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 795-5959
Pileny’s Bathworks - 9560 Main St., Penngrove,
Quality Inn - 5100 Montero Way, Petaluma, 664-1155
Redwood Montessori School - 11201 Main St., Penngrove, 665-9830
Repeat after Me Furniture - 10072 Main St., Penngrove, 795-1600
Salon Bella Mani - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Suite C, Penngrove, 792-2444
Sawyer Insurance Agency - 10010 Main St., Penngrove, 795 2337
Shaw’s Saddlery - 9585 Main St., Penngrove, 795-3333
Spirals of Success - www.spirals-of-success, 396-3939
Starlight Developing - Penngrove, 707-479-4544
Twin Oaks Bar - 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 795-5118
Vinnie’s Deli - 10007 Main St., Penngrove, 795-0117
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Traditional American Parade
Celebrating Today,
Tomorrow & Yesterday
PENNGROVE CELEBRATION
July 1st, 2007
Country music
pioneer; longtime
Penngrove resident
He was born in Mountain View and raised in the
city of San Francisco near the Union Stockyards,
where he began working as a butcher at age 15.
“It wasn’t the San Francisco of today,” Sal once recalled. “Folks
were driving cattle in the area where Third Street is now.” From
a musical family Sage soon began moonlighting at local honkytonks and was rarely seen without his guitar, decorated with an
inlaid mother-of-pearl cattle skull and crossed six-shooters. His
passion for music was only matched by his love for cattle and
horses, and by the age of 19 he was composing advertising jingles
for the H. Moffett Meat Co. and traveled to all the H. Moffett
Beef outlets promoting their product by singing the jingle.
A regular performer at the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale for
nearly three decades and at the Grand National Livestock Exposition, held at the Cow Palace, for almost as long, Sal was also
a regular at Gravenstein Apple Fair in Sebastopol, as well as the
Sonoma, Paso Robles and Petaluma fairs and many other cowboy
functions, trail rides, rodeos and livestock auctions.
Sal was also a frequent movie extra and a familiar voice behind
many national TV commercials, including Cherokee Jeep, Swanson T.V. dinners, MJB Coffee and M & M's. Retiring in the Nineties, he moved to a small ranch in Lincoln, Nebraska with his
wife Georgia where they raised horses and cattle, but his love
for music never diminished, as he continued to promote the traditional western and country sounds that he loved to younger
generations. He will be sorely missed by fans all across America
as well as those from the small town of Penngrove that was such
a big part of his life for so long.
His first band was called Sal Sage and the Happy Rangers which became Sal Sage and the Sonoma Mountain Boys" and later Sal Sage
and the Sage Gang. He recorded three albums – "Songs of the Old
West," Volumes I, II, and III, which including many old time country
classics like his signature "The Cattle Call" and many others from the
likes of Autry as well as Hank Williams Sr., Bob Wills, Ernest Tubbs,
and Hank Snow. His own compositions included "Just the Little Town
of Penngrove" which he wrote while sitting by the railroad track with
a truck load of cattle, waiting for a train to clear the crossing.
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During his Penngrove years, Sal rode horses and
fed cattle by day and played house parties or dances at the local roping arena by night. He half-joked
that when he was getting up to go to his day job,
his socks were often still warm from playing music
the night before. He appeared at numerous events
all around the Bay area, including Herzog Hall
in Petaluma, the Veterans' Memorial Building in
Sonoma and Penngrove's Woman's Club House,
among many other hay barns and dance halls that
have long since been torn down.
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al country & western music, longtime Penngrove
resident Salvador “Sal Sage” Fuentes passed away
this past June at the age of 75. Often compared
to his idol Gene Autry, Sage was one of the last
great singing cowboy entertainers and a fixture in
Penngrove for over three decades.
Sal Sage
1931 – 2007
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One of the great unheralded singers in tradition-
Summer 2007
History of Penngrove
Penngrove Panthers
The beginning
Penngrove Elementary
School News
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With the playground once again filled with eager and excited children, Penngrove Elementary School started its 2007/2008 school
year on July 18th. This is earlier
than some other schools in the
area as Penngrove Elementary is
on a year-round schedule, but it
works out to be the same number
of school days, just in different
length semesters and vacation
times. The summer vacation is
almost six weeks long while the
Fall and Spring breaks are three
weeks in length and the Winter
break still two weeks. From the
looks on the children’s faces,
they were happy to be back in
class and ready to start the new
school year.
This short
introduction
to our town’s
colorful history
will continue in
future issues of
The Proud.
Old hardworking machinery that helped shape Penngrove
According to historical reports, there are a number of stories regarding
the provenance of Penngrove’s name. Ruth Anderson, once known as
the "Bell-Lady" of Penngrove – she lived on the site of the old schoolhouse on Oak Street – recalled, "In the late 1860s, two brothers by
the name of Penn came out from Pennsylvania and bought 80 acres of
land in this area. They planted the area with olive trees, but when the
trees matured it was found that the olives were not edible. The Penn
brothers tore out many of the groves, sold the land and moved away.
However, while they were here, they named their place Penn's Grove.
Later it was changed to Penn Grove, and still later, because our mail
got confused with that of Pine Grove (the former name of Sebastopol),
the U.S. Post Office changed the name to one word – Penngrove."
A new track was installed over Spring Break
Some other changes for Penngrove School this year include the
addition of an afternoon Kindergarten class, along with the hiring
of three new teachers and a new running track that was installed
over Spring break that has turned out to be very popular with the
children. Keep your eye on this space for upcoming school events.
Other accounts suggest that Penn's Grove in New Jersey caused
the Post Office to change the name, or that the Woodward family,
who also hailed from Pennsylvania, named their property Penn's
Grove in honor of their home state. Even earlier, the area had
been the home of the native Miwok tribe before Mexico granted
Rancho Cotate to a Captain Juan Castenada in 1844 for his military services in the region. The grant encompassed present-day
Penngrove, Cotati and Rohnert Park.
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Rancho Cotate was sold in 1849 to Dr. Thomas S. Page, of Cotati, and
eventually broken up and sold off piecemeal to incoming settlers. The
first settlers in the Penngrove area were reported to be David Wharff,
W.J. Hardin, and J.M. Palmer who arrived in 1852. In October 1870,
the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad completed the first railroad from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, which ran through present-day
Penngrove and established the roots of our present day town.
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Summer 2007
Penngrove Pantry
Mother Know’s Best
By A.R.Amis
Here you can find some of those old fashioned recipes that
you remember so fondly, plus traditions, ideas, and helpful hints that have been passed down from family members throughout the years. If you would like to share any of
your own family recipes or suggestions, please email or mail
them to penngroveproud@sbcglobal.net or P.O. Box 553,
Penngrove, CA 94951.
By Virginia Drury
This quaint poem was written by Yvonne,
a little girl of around 10 years old in 1936.
She lived in England just south of London,
and as a child was a little in awe of her
strict grandmother. Her Grandma was
born, raised and influenced by the
Victorian era. Her relationship with her
grandaughter, although loving,
reflected her own strict upbringing.
STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE SQUARES
CRUST
2 cups All-purpose Flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup butter
WHEN GRANDMA WAS A GIRL
When Grannie was a girl like me her frock she never tore,
and NEVER spilt the ink all down her clean white pinafore.
She never minded going to bed, and NEVER GOT UP LATE,
and never made grimaces at the food upon her plate.
FILLING
1lb cream cheese, softened
3/4 Granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup strawberry jam
1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
Preheat Oven to 350°F. Grease a 13"x9" cake pan. Combine flour and
sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives
until crumbly. Press in prepared pan. Bake in centre of oven for 15-20
minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on rack while preparing filling.
HER hair was always neatly brushed and never out of curl,
I'm very glad I wasn't born, when Grannie was a girl.
Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl on medium
speed until smooth. Add eggs and lemon juice, beating until smooth.
Spread jam evenly over crust. Sprinkle strawberries on top. Pour
cream cheese mixture evenly over strawberries. Bake 25-30 minutes
longer or until set. Cool completely on rack. Cut into squares.
In Grannie's time the little girls were seen, but never HEARD,
They never dared to interrupt their elders by a word.
THEY ALWAYS DID AS THEY WERE TOLD, and never
murmured "WHY',
And never hid round corners and jumped out at passers by.
CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE CAKE
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup dates, chopped 1 tsp soda
1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
THEY COULDN'T PLAY AT CRICKET, and a TREE they
MUST NOT CLIMB, SUCH THINGS WERE MOST
UNLADYLIKE, they said, in Grannie's time.
But when I'm old like Grannie - just to make things right and fair,
When MY grandchildren ask for tales, and cluster round my chair,
I'll put my glasses on like this, and shake my head - you know,
And tell them all how good I was in the DAYS OF LONG AGO.
And when they're cross or naughty, and the place is in a whirl,
I'll say, "HOW DIFFERENT CHILDREN WERE, WHEN
GRANNIE WAS A GIRL."
1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp soda
1 pkg. chocolate chips (small)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Pour boiling water over dates, add soda and let cool. Cream shortening and sugar together, add beaten egg, and date mixture. Stir in
flour, salt and soda sifted together. Beat well and pour into greased
9x9" or 7x11" pan. Sprinkle batter with chocolate chips, brown sugar
and nuts. Bake at 350° F. for 45 - 50 minutes.
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Summer 2007
Penngrove
Hometown Events
~ August ~
19th - Sons of Italy Picnic
in Penngrove Park
FOR SALE - Seven children’s VHS videos. Four Barney, one Dragon
Tales, one Sesame St. and one Thomas the train. All for $10.
Call 301-1186 if interested.
~ October ~
TUTORING - Help your child to succeed. Teacher available for after
school tutoring. Call 795-6018 for information and rates.
Community Switchboard Ads are $5 for up to four lines. Email or
mail to penngroveproud@sbcglobal.net or P.O. Box 553, Penngrove,
CA 94951.
27th - Penngrove School Halloween
Carnival 12-4pm
Publisher’s Welcome ~ Continued from page 3
And of course, the Penngrove Proud Community Switchboard
is available for announcements and classified ads, from jobs and
services to items for sale and garage sales.
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A little bit about myself: I have lived in Sonoma County since
1990 with a little time spent away, long enough to realize how
much I really missed it. A haven such as Penngrove is rare to
find in this day and age, to be able to know your neighbor and
walk safely around town, exploring the quaint and venerable
buildings tucked away from Main Street, or the beautiful countryside surrounding us.
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NEIGHBOR
I have a daughter who is in her 3rd year at Penngrove Elementary school, and I feel so lucky to have her come home from
school and say, “I had a great day. I love school.” This is due to a
wonderful team of caring and intelligent staff and its small-town
attentiveness to each and every student - one more reason to
be proud of Penngrove, and to be inspired to keep it a safe and
sound community.
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feel a part of, with which you are proud to be associated, and
which comes to represent both the voice and the heart of our
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you have to say.
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Jay Palm’s Saddle Shop, the only full service premium western wear store and saddle shop in northern California. Started
in the early 50’s by the late Jim Palm in a chicken house on Ely Rd. We moved to “D” Street and then on to Petaluma
Boulevard until June 2005. We currently call home 5701 Old Redwood Hwy. The old “Penngrove Hatchery Building”. This
great freestanding red brick building has been a perfect fit. Vacant since the 70’s, the building has gone through a huge
renovation to bring it up to current seismic retrofit rules, The outside is the same as when it was built in 1918.
Jay Palm’s Saddle Shop has always relied on premium products and the best in customer service, just like my father.
We still build saddles by hand and have the only full service repair shop in the area. We carry all the major lines in western
wear. Wrangler, Roper, Cruel Girl, Rookies and Cinch. Boots by Tony Lama, Justin, Double H, and Lucchese. Our friendly
staff is always here to help you get the right fit. Hats by Stetson and Resistol. We still hand shape all straw and felt cowboy
hats. We stock the basics and all the way up to premium felt hats made from beaver and mink.
With the largest selection from head to toe,
you will always be satisfied at Jay Palm’s.