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Volume 5 Winter/Holiday 2011 Edition Issue 2
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Highlights:
Your Community Magazine
Inside Penngrove
Sips, Savors & Sounds
Penngrove Map & Directory
Cotati - In The Neighborhood
Penngrove 4-H
Penngrove Events
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Pg. 7
Pg. 10/11
Pg. 14/15
Pg. 16
Pg. 19
Rock Ranches of Penngrove
Where the cobblestones came from - Page 4
Local Happenings
Review of 2011 Penngrove events - Page 17
Lichau Road - Worst Road in County
Local group work to get road fixed - Page 12
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Holiday/Winter 2011
The holiday season is Welcome from the
suddenly upon us once
Publisher
again when it seems
like only yesterday that
we took the tree down
from last year. But let's not get blasé about Christmas and the
holiday season. It is a genuinely special time of year to be with
family and loved ones, and cherish their company. It is a time
that offers indelible lifetime memories, but should always be
enjoyed in the moment.
Index
Rock Ranches of Penngrove — Page 4
Penngrove Elementary School News — Page 5
Reader’s Comments — Page 5
Inside Penngrove — Page 6
Sips, Savors & Sounds — Page 7
Penngrove Map — Page 10 & 11
Sunshine Living Christmas Trees in Penngrove
Service Directory — Page 10 & 11
This issue, we take a look back at the one true foundation
of our modern cities, quite literally the ground on which
our streets were built. Penngrove was home to many of the
rock quarries providing cobblestones for the streets of early
San Francisco and that local contribution was as important to the city for a while as poultry; and incidentally was
transported in exactly the same manner, by train and ferry.
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Lichau Road, or lack thereof - Page 12
Cotati - In the Neighborhood — Page 14 & 15
If there are any cobblestones left out there in the local
quarry pits, they could use them on Lichau Road. Traffic
and potholes and budgets converge uncomfortably everywhere in the world from the biggest cities to the smallest
hamlets, so I guess it's no surprise that we have our own
problems here in paradise, but nowhere is the issue more urgent
than on Sonoma County's own 'highway to hell' as our
story illustrates.
Penngrove 4-H— Page 16
Penngrove Events 2011 in Review — Page 17
Hometown & Neighborhood Events — Page 19
Last but not least, for those of you looking to get involved
in a worthy community tradition, please read our primer
on the local 4-H organization. They keep our kids in touch
with some fundamental activities that can often slip by in
this fast and furious modern world.
The Team that Moves Sonoma County
Shawn & Patty Loucks Realtors®
2012 is on the calendar, and the stars are looking good on a
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Penngrove basks, as it
always does, in the bucolic, natural beauty of the
season and in the midst of
a world in eternal turmoil
offers a small oasis of calm
and civility (except on
occasion for the intruding commuter traffic on
Petaluma Hill Road).
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THE “ROCK RANCHES” OF PENNGROVE
By Chuck Lucas
Drive north along Petaluma Hill Road, just north of East
Railroad Avenue and behind Bud's Meats, you will see
a ranch that is strewn with rocks and boulders of various
shapes and sizes, a scene reminiscent of the desolation of
a moonscape or if you are artistically inclined, a scene from
an Ansel Adams photograph. It is a “rock ranch”. This is
But how did those rocks get there?
I sat down for an interview with Dr. Rolfe Erickson, a retired
geology professor from Sonoma State University, who shed
some light on that question.
now the Brian Ranch and that ranch (originally the Barnes
ranch), along with the Davis and Robert's ranches, were the
major suppliers of cobblestones that paved the streets of San
Francisco and Petaluma. With the advent of the railroad,
they soon became one of the largest businesses and employers in Penngrove in the late 1870's.
Two hundred million years ago, according to Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California by David Alt and Donald W. Hyndman, the western edge of California was at what
is now eastern California. Around that time the continent
of North America began moving to the west. “The moving
continent collided with the floor of the Pacific Ocean which
sank beneath the continent's western edge and then disappeared into the hot depths of the earth's mantle”. But the
sediments and volcanic islands were too light to sink and
they smashed up in a “grinding encounter between the continent and the ocean floor”. And this is basically how Cali-
Cover Photo: Brian Ranch, Penngrove. CA. - Chuck Lucas
Your Community Magazine
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Editorial Director - John Sutton-Smith
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Comments
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The annual Scholastic Book Fair was again extremely popular, with a big
thank you to everyone who bought a few books. All the purchases help the
school get new books for the library. And the Halloween Carnival? Wasn’t
that just the best one yet? There were so many happy and excited children
(and adults), and lots of fun games and booths, including a fantastic Haunted
House put on by the 6th Graders and their families. There was also the everpopular cakewalk! There was a great collection of goodies again this year, and the
parade showed off all the crazy costumes
with prizes going to the best ones. Skate
night continues to be a much-anticipated
event with the next one on Dec 16th, 5:307:30pm at Cal Skate. Class with the highest attendance wins prizes! The Plantin’
Panthers are continuing on their very sucDear Lynda,
cessful quest to beautify the school campus.
I know you are a long time music lover, and
On Sunday, October 16th their core group
a big fan of local bands in particular. So I
and a few new families gathered to plant the donahave a suggestion. As you know so much
tion of over 100 native plants from the Native Plant
about it all, wouldn't it be great if you could
Society of Sonoma County. They were planted all
write about the Sonoma scene and some
around campus, with many in the area between the
of its musical history, maybe even do a
regular column like a diary or something! I
office and classrooms, and in the upper quad. The
know so many people who would love that.
Alexander family gave the gift of a permanent gar
From a big Proud fan
den/art installation of red roses and poppies on the
front hill. We are well on our way to having the
Editor's Note: Thank you for the suggestions. We will
best looking campus in Sonoma County! Next-door
be doing a music issue this coming year. Any local
neighbor Jan Shaw joined the group to help out once
bands and or musicians send us your information.
again - she is a big supporter of the beautify campus The Halloween carnival was enjoyed by
Send letters or comments to Penngrove
Kindergartners (top) through 6th graders (bottom)
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cess Renaissance Program is continuing to attract a large group of students for
its varied activities at lunchtime recess.
Encourage your child to participate;
they can learn new skills and make
more friends. The 1st Holiday Food
Drive was held in the weeks leading up
BARBARA J. PERRY MBA, GRI
to Thanksgiving, and it brought in over
Broker Associate Realtor
800 canned and boxed items. These are
DRE Lic. No. 01871490
all donated to C.O.T.S. and distributed
to needy families in our community.
The Christmas one is now on, so keep
those cans coming. The school is again
partnering with the Penngrove Fire
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the Toys for Tots Drive. There is a barrel in the office. Let’s help our children
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learn the true meaning of the holidays.
In that same spirit, come join us to
Barbara’s
listen to the 5th & 6th Graders perform
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Oh Come All Ye Faithful!
Dear Penngrove Proud,
Thanks for your lovely local magazine. Can
I put in my two cents? I love our small town
and I love our small town post office, but I
have become increasingly frustrated with
the parking lot there. Even in the middle
of the afternoon the lot is filled, and I have
to wait, holding up other customers, then
manoeuvre round exiting cars. When I enter
the post office, there's only one or two people
there! These cars obviously do not belong to
post office customers. Seriously postal neighbors, please don't abuse the parking lot, park
where you are going.
S.B., Penngrove
The Clear Choice
(707) 477-9101
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Do You Really Need an Agent?
Wishing to save a few bucks on
commission, some adventurous sellers
embark on the home selling task without
an agent. You’ve heard the usual
arguments against doing this — the
paperwork hassle, the improper pricing,
the legal pitfalls — so I will not talk about
those here. Instead, here are the drawbacks
of a different kind that are almost always
overlooked — the emotional ones.
That Uncomfortable Feeling
To some people selling is second nature
— they easily strike up conversations with
perfect strangers and quickly earn
their trust and their business.
However, for a larger majority,
tr ying to sell something to a
stranger feels uncomfortable. The
“uncomfortableness” is amplified
if a person has an emotional
attachment to the thing being
sold (as is the case with homes).
Hearing
negative
comments about one’s
home and facing
rejection repeatedly is a
dreadful experience for many solo-sellers.
Those who work with an agent have it
easy. A good agent will gently provide advice
on what improvements are needed and how
to best stage the home for showings. The
agent handles the showings, answers the
objections of potential buyers, and is trained
to handle the “salesy” part of guiding
someone from “just looking” to “I want to
make an offer.” The seller just sits, smiles,
and waits for a signed offer to arrive.
Anxiety
As you already know, selling a home
involves lots of paperwork, much of it
mandated by law. Forget something, and
you may find yourself in legal hot water.
For-Sale-By-Owners may be fairly certain
that they have dotted all the “i”s and
crossed all the “t”s, but many will still
worry: “Did I provide all of the disclosures?
Was everything done properly?” This
creates anxiety. Then, after the sale, the
unexpected call: “Hi, this is the buyer.
There’s water in the basement and this was
not disclosed to me before the purchase.”
The seller stutters: “I was not aware of
that...” “We’ll see,” replies the buyer, “I’ll
have someone contact you soon.” Now
the seller has to sweat and worry and
agonize and lose sleep waiting for
that call from “someone” whose
name is probably followed by
“ESQ.” Don’t get me wrong —
many solo sellers complete their
transactions without any legal
problems. But just thinking, “Am
I forgetting something” creates
unnecessary anxiety.
How does working with an
agent alleviate this? An agent
is trained in all the different
legal aspects of selling a home. Not only
does this minimize the chances of
something going wrong, but it also gives
the seller added peace of mind — one less
thing to worry about. Does this mean
that agents are perfect and never make
mistakes? No, but they have Errors and
Omissions Insurance if something should
go wrong. Hey, even more peace of mind!
As winter approaches, the real estate
market will likely slow down. That’s
when it becomes especially important
to have a skilled Realtor on your side.
If you are buying, a knowledgeable
Realtor will know where to find good
homes, even if there are fewer homes
on the market. If you are selling, a
good agent will know how to attract
qualified buyers, even if fewer people
are looking. Are you thinking of
buying or selling soon? If so, give me
a call or send me an e-mail today, and
let’s work together. I offer thorough
knowledge of the local market, friendly
service, and no sales pressure.
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Stress and Disappointment
Selling a home takes time. Time to do the
advertising, time to show the home, time
to talk to potential buyers, time to properly
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PENNGROVE PROUD
Inside Penngrove
We are having an extra beautiful Fall this
year with so many colorful trees; try to save
a little time for yourself to enjoy your lovely
surroundings. First off, congratulations to
our own Yanni’s Sausage Grill who won
Best in Charcuterie for the 2nd year in a row
at the 2011 Sonoma County Harvest Fair.
They were also awarded a Gold Medal for
their new Luganega sausage, a Silver Medal
for their ‘Thanksgiving in a Link’ and a
Bronze Medal for their Chicken Limoncello
offering. Along with Bud’s Custom Meats'
2011 awards for their bacon and ham,
there is no doubt that we have some of the
best meats around. Passanisi's Nursery
has moved a lot of its inventory over to
the Passanisi's Downtown store (Santa &
Everett outside - top photo) and is no longer
selling retail from the nursery location.
They have a huge assortment of home and
garden items there, and a great selection of
holiday gifts, plus poinsettia, wreaths and
garlands. Penngrove locals Rich and Tracy
(Otsuka) Stefani's son, Markus, is playing
Charlie in the Local Cinnabar production
of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
It's a great little theater and a lot of fun.
Go check it out. A
new non-profit orgaMade with
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Daily
ing to help families
in need in our community obtain gently-used, un-needed
household goods,
clothing and shoes.
If you have any
items please go
to their website:
www.ladybugconnections.org
to
arrange a donation.
The
Christmas
Our many varieties include:
Cheer Food and
Sourdough, Roasted Garlic & Cheese, Toy Program that
Kalamata Olive & Semolina Cranberry has been helping
local Penngrove and
Petaluma families
since 1957 at the
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volunteer organization that gave over 700
food baskets to local families and toys to
over 1200 children last year. If you can help,
please call 707-763-8368. And of course
our local Rancho Adobe Firemen are collecting toys for the ‘Toys for Tots’ campaign again this year. Toys can be dropped
off at the firehouse. Check out Darling
Farms up on Petaluma Hill Road for its
tasty, locally grown winter produce, and cut
flowers, along with holiday poinsettia and
wreaths. The Unknown Clothing store on
Main Street is now open, stop on by and
say hi. The Penngrove Social Firemen
will be having three big food events in
the coming months. In January, they have
the Italian Sausage and Risotto Dinner;
in February, the fabulous Crab Feed; and
then in March the infamous Corned Beef
and Cabbage Dinner for St. Patty’s Day.
I’ve found you can’t go wrong with a meal
cooked by these wonderful folks. As I’m
sure you’ve noticed, Adobe Road has been
re-paved from Old Redwood Highway up
to Corona Rd. It was a daily exercise
in patience maneuvering around the workers in different spots along the way, but
thankfully it is now completed and we
have a much smoother road to travel. In
the 'Will It Really Help Department": A
new lane divider has been added to Main
Street just before the railroad tracks. (middle photo) Hopefully this will slow down
some of the through traffic that seems to
think our town is just an extension of the
freeway. For weekend entertainment, now
all three of Penngrove’s watering holes are
having live music performance on varying nights. You can recycle your home
ewaste (TV, computer, printer, cell phone)
anytime now without charge at Global
Materials Recovery Systems in Santa
Rosa. Do you know who made and planted
those big, beautiful, red flowers in front of
Penngrove School? (bottom photo) It was
Peter Alexander of Double K Designs,
a custom screen-printing and embroidery
company off of Old Redwood Highway in
Penngrove. Along with his two young sons,
they used recycled materials, including
old vinyl records, to fashion the ‘flowers’.
Thanks for helping keep Penngrove beautiful. Remember to shop and eat and drink
locally this holiday season and always.
See you around town.
Holiday/Winter 2011
Sips, Savors & Sounds
Something for Everyone’s Taste
In Your
local Area
Providing the latest information on our local and surrounding area bistros, cafes, bars and other establishments offering
eats, drinks and live music.
JavAmoré Café
Yanni’s Sausage Grill
This is what a local coffee shop should be like everywhere!
Kim and her friendly staff offer a wide variety of quality coffees, teas and pastries, along with a hearty breakfast menu,
lunch sandwiches, soups and salads in a warm and inviting
space. Catering service is also available.
Tucked away behind the blue door is sausage paradise. Eight
traditional, but original flavors are made on-site and they
are fabulous. Served on a grilled roll with your choice of toppings. Also serving beef burgers, thin crust pizza, and breakfast sandwiches. Frozen 4-packs of sausages available to go.
SuperBurger
Full Circle Baking Company
If you want a big, juicy burger or chicken sandwich with fries
and an old-fashioned milkshake, then this is the place for
you. Good selection of cold beer and wine and soft drinks.
Happy Hour Deals 3-6pm, Mon-Fri. Casual dining in or takeout. Children’s menu.
Caprara’s Pizzeria
Baking bread since 2004, the family-run Full Circle has been
milling organic flour and grain for more than a half century.
They pride themselves in carrying on their family tradition,
bringing generations of experience to all of their delicious,
handmade artisan breads and rolls.
Twin Oaks Tavern
Enjoy a tasty lunch or dinner with a choice of indoor or outdoor seating. As well as their excellent signature pizza (also
available in Take n’ Bake), Caprara’s serves up a delightful
assortment of homemade pasta dishes, sandwiches and salads, plus soft drinks, beer and wine. Delivery available.
An old time local gathering spot, with great lunch service,
delicious sandwiches and burgers along with pasta, potato
and green salads as well as daily specials. For gamers, there’s
pool, as well as sports TV. Live music happens Friday night’s.
Enjoy their nice outdoor patio.
Mack’s Bar & Grill
Penngrove Pub
A neighborhood bar and grill on Main St, with a friendly atmosphere, along with refurbished wood floors and redesigned bar.
Serving up cold beer, on-tap and bottled, mixed drinks and a
full food menu, available in the Grill or at the bar. Live music
Friday and Saturday nights.
A local neighborhood pub, with a big screen TV, free pool
Sunday and Monday, and Happy Hour on Monday evenings. Enjoy free pizza on Friday nights. Full bar, plus tap and
bottled beer. Pool table and darts; live music some weekends.
All addresses and phone numbers can be found in the Service Directory on page 10
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B.C. Beginning in 312 B.C., the
Romans created a large system
of 53,000 miles of cobblestone
roads through out Europe while
expanding their far-flung military outposts.
“ROCK RANCHES”
fornia was formed. This grand
collision created the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the various
mountain masses were formed.
The earth we stand upon is actually a floating mass of igneous,
metamorphic and sedimentary
rocks gathered together into
tectonic plates that float on the
earth's mantle.
A volcano is an opening in the
crust where molten rock and ash
is belched out to the earth's surface. Basalt is igneous rock from
lava and composes on the ocean
floor as well as being a common
rock found on the moon and in Sonoma County where it
was the the most sought after rock for cobblestones.
Sonoma Mountain is the eroded remains of the Sonoma volcanic pile, and according to Dr. Erickson, originated as lava
and ash materials in the Pliocene era (5.4 to 2.5 million years
ago). Various layers of materials were laid down covering
the area. Through millions of years of earthquakes, volcanic
activity and the relentless attack by the roots of trees and
erosion, the debris of basalt rock that was left behind makes
up Penngrove's rock ranches. After its last journey from the
bowels of the earth it just sat there for a few million years
until they were harvested and shaped into cobblestones by
entrepreneurial Penngrove ranchers and businessmen.
Although it is rare today to see a paved cobblestone street,
cobblestones were a technological innovation at the time.
Roads were usually either muddy or dusty and ruts would
form on the roads that would make them nearly impassible. Cobblestones have been found in the Sumerian city
of Ur, in what is now Iraq, that date back to 4000 years
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Some of the first cobblestones
to appear in early San Francisco roads were used as ballast
for ships coming in from England and France. The earliest
evidence of the use of basalt
cobblestones for the streets in
San Francisco was found on 3rd
Street dating to between 1864 to
1867, according to a report done
by Nancy Olmsted in 1991, but
they were not in general use until the mid 1870's. The convergence and expansion of many
railroads in the area made it feasible to take the stones by
rail and them load them onto scows to be shipped down the
Petaluma River to their destination in San Francisco. Gus
Campagna of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Museum said
that the railroad was opened from Petaluma north towards
Santa Rosa in 1869-1870. In 1873 San Francisco adopted
cobblestones as the material of choice for their streets, and
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If you have items to donate, or need
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in 1878 1,456,500 basalt paving blocks were shipped from
Petaluma to San Francisco. Geologists report that “from
1887 to 1913 at least 136 million paving blocks from Marin,
Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties were shipped with a
value of $5,712,000.” The earliest reports of quarrying rocks
for San Francisco is from an article in the Petaluma Argus
Courier dated September 25, 1857 that talks about a quarry
just south of Petaluma. This area is now a housing development and can be seen as you head south on 101.
There were several quarries in Penngrove. The Craig/
Barnes ranch was owned by D.N. Craig, an Ohio native via
Illinois who first moved to Occidental. He is the great-greatgreat grandfather of Penngrove historian, Ellen Harris (née
Brian). Her grandmother married Mr. Barnes and it is now
the Brian Ranch on East Railroad. Henry Davis owned the
ranch that bordered the Barnes Ranch. Frank and Mary
Roberts operated a quarry off Robert's Road that became
idle in 1913. Another quarry was owned by J.M. Hardin
(Hardin Lane) that operated until 1905.
In an 1894 Petaluma Argus Courier article it said that,
“350,000 basalt paving blocks were sold to the Southern
Pacific Railroad in San Francisco; Roberts 100,000; Davis 100,000; John Lynch (Lynch Road) 50,000; J. Cooney
50,000; Lester Hardin 50,000 with a price of about $33 per
thousand. All of these millions of cobblestones were hand
shaped by skilled stone workers. Most of the quarry workers
were young northern Italian immigrants, but there were also
men from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Sweden.
A 1962 interview by Sonoma County's Dr. Bill Kortum
with quarryman A.J. Camozzi, then in his late 70's, details
the laborious work of the men who used only hand tools to
shape the stones. To the enlightened eye of a stone mason a
rock has grains much like a piece of wood with a grain and
a cross grain. “First your tool is sharp, like a razor, and you
mark the stone, where you are going to hit it. Then you tap
in on one end and you give it the biggest hit where you are
going to split it. You find where the grain is and you drill a
square hole to the grain.”The bigger rocks were blasted with
black powder. It took a man two years of working with the
stones to become a “finisher.” It was all piece work and they
worked as a team, each doing what they did best. “If the
stone was good, you could make two hundred a day, and at
three and a half cents that was seven dollars. If it was bum
stone, maybe you only made 150. I made six or seven dollars
a day many times, but at the end of the month I didn't have
no money. The quarry men today, well they don't have no
quarrymen today because the art is gone.”
Teams of mules or horses would haul the cobbled basalt rocks
down to the sidings of the San Francisco & Northern Pacific
railroads. Loading took place in downtown Penngrove at
the tracks on Main Street and also at Goodwin's Landing at
Old Redwood Highway and Ely Road, then it was taken to
Petaluma and transferred to scows at Haystack Landing for
their final destination of San Francisco. Eventually the use
of cement and asphalt, being cheaper to manufacture and
quieter, as well as the arrival of the automobile doomed the
cobblestone industry, but not before it made its mark on the
history of Penngrove.
The quarry men, the mules and the wagons have all gone
the way of the cobblestone, but the evidence of their
existence and once vital industry can still be seen along the
rural roads of Penngrove.
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15 - PENNGROVE PETS
16 - REDWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL
17 - SHAWN & PATTY LOUCKS (CALL)
18 - THE GROVE
19 - TWIN OAKS GARAGE
20 - YANNI’S SAUSAGE GRILL
Aqua-Teck Pool Service - Penngrove. 707-237-5350. aquateck@comcast.net
Arch’s Glass, 8079 La Plaza, Cotati, 795-6976
Azevedo Antiques - 10010 Main St., Penngrove, 792-2733
Bella Ariana - Penngrove. 707-779-9846. www.BellaAriana.com
Barbara & Joseph Perry Real Estate, Penngrove, 477-9101
Bauman College - The Grove, 10151 Main St., Penngrove, 794-1284
Brander Veterinary Hospital - 347 Lakeville St., Petaluma, 762-3549
Brodie’s Tire - 1276 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, 778-7808
Bud’s Custom Meats - 7750 Petaluma Hill Road, 795-8402
Building Blocks Pre-School - 228 Adobe Rd., Penngrove, 792-2280
CA Audio/Video - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Penngrove - 795-9065
Caprara’s Pizzeria - The Grove, 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 664-1515
Clover-Stornetta Farms - www.cloverstornetta.com
Cotati Chamber, 216 East School Street, Cotati, 795-5508
Cotati Large Animal Hospital - 8079 Gravenstein Hwy. 795-4356
Cotati Small Animal Hospital - 8055 Gravenstein Hwy. 795-3694
Darling Farms - 7000 Petaluma Hill Road, Penngrove, 774-5754
Davis Publishing/Artful Arrangements - 205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 664-8656
Deborah Morris, LCSW, 315 E. Cotati Ave., Suite G, Cotati, 415-383-3469
DK Systems - 1390 N. McDowell Blvd., Suite D Petaluma. 206-9228
Double K Designs - 5701 Old Redwood Hwy. Suite A, Penngrove, 792-2673
Downtown Autobody - 5850 B Redwood Drive, Rohnert Park. 665-9100
Exhange Bank - 8220 Old Redwood Hwy. 792-4990
Ferina Trucking - Penngrove, 696-5826
Friedman’s Home Improvement - 4055 Santa Rosa Ave. Santa Rosa, 588-7632
Fringe Beauty Salon - The Grove, Main St., Ste C, Penngrove - 792-2444
Frizelle Enos Feeds, 10035 Main Street, Penngrove, 992-0144
Full Circle Baking Co. - The Grove, Main St., Ste 120, Penngrove, 794-9445
Giant Tree Removal Experts - POB 955, Penngrove, 849-2172
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2 - BARBARA PERRY REAL ESTATE (CALL)
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4 - BUD’S CUSTOM MEATS
5 - BUILDING BLOCKS PRE-SCHOOL
6 - CAPRARA’S PIZZERIA
7 - DARLING FARMS
8 - FRIZELLE ENOS FEED STORE
9 - FULL CIRCLE BAKING CO.
10 - JAVAMORÉ CAFÉ
11 - www.LADYBUGCONNECTIONS.org
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Glenn’s Auto Repair - 1309 Ross St. Petaluma, 762-4360
Global Materials Recovery Systems, 3911 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, 585-0511
JavAmoré Café, The Grove - 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 794-1516
Jay-Palm’s Western Store - 5701 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 795-5189
Ken Giorgi Electric - Petaluma, 766-4721
San Francisco Ladybug Connections - www.ladybugconnections.org
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Larsen’s Feed & Pet Supply Center - 7400 Gravenstein Hwy, 795-4106
Lasley Mechanical - 9555 Main St, Penngrove, 795-5232
Mack’s Bar & Grill - 10056 Main St., Penngrove, 793-9480
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More Unlimited, 8282 Old Redwood Hwy. Cotati, 285-3400
Myron Walters, LMFT - 315 E. Cotati Ave., Suite G. 415-686-3445
Orchard
Denman Rd. Oliver’s Market - 545 East Cotati Ave. Cotati, 795-9501
Valley & Kohl’s
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Palace of Fruit - 8 N. Ely Rd., Penngrove, 795-5311.
Centers
Passanisi‘s Home & Garden Store - 10070 Main St., Penngrove, 793-0100
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Penngrove Community Club House - 397 Oak St. Penngrove, 795-5958
Penngrove Community Church - 9970 Oak St., Penngrove, 795-5919
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Penngrove Pet’s - 10035 Main St., Penngrove, 795-2275
1 - ARCH’S GLASS, COTATI
Penngrove Pub - 10005 Main St., Penngrove, 664-8018
Penngrove Station - 11790 Main St., Penngrove
2 - BRANDNER VETERINARY HOSPITAL, SANTA ROSA
Penngrove Station Mini Storage - 110 Woodward Ave., Penngrove, 664-9200
3 - BRODIES TIRE & BRAKE, PETALUMA
Peter’s Nursery - 10330 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 795-5959
4 - COTATI SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL, COTATI
Redhawk Glass, Inc. - 442 Houser St. Suite F, Cotati, 792-7771
Redwood Montessori School - 11201 Main St., Penngrove, 665-9830
5 - DEBORAH MORRIS, LCSW, COTATI
Reed’s Trailer Sales, 5500-A Old Redwood Hwy, Petaluma, 792-9100
6 - DOWNTOWN AUTOBODY, ROHNERT PARK
Rejuvenation & Well Being - 315 E. Cotati Ave., Suite A. 795-1063
7 - EXCHANGE BANK, COTATI
Richard N. Krafnick, MFT - 315 E. Cotati Ave., Suite G. 415-351-2463
8 - FRIEDMAN'S HOME IMPROVEMENT, SANTA ROSA
Roca Construction, Penngrove, 664-8502
Scandia, 5301 Redwood Drive, Rohnert Park, 584-1398
9 - GLEN’S AUTO, PETALUMA
S.C. Phillips Enterprises - Penngrove, 795-7425
10- GLOBAL MATERIALS RECOVERY SYSTEMS, SANTA ROS
Sevalli, Thwaites & Soper Insurance, 1345 Redwood Way, Petaluma, 794-9950
11 - BRANDNER VETERINARY HOSPITAL, PETALUMA
Shawn & Patty Loucks - Penngrove, shawnandpatty.com, 486-4123
Softshell Massage & Spa - 10 Kentucky St., Petaluma, 773-4950
12 - LARSEN’S FEED, COTATI
Sophie Makes It Simple - www.sophiemakesitsimple.com, 503-289-7524
13 - MARC MEZZETTA DELI, COTATI
STS Transportation - Penngrove, 795-761
14 - MASSAGE ENVY, COTATI
State Farm Insurance, Tony Maestri, Penngrove, 585-9931
15 - MORE UNLIMITED, COTATI
Stay in Touch Massage, 11790 Main St., Penngrove, 527-7829
SuperBurger - 10070 Main St., Penngrove, 665-9790
16 - MYRON WALTERS, LMFT, COTATI
Tailwagger Inn - 9239 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 729-6791
17 - OLIVER’S MARKET, COTATI
Tech Assist 101, 10010 Main Street, Penngrove, 238-5101
18 - RICHARD N. KRAFNICK, LMFT, COTATI
The Grove Plaza - 10101 Main St., Penngrove, 479-4544
True Value Hardware - 7520 Commerce Blvd., Cotati, 795-5456
19 - SEVALLI, THWAITES & SOPER INSURANCE, PETALUMA
Twin Oaks Garage - 5745 Old Redwood Hwy. Penngrove, 795-4803
Twin Oaks Tavern - 5745 Old Redwood Hwy. Penngrove, 795-5118
Valkyrie Tattoo - 10002 Main St., Penngrove, 794-9390
Willow Farms - Roberts Road, Penngrove, 793-1003
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By Chuck Lucas
The dubious distinction of being the worst road in
Sonoma County has been awarded to Penngrove's very own
Lichau Road. Congrats. Not only was Lichau voted the
worst road in SoCo by the Press Democrat's Road Warrior,
but the county's roads were the second worst in the nation
according to TRIP, a non-profit organization that reports on
Department of Transportation data (www.tripnet.org).
The condition of Lichau is alarming and potentially
dangerous for residents. School buses loaded with children
travel this road every day. Something had to be done to
bring attention to this situation. Someone had to step up to
the plate and take action. And someone did.
Michael Troy, Judy Shubin, and Janae Rosen
It soon became a county-wide issue. After Craig Harrison
drove by the sign and contacted the groups' website, he and
Michael Troy came up with Save Our Sonoma Roads (SOSroads.org). Mr. Troy says “We created SOSroads.org because
we thought the issue is a county-wide issue about how the
county sets priorities. County roads are essential to our
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quality of life and our livelihoods and the county has chosen to neglect one of its
most important assets, our roads, deteriorate.”
The Board of Supervisors has
determined that of the 1,387
miles of road in the county,
only 150 miles of the roads will
be maintained and the rest will
be left to fade back to nature
with only minor repairs made.
Although somewhat sympathetic to the public outcry,
nothing in the near future indicates that any major work will
School bus traversing the potholes on Lichau Road
be performed by the county,
other than continuing to fill the potholes. The county's back up plan is to continue to let it fail until they turn it into a gravel road.
After a rain, Lichau looks like a pock-marked moonscape in a cheap sci-fi flick.
The potholes have potholes. People drive smack-dab down the middle of the
two lane road to avoid blowing out their tires. Calculations from TRIP's analysis
say the poor condition of Sonoma County's roads cost the driver an estimated
$698 a year to operate their vehicles. One family reports that they have blown
out two tires and had to repair another car to the tune of $650 for front end
damage in the last few years from driving on Lichau.
Rosen and Shubin took the
fight, and the emails and letters, to the county. They met
with Supervisor's staff. Rosen
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faces, “but that we must also
hold the county responsible
for the horrible condition of
all of our roads.”
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historic hexagonal plaza. Surrounded by
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acclaimed state university. Cotati’s roots
are steeped in agriculture and music,
and our citizens are proud of the diverse
and charming community that has been
shaped by over 100 years’ history.
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By Lisa Schuldt
What are the 4-H's?
Head, Heart,
Hands, Health
4-H members at Adobe Pumpkin Patch providing 4-H Education and a hands on animal display and arts & crafts table
Penngrove 4-Hmembers pledge their heads to clearer
thinking, their hearts to greater loyalty, their hands to larger
service and their health for better living. Before each club
meeting this pledge is recited and, as a club and organization, it is continuously demonstrated by our members. The
4-H year has just begun and we have welcomed many new
members and their families from our community and surrounding communities to our club. In the month of December, Penngrove 4-H will be participating in many community outreach programs and community services. On
December 13th, if you hear the sound of Christmas carolers in the Penngrove neighborhood that will be your annual Penngrove 4-Hers spreading some early holiday cheer.
Come join in! Afterwards the members enjoy hot cocoa and
desserts provided by the parents. As the New Year begins
4-H members will begin to prepare for upcoming events
that include a livestock judging clinic, the January Rabbit
Show, the Leadership Conference, Presentation, Penngrove
Club winter activity (team building) and much more. Many
of our projects have already started or are about to: Baking
(they have already learned how to prepare appetizers for a
small party), Outdoor Adventure (we are planning their first
trip, clam digging and beach cleanup in January), and Arts
& Crafts will be getting ready to take a field trip to a pottery
studio. If you are interested in joining our club please send
us an email to penngrove4h@gmail.com for more information. You still have time to join and enjoy the many opportunities that 4-H has to offer.
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Holiday/Winter 2011
Local 2011 Events in Review
Neighborhood
Car Show
The invitations taped to the mailboxes called it
a neighborhood "Barbeque and Car Show Extravaganza" and it lived up to its billing. For a number of years, neighbors off Cold Springs Road in
Penngrove have been gathering to get to know
each other in this rural enclave in the shadows of
Sonoma Mountain.
In previous years the block party was held for the
purpose of bringing neighbors together to renew old
friendships and meet folks new to the area, especially to discuss security after a break in at one of the
homes. They operated on the belief that knowing
your neighbors is your best security in rural areas.
The event expanded this year when Jerry Smith,
a retired chief Army mechanic, suggested that the
group hold a car show, because of the number of
folks in the area who had nice old cars. All of the
good food, good people, live music and the marvelous array of automobiles made it a very special day.
The classic cars created a splendid backdrop for the
block party picnic, and the success of the event led to
the suggestion that the neighbors hold a Harvest
Festival every October.
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where
Do you know What and Where this is ?
Congratulations to Suzanne Barella
our Guess What and Where #18
Photo Contest Winner. She has
won a $20 gift certificate to Caprara’s
Pizzeria, Penngrove. The photo was of the totum
pole by the Green Mill on Old Redwood Highway.
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Est. 1985
Penngrove Proud GUESS What & Where photo contest.
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Holiday/Winter 2011
July 4th
Local 2011 Events in Review
Community
Celebration
The 4th of July in Penngrove. My favorite
community day. From the parade to
the BBQ, to the friends and the smiles.
Always a day to remember, and this year
was no different. Enjoy a few memories.
Industrial Carting and
Global Materials Recovery Services
Sevall, Thwaites and Soper
Insurance Agency
Ray Soper
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• Construction & Demolition Recycling Facility
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• Debris Boxes & Clean Up Bins
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Holiday/Winter 2011
Penngrove
Hometown & Neighboring Events
~ December~
~ January ~
Cotati Four Nights of Festive Fun - 7th to 10th
Artful Arrangements Workshop - Plant-a-Plant
for a Valentine - 29th
Holiday Tree Lighting, Holiday Cheer, Candlelight Concert,
& Elegant Evening
Call 795-5508 for more information or email chamber@cotati.org
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 10am-noon, 664-8656 for more info
Davis Publishing Workshop - Valentine's Day Poem - 29th
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 3-5pm, 664-8656 for more info
5th & 6th Grade Holiday Concert - 16th
Penngrove Elementary School, 356 Adobe Road, 1:30-2:30pm
Call 778-4755 for more info
~ February ~
Penngrove School Skate Night - 16th
Penngrove Social Firemen Crab Feed - 25th
Cal Skate, Rohnert Park 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info
Penngrove Community Club House - Doors 6pm, Dinner 7pm
Call Kim Hanson at 794-1516 for more info
Artful Arrangements Workshop - Secret Rock Writing - 18th
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 10am-noon, 664-8656 for more info
Artful Arrangements Workshop - Plant Tomato Seeds - 26th
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 10am-noon, 664-8656 for more info
Davis Publishing Workshop - Christmas Poem - 18th
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 3-5pm, 664-8656 for more info
Davis Publishing Workshop~Improve your Luck - 26th
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 3-5pm, 664-8656 for more info
Christmas Eve Service - 24th
Penngrove Community Church, 9970 Oak St, 6pm
Everyone welcome - Call 795-5919 for more info
~ March ~
Christmas Day Service - 25th
Penngrove Social Firemen St. Patty's Day
Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner - 4th
Penngrove Community Church, 9970 Oak St, 10:30am
Everyone welcome - Call 795-5919 for more info
Penngrove Community Club House. Call Kim Hanson at 794-1516 for info
~ January ~
Penngrove School Skate Night - 16th
Cal Skate, Rohnert Park 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info
Penngrove School Skate Night - 13th
Artful Arrangements Workshop - Secret Rock Writing - 25th
Cal Skate, Rohnert Park 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 10am-noon, 664-8656 for more info
PSF Italian Sausage & Risotto Dinner - 21st
Davis Publishing Workshop - Renew Faith In Yourself - 25th
Penngrove Community Club House - Doors 6pm, Dinner 7pm
Call Kim Hanson at 794-1516 for more info
205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 3-5pm, 664-8656 for more info
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