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Farewell “Naughty” Nadele
Celebration of Life
On a sunny afternoon in February we
sadly had to say our farewell to our last
surviving Honorary Mayor of Groveland,
“Naughty” Nadele Manzo.
Out of the blue on February 9 she was
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that had
spread to the liver and there was nothing
that could be done to stop if from spreading.
On February 29 she passed and quickly collected her wings in heaven.
Prior to moving to Groveland after she
and Rudy retired, she was a highly respected teacher in the La Habra school district in
southern California. She was loved by all of
her students and fellow teachers. She was
the recipient of the Dale Carnege Education
Award and was written up twice in “Who’s
Who” in American Education. Over 500
teachers, parents and students attended her
retirement party in La Habra. She was overwhelmed when the Superintendent stated,
“she had left her mark and did make a difference in the education of her students.”
After retiring to Pine Mountain Lake
she became involved with the Pine Cone
Singers, Pine Cone Performers, Soroptimist,
Ladies Club, Chamber of Commerce and of
course her church choir at Evangelical Free
Church of Groveland. She gave freely of her
time for the vacation bible study for the children of out community. Her smile was always there and the children loved her antics.
There were many in our community who
were touched by her and they remember her,
as we all will, as the person that looked at
them and made them feel good. Her smile
The Mattingly family would like to
thank all our friends and family that have
kept Joe in their thoughts and prayers during his medical illness and especially all the
sympathy cards, letters and phone calls after
he died. Joe died on March 2, in Doctors’ Hospital in Modesto, CA surrounded by his family
and close friends. There is a mass and Celebration of Life
to be held Saturday, April 9 at 11 a.m. at St.
Patrick Church in Sonora, Ca. By Rudy Manzo
APRIL 2016
By Liz Mattingly
Coulterville Monthly Dinners
By Elaine Marquardt
will be missed, but her memory will live on
in our community. Services are scheduled
for June 18, at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical
Free Church with reception to follow.
There will be a community gathering
on Saturday, April 2 at 3 p.m., as a goodbye tribute to Honorary Mayor ‘Naughty’
Nadele. The event will take place at the
Groveland Community Hall.
Thanks to the dedication of many volunteers, our monthly dinners will continue
on Saturdays, April 30 and May 30. Will
take a break during the summer and return
on Saturdays, September 24 and October 29.
The church has been serving the roast
beef dinner on a regular basis since May
1987. John Mullins and the men of the
church did the cooking then and the ladies
made the pies for dessert. The Roast Beef
dinner cooking procedures outlined by John
Mullins are still being used. Donation is
$10 for adults and $5 for children under 10.
Take-outs are available.
We’re located on Higway 49 across
from the Coulterville Park. Proceeds go to
help support the local mission and the greater Methodist mission around the world.
Features on this Issue
Classifieds......................24
Crossword Solutions.....25
Community Events.......23
Service Directory..........24
Crossword Puzzle.........21
Supervisor Corner..........9
L to R: Elaine Marquardt, Janet Skooglund, Mike Harding, Kathy Harding, Jacquie Martin,
Carol Cornish, Ruthie Neri, Sandy Bager, Jan Newman,Jerri Sears, John Sears, Jewell Beck,
Kempton Everist. Bottom: Pastor Stan Skooglund with Mia
April 2016, Page 2
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Trusted Leadership!
Community Hoe Dancing
By Susan Fisher
Yosemite Highway Herald Simple ‘Good Ole Times’ sponsored by the Little House. Includes circle dancing in
singles/doubles/triples.
Also lines/contras/squares. Partners or experience not necessary. Free of charge.
When: 3rd Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Groveland Community Hall started
March 16.
Caller is Rachael Phillips. For information please call 962-0468.
California Association of Boutique
and Breakfast Inns
Scholarship
By Candice Kendall
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Peggy Mosley, a founding
member of CABBI and long time CABBI
Council member, has passed away.
Ms. Mosley, owner of the Groveland
Hotel in Groveland, CA opened the hotel
in 1990 as a retirement venture where she
and her husband worked to restore the hotel back to its original splendor.
In 1994, the property was added to
The National Register of Historic Places.
She was inducted into the California Hotel
& Lodging Association (CH&LA) Hall of
Fame in 2012 for her outstanding leadership and dedication to the California lodging industry.
Before she began her career in hospitality, Ms. Mosley was a computer programmer in the Air Force Civil Services
and was the first female manager for Lockheed Aerospace Corporation in 1977.
She was also a flight school owner,
Junior College professor, California real
estate salesperson, and she held the designation of being a Kepner-Trego Problem
Analysis & Decision Making Program Facilitator.
CABBI will be joining with CH&LA
to establish a scholarship in Ms. Mosley’s
name. Pending approval by the CH&LA
Education Foundation Board of Directors, the Peggy Mosley Scholarship will be
initiated this year and focus on involving
CABBI properties in industry education
and advocacy.
To contribute to the CH&LA Education Foundation in Peggy’s name, please
see www.calodging.com/contribute/education-foundation/
Christopher’s at the
City Hotel Restaurant
Lunch: 11 am to 2 pm
Open Wednesday to Sunday
Dinner 5 to 9 pm
What “Cheer” Saloon
11 am to 8 pm
Order food from the
lunch menu
YES, we are Open
Come to
Columbia State Park
209-532-5964
April 2016, Page 3 Southside Programs Get Spring Refresh
By Ron Harms
The Southside programs are getting a
little spring refresh. We’ve got a new look
and feel, and have re-invigorated our programs and website. Southside Community
Connections (SCC), formerly known as
Southside Senior Services, continues to
create an enriched community environment with its signature programs: The Little House, Village on the Hill and Wheels.
Residents of Southern Tuolumne
County are living fuller lives by participating in our activities and programs in the areas of health, recreation, social interaction
and lifelong learning. We are excited about
our current programs and are looking forward to adding more.
I encourage you to stop by our “headquarters” at The Little House and learn
more in person, or stay up to date with all
our events and activities by checking our
new and improved website and calendar at
www.southsidecommunityconnections.org
And, Like us and see all the latest news on
our Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/
southsidecommunityconnections, www.
facebook.com/thelittlehousegrovelandca
and www.facebook.com/vonthehill.
Many of you know our signature programs, but for those who don’t, here’s a
quick snapshot. The Little House provides
a meeting and gathering space for activities
like community lunches provided by www.
sierraseniorproviders.org on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, yoga, Mahjongg, grief support
and free blood pressure readings. We also
have a great new monthly series (third
Tuesday of the month) with a focus on different aspects of health and wellness. For a
complete calendar, check us out online or
call 209-962-7303.
Village on the Hill is based on a nation-wide model with the philosophy of
“Neighbors Helping Neighbors.” The
program serves adults over the age of 50
and provides supportive services, enabling
Village members to remain in their own
homes with safety, dignity and respect.
Trained and screened volunteers provide
safe, confidential assistance with challenging tasks such as simple home repairs,
as well as help with electronics, and lend
friendly support through personal calls
and visits. Serving the communities of
Groveland, Buck Meadows and Big Oak
Flat, members pay a fee to join Village on
the Hill. Once you join our village, you are
a phone call away from receiving services,
and a part of a vibrant community, dial
209-962-6906.
Wheels provides free, periodic doorto-door transportation for shopping and
errands in the Groveland area, as well as
transportation to Sonora for healthcare appointments for anyone over age 60 who is
unable to drive due to recent surgery, illness or age. Our vetted and caring volunteer drivers ensure a safe and comfortable
ride to and from appointments, providing
you with security and peace of mind. We
are always seeking volunteers to drive clients to local destinations such as the post
office, pharmacy, bank and grocery store.
You choose your driving days and receive
a call the evening before your drive day
with client information and drive destination. Call 209-962-6952 for more information.
Join us—get active, have lunch, take a
ride, volunteer, get peace of mind and live
better. We’d love to see you soon.
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April 2016, Page 4
Mountain Lutheran Church News
By Paul Ingvaldsen
The story of Easter starts with the
Passover, told in the first third of the biblical book of Exodus. The Jews at this time
have come to Egypt because of a famine,
while Joseph of the Coat of Many Colors is
Pharaoh’s trusted counselor.
After Joseph’s death, the Jews are enslaved by the Egyptians forced to perform
hard labor, under bitterly cruel conditions
for hundreds of years. The prophet Moses
goes to the new Pharaoh and asks him to
let the Jews go.
When Pharaoh refuses, God sends a
total of ten plagues that devastate Egypt. In
the first nine, the waters of the Nile turn to
blood, frogs appear everywhere, lice infest
everything, wild animals menace the land,
cattle die, there is an outbreak of boils, hail
destroys the crops, locusts devour whatever is left, the land is covered in darkness.
After each plague, Moses asks the Pharaoh
to set the Jews free. Every time, Pharaoh
refuses.
The final plague is the killing of the
firstborn sons. Moses instructs the Jews
to sacrifice a lamb for each family spread
its blood on the doorposts of their house.
God passes over the marked Jewish houses
and kills the firstborn male child in every
Egyptian household. There is a great outcry, the Pharaoh finally tells Moses to take
the Jews and leave Egypt without delay.
The Jews leave in such a hurry they don’t
have time to make bread for the trip; instead, they leave carrying bread dough,
which bakes on their backs before being
able to rise. The holiday is called “Passover” because God passes over the Jewish
houses, protecting them while killing the
Egyptian firstborn sons.
The two holidays, Passover and Easter
are entwined from the beginning—the word
Pasch, originally meaning Passover, comes
to mean Easter as well. The Easter story is
at the heart of Christianity. It celebrates the
Resurrection from the death of Jesus, three
days after he is executed. The celebration
of Passover takes place just before the Crucifixion Resurrection of Christ. After Jesus is crucified on the Friday
now known as Good Friday, his body is
taken down from the cross buried in a cave
tomb. On Easter Sunday, Jesus appears in
his resurrected body. According to biblical
sources the resurrected Jesus appears sev-
eral times to a number of people over the
next 40 days. He knows the importance of
convincing His followers He is the Risen
Lord Jesus. Without their firm conviction
of His resurrection, their faith Christianity
would have been lost.
Therefore, liturgical Christian traditions celebrate a season of Easter for seven
weeks, until Pentecost on Sunday, May 15.
To some extent we celebrate Easter Jesus’
Resurrection every Sunday of the year.
Easter Sunday, March 27 this year, is the
central highlight of the year for Christians.
Come and Worship with Groveland
area christians on Easter Service at 7 a.m. at
Mountain Lutheran Church, 13000 Down
to Earth Ct., just off Ferretti Road. Pastor
David Bello will bring us an Easter message as our guest preacher, we’ll all rejoice
with music and prayer for God’s Love and
Power expressed in Jesus’ Resurrection!
Festive Liturgical Lutheran worship
begins at 10 a.m. every Sunday with special celebrations on Easter Sunday! Refreshments. Fellowship time is offered after both Easter Services.
You are always welcome at Mountain
Lutheran Church!
Kiwanis Club
By Sandy Smith
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “The
purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be
useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that
you have lived and lived well.” This quote
sums up Kiwanis.
Groveland Kiwanis meets each Tues-
day at 4:30 p.m. in the Pizza Factory on
Main street. Come and join us, see what we
have planned for the community.
If you are going to the Sonora Home
and Garden Show on April 15 and 16,
come by our booth and say hello. Also on
April 30, check out our Kiwanis tables
at the flea market in Sonora. All monies
earned go to help fund the “Childrens’
Shopping Spree” in October.
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Pine Cone Singers
By Tom Clawson
By Bob Swan
Chamber News
There are a couple of upcoming events
we would like to bring to the communities attention. First, is the 2016 Annual
Tuolumne River Recreation meeting on
April 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with
lunch provided by the HHWP Chef. The
meeting will be in the Moccasin administration building dining room. Please RSVP
with the number guests attending (AMazurkiewicz@sfwater.org).
Second, is the Tuolumne River Bridge
project schedule for May 12 from 5:30
to 7:30 pm at the Groveland Community
Hall. The DOT and the contractor will give
an update on the contractors’ expertise,
proposed construction methodologies, etc.
Turning now to Chamber specific topics, the monthly flea market is scheduled
for the first Saturday of the month starting
April and ending in October. The specific
dates are: 4/2, 5/7, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6, 9/3, 10/1.
They will be located in the lower section
of Mary Laveroni Park from 8 a.m. to
Come to the Music
4 p.m. Gates open to vendors at 7 a.m. Free admission to buyers; space cost: $10
for Chamber members, $15 for non-members. All are welcome!
The Chamber Board of Directors
meeting is held the second Friday of each
month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Pizza Factory. ‘49er Festival planning meetings are
held the third Friday of each month (until
August) from 9 to 10:30 a.m. also at the
Pizza Factory.
Chamber mixers are held the fourth
Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. The locations may change each
month, please refer to the calendar on the
Chamber website for the current month
location. The March mixer was hosted by
Dave Sutch held at My Car Guy’s location, 20950 Ferretti Road in Groveland.
The April 28 mixer will be hosted by
Yosemite Area Real Estate (RSVP by 4/25)
at their new location (next to Groveland
Pharmacy).
Fielding’s Trading Post
“A Unique BHWN* Boutique” with Fine Goods from Around the World
Jewelry, Apparel, Hats, Purses and other Accessories
SW Rugs & Blankets
‘Grace Note Chimes’ - Made in Mariposa
Painted Ponies
Gold Mining Supplies
Mineral Specimens and More . . .
We buy local placer gold on Sundays
Hours: 10:30 am to 4 pm
Wednesday - Sunday
5011 Main Street - Coulterville
209-878-3880 or 209-840-9151
BHWN* - Come visit us and you’ll see what this means
The program is pretty well set for
the Pine Cone Singers Spring Concerts,
scheduled for May 12-15 at the Groveland
Evangelical Free Church.
It may seem redundant to say that a
choral concert is about music, but many
of the songs selected by Musical Director
Dennis Brown do, in fact, have music or
singing as their subject. With titles like
“And This Shall Be For Music”, “If Music Be The Food Of Love”, and “I Am In
Need Of Music”, it’s obvious that Dennis
has taken the concert theme of “Come To
The Music” (also the name of another selection) pretty seriously.
Many of the pieces are new to the
group, so we’ve been working hard to master the new material. The style of the songs
ranges from Handel (“Sing Unto God” and
“Music, Spread Thy Voice Around”) to
Hairspray (“You Can’t Stop The Beat”).
There are also a couple of jazzy numbers –
“Put A Lid On It” and “Frim Fram Sauce”
– and the gospel-style “Lift Up Your
Voice”. As usual, there will also be solos
from our talented members, although these
haven’t been set yet. I’ll have more on that
next month.
We’re delighted to be working with
Dennis again, and we look forward to
bringing you another entertaining concert.
We hope you can join us at one of the four
performances: May 12 or 13 at 7:30 p.m.,
or May 14 or 15 at 2 p.m. Advance tickets
will be available at Yosemite Bank, Hotel
Charlotte, Dori’s Tea Cottage, and Marijke’s Hair, or from any Pine Cone Singer.
Advance donation is $10, at the door $12,
and children 12 and under are invited to
attend for free. If you’d like more information, please contact Sally Salinas at
209-962-0505.
Come To The Music!
April 2016, Page 5 Yosemite Hwy 120 Chamber of Commerce
Coulterville Christian Fellowship Church
Benefit Dinner
By Jacque Harrison
Benefit dinner for “Dino Baca” battling cancer. Thursday, April 15.
Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Dinner will be Indian tacos and drink for $8 a plate.
We also are having an auction with
many items. Our very own Supervisor
Merlin Jones will be the auctioneer.
Event address: Coulterville Christian Fellowship Church, 5033 Main St.,
Coulterville.
For questions contact Jacque Harrison
at 852-9441 or 617-9265 or Analina Baca
at 617-0957.
Reminder:
Deadline for ads and articles of our
May issue is Friday, April 15
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April 2016, Page 6
Garden Club Clippings
FORK
RESTAURANT
LOVE
H C
@ THE OTEL HARLOTTE
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 5 pm - 8:30 pm
Closed: Monday and Tuesday
Season Opener/Grand Reopening: Thursday, April 7
Fork & Love is located at the Hotel Charlotte in Groveland. Join us for a
farm to fork seasonal cuisine with local Sierra foothills wine and
California microbrews. We are having a Grand Reopening event starting
Thursday, April 7 with Tapas, and every Thursday for the month of
April. So come and hang out and meet Chef/Owner Aaron Hass and
taste some of our creations. Please call ahead for parties of 6 or more.
Luncheons and Catering Events Welcome.
Website: www.forkandlove.com
Facebook: Fork & Love at Hotel Charlotte
Instagram: @FORK_AND_LOVE
18736 Main St. - Groveland
209.962.6455
New Art Exhibit at Library
By Virginia Gustafson
Yosemite Highway Herald There is a wonderful new art exhibit
on display downstairs at the Groveland
Library. Groveland artist Joanne Allen
formed a love for art as a child, and has
advanced her skills ever since then. She
works primarily in watercolor and ink.
Joanne’s subjects include a mixture of
landscapes, floral compositions and buildings. California barns can be found in a
number of her works. Much of Joanne’s
work evokes a sense of Americana and always includes a high level of detail. Living
in the foothills is an important influence on
Joanne’s current work.
Joanne and husband Michael bought
their first home in Pine Mountain Lake
in 1998 and have been full-time residents
since 2014.
Come and enjoy the beautiful art exhibit any Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
during April, May and June. A portion of
the proceeds benefits your Groveland Library.
Complete Family Health Care
878-0155
Mon. - Thurs. 8-6 closed 12-1 • 6386 Greeley Hill Rd.
By Joyce Smith
I can’t tell you about our March meeting because I am writing this before it happens. We are scheduled to have a speaker
from the Forest Service and I’m sure we
will have someone here to meet with us. In
the meantime, the Garden Club Board decided it would be fun to have a contest. Remember a few years back; we had a contest
for our Garden Club Members to see who
could grow the tallest sunflower. It was a
lot of fun, so this time we will only be using discarded roots to grow new plants. It
will be a “pit and/or root vegetable growing contest.”
You can grow an avocado plant by
putting its pit in a jar of water, or potato,
sweet potato, celery, pineapple, carrot
stick, garlic cloves or scallions. These are a
few examples. You can get more information from the Internet or at the library. Then
at our August meeting we will see what has
been produced. Sounds like fun don’t you
think?
I will remind you each month until our
June salad luncheon to save the date, June
13. We are planning something different
this year. We will not be doing tours of gardens, but we will still have the lovely table
settings, raffles, and luncheon. We hope to
have vendors displaying their wares outside at the Lake Lodge. Remember this is
our only fund raising event. Proceeds go
for shrubs, flowers, garden maintenance
and any needed expense for the Jail Garden, our project.
We love getting new members or having guests; would you like to join us? Second Monday of the month, unless we are
on an outing.
See you at the Lake Lodge.
GCSD Bird Walk
By Jeannie Ridgley
The first Wednesday of the month
Bird Walk at the Groveland Community
Services property at 18966 Ferretti Road,
Groveland will be led by Jeanne Ridgley
on April 6 and May 4. The property encompasses an area of more than 200 acres
of oak, pine and willow habitat with three
water storage ponds.
On the March 2 Bird Walk we saw 32
species. The highlight was 11 Wood Ducks
swimming on the large pond in front of the
three Wood Duck boxes.
Meet the group in the GCSD parking
lot at 8 a.m. Bring binoculars and a birding
field guide if you have one. Rain will cancel the trip. The walk will last about twothree hours. If you have any questions, call
Jeanne at 962-7598.
Sonora’s “Favorite” Kitchen Store
Spring Fest
Downtown Sonora
April 30
11 am - 4 pm
Big Sidewalk Sale
We Carry:
• Le Creuset
• Cuisinart
• Waring
• West bend
• Nordic ware
• Oxo
• Microplane
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BIA Cordon Bleu
Emeril Cookware
Lodge cast iron
Root candles
Ihr Napkins
Gift Baskets
Crabtree & Evelyn
Body and Bath
Friendly service
Free gift wrapping
Open 7 days a week
209-588-1400
98 South Washington Street – Downtown Sonora
April 2016, Page 7 Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society
Museum Happenings
By Carrie Carter
Like parents everywhere, the early
pioneers of Groveland and Big Oak Flat
were interested in providing a good basic
education for their children, boys and girls
alike. Home schooling was often the only
option for early settlers in the area until
other families moved in. Then they would
ban together to provide or build a schoolhouse and go about securing a teacher for
the community.
A teaching certificate could be acquired by taking an examination held at
the Tuolumne County Courthouse and going before the County Board of Examiners,
consisting of the County Superintendent of
Schools and four members of the Board of
Education. In 1912 “the testing lasted six
long days, from 9 a.m. up to midnight, or
beyond. As quickly as one test was finished
another appeared,” according to Carlo De
Ferrari’s mother, Mary Sweaney De Ferrari.
Teachers were also expected to have
extremely high moral values, not to smoke
or drink in public, and in short, be a paragon of virtue and hard work. Aside from
the duties of teaching a wide range of ages
and abilities, they were expected to keep
the schoolhouse clean, draw each day’s
water supply and keep the wood stove
burning on cold days.
Early schoolhouse furniture consisted of desks and benches of rough planks.
Chalkboards were smooth boards painted
black and the schoolyard contained ‘privies’ (outhouses) and a flat area, suitable for
game playing at recess time.
Lack of funding often required students to furnish their own supplies including slates, chalk and books so reading material brought from home meant a Bible, an
almanac or other old texts to share and exchange. A typical school day began with a
Helping Hands Happenings
By Joyce Smith
Our Free Clothing Giveaway is on
April 15 and 16, at the Groveland Community Hall. We have more items than just
clothing. This is a popular event and a winwin for all. We get rid of still useful items
and our community has an opportunity to
find things they need. Free.
March 13 Daylight Savings Time began again. I was just about to get used to
our last time change. Oh well! We do adjust in time. Seems awfully early though.
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone
and as I am writing this, Easter is fast approaching. We hope you had a Happy Easter.
We will celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 10 to 16. We will all be
at work on our usual workday because we
want to be here doing our volunteer duties.
A person gets a lot of pleasure out of volunteer work. It is good for your soul.
Our sympathy goes to Mary Chapman.
Her husband Steve passed away in February. Steve was a volunteer at the Barn at
one time.
To all our good people who bring us
donations: Please do not bring us a full
pickup or SUV loaded with donations.
We really don’t have the room to take that
much at one time. You could possibly be
denied by us to take your things. Or we
would ask you to bring your things back
at another time in smaller amounts. We do
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chief’, ‘hide and seek’, and ‘blind man’s
bluff’. The older students enjoyed baseball and games like ‘ante over’ and ‘dodge
ball’. Lunchtime was spent outside under
a shade tree in good weather. Your lunch
sack or bucket may have been a homemade
sandwich, fruit, and a hardboiled egg.
See Museum on page 25
Pine Needleers Quilt Guild
By Sandy Smith
April showers bring May flowers, and
what a great time to make a spring quilt.
Poppies, daisies, tulips and sunflowers
make great table runners, wall hangings, or
even a quilt.
The Pine Needlers’ Quilt Guild meets
the third Tuesday of each month. April 15
will be our next meeting at 6 p.m. under the
library. Audrey Munoz will be heading up
the “Dress a Girl” project, from now until
June. The Guild will be working on CNVC
quilts until August. If you are interested
in helping with either projects give me a
call 962-4950. Lots of neat stuff going on;
come and see for yourself.
Have you seen the cork tiles at Lowes,
they have many purposes other than to be
on the floor. Here is a handy hint for keeping track of small pieces for a miniature
quilt, or nine patch pieces, or just about
anything. Lay the tile(s) on your sewing
area, pin the pieces on the board in order
and there you have it, easy access to them
as you sew.
Here are a couple of websites to
browse:oldcountrystorefabrics.com
andthequiltinggarden.com Enjoy the time as
you check them out.
As I promised eight more things to accomplish as a quilter before your time on
earth is finished:
9. Paper piece a quilt block
10. Hand appliqué a quilt block
11. Make a yo-yo
12. Embellish a quilt
13. Try free motion quilting
14. Stitch in the ditch
15. Try hand quilting
16. Bind a quilt
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patriotic song, salute to the flag, and possibly a scripture reading or prayer. The main
subjects were the three R’s, reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic and also penmanship,
spelling, grammar, geography and lots of
rote memorization.
Little or no playground equipment
existed so recess play was creative and inventive with games like ‘drop the handker-
April 2016, Page 8
Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society
The Road to Broken Dreams
By Bruce Carter
On Saturday, April 16, the Southern
Tuolumne County Historical Society will
host acclaimed author and historian Sharon Giacomazzi. She will speak about the
historic mining settlement of Bennettville,
located high upon Tioga Pass. The event
will take place at 7 p.m. at the Groveland
Community Hall. Admission is free.
In 1883 the Great Sierra Wagon Road
was built to service the needs of a silver
mining operation at Bennettville, elevation
9800 ft., off of what today is Tioga Pass
(Highway 120). An eastern mining company and its investors were confident that
the reported “thundering ledge of silver”
would make them millionaires. But, Lady
Luck did not smile on their plans and kept
her treasure locked up tight in the granite of
Tioga Hill. After the bust, the 56-mile-long
route was neglected and fell into disrepair
for 30 years. Some called it “the road to
broken dreams.”
Though Bennettville proved to be a
firecracker that didn’t go bang, the builders
of the road couldn’t have imagined that it
would become the forerunner of dramatically scenic Tioga Pass Road. Now as then,
the real treasure of the area is the powerful
beauty of the high country landscape. Sharon will guide you through Bennettville’s
fascinating story and tell you how you can
walk on the original road to the mine and
town site.
For more information please call
209.962.6970 or take a look at our
website at http://www.grovelandmuseum.
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Laughter was mixed with tears as
the Groveland SDA Church bid farewell
to Pastor David Bello, his wife Joy, and
sons Adrian and Anthony. His six years at
Groveland were celebrated with a luncheon
potluck in the church Fellowship Hall.
Fun gifts were given as well as a beautiful
Schuyler Quentel Black NKJV bible.
Pastor David is an avid student of the
bible and each sermon he preached was
filled with the knowledge of the scriptures
that beautifully opened nuggets of truth
unseen by many. Each one was a study of
God’s love, His character, His promises
and His unfathomable saving Grace.
He will be pastoring at the Seventhday Adventist churches in Oakdale and
Waterford. The congregation has already
felt the loss of Pastor Bello’s spiritual inspiration and direction. Pastor Bello’s sermons were all recorded and are available
on CDs through the church office, 209962-5585. The Groveland SDA Church is
moving on, serving the community with
open arms, eager to welcome the pastor
who will soon replace Pastor Bello.
Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
there is a Bible study at the church open
to all. Starting April 1 the study will be
the story of Christ as told by his disciple
Matthew. A study guide is provided to all
participants.
During the week two study groups are
also available for the Groveland Community. They meet on Mondays at 1:30 p.m.
and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Yosemite Vista
Estates. For more info call 962-0906.
The young people of Groveland are
invited to join a Scout-like program called
Pathfinders now offered by the church. An
up coming bike-a-thon is planned for April
10 to be held at Castle Air Force Base in
Atwater.
The club meets every Thursday from
5 to 7 p.m. The members meet to work on
a variety of honors in dogs, cats, knot tying, hiking, biking, cooking, baking and
many more. All are welcome. Inquire at
962-0733.
We believe God has commissioned
us to reach out to those in need spiritually,
mentally and physically. The health, education and exercise program help others
learn how to make better life style choices.
Every first Saturday of the month a tasty
vegetarian luncheon is served at 12:15 p.m.
at the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome.
Once a month volunteers from the church
join with the ATCAA Food Bank helping
with food distribution to those in need.
We also have food available from our own
church pantry. Our hearts, prayers and pantry doors are always open to those in need.
Your prayer requests are individually
considered and brought to God. God is
gathering in His children and we are anxiously waiting for Jesus to return to take us
home with Him. This is our Blessed Hope!
Our third hands-on cooking school in
which you get to be the cook, and the eater,
is planned for Thursday, April 17 from
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join the fun as you
discover more ways to make your favorite
foods healthier and more appealing. How
you can use whole foods—vegetables,
fruits, legumes, seeds and grains—in innovative ways will surprise you.
The media is full of research today advising changes in the food we eat. Feel free
to bring some of your favorite recipes for
suggestions on how you can change them
to meet these new discoveries.
Sign up for this free class by calling
209-963-5418. Capacity is limited. This is
a project of HEEP, Health Education and
Exercise Project sponsored by the Elder
Lane Adventist Church.
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GAINs and CASA News
As I’m sitting here writing this article,
the weather is getting warmer and the oak
trees are starting to bud out. Thank goodness for the rain that seems to come about
every week.
We need every bit of it. With the
warmer weather, the bark beetles will become more active, which mean more dead
trees. With spring coming I don’t see much
chance of real cold weather to get a good
bug kill. That means another summer of
high tree mortality. On Saturday, April 9,
there is going to be another tree mortality
workshop in Greeley Hill, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. This will include all the funding and
chipping programs available and how the
county can help you.
I’m working on setting up a town hall
fair that will bring in representatives from
all the social service organizations in the
county regarding county transportation,
food programs, health programs, temporary assistance programs and much more.
When the date is set I will let you know. It
will be held at the Greeley Hill Community
Hall.
My wife and I attended the Renaissance reception in Yosemite. This is an art
show that starts in Yosemite and tours the
Central Valley. The manager told me I was
the first supervisor to attend. It is a great
display of art in various media. If you get a
chance to visit, I’m sure you will enjoy it.
I’m serving on the courthouse restoration committee. This project has been put
off far too long. The historical courthouse
needs to be maintained for the generations
to come. The restoration will start in June
and finish in August. It will be reroofed,
the outside will be painted, the bell tower
will be fixed, the clock repaired and A.D.A.
ramps installed. What a “Great Project.”
Currently I’m heading a risk management committee. In my opinion the county
has gone way to long without a safety program. When asking about a safety manual,
a longtime employee said they thought we
have some. After much looking and dig-
Tioga Careers Forum. Seeking volunteers to share their career experiences
with high school students! CASA is getting
ready for repeating the Forum on April 20
and May 18, at Tioga High School gym. The career event engage students with
adult partners to discuss career opportunities and make the necessary course selections in high school and college. The
student-partner match-ups will be based on
results of a recent student career interest
survey. The Coalition Against Substance
Abuse (CASA) is a project of GAINs.
CASA recruits career professionals to
partner with CASA and present to the students all the necessary skill sets required
for the careers they represent. The students
would learn from the career partners how
they can prepare for the career, understand
the job duties, and get an idea of what the
pay range includes.
CASA is seeking presenters for all careers. If you are interested in participating
in this exciting venue, please contact Marty Bolar,martybolar@msn.com, 962-4469
or CASA Chairperson Miriam Martin, miriam@pinemountainlake.com, 962-4080.
Outings for Teens. This past year
CASA set up a program of outings for teenagers with a grant from the Sonora Area
Foundation. The program has been very
successful. GAINs and CASA are looking
for donations to keep it going next year.
If you’re interested in helping, contact
Barbara Broad at grovelandgains@gmail.
com or 962-7730. Here’s a report from an
outing.
In April last year nine Groveland Youth
Center children volunteered their Saturday
to come down to the Mary Laveroni Park.
They spent all day removing trash from
behind the basketball courts, the bleachers across the stage the Skate Park and
the entire creek bed. They filled many
bags of trash, broken bottles and glass. As
a reward for these exceptional children,
the Groveland Youth Center took a trip to
Great America. In the summer we took off
for a day of reward and play. Here’s what some of the kids had
to say about their experience at Great
By Merlin Jones, District 2
ging they were found. They will be updated and all the departments and employees
will be required to implement them. This
way our workman’s comp. claims will be
reduced and save the county money.
When a constituent has a concern, they
either call the county or myself. There are
many problems a supervisor has to settle
and mitigate such as a barbeque in a county
parking lot or Merced County putting locks
on gates of a Mariposa County landowner.
There are people who have garbage issues,
but remember that one person’s treasures
may be garbage to his neighbors. This
makes it difficult for our compliance officer. The other thing is all the legally required notifications take quite a while, but
people must be given their due process.
While spending the last two days
interviewing for a new deputy C.A.O.,
we found there was a very diverse set of
candidates. We’re able to save money by
interviewing a couple of candidates who
live across the country, via Skype. It is important to save money wherever we can.
There are so many money saving ideas I’ve
learned since being in office.
While running for supervisor and I still
work a 40-60 hour a week as supervisor. On
Tuesdays, the Board of Supervisor’s holds
their meeting. A candidate can come and
go as they wish. Some candidates leave at
noon while the B.O.S. meeting continues
on until 4 p.m. or maybe even 7:30 p.m.
By not attending a full B.O.S. meeting, the
candidates won’t fully understand all that
takes place in the afternoon. Sometime
the most important transactions take place
then. Does your candidate attend the complete meeting?
Like most of you do, I believe in personal property rights. What I don’t understand is why candidates put signs on
people’s property without the landowner’s permission, which is a misdemeanor.
Anyone can make a mistake on a road
easement, but when asked to remove the
sign and ignore the request, it is ignoring
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favorite part: The flight deck and new water
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being inside an amusement park. Ethan
says it blew his mind, fast roller coaster
rides, the excitement! Barbara and Kaytra
both said it was worth all the hard work!
Taking the time to learn how to volunteer
not only can reap great rewards, but also
it encompasses a multitude of experiences,
harbors better behaviors, and over-all sets a
good example to the others around us.
GAINs Resource Directory 2016. In
March the information for this year’s Directory was collected, and the final formatting completed by its editor, Barbara
Broad. The schedule is to get all the proofing done and send it to the printer by midApril . . . so toward the end of April you
can pick up your copy at businesses around
town, as well as at the Groveland Library
and GCSD, just inside the door.
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We also sell live feeders, stockers
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Saturday. April 9 from 2 to 4 pm
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Volunteers Wanted
Do you enjoy talking to visitors about all of the things Tuolumne
County has to offer? Do you visit Yosemite often? If so, we need you!
Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau is looking for volunteers to staff the
Tuolumne County Visitor Center in Groveland (weekends/weekdays).
Duties include recommending local area businesses, advising visitors about road conditions, and providing information about Yosemite.
Send an e-mail to Karen@gotuolumne.com or call 209-533-4420 for
more information.
Obituary - Richard Rosenbaum
By Joyce Smith
Richard “Dick” Rosenbaum, of
Groveland, California passed away on
February 28, 2016. He was born October
28, 1929 in Pomeroy, Ohio and lived there
until a job promotion and relocation to California in 1976. He was 86 years old.
Dick graduated from Pomeroy High
School, Class of 1947. He and Lois were
regular attendees at both Middleport and
Pomeroy High School reunions. Dick and
Lois were members of the Trinity Church
in Pomeroy, OH where they were married
in 1955.
In 1951, Dick graduated with a degree
in Accounting from The Ohio State University and served three years as a commissioned officer in the U. S. Army Artillery,
stationed in the Washington D.C. area. He
joined Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood
WV, and in 1976 was promoted to Controller and transferred to company headquarters in Oakland CA.
After his retirement, Dick and Lois
moved from Danville to the Pine Mountain Lake Resort community in Groveland
CA., and are founding members of Friends
of the Lake, the annual lake swim race
and the 4th of July boat parade. Dick also
served on the Finance Committee of the
PML Homeowners Association, Board of
Directors for Southside Senior Services
and treasurer for Friends of the Groveland
Library. Dick was also Treasurer and member of the Board of Groveland Rotary and
was recognized with the “Silent Rotarian
Award” - the only Groveland Rotary member to receive it during his 10 plus years of
contributions to the organization.
Dick was an Eagle Scout and served as
Assistant Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts
of America Troop 249 in Pomeroy OH. He
was very proud that all five of his grandsons
followed in his footsteps and also attained
the rank of Eagle. Dick was a gifted clarinet player and helped pay for his college
education by playing in a Dixieland jazz
band called The Five Saints. Dick was also
an avid bridge player throughout his life,
and more recently won multiple “Player of
the Month” recognitions in the Friday duplicate bridge tournaments in Sonora CA.
He is survived by sons, Joseph of
Moraga, CA and James of Carmichael,
CA; daughter Linda (Steve) Rhodes, of
Danville, CA; grandsons, Tyler and Ryan
Rhodes, and Connor and Hunter Rosenbaum. He was preceded in death by his
wife of 57 years, Lois Ann Smith Rosenbaum, son, Douglas of Pomeroy, OH, and
grandson Kyle Rhodes of Danville, CA.
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Groveland Mini-Triathlon
By Pauline Turski
You still have time to get your “Gears
and Groove” on for the Groveland Mini
Triathlon! Groveland will once again host
the “Gears & Grooves” Mini-triathlon on
Saturday, June 11. The proximity of the
triathlon will allow participants to easily
arrive in Groveland Friday night, participate in the all-day triathlon Saturday, and
still have time to remain in Groveland
to shop, dine, and explore or head onto
Yosemite.
Last year participants included people
between 19 years and 78, all competitive
and determined to complete their course.
Thanks to participant input, this year’s
1-mile swim has an improved course over
last year. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. at
Mary Laveroni Park on Highway 120 in
Groveland. Coffee will be provided by local barista, FireFall Coffee Roasting Company.
All course events start at 8:30 a.m.
Thanks to El Niño, the steady snow and
rain over the winter has already filled Pine
Mountain Lake in Groveland, the location for the 1-mile swim. The challenging course also includes a 5.12-mile run
in Pine Mountain Lake and a 22-mile bike
ride out to the scenic Rainbow Pools along
Highway 120 on the way to Yosemite. The
day concludes with a BBQ and music hosted by the Iron Door Saloon, the oldest continually running saloon in California. This
concert and BBQ will be after the event, in
the early evening at Mary Laveroni Park in
Groveland.
Sponsors and supporters are numerous
and include CA Adventure Sports Journal,
Groveland Trailheads, Groveland Area
Partnership (GAP), Yosemite Highway
Herald newspaper and Sierra-Publishing,
an online source for Sierra travel destinations. Gears & Grooves has many more
sponsors, volunteers and supporters to
thank for making this event possible.
Visit http://www.grovelandgearsandgrooves.com for detailed information and
registration. Follow us on Twitter, @griefer831 or on Facebook at Groveland Gears
And Grooves.
For information on Groveland or lodging options visit http://www.groveland.org.
Participants can register for all three activities or sign up for each individually. There
is a discount for teams of three people so
bring your family and friends along! Cost
is $50 per person or $130 for a team of
three people.
Tuolumne County OES
By Tracy M. Riggs
Tree Mortality Community Forums
Tree Mortality Community Forums
will provide an opportunity for Tuolumne
County residents to learn about the County’s Hazard Tree Removal Plan, with the
coordinated efforts of our area partners.
Participating Agencies
County OES
County Roads Division
County Air Pollution Control
CalOES
CAL FIRE
CalTrans
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
US Forest Service
AT&T
Tuolumne Utilities District
Special Districts
PG&E
Fire Safe Council
SWIFT (Groveland)
Upcoming Dates
April 7, 6 p.m. Columbia Elementary
Cafeteria- 22540 Parrots Ferry Rd. Columbia April 12, 6 p.m. Board of Supervisors
Chambers- 2. South Green St. 4th Floor.
Sonora.
April 14, 6 p.m. Twain Harte School
Cafeteria - 18815 Manzanita Dr. Twain
Harte. April 19, 6 p.m. Tenaya Elementary
Gym - 19177 Highway 120, Groveland.
Questions? Please call 209-533-5511
Fernando’s Old Johnny
Haigh Saloon
Presents a Wine and Beef Tasting
Rauch Ranch Rusty Nail Winery
Mariposa, CA
and
Fielding Ranch Grass Fed Beef
Coulterville, CA
Saturday, April 9 from 2 to 4 pm
At the Old Johnny
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5007 Main St., Coulterville
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What Are Friends For
I have represented the residents of
Tuolumne County’s Fourth District as
your County Supervisor for the past seven
years. Throughout my term in office and
continuing today, I have worked to identify problems and improve communication
between government and the residents of
the county. The successes coming as a result of this effort is evident. Your county
government strives to be more open, more
honest and more accountable.
Professional relationships with county
staff and fellow Board members have been
created and together we have developed
goals and policies that benefit the taxpayer
“So, what do the Friends of the Library
do?”. Our mission: To focus community attention on our library services, programs,
facilities and needs and to support our
Groveland library through donations, fundraising and volunteer dedication.’’ “Okay,
she challenges, all that sounds good, but
what does that actually look like?”
This I can offer spontaneously: “It’s
work all right, but with a lot of reward, too.
Downstairs at the library, we lug armloads
of books from the donation bin, sort, organize and line them up on shelves, getting
ready for the Book Nook sale every Saturday, where we serve as book sellers. In
that same space we meet monthly to plan
events and projects and approve acquisitions and improvements for the library.
In the summer we provide a reading
program for children. Upstairs in the library we return books, magazines, videos,
DVDs to their rightful places. Some of
us read, sing and story tell to eager little
pre-schoolers on Friday mornings. Outside
of the library, “Booklegger” volunteers
take books and read stories to students at
Tenaya School.
Other FOGL volunteers support outreach programs in reading and math. Plus,
we have great, energetic, fun members.
Shall I go on?” “Enough, she squeeks, I
like it. How do I join?” If you like it too,
please join us by contacting President Harriet Codeglia (hcodeglia@gmail.com) or
Membership Chair, Virginia Gustafson
(v_richmond@yahoo.com).
Our big spring raffle happens on Saturday, May 28, downstairs at the Book
Nook. Beautiful and bountiful baskets
will be on display three weeks before the
drawing upstairs at the library and at the
Book Nook on Saturdays. Basket themes
are: Wine, Chocolate, Italian, Summer
Fun, Baking, Body Beautiful, Garden. Being raffled is a charming “Puppy” print by
local artist Carol Pennachi and an attractive and delicious Japanese “Bento Box”
meal for four, prepared and delivered to
you by Carmen Anderson. The raffle event
is a major fundraiser for our organization,
please help us make it a record-breaking
one this year!
Coulterville Christian Fellowship Church
Curves Class
By By John Gray
and improve the way in which the County
serves the public.
Priorities were set to aid in increasing
the efficiency of county government and in
restoring the public’s trust in how we spend
their tax dollars. I have worked to promote
thoughtful economic growth, to preserve
personal property rights and to listen to all
points of views, making decisions based
on established fact, while keeping in mind
the welfare of all residents of the Fourth
District.
Your vote for me will help to insure
a continued effort for a better future for
Tuolumne County.
By Nadine Pedron
Benefit Dinner
News from First Baptist Church
By Pat Lowe
The fellowship of First Baptist Church
of Big Oak Flat would like to invite our
friends and neighbors needing food to try
our Food Cupboard on the fourth Friday of
every month from 5 to 6 p.m.
We do not receive our food from
ATCA but have good, faithful people who
purchase our food from markets, pack the
food and are ready for any who come on
Food Cupboard night. We are thankful for
the donations and generous offerings that
make this possible. We offer choices of
bread, cereal, produce and packaged milk.
We have been pleased to receive compliments on our “good and nourishing food”.
We invite all to “come see us and get acquainted”.
By Jaque Harrison
Benefit dinner for “Dino Baca”
battling cancer. Thursday, April 15
Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Dinner will be Indian tacos and drink for $8 a plate
We also are having an auction with
many items. Our very own Supervisor Merlin Jones will be the auctioneer
Address: Coulterville Christian Fellowship
Church, 5033 Main St., Coulterville
For questions contact Jacque Harrison
at 852-9441 or 617-9265 or Analina Baca
at 617-0957
April 2016, Page 11 Candidate Statement
By Pauline Turski
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Saturday April 16 CPR/AED class
from 2-5 p.m.
Learn adult, child & infant CPR, what
to do if someone is choking and how to use
an AED.
Two year certification card (for nonhealthcare professionals) & digital book
upon class completion.
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Northern Mariposa County History Center
By Dale Silverman
NMCHC’s Second Spring Lecture and
Annual Meeting. Enhanced by Digital Age
exhibit. A free exhibit entitled, Coulterville’s Heritage in the Digital Age, will be
on display at the IOOF Hall, 5030 Main St.
in Coulterville, beginning on April 2 and
ending on April 24. It features the work
of UC Merced students, under the direction of curator Nicola Lercari, to digitally
preserve the natural and cultural resources
of Coulterville as part of a larger project
pertaining to the John Muir trail in the
San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada
Foothills. The opening and closing dates of
the exhibition concur with two NMCHC
events taking place in the same historic
building, the second Spring lecture, scheduled for April 2 at 4 p.m., and the NMCHC
annual meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. on
April 24. Special interactive demonstrations of some of the featured works are being scheduled prior to the NMCHC events.
The non-interactive poster portion of the
display will also be open to the public on
other weekend days, April 3, 9 to 10 a.m.,
April 16, 17 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There is no charge for any of these events!
Interactive Sessions, Opening Recep-
tion and Varain Family Presentation. All
Taking Place On Saturday, April 2. Interactive sessions, allowing attendees to digitally interact with some of the 3D models,
view select video interviews and explore
the virtual exhibit website will take place
from 12-3 p.m. There will then be a onehour reception followed by a presentation
by Linette St. Vrain, a descendent of a family that settled in Mariposa’s North County
in the 1850’s.
The Varain family is this year’s featured Pioneer Family at the Mariposa
County History Center. Linette will share
her family’s history since arriving in California during the 1850’s, including their
early settlement in Pleasant Valley (an
area flooded out by the creation of Lake
McClure), the establishment of the Varain
Ranch in New Years Diggings in the 1880’s
(now part of the Don Pedro area) and stories about some of their more “colorful”
descendents. This is a free presentation,
starting at 4 p.m. at the IOOF, 3015 Main
St. in Coulterville. Everyone is welcome!
Final Chance for Viewing Interactive Exhibit and NMCHC Annual Meeting
Takes Place on Sunday, April 24. A sec-
ond and final opportunity to view the interactive portion of the exhibit will take place
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 24.
The NMCHC’s Annual Meeting & Member Appreciation will take place at 1 p.m.
New board members and officers will be
elected at the meeting.
Other April Events – Sunday, April
10: NMCHC Breakfast. Enjoy a Sunday
morning spring drive through our bright
green foothills this year lushly adorned
with poppies, lupine and other spring flowers to the Old Schoolhouse in Coulterville
on April 10. There you can top off the
morning with a hearty breakfast of “allyou-can-eat” pancakes, eggs cooked the
way you like them, your choice of ham or
sausage and fresh fruit. Breakfast is served
from 8-11 a.m. Adults are still just $5, children $3 and a family of four (two adults,
two children) can all enjoy breakfast for
$15. The Old Schoolhouse is located at the
corner of Broadway and Cemetery streets.
Docent Traveling Northward – Docents are taking a trip to Jackson to tour the
Amador Co. Museum on Monday, April
11. It’s a great museum with a wonderful
“working” mining model. A great opportu-
nity for our docents to expand their “gold
country” knowledge.
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Fourth Annual Coulterville Heritage Rose
Tour is Saturday, April 23 beginning at
10 a.m. This is a 2-hour walking tour that
starts at the Coulterville museum, at the
corner of Hwys 49 and 132.
Some of Coulterville’s unique roses
have been here since the town was settled,
with the roots carefully transported from
Europe right along with the original settlers; they truly a part of the region’s living
history. Connie Welch is coordinating this
year’s tour by stationing guides at various
locations along the route who will share
their knowledge of the unique features of
these beautiful and historic flowers.
Lemonade and punch will be served
in the museum courtyard afterwards and
participants will have the opportunity to
purchase local roses that have been propagated throughout the year. Bring your cameras! There is no charge to participate, but
please call the museum at 209-878-3015
and make a reservation so we have an idea
how many will be participating.
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The annual Dudley Cemetery cleanup
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Saturday, April 30. Please put these dates
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community cemetery grounds as a place or
rural simplicity, dignity and beauty. Bring
rakes, pitchforks, pruning shears and weed
wackers to accomplish your individual
manicuring skills.
Any questions? Contact Bob Scriven
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Fashion Show and Luncheon
Yosemite Highway Herald By Bonnie Sanford
Please join us at our next meeting on
April 20 at noon. Enjoy a potluck luncheon
first, and a meeting to follow.
Our meetings are held on the third
Wednesday in the month. Located in the
Senior Citizens Hall at 10340 Fiske Rd.
Greeley Hill. The Senior Center is next to
the Greeley Hill Community Club.
Northside Women’s Club Fashion
Show and Luncheon May 13. Save this
date, our Spring Fling Fashion Show and
Luncheon will be held on Friday, May 13.
Tickets are $10. Please contact any of our
members for tickets or call Bonnie Sanford
at 878-3040
Our Thrift Store is open Fridays and
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Red Cloud Library history – I’m sure
everyone probably knows what a close call
we had with our Red Cloud Library from
the falling of two pine trees.
Fortunately, they both fell between the
library and the propane tank. My thoughts
wandered back to the beginning of the library, as I remember it - 37 years ago.
It was housed in the front room of
what is now the Northside Women’s Club
Thrift Store with Dorothy Converse as Librarian.
Later, Ellen Fiske also became a librarian. The library then moved to a small
room in the building on the hill, which
recently housed the Gold Rush Charter
School.
John Stone, who owned the complex,
gave us a really good deal to move from
the tiny room into what was formerly the
True Value Hardware Store on the hill.
After one of Supervisor Doug Balmain’s Area 2 Meetings, Nancy and Bernie
Knoll discussed getting a building of our
own for the library. At the meeting, they
had learned there was money left over from
the building of the library in Mariposa.
Bernie contacted Doug to see if we
could get that money to build a library
here. It was decided we should go to the
Board of Supervisor’s Meeting to request
the money. On 9-11-2001 (that’s right that 9-11,) several of us on the Board rode
to Mariposa to the meeting. We presented
our case and the Supervisors approved.
The Friends of the Red Cloud Library
was formed in 2001. Bernie Knoll was the
first President.
After getting approval for the money,
the Friends began a lot of planning, many
fundraisers: a piano performance, donated
by Annette Hutton; story-telling, also donated, by Leslie Scatchard; “Star Parties”
at Nancy and Bernie Knoll’s home - with
Bernie doing all the cooking; several St.
Patrick Day Dinners; a wine and cheese
get-together outside the then current library; two Holiday Home Tours, etc. The
chairs in the library were also purchased by
individuals, with their names on the back
of the chairs.
The planning went from a modular
The Odd Fellows of LaFayette Historical Lodge #65 remind you of our monthly
breakfast, always on the second Sunday at
the IOOF Hall in downtown La Grange.
Sunday, April 10 is the date this month.
Breakfast hours are now 8 to 11 a.m.,
with a menu of biscuits and gravy, sausage,
ham & cheese omelets and French toast.
Complimentary coffee and orange juice
round out the meal, all for $6. And we have
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By Chris Stevenson
unit to a “stick building”, headed by Rod
Baker. A lot of money was raised and the
final dinner and auction was held at Mimi
and Merlin Jones’ home in 2008. With that,
we had enough money to build the “stick”
building.
We are extremely fortunate to have
such a library. We now have Wi-Fi available and, of course, computers. The Friends
of the Red Cloud Library welcomes new
members and new Board members.
If you would like to serve as a member
of the Board, please contact Cat Tidwell,
President of the Friends at 878-3009.
Northside Women’s Club Scholarships – The Northside Women’s Club is
again offering scholarships to high school
seniors and students in college, who are
continuing on with their education.
Even if you received a scholarship
before, you are still able to apply for another one. If you are an older person with
dreams of going to college, please apply. In
the past, we have helped one woman on the
path to fulfilling her dream.
The only requirement is that you live
in the 95311 zip code or have an 878 prefix. You will need two letters of reference
from current teachers (email is okay-mine
is Irene.rhyne@gmail.com.) (Some college professors prefer the email.)
Please call either Shirley Phillips at
878-0933 or Irene Rhyne at 878-3569 for
an application.
Northside Sr. Citizen’s Club – The
Northside Sr. Citizen’s Club meets on the
second Thursday of each month at 4:30
p.m. in the Sr. Annex at 10332 Fiske Rd.
in Greeley Hill - next to the Community
Hall. We have a potluck and then a short
meeting.
If enough people are interested, we
play bingo - if you like to play, please bring
a “white elephant” in a paper bag.
The next meeting will be April 14.
Anyone over the age of 50 is welcome to
join. (You are a guest for the first meeting
and do not have to bring food.)
We will have a speaker from the Fire
Safe Council at our meeting in April. For
more information, please call President
Ken Cotner at 878-3839.
new child breakfast prices: ages 7 to 12 are
$3, 6 and under are free.
The IOOF Hall, the scene of many
community events in La Grange, is at
30018 Yosemite Boulevard, which is Hwy
132, just East of the intersection of Hwy
J-59. For more information call Chris at
209-853-2128 or email: renwah@sonnet.
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April 2016, Page 19 Greeley Hill News
La Grange Rodeo
By Steve McDonald
La Grange Rodeo Sunday, April 3.
Heads up! You don’t want to miss the first
rodeo of the season, Sunday, April 3 in La
Grange. You’ll see bull riding, bareback
and saddle bronc riding, team roping and
calf roping, steer wrestling and barrel racing.
And kids, don’t forget the famous goat
scramble! La Grange Rodeo events start
at 8 a.m.; be sure to get there before noon
to see the Queen Ceremony, and 1 p.m. is
the Grand Entry. It’s all at the La Grange
Rodeo Arena, overlooking the Tuolumne
River canyon, just east of town.
Tickets for the La Grange Rodeo
are $15 at the gate, $10 for kids 6-12, 5
and under are free. You can get pre-sale
tickets for $12 and $8 from a member of
the La Grange Rodeo Association, one
of the Queen candidates, or selected local area businesses. Call for Information:
Mike Verdegaal 209-581-2420 or David
Reynolds 209-262-7719. Or check LaGrangeRodeoAssociation.com
This year the rodeo dance will be Saturday, April 2 at Louie’s Place Saloon and
Grill in downtown La Grange. Call Louie’s, 209-853-2050 for more info.
It all happens in La Grange, on
Hwy 132, (rodeo arena address is
30433 Yosemite Blvd.) 25 miles west of
Coulterville, 30 miles east of Modesto, just
east of Hwy J-59.
May Day Community Program
By Lucille Keller
Take a “Sentimental Journey” into
the 1930’s and 1940’s. Look back at what
was happening, how the people coped, and
why music had such a profound meaning. Enjoy an afternoon of solos, groups,
instrumentals, dance, and audience sing-a-
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New Concessioner at Yosemite
Every Kid in the Park
Yosemite National Park has a new primary concessioner as of March 1. Yosemite
Hospitality LLC, a subsidiary of Aramark
Corporation begins its 15-year contract to
provide lodging, retail, recreational services, and food to over four million annual
visitors to Yosemite. Yosemite Hospitality
LLC was selected to be the park’s new primary concessioner in June 2015, following
a competitive bid process.
“This is a new era in Yosemite and
we are very excited to welcome Yosemite
Hospitality LLC as the new primary concessioner in Yosemite National Park,” stated park Superintendent Don Neubacher.
“We would like to thank Delaware North
Companies for their exceptional service to
Yosemite’s visitors over the course of their
contract in Yosemite National Park.”
The National Park Service continues to work very closely with Delaware
North Parks and Resorts at Yosemite and
Yosemite Hospitality LLC to ensure a
seamless transition for park visitors. There
should be very minimal, if any, disruption
Local school children get an extra
opportunity for active learning through a
transportation grant which will allow over
1,000 local children the ability to expand
on previous lessons about natural resources and their environment with field trips
to and activities in the Stanislaus National
Forest (STF).
Last fall, in partnership with 3 Forests Interpretive Association and the
Tuolumne River Trust, interpretive specialists from the Stanislaus National Forest began visiting local 4th grade classrooms in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Stanislaus,
Calaveras and Alpine Counties, presenting a hands-on wildlife program called,
“Skins, Scat and Skulls.”
The program is designed to provide
4th grade children the opportunity to earn
a free “Every Kid in a Park Pass,” an initiative started last year by the National Park
Foundation, grantor of the current transportation grant of nearly $9,000.
“The Every Kid in a Park program
has already allowed several students from
Tenaya School to visit parks, and many
more are planning visits this spring and
summer with their free pass,” said Rob Egger, 4th grade teacher at Tenaya Elementary School.
“Not only did the Forest Service come
to our school to deliver the free park passes
to fourth grade students, but also presented
a nature program to pique student interest
in the parks. I am hopeful that the Every
Kid in a Park program will continue so
more kids will have this opportunity each
year.”
Local school environments and animals are identified in these classroom presentations in order to foster awareness and
appreciation of wildlife/natural resources,
while motivating future learning and curiosity.
While all of the students live approximately ten to fifty miles from the
Stanislaus National Forest, many of these
students have never visited this local public treasure. STF staff anticipate reaching approximately 1,018 children at 31
schools through this outreach and engagement program.
The interpretive program also prepares the students for travel to the forest
where they will experience multiple activities such as: hikes; becoming a Junior
Ranger; Park and/or Forest volunteer
cleanups; discussion of “Leave No Trace”
concepts; tree planting in an affected Rim
Fire area; and discussion of renewable resources, as well as fire safety.
Though this program cannot reach out
to every school, the opportunity to learn
and take part in helping to shape the future
of forest health is available to everyone.
Please check the Stanislaus National
Forest web site at www.fs.fed.us for more
information on seasonal interpretive programs and community tree planting opportunities.
aimed at 4th grade students called Every
Kid in a Park and the county’s local program, Passport to Treasures. Additional
programs coming up include National
Tourism Week, travel trade and consumer
shows, county airport promotion, regional,
national and international media familiarization visits, a completely new website
and continued partnerships with Visit
California, Brand USA, Gold Country and
High Sierra regions and San Francisco
Travel Association.
During her time with Delaware North
Corporation, Lopez’s accomplishments included redeveloping the branding for the
food and wine marketing collateral, design
of social media marketing materials and
helping promote Annual Earth Day celebrations.
Lopez holds a degree in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation from
Humboldt State University. This is a new
position for Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau. The Bureau conducted a three-month
search and selected Lopez from a list of
five finalists.
By Scott Gediman
to services within the park as the concession contract transition occurs. There are
many moving parts in such a large concession operation and the park kindly requests
patience from visitors should they encounter any disruption during this unprecedented transition.
Yosemite National Park celebrated
its 125th Anniversary last year. The park
welcomes over four million visitors from
all over the world each year and serves as
a strong economic engine for the region
and local communities. Yosemite National
Park generates $535 million in economic
benefit to the local region and directly
supports 6,261 people. The park is home
to Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in
North America, and iconic rock formations
such as Half Dome and El Capitan. The
park also features approximately 90 different species of mammals and over 1500
species of flowering plants.
For more information please contact
Scott Gediman at 209-372-0248.
Yosemite Gold Country / Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau
Jen Lopez Appointment
Yosemite Highway Herald By Lisa Mayo
The Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau / Yosemite Gold Country region has
announced the appointment of Jennifer
Lopez to the position of Marketing Coordinator.
In her new role with the county’s Destination Marketing Organization, Lopez
will maintain overall responsibility for local marketing efforts and public relations
messaging as well as constituent and stakeholder communications.
In addition, she will play a key role
in developing and executing the organization’s community relations plan and assisting the Executive Director and Public
Relations agency in carrying out marketing
communications efforts.
Lopez was most recently Marketing Coordinator for Delaware North at
Yosemite where she was responsible for
graphic design efforts for collateral and
assisted with web development and social
media.
Lopez also worked with regional
Yosemite partners in promoting Yosemite
and the region at travel and adventure
shows throughout the state. As Marketing
Coordinator, she also responded to guest
comments and questions and assisted visitors with travel planning.
Lopez’s past experience also includes being an Interpretive Naturalist in
Yosemite and being the Assistant Manager
for Interpretive Services for Delaware
North at Yosemite.
Lopez is no stranger to Tuolumne
County. Family weekend camping trips,
visits to Railtown 1897 State Park, Columbia State Historic Park and Lyons Reservoir were a regular part of Lopez’s upbringing.
“Jen’s hands-on experience marketing
and working with various entities within
Yosemite give her a unique understanding of the marketing opportunities and
priorities for our County,” said Lisa Mayo,
Executive Director for Tuolumne County
Visitors Bureau. “Jen’s travel show participation through the years, as the Yosemite
Experience, has given her insight into
the various tourism assets of the gateway
counties. The fact that as a child she vacationed along Highway 108 with her family
is a bonus!”
Projects on the horizon for the organization include a national park program
By Rebecca Garcia
Yosemite National Park Fire Information:
gary_wuchner@nps.gov; 209-372-0480 or 209-375-9574.
Yosemite National Park Web Page:
www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/current_fire.htm
Yosemite Air Quality Web Page:
www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/aqmonitoring.htm
Yosemite Fire Twitter: www.twitter.com#!/YosemiteFire
Mariposa County – from page 9
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Local Spanish Nouns*
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By Debbie Cook
5. Achieves
12. Cuban Patriot Jose ____
15. Loosen a hex head fastener
32. Smeared with mud or grass
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32. Rationalized mental attitudes
2. Resolver of disputes
35. "Look, I'm ______"
7. Be nervous or uneasy
45. Stockton's Benjamin ____ Dr.
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29. "Don't be a sissy, be ____"
6. Theatrical company
43. Dignified manner or conduct
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59. Anagram of sip ales
5. "That doesn't ___ up"
42. _____ as a peacock
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4. Almond and soy beverages
38. Biased people?
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3. "That rock must weigh ____"
35. Gaze skyward: Archaic
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33. *ARMY OR POLICE
OFFICER
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30. *BUTTERFLY
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22. Service error in tennis
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8. Egyptian snakes
9. Famous Japanese shrine
10. Anagram of loud den
11. Hawaiian water sport
12. He bows to Mecca
50. Envy or pride, e.g.
14. Like a blazing fireplace
53. Civil disobedience laws
19. Gastropod genus
57. *THE GATEWAY
25. "He's on ______ get
groceries"
51. Souvenir
16. A bunch of hair or feathers
56. "He's a real problem _____"
24. Anagram of snap aid
27. Expire, like a campfire
Answers on page 25
31. Walk with a slow, heavy gait
34. Small intestine section
36. Biographical sketch
37. Walks clumsily
39. Trademark for steel used in
watch springs
40. People associated with 53
Across
41. *NE MEXICAN STATE
43. Precedes health or illness
46. Statements: Latin
47. Give expression to
50. New Delhi dress
52. Alias for English essayist
Chas. Lamb
54. Precedes secret or heavy
55. Lake Ontario's canal to the
Atlantic: Abbr.
Yosemite Highway Herald
WATER
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21. City in European Russia
58. Miss America accessory
Conserve
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49. Immigrant's course of study:
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IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY
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Join us at our traditional quarterly meeting, on
Thursday, April 14. Networking and registration starts
at 9 a.m. Meeting begins at 10 a.m.
The
event
will
take
place
at
the
Mountain Room, Yosemite Lodge.
After personal introductions, the morning agenda
will include a panel presenting tree mortality issues.
A gourmet lunch is presented by Yosemite Hospitality, LLC from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Cost of the meal is
a bargain $20.
The afternoon session is led by Yosemite Superintendent and his leadership team covering park issues.
Registration can be done by either sending an
e-mail to info@yosemitegatewaypartners.org or using
the link at tinyurl.com/ygp-spring-meeting
As you proceed with your registration, you will find
space to contribute your concerns about issues of relevant importance on our region.
We are looking forward to see you and network
together as well as sharing ideas for improvements concerning Yosemite National Park and our gateway communities.
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Yosemite Gateway Partners
By Tuolumne Tom
Across
1. "Yes ____"
April 2016, Page 21 people’s personal rights and is really going too far. Remember the candidate is responsible for everyone on
his/her campaigning committee.
Be advised, all property owners who did not give
permission, notify the Sheriff’s Department so they can
have the signs removed.
On a positive note I look forward to working on getting better roads and better fire protection for the people
of Dist. 2. The person in charge of retention and recruitment, which should bring in more volunteers to the fire
department, is paid by the county. According to the fire
chief we have fewer volunteers now, than we had in the
past, therefore we will need to make some changes.
I’m working on many projects that are in their early
stages such as a long-term solution to get more water for
the citizens of Don Pedro and Coulterville, to continue
the weed-spraying program along our roads, and bring
an ecological project that will provide good paying jobs
to Dist. 2.
For the last 3.5 years I’ve always remembered
I work for you the people of Mariposa County and
District 2. Feel free to call me any time at 966-3222 in
Mariposa or 878-3158 at my office in Greeley Hill.
April 2016, Page 22
Essential Oils to Relieve Spring Allergies
By Claudia Day
Don’t let the blooming flowers and
trees keep you down. Try a few essential oils to combat those allergies! Spring
comes along with longer days and warmer
airs and bursts those blooms and blossoms
with incredible aromas into our lives.
And, of course, you may find you
can’t smell them at all being stuffed up and
irritated seasonal allergies. There are some
things you can do to prepare for that onslaught of the sniffles.
Plants have amazing healing properties and provide a little bit of the hair of
the dog type remedy in treating allergies.
While it certainly helps if you have some
of the plants in your garden, the concentrated potency of essential oils is by far the
more effective choice.
To use essential oils in treating hay
fever or allergies, there are a few options.
Particularly beneficial is adding a few
(like 3–5 max!) drops to steaming water
for a sinus steam. Fill a large pot halfway
with boiling water. Add a few drops of
eucalyptus or rosemary and lavender and
then cover your head and the pot with a
towel creating a tent-like environment,
trapping the steam. Breathe as deeply as
you can through the nose. The oils help
open up passages and reduce inflammation.
· Dab a few drops on your chest (best
at night), so youre breathing in the vapors
while you sleep. Same principle as the
steam but less potent.
· Oil diffusers disperse the oils
throughout your home for several hours,
which can be helpful at night as well. But
during the gorgeous spring days it may not
be the most useful if youre outside!
· Bringing along a bottle or two of
essential oils when youre venturing out
well: Clove Oil is anti-inflammatory and
can help to relieve allergy symptoms.
Peppermint can open nasal passages
and reduce headaches, which can affect
some allergy sufferers, especially after a
sneezing attack.
Lemon soothes respiratory inflammation and can reduce stuffiness.
Roman Chamomile is very relaxing
and eases inflammation. But, if you have a
ragweed allergy, steer clear of chamomile
as they’re close cousins and it can actually
make your symptoms worse! (This goes
for drinking chamomile tea, too.)
Educate yourself on the types of oils
are available on the market today. Be selective and choose oils that are the highest
quality. Attend free classes to gain more
knowledge about the use and benefits of
essential oils. See our ad on page 28 and
let us know your needs.
Forest Products Available
Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
The Stanislaus National Forest offers
a variety of collection permits available to
the public for forest products.
Types of products include: fuelwood,
limbs, boughs, foliage, cones, needles,
mushrooms and minerals. Each permit is
issued with terms and conditions designed
to protect natural resources on public lands.
Fuelwood permits are available April
15 through December 15. A household can
purchase two-and-a-half cords for $25,
with a maximum purchase of 10 cords per
household. The permit allows the cutting
and gathering of “DEAD and DOWN”
wood.
For other forest products, if an individual is collecting for personal use, they
can request a free use permit to collect up
to one pound of mushrooms (must be cut
in half lengthwise immediately at the time
of harvest), 20 pounds of limb or bough,
10 pounds of foliage or eight gallons of dry
cones.
Individuals wanting more than the al-
We’re Honoring History. But We’re
Also Making It. We will be in Sonora,
Merced, Oakhurst, Mammoth Lakes.
Mariposa and of course: Yosemite National
Park.
Your Mariposa Symphony Orchestra - of the Yosemite Region - is about to
celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our National Park Service in a very big way.
But the “how” of this celebration is the
amazing part. For the first time in history a symphony orchestra comprised of musicians from this area will perform on tour
throughout this huge region.
We’re uniting Yosemite Gateway
communities. We’re sharing this orchestra
in five counties. And I could not be more
proud, more overjoyed, more amazed - that
it’s music bringing us all together.
Please join us for this historic event.
You’ll have many opportunities: Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. Fiester Auditorium,
Mariposa County High School
Sunday, April 24 at 2 p.m. Majestic
Yosemite Hotel, Yosemite National Park
Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. Sierra
Vista Church, Oakhurst
By Veronica Lopez
Yosemite Highway Herald into allergy-prone areas can help ease an
attack. But be careful of irritating sensitive
noses and eyes. Straight oils can irritate
mucous membranes, even if youre just taking a whiff, especially when youre stuffed
up and having a hard time smelling in the
first place!
· At night, try dropping the stopper in
the bathtub and add a few drops of oils into
the tub while you shower. The steam from
the shower enhances the oils and helps you
breathe better just before bed, which can be
the worst time for many allergy sufferers.
So, what oils to choose? Already mentioned were eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender. Eucalyptus and rosemary open the
respiratory systems and reduce inflammation. Lavender can help to calm and soothe
irritated nasal passages and even irritated
eyes.
Other oils have helpful benefits as
lotted amount associated with a free use
permit or desiring to sell the product must
purchase a chargeable permit. The minimum charge for a chargeable permit for
other forest products is $20 with a limit
of $300.
Permits are available at all district offices and at the Supervisors Office located
in Sonora, CA. Mineral (rock) permits are
a special use permit and can be purchased
at each district office (not available at the
Supervisor’s Office).
The Stanislaus National Forest encourages and welcomes public recreation
in the forest. Opportunities for public involvement in land management are available.
For information more information
contact: the Stanislaus NF Supervisor’s
Office at:
209-532-3671; Calaveras
Ranger District (RD) at 209-795-1381;
Groveland RD 209-962-7825; Mi-Wok
RD at 209-586-3234 or Summit RD at
209-965-3434.
By Les Marsden
Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Merced
College Theatre
Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m. Sonora
High School Auditorium
Saturday, August 20 at 7 p.m. Mammoth Lakes Middle School
Sunday, August 21 at dusk: A special
final performance, location TBA
We’re sharing Mariposa’s symphony
orchestra throughout the Yosemite region
thanks to a generous grant awarded in recognition of this project - Our Nation’s Nature.
My four-movement symphonic cycle
dedicated in commemoration of the National Park Service.
This really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Because you’ll have to wait 100
years for your next chance.
Please join Your MSO on our unprecedented five county musical journey in
commemoration of Our Nation’s Nature.
With best musical wishes from the
magnificent musicians of the MSO - and
me.
Les Marsden, Founder and Conductor
The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
Your local news published monthly and distributed FREE to 7 local communities. Gives us a call
or send an e-mail to info@yosemitehwyherald.com - We will do our best to serve your needs, with
reasonable pricing for color and B&W ads, service directory and classifieds. We will design your ad
based on your specifications AT NO COST. Give us a call at 209.962.4917
Immunization Clinic & WIC - Every 4th Wed. 9 am to 3pm, Old
Schoolhouse, Coulterville
In Stiches - 1st Thursday, 12:30pm, Greeley Hill Senior Annex
IOOF - Coulterville Lodge #104 - 2nd Wednesday, 7pm, IOOF Hall
IOOF - LaFayette Historical Lodge #65 monthly business meeting
- 2nd Thursday, 7:30pm, La Grange Odd Fellows Hall. For
information call 209-853-2128 or 209-853-2508
Kiwanis - Tuesdays, 5:30pm, Pizza Factory, Groveland
La Grange Improvement Association - 2nd Tuesday, 6:30pm, at
LaGrange Firehouse meeting hall, behind museum at the East
end of La Grange, Call Susan at 209.853.2908 for info
La Grange Odd Fellows of Lafayette Lodge #65 third Tuesday
bus. meeting, at 7:00pm. Odd Fellows Hall, 20018 Yosemite
Blvd. Call NG Norm Varain at 209.916.5086 or 209.853.2128
LDP Community Service District - 3rd Monday, 1pm, LDP District
Office
LDP Volunteer Fire Co. - 4th Wednesday, 7pm, Blanchard Fire
Station.
Mariposa County Unified School Board - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays,
7pm, site varies, call 209-966-3691 for location
Mariposa County Sheriff’s Station One - Tuesdays and Thursdays,
1-4pm, Fiske Road, Greeley Hill.
Meals on Wheels - Tuolumne County. Call 209-533-2622 to sign-up
for Groveland delivery
Merced Food Bank - Monday, December 22, 10:30am to Noon, at
Greeley Hill Senior Annex. Info, call 878.3046
Mother Lode Spinners and Weavers Guild - 2nd Tuesday, 10am,
Church of the ‘49ers, Columbia, 588.1514
Northside Ambulance Association - Quarterly meeting, 1st
Monday in February, May, August & November, 6pm, Greeley
Hill Sr. Annex
Northern Mariposa County History Center - Board of Directors
meeting, 1st Wednesday, 7 pm, Coulterville History Center, 209878-3015. Museum is open: Wednesday to Sunday, from 10am
to 4pm
North Mariposa County Family Enrichment Center Advisory
Council - 1st Tuesday, 3pm; odd months meet at Red Cloud
Library; even months at Old Schoolhouse, Coulterville, call tollfree 1-877-256-5465 or msfi@sti.net for information
Northside Pet Connection - Board meeting 1st Monday of each
month, 5:00 pm, Old Schoolhouse, Coulterville, 852-9364
Northside Senior Citizens - Meeting & Potluck, 2nd Thursday, 4:30
pm, Except January and February. Greeley Hill Senior Annex
Northside Women’s Club - 3rd Wednesday, 12 noon lunch and
12:30 meeting, Greeley Hill Senior Annex (no meetings in July
& August)
Overeaters Anonymous-Call 209-962-7786, or 962-6444
PML Computer Users Group - 3rd Tuesday, 7pm, PML Lake Lodge
Pine Mountain Garden Club - 2nd Monday, 3pm, PML Lodge
Red Cloud Library - Summer Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10am3pm, Winter Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 11am-3pm, Fiske Rd.
Greeley Hill
Scrapbooking - 1st Tuesday, 5-9pm, Greeley Hill Senior Annex
Sheriff Doug Binnewies - Mondays & Thursdays 1-4pm, Station
1,10549 Fiske Rd., Greeley Hill, Sheriff’s Department 800-7748314
Sierra Professional Artists - 2nd Friday, 11am, Yosemite Vista
Estates clubhouse, contact Jean & Bill Hammond 209-962-6477
Sierra Red Hatters - 3rd Thursday, 1pm, contact 209-962-6769 for
location
Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society (STCHS)
Program - 3rd Saturday, 7pm, except September, it moves to
2nd Saturday - Groveland Community Hall
Studio 49 Fiber Arts Group - 2nd Saturday, 10am, Tuolumne
County Library, Sonora. 533.0593
The Little House – Senior hot lunches served Tuesdays & Thursdays,
12 noon-1:30pm. Call 962-7303 before 8am on lunch day. 11699
Merrell Rd., Groveland, 962-7303, website: thelittlehouse.org.
The Little House – Balance & Core exercise class, Tuesday and
Thursday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Blood pressure readings, 1st &
3rd Thurs. 10am-noon; Board Meeting, open to all, 4th Tues.
9-10:30am; Chair dancing - Mon. 11:30 to 12:30, Mah-jong,
Mon. 1-4; Crafts, Thur., 10:30-1:30; Yoga - See calendar. Call
209.962.7303 for information.
The Pine Needlers Quilt Guild - 3rd Tuesday, 6pm, Groveland
Library, downstairs
TOPS - Weigh loss support group meets evert Wednesday
morning, at a convenient Don Pedro location. For information
call Coralaine at 209-852-9093
USDA/Monthly Government Commodities -3rd Tuesday,
10am-12noon, LDP Baptist Church, 4175 Abeto St., La Grange
- 852-2029
USDA/Monthly Government Commodities - Friday after 3rd
Tuesday, 10:00am-12noon, Groveland Evangelical Free
Church. 19172 Ferretti
Village on the Hill - At The Little House - PO Box 63, Groveland
- 95321. Office 209.962.6906. Service requests 209.962.0615.
E-Mail at info@villageonthehill.org
VFW Thom Jenkins Post #9454 - 1st Thursday, 7pm, Ladies
Auxiliary & 2nd Tuesday, 6:30pm, 5014 Main Street, Coulterville
Women
Veterans
of
the
Mother
Lode
2nd
Monday,
5:30pm,
Veterans
Hall,
9 N. Washington St., Sonora, enter thru the back door,
contact Judy Carso-Carroll at 209-588-2715 for more information
Women’s 60+ Support Group - Meets Wednesdays at 10am at
the Little House in Groveland. Call Etty at 209-962-5205 for
information
Yosemite Chamber of Commerce Mixers - 4th Thursday at
different locations, info@groveland.org
Yosemite Foothills Fire Safe Council - 2nd Tuesday, 12 noon,
every month, Groveland Library, downstairs meeting room. Call
962.7610
Yosemite Toastmasters - Meets at the Groveland Pizza Factory,
downtown Groveland on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each
month. Gather at 11:30 am and the meeting starts at noon.
Bring a lunch or order from the menu. Call 962-0314 for more
information
Let’s Eat
Coulterville Rebekah Special Breakfast - Third Saturday. IOOF
Hall, Coulterville. 8 to 11am. Includes eggs, pancakes, sausage
or ham, and fruit. Coffee, tea or milk. $5 adults, $3 children. $15
for a family of two adults and 2 children. Call 878.3792
First Baptitst Church - 4th Friday of every month, from 5 to 6 p.m.
Call 209.962.7038 11347 Wards Ferry Rd., Big Oak Flat.
Greeley Hill Community Club Breakfast - 1st Sunday, 8am-11am.
Eggs, sausage or ham, all the pancakes you can eat or biscuits
& gravy, coffee, milk and hot chocolate, $5 adults $2.50 children
History Center Breakfast. - 2nd Sunday. Old School House,
Coulterville, 8am-11am. Includes pancakes (all you can eat),
sausage, eggs, fruit and beverage, $5 adults, $3 children,
families $15. 878.3015
La Grange Odd Fellows Breakfast - second Sunday, 8-11am
for $6. Biscuits & gravy, sausage, ham & cheese omelets and
French toast. Odd Fellows Hall, 20018 Yosemite Blvd. For
information call Chris at 209.853.2128
Roast Beef Dinner - With all the trimmings and fabulous desserts,
Last Saturday in April, May – then September and October.
Dinner is served from 4-7 p.m. Take-outs are available. Donation
is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 10. We are located on
Hwy 49 across from the Coulterville park.
Yosemite Highway Herald
AA - Tue. & Thur, 7pm, Church of Christ, 18829 Foote Street,
Groveland
AA - Mondays, 6-7pm, Greeley Hill Library, Fiske Road, Greeley Hill
Al-Anon - Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am, Little House on Merrell Rd.,
Groveland. Contact grovelandafg@gmail.com or 925-570-3969
Alateen - Tuesdays, 5-6pm, Groveland Youth Center, 18933 Ferretti
Rd., Groveland (by Library-Museum parking lot-Mary Laveroni
Park). Contact grovelandafg@gmail.com or 925-570-3969
ATCAA Food Bank, Monthly Produce Only - 2nd Friday, 10-11am,
Coulterville, Christian Fellowship, 5033 Main St.; 1st Tuesday, 1012. LDP Baptist Church, 4175 Abeto St., La Grange - 852-2029.
Big Oak Rebekah Lodge - 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7pm, IOOF Hall,
Big Oak Flat
Community Food Pantries - Groveland Evangelical Free Church,
962-7584 – Independent Church of Christ, 962-7654. Lake Don
Pedro Baptist Church, 852-2029
Coulterville Community Club - 1st Tuesday, 6:30pm, Old School
House, Coulterville
Coulterville Fire Brigade - 3rd Monday, 6pm, Coulterville Volunteer
Firehouse, 209-878-3739
Coulterville Rebekah Mystery Lodge #175 - 2nd Monday, 9am,
IOOF Hall, Coulterville
Don Pedro Elementary School Parents Club - 2nd Tuesday, 2:45pm
DP Elementary School, 209-852-2144
Don Pedro Fire Brigade - 3rd Wednesday, 7pm, 9910 Alamo Dr.,
La Grange, 209-852-9009
Don Pedro High Parents Club - 2nd Tuesday, 3:30pm, Don Pedro
High School
Fitness Fun - Chair dancing exercise class, Mondays 10-11am at
The Little House on Merrell Rd, Groveland, contact Janet 209962-4334
Friends of the Groveland Library - 4th Tuesday, 2pm, Groveland
Library, lower level meeting room
Garrotte Lions Bingo - 1st Thursday, 6:30pm, food served at
5:30pm, Groveland Community Hall - And 1st & 3rd Wednesday
meeting 6pm, Groveland Community Hall
Genealogy Workshops - 4th Friday, 1pm, History Resource
Center, upstairs in the Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum
(no meetings in November & December)
Gold Chain Lions - 2nd & 4th Mondays at 6pm, Don Pedro
Hacienda, J59 & Bonds Flat Road, contact Ellie Dusté
209-852-2230
Gold Country Singers - Thursdays, 7:15-9pm, Coulterville
Methodist Church, 209-848-1216
Greeley Hill Community Club - 3rd Tuesday, 6pm, Greeley Hill
Community Hall
Greeley Hill Gold Rush Charter Parent Teacher Community
Club. Every 3rd Monday of the month, at 6pm, at the school
on Fiske Rd.
Groveland Community Services Dist. - Board meetings: 1st
Monday, 10am, and 3rd Monday at 6:pm. GCSD office, 18966
Ferretti Road, Groveland, 209-962-7161
Groveland Library - Tuesday-Thursday 1-6pm, Friday-Saturday
10am-2pm. Story time Friday 10:30am. Closed Sunday &
Monday
Groveland Rotary - Tuesdays, 12:15pm, Pine Mountain Lake Grill.
Call Randy Burke at 209-962-4477 for membership information
Helping Hands - 2nd Thursday, 10am, Groveland Community Hall
HICAP Health Insurance counseling - 1-800-434-0222 for
appointment
Hilltop Stitchers - 2nd Tuesday, 1:30pm, Groveland Library,
downstairs
High Country Line Dancers - Every Tuesday, 7pm, Groveland
Community Hall ($2), call Sue Salnick at 962-4155
Historical Aircraft Display - Every 3rd Saturday (except
September), 9am to 1pm at the transient parking at the PML
Airport, call Ken Helling at 209-962-7597 for questions
April 2016, Page 23 Current Community Events
Volunteer Work
Volunteer needed at Curves to assist trained staff with phone, filing,
etc. for a few hours a week. Small
stipend. Send an e-mail to Erna to
ejoncich@att.net or call 209-4706113 for more information. 4-16
Yard Sale
SERVICE DIRECTORY
Space Available
Office or Retail. Approx. 800 sq.
ft. 18800 Main St. Groveland,
downstairs, next to the firehouse.
Easy access from Main St. Plenty
of parking. Contact: Bud Esner at
530-304-4453 4-16 560
Help Wanted
White metal day bed. $50 - April 9, Maintenance technician for
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10831 Merrell Rd., camp facility. Love the Sierra
towards land fill 4-16
Mountains? Camp Tawonga hiring
tradesperson w/exp in maintenance & construction, carpentry,
elect, plumbing & troubleshooting
pumps, motors & vehicles. This is
a full time, year round, residential
position and includes housing, util.
& benefits. Salary DOE. E-Mail
resume including 3 trade references
to info@tawonga.org 4-16 560
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Greeley Hill
Community Hall Lower Floor
The schoolhouse also served other
community functions. Social and holiday
gatherings, spelling bees, school plays, and
graduation ceremonies were the highlight
of each year.
Around the turn of the 20th century,
Kindergarten through 8th Grade one-room
schoolhouses could be found in Chinese
Camp, Jacksonville, Moccasin, Big Oak
Flat, Groveland, Hardin Flat, Buck Meadows and on ranches in Deer Flat, Spring
Gulch and Bull Creek. Two-room schools
were later built in Big Oak Flat (1898) and
Groveland (1916).
John Gamble and his son and daughter were some of the community’s earliest
teachers. Other longtime educators were
Mrs. Martha Scofield, Mrs. Edith Osborne,
Mrs. Mary De Ferrari, and Mrs. Rose
Moynihan.
In 1953, the Big Oak Flat and
Groveland schools were unified with Kindergarten through 4th Grade taught at Big
Oak Flat and 5th through 8th Grade taught
at Groveland, with students bused to their
respective schools. After 8th Grade, students endured the daily bus trip down and up
Priest Grade to Sonora Union High School
to complete their high school education.
The building in this archive photo
is the historic one-room Elmore School,
which was a great example of families securing Tuolumne County School Funds for
an accredited teacher by meeting the five
student minimum requirement. It was built
in 1943 near Smith Flat, east of Groveland,
at Highway 120 and Hells Hollow Road.
In 1935 John and Martha Elmore came
to California from Missouri with high
hopes of establishing a lucrative logging
business. They had a large family of seven
children to support, with three others dying
as infants. But after settling in Stockton,
they soon realized alluring stands of timber were located far to the east. With their
savings depleted, they temporarily moved
to Linden in 1936 and earned a living by
picking fruit.
Then in the late 1930s, John Elmore
purchased a struggling mill operation
in Buck Meadows and named it the Big
Creek Lumber Company that pleased his
primary Los Angeles customer looking to
do business with a supplier having an of-
ficial sounding name. Daughter Velma said
that most of the logs they cut came out of
the Jawbone area. At this time, John also
purchased 30 acres for each of his sons,
Von, Milbern, Carl, and George.
Homes for John and Martha and each
of the grown sons were built near the mill,
with additional shacks constructed for
mill employees and their families. The
pictured Elmore School, built next to son
Von’s house completed the growing community. The Elmore’s daughters, Velma,
Morine, and Zula helped their mother
prepare meals each day for the mill workers. Lumber buyers often scheduled trips
around mealtime to partake in the fruits of
Martha’s culinary expertise.
The Elmore School enrollment varied greatly over the years, starting with
the minimum of five students in 1943 and
growing to a peak of 61 students in 1958.
In that peak year, the school had three
teachers and a principal. With the growing
numbers of students came a need for more
classroom space and an annex was added
on the southeast end of the original building in the 1950s. The school infrastructure
included restrooms, kitchen, an elevated
stage area, and basketball court on the west
side.
John and Martha retired from the logging business in the 1960s and moved to
Knights Ferry. Son George continued to
operate the mill but struggled to find workers who were willing to live so remotely.
He eventually closed the family business
and sold off the machinery in the early
1970s. With the opening of the new and
modern Tenaya School, the Elmore School
closed in 1964 and with it the ended another chapter in the story of the country
school. The historic structure remained in
the Elmore family until sold in the 1990s
and the current owner has hopes of restoring Elmore School.
If you like old firearms (and who
doesn’t?) I invite you into the Museum
to see our newest exhibit featuring black
powder firearms. You might also enjoy
the six-foot wide panoramic photo of
Tuolumne County residents visiting San
Francisco in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition. Perhaps you can
identify a relative.
April 2016, Page 25 Museum – from page 7
40th Wine Tasting Celebrates Foothill Tradition
By Cari Craven
lars, Spring Mountain Winery, Clos Du Val
Winery, Dry Creek Cellars, Chateau St.
Jean Winery, ZD Winery, Domaine Chandon, Louis Martini Winery, and Kenwood
Winery.
Wineries would stay in Columbia at
the City Hotel and enjoy connecting with
each other year after year,” recalls Bender.
At the time our foothill wine industry
was just getting started and it was just a few
years later that wineries from Calaveras
and Amador counties joined the festivities.
In forty years the event has
grown to close to 80 wineries and features several local food concerns.
Tasting sites are spread around the state
park and the funds raised still support the
Columbia College Hospitality Management Program.
The lineup is a mix of around the state
and local wineries. Several years ago a silent auction was added and includes wine
collectibles and unique winery items. Most
years the event has sold out and it is estimated that the event has raised close to
$500,000 in total over the years.
Bender still teaches about wines at
Columbia College along with several other restaurant related classes and remains
closely connected to the wine industry.
“The wine business is constantly changing
and California is a global leader. And our
Sierra Foothill properties continue to get attention. We actually can say we live in wine
country,” said Bender.
To purchase tickets and find more information about the 40th Annual Columbia Wine
Tasting visit www.columbiawinetasting.com. Tickets are $55 in advance and $60 at the
door.
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Yosemite Highway Herald
A look back at forty years of tastings.
The Columbia College Foundation
will host its 40th Annual Columbia Wine
Tasting on Saturday, April 9.
It’s an event with a rich history. “It
was 1977 and the California wine industry
was coming of age after having won the
now famous Judgment at Paris wine tasting
competition against the French the year before,” remembers Tom Bender, long time
organizer of the Annual Columbia Wine
Tasting.
“The growth in small Northern California wineries was under way and the time
was ripe for inviting a selective number of
them to Columbia State Historic Park for
a Columbia College Culinary Department
fund raiser.”
Bender was the City Hotel Dining
Room Manager and a college instructor at
the time and remembers helping with the
event that first year.
“We had about a dozen highly regarded wineries pour their wines in the upstairs
City Hotel parlor for about 50 people that
first year. We were off and running! I took
over organizing it two years later and expanded it to other sites in the state park.”
“Most the wineries participating in the
late 1970s were from Napa and Sonoma
and were only a few years old. Early participants included Stags Leap Wine Cel-
April 2016, Page 26
Tioga High School
Our School News
By Dawnelle and Ryan Dutton, Karen Seals and JW Dauth
Tioga High had a field maintenance
day to get the baseball/softball field ready
for the season. The baseball and softball
players and some community members of
the community put in some hard work and
the field is starting to come together. We
are relying on volunteer work to really get
this field usable. We wanted to write this
to thank all the volunteers for giving their
time and take the time to remind Groveland
that if you are using this field treat it nicely,
take home your trash with you, and maybe
put some work on it to keep it nice. We would like to take the moment to
thank Ron Selvey & Adrian Selvey for all
their countless hours spent donating time
and hard hard work for improving the
Leon Rose Field. They are one of the big
reasons this field has become playable for
our kids this season. They are selfless and
really stepping up to make this field a place
where our kids wanna be! If you see them
around town, don’t hesitate to give them an
“atta boy” talk! Thank you from the Timberwolves!
Earlier this school year Tioga High
School English classes included their students in an essay contest from the Fleet
Reserve. The topic for this school year
was, “What does the American flag mean
to you?” Our students participated and this
month 9 of our TWolves were given certificates and award money for their efforts
in writing the essays! Two of our students,
Senior Sarah Morcott and Sophomore Halei Belvail, had their essays chosen to move
on to the Regional round of competition,
meaning their essays were exemplary! We
are very proud of all of our winners and
hope they use their award money wisely! The following students had their essays chosen: 9th grade - Josh Follmer;
10th grade - Halei Belvail, Caitlin Dowling, & Ariana Leaman;11th grade - Barbara Dowling, Kailey McCoy, & Heidi
Miller;12th grade - Sarah Morcott, Ashley
Harrison & Zach Reynosa
Congratulations to all and thank you
Fleet Reserve for putting this awesome essay contest together.
Recently at Tioga High School a very
kind gentlemen who has been helping a
few of our kids with mentoring and speech
preparation brought in an amazing homemade wooden birdhouse that he constructed. He made this for us to put at Tioga in
The Best Day
Yosemite Highway Herald and importance of giving back! Thank you
Dawnelle Dutton for organizing this event,
the kids even got snacks and t-shirts!
Halei Belvail just won first place in the
Culinary Olympics! Tioga High is so proud
of her. The Culinary Arts competition at
Columbia College was a competition of
students from Tuolumne and Calaveras
counties. Students were judged on creativity, style, safety, sanitation, cleanliness and
over all presentation.
Each student was required to make an
apple pie, salad and dressing in two hours.
Halei had the top score! This is the second
year that the Culinary Arts class at Tioga
High School won first place. Last year student Josh Downing won first place.
On behalf of the Tioga Girl’s basketball team, we would like to thank head
coach Tari Skelley and assistant coach
Debbie Hawes on our good season. We
started the season off well and placed 2nd
in the Turlock Christian JV Girls Tournament and skillfully placed 6th in the mountain valley league. Our coaches worked
very hard all season long and attended all
practices with a can-do attitude to help
our athletes become better. So Tioga High
School thanks Tari Skelley and Debbie
Hawes for their hard work.
Tenaya Elementary School
Rocket Day
By Cory Swank
The Groveland Rotary Club was proud
to host the 2016 BEST Day event on February 9 at the PML Lake Lodge.
BEST Day was a longstanding
Soroptimist Club tradition in the Groveland
area that the Rotary took over for 2016.
The theme for 2016 was “Keep the Love
in Your Heart.”
29 eighth grade girls from the local
area participated in this positive event for
youth focusing on compassion, respect,
tolerance and love of all kinds. Especially
popular with the girls were the workshops
(including the avocado facials, pictured).
While the girls participated in BEST
day, the eighth grade boys attended a lecture put on by the Forest Service at the
Groveland Ranger Station in Buck Meadows.
The boys toured the facility, took a nature walk, and explored a fire engine. The
field trip concluded with a hamburger BBQ
prepared by Groveland Rotarians.
The Groveland Rotary would like to
thank the participants, the volunteers and
presenters for an excellent day. For more
information about Rotary and volunteer
hopes of attracting some birds. Our Art
class designed a wooden structure to go
around the post that has the word “peace”
written in a number of different languages. Our landscape class was excited to put
the new birdhouse next to their new pond
project by the gymnasium, giving the birds
some water close to their comfortable new
home! Thank you Richard Freeze for your
generosity and giving heart! It’s this kind
of attitude that we love having around
school, because it teaches our kids to give
back and help others. hank you very much
Richard!
On Sunday, February 13 at Tioga High
School the Softball and Baseball teams
hosted a youth clinic for any kids interested in learning how to play either game and
have a lot of fun doing it! We had close to
30 kids attend, and even though the weather kept the event indoors, the Tioga student
athletes and coaching staff had a great time
putting this together! We would like to
thank all of the parents that brought their
children to the event and all of the parents,
players, and coaches for making this such
a great event. Not only are we building our
athletic programs for the future, but helping build dreams for the young ones and
teaching our high school students the joy
opportunities, contact Cory Swank at 4361800. Remember, above all, to “Keep the
Love in Your Heart.”
By Rhonda Crow
On March 18 Tenaya Students attended a school wide rocket
launch. Groveland Highlanders
4-H members spent three weeks
building rockets to culminate in
our Rocket Day! A huge thank you
to Pete Steinmetz for sharing his
knowledge with our students.
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April 2016, Page 27 Greeley Hill Elementary School/Coulterville High School
Students Love to Read
By Deana Seastrom-Lessley
At Greeley Hill Elementary we are so
honored to be entrusted with our student’s
education. We take this commitment seriously and are passionate about giving students all we can in terms of individualized
instruction. We know that literacy is a key
indicator for success in all future academic
endeavors.
Because of this, we have spent a lot
of time and effort throughout the first semester to make sure that we fully understand where each individual student is with
reading and how we can best provide this
support.
Every child in grades TK – 4th are visiting our brand new Literacy Lab Tuesday
to Friday. Students in grades TK – 1st attend for 35 minutes per day. Students’ 2nd
– 4th grade attend for 1 hour per day.
During this time, students will be
working in small groups of four to five
with a credentialed teacher and/or an instructional aid on the specific program that
our data indicated would best meet their
needs. Once the data indicates that they
no longer need intervention, they will be
moved to an enrichment group.
This is truly making a difference for
those students who were struggling to read
at the beginning of the school year. 2nd
grade student, Laila Martinez, came running into my office this afternoon, very excited and with a smile on her face asking if
she could read to me! She read beautifully
and with fluency! Way to go Laila!
The staff at GHES are so excited to
see the smiles on the faces of students who
now say “I love to read”.
Go Mountain Lions!
Lake Don Pedro Elementary School
Tenaya Elementary School
By Steven McDonald
By Rhonda Crow
Student of the Month
Lake Don Pedro Elementary School is
proud to announce Chris Collett as its student of the month.
Chris is a 4th grade student in Ms.
Sharkawy’s class. “Chris is a very respectful student to his peers and his teachers,”
says Ms. Sharkawy. “He is constantly participating in classroom discussions and
puts great effort into his work.
He is a hard worker. He collaborates
well with his classmates and in group activities.
Chris’ determination, respectfulness,
and responsibility in the classroom make
him a great pick for student of the month!”
Chris lives with his parents Chris and Julie
Collett in La Grange.
Tenaya Elementary School
Honor Roll
4TH Grade Honor Roll
4.0 GPA or Above
Bryce Nicolson
3.5-3.99 GPA
Jaxon Ludwig, Taylor Moreno, Dylan
Kappl, Jenna Abbott, Corra Sorsdahl,
Isabelle Cook, Natalie Harris
Connor Park is Tenaya’s Student of
the Month! Connor is a seventh grade student in Mrs. Loera’s class.
She says, “ I’m very proud of how
much Connor has improved in his work
ethic and maturity.
He has gone the extra mile in history
and consistently does his reading logs every week!
This quarter Connor also earned 37
AR points!
Connor is a creative and talented
young artist as well. Connor’s grandparents are Michele and Samuel Park of
Groveland.
3.35-3.49 GPA
Kyleigh Hoffman, Dana Brandau
5th Grade Honor Roll
4.0 GPA or Above
Otto Ennis, Aubrey Harris
3.5-3.99 GPA
Mary Jane Hersom, Sareen O’Neal,
Madison Darrow, Shayla Bertram, Anaya
Ramirez
3.35-3.49 GPA
Roxanna Martinez, Cheyenne DeCarli, Marissa Elgart
6th Grade Honor Roll
4.0 GPA or Above
Madilynn Ludwig, Amelia Hendersen
3.5-3.99 GPA
Aidan Ohrt, Clay Wooldridge, Dustin
Arista, Beaumont Cook, Ember Harris
3.35-3.49 GPA
7th Grade Honor Roll
4.0 GPA or Above
Sydney Simmons, Lucy Hessler,
Maisy Pearlman
3.5-3.99 GPA
Allison Sands, Richard Park, Daniel
Timmins, Alexis Richter, Lily Lloyd,
Imani Loh, Ira Klein, Mitchell Lennen
3.35-3.49 GPA
Brenda Pike, Yashua Timmins, Ayden
Haire
8th Grade Honor Roll
4.0 GPA or Above
Sierra Kersey
3.5-3.99 GPA
Josh Kappl, Riley Hessler
3.35-3.49 GPA
Kira Radanovich, Jaydon Spires
Yosemite Highway Herald
By Rhonda Crow
Student of the Month
April 2016, Page 28
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Yosemite Highway Herald April Schedule of FREE Classes
Classes held at the Fork & Love Restaurant in the Hotel Charlotte on Main Street, Groveland - unless otherwise indicated
– Mood Management: Monday, April 4, at 2 pm
– Essential Oils 101: Tuesday, April 12, at 6 pm
– Medicine Cabinet Makeover: Monday, April 18, at 2 pm
– Natural Solutions (allergy solutions included): Tuesday, April 19, 4 pm. The Little House on Merrell Rd.
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