Page 42 - Sonoma County Gazette July 2017

Rio Nido Homeowners Association
As I write this the Summer Solstice nears, and the early sunrise and longer daylight hours encourage us to be outside. The majestic redwoods around my airy cyber-hut are outlined by clear blue skies. The grads have graduated, Father’s Day meets with the rst Day of
It has been a fun lled start of summer after a seemingly wet, long and harsh winter. The HOA has been on top of their game with all of their fun lled events. The Memorial Day BBQ was a wild success with hundreds of guests enjoying the lovely weather, food and beverages. The Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast was a terri c way to start o the day and was a packed house. Mark your calendars for the Hamburger/Hot dog night on Sat, July 1st from 4pm-9pm. .
Pee Wee Golf A shoutout goes out to Linda Selhorn’s leadership over the last few years in making Pee Wee Golf a source of pride and Caren Wadley for keeping it open for all the summer kids to enjoy. What a big change. Your hard work is noticed and appreciated. Goes to show when you get the right people to manage it who care about this Community then good things start to happen. Thank you for all your e orts and showing the love. Bravo!
Fire in RN Last week there was trouble in our Community garden. A branch fell onto two PG&E lines and ignited a re. There were quite a few blazes in total. One on the side of a redwood tree, another on a patch of the garden’s tool shed and another on the side of a Bay tree. The ames were
20-30 feet high. The Bay tree ignited immediately. A huge thanks to all the folks involved in risking their lives to put this re out. I was not there to see
it, but I understand there were 4-5 neighbors putting it out with hoses, re extinguishers and blankets. A few good Samaritans ghting these blazes were Donavan Smandra and Pip Marquez De La Plata of Canyon 6. By the time the Fire Dept showed up the blazes were extinguished. PG&E needs to be held accountable and must check and replace old lines every year. This could have been avoided if PG&E did their due diligence. This could have been a serious re. My understanding being that there was a re in this exact spot a few years ago.
Summer and many weddings are planned.
The Cazadero Community Club is currently focusing on their biggest fund-
Friends of Rio Nido Thanks to (FRN) another VERY successful Community Cleanup took place in the front parking lot of the RNR this month. Thank you to the Ratto Group and to everyone involved in beautifying our tiny slice of heaven. Speaking of FRN, an updated FRN packette is being put together and revised for RN’s residents with contact info and other new information.
Raymond’s Bakery continues to have Friday Pizza Nights, with wonderful live music. Remember Cazadero Supply’s 1st Saturday 15% Discount Day, with many great items for your home, garden and vehicle projects. The small town of Duncans Mills continues to amaze me with its proli c shops and eateries, and I do recommend many of them. Mr Trombly’s Teas and Table o ers tasty varieties and home decor. The Duncan’s Mills General Store, ably run by Cazaderans Darryl and Justine, has delicious made-on-site ‘Cowboy Jerky’ and other smoked meats and sh. Fresh produce, everyday groceries and many specials such as Caz Gal’s Glycerine soaps, entice local and visitor alike. The Cazadero General Store is also now run by Justine and Darryl and is very handy for daily groceries and great sandwiches! Do check out the new downtown shop ‘Caz Central’ for wonderful handmade items created by your neighbors!
We are looking for volunteers to assist with distributing these door to door. If interested email:frnboard@rionido.net.
I am pleased to announce the release of local poet Shashana Kane Proctor’s new book “Cave of the Casting Bones”. Please call her at 632-5761 for availability. We are very lucky to have such talented writers here among us, including Mike Tuggle, Sonoma County poet laureate 2008-2009, Gregorio Pehrson, author of “Magic Mountain Almanac” plus very wise poet Susan Kennedy and others.
RNR’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Brad & Raena Metzger celebrated the RNR’s 10th Anniversary with a big shin-dig held at the RNR with music and a BBQ. Hundred’s of guests came out to enjoy good food, music and the newly refurbished pool in this sweltering heat.
RN Sign Update As I have mentioned before, we are getting a second RN Sign to be placed on River Road with the Winky Moon. This has been years in the making and it is on its merry way. SERIOUSLY, it really is! Currently FRN is working with the County to schedule a short lane closure to put up the sign. A big thank you goes out to Ingrid Emming for all her hard work and perseverance.
Klash is the RN Pet of the Month. He is a bona de hero.
A trustworthy companion who woke his human family to alert them to get out of the house to a re twenty feet away. Fortunately the re ghters were able to come out in time to put the blaze out. A true friend and trusted fur baby family member.
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A very fascinating book has recently caught my eye: “Sacred Sonoma”
by Beth Winegarner. Not a ‘woo-woo’ book at all! I quote page #141 re our Austin Creek area. “Cazadero, like many places among the redwoods and fog
is full of ghost stories. One day in 1893 the Northwest Paci c Railroad was running a train, led by engine #9,to bring tourists through a town called Ingram to Cazadero. Austin Creek was ooding and the train got trapped near the outpost known as Elim Grove. The train bridge gave way, toppling one of the cars into the raging creek. Seven men died, but only 6 bodies were recovered immediately. Later an Indian man came to town accompanied by his dogs, heard the news of the lost man and said that he could nd the missing body.
He went down top the creek, lit a candle, placed to on a shingle and set it out onto the water. It oated downstream for about a mile, then the shingle started spinning, the candle went out and the dogs began to bark. The Indian suggested that the townsfolk dig there; when they did so, they found the body of the lost man. Today residents and visitors alike have reported feeling negative spiritual energy from certain pools fed by Austin Creek and tributaries.”.
raising event, the fabulous Old Time BBQ, to be held on Sunday, September 3rd, from 12-5 p.m. at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp. Many volunteers are needed to present this quintessential Cazadero celebration, which was begun in 1979 and has always featured the participation of the Cazadero Volunteer Fire Department and the Community Club. Expect a great tri-tip and chicken BBQ, with all the xins’, dedicated ‘Chinese Auction’, Bingo, children’s games and cool beverages sold by the Cazadero Fire ghters Association. Great pie baking contest and more! Luscious desserts, including contest pies, will, be o ered
by the Cazadero Community Church. You may soon buy pre-event tickets (requested) at the Cazadero and Duncans Mills general stores. Join the Caz Club in planning wonderful events which bene t the entire community. The next Club Meeting will be on Tuesday, July 11th-7 p.m. at Firehall #1.
The Annual Cazadero Fireman’s BBQ and Dance will be held at Firehall #1 on Saturday, July 22nd from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m.for food and to Midnight for the music. Fire ghters remind us all to cut dry vegetation near our homes and to have readable address number signs
RN Pet of the Month
Check the website for CazSonoma Inn (cazsonoma.com) for their event updates. A lovely spot, the Inn has a good restaurant and perfect wedding sites. We have many July birthdays to celebrate, beginning with Jeanne Ruggles on
the 4th, along with Jorden Merel. Arissa Ellis,granddaughter of Toni Parmeter, has hers on the 10th, Irm Sikorski on the 13th, Taryn Parmeter on the 14th, Kienne Sikora turns 29 on the 16th, along with Todd Parmeter, Doug Parmeter on the 17th, Casey Chambers, Toni Parmeter, Azalea Hubiak and Casey Chambers will celebrate on the 19th, Dave Jackson on the 22nd, my sweet friend Lilah Tuggle of Duncan’s Mills will enjoy the 26th, Jenna Parmeter on the 28th and tie-dye Queen and dear friend Nancy Caplan celebrates on the 31st.