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Flapjacks! Why not? It’s a perfect start to Forestville’s party- down weekend, the famous Youth Park BBQ June 2nd and 3rd. You can get those pancakes at the Methodist Church starting at 8 am on Saturday. Right outside their front door you’ll see folks preparing for our own sweet little hometown PARADE, which starts at 10.
Follow the parade to the Youth Park to find delicious BBQ, pie and ice cream, pasta dinners, Oysters, hamburgers, why am I just talking about food? You can also rock out to the bands, drink Premium beer or wine, win at Bingo, cruise the crafts, make a fool of yourself at the pie eating contest and watch the kids take in the rides. Too much fun! If you are an outsider reading this, you can come too! It’s all to support our community park serving youth for decades now. The BBQ goes from 11 am to 8 pm both days. Don’t let parking scare you. There’s plenty in the back of the park and helpers to direct you.
Speaking of parks, have you been to the downtown park lately?
If so you will have noticed the deep ruts from winter rains are gone! A 12 truck- load contribution from Canyon Rock, along with 8 combined volunteer hours of scraping and packing from DW Enterprises and voila, we have a decent parking lot again! No surprise the Wood and Trappe families come through
to do good things for the community. Check out the video: 95436.org Heavy equipment at work. Impressive!
Their fix came just in time for the opening of our Farmer’s Market June 5th. It’s from 4-7 pm with more farmers signed up. We’ll have crafters and jewelry makers and food vendors too. Beer and wine sales help our local Chamber of Commerce, who are underwriting the Market and whose President, Wendy Flowers, is doing all the logistics. Opening night features Joy Ride, a lively local band that will get you up dancing! From now on, when it’s Tuesday, think Farmer’s Market from 4-7. We made an exception for 4th of July, which is on a Wednesday. On the 4th we’ll have music, dancing and a pig roast. So, pick up your veggies, a meal, pick up a new friend or hang out with the old ones.
Forestville Preschool UPDATE
Feeling down? Need a lift? I encourage you to read the El Molino newsletter. Google it. Last month they featured their program Kids Preparing for College and this month it’s Kids Preparing for Work. I read this month’s article and it gave me such a feeling of pride. They are doing a great job there. Test me and see if it works for you. That pride you’ll feel? That’s called Lion Pride.
On May 23, Ms. Parisi invited the community and parents to a meeting at the school to discuss the prospect of bringing in a private preschool to take over the current Playhouse Preschool. The director of Stars Preschool, a state funded program with numerous sites throughout the county, was at the meeting to explain the program and the logistics.
Forestville Pizza has a new owner, have you noticed? It was purchased by Dillion Weatherly who I used to see hard at work making excellent pizzas. Now it’s his own shop and he’s still at it. Great veggie burgers too. I’m a big fan. I have one almost once a week with a side of salad those evenings when I don’t feel like lifting a finger. Sometimes it’s twice a week! OK sometimes it’s more. Friendly staff, fresh salads, good prices and the best veggie burger around.
Theoretically, the school has two options: one is to allow Stars to come in
and take over the current preschool; or two, keep the current preschool up and running. The problem with option two is that there is currently no director for the 2018/2019 school year. The school did post an opening for it, and according to Ms. Parisi, there have been three applicants. None of these applicants have been contacted, let alone, interviewed. Now, Ms. Parisi intended to wait until after the June 21 board meeting to contact these three applicants; which leaves 1 1⁄2 months left before the school year starts. My best guess would be that if these three applicants are worthy of this position they have sought other employment based on the extreme delay.
And I finish on a highlight. Our own Alain Serkissian from Mirabel Lodge just won the Marg Ling Leadership Award from Sonoma County’s Area Agency on Aging. It’s given for leadership, commitment and passion for senior issues. Alain more than deserves this prestigious acknowledgment. Congratulations Alain. Thank you for all you do for our seniors, including the beautiful gardens you’ve created at the Lodge for our seniors to enjoy.
Even though there appears to be two options available, at this stage in the game that may not be the case.
By Jessalee Mills As some of you
Last reminder to apply to the Forestville Community Fund June 15. Go
to 95436.org, click on Community Fund and you’ll find an application there. Curious what we’ve funded through the quarries help? You’ll find a synopsis of all the grants given since 2008 right there. Read the instructions please. No, the Fund won’t pay your property taxes.
may already know, back in December of 2017, the Forestville School Board, at
LAST DAY at Forestville school is June 1st, just in time for the Youth Park BBQ, but Board members continue to meet in June on the 21st and 28th, 6 pm in the staff room. Yes, that’s twice in Jun e so when you run into a School Board Member thank them for their service. While you’re at it you can thank our Chamber Board Members, and FPA Board Members too. Those are the folks making things happen behind the scenes for our little town. Since we are unincorporated those volunteer jobs play a big role in keeping things running smoothly.
the direction of the
Superintendent,
Phyllis Parisi, made
a decision to close
the Playhouse
Preschool. The
decision did not
stand for very long.
After a heated board
meeting the following January the School Board voted to keep it open.
If you are a concerned parent and/or community member please attend the next School Board meeting on June 21 where the Board will vote on the issue of whether the school will bring in Stars.
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