2015 September - Bridgeville Community Center

September 2015
Wow! Did you meet any aliens? How about
someone from another time zone? Did you know
we welcomed visitors from as far away as Ecuador, Toronto, Canada, and Washington DC? Of
course we also celebrated with folks from LA and
many parts of Sacramento. Perhaps you joined
us on the one clear, sunny, minimal smoke day
we had in two weeks! To answer the most asked
question, “Who won the quilt?” It went to Attila our
newsletter editor. Congratulations Attila! The results are in! A good time was had by all.
It could not have happened without all the volunteers who helped with the planning and showed
up to help on the day of our terrific event. See our
list inside to acknowledge with us all those who
shared their time and energy to support the Community Center.
We especially wish to thank Cindy LaPaille and
Bridgeville Properties (BP) for generously allowing
us (at no charge) to use the space in Bridgeville
for our BridgeFest BCC fundraiser. Each year
Cindy and BP donate the use of the space for
BridgeFest to support the Community Center.
Another ginormous thank you goes to Mr.
BridgeFest Randy Krahn who worked tirelessly
with enthusiasm, generosity, and creativity to
guide this year’s extravaganza to one of the best
ever. He solicited the many prizes for the Benefit
Raffle and created the “Alien Kiosk” which acknowledged our many supporters and schedule of
events. His connections in the community added
a number of new volunteers to our ranks, all supported by his delicious blueberry muffins. THANK
YOU RANDY!
Kate McCay, graphic artist extraordinaire, designed our poster, wrote donation letters, and created our many notices and kiosk flyers. Did you
hear her advertisement on the radio? She also
created the new banners that hung in the booths.
Plus she created and developed the “My Favorite
Volume 22 Number 1
Alien” contest. THANK YOU KATE!
Tim Garvey, artist in residence, designed our
shirts and they have been a sell-out! Three large
shirts and some children’s sizes are all that remain.
All this couldn’t have been done without the
BridgeFest Committee. They met monthly to
hammer out details and support the community
efforts for this event. Thank you Roger, Chantal,
Kate, Dan, Jim, Kent, Randy, Kathy, Tim, Lyn,
Linda and Kay.
We are already looking ahead now to activities
through the end of the year. School starts on August 31. Please remember to slow down and
watch for school buses as you drive Highway 36.
Back-to-school night is September 9 at 4:30
pm. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to talk with teachers about what your child will
be learning this school year and how you can facilitate learning for your child. Parents and guardians are the most important members of a child’s
education. Please participate and help your child
learn and become all that he/she can be.
Please note that the
Community Center will be
operating with limited hours
for September. We will be
open T-W-T from 10 – 4
and some hours on Fridays.
Please call the Center at
777-1775 before you drive
Inside this Month
down for services.
And
BridgeFest Wrap-up
Commodities will be on
School News
September 18 from 10 – 4.
BVFD News
See you in September.
Working with you to
accomplish great things...
Chris Frenzel
Food Matters
Dear MFP
Random Thoughts
Are We Crazy or What?
TRCCG News
Calendar
BridgeFest 2015 Supporters
Talk about a Huge Raffle!! Stop in
and say THANKS! to these generous
supporters of our Community Center:
The July 30th thunderstorms and lightning
strikes started numerous fires and many are still
burning a month later in Humboldt/Trinity counties.
Many local communities faced evacuations, burned
structures, and road closures. Fire camps were set
up at AA Ranch by Ruth Lake and Southern Trinity
School for the hundreds of fire fighters who helped
fight the fires.
The fire danger is not over yet though many of
the local fires are in the process of being controlled. If it is smoky, wear a mask outside. Keep
children inside and out of the smoke. Drive with
headlights on if smoky. Be cautious for additional
animal creatures on the roads. Be safe.
Who are the members of the Bridgeville
Community Center Board of Directors?
Kent Stanley, President; Brooke Entsminger,
Secretary; Laurie King, Treasurer; Kay Brown,
Roger Schellhous, Pam Walker, Kathy Wolff
Bridgeville Community Center
Mission Statement
“The Bridgeville Community Center is dedicated to
improving the quality of life for all our community
members. We are committed to bringing people of all
ages together to encourage good health, self-esteem,
creativity, and personal development.”
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Community Newsletter
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Published monthly by the Bridgeville Community Center
Published monthly by the Bridgeville Community Center
Attila
Attila Gyenis—Editor
Gyenis—Editor
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A.M. Baird Engineering, Asti Chiropractic, Bandera
Tank Sales, Bartow's Jewelers, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Beverage Plus Foods, Katie Bollan (The
Color Bar), Bridgeville Quilters, Bridgeville Elementary School, Donna Casey, Coast Central
Credit Union, Cuddly Bear Thrift Store, Kim Diel,
Dinsmore Store, Dorris & Daughter Café, Eel River
Brewery, Eel River Hydroponics, Eel Valley TV
and Appliance, Figueiredo's Video, Fire & Light
Glassware, Forbusco Lumber, Fortuna Fabric and
Crafts, Fortuna Feed and Garden Center, Fortuna
Glass and Paint, Fortuna Pet Shoppe, Susie
Freese, Friends of the Eel River, Lena Fuller, Furniture Design Center, Frank Gloeggler, CPA, Jon
& Rachel Goldberg, Green’s Pharmacy, Stephanie
Harig, HealthSport, Holly Yashi Jewelry, Hoppy's
FroYo, Horizon Business Products, Melissa
Houseworth, Hummel Wheel and Tire, Jitterbean
Coffee, Laurie King, Las Cazuelas Restaurant, Les
Schwab Tires, Loving Hands Institute, Kathleen
Lowitz, Mad River Burger Bar, Pam Norman, Norris Farms Blueberries, Northcoast Horticulture
Supply, Oberon Grill, O'Reilly's Auto Parts, Outpost Garden Center, Leslie Pagel, Papa Murphy's
Pizza, Patterson/Connors Insurance, Pierson's
Building Center, Real Food Grocer Café, Redwood
Capital Bank, Redwood Glass and Windows, Redwood Thrift Store, Round Table Pizza, Rover’s
Choice, Scotty's Cutter's Edge, Sequoia Gas,
Shear Image Beauty Salon, Shelton’s Auto Lube,
Simmons Soap, Spotlight Video, Melissa Stansberry; Ed Cushing, Strehl's Family Shoes, Swain’s
Flat Store, The Farm Store, Joyce Thurman,
Turner & Turner Automotive, Two
Crones Ranch, Umpqua Bank,
Westside Pizza, Wildberries Market, Wildwood Saw, Kathy Wolff,
Wycoff's Plumbing
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Comments and corrections are always welcome. Management is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other
editorial mis-statements, intentional or otherwise. The views
expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect the
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School News
by Principal Beth Anderson
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
School started Monday, August 31st!
I have been working hard this summer to prepare
for the upcoming school year, and I look forward to
seeing all the Bridgeville School students and families at our Back to School Night on Wednesday,
September 9th at 4:30pm.
As a school leader, my focus is on the whole student growth of each of our children. I believe in setting high expectations and creating an encouraging
and safe environment where every student can succeed academically, socially, and personally. Helping
all students to see their capacity for success and
building their self-esteem is an integral part of my
emphasis as a teacher and administrator and our
primary goal here at Bridgeville School. Additionally,
I still believe in the school’s ability to provide students with character education and the opportunity
to learn positive citizenship behaviors and personal
responsibility. Our small class sizes and individual
attention to every student’s needs is what makes
Bridgeville School such a unique and wonderful
learning community.
Family is the school’s biggest partner. Research
has shown that family support and involvement in
children’s schooling leads to better grades, less disciplinary action, better attendance, and higher selfesteem. Here at Bridgeville School, families are a
unique and important part of our learning community. Communication is the key to successful relationships between families and educators. Communicating with teachers and other school personnel is
important in advocating for your child(ren). Please
get involved and always feel free to ask questions
and make suggestions. If we work together with our
students’ best interests in mind, we can create an
even better school and learning experience for them.
Another key element to student success is attendance. Please help us share an enthusiasm for education by teaching your children the importance of
attendance. We are hoping for many perfect attendance awards at the First Trimester Awards Assembly! Please schedule doctor and dentist appointments so that your child can at least participate in a
portion of the school day, and unless students are ill,
please help get them to school every day and on
time! Thank you!
We will continue with our school-wide music program as our music teacher, Mr. Cox, will be back
again on Tuesdays this year. We have adopted
modern curriculum and the teachers have attended
professional development sessions over the summer
to prepare us to move forward with the Common
Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards instruction. We have also worked to further
increase arts in the classroom as well as technology
access for all students. We also have new Common
Core based Report Cards this year. We have very
talented and dedicated teachers and staff here at
Bridgeville School who put the focus on student success and offer so much to our students. We will
again have three classrooms (K-2nd, 3rd-5th and 6th8th), reading and library support, and continue to offer breakfast and lunch each day. Our after school
program will be open from the end of the school until
6:00pm daily with activities and homework help for
students of all ages. The bus run will be the same as
last year - from near Dinsmore (Cross Rock) to
Swain’s Flat. We are hoping to have a school volleyball team and track team again this year.
If you are interested in enrolling your child here at
Bridgeville School please call the office at 777-3311
or stop by for a school tour and to pick up enrollment
forms. We are looking forward to an educationally
productive school year with an estimated enrollment
of 30 students. I, along with the rest of the staff at
Bridgeville School, would love to have the opportunity to provide a positive learning environment and
productive experience for all of the children residing
in our district. We truly appreciate the support of our
community members here at Bridgeville School. If
you are interested in volunteering at school, being
on our Site Council, or being a member of the
Booster Club please call the office or stop by school.
Thank you so much to our community and families
for continuing to make Bridgeville School a wonderful place to learn and grow.
Bridgeville Community Center
Adult ED Classes
We Fit Your Schedule
ESL ■ Driver Training Prep ■ Adult Basic Ed
Private classes are available by appointment to start
working toward your GED, Basic literacy, or other
educational goals.
Call 777-1775 for more info
The roots of education are bitter,
but the fruit is sweet. ~ Aristotle
Notice: Southern Trinity School start date is
on Tuesday, September 8th.
7th Annual
TWO RIVERS COMMUNITY CARE GROUP (TRCCG)
GOURMET SPAGHETTI FEED
Delicious Sauces
Created by B.J. Delaney
Desserts by Pam Walker
Proceeds To Be Shared With Fire Victims
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26Th
Van Duzen Community Center (Mad River)
BAR OPENS 5:30
$10.00/Adult
DINNER AT 6:00
$5.00/12-5yrs
(under 5 free)
Help us celebrate our 7thh birthday with this incredible taste treat extravaganza and fundraiser for the
Two Rivers Community Care Group/volunteer hospice
For More Information Call: Lauri 777-3008
Food
Raffles
Door Prizes
Saucer
Spectacle
By Roger Schellhous
The 2015 BridgeFest Intergalactic flying Saucer Trials were a stupendous success! The new rules
went over big. This year we provided materials at our table for prospective cosmonauts to construct
saucers to fly in the contest. We
had 31 entries in all; some of them
came from places as alien as Sacramento and Wisconsin. The “XMen” saucer took first prize; second place winner was “Flying
Dutchman” and “Flying Disco”
came in third. These three winners
were awarded cash prizes. All
showed determined competitive
spirit and cheerful good sportsmanship. (NOTE: All the winners
made their saucers on-site)
Our new rules experiment went
well, however, we have tentatively
decided to move the target to a
shorter distance from the bridge in
order to compensate for the capricious winds.
We also plan a
“closer-to-the-bridge” Kidz Zone
with a more accessible target for
the younger contestants.
BIG THANKS are due to our volunteer helpers at the event: Grace
Schellhous, Faith Schellhous Cole,
Patsy Currie, Betty and Wayne
Heaton, Jacob who helped hoist
the saucers back up to the launching pad, and Martin Schellhous
who retrieved all the saucers from
the riverbed and the river.
A BIG BRIDGEFEST
General Oversight/
Donors
Randy Krahn
Posters
Kate McCay
Jessica Springer
T-Shirt Artist
Tim Garvey
Bridgeville
Elementary School
Bridge Clean-up;
Flags; Signs;
Brushing
Chad Holub
Jon & Rachel
Goldberg
Randy Krahn
Sam
Renen Barrett
Stefin Limbrunner
Bakers
Kathy Wolff
Sarah Bender
Aidien Biglow
Bailey Willett-Mooney
Julie Stephens
Laurie King
Randy Krahn
Toi Wallace
Kay Brown
Lyn Javier
Kate McCay
Betty Heaton
Ida Schellhous
Pam Walker
Brooke Entsminger
Lena Fuller
Linda Katzdorn
THANK YOU!
BCC
Judy McClintock
Brooke Entsminger
Chloe Ben-Iesau
My Favorite Alien
Kate McCay
Lyn Javier
Erica Meslin
Music
Kent Stanley
StillWater
Hunz at Golden Gate
Knights of the
Van Duzen
Jenni & David & the
Sweet Soul Band
Melange
Set-up/Clean-up
Jesse Brown
Flying Saucer Trials Elliot Brown
Roger & Ida
Wayne Heaton
Schellhous
Dennis O’Shea
Patsy Currie
Michael Tabib
Martin Schellhous
Mark Middleton
Grace Schellhous
Wayne Heaton
Jacob Bohanon
Stefin Limbrunner
Wayne & Betty
Jack Rogers
Heaton
Jon Goldberg
Faith Schellhous Cole Jay Hawley
Dirt Bag Muster
Chantal Campbell
Daniel Huls
Jordan Clark
Matt Asbury
Food Booth
Kathy Wolff
Dan & Lena Fuller
Daniel Ervine
Blu Carlisle-Roy
Susan Rogers
Renee Hudson
Kay Brown
Brooklyn Willett
Linda Codding
Elizabeth Henry
Cheri Walker
Lauri Rose
Brooklyn Willette
Betty Heaton
Matthew Morgan
Andrew Morgan
Kidz Zone
Julia Watson
Tim Garvey
Laurie King
Kathy Wolff
Patty Marsh
and Patches the Pony
Raffles
Dave Vegliano
Julie Stephens
Pam Walker
Michael Tabib
Randy Krahn
And thanks to the
aliens (and humans
too) who came to
BridgeFest 2015!
“Dear MFP” (Master Food Preserver)
By Dottie Simmons
Tuna Season is Here!
By Ann Matula Gyenis
Certified Nutritional Consultant
I wrote about tuna last year, but it keeps coming up,
so here are more tips
SMOKIN’
First & foremost: Tuna MUST be canned in a Pressure Canner (NOT pressure cooker) with a gauge.
Low acid foods such can harbor botulism bacteria,
which are killed by the high heat (240°) of a Pressure Canner
Smoke has been on everyone’s mind not to mention clothes, furniture and lungs this summer. What is
the impact of smoke on the foods we eat however?
Pallavi Srivastava, nutritionist with Evolve Medspa
has studied the effect of smoked foods on health and
has reported thus:
"Meat contains protein, which is a vital part of your
diet. Protein helps muscles and bones stay strong and
healthy. It plays a role in everything from building
blood cells to healing wounds. "Smoking cooks, adds
flavor to the meat, but it also acts as a preservative.
Meats are also rich in minerals like iron. Lean meats
like buffalo, fish and chicken breast contain less fat
than pork and beef. Some fishes are rich in omega-3
fatty acids, a healthy fat that promotes nervous system
and cardiovascular health. As in case of any food,
even smoked meats are beneficial when consumed in
moderation."
What exactly are smoked foods? Foods exposed to
smoke from a source, typically wood. Smoking the
foods is for cooking or preserving. The process is
achieved when the smoke source is heated, causing
smoke to rise. The foods sit on top of the smoke and
acquire the taste. BBQ is an example. Sounds simple,
but it is questionable whether or not it is healthy.
There are two health considerations when dealing
with smoked foods. One is how well the food is
cooked and carcinogenic properties. Smoked foods
are often not fully cooked as well as foods cooked on
a flame. The FDA has identified certain parasites present in raw fish that may still be present in smoked
fish. The smoking process releases harmful carcinogens such as nitrites and nitrates into the foods.
The benefits of eating smoked foods include their
nutrients and low fat content. Foods that are generally
smoked are proteins, and have all of the benefits of
high-protein foods in a form that many people enjoy
eating. Additionally, the smoking process is a fat-free
form of cooking that not only doesn't require extra fats
in preparation, but actually reduces the fats existing in
the foods, as much of it drips out while being smoked.
There are ways to enjoy the benefits of smoked
foods while reducing the health risks. The National
Institute of Health recommends heating deli meats to
steaming before eating and cooking any cold-smoked
fish and cautions to control the temperature of a barbecue, as over-heating the meats causes higher development of certain carcinogens. It's also recommended to marinate foods in a vinegar base before
heating, which impedes the formation of carcinogens.
Tuna tips:
Buy tuna whole or loined (filleted). Either way the
price you pay is for the whole fish, but we have always found it to be cost effective. $75 worth of loins
got us 26-8 ounce jars this year, coming out to $2.88
each – not including tuna we grilled for dinner!
Loining it yourself is easiest when fish is partially
frozen.
Can tuna, raw or cooked, only in ½ pints or pint jars.
Raw pack: cut the loins crosswise into jar size
pieces and pack into clean, hot jars leaving 1”
head space.
Hot pack: bake or grill whole tuna until done
(165° to 175° internally) before packing in jars. To
get the right length every time, mark a sheet of
paper with the length for each type of jar (minus 1
inch headspace) and place it under a clear cutting mat. This makes it easy.
Get creative: add seasonings like soy sauce, lemon
infused olive oil, or diced jalapeno pepper to each
jar. The possibilities are endless. For liquids, add 1
tablespoon per ½ pint, 2 tablespoons to pint jars.
Salt is optional, add no more than ½ teaspoon per ½
pint, 1 teaspoon per pint.
· Remember: leave 1-inch headspace, remove air
bubbles, and wipe the jar rim before adding lid.
· ¼ to ½ cup white vinegar in the water of the
canner will make clean up easy and cut the smell.
Both ½ pints or pints process for 1 hour and 40 minutes at 10 pounds pressure (11 pounds over 1000 ft
elevation, 12 lb. over 2000’ or 13 lb. from 4000’ to
6000’).
Master Food Preserver Information: Remember, use
an approved recipe such as those found in the Ball Blue
Book, and follow the directions and times for preparing
your food, jars, & equipment as well as the recipe and
canning procedure to guarantee the best and safest
results. If you have any questions about the Master
Food Preserver Program contact: Humboldt County
Cooperative Extension Office at: 5630 S. Broadway,
Eureka, CA 95503, Phone: (707) 444-9334, or online
at: http://cehumboldt.ucdavis.edu
BRIDGEVILLE Volunteer
FIRE Department
by Scott Katzdorn
This has been a very busy month for the Bridgeville Fire Department.
On July 30th, lightning strikes hit the local area
and we sent out 2 engines. Engine 7622 went down
Alderpoint Rd. and Engine 7621 went down Buck
Mountain Rd. There was an exploded tree on fire at
Alderpoint Rd.; and we chased smoke on Buck
Mountain Rd., when the fire was found it was
handed off to the National Forest Service. One crew
staged in Bridgeville with Cal Fire, the other in Alderpoint.
Engine 7621 stayed on for eleven days straight
with Dane, Tammy and Norman as the crew. They
staged at the base camp in Redway to help with the
Humboldt Lightening Complex fires - Bluford and
Pine. They slept where they could, tent, cot, on the
ground, wherever. The fires were burning in steep,
difficult to access terrain. Fuel consisted of dense
timber, brush and grass. They worked 24 hours
shifts, fighting back flareups that were trying to cross
the fire lines, packed hoses on their backs, patrolled
hot areas, did mop up, transferred water and
pumped water to the hose lays. The dust was thick
and the roads challenging, with no equipment problems.
We are very appreciative to the Bridgeville Baptist Church who supplied us with essentials. Alderpoint Fire had a Firefighter Food Program set up at
the station where they would serve us hot coffee,
homemade hot apple turnovers and anything that we
needed to make our run better, they had. They also
delivered a hot lasagna dinner to us up on a ridge
one night on the Pine Fire. We were also supplied
venison stew by Dawnita and Randy (awesome). It
was really a team effort.
BridgeFest was a record fund raiser and a great
time, thanks to all that came to support our local
community. We have participated in the Hazmat drill
in Fortuna and an inter agency communications
class recently. You are invited to our meetings which
are at 6pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the
Bridgeville Community Center. You are also invited
to become a part of the Fire Department, it is a worthy use of anyone's time and you will make a difference.
CALL LOG: (includes last month's log)
6/21
Traffic Collision
MM36 Hwy 36
6/24
Medical
Swains Flat
7/2
Traffic Collision
MM28.8
7/4
Medical
MM19.6
7/5
Traffic Collision
MM16.7
Random Thoughts
By Attila Gyenis
When life hands you scraps….
make a Quilt
But before I get to that, let me just say how
much I enjoyed BridgeFest this year, as I do
every year. It is nice to see the community get
together for a good cause and have an enjoyable
day. Having an enjoyable day is an important
general objective for earth beings not just for the
positive experience it provides, but also because we
all could use an occasional antidote to offset some
of life’s occasional trials and tribulations which we
sometimes encounter. I’m not sure how the aliens
from other planets live on a daily basis, but they
seemed to approve of BridgeFest and enjoyed their
day as well. When I say tribulations, I’m not talking
about those small furry roundish aliens on Star Trek.
BridgeFest provided an opportunity to see and
talk with people, eat some corn on the cob and blueberry pie, hear some good music, walk down to the
river and look up at the bridge, and see some alien
looking creatures. I didn’t see any Tribbles. I didn’t
get to throw a flying saucer either, but I did win the
quilt in the raffle.
BridgeFest started offering a quilt as one of the
raffle prizes some years ago. The making of the quilt
was always a community effort. They are made each
year by a small but dedicated group of people working together to design and create each panel which
would then be put together to create the quilt.
Creating a quilt is similar to building community.
You start with all these individual little pieces, but by
working with each other to put all the little pieces
together, the community can create a quilt, or an
event like BridgeFest. The quilt is much appreciated.
Thank you to each of the quilters. Peace.
ARE WE CRAZY OR WHAT?
TRCCG N e ws
(BACK TO THE LAND in our 60's and beyond)
Two Rivers Community Care Group
Fire, Smoke and
Alien Anomalies - Part 57
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR TWO RIVERS
COMMUNITY CARE GROUP
On the 30th of July, “The Thunderstorm” came to
Larabee Valley and surrounds, causing one of the
first fires: a lightening fire on two branches of a
huge tree just 2 parcels away, up our private access
road. It was scary but it also showed us how
neighbors can come together to help fight a fire. We
counted 22 friends, acquaintances and neighbors
driving up into the fire area to help. Our neighbor
Rennen climbed up onto branches near the fire with
his water hose, straddling to come as close as he
could and fought that fire for 2 days while fire fighters came and went. Another neighbor, Yama, tractored down into the area from his place with a huge
bulldozer to break a fire line and help.
That fire is put out. Now it is almost the 4th week
in August and we are hiding in the cabin: reading,
sleeping, canning, talking, writing, watching DVD’s anything to loiter away the day until the afternoon
winds pick up and blow some of the smoke away so
we can go out to water, feed, prune, mulch and harvest the vegetable gardens. Even then, as most of
us, we wear our 97% particle-filtering masks across
our face - tangling our eye glasses, wet bandanas
and the mask strap into a nerve-wracking jumbled
knot. The fires have obliterated a fine summer at
Ruth Lake and the rivers, plus any kind of security
on one’s property. Thousands of firefighters and
workers are tumbling through trees, ravines, creeks
and old roads to fight “we don’t really know how
many at this time” fires in Humboldt and Trinity
counties. Evacuations, warnings, road closures and
just plain fear lead all of us through August into September. It’s not fun and we beg for an end.
But, on a more upbeat side, Lyn is learning how
to use the Smartphone and Kate is learning how to
see through her new eye glasses - as we come off
the exhilaration of BridgeFest. After 7 months of
meetings, hundreds of hours of work by volunteers
and the staff of the BCC, the smoke lifted up out of
Bridgeville just at the right time for a fabulous, fun
day. Alien flagships, Clone Troopers, bejeweled Flying Saucers, Dirt Bag bouncers, bursting Blueberries, BBQ’d grubs, Human look-alikes, Astronomical
prizes, Celestial music and Planetary peddlers – all
came together for a Stellar BridgeFest!
Kate McCay and Lyn Javier
TwoCrones Ranch Larabee Valley
Two Rivers Community Care Group (the volunteer hospice group) will be celebrating their 7th year
with a Gourmet Spaghetti Feed featuring sauces by
B.J. Delaney and Desserts by Pam Walker. This fun
-filled fundraiser will take place Saturday, September
26th at the Van Duzen Community Hall in Mad
River. Bar opens at 5:30, Dinner at 6:00. $10.00/
Adult, $5.00/12-5yrs (under 5 free).
Even though TRCCG is an all volunteer organization of neighbors helping neighbors we do have expenses such as insurance and the cost of supplies
and educational materials for our clients. When you
help TRCCG by attending a fundraiser you help provide the support necessary for your friends and
neighbors to stay at home during life challenging or
terminal illness. What better and more fun way for
you to help your community than to attend this gourmet spaghetti feed?! This year we will share the
proceeds of the dinner with fire victims.
Come enjoy Good Food, Good Friends, Door
Prizes and a Dutch Raffle – an event not to be
missed. For more information call Lauri Rose at 777
-3008.
1055 Main Street, Fortuna
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Jackie Appleton, Iren & Gyula Gyenis, Lauri King, Judith
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Bridgeville Community Newsletter
P. O. Box 3, Bridgeville, CA 95526
For Information, contact BCC at (707) 777-1775
The Mad Group - Invites you to join us!!
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When: Sundays @ 2:00 pm
Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm
Where: Community Center, Mad River
(on Van Duzen Road)
Carol Ann Conners
License OE79262
Greg Conners
License 0488272
Patterson/Conners Insurance Services
654 Main Street, Fortuna CA 95540
707-725-3400
Bridgeville
Trading Post
Wanted - In need of a rideshare from Bridgeville
to Fortuna or College of the Redwoods Monday,
Wednesday, Fridays for the Semester. I can
share gas expenses, please contact 707-7773307 if you can help.
Trailer still WANTED: Two (2) bedroom single
or double-wide mobile home. Good Condition.
Needed Right now! Price? Please call Bob Judd
– 726-9344. [Editor’s note: Their home near
Swain’s Flat burned down a few months ago losing almost everything and they are looking for a
trailer to put on their property to live in.]
Found at BridgeFest: Baby girl pink bonnet.
Call the BCC at 777-1775 to claim.
Healthy Spirits is out gadflying with the
Honorfians and will return next month.
Outpost Garden Center
Manager Ron Mattson
20300 Hwy 36
Carlotta, CA 95528
707-777-3513
[email protected]
Hours: 8 am – 6 pm 7 days a week
Now open at Journey’s End 707-574-6443
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School Started
Drive Carefully
SEPTEMBER 2015
Sunday
Monday
6
13
20
Wednesday
2
First day of
School for BES
1
- BCC Board
Meeting, 5 pm,
BCC
- BV Fire Department Meeting, 6 pm, BCC
7
8
Labor Day
Bookmobile,
10:30 am, BES
14
BV Fire District
Meeting,
5 pm, BCC
15
21
22
August 31
Only 364 days
left until
BridgeFest
2016
Tuesday
28
4
4-H Community
Meeting, 6 – 7
pm, BES
4-H Volleyball &
Crashing Cars,
3:15 – 4:15,
BES
9
10
11
Back-to-School
Night, 4:30 pm,
BES
BES School
Board Meeting,
5 pm
16
17
Free Produce @
FACS-Fortuna,
11:30 – 1:30,
Rohnerville Rd
29
Friday
3
23
24
First Day
of Fall
27
Thursday
30
WEEKLY:
Monday: BCC CLOSED
Tuesday: Strength & balance exercise class 10:30-11:30
Wednesday: Adult Education 8:30 – 1 or by appointment
Alder Grove Charter School 8:30 – 2
Thursday: Strength & balance exercise class 10:30-11:30
Potluck Senior Lunch 11:30 – 1
www.BridgevilleCommunityCenter.org
Free Produce &
DHHS services,
Cuddeback
School 11 - 2
Saturday
5
12
4-H Awards
Night,
Redwood Acres
18
19
USDA
Commodities,
10 am – 4 pm
Argh, Talk like
a Pirate Day
25
26
TRCCG Spaghetti Dinner at
Mad River
Community Ctr
Please note: The BCC will operate with limited
hours in the month of September. Please call
the BCC at 777-1775 BEFORE you come down
to receive services.
Local Community Breakfasts
Every First Sunday of the Month
6 Rivers - Mad River Community Center 8–11
Every Second Sunday of the Month
Breakfast at the Van Duzen Grange, Carlotta
No BVFD Breakfast till further notice