from the headlines today:

Van der sloot lands in Peruvian jail
His evil cover blown
Dads not there to save his boy
Joran you're on your own

OJ seeks to appeal his case
2 years, where did they go
no one on the jury was my race
the judge she hates me so

Water recedes in Tennessee
Now the work begins
Flash floods now in Arkansas
16 campers meet their end

Bad boy holds a one year old
as hostage in old town Sac
a bullet wings him but he stays tough
Sac's best fights to get a baby back

Katie Perry appalled by Lady Ga-Ga
a Has Been and Who's To Be
Sandra shrugs off Jesse's regret
Strolling with baby happily

The great oil blob reaches our shores
tar balls and death are commonplace
BP exec's they wring their hands
lets hope we can win this race

Have a glorious weekend. We're draggin out the motorcycles for our first run of 2010. Finally.

Denise

Interested in reserving Lost Mine Lake this summer?

FYI, the person to call if you are interested in reserving Lost Mine Lake is Pam Herrenkohl, at 265-2363. Her email is pamherrenkohl@sbcglobal.net. Wow, that's an easy one.
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I was at the LML last Saturday. All the late rains have left the lower half of the grassy area all the way to the beach very boggy. We took the dogs to "Bella's Beach" around the corner and it was perfect. The dogs all had a splashingly great time (yea, I made up that word). The upper half of grassy area is nice and Gary's been mowing. Picnic area, play area, horseshoes and volleyball court are perfect. Anyone want to form a casual volleyball club? Let me know. Maybe we can have a set time/day to play. 265-8680.

Bike accident on Pasquale

Chuck Jaffe, Casade Shores resident, CSHA Board Member and the Union movie reviewer was injured in a head on collision with the mail truck today on Pasquale. He is in the hospital in "good" condition, with a head laceration and shoulder injury. Chuck was airlifted by Calstar helicopter from the Big Lake parking lot at between 1pm and 1:30. Security dude Mike Inglis was present and took pictures of the evac not realizing it was his friend Chuck. Godspeed Chuck, and we're thinking of you and Marvina. Note: Chuck unfortunately was not wearing a helmet. The mail truck was not being driven by Denise, but another carrier.
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Wed AM: Good news. Kent Rees just called me to say that Chuck had some surgery, has a broken collarbone and had 100 stitches in his scalp. He is doing well, and should be coming home tomorrow. Whew, that was a close one! Lucky man Chuck.

Is your "Dog at Large?" I'm talking to you Randy . . .

First: A message to Gail. Thanks for the comment. I'm pretty sure bears don't like the taste of poodle, (who does?) but just to be sure, don't send the dog out smeared in honey or wearing a manzanita berry necklace. My dogs ( a doxie and a shepard mix )retreat to a safe position UNDER the bed when they smell the bear. Apparently bears are not partial to bathing. Now Frankie, the beagle up the street, will chase the bear until he tree's it. So far, so good.
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Got a visit from a neighbor requesting any info I had on Indy. You might remember me writing (raging?) awhile ago that a LARGE yellow lab named Indy who lives on Gold Bug is allowed to freely wander all of Cascade Shores. Indy can scale any fence (and does) and is "intact" (still has his puppy making equipment) and loves to get all the fenced dogs riled up. Well, my visitor says he climbs the fence she had built expressly to keep him out and tramples and pees on her precious, and expense plants. I have personally called Indy's owners and asked them to contain him, and was met with a total lack of interest or understanding what problems he creates in the "hood."
So, for those readers who are having a problem with Indy, or any other similar dogs, here is the code for Nevada County:
Sec. G-1V, 1.47 Animals Running at Large Prohibited: No person owning or having possession, charge, custody or control of any animal shall causes, permit or allow the animal to be in any building or enclosure or to stray, run, or in any manner to be at large in or upon any public streets, sidewalk, park, school, ground or other public place or property witho9ut the permission of the owner or person in control of such private place or property. AT LARGE: animal off premises of it's owner & not under control of the owner by means of a leash, chain, tether, adequate fence, or other effective device.
Should such an animal be impounded by Animal Control (as in given a ride or picked up by dog catcher) the 1st offense is $50, 2nd is $100, 3rd, $150, 4th, $200, 5th and sub $250. The phone number for animal control is 265-2179. You must file a written complaint. The complaint form can be found, with some difficulty, at the Nevada County Sheriff website. As you may know, Cheryl Wicks of Sammie's Friends is taking over running Animal Control July 1st. We can thank Cheryl and friends for bringing the death rate of shelter animals from 68% in 1998 to 2% in 2009. What an angel!
If you want Indy's home phone, send me a comment. Only by complaining to owners and Animal Control can we protect our property and help dogs like Indy be safe. I have not had success in attaching the link, so I'll print it here:
https://docs.co.nevada.ca/dsweb/Get/Document-38279/

Memorial Day and Bear Season

In my younger days (school days) Memorial Day only meant a long weekend to play in the newly arrived summer weather. After meeting Viet Nam vets, and understanding my own fathers role in WWII, it took on a far more important meaning. Be sure to make that phone call, or send that emial to the vets you know, thanking them for their sacrifice and service. It means the world to them.
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Neighbor Pam Herrenkohl (and new Board Member) reported on her Facebook that she got a call from Lane Cox on Banner Quaker Hill by Gas Canyon Rd that a bear was in the garage! Pam and family raced over to cajole him out of the garage, but he/she had already made a hasty retreat. Oh yes, it's bear season again. Remember, our bears are shy and will happily retreat if you just make some noise. Don't leave pet food or any other food outside, keep garbage inside your garage until Thu. morn, and never ever take a shot at them. It could cost you a year in jail and $1000 fine. By the way, there is no "bear relocation" program in California. If a bear is deemed a real problem, he/she would be killed. So, be a good citizen of the woods, and don't make it tempting for the critters to visit your home, possibly dooming their existence. That means CLOSE your garage doors and make sure your other doors are not open when you are cooking something yummy. Even a vegetarian bear can't resist a fresh pie coming out of the oven, or an easily tipped garbage can. FYI, the last time a black bear attached a person in California was in like, Eighteen eighty (1880), in Santa Cruz mountains.

Tailgaitors, so over, Lumberjacks, in like Flynn, BIG CONCERT COMIN UP

Union article says Tailgaitors in Brunzwick Basin is gone (not a surprize, since 95% of their menu was deep fried). Who deep fry's everthing in this day and age? Anyway, a chain called Lumberjacks is going to take a shot at that place. You know, that is the location where the Scott Thorpe shooting spree ended back in 2001, and I'm pretty sure that building has really bad ju-ju from the incident (manager was killed first week on job I think.) Oh, I said "shot." Really, no pun intended. LJ's has 4 locations, Redding, Yuba City and Sacramento (2). Good family friendly comfort food and a great salad selection, with kids menu's, at good prices. Good luck, bad ju-ju and all.
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The Nevada County Land Trust is having their 8th annual "Stars" concert at the North Star House on Sat. Aug 28th. The main act is Legendary Mavis Staples of Staples Singers, an amazing R&B and Gospel singer, and local Lorraine Gervais and Burning Sensation Band warming up. This is a great opportunity to tour our own Julia Morgan creation (1st woman architect of California, 1st woman to graduate from UC Berkeley with civil engineering degree, and designer of Hearst' Castle and Asilomar Conference Center. ) They are creating a concert area and lots of parking at the North Star, for a wonderful evening under the stars. Lot's of good food and wine. Early birds (before 5/31) get discounts on tickets. It's a great night. Call 272-5994 for info.
ps: THE Saturday Farmers Market, formerly at the Fairgrounds has moved to this location. Check it out!

The Traveling Red Dress

To my lady friends reading this blog: please read the bloggess "The Traveling Red Dress." Link on your right. Just F'ing inspiring. Love ya all. Click on the link showing all the pics. How great to feel that great about yourself.
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Like a some of you, I've asked Dixie why she has seemingly abandoned her blog. She says she is just happy "flying under the radar" for now. Still basking in her 50 lb weight loss (you look mah-va-lous) and enjoying her jobless status. House clean, check, body makeover, check, daily exercise, check, happy home, happy husband, happy dog, check, time with the kids and grandkids, check, check, check. A bit of travel, check. Volunteering, check. Catching up on reading list, CHECK. Still, wishing you would share some of your thoughts Dix. See you for coffee and gossip soon? Was the Lady Gaga wig your Red Dress?