Sewer info again

Nevada County has come up with a solution to reduce the excessive sewer rates many in our community are forced to pay.  We currently pay one of the highest rates in California to operate our existing sewage treatment plant.  Due to the increasing environmental standards that the sewage plant is required to meet, the cost of maintaining it has continued to soar.  Even with all the expense put into the plant, currently it still does not meet standards.  Many of you may have received a letter in the mail from Nevada County describing the project.  In the proposal, the County plans to decommission the existing Cascade Shores Waste water Treatment Facility, and instead direct waste water flows to a new community septic system.  Construction will consist of two 20,000 gallon tanks, a lift station, conveyance force main, motor control center, emergency generator, leachate tanks, and a leach field consisting of buried 7,700 feet of PVC pipe.  The site is on 40 acres bordered by Mountain View Drive, Pasquale Road, and Pacific Close (APN: 38-570-04).  The project has been identified to reduce the cost of operation for the Cascade Shores Residents while improving water quality.  The county has a public comment period that allows all of us to voice any concerns we may have.  Comments must be received by 5 PM on the last day of the comment period, October 28, 2013.  Comments can be sent to David A. Garcia, Jr., Transportation Planner, Nevada County Department of Public Works, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA  95959.  Once the comment period is completed, our County Supervisor, Nate Beason will schedule a meeting with interested homeowners to lay out the plans for the new system and to answer questions from the homeowners who are sewer users and any interested parties who are not.

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Note about sewer system in Cascade Shores (Serving 83 of the approx. 400 homes in the Shores, the rest are on septic so does not affect)

Note from the Cascade Shores HomeOwners Assn.  Finally, relief is on the way!

Nevada County has come up with a solution to reduce the excessive sewer rates many in our community are forced to pay.  We currently pay one of the highest rates in California to operate our existing sewage treatment plant.  Due to the increasing environmental standards that the sewage plant is required to meet, the cost of maintaining it has continued to soar.  Even with all the expense put into the plant, currently it still does not meet standards.  Many of you may have received a letter in the mail from Nevada County describing the project.  In the proposal, the County plans to decommission the existing Cascade Shores Waste water Treatment Facility, and instead direct waste water flows to a new community septic system.  Construction will consist of two 20,000 gallon tanks, a lift station, conveyance force main, motor control center, emergency generator, leachate tanks, and a leach field consisting of buried 7,700 feet of PVC pipe.  The site is on 40 acres bordered by Mountain View Drive, Pasquale Road, and Pacific Close (APN: 38-570-04).  The project has been identified to reduce the cost of operation for the Cascade Shores Residents while improving water quality.  The county has a public comment period that allows all of us to voice any concerns we may have.  Comments must be received by 5 PM on the last day of the comment period, October 28, 2013.  Comments can be sent to David A. Garcia, Jr., Transportation Planner, Nevada County Department of Public Works, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA  95959.  Once the comment period is completed, our County Supervisor, Nate Beason will schedule a meeting with interested homeowners to lay out the plans for the new system and to answer questions from the homeowners who are sewer users and any interested parties who are not.

Bears, Lakes and Halloween Party for the Kids

From Pam Herrenkohl's facebook today: (she lives on BQHill by Gas Canyon)

Driving home tonight I spot a family of FOUR bears having a buffet in the neighbor's garbage can. The two babies scurried up a tree when I shined my headlights on them. Came home, got Chris and his spotlight and went back there. They had moved on to the next neighbors garbage can. Got a great look at the cubs. Soo adorable! What baffles me is why every week some of our neighbors continue to put their garbage cans out the night before garbage day. Hello people - we live in bear country! They must enjoy picking up the mess in the mornng. Then Chris shows me my soft sided ice chest they had taken gold mining and accidently left outside. The bears ripped it to shreds last night. Now I know why Jubilee was barking and jumping up at by bedroom window in the middle of the night. We had company! Gotta love life in the mountains. 

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SO REMEMBER FOLKS, SET THAT ALARM AND PUT THE GARBAGE OUT IN THE AM.  ALSO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO FREEZE PARTICULARLY GOOD SMELLING  FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER (CHICKEN AND FISH PARTS) BEFORE PLACING IT IN GARBAGE CAN IN THE AM.  CUTS DOWN ON APPEALING ODORS.  

IF THE BEARS GET USED TO THE "BUFFET" YOU ARE FURNISHING, THEY GET BOLDER AND BOLDER.  THIS PLACES YOU AND THEM IN DANGER OF A CONFRONTATION.  BE A RESPONSIBLE WOODS RESIDENT.  THEY WERE HERE FIRST, AND THEY ARE PEACEFUL ANIMALS, UNLESS PROVOKED OR HUNGRY.  READ UP ON OUR FRIENDLY BUT LARGE BLACK BEAR FRIENDS.

THANKS PAM FOR LETTING ME KNOW THAT LOST MINE LAKE WAS DRAINED TO HELP WITH THE PLANT LIFE THAT IS TRYING TO TAKE IT OVER.  I WONDERED WHAT ALL THE DREDGING WAS ABOUT.  HOPE IT WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL NEXT YEAR.

WOMENS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR HELP WITH THIS YEAR'S HALLOWEEN PARTY. PLEASE CONTACT JAN GUEVEL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP. JANMGUEVEL@YAHOO.COM.  NEED COOKIE DECORATORS, ROOM DECORATORS, SET UP, TAKE DOWN AND PUNCH BOWL ATTENDERS. THIS IS A FUN EVENT THAT THE KIDS OF THE SHORES REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO. 

THIS YEAR NEVADA CITY IS HAVING THEIR FIRST EVER HALLOWEEN PARADE (MY GAWD THIS CITY LOVES A PARADE).  LOOK OUT FOR INFO. IN THE UNION.COM, OR ON MYNEVADA COUNTY.COM.

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Took a hike around Lost Mine Lake the other day.  Holy Crap, is it low.  The spring that feeds is must be exhaused.  It truly is trying to become a meadow.  Anyway, fish are still swimming, but go take a look.  Hope we get some real rain soon, but of course, not as much as Colorado!
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Guess the Triathalon went well.  Best laid plans.  I set the alarm to make it there early, turned it off and went back to sleep.  Oh well, next year, hopefully.
From Womens Club: Hi CSWC Members!

Jan Guevel and Joan Hardy were our only participants for the BMS Celebration of Life Triathlon this year held at Scotts Flat Lake!

Joan sustained a torn muscle at the beginning of the race – but she’s doing OK! 

Jan beat her own time from last year!

Thank you, ladies, for your spirit and determination.  Next year, we’ll kick butt!

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Pam Herrenkohl, my Great Dane Rescuing hero just returned from saving a Dane named Abby from TIJUANA, MEXICO.  Now that's a hero.  Welcome to the neighborhood Abby.  You know Pam and Mark, as they are the ones driving around Cascade Shores with a pickup truck full of Danes.
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If you haven't scored your firewood for the season, there is still time.  We got a cord from Dave's Sierra Firewood, and as always, it's an honest cord plus, nice and seasoned and good sized pieces.  Thanks Dave!
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I have been canvasing Nevada County for auction items for Scooters Pals Dog Rescue. Their annual silent auction and PAWSTA Feed is October 5th, (Sat) from 5-10pm.  Lots of GREAT auction items and a good pasta dinner for $10. Admission is free.  Also live music.  Please come and support this great cause.  Scooters pulls at risk dogs from high kill shelters, gets them fully vetted, placed in loving foster homes till they are discovered by a deserving family.  All that for a $200 adoption fee.  The silent auction has great services, gifts and stuff you need.  The shop owners/service providers donate the goods, you pay a bit less than retail, and the dogs get the benefit.  Win, win.  By the way, every dollar goes to the dogs.  Scooters does not pay any salaries.
If you would like to donate an item or service, let me know!  Thanks.
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Fall is in the air, and I'm seeing alot of yellow leaves. Should be quite a show in a few weeks.  I just love Nevada St. in the fall.  THe drive to the Northridge is breathtaking when the color show is in full swing.  Also Pasquale, when the Oaks go yellow, and the Madrona's red.  Beautiful. Take those extra few minutes to do the Pasquale drive to Red Dog.  You won't be sorry.
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Thanks for the good wishes for my foster dog Kyra, who ingested something she shouldn't have.  She's 100% now, and we are looking for a good home for this sweet 7 year old mixed breed.  She's a good girl who will keep the critters away, and cuddle with you at night.  She's an alpha girl, but can live comfortably with male dogs.  A 27 lb. sweetheart, but tough as nails. We call her "la petit pitty Jolie" our sweet little pitty girl (mix).

want your Surburban Propane tank painted? Just call them!

Yep, they'll send someone out to clean up and repaint your tank. Got mine done, and it is a thing of beauty.  Just another Plus with Surburban propane.  Nice people.Phone 273-6113.  (if they route you to the national number, they aren't very helpful.  Talk to the local office above.

WAS MY DOG POISONED? MAYBE. SAD DAY IN MUTTVILLE/PERRY HOUSE

update 12:30 on my dog Kyra:  It seems miss Missy may have gotten ahold of some hashish. In retrospect, she did seem MAJORLY stoned.  Since I have not owned any hashish since 1970, I'm guessing it somehow came over the fence in that suspicious foil package.  All 3 dogs pretty much slept from 4pm till midnight, so maybe they "shared" with Kyra getting the lions share. Mystery not solved, but I would feel better if it was an idiot "chucking" his stash, rather than an evil dog poisoner.
Alerted animal control, just in case it was evil intent.
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A very sad and suspicious thing happened yesterday,  my foster dog Kyra fell suddenly ill.  She was the only dog in my yard yesterday.  Rushed her to Loomis Emergency Hosp.  She clearly had been poisoned. I keep my yard very clean of any toxins obviously, with so many little ones here at all times.  I found a very suspicious tin foil package just inside my gate, with brown residue.  I'll never know, but it appears someone threw a packet of something toxic over the fence sometime between 4pm-5pm yesterday (Sat 8/24).  PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. It may be random, or we may have a very sick person wandering around here . . .
Kyra is slowly recovering.  Huge vet bill.  Hopefully no perm. damage.  Does not make me feel safe about leaving dogs in yard. . . . . .
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Saw that John and Cindi Perry have their house up for sale.  John and Cindi owned the General Store here for many years, and have been in the community for a L-O-N-G time.  Really suprized to see them selling their house.  It's on the corner of Pasquale and Cascade Dr.  They've always worked hard on that house and yard. It looks like an interesting place.
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Someone asked if I knew of any rentals/option to buy around here.  Lori and Jerry Shefels house (Shef's Plumbing) appears to be inbetween renters. It's on Lake Lane a block above the boat ramp (right side if you are going towards the ramp). Cute place, A frame, nice yard.  Not sure of status, but you could probably call Shef's Plumbing (grass valley or roseville) for info. Craigs list is always a good bet for finding rentals
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WE had ONE day of relief from the smoke, now it's back.  Since Forest Hill fire (American Hill) if mostly contained, I think this is probably Yosemite Fire smoke.  For the best updates, go to Yubanet.com.  They do a great job of covering fires, and everything else!
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Saw the surveryors around my house the other day.  Nosy person that I am, I asked what/when.  Seems the Pasquale/Nugget area will be getting new water pipes, consistent with the rest of C. Shores
NEXT YEAR.  This is great, because they also install new fire hydrants (I think the old ones here don't fit the new fire equipment).  Should make us much safer in the event of fires.  Thank you County.