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WIND, FIRE & RAIN - The 13th Month of 2020 -
by Taylor Kimble In August of 2020, a blazing inferno tore through the San Lorenzo Valley, initiating a wave of evacuations. After several months of displacement, eager residents returned to an unwelcomed alteration of their mountain homes. A sigh of relief (and a rush of guilt) came to those met with surviving houses, but a loss of breath came to others met with ashes. Despite the loss felt throughout these mountains, the SLV community stood united, strong, and hopeful. Together we supported one another and remained mindful of the various degrees of grief each person felt. Strength helped us re-root the rattled foundation and build a new path. Hope spread throughout the valley faster than the CZU Lightning Fire could burn. After the fire settled and made its mark in history, our commu*************ECRWSSEDDM**************** Postal Customer Boulder Creek CA 95006
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nity regained some remnants of normality and confidence as the trees and residents took precious time to heal and prepare for the winter. What seemed like a light rainy season, however, took a sharp turn towards the unexpected. Last week a raging wind ripped branches from their trees and knocked down power lines, slammed trees into the roads, and swept miscellaneous items to other parts of neighborhoods. Thousands of Santa Cruz Mountains residents were left without power, internet, and phone service for nearly a week. Those without service were cut-off from emergency communications and media outlets, unable to monitor the chaos occurring around them. Water companies were unable to pump water to their customers, leaving homes without water. Fires broke out across the mountains once again, triggering fear and reopening our barely healed wounds. As if the wind’s anarchy wasn’t frightening enough, all roads out of the mountains were closed due to fallen trees, power lines, and fires. Trapped had never been so accurately defined.
Panther Ridge Fire in Boulder Creek. Photos by SLV Steve
Fires in January stunned and frightened everyone throughout the mountains, but our community displayed its resilience once again. Geared up and ready to fight, SLV prepares for the looming storm. Evacuation warnings and orders have been issued due to the heavy rain and high winds threatening our mountains with mudslides, debris flow, power outages, and roadblocks— especially to those neighborhoods around the CZU burn scars. Though many people chose to leave the mountains before the storm, some have remained to weather through it. If you choose to stay, please make sure you are prepared: nonperishable food, PLENTY of water, batteries, flashlights, ability to communicate with neighbors, toiletries, medicines, pet supplies, and warm clothes. The Santa Cruz Mountains residents are survivors. We survived Mother Nature’s obstacles of 2020, and we will continue to do so in 2021 as long as we stay united, strong, and hopeful. Buckle-up and hold on tight! SLV STRONG
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Farewell to Barry Tanner Nov. 12, 1955 - Jan. 4, 2021 Boulder Creek A colorful, creative, generous, and spirited human has passed away. For many years he was an integral part of the Last Chance Community before moving to Boulder Creek and helping revitalize the music scene in the Santa Cruz mountains. Barry wasn’t just a local musician, he was a community leader who never hesitated to play for a cause or set up a show to help others. He provided an amazing space for musicians to practice, perform, continued next page
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Sempervirens Fund Welcomes Michael Watkins and Peter Staple to its Board of Directors Former Board President Fred Keeley Retires After 10 Years of Service Los Altos, Calif. (January 19, 2021) Sempervirens Fund welcomes Michael Watkins and Peter Staple to its board of directors and honors former Board President Fred Keeley for 10 years of service.
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Letter from the Publisher Hello mountain friends. We are off and running for 2021 and things just keep getting crazier. I am hoping that you will find messages of hope in this issue. As the uncertainty of life just keeps becoming more and more the new normal, let’s remember to stick together as a community As we always have and always will. As I write this letter to you I am waiting for the big storm to come and hopefully leave our mountain
in tack. Again, the next few days are uncertain but we have each other and we will make it though. Keep hope through this storm and throughout this year. It will get better and we will be SLV strong. Stay safe, Happy Valentines Day! Wendy Sigmund Publisher Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin
Barry Tanner Continued... and record. Barry touched and improved the lives of many with his generosity, talent, enthusiasm and big heart. Born and raised in Davis before moving to Santa Cruz, he valiantly fought a 6 year battle against cancer before taking his final breath, with his son Kyli by his side, and finding peace. He will be missed by his immediate family, Kyli Tanner (son), Kendra Tanner (sister) as well as their families and close friends (Naomi Wells-Sokumbi,Terra Barsanti, Gerd La Mar, Jed Milroy, Rani Gaddam, Marie Vaughn).
Barry’s many connections in the San Lorenzo Valley Community are too numerous to be named but these are a few of the most recent people to have shared in Barry’s life and love of musical adventures. He was predeceased by his parents, Mickey Barlow and Richard Tanner. Condolences can be sent to P.O. Box 1064 Boulder Creek, CA 95006. There will be a celebration of life when gatherings are permitted, TBD.
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workshops for his manufacturing with the best tools and machinery of his own manufacture, a stock of chemicals and acids, and a foundry. There appeared to be no branch of art or science with which Mr. Wood was “not familiar, especially mechanics, chemistry, etc.” He also repaired guns, sewing machines, “in fact everything made out of wood, iron, steel, copper or brass.” Mr. Wood had a four-horse team and wagon that made monthly visits to each of the towns selling the goods he had manufactured. Besides his traps he sold potato-knives, brushes, and dusters among other things. The Sentinel noted that his traps would be indispensable as “now there was a premium of 8 cents on each gopher scalp.” By 1874, he was producing 8,000 traps annually at his factory, Troutdale Farm. Two sizes of traps were produced, selling for $1.00 and $1.50 each. Images courtesy of California State University, Chico, Meriam Library Special Collections.
Wood’s Gopher Trap by Lisa Robinson Romanso Erastus Wood, better known as R. E., and his wife Mary Olmstead Wood, arrived in Santa Cruz County around 1868. The register of voters in 1869 describes Wood’s self-stated occupation as a broom-maker. What an understatement! Wood was an incredibly talented individual. An inventor, industrialist, landscape photographer, traveler, showman, and a talented, opinionated, sometimes
cryptic, writer with a poetic bent, who wrote under many pseudonyms. In 1870, he was awarded a patent for “an improvement in animal traps.” This patent for a cylindrical gopher trap was reportedly the first such trap to be produced commercially. He made his home at Troutdale Farm on Bear Creek Road where he had a fine vegetable garden, cornfields, and a vineyard of 3,000 vines with 35 varietals. He had
His manufacturing business also included a corn-broom manufacturing plant and a match-making factory. And he was purportedly going into the cutlery making business too.
Our Forest Friends After the Fire by Kevin Foster We are truly blessed to live in a mountain community where residents go above and beyond to look out for wildlife. I’ve noticed that several community members have been putting out food and water. I thought it would be a good opportunity for those that are re-landscaping their properties after the fire, and would like to have regular visitors of deer, to list
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Aside from the usual things we all know deer love to eat such as our perennials; roses and fruit trees, they love Juniper, Dogwood, Holly, Azaleas, Indian Hawthorne, and English Ivy. They also love various types of shrubs; Chickasaw Plum or Wild Plum, and American Beauty Berry. Raspberries and blackberries will invite deer to regularly stop by your property for a feeding. As I started researching further there were far too many other plants to list. Some other things need to be taken into consideration if you are a wildlife lover and are re-planting your property after the fires in hopes of deer stopping by regularly for a meal. In early fall the deer breeding season approaches. The bucks going into rut usually begins in November but with climate change it now often begins in September. Bucks fight for females and become more aggressive as
R. E. Wood put his broom and match manufacturing businesses up for sale and he and is wife took again to the road; they traveled around California and beyond, putting on lime-lighted optical lantern exhibitions with “newly imported European double mammoth oxy-hydrogen stereopticons.” Around 200 oil-painted transparencies of noted scenes were projected ten feet in diameter and “laughabilities” made the show one of the most entertaining and instructive for just 50 cents a person. They also offered their services as photographers and at the same time, introduced the gopher trap to a wider audience.
In 1875, Wood used his newly acquired camera to document the building of the San Lorenzo flume. He had six different size lenses for either single or double (stereoscopic) views. Noted county scenery and buildings were also photographed, with the goal of the images being displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
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At the 1877 Mechanics Institute Industrial Exhibition in San Francisco, Wood won an award for his cylinder gopher trap. One of his advertisements extolled the virtues of the rodents as pets, and boasted that when the trap was placed appropriately in their boroughs it will “about half the time take them alive, so they can be put in a coal oil can or dry aquarium, half filled with dirt, and their interesting habits studied, to the great delight of all.”
they compete with other bucks for mates. At this time they can be aggressive towards other animals and humans as well. At no fault of their own when testosterone levels increase, bucks can seem a little crazy. Thankfully the rut for white tailed deer generally lasts only about three weeks in the northern hemisphere. So during the fall and mating season, please keep in mind bucks can be exceptionally aggressive and unpredictable. We may also see them out near the roads more often so drive extra carefully during this time. The deer hunting season is not allowed in California during the rut in order to create the least amount of disturbance possible during this critical phase of their life cycle, in order to keep their populations strong. Something else to keep in mind is that the gestation period after mating season is about 200 days so we should be mindful that mamas with their babies are foraging for
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food in the spring and will often be seen near roadways more frequently at this time as well. For those individuals that would prefer to deter deer from your property, good deer fencing and a little research on landscaping tips will help keep them out of and away from your beloved and cherished gardens and fruit trees. There are a couple California Native Plant Nurseries located in Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay that can be helpful in making garden planting decisions for longevity, conservation of water, maintenance and management of wildland critters we all live amongst. Lavenders and the many varieties of Salvias/Sages are always a good choice. Animal lovers far and wide would like to thank all of those that helped wildlife after the CZU fire by leaving out water, nuts and food for all the surviving animals in the Santa Cruz mountains. You all are what makes this community extra special by thinking of those that can’t help themselves.
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Mountain Mama - Let’s Get Dirty - Composting Making dirt is so very rewarding. I feel like I am keeping my trash that gets taken to the landfill light, and I know that the dirt is organic because I put the organic scraps into it. The saving on dirt is encouragement enough for me. At the end of the season my big fat juicy tomatoes are all the affirmation I need for a job well done. Plus it is easy, so you have nothing to lose. To make compost, first pick a sunny location, close to the garden but far enough away from the house to not cause a problem with critters or smell. You can use a shady spot but it will take longer and the key here is heat to break down the organic materials. Don’t make the container too big because you will need to turn it every once in a while. The ideal size is 3 foot by 3 foot. You can buy the composting turner but in my experience the load gets heavy making it hard to spin. You need to turn the contents in order to get oxygen inside and allow the wonderful bacteria to do its job. Turning is as simple as taking a pitch fork or large shovel, inserting it into the pile and turning it over. You will need a combination of brown and green matter. Brown can be newspaper, cardboard,
sticks and dried leaves; and green is kitchen waste, grass clippings, or weeds. Stay away from dairy or meats as they attract pests; flies, wild animals and even dogs. Building the container can be an easy creative process. I love the one they have at University of California, Santa Cruz. It is simple yet very effective. They have a larger system than you might need at home but it works well. You might even consider the concept and scale it down a bit to fit your needs. Simply build a rectangular box out of 2x4s. Use chicken wire for three sides and a removable front. They have layered 1x4s stacked to make a wall but not attached for easy access. Don’t forget the lid. Put it on large hinges and you’re done. The lid can be a frame of 2x4s with chicken wire inside or a solid plywood piece. The solid lid is heavier but it also holds in that wonderful heat better. Try painting it in a flat black which will help with the heat. Plus, then you can decorate it with pictures or flowers or tomatoes. Let the kiddos decide and bring them into the project. You can separate the inside of the box into three sections. Each with its own front entry. Another method to build the box is to simply screw pallets together
for the sides instead of making the frame out of 2x4s. Reusing recycled and resourced materials is always a good idea. The three bin system allows you to use dirt from one section while still building in the other two. Start with one section. Add your brown matter first. You can leave it right on the ground. Start with a stack of sticks from yard clean up. Then start adding your green matter from when you clean up after dinner. I have a small pale on the counter with a tight lid. It also has a vented lid covered with a thin disk shaped sponge. This keeps out the flys and leaves the smell inside. I take it out about once a week. They have very cute ones at World Market but I will cover how to make one in another column. Any bucket or pail will work.
to indicate which section to put the green waste. By the time the second bin is half full the first will be ready to use. It takes about 6 weeks. Thank you so much for reading the Mountain Mama column. Living and raising children in the mountains is full of fun and challenges so let’s take on the challenges together. If you have a comment, a question, or an idea you would like to see covered please don’t hesitate to send me an email at mountainmama.mountainpublishing@gmail.com.
Every time you add green waste to your composting bin, throw in a handful of hay to make sure there is air flow between layers. When the first bin is about half full, repeat the process in the next bin. Use a little sign
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Effective Jan. 1, 2021, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is no longer allowing the landfill disposal of treated wood waste (TWW). This means that transfer stations can no longer accept TWW for disposal, households and businesses are now required to dispose of this material as hazardous waste. All hazardous treated wood waste (not exempted by HSC 25143.1.5 as utility generated) managed in California will have to be stored and manifested as hazardous waste and transported to Class I hazardous waste landfills for disposal. And according to the Santa Cruz County Health Services Department the nearest Class I hazardous waste site is in Fresno! Transfer station personnel will perform load checks and have been instructed by the state to reject any
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Treated wood waste comes from old wood that has been treated with chemical preservatives. These chemicals help protect the wood from insect attack and fungal decay while it’s being used. Fence posts, sill plates, landscape timbers, pilings, guardrails and decking are examples of chemically treated wood. TWW contains hazardous chemicals that pose a risk to human health and the environment if they leach out of regular solid waste landfills. Arsenic, chromium, copper, creosote and pentachlorophenol are among the chemicals used to preserve wood and are known to be toxic or carcinogenic. DTSC expects efforts in the upcoming legislative session to reinstate the AMS, or other requirements to govern the management of TWW. To facilitate the management of TWW in the interim, DTSC intends to offer interested parties a variance to allow the variance recipient’s TWW to be managed according to variance conditions that are similar to the existing AMS. The variances are intended to be short term in nature, providing time to develop a longer-term strategy to safely
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Regeneration of our Bodies by Marcey Klein BS, NC Our bodies were made to be very resilient, strong and adaptable to change. We are actually much tougher than we think we are. We were made to overcome trials, be it physical or mental ones to make us stronger and to bring us to a place we couldn’t have reached without having these challenges. At the time we are going through our trials, the end result may seem so out of reach and difficult to get to, that we may become blinded by the discomfort and pain that is so real, that it is easy to lose sight of the hope that we can make it through. That’s when recalling other people who have overcome mighty obstacles, or journaling about the times in our own lives where we overcame hardships can give us the hope and perseverance to make it through a difficult time. Some trials take us longer to overcome, but there is always a reason for them. I never thought I would get better from my shoulder and neck pain, it was taking years and I didn’t understand why I was in so much pain, but there was a very important reason, I needed an overhaul in my body, mind, and spirit. It was a great wakeup call. When your body is telling you something, instead of trying to suppress it with drugs, or wake
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Our bodies are constantly in flux, and this means in a constant state of regeneration or degeneration. Our digestive system sloughs off its epithelial cells every 3 to 5 days, we have new skin cells every 40 days, our liver cells replace themselves every year, and we basically have a new body every 7 years! If we want a healthier version of us, it means nourishing ourselves with healthy foods, taking supplements and tonics, and staying away from life sucking activities like smoking, heavy drinking, and eating highly processed foods. These all deplete your own nutrients and offset your PH. It’s also important for you to give yourself the freedom to be who you are, and to honor that in other people by thinking the best about them, it leads to a lot less stress in your life, and stress is the worst offender to healthy aging.
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We want to supply our bodies with nutrient dense products like medicinal mushrooms for our immune systems, and organs, nutrient rich broths, green drinks, probiotic rich products like Kombucha, miso, kefir, nutrient dense superfoods like moringa, maca, cacao, antioxidant rich products like acerola, resveratrol, and CoQ10, and healthy fats for our nervous system, brain, and metabolism like coconut, olive, and flax will help us with cellular regeneration. Also taking extra vitamin D, food based vit C, the B’s, beta carotene, zinc, and E will support our immune systems, ocular health, DNA replication, blood sugar, and mucus membranes.
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~ We are Creating the New Earth ~ The Hopi Prophecy of the Blue Star Kachina and the Emergence of the Fifth World ~ An excerpt from “A Journey of Heart and Mind, A Shamanic Awakening on the Pathway into the Fulfillment of Spiritual Prophecy” by Lori Suzanne Holetz
at large is moving into within the Galaxy. In this higher state of being, lower vibrational fields will fall away for our betterment.
I had a dream as a child of a flying over a Native American reservation, and as if by magic years into adulthood, I was led to the Prophecy of the Blue Star Kachina. With research, the prophecy ultimately revealed its full implications. It was clearly a message of Hope! The Indigenous Hopi Indians settled sometime around 500 bc in the area known as Four Corners where state lines of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado meet. They live in humble simplicity, the land producing abundant crops, especially corn. This area the Native Americans refer to as the “Heart of Turtle Island”, what they call the United States. Each Hopi clan perpetuates a unique ceremony, and the ceremonies together maintain the balance of natural forces of sunlight, rain, and winds, and reaffirm the Hopi respect for all life and trust in the Great Spirit. Hopi Elders speak of warnings and prophecies from generation to generation through their oral traditions with reference to “Prophecy Rock”, ancient rock pictographs. The Native Americans have been the Keepers of the Earth for a long period of time. This knowledge is re-emerging at this great time of change in the Earth’s history. The Hopi are the Record Keepers of the Native Americans and they say that we are now entering “The Fifth Age, The World of Illumination”, which coincides with the Age of Aquarius, water, and purification. The ancient Hopi prophecy states, “When the Blue Star Kachina makes its appearance in the heavens, the Fifth World
One Tribe Spirit will emerge”. The Hopi name for the star Sirius is “Blue Star Kachina”. This Day of Purification comes when the Blue Star Kachina dances in the plaza, representing a blue star, far off and yet invisible. It is said that there will also be a “crossing of the Milky Way”, leaving us to wonder. The Kachina appeared and danced in 2006. The time for these revelations is upon us and we quest to find answers to the greater truth of exactly who we are and why we are here. We are beginning to experience a rebirth and change is happening on a global consciousness level. We are returning to the feminine as Aquarius dictates, and energies of higher frequencies. Blue represents electricity, our reality structured around an electromagnetic energy grid program. Other “blue” references are the Indigo Children, the Pleiades Star cluster, the third eye or blue chakra, the blue ray, and much
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more revealing “out of the blue”. The veil now lifting, many of these things have already appeared, the Emergence into the Fifth World has already begun. It is said a “Great Hope” would come and lead to everlasting life. Earth will become renewed and beautiful again, with an abundance of life and food and everything will be shared equally. All races will intermarry, speak one tongue and be a family. We need to return to the Earth and one way to do that is to restore our bodies to health and balance. The greatest thing we have for healing is the human spirit and as we heal as human beings we will profoundly impact the total healing of the Earth by raising the frequency to one of vibrancy and vitality. This we refer to as the 4th density. The 4th density is not a place, it is a vibrational frequency that the Earth
The Hopi also have prophesied that the Earth could turn over two or three times and “the oceans could join hands and meet the sky.” This seems to be a foretelling of a magnetic pole shift and rising sea levels, a flipping of the planet on its axis. The Hopi call this imminent condition, and that of society today, “Koyaanisqatsi”, which means world out of balance... a state of life that calls for another way. Clearly we are here. The Hopi believe that they descended from the Pleiades, before that from Lyra, the Ring Nebula. Lyra is called the “Eye of God”. Almost all Native American cultures have ancient prophecies telling of interactions with Star Brothers and their coming which they have recorded on petroglyphs for thousands of years. Comets are considered a sign of prophecy and Hale-Bopp was the Twin Kachina, white and blue. The next one will be red and considered the “Purifier”. Twin stars have been found in the constellation of Orion. This the elders everywhere know. The signs over many years have been fulfilled. The prophesized End Time should also be seen as a Beginning Time. We have the power to create our own reality and we are creating at this moment, what our “tomorrow” will be. What shall we dream… a new world of Eden? We can certainly hope!
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Mr. Astrology . February 2021 Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, in the Duchy of Florence, on February 15, 1564. He has been called the father of modern science by many people, including Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, due to his many accomplishments in science and astronomy. He invented the first prototype of the thermometer, improved the military compass, and is the first known person to systematically study the skies in detail with a refracting telescope, discovering the rings of Saturn and Jupiter’s 4 main moons. In 1589 he obtained the chair of mathematics at the University of Pisa and demonstrated there, by dropping balls of different weights from the top of the famous Leaning Tower, that the speed of fall of a heavy object is not proportional to its weight, challenging the Aristotelian worldview that was prevalent at that time and eventually opening himself up, along with his other observations, to charges of heresy by the Catholic Church. Aries March 21-April 20 Your ruling planet assertive Mars squares off with the Sun on the 1st. Take it easy! Try not to take things too personally. Being patient and willing to compromise will be especially beneficial to your relationships during this aspect. On the 18th the Sun enters your 12th house of solitude. The next four weeks offer an excellent opportunity for self-reflection and contemplation. Taurus April 21-May 21 On the 11th your ruling planet Venus teams up with lucky Jupiter! Friendliness and optimism characterize this transit. You are big-hearted and your feelings are expansive! The Moon enters your 5th house of creativity on the 27th. You may require space to allow you to gain perspective on a current situation. Gemini May 22-June 20 Venus enters your 9th house of journeys and higher learning on the 1st. Intimate communication attracts you more than social activities or more spontaneous associations. Your ruling planet mental Mercury teams up with the Sun on the 8th. You display a sense of self-assurance that attracts people to you. Communicating your inspiration to the world comes easily at this time! Cancer June 21-July 21 Your planetary ruler the Moon enters your 8th house of shared resources on the 11th. You gain lucidity concerning when it is suitable to accomplish things privately and when it is reasonable to request assistance in regard to your resources. Venus lights up your 9th house of journeys and higher learning on the 25th. Reconsider your beliefs in regard to partnerships and stay open to visions that clarify how a relationship can truly aid you. Leo July 22-Aug. 22 Venus enters your 7th house of partnership on the 1st. This is a time when you express the gentler and more sympathetic aspects of your personality. On the 8th your planetary ruler the Sun teams up with mental Mercury. You have the ability to communicate your ideas and feelings with joy and courage! You develop a well-defined image of your worth and perceive how you are creating an original impact. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Your ruling planet communicative Mercury squares off with warrior Mars on the 10th. Haste makes waste. The Moon enters your 6th house of health and service on the 11th. You want to make a positive impact in another’s life, fostering ideas of how you can be of assistance to others. Volunteering your time will feel meaningful. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Your ruling planet Venus teams up with lucky Jupiter on the 11th. Under this influence, reap the benefits of the good karma you have acquired from your earlier good deeds and hard work. Venus enters your 7th house of partnership on the 25th. Extra attentiveness to and from a companion is emphasized during this transit.
Spending time with family will bring contentment. For the next four weeks family exchanges feel beneficial and illuminating. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20 Venus enters your 2nd house of resources on the 1st. You understand that others really value you. Earning money gives you much satisfaction. Take care to save as well! On the 15th your ruling planet serious Saturn joins up with gracious Venus. Going through the motions feels like a superficial pretense to you. The focus is on relationship wants, desires, and viewpoints under this influence. Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 19 The Moon illuminates your 1st house of self on the 11th. Reflect on what you want and declare your dreams and hopes for the next year. This indicates the start of an annual cycle in self- improvement. Dream big! Saturn squares off with your ruling planet Uranus on the 17th. Under this influence, the focus is on successfully striking a balance between duty and freedom. Pisces Feb. 20-March 20 Venus enters your 12th house of solitude on the 1st. Take time out to refresh and renew your spirit. On the 13th Mars forms a beneficial configuration with your ruling planet Neptune, inspiring your instincts, empathy, and hopeful yearnings. The view that the Catholic Church held in the 16th century was that the earth and mankind occupy the center of the universe. Any deviation from this idea was considered blasphemous and deserving of swift and severe condemnation. Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter revolutionized contemporary cosmology; a planet with satellites orbiting it did not conform to the belief that all heavenly bodies should revolve around the earth. The subsequent work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton further challenged the belief in this geocentric model, eventually supplanting it with the more accurate modern heliocentric system. In 1979 Pope John Paul II requested that the Pontifical Academy of Sciences administer a comprehensive study of the church’s case against Galileo. After 13 years, the Academy conferred their report to the Pope, and on October 31, 1992 the Catholic Church at long last finally discharged their adjudication of heresy against Galileo Galilei. Have a great month, and always remember: keep looking to the stars!
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Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 22 The Moon lights up your 4th house of home and family on the 11th. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed as a caregiver, take some time to nurture yourself. On the 24th Mars forms a beneficial configuration with your ruling planet powerful Pluto. Under this influence you become more in touch with latent inner powers. Helping others helps you more fully sense your inner resources. Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21 Your ruling planet lucky Jupiter joins together with mental Mercury on the 14th. Thinking creatively and initiating an artistic project will be a breeze on this day! On the 18th the Sun enters your 4th house of home and family.
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Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? Hallie Greene loaded up two cars with her family, 6 goats, 2 pigs, 2 dogs, a cat, rabbits, and guinea pigs. The next morning she went back and gathered up her 30 chickens. Later on, she realized she could have grabbed other things, but saving her animals was foremost on her mind.
by Valerie White Hallie is the director of the Boulder Creek Recreation Center. She grew up in Boulder Creek and was living on the East Coast when she found out her Mom was Ill. She came home to be with her Mom, and we are all so blessed that she decided to stay. She was teaching dance at the Recreation Center when she noticed that they didn’t have the same programs that she remembered as a kid, and since then has been instrumental in growing the Center to what it is today. Hallie recently lost her home in the wildfires, and her parents also lost the home she had grown up in. The night of the evacuation, she
After the fires, the volunteers of Samaritan’s Purse helped her sift through the ashes. Hallie didn’t care about possessions; she told them the only thing she wished for was to find her Great-Grandmother’s ring. She told them it was in a little ring box, but was sure the box had probably burned as she believed it was just cardboard covered in material. They tried to decipher where in the rubble it might be. After sifting and sifting, someone came up to Hallie and asked her if she believed in miracles. She held in her hand a metal box. Inside the metal box was her Great-Grandmother’s ring in pristine condition! Hallie shows no signs of being a victim or feeling sorry for herself, in fact, quite the opposite. She is a beautiful, inspiring woman. Right after she learned that her home
was gone, Hallie set about creating a program to help bring relief to all those who had suffered because of the fires. She searched for organizations to help her, and many of the stores in town, such as Scarborough’s, Johnnie’s, Wildroots, and Blue Sun Cafe donated. The Blue Sun Cafe had been feeding the firefighters as they battled the blaze. They continue to help feed the people. Every Saturday from 2-5 those who had lost their homes could go to the Recreation Center on Forest Hill Drive and receive supplies, water, clothing and food. They also had access to showers and computers, and even acupuncture. Saturday, January 16, 2021 the program will resume and Hallie has opened it to include all in the community who are in need. It was hard to get Hallie to talk about herself. She is such a loving, giving person that the fate of the Recreation Center was her primary concern; even as she goes through jumping through all the hoops of dealing with insurance, County regulations, getting electricity to her property, and all the other red tape of building her home back. The Recreation Center had hit it’s highest income month in February right before the COVID lockdown hit. Since that time, they have lost 52% of their budget. Never one to give in to circumstances, Hallie researched getting grants to keep it going. Hallie’s dream had always been to have a special hub for the community. In 1992 the Johnson sisters donated their property and when it was sold the money went to the Recreation Center. When
Mini Chocolate Cheesecake with Earl Grey Chocolate Ganache This triple chocolate mini cheesecake is the perfect dessert to split with someone special on Valentine’s day. Chocolate cheesecake filling with a chocolate graham cracker and topped with a chocolate ganache flavored with citrus-y Earl Grey tea.
I made mini cheesecakes so they can be enjoyed with a partner or by yourself. With a chocolate crust and a chocolate filling as well as a chocolate ganache topping, this is definitely a chocolate lover’s decadent dessert. The size means this is perfect to treat yourself. Makes a 4” cheesecake
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Hallie doesn’t look at being the director of the Boulder Creek Recreational Center as a job. She loves what she is doing and is always expanding on it. She is also on the Long Term Recovery team with the County and as part of the group United Policy Holders, she shares information at the Rec Center on how people can work with their insurance companies. There are other things planned, such as being able to give out plants for gardens. Right now the Center could really use some help. Among other things, they are needing a new roof, and any donations would be deeply appreciated. Hallie has put her heart and soul into the Boulder Creek Recreation Center. Let’s show her she is not alone and come together to make her dream of the Center becoming a hub for the community come true.
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Why use Earl Grey with chocolate? It has a light bitterness that enhances the richness of the chocolate. As teas go, Earl Grey is used in particular in chocolate because it’s flavored with a citrus extract (bergamot) which is lovely with chocolate.
the former golf course property became available, Hallie knew it was the perfect spot. They were able to offer many more programs for the community to enjoy, such as swimming, tennis, and camps, along with their daycare programs and classes. The COVID restrictions grinded everything to a halt. But it didn’t stop the indefatigable Hallie. She got involved in bringing in Zoom recreational activities. The center is still offering outdoor activities using the COVID guidelines. There are after school programs for 5-12 year olds, and preschool programs as well as Tennis and Pickle ball.
Crust: 1 Tablespoon butter, melted 1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar 2 (full sheet) chocolate graham crackers, crushed (about 3/4 cup) Filling: 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 ounces quality chocolate, chopped 1/4 teaspoon vanilla paste 1/4 Tablespoon cornstarch 1 egg 1 Tablespoon sugar Ganache: 1 1/2 ounces quality chocolate,
chopped 2 Tablespoons heavy cream 1/2 Tablespoon clarified butter 1 Earl Grey tea bag Method: Assemble the crust: mix together chocolate cracker crumbs and sugar, then add melted butter. Toss until thoroughly combined. Press mixture into the bottom and slightly up the sides of a 4” springform pan. Cover with plastic wrap and set in the fridge for one hour. Use a mixer to cream together eggs, cream cheese, cream, sugar and vanilla.
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In the microwave in a microwave safe container heat chocolate in 15 second blasts until it is thoroughly melted. Fold chocolate and cornstarch into cream cheese mixture. Pour mixture over crust in springform. Spread evenly. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 300. Allow the cheesecake to chill in the fridge at least one hour before making the ganache topping. To make the topping: In a tiny saucepan heat cream and steep tea bag for five minutes, or until the taste is noticeable in the cream. Add hot cream and butter to chopped chocolate and stir until chocolate is thoroughly melted and ganache is smooth and shiny. Pour over cheesecake, spreading with a spatula over the entire surface. Chill in the fridge covered for one hour to set.
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