Sharing Dunlap commUNITY

THANK YOU. MAHALO. TODAH RABAH .

GRACIAS. MERCI. ASANTE SANA.

NAMASTE. SHALOM ALEICHEM

Thank you for all

the good-

vibrations.

Picking up from our article in the Feb-

ruary edition; “what ties Dunlap com-

munities together”?..

Well, we did in fact find out.

The watchmen on the wall were most

i n q u i s i t i v e , g o f i g u r e t h a t .

WE BEEs directed all inquiries to the

website Dunlap.BuZZ for answers.

However for the team back at the hive,

it was a most interesting experiment of

sorts to see what would happen if peo-

ple actually received the chance to unite

around and format their own newspa-

per. Adding value is the goal.

Every minute of every day something

exciting is happening in the lives of lo-

cal families. WE hope to BEE a part.

Simply stated, the BuZZ is not about

anything but WE the community...

Your news and your views can bee sub-

mitted, in proper writing context of

course-to bee reviewed, approved for

publication in this dissemination project

Teamwork

makes the

Dream-Work

Specia l Edit ion

Section One: Community events

discussions events and of course..

Community Service Group

C.S.G. updates-projects-vision

Drought; 100 years

Living Life

Men and shoes won’t make it.

The Integral Child

Tears and Cheer's~ for Rosemary

A Special Tribute from a Friend

Support Local

They will BEE glad you did

Cantankerous

Pete ' s buZZ

WE prudently named DunlapBuZZ.

If you would like to bee a part of the

community team, feel free to get in-

volved. Your participation in local

events meeting's and activities is what

makes the community BEE all that it

can bee. Essentially then you become

an observer of issues dear to the heart-

beat of community. Guess what?

Beeing involved will open up great

opportunities to connect, shareNcare.

Now were on to something really neat.

Share those with friends and neighbors

as a student journalist for the Buzz.

Then, once you get the content, write

up a story. Maybe not so easy at first,

but once the train starts to move and

groove,.. the ideas, the creativity all

come together-lol. Next process submit

the story to editor@Dunlap.BuZZ

See inside

for more

opportunity.

5775 ~ March – 2015 ~ Edition 002 ~Advancing PUBLISHED AS A NGO-NOT FOR PROFIT PUBLICATION FOR COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT.

Remember

Rule Number One!

‘It is the conduct

of the good

to do good to others”

What are your thoughts on the drought; chime in at Dunlap.Buzz / DroughtRemedy

Smile and the world smiles with you

PETE ’S BUZZ ~ HEART2HEART WITH FRIENDS .

Howdy folks, PETE with some

community views and news...

Remember my last post about

unity in the community ..

Helping one another in times

of need.

Well other issues have come up , one is of security in

the community.

The other is of how to care for one another.

It really goes along with the February content of a life-

safety net in place. Elder care. It has come to our atten-

tion with some round-table discussion that a number of

our community are receiving some form of in home-

service-elder care.

For the most part it is families taking care of families-

which is the right thing to do in most opinions. How-

ever this gets to a point where some folks just need a

visit, a bowl of soup with a “friend”.

Snooping around like journalists do, we usually find a

few neat things to bring out in the open.

WE found that someone has for a while been canning

soups for the elderly right here in Dunlap.

Thought it was a good idea and the team did so too.

The person we found was over at Sierra Inn on 180.

Gena Marr was busy preparing some for folks in need.

WE went to interview the management on other items

and Go figure a better concept was there waiting to bee

discovered.

This goes right along with community shareNcare.

I wonder how many other food restaurants have

thought,.. this food could go to a better use.

Speaking of which, a few years back , I had an oppor-

tunity to volunteer with American Gleaners– a little

restaurant across the way would donate their left-over

meals items eg: mashed potatoes –soups etc..and the

Ladies would put together a meal everyday for the

crew. Worked out very nice for all concerned.

My Big Question to the community.

What would you do to make our Community safer

1: According to our poll, the three most recognized

Planned Services are Life-safety, first and foremost.

Emergency Food procurement

Modular mini-hospital that has adequate staff

and services available- 24/7—

Our elderly need it-emergencies demand it.

OK number two; Home security.

Home burglary is on the increase it seems.

Our team has invited a few folks to round table

this issue. WE would really like your input as to

what you think will bee a better way to avoid

crime in the community.

One simple solution,.. this may help>>

Form a Neighbor2Neighbor’ crime alert as this

C.S.G. cooperative suggestion may do the trick,

check it out.

Help is a call away.

Simply, you can trade your phone number with a

few neighbors in the event of suspicious activity.

WE all know that Pirates come into and violate

your home often taking your hard earned precious

non-replaceable items with them as they leave.

The BuZZ round table discussion revealed that

sadly we have a problem, however with a problem

there is always a solution.

It is simple and effective.

The best way it seems is to integrate a common

call system that alerts surrounding neighbors a

potential threat is happening and to bee aware.

Simply unite with neighbors–watch and report.

The property you save may

BEE your own .

More 2 come...

Feel free to write

PETE@Dunlap.BuZZ

Writers, you, -yes you can now write short

informative and interesting commentaries

about Dunlap community as added value

to this wonderful publication.

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Mutual Responsibility Article

Today’s mainstream economic models are

based on two fundamental assumptions: first,

humans are essentially selfish actors who act

rationally to advance their own utility – so-

called homo economicus.

Second, self-regarding behavior can inadver-

tently advance the common good.

Both assumptions are patently false..

In order to address pressing global problems like

climate change and inequality, the predominant

economic models must be rethought, incorporating

other motivational systems that can induce differ-

ent human behaviors. Such realistic models, based

on empirical research in psychology and the neu-

rosciences, would allow societies to cultivate their

sense of compassion and build a new kind of

“caring economics” that reflects more fully what it

is to be human.

Neuroscientific studies have shown that humans

can be motivated by care and systems of affiliation

just as easily as they can be by power and achieve-

ment or consumption and desire. After all, we

have evolved to be able to form stable relation-

ships, build trust, and care for children, all of

which requires a capacity for compassion and em-

pathy.

Once we recognize that these caring motivational

systems are common to all humans – indeed, most

are shared with other animals – the world begins to

look very different.

It is important, however, to distinguish between

basic empathic responses and a more universal ca-

pacity for compassion. Empathy alone does not

necessarily prompt pro-social behavior; empathiz-

ing with the suffering of another may not drive

you to help that person. In fact, empathy can result

in distress, which may even lead to withdrawal or

burnout.

Compassion, by contrast, is concern for another

person that is linked to a strong motivation to alle-

viate their suffering. If, say, a mother sees her

child crying after a fall, she may first empathize

with the child, feeling its pain and sadness. But,

rather than succumbing to feelings of distress, she

will take the child in her arms to soothe and com-

fort it.

Both empathy and compassion seem to come natu-

rally to humans. But both responses are fragile,

and can be quelled or reversed by a large number

of factors – including the degree to which we iden-

tify with the person who is suffering.

Humans tend to find it easy to empathize with and

care about members of their “in-group” – people

with whom they share features, whether real or

socially constructed, like race, gender, age, or reli-

gious affiliation.

Empathy and care toward out-group members does

not come quite as easily. Such universal or global

compassion – caring about people who are very

different from us – probably requires the involve-

ment of higher cognitive functions, and thus may

be unique to humans.

It may also require some training. After all, living

in a world that assumes we are homo economicus

can encourage selfish habits. Fortunately, research

suggests that such habits can be broken.

The largest such study is the recently completed

ReSource project, in which my colleagues and I

subjected almost 300 people, over 11 months, to

an intense mental-training program, developed by

a team of experienced mediation teachers, scien-

tists, and psychotherapists.

The goal was to cultivate a broad range of mental

capacities and social skills, including attention,

mindfulness, self-awareness, perspective-taking on

others, empathy, compassion, and the ability to

cope with difficult emotions like anger or stress.

Progress was assessed by measuring changes in

participants’ brains, hormones, health, behavior,

and subjective sense of wellbeing.

The project’s preliminary results reinforce a key

finding of previous, smaller studies: just as we can

strengthen and transform a muscle through physi-

cal exercise, we can develop our brain and behav-

ioral capacities – from attention and emotional

regulation to trust and donation behavior – through

regular mental training.

Of course, mental exercises must be honed to de-

velop particular skills and behaviors; mindfulness

practice alone is not adequate to improve, say,

socio-cognitive skills. And lasting changes occur

only after a prolonged period of regular training.

But, with the right approach, it may well be possi-

ble to foster the kind of altruistic and pro-social

behaviors that are needed to improve global coop-

eration.

On the basis of these findings and those from other

psychological, neuroscientific, and economic stud-

ies, my colleagues and I are now working with the

president of the Kiel Institute for the World Econ-

omy, Dennis Snower, to formulate new motivation

-based computational models of economic deci-

sion-making.

These models will enable us to make clear, test-

able predictions about expected monetary-

exchange behavior in an economic context, includ-

ing in addressing common-good problems. In fact,

several of these experiments are already under-

way…

The secular, ethical mental-training exercises used

in the ReSource project could be applied in busi-

nesses, political institutions, schools (for both

teachers and students), and health-care settings –

in short, in all areas where people experience high

levels of stress and related phenomena. Young

children, in particular, could benefit considerably

from such training programs, which could enable

them to use mental skills and compassion to regu-

late stress and emotions.

Policymakers should take the lead in promoting

this science-based approach to learning and work-

ing, such as by redesigning institutions to empha-

size collaboration. Several governments – includ-

ing that of the United Kingdom – have developed

so-called “nudge units,” which seek to encourage

people to make better choices for themselves and

society by providing subtle hints, cues, and other

suggestions. A lack of compassion is arguably the

cause of many of humankind’s most

devastating failures. Our success in tackling the enormous challenges

we face will depend not only on our willingness to

work actively and cooperatively to advance the

common good, but also on our ability to foster the

attributes needed to do so. Read more at http://www.projectsyndicate.org/scientific-compassion-

BUILDING a CARING CommUNITY

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mentaries about Dunlap community as added value to this publica-

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SUPPORT LOCAL

Bee sure to tell a friend’

“Century Of Drought May Be Ahead”

In the News (from LiveScience):

“The new research, pub-

lished in Nature Geo-

science ...suggests the west-

ern evergreen forests, which

cover an area from southern

Canada to northern Mexico,

took up a lot less carbon

from the atmosphere during the drought that

lasted from 2000-2004.

That’s normal, and expected.

The question is what happens after that. “

Christopher Schwalm and his colleagues at

Northern Arizona University’s School of Earth

Science and Environmental Sustainability think

that there is a good chance the drought could be

the new normal. If that happens, a big carbon

sink will be lost. …

“There’s a lot of uncertainty in those measure-

ments, but even assuming the smallest loss and

the highest carbon uptake — which is unlikely

— it still means a non-trivial dent in the amount

of CO2 removed from the atmosphere.

“A lengthy drought will cause a big dieback of

the evergreen forests that are familiar to hikers

and skiers, bringing in vegetation that will

likely more resemble a desert scrubland.

Those kinds of plants take up carbon, but not as

well as forests do. …

“If people don’t cut back emissions or

mitigate the die-off somehow, the result

will probably be an increase in the rate

of carbon-dioxide accumulation in the

atmosphere, leading to greater warming,

Schwalm told LiveScience. …

“The study also looked at the severe the turn-of

-the-century drought using the ‘Palmer Drought

Severity Index,’ which measures precipitation,

runoff and other factors.

Taking a five-year average, and using indicators

such as tree-ring data, Schwalm found that this

most recent drought of 2000-2004 was as bad

as any since about the year 1200.

“That doesn’t bode well; there is a real

possibility given current trends that this

drought could be one of those that lasts

decades, or even a century, he said.”

Dr. Laitman: The strongest influence on an

imbalance of the planet is caused not by emis-

sions of gases, but by our wrong behavior.

We have to consume only what is needed for

normal life (the economy of reasonable con-

sumption), work as much as it requires (a cou-

ple of hours a day) and dedicate the rest of the

time to communication/unity and leisure.

Thus, on the animal level (our bodies) we con-

sume like animals, in balance with nature, and

at the level of human in us, we unite and be-

come filled with the power of connection,

which aims at fulfilling all our desires fully.

The balance with nature will lead the whole

system of “still-vegetable-animal-human” in

balance, as organs of one body.

~~~

YoUNITY 101 the great rule of commUNITY

Fast Claws:

Let me explain fast claws as only a

kitty can. The other day, I just chillin

on the back deck enjoying warmth,

nature singing when out of nowhere

comes a pack of doggies:.

Can I say one biggie for sure headed

my way and the race was on…

Now about them fast claws--

considering that I am writing this, you know-how the race went.

Yep those sharp claws hauled me right up a tree, it was as

though I was defying nature LOL.

Good Lord, fast claws saved the day!

Ok, time for kitty nap.. till next time ,..the Queen out’.

Gina's @ Sierra Place

Open 7 days a week

2:PM~9PM

Lunch & Dinner

Bar is open till 2Am-people willing.

Call ahead for special arrangements

March brings out the best every

Saturday night- open mic-/

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Off Sale available

Men and Shoes Won’t

Make You Happy

What do women really want? The key to

real happiness is at our fingertips

Are you happy? Yes, I am talking to you. Today, I

want to speak to you woman to woman, openly

and candidly. I want you to really think about it.

Are you truly happy? If you are honest with your-

self, your response will likely be “no.”

Maybe you’ve achieved many of your life goals: a

husband, children, an exciting career, financial in-

dependence, and a healthy lifestyle; or maybe not,

but irrespective of this, many women the world

over are asking themselves, “What happened to

me?” One recent study of American women,

called “Women less happy after 40 years of femi-

nism,” found that we are in fact less happy today

than we were thirty years ago despite all sorts of

modern advancements (Times Online).

Over the last few decades, we seem to have

achieved everything we thought we wanted. We

wanted to be more independent, so in came

women’s rights and all sorts of opportunities for

education and employment. Yet, we are becoming

more and more disillusioned in this area of life.

Another example is our unrealistic expectations of

men. We often look at men as a source of our hap-

piness, but most of the time we don’t find that men

fit our criteria, and even if we do, we become dis-

appointed over time.

Ok, maybe men and exciting careers don’t make

us happy, but shopping most certainly will! How-

ever, as most of us know by now, consumerism is

a never-ending loop, and we have it turned on

“high,” bringing ourselves and those around us to

complete exhaustion. So, why is it that we still are

not feeling happy? Could it be that we were look-

ing for satisfaction in all the wrong places?

At some point, we started to understand that per-

haps we couldn’t find happiness externally in our

husbands, careers, or “things.” Our internal in-

stinct instigated a search for “something more,”

some greater purpose to life. So we turned our at-

tention to all sorts of spiritual courses, psycholo-

gists, psychics, self-help books, and yoga member-

ships. After many failed attempts, however, we

found that we still had a gaping hole in our hearts

screaming out for true fulfillment. Is this you?

What are We Searching For?

What if I were to tell you that everything that’s

happened so far was predetermined in order to

lead you right here: this place where you’ve ex-

hausted yourself trying to find fulfillment only to

realize that you are still not happy. What if I were

to also tell you that a woman’s fulfillment does not

lie in shoes, clothes, cosmetics, holidays, men, or

meditation; and that all these things will never

bring the spiritual fulfillment that a woman needs

most of all?

In our times, we are beginning to see that a woman

can only truly be happy when she is in direct con-

tact with a higher force. Call it Nature or the Crea-

tor, but it’s something we’ve distanced ourselves

from and are desperately seeking. Even with all

our modern advancements and the achievement of

all our goals, we still have an ever present internal

feeling of being unfulfilled. This feeling of lack is

inherent in every woman because a woman’s spiri-

tual root is “an absolute desire to receive,” or as

the ancient sages explained, ‘the vessel which the

Creator created in order to fulfill it with delight”.

It is our very nature to feel lack, because without a

lack, there is nothing to fulfill. Everything that was

ever created was for the sole purpose of bringing

us, women (the universal will to receive), pleasure.

Our desire for fulfillment is what has compelled

all human development from the earliest societies

until today.

However, because our

modern, collective ego,

our desire for pleasure,

has grown so large, the

fulfillments of the past no

longer do anything for us.

Today, we need spiritual

fulfillment or nothing else.

Finding Real Fulfillment

Every time we try to find fulfillment in any pleas-

ure in this world, it is contact with the Creator that

we truly want. The whole purpose of all our devel-

opment and all of our searching is to bring us to

this point of exhaustion, when we simply can no

longer try to fill ourselves with things from the

outside world. It is at that exact moment that we

have the opportunity to look inside ourselves, to

begin a journey toward true, perfect, and eternal

fulfillment.

The wisdom found in the ancient writings of the

Bible and the surrounding books; such as the psy-

chology of the soul described in the Zohar and the

Tanya are a practical method that can show a

woman how to reconnect with her spiritual root in

a conscious and proactive way. It can show us how

to find eternal fulfillment by doing the one thing

we have never tried: receiving pleasure in order to

give pleasure to the One who created us. When we

switch the intention of our desire from “for our-

selves” to “for the other,” and when we find pleas-

ure in the pleasure of someone else, the pleasure

we feel increases exponentially and is everlasting.

So, why not skip the mall, leave your husband or

boyfriend in peace, put down the latest “10 Steps

to Happiness,” and take some time to explore your

spiritual root, the female desire .by Veronica Mengana

You will BEE glad you did…

Liv ing~Li fe

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The Best Gift

Is giving our children the “best of everything”

really the best way to prepare them for the

rapidly changing, interconnected world?

The changing world demands a fundamental

change in attitude. And that is something we

can give our children on any budget

We love our little ones with a passion that is un-

paralleled. There are few pleasures as satisfying as

caressing those chubby, miniature hands, kissing

their fluffy, rosy cheeks while they blissfully snore

away, and gently running our fingers through that

soft, angelic baby hair. We cherish every little Ko-

dak moment, like the time they get their grubby

little hands on a piece of cake at their first birthday

and joyfully smear it all over their entire face, their

first clumsy encounter with Sam, their grandma’s

dog, and of course, that first, heroic, wobbly step.

We love them so much, we want them to have the

very best of everything, and we would go to any

length to get it for them. We want them to have the

softest, coziest socks, the healthiest, most delicious

food, and the best toys that will give them endless

joy and develop them into little geniuses. We

would give away everything we have a million

times over just to be sure that they will be safe,

happy, and well cared-for.

Preparing Our Children for the Future

But beyond the basic physical needs, do we know

what these innocent creatures really need to be

happy and to succeed in this complicated world of

today? Do we know what to give them beyond

good clothes, food, games, and entertainment? The

world today is clearly not what it used to be, and

the conditions for being safe, happy, and success-

ful have changed considerably from the time we

were kids. Opening the front page of any newspa-

per, it is easy to see that we, the adults, are not

managing our world very well. We have let things

develop to a point where we cannot control the

consequences of our actions, and worse yet, we

have created a haven for people’s worst egoistic

tendencies to roam freely and take advantage of

everything and everyone around.

Yet while we ourselves are caught in the midst of

this unstable situation, we are still able to create a

warm, safe, and loving environment for the little

darlings dearest to us—until it is time for them to

come out of the nest, that is. But after that, is our

only available option to “let be what will be,” as

we’ve done with our own lives? Or is there some-

thing we can give our kids, some kind of knowl-

edge, attitude, or awareness that will enable them

to shape a world that will have very different head-

lines gracing the newspaper?

Because our love and passion for them is so abso-

lute, there is only one answer: There has to be

something we can give them for a better life, and

we have to find what it is and deliver it to them. So

let’s be the adults that we are for a moment, and

think soberly: It is definitely no longer an option to

“solve” things by isolating them from the whole

world, such as by keeping them at home for as

long as we can and barring them from the outside

world. It is also not an option to let them grow up

“like grass” without rules or limits, or to let them

think that everything they see in the movies, ad-

vertisements, and the internet is the truth and the

standard to emulate. True, we cannot control the

gigantic, out-of-control advertising industry or

mass media, but we can instill in our kids the sub-

conscious understanding of the fact that the self-

ish, egoistic goals and values so often promoted

there are destructive and undesirable.

A Paradigm for their New World

In our unprecedented, radically new, global world,

where all people are starting to find themselves as

members of a tightly-knit, interconnected family

spanning to every corner of the world, it is no

longer, “He who has the most toys wins,” but, “He

who is able to share his toys and enjoy watching

others playing with them, wins.”

This is the vitally needed new attitude, knowledge,

and awareness that we, as parents, can give to our

kids. This will be a present infinitely more valu-

able than any designer pair of boots, the healthiest

baby formula, or the most expensive, battery-

operated truck. And this invaluable education can

begin at any age, even at birth, because as any

mother knows, our kids absorb everything from us

starting the moment they’re born. They soak in all

the energies, thoughts, and attitudes around them

from the very first moment because the soul has no

age.

So let us transmit the values of giving and sharing

to our children from their very first moments in

this world, and let our infinite love for them be a

constant reminder never to stop. If we only perse-

vere in this one, all-important task as parents, we

will very soon see our beloved darlings living in a

truly safe and happy world.

BuZZ this to a friend . . .by Keren Applebaum

THE INTEGRAL CHILD’

Q: What is your vision of schools in the future?

A: Schools should teach children ‘the wisdom of life.”

That is, they should explain the purpose of life, the

inclusive law of nature, what’s really happening “behind

the scenes” of our world, and why the forces of Nature

influence us the way they do. This education will help

children understand how best to relate to everything that

happens to them in daily life, as well as how to relate to

others. Children will then see life as transparent—they

will see the underlying, inclusive force behind reality,

called “the Creator,” and they will be close to it, as if it

were a friend. If children receive such an education, they

will stay out of trouble and not waste their lives chasing

false goals, only to be disillusioned in the end. They will

t r u l y s u c c e e d i n l i f e . M.Laitman

Heal th - Recipes and more . . .

Melba’s Great Northern Soup

2 cups Great Northern beans, cooked

2 beef brats, sliced

½ onion, chopped

2 carrots, sliced

1 stalk celery, sliced

4 cups spinach or kale chopped

1 quart chicken stock or 1 cube Knorr chicken bouillon

4 to 6 cups water

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon oregano

salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Sauté carrots, onion and celery, on moderate heat, until transparent

Add sliced beef brats and sauté for 2 minutes

Add stock or water and bring to a boil.

Add bay leaf and oregano

Simmer for 20 minutes or until veggies are tender.

Then add beans, chopped spinach or kale and simmer for 2 minutes.

Check salt and pepper, and then serve. Serves 4

Oh my, your thinking a great Potato

salad for friends-look into the fridge—

guess what, No Mayo don’t worry, try

this.

MASH 3 COOKED YOLKS.

Add raw yolks one at a time, always mixing.

When they are well mashed, very slowly add

olive oil, continually mixing.

Add salt to desired taste.

At end add 4-5 drops of lime.

Put into refrigerator to make firm.

There you go—hope that helps.

SPINACH SOUFFLÉ:

Spinach. 2 egg yolks. 2 egg whites. Cheese. Flour

Cook spinach in tiny bit of water. Drain/squeeze spinach.

Cut spinach into small pieces.

Add flour of choice to saved water to make a cream.

Add 2 yolks and grated cheese.

Add spinach. Last, add 2 frothy egg whites.

Mix together, sprinkle cheese on top and put in preheated oven at 350 degrees until done.

MAYO 3 COOKED YOLKS

3 RAW YOLKS

SALT TO TASTE

4-5 DROPS OF LIME

Recipes

Success is a decision of advancement:

Work hard at what you believe.

Stay humble, stay-very-very humble

Never give up your dreams,. Never!

Right Attitude, right things happen.

Magnify the Creator in all your deeds.

Bizz BuZZ

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“We are all in one boat,

one global economy. Our

fortunes rise together,

and they fall together.

...We have a collective re-

sponsibility—to bring

about a more stable and

more prosperous world, a

world in which every per-

son in every country can

reach their full potential”

Christine Lagarde, Manag-

ing Director of the Interna-

tional Monetary Fund (IMF)

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‘Celebrate life, more-so remember those who lived’.

Tears and Cheers for Rosemary a Celebration of her Life

On Friday, January 30, our dear friend and a

fixture of this community Rosemary Nachtigall

-Friesen, also known as Rosemary Nightingale,

passed away peacefully after a long illness.

I learned about Rosemary before I ever met her

in person. More than eleven years ago, when

my husband and I were contemplating our

move to this community, I looked up "Squaw

Valley" online and the first thing that jumped

out at me was an article about the Squaw Val-

ley Herb Gardens with photographs of Rose-

mary, her garden tours and lavender and

wreath-making workshops. I thought to myself

"What a neat person!" and hoped I would have

an opportunity to meet this creative lady.

As it turned out, "neat person" barely scratched

the surface in describing the warm and open

spirit that was Rosemary Nightingale.

My husband and I were blessed on many occa-

sions to enjoy the hospitality of Rosemary and

her dear husband Tim Friesen who ran the

Herb Gardens with her. Rosemary would cook

unique and wholesome dishes, play her guitar

and sing her original songs, and share in hearty

laughter with her friends. On other occasions, I

joined Rosemary in a sweat lodge and in a

Bear Dance at the annual Sweats and Gather-

ings held by our neighbor Eddie Tu-pish-Na'

Sartuche.

Rosemary traveled to Bali for an extended visit

where she immersed herself in the song, dance,

food, and art of the Balinese people. She was

so open to all cultures, learning from all of

them and embracing the gifts that each had to

offer.

At the Herb Gardens, Rosemary hosted bus-

loads of people, from church groups to ladies

from the Red Hat Society. At these tours and

workshops, not only would Rosemary share

her recipes and knowledge of herbs, but would

also engage the groups in musical sing-alongs,

passing out tambourines and various percus-

sion instruments so the tour-goers became not

just spectators but participants in the experi-

ence.

Before opening the Herb Gardens, Rose had

been a schoolteacher at Dunlap Elementary

School. According to remembrances posted on

Facebook, her students followed her around as

if she were a pied piper. Rosemary's love of

life and enthusiasm were infectious, and she

touched countless lives in her all-too-short

time here on earth. She had a way of making

everyone feel special and appreciated; she was

a great listener as well as a communicator and

had a deep empathy for others. Rosemary will

be remembered for her knowledge, humor, in-

clusiveness, and warm spirit. A rare and spe-

cial member of our community has left our

midst, but she has left behind a legacy.

Rest in peace, dear Rose.

You will never be forgotten”.

The remembrance I wrote for Rosemary- Nancy Zuniga

WE live in a Mediterranean

climate where a variety of

foods grow efficiently.

Gardens can help sustain local population.

C.S.G.

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