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TUOLUMNE TOWNSHIP CITIZENS GROUP NEWSLETTERFebruary-March 2011

The American Veterans Traveling Tribute will arrive on March 23 with a proces-sion led by the CHP at about 3 p.m. Area schools will take a tour on Thursday af-ternoon and Friday. This will be in celebration of Welcome Home Vietnam VeteransDay on March 30. At least 10,000 visitors are expected.

Traveling Wall coming to Mother

Lode Fairgrounds, Mar. 24-27

The American Veterans TravelingTribute (AVTT) and Traveling VietnamWall Memorial will visit Tuolumne

County March 24-27, 2011 at theMother Lode Fairgrounds in honor ofWelcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day(WHVVD) on March 30. The Tributearrives March 23 escorted by the Viet-nam Veterans of America (VVA) Chap-ter 391s Motorcycle Group includingmembers of the Patriot Guard and willbe set-up the morning of March 24.

The AVTT Traveling Wall is thelargest Wall replica traveling the U.S. Itis an 80% version of the Vietnam WallMemorial in Washington, D.C. At itsapex, the Traveling Wall is an impres-

sive eight feet tall. In addition to theTribute to those who perished in Viet-nam, the AVTT also includes several

other memorials and exhibits includingThe Cost of Freedom Memorial, the 911Memorial, the Walk of Heroes, VietnamRemembered, the Tribute Panel, WorldWar II and Korean Tributes.

According to George Eldridge,chair of the event, Last years paradein honor of WHVVD was a huge suc-cess. We decided to pay tribute to thosewho didnt return. For this yearsWHVVD, in keeping with the VVAsfounding principle, Never again shallone group of veterans abandon an-

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After six months of patiently waiting, thetime has come to take office as the District 3Supervisor. Ive done everything I could toprepare myself for the immense responsibili-ties that a Supervisor holds. Now, it is time toget to work!I have learned about the structure of countygovernment, the dynamics of politics, the artof balance, the sacrifice of public service, thefrustrations of bureaucracy, the value of rela-tionships, the beauty of community, the depthof our history and our obligation to the future. Ivesought out advice, mentors, and information to helpprepare myself for the challenges ahead. The singlemost resonant thing I heard over and over was to holdon tight to my principles and values. This seemedobvious, but I now realize how critical it is and howoften it is forgotten.

So, the preparation is behind me and the real chal-lenges begin. I am thrilled to have this opportunityand look forward to representing the people of District3. Id like to thank my family and friends for theirlove and support. I ask that you all participate andstay informed. We can accomplish great things to-

gether!I can be reached at 533-5525 or emailed [email protected] Office hours will be held on thethird Wednesday of each month:9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Tuolumne Park &Rec. Office11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Twain HarteCSD Office1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at theMi Wuk CommunityCenter/Library

3:00 4:00 p.m. at theLending Library in thePinecrest Lake Resort

A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME

Tom Dahl turned 99 the first week

of January.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM!!

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Nestled in the foothills of theSierra Nevada Mountains, Sil-ver Spur offers year roundCamps, , Retreats, and Out-door Educational programs.

17301 Silver Spur DriveTuolumne, CA 95379Phone: (209) 928-4248

www.SilverSpur.com

MLCS Pre SchoolWe currently have openings in our

Pre-School. Please call 928-1916 for in-formation.

Our Thrift Stores are open Mondaythru Saturday from 10a.m to 5p.m. Weare always accepting donations for ourThrift Store and auction items for ourJubilee in February. We will pick uplarger items. Please call 928-4337 withquestions or to arrange pick ups.

Important dates for February &

March -

Feb. 21 Board Meeting @ 6pm

MLCS Chapel Feb. 21 NO SCHOOL Feb. 25 & 26 - 31 Annual Ju

bilee Mother Lode Fairgrounds March 17 Open House March 21 Board Meeting at 6

p.m., MLCS Chapel March 24 and 25: Min. days

Parent Teacher Conferences March 28 - April 1 NO

SCHOOL SPRING BREAKStart planning to attend the Mother

Lode Christian Schools 31st Jubilee onFebruary 25 and 26. Friday will be theAuction preview, book sale and 7th and8th grade dinner. Silent auction biddingalso starts on Friday and then the liveauction begins on Saturday morningCome join us for great food, familygame room, and the wonderful itemsthat we will have up for auction. As webless you, your support blesses so manychildren here at MLCS.

If you have items you would like todonate for this event, please call theThrift Store at 928-4337.

MLCS students and staff would like

to say THANK YOU to all the friendsand families that came and enjoyed thewonderful Christmas production Backto the Manger. Once again the talentsof our children blessed everyone. Ourchildren are already at work on theSpring performance.

Summerville Parent Nursery

Mother Lode Christian SchoolMLCS provides a nurturing atmos-phere while emphasizing academic ex-cellence in our smaller class sizes.

MLCS curriculum includes; P.E,music, art, computers, and chapel everyWednesday along with basic academicclasses, our new science lab and excit-ing educational field trips. Please callthe school office at anytime with ques-tions regarding enrollment at 928-4126or check our website at mymlcs.com formore information and to see whats hap-

pening on and around our campus.

by Molly RoseSummerville Parent Nursery

School just finished up what was surelyits most successful Childrens Christ-mas Shop fundraiser ever! Thanks to aclever idea, two generous donors, hardwork on the part of parents, and a gen-erous couple from the community, wewere able to raffle off a 1977 VWcamper bus to a profit of $10,000.It happened this way: Birgit Pfeffer, amom at the school donated her bus tothe school. A father at the school, JoelFranz, suggested raffling off the bus,and he and his wife Paula spent manyhours over the year driving the bus fromevent to event selling tickets, in additionto providing necessary maintenance. Atour Christmas Shop event on December4, one of the children pulled the win-ning ticket, David Bruckmann fromPalo Alto. David generously decided todonate the bus back to the school. Next,Joel called Ken Bauer from Mariposawho had told Joel that he would be will-ing to buy the bus from the winner for$5,000. Ken said hed take it! The fol-lowing Monday, Ken and his wife Patcame to our school with a cashierscheck for $5,000 and drove the busaway. Theyre planning on painting thesides with daisies and peace symbolsand driving the bus to Alaska! Bon Voy-age, Ken and Pat!

It was a win-win-win for all in-volved! Thanks to the hard work of

ALL the parents at the school, we wereable to earn an additional $5,000 on raf-fle baskets, bake sale, used book sale,silent auction, and sale of crafts.Thanks to all from the community whohelped support us during this big event!It looks like, due to our success, we willbe able to keep our doors open at leastone more year!

Well keep you posted on upcomingspring events!

If you have any questions or are in-terested in joining our school, pleasecall us at 928-4288!

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By Connie Corcoran

Library Volunteer

News from Gail: We love that

its only a few weeks away from

springtime. Anything can happen

with the weather, so whether or not

you can be outside, consider joining

us at your branch library for fun

family activities. And pick up a

book, because reading is for all sea-

sons. Events this month:

Chinese New Year Craft onThursday Feb 3 at 2:30 p.m., Valen-

tines Day Crafts for everyone will be

on the table Thursday, Friday and

Saturday--February 10 and 11 at

2:30 p.m. and Sat the 12th at 11:00

a.m., Saturday movies in the branch,

our newest family attraction, contin-

ues February 19 from 2:30-5 p.m..

Please call or visit the branch for

more details.

You may have noticed recent activ-

ity going on in the vacant lot behindour building. Tuolumne Park and

Recreation District is building a new

Tot Lot in this previously weedy

space. A structure has been ordered

and dirt moving and leveling has

begun. Very exciting!

CONTINUING

ACTIVITIES

Stories with Grandma

Continues every Friday morning

at 11 a.m.. Tuolumne volunteers

entertain children with songs,

finger plays and stories.

Tuolumne Book Club--

Meets Friday, February 11 at

noon.

WiiWhee!! Every Tues-

day and Thursday 3-5:30 pm.

Come play the fun and healthyinteractive computer games on

Wii! Keep brain and body

healthy. Bring friends!

Free Wi-Fi and public com-

puters available.

Support your branchJoin

Tuolumne chapter of Friends of the

Library. We need your support.

For more information

Phone: 928-3612 during branch

hours T-Th 2-6 and Fri-Sat 10-2 or

call the Sonora Main Branch 533-

5507 Tues-Sat from 10-6. Visit us on

the web: www.tuolcolib.org any-

time.

by Stephanie Garcia

Even though it is winter, its

time to start planning for spring.Each year, the Tuolumne

Community Garden opens up its

application period for the use of

their 8x10 raised beds. The

beds are available to the public

and the garden is located on

Cemetery Lane in Tuolumne.

The garden bed application

period for the 2011-2012 Com-

munity Garden Season is March1 to April 1. The fee for an 8x10

bed is $12. The use of the garden

bed is from May 1, 2011 to Apri

30, 2012.

The application can be found

on the Tuolumne Park and Recre-

ation District web site Tuolum-

[email protected]. If you

have any questions, you can call

Tuolumne Park and Recreation at

928-1214 or Stephanie Garcia at

586-3593.

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February 2011Feb. 2 *****GROUND HOG DAY*****Feb. 2 7 p.m. Sanitary Dist. Mtg. TCSD officeFeb. 3 2:30 p.m. Chinese New Year Crafts TBLFeb. 4 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLFeb. 5-6 1-4 p.m. TCMM (open) TCMMFeb. 7 Noon Carters Cemetery Mtg.Feb. 7 ******NO SCHOOL******Feb. 8 4 p.m. Tuol. Co. Horseshoe Club TCBCFeb. 8 7 p.m. SVHS Board Mtg. SVHSFeb. 9 7 p.m. TPRD Mtg. TPRD officeFeb. 10-11 2:30 p.m. Valentines Day Crafts TBLFeb. 10 7 p.m. VFW Mtg. TMHFeb. 11 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLFeb. 11 Noon Tuolumne Book Club TBLFeb. 12 ******LINCOLNS BIRTHDAY******Feb. 12 11 a.m. Valentines Day Crafts TBLFeb. 12-13 1p.m.-4p.m. TCMM (open) TCMM

Feb. 14 ******VALENTINES DAYFeb. 15 10-noon EPA Delivery TMHFeb. 15 7 p.m. TTCG Mtg. IOOF HallFeb. 16 9:30-10:30 a.m. Dist. 3 Sup. (office hrs.) TPRD officeFeb. 18 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLFeb. 19 2:30-5 p.m. Saturdays Movies TBLFeb. 19-20 1-4p.m. TCMM (open) TCMMFeb. 20 9-10:30 a.m. On the House Breakfast TMH

Free BreakfastFeb. 21 ******PRESIDENTS DAY******Feb. 21 ******NO SCHOOL******Feb. 21 6 p.m. MLCS Board Meeting MLCS ChapelFeb. 21 7:30 p.m. TWIST Mtg. TCMMFeb. 22 ******WASHINGTONS BDAY******

Feb. 22 6:30 p.m. Camping Women Pine TreeRestaurant

Feb. 22 7 p.m. SVHS Board Mtg. SVHSFeb. 24 7 p.m. Design/Review Mtg. TMHFeb. 25 7 p.m. TLJ Donkey Basketball TMHFeb. 25-26 TBA 31St Annual MLCS Jubilee

At Mother Lode FairgroundsFeb. 26 2 p.m. Presentation Sullivan Family TCMMFeb. 26 TBA Swinging at the Ritz SVHSFeb. 26-27 1-4 pm. TCMM (Open) TCMMFeb. 28-Mar.4 SPIRIT WEEK SVHS

March 2011

Mar. 1 6 p.m. SVES Board Meeting LibraryMar. 2 7 p.m. Sanitary Dist. Mtg. TCSD officeMar. 4 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLMar. 5 8-11 p.m. Sadie Hawkins Dance SVHSMar. 5-6 1-4 p.m. TCMM (open) TCMMMar. 7 Noon Carters Cemetery Mtg.Mar. 8 4 p.m. Tuol. Co. Horseshoe Club TCBCMar. 9 ***ASH WEDNESDAY***Mar. 9 7 p.m. TPRD Mtg. TPRD officeMar. 10 7 p.m. VFW Mtg. TMHMar. 11 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLMar. 12-13 1-4 p.m. TCMM (open) TCMMMar. 13 **DAYLIGHT SAVINGS**

Mar. 15 10-noon EPA Delivery TMHMar. 15 7 p.m. TTCG Mtg. IOOF

HallMar. 16 9:30-10:30 a.m. Dist. 3 Sup. (Office hrs.)

TPRD officeMar. 17 ****ST. PATRICKS DAY****Mar. 17 TBA Open House MLCSMar. 18 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLMar. 18 7 p.m. Annie Production SVHSMar. 19 2 p.m. Annie Production SVHSMar. 19-20 1-4 p.m. TCMM (open) TCMM

Mar. 20 *****SPRING BEGINS******Mar. 20 9-10:30 a.m. On the House Breakfast TMH

Free Breakfast

Mar. 21 7:30 p.m. TWIST Mtg. TCMMMar. 21 6 p.m. MLCS Board Meeting MLCS

ChapeMar. 22 6:30 p.m. Camping Women Pine

Tree RestaurantMar. 22 7 p.m. SVHS Board Mtg. SVHSMar. 24 7 p.m. Design/Review Mtg. TMHMar. 25 11 a.m. Stories with Grandma TBLMar. 26 TBA Westside Little League Opening

Whitehead FieldMar. 26-27 1-4 p.m. TCMM (open) TCMM

Mar. 28-Apr. 1 ***SPRING BREAK*** Sum-merville Elementary, SVHS-Summerville High, SVPN-Summerville Parent Nursery School, TBL-TuolumneAcronym Key: IOOFOdd Fellows Hall, MLCS-MotherLode Christian School, SVES-Summerville ElementarySchool, SVHS-Summerville High, SVPN-Summerville Par-ent Nursery School, TBL-Tuolumne Branch Library,TCMM-Tuolumne City Memorial Museum, TCSD-Tuolumne City Sanitary District, TCBC-Tuolumne Com-munity Baptist Church, TMH-Tuolumne Memorial Hall,TPRD-Tuolumne Park and Recreation District, TYC-Tuolumne Youth Center, WSMP West Side MemorialPark.

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Happy New YearFrom Tuolumne Park

and Recreation DistrictTuolumne Park and Recreation

District has a new Office Assistant,Cindy Wano, who is happy to helpyou.

We also welcome DonnieWright as our new Board Secretary.

The Community was full of the

Christmas spirit and pride as groups,volunteers, and clubs participated inour Tuolumne Christmas Parade andClaus Connection Craft Fair. Spe-cial thanks to Santa and Mrs. Claus,the kids loved your visit to town.

The Parade had 13 entries thisyear, and TPRD thanks each andevery one of you. The Craft fair in

the Memorial Hall had a recordnumber of venders,as well as a boothset up outside fromMi-Wuk KettleCorn.

TPRD receivednumerous com-ments and sugges-tions on next yearsChristmas events,and welcome the

Communitys input. Please calCindy at 928-1214 with suggestions

Our annual Al Bonales Christ-mas Home Decoration Contest was judged by the public this yeaThank you to everyone who voted.

The winners were 1St Peo- ples Choice Wano/Hamil17703 Apple Colony Rd

Childrens Choice RonnieMainville 18599 Laurel Ave

2nd Peoples Choice DarrinEvans 18591 Pine Street

Childrens Choice GeorgeLazlo 18595 Laurel Ave

3rd Peoples Choice and Chil-drens Choice Barbara Persson18555 Madrone St.

Congratulations to all the win-ners for their hard work in decorat-ing.

Upcoming EventsTuolumne Park andRecreation District is nowon FACEBOOK Link onto our page through ourwebsite at www.tuolum-nerecreation.com!

Valentines and StPatricks Day ColoringContests for the Sum-merville Elementary andMother Lode Christian

Tuolumne Park and Recre-ation District

Easter egg hunt inWestside Park

Trail Days Spring Garden Open

House Concerts in the Park Giants Baseball Sen-

ior Trip 4th of July Celebration

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TuolumnesSullivanFamily sub-ject of Feb.26 program

The family of Ed-ward and Ellen Sullivanwill be the subject of theTuolumne Museums

heritage family program, presented on Saturday,Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at theMuseum.

The Sullivans an-cestors immigrated fromIreland to Maine andwere then lured west-ward by the Gold Rush.Edward and Ellen were

both born in Grass Valleyin the 1860s and movedto Tuolumne in 1911with their seven children.Edward worked in theareas deep quartz mines,leading to the deadlyminers consumption,which resulted in hisdeath in 1918.

His oldest son, Ed, left school at 12to work at the West Side Lumber Com

pany box factory to help support the fam-ily. The three oldest Sullivan girls, Nel(Ingalls), Mary (Gurney) and Gertrude(Weaver), married local men who alsohelped Ellen and the younger children.

The three built houses side-by-sideon Carter St.Ed became an engineer onthe West Side Railroad by the time he was

18. His younger brother, Tim, alsoworked on the railroad as a brakeman.

The family were members andstaunch supporters of St. JosephsCatholic Church, as are their descendants

Refreshments will be served following the program, which is open to the

public at no charge.A display of Sullivan family artifacts

and photographs will also be on displayat the Museum through April.

the house. We love big crowds ofguests. Bring a friend and enjoy someconversation over a 2nd egg & cheeseenglish muffin or a 2nd stack of pan-cakes we dont keep count! Put asmile on your face by putting a smile onours! See you soon!

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Edward J. and Ellen Sullivan (c. 1888)

by Kimberly PierceThe A-TCAA Family Learning and

Support Services Program, previouslySummerville Community ResourceCenter, is a non-profit organization ded-

icated to helping children and familiesin the Tuolumne, Sonora, andJamestown areas. Families comefor educational programs (ie. GEDprep, life skills/job skills, parenting and

health education). We also assist withhousing, food and information and re-ferrals. We depend on donations andvolunteers from the communities thatwe serve. Any donation is completelytax deductible.

If you have any questions, you canreach us at 984-4731. Our web site iswww.atcaa.org

Thank you,The Staff of A-TCAA Family

Learning and Support Services

Family learning and support

THANK YOUIts donations that keep this newsletter

going.Citizens of the township also made do-

nations, which help immensely. Our thanksgo to Front Porch for your generous donation to help get the December/Januarynewsletter published and to Kari Guzmanfor her generous donation towards the December/January newsletter.

Thanks go out to Kari Guzman, TerrNeher, K.J. Whitechurch, the Feriani Family and Dick and Carol Southern for theirmonetary donations for the February/Marchnewsletters and to all our advertisers.

If you would like to make a donation please send it to TTCG, PO Box 1201Tuolumne, Ca. 95379.


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by Cheryl BakerHappy New Year Tuolumne!Camping Women started the year

off hoping to hike at Knights Ferry butbecause of weather ended up pot luck-ing and playing games ohwell, we will hike next year! In anycase we started our New Year withfriends!

We had a great Christmas Partyagain this year and shared the Yuletidespirit! The food was great and so were

the games. The gift exchange is always

a source of excitement and keeps every-ones attention at a peak. This year wasno exception!

Our adopt-a-family activity wassuccessful again this year. We shoppedfor four children and two adults and hada great time. It is such a great experi-ence to give up time to help others andknow that they are so thankful. We willnever stop giving back!

Recently we have already had ourfirst camping activity for the year 2011!

We visited Lake Camanche and stayedat one of their motel units. It was greato have all of us together and able tohike, kayak, or just hang out to rest.The weather gave us opportunity to doall and we loved it. If you want to seebirds visit the lake and see the whitepelicans, Canadian goose, and egretsThey all showed up and allowed us towatch as they acted as themselves. Wealso saw red tailed hawks and otherspecies that were there for our enjoy-ment.

Anyone interested in joining uscontact Cheryl Baker [email protected], or the national web-site www.campingwomen.org or wemeet the fourth Tuesday of every monthat the Pine Tree Restaurant on the cor-ner of Hess and Highway 108. We area fun-loving group and new membersare always welcome.

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Biscotti,from page 2a.m. each morning with the high andlow temperature, precipitationamount and, when applicable, inchesof snow, for the 24-hour period end-ing at about 7 a.m. A running precip-itation total for the weather year(July 1 through June 30) must also be given each day.

Anyone interested in the volunteerjob may contact Lenore Rutherfordat 588-4585 or lrutherford@union-

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The Union Democrat needs anew volunteer weather reporter forTuolumne. The pay is very low, justone fun gathering a year that in-cludes free food and mingling withUnion Democrat reporters.

The job requires a minimum-max-imum thermometer and a rain gauge.The reporter must call in about 7

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Donnie Wright Player AgentWestside Little league will be hold-

ing signups on January 22 at Starbucksin the Junction Shopping Center from10 a.m. until 12 Noon, and on January26 at Summerville Elementary SchoolLibrary at 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Player evaluation for children witha League age of 9 and above will be

held on February 5 at Whitehead Fieldin Tuolumne. 9 & 10 year olds 10a.m.until 1 p.m., 11 & 12 year olds 1 p.m.until 4 p.m., juniors 4 p.m. until 5 p.m.(if necessary).

January 29, Dust Off YourGloves Clinic will be held at White-head Field from 10 a.m. until 12 Noon.Must be registered for 2011 to attendthe clinic.

March 26, Opening Day Cere-monies and Picture Day at WhiteheadField.

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other, we chose an event which willpay tribute all veterans in celebration ofWHVVD.

The World War II memorial pres-ents displays of photographs and infor-mation to pay specific tribute to WWII

veterans. The Korean War tribute is apictorial display of the men who foughtthe Forgotten War along with battlemaps and the war timeline. In additionto the Traveling Wall, Vietnam Remem-bered is a nationally acclaimed art dis-play of original paintings and more forreflection by visitors and veterans. The911 Memorial includes stand-up ex-hibits with lighted twin towers to ensurewe never forget. Each name isrecorded according to their location atthe time of the tragedy. The Walk of He-roes is a series of stand-ups which pay

tribute and provide education regardingour countrys history, as well as con-flicts in which America was involved toensure our freedom. Freedom did notcome free and this tribute represents thetrue cost as paid in lives. The Cost ofFreedom Memorial is another series ofstand-ups created in gold dog tagsrecording the names of those who gavetheir lives for our freedom since Viet-nam and including present-day Endur-ing Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Also at the Tribute is a TributePanel where anyone can purchase a cus-

tom engraved dog tag. This is a tributewith a personal message to a loved one,past or present. This Tribute travels thenation with all other exhibits.

All area schools will be invited tovisit the Traveling Wall on Thursdayand Friday.

On Friday at 1 p.m., there will awelcome ceremony. According to DickSouthern, co-chair of the event commit-tee, Were inviting Governor JerryBrown to speak along with the Califor-nia Veterans Affairs Acting SecretaryRocky J. Chavez and Assemblyman

Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) and Viet-nam veteran, who put up the bill mak-ing March 30 WHVVD. We will alsohave the Board of Supervisors for bothTuolumne and Calaveras countiesalong with members of the City Councilof Sonora. Keynote speakers will beMedal of Honor recipients includingJon Caviaiani of Sonora, and DennisCroucher, the Vice-President of theVVA California State Council. Therewill be a reading of names of Tuolumneand Calaveras names on the wall and

then a total of the 5,880 Californianames on the wall. This will berecorded by members of VVA Chapter391 members and played for the re-maining three days of the event.

In addition to paying tribute to allmen and women who didnt return, ac-cording to AVTT spokesperson LeahGallagher, the mission of the project is

to travel the nation to honor, respect,and remember men and women whoserved, and to pay specific tribute tothose who gave all in that service. Sincethe tribute is mobile, it allows people tohonor and respect veterans and activemilitary personnel without their havingto travel long distances.

Across its 370-foot length, theTraveling Wall contains every singlename etched on the original. Computerswill be available to locate any individ-uals name. AVTTs Traveling Wall isnot to be confused with other replica

walls (The Moving Wall, The DignityWall, The Wall That Heals). We are allon a mutual mission, says Gallagher.

Also at the event a concert-dinneris being planned along with a local Viet-nam Veterans Art Show. There will besome vendors with food and drinks.Several veterans organizations willhave information tables available. TheVVA-Chapter 391 is developing a sou-venir t-shirt and three Medal of Honorrecipients will be offering autographson the shirts for a donation. A portionof the money raised goes to the Medal

of Honor Society.On Saturday, March 26, VVA-Chapter 391s Motorcycle Group willhold an Honor Ride from JamestownHarley-Davidson to the Mother LodeFairgrounds. Motorcycles from variousgroups including the well known PatriotGuard will gather in Jamestown at11:00 a.m. to make the ride to the AVTTat the fairgrounds. A great number ofthese motorcyclists are Vietnam veter-

Traveling Wall(continued from page 1)

ans.Another plan is to have an Agent

Orange Town Hall meeting both Satur-day and Sunday at 2 p.m. to bring atten-tion to the effects of this defoliant inVietnam and the after-effects its havingon the children born of Vietnam veter-ans exposed to the chemical. VVA-391will have the VVA Director of Commu-nications Mokie Porter from SilverSprings, MD leading the panel.

VVA-391 is looking for sponsorsfor this event. The sponsorships rangefrom $100 to $5,000 and include recognition and banners to be displayed forthe four days of the event. They are alsooffering advertising in the souvenir pro-gram. They are anticipating a minimumof 10,000 people to attend this four-dayevent. For more information, you cancontact George Eldridge at [email protected] or call (209) 984-1378 orDick Southern at [email protected]

or call (209) 928-3848.

Adjutant Rusty JonesMembers of the Veterans of Foreign

Wars, Post 4748, would like to thankthe citizens of Soulsbyville andTuolumne, for making our wood drivefor Scholarships at Summerville Higha great success. You stood outside theTuolumne Market, and the Outpost andlistened to our war stories, and helpedour members raise enough money to

provide a scholarship for a SummervilleHigh School student. We want you toknow that we are very happy to have theopportunity to help some young per-son along their way.

Our meetings are on the secondThursday of the month at the TuolumneMemorial Veterans Hall at 7:00 pm. Forinformation call Commander Ron Fer-rell, at 532-0230, or Adjutant RustyJones at 928-4515 for any assistance.

VFW, Post 4748


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FEBRUARY 14

2011

by Carol SouthernThe Area 12 Agency on Aging

Advisory Council consists of 30members, appointed by the Board ofSupervisors in each county. Thesemembers contribute many volunteer

hours serving on committees and taskforces, visiting grantee agencies in aneffort to learn first hand what servicesare being provided, and workingclosely with the Area 12 Agency onAging director and staff on matters ofsenior legislation, local program fund-ing distribution, and the agencysoverall direction and goals.

The Council is strengthened bythe diversity of its membership. Four

counties are represented, thus broad-ening the Councils capacity to serveand benefit the entire senior popula-tion of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras,Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties.

Advisory Council members dis-cuss senior issues, plan and recom-mend agency direction, and educatethe community through monthlymeetings and public hearings.

Tuolumne County has three open-ings and is looking for volunteers tofill them. Members are appointed bythe Tuolumne County Supervisors.

For more information call 532-6272, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Help guide Tuolumne City San-

itary Districts future in the RIGHT

direction.

Candidates must reside within

the District boundaries, registered to

vote within the District boundariesof the Tuolumne City Sanitary Dis-

trict, and may not be an appointed or

elected member of an incompatible

office.

Residents interested are encour-

aged to submit a letter of interest to

he District office at 18050 Box ac-

tory Road, Tuolumne, CA.

Tuolumne Sanitary District

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NEWS

where you can helpWe will be having a Donkey Bas-

ketball Game fundraiser on Friday, Feb-ruary 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at theMemorial Hall. The teams will beSummerville High School vs. Sum-merville Elementary School andTuolumne County Ambulance and Firevs. Tuolumne County Sheriffs Depart-ment. Advanced tickets at a $2.00 sav-ings cost are: Adults-$8.00, 7th-12thgrade students-$6.00 and Kdg-6th grade

students-$4.00. The cost at the doowill be: Adults-$10.00, 7th-12th grade$8.00 and Kdg-6th grade-$6.00. Chil-dren under school age will be admittedfor free. To purchase presale tickets andsave $2.00 please call Bobbie Miller at743-6796 or Cindy Rhorer at 928-1501. Hot dogs, popcorn, soda, candyand bottled water will be available topurchase that evening as well.

We will also be having a raffle fora cord of wood and a raffle for a carWood raffle tickets are $1.00 each, 6 for$5.00 or arms length of tickets for$20.00. Car raffle tickets are $5.00each. The wood raffle winner will beannounced the night of the Donkey Bas-ketball game and the car raffle will con-tinue till June 11th. Look for the car tobe on display at the Donkey Basketbalgame. For more information regardingthe Lumber Jubilee or Donkey Basket-ball please call 743-6796.

St. Josephs Guild is starting thenew year with new officers. Theyare President Linda Cazares, VicePresident John Yuskiw, Correspon-ding Secretary Kathy Harrington,Recording Secretary Tom Harring-ton and Mary Ann Whitt Treasurer.

The Guild meets the first Sundayafter Mass.

The Catechism children walked

in the Tuolumne Christmas Parade.The calendar of events was planned

for the coming year.A St. Josephs Day Potluck will

be in March, Parking Lot Yard Salein May, Potluck in the Park alongwith the concerts will be in July. InSeptember the Annual fundraiserDinner will be at the Tuolumne Me-morial Hall. They will also partici-pate in the Halloween Trick or TreatStreet and the Christmas Parade.

St. Joseph Guild News

by Cindy RhorerPlans are underway for the 62nd

Annual Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee to beheld June 9-12, 2011. The Lumber Ju- bilee committee would like to inviteeveryone to our monthly meetingswhich are held the 3rd Tuesday of eachmonth at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria atSummerville Elementary School. Weneed volunteers to help make the jubileea success. If you would like to volun-teer please come to our meetings to see

by Shannon BrownWhat a weather twist on the No-

vember TWIST annual tea fund-raiser.Electricity was out, but the tea went on.We did our best to put on the tea andtable setting all without a PA system and

very little heat. All of our guests de-cided not to use our coat check closet.Thank you to everyone who came

despite the weather and power outage.Once again your generosity enabledTWIST to achieve our goal of givinggraduating seniors scholarships.

Our Christmas Cookie booth wassuch a fun time for all. The nice weatherthat evening brought everyone out tothe parade and the activities later in theMemorial Hall.

Look for more news about ourClean-up week and a new community

outreach BINGO for the fun of it. Moreinformation will be released.

Elections were held on Jan.17. NewOfficers voted in and two new Boardmembers: President Holly Britton, VicePresident: Shanon Brown, Secretary:Celia Webster, Treasurer: Beverly Orte-gon. New Board members: Kari Guz-man and Pat Atkins.

If youre interested in joiningTWIST, meetings are 7:30 p.m. every3rd Monday at the Memorial Museumon. Contact info: 352-6842 or [email protected]

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