Commission fails to approve Palo Cedro cell tower

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Commission fails
to approve Palo
Cedro cell tower
By Sharyn
Cornelius
The Shasta County
Planning Commission
on May 14, 2015, with
only three of its five
commissioners present, failed to pass a
motion to approve an
80-foot tall monopine
cell tower near the intersection of Boyle
and Deschutes Roads,
but the applicant, Michelle Ellis of Complete Wireless, said
she would immediately
refile the application
to get on the Commission’s
June 11 agenda.
Senior Planner Kent Hector told the Commission that
the 80-foot tower proposed
for a 2.7 acre parcel owned
by John Stanberry at 10422
Deschutes Road, would be
surrounded by native oak
trees, one of which was 68
feet tall, so only 12 feet of
the tower would show above
it. He said that photo simulations showed the tower designed to look like a pine tree
would not be visible from
Deschutes Road, but would
be visible from Boyle. He
said the cell tower would fill
a coverage gap in the area
and the Planning Division
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recommended approval.
During the public hearing on the cell tower four
neighbors spoke out against
the project and two others
had written letters of opposition that were in the Commissioner’s packets. Three
of the residents, Tom Zaharris and Patrick Mahoney
who live on Fire Mountain
View Road and Joel Turner,
all urged the Commission
to deny the use permit application because the fake
tree would ruin their view
of Mount Lassen, which was
one of the main reasons they
had bought property where
they did. “The view of Mt.
Lassen is spiritual to me,”
Mahoney said. “It’s critical
to our lifestyle, what we live
here for, and this will take it
away from us. Put the tower
somewhere it won’t affect
anyone’s view.”
Sherry Melton, whose
property adjoins Stanberry’s
said one of her primary concerns was possible damage
to her property and livestock
if the tower was struck by
lightning. She said she had
read about towers conducting lightning into the ground
with such force that appliances in neighboring residences were damaged. She
was also concerned about the
noise from the 30 KW standSee Cell tower page 9
JEF’s Taste for the Future
provides a great time while
Junction students reap the benefits
By Judy La Russa
by
the
live
music
On May 8, 2015, provided by
Junction
Educational the
talented
Foundation (JEF) held musicians of
their annual fundraiser The
Shasta
themed
“Taste for the Old
Time
Future” at the Ponderosa Fiddlers bands
Ridge Ranch in Anderson. “Honey
&
The Ponderosa barn The Mountain
made a lovely venue for Messengers”
guests to sample local and “The Old
wines from Bertagna Son Kennett String
Kissed Vineyards, Burnsini Band.”
Vineyards, Cedar Crest After the
Vineyards, Dakaro Cellars, silent auction
Indian Peak Vineyards, bidding, the
Mosely Family Cellars and catering group
R. Merlo Estate Vineyards invited guests
and beers from California to a tasty
Brewing Company, Fall assortment of
River, Lost Coast and Wild salads and tri
Photo by Judy La Russa
Card Breweries.
tip buffet.
Guests place bids on silent auction items
While
sipping T
h
e during the Junction-Taste for the Future funbeverages and nibbling e v e n i n g draiser.
pressure washer rental)—
on appetizers provided c o n c l u d e d
Shufelberger
by Casual to Elegant with nineteen vigorously $275;
Construction
(four hours
Catering, patrons vied for bid live auction items
small
construction
a chance to win one of the under the direction of of
silent auction items that a u c t i o n e e r / J u n c t i o n labor) —$175; Holiday
Marge
the
ranged from golf and spa School personnel Johnny Market’s
packages to patio furniture Sylvester. The contributed Cook (an evening of fine
donated by True Value.
items and bid amounts dining with Chef Marge
The charming barn were: Paint Mart package Howatt from Holiday
atmosphere was enhanced (10 gallons of paint and
See Taste for the Future page 10
Music adds new dimension
to Whitmore Mountain Faire
By Sharyn Cornelius
Whitmore’s Mountain
Music Faire on May 9,
2015 started with one of the
longest and most interesting parades on record for
the event, including lots of
beautiful classic cars that
later vied for prizes in the
show and shine at the Community Center. The parade
was announced by Irwin
Fust, Kent Dagg and Rod
Long, three men with the
gift of gab. The judges were
John Rodrigues, Pastor of
Grace Community Church,
and Shirley Barry, longtime
Whitmore resident and retired Firecracker.
The parade was led by a
military color guard made
up of Vietnam Veterans
John Coonradt and Don
Mackin; Emily Nicora sang
Photo by Sharyn Cornelius
American Legion Post 214 members Lou Pelletier, Al Swain,
Jack Berry and Richard Powers (behind flag) ride in their
award-winning float
God Bless America as they
stood at attention in front
of the reviewing stand. Parade Grand Marshals were
Mary and Don Schwarz of
Whitmore.
The judges’ favorite entry
and sweepstakes winner was
Brendon Betts, who pulled
two of his hens in a cage
behind his miniature John
Deere tractor with a sign saying “Brendon’s Egg Factory.”
See Whitmore Fair Page 7
First Annual Biathlon
to feature decorated
bike parade
This lovely three-dimensional artistic rendering of an oak tree by artist
Tina Keyes will adorn the tricycle ridden
by Palo Cedro resident Virginia Phelps
in the First Annual Biathlon on May 24,
2015. Phelps is also the organizer of
the event, which will begin at noon with
a bike (decorated if possible) parade
from Junction School to the Palo Cedro
Park, where participants will compete
in relay races. Hot dogs and root beer
floats will be available from members
of the Millville Grange.
Entry fees are $5 for individuals and
$20 for businesses. Entry forms are
available on the Palo Cedro Park website or at Junction School the day of the
parade. Even if you don’t want to compete, come out to watch the decorated
bikes go by. The parade route will go
from Junction to Old Forty-four Dive to
Cedro Lane and the Park.
Drive-thru car wash
proposed for Palo Cedro
By Sharyn Cornelius
The owners of the Chevron Station in Palo Cedro,
Kumar & Sons, Inc. of
Redding, have requested
an amendment to their use
permit to construct an automated, drive-through car
wash on their one-acre parcel in the northeast quadrant of the State Route 44/
Deschutes Road intersection. The site currently
contains a mini-mart and a
gas station. The proposed
1,163-square-foot car wash
building would be situated
to the east of the mini-mart
and buffered from the residential area to the north and
east by a six-foot high concrete block wall at the property line. There are three
developed residential properties adjacent to the project site and one additional
residence within 300-feet.
The nearest residence is approximately 60-feet from
the carwash entrance and
driveway.
The
carwash
will use a water
recycling
system
that clarifies up to
90 percent of the
waste water from a
wash cycle for use
in the next wash
cycle. Water for
the carwash will be
provided by Bella
Vista Water District
and wastewater disposal will be handled by County Service Area #8 (Palo
Cedro Sewer).
The
applicant
proposes to operate
the carwash during
the hours of operation for the existing gas station and
mini-mart
(5:30
a.m. to 11:00 p.m.),
and the Initial Study for
the project prepared by the
Shasta County Planning Division concludes the most
significant impacts of the
project would be noise and
lighting.
Associate Planner Lio
Salazar writes: “The noise
See Car wash page 4
Jones Valley CAB discusses by-laws revision
By Sharyn Cornelius
The Community Advisory
Board for County Service
Area #6—Jones Valley Water discussed president Bert
Stead’s suggestion for revising their by-laws to authorize
a five-member board rather
than the current seven member one. Stead said he believed the change would make
it easier to have a quorum and
he didn’t intend to remove
any of the current seven members, just not replace them if
they dropped off the Board.
Board member Larry
Olkowski, who was recently
re-elected to the CAB after a
hiatus of several years, said
he remembered some quorum
problems when the Board had
only five elected members
and the quorum was still four,
but he would like to see the
CAB remain at seven with all
active members. Peter Scales
agreed. “The more people involved the better.”
The CAB voted to table
the vote on the proposed bylaws change to the June meeting to give everyone more
time to think it over.
In order to increase public
awareness of and participation at their monthly meetings, the CAB would like the
Department of Public Works
to publicize those meetings on
water customer’s bi-monthly
bills, but they have not gotten
any response to their requests.
Peter Scales said he could
put up signs to advertise the
meetings if they wanted him
to.
CAB member Roy Vincent said he had not yet followed through on his intention to set up a meeting with
Department of Public Works
accountant Ken Cristobal to
go over next year’s budget
for the CSA. The CAB appointed a committee of Vincent, Stead and Marti Palmer
to meet with Cristobal before
the next CAB meeting in
June.
Steve Boyd said he had
met with people from the
Water Resources Control
Board and learned they have
an outreach team that could
conduct a workshop for the
CAB at their June meeting if
they requested it. The Board
passed a resolution requesting that Boyd set up such a
meeting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
New Wine and
Food event comes
to Palo Cedro
Bluegrass on the Mountain
returns to Cedar Crest
Vineyard in Manton
May 30
The first annual Palo
Cedro Wine & Food Festival
will be held at the Bishop
Quinn complex in Palo
Cedro on Saturday, May
30, 2015. The hours of the
event are 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. There will be 10-12
local wineries and nine local
restaurants providing food
and beverage samples, along
with many artists, musicians,
merchants and more.
Tickets are $25.00 and
june 6
can be purchased online
or at the event. For more
information or to purchase
tickets go to go to: www.
scadeviticultureassociation.
org.
All proceeds from this
event will be used to sponsor
workshops and trainings
for Shasta County Vintners
Association and community
members. Proceeds will also
benefit the F.F.A. program at
Foothill High School.
By Patti Anglin
The Manton Music and
Arts Council will be hosting
its Eighth Annual Bluegrass
on the Mountain at Cedar
Crest Vineyard on June 6,
2015. All proceeds benefit
the Manton Music Program
which offers no cost violin,
guitar, mandolin, banjo and
vocal lessons to area students. The MMA is a nonprofit organization consisting
of one paid and three volunteer music teachers and depends on fundraising events
such as the annual Bluegrass
on the Mountain.
The line-up this year will
include traditional bluegrass
by the Skillman Family. Also
jUNE 6
performing will be 16-yearThe
Shingletown and photographs of this old Matthew Songmaker and
Historical Society Museum early era will be featured The December Bicyclist, The
will open its doors on on a rotating basis between Manton Music Students and
Saturday, June 6, 2015 in June 6th and October 17th. Sixth District Old Time Fidthe Shingletown Square The opening exhibit will dlers Association.
at 31185 Highway 44. highlight pioneer families. This year’s event, being
The Grand Opening from The Museum will be open held on the same weekend
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays from 11:00 as the Fifth Annual Tehama
will highlight area pioneer a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and on Trail Passport Weekend, will
families. The Shingletown Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. give visitors to the area the
“Big Wheels” will be to 4:00 p.m.. Special tours opportunity to hear some
on display for the Grand can be arranged by phoning great bluegrass music while
Opening only.
530-474-3291. sampling some of Manton
A
hotdog/hamburger
barbeque will be available
for an $8 donation. Proceeds
will go to toward the
procurement of museum
exhibit items and display. jUNE 13
The event will also include
activities for children and By Lori Roemmich
palace of The Snow Queen.
music by the “Down Home
Bring the entire family to
String Band.”
Redding Dance Centre experience the adventures of
Since 1961, residents will present the full ballet Gerda as she meets the Snow
of Shingletown have been production of The Snow Angels, the Reindeer, Polaris
collecting
and
storing Queen, as well as the featured and a Crow.
Audiences
items associated with the medley of jazz, tap, and of all ages will delight in
establishment and growth modern pieces titled Dance this heartwarming tale of
of the area. The Westward With Me, on Saturday June perseverance and friendship.
Movement and Land Grants 13, 2015 at the Redding Civic This
remarkable
dance
allowed the first settlers to Auditorium.
production features over 200
procure vast acreages which This special performance local performers, showcasing
were used for farming, brings to life an enchanting vast talent of all ages, original
ranching and, eventually, the tale about Gerda as she sets backdrops and exquisite
beginning of the lucrative out on a quest to save her costumes.
lumber business.
best friend Kay from the icy The matinee performance
Displays of artifacts
Shingletown Museum to
hold Grand Opening
Valley’s fine wine.
Sponsor
tickets
are
$200.00 for a table of eight
or $30.00 per person; they include: a gourmet dinner, dessert, reserved seating, concert, live and silent auction.
The live auction items will
include: A guided horseback
ride and overnight stay for
two on the Sonoma Coast in
Bodega Bay (value $450.00);
three nights on the Executive
Houseboat on Lake Shasta
(value $1,690); dinner for
two at Timbers Steakhouse
and $50 of Free Slot Play
at Rolling Hills Casino; an
overnight stay and dinner
for two at Feathers Falls Casino, a park bench by Gary;
a round of golf with cart for
four at Riverview Golf and
also at Wilcox Oaks Golf
Club.
General Admission Tickets are $10.00 for adults,
kids under 12 free. General
admission does not include
dinner or reserved seating.
Bring blankets and/or chairs
for lawn seating. There will
be a hot dog, chips and soda
meal available for $5.00. For ticket sales contact
530-474-3655 or 474-4242 Redding Dance Centre
presents The Snow Queen
will be at 1:00 p.m. and the
evening performance is at
7:00 p.m. Tickets can be
purchased at the Redding
Dance Centre, the Redding
Civic Auditorium, or at www.
reddingcivic.com. This is a
perfect opportunity to watch
and support Redding’s local
talent. Bring your family
and friends for this enjoyable
encounter with music and
dance.
For more information visit
The Redding Dance Centre
on Facebook or call 243-2211
Blues Society to host “Singing the Blues Festival”
june 20
The Jefferson State
Blues Society will host
their first “Singing the
Blues Festival” on June 20,
2015 on the Mosquito Serenade Stage at Anderson
River Park. Gates open
at 12 noon and the music
starts at 1:00 p.m. and con-
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tinues until 9:00.
Headlining the show
will be blues master Chris
Cain, but the audience is
also sure to enjoy David
Pinsky and Phil Newton
with the Over the Moon
Band. Three local bands
will also be perform-
ing; they are Cold Sweat,
Heavy Dose of Blues and
the Blues Rollers.
Tickets for the festival
are $20 and are available
at the Cascade Theater Box
Office, Herried Music, the
Music Connection, and
Mike’s Music and Sound.
Food and drinks will be
available at the concert, but
coolers are also welcome.
Patrons must provide their
own chairs. Please, no pets
and no smoking. For more
information contact Mike
at 549-3005 or cabrowns@
citlink.net.
www.eastvalleytimes.com
EAST VALLEY TIMES
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
May 2015
21
Tuesday
East Valley Times on stands
• Junction School District, Board of
Trustees, 6:00 p.m. Room 1
24
Black Pot Luncheon popular in Millville
6
Saturday
• Millville Historical Society Open
House, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,
Museum on Whitmore Road next to
Fire Station.
• Shingletown Historical Society
Museum Grand Opening, 31185
Highway 44, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
luncheon $8.00.
• Bluegrass on the Mountain, Cedar
Crest Vineyard in Manton, General
$10. Call 474-4242
Sunday
• Palo Cedro Park Biathlon, parade
starts at noon from Junction, relays
and lunch at Park afterward.
8
Monday
• No roots music concert at Grange
Hall, next concert June 28th
• Millville Fire Protection District,
7:00 p.m. Fire Hall on Whitmore Rd
27
9
Tuesday
• Whitmore School Board, 6:00 p.m.,
• Millville Grange, 6:30 p.m. Grange Hall, Cafeteria
20237 Old 44 Drive, visitors welcome
• Bella Vista School Board, 7:00 p.m.,
Room 10
30
Wednesday
Saturday
• American Legion Honorarium
dedication, 10:00 a.m. Palo Cedro
Park, followed by a fundraising
luncheon at Hometown Buffet at 12
noon. Tickets are $12, available by
calling 472-3086 before May 28.
• Palo Cedro Wine & Food Event,
4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Bishop Quinn
Catholic Center, $25
11
Thursday
• Planning Commission, 2:00 p.m. Board
of Supervisors Chambers
• Greater Palo Cedro Area Chamber of
Commerce, 5:30 p.m. Farm Bureau Office
13
Saturday
• Oak Run History Group, 3:00 p.m., Old
Oak Run Church on Murphy Lane
June 2015
2
14
Sunday
• Whitmore Community Center 2nd
Sunday Breakfast, all you can eat, 8:00
Tuesday
-11:00, $7 for adults, $3 for children
• Jones Valley Fire Auxiliary dinner,
over 10, under 10 free
5:30, Jones Valley Fire Hall on Ravine Rd
3
16
4
17
Tuesday
Wednesday
•
Millville
School
Board, 6:00 p.m. Library
• Community Advisory Board for CSA
#6—Jones Valley Water, 9:00 a.m.
• North Cow Creek School Board, 7:00
Jones Valley Fire Hall
p.m., Resource Center
Thursday
East Valley Times Issue Out
• Palo Cedro Park Board of Directors,
5:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Office
• Bear Creek Watershed Group,
6:30 p.m. Black Butte School Library
Wednesday
• Oak Run School Board regular
meeting, 4:00 p.m. library
• American Legion, 6:30pm, at the
Millville Grange Hall in Palo Cedro
WEEKLY EVENTS
Thursday:
• Dog Adoptions at Another Chance Animal Welfare League
10am at Petco, Hilltop Drive from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday:
• Prairie Squares - Square Dance Club; 6-7:30 p.m., Anderson Grange Hall
New Dancer’s Class, First class is free; Singles & Couples welcome
Saturday:
• Dog Adoptions at Another Chance Animal Welfare League
10am - 2pm at Petco, Hilltop Drive
For Calendar Events postings email
judy@eastvalleytimes or fax 549-3340 at
least three weeks prior to your event.
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Millville
Historical
Society’s Black Pot Luncheon on May 9, 2015
catered by Dutch oven
experts from the Moore
Family of Millville was
judged an unqualified
success by all who came
to dine. The Moore’s
served Swiss steak, turkey and dressing, beans,
sourdough bread and biscuits, and several choices
of dessert—berry cobPhoto by Sharyn Cornelius
bler, bacon apple pie, and
Millville residents enjoy a black pot luncheon cooked up by
pumpkin cake.
Forty-five
people members of the Moore Family at the Millville Historical Society
grounds on May 9th.
bought $10 tickets for the
luncheon and after all the cal Society made $161 and are already planning for
bills were paid, the Histori- a lot of people happy. They next year’s luncheon.
Millville Historical Society to host
annual open house on June 6
The Millville Historical
Society will host its annual
open house on Saturday,
June 6, 2015 at the little blue
schoolhouse museum on
Whitmore Road next to the
Fire Hall. Vendors may set
up booths on the grounds for
free, but must call ahead to
reserve a spot—547-5619.
The museum will be open
from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
so residents can check out all
the neat artifacts from Mill-
ville’s past or thumb through
the Society’s four books
which are for sale. President
Rod Miranda will cook up
a batch of his famous cowboy beans and there will be
homemade desserts for sale.
Shingletown Council meeting
draws much community interest
By Marilee Strom
On May 6, 2015
approximately 100 resident
community
members
attended the Shingletown
Council meeting held at the
Black Butte Jr. High Gym.
The meeting began with the
introduction of CHP Officer
Troy Gordon, who received
a round of applause as thanks
for the CHP’s increased
patrols and visibility in
Shingletown.
Deputy
Sheriff Greg Ketel was
introduced as Shingletown’s
designated deputy.
The
meeting continued with
the announcement of two
programs:
Defensible
Space Trimmings Disposal
Program and Dump Fee
Waiver Program.
These
programs were developed
by the Board of Directors
and Committees and were
subsequently
approved
by the County with the
assistance of Supervisor
Les Baugh and Pat Minturn,
Director of Public Works.
Tom Twist of the
Shingletown Council Fire
Suppression
Committee
outlined the Defensible
Space Trimmings Disposal
Program. This is a free
program for all Shingletown
residents to bring slash
pile debris such as brush,
tree limbs, rakings to the
Shingletown
Transfer
Station burn area. The kickoff for this event will be June
2nd and June 6th from 9:00
am to 3:00 pm. All residents
are to follow the signs at the
Transfer Station and all loads
will be inspected.
Robert Richardson of
the Health and Safety and
Other Concerns Committee
then presented the second
program approved, the
Dump Fee Waiver Program.
This program allows the
Shingletown Council to
clean-up illegal dump sites
and deposit the waste at
the Transfer Station using
a coupon furnished by the
County. There are many
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levels that must be met
before a coupon is issued.
Supervisor Baugh then
talked about the necessity
to
further
strengthen
code enforcement by way
of
available
resources
for a cleaner and better
community. He explained
the code enforcement process
in that code violations are
identified to the County,
which then inspects of the
site of violation, and issues
a follow-up notice stating
the need for the offender
to come into compliance.
Lack of cooperation sends
the violation(s) to an
Administration Law judge
for further processing. The
County may clean-up the
site and owners will be
charged for cost of any
action on infractions. Baugh
mentioned that it is very
helpful to have multiple
complaints filed on sites
needing attention from the
County.
Supervisor
Baugh
announced that the County
has approved a roadside
directional sign to the
Shingletown Medical Center
that would be funded by the
County. He also announced
the dedication of a local road
section to honor late CHP
officer Jack Polen for his
many years of dedication to
Shingletown.
Captain Anthony Bertain
from the Shasta County
Sheriff’s Office gave a
presentation on the future
for Shingletown pertaining
to law enforcement. He
commented that Sheriff
Bosenko
is
dedicated
to
upgrading
staffing.
Additional
officers
are
approximately six to eight
weeks away from hitting the
streets, at the conclusion of
training at Police Academy.
He mentioned that getting
a resident deputy in
Shingletown is a difficult
task as they must find a
deputy who is willing to
relocate to Shingletown.
He also mentioned that
probation,
parole,
and
marijuana
indoor/outdoor
grows regulations are strictly
adhered to in efforts to be a
part of the solution, not the
problem. He mentioned if
you have a problem relating
to Animal Control, you
should call 245-6540.
Tracie
Neal,
Chief
Probation Officer identified
how various stages of
probation and realignment
issues are being addressed
and conducted.
She
explained
about
how
high
profile
parolees
and those under current
investigation are being
very carefully watched,
also how new probations
through realignment are
being handled. She shared
information about those who
are eligible for prison but
staying local for supervision.
The Probation Department
works diligently with all
offices of law enforcement to
assure County enforcement
and safety.
Dawna Twist of the
Community Activities and
Positive Public Relations
gave a brief announcement
about packets that would
be emailed to all contacts
who
schedule
events
in
Shingletown
which
outlines the new process
for scheduling events and
gives helpful information.
Due to the lack of funds
available for copying and
mailing these packets, it was
necessary to email them.
The meeting concluded
with added information for
membership on the Council
in that it is free and that if
you should have a problem,
you can submit a Concern/
Problem form and the
Shingletown Council will
attempt to find solutions. Due
to graduation at Black Butte
Jr. High, there will be no
meeting in June. Watch for
notices in the Shingletown
Council display box at
the Shingletown Store for
updates and the happenings
of Shingletown Council.
ACAWL celebrates 10th anniversary
Another Chance Animal
Welfare League (ACAWL),
based in Palo Cedro, recently
celebrated its tenth anniversary
by holding yet another fundraiser—a Mexican dinner at the
Grange Hall on May 16, 2015
that was attended by 105 hungry diners. The weekend before
ACAWL volunteers held their
annual jewelry and plant sales
at the Thrift Store in the Palo
Cedro Village Shopping Center.
Photo by Sharyn Cornelius
We asked Board PresiOver
100
supporters
of
ACAWL
attended
the Mexican dinner
dent Phyllis Pollack to share the
at the Grange Hall on May 16th that also served as the 10th angroup’s history with our readers, niversary party for the animal rescue organization.
and this is what she wrote.
“ACAWL founder Sandy Shelby has been a lifetime The sanctuary property was in rough shape
animal advocate and rescuer. In May 2005 she decided but with the physical and financial help of our
the community needed a no kill animal rescue to honor volunteers, it has become a safe, comfortable
the memory of Abby, a yellow lab who did not get an- place for many cats. Our dogs continue to be in
other chance. She and a few friends started meeting foster homes. The sanctuary is a work in progress
and founded Another Chance Animal Welfare League and it requires a lot of volunteer hours to mainwith the long term goal of having an animal sanctuary. tain a clean, healthy environment for its tenants.
They made their way through by-laws and the laIt is a benefit that only hindsight provides
borious task of obtaining a non-profit status. a clear perspective of the enormity of a project. With $50.00 they had scraped together, they We have just taken on one project at a time and
started rescuing animals immediately. A small each year everything gets better. We have saved
dog had been thrown from a car window on Hwy several thousand cats and dogs. Along the way
44 and a good Samaritan picked him up and we have also taken in pot bellied pigs, an iguana
called Sandy. Sandy called Gail and Terry Starr and some bunnies. It can be heartbreaking but
who adopted this lucky little guy and Another the joys far outweigh the sadness. Throughout
Chance was off and running.
it all the volunteers have each other, as kindred
By August of 2005, Sandy had secured a site for a spirits, to lament the neglect and absolutely rethrift store in Palo Cedro which would provide income joice in the rescues, good adoptions and everyand a central hub for the organization. Sandy ran the day happy animal stories.
store, wrote the newsletter and did the majority of the This tenth anniversary will be dedicated
work for the first four FurBall fundraising events.
to two special kitties that we lost within three
In 2009 personal circumstances necessitated that days. Each one deserves tears and these guys got
Sandy move out of state and leave behind her beloved a lot of them. One was an orange kitty named
organization. Volunteers stepped up to maintain the O’Ryan (AKA: Papa O). He was older and had
animal rescue which just celebrated its tenth anniver- been through a lot but he melted our hearts. The
sary of saving animals. Joyce Darrow and a host of other was a small, sweet, cross eyed tabby named
volunteers do a superb job of running the thrift store, Morgan. She was little with congenital problems
hosting events and dispersing information. They do a but while she was with us, she had a good, safe
lot of fund raising and friend raising to benefit the or- and very loved life. These two little angels were
ganization.
pure love and we will miss them forever.
In 2012 Another Chance which, again, started Happy 10th Anniversary Another Chance
with $50.00, was able to purchase eight acres with Animal Welfare League. I’m so proud of each
two houses and a barn to realize the dream of an and every volunteer who has played a part in this
animal sanctuary. It was a lofty goal and every vol- success. As Sandy always says, it’s “for the aniunteer should be proud of having helped attain it. mals”.
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