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Welcome to Penngrove, California

Female Entrepreneurs find a warm welcome here - Page 4

Penngrove Women in Business

What local community action can accomplish - Page 10

Lichau Road on the Mend

Inside Penngrove Penngrove PanthersSips, Savors & SoundsPenngrove Map & DirectoryCotati - In The NeighborhoodPenngrove Events

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Locals of NoteThe Bill Kortum story continued - Page 14

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As the first big rains of the season sweep across Sonoma, it reminds us that the holidays are with us again, and it's time to build a fire, cook up a nice stew, make new memories with family and friends, and curl up with a loved one as the winter months turn our thoughts indoors.

Penngrove of course is made up of its people, the most important asset of any community, and in this issue we highlight some of our leading ladies in local business, overcoming all the obstacles, some expected some unexpected, to create independent meaningful livelihoods for themselves and their families. We also conclude our profile on Bill Kortum and his remarkable family and ... the power

of the individual at work in fighting to steer a community in the right direction. Speaking of people power, we also update news on the rehabilitation of Lichau Road, oncedubbed the worst in the county and now getting ready for a facelift, thanks to action from the community.

Another new year is approaching already, time really does fly past. Can you believe that phone texting turned 20 years old this month? Our children have never known life with-out it. As for me, I still stumble along with my one-fingered attempts, while my daughter laughs as she takes the phone to do it for me!

Enjoy the holiday season savoring the joy of family and friends, spreading a little kindness wherever you go.

Penngrove Women in Business — Page 4

Inside Penngrove — Page 6

Penngrove Elementary School News — Page 7

Reader’s Comments — Page 7

Sips, Savors & Sounds — Page 8

Lichau Road on the Mend — Page 10

Penngrove Map — Page 12 & 13

Business Directory — Page 12 & 13

Local of Note - Bill Kortum's Living Legacy — Page 14

Cotati - In the Neighborhood — Page 18 & 19

Family Corner — Page 22

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The efforts of woman entrepreneurs drive a large part of the engine of everyday life here in Penngrove — from where you grab your morning coffee, to where you get your hair done (or your dog’s hair, for that matter). From antique dealers, to artists, bar owners to bookbinders, bakers to cafe owners, organizers to publishers and teachers, women are at the center of the business community. As it turns out, that makes it easier for more women to seek out Penngrove for their new business. But, new successful businesses in this economy take a special mix of dreams, inspiration, skill and determination. Some of Penngrove’s businesswomen have shared their recipes for success with The Proud. Their stories are below.

They had a Dream All of these entrepreneurs started with a dream and some had it from the very beginning. Jen Untalan of Valkyrie Tattoos knew she wanted to be an artist from 4th grade on, and Nicole Sessi of Fringe Beauty Salon could hardly

avoid being involved in the beauty business: she is a 6th generation barber/hairdresser! Martha Little, bookbinder and conservator notes, “After college, I saw a posting for a bookbinder. After seeing the word, I knew that’s what I wanted to be.”

Others, like Kim Hanson, followed their muse later in life. After an early retirement, she fulfilled her dream of owning a cafe by opening JavAmoré. Debra Baretta-Rogers, owner of Mama Baretta, was offered a job at age 19 in her father’s San Francisco bakery. Instead, she decided to become a flight attendant and see the world. After having a family, events in her life re-kindled her passion for baking. Lynn Hartman of the Twin Oaks spent 20 years working in a doctor’s office before finding herself part-owner of the bar and restaurant. Her experiences working in the family’s Larkspur bakery as a teen helped prepare her for some of the challenges she encountered. “When your parents own a business it makes it easier to own your own. You know what it takes,” she observes.

For some, the dream was a glowing ember ignited by a spark or blown hot by the winds of change. Francesca Vrattos experienced a little of both before launching her business with her husband, John. After their daughter gifted the couple a Kitchen Aid mixer, they decided to buy the sausage-making attachment to recreate their favorite Greek sausage, loukaniko. Later, they turned their home sausage-making skills into Yanni’s Sausage Grill. Maryjo Thurston of Building Blocks Preschool originally started

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Grabbing the Brass Ring Thus inspired, what events caused these women to “pull the trigger” on starting their own business? For some it was an abrupt and not always pleasant life change. Debra Rogers found out that her son, Cory, had a number of food allergies affecting his nutrition. She developed a wheat- gluten- and egg-free sandwich bread for his lunch at school. “I also found that I had to create some sweet treats for my son so he could participate in the eating festivities of birthday parties, family functions, and school events without feeling left out,” she recalls. This exclusion from the social act of enjoying food caused by food allergies led her to develop her special line of breads and cookies. Rather than making a special separate food, she created tasty treats from natural ingredients that are safe for everyone to enjoy.

Jen Untalan watched the business side of one tattoo place after another fail. “The last three shops I worked at [in San Francisco] went under. It was a catalyst — I had to take matters into my own hands.” The location she rented in Penngrove had a good feel and she’d always wanted to have a shop with bay windows. After she met all the

an after-school daycare business out of her home to help with the bills when she returned to nursing school. It was such a success that she changed her major and received her AA following it up with the qualifications necessary for operating a licensed preschool.

A Litany of Mentors Along with their dreams, these women had many mentors, often family members, to set their feet on the right path. For Claudette Azevedo of Azevedo Antiques, that mentor was

her Aunt Madeline. Both were devotees of their French/Basque heritage and planned to open an antique store together. While her aunt passed away before they could begin, Claudette eventually entered the antique business. Azevedo’s is the second shop she’s owned. Nicole Sessi was also inspired by her aunt, a San Rafael beauty salon owner. She spent time at her aunt’s shop as a child stocking shelves and greeting customers. During her second salon receptionist job the light bulb went off and she asked herself, “Why am I not doing this?” Diane Davis of Artful Arrangements credits her interest in plant arrangements to her mother’s beautiful flower garden. And, both Toni Borgo of Penngrove Pets Grooming and Kim Hanson have attributed much of their drive and original success to the unwavering support of their husbands.

Debra Baretta-Rogers admits her father is her spiritual inspiration for her baking business, but she also recently finished an 11-week course with the Women’s Initiative, a non-profit organization that helps women entrepreneurs with business plans, mentorships, and networking. Sophie O’Neill, a professional organizer and owner of Sophie Makes it Simple, sought out support from the National Organization for Professional Organizers through which she networked and was mentored.

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With the holidays fast upon us, please don’t forget to support all your local mer-chants right here in Penngrove. There is an amazing variety of unique items that can be procured in our small town. From gifts and novelty items, antiques and collectibles, to clothing and gift certifi-cates, there is something out there for everyone! (Check out the directory on page 12 to see all the businesses here in Penngrove and the local area.) While you are out and about finding things for family and friends this season, if you can pick up something extra for some-one that may not be as fortunate, they would be very thankful. Toy donations can be dropped off at the Firehouse and toy, gift and food donations can be taken to Christmas Cheer, located at 1372-D North McDowell Blvd. All their donations are distributed to children, seniors and other needy folks and families in Penngrove and Petaluma. Passanisi’s Home & Garden shop (bottom photo) has fresh Christmas trees in a variety of sizes, as well as some beautiful poinsettia's. Garden Delights Nursery down Adobe Rd. has lovely

fresh Camellia Tama Vino flow-ers available for holiday decorat-ing (middle photo). The 2012 Sonoma County Harvest Fair was very good for Penngrovians again this year, with Best of Show Charcuterie and a Gold Medal for the Bandiera (Italian Christmas

Sausage) being presented to Yanni’s Sausage Grill. Mama Baretta took home a Best of Show Cookie for a Salted Caramel Nut Lace Cookie - a gourmet, gluten-free confection. The cookie also won double-gold in the gluten-Free cookie category. Penngrove Social Fireman have some exciting events coming up in the new year, starting out with their authentic Italian Dinner in January. The Annual Crab Feed comes right afterwards in February, get your tickets early as it always sells out. Then following that is the infamous Annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Penngrove sure knows how to have a good time. Lagunitas Brewing Company held a fund ‘Giver’ party in November to thank all of the sponsors of the Petaluma Music Festival, held this past August, which donates all of its profits to various music programs in our local schools. Great music, food and company. Oliver’s Markets is hosting a fundraiser to celebrate the release of Real Music: A Taste of Sonoma County Music, Vol. 2, a compilation CD featur-ing some excellent local musicians. Held at the Sebastopol Community Center, December 7th, 7–11pm, the event will showcase 25 live performances. All proceeds from the show and sale of the CDs will benefit the Redwood Empire Food Bank. Give what you can this holiday season, whether it be of your-self and your time, or monetary; it makes others feel good as well as yourself. Penngrove had its share of flooding (top photo) during one of the first big storms of the season in early December, remember to drive carefully when you are out and about. See you around town!

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Congratulations! You have done a wonderful job advertising for our great community here in Penngrove. Thank you for all your hard work...

Sincerely, Mary Jo Thurston and the staff at Building Blocks Preschool

My name is Allan Fisher and I recently read an article in your Fall edition of Penngrove Proud. I feel it is really great that you are writing about some of Penngrove's past history, but I feel that your writers need to obtain all the facts before putting something into print. Your article about the Green Mill states that Jules and Odney Fisher were responsible for running and making it famous for it's great food. While this is part true, it was Jules and his brother Tony (my Father) that ran the place as partners from 1947 until it was sold in the 70's. Jules was responsible for the front end of the business and Tony was responsible for the back end. While Jules was the one most people knew that was out front greeting people, it was Tony and his kitchen staff that were responsible for the delicious food that kept these people coming back year after year.

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All these tables will be covered by the new shade structure at the school

There was great excitement at the school in early September when Penngrove pulled through at the last minute and won the Raley’s Reach School Grant for $10,000, with a total of 6,856 votes! You could feel the excitement as students, teachers, parents and staff spread the word. Thank you to everyone who voted. The funds will be used to build a permanent shade structure over the school’s outdoor eat-ing area to protect our students from the elements while they eat their lunch. The school hopes to have the structure installed before the end of the 2012-13 school year. It is so won-derful how this small community pulls together to support our kids. The Fall Book Fair was very successful raising much needed funds to purchase new books for the school library. Clifford even showed up on Family Night to jo in in the stor ies and fun . The entire school took part in the 2012 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill held October 18th. It was part of the larg-est earthquake preparedness event in US history. To learn more about keeping your family safe during an earthquake go to www.ShakeOut.org/california. Another super fun Halloween festival was held at the end of October, with lots of fun and smiles and good time scariness. There was a seemingly never-ending line of home-made cakes and cookies for the Cake Walk prizes. The 5th & 6th Grade Band & Chorus will be putting on their annual holiday concert on December 14th starting at 1:40pm. Come and share a little holiday spirit. Skate nights are still going strong with one scheduled for each of the next four months. (Check the events calendar in the back for dates). With the holidays upon us again, encourage your children to help others by donating to the annual canned food drive in the next couple of weeks. It's a really great cause that takes very little effort.

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Sips, Savors & SoundsSomething for Everyone’s Taste

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Providing the latest information on our local and surrounding area bistros, cafes, bars and other establishments offering eats, drinks and live music.

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Twin Oaks Tavern An old time local gathering spot, with great lunch service, delicious sandwiches and burgers along with pasta, potato and green salads as well as daily specials. For gamers, there is pool, as well as sports TV. Live music happens Friday night’s.

superBurgerIf you want a big, juicy burger or chicken sandwich with fries or onion rings, and an old-fashioned milkshake, then this is the place for you. Good selection of cold beer and wine and soft drinks. Great Happy Hour deals from 3-6pm, Mon-Fri. Casual dining in or take-out. Children’s menu.

JavamOré CaféThis is what a local coffee shop should be! Kim and her friendly staff offer a wide variety of quality coffees, teas and pastries, along with a full breakfast menu on weekends, including Eggs Benedict. Lunch sandwiches, soups and salads are also available in a warm and inviting space. Catering services offered.

Caprara’s pizzeriaEnjoy a tasty lunch or dinner with a choice of indoor or outdoor seating. As well as their excellent signature pizza (also available in Take n’ Bake), Caprara’s serves up a delightful assortment of homemade pasta dishes, sandwiches and salads, plus soft drinks, beer and wine. Delivery available for lunch and dinner times.

maCk’s Bar & grill A neighborhood bar and grill on Main St, with a friendly atmosphere. Serving up cold beer, on-tap and bottled, mixed drinks and a full food menu, available in the Grill or at the bar.

redwOOd CafeRight up the road in the heart of Cotati, the Redwood Cafe has been a community meeting place for almost 20 years, offering excellent breakfast, brunch or dinner in a kid friendly atmosphere. They serve a great cup of organic coffee as well as high quality beer and wine, and host live music and art events.

laguniTas BreweryJust over the Penngrove line on the edge of north Petaluma, this renowned local brewery has grown into a North Bay legend, thanks to its fine ales, and its live music by local & top-line artists. Offering sandwiches, snacks and special-release brews you won't find on any shelves.

full CirCle Baking COmpanyBaking bread since 2004, the family-run Full Circle has been milling organic flour and grain for more than a half century. They pride themselves in carrying on their family tradition, bringing generations of experience to all of their delicious, handmade artisan breads and rolls. Stop in today for a fresh loaf.

yanni’s sausage grillTucked away behind the now orange door is sausage paradise. Eight traditional, but original flavors are made on-site and they are fabulous. Now featuring a flavor of the month sausage. All served on a grilled roll with your choice of toppings. Plus beef burgers, garlic & Greek fries. & frozen 4-packs of sausages to go.

penngrOve puB A local neighborhood pub, with a big screen TV, free pool Sunday and Monday, and Happy Hour on Monday evenings. Full bar, plus tap and bottled beer. Live music some weekends.

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other women business owners on the street, she was decided. She called the number and put everything on credit cards. “My will was stronger than logic,” she muses. Francesca Vrattos impetus for opening Yanni’s was her and her husband, John’s, changing job situation. They chose the smallest place they could find because she was concerned about the overhead if things fell through. Since July of ’08, they haven’t looked back.

Though, not always painful, each woman’s moment was decisive. After 4 years of running a coffee truck, Kim Hanson was

ready for brick and mortar. Originally, she had her eye on a smaller place in Penngrove (Yanni’s current location), but she saw the cement being poured for The Grove. Her first thought was: “Uh oh, they’re putting in Starbucks!” The leasing agent reassured her that there would be no chain coffee store coming in, and would she like to open a cafe there? It was more space than she had imagined, but she jumped at the chance. As a result, she’s been able to make it exactly what she wanted: a cafe from “back in the day” by the train tracks — sort of like the Whistlestop Cafe from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. Diane Davis created her other company, Davis Publishing, to self-publish her “intentionally unpretentious” self-help

books. She felt that commercially produced books bury the message in a morass of words. Each book is typed on a typewriter and hand-stapled. They can be read in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of tea. “Other women in their 60s are involved with grandchildren. That isn’t what happened for me. I feel the need to reach out to the community and to share. I can’t imagine myself being the little old gray-haired lady!”

On the flip side, Nicole Sessi became a business owner at the ripe age of 22. The salon she’d worked at before attending beauty school was for sale. Her fellow beauticians encouraged her to do it, and, with the guidance of her parents, she bought the business. She jokes that her parents “threw her to the wolves”. In truth, the financial decisions have been all hers, but she readily admits, “If it wasn’t for my parents, I couldn’t do it to this day.” Martha Little worried that if she remained as a bookbinder in academia she would eventually be promoted away from handling the books she loved so much. In anticipation of that day, she pestered a fellow bookbinder not using their equipment to sell it to her. Thus equipped, when she moved to California her challenge was space. Part of the reason she opened her business here in Penngrove was the room her first location, the bank building, afforded. She could now house her century-old paper guillotine and presses for her work.

The “W” Word: Work

After signing the lease or purchasing the equipment, all of these women were faced with the reality of running their nascent businesses. For all of them, it meant hard, sometimes physically exhausting work, and plenty of it. Toni Borgo notes that “labor is a hard way to make a living; when it’s physically tiring, it’s mentally tiring.” Martha Little’s bookbinding work can be strenuous as well as time consuming. “Every book is a challenge,” she observes,

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this fiscal year. This is compared to $5.3 million last year. However, this will only improve about 13 miles (1.1%) of non-primary roads in addition to the 39.6 miles of roads repaired that are funded with gas tax and other non-general fund money. Even if this one-time funding of $8 million per year were continued, at the rate of 13 miles per $8 million, it would take 91 years to fix all 1,182 miles of county roads that are not on the primary road list. The general fund budget is about $420 million this year.” Not everyone on the Board of Supes is happy with Lichau being on the list of roads to repair. West county supervisor, Efren Carrillo, complained that Lichau was on the list because Lichau residents applied political pressure to the Board. He seemed somewhat shocked that citizens had the audacity to petition the government to address an issue. But Susan Klassen, the deputy director of public works and transportation, said that it was a safety issue because school children take Lichau Road to visit the Fairfield Osborne Preserve that sits on the top of the road and is run by Sonoma State University. Letters of support were also offered up by the Petaluma School District that has many school buses picking up and dropping off children along Lichau. Klassen was quoted in the PD as saying, “I guess you could use the word squeaky wheel,” referring to the complaint raised by Carrillo and other critics, “To some extent, all the work we do is like that.”

The residents living along Lichau Road have long had to resort to driving down the middle of the road to avoid the prodigious potholes that sprout up like mushrooms in a manure pile during the rainy season. In last year’s Penngrove Proud winter edition, we wrote about how Lichau garnered the prestigious award of being voted worst road in Sonoma County. Now, if things

go as planned, Lichau may be on the mend thanks to the efforts of Penngrove residents taking action. A year and a half after Janae Rosen and Judy

Shubin started exchanging emails regarding the decrepit condition of Penngrove’s Lichau Road, the county has set aside $6.5 million dollars to repair 13.2 miles of deteriorating rural roads. Rosen and Shubin gathered 250 neighbor’s signatures and created a website: http://www.savelichauroad.com/. Rosen and Shubin were joined in the fight by Michael Troy and Craig Harrison who formed www.sosroads.org, a county-wide organization that lobbies the county for increased funding for road repair. They attended many Board of Supervisors meetings. They created a PR campaign contacting newspapers, radio and TV outlets. The groups held numerous meetings at Sally Tomatoes with a concerned County road supervisor,

Phil Demery, who explained the various reasons that have led to the historic lack of maintenance on Sonoma’s rural roads. The groups found a sympathetic ear with Supervisors, Shirlee Zane and David Rabbitt. In October the Supes voted to fund

road repairs with $6.5 million for 13.2 miles of road that were deemed to be repair worthy because they were of economic value leading to wineries or tourist destinations. This may seem as a rather piddling amount to the almost a billion dollars in revenue that would be needed to bring all the county roads up to standards. Mr. Troy states, “Since they are only fixing 1.5 miles of Lichau, there will still be 3.5 miles of bad road.” The state of county roads is far from bright. Troy goes on to say that, “SOSroads is very pleased that the supervisors voted for a one-time increase of the road budget to $15 million for

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Bill Kortum graduated from Petaluma High School and entered the Merchant Marines during WWII. After he left the lure of the sea he enrolled in the Santa Rosa Junior College. He soon headed to U.C. Davis and pursued a career in veterinary medicine and graduated in June 1953. In July he married Lucy. They met the summer before when Jean brought her college classmate, Lucy, an education major at Pomona College, to the ranch as Lucy said, “thinking that painting fences would be a welcome change from city life.” Bill and Lucy have three children, Frank a federal prosecutor, Sam an economist at Yale and Julie an occupational therapist.

Following graduation, Kortum came back to Petaluma and worked with Dr. John McChesney in a practice on Petaluma Blvd. North. In an interview with Lucy she said, “A year later Bill was called to duty by the Army Veterinary Corps for two years and was assigned as post veterinarian at the Oakland Army base. After his discharge he returned to Sonoma County where he opened his own veterinary practice in 1956, the Cotati Veterinary Hospital. There he treated everything from cows, horses, snakes, dogs and lions. Three years later recent veterinary graduate, Fred Groverman joined the practice with Bill Kroft as business manager. The Cotati location was close to almost all of the dairies in the central county.

Bill would become the President of the Cotati Chamber of Commerce. Cotati was unincorporated at the time and one of Bill’s first civic projects was turning an empty field into La Plaza Park. Mull that over the next time you go to the Accordion Festival or the Farmer’s Market. Bill was one of the founders of the City of Cotati and led the fight for incorporation. “With only one week before Rohnert Park became an official City,” Lucy recalled, “Bill instigated the incorporation of Cotati to prevent the larger city from

The first part of the article told the story of the early members of the family’s trek across country, the development of Calistoga’s first winery and other adventures. [In the first part I called Jean Kortum, “Jeanie” which is incorrect; she was known as Jean.]

controlling Cotati’s self-determination.” Bill later served on the Petaluma Unified K-12 school board.

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In 1960 PG&E decided that the Bodega Headlands would be a perfect location for a nuclear plant. Perfect, unless you think it might be a bad idea to place a large nuclear plant directly on top of the San Andreas Fault, seriously, the San Andreas Fault? Yes. But PG&E hadn’t counted on the Kortums. Karl contacted his friend, Petaluma historian Ed Mannion, who wrote an article about the power plant in the Argus-Courier. The big breakthrough came when Karl wrote a letter to the Chronicle and took it to Scott Newhall. Newhall was skeptical at first because PG&E was, as Bill

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put it, “the Hometown Boy” that was too big to criticize. But Newhall printed it and then promptly left town to avoid the wrath and possible firing by his publisher. Lucy said “The letter asked citizens to write the state Public Utilities Commission to reopen the hearings on the plant and received 1,500 letters were received. PUC reopened the hearings and the battle became a Bay Area, state and a national issue.”

At that time there was a smaller prototype nuclear plant up in Eureka. The Bodega site, aka “The Hole in the Head”, was to be five times larger. Bill was concerned about the effects of leaking wind borne radiation upon the vast pastures of the county and that the cows would eat the grass and the by product of the radiation, Iodine 131, would enter the milk and that parents would stop their children from drinking milk.

Bill contacted a veterinarian in Eureka and asked him to harvest the parathyroids of any cows that had died or been slaughtered near the plant. They sent the parathyroids by Greyhound bus to a lab in Berkeley. They came back positive for the presence of radioactive Iodine 131. When PG&E learned this they gathered the farmers together and told them there was nothing to worry about. Not true. The Eureka plant was to be the model for the Bodega site but the plant leaked so bad that the Atomic Energy Commission shut it down.

In the LeBaron interview Kortum recalls the balloon experiment that Dave Pesonen did where he put cards in balloons that said, “If this were radioactive you would have been contaminated”. People found them as far away as the Sacramento Valley.

Bill had a neighbor across Rt. 116 from the hospital. He was famed trumpeter, Lu Watters, often called the father of West Coast Dixieland Jazz who had retired

from the music business and had turned his attention to geology and lectured at SSU. His area of study was the coastal earthquake faults. He returned to playing music with the Turk Murphy Band at anti-nuke rallies and wrote “Blues over Bodega”. Karl and Newhall had become good friends and Scott called Karl after he had heard the song on the radio in his commute to work and said, “You’ve won. Soon as you get music, you’ve got a populist issue going and you’ve won”. After hearing the song, internationally known geologist, Pierre Saint-Amand, took a walking tour of the site and he discovered a flaw PG&E had overlooked: The San Andreas Fault, the Bad Boy of California quakes, went right through Bodega Head.

PG&E, PUC and the State backed down on their proposition to build on one of the country’s most notorious and disruptive fault lines and as we’ve seen in the Japanese earthquake of 2011, it’s not wise to place nuclear power plants on fault lines.

A COLLEGE COMES TO COTATI

In 1957 the State Department of Education announced that it was looking for a new state college preferably in Sonoma County between Santa Rosa and Petaluma. As the Cotati Chamber president Bill began to offer up


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potential sites. The first site seemed to be good choice. It was an abandoned WWII emergency airstrip in Cotati but the site was rejected because it was in a flood plain. The Chamber proposed another site along 101 which is now the Gallo vineyards but the State said it was too hilly for consideration. The next morning Bill was in the office of realtor Joe Dorfman, trying to elicit help for choosing a new site. They discussed numerous possibilities and found only one that seemed to fit the bill. It was the property of Forrest Benson on East Cotati Avenue. and Petaluma Hill Road. Joe picked up the phone and called Benson. Benson

was willing to sell. Bill went home and Lucy composed a telegram to the Public Works Board, the same board whom a day earlier rejected the hill site. “Have new college site, will call with further details”. On March 2, 1960 the decision was made to buy the Benson property. Soon bumpers were covered with stickers that said, “Cotati is right for the college site” and “College in Cotati – It’s a Natural”. The new college attracted students and faculty that brought a new awareness of the environment, culture, music and new ideas to the community. The area was changed forever.

In 1967 Governor Pat Brown floated the idea that Highway 1 from Santa Barbara to Oregon should become a scenic highway. Bill and Shirley Rush were appointed from the Sonoma County Committee to the statewide Committee. Lucy says, “The Committee was made aware that Salt Point Ranch was designated as potential Federal, State or local land suitable for parkland. Bill, then serving on the Petaluma Unified School Board, convinced the educational community to lobby the state to buy Salt Point for it’s outdoor education potential. Bill sold the educational value of the tide pools to the education community and eventually the State came up with the funds and bought the 3,000 acres to create the Salt Point State Park.

At the time the Sea Ranch development was taking place, the designer Larry Halpern told Bill, “Look you guys, it’s just not going to work”. He said that because the various counties and cities control all the land use it wouldn’t work. Kortum remembered those words.

In 1963 a division of Castle and Cooke bought the Olsen ranch and created the master plan for Sea Ranch. It encompassed over ten miles of pristine coastline that would have made the coastline inaccessible to the public. It met immediate opposition that ultimately resulted in major changes to California law. At that time, of California’s 1,300 mile of coast, only 100 miles of it were open to the public. As governments tend to do, hearings were held. A group of activists organized and tried to do something about opening up the Sea Ranch coast to the public. Chuck Rheinhart came up with the name, Californians Organized

to Acquire Access to State Tideland or COAAST. In 1967 they proposed an initiative and gathered signatures and spent $1,500 for an ad. Castle and Cooke spent $40,000 on the campaign and the initiative went down to defeat. Then, as now, it seems that money will influence people to vote against their own interests, but with determined citizens that can be overcome.

Two Assemblymen, Dunlop and Sieroty, held hearings in Santa Rosa and they came to Bill and asked him if he would organize a 12 member coalition for the entire coast of California. Bill organized a coalition of 12 groups and the California Coastal Commission, of which he was chairman, was born.

That morphed into the California Coastal Alliance representing 110 organizations of which Bill was also chairman. Once again they were fighting the money of the big boys who were fighting to keep them at bay. Failing at the legislative level, the alliance sponsored another initiative, Prop 20. after A young, Jerry Brown, then the State’s Attorney General created a stir when he disclosed the amount of money the big boys were using to defeat Prop 20. The initiative passed with 55% of the vote creating the first Coastal Commission in the nation.

TO THE MAX(INE)Karl and Bill’s sister was Maxine Kortum Durney who was born in 1921 in Santa Cruz. After getting her master’s degree

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in library science, Maxine was a librarian at, among other libraries, the Petaluma branch. She was in her own right an avid environmentalist and was still camping well into her 80’s. She was deeply involved with the “Chicken House Project” which, through interviews, oral histories, letters and photos told the story of the poultry ranching that was integral to the Penngrove and Petaluma community. She was also a major force in the 1972 Coastal Initiative with Bill and Lucy. A decade ago she began a new project with her granddaughter, Elizabeth, to provide signs naming every creek and watershed in Sonoma County. It was called the “Watershed Project” and now there are more than 60 signs designating the names of the creeks and watershed designations. Maxine died on January 24, 2012 at her home on the chicken ranch on Ely Road.

WE LOVE LUCYLucy Deam Kortum is an article unto herself. Lucy was as active in all phases of the various projects as Bill was. While Bill was often the face of all the endeavors, Lucy kept everything organized and flowing. Lucy was among the first students at Sonoma State College after enrolling in a history class. After getting her credentials she began working part-time in a secretarial position in the Natural Sciences department. She was assigned to the innovative nursing program from its inception, through its accreditation and role as a national model.

She continued taking classes and enrolled in the new Public History program. In 1991 her Master’s thesis was on the

subject of all the Carnegie Libraries in California. She and Bill travelled to all the libraries throughout the state. Today 87 of the libraries are still standing as libraries, museums and a variety of other roles and 57 have been demolished. The building that currently houses the Petaluma Museum is a sterling example of the architecture while the former Carnegie Library in Santa Rosa was torn down and replaced with a boring modern structure.

Lucy wrote the nominations that resulted in getting the Carlson Currier Silk Mill building in Petaluma, a unique example of a New England style mill with it’s Georgian colonial revival architecture, and the Carnegie Library building on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2005, Lucy was the recipient of the Jeanne Thurlow Miller Award from the Sonoma County Historical Society for her efforts in preserving these sites. Today, Lucy is still very active in the Petaluma Museum and the library system and has helped me with research for Penngrove Proud magazine. In 2006 Lucy received the Petaluma Good Egg award.

The Kortum’s continue the struggle to protect our environment and were involved in the fight for the counties Open Space Initiatives, the creation of the Sonoma County Conservation Action and the creation of urban growth boundaries that are the model across the country to limit sprawl. They supported the SMART rail system that is now bearing fruit from the seeds they planted twenty years ago.

Bill, Lucy, Karl and Maxine have all been honored for meritorious service on the floor of U.S. Congress.

Today, Bill and Lucy haven’t slowed down very much and still seem to have more energy than most people of any age. They are still involved in many projects that will benefit future generations and with their friends they still make a quality Pinot Noir from their own vines on the ranch. Their remarkable impact on the county cannot be overrated or overstated. We are all privileged to walk in their footsteps upon the paths these monumental human beings that, like their pioneering ancestors, created through sheer will and determination.

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“What will you find when you open it up?” Kim Hanson began JavAmore by working six days a week. “It’s like having a child. I know every sound the machines make. I’m so invested!”

But, with the hard work come rewards. “If you do something and believe in it, it makes the work easier,” says Francesca Vrattos. She enjoys greeting her customers personally. She challenges herself by having a new sausage flavor every month. The rewards Yanni’s has received are also awards. They have taken the Gold and Best Charcuterie every year they’ve entered the Sonoma County Harvest Fair. Debra Baretta-Rogers’ hard work has yielded a Double Gold and Best Cookie at this year’s Harvest Fair. And that’s over all cookies, not just gluten-free. Customers at the local groceries and online already clamor for her Caramel Florentine cookie. The ability to run one’s own show also allows a direct connection with clients. In the tattoo business there are not many women owners; even fewer are artist/owners. For Jen Untalan, one of the upsides of ownership is having a more

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warm and inviting environment for her customers’ custom tattoo experience. “The clients are your muses — they tell you what they want and you make it happen,” she says. Sophie O’Neill especially enjoys working side-by-side with her clients as a professional organizer. The job requires a lot of people skills and is very personal. Running a pre-school is a very customer-related business. Maryjo Thurston relies on word-of-mouth recommendations to fill the enrollment for Building Blocks. After a total of 26 years in childcare, she is teaching her children’s friend’s children. Another benefit of having your own preschool: teaching your grandchildren!

Perfect Place? Penngrove!

These women are all in agreement about one thing: Penngrove is a terrific place to own and operate their own business. “All of the businesses around here are owned by the people actually running them,” notes Claudette Azevedo. “Fellow business owners watch your back and are helpful and neighborly. People say ‘hi’ when they walk by.” Toni Borgo also has praise for her fellow business

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owners and Penngrove townsfolk. “The business community is the most supportive. Penngrove fits everything that a grooming shop should have. It’s

a personal business and people treat dogs here the way they should.”

Building Blocks Preschool enjoys an especially close connection with the town. “Being across the street from Penngrove School really helps,” says Maryjo Thurston. She observes that without the Social Fireman and the Penngrove Women’s Club, her school couldn’t have their annual fundraiser and Christmas play. Kim Hanson loves Penngrove’s sense of history. “It’s like a place frozen in time.” She’s had customers come in and recall the People’s General Store, located where JavAmorÈ now stands. Kim’s appreciation of Penngrove extends to community service. She frequently supports events at Penngrove School and is a board member of the Penngrove Social Fireman. “I feel it’s important to give back some of my time. These people allow me to stay open because they come here.” Diane Davis echoes that community spirit. Her philosophy is, “happy people make for strong communities,” and she’s trying to achieve that one book at a time. Jen Untalan may have best expressed what it’s like being a woman business owner in Penngrove: “The whole package is awesome. It’s so totally worth it. I’d do this 10 times over again!”

Lichau - Continued from page 10~

If all goes according to schedule, in the summer of 2013, Lichau Road will finally be repaired after a long struggle by residents to have the county fix our roads. Some politicos may not be able to see beyond the squeaky wheel argument, but they can’t refute Janae Rosen when she states that, “Saving Lichau Road is an example of what can happen when people come together for a common cause.” Troy sums it up best by saying, “Lichau Road residents are extremely fortunate to be included on the list of roads to be fixed with the extra funding this year. It never would have happened without the effort of Janae and Judy and others who wrote letters, emails and showed up at the Board of Supervisors meetings.”

And by next summer residents won’t have to drive down the middle of the road anymore.

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Claudette Azevedo, Azevedo Antiques, 10010 Main Street, Penngrove, 707-792-2733Debra Baretta-Rogers, Mama Baretta, PO Box 817, Penngrove, 707-292-8958, www.mamabaretta.comDiane Davis, Artful Arrangements/Davis Publishing, PO Box 600, 205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, (707) 664-8656, www.artfularrangements.biz, www.davis-publishing.bizFrancesca Vrattos, Yanni’s Sausage Grill, 10007 Main Street, Penngrove, 707-795-7088Jennifer Untalan, Valkyrie Tattoo, 10002 Main Street, Penngrove, 707-794-9390, www.valkyrietattoo.comKathy Giusto, Full Circle Baking Company, 10151 Main Street, 707-794-9445Kim Hanson, JavAmoré Cafe, 10101 Main Street, Penngrove, 707-794-1516Lynda Sutton-Smith, Penngrove Publishing, PO Box 553, Penngrove, 707-665-9408, www.penngroveproud.comLynn Hartman, Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707-795-5118, www.twinoakstavern.netMandy, Penngrove Hair Company, 10025 Main Street, Penngrove, 707-331-0034Martha Little, Martha Little Bookbinding and Conservation, PO Box 148, Penngrove, 707-338-4647, www.mlbookconservation.comMaryjo Thurston, Building Blocks Preschool, 228 Old Adobe Road, Penngrove, 707-792-2280, www.bbpreschool123.comNatascha, Stay in Touch Massage, 11790 Main Street, Penngrove, 707-527-7829Nicole Sessi, Fringe Beauty Salon, 10101 Main St, C, Penngrove, 707-792-2444, www.fringebeautysalon.comSophie O’Neill, Sophie Makes it Simple, 707-971-9257, www.sophiemakesitsimple.comToni Borgo, Penngrove Pets Grooming, 10035 Main Street, 707-795-2275, www.penngrovepets.com


Penngrove PantryMother Knows BestA mouth-watering cake, perfect for the holidays

~ Cooking Tips ~Measuring Corn Syrup, Molasses, and Honey: Dip measuring cup or spoon either in hot water or brush with oil before pouring in the syrup. This way, you get all that's in the cup to come out.

Soy Sauce: Use light (slightly sweeter) soy sauce for marinades and dressings; use dark (slightly heavier) soy sauce for cooking and sauces.

Vanilla: Make your own vanilla by placing 2 split and chopped vanilla beans in 1 liter of vodka or bourbon. Shaking the bottle once a day, let sit for 2-3 months, or until desired color. This also makes great holiday gifts when poured into glass bottles.

Buttermilk Caramel CakeCake Ingredients:2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 large eggs, at room temperature 1 cup well-shaken buttermilk

Caramel Glaze Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Cake Preparation:Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan and line with a square of parchment paper, then butter parchment. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, then beat in vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. At low speed, beat in buttermilk until just combined (mixture may look curdled). Add flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing until each addition is just incorporated.

Spread batter evenly in cake pan. Bake until golden and a wood toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then run a knife around edge of pan. Invert onto rack and remove parchment, then cool completely, about 1 hour. Make small holes into top of cake about 1" down and 1-1/2" apart

Glaze Preparation: Bring cream, brown sugar, corn syrup, and a pinch of salt to a boil in a 1-1/2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Boil until glaze registers 212°F on thermometer, about 12 to 14 minutes, then stir in vanilla.

Put rack with cake in a shallow baking pan and pour hot glaze over top of cake, allowing it to fill in holes and run down the sides. Cool until glaze is set, about 30 minutes. Delicious warm or cold.

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Penngrove Hometown & Neighboring Events

~ December ~Cotati Three Nights of Festive Fun - 5th to 7thHoliday Tree Lighting, Holiday Cheer, & Candlelight Concert,

Call 795-5508 for more information or email [email protected]

A Taste Of Sonoma County Music Fundraiser - 7thHosted by Oliver's Market at Sebastopol Community Center, 7-11pm

www.oliversmarket.com for more info

Penngrove School Holiday Concert - 13th356 Adobe Rd., Penngrove, 1:40pm - Call 778-4755 for more info

Penngrove School Skate Night - 14thCal Skate, Rohnert Park 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info

The Nutcracker at Spreckles PA Center - 14th-16thPerformed by Santa Rosa Dance Theater & Santa Rosa Youth Ballet

5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park - Call 588-3400 for more info & times

Artful Arrangements Workshop - Secret Rock Writing- 16th205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 10am-noon, 664-8656 for more info

Davis Publishing Workshop - Christmas Poem - 16th205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 3-5pm, 664-8656 for more info

Sing-along Messiah at Spreckles PA Center - 22ndSing-along with hundred voice choir and full orchestra, 7:30pm

5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park - Call 588-3400 for more info

Penngrove Community Church - Christmas Eve Service - 24th9970 Oak St., Penngrove, 6pm, 795-5919 for more info

Music & Arts at Redwood Cafe 8240 Old Redwood Hwy. Cotati, Call 707-795-7868 for more info

Poetry Slam: every 2nd Tuesday, 6pm, Open Mic: every Thursday, 6-9pmTrivia every 3rd Tuesday, Poetry: 1st Sunday, 5-7pm. Organix Guitar: 1st Sunday, 11am

Irish Music: 2nd Sunday, 4pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band: 3rd Sunday, 4pmOld Time Fiddle Jam: 4th Sunday, 4pm - www.redwoodcafe.com

~ January~Penngrove Social Firemen - Italian Night - 12th

Penngrove Community Clubhouse, 397 Oak St. Penngrove Call Kim Hanson at 794-1516 for more info

Artful Arrangements Workshop - Secret Rock Writing - 16th205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove, 10am-noon, 664-8656 for more info


Penngrove School Skate Night - 25thCal Skate, Rohnert Park 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info

~ January~Music & Arts at Redwood Cafe

8240 Old Redwood Hwy. Cotati, Call 707-795-7868 for more infoCheck under December listing & www.redwoodcafe.com for this month's listings

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Penngrove Social Firemen - Annual Crab Feed - 12thPenngrove Community Clubhouse, 397 Oak St. Penngrove

Call Kim Hanson at 794-1516 for more info

Penngrove School Skate Night - 22ndCal Skate, Rohnert Park, 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info




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~ march ~Penngrove Social Firemen - St. Patty's Dinner

Penngrove Community Clubhouse, 397 Oak St. Penngrove Call Kim Hanson at 794-1516 for more info

Penngrove School Skate Night - 15thCal Skate, Rohnert Park, 5:30-7:30pm - Call 778-4755 for more info


Petaluma Junior HS Crab Feed & Silent Auction - 2nd700 Bantam Way, Petaluma, 778-4724 for more info




~ april ~Penngrove School Skate Night - 19th

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