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Friday, April 8, 2011 T r i bu ne Calistoga Independently owned and published in Calistoga for Calistogans since 2002 50¢ q BIKE PATH EXTENDED Council okays grant for Class 1 bike path study BELOW u COUGAR JUICE New vodka on shelves from Calistoga’s Mike Nicholson 3 t SOFTBALL TEAM SCORES ‘Cats dominate season with 6-1 tally at start of league 12 PHOTO BY MICHELLE WING (Above) Sally Manfredi, secretary of the Calistoga Community Gardens, proudly shows off the entryway to the 30-plot space. A growing community Nothing can beat getting your hands dirty at Calistoga Community Garden By Michelle Wing Tribune Senior Staff Writer There’s a neighborhood in Calistoga of 30 close-knit families who share a space not much larger than a medium-sized parking lot. They vary greatly in characteris- tics – some young, some old. Some Anglo, some Latino. Some laborers, some artists, some professionals. Yet despite the tight quarters, they all manage to get along. Where is this special place? It’s the Calistoga Community Garden, tucked away in the back part of the Logvy property. For the past nine years, people of all kinds have gath- ered here to share a common bond: the love of making things grow in the earth. Rosemary Faulds, one of the mem- Teacher contracts OK’d See GARDEN page 6 PHOTO BY MICHELLE WING The crops are guarded by a number of vigilant scarecrows. By Michelle Wing Tribune Senior Staff Writer Teachers received a one-time pay- ment equal to 1.75 percent of their salary as part of the successful conclu- sion of their July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2013 contract. Teachers ratified the contract two weeks ago at a meeting at the Calistoga Inn, and the Calistoga Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) board of trustees approved it unanimously on Monday night. Ivan Miller, president of the Calistoga Associated Teachers (CAT) union, said, “We are really fortunate we’re not having to lay anybody off.” The actual salary schedule remains Virtual preschool? A new era for CJUSD toddlers By Michelle Wing Tribune Senior Staff Writer This summer, 14 four year olds will prepare for kindergarten with iPads in their hands, thanks to a unique partnership between the nonprofit NapaLearns, Calistoga Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) and the Calistoga Family Center. The “virtual preschool” is an expansion of the Summer Bridge program, which helps youngsters with no preschool experience make the transition to becoming students. See TEACHERS page 7 Trustees appoint Citizens Oversight Committee, approve issuance of first round of school bonds By Michelle Wing Tribune Senior Staff Writer Calistoga Joint Unified School District trustees appointed eight people to the Measure A Citizens’ Oversight Committee on Monday, and also approved the issuance of its first round of bonds. The eight members are: Rose Beck, as a business organization member; Herb Salinger, as a senior citizens’ organization member; Malcolm Powell, as a bona fide taxpayers’ orga- nization member; Lisa Skinner, as the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district; Wendy Lopez, as a member of a parent/teacher organiza- tion and as the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district; and Brian Fennen, Donna Dill and Lilia Gallion as members at large. The committee will be responsible for ensuring that monies raised under the Measure A school construction bond are spent wisely and only for the purposes specified, namely the build- ing and rehabilitation of school facili- ties. Members will serve two-year terms, and will meet at least quarterly, issuing a report at least annually. Meetings are subject to the Brown Act, and are open to the public. Meeting dates will be publicized in local newspapers, and report of activity will be made at regu- lar school board meetings. See OVERSIGHT page 7 See PRESCHOOL page 7 Council approves funds up to $15,000 per park for future RSO disputes By Pat Hampton Tribune Publisher The city will spend up to $15,000 in matching funds to help mobilehome park residents with legal fees when rent disputes wind up in mediation or arbitration, councilmem- bers decided Tuesday night. Protecting the city’s low-income housing stock as well as the vulnerable residents of mobilehome parks by using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) low income hous- ing program funds to fund the proposal is the right thing to do, city manager Richard Spitler told the city council. “They have no place to go, and that allows land- lords to raise rents as they see fit,” Spitler said. It is expensive and emotionally draining for homeowners in the city’s four parks to enter the legal foray trig- gered when park owners demand higher rents than the city’s Rent Stabilization State grant will pay for Class 1 bike path study Would extend bikeway from Lincoln to Dunaweal By Pat Hampton Tribune Publisher The city council easily pedaled a 4-1 vote in support of extending the existing Class 1 bikeway on Washington Street another .60 miles to connect it to downtown on the city right-of-way along the old Southern Pacific Railroad. Combined with the Washington Street bikeway that goes from Dunaweal Lane to the Little League field, the completed project would provide 1.5 miles of safe, off- street bicycling and pedestrian walkways in town. Tuesday’s vote allows for submission of a Caltrans Bicycle Transportation (BTA) grant application to devel- op plans and specifications for the bike path extension. Costs for the plans are estimated at $80,000, with $70,000 from the state grant. The required 10 percent in matching funds, if the grant is awarded, will be paid by the Napa See RSO FUNDS page 6 See BIKE PATH page 6 PHOTO BY NOAH HAMPTON-ASMUS
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Friday, April 8, 2011
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Independently owned and published in Calistoga for Calistogans since 2002 50¢
q Bike path extended Council okays grant for Class 1 bike path study Below u Cougar JuiCe New vodka on shelves from Calistoga’s Mike Nicholson 3t SoftBall team SCoreS ‘Cats dominate season with 6-1 tally at start of league 12
Photo by Michelle Wing
(Above) Sally Manfredi, secretary of the Calistoga Community Gardens, proudly shows off the entryway to the 30-plot space.
A growing community
Nothing can beat getting your hands dirty at Calistoga Community GardenBy Michelle WingTribune Senior Staff Writer
There’s a neighborhood in Calistoga of 30 close-knit families who share a space not much larger than a medium-sized parking lot.
They vary greatly in characteris-tics – some young, some old. Some Anglo, some Latino. Some laborers, some artists, some professionals. Yet despite the tight quarters, they all
manage to get along.Where is this special place? It’s
the Calistoga Community Garden, tucked away in the back part of the Logvy property. For the past nine years, people of all kinds have gath-ered here to share a common bond: the love of making things grow in the earth.
Rosemary Faulds, one of the mem-
Teacher contracts OK’d
See GARDEN page 6Photo by Michelle Wing
The crops are guarded by a number of vigilant scarecrows.
By Michelle WingTribune Senior Staff Writer
Teachers received a one-time pay-ment equal to 1.75 percent of their salary as part of the successful conclu-sion of their July 1, 2010 - June 30,
2013 contract.Teachers ratified the contract two
weeks ago at a meeting at the Calistoga Inn, and the Calistoga Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) board of trustees approved it unanimously on Monday night.
Ivan Miller, president of the Calistoga Associated Teachers (CAT) union, said, “We are really fortunate we’re not having to lay anybody off.”
The actual salary schedule remains
Virtual preschool?A new era for
CJUSD toddlersBy Michelle WingTribune Senior Staff Writer
This summer, 14 four year olds will prepare for kindergarten with iPads in their hands, thanks to a unique partnership between the nonprofit NapaLearns, Calistoga Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) and the Calistoga Family Center.
The “virtual preschool” is an expansion of the Summer Bridge program, which helps youngsters with no preschool experience make the transition to becoming students.
See TEACHERS page 7
Trustees appoint Citizens Oversight Committee,approve issuance of first round of school bondsBy Michelle WingTribune Senior Staff Writer
Calistoga Joint Unified School District trustees appointed eight people to the Measure A Citizens’ Oversight Committee on Monday, and also approved the issuance of its first round of bonds.
The eight members are: Rose Beck, as a business organization member; Herb Salinger, as a senior citizens’ organization member; Malcolm
Powell, as a bona fide taxpayers’ orga-nization member; Lisa Skinner, as the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district; Wendy Lopez, as a member of a parent/teacher organiza-tion and as the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district; and Brian Fennen, Donna Dill and Lilia Gallion as members at large.
The committee will be responsible for ensuring that monies raised under the Measure A school construction bond are spent wisely and only for the
purposes specified, namely the build-ing and rehabilitation of school facili-ties.
Members will serve two-year terms, and will meet at least quarterly, issuing a report at least annually. Meetings are subject to the Brown Act, and are open to the public. Meeting dates will be publicized in local newspapers, and report of activity will be made at regu-lar school board meetings.
See OVERSIGHT page 7
See PRESCHOOL page 7
Council approves funds up to $15,000 per parkfor future RSO disputesBy Pat HamptonTribune Publisher
The city will spend up to $15,000 in matching funds to help mobilehome park residents with legal fees when rent disputes wind up in mediation or arbitration, councilmem-bers decided Tuesday night.
Protecting the city’s low-income housing stock as well as the vulnerable residents of mobilehome parks by using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) low income hous-
ing program funds to fund the proposal is the right thing to do, city manager Richard Spitler told the city council.
“They have no place to go, and that allows land-lords to raise rents as they see fit,” Spitler said. It is expensive and emotionally draining for homeowners in the city’s four parks to enter the legal foray trig-gered when park owners demand higher rents than the city’s Rent Stabilization
State grant will pay forClass 1 bike path studyWould extend bikeway from Lincoln to Dunaweal
By Pat HamptonTribune Publisher
The city council easily pedaled a 4-1 vote in support of extending the existing Class 1 bikeway on Washington Street another .60 miles to connect it to downtown on the city right-of-way along the old Southern Pacific Railroad.
Combined with the Washington Street bikeway that goes from Dunaweal Lane to the Little League field, the completed project would provide 1.5 miles of safe, off-street bicycling and pedestrian walkways in town.
Tuesday’s vote allows for submission of a Caltrans Bicycle Transportation (BTA) grant application to devel-op plans and specifications for the bike path extension. Costs for the plans are estimated at $80,000, with $70,000 from the state grant. The required 10 percent in matching funds, if the grant is awarded, will be paid by the Napa
See RSO FUNDS page 6
See BIKE PATH page 6
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