Hello Neighbors: Well, we have graduated another fine class from Kings Mountain Elementary School. Now it is time to start thinking about the Art Fair. Somehow, your editor thinks these events mark the passage of time on Kings Mountain more significantly than the calendar year. You will find lots about both of these in this issue. First, you will find much to cheer about in school news this month. Congratulations are in order celebrating both our students and the dedicated parents (and grandpar- ents) who put in such time supporting excellence at KMES. In addition, the Echo welcomes a new 2/3 teacher! Read about him in our school coverage. (Yes, I did say him). Use the sign-up link shown on the Cookie Bake flyer to schedule a shift to help bake cookies on August 25th. This is the school’s biggest fund raiser and parents can’t do it alone. They need community support. Besides, few things are more fun than cookie dough. Next, please read about and sign up for as many Art Fair shifts as you can reasonably manage, while still leaving time to appreciate and spend money for the artworks displayed on Labor Day Weekend. Get in the mood by partying with friends and family at the KMA Summer BBQ and Art Fair celebration on Saturday, July 14th. It has been 55 years of effort and we benefit every day from the money Art Fair brings into our community. Artists among resident Echo readers still have time to join the action in Mountain Art. The application deadline has been extended to July 15th. Use the revised application in this issue to apply. We also thought it would be fun for everyone to learn a little about the special folks who chair our Art Fair com- mittees. Realistically, it is amazing that such a small community can host such a large and complex event every year. The reason is the good will, dedication and extraordinary time com- mitments from our Chair management team. We include brief profiles of about half the team in this issue and will complete them next month. It has been your editor’s pleasure to get to know them better. I hope you will enjoy the stories. Finally, if you’ve been thinking Kings Mountain weather has somehow become even more unpredictable, now it your chance to talk about it. Thanks to KMA logistical support, interested neighbors can sign up to participate in a fascinating National Science Foundation research study about fog patterns, redwoods and human behaviors affecting climate change. Use the link shown in our Summen project story to get involved. That’s all for this month. See you at Family Movie Night! Best regards, Eileen Fredrikson, Editor Bill Goebner, Echo Photographer Marty Eisenberg, Echo Columnist July 2018 Volume 14, Issue 7
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Hello Neighbors:
Well, we have graduated another fine class from Kings Mountain Elementary School. Now it is time to start thinking about the Art Fair. Somehow, your editor thinks these events mark the passage of time on Kings Mountain more significantly than the calendar year. You will find lots about both of these in this issue.
First, you will find much to cheer about in school news this month. Congratulations are in order celebrating both our students and the dedicated parents (and grandpar-ents) who put in such time supporting excellence at KMES. In addition, the Echo welcomes a new 2/3 teacher! Read about him in our school coverage. (Yes, I did say him). Use the sign-up link shown on the Cookie Bake flyer to schedule a shift to help bake cookies on August 25th. This is the school’s biggest fund raiser and parents can’t do it alone. They need community support. Besides, few things are more fun than cookie dough.
Next, please read about and sign up for as many Art Fair shifts as you can reasonably manage, while still leaving time to appreciate and spend money for the artworks displayed on Labor Day Weekend. Get in the mood by partying with friends and family at the KMA Summer BBQ and Art Fair celebration on Saturday, July 14th. It has been 55 years of effort and we benefit every day from the money Art Fair brings into our community. Artists among resident Echo readers still have time to join the action in Mountain Art. The application deadline has been extended to July 15th. Use the revised application in this issue to apply. We also thought it would be fun for everyone to learn a little about the special folks who chair our Art Fair com-mittees. Realistically, it is amazing that such a small community can host such a large and complex event every year. The reason is the good will, dedication and extraordinary time com-mitments from our Chair management team. We include brief profiles of about half the team in this issue and will complete them next month. It has been your editor’s pleasure to get to know them better. I hope you will enjoy the stories.
Finally, if you’ve been thinking Kings Mountain weather has somehow become even more unpredictable, now it your chance to talk about it. Thanks to KMA logistical support, interested neighbors can sign up to participate in a fascinating National Science Foundation research study about fog patterns, redwoods and human behaviors affecting climate change. Use the link shown in our Summen project story to get involved. That’s all for this month. See you at Family Movie Night!
This Art Fair we are celebrating 55 years of Volunteering in support of our amazing Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade, Kings Mountain Elementary School, and Kings Moun-tain Community Center. Please invite new neighbors, family and friends to Volunteer and help our community! We could not do the KMAF without you.
Please take a moment to read this Echo for more detailed descriptions of areas where we need you!
You can sign up for as many jobs or shifts as you would like. Just please keep track and try not to double book your-self! It can get busy; if you signed up for Booth Sitting and Cook Shack, too…we will have to find a replacement, very quickly.
Please feel free to invite new neighbors, friends and relatives to come and join in the fun.
Any questions? Please feel free to call me or email me: Patty O’Connell, tel. 851-8947 [email protected]
See you at the Art Fair!
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KINGS MOUNTAIN 55TH ART FAIR
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SIGN UP FOR GREAT, FUN JOBS!
WELCOMING COMMITTEE: THALEA & DAVID TORRES 851-1197
Volunteers are needed to welcome our artists to help direct them to their spaces. Help is needed on Thursday and Friday before the fair begins on Saturday of Labor Day weekend. We need the most help on Friday all day, but also we could use a few volun-teers midday on Thursday to help with the artists who arrive early. Lastly, if you are an early bird, we can use help from 7:00 am to 9:00 am on Saturday, the first day of the fair, to guide the last minute arrivals. This is a great way to meet our artists!
Another great way to get acquainted with the artists. Volunteers are needed on Friday, August 31st from 1:00 pm in the afternoon and on Saturday morning, September 1st from 7:00 am until about 9:30 am. Once again, a great job for a night or morning person.
Shuttle hosts (and hostesses) are needed! For those of you who enjoy riding a cable car for 2 hours in the redwoods, helping the public get around the Kings Mountain Art Fair, and providing information to shuttle riders, we have just the job for you. Duties include being the first Kings Mountain residents welcoming the public to the Art Fair, answering many questions like, "will we get to see any banana slugs?" and helping people on and off the shuttles. No driving at all, (we leave this to the professionals). Host and Hostesses are needed for 2 hour shifts Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, along with some help with signage on Friday and Tuesday.
If you don’t like getting your hands dirty with paint, glitter or glue, this may not be the place to volunteer. But if you like to put smiles on the faces of multitudes of children, this is the place for you! Kiddie Hollow is designed to give kids a place where they can have fun away from the breakables while their parents browse (and hopefully buy!). Kiddie Hollow does have a youth group helping, but we can always use extra volunteers. Two-hour shifts would be welcomed but not necessary. Also, if you have small children and want to volunteer for the other areas, your children are welcome in Kiddie Hollow so that you can serve the Art Fair.
Give the Artists a Break! As a booth-sitter, you provide a much-needed service to our artists by helping to keep them fed, hydrated, and comfortable. Booth sitters aid artists by fetching food and/or beverages or by standing in for a few minutes while an artist leaves their booth to respond to nature's call. It's a great way to meet the artists and Art Fair visitors! Artists regard Kings Mountain Art Fair as one of the best, in part because of the booth sitter support that we provide. Come and join our team!
COOK SHACK aka GRILL 56: CINDY PHELPS 851-4157
[email protected] Breakfast & lunch crews: The Art Fair food service needs YOU to help us feed the hungry masses (and the volunteers as well!) Your help is needed for both Breakfast and Lunch. Jobs: servers, grill masters, food prep, cashiers, condiment set up, coffee servers, bunner/baggers, tray wash-ing, ice cream monitors, and light clean up chores. Every job is impor-tant (and we have lots of them), so please sign up for as many time slots as you can manage. There are 3 shifts per day from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Have loads of fun working with other friendly and energetic folks and meet your neighbors. Let’s make this an-other memorable Art Fair on Kings Mountain.
If you’re looking for a graphic design, reprints, art for an Art Fair logo, or in need of a sign for your Art Fair section, e-mail me a message. Volunteers are welcome to help hang signs on the Friday before Saturday’s opening. New signs must be ordered two weeks before Art Fair dates.
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T-shirts and the Information Center share a beautiful new “T-Info” set up at the fire-house but each has separate volunteers. Sign up for the job you want...".
T-SHIRTS & COMMEMORATIVES: MARLENE STERN 851-3437
[email protected] This is a great volunteer position for those that always wanted to try out merchandis-ing, wish to be located close to the beer booth, and like to chat with the fair guests. Shifts are Sat/Sun/Mon: 9:00-11:00 am, 11:00 am–1:00 pm, 1:00-3:00 pm, 2:00-4:00 pm, 3:00-5:00 pm. Come have some fun.
INFORMATION CENTER: STACY MCCARTHY [email protected] If you like people, this is a fantastic place to be. Think of your-self as a KM Art Fair Community Ambassador and host, greet-ing guests, answering questions about the Fair and about living on Kings Mountain. You’ll help guests who lose their way, get separated from friends and family, need an ATM and lose or find keys, cameras, and purchases. Volunteers needed Sat., Sun., and Mon., 9:00 am-noon, noon-3:00 pm, and 3:00-5:00 pm.
This is a call out for sign-ups for Upper & Lower Beverage Booths: Saturday, Sun-day, and Monday, Sept. 1,2,& 3. Please email the appropriate Booth Manager directly with the Day, Time, and Position (position is new) you would like to work. The shift hours have changed for the lower beverage booth as noted below. Qualifications are: To be a “Server" you will have had to worked at that position or have worked as a “Soda Tech" at a pervi-ous art fair. The “Server" works the front counter dispensing drinks and collecting money. The “Soda Tech” backs up the servers prepping drinks, stocking wine and ice.
Upper Beverage Booth: Inside Bay One of the Fire Station. The action here is a bit mellower with swings in level of activity throughout the day. Upper Booth shifts are: 9:30 am-12:00 pm, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 3:00 pm-5:30 pm, daily.
Lower Beverage Booth: Adjacent to Grill 56. The action here can be described as “organized chaos”, especially during the lunch crunch. The people who work in this space form a “very tight” working group in a small space. Akin to a “flying coach” and you have the center seat. Shifts for Lower Booth are daily: 9:30-11:30,, 11:30-2:30, 2:30-5:30. There you have it. Think about it…but not too long or opportunity will pass you by!.
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ART FAIR ZERO WASTE PROGRAM: Ken McIntire 851-5935 [email protected], Linda Hennessey 759-6137
If you love our beautiful mountain envi-ronment, this is the job for you! We help keep the fair clean and pristine by taking out the trash. These days, trash is a resource to be sorted and sent to the appropriate recyclers. Our goal to send as little trash to the landfill as possible -- to work towards a Zero Waste Fair. Volunteers help fair goers sort out their discards into compostables, recyclables and trash. At the same time, they help educate people about how and why we are attempting to recycle or compost all of our discards. We also need a few hearty souls to carry bags from various locations at the fair down to our dumpsters. This year we are a Zero Waste Fair is part of the fair's marketing strategy. Please sign up for a couple of shifts and help us reach this year's goal of 80% diversion from the landfill. We work in 2 hours shifts starting at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Also Friday, at 8:00 am and 10:00 am, and Tuesday at 8:00 am, 10:00 am and 12:00 pm. Please sign up! Please feel free to invite new neighbors, friends and relatives to come and join in the fun.
You can sign up for as many jobs or shifts as you like…just please keep track and try not to double book yourself. Your community needs you!
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2018 Art Fair Chairpersons “Revealed”
July is the Echo issue where we traditionally ask you, our neighbors and readers, to volunteer to work at the Kings Mountain Art Fair over Labor Day Weekend. We are doing that again, of course, but this year, we thought it would be fun to find out a bit more about the folks who put in the “up front” work that makes it all happen. These intrepid neighbors make certain everything is ready when we show up for the shifts we’ve committed to working. In other words, they are the management team we know as Art Fair Chairpersons. But what do we really know? The Echo asked them to share a little biographical data and possibly an interesting incident about what has happened in their area of responsibility when thousands of fairgoers come to the mountain. Their responses and/or my Chair interview notes about their backgrounds begin on these pages and will finish in the August issue. Enjoy!
Hank Stern & Nick Kromat, Shuttles and Traffic Hank Stern has lived on Kings Mountain with his wife, Marlene, for about 25 years. They have raised 3 kids here, Jeremy, Matthew, and Alena, all attending King Mountain Elementary School. Hank and Marlene are technically empty nesters now, but seem to have a constant stream of very welcome family and friends boarding at their home, under the close supervision of their watch dog Zeada. In 2014, Rocky and Chris (past Shuttle Chairs), through some severe arm-twisting and beer drinking, convinced Nick and Hank to take over their chairmanships for getting customers safely from their cars to the art fair and back again. Since then, their responsibilities have been constantly increasing to include driveway monitors and art fair dogcatchers. Hank is a native Californian, with strong ties to the Bay Area. When he is not recruiting shuttle hosts and interrogating potential art fair dog gatecrashers, he volunteers as a Kings Mountain Fire Fighter.
Nick Kromat grew up on the mountain and was a volunteer firefighter from age 18-22. After leaving for college and entrepreneurial adventures, Nick returned with wife Shannon and started another company back home. Altogether, he has lived on the mountain for 38 years. He went through the rigorous training required to renew his certification in 2016 and is once again a firefighter with the KMVFD. He has served as Co-chair with Hank for 3 years. His most memorable moment as shuttle chair was when a patron claimed their pet lizard as a service animal.
Shannon Kromat, KMAF Social Chair and Board Secretary Shannon grew up in Phoenix Arizona and came to live on the mountain with husband Nick nine years ago. Three years ago, she was recruited to use her considerable executive skills to organize and document decades of Art Fair history and board procedures. As anyone who has worked in volunteer organizations understands, centralizing and maintaining essential records from many people can be challenging. Our ED told the Echo that, thanks primarily to Shannon, this is no longer the case for KMAF. As social chair, she also organizes the annual end of Art Fair Chairs celebration. She told the Echo that last years’ event was particularly memorable. “After decorating all the dinner tables with eucalyptus, I learned the server from the catering team was seriously allergic to it. As a result, much of the eucalyptus was removed minutes before people arrived and the show went on.”
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Jeanne and Sara Carlson, Booth Sitting Our family moved from Belmont to Kings Mountain in 2001 and began volunteering as booth sitters the same year. Jeanne is an almost native Californian, moving to Southern California from Ohio as a baby. Our kids were born in Redwood City and Bill was born in Sacramento. We took over the Booth Sitting Chair position in 2009 and have really enjoyed working with artists and volunteers over the years. To us, booth sitting is another form of shopping! Our most memorable moment at the Art Fair was putting together the Artist’s Party for the 50th Art Fair in 2013. It was a lovely gathering to celebrate our artists and their importance to the Art Fair’s success.
Marty Eisenberg & Ted Thayer, Cook Shack Marty Eisenberg has lived on “The Mountain” for twenty-three years. He considers himself a native Californian, having moved to San Mateo at the age of 1, where he grew up and lived for decades. Marty didn’t go far for college either, attending UC Berkeley and UC Hasting College of Law. He is a practicing attorney but has also managed to serve as a co-chair of the Cookshack for the last ten years. Most Echo readers recognize him as our publication’s masterful storyteller. He chose to share his most memorable Art Fair experience in the hilarious Marty’s Musings page of this issue.
Ted Thayer is a native son, working with Marty as co-chair of the cook shack for the first time this year. Ted grew up on the mountain and moved back three years ago. His daughter Camille graduated from KMES a few weeks ago; one of a growing cadre of second generation students who have attended our little school in recent years. Ted says, “despite living off the mountain, he has always made it back for the fair. He has been volunteering in the cook shack since he was 12, which is longer than he would like to admit.”
Sandy Shapero & Sheena Mawson, Marketing Sandy Shapero was born and raised in Storm Lake, Iowa. She and her family have lived on the mountain for 26 years in October. She worked in hi-tech marketing for 20 years and has been KMAF “Marketing Maven” (a title given her by Dawn Neisser & Bev Abbott) for two years. She says, “I think the most interesting and fun thing that happened last year was Dawn Neisser and her friend who conducted live-stream interviews of the Fair! The best interviews were with our dedicated volunteer firefighters. The interviews were posted on Facebook and received 1,000’s of views! We continue to hone, improve, and update our marketing efforts to bring the most customers to the Fair who will buy and enjoy the art!
Sheena Mawson can be legitimately described as a whirlwind of energy. She makes time to serve on the Art Fair Board and as chair of KMAF Social Media marketing while raising four small children. Sheena and her family have lived on the Mountain for eleven years. She is a past president of the KMA and worked as the K/1 teacher at KMES until “retiring” to have children. She even used her excellent skills as a seamstress to make and sell things as a Mountain Artist for several years.
Chris Ice, IT I’ve lived on the mountain for ten years, and have served as a chair for five years. I’m originally from Peoria, Illinois, but moved to California from Milwaukee for work in 1997. I had been in IT for about 23 years prior to moving on the mountain, so it remains a nice way to stay in touch with technology while helping out in the community. The most fun Chair experience was supporting the social media live-streams done at last year’s fair by a professional social-media person. Our network was able to run live video out to the world for folks who were considering coming up to
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the fair, or who couldn’t attend but wanted to experience it vicariously. Those videos can be seen in replay here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/KingsMountainArtFair/videos/
Kelly Sullivan, Artist Checkout Kelly was born and raised in San Mateo. She and husband Jim, (our incredible Fire Chief) have lived on the mountain for 30 years, sending all their kids to KMES. Kelly’s mastery of the giant bakery mixing machines has made her a mainstay of the annual school cookie baking. She is likewise proficient at managing the checkout and artists’ reporting of daily sales. She has served as chairman for 20 years and has trained up a band of volunteers who work with her annually. In view of their function handling Art Fair income, the Echo is glad that Kelly has no “funny incidents” to report.
Patty O’Connell, Volunteer Coordinator We have been fortunate to live on Kings Mountain since 1984. I was born and raised on the Peninsula. Our children were born and raised here and attended KMES. In 1992, our oldest was starting Kindergarten and we were asked to take over the Cookie Bake. We asked family, friends and neighbors to volunteer for the next 10 years and had great success with going to a commercial bakery. Back in 1998, I asked Zanette Cornman if I could help her with anything for KMAF. She was doing Publicity and Poster Posse plus Volunteer Coordinator. She said yes. The Volunteer opportunities were always listed in the KM Echo, and before we had the Yahoo group, we put a binder at the Kings Mountain Country Store. You could go in and sign up for Art Fair volunteer jobs where you wanted to help out.
My fondest memories are when “all” of our kids come back for Art Fair and have reunions. They are all so connected. We know growing up on the mountain is special. For as many years as I can remember, the Mountain House has been the reunion gathering place after shifts at the fair. We live in an extraordinary place. Thank you to young and old alike that make KMAF happen like clockwork year after year!
Stacy McCarthy & Marlene Stern, t-Shirts/Information Center Stacy McCarthy grew up in Laurel, Maryland and Yakima, Washington. She moved to the mountain in 2005 and has chaired the KMAF Information Center since 2010. She is an accomplished executive coach and founder of Palette 17, a professional leadership training company. Stacy believes that leaders have choices as to the palette they'll use to create the future they can imagine. Her volunteer training meetings prior to Art Fair are so organized and beautifully presented, that no one ever drops out of working an Info Center shift. She says her best art fair memory is of kids dancing under the water feature that Larry Mann added the year art fair was scorching hot.
Marlene Stern was born and raised in San Diego. She graduated from UC Davis, and holds a M.A.Ed in Higher Education from Michigan State University. She lived and worked on the central coast for 6 years before marrying Hank and moving to the Bay Area where they soon found and settled on Kings Mountain. She served on the KMAF Board for 6 years and was just elected to serve as a KMA board member. She believes she has chaired or co-chaired our signature t-shirts and commemoratives booth for about 15 years. A volunteer since arriving, Marlene say’s “her favorite Art Fair memory is when we had three children under 4 years of age and we rotated who was in the front carrier, back carrier or port-a-crib to make all our shifts. Fortunately, for the jobs of trays and kiddie hollow we could make it work.”
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2018
Mountain Artists Application Form
Kings Mountain Art Fair Labor Day weekend, September 1, 2 & 3, 2018
Admission Requirements and Fee
1. You must be a current Kings Mountain resident (geographical area by Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade District) OR
2. A “childhood resident” of Kings Mountain as defined by: a. His/her parents are currently Kings Mountain residents AND b. He/she grew up on Kings Mountain AND he/she is either:
� A full time student (on actual dates of the Art Fair) o Name of school _________________________________ o Proof of current student status. Photocopy of student Identification
card covering the period of the Art Fair must be attached to application.
� A member of the Military or National Service. o Branch of Service___________________________________ o Proof of current Military or National Service. Photocopy of
identification card covering the period of the Art Fair must be attached to the application.
3. You must sell handmade goods, made by the Artist. 4. You must submit a $50.00 entry fee with this application. Please make checks payable to
Kings Mountain Art Fair. 5. You must pay 10% of your sales receipts to the Kings Mountain Art Fair. 6. The application due date has been extended to July 15, 2018. 7. Notification of Acceptance/Non Acceptance will be mailed out by July 25.
Type of Artwork/Media you are entering (new artists must submit photos with application) _________________________________________________________________________
Price range of Art/Products____________________________________________________
Signature_____________________________________
Please submit your application and entry fee to: Bow Papanos, 13902 Skyline Boulevard, Woodside, CA 94062
12:30-12:45 pm- presentation by Marty Phelps, Chair, Kings Mountain Art Fair Board
1:00 pm-3:00 pm browse the Special KMAF display “History of the Art Fair”
12:45 pm-3:00 pm Enjoy a fabulous lunch and beverages under the Redwoods
Catering by Austen, Menu: Mesquite Smoked Pulled Pork Shoulder, Southwestern Marinated Grilled Chicken, Assorted Grilled Vegetables served with roasted garlic and drizzled with a balsmic glaze, Pasta Salad with a Medley of Vegetables, Watermelon Wedges, Caesar Salad served with homemade dressing, Assorted Bread and Rolls, Dessert and Beverages.
All Compliments of KMA and the KMAF 55th Anniversary
Free to members and their families, $5 non-members
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MINUTES OF THE KMVFB MEETING June 12, 2018
ATTENDANCE: Jon Fredrikson, Valerie Trenter, Joe Rockmore, Tim Naylor, Darrin Jewell, Anna Roesch-Tubbs, Chris Polonchek, Jim Sullivan, Matt King, Hank Stern, Tim German, Steve Johnson, Frank Adams, Bill Goebner.
Board president Jon Fredrikson called the Annual KMVFB Membership Meeting to order at 7:33 pm. However, because there was not a quorum of 37 Brigade members present, the Annual KMVFB Membership Meeting could not be convened. The Board proceeded with its regular monthly meeting.
SECRETARY’S REPORT: The Board approved the minutes of the prior meeting of May 8, 2018.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Anna Roesch-Tubbs updated the membership list, indicating that there are 114 paid members.
BUILDING MANAGER’S REPORT: Kathy Shubin reported the following uses of the Community Center in May 2018:
Exercise/Dance Classes 14Monthly Community Board Meetings 5KMVFB Training & Maintenance 5Community Events/Parties 2Private Events/Parties 2
TOTAL USES FOR THE MONTH 28
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT for May 2018
Medical aid 11 Vehicle accident 11 Public assist 2 Firefighter standby 2 Vehicle fire 0 Smoke check 1 Structure fire 0 Vegetation fire 0 Hazardous materials 0 Rescue 0 Cover assignment 0 Alarm sounding 1 Water tender group response 0 Trash fire 0 TOTAL # RESPONSES FOR THE MONTH
28 AVERAGE # OF RESPONDERS
4
Number of incidents with no Volunteer response:
0
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OLD BUSINESS: APPOINTMENT OF BOARD NOMINEES: In accordance with the bylaws, President Jon Fredrikson appointed Nominees Joe Rockmore and Julia Simmons to serve second three-year terms beginning in July 2018. The Board welcomed new Director Nominee Chris Polonchek, who also was appointed to serve a new three-year term beginning in July. FIRE CHIEF PERFORMANCE REVIEW: The Board conducted its Annual Fire Chief review, in accordance with the KMVFB Bylaws. HI-TECH FIRE TRUCK STATUS: The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a loan to the Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade for the purchase of the replacement fire engine on May 22, 2018. The loan agreement specifies that the new fire truck will be registered solely in the name of the KMVFB. The fire apparatus contract was signed and delivered to Hi-Tech Emergency Vehicle Service, Inc. on May 9, 2018. According to Noel Carraway of Hi-Tech, the Spartan Metro Star Pumper truck and chassis should be delivered to Hi-Tech in November 2018. Kings Mountain Fire Department representatives will be able to inspect and approve the vehicle at that time. The first payment to Hi-Tech will be due then. The fire truck will then be built out to our specifications and is expected to be completed by about March 2019. We plan to begin seeking buyers for the 1998 Pierce Pumper E56 in January 2019. SFPUC RADIO TOWER REPLACEMENT & LEASE: Frank Adams reported that the SFPUC is still interested in our site for installing a replacement radio tower. The Board discussed possible terms and conditions for the possible contract and lease. NEW 400 AMP POWER CIRCUIT: No update. KM EMERGENCY RESPONSE REVITALIZATION: Steve Johnson plans to announce a meeting of the steering committee to get this project moving. THANKS AND FAREWELL TO DARRIN JEWEL: Darrin retired from the Board after 6 years of conscientious work on the behalf of the Fire Brigade. The Board expressed its profound gratitude to Darrin.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business to discuss. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:09 PM NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 7:30 pm Respectfully submitted, itÄxÜ|x gÜxÇàxÜ / Secretary
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KMA Board Meeting Minutes
June 13, 2018
Call to Order and Welcome New Board Members: President Jenn Soult called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Treasurer’s Report: Eric reported on our finances and membership�
Approval of Minutes: The May KMA meeting minutes were approved on-line and published in the June Echo.
Public Notices Received: No public notices concerning Kings Mountain.
Walk-Ins: Sumit Roy is in the process of becoming the administrator of Kings Mountain On Line. KMA will take on ownership and responsibility of the domain as an organization. KMA will pay the expenses for the site’s upkeep and hosting. Appreciation for Werner Glinka, who developed the site and has been maintaining it, was expressed.
Indira Phukan is a Kings Mountain resident and Stanford PhD student who is working on a NSF project that is studying changing fog patterns in redwood forests and how this might be affecting our ecosystem. Her role in the project is to help develop environmental educational programs and she would like to talk to locals who have deep ties to the redwoods. KMA will support this by sponsoring two focus groups this summer. Indira will attend the July 14th party.
Old Business:
Movie Night – The August 1st movie will be “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. There will be no July movie because the first Wednesday falls on the 4th.
KMA/KMAF Party: Jenn will follow up with Ingrid about the car show. Cindy will work with Austen Caterer on food planning. Betsy will work with KMAF as a liaison for program planning, desserts, beverages, and decorations and will look for volunteers to help with the party.
Welcome Kit Rebuild and Distribution: Marlene presented ideas for the Welcome Committee. Marlene will work on Welcome Committee content, distribution, and outreach and coordinate with The Echo and Kings Mountain Online.
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New Business:Facebook Page Administrator: Amber will become the KMA Facebook administrator.
It was decided that individual board members would focus on regular KMA events, as follows:
• Spring Brunch: Jenn • KMA Annual Dinner: Betsy • Summer Party: Cindy • Halloween: Eric • Winter Holiday: Marlene
Propane Agreement: Eric reported that the Amerigas discount has expired. KMA does have a discount agreement with Kamp’s. He will look into renewing agreements with local propane�
distributers. The Board did discuss how to have continuity with these discounts so that board turnover does not impact maintaining permanent relationships to propane vendors.
Author’s Night: Eileen will set up a date with Severo Ornstein. Betsy will set up a date with two other local authors for October or November.
Other future event ideas were discussed. The Board would like to invite Supervisor Don Horsley to come to a community meeting. A Cabrillo Unified School Board Election Candidates’ Forum can be organized as the election gets closer. Other ideas are a Bloodmobile visit, an expert on ticks and tick-borne diseases, a kid’s movie in July, bird, wildlife and puma talks, a sudden oak death presentation, and an evening to talk about storm safety and falling trees. Other ideas include grooming and pet services, another knife sharpening event, and a chain saw safety and tune-up event. Community input is always welcome as are volunteers to help out.
The Meeting was adjourned at 8:53 pm.
Next Meeting: July 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm; everyone is welcome!
Notable News Reported by the Half Moon Bay Review Your Echo editor noticed a story in the June 6, 2018 HMB Review describing the CHP Redwood City Area — a 550-square-mile area that runs from Montara to the Santa Cruz County line — as home to many inviting, winding roads that have led to ever more motorcycle accidents within the last decade. The region will receive new patrol funding from a federally funded grant titled “Have a Good Ride IV.” According to the HMBR report, the CHP will be dedicating special attention to motorcycle riders traversing Skyline Boulevard and La Honda Road. Officers will be paying attention to speed and other safety considerations of both motorcycle riders and other drivers who share the road with them. Drive safely neighbors, whatever is your vehicle of choice.
July 2018 School News The KMES School Year ended in a blaze of sunshine, fun and
transitions, as well as the sense of accomplishment that comes from a job well done. The all-important KMAP enrichment program fund raising year closed over plan with the June 11 Fund Run, reaching an annual total of $95,964. Following the student’s fund run, the day quickly turned to just plain fun for everyone. There was popcorn and
snow cones, games and prizes for “kids” of all ages. Congratulations to fund raising/event chair Juliette Freestone and the amazing cadre of parents who devised and staffed all the events this year. Principal Diane Siegel always ends her newsletters with this quote from Margaret Mead: “An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift.” It seems that KMES
abounds with parents who are gifted, hard-working and generous. The Echo applauds you all.
Four school days after the Fund Run/Carnival, students in every grade completed class work and 5th graders walked among beaming parents and friends to graduate from KMES. The ceremony was simultaneously happy, sad, moving and festive. Above and beyond all else, it marked transition---for the graduates and for every student as he/she contemplated life as a “big person” in the next grade.
Echo readers will find two other transitions important for our school. First, after five years, Diane Siegel will be able to focus solely on her role as Principal, instead of part of her salary coming from an actual teaching assignment. More time for leadership was evident as her summer newsletter was burst-ing with plans already in the works for next school term. Monthly “coffee & conversation” meetings, for example, will cover curriculum and topics requested by parents. Her goal is to foster an even stronger partnership to support student success with greater understanding of school programs, practices and communications.
The final, exciting transition is a new 2/3 classroom teacher starting with the 2018-2019 school year. Tyler Elliot was the selection team’s first choice among candidates interviewed for KMES. Principal Siegel’s newsletter announcement about Mr. Elliot read like this:
“We are excited to welcome Tyler Elliot to the Kings Mountain School Teacher Team. Tyler is going into his sixth year of teaching and is excited to be joining the Kings Mountain School family as the 2nd/3rd-grade teacher. Native to California, Tyler grew up in Santa Clara, attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, and completed his undergraduate and teaching credential at Humboldt State University. When attending college, Tyler was a Wildlife major but quickly found his passion as an educator when visiting and volunteering in his sister Asheley’s classroom many years ago. His passion for teaching has only grown over the years and it seems there is no ceiling to stop it. As a lifelong learner, Tyler’s hope is to instill this passion in his students every day through engaging and creative learning experiences; providing many opportunities for students to grow not only in their academics but also socially and emotionally as well.
When Tyler is not in the classroom, you might find him hiking local trails, surfing out at Linda Mar Beach, or swimming laps at the local pool. Being outside and active is how Ty-ler is inspired and rejuvenated after doing what he loves the most, teaching, learning, and inspiring the next generation.” Welcome to the Mountain, Tyler Elliot!
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5th Grade Graduation Ceremonies, June 14, 2018 Anyone arriving at Kings Mountain Elementary School on June 14th would immediately be
aware this was a special day. A large open-sided canopied tent with two rows of fabric covered chairs stood front and center on the playground flanked by two smaller ones similarly outfitted. A long table with sweet treats, balloons and gift bags stood under the eves leading to the 5th grade door. It was graduation, and the school never looked more festive!
With Cabrillo District dignitaries under one canopy and their 4th grade classmates under the other, the 2018 KMES Graduating class processed down an aisle between chairs filled with smiling parents, relatives and friends to take the front and center seats of honor.
Kings Mountain 2018 Graduates
Principal Diane Siegel welcomed everyone saying, “This is a special day indeed!” “Fifth graders, you did it! Parents, you did it!” Everyone is very proud today. “Each graduating class is special and leaves behind lasting impressions, she continued. This class has done the same. The graduates before us have been outstanding role models and leaders for younger Kings Mountain students. They are a model of kind-ness, inclusiveness and leadership.” Seigel’s remarks about their Mountain to Beach hike were especially compelling. “I observed”, she said, “how easily and naturally you kept together, sharing discoveries, thoughts, and ideas. I saw creative compassionate human beings, ready to realize their full potential while supporting others to do the same. Today is another ending and beginning you are doing together. We, your families, friends and teachers, have high hopes for you, and believe in you. We know you will continue to be your best and to live up to your potential.”
Principal Siegel wrapped up the accolades for this years’ graduates by adding her personal advice to selected passages of the poem Advice from A Tree, by Ilan Shamir. The poem is displayed in every classroom at KMES and each class picked a tree at the beginning of the year to represent them. The 5th grade picked the Madrone. a symbol of strength, perseverance, resilience, reflection and growth. Seigel read the entire poem in her address, select-ing these lines to amplify with personal comments: (shown in italics)
Cassidy Blackwood Paige Haberman Jack PedersenBella Charles Jeremy Lopez Reese PerkinsTaylor Geranios Addie McGrath Ashleen Soto RuizLily Glazebrook Gabriel Ober Daniel Soult
Camille Thayer
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• Remember your place among all living beings. (Continue to use empathy, be kind, be respectful, be responsible, be a problem solver.)
• The Growth and Contentment of Summer. (Rest and enjoy all you have accomplished.) • And the mystery of the stars at night. (You have many wondrous things ahead of you.) • Seek nourishment from the good things in life. (Surround yourself with good company,
family and true friends.) • Be content with your natural beauty. (Remember that what makes you different is what
makes you great.) • Remember your roots. (At the little school up on the mountain, we are all cheering you
on!) Following Principal Siegel’s remarks, special Doctor of the Mountain Degrees were be-
stowed on Regino Soto and Deborah Soult. Both honorees have put in extraordinary efforts in support of KMES in every possible way. Their framed degree certificates read: This degree is in acknowledgement of all your time, effort, and heart supporting the success of all our stu-dents. Thank you from the bottom of all our hearts.
Graduate Camille Thayer received the Princess Barbie Hutton Award for Outstanding Character. This very special award acknowledges “Miss Barbie's” invaluable contribution to our students, staff and families, fostering compassion, honesty and laughter in our children during her decades working at KMES. Each year the award is presented to the graduating 5th grade student who most reflects those qualities. “This year’s decision was instantly unanimous,” Prin-cipal Siegel announced. “The student is kind and caring to everyone. Is responsible and respectful for her choices owning her learning and supporting the learning of others. Camille Thayer, you are the recipient of this year’s Princess Barbie Outstanding Character Award. You are empathetic, compassionate and welcoming to all. Congratulations and thank you Camille!”
4/5 Teacher Maile Springer presented “Tales of the Future” with insightful predictions about the lasting friendships and amazing accomplishments in store for our graduates. Fourth grade students then stepped to the microphone individually to relate a personal story about one graduate who made their time at KMES special. Then it was time for the graduates them-selves. Each stepped to the podium to describe the educational experience at KMES that pre-pared them to take the next step on their journey. Their memories moved from funny to poign-ant, but all were heartfelt and confidently delivered. They are indeed a class to make us proud.
Following their speeches, graduating students brought a rose to their parents in the audi-ence. Cabrillo Assistant Superintendent Holly Wade, Principal Siegel and Teacher Maile pre-sented a diploma to each happy graduate. In closing remarks, Principal Siegel said, “Bring all you have learned at Kings Mountain School to Middle School and at graduation you will hear your classmates, teachers and principals describe you as kind, thoughtful, persever-ing, fair, and successful, just as we see you today. Most of all, congratulations graduates and your parents! And happy summer to you all!
The Graduation program closed with “Friends Forever” sung by the class of 2018.
The whole school, parents and guests enjoyed a huge array of sweets and fresh fruit treats prepared by 4th grade parents. It was time to mix and mingle on a beauti-ful, sunshiny and memorable day.
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Thanks to KMA for sponsoring the upcoming
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
on Friday, July 20 at 7 pm (snacks) - film starts at 7:30 pm at the Firehouse. The July movie offering is an animated film that will appeal to young and old alike:
Coco
Aspiring young musician named Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There, the charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) becomes an un-expected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and tradi-tions. “Enchanting and dazzling, Coco is a resplen-dent love letter to Mexico.” Claudia Puig, Re-mezola.
A family-friendly -- and deeply affecting -- approach to questions of culture and family. (Dir.) Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, 2017, 109 min. Rated PG.
Then, join us for MID-WEEK MOVIE NIGHT on Wednesday, August 1 for
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
It screens at 7 pm (snacks & wine) - film starts at 7:30 pm at the Firehouse.
In this comedy classic, a charismatic high-school student convinces his repressed best friend to play hooky with him and his girlfriend and attempts to bring the young man out
of his shell during a memorable day in Chicago. 2 Dir. John Hughes, 1986, 103 min., PG-13.
The film series is sponsored by KMA. All movies screen at the Community Center and are free. Please bring a snack or wine to share. Snacks and drinks are at 7:00 pm; the movie starts at 7:30 pm. (Some folks bring their own portable chairs to sit on.) It is always fun!
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National Science Foundation Redwood Research Project Comes to Kings Mountain
The KMA voted to give logistical support to The Summen Project research to be conducted on the mountain by Stanford Doctoral Candidate, Indira Phukan. A resident of Kings Mountain, Indira graduated from Harvard and holds a masters degree from UNLV. After working in Teach for America, she became interested in social ecology while working for Nature Bridge (formerly the Yosemite Institute). This non-profit provides week-long outdoor environmental education to hundreds of California public schools. Currently pursuing a PhD in curriculum and teacher education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Indira is part of the Emmett Interdisciplinary program on environment and resources. Her advisor, Associate Professor Nicole Ardoin, leads the social dimension portion of the Summen Redwoods project. Interested Kings Mountain neighbors are encouraged to participate in upcoming focus group research at the CC, which will become part of the baseline survey of your thoughts and opinions about redwoods.
This important interdisciplinary NSF funded project is aptly named, Summen, the Ohlone word for Redwood. Ranging from south of Big Sur in Central California up to Southern Oregon, redwoods only grow where there is fog, The Summen project seeks to measure and model coastal fog patterns in order to determine how climate change may affect those fog patterns, the resulting resilience of coastal redwoods and public perceptions about climate change impacts. It is a research partnership with UC Merced, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Stanford, Carnegie, and Oregon State University which brings together expertise across disciplines, including social scientists, atmospheric chemists, Earth system modelers, ocean dynamicists, and education researchers. New scientific teams have begun exploring sites in Big Basin and Big Creek forests with state-of-the-science sensors and computer simulations. Forest atmospheric and modeling data will be combined with Stanford professor Nicole Ardoin’s baseline survey of local residents, park ranger interviews and observation of the thousands of visitors to redwood parks each year. The baseline will serve as a guide for the team to craft an educational intervention in the following years to teach park visitors about both the ecology of redwood trees, as well as how climate change is affecting those forests.
Two Focus Groups comprised of our community members are scheduled at the CC on Wednesday July 18th, at 10:00 am to Noon and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. A third focus group will meet Tuesday, August 7th at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Use this link to sign up: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E084AA8A82FAAFD0-stanford
Research about environmentally responsible behavior suggests that factors such as concern for an issue and place attachment may help motivate behavioral change. Thus, the attitudes and opinions of those of us who live in the fog and among the redwoods are expected to be especially important to establishing the baseline for active educational intervention on site, post intervention surveys, and long- term follow-up. The Summen Redwoods Project was one of only 5 funded this year by the NSF. California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird put it this way, “We know the top lines: the climate is changing, that redwood trees depend on things related to climate, but we don’t fully understand what we could do. So, the importance of this study is identifying some of those policy options for California.”
Neighbors can find much, much, more about this fascinating research at the project web site http://www.fogsci.com. Your editor heartily suggests you check it out!
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July 2018
by
Marty Eisenberg
Art Fair Reflections – “A Game of Chicken”
It was Art Fair 2009. By popular demand, I had been elevated from “cook” to “Cookshack Manager” the year before. My food service experience basically consisted of Cookshack shifts for about a dozen years past. (The “Qualifications Bar” was set really low to push me into the job.) Back then, Larry Mann monitored food safety at the Cookshack including escorting the visiting county health inspector around the facility each year. (He knew the answers they wanted to hear to their questions!) Larry really did take food safety seriously. His occupation for decades has involved food service (when he wasn’t managing “Potty Hollow Services” for the Fair). 2009 was my first year having full responsibility for the hand-wringing task of all food ordering for the Cookshack. How many burgers? How many buckets of pickles? How much ice cream? Those decisions had to be made weeks before the fair. Sales would inevitably be affected by the uncertainties of weather, traffic and bridge closings, Stanford home-game football schedule and individual tastes of the thousands of Fair visitors. The goal was purchase enough to last through the Fair but not so much as to result in waste and unnecessary expense.
On Sunday afternoon of the Fair, I checked product inventories to determine whether there re-mained a sufficient inventory of all products for full menu service on Monday. I discovered we were virtually out of chicken breasts. My “emergency-product-runner”, David Morrison, was nowhere to be found. So I called upon my then new friend and now life-partner, Darcie, and asked her to go find a hundred chicken breasts and bring them “up the hill”. Darcie arrived about 5:30 p.m. at which time I realized I neglected to specifically request, “fully cooked, frozen chicken breasts” (like they have at Costco and Smart-n-Final). I was greeted with 100 raw chicken breasts. Hmmm...BIG problem! They take a very long time to cook, es-pecially in thick natural form. I quickly concluded they needed to be pounded flat and thin to be used at all.
Initially I figured I’d find a veteran volunteer (like Linda Elliott) for chicken-pounding during breakfast service and another volunteer could pound more on the prep-counter behind the grill through lunch service. I went home that evening about 7 PM, after the Cookshack was cleaned and prepped for the next day, and got to thinking on what Larry would have to say about cooking raw chicken breasts, let alone putting a mal-let to a hundred raw chicken breasts with chicken “schmutz” (an invaluable slang term I learned from my mother) splattering about the pantry and back-grill area. That just wasn’t going to work! So, about 10 PM Sunday night I returned to the Art Fair Grounds, wove stealthily through the maze of booths and parked ve-hicles of slumbering artists in the parking lot, snatched the bags of raw chicken, a couple of empty tubs, and took it all home. I pounded those hundred breasts flat in my kitchen for the next two hours. Chicken schmutz was everywhere – floor, walls, countertops, cupboard doors, clothes. Of course, I didn’t have ‘frig space at home to refrigerate a hundred chicken breasts so back to the Cookshack cooler I took them all at 1 AM. It took me past 2 AM to clean up the mess all over the kitchen and me. The next morning, I was greatly relieved to note that Larry was nowhere to be seen. He might never even know we would be cooking raw chicken for lunch I silently mused. On arrival of the lunch-crew, I pulled the tubs of flattened raw chicken from the cooler and set them on the prep-counter. I began to ex-plain to the chicken cook the importance of cooking them thoroughly! Mid-sentence… enters Larry into the Cookshack. He walks past the tubs of chicken (with ice atop them but not enough to conceal their true iden-tity), stops and just quietly peers into the tubs awhile. Surprised and unprepared for his arrival, I said noth-ing. He looked at the chicken, then at me a couple of times. He paused, pondered and then commented as only Larry can: “Uh-mmm…… I’m SURE you’re not going to ever do this again,” and continued to walk his “Cookshack sanitation rounds”. We made it through Monday lunch with a full complement of menu offer-ings and no reports of illness! Upon telling of the entire saga to the mirth of the Cookshack crew, that year at the Chairpersons’ Dinner, I was awarded a rubber chicken in recognition of my uncompromising commitment to Feeding the Fair.
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July 2018 Kings Mountain Community Calendar
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