Sunday, September 2 11:30 am to 3:30 pm: Shumei Santa Cruz Farm 6040 Bonny Doon Road Please join us for a free Community Lunch, Natural Agriculture Presentation, Farm Tour and Performances by our Makoto Taiko youth drumming group from Pasadena, CA. For Directions or more information please call 831-429-1807 or 831-427-2672.  Limited Parking; please car pool!    www.shumei-na.org

Memories of the Mountain The Ladies of Bonny Doon This wonderful book is still available.  A "must have" for new and old Dooner's alike.  The Ladies of Bonny Doon Club produced this book in 2004.  Many Bonny Dooners contributed stories, pictures, and editing skills. Order your book online at authorhouse.com or call 800-839-8640.  $20.50 plus postage.

Tuesday, September 11 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Bonny Doon Knitty Knotty Group 125 McGivern Way If you are interested in any of the fiber arts from around the world – we are too.  We spin, dye, knit, crochet, sew and felt according to who shows up.  We have some extra materials but always welcome donations that will go to our charity projects. If you have talent in other areas of the fiber arts, or just want to try something new, we would love to have you come.  Call Shirin at 427-3787.

Saturday, September 15 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Felton Library Ice Cream Social At the site of the future Felton Library, next to the Post Office on Gushee Street Felton Library Friends invites community members to an Ice Cream Social.  Admission is free.  Marianne's ice cream cones and sundaes will be sold, as well as drinks from The White Raven, and hot dogs.
Entertainment will include activities for children, a cake walk, and stage acts.  Beginning at 1 pm, Common Cents Bluegrass Band will be followed by The Great Blindini comedy magic show.  At 2 pm, guitarist Kenny Hill and storyteller Richard Gaughn will perform.  Teens from the San Lorenzo Valley Youth Council will sing after 3 pm, followed by raffle prizes, each valued at $100 or more. This event will introduce the site of the new Felton library to the people of the San Lorenzo Valley and Bonny Doon, and will celebrate the offer of the land to the library system by the Verutti family.  For more information, email FeltonLibraryFriends@gmail.com, call 831-335-1135, or visit www.feltonlibraryfriends.org
Felton Library Friends is a community group working toward a replacement Felton branch library.  The Santa Cruz Public Library system counts Bonny Doon residents among the population served by the Felton branch.

ATTENTION MOUNTAIN BIKERS Dirt, dirt, and more dirt!  Yes, that's my mantra when it comes to bicycling.  Come join us for the best mountain biking to be had here in Bonny Doon.  Weekdays around 8 am and Sundays 10:30 – 11 am. Call Buel, 426-3067.

Tuesday, September 18 8:45 am – 11:00 am: Waldorf Alive!  A Walk Through the Grades 2190 Empire Grade Experience firsthand how Waldorf protects childhood innocence and provides a place for safely testing independence through our arts-based, hands-on curriculum. For adults. Please reserve: 425-0519 x222.  www.scwaldorf.org

Wednesday, September 19 2:00 pm: The Bonny Doon Gardeners Meet at the home of Nancy Andreasen, 391 Winter Creek. The title of the presentation by Nancy and Lise Bixler is Control and Chaos – personal style in gardening. They will discuss how you creatively express yourself with your garden - be it flowers, herbs, vegetables, experimental, or low maintenance. If you are able to attend, please call Nancy at 423-4086 or Louise at 429-1948. At the August Gardeners meeting, M' Jeanne Erwin, a member of the Monterey Bay Iris Society, gave an outstanding presentation on bearded iris. Her examples of the 31 categories of iris were beautiful photos of flowers in her own garden. She said iris need well drained soil and very little fertilizer. She described the procedure for hybridizing iris and passed around examples of iris seed. After the presentation there were wonderful refreshments and an exchange of plants. Many thanks to our hostess, Georgia Randle.

Bosch Baha'i Conference Center, 500 Comstock Lane, 423-3387 Please see the Battle Mountain News or call for the schedule of events.

Thursday, September 20 8:00 am: A Walk Through the High School Waldorf School, 111 Errett Circle, Santa Cruz Experience the intimate learning environment and engaging curriculum of the Santa Cruz Waldorf High School.  Please reserve: 420-0565 www.scwaldorf.org

Tuesday, September 25 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Bonny Doon Knitty Knotty Group 125 McGivern Way If you are interested in any of the fiber arts from around the world – we are too.  We spin, dye, knit, crochet, sew and felt according to who shows up.  We have some extra materials but always welcome donations that will go to our charity projects. If you have talent in other areas of the fiber arts, or just want to try something new, we would love to have you come.  Call Shirin at 427-3787.

Thursday, September 27 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: The Ladies of Bonny Doon The meeting will be a potluck luncheon at the McDermott fire station as a farewell party for Mary Ellen Harris. She and John have recently moved to San Jose. The club will also be doing the dessert table at the September 29 Fire Team barbeque. If you can bring a dessert or help at the table, please call Morgan at 426-6412. The club meets the fourth Thursday of most months and is open to all ladies of Bonny Doon.  It is a social and philanthropic group founded in 1942.  For information call President Phyllis Green at 429-8605 or Joyce at 423- 8710.

The Bonny Doon Babysitting Co-op/Parents Club Some new mothers are looking to start a "mom's club".  If you have a toddler or a newborn and are interested in joining please contact Aleene Althouse.  There are a lot of new families in Bonny Doon and it is sometimes hard meeting neighbors.  If you would like a directory of other Bonny Doon families and/or you wish to be listed in the co-op directory, just let me know. aleene10@comcast.net or 458-5238.

Saturday, September 29 11:00 am: Ecological Reserve Volunteer Day Meet by the Firehouse on Martin Road.  We will be doing trail maintenance on the Outer Loop Trail.  Please bring hiking shoes, water, snack, and loppers for trimming back the shrubs growing along the trail.  We typically work for about three hours. Thanks to the folks that helped on our last volunteer day. Over the next month, we are hoping to remodel the kiosk. Improvements will include a roof to keep the brochures dry during the rainy season. We are also planning to post laminated photographs of some of the rare plants that grow along the trails at the Reserve. If anyone has ideas, materials, or would like to help with the kiosk improvements, please call Val Haley at 425-0687. If you would like to learn more about the Reserve or lead walks, and become a docent, or to volunteer in any way, call Val at 425-0687.

Saturday, September 29 11:00 am to 2:30 pm: Davenport/Coast Road 2007 Reunion Laguna Style Barbecue at Harvey West Park with Music, Country Store & Raffle!!! We invite you to join us for our 16th Bi-annual get-together of Davenport, Coast Road, Newtown, Swanton, and Bonny Doon residents, former residents and guests ~ all are welcome!!!
	PROGRAM:   11:00 am to 12:30 pm – Check in & visit with old friends   12:30 pm to  2:30 pm – BBQ: Steak or chicken, beans, green salad, garlic bread, coffee & dessert.  Soda, wine & beer will also be available. Memory Book!  Do you have a favorite story or memory to share?  If so, please write a one-page story, provide a picture if you like ~ and mail or email it to us sometime before the BBQ, and we'll add it to the "Memory Book" for us, as well as future generations to enjoy!  If you have difficulty writing or if you have any questions, please call Rosa at 831-460-0545; she'll be happy to write it up for you or answer any questions!
The deadline to order tickets is September 15.  Copy and mail the Order Form on The Nostra Costa Blog Site.

Saturday, September 29 4 to 8pm: FIRE TEAM BARBEQUE At the Martin Road Firehouse, 975 Martin Road Proceeds from Fire Team fundraisers are always used to buy, maintain, and/or replace vital emergency equipment.  Community support and donations equip our all-volunteer Fire Team to provide far better emergency responses than Bonny Doon would otherwise receive.  This is the basic reason the Fire Team exists. Attending Fire Team fundraisers is your opportunity to show the twenty-some Fire Team members you appreciate their considerable volunteer efforts training and protecting all of Bonny Doon 24 hours a day all year long.  The Firefighters are the ones wearing navy-blue t-shirts at the BBQ.  Come and enjoy great food with family, friends, and neighbors. Menu Skirt Steak Carne & Vegetarian Chili Spaghetti w/ Marinara Sauce Salad & Garlic Bread Hot Dogs (for kids) Lemonade, Coffee or Tea Adults: $12.00           Children under 10: $5.00 DESSERTS * SILENT AUCTION * RAFFLE * New T-SHIRTS To volunteer, please call Vicki at 429-9447.  To donate items to the Auction, please call Stephanie at 426-9408.  To donate a dessert, call Morgan at 426-6412.

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