Safety Committee Hosts Emergency Evacuation Planning MeetingOn February 20th, the Safety Committee invited Captain Greg Vandervoort, of the Scotts Valley Fire District, to acommunity discussion of evacuation planning. The session was well attended, and all participants got their questionsanswered. Some of the answers were surprising:

● An elaborate evacuation plan may do more harm thangood. In an emergency such as a wildfire, the ScottsValley Police will direct evacuation. The exit route willdepend on many unforseeable items, such as the need toseparate exit flow from incoming emergency vehicles.

● The most important thing we can do to prepare is toidentify vulnerable neighbors, and be ready to assistthem to evacuate.

● In a house fire, the Fire Department will assist residentsin evacuating. In a widespread emergency, this will notbe possible.

● Notification to residents will first come through reverse911 (for landlines, and only those cell phones andinternet phones which are registered in advance), Nixle(SV Police, register online) and Code Red (SC CountyEmergency Services, this is a smartphone app).

The Safety Committee has posted complementary detailed information on the bulletin board. Highly recommended!

Reflecting residential community life nestled in the Santa Cruz MountainsPublished by and for the residents of Montevalle, 552 Bean Creek Road, Scotts Valley, California 95066

March 2019

MontevalleSTAFFKaren Bonnie

Joan ClementsDiane Dearinger

Erwin DreiskeGreg Edmundson

www.mv-mirror.com

History this month

Did you know that the Mirror once had its ownadvice column? This month’s excerpt from theMay 2000 issue features “Dear Gertrud”, wherereaders can ask for advice or information fromlong-time resident Gertrud Henderson, wholived in Montevalle until her death at 104!

Captain Greg Vandervoort, Scotts Valley Fire District, and BobTalkington, Safety Committee chair

Sign up for Nixle:1. Point your browser to the signup page:

https://local.nixle.com/register/2. Enter your email address, a password, and full

name. If you want text alerts, enter yourcellphone number

3. Search for local agencies: enter Scotts ValleyPolice in the search box

Install Code Red:1. In App Store or Google Play, search for “Code

Red Mobile Alert”2. Install the app, follow setup instructions

Know Your NeighborsRinley and Brunella Deeds (#4)

By Karen Bonnie

Both Rinley (Rin) and Brunella were born inland (Rinin Oklahoma and Brunella in North Dakota) and moved,while young children, with their families to the WestCoast.

Bunella grew up in the Seattle area of Washington. Sheattended Western Washington University studyingHome Economics. Rin, located in California’s BayArea, received his Mechanical Design Engineeringdegree from UC Berkley. They met when they wereboth in a wedding at Pleasanton, CA. After a courtship,they married and moved to acreage in Zayante. Theylived there for 44 years and raised their two sons and alarge garden.

Their cats were very helpful in keeping rodents out ofthe vegetables but liked to bring evidence of theirhunting skills as presents to the front door. One daythe cat brought one inside the house and it immediatelyjumped up and ran away. Brunella laughs as shedescribed this adventure: “The vole (yes, the spellingis right) ran into a corner and I reached for the nearestthing to try to catch it. It turned out I grabbed a catcarrier and the vole ran inside!” Brunella quickly gotthe carrier and occupant outdoors.

Rin’s career involved a wide variety of designs—froma moon rock container to motorcycle frames and joints

for artificial limbs! His talent doesn’t stop there. Hiswatercolors and acrylic paintings are magnificent. Theyinclude everything from delicate landscapes, easily-identifiable Paris and Italy street scenes to an early boldone (California State Fair First Prize) of New Mexicocliff dwellings. He also designed and cast their uniquewedding rings.

Brunella’s job was in administration support forschools. After a busy day she would relax and go to apottery studio in Santa Cruz where she began her hobby.With years of experience Brunella now creates manydifferent things out of clay. She said she collectedminiature teapots and has made many herself includingone teapot that is only two inches high! Of course herbowls, mugs and even fish are exquisitely done. Thismulti-talented lady also has woven unique patternedpine-needle baskets.

Now retired, they like to travel and have taken cookingclasses in France and Italy. They have fivegrandchildren with three located in Canada and two inSan Jose. The closest ones often visit in Montevalle.

A few years ago, they decided to move closer to townand looked at Montevalle. When asked if the potteryroom was the big draw to buying here, they bothlaughed and said that the South facing yard for a gardenwas more important! Brunella spends lots of timehelping and working with the pottery folks. Rin justjoined the Architectural Committee. Both say that thegreat community spirit in Montevalle is what they enjoythe most.

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Montevalle Women’s Group Presents

Between Paradise and Peril - TheNatural Disaster History of theMonterey BayRegion.Gary B. Griggs, DistinguishedProfessor of Earth and PlanetarySciences UCSC

Wednesday April 10th 7 pm atthe Mill

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OUR FAVORITE THINGSBy Diane Dearinger

As part of the 3 M Class (formerly known as ChairExercise) participants bring an item to set on the tablein the center of the circle and share their story about theitem. I recently brought photos on my phone of mynewest favorite thing which was recently delivered bythe USPO. It was ordered from the HammacherSchlemmer catalog. It is called The Hypnotic JellyfishAquarium. This was purchased with the money giftedto me by my 3MClass. I have beenproviding exerciseand music for nearlyfour years and thesegreat folks thankedme with money in acard and told me toonly buy somethingfor me. Well, youcannot imagine howmuch joy I experiencewhen I turn it on inmy living room. Thedifferent colors andthe movement aresuch a joy to see. Ileave it on so longthat after four hours itautomatically shutsoff. Thanks, class!!!!!

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Alternative &Complementary

Medicine Programfor Seniors

Maxine McCarthy

More than 30% of adults in the USA use alternativemedicine as a complement to conventional medicalcare. To shed light on this subject Scotts ValleySenior Life Association (SVSLA), formerly Monte-valle Community Life, is sponsoring a free unique,educational “Alternative & Complementary MedicineProgram” presented by a panel of esteemed localexperts.

Learn what alternative medicine is and why peopleuse it. Plus, hear about remedies from acupuncture,herbal medicine, medical marijuana and nutrition thatare useful for ailments common to people ages 50 andup, such as concerns about memory, joints, mobility,heart health, chronic pain, diabetes, sleep patterns,depression and more. Also, discover the latest researchabout the placebo effect in healing.

Our respected expert panelists are:�Dr. Michael Tierra, Licensed Acupuncturist, OrientalMedicine Doctor, and American Herbalists Guildpractitioner

�Valerie Corral, Co-founder and Director ofWo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Alliance (WAMM)

�Richard Goldberg, PhD Holistic Nutrition

�Morris Barenfus, VMD, Science Professor emeritus,Bethany UniversityAudience members can get their personal questionsanswered by our expert panelists during the Q&Asessions!There will be a reception following with snacks andbeverages.Mark your calendars! This event will be held March16, 2019, 1:00 – 3:30 pm at the Scotts Valley SeniorCenter at 370 Kings Village Road in Scotts Valley,CA.To RSVP for this program, call (831) 600-8440 byMarch 9th for best seats! Drop-ins are always welcomeon a space available basis.For more information, visit SVSLA on the web athttp://scottsvalleyseniorlife.org

Smart Driver ClassThe Senior ResourcesCommittee is hosting this AARPRefresher 4.5 hour class at theLodge on Tuesday, March 12,beginning at 9 AM.You will learn defensive drivingtechniques, proven safety strategies and new trafficlaws and rules of the road. There are no tests and whenyou complete the class, you can receive a multi-yeardiscount on your car insurance.The course fee is $15 for AARP members and $20 forothers.For REQUIRED registration or more information callFred at 831-247-3097.

How to take PHOTOSand submit themto the Mirror1. Set the camera for highest resolution.2. Fill the frame. Try to get close enough

so you don’t need to zoom.3. Keep the camera steady and level. Best

to use a tripod.4. Don’t post-process or crop the image.

We will process if needed.5. Save the jpeg image at the camera’s

native resolution.6. Email your photos, one photo per email,

to Erwin or Greg. erwin@cruzio.comedmundson.greg@gmail.com

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FALLS CAN KILL YOU !Here’s how to minimizethe risk. By Jane Brody

Thanks to Olga Euben #164 for suggesting thisNew York Times article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/well/live/falls-can-kill-you-heres-how-to-minimize-the-risk.html

Scan with your smart phone

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SAFETY CORNER

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MARCH

BIRTHDAYS MASS EMAILING – RESPECTOUR PRIVACY

DO NOT BROADCAST EMAIL ADDRESSES!

USE Bcc: which means “Blind copy”

Suggestions:In your message, start with a greeting like “Dear Jim,

Alice, Mary, Mike R, Sue, and Elena M”Or

“This message is for members of the MVWG”Or

“This email is sent to 60 of my friends”

1 Linda Tanner1 Effie Crawley2 Rinley Deeds3 Ruth Fogel4 Alice LeLand6 Ray Wootten6 Stan Langum8 Harry Barton10 Betty Dodd12 Sandra Mercurio13 David LeLand15 Armida Comstock15 Julie Mazurek

16 Gary Gliddon17 Patty Cramer17 Kathryn Renwick18 Christine Dugger18 Rick Doscher18 Jeff Loeffler18 Jim Georgiana20 Danny Long20 Kathryn Klein21 Lisa Mongiello23 Marcus Mauro26 Rosemary McMurray

Earth Day will be celebrated in Santa Cruz onApril 20 at San Lorenzo Park

The theme this year is

Protect Our Species

For further information:

https://scearthday.org/

Montevalle Lotus 2018 Nahed Hamdi

ELECTRONIC EDITION

Montevalle Photographer’s Page March 2019

This page is conceived to showcase the works of Montevalle residents who are interested in photography.Beginning amateur or seasoned professional all are invited. If you find an interesting photo on the internet ortake them yourself send us your pictures.

ELECTRONIC EDITION

Montevalle Photographer’s Page March 2019

Turkey Sunrise

This was shot not in the middleeast, but in Rough and Ready,California. The inset at right tellsthe tale—wild turkeys roosting ina large oak tree. They came andwent, and it was always a thrillwhen they chose our place for thenight. You may be able to count25 of them in the picture at right.

-Greg Edmundson #204