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Page 4 Real Estate Magazine July 27, 2012Page 4 Real Estate Magazine July 27, 2012 “When the school closed twoyears ago,” Melissa continues,“When the school closed two“we all felt the fabric of theyears ago,” Melissa continues,town begin to unravel. For“we all felt the fabric of theyears the schoolkids wouldtown begin to unravel. Forcome by to use the bikes andyears the schoolkids wouldscooters we have always keptcome by to use the bikes andstored here at the post office.scooters we have always keptWhen the school bus no longerstored here at the post office.dropped the kids off in town,When the school bus no longeranddroppedI stoppedthe kidsseeingoff inthemtown,afterand Ischool.stoppedWhenseeingparentsthemdidn’tafter school.come toWhentownparentsto picktheir kids up, they stoppedThe nondenominational Greenwood Community Church, didn’t come to town to pickusing the store It just showedformerly a Methodist church, was purchased by the their kids up, they stoppedThe community, nondenominational saving the Greenwood building from Community becoming Church, a me using how the truly store connected It just showedformerly a Methodist commercial church, enterprise. was purchased by the are me here. how truly We all connected combine we tocommunity, saving the building from becoming amake the whole.”commercial enterprise.are here. We all combine tomake the whole.”As a stalwart member of the Mendocino Unified School Districtboard, Charlie and his wife Rosi have seen many changes in theAs a stalwart member of the Mendocino Unified School DistrictElk school, with two daughters growing up in the small town. Theyboard, Charlie and his wife Rosi have seen many changes in thefeltElkkeenlyschool, withthe rippletwo daughterseffect ofgrowingthe recentup inschoolthe smallclosuretown.inTheyElk,forcedfelt keenlyby demographicsthe ripple effectandoffinancialthe recentpressuresschoolonclosurethe district.in Elk,“Thereforcedwasbyjustdemographicsan inadequateandnumberfinancialofpressuresstudents neededon thetodistrict.keep“Therethe schoolwasopen,just anjustinadequateas budgetnumbercuts continuedof studentstoneededcome,”toCharliekeepexplains. “The school the district, school open, [California] just as State budget Parks, cuts even continued the post to office come,” is Charlie feelingit. explains. We are all “The being school pressured district, to [California] sell off our State public Parks, assets, even which the post I’m office firmly is against.” feelingit. Charlie We are says all being that pressured there is a to new sell plan off our for public the one-room assets, which schoolhouse, I’m firmly however, against.”and Charlie he has says reached that there out to is the a new community plan for for the input one-room and support. schoolhouse, Residents however, havestepped and he has forward reached with out a plan to the to keep community the school for input alive, and and support. homeschooling Residents groups haveare stepped beginning forward to use with it a as plan a meeting to keep the place. school Yoga alive, classes and homeschooling are now being groups taughtthere, are beginning and a PhotoShop use it class a taught meeting by Sharon place. Yoga Garner classes is in the are works. now “Fortunately,”being taughtCharlie there, and says, a PhotoShop “as always, class the children taught by are Sharon the hope Garner of the is future. in the works. It’s great “Fortunately,” to see ourkids Charlie go off says, to college, “as always, and then children come back are the and hope take of up the positions future. It’s on great the Community to see ourCenter kids go Board.” off to college, and then come back and take up positions on the CommunityCenter Board.”Do you want to knowwhere your dreamproperty is located?Order the map that even FedEx driversand PG&E Emergency Crews use!New and updated.Send $4.00 – No phone orders please(Includes California sales tax and first-class postage)Send to:Real Estate Magazine160 S. Harold Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437Or, order online atwww.realestatemendocino.comIt takes a multigenerational,cohesive, and hardworking bunchIt takes a multigenerational,to put on a party like the Greatcohesive, and hardworking bunchDay in Elk, the town’s biggestto put on a party like the Greatfund-raiser. Thanks to the ElkDay in Elk, the town’s biggestcommunity, Great Day will befund-raiser. Thanks to the Elkheld again this year, on Saturday,community, Great Day will beAugust 18 from noon to 1:00held again this year, on Saturday,a.m. the next morning. Great DayAugust 18 from noon to 1:00helps maintain the Greenwooda.m. the next morning. Great DayCommunityhelps maintainCenter,thetheGreenwoodchildren’ssummerCommunityprogram,Center,andthemanychildren’sotherprogramssummer program,the centerand manysponsorsotherthroughout programs the the year. center sponsorsthroughout This almost the forty-year year. traditionstarts This with almost a homegrown forty-year tradition paradebeginning starts with a at homegrown noon, marching paradefrom beginning the north at end noon, of town marching to theGreenwood from the north Community end of town Center. to theIntrepid Greenwood hopefuls Community are invited Center. toattempt Intrepid the hopefuls climb are up a invited slippery togreased attempt pole, the climb reaching up dollar a slippery billsof greased increasing pole, reaching denominations, dollar bills tocheers of increasing from a growing denominations, crowd. tocheers This from year a daytime growing crowd. entertainmentThis will year feature daytime live music entertainmentcountry will feature feel, along live music with belly withwithadancing a country with feel, Trillium along Tribe with and belly theaerial dancing gymnastics with Trillium of Circus Tribe and Mecca. theLocals aerial gymnastics and visitors of alike Circus will Mecca. thrillto Locals the watermelon and visitors eating alike will contest, thrillsack to the races, watermelon the world eating renown contest, cakeauction, sack races, a raffle, the world carnival renown games, cakeand auction, a bounce a raffle, house, carnival crafts, games, and aand a bounce house, crafts, and aContinued on Page 11Continued on Page 11Bob JonesBrokerAn early Great Day in Elk photo shows a short play,The House that Jack Built, presented by some of theAn same early people Great who Day are in Elk instrumental photo shows in running a short Great play,The Day House in Elk today. that Jack Left Built, to right: presented Valerie Lasciak by some (maiden of thesame all forlorn), people Charlie who are Acker instrumental (cow with in running the crumpled GreatDay horn), in Elk Ruth today. Dobberpuhl Left to right: (cat Valerie that killed Lasciak the (maiden rat), Aynall Ruymen forlorn), (rat Charlie that ate Acker the malt), (cow with and Jamie the crumpled Robertshorn), (Jack). Ruth Dobberpuhl (cat that killed the rat), AynRuymen (rat that ate the malt), and Jamie Roberts(Jack).The Greenwood Cooperative is what the “new settlers”who came to Elk in the early 1970s called their rentalThe Greenwood Cooperative is what the “new settlers”whohome.cameThetobuildingElk in theoriginallyearly 1970shousedcalledthetheirofficesrentalofhome.the L.E.TheWhitebuildingLumberoriginallyCompanyhousedand thetheoriginalofficesElkofthePostL.E.Office,WhiteandLumbernow isCompanyhome to theandGreenwoodthe originalStateElkPostBeachOffice,VisitorandCenter/Museum.now is home to theLeftGreenwoodto right:SteveStateBeach Sinclair, Visitor Connie Center/Museum. Sinclair, Dave McCutcheon, Left to right:Steve CharlieSinclair, Acker, and Connie Steve Sinclair, Acker. 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