Wildlife Focus California Newt Taricha Torosa Description 5-7 3/4 (12.7-19.7 Cm). Resembles

Mountain Times Wildlife Focus Environment Mountain Cove, California Est. 2002

Volume Two • September 2003 • Please Recycle California Newt All Natural Household Cleaning Taricha torosa Solutions Please send your articles & bulletins to [email protected] by Sandy Shields Description 5-7 3/4" (12.7-19.7 cm). Try some of these all natural solutions next time you Resembles Rough-skinned Newt but has larger eyes clean. They are made with products that you and light-colored lower eyelids. Tan to reddish- probably have on hand, and they are safe to use. I brown above, yellow to orange below. Back and hope that they work as well for you as they have for Editorial belly colors blend. Breeding male has smooth skin, me! swollen vents, compressed tail, and toes tipped with black, horny layer. Window Cleaner - Mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch Local News with 1 quart warm water. Warning The skin secretions of the Newts of the HOA Meetings Floor Cleaner - Mix 1 cup vinegar with 2 gallons genus Taricha contain toxins similar to those found Our Second Year… water. The next HOA meeting is the Annual meeting to be in pufferfish liver. These are among the deadliest th It’s official! We’ve reached the first issue of our held on Monday, October 6 at 6pm in the Lodge. natural toxins yet discovered. A healthy adult will rd second year. The new web site is going strong at The following meeting is November 3 at 6pm. die from eating just one Newt. Care should be taken Glass Coffee Pot Cleaner - Place crushed ice, salt http://www.mtncove.com and the dust is beginning to wash hands thoroughly after handling Newts. and sliced lemons in pot and swirl till clean. to settle on the last of the Copperwoods. Water Tax Frustration! Range Subspecies Coast Range (T. t. torosa), brown Furniture polish - Mix 1/4 cup vinegar with 3/4 cup Mountain Cove is still an awesome place to live, by Lester Kau above, light yellow to orange below; San Diego to oil (olive, vegetable, lemon). and we continue to meet great new neighbors, Many residents have expressed frustration over the Mendocino County, California. Sierra (T. t. sierrae), celebrate birthdays and holidays together, and keep Customer Charge on our water bills. Here are the reddish-brown to dark brown above, deep orange Brass, Copper, and Pewter Cleaner - Mix equal parts an eye out for one another. Somehow we’ve concerns that some of the residents have told us: below; w. slope of Sierra Nevada. salt and vinegar, then thicken with flour. managed to create not just a cluster of homes in the General Cleaner - Mix 4 tablespoons baking soda in canyon, but a real community. Every time I talk to 1. It is an unreasonable and unfair commercial tax Breeding December to May. Female lays one or 1 quart warm water, or use plain baking soda with a new residents, they are so excited and astounded at that was never disclosed when the homes were two dozen eggs in spherical masses, on aquatic wet sponge. their fortune for managing to find Mountain Cove. purchased. plants or submerged forest litter. Larvae hatch at about 1/2" (11 mm), transform in fall at 2 1/4" (5.7 Oven Cleaner - Baking Soda and Vinegar. We’re nestled in the beautiful San Gabriel Foothills, 2. The city says that the charge has to do with how cm) or following spring when larger. above Azusa, but not separate from it. There are large the water main is on your home. But only Drain Cleaner - Add 1/2 cup baking soda, then pour concerns about local schools, political practices, some of the homes with larger mains are being Habitat Quiet streams, ponds, and lakes and one cup of vinegar down drain. Let sit for 20 taxes and so on, so it certainly isn’t paradise. But as billed the additional charges. It does not make any sense which homes are actually being charged more surrounding evergreen and oak forests along coast. minutes, then flush with water. major tax payers and concerned citizens from than others. Some residents have stated that you can Fast-moving streams through digger pine and blue professional backgrounds of every sort, we have a be on the same street with the same home size, and oak communities in Sierra Nevada foothills. Woodwork Cleaner - Used cold tea for cleaning any concerted responsibility to our families, neighbors kind of woodwork. and fellow residents of Azusa. be charged a different rate. Range Coastal California from San Diego to Carpet Deodorizer - Sprinkle baking soda or I think it’s important that we keep this community 3. The Customer Charge rates of some homes were Mendocino County; also w. slope of Sierra Nevada. cornstarch on carpet. Vacuum after 30 minutes.. feeling strong, and we should do everything in our increased from $54.93 per month to $57.32 per Separate population at Squaw Creek, Shasta County. power to help it prosper. Mountain Cove has a month. Does this mean they can increase fees Near sea level to 7,000' (2,134 m). Tub and Tile Cleaner - Mix 1/4 cup baking soda chance to not just be a secluded neighborhood in the whenever they feel like it? with 1/2 cup white vinegar. canyon, but a vocal and powerful part of the City of Discussion During rainy season it may be seen Azusa. It’s high time our city stepped into the 21st It is time for the concerned Mountain Cove residents abroad during the day. Dry periods are passed under Sandy is a freelance writer and webmaster of century, and I think Mountain Cove might just be to get together and bring this issue up at the next moist forest litter and in rodent burrows. Like other TheFrugalShopper.com. She enjoys living the frugal the place to start. Azusa City Council Meeting. Residents should ask Pacific newts, this species strikes a warning posture life, saving money, and helping others to do the the Council to reduce these rates to the same rates when threatened, revealing its brightly colored same. Subscribe to her newsletter to receive more M.W. Martin, other Mountain Cove residents are paying. Those underbelly. money-saving ideas and frugal tips. Reprint Editor-in-Chief who have paid excessive amounts should also permission granted with this footer included. [email protected] receive either full refunds or credit towards future Copyright © TheFrugalShopper.com 2001. http://www.mtncove.com water bills. The next City Council meeting will be Monday, September 15, 2003, 6:30-8pm, at the Civic Auditorium in downtown Azusa. It’s your ©2003 Off-Planet. All Rights Reserved. Quote of the Month money. If you are paying the higher amounts, please “ A lie gets halfway around the world before the make sure to come to the meeting. truth has a chance to get its pants on.” - Sir Winston Churchill More News… September Food Finds Bulletin Board

Monrovia Nursery Specific Plan This Day in History… Wine Brings the Coasts Closer! Pet Sitters by Mercedes Cortez 1- "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was published. (1830) by Bill Coats Miles Blansett is 13 years old and lives at 10 Miles Rosedale of Monrovia Nursery will be joining 1- Germany invades Poland, starting WW II (1939) Did you know that Mountain Cove has our own Whispering Willow Court. He has much experience us on Wednesday, September 10th at 7:30 pm at the 2- The Great Fire of London is started (1666) private labeled wine and vineyard? Well, not really. with cats, dogs, birds, and reptiles, and recently lodge to answer any questions and give us all the 2- V-J Day (1945) Founded in 1973 by Al and Emily Weed, Mountain cared for a neighbor’s cat, Cocoa. We know Miles exciting details of this great new development. 3- TV soap “Search for Tomorrow” premieres on Cove Vineyards is Virginia's oldest continuously personally here at the Mountain Times and can Azusa will benefit greatly, with this project bringing CBS. (1951) operating winery. It’s situated on 8 acres in vouch that he’s an upstanding young man. You can much needed commerce to our city. Please RSVP so 4- George Eastman received a patent for roll film Lovingston, Virginia, in the center of a rural county, contact Miles by email at [email protected] or I can be sure I have enough goodies, everyone is and trademarked the name "Kodak". rich in orchards, organic farms, woodlands and by phone at (626) 815-9979. welcome. Just call me at 626-969-4242 or visit 5- Russian Czar Peter the Great imposes a tax on home to two National Wilderness Areas. Sound like [email protected]. I will also beards. (1698) your kind of place? Mountain Cove wine really We also got this notice: Responsible, mature, bring tickets for Taste of the town for anyone 5- The First Continental Congress assembled in peaked my interest as I love wine and my wife and I entrepreneur. Will animal sit for furry, & feathery interested see accompanying article. Philadelphia (1774) collect wine labels as well. I contacted Al Weed, the friends (will walk your furry along the brook). Can 6- Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's baseball iron owner, via email to see about adding some of these collect mail, newspapers, and water indoor plants, man record by playing in his 2,131st game.(1995) labels to our collection. He was very responsive and help party plan for festive events, decorate home, Taste of the Town 7- The first Miss America beauty Pageant is held in I ended up ordering two bottles of wine - a Club House, & Holidays. Available to baby sit also. by Mercedes Cortez Atlantic City N.J. (1921) chardonnay and a cabernet. Both were good, solid Call C.C. (626) 812-0064 Brookside Way. Chamber of Commerce along with Azusa Pacific 8- Star Trek premiered on television (1966) wines, although I won't pretend to be a wine University will be offering a unique dining 8- President Ford give unconditional pardon to connoisseur! The bottles added a unique, experience- A Taste of the Town, with as many as Richard Nixon for any crimes. (1974) personalized theme to Childcare & Tutoring 30 restaurants expected to participate you will have 9- California became the 3st state (1850) our kitchen décor and by Lauren Miller the opportunity to sample up to 60 different tastes, 9- Elvis Presley first appears on the Ed Sullivan make a great I’d like to provide childcare and tutoring services to pick up menus and relax to the sweet sounds of Show. (1956) conversation piece. If Mountain Cove residents on an hourly basis. I have dinner music, stroll though the art galleries of APU 11- The Beatles recorded their 1st single "Love Me you like wine and want spent 15+ years as a licensed child care provider and or just sit quietly under the stars and munch! Only Do". (1962) to connect with "our" have recently taught elementary and middle school 500 tickets will be sold and they are going fast. The 12- Future President John F. Kennedy married winery on the other children in the Temecula and Los Angeles school event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7th from Jacqueline Bouvier. (1953) coast or get a bottle for districts. Presently, I am a graduate student at APU 5:00pm to 8:00 pm outside the Felix Event Center. 13- New York City becomes the capitol of the an event or gift, check in the Clinical Psych department. I am primarily Call the chamber today to get your tickets 626-334- United States. I bet you didn't know that! (1788) out their website at: offering childcare Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 1507. For as little as $15.00 you can enjoy this new 13- Chiang Kai-Shek became the president of China with afternoon, evening and overnight hours. addition to Golden Days. (1943) Tutoring would be on a more flexible schedule. My 14- Francis Scott-Key composed the lyrics to "The www.mountaincovevineyards.com or call (434) rates are reasonable. I look forward to being of Aldolinos reopens under new ownership- Looking Star Spangled Banner". (1814) 263-5392. Bon appetite! service to children and their families in my new for a great Italian restaurant not too far from home? 20- Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a battle Daliah’s Pizza community. Call me at (626) 633-1324. Thank you! Visit the new owners at Aldolinos, they have of the sexes tennis match. (1973) improved the décor and the menu. Located at the 21- Henry Ford retires from Ford Motor Company. Oaktree Shopping Center at the far end of town. (1945) Mangi, Bevanda e sia Allegro! Be Prepared! Directions from Mountain Cove, head south on 22- The record for drinking Ketchup belongs to Dalia’s Pizza is continuing their 5% discount for all by M.W. Martin Azusa Avenue to Gladstone Street, make a left to Dustin Phillips (USA). On this day, he drank a 14 residents in Mountain Cove. Check out their Italian- If Disaster strikes, what would you do if basic Cerritos, make a right and they are on the left at oz. bottle of Ketchup through a 1/4" straw in 33 style restaurants! This discount is good at any time, services--water, gas, electricity or telephones--were Arrow Hwy and Cerritos. You won’t be seconds. (1999) without the need for messy coupons or secret cut off? Local officials and relief workers will be on disappointed! 23- The planet Neptune is first discovered by passwords. Just let them know you live in Mountain the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach German astronomer Johann Gottfried Golle. (1846) Cove and enjoy the food. 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