Mayor Goose and the Dog Park

Fundraising efforts for the Groveland Dog Park started this week with the GCSD announcement and subsequent article by Mike Morris of the Union Democrat, who we are please to say mentioned the Mayor's website in his article...(officially moving us out of the self published, vanity press genre!)

November 12: We received a $2500 matching funds annonymous donation. This is so exciting, Goose has never done anything like this before. Our first checks came in today and we received another paypal donation. We are 10% of the way to our matching goal!

November 9: At the GCSD Board meeting it was learned that GCSD was successful in their waiver request to Fish & Game to remove the $1993 fee for converting the idle land to a dog park. We now have a short waiting period before digging can commence.

The project has been broken down into the following steps (and in this order too!)

• Map out leach field (GCSD)
• Remove thistle plants (Community)
• Disk & Roll field (GCSD)
• Hand pickup rocks in field (Community)
• Put up fencing (Community, GCSD can auger the fence post holes)
• Dig trench for water line from restrooms (GCSD)
• Seed field (Community)
• Install poop bag stations and drinking fountain (Community, GCSD can auger the hole for the pole)
• Wait ‘til spring (everyone)

As we get closer to a work date, we will send an email seeking volunteers to meet at the designated Dog Park area, near the base ball field behind EV Free Church. We have many names already on our mailing list and welcome more. Interested in staying on top of this news? Write to Bark@MayorGoose.com.

Since we are so close to a move forward position, the group has agreed to start the fundraising efforts for the development of the park. There are two ways to donate:

Write tax deductible check to GAINS and mail it to

Hotel CharlotteC/O Friends of Groveland Dog Park

PO Box 787

Groveland, CA 95321
Folks can also PapPal their donation, but this option may not be tax deductible.

If you would like to join the Friends of the Groveland Dog Park mailing list, drop Goose an email Bark@MayorGoose.com with your name and phone number and we will get you all set up. We are looking forward to seeing you all on the team!

Hotel Charlotte weekly specials & schedule

Good morning Friends!

So, here we go, another week of exceptional weather and visitors from around the state, states and world—and Victor wants to keep the restaurant open another week. We will be serving dinner every night this coming week from 5:30 pm to 8:30. Lunches on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday or by reservation. Holiday schedule info below.

This week Victor has added two new items to the menu including the shrimp dish we fell in love with at the Quaffing the Coast Wine dinner last Sunday:

Rock Shrimp & Penne Pasta with a lemon-cream sauce $17.95

Beef Brasciole (Thin sliced and rolled with spices, ham, egg and tomato) $19.95

Fresh Halibut with lemon-caper topping $19.95

Homemade desserts: Turtle Bar, Signature Brownie, Pumpkin Pie

We look forward to welcoming you!

Lynn & Victor

Hotel Charlotte

www.HotelCharlotte.com

Reservations: 209-962-6455

Holiday Schedule Notes:

Thanksgiving weekend we will be closed on Thursday and Friday, open on Saturday and Sunday. This is the weekend we visit our own families in the Midwest.

Christmas all days fall on our regularly scheduled nights and we will be open for dinner.

New Years Eve we will be serving by reservation at Camp Tuolumne Trails, please contact Ginny Gustafson to reserve your table, 962-6336. The restaurant will not otherwise be open.

We will be open the remainder of the New Year's weekend after which the restaurant will closed for our Recipe Research trip and reopens on February 11th in time for the Valentines weekend.

Coming events include

Halloween Charlotte Style (5 seats remain)
Cabaret Charlotte, (our last of the season) on Sunday, November 1st

Quaffing the Coast: Sonoma on November 15th

For those who REALLY like to plan ahead, and I just mention it because I've been asked...Trivia Mondays returns on Monday, March 1

Something for everyone, see you soon!

Lynn

Groveland's Mayor, Goose begins his Reign of Terrier

Mayor Goose Begins his Reign of Terrier
By Friends of Goose

The small but bustling Gold Rush era town of Groveland, California near Yosemite National Park recently “elected” a new mayor, and his name is Goose—and he’s a DOG! His was a hard fought campaign, the other three candidates were human after all, and so had a slight advantage when “stumping” for votes, but at the end of the day The Best Dog Won.

Goose has scheduled guest appearances and photo opportunities for press, neighbors and friends at many upcoming local events and good works causes, such as the Groveland Halloween Festivities on 10/31, Cabaret Charlotte on 11/1, Holiday Craft Faire at the Community Hall on 11/14 & 15, Hotel Charlotte Wine Dinner on 11/15, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner on 11/26 and Photos with Santa on 11/28 at the Groveland Fire Station.

Goose’s favorite charitable organization will always be Camp Tuolumne Trails (http://www.tuolumnetrails.org/) offering groups of all ages with special needs an outdoors experience, with fully accessible lodging, dining, and recreational facilities on 80 acres in the High Sierra of Central California, only 25 miles from Yosemite National Park. This year Goose will make an appearance to shake it up at the big Camp Tuolumne Trails New Year's Eve Extravaganza on Thursday, December 31st. All are welcome, Please contact Virginia Gustafson, 209-962-6336 for details.

Goose is very enthusiastic about beautifying his home town. Last Spring, when a platoon of pillar painters with pails of purple paint painted the Hotel Charlotte pillars purple to fulfill a promise of Kay's mayoral race. Goose in turn promised to remove this pitiful purple graffiti if he became Mayor of Groveland. We are pleased to announce that the purple pillared reign of Kay has disappeared under a fresh coat of white.

Goose has established office hours on an irregular basis of nearly every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 to 2:30pm for folks to drop by and give him their causes and issues to take up in the World Wide Political Arena. Brainstormers, Marketers and those with a great sense of humor are invited to join us to build the momentum. Goose is prepared to go to Sacramento and Washington to represent his constituents and community. In fact he already went to Sacramento at the California State Fair this year to campaign for Tuolumne County but he missed meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger in the crowd, him being so tall and Goose being rather close to the ground.

Thank you for helping to make Goose your Mayor, he won't let you down.

Goose, Getting it Done for Groveland

CONTACT: Goose’s Human Care Giver: Lynn Upthagrove, Hotel Charlotte
(209) 962-6455 hotelcharlotte@aol.com

Groveland's Mayor, Goose begins his Reign of Terrier

Mayor Goose Begins his Reign of Terrier
By Friends of Goose

The small but bustling Gold Rush era town of Groveland, California near Yosemite National Park recently “elected” a new mayor, and his name is Goose—and he’s a DOG! His was a hard fought campaign, the other three candidates were human after all, and so had a slight advantage when “stumping” for votes, but at the end of the day The Best Dog Won.

Goose has scheduled guest appearances and photo opportunities for press, neighbors and friends at many upcoming local events and good works causes, such as the Groveland Halloween Festivities on 10/31, Cabaret Charlotte on 11/1, Holiday Craft Faire at the Community Hall on 11/14 & 15, Hotel Charlotte Wine Dinner on 11/15, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner on 11/26 and Photos with Santa on 11/28 at the Groveland Fire Station.

Goose’s favorite charitable organization will always be Camp Tuolumne Trails (http://www.tuolumnetrails.org/) offering groups of all ages with special needs an outdoors experience, with fully accessible lodging, dining, and recreational facilities on 80 acres in the High Sierra of Central California, only 25 miles from Yosemite National Park. This year Goose will make an appearance to shake it up at the big Camp Tuolumne Trails New Year's Eve Extravaganza on Thursday, December 31st. All are welcome, Please contact Virginia Gustafson, 209-962-6336 for details.

Goose is very enthusiastic about beautifying his home town. Last Spring, when a platoon of pillar painters with pails of purple paint painted the Hotel Charlotte pillars purple to fulfill a promise of Kay's mayoral race. Goose in turn promised to remove this pitiful purple graffiti if he became Mayor of Groveland. We are pleased to announce that the purple pillared reign of Kay has disappeared under a fresh coat of white.

Goose has established office hours on an irregular basis of nearly every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 to 2:30pm for folks to drop by and give him their causes and issues to take up in the World Wide Political Arena. Brainstormers, Marketers and those with a great sense of humor are invited to join us to build the momentum. Goose is prepared to go to Sacramento and Washington to represent his constituents and community. In fact he already went to Sacramento at the California State Fair this year to campaign for Tuolumne County but he missed meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger in the crowd, him being so tall and Goose being rather close to the ground.

Thank you for helping to make Goose your Mayor, he won't let you down.

Goose, Getting it Done for Groveland

CONTACT: Goose’s Human Care Giver: Lynn Upthagrove, Hotel Charlotte
(209) 962-6455 hotelcharlotte@aol.com

Dog Park suffers setback, Goose steps in

BREAKING NEWS! Groveland's New Dog Park suffers a set back!
This week it was learned that the dog park committee, (just a bunch of regular folks who have dogs and want a public place to run them) will have to foot a $1993 bill from the department of Fish and Game before the park can be developed. Mayor Goose will lead the fundraising charge with his paypal donation button. All proceeds donated from this date (October 16th, 2009) until the fee is collected will go to the dog park fees. Please help!

What Goose is up to?
Goose's Birthday: September 13th was Goose's second birthday where he met the flirty Lucy, but at the 49er parade he received a proposal of marriage and has decided that at two, he should keep all romance options open.

Purple Pillar Painting: One day last spring a platoon of pillar painters with pails of purple paint painted my pillars purple to fulfill a promise of Kay's mayoral race. Goose in turn promised to remove this ugly graffiti if he became Mayor of Groveland. We are pleased to announce that The purple pillared reign of Kay has disappeared under a fresh coat of white. Celebrate!

Celebrity & VIP Golf Tournament Dinner: Goose has been invited to his first public engagement as mayor. On Tuesday, October 21st, Goose will make an appearance at Camp Tuolumne Trails for photos and interviews with the Athletes playing the benefit golf tournament. www.TuolumneTrails.org for more details. There will be ample opportunities for press and photographers at this event.

Goose,
Getting it done for Groveland!

Groveland this week, and a tad beyond

Coming up:
Sunday, 10/18 Quaffing the Coast— a Sommelier hosted wine dinner: Mendocino County. Quaffing the coast pairs our favorite Sommelier, Nicole Darracq with Victor's great menus and a whole new geography of California, the coast wine regions. We start with 5 wines from Mendocino County. $64 per dinner, including wines, tax and tip, or save 12% with the purchase of season tickets for the 5 county series: (Mendocino, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Louis Obisbo) www.HotelCharlotte.com/quaffing.html

Wednesday, October 21st, Camp Tuolumne Trails benefit Golf Tournament. Contact Tom Bickmore for details or visit www.TuolumneTrails.org

Saturday, October 31: Halloween, Charlotte Style! We remove the center table from our main dining room, detail a path for all the costumed children to walk past every table and serve dinner from our regular menu. Controlled chaos pretty much assured! Lots of giggles too. Reserved guests will have their tables guaranteed from 5:00 to 7:00 (the whole time of trick or treat.) This is not one you will be rushed on! Guests are encouraged to come costumed for a costume contest and special prize!

Sunday, 11/1 Cabaret Charlotte a Camp Tuolumne Trails benefit performance and a reprise of our Spring Show, Singing the Decades www.HotelCharlotte.com/cabaret.html. Lynn 209-962-6455. Our best show ever! Our first two productions of this show were totally sold out resulting in this special request from our local audiences to bring it back again. Join this spunky cast with their unique delivery of our favorite songs from the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s. Soul filled music paired with 5 delicious courses This performance benefits Camp Tuolumne Trails, a camp for kids with special needs. http://www.tuolumnetrails.org/

Restaurant Schedule: We are open for dinner 7 days a week through Sunday, October 25th. Then we return to our regular dinner schedule of Thursday-Sunday nights from 5:30. Lunches by reservation.

For more events and details, www.HotelCharlotte.com/events.html

Groveland's Mayor Invited to VIP Dinner

Hotel Charlotte
18736 Main Street, PO Box 787
Groveland, CA 95321
(209) 962-6455 hotelcharlotte@aol.com

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Guest Appearance by Mayor of Groveland at Celebrity VIP Dinner

The highly esteemed Mayor of Groveland, Goose (the Dog) has been invited to participate in his first Celebrity VIP Dinner on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Camp Tuolumne Trails. This first of it's kind event features a cast of attendees that reads like a who’s who of professional sports, plus the 1st Dog-Mayor of Groveland, Goose. Photo opportunities will be scheduled for interested members of the press.

The Tuolumne Trails Celebrity Golf Tournament on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 features present and former Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, and National Football League players and coaches. Proceeds from this charitable event benefit Camp Tuolumne Trails, a camp specially designed for groups of all ages who have special needs, with fully accessible lodging, dining, and recreational facilities. This unique lodge set in the Sierra Nevada is not far from Yosemite.

The golf tournament is a 5 Man Scramble (plus a player or coach), with a 1:30pm Shotgun Start, at the championship caliber Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course, in Groveland, California near Yosemite National Park. The Gala Awards Dinner and Auction is at 7:00pm at Camp Tuolumne Trails. A limited number of Sponsorship entries remain. For more information visit http://www.tuolumnetrails.org/ or contact (209) 962-5527 Tom Bickmore.


CONTACT: Goose’s manager, Lynn Upthagrove, Hotel Charlotte
(209) 962-6455 hotelcharlotte@aol.com, www.HotelCharlotte.com/goose.html

Did we miss fall?

Seems fall started two days ago, and now there is snow in the Sierras with major cross roads temporarily closed! Tioga Pass Road and Glacier Point Roads are closed.

I was really hoping for an Indian Summer to sweep in and warm us up again for another couple of weeks. Perhaps there is still a chance.

We still have tickets to our wine dinner: Quaffing the Coast part 1, Mendocino.

See you soon.

Hotel Charlotte specials 10/1-10/4

Hello Friends!

This week has given us a definite change in weather, fall is falling! And while I love it, I also find this is when I have a little free time and fancy myself drifting around a lake in a on a raft, perhaps with a little glass of wine...but alas, a bit of a chill keeps me away. We will continue to have the Hotel Charlotte restuarant open for dinners 7 nights a week through 10.25 and then we will return to our regular schedule of Thursday through Sunday.

This week's specials Victor will be serving Osso Bucco and the fresh fish is Black Cod (similar to Sea Bass.)

I see delicious homemade blueberry pie on the dessert tray, chocolate brownie and creme Bruleé. (These change regularly!)

We hope to welcome you!

Lynn & Victor

Hotel Charlotte

http://www.hotelcharlotte.com/

209-962-6455

PS: Our fall calendar is out and we have oodles of stuff coming up in the next couple of weeks. We hope one or more of these catches your fancy.

10/3 Living History Day, a STCHS program at the Groveland Museum-Library complex. Free Guests will enjoy Food, Vendors, Costumed docents, historic displays, oodles of fun for kids and adults alike.

10/3 Airport Days Pine Mountain Lake Airport Free This annual event is fun for the whole family featuring free rides for youth, 8-18, displays, landing contest, Fly-bys and a whole lot more. Bring a chair & a hat, noon-3. Elderberry entrance. Hot dogs & Sodas available

10/10 Tuolumne County Historic Hotels Tour, Luncheon & Wine Tasting. Many venues, including Hotel Charlotte price varies by selection of neat tngs to do. infor@centralsierraarts.org Georgia 209-532-2787 Participants may purchase a two day pass to tour Historic Hotels for $10 or add the Luncheon and talk with author Jan Atkinson at the Hotel Charlotte with wine tasting at the Groveland Hotel and for yet another option, add dinner theater to your passport—a little something for everyone!

10/12 Monday Night Football an ROOFBB fundraiser, Hotel Charlotte cooks this week! Pine Mountain Lake Country Club. This weekly tradition during football season becomes Groveland's main Monday night social. For $10 you get nearly all you can eat, friends and fun and some folks even watch the game. The Hotel Charlotte will be serving an Asian Menu.

10/18 Quaffing the Coast— a Sommelier hosted dinner: Mendocino Hotel Charlotte Get season tickets, 12% discount www.HotelCharlotte.com/quaffing.html Lynn 209-962-6455. Quaffing the coast pairs our favorite Sommelier, Nicole Darracq with Victor's great menus and a whole new area of California, the coast wine regions. We start with 5 wines from Mendocino County. $64 per dinner, including wines, tax and tip, or save 12% with the purchase of season tickets for the 5 county series: (Mendocino, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Louis Obisbo) www.HotelCharlotte.com/quaffing.html

10/25 & 11/1 Cabaret Charlotte a reprise of our Spring Show, Singing the Decades www.HotelCharlotte.com/cabaret.html Lynn 209-962-6455. Our best show ever and totally sold our request from public to bring it back again so they can see it. Cabaret with Dennis Brown $ Sierra Sounds returns for another two nights. Join this spunky cast with their unique delivery of our favorite songs from the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s. Soul filled music paired with 5 delicious courses These two performances are benefit performances for Camp Tuolumne Trails, a camp for kids with special needs. http://www.tuolumnetrails.org/

For more events and details, www.HotelCharlotte.com/events.html

Goose the Dog is Mayor of Groveland

It is somewhat difficult to believe, but the Dog named Goose won and is now Honorary Mayor of Groveland! Upon our return from up north, Goose has expressed an interest in setting up office hours. We will need to establish a list is issues we need Washington and Sacramento to be aware of and to work on for Groveland.

We are very excitied about the opportunities the coming year will present to us in the endless marketing portential and look foward to the fun. It has been an honor to have Camp Tuolumne Trails as our sponsor, http://www.tuolumnetrails.org/ and we hope our efforts on their behalf will bring them much more that the $1600 raised on their behalf by the mayoral race fundraiser effort.

Tickled!