by David Maciel 
Sponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza 
In September tomatoes are at the peak of the season. This Asian styled recipe calls for cherry tomatoes you can
substitute large slices of your favorite tomato. I used basil & cilantro combination, and it was delicious. I served this with BBQ

Ingredients
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes or two large slicing tomato
• 4 teaspoons fish sauce or liquid aminos
• 4 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 1 ea shallot thin sliced, or ¼ cup thin sliced red onion
• ¼ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 to 3 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 8 to 10 leaves Thai basil or mint, cilantro, Italian basil, or fresh leafy herb of choice

Ingredients
Mix shallot or red onion with rice vinegar to soften.
Slice cherry tomatoes in half. Thin slice the Thai basil or other herb.
Mix all ingredients together. Serve right away or marinate overnight

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed friend, Darrell Lee Petersen. Darrell relocated to Cloverdale as a child, with his parents, Bert and Virginia Petersen, moving from Tacoma, Washington. Darrell had four brothers and two sisters. In his early years, he met Bobbie Jean Petersen (Durbin), with whom he established a devoted family life. He is
survived by three children and nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Throughout his life, Darrell was committed to his roles as husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, fulfilling each with sincerity, humility, and unwavering faith.

In his professional career, Darrell was a dedicated carpenter, contributing significantly to the construction of numerous homes across Cloverdale. He was widely respected for both his appreciation of the community and his readiness to assist others, embodying generosity and reliability. Darrell valued not only his family and personal experiences but also his friendships, which spoke to his character.

Richard “Dick” Wallace, a retired mission designer who originated the Jet Propulsion Laboratory peanut tradition for JPL mission personnel, passed away on June 12, 2025 at age 84 in Cloverdale CA. In 1978 to 1982, as a member of the Advanced Projects Group (Any Body, Any Time), he led numerous studies that provided mission options for the NASA planetary program. In 1972 he was a member of the team that developed options for what became the Voyager missions to the four outer planets. Those spacecraft, which launched in 1977, are still returning data from beyond the solar system – part of Dick’s legacy.

Born in NY, Dick earned a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1962 from Princeton, and in 1964 a Master’s in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Washington before joining JPL. In 1964 Dick was a member of the Ranger operations team. After six failures to reach and provide close up images of the moon, JPL was under intense national scrutiny for the seventh launch, he brought in peanuts. “I thought they might take some of the edge off the anxiety in the mission
operations room. The rest is history”. Ranger 7 was a resounding success that supported the Apollo Program. The peanuts showed up for each launch, and even showed up on the informal Ranger check lists. A tradition was born and lives on.