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SOF dedicates bench to Windbigler

New parkette honors SOF supporter

FALLBROOK – Another small park has grown up on Alvarado Street. This parkette actually came from a problem, which is often the case in life, causing a resident to take action.

Located at the Fallbrook Arts Inc. property at 310 E. Alvarado St., the problem was erupting asphalt due to the tree seeking surface moisture and poor drainage in other paved areas. Trees do need deep watering or else this issue occurs, a lesson well learned.

Repaving and root pruning was the answer. Planted in 1997 by Save Our Forest, these mature trees were worth trying to save. SOF worked with Fallbrook Arts Inc. to create another tiny park on Alvarado Street. That's two parkettes now, following the Arbor Day planting at Vine and Alvarado streets, which has a bench honoring Roger Boddaert, the Treeman of Fallbrook.

This parkette gave SOF the opportunity to honor a business member who has been an avid supporter of the community for decades: Rick Windbigler of Fallbrook Equipment Rentals. You name it, he's got it. It is like a candy store of tractors, lifts, augers, trailers and trucks. His business has been helpful to the building, maintenance and continued growth of Fallbrook.

Windbugler's company serves building contractors, service companies and homeowners with a wide variety of tools. He is always ready to give a helping hand to nonprofits and service organizations, those that do so many good things for Fallbrook with volunteers. His generosity has not gone unnoticed by SOF and the Fallbrook Land Conservancy. His staff even babysits trees in big containers that are waiting to be planted at his business site. SOF has taken this opportunity to place a bench in his honor at the new parkette for his years of service to the community.

Months of work from a vision of Boddaert and Jackie Heyneman started the dream. Requested donations for the components were contributed to make it a reality. Businesses including Southwest Boulder, Fallbrook Public Utility District, Clayton Cooke DDS, Premier Nursery and the Protea Farms of California gave the supplies that made it come together. The bench and artwork by Daniel Martinez topped it off. A core group of volunteers put in hundreds of hours to make it happen, tapping into a wealth of resources and talents along with the dream.

In the words of Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world, for indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Submitted by Save Our Forest.

 

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