UPCOMING EVENTS
Members At WORK - People That MAKE PENN VALLEY GREAT
Brandon Lindsen
Recently there was a change on the Western Gateway Park board of directors. Nancy Pierce who has been the “glue” for the park over the last 20 years has stepped down and the seat has been replaced by Brandon Lindsen. Who is Brandon Lindsen ?
Brandon is the owner of New Life Landscaping in Penn Valley. He also has a landscape maintenance business and is part owner of New Life Nursery in Penn Valley. You can usually find Brandon(and his mother Lori Jane) at any community project helping out where they can. Brandon and New Life Nursery are responsible for the planting of the Daffodil bulbs along Penn Valley Drive every year. Lori Jane has been hosting the Easter Egg hunt as well as the Daffodil planting for years. These are a duo that are committed to the Penn Valley area community, usually under the radar but with huge benefits to our community and our children.
So, let’s dig in a little bit about Brandon. Brandon has lived in Penn Valley since 1992 with his lovely wife and four young children. He opened the Nursery with his mother (Lori Jane) and his aunt (Carol Fulkerson) in 2020. They have been active in the Chamber of Commerce long before opening the nursery, volunteering to help out whenever asked. He is a graduate of Ready Springs Elementary School and Nevada Union High School.
When I think about volunteerism in the Penn Valley area and hear all the reasons people have when it comes time to actually helping out these community organizations I always think of Brandon. 3-Businesses, 4-children, president of the Gateway Park board, and supporting in person and monetarily a lot of the service projects in Penn Valley, It demonstrates the incredible asset that the residents in Penn Valley have. For those who always say they want to get involved but never have the time, I will now hold up a picture of Brandon and say REALLY!!!
Brandon is one of our community’s finest assets and deserves recognition as such. The Chamber of Commerce is fortunate to have him as a business partner like this to maintain the locally involved business community that the Chamber provides. We hope to see more of the young business community follow Brandons lead and start replacing those who have volunteered in this community for decades to make it a such a desirable place to live and bring up our children.
The Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to helping the Park increase the current parcel tax to fund the park. The sum total of $12.94 that is around 20 years old is worth about $6 in todays dollars. We ALL use the park in different ways. Some more than others, but the fact remains you can use it (or the facilities) whenever you want. This is the largest park in Nevada County and is funded by property taxes in Penn Valley and Lake Wildwood. The maintenance of the park is often sacrificed due to the lack of funding. I believe we owe one of our best resources in town a raise !! Especially with Brandon at the helm. We wish him all the best in his new role and encourage the community to get behind our new generation of business leaders and adequately fund our park.
Dana Ettlin
Ambassador / Community Volunteer
Penn Valley Chamber of Commerce