Page 36 - Sonoma County Gazette March 2017

Is it just my imagination or has it been a bit moist lately? The bottom of our alpaca paddock is no affectionately called “Lake Oasis” and at one point looked deep enough to kayak across. We are becoming used to
Talkin’ Trash...We want to thank the Clean River Alliance and Russian Riverkeeper for gathering volunteers to clean our waterways before the heavy rains hit. Clean River Alliance began in Guerneville about a year and a half ago to clean the banks of the Russian River. Over time, they joined Riverkeeper, which oversees the health of the Russian River that runs from Mendocino County south to the sea at Jenner.
the squishy sound as we walk across our muddy lawn. But we are glad to feel those empty aquifers filling up and our Great Tree at Isis Oasis Sanctuary seems to be emitting a great soft sigh of relief. In the sky, rainbows have
been frequent, seeming to end in the heart of Geyserville. And at least for the moment something else is ended - namely, the drought.
It was wonderful having them join our locals to clean our back yard! Every bit of trash they collected does NOT attach to trees and creek sides, does NOT harm birds and fish, and does NOT end up out to sea where even more harm comes from floating plastic and sinking debris. More clean-ups will be coming this spring as we clean up from a very wet winter!
St Patrick’s Festivities
The rich coat of green that the rain has brought is ideal for the St. Patrick’s Day festivities this month, including the local fundraiser “Jiggs and Maggie Benefit for Education” at the Geyserville Odd Fellows club on Saturday, March 21st at the historic Geyserville Odd Fellows Hall. Dino Bugica of Diavola’s will be applying his renowned chefly skills to something a little less Italian - corned beef and cabbage with all the fixings. Tickets are just $30 and it promises to be a fun evening in the heart of “downtown” Geyserville.
Jeff Tobes 13th Annual 20 Mile History Walk
Sweet & Sour Citrus...Did you get to the Citrus Fair this year? As you know, the clouds parted from torrential rains long enough for our annual parade – thank you very much! Costumes didn’t get soggy, so everyone made it to the fair to enjoy our long-held tradition of celebrating citrus season. YummmmmmMeyer lemons! We are blessed with the perfect climate for citrus. So even though the weather was iffy all weekend, and rainy on Sunday, people did come to join us for a fun weekend. Congratulations to Hannah Bireschi, our Queen, Maya Rain Simms (crowned as Lily Lemon) and Giovanni Lopez (crowned as Oran Orange) and the MANY winners of the Talent Show, Exhibits, Derbies, Baby Contest....you name it – the perfect fair for Coverdale. You can see a list of everyone involved at the Cloverdale Reveille.
Goes Through Geyserville On Saturday, April 1st, expect to see numerous walkers passing through Geyserville. It’s the annual History Walk commemorating teacher Jeff Tobes, who began the tradition many years ago by taking his middle school students on walks through the local area. The walk will begin at 6am at Big John’s Market in Healdsburg and will last all day as the group passes through Geyserville on the way to Asti and finally,
Live Theater...Cloverdale High School Improv Group is about to bring their youthful energy, imagination and talent to the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center! With no scripts, just suggestions from the audience, improv is great fun for the audience as well as challenging for the actors who have to think fast respond to the ever-increasing suggestions. People literally laugh themselves out of their seats over both the successes and failures of improve. It’s VERY fun! The performance lasts a very quick hour. Tickets at the door (donation suggestion $7) Friday, March 3 at 7 PM. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale.
to Cloverdale. Walkers are treated to historic information about the places
that they are walking through. We’ve invited them to walk through Isis Oasis Sanctuary on the way and will be sharing a bit of information about John Bosch, the decades this land spent as a Baha’i center, our nearly 40 years as
Isis Oasis, and a bit about our 400-year old Great Tree. Contact Ray at 707 535 6476 for more information on this fun walk. You can register and pay at http:// www.sonomacountyhistory.org. The fee includes breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a t-shirt, and all proceeds go to the Jeff Tobes History Day Fund. They also are looking for support vehicle drivers and other volunteers.
Speaking of creativity, Cloverdale is a mecca for talent and creativity. Rumors, the famous Neil Simon comedy, has been playing at the Performing Arts Center, starting their 10th season – congratulations! Set designs are unusually creative, local talent is especially good – as good as you’ll find in the Big City! The Center offers wine and beverages before the show begins and during intermission, so come to spend time with friends and share this experience!
Have more Geyserville news I should share? Contact me at the email address above.
CalTrans Greenlights Sebastopol Ped Line
The City of Sebastopol received approval from CalTrans to move forward with four color-coded, self-guided walking tours. Created by Cittaslow Sebastopol as part of the City’s Park-Once-And-Walk campaign, three of the walks take visitors from the Plaza to local attractions and back:
The BIG Celebration will be on May13th, so put it on your calendar to celebrate a 10 years of live theater in Cloverdale, Can you believe it’s been 10 years since our community came together to create the theater? This will be a stunning and delightfully creative party with costumes, pop-up theater, two bands – LOTS going on! Even Mike McGuire will be coming to run an auction to raise funds to keep our theater going.
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The Green Line to the Laguna
The Pink Line to Florence Ave. Art Walk
The Blue Line to Ives Park.
The next play on their agenda is Agnes of God which starts April 21st.
If customers suspect there is a problem with a natural gas appliance inside theThe fourth walk takes pedestrians, and bicyclists, from the trailhead of the Joe Rodota Trail on Petaluma Ave. to Ives Park.
Fine Arts...Cloverdale Arts Alliance (204 North Cloverdale Blvd ) is hosting their next exhibit...“Marinate” starting March 18th with an artists reception from 5 – 7. If you haven’t been to the gallery lately, this is a good chance to spend time with your neighbors enjoying guest artist Gwen Rosewater. It’s
also a chance to see resident artists work Jane Gardner, Pamela Heck, Terry Holleman, Sharon Kozel, Paul Maurer and Hanya Popova Parker, with featured work by Laura Paine Carr.
Summer follows spring...AND speaking of the Arts Alliance, Mark Tharrington and his crew are already booking bands, finding sponsors and getting geared up for another summer of fun in Downtown Cloverdale. Friday Night Live brings people to our downtown from all over Sonoma County to visit our restaurants and stores, and dance into the night. This one weekly event introduces people to Cloverdale every year, so we are grateful for the hard work of the Alliance that makes this happen for all of us!
As it turns out, the sidewalks and streetscape along Highway 116 are owned by CalTrans. Any signs placed on or along the route require CalTrans’ permission.
“I’m thrilled to see that CalTrans is helping us reclaim our city for pedestrians,” says City Manager, Larry McLaughlin. “Allowing us to put the Ped Line markers on their sidewalks helps to o set the impact of the highways through our town.”
The Barlow has also given permission for the Green Line (to the Laguna) Ped Line markers to be placed on the sidewalks they own along McKinley St.
“We love the Ped Line concept and are glad to be able to support this community walking initiative,” says Yolanda Mathew, Property Manager at The Barlow.
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