Page 32 - Sonoma County Gazette - January 2020

Winter has brought a change in the air and in our perceptions
“And now we welcome the New Year.
Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
bringing intriguing retail opportunities for our little city - Heart City, erin mavis clothing, The Outpost, Next Door Comics and Games, and, finally, Speed of Sound Music. These new shops offer a means of self-expression through clothing that emphasizes comfort with their unique styles. However, these new Cloverdale businesses do not stop there. We also find imaginative and creative fun via party crafts, games, comics, and music.
Heart City: A Modern Five and Dime, has a wide array of greeting cards, stationary, stickers, candy, and toys that launch us back in time. While generating fun for kids, the vintage novelties and notions remembered from Carol’s and Reece’s childhood expand the feeling of nostalgia. Erin Mavis, the proprietor, provides parties with current crafts and games that fit the flavor she has created in this little shop. Young and old Heart City is a place to create or re-create fun! Stop by: 115 E. First Street; Mon-Sat 10:30am- 5:30pm; Sun 11am-4pm
- at least for me. When I see mist rising from the Mayacamas Mountains, I no longer instantly think it is smoke. My focus has shifted from fire prevention to making sure we have sandbags on hand in the right places. While January is a calmer month in Geyserville, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything happening. And we always have to be prepared for the unexpected!
Cloverdale continues to evolve as we move into this New Year
This was brought home to me the other day her at Isis Oasis Sanctuary when I went up to our Redwood Theater to make sure it was ready for an event. When I crossed the lawn to do so, it was empty. Minutes later, it wasn’t. Though few things surprise me these days, this certainly did.
It’s not uncommon for us to receive abandoned birds and animals, and staring at the pig, I began to
wonder if this might be one of them. Since it was a black pig, which is also the emblem of the delicious neighboring restaurant Diavola’s, I also wondered if this could be perhaps be an “actor” for a promotional photo shoot I somehow didn’t know about?
design. Taking the concept a bit further, she searches out the “treasures’ in accessories and jewelry that compliment the clothing’s design and feel. Come and visit: 113 E. First Street Mon-Sunday 10:30 am-5 pm.
After a few quick text messages, I was able to determine that our black pig was just an unregistered companion to one of our guests. “Little Biggie” was an enormous tame potbellied pig - as big as the stove that shares that name. “Little Biggie” was happy to sit for treats and touch noses with our more usual dog companions. Its visit was short, but very memorable.
If you are more comfortable in boots & jeans: The Outpost.
Much More Serious: Get Ready to Save Your Water!
Brandi and Ronnie Campos opened a few months ago with merchandise piled on wooden crates. Today it is very organized and the merchandising display is wonderful. It fits. Boots! Boots! Boots! Working boots or fancy cowboy boots like a country singer would wear with the embroidered designs. Whichever you are after, the Outpost is a definite place to stop. You find the same range in clothing from the good old coveralls to “dress jeans” with shirts and jackets, aligning with your chosen pants. Expanding the business with a laser printer will enable the printing of logos, designs, and names on the clothing for companies and organizations in town. Come on into 113 Broad Street Mon.- Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 11am-5pm.
Adults, teens, and kids! This is a call to go into Next Door Comics and Games. Puzzles, books, socks, games, and, of course, comics. Wide range of paraphernalia around the popular “book” that has been around for 83 years. The first comic book was the Phantom with Superman and Batman following soon after. Wonder Woman came on the scene in 1941. Having difficulty reading, Reece was told by a teacher to read anything including comic books, just read! So she picked up Wonder Woman and enjoys her to this day. Beyond comics, the puzzles and games are fantastic pieces of imagination. Or come and be part of the event nights such as the weekly Dungeon and Dragons or Magic: The Gathering. Find these at 115 N. Cloverdale Boulevard; Tues. 11 am-6:30 pm, Wed., Thur., and Sun. 11 am-5 pm, and Fri. and Sat. 11 am-8 pm.
Young and old be part of Cloverdale’s evolution! Enjoy!
As yet it’s only a rumor - but this is something everyone in Geyserville should be aware of. The word is that American Water may be considering adding fluoridation to our wonderful local water. While this practice was touted as a “Health Benefit” for many years, the science is piling up against fluoride, which is a known and proven neurotoxin that especially affects young children.
If fluoride is dumped out in the ocean, it’s seen as an illegal pollutant. Industries that produce fluoride as a by-product of manufacturing processes save money on toxic waste disposal by providing it as a “beneficial” water additive - and they bribe water companies to start adding it by underwriting new equipment and providing the fluoride for free initially.
Fluoride has been shown in several recent studies to reduce IQ in children, and I have personally experienced its negative effects on thyroid conditions when a few years back San Diego added fluoride to its water supply.
Since poorer populations may not have access to bottled water or advanced filtration systems that can take out fluoride, they automatically get a higher “dose” of this toxic substance. Don’t believe me? Just read your toothpaste.
If your toddler swallows more than a tiny amount of toothpaste, you are supposed to call your local Poison Control Center. That’s not because of the mint flavoring or some other ingredient, it’s because of the fluoride content.
There on the lawn, in sharp contrast to the greening grass, was a huge black
pig, tied to one of
tour aforementioned sandbags. No one
was around. We had
a group visiting, but no one had mentioned that there might be a porcine participant on the guest list.
Next door, find Erin’s second shop, Erin Mavis Clothing, which features styles of soft, feminine fashion with comfort the number one criteria. Erin’s primary objective is to bring this stylish, comfortable clothing to her patrons in a small local town and then build relationships with those locals through keeping her stock fresh and original. To do this she focuses on three brands primarily, Habitat, Prairie Cotton and Cut Loose Clothing, each dedicated to comfort through the textiles utilized and the loose
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