Nov 2002 - Petaluma Post

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A READER’S MONTHLY
© 2002 SCRATCHBOARD BY NORMAN GADDINI
VOL. XV • NOVEMBER 2002 • NO. 193
Planning The
Holidays
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T H E P E TA L U M A
Planning The Holidays
Santa’s Riverfront Arrival and
Antique Wagon Procession
Nov. 30th at Riverfront Harbor
S
ANTA AND
THE
MRS. CLAUS
HOLIDAY
TRADITIONAL
GIVE
SEASON
ITS
START
ON
NOVEMBER 30TH when their tugboat, Petaluma, chugs into the
Riverfront harbor, on Western
Ave. at Water Street in Historic
Downtown. At about 1 p.m.,
after handing out hundreds of
candy canes to loads of excited
children, Santa and Mrs. Claus
board an antique, horse-drawn
sleigh and join a procession of
decorated wagons, horse teams
and costumed riders for a stunning procession through Historic Downtown.
Santa and Mrs. Claus have
come to the area by tugboat since
the time long ago that a thick
fog brought Santa out of the sky
and onto the river for his visit to
the area. Horse-drawn stagecoaches, surreys and wagons
and costumed riders accompany
Santa and the Mrs. as they parade
through Historic Downtown.
Some of Northern California’s most rare antique wagons
roll in the procession. The Wells
Fargo Stagecoach and Horse
Team act as the grand finale and
are available for viewing after the
“
Santa and Mrs. Claus
have come to the area
by tugboat since the
time long ago that a
thick fog brought Santa
out of the sky and onto
the river for his visit to
the area.
”
procession at the A Street parking
lot. The procession also features
pony traps, milk wagons and
surreys driven by many North
Coast Draft Horse Club team
Downtown Petaluma
Christmas Tree Auction To
Benefit Local Charities
20 Downtown Merchants Participate
T
PETALUMA DOWNTOWN
ASSOCIATION IS PLANNING
A SPECIAL PROMOTION that
will not only benefit the community but will bring the holiday spirit downtown.
A Festival of Trees will
sprout up in stores and restaurants as each merchant decorates one or more trees with
a creative twist. Each tree will
then be auctioned off with
funds going to different
local charities chosen by
individual merchants.
The trees will be
on display the week of
November 26th to December 6th. The highest bidder at each store
will be declared the
winner of that tree on
Friday, December 6th.
Look for posters in the
windows of participating
merchants.
HE
For more information, call the
Petaluma Downtown Association at 707-762-9348.
members. Dedicated participants
from all over Northern California
have spent many hours polishing, grooming and traveling to
Petaluma to bring this exquisite
event to Historic Downtown.
For more than 15 years the
annual Antique Wagon and
Horse Procession has welcomed the holiday season as
only Petaluma can. The procession creates a spectacular visual
experience, enhanced by the
rich local history attached to
many of the antique wagons and
the delightful entries from out of
town.
The stately turn-of-the-century buildings in Historic Downtown Petaluma contribute to the
appeal of the event. Following
the procession, the fun continues as the holiday celebration,
with the Petaluma Festival of
Trees holiday theme begins.
The rest of the day in Historic Downtown affords holiday
refreshments and entertainment
for all ages during the Historic
Downtown Merchant’s Open
House. Santa and Mrs. Claus
usually spend the rest of the
afternoon meeting and greeting holiday visitors in Historic
Downtown. Call 707-762-9348
for more details.
Evenings throughout the
holiday season will be featuring the Petaluma Holiday City
of Lights Driving Tour with brilliantly lighted and elaborately
decorated businesses and homes
taking part in the citywide decorating contests. Other holiday
happenings include the fanciful
Victorian Holiday Tea and the
stunning Heritage Homes Holiday Parlor Tour.
There is also an opportunity
to chat personally with Santa
and Mrs. Claus on Santa’s
Talkline, on December 3rd and
4th from 6 to 8 p.m. by calling
707-763-6051.
A complete Petaluma Holiday Calendar, with all of the
season’s events, will be available at the Petaluma Library, the
Community Center, and from
the Petaluma Visitors Program.
For more infomation call 707769-0429, or toll free 1-877273-8258 or visit the website at
Holiday Boat Parade Anchors
In Petaluma Harbor Dec. 7th
A
FLOTILLA
OF
DECORATED
BOATS WILL ANCHOR IN THE
PETALUMA RIVER TURNING
BASIN ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER
7TH AT 6:30 P.M. Individual boaters are encouraged to join local
yacht clubs to celebrate the holiday season by taking part in the
Petaluma Holiday Lighted Boat
Parade. Boats will be aglow
with colored lights and holiday
decorations.
Visitors can view the flotilla
all evening in the Turning Basin
located in Historic Downtown
behind the Great Petaluma Mill
at 6 Petaluma Blvd. No. and B
Street. After viewing the boats,
visitors can enjoy romantic
riverfront dining at any of Petaluma’s many nearby restaurants.
The Petaluma Holiday
Lighted Boat Parade has a
20-plus year tradition of illuminating the Petaluma Turning
Basin during the holiday season. The event is still organized
by the volunteer members of a
Petaluma Yacht Club committee who donate their time and
resources.
Santa and Mrs. Claus traditionally arrive on the lead boat
and carolers usually sing at the
dock. The boats are sterned-in
“
Santa and Mrs. Claus
traditionally arrive
on the lead boat and
carolers usually sing
at the dock.
”
by the Petaluma Sea Scouts. The
Boy Scouts and Coast Guard
Auxiliary also assist, making the
event a huge community effort
toward evoking a serene and
stunning holiday scene.
For more information call the
Petaluma Visitors Program at
707-769-0429.
P E TA L U M A
CITY TRANSIT
SENIORS:
$14
STUDENTS: $23
ADULTS:
$29
Victorian Holiday Tea Served Dec. 8th
at Petaluma Historical Library and Museum
V
ict or ian Hol iday Tea
WILL BE SERVED AT THREE
SEATINGS: 11 A.M., 2 P.M.,
5 P.M. ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER
8TH, to benefit the Petaluma
Historical Library & Museum.
Limited seats are available for this
reservation-only event, which
takes place at the Petaluma
Historical Library & Museum in
Historic Downtown Petaluma.
To enhance the experience
of a proper Victorian tea in a
Victorian holiday setting, guests
are greeted and seated by hostesses in traditional Victorian
attire. Servants in Victorian costume provide tea and accompaniments. Tables are set with fine
linen and English bone china.
AND
As is traditional, the Museum
exudes Victorian Holiday ambiance bedecked in traditional
“
To enhance the
experience of a proper
Victorian tea in a
Victorian holiday
setting, guests are
greeted and seated by
hostesses in traditional
Victorian attire.
”
Victorian Holiday decorations
centered on a magnificent
Christmas tree decked out in
Victorian style.
Guests may also want to
visit the Museum gift shop for
period-style items and whimsical Petaluma gifts, the prefect
memento of a distinctly pleasurable and leisurely holiday
experience.
For information, call the Petaluma Historical Library and
Museum Hotline 707-762-4247
or the main number 707-7784398. Tickets can be reserved
by sending an SASE to the
Petaluma Historical Library &
Museum, noting choice of seating time and number of persons
at $25 each. Checks should be
made payable to Petaluma Museum Association and mailed
to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 20 Fourth St.,
Adobe
Harvest
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Heritage Homes Holiday Parlour Tour
S
EVERAL
TURN-OF-THE-CEN-
TURY PARLOURS IN PRIVATE
HOMES WILL BE OPEN FOR THE
PETALUMA HERITAGE HOMES HOLIDAY PARLOUR TOUR on Sunday,
December 8th from 6 to 9 p.m.
The Petaluma Historical
Library & Museum, a regular
stop on the tour, will showcase a
huge Christmas tree laden with
exquisite Victorian ornaments.
The self-guided Holiday Parlour
Tour features the elaborately
decorated parlours of four private homes. Guests do not tour
the entire home.
On tour day guests might
also enjoy the Annual Museum Benefit Victorian Tea, on
December 8th at the Petaluma
Historical Library & Museum,
with reserved seating at 11 a.m.,
2 and 5 p.m. Costumed docents
greet visitors at the tour sites with
information on each home’s architecture and history.
Heritage
Homes
of
“
The self-guided Holiday
Parlour Tour features the
elaborately decorated
parlours of four private
homes.
”
Petaluma has contributed well
over $200,000 back into the
community for preservation and
renovation with funds raised
from events such as the Heritage
Homes Holiday Parlour Tour.
Proceeds have been used to
defray costs on architectural
work and to purchase books
on restoration, renovation and
architecture for the Petaluma
Library.
Tickets are available now at
the Petaluma Historical Library
and Museum, 20 Fourth St. The
$15 per person ticket includes
a tour map. Tickets may also be
purchased by mail, with a check
payable to Heritage Homes. Include a legal size SASE and send
to P.O. Box 2152, Petaluma, CA
94953-2152.
Great Petaluma Cookie Decorating Conreturn it to 21st Century Pastry
jar filled with cookies. Also
test
T
NATIONAL HOSPICE MONTH IN NOVEMBER,
21ST CENTURY PASTRY
LOCATED AT 141 PETALUMA BLVD.
NORTH IN PETALUMA, IS HAVING A
O HONOR
COOKIE DECORATING CONTEST TO
HOSPICE OF PETALUMA.
Contestants can pick up their
large shortbread cookies until
November 15th at 21st Century
Pastry for a five dollar donation
to the Hospice and become
instant winners. With the cookie
you will receive a coupon that
entitles you to “Buy one, get one
free” lunches, desserts, ice cream
and free coffee.
Decorate your cookie and
BENEFIT THE
by 7 p.m. on November 15th
for a chance to win. All entrants
will be displayed in the bakery’s
“
Contestants can pick
up their large shortbread cookies until
November 15th at 21st
Century
Pastry for a five dollar donation to the
Hospice and become
instant
winners.
”
window and will compete for
over thirty prizes. The top prize
is a $500 collectable cookie
included is a dessert buffet for
twelve guests, a pastry gift basket, a cake for twelve people or
the kid’s Grand Prize of an ice
cream party for ten kids. The
cookies will be judged for creativity and visual appeal.
On November 24th between 2 and 4 p.m., there will
be held a Big Bash Awards Party
when the prizes will be awarded
and the money raised will be
donated to Hospice of Petaluma.
All attending will share in sampling the giant cake shaped like
a check and the event is open to
the general public as well as all
of the contestants.
Happy
Thanksgiving
From The
Petaluma Post
51st Annual Turkey Dinner
Sunday, Nov. 17th
at the
Two Rock
Presbyterian
Church
7063 Bodega Ave., Petaluma,
Reservations
Required
Call Thora at:
707-762-7930
DONATION: $12 Adults,
$5 Children, Preschoolers Free
5 SEATINGS—12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.,
3:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
Happy
Thanksgiving!
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An Old-Fashioned Bakery
and Meeting Place SINCE 1925
121 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA 707-762-2695
T H E P E TA L U M A P O S T • N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 2 • PA G E 5
Spirit of Christmas Crafts Faire Celebrates 25th
Free.
Year ’ E
Shop the Crafters
S
ANTA S
LVES
INVITE
THE
WHOLE FAMILY TO CELEBRATE
THE 25t h Annual Spir it
of Chr ist mas Cr af t s Fair e
held November 23rd-25th,
November 30-December 2nd
and December 7th-9th at the
Sonoma County Fairgrounds in
Santa Rosa.
The Spirit of Christmas Faire
is the largest and most spectacular Christmas Faire held in
Sonoma County, offering hundreds of exhibits featuring fine
arts, handmade crafts and unique
gifts. The Elves create a “magical
holiday wonderland” with beautiful Christmas decorations and
on-going entertainment for the
whole family.
The Faire opens 12 noon9 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.-6
p.m. Sat. and Sun. Admission will
be $4 for adults, $2 for seniors
and children (ages 6-12), Fridays
will be 1/2 price. Dec. 7th is
Seniors Day and they get in for
Marketplace
filled
with gifts featuring the
finest crafts of all types
including
pottery,
woodwork, clothing,
glasswork
leather
craft, jewelry, toys
and so much more.
Friday Nights
will highlight the
“Spirit of Lights”
annual celebration Raggedy Ann & Andy making candles at
where the festivities the Spirit of Christmas Crafts Faire 1998.
begin the holiday (Photo by Debra Giostra.)
light display of the
ing the “YMCA”. A Multi-Winner
Tree of lights and
10-foot tall snowflakes. Local Raffle contest with over $10,000
musicians and school choirs will in prizes will highlight the Faire.
perform on stage while you’re Prizes are donated by crafts people and local merchants.
browsing for those unique gifts.
The Spirit of Christmas Crafts
Don’t miss Santa’s Parade
at 12:10! While parents shop, Faire is produced by “ACE”children will be able to make Association for the Creative
gifts at Santa’s Workshop benefit- Endeavor, a 510(c)(3)nonprofit
White Christmas Ball To
Support Our Children
I
F YOU WANT TO HELP THE CHIL-
SONOMA COUNTY THIS
HOLIDAY SEASON, don’t miss
the 24th Annual Christmas
Tree Ball sponsored by the Parenting and Childhood Education
Committee (PACE) of Santa Rosa
Memorial Hospital.
The dinner dance event will
take place in a winter wonderland created at the new Vineyard Creek Hotel, Spa & Conference Center in Santa Rosa on
DREN OF
Saturday, December 7th from
5:30 p.m. to Midnight. Enjoy a
delicious dinner and dance to
the romantic music of the Blue
Moon Orchestra.
Proceeds from the drawing
and auction for professionally
decorated Christmas trees will
benefit children’s causes in
Sonoma County.
The event sells out early so make
reservations now: 707-524-1111.
Occidental Community Council Holiday
Crafts Faire Returns December 14th-15th
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STABLISHED
OCCIDENTAL
COUNCIL IS
IN
1986, THE
COMMUNITY
MADE UP OF
PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE DIVERSITY OF THEIR TOWN.
December
14th-15th they sponsor, along
with the Occidental YMCA, the
Holiday Crafts Faire, now in it’s
17th year.
They meet once a month
(every third Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
at the Community Center) to
discuss how to put the money
made at the Faire back into our
community. The Council’s main
purpose is to identify and meet
the unmet needs of people living
in and around Occidental, and
they’ve been able to be involved
with some wonderful projects:
• Senior nutrition program, including Meals on Wheels.
• Volunteer Wheels service
with the Occidental Area
Health Center.
• Resource Fund for groups or
individuals’ emergency nonrecurring needs.
• Donated funds to the Occidental YMCA, the local
Volunteer Fire Department,
Harmony and Salmon Creek
Schools, the Occidental Area
Health Center, Ocean Song,
the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center and others.
• After-school program at the
Community Center.
• ESL for Adults (English as a
Second Language) program,
and a child care program at
Harmony School.
• Sponsored the Community
Service Awards, acknowledging local youth and their contributions to the Occidental
community.
• Sponsored the Young Writers
Competition for K-8 grades at
Harmony and Salmon Creek
Schools.
They encourage folks in
the community to come to the
monthly meetings and get involved. There’s a lot going on
and for more information you
can call: 707-874-1673 and
leave a message in Box 3. Someone will call you back.
Santa Rosa Christmas Crafts Faire Jingles Again This November & December
T
HIS YEAR YOU CAN ENJOY
SONOMA COUNTY’S FINEST
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS FAIRE FOR
TWO BIG WEEKENDS. There will be
different crafts each weekend so
you should try to attend both. It
will be held at the Santa Rosa
Veterans Auditorium adjacent
to Highway 12 on November
9th-10th and November 29thDec.1st (Thanksgiving weekend)
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.
Crafts available at the faire
will include jewelry, pottery,
dolls, dried flower arrangements,
ceramics, country crafts, Christmas ornaments, soaps, lavender
products, woodcrafts, hand knit
items, hand decorated clothing,
toys, hats, holiday food baskets,
decorated shell ornaments,
and fine imports from around
the world. Doorprizes will be
awarded hourly beginning at 11
daily, noon on opening day.
Guitarist Keith Richman
will be serenading the shoppers
in the main auditorium on November 9th-10th and November
30th and December 1st. Gary
Digman will entertain on November 29th.
Proceeds from the faire will
partially benefit the Russian River
Watershed Protection Committee, a non-profit environmental
organization working to keep the
Russian River healthy.
For more information about the
faire call 707-869-0054.
Wishing you and your family a
safe and happy holiday season!
Petaluma City of Lights Driving Tour
Glows
P
VICTORIAN RIVERFRONT TOWN FAMOUS FOR IT’S HOLIDAY SPIRIT
ETALUMA, THE HISTORIC
AND COLORFUL FAMILY ORIENTED
will once again be aglow
with thousands of lights during
the annual City of Lights Driving
Tour, December 6th–27th.
An annual friendly decorating competition encompasses
extensive sections of the residential and commercial areas of
Petaluma, generating an incredible amount of enthusiasm for
the holiday season. The colorful
lights, imaginative decorations
and the excitement of viewing
the spectacular entries, brings
thousands of visitors to Petaluma
each year.
During the holiday season
EVENTS,
Don’t Miss
The Northbay
Veterans Day
Parade Nov.
9th
T
HE
STAR-SPANGLED
80TH
VET-
ANNUAL NORTHBAY
ERANS DAY PARADE WILL BE
HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
AT 1 P.M. IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
PETALUMA. It’s the place to be
when they strike up the band
and march in honor of veterans
“
It’s the place to be when
they strike up the band
and march in honor of
veterans spanning service from World War
I to the Persian Gulf
War.
”
spanning service from World
War I to the Persian Gulf War.
The largest Veterans Day
Parade north of the Golden Gate
combines civic, scout and youth
groups, commercial, nonprofit
and novelty entries to produce
the most colorful and celebratory
parade of its kind. High school
bands, color guards, fire engines,
drill teams, antique cars, military
vehicles as well as the star veterans will file through Petaluma’s
downtown district which is on
the National Register of Historic
Places.
Consider stopping in at the
Military Museum located in The
Petaluma Collective at 300 Petaluma Blvd. North where authors
Historic Downtown Petaluma,
which is on the National Register
of Historic Places, is traditionally abundantly lighted with tiny
white lights. Also, businesses
The colorful lights,
imaginative decorations
and the excitement of
viewing the spectacular
entries, brings thousands
of visitors to Petaluma
each year.
“
”
compete for window and building decoration honors and many
of the magnificent Victorian
homes in the downtown neighborhoods are lavishly decorated.
All entries are listed on the
City of Lights Driving Tour Map.
This self-guided tour is available
December 6th-27th, from the
Petaluma Visitors Program. The
map lays out Petaluma’s fabulous holiday decorations for locals and visitors alike who want
the ultimate viewing tour.
The Driving Tour is the perfect invitation to spend more
time in Petaluma and enjoy other
holiday events. People from all
over the Bay Area and Northern
California come to see the town
that casts a special holiday glow
throughout Sonoma County.
To request a free City of Lights
Driving Tour Map, send a business size SASE to: Petaluma Visitors Program, 800 Baywood Dr.,
Suite A, Petaluma, CA 94954. or
call: 707-769-0429, or toll free
1-877-273-8258 or visit the web-
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We Do Flocking & Delivery
Open November 29th Through
December 23rd 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
Come By and Get
A FREE Coffee Cup
Petaluma Holidays Citywide Decorating Theme for 2002 is
CITY OF PETALUMA PARKS AND RECREATION PRESENTS
HolidayCraftsFaire
2002
Friday, November 8th, 12 p.m.–7 p.m.
Saturday, November 9th, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday, November 10th, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Santa Visits
November 9-10, 1-3 p.m.
Held at the Petaluma Community Center
320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma, CA
For Further Information:
707-778-4380
“Festival of Trees”
www.petalumadowntown.com
November 30th
SANTA’S RIVERBOAT ARRIVAL
(Petaluma Visitors Program &
Petaluma Downtown Association)
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at
noon on the tugboat “Petaluma.”
They will be at the Riverfront in
Historic Downtown to greet the
children and distribute candy
canes. Free. 707-769-0429.
November 30th
ANTIQUE WAGON AND
HORSE PROCESSION
Petaluma Downtown Association)
Immediately
following
Santa’s arrival, an exquisite
collection of antique wagons,
decorated horse teams, and
mounted costumed riders form
a spectacular procession through
Historic Downtown Petaluma.
Wells Fargo Wagon on Display. 1
p.m. Free. 707-769-0429.
November 30th
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
(Petaluma Downtown Association)
Following
Santa’s
arrival
at noon participating businesses will be serving holiday
treats and creating a festive
holiday ambiance throughout
theThe downtown
area. Santa
complete PETALUMA
HOLIDAYS CALENDAR is available at
and Mrs. Claus will be on handthe
for photos. Call 707-762-9348 or
Regional Library, Petaluma Historic Library and Museum,
Petaluma Community Center, and Petaluma Visitor Center
800 Baywood Drive, Suite A, Petaluma, CA 94954
December 3rd-4th
SANTA’S TALKLINE
(California Pacific Mortgage &
the Petaluma Visitors Program)
Children call Santa and Mrs. Claus
to chat on talkline nights only.
Call 763-6051 on December 3rd
and 4th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ONLY. Free
December 6th
LIGHT UP A LIFE
(Hospice of Petaluma) Center
Park,
Downtown,
Petaluma
Blvd. at “B” St.
Pre-purchase a light in honor of
a loved one. A short ceremony
occurs with the lighting of the
three huge trees in Center Park.
7 p.m. Free. $10 for a light on a
tree. 707-778-6242.
December 6th-27th
CITY OF LIGHTS DRIVING TOUR
The Classified Gazette)
Self-guided tour of elaborately
decorated
homes
and
businesses.
For a map send a business-size
SASE
to
Petaluma
Visitors
Center,
800 Baywood Dr. Suite. A, 94954.
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PA G E 1 0 • T H E P E TA L U M A P O S T • N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 2
Country Living
Teachers and students at Little Oaks Montessori School in Petaluma enjoying picture time.
Agricultural Diversity Promotes Tolerance
BY MARY ABASCAL-HILDEBRAND
P
ETALUMA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ATTRACTION, AND
IT’S NOT JUST AS A SCENIC
BACKDROP FOR MOVIE-MAKERS. This
city has drawn people from various racial, ethnic and political
backgrounds especially since
the mid-1800s.
Our town now beckons an
even wider array of ethnicities
as our rural and suburban character is shaped more and more
by urban influences, such as the
suburban development of telecommunications entities.
Petaluma’s political and
social orientation has always
been influenced by its proximity
to San Francisco and the City’s
long history of appreciation for
the dignity of work and the need
for a neighborhood experience.
It is not too surprising then that
Petaluma’s history, its neighborliness, and its proximity to San
Francisco continue to shape
the face of Petaluma, attracting
many from all over the world.
Petaluma appeals especially
to those searching for idyllic and
pastoral settings, those longing
for a sense of neighborhood,
and to those seeking to live
somewhat close to various San
Francisco locations, business
and cultural centers.
Petaluma’s butter and egg
industry was born of a talented
group of immigrants including
those seeking refuge from Russian politics. Jewish immigrants
who were educated there in the
arts and sciences were fleeing
political problems and looking
for a pastoral way to work together, as were others who have
come and made contributions
to Petaluma and the surrounding communities over the years.
Not exclusively, but in general, Italian workers and families
provided the basis for a dairying
industry. Loggers from various
homelands logged the redwoods
of the coastal region and lived in
the hotels of tiny Bodega and
“
Petaluma’s butter and
egg industry was born
of a talented group of
immigrants including
those seeking refuge
from
Russian politics.
”
other close by hamlets, such as
Occidental. Seaman from nearly
every continent fished Pacific
waters to put in at Bodega Bay.
Yet when the Bishop of the San
Francisco Catholic Diocese
sought carpenters to build the
St. Teresa de Avila Church in the
town of Bodega, all he could
find available were Scottish
sailors staying over temporarily
in Bodega Bay and familiar only
with ship carpentry.
Various smaller groups
formed a larger, tolerant and
later accepting Petaluma community from these identities,
which seems to have been the
basis for the general Union
orientation of the southern part
of Sonoma County during the
United States Civil War, while
the Santa Rosa area was more
politically oriented toward the
Confederacy.
Business ownership changes
offer new faces and vibrant additions to the already marvelous
array of restaurants, businesses,
and other services already available here in Petaluma. Some of
these faces are Asian—Korean,
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese,
Cambodian, and Taiwanese.
Also included are those from the
Indian subcontinent and Middle
Eastern, European, as well as
other workers and entrepreneurs.
Others including AfricanAmericans and members of
Native American tribes continue
to make rich contributions. They
add to the already important
presence of Latino and Italian
farm laborers and landowners,
professionals and community
members.
We can understand better
and value the intriguing differences these faces bring, as we
come upon the winter holidays,
where we can learn a simple
but solid lesson: our differences
come out of what we have in
common. This simple lesson can
be found in a variety of contexts,
especially if we go beyond the
superficial.
Foods, for example, look
and taste different, but come
from varying combinations of
the same basic vegetables, fruits,
meats, condiments, with some
marvelous additions from near
and far. We have different ways
of preparing and eating food,
because we all eat food.
Clothing, rituals, forms of
celebrations, worship, and music
and art vary, but they all form out
of human beings’ appreciation
of beauty and need for a sense
of belonging. We have different
ways of dressing, celebrating,
and worshiping because human
beings wear clothes, celebrate,
and form belief systems as we
seek faith experiences.
We may have somewhat
different reasons for settling in
communities such as Petaluma,
but what we have in common is
that we value the quality of life
available here.
Even children understand
this concept. One child I spoke
with recently explained, “We
have different hair because we
all have hair!” Then he paused,
as if puzzled by something having to do with the point he had
just made, and added, “except
my Uncle Brad—he doesn’t
have any hair.” But he quickly
followed with another point,
showing how well he understood, exclaiming, “But he used
to have hair!”
In our preschool and kindergarten we continually look
for the means to help children
understand one another better—it’s even easier now that we
have families that speak Russian,
Bulgarian, French, German,
Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian,
Italian, Urdu, Farsi, Japanese,
Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese, several Indian dialects,
as well as English.
With their numerous languages, they bring various customs, beliefs, and foods which
offer one way we can bridge
children’s experiences. This way
we cultivate more than mere tolerance, because we can nurture
children’s deeper acceptance
of one another as we involve
them in discussions about commonalities, such as the one we
enjoyed as we learned about
Uncle Brad’s hair!
Mary Abascal-Hildebrand is the
Director of Little Oaks Montessori
Pre-School & Kindergarten, a Corporate Board member of Catholic
Charities of the Santa Rosa Diocese, a former school principal
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T H E P E TA L U M A P O S T • N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 2 • PA G E 1 1
West County
West County apple orchard looking northeast from Gold Ridge Road towards the Bodega Highway.
Sebastopol, Freestone, Occidental & Graton CruisOccidental. Continuing through
Sebastopol’s city limits.
Occidental and then northeast
Directly on your left is Hill
ing the West on Occidental Road, over the Tree Farm and if you’re making
hill to Graton Road, and we
this trip for early holiday decoraCounty
end up back in Sebastopol via tions this is a great place to stop
Gravenstein Highway 116.
for a tree. Watch for the sign at
Backroads
No matter where you’re
Watertrough Road and head up
BY PHYLLIS J. BEATY
H
ERE
IN
WEST COUNTY,
THEY SAY THAT ALL ROADS
LEAD TO SEBASTOPOL.
Since West County is my neighborhood, I thought I would take
you on a some road trips through
this unique part of Sonoma
County. My goal is to provide
you with the inside scoop on the
businesses and sights you won’t
want to miss. I welcome your
input on places to visit and roads
to take, so please contact me at
[email protected]
if you would suggestions for future road trip articles.
November’s road trip will be
heading west out of Sebastopol
on Bodega Highway 12 then
north on the Bohemian Highway through Freestone and into
coming from I recommend you
start these road trips early to give
yourself plenty of time to visit
the shops, admire the views, and
smell the flowers. This article
may be helpful in locating the
places you are interested in and
contacting them for hours, etc.
Be careful when stopping to take
photos as all of these backroads
are very windy and not many
places are available for turn-offs.
And if you think of it, tell the
folks you meet that you were
inspired to take your road trip by
The Petaluma Post.
SEBASTOPOL
So now we’re off and heading
west out of Sebastopol on Bodega Highway 12. Once you
cross over Attascadero Creek
you will officially be outside
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the hill right in front of you to
the tree farm. You can contact
them at 707-823-6246.
If you’re really dedicated
to finding the perfect Christmas
tree and want to take a detour,
head up Watertrough Road in
search of Fisher Farm at 2870
Canfield Road. This 4.5 acre
plot of Monterrey and Scotch
Pine trees is just the place to cut
your own. Charlie and Charlotte
Fisher say to follow the signs and
enjoy the drive through the rich
countryside. They’re only open
until dark but they have all you
might need including wreaths,
garlands, imported pre-cut firs
and tree stands. You can contact
them at 707-823-4817.
As you continue down the
highway you’ll pass many of
Sebastopol’s legendary apple
orchards. Decades of apples
mark the lives of many interesting apple farmers in this area.
You will soon come upon
Mary’s Apple Creek Cafe at
9890 Bodega Highway on your
right. Mary Rushworth has been
in the restaurant business for
35 years and finally found “her
place” in the dark abandoned
tavern she bought and lovingly
restored in 1999. Although the
customers still tease her about
the “Opening Soon” sign being
up for 8 months, they all are
delighted to have this charming
little cafe in their neighborhood.
Mary’s is a superb place for
a home-cooked Italian meal.
The new chef Andrew Lujan,
formerly assistant chef at
DeSchmere’s in Petaluma, has
contributed his specialties and
together they have produced an
intriquing new country gourmet
dinner menu. The locals rave
about their soups, homemade
potpies, steamed mussels, and
the world class curried chicken
breast. Don’t forget dessert, if
you’re lucky they’ll have an extra slice of German chocolate
cake or bread pudding to go
with your espresso. They have
a cozy fireplace for the evening
hours and it just feels like you
came home to Mom’s in time for
supper. You can make reservations at 707-829-3065.
Sebastopol is extremely
lucky to have many wonderful
garden shops, in particular Rose
& Thorn at 10050 Bodega Highway. Carole Coler-Dark’s wonderland features themed picnic
and garden areas, petting zoo
with chickens and goats, handpainted plates, jewelry, plants,
benches, birdbaths, fountains,
garden art, and other whimsical
gift items. They have artwork by
over 70 local artisans and are
overloaded with wondeful gifts
for the holidays. You can contact
them at 707-823-9467 for more
information.
One of the more interesting
nurseries in this part of West
County is Wayward Gardens at
1296 Tilton Road approximately
1/4 mile past Rose & Thorn up
Tilton Road. They supply plants
that are perfect for butterflies,
hummingbirds and other beneficial beings. They can provide
lots of advice about setting up
your own habitat garden. It’s also
a lovely detour and the view at
the top of Tilton Road is spectacular. You can contact them
at 707-829-8225 for more information. See our February edition
for a feature article on Wayward
Gardens and it’s creators.
If you’re taking this road trip
in the morning you should stop
in at The Orange Cafe and Bill’s
Farm Basket at 10315 Bodega
Highway for a coffee and locally
baked muffin or fresh organic
fruit. They’re located just past
Mary’s on the left after a very
tight curve in the road. See the
articles below and on page 12
for more details about these two
wonderful spots.
Continuing down Bodega
Hwy. you will meander past llama
Luc Blaber-Poole enjoying the giant pumpkins while his folks
have a lovely cup of espresso next to bubbly Attascadero
Creek.
Orange
Cafe Perks
You Up
L
ORRIE AND
JED LINSLEY
OPENED THE ORANGE CAFE
AUGUST 30TH, 2002
as an experiment in trying
a small business. They love
coffee and the art of making
it. They were both raised in
Sebastopol and hoped to create a great place for people to
relax and enjoy coffee.
Lorrie fell in love with
Italy and Italian coffee last
year in Florence. The Orange
Cafe name comes from a
cafe in Italy that had the most
incredible food. It was called
“The Olive” but the warm
orange glow inside always
caused her to remember it as
West County
Funky outdoor garden art can be found at Rose & Thorn in Sebastofarms and towering redwood
groves that line the road. After
climbing the hill approaching the
Bohemian Hwy. look to the valley
on your right as rich and fertile
farmlands unfold before you.
(continued on page 12)
CRUISING THE WEST
COUNTY BACKROADS
(continued from page 11)
FREESTONE
You will soon arrive at the Bohemian Highway turnoff. Immediately after you turn right there’s
a delightful organic brick oven
bakery known as WildFlour
Bread at 140 Bohemian Hwy.
in the tiny village of Freestone.
Jed Wallach started this quality
local bakery on Thanksgiving
Day in 1998. The bakery has
such a great environment that
the co-owners all want to work
there. Stop in at the WildFlour
if you want a piping hot cinnamon, raisin, walnut sticky bun.
Or maybe you would prefer the
maple pecan, orange peel with
cranberry or lavender ginger
scones. Their fresh hot french
bread comes in many styles including sourdough, white whole
wheat, seeded and pumpkin. The
cheese fougasse is delectable and
filled with herbs, onions, potatoes and peppers. But honestly,
everything in this rustic bakery
is wonderful and many items
are vegan. I send all my visitors
to West County here on Sunday
mornings to get their breakfast
breads and coffee. You can contact them at 707-874-2938.
Keep in mind that Freestone
operates mostly on a Friday to
Monday schedule so mid-week
road trippers should be forewarned these shops are closed
Tuesday through Thursday. But
on the weekends stop in at
Enduring Comforts next door to
the WildFlour. This eclectic former gas station/reborn antique
furniture and clothing boutique
has some extremely good values
that are much lower than the
malls. Thea and Steve Doty have
stocked and designed their shop
with beautiful color combinations and lots of variety. Here
you’ll find china and stemware
along with candles, jewelery,
sweaters, velvet
and wool
shawls and knit wool hats. Enjoy
the ambience with a tummy full
of sticky bun. You can contact
them at 707-874-1111.
Across the street from the
WildFlour and Enduring Comforts is Osmosis Enzyme Baths,
a Japanese style retreat with
beautiful bonsai, bamboo gardens, coy pond and tranquility.
Osmosis is the only day spa in
the United States that offers the
enzyme bath, a rejuvenating
heat treatment from Japan. The
enzyme bath along with their
world class 75-minute massage
sessions and deluxe aromatherapy facials has prompted Travel
& Leisure magazine to rate
Osmosis among the Top 10
Day Spas in the U.S. You can
get more information at www.
osmosis.com or call 707-8238231 to make a reservation. See
our December issue for a feature article about Osmosis and
their lovely garden facility.
The next part of this drive
is easily my favorite of the entire journey. Heading through
Freestone you pass the old Fire
Station,
Freestone
Store,
Green Apple Inn, and Freestone House & Gardens. This
tiny village has many delights
but not much can be seen from
the highway. Ask the shop keepers to clue you in about the village excitement of the day.
Not much further on will
be the beautiful meadows of
Negri’s Stables. If you’re lucky
you’ll see some of their champion race horses running free.
Climbing, climbing with the
river and on around the narrow bends and twists in the
Bohemian Highway you will
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ILL’S
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THE LOCAL FRUIT STAND.
Located at 10315 Bodega
Highway on the left hand
side approximately 3 miles
west of Sebastopol. This store
is easy to miss as it’s in a tight
curve, so watch closely.
Bill’s has been around for
more than 60 years in different names and sizes. It has
employed many children who
are now grown. It smells good
and feels good, and just happens to have the best chocolate malt balls on the planet.
Quadruple dipped, some are
as large as golf balls.
They have everything you
need for bed and bath and
are especially proud of their
variety so you can do all your
shopping here. They strive to
sell mostly products that are
organic, unsprayed and local.
They have been trading
with the same farmers, some
for over 20 years, who all have
a love and respect for the soil
and their life force is present
in their produce. Like Rico
Vallerino, who brings beets,
chard,
chives,
butternut
squash, and lilacs, as well
as Else and Hans who bring
mouth watering sweet raspberries still warm from the sun.
Lou Gudino, a small farmer
growing organic for most
of his life supplies apples,
squash, strawberries, plums
and vine ripe tomatoes.
Bill’s carries organic frozen meats, fresh Rosie organic
free-range chickens, organic
fruits and nuts, bulk goods and
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“The Mayor” of Occidental admiring his gloriously beautiful free self in a scratchboard painting by the
extremely prolific, 91-year-old world traveler, Norman E. Gaddini. Stop by his studio in downtown
Occidental and see why he’s one of the town’s many treasures. (Cover photo is also by Norman Gadnotice a beautiful “red farm.”
I’m sure the owner knows it’s
true name but to me with the
corral, fences, barns and house
all painted red.
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COUNTY BACKROADS
What a lovely little place it
is, peeking out on a sunny day
as you motor past in the shade of
the mighty redwoods.
OCCIDENTAL
On and on, and up and up the
hill until you pop out in the
village square of Occidental.
Watch out for the glorious town
rooster. Legend has it that the
rooster was one of four who fell
off a farmer’s truck. The farmer
caught three of them but this big
guy decided he liked the smell
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of this friendly little town so he
stayed. The town likes him right
back and enjoys his strutting
antics. Being a city slicker and a
late sleeper, he sometimes crows
at 2:00 in the afternoon but
please don’t giggle too loud, he’s
kinda shy. His buddies probably
aren’t having near as much fun.
This little town was established in 1876 and seems to
have the same small town feeling as it must have had when
it was a railroad stop for the
lumber trains, workers and tourists. At 560 feet, Occidental was
the highest point on the railroad
and a vacation destination.
The Union Saloon started
in 1891 and expanded to the
Union Hotel in 1925 as the
tourist trade began to explode
in Northern California. These
days it boasts the finest in baked
goods at the Union Bakery, fine
dining and legendary pizza in
the Union Hotel warm and cozy
saloon to swap stories and refresh yourself for the rest of your
adventure. You can contact them
at 707-874-3553 or on the web
at: www.unionhotel.com.
Strolling the two block
town center for your holiday
shopping is a wonderful change
from the hustle and bustle of the
malls. Most of the shop keepers
in town provide shipping and
lovely gift wrapping services
and are so helpful they might
even send you across the street
if you don’t find what you want
in their store.
There’s a great book produced by longtime residents
Amie Hill and Harry Lapham
called “An Historical and Anecdotal Walking Tour of the Small
(but Fascinating) Village of Occidental, California” that will aid
you in a more in-depth tour. This
book has details about the entire
town and the facts are approved
and updated each year by the
townspeople. You can find this
book at Natural Connections.
Other interesting items in this
nature-related gift shop are
clothing, cards, natural health
and beauty aids, reasonably
priced toys and puppets, aromatherapy products, candles,
massage and bath accessoreis.
Lorraine MacKenzie has always
been a nature lover and enjoys
decorating her store with natural
things. You can contact her at
707-874-1930.
Facendini’s Market is one
of two family-owned grocery
stores in Occidental. This lovely,
yummy smelling store carries
90% organic foods with a full
service free-range meat and deli
counter. Many of their veggies
come from local farmers and
they’re known for their special
organic soups.
Gonella’s Market owned
by Al Matteri and his son Rod
Matteri for 35 years, features
old-fashioned wooden floors,
country goods, frozen foods,
beer and wine, local news and a
smiling friendly, energetic staff.
Look for antiques and
shabby chic, painted furniture,
vintage jewelry, murals, dishes,
collectibles and original art in
Revival Antiques. They specialize in the vibrant colors and
textures of the gypsy chic style
and have many affordable items.
You can contact Cheri Keel at
707-874-1359 for more information about her store.
Across the street under
the big red heart is Tesori,
Treasure’s With Heart, a unique
antique store specializing in
unusual utilitarian items as well
as wonderful furniture, armoires
and functional tables. Up until a
few months ago, Jim and Sandra
Maresca lived in San Francisco
and led a very different life. Jim
was the CEO of NextBus Information Systems in Emeryville
and Sandra was the Vice President of Corporate Marketing for
NightFire Software in Oakland.
Today, they live in Jenner and
run Tesori’s (Italian for treasures),
where Jim has turned his hobby
of furniture restoration into his
new vocation. You can contact
them at 707-874-0340.
Art of the Americas including paintings, drawings, sculpture, kachina dolls, fetishes, sand
art, earthy chimes and tabletop
waterfalls can be found at The
Galleria at 3692 Bohemian
Hwy. You can contact them at
707-874-1927. Across the street
at 72 Main Street there’s a store
also called The Galleria owned
by the same family, but they
feature an eclectic collection of
costume, rhinestone, and semiprecious jewelry, home decorating accessories, clothing, and art
glass You can contact them at
707-874-9018.
Vintage and new toys for
all ages, glowy things, wooden
puzzles, the finest rubber chickens, coloring and sticker books,
t-shirts, talking pillows, bumper
stickers, beaded jewelry and all
your favorite wind socks can be
found at Leaping Lizard’s Fun
Store. This great store has been
run by child care workers Michael Fisher and Gail Guerrero
for 7 years. They work with River
Child Care Service and share
their love of whimsy by collecting the finest in silly things.
If Michael is in Leaping Lizard’s
you might get serenaded by his
tin whistle. Watch out for the
bubble gun at the front door, it
likes to surprise people. You can
contact them at 707-874-3449.
Moonstone Muse is a tiny,
portal to the spirit and doorway
to the soul. They seek to provide
meaningful gifts that expand the
spirit and soul for your loved
ones. There are Bali goddesses,
crystals, incense and candles,
spiritual books, cards, Buddhas
and altar items, jewelry, stained
glass, blown glass artwork,
peace flags, dragon banners,
meditation bowls, rainsticks,
faerie art, hummingbird feeders, divination tools, and dream
catchers. Sukayna Stetson, the
store’s owner, carries many items
that reflect light and color to aid
in healing trauma and speed
spiritual recovery. If your soul
needs soothing and you want
to share that feeling, commune
with the spirit here. You can contact them at 707-874-1010.
The Flying Turtle is a locally made arts and crafts shop
that strives to show and exhibit
mostly the works of local cottage
industry artists. Terry Ann Gillette
has filled her space with bubblewands, homewoven baskets,
ceramic bowls and vases, original gift cards, beeswax candles,
flower remedies, bundles of dried
lavender, and colorful wall pockets for single blooms or other
assorted items. She also features
music CDs from local artists. Stop
in and ask her about vegetable oil
cars; you’ll be amazed. You can
contact her at 707-874-9773.
Queen Anne’s Lace features
used and vintage clothing, jewelry, and specialty foods. Abbe
Bailon & Allyce Dowling started
West County
this shop in mid-September and
have really grand plans. They recently opened a parlor cafe with
soup, desserts, teas and coffees
that will be known as Off Your
Rocker in Occidental.
CRUISING THE WEST
COUNTY BACKROADS
This parlor will feature Open
Mic Nights for musicians in the
West County area in a comfortable setting of rocking chairs
and couches. They also plan to
have workshops on massage and
postural integration as well as art,
yoga, astrology and a writer’s support group. You can contact them
for a full schedule of planned
events at 707-874-2935.
Hand Goods has a window
dresser that truly shines and you
will be pulled right in the door.
This deceptively huge store, in
Occidental since 1971, features clothing, books, candles,
artwork, ceramics, handmade
paper, woodwork, boxes, African masks and mud cloths. They
carry a community display for
local artists specializing in pottery and are the only extended
book store in town with newspapers and local bulletins. You can
contact them at 707-874-2165.
Joy Meadow Woods is the
local cut flower and cottage collectible source for funky West
County. Painted furniture and
gently used garden gifts that are
all about flowers. You can contact the store at 707-874-2300.
Another dropout from the
professional world, Bill Batchelor had no retail background
2 1/2 years ago when he started
his shop Forget Me Not but has
not looked back. This is a cute
little antique, gifts and junque
shop that aims to please with
the unusual in vintage and new
fun gifts, art glass, stemware,
china, antique linens, gift wraps,
baskets, and lavender. You can
contact Bill at 707-874-3142.
You can fill that need for a
gourmet steak at Joe’s Steakhouse or the best in Italian
family style dining at Negri’s
Italian Restaurant. Joe’s also
has one of the oldest bartenders in America. He’s 89-year-old
John Buffa and he was recently
submitted to the Guinness Book
of World Records. Stop in and
shake his hand and ask him
make you a fine drink, he works
Tuesday and Saturday. You can
contact Negri’s for reservations at
707-823-5301. You can contact
Joe’s Steakhouse at 707-8741925.
If you like hardware stores
don’t miss a visit to Occidental Hardware. What a treat to
browse the bins if you like the
world of nuts and bolts, tools
and garden toys. This family
owned and operated store also
carries seeds and is warmed by
a country woodstove. They also
feature an antique gallery with
dishes and other collectibles.
You can contact the hardware
store at 707-874-3441.
Tom Gonnella started the
West Pole Bakery Cafe in April
2002 and has continued in his
family’s baking tradition with
a built-in brick oven featuring
all Italian breads and rusticly
simple breakfasts and lunches.
Try the Piadina of the day, you’ll
want another right away. You can
get your festive holiday breads
and tortas here—they welcome
special orders. The Occidental
locals will tell you that the levita
rustica, sourdough, turkish apricot, and fresh focaccia are the
best to be found. Their pizzas
are extravagant and basic at the
same time. Try the Stafunghi
with wild mushrooms and herbs
or the Westpolian with eggplant
and goat cheese. You can contact them for holiday orders at
707-874-2408.
You can enjoy a hearty
brunch of smoked salmon benedict, pancakes, organic fruits,
fresh wheatgrass juice and a
homemade vegan treat to take
home from Howard’s Cafe.
Or just get yourself one of their
marvelous burgers and fries.
Indulge yourself with a
massage, waxing, facial, pedicure, manicure, or a haircut at
Debra’s Lookinglass Salon or a
haircut at Bala Hair Design.
However you decide to
spend your time in Occidental
the tranquility and sunshine,
smiling faces and low prices
will bring you back again and
again. This is a lovely town and
the people make it what it is. You
definitely can’t find a parking
garage, redlights, long lines or a
shop without an owner in the vicinity. I like that and so will you.
GRATON
Continuing our adventure we
head out of Occidental past
Occidental Hardware and turn
right at the stop sign. This is
Occidental Road and it will
soon turn into Graton Road so
watch for that sign and make the
left when you see it. But don’t
forget to enjoy the redwoods
and picturesque farms during
this leg of your journey. Dutton
Ranch spreads with it’s stately
barns and gardens. The mature
manicured vineyards and date
palm trees represent the variety
of agriculture we have here.
Graton seems on first sight to
be a sleepy little hamlet, but don’t
be fooled. There’s a lot going on
here and more business ventures
are popping up each month. The
railroad line that used to haul the
apples is now a bike trail linking
Graton to nearby Sebastopol,
Forrestville, and Santa Rosa. The
Victorian buildings have been
restored to house restaurants,
galleries and shops.
Local residents still walk
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RECEPTION, Saturday, November 23rd, from 3-6 p.m. The
gallery is presenting gifts
in clay, wood, glass, metal,
fabric, garden art, and fine
jewelry. Original artworks in
oil, watercolor, pastel and
acrylic.
into town in the morning to pick
up the mail, a newspaper and
a quart of milk. Hispanic day
laborers waiting for contractors
share the newly paved streets
with bikes and gourmet pilgrims
seeking latte and lox.
The Willow Wood Market
and Cafe at 9020 Graton Road
serves fine California cuisine,
including the best black bean
soup and polenta in Northern
California. The owners of Willow Wood will soon be opening
a new bistro across the street
called Underwood Bistro featuring a Spanish Tapas bar menu.
You can make reservations for
Willow Wood at 707-823-0233.
Once obsessed with all
things apple—drying saucing,
and juicing—now it’s turning to
grapes, wine, gourmet restaurants and art. Lots of art. Graton
Gallery features a diverse roster
of local artists who’ve banded together to show their work jointly
at 9048 Graton Road. Susan Ball’s
oil still lifes and lush landscapes
join Denise Champion’s sensitive
pastel landscapes. Michael Coy’s
traditonal oil landscapes were
featured in the October Post
and are stunning. His colors can
blend and change before your
eyes. Patrick Fanning’s vivid wa-
through Christmas and will
also include new works by
the painters and partners of
the Graton Gallery: Susan
R. Ball, Denise Champion,
Michael Coy, Patrick Fanning,
Marylu Downing, & Mylette
Welch.
Mulled cider, wine, and
holiday treats will be served
at the reception. Bring your
Christmas lists and join the
fun.
tercolors offset Mylette Welch’s
spirited acrylic dog paintings.
Marylu Downing’s figurative oils
round out this group of talented
Sonoma County artists. They also
feature assorted pottery, jewelry,
and sculpture from local artists.
You can contact them for at 707829-8912.
Next door to Graton Gallery you’ll find Mr. Ryder & Co.
This store is packed full of vintage furniture, antiques, art and
other collectibles. Say howdy to
Mr. Ryder at the door. He’s the
mascot and loves to give doggie
kisses to the customers.
Scala’s Restaurant is famous for homemade ravioli and
impomptu serenades from host
Juliano. Mexico Lindo has all the
traditional Cal-Mex dishes, plus
exceptional chicken mole and
tortilla soup. You can finish up
your visit through West County by
stopping in for a fresh hard apple
cider at Ace Apple Cider Company. The first cider brewery in
the U.S., this pub features the
home brew tanks and the staff
welcome questions about the
process.
Well, I hope you enjoyed
reading about all of these wonderful places in West County and
how to find them. Now go get in
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Transcending Envy, Awe
& Loathing (The Bird
Show) Showing Nov. 4th-
The Arts
Bodega Landmark Studio Opens Fall Exhibition
T
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MAJOR
GROUP EXHIBITION ENTITLED
“MULTIPLE EXPOSURE”
TO
FEATURE THE WORK OF FIVE ARTISTS
BODEGA LANDMARK STUDIO
located at 17255 Bodega Highway on the corner in historic
Bodega. The openings reception
is from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday October 27th and the exhibit continues through November 25th.
Featured in this exhibition
will be vintage wood sculpture
by Robert Barone, ceramics by
Bill Jackson, and contemporary
photographs by Aryan Chappell,
Randall Ingalls and Lorenzo De
Santis.
Robert Barone, born in
Petaluma in 1927, will exhibit
a group of large hand sculpted
pieces of sensual abstracted
forms created from trunks of
many local trees. This will be the
first gallery offering of his work
in over 10 years.
AT THE
Since receiving two graduate
degrees in ceramics and sculpture
from U.C. Davis and Mills College, Bill Jackson has produced
nearly 100,000 pieces of functional stoneware. This exhibit will
feature a number of vintage fine
art high fire ceramic creations.
Aryan Chappel of Big Sur
is the son of the late fine arts
photographer Walter Chappell.
He pursued his own creative
path, by incorporating the best
of the “f64 school” with his own
sensitivity and vision. This may
be best seen in “Salmon Creek”,
one of his photographic landscapes of Northern California.
Randall Ingalls refined his
technical mastery of photography
at the Art Center in Pasadena. His
large format black and white silver gelatin photographs of Northern California are as innovative
as they are beautiful.
Lorenzo De Santis has de-
“Oakland There” 1987, California Oak by Robert Barone.
voted his life to the greater understanding of fine art and craft. He
is best known for his travel and
color infra-red landscapes photographs of Northern California.
The gallery is Open Friday-Monday 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and you
can contact them at 707-8763477 or on the web at: www.
Simone Wilson at Quicksilver
Mine Co. For ARTwalk History
Talk
S
IMONE
WILSON WILL JOIN LIT-
ERARY FRIENDS AND HISTORY
BUFFS FOR A READING AND
INFORMAL CONVERSATION AT THE
QUICKSILVER MINE CO. on Thursday evening, November 7th.
Presented in conjunction with
ARTwalk in Sebastopol, Wilson
will sign copies of all three
books from 6-8 p.m.
Wilson is one of our local
authors and has produced The
Simone Wilson will join literary
friends and history buffs for a
reading and informal conversation at the Quicksilver Mine Co.
on Thursday evening, Nov. 7th.
BRAKE FOR WINTER
Russian River, and Petaluma,
(both from Arcadia Publishing
and recently featured in the
Petaluma Post), and Sonoma
County The River of Time
(American Historical Press).
The Russian River is chock
full of vintage photographs capturing the area’s early settlers,
beaches, floods, resorts, stores,
festivals and events. Spanning
more than 250 years, the book
documents the lower Russian
River from Forestville to Jenner.
The author moved to
Sonoma County in 1980 and
has worked as a reporter and
freelance journalist for numerous North Bay newspapers and
magazines, as well as several
online publications.
Her short stories have
appeared in Cartwheels on
the Faultline, and Saltwater,
Sweetwater. Whenever she can
tear herself away from her writing, she can be found exploring
local creeks, estuaries, and of
course, the Russian River in her
kayak.
The Quicksilver Mine Co. is
located at 154 No. Main Street,
downtown Sebastopol. For
more information about Simone
Wilson’s signing or ARTwalk in
general, call 707-829-2416.
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Joseph Scheer , Katherine Spence, Monica Van Den Dool November 4th-January 17th. University Library Art Gallery, Sonoma
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Epicurean Episodes
Bar-B-Que Tasting At Home With
Jerome’s, Lombardi’s and Pack
Jack’s
T
HE
DINING DETECTIVES
DE-
CIDED TO TRY SOMETHING
DIFFERENT!
We always
“dine out” for our reviews but
realized that we also enjoy “take
out” food at home on a regular
basis. So, the offer to try food
from three of the best local BBQ
restaurants was too tempting to
pass up. We invited 15 Petaluma
Post contributors and friends and
picked up food from Lombardi’s
and Jerome’s in Petaluma and
Pack Jack’s in Sebastopol. Then
two other stops added to the
BBQ Tasting—wines from a
great local wine shop Vino on
North McDowell and a cake
from one of the best local bakeries, Joe’s A-1 Bakery Downtown
on Petaluma Blvd.
As we arrived with the food
there were 10 hungry people
pacing and hovering like vultures. We had to “back them off”
so we could set up and take photos. The aromas made this even
tougher to resist digging in. After
a few minutes of photographs,
we were ready! A menu for each
restaurant was placed in front
of their offerings, so our Dining Detectives assistants knew
where each dish came from.
We also handed out forms to be
completed with their comments
and thoughts on each item they
tried.
BBQ is a National Pastime.
We learn early in life that there’s
nothing like a hot dog or hamburger from a grill. Our tastes
mature as we age and find out
about ribs, chicken, tri-tip, pork
and lamb. What you like best
is usually a product of your upbringing. That’s not to say that
we stop learning as we taste new
foods but, in reality, if you loved
sweet or spicy BBQ sauce as a
kid, then it’s what you like now.
Those who grew up with Texas
Style smoked BBQ are hooked
forever. You don’t get Sonoma
Lamb everywhere so California
style could be your favorite.
Jerome’s Mesquite Style BBQ
is Texas Style as per new owner
Brian Kaplowitz. Jerome’s has
been a successful restaurant for 18
years. The food we tasted included
BBQ Pulled Pork, BBQ Ribs, sliced
beef Tri-Tip and potato salad.
Jerome’s BBQ Pulled Pork
was a crowd pleaser:
“Best Pork this side of Texas.”
“Simply Fabulous!”
“Can’t wait to go for lunch and
have a sandwhich.”
Jerome’s BBQ Ribs had a terrific sauce:
“Their sweetness was my
weakness.”
“Tender and Juicy.”
“Cooked to perfection, not a
lick of fat.”
“Sweet and just right.”
Jerome’s potato salad was
also a big hit:
“It had a nice creamy texture.”
“One of the best side dishes in
recent years.”
Lombardi’s Gourmet BBQ
is California Style. Owner Lee
Lombardi has been open for 3
years now and Tony, Scott and
others cook out front producing
some of the finest BBQ using a
unique homemade sauce. We
enjoyed watching Tony Hauth,
the manager, cook ours to order.
He had each of the following on
separate grills: BBQ Ribs, BBQ
Chicken, BBQ Lamb and BBQ
Tri-Tip.
“The sauce tasted homemade
and was quite unique.”
“The BBQ Ribs were terrific.”
“Fresh and juicy ribs.”
“The chicken had delicate
spices and was quite juicy.”
“Moist chicken without much
sauce was great.”
“Great herbs, subtle flavors,
Italian style.”
Pedroni’s potato salad got
these raves:
“Now we see what all the fuss
is about, Delish!”
“Superior, great side dish. Everything was so fresh!”
Pack Jack’s Old-Style BBQ
in Sebastopol has been open for
20 years. This is Old Style Texas
BBQ which means smoked. The
owners, Donnie and Marie Harris, use old family recipes which
were handed down to them.
“Slow-cooked” in real brick
ovens, using premium seasoned
oak wood gives that authentic,
old fashioned, smoke-flavor
goodness. We were treated to
their famous Smoked Pork Ribs,
Homemade Hot Links, Smoked
Chicken and Pack Jack Beans.
Slow cooking is a fantastic way
to BBQ and Pack Jack’s has been
getting rave reviews for years.
“The way Ribs should taste.”
“Best Ribs we’ve ever had.”
“Hot Links with a kick.”
“Chicken breasts that melted in
your mouth, cooked to shear
perfection.”
“Smoky tasting, can’t beat it.”
“Sweetest beans went great
with the chicken.”
We stopped at Vino Premium
Wine Shop on N. McDowell and
picked up 2 wines that we really
liked. The 1999 Pepi Two-Heart
Canopy Sauvignon Blanc from
Oakville were great choices to
go with the BBQ especially with
the Hot Spicy Links and Sonoma
Lamb. The 2000 White Oak
Sauvignon Blanc paired well
with the sweeter Pulled Pork and
Tri-Tip. Some of our tasters also
brought wines which included a
great 1997 BV Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon. This was terrific
and paired well with the BBQ
Chicken and Ribs. This wine is
built more like a French wine,
more earthy and less fruity flavor.
The sleeper was the 1998 Charles
Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon. This
was a wonderful wine that paired
well with the Tri-Tip.
Joe’s A-1 Bakery was another
stop that we’re glad we made.
We picked out a 4-Layer Chocolate Cake that was rich and delicious and quickly devoured.
The BBQ tasting was a tremendous success. There was
plenty for all to taste and nobody
went home hungry. We had lively
discussions throughout the afternoon and nobody was shy about
their preferences. Everyone submitted their comments and as you
see, the results were all across the
board. Our theory of “You like
what you grew up with” was
correct. Smokey, Sweet, Spicy in
your youth corresponded to what
was loved today.
Some of the most favored
dishes were Lombardi’s BBQ
Sonoma Lamb, Jerome’s BBQ
Pulled Pork and Pack Jack’s BBQ
Pork Ribs. All three restaurants
got high marks even from the finickiest. You can’t go wrong with
any so all three and let us know
what you think.
THE
DINING
DETECTIVES
BY CAROL & JOE DAVIS
www.finediningdetectives.com
Jerome’s Mesquite Style BBQ Tri-Tip.
Lombardi’s Gourmet BBQ Ribs.
Pack Jack’s Old-Style BBQ sampler.
JEROME’S
MESQUITE BBQ
1390 N McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94952
phone: 707-795-2114
fax: 707-795-0186
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GOURMET BBQ
3413 Petaluma Blvd. North
Petaluma, CA 94952
phone: 707-773-1271
fax: 707-773-1272
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Alice’s unfortunate story began
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fell, breaking her hip. She could
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that her recovery would take
about a year due to complications. It just did not seem right.
But the worst part of her
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there were few other options for
her to consider. Alice felt unprepared for this.
The sad fact was that she
and Ray had amassed about
$200,000 of interest earning
savings conservatively invested
at 6%, which gave her a monthly
stipend of about $1,000. Social
Security added $1,500 giving
her $2,500 a month to live on,
which given her ‘simple’ living style afforded her a pretty
good existence. The house was
paid for long ago so she managed quite well. But now what?
Medicare wasn’t going to pay
one bit of the home care that
she needed. This event was going to sting her financially.
The home care would come
out of her $200,000 almost entirely. They told her to expect a
year of care but what if it took
longer? How would she live?
The gravity of her financial
situation was taking hold and
with no family to help her, fell
entirely on her own shoulders.
She might have to sell the house
to make ends meet.
Alice’s situation is far too
common. According to a recent
study, over 70% of single individuals are impoverished within
1 year.* Also alarming is the fact
that there is a greater than 50%
chance that an American 65 or
older will need in-home care.
But, the real shock is that
Alice is lucky. Most claims are
longer than 2 years at a Bay
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month for nursing home care.
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of an issue. A long term care
policy could have cost her about
$150 a month—and allowed her
the independence of knowing
her lifestyle would be maintained
during and after her recovery.
Choosing a long term care
policy can be extremely complicated. There are more than 140
companies that sell Long Term
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can be mind boggling. But do not
let these complexities keep you
from protecting yourself.
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consumers. Selecting from only
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Americans want independence
in their lives, and Alice only
exemplifies this characteristic in
all of us. “Taking Care of Tomorrow, Today” is what we all need
to make sure we do. Long Term
Care insurance is not the right
answer for all of us—but we ALL
need to make sure that we have
evaluated our needs.
More importantly, Aevum is
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consumers get the right product
for themselves. Gray Miller, a
Petaluma resident and most recently Senior Vice President of
GE’s Long Term Care Division
in San Rafael, CA commented,
“We strive to create real value
for consumers by making sure
they get the right product. It
is crucial to pick well when it
comes to providers of product.
Of the approximately 140 Long
Term Care providers, we have
created a select list of five that
meet our stringent criteria. We
do not take our responsibility
lightly.”
The 3 directors of Aevum
have left large corporations to
build this organization. Gray
commented, “This [the formation of Aevum] was a real opportunity to give back. I worry
about my parents in light of
recent statistics and realize there
are a very large number of people who are unprotected.”
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AT&T and realized that the telecommunications industry was
not going to be his long term
home. “I love the opportunity
to make a difference, putting the
client first and helping to achieve
piece of mind for them now, and
in the future,” Tom said.
The Directors realized that
many people are in denial regarding the possibilities of needing care and uncomfortable
talking about it. Now that they
understand how important it is,
Aevum can help others grapple
this reality too.
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The name Aevum is Latin for a
period of time. The company
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orange as their signature, “We
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A
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family life and as a way to deinstitutionalize death. They are
dedicated to a dignified and
compassionate alternative to
current funeral practices.
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individuals and the community
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and support individuals and the
community to carry out a home
or family-directed funeral, Final
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presentations, referrals, seminars
and educational materials including their own guidebook entitled, Creating Home Funerals.
A family member or Dura-
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director, making all of the decisions and orchestrating all of the
funeral arrangements. For laws
and regulations regarding caring
for your own dead in states other
than California, refer to: Lisa
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To order this book contact:
[email protected].
Final Passages’ director has a
long history in alternative health
care. Jerri Lyons, a Reiki Master,
Certified Trager Practioner, and
founder of the project, is a Minister who also directs Home and
Family Funerals. Jerri founded
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unexpected death of her friend
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Funeria™ Features Fine Art Urns & Vesals find the words and means to
in San Francisco, January
sels
honor their own lives, or of those
30th–February 2nd, 2003. Slides
O
NE ARTIST’S VISION AT THE
CLOSE OF THE
20TH
CEN-
TURY HAS NOW OPENED
AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN TWO GROUPS:
artists whose creativity compels
them to express beauty, and
those who seek art as a means
to honor a beautiful life. The
inevitability of death, and our
comfort with it, is experienced
differently among the world’s
cultures. In common among all
of us, however, is our sorrow for
the loss of a loved one’s vitality,
wisdom, humor, and idiosyncrasies. We may have questions,
and the answers are gone.
What we can have, however, in remembrance of a
singular life, is easily available
when we allay fear and sadness with art and beauty. Art is
communicative and can help
to heal a troubled heart. The art
we choose in honor of another,
or for ourselves, stands in for us
when we’re no longer here.
Funeria is an online exhibition venue that serves as an
outgrowth of Tannery Creek Press,
a small publishing company
founded in 1992 whose primary
focus has been to help individu-
they love. Overall, the goal of the
online exhibition is to provide
consumers and collectors with
fine art and hand crafted options
in funerary urns and vessels. They
strive to show original artwork
that is beautiful in itself, apart
from its stated purpose. The website creates a genuinely pleasant
and interesting alternative and
non-funereal environment for
selecting a funerary urn or vessel.
It also offers a broader range of
prices to consumers than is seen
in the funeral industry, while still
reflecting tasteful, artful choices.
While all work is subject to prior
sale, much of the work can also
be specially ordered.
Ashes to Art 2001 opened
to rave reviews at the Fort Mason Center Firehouse in San
Francisco from November 20th–
December 2nd, 2001. This was
the first international juried
exhibition of urns, vessels and
reliquaries for funerary ashes and
was soon followed by a smaller
“Special Edition” at the Atelier
One Gallery in Graton from January 26th–February 10th, 2001.
The
2nd
International
Ashes to Art Exhibition opens
representing the creativity of
artists worldwide—this year
including entrants from Korea,
Scotland, New Zealand, Mexico
and many other countries—are
being juried now. Awards will be
announced during the opening
reception from 6-9 p.m. on January 30th, 2003 at the Fort Mason
Center Conference Center.
Funeria is a partner of Last
Acts®—a national coalition to
improve care and caring at the
end of life that was initiated by
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is served by Honorary Chair Rosalynn Carter.
Maureen Lomasney is the
founder and director of Funeria
and producer of Ashes to Art.
She is joined by an experienced
and dedicated group of talented
individuals and artists who have
produced events and exhibitions
throughout the U.S., including
the inaugural Ashes to Art event,
co-produced with Robin Lander
and associates in 2001.
For more information, contact:
Maureen Lomasney, P.O. Box
221, Graton, CA 95444, phone:
707-829-1966, fax: 707-829-
“The Journey”—Clay, sawdust-fired by Cathryn McCormick. This
piece won the Excellence in Clay Award, $100 from the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, and the Purchase
Award sponsored by Tannery Creek Press.
“Flamed”—Motorcycle gas tank urn by Steven Warner of Acme
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“Sunbreak”—Cast glass reliquary in lemon gumdrop yellow
that fits in the palm of a hand
for scattering ashes, then to
keep as a memento of the oc-
“Chambered
Nautilus”—Patinated blue-green bronze urn by
Sallie Ketcham that incorporates
seashells and marine life in bold
“Antique Amphora” —Ceramic,
Raku-fired by Kristin Doner—
one of two of Doner’s pieces
sold to a couple who wanted to
divide their beloved dog’s ashes
between their homes in Forestville and San Francisco.
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Hospice of Petaluma is a service
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“Grande Esplendido”—Wood,
paper, metal, gold leaf, paint ,
lined with Spanish cedar, 31”
tall, by Michael Creed. This urn
includes a special ‘charger’ and
functions as a humidor.
“Untitled #4”—Machined aluminum by Christopher M. Rizzo.
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Gail Blum and Steve Page enjoying the warm pool at Healing
The lovely sundeck, gardens and warm water Watsu pool at Healing Oasis.
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healers who dreamed the beauty
and wonder that is Healing Oasis. They have created a place
of beauty with their own hands
where they may live honestly
and harmoniously. Music, movement, massage, water, gardens
and joyful energy are what they
enjoy sharing to encourage us
all to live in our bodies with
grace, ease, joy and power.
Steve has been involved with
massage, yoga, and other holistic
practices for 35 years, and is
Director of Massage at Coaches
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Stephenson School of Creative
Healing. Gail has been working
in several healing modalities for
over 25 years and is a trained
Clairvoyant, Spiritual Midwife,
Medical Intuitive, and Diet
Counselor. They both quit the
corporate world in 2000 and set
about building the pools, decks,
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body to relax deeper and deeper
as you feel the warmth and security of the womb-like environment flow through your body.
Gravity and weight become
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pattern of guarding, tension and
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Something To Offend
Everybody in Joe Orton’s
Hilarious “I’m Okay, You’re Strange”
“What The
Plays the American Dream Theatre Butler Saw”
in Sebastopol November 8th-30th
The American Dream Theatre presents “I’m Okay, You’re Strange”—a group of hilarious plays, songs
and dances about contemporary life, some by local authors. Shows run Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. November 8th through November 30th at the Subud Hall, 234 Hutchins, 116 South in Sebastopol. Admission is ten dollars. For reservations and information call 707-823-1878. (Photo above from
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funny bone. Orton’s inspired and
zany rant skewers sex, authority,
family and pseudo-science of
the mind with equal verve.
This laugh out loud comedy,
directed by Judy Navas, opens
on Friday, November 15th at 8
p.m. and runs through Sunday,
November 24th.
“There’s something in this
play to offend everybody,” quips
director Navas. “Sexual innuendo
and peccadilloes, hypocrisy, authority figures, corruption it’s all
there. The play is so irreverent.”
Opening in May 1970 at
the Mac Alpin Rooftop Theater
in New York City, the core of
the production is the unabashed
hypocrisy and moral lapses that
exist. The play gauges characters
morality against another’s character. Unfolding with an iconoclastic psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary by
asking her to undress. As quips
and clothing fly, the audience is
introduced to the good doctors
wife who shows up in his office
at a most inconvenient time. She
is followed closely thereafter by
the young gentleman she shared
an interlude with the previous
evening who, by the way, is
looking to blackmail her.
Another psychoanalyst is
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introduced. He is determined
to cure or diagnose almost every
character in the play with some
exotic or erotic psychosis. All for
a book that his publisher is anxiously waiting for him to write.
Just when we think we’ve
seen the last of the dim-witted
characters a police sergeant enters the picture trying to solve the
case of the missing secretary. The
one who is undressed behind a
screen while characters rush in
and out of the doctors office.
“What’s really funny about
his play is what was considered
outrageous in Orton’s time is
actually tame now. We’ve added
some bits and interpreted some
things a little differently, but the
same premise is there,” explains
Navas.
Bashing authority, lack of
trust, accountability or lack
thereof makes a strong statement.
The fact that it’s through comedy,
a farce, packed with wit and innuendo softens the message, but
still makes the statement.
“What The Butler Saw”
will, without a doubt, give its
audience plenty to laugh about.
But along with those laughs, is
a message that in many ways
pokes fun at our society. And,
as we all know, there’s plenty of
good, comedic material there in
which to cultivate.
Tickets are $15 for General
Public, $12 Faculty, Alumni,
Staff, $8 Students & Seniors. Parking at the University is free on the
weekends and $2.50 during the
week. The Evert B. Person Theatre
is handicapped accessible.
For more information about
Live Theatre is
Magic
O
N FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
ACTOR’S THEATER FOR
CHILDREN (ATFC) WILL
OPEN THEIR 31ST SEASON of bringing fairytales to life on stage for
the young and young at heart in
Sonoma County with the zany
fractured fairytale, “Once Upon
a Wolf.”
Granny Stinkyfeet (Sherrie
Martin-Foster) tries to tell classic versions of the fairytales, but
Mr. Woolf, (Dennis Wulbrecht)
doesn’t like the endings, and has
decided to become a vegetarian. He will no longer be the
bad guy. Live theater is magical
in this fantasy play with a con-
temporary twist that tweaks the
familiar fairytale formula.
Come and experience the
magic of live theater for the entire family as once again ATFC
makes a fairytale come true on
stage. The play is presented at
the Dohn Theater Steele Lane
Community Center 415 Steele
Lane, Santa Rosa, CA. Tickets
are $3 for Children & Senior and
$3.50 for Adults 16 & Up. Tickets sold only at the door on the
day of the performance.
For more information 707-5454307. Friday evening shows are
Nov. 8, 15, & 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Matinees are November 9, 16, & 23 at 1 p.m. and 3:
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Cinnabar Theater & Petaluma Arts Council
Present “Starry Starry Night” November 9th
O
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, PETALUMA’S
CINNABAR THEATER WILL
BE TRANSFORMED INTO A 1930’SSTYLE NIGHTCLUB, with music
and dancing. The evening will
also showcase delicious hors
d’oeuvres, desserts and select
Sonoma County wine, a silent
auction of original artwork, and
an opportunity to take that vintage dress or formalwear out of
mothballs.
“Starry Starry Night” is a
collaboration between the Cinnabar Board of Directors and
its Parent Guild, the Petaluma
Arts Council, and three very
talented musical favorites; John
Allair on solo piano, featuring
his own style of classical improvisation with jazzy overtones,
vocalist Elaine Lucia, along with
Jonathon Alford on the piano,
performing “The Art of Singing,
Classical Jazz to Jazz Classics,”
and eclectic acoustic trio the
Artifacts, with their own blend
of blues, jazz, Latin rhythms
and sensational harmonies and
vocals.
The Petaluma Arts Council
has jumped on the “Starry Starry
Night” bandwagon with an apN
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for donations of original artwork
to the silent auction.
This elegant evening is
Saturday, November 9th, at 7:
30 p.m., at the Cinnabar Theater. There will be a hosted bar
from 7:30-8:30 p.m., with nohost bar thereafter. Delicious
complimentary hors d’oeuvres
and desserts will be served
throughout the evening. The silent art auction will continue all
evening in the Cinnabar Studio,
while musical entertainment
and dancing take place in the
Theater. Vintage or formalwear
is encouraged!
Tickets are $35 single or $60
for two, and may be purchased
by calling 707-763-8920 or
visiting the Cinnabar Box Office
between 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., MonFri. Cinnabar Theater is located
at 3333 Petaluma Blvd. No.,
Petaluma. Log on to the website
at www.cinnabartheater.org
NOVEMBER 14TH
Music
Back row from left: Wendy Bray, Allegra Broughton Nancy Pritchard, and Amy Treadwell. Elena Bryan is
in the front. (Photo by Karin Bryan.)
CD Debuts In Memory of Guitarist Ralph
Bryan
ter, Elena, with a college trust
1960s. They had been friends for
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fund. It’s another example of
how Sonoma County musicians
help one another.
According to the man behind this movement, bassist Evan
Palmerston, Ralph Bryan was
an expressive force in the exciting local music scene since the
a long time since their days playing in garage bands as teenagers.
Evan went on to perform with
Shadowfax in the early 1970s
and with Merle Saunders later
that decade. He went on the
road with Ron Thompson and
The Registers in 1985.
Festival of Harps
Strums Into Thirteenth
Season
T
13t h Annual Fest ival
of Har ps PRESENTS “WOMEN
IN HARPS” a celebration of
some of the most influential and
exciting women plucking strings
in America today. The festival
takes place at Spreckels Performing Arts Center’s Nellie W. Codding Theatre and lobby at 5409
Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park on
Saturday, November 16th at 2:
30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
One of the experts in the
contemporary L.A. jazz scene,
Lori Andrews performs an electrifying program on pedal harp
with her backup ensemble of
bass and drums.
Ann Heyman is considered
the world’s foremost performer
on the ancient Celtic wire strung
harp—an instrument of haunting
beauty with its bell-like tones
and shimmering reverberences.
From the Pacific Northwest,
Laura Zaerr has made her name
in the world of harps for her
lyrical style and beautiful compositions on a variety of differHE
ent harps. She will be joined by
vocalist Shawna Spiteri in a program that feature s the romantic
side of the harp.
Veteran Festival harpists
Diana Stork and Cheryl Ann Fulton will be directing their harp
ensembles. The Bay Area Youth
Harp ensemble will be directed
by Ms. Stork at the matinee only,
and the White Horse Harpers
will be directed by Ms. Fulton
in the evening. Ms. Stork’s group
features a multicultural program
of music from India, South
America, and other world music cultures. Ms. Fulton’s White
Horse Harpers will feature music from the British Isles.
In addition to these
performers, guest musicians,
dancers and harp music in the
lobby of the Performing Arts
Center will round out this special evening featuring one of
the world’s most beloved instruments.
For more information about this
event contact Gene Abravaya,
Marketing Manager at 707-588-
Evan Palmerston concentrating in the studio at Prairie Sun.
(Photo by Liz Palmerston.)
While raising four children
he played with Wall Street,
Randy Forrester and was bassist with the Elvin Bishop Band
performing throughout the
world for ten years. However,
it was the magic that transpired
when playing with Ralph Bryan
he enjoyed so much. He recently said, “Often we locked
up intuitively on the stage and
could play all night without ever
rehearsing. I never quite had
a connection like that. It was
the best chemistry. It was never
about money because it was all
about having fun performing.”
When Bryan died of brain
cancer on May 8, 2002, Palmerston initiated the idea to create
a CD in his memory as a means
to benefit daughter Elena with a
college fund. “This CD is about
having compassion and is just
something I’ve got to do,” he
said. Apparently other musicians share his compassion because the project is taking off.
Working with drummer and
vocalist Willy Jordan, a single of
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions hit “People Get Ready”
has been recorded featuring a
harmonic bass introduction.
Rounding out the sound with
back up vocals are the blended
voices of Wendy Bray, Allegra
Broughton, Nancy Pritchard and
Amy Treadwell.
Other local musicians contributing their talent to the CD
include John Allair, Volker Striffler, The Sorrentino’s, Trailer Park
Rangers and the Michael Barclay
Blues Band. The release date is
planned for the end of the year.
You’ll hear some special music
on this locally produced CD just
in time for the Holidays. Look
for “When You Were Near” in
the store nearest you or e-mail
Evan to reserve your order at:
[email protected].
For more information call 707778-6372 or Tall Toad Music
at 707-765-6807, visit: www.
sonomatunes.com/ralph_
The new CD project entitled “When You Were Near” features vocalist and drummer Willy Jordan.
A Rolling Stone
Gathers No
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Travel
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Longhouse has a high proportion of kivas (round religious houses) to dwellings, probably because
this is a shaman center. Each cliff dwelling has a main plaza where women gather to grind corn and
watch children. Men tend mesa-top fields.
Exploring Arches & Mesa Verde Parklands
A
s darkness descends, we
leave Petaluma in our
Cruise America 30-foot
motor home, stopping only to
pick up Art and Rita in Carson
City, Nevada—fresh drivers for
our assault on the American
West. Driving twenty hours nonstop, Moab, Utah is our camp
and oasis. Located in a green
valley between unbelievably red
sandstone cliffs, Moab RV Park
with swimming pool, hot tub, a
tree at every campsite and even
air-conditioned bathrooms is a
perfect launching point for our
ventures to Arches and Mesa
Verde National Park.
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK,
UTAH
Climbing above the Colorado
River valley’s green fields,
sparse desert scrub turns dusty
and sage-brown. Towering red
cliffs rise up only to crumble
into spires, balancing rocks and
arches. Over eons, wind action
and meager water freezes and
thaws chipping away bits and
pieces of rock like a sculptor
gone mad. And I love it all.
Making the best use of our
time, a Visitor Center ranger plots
our course starting 20 miles at
road’s end: Landscape Arch to
Delicate Arch to Windows and
a ranger talk along Primitive Trail.
Stopping frequently for pictures
of breathtaking scenery and
short hikes we only slow from
the heat.
The 4-mile early morning
roundtrip hike to Landscape
Arch is a lesson in languages
since many visitors, especially
Europeans, find our Western ex-
Towering red cliffs rise up only to crumble into spires, balancing rocks and arches. Over eons, wind
action and meager water freezes and thaws chipping away bits and pieces of rock like a sculptor gone
mad.
panses and the cowboy mystique
fascinating. A curious lizard
watches the parade of peoples
not minding the occasional visitor who stops and prods. Paved
and conditioned trails to popular
sites allow athletes and physically challenged tourist’s opportunities to see these marvels of
nature. Early morning shadows
highlight arches against crystal
blue skies. Dead trees appear
like modern art against red rock
backgrounds.
For the best view of Delicate Arch, take a daunting 1 hr
hike. Pressed for time I take the
popular shorter trail and am disappointed picking out the arch
in the distance. Wanting a closer
look, I hike a steep winding trail
as the sun cranks up the heat but
Delicate Arch is still too far.
Meeting at Windows area,
our ranger plays devil’s advocate, challenging an older
couple, a French family and our
group to find food, water, clothing, medicine and shelter along
the Primitive Trail pretending
we are Ancients. Multi-purpose
Agave gives healing aloe juice,
fiber for shoes, clothes and
ropes, shampoo from its roots
and tequila when distilled. The
ranger explains that desert crust
is actually living bacterial communities creating essential nutrients for surrounding plants to
slowly grow inches over years.
We are careful where we step.
Desert water is scarce,
found only in springs or potholes. No water equals no travel
or living conditions. Evidence
of human habitation in this
spectacular area is paltry due
to lack of water although some
petroglyphs are around.
Ending our hike along
red-rock fins, delicately carved
arches, gun barrels and double
arches, we take off for our next
destination.
MESA VERDE NATIONAL
PARK, COLORADO
Fire ravaged Mesa Verde was
Landscape Arch to Delicate Arch to Windows and a ranger talk
along Primitive Trail. Stopping frequently for pictures of breathtaking scenery and short hikes we only slow from the heat.
Travel
closed until the day we arrived;
only Wetherill Mesa being open.
Switch-backing after dawn 15
miles up the mesa (table top) we
obtain scarce tour tickets. Free
buses take tourists to distant cliff
dwellings. With an hour to kill
before our tour we walk down
a steep paved grade to Step
House.
Step House is unique because ruins of two separate occupations can be compared on the
same site. Much earlier 600 AD
Basket Weaver People pit houses
are next to AD 1226 Pueblo
sandstone masonry. A series of
old stone steps are improvements
made by the Ancients.
A partly reconstructed
typically small pit house, part
underground then built up with
sticks and mud, has its only entrance on top with no windows.
Like later Pueblo dwellings, living quarters are big enough for
sleeping while cooking. Play
and socializing is done in the
plaza.
Bused to Longhouse over
winding roads, weaving between mesas blackened by fire,
I understand the Ancient Pueblans draw to the area. Not
only are the mesas a formidable
fortress but elevation offers
cooler temperatures and more
rain for crops. Mesa top sandstorms encourage the Ancients
to seek shelter below the cliffs
where natural springs create
caves and provide reliable drinking water.
Spanish Conquistador notes,
archeology and oral history from
living Pueblo Peoples provide
a picture of life 800 years ago.
Each matriarchal extended family village includes aunts and
uncles. Scattered communal
fires reflect heat from rear cavern
walls warming pueblos in the
winter. Springs along cave walls
trickle slowly into enlarged pools
where Ancients’ containers fill
every 15 minutes. People spoon
out water for personal and communal use. Very ingenious.
Longhouse has a high proportion of kivas (round religious
houses) to dwellings, probably
because this is a shaman center.
Each cliff dwelling has a main
plaza where women gather to
grind corn and watch children.
Men tend mesa-top fields. People gather wood and probably
throw the wood over the lip of
the cliff onto the plaza so they
did not have to haul it on their
backs down hazardous handholds cut in steep sandstone.
Garbage and human waste is
tossed over the edge.
As we leave these magnificent cliff dwellings, my mind
hears shaman drums and chants
echoing among cliffs, children
laughing and women grinding
and gossiping. Why did the
Pueblo People come and where
are they now? Maybe they are
still alive in our Southwestern
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For Hospice Returns On December 6th
A
CELEBRATION OF CHERISHED
MEMORIES WILL BE HELD
OUTDOORS
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ON FRIDAY,
7 P.M. WHEN
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHER AT
CENTER PARK BY THE THREE GREAT
PINE TREES near McNear’s and
the Mystic Theater off Petaluma
Blvd. No.
For four weeks, three majestic evergreen trees are illuminated by hundreds of bright
lights. Each light symbolizes the
life, hope and dreams of a loved
one. A ten dollar donation to
Hospice of Petaluma will light a
bulb on a tree in loving memory
of a friend or loved one who has
passed or someone you would
like to honor.
Light Up A Life is a celebration of Spirit and the community
spirit that binds each of us to
one another. It is an acknowledgment of loss and of life.
Some lights on the trees celebrate the joy of a newborn, the
wonder of children, the love of
a spouse, the true appreciation
“
Each light on this tree
will burn brightly during
the holiday season as
a silent sentinel in the
darkness.
”
of parents, the gift of friendship
and the memory of someone
who died.
The trees have one red light
which symbolizes the heart of
the community, which belongs
to everyone. It is surrounded by
hundreds of brilliant clear lights
each representing a life. Their
glow radiates the love this life
gives to the world so when you
select a light it illuminates the
love you share.
Rowland Bond once said,
“Each light on this tree will
burn brightly during the holiday
season as a silent sentinel in the
darkness. Together they will stir
our hearts to kindness and caring that will light up our lives in
our community.”
Hospice of Petaluma is
dedicated to providing compassionate individual care for
patients and families facing a
life-threatening illness. Grief
counseling services to family
and friend following the death
of loved ones is also available.
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Sebastopol entitled “Leadership
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The guest speaker will be
Larry Bensky, Host of KPFA’s
“Sunday Salon,” and former national affairs correspondent for
Pacifica Radio. There will be an
awards presented for the “Russ
and Mary Jorgensen Courage
of Commitment Award” the
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story of the rescue of a fawn
who had a gashed leg from wire
fencing. She loaded it onto an
animal stretcher and the mother
doe nervously watched and
paced, but made no move to
interfere. In Marj’s experience,
there have been numerous incidents where a doe, (which can
“
Now that it’s autumn, spring’s spotted Bambis have plain beige coats, but they are still browsing with
their mothers. Deer lack incisors, so they leave rough, torn cuts to vegetation, unlike hares, who clip
neatly with their teeth. (Photo courtesy of Marj Davis—Wildlife Fawn Rescue of Sonoma County)
Oh dear, Oh, deer!
T
HE INCREDIBLE LONG-STEMMED
COLUMBIAN
BLACK-TAILED DEER HAS
BROUGHT THEM UNWANTED ATTENTION, from both admirers and
hunters. Their numbers have recovered from the usual slaughter that is the calling card of the
arriving white man, but their
homes are shrinking while ours
are enlarging. And the disappearance of mountain lions and
coyotes means that deer populations fill their environmental
bottles right up.
Deer follow regular trails
daily, so they are among the
mammals threatened by the
simple erection of a new fence,
BEAUTY OF OUR
“
Deer follow regular
trails daily, so they are
among the mammals
threatened by the simple
erection of a new fence,
which forces them to
bypass a sheltered route
and cross dangerous
roads.
”
which forces them to bypass a
sheltered route and cross dangerous roads. Although deer are
good jumpers, wildlife rescuers have seen ugly crucifixions
of deer hanging on fences, or
young fawns cut and torn while
struggling to follow their mothers. Building a fence is a major
change in the environment,
and it deserves careful consideration. Wildlife advocates
suggest enclosing just a minimal garden area with outward
angled topped fencing, leaving
the largest possible corridor for
wildlife to pass through.
Deer are delicate, so even if
a fawn attacked by dogs is only
slightly injured, its sensitive
nature can’t protect it from
the shock that usually kills it
afterwards.
Those speckled spring
babies are ready victims, not
only of predators, but of wellmeaning hikers who inadvertently separate them from
their mothers. A doe has her
babies wherever she happens
to be at the time, and the tiny,
crumpled spotted fawn (twins,
if the mother is mature) shelter
in a shady spot, waiting for her
occasional visit to nurse. Unless
you know otherwise, assume
that the doe is nearby and will
return. You smell and sound like
Godzilla to a deer, and she can’t
come back if you linger.
Where is that list of perfect
deer-proof plants? This reminds
me of the uncertain term “earthquake proof.” Depends on the
size of the earthquake, doesn’t it?
Well, “deer-proofing” a garden
depends on how desperate deer
are that year. It’s a tribute to the
lush life we lead in America that
most of us have no real concept
of hunger, but deer have been
found dead of starvation with
“
Wildlife advocates
suggest enclosing just
a minimal garden area
with outward angled
topped fencing, leaving
the largest possible
corridor for wildlife
to pass through.
”
full stomachs. Like cows, deer
have multi-chambered stomachs
and chew cuds, and they depend
on internal microorganisms for
digestion which can fail them if
their diet is poor. Fencing is the
only guarantee.
Deer that wander through
an unlatched gate should never
be chased out of your garden,
because sensitive wild animals
panic when cornered, and often
desperately charge the fence,
breaking their necks. Marj Davis of Wildlife Fawn Rescue,
a specialist for 20 years, says
that placing a bucket of water
at some distance from the entrance, then leaving, will draw
them out. Deer can sense water
1/4 mile away.
Marj told me an intriguing
A surprising deer story
came to me from a
waiter out at Bodega
Bay, who told me that
the oddest thing he’d
ever seen out the dockside restaurant window
was a big stag swimming
across the
bay through the choppy,
salty waves.
”
rear up and inflict fatal wounds
defending a healthy fawn), apparently felt so hopeless that she
allowed a sick or injured baby to
be taken from her.
In this case, the mother was
intent on following, but not defending, her baby. The doe came
up to the van to see her baby
inside, and unnaturally close,
slowly studied Marj’s face, perhaps trying to guess her intent.
As the van drove off, the mother
deer trotted after it, finally veering into a path where she had
the twin of the injured baby
in hiding. Luckily, this rescued
fawn healed quickly after stitching, and upon release, followed
the familiar path to find its natu-
BARBARA CASWELL
ral mother waiting.
Several wildlife rescuers
have told me similar stories of
a distressed wild animal gazing
intently at their faces, searching
for some clue as to their fates. It’s
a bit of a weird feeling, seeing
one species mutely struggling
to communicate with another,
with not even the same kind of
eyesight to view each other.
A surprising deer story came
to me from a waiter out at Bodega Bay, who told me that the
oddest thing he’d ever seen out
the dockside restaurant window
was a big stag swimming across
the bay through the choppy,
salty waves. Since then, I’ve
read that although deer seldom
choose to swim, they excel at
it and have been spotted swimming between islands in British
Columbia.
And...deer don’t cause Lyme
“
Actually, deer ticks
can come from any
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dog, or just a forest
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path.
disease. Actually, deer ticks can
come from any mammal, even
your dog, or just a forest path. If
you find any tick attached to your
skin, you can call your County
Health Department to test it, or
get a fact sheet from them.
Check out www.fawnrescue.org,
if you would like to know more.
SONOMA COUNTY WILDLIFE RESCUE
A non-profit agency rescuing orphaned and injured indigenous
animals. Sadly, there is no county funding for such work, and
hundreds of animals which would otherwise be destroyed are
rescued by these volunteers every year.
FOR WILDLIFE ADVICE OR RESCUE:
Call Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue at: 707-526-WILD
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Call Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue’s
business number at: 707-665-9146
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back before, and they’re likely to
do it again.
ABOUT
YOUR
MONEY
BY JIM BECKER
I
Will you let volatility keep
you out of the market?
F YOU INVEST IN STOCKS, YOU
MAY HAVE HAD A BUMPY RIDE
OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. In
fact, the numbers haven’t been
real pretty. Let’s take a look at
them:
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6.2% in 2000,
followed by a 7.1% decline in
2001. As of the end of the third
quarter in 2002, the Dow had
fallen 24% year-to-date.
• The Standard & Poor’s 500
Index fell 10.1% in 2000, then
dropped another 13.04% in
2001. As of the end of the third
quarter in 2002, the S&P 500
was down 20% year-to-date.
• The Nasdaq Index, containing
many technology stocks, lost
39.3% in 2000, only to fall
another 21.1% in 2001. As of
the end of the third quarter in
2002, the NASDAQ was down
40% year-to-date.
Now should you respond to
this type of volatility? To achieve
your long term goals, such as a
comfortable retirement, you’ll
need your money to grow. Stocks
have historically grown far more
than any other type of financial
asset. Instead of dropping out of
the investment world, consider
taking the following steps to
manage volatility.
GIVE DIVERSIFICATION
A CHANCE TO SUCCEED
Diversification is essential to
investment success, but it is not
a “get rich quick” strategy. In a
well-diversified portfolio, some
of your holdings will be going
up; at the same time, others may
be going down. This may not
lead to sustained periods of tremendous growth, but over time,
you will be better protected from
downturns that affect just one
area—and you’ll give yourself a
wider range of opportunities for
success.
DON’T OVERREACT TO
TEMPORARY SETBACKS
Different sectors go through
periods of ups and downs. For
example, the current market
environment has been difficult,
in general, for technology stocks
and even for some typically solid
blue-chips. Should you sell your
holdings in these areas? Before
you do, remember the first rule of
investing: Buy low and sell high.
If your stocks are way down,
think twice before your sell them
and take a big loss. High-quality companies still have bright
futures, and they’re still likely to
reward patient investors.
“Blue chips” didn’t get that
designation for nothing. These
are stocks with long histories of
steady earnings; they’ve bounced
SEEK COMPANIES AT
ATTRACTIVE PRICES
Try to find those companies
whose management is strong
and whose products are well-positioned for the future. Also, look
for companies that are reasonably priced as measured by their
price-to-earnings ratio and other
factors. Remember, the higher
the company’s P/E, the more you
are paying for its expected growth
and the greater its downside potential.
LOOK FOR BUY OPPORTUNITIES
Most people think it’s pretty
good news when the market
keeps going up. After all, their
share prices are rising and their
monthly statements keep looking
better. If you’re a bargain-hunter,
however, a long bull market presents some serious challenges.
Why? Because you’ll have a hard
time finding “good buys,” quality
stocks selling for low prices.
That’s not the case, though,
if the market is down. When
that happens, you can find good
stocks at attractive prices. Look
beyond their temporarily depressed price and examine their
fundamentals, their management, their products and their
prospects. If all the signs look
good, you might have an excellent buying opportunity.
By following these suggestions, you won’t eliminate volatility but you may be able to take
a lot of the sting out of it.
Jim Becker is the local Investment Representative with Edward Jones Investments in the
Petaluma Plaza North Shopping
Center. He conducts many informative seminars on investments
in Petaluma. He can be reached
at 707-778-7780.
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During the six weeks of
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and ceremony marches, and
received physical training and
special training in human relations.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training earn
credits toward an associate degree through the Community
College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Irma Reyes of
Lakeville Circle, Petaluma, California. Chavez is a 2002 graduate
of Petaluma Adult School.
Matthew D. Santos has entered
basic cadet training at the U.S.
Air Force Academy, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, in preparation to enter the first academic
year at the academy. The five- to
six-week orientation program
trains men and women to meet
the rigorous mental and physical
challenges of a cadet.
The cadet trainee will complete two phases of training,
phase one involves personal
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training in the fundamentals of
being a cadet. Individuals are
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to military life, and learn proper
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During phase two, cadets
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while learning to function in
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cohesion and learning to deal
with physically and mentally
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obstacle, confidence, assault,
and leadership reaction courses,
including an Operation Warrior
rescue mission.
Santos is the son of Deanna
Santos of Bryce Canyon Court,
Petaluma, California.
He is a 2001 graduate of
New Song School in Sonoma,
California.
Air Force Airman Nicholas
N. Goursky IV has graduated
from basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks of
training, the airman studied the
Air Force mission, organization,
and customs; performed drill
and ceremony marches, and
received
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training
and special training in human
relations.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training earn
credits toward an associate degree through the Community
College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Nicholas Goursky of Helen Court,
Petaluma, California and Linda
Goursky of Blackfoot Street,
Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
Goursky is a 2002 graduate
of Valley Oaks High School, in
Petaluma, California.
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Best of Bill
By Bill Soberanes
columnist-peopleologist
This article originally appeared in the
Petaluma Argus-Courier. Bill Soberanes’
column and “My Fascinating World of
People” appear regularly in the Argus-Cou-
Bill Soberanes, left with longshore labor leader Harry Bridges.
Remembering Longshore Labor
Leader
Harry
Bridges
Columnist’s Note: At the time
of this writing longshoremen
and ship owners are having a
major dispute. In today’s story
I’m reviewing my meeting with
Harry Bridges, the longshore
labor leader who led the monumental waterfront strike that
took place in San Francisco
and on ships in numerous
seaports.
H
ARRY
BRIDGES
IS OFTEN
BROUGHT UP AT THE MEET-
PETALUMA
BRANCH OF THE WORLDWIDE MERCHANT MARINES ASSOCIATION. The
late Bill Storm, former president
of the Petaluma chapter, knew
Bridges and here are some of
his reactions: “Bridges brought
dignity to those who worked
on the waterfront and that’s
something they didn’t have beINGS OF THE
fore. He not only had dignity for
longshoremen in San Francisco
but for those all over the world.
Whenever there was a gathering
of old-time waterfront workers
and merchant seamen, Harry
Bridges is often the hero for their
discussion. He was the man who
overpowered the ship owners in
a period when they had a mighty
hold on laboring men.” Storm
added, “Despite the threats to
him, Bridges showed no fear.
He was both smart, tough and
honest, a combination you don’t
find in most leaders today.”
The death of Harry Bridges
made headlines. They called
him the “waterfront legend,”
and he truly was, but at one time
they accused him of being a
communist. Harry Bridges ranks
not only as one of our most famous labor leaders, but also as
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one of the most controversial.
He headed the Longshoremen’s
Union in San Francisco, and
he spearheaded San Francisco’s
most famous strike.
Some of the chicken ranchers in this area who supported
Bridges were also called communists. They were tarred and
feathered by a group that called
themselves vigilantes.
Bridges withstood the government’s attempt to deport him,
and I remember Petaluma boat
captain Jack Stone saying, “He
brought the longshoremen from
the depths of despair to a new
and decent way of living.”
I was very young when
Bridges tied up San Francisco
with a general strike. At the
time my uncle, Tom Caulfield,
shipped livestock to San Francisco, and I rode there in a truck
with my brother, Tom. Going
through San Francisco at that
time was like going through a
war zone, but we made it without any mishaps. During the
strike that shut down not only
San Francisco, but the entire Pacific seaboard, Bridges became
the best known, best liked and
most hated man in the country.
My most memorable meeting with Bridges took place when
I traveled to San Francisco with
Petaluma’s late labor leader,
Buck Cooper. At the time I was
told I could not attend the meeting that was taking place. When
Harry Bridges heard this, he said,
“Sit with me and be my guest,”
and that’s exactly what I did.
During the meeting, Bridges was
very outspoken, and he told me,
“Everything I said is on the record
and you can quote me.” There
was no doubt in my mind that I
was sitting with a fearless leader,
and at that time Buck Cooper described him as the “iron man” of
the labor movement.
Harry Bridges had a Petaluma connection. The connection was famed attorney Vincent
Hallinan. Hallinan, who spent
his youth in Petaluma and as a
boy delivered the Argus-Courier,
defended Bridges in one of the
most famous cases in the history
of our country.
Bridges came to this area
on a ship, and he jumped ship.
The governemtn made several
attempts to deport him and
failes. Vincent Hallinan handled
many hipgly publicized trials,
but none of them received the
worldwide attention as when he
defended Bridges.
During the time that they
were accusing Bridges of being
a communist, there was a group
of chicken ranchers in this area
sympathetic to him. They were
called radical, and even communists by some people.
At a meeting of the Petaluma
branch of the Worldwide Merchant Marines, Harry Bridges
and Harry Lundberg, another
waterfront labor leader, were
discussed and compared. Many
of those who were around in the
1930s will remember when men
on the waterfront wore white
caps that were referred to as
Lundberg Stetsons.
Back when he was the most
controversial union leader in the
country, Harry Bridges spoke in
Petaluma and his appearance
really shook up the Egg City.
Bridges beat the United
States government and some of
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An Indecent Pr oposit ion
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very year the ballot propositions are confusing, so
I thought I would explain
the propositions on this years
ballot.
PROPOSITION 46—A $2.1
billion dollar bond issue to provide shelters for battered women,
clean and safe houses for seniors
and emergency shelters for the
mentally ill (which would benefit
the city council). If there are not
enought battered women, agents
will go out and batter some.
Those against it say that clean
and safe housing for seniors is too
expensive. Clean but unsafe housing would do, or else filthy but
safe housing would be enough.
PROPOSITION 47—A $13
billion dollar bond initiative to
relieve overcrowding in schools,
kindergarten through college.
This would be accomplished in
two ways:
1. Build more classrooms.
2. Run students out of the state.
We could send them to Nevada.
For college students this
would work, because Nevada
casinos provide free beer if they’re
gambling, and they may never
want to leave. It wouldn’t work
for kids in kindergarten through
sixth grade, because small children are not allowed in gambling
casinos unless accompanied by a
registered sex offender.
PROPOSITION 48—Now that the
Courts have been consolidated
into one Superior Court, this
amends the State Constitution to
delete all references to Municipal
Court. Anyone who refers to Municipal Court will be found guilty
in Superior Court. This is combined
with the State Lotto, so that the offender draws by lot which crime he
is guilty of. If it’s jaywalking, he’s
in luck. If it’s first degree murder,
look at it this way: Oh, well.
PROPOSITION 49—Provides
$455 million dollars in grants for
after school programs.
Those arguing for it say they
do so because Arnold Schwarzenegger would beat them up if
they didn’t.
Those against it point out that
the schools already hand out condoms, and if the kids can’t think of
something to do after school with
those, they’re just not trying.
PROPOSITION 50—A $3.4 billion dollar bond issue for water
and wetlands projects.
Those for it say it’s needed
to keep drinking water flowing.
Those opposed point out
that the water has to stop flowing if you’re going to drink it.
Furthermore, if the lands are wet,
then they already have water,
don’t they? Finally, none of the
funds would be used to build a
dam. So, the proponents give us
wetlands, but they don’t give a
dam.
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‘Twas a dark & stormy night
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WAS
A
One of the
gypsies arose and said, “Pedro,
tell us a story.” And this is the
story Pedro told, ”Twas a dark
and stormy night...”
Bob the Swede called Pete
and asked if the big yellow dog
with one ear would mind if Bob
used the bed in the spare guestroom. Pete asked Big Yellow what
he thought. The dog sat back on
his haunches and yawned.
And so, another adventure
with Harley Mike, Bob the
Swede, and Pete began. No more
having to listen to Fox, CNN,
MSNBC, and so forth, broadcast
“Dubya’s” latest conquests—a
break from the war that would
never start—nor ever end.
The week before Bob flew
into SFO he shipped his nail
clippers and straight razor to
Pete for safekeeping. No need
to frighten those well-trained,
alert security forces at SFO. It’s
no laughing matter that al Qaeda was successful in destroying
the right of common folks to
clip their hangnails while they
cruised at 30,000 feet above
Nebraska.
While Pete doesn’t pretend
to know who the enemy really
is, he does object to not being
able to carry his nail clippers
with him on airplanes. He finds
seeing strange little men twisting
foil into prison-style weapons
a bit more hairy than someone
clipping their nails. But that’s another story that somehow relates
to “Dubya,” “MasterMeister,”
and weird, Mexican body parts
that are supposedly worshipped
in an elite, secret club at Yale. Is
this a great country or what?
Harley arrived at Pete’s
cabin each Friday night and left
early, early each Monday morning to white line to some new
location where another California bridge was being built or
rebuilt. He could build a bridge
in one week faster than anyone
with a degree in mechanical
engineering could build one in
two months. Harley’s tools consisted of a 1928 level and good
eyesight. He would then lay
back on the riverbank of where
this day’s bridge was to cross
and watch while the educated
dweebs salivated over instant
GPS confirmation regarding
what Harley had already told
them.
Suddenly, Pete had a flashback to January 6, 1992, and
the John R. MacArthur story in
the New York Times about how
“MasterMeister” was clever
enough to have hired a public
relations firm to convince Congress to back the start of “The
Great Jihad.” The facts were
distorted, lies were told, but hey,
folks, Congress acted, right?
Whoa, Nellie, let’s not get
sidetracked with facts. Let’s get
back to where the vodka is frozen and the Foster’s Bitter Ale
flows freely whilst the trio is
between those days of smacking
the white orb across the fields of
dreams. On each dimpled orb
was a photo of some guy wearing a perverse Texas grin.
Pedro, tell us a story.
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