Eddie Kyotkian and Jose Marquez (kneeling) from Team Ghilloti work at repairing significant damage to Fitch Mountain Road, the result of heavy winter rainfall over several years. The project finally made it onto the county’s worksheet, and it’s on target for a Sept. 30 reopening. See story at right …
Friday Night Football
The Hounds had the Eagles just where they wanted them—until they didn’t 6
Photos of the Harvest
A full page of delicious images from Healdsburg farms 5
The Latest Must-See Movie
‘Weapons’ is a horror movie with national implications 4
Fitch roadway under repair
● ‘Slump and slide’ failures being fixed for Sept. 30 reopening
By Christian Kallen
Healdsburg residents have grown used to the traffic control signs on both Matheson Street and Powell Avenue that warn that the road ahead, at 1846 North Fitch Mountain Rd., is closed and not expected to open until the end of September. A walking tour of the area in question, a quarter-mile length of the two-lane road that encircles Fitch Mountain, confirms it is still in need of much
construction, with bare earth exposed by bulldozers and huge construction equipment parked at the site.
But Johannes Hoevertsz, director of Sonoma County Public Infrastructure, remains optimistic that the repair will be completed by Sept. 30, on schedule. It’s one of seven road projects the county hopes to complete by the end of summer, including on Wohler
Interview with the Producer
● Stage shows at The 222 gain an audience — More on page 8
By Christian Kallen
Although the Raven Players have presented quality community theater for over 20 years, for the past five years there’s been a new stage in town: The 222. Located inside the Paul Mahder Gallery on Healdsburg Avenue, the risers and lights are used for many other kinds of performance art
— More on page 9
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PACHANGA Dancers whirl at the 2024 Pachanga & Art celebration in the Healdsburg Plaza, which returns for a day-long party on Saturday, Sept. 6, with performances by winners of Diversity in the Arts Grants from the City and Corazon Healdsburg.
Goings on around town this week and next
Music
Upstairs
Erin Durant (starting at 7pm) and Luke Sweeney (at 8pm) guest in the music room at Little Saint on Thursday Sept. 4. No cover, doors at 6pm, music upstairs at the hippest treehouse in town, Little Saint, 25 North St., littlesainthealdsburg.com. (Next week’s show with Rufus Wainwright is sold out.)
Elephant Weekend
Big weekend at the Elephant starts with the Meters cover band Meter Made (Friday Sept. 5), followed by avant garde pop from the Crux (Sept. 6) and the Sunday return of Spike Sykes and his Awesome Hotcakes (Sept. 7). Cover is usually $10, sometimes more, sometimes less at the Elephant in the Room, 117 Healdsburg Ave., elephantintheroompub.com.
Guitar Doc
Saturday evening, Sept. 6, drop into the Hotel Healdsburg’s Spirit Bar and swing to the classic jazz of the ’50s and ’60s. Led by John Mihalik on guitar, the Blue 7 Septet plays a repertoire of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and more. From 6-9pm at the Spirit Bar. No cover, limited menu and drinks available. 25 Matheson St., drycreekkitchen.com/spirit-bar.
Pure Jazz
Pianist Alan Broadbent and bassist Harvie S share evident delight in each other’s company. The music unfolds in its purest form on Saturday Sept. 6 at The 222. Tickets $35 to $85, under 18 free. 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Furthermore Sunday
Not in Healdsburg, but Sunday Sept. 7 finds Mimi Pirard and SonoMusette at the Sebastopol tasting room, recreating the French chanson style of mid-century Paris. Usually no cover, from 1-4pm at 3541 Gravenstein Hwy. N. Check the website for Healdsburg music, furthermorewines.com.
Stage
‘Laundry and Bourbon’
Staging of a black comedy by James McLure that offers a picture of life in a one-horse town, where the women get drunk during the day and the men get drunk at night. Directed by Emilie Talbot, this is the first play presented this season by The 222, which is expanding its theatrical offerings. Opening night is Friday Sept. 5. The 222, 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
‘Eureka Day’
By odd coincidence, this Tony Awardwinning play by Jonathan Spector is receiving two productions in the North Bay this month. The first opened on Aug. 28 and plays until Sept. 21 in Mill Valley. The second opens this week, on Friday
Sept. 5, also until Sept. 21 at the Raven Theater in Healdsburg, 115 North St. Tickets and information at raventheater.org.
The Arts
Art Night
Artnite Healdsburg is a new community event celebrating art and creativity with over 20 galleries participating. Show your Artnite passport at participating restaurants and wineries for a free treat, pour or special perk. Thursday Sept. 4 (and every first Thursday of the month all year ’round) 5-7pm, downtown Healdsburg.
Exhibition
Starts Sept. 1, “Being There in Plein Air,” by Beverly Bird and Willow LaLand. The gallery is upstairs at Levin & Co. Community Booksellers, 306 Center St., open 11am to 6pm daily.
Pachanga
& Art
The city’s celebration of arts grants winners is Saturday Sept. 6 at the Healdsburg Plaza, starting at 5:30pm. This free and family friendly event shines a spotlight on the talented recipients of the Diversity in the Arts Grant as a Latin American fair with live music, dancers, photographers, visual artists and more. Information at corazonhealdsburg.org/diversity-in-the-arts.
Community Book Donations
Finally, book and media donations will be accepted by a Friends of the Healdsburg
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Library volunteer team inside the Library lobby, every Friday starting Sept. 5 from 11:30am to 2pm. For more information, contact friendsofhbglibrary@gmail.com.
Farmers’ Markets
The longstanding Healdsburg Certified Farmers’ Market is held twice weekly in town, on Saturdays (Sept. 6), at the West Plaza parking lot from 8:30am until 12:30pm. The year’s Saturday market season ends on Dec. 20. The Farmers’ Market is also held on Tuesdays (Sept. 9) on Plaza and Center streets surrounding the Plaza, 9am to 12:30pm, Tuesdays until Sept. 30.
Chili Cook-Off
The 12th Annual Windsor Chili CookOff is a popular community event for foodies, amateur chefs and culinary pros to “bring the heat and compete” while supporting Farm to Pantry, a local nonprofit dedicated to rescuing food. Saturday Sept. 6 from 12-4pm, at the Windsor Town Green. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids, available at windsorchamber.com/chili-cook.
LETTERS
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Healdsburg Museum
History comes alive at 221 Matheson St. with two local-centric exhibitions. The new semi-permanent installation for “Many Roads to Healdsburg” outlines the town’s rich history, from the Pomo to early settlers and recent influencers. Continuing is a display of the contemporary Pomo Weavers Society. The Healdsburg Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 11am to 4pm. healdsburgmuseum.org
Pioneer Awards
The Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society celebrates the contributions of Henry Wetzel and Katie Wetzel Murphy at its annual Pioneer Awards event. The Wetzels have spent decades turning Alexander Valley Vineyards into both a family legacy and a community treasure. The History Lives gala is Tuesday Sept. 9 starting at 6pm, at Villa Chanticleer. Tickets $225, registration ends Monday Sept. 1 at midnight. To order visit secure.qgiv.com/event/ historylives2025.
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TO THE EDITOR
Prop 50 on the ballot
During my recent litigation against the City of Healdsburg, I discovered through public records that the City has been paying extravagantly—an average of $801,478 annually during 2023-2024— for legal services provided by the law firm of Healdsburg’s current City Attorney, who works part-time for Healdsburg under a contract with the City.
This far exceeds the $291,614 paid in 2024 by the City of Sonoma (with the same population as Healdsburg) to the law firm of Sonoma’s part-time contract City Attorney. It even exceeds the average annual $799,705 paid in 2023-2024 by Petaluma (with five times the population of Healdsburg) for its in-house City Attorney’s Office.
If our council members think they need to pay $800,000 yearly for legal services, they should consider changing to an in-house City Attorney’s Office. The $799,705 paid by Petaluma gets the full-time services of a City Attorney, two Assistant City Attorneys and a Legal Assistant—far better value than Healdsburg is currently getting. Otherwise, the City Council should strike a better deal with the current City Attorney or retain a different contract City Attorney—say, the City of Sonoma’s— who can do the work for less cost.
Jon Eisenberg, Healdsburg
This is it. This letter is not hyperbolic or overly dramatic. Our governmental system, our vital Checks and Balances, our Human Rights, our economic freedom and most important to me, our beloved, hard-earned Democracy, erodes in front of our eyes. We have to do more than observe, hope, pray and just believe it will get better. This time invites action. As a lifelong learner, a career secondary educator and a public servant, I write to appeal to you:
This Nov. 4 we Californians will be asked to vote on what may be the most important election of our time. There are only so many actions regular citizens can do to stop our Country from falling into authoritarianism; this is one of those acts. California’s Proposition 50 is a vote for democracy.
Hope is a verb. Hope is active. Intentional. Vote Yes for temporary redistricting; it is our only hope of retaining our democracy. Our country, the world, is looking to California at this moment. The Texas legislature and governor started this; we the people of California will stop it. This is not about Gov. Newsom’s political record or red or blue: This is about us. Vote Yes on Prop 50. Brigette Mansell, Healdsburg
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ENTERTAINMENT
‘Weapons’: An endorphin rush of fear on the screen
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For some, like this film critic, being scared has been a way of life since childhood
By Jared Rasic
My whole life, people have made fun of me for my deep and abiding love of horror movies. When I was a kid, running around excited and trying to explain the plot of Evil Dead II to my family, they not only questioned what kind of people come up with such disturbing ideas, but what kind of kid was so enraptured by them. I didn’t have the vocabulary back then to explain that it wasn’t the gore and disturbing ideas I was so in love with, it was that being genuinely scared out of my wits made me feel breathtakingly, wholly alive.
As a middle-schooler, my oldest brother (a bigger fan of horror than I will ever be) ordered a rare and expensive Michael Myers mask out of a catalogue. Once it arrived, he also bought coveralls to complete the costume. So, for a dark summer or two of my childhood, when most kids
were going swimming with friends or riding their bikes across the rural countryside, I was stalked around my yard by The Shape, complete with deafening silence and a real butcher knife.
Is this why I’m so weird as an adult? Most likely. At least that’s what my therapist tells me.
Running around a dozen acres, hiding from my brother the serial killer, was terrifying, but also life-affirming in a way that’s hard to quantify. When I see a horror movie that fills me with dread or bombards me with imagery that chills me to my bones, I don’t just get an endorphin rush of fear. I also get the sweet kiss of nostalgia that reminds me that being scared has been a way of life for me for as long as I can remember.
Regardless of how connected I am on an almost cellular level to horror movies, that’s not the only reason why, as a genre, I find them so remarkable. Horror has an
gerous Animals. Not one of these movies plays like the other.
At the top of this pyramid of horror stands Weapons, the new film from Zach Cregger, the director of Barbarian , as well as co-creator of the sketch comedy series The Whitest Kids U’Know. Cregger grows hugely as a filmmaker with Weapons, a horror comedy so assured that it feels like the work of a major talent, not someone just releasing his sophomore effort. Go into the film as blindly as possible, because watching the unpredictable story unfold is one of the most sublime experiences I’ve had with a movie all year.
All I will say is this: At 2:17am, 17 children from the same third-grade class in a small Pennsylvania town all run out their front doors and disappear. A month later the town is still grieving and at a loss as to where the children are. Julia Garner (Ozark) stars as Justine Gandy, the children’s teacher; and Josh Brolin ( No Country for Old Men) is Archer Graff, the father of one of the missing kids. The two of them team up like Nancy Drew and a Hardy Boy to find the kids and solve the mystery.
More than its spookiness or the moments of pure terror, Weapons is also drunk on the possibility of cinema and manages to pack every scene with innovative camera movements, compelling characters that you want to get to know, and a mystery that is consistently fun and original. I already want to go back and see it again, spend more time in this world and pay further attention to how Cregger and his team have crafted such a darkly twisted bedtime story that feels like something the Brothers Grimm would find a little too messed up.
elasticity to it that other genres don’t come close to achieving. Just in 2025, for example, we’ve had some of the best new horror releases of the century and to describe them is to examine how dissimilar and expansive they are as pieces of writing and visual art.
Sinners is a bloody and unapologetically horny vampire movie that sheds light on the Jim Crow South and brings the real American monsters kicking and screaming into the light. Together is a gooey, hilarious and disturbing metaphor for codependent and toxic relationships that manages to be frightening and gut-bustingly funny, sometimes in the same scene. Bring Her Back unpacks trauma and grief as a malevolent force of unpredictable nature, featuring an Oscar-worthy performance by Sally Hawkins and a heart-rending ending I haven’t stopped thinking about for months.
Or there’s the allegory for aging in The Rule of Jenny Pen, the generational trauma of Final Destination: Bloodline or the comparison of the nature of evil vs. the violence of a hungry predator in Dan-
Sure, Weapons can be watched as a fun and spooky roller coaster ride and nothing more, but Cregger also knows how to, pardon my language, weaponize the bottomless potential of the horror genre to tell a deeply personal story about loss and grief. On Aug. 7, 2021, at around 2:30am, Trevor Moore, Cregger’s best friend and co-creator of The Whitest Kids U’Know, tragically fell from a balcony and died.
Horror isn’t just how we get scared, but how we secretly grieve sometimes, too.
Even for those who aren’t diehard horror fanatics, Weapons is an elevated affair without the pretentiousness. It walks a razor-tipped tightrope between exciting entertainment and thought-provoking seriousness—becoming at times both breathtaking and awe-inspiring. I found myself staring at some of the genuinely insane imagery and remembering those months, years ago, running through the fields of my childhood stalked by an unknowable, masked serial killer. And, weirdly, I found that comforting. Thank you, horror movies. You saved me. I owe you one.
Photos courtesy of New Line Cinema
CAUGHT Julia Garner in Zach Cregger’s twisted horror epic ‘Weapons,’ currently playing at the Airport, Roxy and Rialto theaters locally.
MARKETPLACE
Images of the Harvest
A gallery of exclusive images from Liza Gershman’s upcoming book, Farm + Market: Healdsburg. The profile photos are taken, the recipe contest concluded. Watch this column for winning recipes soon!
A IS FOR APPLE … In Healdsburg and the surrounding area, one can find a variety of apples including Gravensteins, McIntoshes and Fujis.
… AND AVOCADOS Fresh avocados from the Central Valley can be found at the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market.
All photos by Liza Gershman
DESSERT Susan Rose’s winning recipe for a peach crumble is an Alexander Valley favorite.
GARNISH A favorite citrus in Mexican cooking (and cocktails) are limes, widely grown in the area.
SPORTS
Hounds bring their game back to Healdsburg
● Season opens with narrow loss, but that’s football
By Caleb Knudsen
Taylor Tappin’s Healdsburg Hounds delivered what the coach promised in their first game last Friday night when he said: “Be ready to see some good plays, good football, a lot of plays being made, some good athletes and fun stuff.” That’s what the 100-plus at Rec Park saw on Aug. 29, an exciting game between two evenly matched teams, both finding their comfort zone as the 2025 season begins.
At the end of the night, it was a onepoint win for visiting George Washington High of San Francisco, 35-34. Which was a bit of a disappointment for the hometown crowd, of course, to say nothing of
the Greyhounds themselves.
With last year’s running back Frank Rea Jr. taking over at the quarterback slot, the team had no trouble adjusting to his leadership, and other returning players including Hayden Mariani, Max Morris and Dillon Jocius made their mark on the scoreboard as well.
On their first possession the Hounds marched down the field, and in nine plays hit pay dirt on a throw to Morris who swiveled into the endzone. The Eagles’ first drive was stopped by the Greyhound defense, and only a few minutes later Rea himself took it into the endzone. Once again the kick by Adan Velasquez Sil-
va was good, and Healdsburg Boosters grinned at the 14-0 scoreboard.
Soon enough however the Eagles, who like the Greyhounds began the game playing with a bit of early season timidity, got their offense together and began scoring as well. The half ended with a 21-14 Healdsburg lead, and even though the cheerleaders didn’t have a half-time performance, a cheery optimism was building as night fell on Art McCaffrey Field.
Sports observers often talk about “adjustments” that teams make at the half, and it almost seems inevitable that the leading team feels less need to fix anything that’s not broken, while the trailing team is focused on doing better.
Despite the Greyhounds adding on another TD as Rea again scampered 20 yards for the score, and Silva again being good for the extra point, the comfortable 28-14 lead was not to last.
Washington’s Henry Sanchez-Tapia scored from a yard out to make it 28-21, but a few plays later Jocius got his first TD of the season with a one-yard run to keep that comfortable two-score lead.
Unfortunately Silva missed the PAT after kicking four bullseyes, and in retrospect that turned out to be the difference.
The Eagles’ Anthony Hon took the kickoff from Silva and broke through the
special team to race 70 yards for a TD— the game’s ninth, five by Healdsburg and four from Washington. That changed the game’s momentum, and in a hurry.
By now the Eagles’ defense seemed wise to Rea’s wily ways, both as quarterback and running threat, and held the Hounds without a score for the first time that night. After taking over the ball, they passed for their own fifth TD and suddenly the score was tied, 34-34, until the Eagles’ kick conversion was good, giving them a single-point lead with just three minutes left in the game.
Which should have provided an opportunity for the Greyhounds to score once more for the win. In fact, after the kickoff by the Eagles, the Hounds drove to about the 10-yard line with about a minute of time left, within field goal distance for Silva or a possible game-winning TD.
However when quarterback Rea rolled out to look for a receiver or an opening, he was hit by Eagles defenders who stripped the ball. Rea suffered the fumble, the Eagles got the recovery and the Greyhounds suffered a loss.
That’s how the game ended, at 9:54pm, after two and a half hours of clean, wellplayed, well-coached football.
Nonetheless, statistics for the game show that choosing Rea, a junior, as the quarterback to replace last-year’s team MVP Nova Perrill II was a smart move. The junior capably handled the pass attack, completing 17 of 26 for 251 yards and two touchdowns (both to senior Max Morris). He also produced 71 yards on seven runs, though it was sophomore Jared Lagunes Rodriguez who carried the weight of the running game with 12 carries for 37 hard-fought yards.
Defensively, the wide-ranging Rea also accounted for a team-leading six tackles, four of them assists. Working from the secondary, Jocius had three solo tackles as did Alex Francis.
Die-hard fans will say that the loss of seven plays to a three-game suspension, due to a fight on the field in the Sonoma Valley game last year, may have contributed to the Hounds’ loss. While most of the suspended players were either linemen or linebackers, it’s unfair to say that Healdsburg’s current starting lineup is damaged. They played well and the game was fun and exciting to watch, even with a disappointing final score.
This Friday, Sept. 5, the Greyhounds meet the Trojans of Lower Lake High, who won their game last week with a 22-7 over Esparto. Be sure to get there by 7pm, when the action begins again on Art McCaffrey Field at Rec Park.
Photos by Joe Rowland
TAKING AIM Frank Rea at quarterback (2) targets a downfield receiver during first-quarter play at Rec Park on Aug. 29. His protection includes running back Luis Gutierrez (27).
ON
Now a senior, Healdsburg’s Jake McWilliams won the year’s first cross country competition at Rancho Cotate. Last year as a junior he qualified for the State Championship in Fresno.
Runners romp at Rancho
● McWilliams, Welty, Cornilsen finish 1-2-3 in 3-mile race at cross country invitational
Staff Report
For the Healdsburg cross country running team, the year’s first invitational at Rancho Cotate gave them a chance to prove their status as one of the best teams in the county. On the other hand, only four schools participated: Healdsburg High, Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa and host Ranch Cotate.
In the boys varsity division Healdsburg’s Jake McWilliams came in first (15:55),
the best time of the Healdsburg girls at the first cross country competition this year, held at Rancho Cotate on Aug. 30.
meet came in the combined Freshman/ JV Boys race,” Guthrie said. “Freshman Phoenix De Maria Nall blazed through the course to set a new freshman boys course record. Right behind him was fellow freshman Liam McKenzie, who took second in the field—an impressive showing for both.”
In the Junior Varsity field, Santa Rosa’s William Do won at 19:36, though the next three finishers were all racing Greyhounds: Jasper Wolske (20:13), William Ullyott (20:22) and Wyatt Drew (20:39).
Healdsburg varsity girls finished fourth and fifth, behind winner Cardinal Newman’s Ashlin Mallon with a time of 18:10. Madeleine Herzberg ran a 22:44, and Justina Domenichelli a 25.29. Mallon’s time on the course was second only to Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery, who set the standard at 16:11 in 2022.
Lucas Welty second (15.57) and Domenico Cornilsen third (17:15). The first two runners both broke 16 minutes in the race, though the course record of 14:52 was set in 2022 by Montgomery’s Jude DeVries.
The course is just short of 3 miles, at 2.97. “The 3-mile course provided a strong early benchmark—helping us assess our summer training and set a clear path for the work ahead,” said Kate Guthrie, returning to head coaching duties this year.
“One of the standout moments of the
The invitational was held on Saturday, Aug. 30. Another regional meet took place the same day at Maria Carrillo, with only three schools—Windsor, Sonoma Academy and Maria Carillo—competing in the shorter Sonoma Twilight 3200 trials.
The next big test for area runners will come Sept. 4 at Spring Lake, the annual Bob Shor Invitational. “We’re excited about our deep and determined group of freshman and sophomore boys, all eager to put in the work,” Guthrie said. “At the front of this emerging pack is senior Jake McWilliams, whose leadership and example are helping shape a strong and positive team culture.”
BOHEMIAN DELIVERY
Photos by Michael Lucid
BACK
TRACK
FIRED UP Sophomore Madeleine Herzberg had
Roadway repair
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Road, Westside Road, West Soda Rock Lane, and at locations in Forestville and Glen Ellen.
Those other projects are all county “Priority 1 projects,” Hoevertsz said, “emergency construction … to repair landslides and bridge damage from the destructive storms of last November and again this February.”
The North Fitch Mountain project, however, is funded by the Federal Highway Administration and dates from 2017, when another winter of extreme rainfall led to the collapse of the roadway just beyond Villa Chanticleer’s entrance and a significant landslide just beyond that.
Though the two damaged areas, known as the “slump” and the “slide” to residents, have a common origin in heavy rainfall, they represent two different construction projects and methods.
“The slump side was a failure of the slope and the road caused by saturation of the soil,” Hoevertsz said. “The soil settled approximately between four and five feet all in one shot. We had to wait for it to dry to fix it.”
The road crews, under Petaluma road
contractor Team Ghilotti, are installing a “French drain” pipe system on the uphill side of the slump which will drain rainfall to the downhill side of the road, enabling a deep repair of the slumping roadway.
Farther down the road is the “slide” portion of the damage. “The slope of the embankment oversaturated and failed,” the director said. “What we have to do is flatten the slope of the embankment and install what we call gabion walls to allow for the water to drain.” Gabions are essentially wire mesh cages of rock that are strong, water-permeable and somewhat flexible—useful for protecting slopes or seashores.
“Both solutions are really clever. I think they’re really smart,” Hoevertsz said. “Low maintenance. They allow for drainage and they’re probably long term for many years to come.” He credited the team at Sonoma County Public Infrastructure, singling out the team lead, Cindy Rader.
Other options would have been larger, more expensive, more disruptive. “I think this is practical and feasible, and I think it’s going to work really well,” Hoevertsz said.
Neighbors of the North Fitch Mountain community are sure to be glad to see this fix. Although the slump portion of the road has been problematic for years, it was only last winter’s landslide that made the road repair imperative. As well as pre-
venting traffic from driving the four-mile road, the closure forced the cancellation of the Fitch Mountain Race, a traditional June fun run for area joggers.
Though a significant amount of work remains as August comes to an end, Hoevertsz seemed confident that an end-of-September goal remained possible. “There may be a few tweaks that
we still have to do, but the drainage is going to work,” he said. “Hopefully it’ll be solid. Then vegetation starts growing, and it will look like we didn’t do any of this stuff.”
A ribbon-cutting is planned for the end of the month, when Fitch Mountain Road reopens to local traffic, bike riders and fun runners.
IN THE FIELD Johannes Hoevertsz, director of Sonoma County Public Infrastructure, at the Fitch Mountain site of road repairs.
Photos by Rick Tang
EARTH MOVER A Caterpillar (CAT) excavator is an essential tool in earthworks and construction on a road or utility project such as this one outside of Healdsburg. A Team Ghilloti worker, Jose Marquez, stands in the foreground wearing a high-visibility vest.
GABIONS Also known as ‘gavions,’ these wire cages of rocks have been installed to manage runoff and the landslide on North Fitch Mountain Road just east of Healdsburg.
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Interview
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at The 222. This year nine shows will be presented on the stage—six plays and three one-person shows. We spoke with Aldo Billingslea, the producer of the Theater series at The 222 since it started in 2021, to learn about the challenges and advantages of theater in Healdsburg. Billingslea is a professor of Acting and Performance Studies in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Santa Clara University since 2005. Now 60, he first caught the acting bug as a seventh grade student in Fort Worth, Texas, where he grew up. Billingslea: I got into theater because I saw a production of Oklahoma! where the high school students that I was watching were actually kissing on stage. And the excitement of being in the same space where those people were kissing and where those high school students were hooting and hollering was electric. It made my heart jump. And being a guy who at that point had not been kissed, I immediately auditioned for the next play. It took me about eight years before I got my first stage kiss, and it was on the cheek, but by that time I was addicted to the art.
The thing that got my heart pumping was this feeling that, as one of my colleagues said, as soon as the curtain opens, you’ll feel this energy that comes from the audience. And it’s the best thing ever. And that is a reciprocal energy that goes back and forth, and we feed each other that way. So it’s how you build an instant community, and it is a life-changing experience that unfortunately is going to be denied to more and more people unless we turn this around.
Healdsburg Tribune: What do you mean – are the theater arts in danger?
There was recently a thread on social media, a national call to find out how many other areas in the country are struggling as much as the Bay Area is in the arts. And though there are some struggles in other places, and there are some other theaters that are closing, this is really the epicenter of a nuclear winter that’s happening in the world of theater. At The 222, our productions only last two weekends. Most of the time when you are an actor and you do a gig, it is about a four-week run. We were discussing with other program directors at The 222 whether we could sustain a threeweek run. The benefit of a longer run is word-of-mouth, that as people leave and really have a great experience, they
tell other people, and more people want to come. By the time your show closes there’s a vast difference from what that opening night audience might have seen.
We don’t want to get out over our skis on this. But you still want to be cautious and conservative in your approach because of the economics of theater, which is why so many of our sister theaters in the Bay Area close over recent years’ lack of funding and support.
Is live theater that expensive to produce?
Absolutely. The Actors Equity Association, or AEA as it’s often abbreviated, means actors and others who are in the union have the benefit of having a union standard, a union-set wage. And that helps keep us who love the work so much that we would almost do it for free, from having to always negotiate tooth and nail so that we can continue doing the art— but also live in one of the most expensive regions in the world.
There’s a reason that professional theater around the country is in the nonprofit realm: It is an extraordinarily expensive endeavor because it involves people. In any business enterprise one of your most expensive items on your budget is going to be the human beings. Theater is a collaborative art form that
requires designers and technicians and performers and playwrights. Everywhere you turn there’s another person, another human being that is working to collaborate, to create the art.
How did you get connected with Paul Mahder and The 222?
Paul and I were both members of the same church, St. Gregory’s Episcopal in San Francisco. My wife is a visual artist named Renee Billingslea. She and Paul really hit it off, and she had work in Paul’s galleries when they were in the Mission. When he moved the gallery to Healdsburg, I think possibly even before it opened, he talked to me about producing theater. I kept saying, “No, it’s a lot of work, it’s daunting, I don’t think I’m the person for it.” But he was committed to the idea from the start. Around the time that he’d been there almost 10 years he still was asking so I said, “Yes.”
Fortunately Paul has cultivated a group of people who appreciate that and have been generous enough to help support us, many people who’ve been able to open their homes to the performers so that we can house the artist when they come in— they rehearse elsewhere, but then they come to Healdsburg to perform.
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SEASON TWO The 2023 play, ‘My Name is Asher Lev,’ was quite successful and drew attention to The 222 as a new theater venue in Healdsburg. From left, Jeremy Kahn, Danielle Levin and David Sinaiko.
From Baker Beach to Black Rock Desert
● Back then only 20 people showed up for Burning Man
By Pierre Ratte
It was another wild, windy and sometimes rainy Burning Man. Burning Man vintage 2022, as featured in the commemorative wine and designer label above, was notable for extreme heat and dust storms closing the encampment for the better part of some days. Burning Man 2023 was the year of the flood. Torrential rain turned the usually hardpacked and dusty playa into a muddy mess. Walking was difficult. Cars, campers, vans and trucks were stuck. Fuhgeddabout the Mutant Art Vehicles roaming the playa. An epic cluster. But 73,000 attended. Tens of thousands were stranded for days, and yet the event survived and thrives. Ya take what ya get on the playa.
Burning Man 2025 survived dust storms closing gates and afternoon rains transforming the lakebed into mud. Estimated attendance was 72,000. The event’s popularity and resilience is stunning considering the challenges of gathering in the desert. By all reports from Burners coming off the playa, this year’s nonstop, 24/7 week of EDM reveling in art, music, performance and cultural “Theme Camps” free of commercialism was successful. Free, errrr, except for entry tickets averaging $750/person, ranging up to $3,000 to support lower-tiered tickets and art projects.
The Burning Man Project has had a 35-year run. With 35 years, isn’t it time to think about morphing into inclusivity? Burning Woman 2026? She/Her/They? But why mess with success?
The season’s first play, Laundry and Bourbon (by James McLure), opens this weekend. What can the audience expect?
They can expect to laugh, and they can expect high-quality acting. We’ve got three terrific actors who are portraying the life of some women in Texas whose men they talk about, but who we don’t see on stage. These women live in a realm where they are somewhat confined by societal expectations. And when they are alone, they can sometimes break out of those expectations a bit. There’s some secrets that get revealed. There are some longings that get acknowledged. And then there are some longstanding rivalries about people who are on the lower echelons of society who are trying to rise in their own way.
The Raven Players have been in town for almost 20 years. How do you feel about their programs?
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Fun Facts: The original Burning Man happened in the summer of 1986. The location was Baker Beach. A poster invite said: “join us at the northern naked end of baker beach on saturday, june 20; potluck at four; weather permitting, fire at sundown.” The original man was about 8 feet tall. Approximately 20 people attended. Reportedly, Alexander Valley’s resident stone sculptor, T Barny, was there—at least at one of the Baker Beach events, if not the first. Events and facts in those early days were a bit fuzzy, as they can be now.
Burning Man moved to Black Rock Desert in 1990. The first desert event drew 90 people. Desert attendance essentially went viral, growing to 70,000 people in 2017 (30% CAGR, Compound Annual Growth Rate) and holding steady ever since. Attendance is capped at 87,000, which means last minute tickets are available.
The tallest Burning Man was 105 feet tall, in 2014. This year’s Man was 40 feet tall. Approximately 1.5 gallons of water are recommended per person per day. Theme Camps find their way closer to the Man and Esplanade based on 1) longevity, 2) uniqueness and 3) interactivity as determined by the Camp Placement Team; good citizenship, MOOP pick-up, safety and other variables are considered.
MOOP is “matter out of place.” A key element of the event is to pick up every minute trace of matter after the event disbands. This fact alone, and the organizers attention to details, distinguishes the gathering.
Because of Paul Mahder, because of this person who has this vision and is dedicated to seeing professional live theater in Healdsburg, we’ve been able to exist and expand. We started with one play in the first season (Chapati, 2022), and in our fourth we are now producing six plays, plus three one-person shows for Healdsburg audiences.
We are benefiting from the work of other artists that have been in the community, in particular Steven David Martin from Raven Players. He’s been able to cultivate and nurture the desire in the community for challenging theater. I actually have seen a couple of plays that the Raven Players did, including If I Don't Make It I Love You. I thought it was remarkable that they even worked to produce a play about school shootings. But also the way that it was done, the execution and the acting—that showcased some of the talent that they have there, and their willingness to go after tough subjects. That’s the sort of thing that makes it possible for somebody else to come in and say, “Let’s try to run this race together.”
‘Laundry and Bourbon’ is performed Sept. 5-7 and Sept. 12-14. For times and tickets, go to the222.org.
INSPIRATION The writer’s own wine, custom picked and crushed. Part of the gift-giving ethos of Burning Man.
Photo by Pierre Ratte
Photo by Kenzie Hill
THREE WOMEN From left, Sheila Devitt (as Amy Lee), Sylvia Burboeck (playing Elizabeth) and Tanya Marie (as Hattie) have things to discuss and problems to solve in ‘Laundry and Bourbon,’ opening Sept. 5 at The 222.
Photo courtesy of the artist
ACTOR-PRODUCER Aldo Billingslea is an associate professor at Santa Clara University, and primary producer of the Theater series at The 222, Healdsburg.
RICHARD ALFRED SCRAMAGLIA
March 23, 1933 – August 3, 2025
Richard Alfred Scramaglia passed away on August 3, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in San Francisco on March 23, 1933, to Aldo and Rena Scramaglia, Rich attended St. Anne’s Grammar School and Sacred Heart High School, where he excelled at baseball from 1947 to 1951. Rich attended Stanford University on a baseball scholarship and was named All-Conference and served as a tri-captain of the Stanford baseball team while earning his Master’s degree.
In 1955, he signed with the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League, later playing for the Stockton Ports in the California State League. In 1956, he played for the Tri-City Braves in the Northwest League. Rich left professional baseball to serve in the military where he attained the rank of Captain. He married Joyce Conroy in 1958. Rich dedicated decades to education, teaching at Luther Burbank Middle School, Wilson High School, Polytechnic High School, and Balboa High School in San Francisco from 1971 to 1993.
In the 1960s and early ’70s, Rich directed swim classes at Memorial Beach through the Healdsburg Recreation Department. During his tenure, hundreds of Healdsburg residents learned to swim, and earned Red Cross certifications. He was also a member of the Sonoma County Winegrowers community. “Skip” coached varsity baseball for many years at Healdsburg High School. Rich was inducted into the Sacred Heart, Balboa High School, and North Beach Prep Hall of Fames.
Rich was a devoted father and grandfather. He is preceded in death by his dear brother Jack Scramaglia. He is survived by his beloved wife, Joyce; his son, Richard Scramaglia (Hanna); daughters: Rina Gerstley-McCarthy (Jeff), Nora Bulloch, and Maria Smith. He leaves behind grandchildren: Brooks (Carissa) and Maria Gerstley, Kaleigh Bulloch Whitehall (Orlando), Drake, Quinn, Drew and Quaid Bulloch, Conroy and Via Smith, and Ebba Scramaglia; as well as great-grandchildren: Elessia Gerstley, Leo, Lennon, and Lochlan Whitehall. Funeral Mass, September 12, 2025 at 10AM at Saint John Catholic Church, 208 Matheson St., Healdsburg. Reception following at 900 Villa Chanticleer Rd., Healdsburg. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in honor of Richard Scramaglia to: HHS Greyhounds’ Boosters, PO Box 401, Healdsburg, CA 95448.
DALE AARON AMTOWER
January 26, 1946 – July 12, 2025
It is with great sorrow that we share the passing of Dale Aaron Amtower, who died peacefully on the evening of July 12, 2025.
Born into a family that carried him around the world during his childhood, Dale grew up with a curious spirit and a love of laughter. He learned early that music and humor could connect people everywhere he went, and these gifts became central to who he was.
Dale was the devoted partner and husband to Ann for 41 years. Together they built a life filled with celebration, joy, and plenty of jokes. Ann’s career in real estate is busy, and Dale was always at her side, fixing things, easing stress with a quick quip, and cheering her on with the humor and warmth that became his signature.
After moving to Healdsburg thirty-five years ago, Ann and Dale quickly became part of the town’s fabric. Dale loved everything about Healdsburg— the people, the weather, the sports, the food and wine, Lake Sonoma, and especially the dancing and music in the square. But above all, they shared a deep love of music, supporting both the school music programs and the Healdsburg Jazz Festival.
Dale’s proudest role was as a father to Nicholas and Kathleen. He loved their daily conversations, cheered for their successes, and lit up with joy when Kathleen married Andy Unzueta, who quickly became part of the family.
A trumpet player and longtime member of the Healdsburg Community Band, he played his signature rendition of “Happy Birthday” with flair. Whether at the beach, a family party, or rehearsal, music gave shape to so many of the moments people shared with him.
He was also an avid reader, which made him a fountain of knowledge. He was always ready to pull an unexpected historical fact out of his hat.
For 45 years, Dale poured his skill and care into Amtower Painting, leaving behind not just beautiful work but respect and camaraderie from those he worked with.
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Dale’s humor was both dry and mischievous. He could keep a straight face just long enough before breaking into laughter and taking everyone along with him. His ability to make people smile never wavered, even in hard times.
Dale is survived by his beloved wife, Ann; son, Nicholas; daughter, Kathleen; son-in-law, Andy Unzueta; brother, Richard Earl Amtower III (Pat); and sister, Vicki Amtower. He was a cherished uncle and great-uncle to many and good friend to a wide community.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Earl Amtower II and Aileen Amtower; and by his adored niece, Laurel Amtower.
A celebration of Dale’s life will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 3:00–6:00 p.m. at Alexander Valley Hall, 5512 CA-128, Geyserville, CA 95441.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Reach for Home in Sonoma County or simply share a joke or a song in Dale’s memory, to carry forward the humor and music he loved so deeply.
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DISPLAY In the waiting room at the Healdsburg Police Station visitors find a display of badges, shields, flags and more beneath portraits of the Healdsburg City Council.
Crimes and concerns reported to Healdsburg Police, August 18-24
Residents and others are encouraged to call police dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377.
Monday, August 18
10:20am The Reporting Party (RP) on Morgan Ridge Court stated that three of his vehicles were broken into the previous night. One was a Lexus, one was a Mercedes and one was a Porsche. The RP’s wallet and cash were taken. The RP did not want a report nor to speak with an officer, rather the RP wanted the police to be aware of the situation.
1:37pm A probation violation officer at West Plaza Park on North Street contacted a person with a known warrant. A 59-Year-Old (YO) man was arrested and transported to county jail for possession of a shopping cart, violation of probation and on an outstanding Sonoma County Warrant regarding possession of methamphetamine.
5:10pm An intoxicated man at West Plaza Park on North Street approached officers. He was arrested and transported to county jail for violation of probation and public intoxication.
9:43pm The RP on March Avenue indicated a man sat on the RP’s front porch. The RP’s front door was locked. The man smoked a cigarette and took off his shoes. The RP did not want to press charges. Officers responded and contacted the man. He was provided a courtesy ride to Hotel Vinea.
10:23pm A vehicle near H2Hotel on Healdsburg Avenue was stopped for driving without headlights. A 35-YO woman was arrested and transported to county jail for driving under the influence (DUI), driving under the
jail for obstruction, storage of camping paraphernalia on public property, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation.
8:32am The RP on Fitch Street saw a vehicle back into his vehicle on Aug. 19. The RP decided he needed assistance from law enforcement with getting the other party’s license, registration, name and insurance. The RP had also called when the accident occurred but thought he did not need assistance. The RP indicated the other party refused to provide information at the time of the accident. An officer advised that he would seek information from the other party that day.
10:54am The RP on Grove Street detailed fraudulent activity that happened at his business. An officer took a report.
11:05am The RP at Creekside Mill Exchange on Healdsburg Avenue indicated a person slept in the archway of the park. An officer responded and the person moved along.
influence while on DUI probation and violation of probation. The vehicle was released to a responsible party.
Tuesday, August 19
9:11am A 48-YO man near the Rite Aid Drugstore on Healdsburg Avenue requested assistance getting out of the creek. He was stuck and surrounded by blackberry bushes. The man was assisted out by fire crews. Officers arrested him and transported him to county jail for violation of probation.
9:32am A drug activity officer at Rite Aid Drugstore on Healdsburg Avenue contacted two people in a suspicious vehicle. A 25-YO woman was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
9:35pm The RP on University Street indicated her ex-boyfriend was intoxicated outside the house. Officers responded, but the man was gone on arrival. The RP’s daughter said he was at Rack and Riddle on Moore Lane. The 39-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for public intoxication and violation of probation.
9:36pm A man and woman yelled at each other outside Rotten Robbie on Healdsburg Avenue. The woman yelled for help. Officers responded and determined they were loud, but nothing physical occurred.
Wednesday, August 20
12:51am A transient man at Dry Creek Inn on Dry Creek Road refused to leave after his payment card was declined. Officers responded and determined a miscommunication had occurred, which was then corrected.
8:27am The RP near Healdsburg City Hall on Grove Street stated that at least one woman with a lot of belongings camped between City Hall and the Montessori School. Officers responded. A 47-YO woman was arrested and transported to county
4:24pm The RP at Big John’s Market on Healdsburg Avenue requested for two people to be trespassed from the store. Officers responded and advised the subjects of the situation. Trespass papers were filed.
9:46pm The RP on College Street stated that while staying with her mother, the RP found out that her mother gave about $20,000 to a person she just met. The RP believed that the situation was either elder abuse or fraud. An officer met with the RP and provided advice.
10:13pm The Flock license plate reader registered a stolen vehicle near Healdsburg Avenue at Passalacqua Road. An officer located the vehicle parked at 7-Eleven. A 55-YO man and a 62-YO woman were arrested and brought to county jail. The man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and receiving stolen property. The woman was charged with possession of methamphetamine and receiving stolen property. Subsequently, the woman was transported to Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital for medical clearance and then re-transported back to county jail.
Thursday, August 21
8:35am A burglary to a vehicle occurred on Arabian Way. The driver side rear window was broken. According to the RP, 40 dollars and miscellaneous trash was taken. The vehicle was locked at the time of the burglary. An officer responded and took a report.
1:20pm A 42-YO woman was arrested and transported to county jail for a previous incident involving writing or possessing a bad check and criminal conspiracy.
1:47pm The RP at Marine Layer Wines on Center Street said a man entered the business and harassed an employee. The man demanded to know
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why and why they banned him from the business. Subsequently, he left. The RP was advised to call back if the man returned. The city therapist planned to follow up with the business regarding the trespass process.
7:09pm A possibly drunk man yelled and mumbled to himself in front of the Memorial Beach Market on Healdsburg Avenue. When officers responded, the man was walking back to L&M Motel.
Friday, August 22
11:06am The RP at Plaza Park on Healdsburg Avenue stated he accidentally hit a motorcycle on Aug. 21 and the owner of the motorcycle punched the RP in the face. An officer spoke with the RP, and the RP wanted to press charges. A report was taken.
1:16pm While entering the business, a customer at Downtown Bakery & Creamery on Center Street pushed the RP and threatened to knock out the RP. The RP said he did not have injuries, except a possible bruise. The RP decided not to press charges, but wanted to trespass the man from the business once the man was identified.
4:03pm The RP at Giorgio’s Restaurant on Grant Avenue recently noticed that the locks were removed from the doors, and an antique cash register and a drawer with silverware were missing. The RP wanted a report and to press charges if the suspect was identified.
4:22pm The RP at the United States Postal Service on Foss Creek Circle indicated he was notified of a fraud incident on his Experian account from 2017. The RP stated he now owed $800. An incident number was provided to file a dispute.
7:59pm Two men were in a verbal argument inside a vehicle on Johnson Street at Lincoln Street. Officers responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
10:21pm Two men at Circle K on Healdsburg Avenue attempted to purchase large amounts of tobacco products with multiple different credit cards that were declined. An officer contacted the RP and located a license plate and possible identification of the suspect. A report regarding fraudulent use of a credit card was taken.
Saturday, August 23
1:14am A vehicle was stopped on Healdsburg Avenue at Front Street for driving on the wrong side of the road. A 23-YO man was arrested and brought to county jail for DUI. The passengers were picked up by a friend and the vehicle was left legally parked at the scene.
7:57am A vehicle fire was reported on Hwy 101 at Lytton Springs Road. Officers arrived on the scene. The fire department would handle the situation. This week’s Police Log is continued online at healdsburgtribune.com.
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CITY OF HEALDSBURG PUBLIC NOTICE
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg is seeking qualified applicants to fill one (1) vacancy on the City of Healdsburg Arts and Culture Commission. The membership of the Arts and Culture Commission shall consist of seven (7) members. One of the seven members may be designated by City Council as a youth commissioner who shall be under the age of 18. Two of the seven members may reside outside the City limits but must reside at a location that is within the boundaries of the Healdsburg Unified School District. All members of the Arts and Culture Commission shall serve without compensation.
The Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council and the Community Services Director to carry out the vision, goals, and strategies outlined in the City’s Arts and Culture Master Plan and shall include:
•Acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council and staff on matters pertaining to the enrichment of the community through fine arts, visual arts, performing arts, digital and media arts, arts education, community cultural activities and events.
•Serving as an advocate for cultural activities, community cultural programs and events, and the creative community within the City.
•Encouraging the integration of art, cultural programs, and cultural events into the fabric of the City to enrich the quality of life for residents, enhance economic development, celebrate diversity and inclusion, and welcome visitors to Healdsburg.
•Promoting arts and cultural activities of and in the City to broaden opportunities for residents, businesses, and visitors’ participation in the arts.
•Seeking, fostering and enhancing public, non-profit, and private partnerships in providing arts and cultural opportunities, programming, and funding.
•Identifying and promoting an inclusive creative economy that serves as an integral part of Healdsburg’s economic vitality.
•Advise City Council on the City’s Public Art Program including establishing a long-term vision for public art in Healdsburg.
•Provide guidance and recommendations to the City Council on programs and policies to further the goals of the Arts and Culture Master Plan such as arts grant programs and a percent for the art policy.
•Develop an annual work plan that continues implementation of the goals and strategies of the Arts and Culture Master Plan.
If you are interested in applying, applications are available on the City’s website under Government: Boards and Commissions at https://healdsburg.gov/177/Boards-Commissions or by emailing rallan@healdsburg.gov. All completed applications must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by 5:30 P.M. Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ADOLFO CLEANING SERVICES, 101 SHILOH RD, WINDSOR, CA 95492, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): ADOLFO VALDOVIN ROMERO, 01 SHILOH RD, WINDSOR, CA 95492. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious
name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
Signed: ADOLFO VALDOVIN ROMERO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 07/02/2025 (Publication Dates: August 21, 28, September 4, 11 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502438
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ABC LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE AND CONCRETE, 6480 OLD REDWOOD HWY, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: PO BOX 120, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): VINCENTE TELLEZ RIVERA, 6480 OLD REDWOOD HWY, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 1994. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
Signed: VINCENTE RIVERA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/08/2025
(Publication Dates: August 21, 28, September 4, 11 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502282
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. DEGEN ENTERPRISES LLC, 2. CHEF DEGEN, 3. PIZZA DEGEN, 7011 DRY CREEK RD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): DEGEN ENTERPRISES LLC,2108 N ST. STE. N, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816, CA. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: MICHAEL B DEGEN CEO/PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 07/23/2025 (Publication Dates: August 21, 28, September 4, 11 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502358
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. GEYSERVILLE FURNITURE COMPANY, 120 ROSSI RD, GEYSERVILLE, CA 95441, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SHOPFOXDEN LLC, 120 ROSSI RD, GEYSERVILLE, CA 95441, CA. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIAIBILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on JULY 15, 2025. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: HAYDEN HALL, MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on JULY 31, 2025 (Publication
Dates: August 21, 28, September 4, 11 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502398
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. MAGNOLIA TOWNHOMES, 6920 COMMERCE BLVD, ROHNERT PARK, CA , COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: 44829 CHALLENGE CMN UNIT 1000, FREMONT, CA 94538: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): AHA ENTERPRISES LLC, 44829 CHALLENGE CMN UNIT 1000, FREMONT, CA 94538, CALIFORNIA. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 12/02/2024. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: ARVIND TOOR, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/05/2025 (Publication Dates: August 21, 28, September 4, 11 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502454
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. DESTRIER BOOKS -1, FOUL MOUTHED BARD PRESS - 2, 182 BROAD REACH, THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: PO BOX 1791, GUALALA, CA 95445: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): LINDA C. MCCABE, PO BOX 1791, GUALALA, CA 95445. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 036-01-2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
Signed:LINDA C. MCCABE, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/11/2025 (Publication Dates: August 21, 28, September 4, 11 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502562
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. STAR WINE CELLARS, 6195 DRY CREEK ROAD, HEALDSBURG, CALIF 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): CHATEAU DIANA LLC, 6195 DRY CREEK ROAD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, CALIFORNIA: This business is being conducted by
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: DONNA GIBSON, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on AUGUST 19, 2025. (Publication Dates: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502432
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. POP’S WINE CO, 1430 GROVE ST, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: 1435 UNIVERSITY ST, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): CASPA, INC, 1435 UNIVERSITY ST, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, DE. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: ROSS DAWKINGS, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/07/2025 (Publication Dates: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502325
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. THE BEST BROWN EGG FARM, 700 CAVANAUGH LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): PETALUMA FARMS, INC, 700 CAVANAUGH LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952, CA. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 7/25/2025. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: JORDAN MAHRT, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 07/28/2025 (Publication Dates: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA CASE NUMBER: 25CV05155
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): TRACEE DIAZ CAPURRO, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. TRACEE DIAZ CAPURRO, to Proposed Name : TRACEE LORRAINE DIAZ.
2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING 10/15/2025 at 3:00 PM, in Dept: 18: Sonoma County Superior Court, 3055 CLEVELAND AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403. Via Zoom. GO ONLINE TO ZOOM.US/JOIN OR PHONE IN AT Meeting ID Dial 1-669-254-5252, MEETING ID 1607394368 Passcode 000169. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in The Healdsburg Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Sonoma. DATED: JULY 22, 2025 Hon. Kenneth G. English, Judge of the Superior Court. (Publication Dates: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502550
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. PREMIER HOME SERVICES, 2. PREMIER HOLIDAY LIGHTING, 1557 WEST AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): BLACK ANCHOR VENTURES LLC, , 1557 WEST AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407, CALIFORNIA. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: KYLE DICKAMORE, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/19/2025 (Publication Dates: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502583
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ALTON AND COMPANY, 2. ANC ROOFING, 1630 ALMAR PKWY, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: PO BOX 1679, SANTA ROSA, CA 95402: Is hereby registered by the following
LEGAL NOTICES
owner(s): ANCRFNG, INC, 1630 ALMAR PKWY, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403, CA. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
Signed: PAUL SHARP, TREASURER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/21/2025 (Publication Dates: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202401549
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:
1. SUMMER RANGE EVENTS & CONSULTING LLC, 223 BUMPY RD., HEALDSBURG, CA 95448 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SUMMER RANGE EVENTS & CONSULTING LLC, 2223 BUMPY RD., HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, CA : This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on MARCH 2024. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: TAYLOR LYONS, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on AUGUST 26, 2025. (Publication Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502590
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. BUCHER WINES, 2. BUCHER WINERY, 5293 WESTSIDE RD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: 5293 WESTSIDE RD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): J AND D BUCHER ENTERPRISES INC, 5293 WESTSIDE RD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, CA. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on MAY 2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: DIANE E BUCHER, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/21/2025 (Publication Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502589
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ANILOX CREATIVE, 1895 MALIBU CIRCLE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95401, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): ANILOX CREATIVE LLC,1895 MALIBU CIRCLE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95401 CA. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious
name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: AARON WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 08/21/2025 (Publication Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune)
LIEN SALE
2006 TOYT TUNDRA VIN# 5TBDT44116S533105 CA LIC# 8C81267 LIEN SALE: 9/17/2025 AT: 10:00 AM 6050 SEBASTOPOL AVE, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO: 202502700
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.
HARPERRAND, 1304 SOUTHPOINT BLVD SUITE 200, PETALUMA, CA 94954, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: 4820 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE SUITE 100, FAIRFIELD, CALIF 94534: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): ADVENTUS EDUCATION LLC, 4820 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE SUITE 100, FAIRFIELD, CAL 94534, CA. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: MIKE MCDEVITT, COO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on 09/02/2025 (Publication Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2025 The Healdsburg Tribune
HEALDSBURG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
As specified in education code section 60119, Notice is hereby posted that a public hearing will be held for the purpose of determining, through resolution, whether each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in specified subjects consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by the state board.
Therefore, a public hearing regarding instructional materials sufficiency, for the 2025-2026 school year, will be held on September 17,2025 at the regularly scheduled board of trustees meeting of the Healdsburg unified school district. The School board meeting will begin at 6:00 pm.
Date: wednesday
September 17, 2025
Time: meeting begins at 6:00 pm
Place: healdsburg city council chambers 401 Grove street healdsburg, ca 95448
Celebrate a life well lived
September Exhibit: Sept 1 – Oct 5, 2025:
BEING THERE IN PLEIN AIR
Featured Artist: Beverly Bird Reception
September 6, 2025, 3 – 5 pm Sonoma County artist presents new collection of paintings capturing the excitement of enjoying nature firsthand.
Gallery Hours: 11am – 6pm Daily
Upstairs Art Gallery 306 Center Street, Healdsburg Above Levin & Co Bookstore on the Plaza
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