FEBRUARY 16, 1917
Hard Time Dance Attracted Crowd
There were over 200 people in attendance at the “Hard Times” dance given at Earthquake Slide last Saturday night under the direction of Merton Laughlin. All present had one of the finest times, and one of the best dances that have been given in this vicinity for a long time. The floor was in excellent condition and the music was all that could be desired. The next bi-weekly dance at Earthquake Slide will occur next Saturday evening. At the dance last Saturday night considerable ingenuity was displayed by many of the dancers in fixing up their hard times costumes and the costumes therefore were a very amusing feature of the evening. The wee small hours of the morning had arrives before the dance came to a close.
Barbers Get Together
The barbers of Healdsburg have reached an agreement whereby they will be enabled to have Sunday free from work at the shops. Beginning Sunday, March 4, all the shops in Healdsburg will be closed on Sundays. So if you are in the habit of neglecting your face until Sunday morning, better bear this fact in mind, and call on your barber not later than Saturday night.
FEBRUARY 16, 1967
Push for Boys Club Funds Begins to Pick Up Steam
As of today, the annual Healdsburg Boys Club fund drive is one day old. But Boys Club board members would rather that you not delay that contribution. They’ve got ground to cover, and will need more funds than ever before this year. The reason: for the first time in its 15-year history, the club will have a full-time, full-salaried executive director in the person of big Leon Watkins. The money is needed to pay the salary of the full time director, who will be able to organize more special programs for this city’s young men. From its start 15 years ago, which featured simply boxing and basketball a few nights a week in Healdsburg Elementary School gymnasium, the club has grown to include 350 boys and a six-day, five-night recreation program. Budget for the year is about $10,000 as compared to $7,570 for the preceding year. Providing plenty of volunteer coaching assistance to Watkins will be George Izzett, Mike Farrell, Lou Costa, Robert Linus, Bob Mascherini, Gene Domenichelli, Tom Evart, and Rick Rossiter and Steve Walker, high school students. Standing as director for Watkins until he arrives has been Don Cole, who will resume his volunteer coaching role at that time.
FEBRUARY 16, 1992
City Crime Rate Rises 33 Percent
Serious crime is up 29.5%; drugs and the economy blamed. Overall crime in Healdsburg increased 33 percent in 1991, reaching a five year high, according to statistics released on Wednesday by Police Chief Joe Palla. Reports of larceny, or theft, and assault accounted for much of the increase. Thefts, including felony grand theft and misdemeanor shoplifting, were up 42 percent from the previous year. Police received 408 reports of larceny last year, compared to 287 in 1990. Police received 2,659 reports of crime in 1991 compared to 1,993 in 1990. Assault cases increased 20 percent from 77 in 1990 to 93 in 1991. This year’s increase in crime follows 1990 crime figures that showed an overall 23 percent decline. Chief Palla said that factors for the increase in theft can be partially related to drug use and the economy. “A lot of factors come into play,” said Palla. “History has shown that a lot of people who commit theft do it to get money for drugs. Also people are desperate because of hard times. Crime tends to go up during a bad economy.”
