Community Corner

Friends of the Healdsburg Library are always seeking book donations for the three book sales they hold yearly. Books, videos, CDs can be left at the library.
Public School Success Team (PSST) is looking for tutors and volunteers. Please contact them at 707-473-0902 or email

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North County Hospice is holding a free 7-week grief support group at Cloverdale Senior Center. Call 431-1135 for more information.
Ongoing through 2012 – Healdsburg Senior Writing Project, Senior Center, every Tuesday 10 a.m. to noon. Call 431-3324 to register.
Now through September 29 – Healdsburg Center for the Arts presents ‘All Things Orange.’ 30 Plaza Street. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily.
Now through October 1 – ‘Naturally Fit’ Triathlon Training through Sonoma County Regional Parks, Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach. 5:30 – 7 p.m. Register by phone 707-545-9622 x3138.
Now through November 8 – Healdsburg Museum presents “Ancestors of Mexico” exhibit, Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 221 Matheson St.
September 6 – 8, 14 – 16 – Raven Players present ‘Moon Over Buffalo.’ Performances at 8 p.m. except Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets available at the box office.
September 6, 20 – Active 20-30 Club of Healdsburg meeting. More information at

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September 7 – FIRST FRIDAY, Salvation Army pickup in the three Senior Communities. 8 – 11 a.m. Please leave items by garage door or by the front door.
September 8 – 2nd Annual North County Day of Service, Riverfront Regional Park, Windsor. 8 a.m. – noon. Honoring those who lost their lives on September 11th. BBQ at Redwood Grove following workday. RSVP a must. 565-3356 or

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September 8, 15, 22, 29 – Saturday Farmer’s Market, North and Vine streets, 9 a.m. to noon.
September 8 – CPR Class at the Healdsburg Fire Department 9 – noon. $40. Call 431-3360 to register.
September 8 – Healdsburg Soroptimists present the 26th Annual Beer in the Plaza, 2 – 6 p.m. No alcohol served after 5:30. Tickets available at Bear Republic and Copperfield’s Books in Healdsburg, and at the gate. No pets please.
September 9 – Healdsburg Jazz Festival benefit ‘Festa Italiana.’ Food, wine, live music. Space is limited to 100 guests. Cost is $125 per person. Tickets available from Healdsburg Jazz Festival office (707) 433-4633 or online atwww.healdsburgjazzfestival.org.
September 10, 17, 24 – Healdsburg Rotary meeting, Tayman Park, 12 noon.
September 10 – Linus Project meets at Purls of Joy, 429 Healdsburg Avenue. Knit or crochet blankets for Sonoma County Children in need. 2 – 4 p.m. All knitters and crocheters welcome.
September 11 – Healdsburg Junior High PTO meeting, Junior High Library, 6 p.m.
September 11, 18, 25 – Healdsburg Kiwanis Club meeting, at Villa Annex, noon except 4th Tuesday (25th) when it is 7 p.m.
September 12, 19, 26 – Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise meeting, Healdsburg Senior Center, 7 a.m.
September 12, 19, 26 – Wednesday Farmer’s Market, 4 p.m. on the downtown Plaza.
September 12 – Russian Riverkeeper screening Robert Redford movie “Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West.” Raven Theater 7 – 8:30 p.m. Short panel discussion will follow hour-long movie. Free.
September 12, 19, 26 – Healdsburg Boy Scouts meeting, 7 p.m. Clary Hall, 437 First Street. www.troop21healdsburg.com.
September 12 – Center Literary Café presents Juanita J. Martin, Lee Slonimsky and Katherine Hastings, 7 p.m., Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson Street.
September 13 –Center Literary Café presents Morning-After Poetry Workshop with Lee Slonimsky, 10 a.m. – noon. $15 at Bean Affair Coffee Shop, 1270 Healdsburg Avenue. www.centerliterarycafe.wordpress.com.
September 15 – Russian Riverkeeper’s Foss Creek Special Cleanup day sponsored by Teva and Waterkeeper Alliance. Please RSVP www.russianriverkeeper.org.
September 15 – California Coastal Clean Up Day, Doran Beach, Steelhead Beach, Sunset Beach, Larson and Maxwell Farms, 9 a.m. – noon. Wear sturdy shoes, long pants and long sleeved shirt, bring sun screen and hat. To register or for directions call 565-3356 or

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September 15 – Master Gardener Library Workshop, “How to Select and Care for your Garden Tools” 10:30 a.m. at Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper Street.
September 15 – Friends of the Healdsburg Library present author Arnold Kunst in “The WitWisdom of Abraham Lincoln.” 2 p.m. Free.
September 15 – Geyserville Fall Fiesta at Hoffman Picnic Grounds. Mexican dinner, drinks, silent auction. All proceeds benefit students at Geyserville Schools. $25/Adults, $15/Kids under 12. 5 – 9 p.m.
September 15 – Direction Five Health Second Annual Fundraiser Gala, Soda Rock Winery, 6 – 10 p.m. Food, wine, beer, silent and live auctions, dancing. Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/252898.
September 16 – Bird Rescue Center Visitor Day, 1 – 4 p.m. 3480 Chanate Road, Santa Rosa. www.birdrescuecenter.org.
September 16 – Healdsburg Museum “Ancestors of Mexico” Festival. Fun for the whole family. Healdsburg Plaza. 1 – 4 p.m. Contact Museum 431-3325 for more information.
September 16 – Third Sunday Salon presents author Dr. Richard Perce, 2 – 4 p.m. Bean Affair Coffee Shop, 1270 Healdsburg Avenue. Open to the public. www.HbgLitGuild.org.
September 16 – LandPaths presents Aquatic Insect Exploration, 4 – 5 p.m. in Santa Rosa near Olive Park. Easy walk and exploration. Ideal for children ages 3 – 10 with a parent. Come early for talk about local turtles. Must make reservation. 544-7284 or

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September 18 – Healdsburg Education Foundation meeting, High School Wendt Library, 5:30 p.m.
Chris Love is a longtime Healdsburg resident who believes we all need to make a difference in our world. Your items for this column may be submitted by email at

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