Community corner

Chris Love
December 31 – Deadline for submissions for Poetry Contest, see
follow-up paragraph.
January 2 – Bird Rescue Center Visitor Day, 3430 Chanate Road,
Santa Rosa, 1 – 4 p.m.
January 4 – Healdsburg Community Chorus first rehearsal for the
spring season, Band Room Healdsburg Junior High, Fitch Street. New
members encouraged to attend. 7 p.m. www.healdsburgchorus.org.
January 5 – Blood Bank of the Redwoods Blood Drive, Healdsburg
Hospital parking lot, 2 – 5 p.m.
January 5 – Graduation Celebration Meeting, 7 p.m. Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, 1402 University Street. All underclassmen parents
should be helping with this all night party for our seniors.
January 5 through 31 – Plaza Arts Center “Running the Gamut”,
very large and very small works, an all media show. 130 Plaza
Street, open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 6 – Healdsburg Museum Volunteer Association meeting,
City Hall, 9:30 a.m. New members are always welcome.
January 8 – Healdsburg Fire Department CPR Class, 9 – 12 noon,
$30, Must register at 431-3360.
January 8 – Blood Bank of the Redwoods Blood Drive, Geyserville
Fire House, 20975 Geyserville Avenue, 4 – 8 p.m. Free dinner for
all donors.
January 9/10 – E-Waste Recycling Event, Wells Fargo Center for
the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more
information visit www.recyclenow.org. See followup
article.
January 9 – 2010 Healdsburg Little League walk-in registration,
Ages 9 – 16, E & M Electric, 126 Mill Street, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost is $110 per player, sibling discount $10, scholarships are
available. Additional discount available at www.eteamz.com/healdsburglittleleague.
January 10 – LandPaths tour of Dogbane Preserve, just north of
Santa Rosa, easy walking/hiking and crafts. Families welcome. 12 –
2 p.m. Requires registration. Call 544-7284 or register online at
ou*****@la*******.org.
January 11 – Healdsburg Garden Club meeting, Villa Chanticleer,
“All about Bats” by Patricia Winters, 1 p.m. New members always
welcome.
January 11 – Healdsburg Special Education Parents Group meeting
6 – 8 p.m. High School Room 45. More information Veronica
431-1335.
January 11 -Public Schools Success Team (PSST) informational
meeting, 6 p.m. E & M Electric, 126 Mill Street. If you have
questions, please call Barbara Epstein, 473-0902, or email her at
hb*****@gm***.com.
January 12 – April 27 – Healdsburg Library Preschool Story time,
2-5 year olds with adult, 10:30 a.m.
January 12 – Center Literary Café, Healdsburg Senior Center, 7 –
9 p.m. Open to the public.
January 16 – Master Gardener Series, Healdsburg Library,
“Grafting Fruit Trees – How to Demonstration” presented by Master
Gardener Fred Revetria, 10:30 – 12:30 p.m.
January 17 – Bird Rescue Center Visitor Day, 3430 Chanate Road,
Santa Rosa, 1 – 4 p.m. For more information phone 523-BIRD.
January 17 – Healdsburg Literary Guild Third Sunday Salon, 2 – 4
p.m. City Hall. Free and open to the public, featured writer Jeanne
Powell, San Francisco poet, short story writer, essayist, and
artist.
January 19 – Blood Bank of the Redwoods Blood Drive, Healdsburg
Fire Department, 2:30 – 7 p.m. Chili dinner for all donors.
January 19 – Healdsburg Education Foundation Board Meeting, High
School Wendt Library, 5:30 p.m. Call 433-1223 to confirm meeting
time, date and location.
January 23 – Healdsburg Library, Special program for children,
Red Panda Acrobats, 2 p.m.
The E-Waste Recycle Event on January 9/10 at the Wells Fargo
Center for the Arts will accept all computer equipment, TVs, VCRs,
stereos, PDAs office equipment, microwaves, radios, fax machines,
cables. They will NOT accept large appliances like refrigerators,
freezers, ovens, etc.
The Healdsburg Animal Shelter is looking for “Pet of the Week”
sponsors for next year. You can do it one time, monthly, or even
for the year. Each week is $100. These ads are critical in getting
the pictures of our homeless animals in the public eye. The Shelter
is also looking for donations of toys, treats, beds, blankets,
anything warm and fuzzy for our animals. Or you can donate money
and the staff will purchase what they need. Please send your
donations to the Healdsburg Animal Shelter, 570 Westside Road,
Healdsburg, CA 95448. If you have any questions please call
431-3386.
Healdsburg Literary Guild is sponsoring an All-Age Contest:
Poetry or Prose 2010. Deadline for submissions is December 31. One
page maximum per entry. There will be prizes. Email inquiries to
qu*******************@gm***.com.
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 co****************@sb*******.net
or by calling 433-1178.