Community corner

Chris Love
Through March 14 – Plaza Arts Center 2nd Annual “Chiselers” all
sculpture show, 130 Plaza Street, Daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More
information 431-1970.
March 11 – Healdsburg Museum History Lives Pioneer Award Dinner
honoring Joe Rochioli, Jr. Trentadue Winery, 6 p.m. reception, 7
p.m. dinner. Tickets available at Museum or call 431-3325.
March 12 – Sonoma Land Trust workday at Laufenburg Ranch, 10
a.m. – 2 p.m. Call 544-5614, ext. 2 to sign up, or email [email protected].
March 12 – Blood Drive, Geyserville Grange, dinner served to all
donors, 4 – 7 p.m.
March 13 – Bird Rescue Center Adult (18 years and over)
Volunteer Orientation, 2 – 4 p.m. at Center.
March 13 – CPR classes at Healdsburg Fire Department, 9 – 12
p.m. Cost is $30, must register, 431-3146.
March 14 – Healdsburg Bulldogs Football and Cheer 2010 Signups.
Rec Park baseball bleachers, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Only returning
players/cheerleaders and siblings ages 7 – 16, 5 to 15 Cheer. $200,
$25 sibling discount.
March 15 – Deadline to get all your bicycles to Claire Wilson
for her service project. See follow up item.
March 15 – Healdsburg Rotary meeting, Masonic Hall, 324 Center
Street, noon.
March 15 – Healdsburg Garden Club, special topic “Creating
Beautiful Container Gardens”, Villa Annex, 1 p.m. New members
always welcome.
March 15 – Healdsburg Unified School District presents a Parent
Survey Information Meeting, High School Black Box Theater,
6:30-7:30 p.m.
March 15 – Healdsburg Special Ed Parents Support meeting, High
School Black Box Theater, 7:30 p.m. following Parent Survey
Information Meeting. For more information call 431-1335.
March 15 – June 13 – Healdsburg Museum Exhibit “From Cabin to
Craftsman: 100 Years of Healdsburg’s Architectural Heritage”,
Museum hours 11 to 4 pm, Wednesday – Sunday. www.healdsburgmuseum.org.
March 16 – Healdsburg Blood Drive, Fire Department, 601
Healdsburg Avenue, 3 to 6 p.m.
March 16 – Healdsburg Education Foundation Board of Directors
Monthly meeting, High School Library, 5:30 p.m., Call 433-1223 to
confirm meeting time and place.
March 16 – Preschool Story Time, Healdsburg Library, for 2 – 5
year olds with adult, 10:30 a.m.
March 17 – Healdsburg Sunrise Rotary meeting, Senior Center, 7
a.m.
March 17 – April 11 – Plaza Arts Center all media art show “Art
MeLange”, 130 Plaza Street, daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More
information 431-1970.
March 17 – Boy Scout meeting, Clary Hall, 437 First Street, 7
p.m.
March 18 – Bird Rescue Center Adult (18 years and over)
Volunteer Orientation, 7 – 9 p.m. at Center.
March 18 – 20 – Friends of the Healdsburg Library Used Book
Sale, Thursday – members only (join at the door) 1 – 6 p.m. Friday
– Members only 11 – 1 p.m. Everyone welcome 1 – 5 p.m. Saturday –
Everyone welcome 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call 433-3772 for more
information or go to their website at www.sonomalibrary.org/friends/Healdsburg.
March 20 – Foss Creek Restoration Day, meet at Purity Lot, 8:30
to 11:30 a.m. Call 433-1958 or visit www.russianriverkeeper.org/work/fosscreek.html
for more information.
March 20-25 – Healdsburg Science Fair.
March 21 – Healdsburg Bulldogs Football and Cheer 2010 signups,
Rec Park baseball bleachers, everyone welcome, ages 7 – 16
football, 5 – 15 cheer. $200, $25 sibling discount.
March 21 – Healdsburg Literary Guild Third Sunday Salon,
Affronti Restaurant, 235 Healdsburg Avenue, Suite 105, 2:30 – 4:30
p.m. For more information call 433-7119.
March 21 – Bird Rescue Center Visitor Day, 1 – 4 p.m. 3430
Chanate Road, Santa Rosa, 523-BIRD.
March 22 – Healdsburg Rotary meeting, Masonic Hall, 324 Center
Street, noon.
March 23 – Preschool Story Time, Healdsburg Library, for 2 – 5
year olds with adult, 10:30 a.m.
March 24 – Healdsburg Sunrise Rotary meeting, Senior Center, 7
a.m.
March 24 – Boy Scout meeting, Clary Hall, 437 First Street, 7
p.m.
March 27 – Sonoma Land Trust Guided Hike on Jenner Headlands, 10
a.m. – 2 p.m. Sign up by sending email to [email protected].
March 29 – Healdsburg Rotary meeting, Masonic Hall, 324 Center
Street, noon.
March 30 – Preschool Story Time, Healdsburg Library, for 2 – 5
year olds with adult, 10:30 a.m.
March 31 – Healdsburg Sunrise Rotary meeting, Senior Center, 7
a.m.
March 31 – Boy Scout meeting, Clary Hall, 437 First Street, 7
p.m.
Local high school freshman Claire Wilson is collecting old
bikes, or bikes that are not being used anymore for a service
project. Bicycles for Humanity is a grassroots organization of
volunteers whose goal is to distribute used bikes in communities in
Africa who have little or no means for transportation besides on
foot. As the bikes are refurbished and distributed, local people
are trained in bike mechanics, and business opportunities arise for
community based bike shops where the bikes are sold at low prices.
A Bicycling Empowerment Center (BEC) is a bicycle shop in a box,
ready to be delivered to any community in a developing country.
Stocked with 300-400 bicycles, tools, spare parts and accompanied
by comprehensive training in bicycle mechanics, it is designed to
empower disadvantaged people and their communities with their own
transport and their own means of maintaining it. Bicycles for
Humanity Santa Rosa will be sending a BEC to Namibia, Africa in
mid-March 2010. If you have any bikes you would like to donate to
this most deserving cause, please call Claire at 433-2796 to make
arrangements for delivery.
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 [email protected]
or by calling 433-1178.