Community corner

Chris Love
August 21 – Bayer Farms Open Gardens, 1550 West Avenue, Santa
Rosa, Arts/crafts for kids, community fun, 4 to 8 p.m. Call
544-7284 for more information.
August 22 – Healdsburg Farmers’ Market Zucchini Festival, 10
a.m.
August 22 – Healdsburg High School Class of ’69 Reunion, Tayman
Park, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., Call April at 431-1569 or Mary at
528-9456.
August 22 – Blood Bank of the Redwoods, Garrett Hardware parking
lot, 1340 Healdsburg Avenue, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
August 22 – Bayer Farm Garden Story Time and Family Fun, 10 a.m.
– noon, 1550 West Avenue, Santa Rosa, Call 544-7284 for more
information.
August 22 – Foss Creek Restoration, meet at Foss Creek and North
Street, wear sturdy shoes and long pants, 8:30 – 11 a.m., call
433-1958 with any questions.
August 24 – Healdsburg Community Nursery School Open House, 444
First Street, 10 a.m. to noon. For more information call 433-1817
or go to www.healdsburgcommunitynurseryschool.com.
August 28 – Bayer Farms Open Gardens, 1550 West Avenue, Santa
Rosa, Arts/crafts for kids, community fun, 4 to 8 p.m. Call
544-7284 for more information.
August 29 – Bayer Farm Garden Story Time and Family Fun, 10 a.m.
– noon, 1550 West Avenue, Santa Rosa, Call 544-7284 for more
information.
August 30 – Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society Antique
Fair, Healdsburg Plaza.
August 30 – Sierra Club Outing on Hood Mountain, 9-mile
strenuous hike. Starts at 9 a.m. You must register, call Jim Gannon
525-1052.
August 31 – Blood Bank of the Redwoods, Healdsburg District
Hospital, 1375 University Avenue, old entrance, 2 – 5:15 p.m.
September 1 – In Our Own Back Yard (IOOBY) Volunteer Training,
Landpaths office, 618 4th Street, Santa Rosa, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Please register at 544-7284, ext. 13 or 18.
September 2 – Healdsburg Museum Volunteer Association meeting,
9:30 a.m. City Hall. New members are always welcome.
September 5 – Fundraiser for the Bird Rescue Center at
Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate in Dry Creek Valley. Cost is $10. 9
a.m. – 1 p.m. See follow-up paragraph.
September 5 – Madrone Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk at
Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol, 8 a.m. to noon. Call 433-2528 to
register and for more information
September 8 – Center Literary Café featuring Jeane Slone and
Donna Emerson, Healdsburg Senior Center, 7 – 9 p.m. For more
information call 696-1111.
September 8 – Healdsburg Greyhound Boosters meeting, Room 20,
Healdsburg High School, 6:30 p.m. More information at www.greyhoundgrad.com
Do you love our Farmers’ Market? Then go to www.care2.com/farmersmarket
and vote for our Healdsburg Farmers’ Market. They could win $5000
in the Love Your Farmers Market Contest.
Our Healdsburg Animal Shelter could use some framed mirrors for
the walls of the cat rooms. If you have some smaller mirrors,
please take them out to the Shelter.
Healdsburg High School Class of 1979 is planning their 30th
reunion for October 10, 2009. If you are a member of that class, or
know someone who is, please contact Laura House Baker at la***********@co*****.net or
at 707-431-8594.
Healdsburg Education Foundation (HEF) has announced that their
Adopt-a Class program has started again. Parents and community
members that want to support certain teachers/classes/programs can
pick up forms at any school office, from teachers, or through the
HEF office, which is located in the District Business Office
complex at the High School. You can also support this program
through HEF’s secure website, www.hefschools.com. Call 433-1223
for more information.
Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate in Dry Creek Valley is hosting a
fundraiser for the Bird Rescue Center on Saturday, September 5th
starting at 9 a.m. Cost is only $10 at the door, kids free, and
includes bird activities, Winemaker Mike Brunson’s pizza, wine
tasting and lemonade for the kids. Local bird experts will lead
bird walks, and the highlight of the event begins at 12:30 p.m.
when volunteers from the Bird Rescue Center in Santa Rosa will
display several of their raptors used for education.
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.