The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
100 years ago – July 25, 1918
Victory Theater to open
Fred Lencioni is arranging to open the opera house as a high-grade movie show house, and has been engaged for a week or two in remodeling the building to meet its new requirements. Mr. Lencioni has already booked some of the highest grade films produced for his new theater, including “The Heart of the World,” the great educational war film backed by the government. Mr. Lencioni will give his entire attention to managing the Victory, and will spare no effort to make the place popular in this community. He has set Saturday night, August 3, as the opening night, when he will present Charlie Chaplain in his million-dollar production of “A Dog’s Life.”
50 years ago – July 25, 1968
Motorcycle gang visits Healdsburg
An estimated 20 to 30 members of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang visited Healdsburg over the weekend, but city Police Chief George Vannucci noted there were no incidents reported. According to reports gathered by The tribune, the motorcyclists spent much of the time roaring up and down West Side Road and at Camp Rose, reportedly buying out the hamburgers and hot dogs there.
25 years ago – July 30, 1993
Foss students return from Mexico with friends, and lifetime memories
Not only did Foss Creek School students have the chance to use their Spanish during their two-week cultural exchange to Mexico this month, they got to explore a new world and grow with each change of perspective. The group saw everything from the Chapultepec Castle and the National Palace to the Museum of Anthropology and the Teotihuacan Pyramids. The students have been together in the Spanish immersion program since kindergarten. Whereas many of the students feared their Spanish skills wouldn’t be good enough to keep up with the people in Mexico or they wouldn’t fit in with the host families, their fears were quickly allayed. Not only was their Spanish good enough to speak with ease, they discovered that the children in the families they stayed with had similar interests.
