100 years ago – September 26, 1918
Clothes for Belgians
Healdsburg Chapter of the Red Cross has opened a supply depot for receiving donations of clothing, shoes, etc., for the destitute Belgians. Anyone having unused wearing apparel is urged to bring it to this room. See that everything you bring is clean. It is not necessary that it be in first class repair, as there are departments of the Red Cross for repairing garments, but it is essential that the clothing be clean. The drive for this relief will end Saturday of this week, so make your contributions immediately.
50 years ago – September 26, 1968
Full agenda acted upon by planners
The first combination clock-temperature sign in town was approved, a carport variance for an ambulance was okayed and an enquiry about adding a meat market to a small neighborhood store received no encouragement, when the city planning commission met Tuesday night. Plans for an advertising sign with revolving temperature and time unit were presented by the First National Bank, which is constructing a Healdsburg office in the Safeway complex. A free standing sign with a revolving top for Healdsburg Motors on north Healdsburg Ave. was approved. It will contain 60 square feet and be of lighted plastic construction. The lengthiest discussion revolved around an enquiry by J. Thornburgh on behalf of Tim Timberlake for adding a meat market to the Powell Ave. Market, a small neighborhood store on a small lot. It was explained that the store is already a nonconforming use (commercial operation in a residential zone), and the ordinance specifically prohibits expansion or major alterations of a non-conforming use. The only relief would be rezoning. The city attorney said that it then becomes a matter of spot zoning, which would also be contrary to the zoning ordinance.
25 years ago – September 17, 1993
Raven wins variance for expansion
The Raven Theater got the green light to expand into the old J.C. Penney building from the planning commission Tuesday night when four commissioners voted in favor of a large parking variance. Based on city standards, the theater would have had to come up with a total of 159 parking spaces, or one space per four seats in the approximately 635-seat expansion project. The number of spaces the Raven was granted was about 75 percent of the 159. The new theater will have four separate screening rooms, ranging in size from a 70-seat theater, two 175-seat theaters and one with 240 seats.
