Letters to the Editor 4-14-16

Seed exchange at Tuesday market
Editor: The Community Garden Oasis is hosting its second annual Seed Exchange, Tuesday, April 19, at the Cloverdale Farmers’ Market next to Plank Coffee.
Come and swap seeds with others in our community and grow delicious vegetables and herbs. Even if you don’t have flowers that have become family heirlooms you are welcome to come select and start your own tradition with seeds that have adapted to our particular soils and climate. Offer seeds for trade. Inquire about seeds you are seeking. Meet local fellow gardeners. Become a seed saver.
Stay up on fun events at. www.cloverdaletuesdayfarmers
market.com. The Farmers’ Market is held from 3 to 6 p.m. And is next to Plank Coffee. For more information contact Ron Ferrato at rf******@ao*.com or 415-570-3037.
Ron Ferrato
Cloverdale
Chargers football sign-ups set
Editor: Cloverdale Chargers Football sign-ups for kids age 8 to 14 (or 8th grade) will be held Wednesday, May 11, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cloverdale High School bus barn. Cost is $80 per child or $120 per family. Please bring your child’s birth certificate and current physical to sign-ups.
Packets with more information and all necessary forms are available at Cloverdale Automotive, 210 S. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale Pharmacy, 790 S. Cloverdale Blvd. or Eagles Nest Deli, 113 N. Cloverdale Blvd. For more information call John Turner at 894-4722 or Barb Peterson at 494-4450.
John Turner, Lions Club President
Cloverdale
Retire unserviceable flags
Editor: The American Legion’s ceremony for disposal of unserviceable flags is a dignified tribute to the U.S. flag and to its symbolism. The public is cordially invited to attend a community Flag Retirement Ceremony Sunday, May 22, 10 a.m. at Cloverdale Airport, 220 Airport Rd. in Cloverdale. The Flag Retirement Ceremony is being hosted by, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 293 and 111.
If you have a flag you would like to retire, please drop off at the following fire stations, before May 21: Windsor Fire Station, 8200 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor; Healdsburg Fire Station, 601 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg; Geyserville Fire Station, 20975 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville and Cloverdale Fire District, 451 S. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale.
Sons of the American Legion
Squadron 293 and 111
Volunteer needed
Editor: After seven years volunteering as an Animal Assisted Therapist at Cloverdale Healthcare Center, I have to retire and need a volunteer to replace me. I have been visiting the center regularly with three generations of loving pets. I recently moved my mother to assisted living nearby, and the dogs and I will be busy with her new friends at her center.
I will be happy to introduce and train the new volunteer and their pet. The Cloverdale Healthcare Center is a wonderful facility right above town on Cherry Creek Rd., and the residents love the pet visits. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone to give back, in a simple loving way.
30 years ago I read a similar story in my local paper, the Newport Daily News (RI), where a woman was retiring from volunteering at the handicapped center after 12 years. I answered her ad, and remained at that handicapped center for 15 years, and when I moved to California continued. Now, almost 30 years later, I still love visiting, and hope someone else will discover this simple, loving service. Please consider volunteering, it’s such a simple way to bring joy; “Where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy …”
Ricky Serbin
Cloverdale