Do what you can
EDITOR: The very existence and viability of local, community journalism has become seriously jeopardized in small towns throughout our entire country. We are fortunate that the publishers of our local newspaper, Rollie Atkinson and Sarah Bradbury, have generated the resolve, the creativity and the grit to offer a unique new business model for keeping our newspaper alive. Their courage, vision and commitment deserve our support. We must not, sometime in the future, regret letting our newspaper disappear. It is imperative that we participate in supporting our town’s local newspaper, contributing now in every way we can before it’s too late. Here are some of the ways we can help:
1. READ our local newspaper!
2. Patronize the newspaper’s advertisers!
3. Buy a weekly subscription or buy the newspaper!
4. Become a regular advertiser!
5. Become an investor!
6. All of the above, starting as soon as possible.
If you are already doing some or all of these things, that’s great. Now, please tell your friends.
If you are not doing some or all of these things, please do not wait, thinking that someone else will do it. Our newspaper is critical to creating and maintaining community. Perhaps a local newspaper is taken for granted because it is so familiar, always there, quietly appearing on the news racks every week. Perhaps we lose sight of its extraordinary importance to what we hold dear: freedom of an independent press, coverage of local events and happenings, researching, investigating and reporting on significant local topics, providing a forum for dialogue about meaningful issues and celebrating our local heroines, heroes and champions. National and international events may seem more exciting, but it’s local government, covered by local journalists, that impacts our daily lives and is shaped by our participation. We sustain our community by sharing important information and having thoughtful conversations. Our newspaper is an elemental glue that connects us and serves us, week in and week out.
Please, do what you can, now. Thank you.
Mary Luttrell Cuoio
Forestville
Thank you from Lions Club
EDITOR: The Cloverdale Lions Club would like to thank everyone that made our 21st annual Toy Run a huge success. Thank you to the Cloverdale Police Department for their help with the event. We would like to thank the Cloverdale Citrus Fair for having the grounds ready for us. Thank you to all of the businesses for their contributions, monetary, raffle prizes, etc. Thank you to the Reveille for the nice write up.
We would also like to thank all of the spouses, significant others, friends, etc., who helped make this event possible.
Geraldo Giovanatto
Jerry Spitzer
Event Chairmen
Cloverdale Lions Club
Thank you from the elves
EDITOR: The “Christmas Wish” program would like to thank our merchants: Exchange Bank, Redwood Credit Union, Bella Moda, Ace Hardware, Asti Winery, Clover Springs and United Church for allowing us to place the Christmas trees with the tags for needy children in their locations.
We would like to thank the Lion’s Club for sponsoring the toy run that brings in the additional toys needed to fill tags not taken from our trees. We would like to thank Preston Addison from Karma Dog, Erik Johnson and Marissa Alden for the use of their building. We would like to thank our Cloverdale friends and neighbors who choose tags and filled wishes. Most of all, we would like to thank our Christmas Elves who make this program work year after year.
A Christmas Elf
The Christmas Wish Program
Cloverdale
