Sports: High school football resumes

After firestorm, the Games back on after break for fires. PAGE B1

search for shelter Fires: Young volunteer steps up

15-year-old runs Petaluma shelter. PAGE B5
■ Petaluma nonprofit matches home-
Food: Local restaurants lend a hand
owners with those who lost homes. PAGE C1 Petaluma chefs feed evacuees. PAGE D1

PETALUMA

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California General Excellence Winner OCTOBER 19, 2017 ■ PETALUMA360.COM An edition of The Press Democrat

■ NORTH BAY FIRES ■

Geography,
luck spared
Long recovery begins Petaluma
from fires
As county burned, local
residents worried that
they would be next to flee
By MATT BROWN
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
At two minutes past midnight
early on Oct. 9, the Rancho
Adobe Fire Protection District
received a call that a wind-
blown powerline had sparked
a grass fire on Poplar Avenue,
just outside of Penngrove. Fire-
fighters raced to the scene and
quickly stomped out the blaze
after it torched one acre.
Meanwhile, across Sonoma,
Napa and Mendocino counties,
strong gusts caused similar
blazes that ignited dry foliage.
Residents of communities near
other fires were not so lucky.
By the end of a week in which
the deadliest wildfires in Cal-
ifornia history scorched more
than 100,000 acres in Sonoma
County alone, no one except
Mike Weihman remembered
that one-acre fire less than five
miles from Petaluma’s north-
ern city limits.
“We were close by and
jumped on it right away,” said
CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
Weihman, a Rancho Adobe
Evacuees from recent wildfires across Sonoma County find a moment of respite at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma on Monday. battalion chief. “If we didn’t,
As firefighters this week worked to contain the blazes, and the scope of the massive recovery effort became clearer, Petaluma volunteers it could have spread down
dug in for the long haul.
See Geography, A3
As firefighters contain epic As flames subsided and evacuation OK,” she said.
orders were lifted, allowing residents of
blazes, Petaluma plans to Schools reopen
help with rebuilding effort
the hardest hit areas of Santa Rosa and
Sonoma Valley to return home, several
temporary shelters in Petaluma closed
Signs of normalcy returned to Peta-
luma as schools, which were shuttered
Petaluma to
By MATT BROWN AND
and evacuees consolidated at the Lucchesi
Park Community Center and Veteran’s
all last week, resumed classes. Petalu-
ma City Schools District Superinten-
beef up security
HANNAH BEAUSANG
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
Building. A shelter at the Sonoma-Marin
Fairgrounds was closing on Wednesday.
Those who remained in evacuation cen-
dent Gary Callahan said schools were
absorbing an influx of students whose network after
In favorable weather conditions this schools in other cities remained closed,
week, firefighters worked to contain
monstrous wildfires that scorched more
ters had lost homes in the fires.
After evacuating Agua Caliente, Judy
or who were displaced and sheltering in
Petaluma.
recent stabbing
than 100,000 acres in Sonoma County, Guttridge and her husband Roger ended By Tuesday, all schools were in ses- Downtown cameras that
permanently altering the landscape and up at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds. sion and officials were monitoring air
the lives of many in the community. She was elated on Monday as she quality and limiting outdoor activities
could have captured
While Petaluma escaped damage from planned her return to the home that the including sports practices, Callahan suspect were not working
the historic firestorm and the city con- couple has owned for 27 years, which said. He said at least five district person-
tinued to serve as a safe haven for evac- was reportedly untouched by the fires. nel had lost homes in the fire. The school By HANNAH BEAUSANG
uees, it became clear that the recovery “I’m feeling great – my kids, grand- days that were missed would not be ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
effort would take months or longer and kids and great grandkids all live within The September morning a
volunteers dug in for the long haul. a mile (of our house) and they’re all See Fires, A5 fatal stabbing in downtown
Petaluma sent a shock wave
through the city, a network of
security cameras in the Keller
Street garage that officials

Fire’s economic toll hits Petaluma believe could have captured

footage of the fleeing suspect
weren’t functional. The surveil-
lance system is now operational
Many local business owners, ma Moon Room salon, were driving back and officials are planning a
to their Mark West Springs Road home more comprehensive security
employees lost homes in blazes; around 10:30 p.m. with their boyfriends network in downtown and at
City to look at building housing when they noticed flames along the other city facilities.
highway in Windsor. They recently cele- Still, merchants in the central
By HANNAH BEAUSANG brated their first anniversary of living in business district are shaken
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF the family home with their partners, and and some demanded immediate
For Petaluma business owners Cyn- were rattled by the possibility that fires action.
thea Amnatkeo and Desiree Cerda, an could rip apart their lives. City Manager John Brown
Oct. 8 evening that began with a relax- By 1 a.m., they awoke to frantic said the camera outage was
ing dinner at the upscale Chalkboard calls from family members warning of due to an act of vandalism that
eatery in Healdsburg quickly gave way catastrophic blazes surrounding them. destroyed a server months ago.
to a morning of terror spent packed in a Within two minutes, the power went off “The replacement of that
Volkswagen Jetta, driving though flames as the thick smoke outside was back lit CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF server waited while the city
along dark Santa Rosa roads to escape by a menacing red glow in the sky. Cynthea Amnatkeo, 25, and her boyfriend, Peter looked at a number of its other
an unrelenting firestorm. “I remember standing in front of Stinski, 29, sort through donated clothes in Petalu- security needs,” Brown said.
Amnatkeo and Cerda, two of three ma Tuesday. They evacuated from their Santa Rosa
sisters who own the downtown Petalu- See Workers, A2 home, which was destroyed in a wildfire. See Security, A2

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Woman stole from Workers

■ VIEWPOINT ■ Continued from A1

fire victims: Police What’s your favorite season?

(Interviews and photos by Crissy Pascual)
the dresser and thinking
‘what do I grab?’ We got
our three dogs, and we’re
Katie Lehnhard of longing to the reporting going to India on Oct. 19,
Petaluma arrested victim, as well as recent so I grabbed passports,”
on suspicion of mail Santa Rosa fire evacuees Amnatkeo, 25, said. “We
staying in Petaluma evac- had the clothes we had on
theft and fraud uation centers and other – our PJs – and we weren’t
BY ARGUS-COURIER STAFF Petaluma residents, the able to get the cats. We’re
A Petaluma woman police said. still searching for them.”
was arrested Monday Along with the mail While escaping, the four-
on suspicion of mail theft, police suspected the some was turned around
theft and fraud, and the property was possibly re- Kelly Kathryn Frank several times by first
victims in the case are lated to thefts from vehi- Lynn Olenberger Braehmer responders.
evacuees from recent cles, some of which were “We were literally just
fires in Santa Rosa stay- left behind in burned out Kelly Lynn of Kathryn Olenberger Frank Braehmer driving through the fire
ing in shelters neighborhoods. Petaluma, student at of Petaluma, in home of Petaluma, retired … there were flames on
in Petaluma, Lehnhard was SRJC: “Fall because of supportive services: truck driver and jug- both sides and burning
according to the arrested and all the holidays and the “The Fall. I love the rain gler: “Has to be Summer branches falling to the
Petaluma Police booked into the cold weather and sweat- and my birthday and the because my kids are ground,” she said. “I was
Department. Sonoma County ers and boots and hot cooler weather and I like home from college. We really scared … it was the
Katie Lehn- Jail. The case is chocolate and pumpkin wearing scarves.” do lots of camping and longest 20 minutes of my
hard, 31, was under investiga- pie.” it’s family reunion time.” life.”
arrested after a tion. By 1:36 a.m., they were
victim noticed Petaluma Police en route to a family mem-
fraudulent Katie Department rec- ber’s house in Rohnert
charges against
her bank account
Lehnhard ommended victims
of the recent fires
POLICE LOG ment in a hit-and-run incident.
■ 10:48 p.m.: Rafael
■ 6:26 p.m.: Police arrested
David D. Campbell, a 64-year-
Park, but were forced to
evacuate there less than
and reported it to police. take extra precautions to Here are some of the cases G. Ramirez-Hernandez, a old homeless man, at 301 N. five hours later. Three
The victim also pro- protect personal posses- the Petaluma police responded 30-year-old Petaluma man, was McDowell, on a felony bench days later, they learned
vided a potential suspect sions saved from the fires, to recently. The Argus-Courier arrested at Caulfield Lane and warrant, and misdemeanor their home was destroyed.
based on a canceled and to lock their vehicles publishes the names of people Ely Boulevard on misdemeanor charges of possession of a The sisters’ story isn’t
check. Officers contacted at all times, especially if it arrested for serious crimes such charges of possession of a con- controlled substance. unique — many mer-
Lehnhard and learned contains those possessions. as those involving physical trolled substance and violation Monday, Oct. 16 chants and workers across
she had an arrest war- Additionally, they injury, property loss or damage of probabtion. the county have been
rant and active probation. recommended contacting ■ 9:39 a.m.: A 51-year-old displaced after multiple
of property, including burglary, ■ 10:02 p.m.: Jesus Soto transient man, Mark A. Hall,
A probation search yield- the United States Postal battery, vandalism and drunken fires burned at least 6,800
ed identifications, credit Service to redirect mail Chavez, 33, of Petaluma was was arrested at 860 Petaluma structures and 103,285
driving. People who are found arrested at 752 Lakeville Ave., Blvd. N., on a number of misde-
cards and checkbooks be- delivery. innocent or who have charges acres throughout Napa
for a hit-and-run incident, along meanor bench warrants. and Sonoma counties. As
dropped may contact the with driving under the influence
Argus-Courier to have fol- ■ 12:35 p.m.: Katie M. residents return to evacu-
and a bench warrant, all misde- Lenhard, 31, of Petaluma ations zones, a clearer pic-
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Petaluma Police reported the was cited for a misdemeanor ture of impacts to the local
following incidents. Saturday, Oct. 14 bench warrant at 900 Hopper economy will emerge.
■ 1:18 a.m.: Police arrested St., and was later arrested on At least 175 Sonoma
Wednesday, Oct. 11 Ruth Hughes, 58, of Boyes Hot suspicion of forgery, mail theft, County business owners
Volume 161 • No. 12 • 36 Pages • 5 Sections and violation of probation, all
Springs at 175 Fairgrounds lost homes, according to
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on violation of probation, a of LaLa’s Creamery lost
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EDITOR: Matt Brown PHOTOGRAPHER: Crissy Pascual public intoxication. Tuesday, Oct. 17
[email protected] [email protected] ■ 9:05 a.m.: Petaluma’s city employees and two po-
Alfredo Carillo, 27, was arrested ■ 5:45 p.m.: Christopher ■ 12:44 a.m.: Mark T. Milton, lice officers’ homes burned.
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at 1304 Ramona Lane on mide-
for public intoxication, a misde- arrested at 1363 N. McDowell, ployees who are displaced.
meanor charges of vandalism
meanor, at Caulfield Lane and on a number of misdemeanor Staff at the Petaluma Valley
and resisting arrest.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS: Call 763-2033. chief photographer Crissy Pascual at percent,” he said. “Why wouldn’t we try hotels in Santa Rosa were
RATES: In county, $62 per year. For 776-8463, or email crissy.pascual@ to use video surveillance technology destroyed. Some retailers,
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up to two (2) premium issues delivered Carol Eber, Leroy Lounibos, Athena Kautsch “The parking garage cameras were put ing problems with vandalism and people increased business, since
throughout the year. For each premium back online, the server was replaced and defecating and selling and using drugs the company’s Santa Rosa
we are recording what’s going on.” and all that stuff?” location burned.
Police are still investigating the Trisha Gilroy-Bomar, who’s owned Those who live in Pet-
Sept. 10 slaying of 24-year-old Windsor Rapunzel’s Beauty Salon on Kentucky aluma but work in areas

Life Tributes
resident Cristian Nunez-Castro in the Street for 25 years, said her female staff impacted by fires may
Golden Concourse walkway between feels uncomfortable in the garage after be eligible for financial
Kentucky Street and the Keller Street dark. An employee reported that a man assistance.
parking garage. A second unidentified followed her to her car, while Gil- “There are going to be
victim was treated for an arm wound. roy-Bomar has noted drug use. positives and negatives,”
IN THIS SECTION Police said the suspected assailant She plans to lobby the city for more he said. “Even though
JENSEN, Jillian Angelina fled on foot, leaving a trail of blood up
Telephone Alley to Washington Street
security measures, including reinstat-
ing an estimated $70,000 annually for a
Petaluma wasn’t hit with
fires, it will feel the affect.”
that stopped in the Keller Street garage. city-funded security guard. Meanwhile, City Councilman Mike
Police Chief Ken Savano said police are she’s encouraging customers and staff Healy said he is looking
Jillian Angelina Jensen following up on leads, but declined to
provide further information about the
to call police for escort services.
“Everyone is talking about it, saying ‘I
into the city’s role in pro-
viding housing as thou-
February 18, 1988 - August 13, 2017 ongoing investigation. No arrest have don’t want to park in that garage,’” she sands are displaced.
been made, he said. said. “It’s terrible for business.” “I’m starting to reach out
Jillian passed away unexpectedly Before the homicide, city officials be- Holly Wick, the president of the Pet- to developers to see what
on August 13, 2017 at the lieve an unidentified vandal broke into aluma Downtown Association’s Board the city can do to accelerate
age of 29. Jillian was born an office at the garage where the server of Directors and the owner of Athletic the delivery of pipeline
and raised in Petaluma. She for the cameras is stored, destroying Soles, praised the police department’s projects – both projects that
graduated from Valley Oaks the equipment and knocking out the move to step up patrols. have approvals and ones
High School, Santa Rosa Jr. surveillance feed. Brown suspects the The Petaluma City Council on that are in the planning
College and Cal State, Chico. cameras had been nonfunctional since Monday approved a $119,000 project to process, because there’s
She also studied abroad in late 2016. bolster security systems at City Hall, the probably a window before
Thailand. She loved all kinds Information technology staff believed Lucchesi Park Community Center and the rebuilding starts in
of music and attended many the cameras were in working order the police headquarters. The package, earnest in Santa Rosa and
concerts. She liked camping, after fixes were put in place about three which Brown hopes will be installed by other burn areas,” he said.
hiking and rock climbing. Her weeks before the stabbing, Brown said, June 2018, will include enhanced video Pellegrini said the
bright smile and infectious laugh but the city had apparently been using a surveillance and controlled access to chamber will work with
would light up any room. She Hugh Comstock. And numerous
cousins. trial version of the software and needed doors. Brown said it’s part of a multi- other local agencies to
was greatly loved and will be to complete the licensing process for phase effort to limit access, including help recovery efforts.
missed by all who knew her. She And a special thank you to
Sami Thompson for the love and longer-term use. The city employee in securing doors and adding a central “What’s really heart-
is gone but not forgotten. charge of that process left unexpectedly check-in kiosk at City Hall. warming is seeing how
Jillian is survived by her compassion she showed Jillian
as a great friend. before resolving that issue, Brown said. Expanding security comes after the whole community, the
father Richard Jensen, step- As police attempted to review footage a spate of threats from former city county and all of Northern
mother, Ann Jensen, mother She was preceded in death
by her grandmother Lorraine from the early morning incident, officers employee and vandalism, including tire California are pulling to-
Sabrina Jose, step-father Matt were shocked to find it was inaccessible, slashing, to more than 20 city-owned gether with the donations
Templeman, grandfather James Jensen, grandfather Claude
Felland, aunt Carrie Jensen, Savano said. vehicles, as well as thefts occurring and the outpouring of
Jensen, great-aunt Sally Jensen, “We were under the assumption that between 2012 and 2016. Savano declined support,” she said. “That
grandmother Marilyn Felland uncles Fred Beytin and Scott Jose
and brother Cody Templeman. it was recording what was being dis- to elaborate on the nature of the threats, helps to heal a little of that
and grandmother Donna White. played on the cameras,” Savano said. but he said there are no current public hurt.”
Sisters, Jacqueline Jensen, A private service will be held;
please contact Ann or Richard Now that the cameras are working, safety concerns and no arrests have Amnatkeo said her
Madison Templeman, and Shelby police are looking to expand surveil- been made or injuries reported. Keller Street salon is filled
Jose. Brothers Travis Templeman Jensen for details.
The family requests donations lance throughout downtown, Savano “This is more of a best practice when with donations. Her family
and Nicholas Jensen. Aunts said. Extra patrols have also been it comes to homeland security and it’s is back at work and look-
Janet Jensen, Gwen Beytin, be made in Jillian’s name to
Petaluma Animal Services, 840 assigned to the area. Additional security long overdue,” Savano said. ing to the future, buoyed
Martha Felland, Traci Comstock, is not meant to infringe on privacy, but City Councilman Mike Healy echoed by support from Petaluma.
Shannen Soldate and Andrea Hopper Street, Petaluma CA
94952 707-778-7378 or your to help cut crime, Savano said. the sentiment. “What happened is very
Gehring. Uncles Scot Jensen, “When there’s efficient video surveil- “We’re catching up to where we devastating, but we feel so
Brian Jensen, Eric Soldate and favorite charity.
lance, it can reduce crime by 70 to 80 should be,” he said. rich with love,” she said.
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Geography Continued from A1

Mecham Hill and into Petaluma. Glen Ellen, Kenwood and the
If it got out of control, it would Springs areas.
have been extremely difficult to Strong winds that quickly
catch.” spread the Tubbs fire into Santa
All last week, Petaluma Rosa, destroying whole neigh-
residents watched nervously as borhoods, never materialized in
strong winds spread devastating Petaluma after Sunday night,
wildfires into Santa Rosa, the despite warnings of powerful
Sonoma Valley and other parts gusts.
of the county. They opened their “Did Sonoma Mountain stop
homes and emergency shelters the fire? Possibly,” Henneberque
to residents of neighboring said. “Did the winds die down in
communities forced to flee the time? Probably.”
fires, even as they packed their Petaluma’s landscape is also
cars with treasured possessions, largely devoid of the brushy
anticipating their own flight woods that fueled much of the
from Petaluma. fires in Santa Rosa and Sonoma
But the evacuation orders nev- Valley. Most of Petaluma is sur-
er came. As fires raged on three rounded by grass and pasture
sides of Petaluma, the city re- land, which burns quickly, but
mained untouched by the flames not as hot as trees and is easier
that destroyed whole commu- to contain, according to Nick
nities, leaving many to wonder Silva, chief of the Lakeville Vol-
why this area was spared. unteer Fire Department.
Fire officials credit Petaluma’s During last week’s firestorm,
topography and landscape, hard one of the closest fires to Pet- MATT BROWN / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
working firefighters, as well as aluma was to the south along
last week’s Lakeville Firefighters from Lakeville Fire, Rancho Adobe Fire, Marin County Fire, Schell-Vista Fire and North Sonoma
weather Highway Coast Fire put out a flare up in the Thirty Seven Fire near Highway 37 on Oct. 12.
conditions near High-
and a “In these tremendously large way 37. Thompson.
healthy wildfires, there is no rhyme or That fire, He said city officials in the
dose of known as emergency command center had
luck for reason to figure out why this the 37 fire, long conversations about what
keeping burned or this didn’t burn. It’s encroached would trigger an evacuation, fi-
the city to within nally deciding that if the flames
safe. An difficult to put a reason on why five miles reached Adobe Road to the east,
evacuation Petaluma was saved.” of the it would be time to start moving
plan was southern people.
in place —Hans Henneberque, city limits “The first stance was Ado-
in case retired deputy state Fire Marshal before be Road,” he said. “If it got to
flames had Lakeville that point, we would start the
approached the city, but officials and other fire departments evacuation procedure. It would
never had to make that call. contained it. depend on how fast the fire was
“In these tremendously large At nearly 2,000 acres, it was traveling and what the winds
wildfires, there is no rhyme or by far the largest blaze in the were doing. We were all ready
reason to figure out why this Lakeville coverage area since for evacuations.”
burned or this didn’t burn,” said the department’s founding in Thompson credited his
Hans Henneberque, a retired 1973, Silva said, but it was large- firefighters and those of other
deputy state Fire Marshal ly overlooked during a week that CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF agencies, including thousands

and fire consultant from west saw at least 188,000 acres burn in Helicopters carrying water to quell the wildfires in Santa Rosa and Sono- from outside the area that came
Sonoma County. “It’s difficult to the North Bay. ma take off and land Monday from Petaluma Airport. to help, with holding the fire
put a reason on why Petaluma Silva said firefighters like east of Petaluma and keeping
was saved. God must have had a grass fires because they are easy damaged one house before last Thursday, it was a reminder the city safe. He said fire officials
hand in saving Petaluma.” to backfire, a technique where firefighters were able to contain of how vulnerable Petaluma was will be studying this blaze for
Sonoma Mountain, just to firefighters intentionally burn it after four days. Part of the last week. years and rethinking safe levels
the east of Petaluma, may have an area in front of an approach- reason it burned for so long was “If we were not able to stop of staffing for regional fire
played a role in protecting Peta- ing fire in order to slow down because regional fire resources the fire there, it could have agencies.
luma from fires on the other side the blaze. were stretched to the maximum continued up into Petaluma,” “We had resources staffed on
of the ridge, Henneberque said. “It’s a lot easier to stop a fire limit on other blazes around the Silva said. Sonoma Mountain, and we were
Fires burn quickly uphill, but in the grass,” he said. “The 37 North Bay. While fires burned around ready in case the winds shifted,”
firefighters on the east side of fire burned a lot of grass. That’s Silva said at most 12 engines Petaluma and local firefighters he said. “That we held the line
Sonoma Mountain took a stand, a lot of the reason why we were worked on the 2,000-acre fire. were deployed to other blazes there is a tribute to our guys.
preventing the Nuns fire from able to stop that fire at a smaller For comparison, the next largest around the county, the city was This was a wake up call for all
cresting the mountain. Their area.” fire in the Lakeville area, a 300- at one point last week down of us to rethink the amount of
action contained the fire to the The 37 fire left charred hill- acre fire in 2015, saw 56 engines to just one fire engine to cover resources we need in this area.”
Sonoma Valley, which experi- sides around Sonoma Raceway, responding. When a wind-driven the community, according to (Contact Matt Brown at matt.
enced immense devastation in destroyed several barns and hot spot in the 37 fire flared up Petaluma Fire Chief Leonard [email protected].)

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Argus Courier
Opinion
EDITORIAL OTHER VIEWS

Housing Petaluma
responded
needed for impeccably
fire victims All city departments
worked in concert on
A regional housing shortage disaster relief efforts
was severe even before wildfires By DAVID GLASS
destroyed thousands of homes

F
or more than a week it has
been incredible to observe,

S
ince cataclysmic fires first erupt- from the inside, a remark-
ed across the county 11 days ago, able situation at Petaluma City
Petalumans have distinguished Hall. Everyday city employees
themselves by generously opening their have taken on roles they never
arms to more than 2,000 people who before experienced, and in
were suddenly displaced or left home- an exemplary manner, have
less. Church groups, non-profit organi- performed tasks with caring,
zations, businesses, local government dedication and distinction.
employees and thousands of residents As mayor during the winter
here all came together to provide food, of 2005-06, I witnessed devastat-
clothing, financial donations, comfort ing floods. While that challenge
and relief to their neighbors from Santa was extremely difficult, in com-
Rosa and Sonoma Valley who suffered parison at least we knew when
terribly amidst what is being called the
worst fire disaster in California history.
Now, as the fires are extinguished
■ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■ low tide was due and when the
rain was predicted to cease.
This fire
and evacuees return to their homes, might have got-
Petalumans should continue to help anyone caught using illegal fireworks ten the better
by making room for some of the many Feeding fire victims once this ban is in place. We need to of a lesser city,
thousands who now have nowhere to EDITOR: On Oct. 11, we put out an realize this is a sacrifice we must make, but it certain-
live. appeal to our Oakhill-Brewster neigh- to continue to live safely in this wonder- ly didn’t get
Many Petaluma-area teachers, health bors and our friends asking for non-per- ful place. the best of us
care professionals, first responders and ishable food for those evacuees in our because every
hundreds of employees at dozens of lo- local shelters. The outpouring of food David Borin moment of
cal businesses need temporary housing was absolutely enormous, filling our Petaluma David everyday there
right now while their homes are rebuilt. front porch several times. Glass are instances
Without housing, they may be forced to The next morning we delivered two of individuals
move elsewhere. Losing our workforce car loads to the Redwood Empire Food Immigrants and the going well beyond the scope of
would severely damage Petaluma’s
economy and the overall quality of life.
Bank for distribution. This is one of the
many expressions of compassion and
economy their duties in a normal work
environment. I have witnessed
Finding replacement workers for those generosity by our community. We thank EDITOR: Unlike other countries, the crews working around the clock
jobs would be hindered by the county’s everyone who dropped off bags and box- United States is a nation that is both and team work that has been
near total lack of available housing. es of food. This is a good start. diverse and enriched with immigrants. effective and heartening to see.
Providing temporary housing will But as we all recognize, this disaster Immigration defines our past, present City Manager John Brown
be an enormous challenge requiring is on-going and this crisis is just begin- and future. Immigrants’ contributions and Assistant City Manager
creativity, innovation and commitment ning. Hundreds of families escaped the and integration into U.S. society under- Scott Brodhun have guided the
by city and county officials as well as the flames with just the clothes on their lines the nation’s progress to date and its Emergency Center around-
community. Provisional housing, in the backs. They are going to need food in ability to thrive in the future. the-clock for many days; one
form of trailers, recreational vehicles the days and weeks ahead as they sort Nearly one in five U.S. workers will working all day, the other all
or tiny houses, could be established out their futures. Therefore, we may put be immigrants by the year 2030, and night. Economic Development
on city-owned properties, such as the out another call for food donations in their children will account for nearly Director Ingrid Alverde has
Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds, with access response to the needs expressed by the 85 percent of the net growth in the become the liaison coordinat-
to utilities like sewer and water. Tem- folks at the Food Bank. U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. ing services, supplies, medical
porarily relaxing city restrictions to Once again, we’re so proud and grate- According to the PEW Research Cen- facilities and other resources
allow RVs to be located in driveways or ful to all of you who responded, demon- ter, immigrants are a sizable segment at the shelters, with the aid
backyards should also be considered. strating that Petaluma is town with a big of our work force. In 2014, the nation’s of Nancy Sands from the city
With new regulations and incentives, heart. 146 million workers included 24 million Finance Department. Drew
local vacation rental properties can immigrants accounting for 16.6 percent Halter, who ordinarily manages
also be converted into temporary rental Andy and Carol Eber of total employment. the city’s recreation centers,
housing. Petaluma Immigrants occupied an even more has become the house resident
Several Petalumans have already be- significant presence within the self-em- in running the shelter at the
gun to help by signing up for the Share ployed workforce last year. Some 2.8 Petaluma Community Center,
Sonoma County program with Petaluma Ban fireworks million, or 19 percent of the nation’s where many vital services have
People’s Services, a program aimed at EDITOR: In light of the devastating 14.6 million self-employed workers were been provided.
matching fire victims with homeowners fires that are destroying the lives of our immigrants. The understaffed Police
who have extra space. neighbors, it is time to ban the sale of Immigrants are vital to our economy. Department is doing hour-
In addition to temporary housing, the fireworks, and to ban all use of fireworks Without them, economic growth in the ly patrols of the shelters in
need for permanent housing is enor- within the city limits of Petaluma United States and other countries would addition to their regular duties,
mous. Before fires destroyed approx- My family enjoys the Fourth of July come to a halt. In March 2017 President fulfilling their mission to keep
imately 5,000 Sonoma County homes, festivities every year, and goes to a Trump signed a revised version of his our city safe. In addition, they
Petaluma and the rest of the county designated area to set our fireworks off executive order that bans immigrants have provided back-up support
were already gripped by a relentless on Independence Day, but it is the height from six predominantly Muslim nations. in the county so that Sheriff’s
housing crisis. With median home of insanity to allow the sale and use of This ban not only hurts people, but busi- Deputies can concentrate on
values hovering at around $650,000, and these incendiary devices when we live in nesses and the economy as well. evacuation notices.
with median monthly rental costs of such a fire-prone area. The Fire Department has
about $2,800, even people with moder- I understand that the sales gener- Iftikhar Ahmed tirelessly worked extremely
ate incomes have been priced out of ate tax revenue for the city and help Petaluma long shifts with Cal Fire and
the market and many have left because charitable organizations raise money, other departments as the
there isn’t enough affordable housing but Petaluma needs to be a leader in the battle to contain multiple fires
to meet the demand. The vacancy rate community and realize that the risk to A community effort throughout many counties
for rental housing, which before the lives and property far outweighs the EDITOR: There have been many sto- continues.
fires was hovering between one and two transient enjoyment fireworks bring. ries in the news about the tireless efforts During one site visit, J.T.
percent, is now closer to zero. Our city council needs to begin craft- of our area’s firefighters, police, the Red Torliatt from Public Works
In addition to arranging temporary ing legislation to ban all fireworks and Cross and FEMA. There have also been mentioned to me how proud he
housing, government officials here and fireworks sales within city limits, so it stories of donations and volunteers. I is of the staff, the residents of
in Sacramento need to adopt far more is in place and clearly communicated would like to share a story about a group Petaluma, and all concerned as
aggressive tactics to streamlining the before the next Independence Day cele- of volunteers who have been working people have come together in a
often laborious and time-consuming brations. I would also strongly encour- manner of cooperative team-
process for approving and constructing age increasing fines and penalties for See Letters, A5 work to do whatever it takes to
new housing. Petaluma should look at
new ways to expedite the construction See Response, A5
of rental housing. The latest proposed
housing development is a 184-unit
mixed-use apartment complex between
Petaluma Boulevard North and Water
Street. Called North River Apartments, PULSE OF PETALUMA
it has been wending its way through the
city approval process for several years.
It is past time to get the project approved
and built.
Poll: Scrapping Clean Power Plan bad decision
A
On Jan. 1, a new state law went into majority of respondents to an ter to live. This must be stopped. We need
effect aimed at streamlining the per- online Argus-Courier poll did not to put someone in the White House who is LAST WEEK’S
■ “We have POLL: fires and
had apocalyptic
mitting of granny units, residential agree with the Trump adminis- responsible.” CLEAN
storms, POWER
yet Trump wantsPLAN
to pump more
dwellings under 1,200 square feet on the tration’s decision to reverse the Clean carbon
Do youdioxide intothe
agree with theTrump
atmosphere?”
administra-
same parcel as an existing single-fam- Power Plan. The Obama-era plan moved ■ “People who disagree are only do- tion’s decision to reverse the Clean Power
ily house. Making it easier to obtain the U.S. away from coal-fired power ing so because it’s a Trump plan.” Plan? Here are the results:
permits for granny units helps persuade production and emphasized renewable
No 44 63.7%
homeowners looking for extra income, energy. ■ “Sadly this is a huge step back-
like empty nesters, to explore convert- Here are some comments: wards. We should be leading the world in Yes 25 36.3%
ing part of their home to a granny unit. clean power, instead we look like fools.”
A few months ago, Petaluma officials ■ “Clearly we have a climate problem
recently adopted such policies on acces- due to coal, drilling etc. that President ■ “This is taking America backwards.
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION
sory dwelling units, but should now look Trump is trying to bring back. His plan We need to think of the future. Clean ■ Are you prepared for a wildfire? To
at new ways to incentivize homeowners is to help his corporate buddies and not energy is a no-brainer.” participate in this week’s online poll, go to
to get them built. the environment.” petaluma360.com.
The need to provide some temporary ■ “We agree with the Trump admin- ■ To see results of previous online polls and
and permanent housing to Sonoma ■ “Coal is a dying industry. Better to istration’s decision to reverse the Clean read comments, visit pulse-of-petaluma.
County’s fire victims is not exclusively spend some money retraining coal miners Power Plan and open up the coal indus- blogs.petaluma360.com.
Petaluma’s responsibility. After all, not for clean energy jobs.” try. The United States needs to become
a single home was burned in Petaluma. energy independent and stop sending our
And providing transitional shelter for ■ “Flawed as it is, amending the plan dollars overseas to countries that support Pulse of Petaluma poll results reflect senti-
fire victims will certainly inconvenience would be more useful than repealing it.” terrorism and manipulate energy prices. ments of persons participating in the online
many of us here. Opening up the coal industry preserves poll the previous week, and are not intend-
But doing our part to take care of our ■ “Help, we need our EPA. We need to jobs and benefits our economy. The tech- ed as a statistically valid representation of
neighbors in a crisis is what Petalumans protect our wildlife. We need to protect nology exists to reduce emissions from public sentiment on any given issue.
do best. women’s rights. We need clean air and wa- coal-fired plants.”
PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 A5

Fires Continued from A1 She waited for her clothes to dry

before flying out once again.
Parkinson and Lee Minish, a
made up, he said. Red Cross worker from South
For the displaced students, San Jose, praised Petaluma’s
Callahan said the Petaluma unity in the face of adversity.
district was there to help. “(The community) has been
“They can stay as long as they exceptional as far as donations
want,” he said. “Right now we and efforts,” said Minish, who
just need to get them into school has been a disaster worker for
and get them back to normal. four years. “They really put
We’re reaching out to other dis- together a good response.”
tricts to say we’re available for
anything they need.” Medical issues
Inside the Beverly C. Wilson
Firefight continues Hall at the fairgrounds, vol-
As containment of the Tubbs, unteer medical professionals
Nuns and Atlas fires in Sonoma staffed a clinic, a grassroots
and Napa counties climbed this effort spearheaded by Petaluma
week, weary local firefight- resident Michelle Patino.
ers continued to assist in that The registered nurse at Kaiser
effort, working alongside some Santa Rosa had gone to the
5,000 fire personnel brought fairgrounds to drop off blan-
in from across the country. As kets and pillows, and found a
of Wednesday, the 36,400-acre medical area equipped only with
Tubbs fire from northern Santa a broken glucometer, a Pampers
Rosa to Calistoga was 91 percent box and a half empty bottle of
contained, the 51,000-acre Atlas Pepto-Bismol.
CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
fire in Napa County was 83 per- Monday marked her sixth day
cent contained, and the 54,000- The city of Petaluma sheltered many evacuees from the wildfires that ravaged Sonoma County. Army National and her 96th hour of manning
acre Nuns fire in the Sonoma Guard soldiers provided assistance and security at evacuation shelters. the makeshift clinic filled with
Valley was 80 percent contained. a plethora of donated supplies
At least 42 people have died in efforts from city personnel who and handmade thank you notes,
the North Bay fires. mobilized to create various safe including a colorful sign with
The Rancho Adobe Fire havens throughout the city for marker drawings of band aids
Protection District this week displaced people. and stars that read “Thank you
had five engines working across “I would like to take a moment doctors” taped on a pillar near
Sonoma County with three to recognize the victims of the the treatment area.
others in the Penngrove-area firestorm in Sonoma County and “I was in the right place at
district, according to Battalion surrounding countries and to the right time … we made it
Chief Mike Weihman. thank our staff for their ongoing happen,” she said, exhaustion
“People are pretty exhausted,” and tireless work that helped visible on her face.
he said. “What we’re doing is not Petaluma become the shelter in The majority of the estimated
sustainable. It’s increasingly diffi- the firestorm,” Councilwoman 300 patients received treatment
cult to staff our stations. We need Teresa Barrett said. for respiratory-related issues
to make our way back to normal.” The council also voted to ex- from the smoke and ash that
Petaluma Fire Chief Leonard tend an emergency declaration, brought with it the dirtiest air
Thompson said the department making emergency response ever recorded in Sonoma County.
has had 30 personnel assigned to liability protection available to Meanwhile, the Petaluma
area fires since Oct. 9, but they the city, and helping to recover Health Care District worked close-
started coming back this week costs associated with the disas- ly with the Petaluma Valley Hos-
as fire containment increased. ter response. A room was set up at the Veterans Memorial Building for children to play. pital Command Center, providing
“I am really proud of our At least two city staff lost support to meet the needs of the
fire department,” he said. “Our homes in the fire, according to physicians, staff and patients,
guys went out and performed City Clerk Claire Cooper. The according to Melinda Hepp, a dis-
extremely well this week. They complete toll on city employees trict spokeswoman. Petaluma saw
did extraordinary work. We used had yet to be tallied, though, and an influx of patients as medical
every piece of equipment this there was no available estimate centers in Santa Rosa were forced
week.” for costs the city incurred from to close due to the fires.
Petaluma Municipal Airport operating evacuation centers
closed on Friday for about 10 and other related emergency Long-term relief
days to be used as a base for response efforts. As workers consolidated
helicopters involved in firefight- shelters this week, 36 refugees
ing efforts. Red Cross takes over shelters remained in Petaluma evacua-
Airport Manager Bob Patter- At Petaluma shelters, volun- tion centers, according to Lori
son said he received a call from teers and Red Cross staff contin- Wilson, a Red Cross worker from
CalFire on Thursday alerting ued to provide a port in the storm, Alaska who was handling public
him that the east side airport while National Guard troops affairs. It was unclear how long
would be transformed into a patrolled outside. The 64-acre shelters would remain open, and
helicopter attack base. Between fairgrounds off East Washington Red Cross is working with state
12 to 20 helicopters from various Street was bustling with activity and local agencies to map out
agencies were expected to use Monday, as volunteers including long-term plans to help evacuees
the facility, he said. Petaluma resident Martha Flores Michelle Patino, left, of Petaluma, an RN talks, with Dr. Michael Ger- into housing, she said.
“Our airport was the closest,” organized mountains of dona- stein of Petaluma, who works with her who works at Kaiser in Santa “There are volunteers here
he said of its proximity to near- tions from the community. The Rosa. After dropping off donations to the evacuation shelter at the who have lost everything – people
by fires. minister at St. Vincent de Paul Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, Michelle opened up a medical clinic at the who are living in the shelter have
church in Petaluma has spent fairgrounds for evacuees when she realized there was a need for it. stepped up and they’re helping
City impacts four days helping out. at the shelter,” she said. “People
At its Monday meeting, the “I am here for my people, the houses. Most can’t even go back.” who lives in Minnesota, had who have lost everything have
Petaluma City Council took a Spanish people, and for every- Red Cross workers, including just returned home from relief asked ‘how can I help?’ It’s an
brief moment to reflect on the one,” she said through a trans- acting shelter manager Kyle efforts at hurricanes Nate, Irma amazing thing to see how people
devastation surrounding the lator. “The people are good, but Parkinson, were overseeing and Harvey when she received come together in the face of their
city, while also recognizing sad because some have lost their operations Monday. Parkinson, a call to fly to Sonoma County. own tragedy and disaster.”

Letters Continued from A4 Response Continued from A4

tirelessly these past seven dard first aid items to diabetic get the jobs done. they can do. Many people ask a specific county or simply have
days. supplies, inhalers, nebulizers, Animal Control Officer Mark me, “How can I help?” the funds used as needed most.
Sunday evening, when the gurneys and walkie talkies so Scott went out in the field behind Please thank each of our When donating to the RCU Com-
first evacuations started, they could maintain commu- the fire lines to rescue as many public employees as you en- munity Fund, please designate
Michelle Patino showed up nication. They checked in and animals as possible. This is a counter them and recognize that 2017 North Bay Fire Relief in the
at the Petaluma Fairgrounds triaged evacuees. They contin- role he also performed in the this is going to be a long-term memo line on your check.
with some pillows and blankets ue working 12 hours every day recent Lake County fires. Staff of challenge. Donations of nonper- When the smoke clears and
to donate. Aminah Coleman and night. the Animal Shelter is there 24/7, ishable food sent to the Redwood we are able to see what it is we
and Karen Emge also showed Most impressive, though, some of whom have evacuated Food Bank is always a good idea, will be dealing with far into the
up with donations. They saw is that they did it all on their from their homes. If they are and especially important now. future, please remember that
what was needed and jumped own. They had no help from doomed to lose their homes, When the immediate challeng- there are many dedicated em-
into action. They set up cots. the Red Cross or any other they still want to make sure es from the fires have receded, ployees, and they are all owed a
They made countless calls to agency. People should know they don’t lose any rescue-able the long-term challenges will be- debt of gratitude for helping the
doctors, nurses, paramedics, that they, too, can make a animals. come even more important. The entire North Bay area through
EMTs, respiratory techs, CNAs difference. They only need to These are only a few of so Redwood Credit Union Commu- the dire circumstances faced by
and MAs to staff what amounts be willing to jump in and get it many examples, a sample of the nity Fund has been established many of our neighbors. Our city
to a MASH unit. done. city deftly at work during a cri- for Lake, Mendocino, Napa and staff performed with pride and
They continued making sis. There has been an incredible Sonoma counties. If you choose distinction.
calls for much needed medical Elizabeth Coleman outpouring of generosity. People to donate to that fund you can (David Glass is the mayor of
supplies ranging from stan- Petaluma everywhere want to know what designate on your check either Petaluma.)

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community. Our hearts are with all of the people
of Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake Counties
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Sports Plus
Tough net loss
Petaluma volleyball team has key SCL loss at Analy. B2

Students step up to help

Petaluma schools, students rally to help fire victims. B6

Situation (almost) normal

JJ Says Football games are on as schools try to salvage season following fires
John Jackson

Change
not always
progress
T
he smoke hasn’t yet
cleared from the tragedy
that will forever link
Sonoma and Napa counties.
Mendocino and Lake counties
have all felt the burn, but it was
Napa and Sonoma counties
that took the full force of the
firestorm.
It is a reminder of how close
the two counties are geograph-
ically, that is true, but it still
doesn’t mean that we have to
play ball with them.
Right now, high school
athletics are the farthest thing
from people’s minds, thoughts
and prayers. They are so far
down on the area’s priority list
as to be totally obscured by the
smoke.
But, athletics are an import-
ant part of the lives of people,
and especially high school
athletes.
Through the diligent work of
the heroic first responders from
all over Northern California,
the immediate danger is pretty PHOTOS BY SUMNER FOWLER / FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER
well past, although it will be
Matthew Murphy (75) and his Casa Grande High School teammates will get a chance to play a real contest for the first time in 17 days
weeks and perhaps months
when they host Montgomery on Monday night.
before the fires are full extin-
guished. And it will be much
longer before most people will By JOHN JACKSON
be able to enjoy normal lives. ARGUS-COURIER SPORTS EDITOR
But life will go on and sports Local high school football players
will be an important part of the hope to get back to normal this week,
healing process for hundreds and that means back on the field. But,
of young athletes and their while there will be games, things won’t
families. quite be normal.
In light of what is happening Casa Grande will not play its sched-
all around us, it might sound uled game against Montgomery this
trivial to complain or even week, but it will be played as a rare Mon-
discuss the new league realign- day Night game on Oct. 23. Petaluma
ment, but come next spring, will play a regular Friday night game,
when the horror of the last two traveling to Forestville to face El Molino,
weeks is more memory than St. Vincent will meet Kelseyville as
reality, young athletes and scheduled on Saturday, but kickoff has
school administrations will feel been moved up to 11 a.m. as a concession
the impact of that decision by to air quality that is better in mornings
the North Coast Section. than afternoons.
The California Interscholastic Petaluma’s scheduled game last
Federation North Coast Section week against Healdsburg was canceled
Board of Managers unanimous- because of the fire and smoke that
ly approved last week a restruc- inundated the North Bay. It will not
turing that will lump Napa, be rescheduled, leaving Petaluma, like
Vintage, American Canyon, most of the teams in the Sonoma County
Justin-Siena, Sonoma Valley, League, with only a nine-game schedule.
Petaluma and Casa Grande into However, since Petaluma has a bye on
an as-yet unnamed league in the the final weekend of the regular season,
North Coast Section. the Trojans could conceivably play a Daniel Decarli (50) and the Petaluma Trojans have an important Sonoma County League
The remaining “large” game on the weekend of Nov. 3-4 — if game Friday night at El Molino.
schools from Sonoma County they can find someone to play.
— Analy, Cardinal Newman, “I want to play 10 games,” said Peta- has already beaten Petaluma, is also 2-0 passes for 896 yards and 10 touchdowns.
El Molino, Elsie Allen, Healds- luma coach Rick Krist. So far, the only in league. If Petaluma can handle the Li- The Lions have scored 35 or more points
burg, Maria Carrillo, Mont- possibility seems to be Harker from San ons and El Molino then turn around and in four of their six games, and held op-
gomery, Piner, Rancho Cotate, Jose, a team that is currently 7-0 on the beat Analy in the Apple Bowl on Oct. 27, ponents to 10 or less in all four of their
Santa Rosa, Ukiah and Windsor season. there would be a three-way tie for the victories.
— will be placed in what has Petaluma took advantage of clear- SCL championship. Petaluma has been an offensive ma-
been called a “Super League.” ing skies to begin practice this week, “They are a good team,” said Krist chine, scoring 50 or more points three
There will be two divisions, although Krist said the practices were of El Molino. “They are well coached, times, 48 once, and even in its only loss
an upper and a lower. Teams mostly light on physical activity. tough kids.” of the season, counting 32 against Analy.
will be rearranged once every “We’re very excited for the opportu- Unlike past El Molino teams that Thirteen different ball carriers have
two years based on their perfor- nity to play,” he said. “The players were played a primarily smash-mouth, contributed to the Petaluma attack, led
mance. Placement would be by disappointed not to play last week. They ground-bound offensive style, this sea- by senior quarterback Justin Wolbert
individual sports. understand what is happening, but they son’s Lions are much better balanced. with 387 yards despite sharing quarter-
We’ve written about this would like to get back to normal.” Led by junior Sam Wilson, El Molino back duties with junior Cole Powers on
before, but now it’s official and The game is significant. Petaluma has rushed for 914 yards. Wilson has a series-by-series bases over the last two
it will happen. goes to Forestville with a 6-1 record and accounted for 488 of those on 74 carries games.
Napa, Vintage, American 2-1 in league. El Molino waits with a 4-2 and scored six touchdowns. Meanwhile,
Canyon and Justin-Siena come record and is 2-0 in league. Analy, which junior Jacob Sani has compete 143 See Games, B3
out winners. They get into a
geographically closer and, at
least for Napa, Vintage and
American Canyon, a much
less competitive league in most
sports, especially football.
The Napa schools are larger
than the Petaluma schools
Newman, Cotate set non-league showdown
(except for Casa Grande, which North Bay League frontrunners change sent a ripple through the latest to hold its teams out, no NBL games before
currently has about the same reconfiguration of the NBL football sched- Oct. 27 will count toward league standings,
enrollment as Vintage) and will square off Monday in contest ule, prompting officials from Rancho Cotate but games can be played.
growing rapidly. American to affect playoffs, not league race and Newman to set up the unprecedented The only remaining games that will
Canyon, with its college-like “nonleague” matchup. count toward league standings are sched-
campus and sports facilities, By KERRY BENEFIELD The two powerhouses will play again on uled for Oct. 27: Maria Carrillo at Rancho
has an especially bright athletic THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Nov. 4 in their regularly scheduled game Cotate, Cardinal Newman at Santa Rosa,
future. In the latest twist in the North Bay — a contest that will count toward league Ukiah at Montgomery and Windsor at
The Super League experi- League football schedule that has been in standings. Casa Grande. Games scheduled for Nov. 3
ment is interesting, although constant flux since deadly wildfires erupted Elsewhere, NBL and Sonoma County or 4 are: Rancho Cotate at Cardinal New-
there will be a multitude of last week, Rancho Cotate will now host League games will take place on a limited man, Montgomery at Maria Carrillo, Casa
unforeseen and unintended side league rival Cardinal Newman in a Mon- basis after widespread cancellations of Grande at Santa Rosa and Windsor at
effects. day night showdown that will not count in sporting events in the wake of the deadly Ukiah.
The real losers are Petaluma, league standings — but will affect how both wildfires. In the Sonoma County League, a game
Casa Grande and Sonoma Val- teams are seeded heading into the playoffs. At least two SCL games are scheduled for between Piner and Sonoma Valley will
ley. In general, they are going The 7:30 p.m. contest came about after Friday — Analy at Healdsburg and Peta- not be played after the Santa Rosa school
to struggle to compete in most Santa Rosa City Schools officials on Tues- luma at El Molino — but some contests re- district’s decision on Piner’s participation.
sports, except where they have day reversed an earlier decision and decid- main in flux as teams not directly affected The same is true for a nonleague contest
exceptional programs as Peta- ed teams from their five high schools will by the fires seek alternative opponents. between Elsie Allen and Del Norte.
luma does in softball and girls not compete this weekend and are barred The fires caused the cancellation of the The Petaluma-El Molino game figures
volleyball and Sonoma Valley from practicing until next week. Oct. 13 games. In both leagues, those games to be a key matchup in the league race. El
No district schools are allowed to com- will not be made up.
See JJ, B3 pete in football games until Oct. 27. That Due to Santa Rosa City Schools’ decision See Showdown, B3
B2 PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017

Volleyball loss to Analy leaves Trojans tied for first

Host Tigers use convincing 3-1 victory
to join T-Girls atop spirited SCL race
By GEORGE HAIRE Petaluma comeback. The
FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER Tigers never looked back.
Analy vaulted into a Analy got terrific play
first-place tie with Pet- from senior outside hitter
aluma in the Sonoma Ava Ehens, who consis-
County League volleyball tently found gaps in the
race with a convincing 3-1 T-Girls’ defense with a
victory over the visiting variety of kills and taps,
T-Girls in Sebastopol on and the Tigers cruised to
Tuesday night. The win a 25-19 win in the final set
by the Lady Tigers was no to wrap things up. Ehens
fluke as they scrambled to wound up with 17 kills.
do a better job in keeping Outside hitter Hannah
the ball alive in the final Dillingham did her best to
two sets to pull even in the carry the T-Girls back into
SCL with both teams now the fray in the late going,
standing at 8-1. but too many mistakes in
It was a case of the team placement and failed
Tigers finding too many service opportunities led
holes in the T-Girls’ de- to the Petaluma loss.
fense with a combination T-Girl hitters Krist and
of kills and placements, Grace Ghiradelli had pow-
and Petaluma could never erful hits at times, but not
respond with a late-game enough to turn the tide for
run of its own. Analy the T-Girls, who showed a
evened the season series bit of rust in team rotation
between the two clubs, and after a school layoff creat-
improved to 14-4 overall ed by the recent area fires.
SUMNER FOWLER / FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER
with only three games Dillingham and Ghi-
remaining in league play. radelli finished with 11 Petaluma’s Serena Horvath (6) sets for teammate Grace Ghirardelli in an earlier T-Girls win over Analy. On Tuesday night,
After splitting the first kills each to pace the Analy reversed the result to gain a tie with Petaluma atop the Sonoma County League standings.
two sets, Analy won the Petaluma offense. Both hit-
game-changing third ters regularly rotated out spaces with laser-like hits and managed to neutralize ment in the SCL has been still on the docket. The
stanza by a narrow count of the contest and T-Girls mixed in with some occa- Ehens in the first game,” canceled this season, and disappointing loss at Sebas-
of 26-24. Petaluma chopped defensive players could not sional dinks to keep the noted Petaluma coach the league “has no plans topol, coupled with another
the gap to one point, and match the energy of Analy Petaluma hopes alive. Ryan Hughes. “This game to make any of those defeat, could eliminate
things got a little tense in as the Tigers kept the ball Improving senior Gretta was more important than games up. Now the game them from their first title
the Tiger den. It appeared alive enough to eventually Grassi had some poised our make-up game at Sono- at Sonoma becomes very contention since 2011. It was
that Petaluma might finally score off T-Girl mistakes. play for Petaluma with six ma Valley because Analy important.” the first loss after 12 consec-
crawl back into the contest Three sustained rallies kills and some well-placed had lost only one game The T-Girls still have an utive wins by Petaluma.
in the back end of the set, were all won by Analy. serves to keep the T-Girls going in. We will play at opportunity to do some Petaluma captured the
but a kill attempt by Jaden Sabrina Stevens finished within striking distance. Sonoma next week.” damage in the SCL with the junior varsity game with a
Krist sailed narrowly out with a team high 15 digs. “We match up pretty well Hughes also noted that important game against 15-10 win in the final set to
of bounds and ended the Dillingham found open with their outside hitters, the postseason tourna- contending Sonoma Valley outlast the Tigers, 2-1.

High school athletes help with muscle, brains

Football players
at Casa Grande,
Petaluma, St.
Vincent pitch in
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
When Petaluma became
evacuation central for fam-
ilies who had to flee from
their homes last week,
area athletes provided
not only brawn but brains
to help families seeking
shelter.
Casa Grande High
School was turned into
a shelter and Gaucho
football players were quick
to respond not only with
strength, but also with
quick-thinking improvi-
sation.
“When I put the word
out that we needed help,
some of the players got
there even before I did,”
said Casa Grande football
coach Denis Brunk.
Many of the players
helped set up a shelter
in the school gym. Some,
realizing that the gym was
a long walk from the main
entrance to the school, took
it on themselves to take
water and beverages to the
front of the school to hand
CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
to evacuees as they arrived.
“They turned the school Casa Grande High School sheltered evacuees from the areas swept by wildfires.
library into a hotel almost
on their own,” Brunk players from Petaluma Petaluma High football “They were all over just all over town.” percent of his team helped
reported of his players. “It High School, not only coach Rick Krist said he town,” he said. “I know St. Vincent coach Gary somewhere in town.
was beautiful the way ev- providing help for fire vic- wasn’t sure all the places some were at the Cavana- Galloway said he, also, was Some St. Vincent players
eryone pitched in to help.” tims, but also tightening his football players and ugh Center, some were at uncertain where the Mus- came up from Novato to
The Casa players were the bonds between the two other Trojan athletes the fairgrounds and some tangs ended up serving, help Petalumans serve
assisted by a number of teams. helped. were at Casa. They were but he estimated that 90 evacuees from Santa Rosa.

FOOTBALL STANDINGS LETTER TO SPORTS EDITOR

North Bay League
Team

Rancho Cotate
Overall League
W-L W-L
6 0 3 0
No doubt North Bay will get back up
Cardinal Newman 5 1 3 0
Ukiah 2 3 2 1 Editor’s Note: The following They are out in significant caught off guard by the resolve carrying the weight of so much
Montgomery 3 3 1 2 is a note of condolences to sports force, working in harsh and and cheer of the people who have fear and loss smiled at us, waved to
Maria Carrillo 2 4 1 2 editor John Jackson from Petalu- sometimes frightening con- been so harshly affected. I fully us, thanked us, helped us.
Windsor 2 4 1 2 ma High School assistant football ditions, to clear up electrical expected, and would understand The grace and spirit of the
Santa Rosa 2 4 1 2 coach John Crudo, a San Francis- and power hazards and restore it, to be a point of displaced community in the face of this
Casa Grande 0 6 0 3 co Police Officer. He begins with some normalcy. But it is people anger, fear and frustration. You pain was truly uplifting, and your
words of condolence and support like yourself — the victims, the get used to some of that in our article reflects that spirit.
Sonoma County League for the reporter and continues to displaced, the grieving — who are line of work. I found the people Just to bring this to sports for a
Team Overall League put the size of the North Bay fire truly heroic. incredibly generous and appre- moment, it is as Vince Lombardi
W-L W-L tragedy in perspective. In truth, I was shocked by the ciative of us, offering to share said, “It is not whether you get
El Molino 4 2 2 0 — devastation I saw. what they had with us. It was not knocked down, it is whether you
Analy 3 3 2 0 I was one of hundreds of San Words … photos … cannot uncommon for an officer to escort get up.” The SFPD uniform logo
Petaluma 6 1 2 1 Francisco Police Officers who describe the utter destruction. someone to a home that had been features a phoenix rising from
Healdsburg 3 3 1 1 signed up to work in Santa Rosa It is difficult to truly grasp. If I destroyed, and then have that the ashes; it is the symbol of
Piner 3 4 1 2 and assist in any way we could. responded to a fire that totally de- resident, who had lost every- San Francisco, representing the
Sonoma Valley 1 4 1 2 As you know, police officers and stroyed one, let alone two homes, thing, offer the cop some comfort resurrection of the City follow-
Elsie Allen 1 4 0 3 deputies from around the state I would reference that as tragic. in the form of a bottle of water or ing the 1906 earthquake and fire.
NCL I and firefighters from across the To see entire blocks and subdivi- a snack. Yesterday, there were leaflets
Team Overall League nation are rallying to offer aid sions and neighborhoods wiped Residents waiting in line for distributed that read “From the
W-L W-L and comfort in our communities out raises this devastation to an hours for the remote possibility ashes, we will rise.” The heroic
struggling because of this ca- order of magnitude that must that they would be allowed into a spirit of courageous, selfless, and
Middletown 5 1 4 0
tastrophe. Rick Krist’s (Petaluma approximate combat. restricted zone to check on prop- resolute people is inspirational;
Kelseyville 4 2 3 1
High School head football coach) I only point this out to provide erty or look for a lost pet treated such spirit will be a necessary
Clear Lake 4 2 3 1
son, Robert, is among them as context. The people of Santa Rosa our officers similarly. When one of commodity in the challenging
Lower Lake 5 1 3 1
a volunteer firefighter. For first are amazing. More and more our checkpoint vehicles ran out of days ahead. From what I’ve ob-
Fort Bragg 3 4 3 2
responders, this is almost instinc- accounts are coming to light of gas, evacuees provided the officers served, I have no doubt the North
St. Helena 3 3 2 3
tive. It’s easy. It’s the mission for neighbors risking their own lives with gas before we could get it to Bay will get back up.
Willits 1 5 1 3
which we all signed up: to help to save their neighbors or protect them. People of the community
Cloverdale 2 5 1 4
people in need. The ever-present their neighbors’ property or dropped off baked goods, food, cof- John Crudo
St. Vincent 1 6 0 5
PG&E workers deserve credit, too. animals. In the aftermath, I was fee at the command post. People Petaluma
PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 B3

Showdown
Continued from B1

Molino is tied with Analy

at 2-0 for first place in the
league, and Petaluma is a
half-game back at 2-1.
Sonoma County League
athletic directors met
Monday and laid out pre-
liminary plans for other
fall sports as well:
The volleyball postsea-
son tournament will be
canceled and the week
before the start of North
Coast Section play will be
used to make up canceled
matches.
Tennis teams, with not
much more than a week
remaining in the regular
season, will work to re-
schedule the lost matches,
fitting them in as time and
space allow.

JJ Continued from B1
does in volleyball.
SUMNER FOWLER / FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER
There is also tradition
St. Vincent High School’s Mustangs will play their final home game of the season Saturday morning against Kelseyville. to consider. The Egg Bowl
will continue, since Casa

Games Continued from B1 Casa Grande has played better than the
scores of its first six games indicate.
“Things are beginning to click,” Brunk
Grande freshmen Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on the
Casa field.
St. Vincent is nearing the end of its season.
and Petaluma will be in
the same league, but gone
will be one of the most his-
It will have been 17 days since Casa Grande said. “We know the offense, we know the Saturday morning’s game against Kelseyville toric football rivalries ever
last played a football game when it returns to defense. It is time for us to play a complete will be Senior Day, meaning it is the last in the North Bay — Santa
its home field to face Montgomery on Monday game.” home game of the season. Rosa vs. Petaluma. Also
night. The game was backed up two days be- Since taking over at quarterback a game After this week, the only game left on gone will be the longtime
cause the North Bay League did not want to and a half ago, Jadon Bosarge has added an the Mustang schedule is an Oct. 27 game at intense rivalry between
play an athletic event on a week when there extra dimension to the Casa offense with his Lower Lake. Montgomery and Casa
was no school. A decision about last week’s scheduled Grande.
Last week’s scheduled game against Maria game at Fort Bragg has not yet been made. The competitive side is
Carrillo is gone forever. St. Vincent coach Gary Galloway said the important, but of more
The Gauchos have yet to win a game this
“The kids are still having fun and Mustangs are just beginning to prepare for concern is the travel. Napa
season, but coach Denis Brunk said that has that is the important thing. Just Saturday’s game after not being able to prac- is more-or-less the same
not dampened their enthusiasm for the game. tice last week. distance from Petaluma as
“The players are very anxious to get back
getting back to school is a big deal.” St. Vincent is 1-6 for the season and 0-5 in are the Santa Rosa schools
on the football field,” the coach said. “Call it —Gary Galloway, St. Vincent football coach North Central League I play, but Galloway and even closer for Sono-
resolve or whatever you want to call it, they said they are anxious to play. ma Valley.
want to play.” “The kids are still having fun and that is But it would be a traffic
The Vikings are 3-3 for the season and 1-2 ability to run. the important thing,” he said. “Just getting jammed journey along
in league play. Montgomery has the potential The Gauchos have faced two of the NBL’s back to school is a big deal.” Highway 37, or alternative
to score. In three of their games the Vikings top passing attacks from Cardinal Newman In Kelseyville, St. Vincent will be facing routes. Most Petaluma and
have scored 40 or more points, including 48 and Rancho Cotate, and, led by Isaiah Cappel- one of the best teams in the NCL I. The Indi- Casa teams travel by pri-
in a season-opening 55-48 loss to Petaluma. en and Josh Grayson, have generally handled ans are 4-2 overall and 3-1 in league, a game vate car. Do we really want
However, they have also given up 40 or more the pressure well. behind leader Middletown. our young adults buzzing
points in three games. As of our deadline, the game was still With Trent Free at quarterback and Mar- up and down Highway 37
Montgomery will throw the football. Quar- scheduled for 7:30 p.m., preceded by the JVs cus Mathias showing breakaway speed, St. in the middle of winter?
terback Joey Tresch has connected on 128 of at 5:30 p.m., but here has been discussion of Vincent has shown an improved offense in Not all change is prog-
225 passes for 1,830 yards and 21 touchdowns. starting the junior varsity game at 4:30 p.m. recent games. Linebacker Gio Antonini keys ress.
He has a quarterback rating of 107.1, an and the varsity game at 7 p.m. the defense with 81 tackles and is closing in (Contact John Jackson at
excellent rating for a quarterback who often There will be a game between the on a school record with 16 tackles for loss. johnie.jackson@arguscou-
lacks solid protection. Kelseyville junior varsity and the Casa rier.com)

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Petaluma student stepped up to run evac shelter

Paige Williams, 15, has been managing volunteered at the Veterans but they love our attitude
Memorial, took to social and our love. We have ev-
volunteers at the Veteran’s Building media to praise Williams erything they need. We’re
and other young Peta- well-equipped because of
By HANNAH BEAUSANG of the evacuation cen- lumans who stepped up. these great donations.”
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF ter’s leaders. She’s since “They are not standing While trying to check
Many people volunteer, returned daily, spending around waiting for some- her own grief about the
but few take charge. more than 110 hours one to direct them … They monumental losses can
During one of 15-year- managing volunteers and are directing and getting be tough, it’s worth it for
old Paige Williams’ first donations. things accomplished … Williams.
forays into volunteering, “I can’t stand what’s They are at the center of “Little kids are running
her role quickly turned been happening with the any problem that is occur- around and laughing and
into that of a leader. fires and how people are ring at the Veterans Me- people are still waking up
The Petaluma resident left with nothing – it’s morial. You would never with a smile on their face
woke up the evening devastating and sad,” she know they were so young. after all that devastation,
of Oct. 8, the night a said Monday. “We all know They keep a smile on their it’s OK and we’ve helped
firestorm ignited around someone. The people my CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF face the entire time and do them get to that point,”
Sonoma County, terrified dad works with sent me a Paige Williams, 15, a student at Petaluma HS volunteered at not show any stress,” he she said.
that the smoke suffusing photo and their house was the Veterans Memorial Building which served as an evacu- wrote on Facebook. She’s also learned a few
the air and the raining ash gone, down to the ground. ation shelter for those fleeing the wildfires. The teen took Williams was one of lessons along the way.
signaled devastation for So we decided to check in over the responsibility of coordinating the volunteers. countless volunteers who “If you see a problem,
her hometown. The next here.” have worked for more than insert yourself and try
morning, after her family The hours have been a week to care for trauma- your best to help. If you
packed bags and learned unforgiving – as classes at Petaluma High School Lundstrom, a longtime tized evacuees, some of see people who are strug-
the fires were burning a have been canceled for a and an independent study psychiatric nurse who whom have lost everything gling, you could always
safe distance away, she week, she pulled a 19-hour program, and she plans to worked with the U.S. to unrelenting fires. At find some way to help
and her father, Adrian shift sorting through a keep up her efforts as long Department of Veterans the height of the effort, them. It doesn’t matter
Williams, bought cots for crush of donations and as possible. Affairs, took a moment as many as 430 evacuees how old you are or what
the evacuation shelter community members of- “All I know is that every away from her work to sought refuge at the Veter- you know, there’s always
at Cavanagh Recreation fering helping hands. The morning, I try my best to embrace Williams. ans Memorial, according to something you can do,”
Center. center was teeming with get up as early as possible “She’s a rock star and Commander Glenn Ross. she said. “It’s pretty great
Next, they stopped at the donated good, ranging and every time I get here the glue that holds us “They come in really actually, I’ve been pretty
Veterans Memorial build- from hygiene products to they’re like ‘oh my god, together,” said Lundstrom, scared and kind of sad, but inspired by these people.”
ing in Petaluma, where the clothes to a TV. Paige is here, good,’” she a Petaluma resident. we try to turn it all around (Contact Hannah Beaus-
high school sophomore Williams splits her time said. Miguel Villarreal, a Pet- by the next morning,” Wil- ang at hannah.beausang@
quickly turned into one between honors classes Fellow volunteer Donna aluma resident who also liams said. “Not to brag, arguscourier.com.)

Fires scorched some regional parks, missed others

Cooped up by fires, residents of our employees.”
Sonoma County maintains more than
want to go play outdoors 50 regional parks and public recreational
properties, and some have been severely
By GLEN MARTIN affected by the fires. Particularly hard
FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT hit are Shiloh Ranch Regional Park in
As firefighters slowly gain an upper Windsor and Hood Mountain Regional
hand on the North Bay fires, first re- Park in Santa Rosa, said Melanie Parker,
sponders and officials are still reviewing the natural resource manager, interim
the impacts. And the assessments aren’t parks manager and deputy director
focusing solely on lost human lives and for the Sonoma County Regional Parks
immolated homes. Tens of thousands of Department.
acres of wildlands and interface areas Bill Myers, who regularly leads hikes
were blackened, and the scars left on the at Hood Mountain Regional Park, report-
landscape will remain for years, an omni- ed that fires burned close to the historic
present and sobering reminder of one of William Hood Mansion, but that the
the greatest natural fire disasters in the structure was not harmed. CHRISTOPHER CHUNG/ THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
modern history of the United States. Fires also have burned some portions Fires send smoke billowing into the sky above Hood Mountain Regional Park and Sugarloaf
The impacts on the land are perhaps of Maxwell Farms Regional Park and Ridge State Park, east of Santa Rosa on Sunday.
particularly distressing for Sonoma Larson Park in Sonoma, and North Sono-
County residents. The county is not as ma Mountain Park on Sonoma Mountain with it. and our public parks are essential to our
heavily urbanized as many portions of Road near Santa Rosa, said Parker. “I think these fires are going to con- well-being. But we need to understand
Southern California, or even the commu- “Fire went all the way across Sonoma stitute a really big exclamation point in things like basic fire behavior, the neces-
nities clustered around San Francisco Valley Regional Park in Glen Ellen, burn- our regional natural history,” Wells said. sity for controlled burns, and the way
Bay. A pronounced green ethos prevails ing grassland and oak savanna,” said “People want to –– need to –– be outdoors, interface affects public safety.”
in Sonoma County, particularly in regard Parker. “Grasslands and understory also

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

to the state and regional parks. Locals burned at Crane Creek Regional Park.”
love them fiercely. It is a rare resident Despite extensive burning in Tri-
who doesn’t spend time in them: camp- one-Annadel State Park, Santa Rosa’s
ing, fishing or diving at the coastal parks, adjacent and highly popular Spring ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR FICTITIOUS
CHANGE OF NAME CHANGE OF NAME BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
hiking at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and Lake Regional Park escaped the flames, SUPERIOR COURT OF SUPERIOR COURT OF FILE NO. 2017-03151
Hood Mountain Regional Park, mountain Parker said. In all cases, Parker empha- CALIFORNIA FOR THE CALIFORNIA FOR THE The following person (persons) is (are)
COUNTY OF SONOMA COUNTY OF SONOMA
biking at Trione-An- sized, park district 3055 Cleveland Ave. 3055 Cleveland Ave.
doing business as:
Durham Consulting located at 4195
nadel State Park, staffers remain in Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Bodega Ave Petaluma, CA 94952
Case No. 090807 Case No. 090788
birding at the Laguna emergency response Sonoma County, is hereby registered
Petition of: BERENICE GUILLEN & Petition of: Sophia Alicia Stoker for by the following owner(s): CM Taylor
de Santa Rosa Trail, mode. The parks will ARTHUR NATHANIEL GUILLEN for change of name Electrical Contactors Inc. 4195 Bodega
or simply strolling be reopened to the change of name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Ave Petaluma, CA 94952
This business is conducted by: A CA
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner filed a petition with this court
around Spring Lake public once assess- Petitioner BERENICE GUILLEN & for a decree changing names as fol- Corporation
Regional Park. ments are completed, ARTHUR NATHANIEL GUILLEN filed lows: Sophia Alicia Stoker to Sophia The registrant commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious name
a petition with this court for a decree Alicia Beetham
So concern about roads are cleared of changing names as follows: Oliver THE COURT ORDERS that all per- or names above on 1/28/2013.
the fires’ impacts downed trees and Theodore Stein to Oliver Theodore sons interested in this matter appear I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. Signed:
Guillen. before this court at the hearing indi-
on the public parks other hazards, and THE COURT ORDERS that all per- cated below to show cause, if any, why Dixi Durham, President
is assured. But general public safety sons interested in this matter appear this petition for change of name should This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
before this court at the hearing indi- not be granted. Any person object-
there’s some good is assured. cated below to show cause, if any, why ing to the name changes described 09/22/2017
news. First, as of Parker emphasized this petition for change of name should above must file a written objection that I hereby certify that this copy is a
correct copy of the original statement
not be granted. Any person object- includes the reasons for the objection
this writing, most if the blazes are a disas- ing to the name changes described at least two court days before the mat- on file in my office.
WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
not all of the critical ter for human beings, above must file a written objection that
includes the reasons for the objection
ter is scheduled to be heard and must
Sonoma County Clerk
appear at the hearing to show cause
infrastructure at the but noted that fire at least two court days before the mat- why the petition should not be granted. By /s/ M. Judith Sevilla
Deputy Clerk
parks appears to have is a critical compo- ter is scheduled to be heard and must
appear at the hearing to show cause
If no written objection is timely filed,
the court may grant the petition with- SEAL
been protected by the nent in the wildland why the petition should not be granted. out a hearing.
2789252 - Pub. Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2,
diligence –– indeed, ecology of much of If no written objection is timely filed,
the court may grant the petition with-
NOTICE OF HEARING
11-16-17 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept 12, locat-
2017 4ti.
heroism –– of first California, includ- out a hearing. ed at 600 Administration Dr. Santa FICTITIOUS
responders and park ing the North Bay. NOTICE OF HEARING
11-30-17 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept 12, locat-
Rosa, CA 95403.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2017-03112
staffers. Periodic low-level ed at 600 Administration Dr. Santa shall be published at least once each
The following person (persons) is (are)
While Jack London fires keep woodland Rosa, CA 95403.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
week for four successive weeks prior
to the date set for hearing on the doing business as:
State Historic Park floors free of danger- shall be published at least once each petition in the following newspaper HW Horse Services, Inc. located at
week for four successive weeks prior 65 McBrown Rd, Petaluma, CA 94952
has not burned, staff- ous accumulations of to the date set for hearing on the
of general circulation, printed in this
county: The Petaluma Argus Courier Sonoma County, is hereby regis-
ers have removed Ken Wells of Sonoma County Trails Coun- fuels, return nutri- petition in the following newspaper Dated: SEP 21 2017 tered by the following owner(s): HW
items of critical cil says there will be lots of work to do on ents to the soil in the of general circulation, printed in this BRADFORD J. DEMEO Horse Services, Inc., 65 McBrown Rd,
county: Petaluma Argus Courier Judge of the Superior Court Petaluma, CA 94952
cultural significance the trails in Sonoma County Parks when form of ashes, and Dated: SEP 26 2017 This business is conducted by: A CA
and treated buildings the smoke clears. BRADFORD J. DEMEO 2788115 – Pub. Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, Corporation
control insect pests. Judge of the Superior Court 2017 4ti. The registrant commenced to trans-
with Thermo-Gel, Further, some tree 2789084 – Pub. Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, FICTITIOUS
act business under the fictitious name
or names above on May 2000.
a fire retardant compound; the park and chaparral species are “serotinous” –– 2017 4ti. BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT I declare that all information in this
FILE NO. 2017-03208
will remain closed until further notice. they require fire to release their seeds. FICTITIOUS
statement is true and correct. Signed:
The following person (persons) is (are) Hillary H. Werhane, President
Historic structures at Sugarloaf Ridge “These are fire-adapted landscapes,” BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
doing business as: This statement was filed with the
FILE NO. 2017-03140
State Park, including the observatory, Parker said. “From a human point of The following person (persons) is (are)
Harmonious Heart and Home located County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
09/19/2017
at 103 King Road, Petaluma, Ca 94952
visitor center and a venerable barn, have view, the North Bay fires are a catastro- doing business as: Sonoma County, is hereby registered I hereby certify that this copy is a
escaped the flames, and were likewise phe. But from the sole perspective of EJ Pictures located at 217 Preston Ct,
Petaluma, CA 94952 Sonoma County,
by the following owner(s): Karin Marie correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office.
Gendron, 103 King Road, Petaluma,
treated with Thermo-Gel. (the flora) they support, fire isn’t always is hereby registered by the following Ca 94952 WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
“There’s a lot of fire in Sugarloaf, and damaging. It’s essential for forest health owner(s): Eric John Wildt, 217 Preston
Ct, Petaluma, CA 94952
This business is conducted by: An Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Julie Garfia
Individual
our concern remains high,” said Gloria and resilience.” This business is conducted by: An The registrant commenced to trans- Deputy Clerk
Sandoval, the deputy director of public Intrinsic to public use and enjoyment Individual
The registrant commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious name SEAL
or names above on N/A.
relations for the California Department of Sonoma County parks is an extensive act business under the fictitious name I declare that all information in this
2788415 - Pub. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26,
2017 4ti.
of State Parks and Recreation. “The park trail network. Over the past several or names above on N/A.
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. Signed:
Karin Marie Gendron, Owner
is closed, but we’re hopeful we’ll be able years, maintenance of the county’s park statement is true and correct. Signed: This statement was filed with the SONOMA COUNTY HISTORY
to continue protecting our significant trails has fallen almost exclusively to Eric Wildt Owner County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on

structures.” the Sonoma County Trails Council, a

This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
09/21/2017
09/28/2017
I hereby certify that this copy is a In 1865
Trione-Annadel State Park in Sonoma group of hard-working volunteers well- I hereby certify that this copy is a
correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office. I.G. Wickersham & Co. of
County, and Robert Lewis Stevenson versed in the use of shovels, chainsaws correct copy of the original statement WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
on file in my office. Petaluma operated as a
State Park in Napa are closed because of and mattocks. The North Bay fires will WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Darrell Light
due to active fires, Sandoval said. assure plenty of work for the council’s Sonoma County Clerk Deputy Clerk
“private bank.”
By /s/ Alma Roman
“We don’t have exact figures yet, but a crews in coming months and years, said Deputy Clerk
SEAL
Biggest lower Russian River
lot of Trione-Annadel has burned, and I Ken Wells, the organization’s executive SEAL 2789740 - Pub. Oct 19, 26, Nov 2, 9,
mill started in Guerneville by
2017 4ti.
know that at least half of Robert Lewis director. 2788414 - Pub. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26,
Stevenson has burned,” Sandoval said. “We’re hoping most of the burning 2017 4ti. SONOMA COUNTY HISTORY
J.W. Bagley, George Guerne,
No fires are reported at Sonoma State will be restricted to the grass and brush, SONOMA COUNTY HISTORY Tom Heald and W.H.Willets.
Historic Park and Bothe-Napa Valley and that the forest canopies will have been In 1844 Mill closed in 1901.
Bale Grist Mill State Parks, but all have left largely intact,” said Wells. “But no
been closed. As with Sugarloaf and Jack matter what, we expect lots of trees and
In 1867 Joaquin Carrillo is the first Rosenberg & Bush De-
Santa Rosa and Healdsburg settler in Analy township, partment Store founded
London, items of cultural significance limbs blown down by the winds. There’s incorporated; state confir- residing in what is now
have been removed from Sonoma State going to be a tremendous amount of in Healdsburg by Wolfe
Historic Park, Sandoval said. Buildings clean-up.”
mation came in 1868. Sebastopol.
Rosenberg.
also have been treated with Thermo-Gel. Wells is taking the long view on the Edward S. Lippett opened The Fitch adobe is built by
“The situation remains active, change fires. Like all county residents, he private high school on D St. Cyrus Alexander and na-
has been and may remain rapid, and mourns the loss of human life and prop- in Petaluma. tive laborers.
we haven’t had the opportunity for full erty destruction. But he’s hopeful the Copyright © 2010 Copyright © 2010 Copyright © 2010
assessments,” said Sandoval, explain- incident will help focus attention on the Sonoma County Historical Society Sonoma County Historical Society Sonoma County Historical Society
ing the closures. “Right now our focus inevitability of wildfire and the neces- P.O. Box 1373, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 P.O. Box 1373, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 P.O. Box 1373, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
remains on public safety and the safety sary accommodations that must be made www.sonomacountyhistory.org www.sonomacountyhistory.org www.sonomacountyhistory.org
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Schools &Youth
Sonoma
State Hall Pitching in to help others
of Fame
dinner
postponed
No date set for induction
ceremony, dinner from
original Oct. 28 date
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
Due to the continuing threat
of wildfires, the tragic loss of
life, homes and property in
and around Sonoma County,
the Sonoma State University
Department of Intercollegiate
Athletics has postponed the
Athletics Hall of Fame Induc-
tion Ceremony and Dinner
originally scheduled for Oct. 28
It has not yet been determined
when the event will be resched-
uled.
“Our department adminis-
trative team and the university Petaluma students collected more than 500 backpacks for students in Sonoma and Napa counties displaced by recent fires.
administration have been
evaluating the status of the
Athletic Hall of Fame event the Everywhere you look, people are aiding North Bay fire victims
past few days, and the events of

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this past week are in our hearts ountless students, teachers and from fire areas started to arrive on site. Backpacks for Petaluma backpack
and minds,” said SSU Director parents came together this week These students came to care for the drive for displaced students in Sonoma
of Athletics Bill Fusco. “Our in support of the many people many large animals that needed food, and Napa counties kicked into gear as
focus right now is to re-open the displaced by the recent fires in the water and a safe area to stay while their the smoke began to lift late last week. A
university soon and provide as region. Everywhere you looked you saw owners tried to navigate finding a place group of community members rallied
much support to our campus people donating their time and talents to stay after fleeing their homes. These their network of friends and began
community and the Sonoma and offering a shoulder to lean on as all students applied their knowledge and an effort to collect school supplies for
County community as possible. navigated this unprecedented tragedy. leadership training to make a huge students who have been displaced or lost
“It will take some time to From food drives, clothing drives, impact on those needing assistance with their homes in the fire.
determine when the dinner will back pack and school supply drives, the caring for their animals during this “Words cannot express the gratitude
be rescheduled,” added Fusco. community responded. difficult time. we all feel for the outpouring of love
“One thing is for certain, as Young students helped More than 100 stu- for the children in Sonoma County and
a department, we still want distribute items at the dents from St. Vincent Napa County. Thank you Dan Ancheta
to honor everybody that was evacuation centers, High School, St. Vincent along with Will and Monika Bomar from
supposed to be inducted on Oct. children baked cookies Elementary, Sonoma the Sweet Zone, Xandex and their gener-
28 and have all of the inductees for first responders, Academy, Petaluma ous employees, plus Megan McClelland
in attendance when the event is and cards and art- High, Kenilworth Junior from Petaluma High School and Camel-
rescheduled.” work offering words of High, Marin Catholic, back,” shared Petaluma School Board
It was announced last month encouragement were Hillcrest Middle School President Sheri Chlebowski, who helped
that Stacy Ball, Karen Beckner, seen everywhere. This is and Santa Rosa Junior head up the drive.
Eric Cunningham, Steven Pratt,
Carolyn Wellman and the 1972-
an incredible town and
our students are a huge
The Chalkboard College, along with
parents, teachers and
More than 500 backpacks were filled and
ready for distribution as of Saturday, just
73 and 1973-74 men’s basketball part of the fabric of this Maureen Highland community members, in time as some local schools would reopen.
teams will be honored for their community. gathered at the SVHS Students who are not able to return to
athletic excellence and contri- Here are just a few of the stories about campus to gather supplies and fill back- their living situations or hosted in shel-
butions to the history of Sono- how local students and schools stepped packs and care packages for those in ters/hotels are eligible attend any public
ma State University Athletics. up to help last week: need. Donations were then delivered to campus under the McKinney-Vento Act.
Additionally, long-time A group of Old Adobe Elementary eight different evacuee centers through- As the weeks ahead offer more infor-
campus police officer and SSU students joined Ms. Jacqueline to gather out Sonoma and Marin counties that mation about the needs of our schools to
women’s soccer All-American fresh veggies from the campus garden had put out calls for supplies. address any influx of new students, we
Judy Mefferd (Vonheeder) will last Thursday. The bountiful harvest Lifting spirits during this difficult time will be sure to share those updates with
be presented with the Dr. G. was packed up and delivered to the was the goal of the Loma Vista Dual Im- you. Together, we are strong. Together,
Edward Rudloff Distinguished evacuation center at the Sonoma-Marin mersion Academy students who visited we will help our regional neighbors
Student-Athlete Alumni Award. Fairgrounds so those staying at the site the Petaluma Community Center to per- rebuild. Together, we are Petaluma.
For more information about had fresh vegetables to enjoy. form ethnic dances for those staying at (Maureen Highland is a Petaluma
the Sonoma State University Petaluma High School FFA Members the shelter during the fires. The students mother and executive director for the Pet-
Department of Intercollegiate arrived in force at the Sonoma-Marin came in full costume and helped make aluma Educational Foundation. She can
Athletics Hall of Fame, visit Fairgrounds when animals evacuated the day a little brighter for all present. be reached at [email protected])
sonomaseawolves.com/hof.

SRJC reopens Monday, offers help

for students, faculty impacted by fire
College reopens Oct. 23; 400-plus students, by everyone’s efforts to make the best of a very diffi-
cult situation,” said Dr. Frank Chong, SRJC Superin-
50-plus employees affected by recent fires tendent and President. “We are working closely with
agencies throughout the cities and county, who’ve
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF been incredible partners. I also would like to thank
Santa Rosa Junior College will reopen on Monday, California Community College Chancellor Eloy Oak-
MICHELE WETHERBEE PHOTO
Oct. 23, following the recent devastating fires. To date, ley for his unwavering support during this difficult
Two of the more than 100 volunteers who gathered at St. more than 400 students and more than 50 employees time, and our many donors, some of whom have lost
Vincent de Paul High School to prepare baskets of necessi- have lost their homes, while hundreds have had to their homes. Despite so many tragic losses, we will
ties for fire victims show what the effort was all about. evacuate. always be SRJCstrong, SRJCfuerte,” he said, citing
Of 10,000 students who responded to a survey sent the new hashtags #SRJCstrong and #SRJCfuerte.
Parking at all SRJC campuses and sites will be free
SV breakfast, spaghetti feed out on Monday, 78 percent stated that they are ready
to come back to school on Monday. SRJC has more from now through Oct. 28.
than 27,000 students enrolled in fall semester classes. Many employees have already returned to work,
will aid Cardinal Newman Starting Monday, all classes and activities will be providing support for students and employees, check-
resumed at campuses in Santa Rosa and Petaluma, ing air quality in buildings, cleaning up grounds, pre-
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF school. and sites in Southwest Santa Rosa, Shone Farm in paring payroll, and hundreds of other jobs required
It has been a time of Saturday evening, Forestville and Public Safety Training Center in by one of California’s largest community colleges.
helping and sharing all there will be a Mass and Windsor. Also resuming are online classes, Commu- SRJC’s Culinary Arts Program will host “Sonoma
over town, but the St. Vin- dinner to benefit Cardinal nity Education, Older Adults and Adult Education Family Meal,” a community-based program supplying
cent de Paul High School Newman families, faculty classes. fresh, healthy “to-go” meals to anyone in need.
family has been especially and staff that have been Through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Re- Those who lost their homes, are still evacuated, are
busy helping out not only affected by the fires. source Centers on both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma hosting a group of evacuees, or are just tired and need
fire victims, but paying Following Mass in campuses are open to provide extensive support help with lunch or dinner for themselves and their
special attention to Cardi- DeCarli Gym from 6-7 services to students affected by the fires. The Human families, all are invited to pick up a wholesome meal
nal Newman High School, p.m., dinner will be served Resource department is providing similar support to go, no questions asked. SRJC students are especial-
which was severely dam- until 10 p.m. There will be services to faculty and staff who have been affected by ly encouraged.
aged by the fire. a no-host bar. the fires. “Sonoma Family Meal” features food donated by
The day after the fire Reservations may be On Thursday, there will be an internal SRJC event local farms, ranches and restaurants, prepared with
started, more than 113 made at goo.gl//forms/ that brings SRJC students, faculty, staff and their love by some of the best chefs in the Bay Area and
students from many o25PBgemG6ytYaPn1. families together at the Santa Rosa campus to heal, Sonoma County. Sonoma Family Meal was previ-
schools gathered at St. Tickets, priced at $20 per provide information on campus services and distrib- ously hosted by Franchettis’ restaurant and Worth
Vincent to prepare help person, will be available ute free basic need supplies, wellness resources, and a Our Weight, and is now moving to Santa Rosa Junior
bags and backpacks. at the door. Tickets may pasta dinner. College.
On Friday, St. Vincent also be paid for in ad- The SRJC Fire Relief Fund has been established The location is Santa Rosa Junior College parking
will host a pancake break- vance at St. Vincent High to support the urgent needs of current students and lot, 1700 Mendocino Ave. across from the B. Robert
fast in Tillman Hall. The School, 849 Keokuk St., employees who’ve lost their homes, and the SRJC Burdo Culinary Arts Center. There is extensive in-
public is invited to enjoy and then picked up at the Foundation has made an initial gift of $100,000. Appli- formation at www.santarosa.edu describing ways the
the meal for $5 from 7-8 door. cations for grants are available to students at https:// College is helping students, faculty and staff affected
a.m. Proceeds will benefit Persons who cannot studentlife.santarosa.edu/form/fire-relief-fund-stu- by the fires.
St. Rose School, Roseland attend the pasta feed, but dent-application and for faculty and staff at https:// SRJC students who have been heavily impacted by
College Prep and Cardinal who would like to help the hr.santarosa.edu/form/fire-relief-fund-employee-ap- the fires should contact [email protected]
Newman. Cardinal Newman Benefit plication. The college is seeking further donations to or call 527-4424 for help. Faculty and staff who have
Students who help in Fund, should visit the the SRJC Fire Relief Fund, which can be made online been heavily impacted by the fires should contact
the event will be allowed website at svhs-pet.org/ at https://firerelief.santarosa.edu. Human Resources at [email protected], shop-
to wear pajamas all day at support/give/donations/ “In the last week I’ve been so inspired and touched [email protected], 524-1624 or 524-4831.
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Community
Telling tales of Random Acts of Kindness
Wasden, Funtinilla tie at monthly West Side Stories. C3

Helping Out: Fundraisers, benefits, more

Local groups need your help, monetary and otherwise. C3

the Giving shelter in a firestorm

Buzz SHARE program matches local homeowners with displaced evacuees

HEROES’ WELCOME: This year’s

Veterans Day Parade will include first
responders.

Veterans Day Parade to

include first responders: He-
roes wear all kinds of uniforms,
and front-lines take place in
all manner of battles. To show
respect and thanks for those
who’ve been fighting the fires
ravaging our county, and the
thousands of military, police,
fire and other professionals
helping to keep people and
property safe during this time
of crisis, the Petaluma Veterans
Day Parade plans to invite all
first-responders to march along
with veterans on Wednesday,
Nov. 11. The celebration begins
at noon, at Walnut Park, and
the parade will commence at
1 p.m., travelling through the
downtown area and back to the
park.
CRISSY PASCUAL/ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

Petaluma Peoples Services has been helping find temporary housing for wildfire evacuees by matching generous Petalumans who have
space with those in need. Ron and Randi Hulce, who evacuated from Oakmont in Santa Rosa, are staying in a room at the home of Larry
Jonas and Eileen Kaplan in West Petaluma. They and their dog Mojo had been sleeping in church pews and shelter cots.

By DAVID TEMPLETON a place without a lot of stairs, and Larry

ARGUS-COURIER STAFF HOW TO OFFER A SPACE and Eileen’s place is perfect. They have

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ompared to the wooden pew Ron OR REQUEST A MATCH a very friendly dog, and our dogs were
and Randi Hulce slept on the first SHARE is still accepting offers of living spaces, playing together within minutes, which
night of their evacuation, the cots and is actively making matches for people was very important to us. Last night was
brought in two nights later at St. Ste- still in need of housing during the crisis. To the first night we’ve slept on a real bed.
phen’s Episcopal Church in Sebastopol, reach SAHRE call 707-765 8488. There is a We have our own bedroom and bath. It
must have seemed like heaven. Which ten dollar fee for background checks. Peta- couldn’t be nicer.”
makes the spare room at Larry Jonas lumaPeople.org. The SHARE program was originally
and Eileen Kaplan’s Petaluma house, developed to assist low income seniors
where they’ve been staying since Mon- in finding homes around Sonoma
day night, a measurable improvement of waiting and wondering, the Hulces County. It was not originally designed
on Heaven. learned about the SHARE Sonoma as a service for people evacuated and
PHOTO BY GS JUNGFERMAN
And that, to the Hulces, is nothing less County program, offered by Petaluma homeless during large scale disasters.
STRIKING OUT: Cancer fundraiser than miraculous. People Services Center. That all changed on the first morning of
moves to Elks Lodge this weekend, as “The people at St. Stephen’s were just “I saw a notice, put out by the Jewish the fires.
the Veterans’ Building is in use as an wonderful,” said Randi Hulce, describ- Community Center, saying, ‘If you need “When the fire hit, we got a call from
evacuation center. ing her and Ron’s home for the first a place to stay, check out SHARE,’” the county asking if we could adapt the
week after evacuating from the massive Hulce said. “I didn’t know what it was SHARE program and make it usable
Striking Out Childhood wildfires. “They made us very comfort- at first. Then, at the church there was for fire victims,” said Elece Hempel,
Cancer gala moved to Elks able, and were so loving and caring and a handout being passed around about executive director of Petaluma People
Lodge: This weekend’s fund- concerned. We felt very taken care of.” SHARE, so I gave them a call and talked Service Center, adding that once PPSC
raiser for Alex’s Lemonade Like so many others around Sonoma to them, and within a couple of days, put the word out, asking for people to
Stand Foundation, dubbed and Napa Counties, the Hulces were sent they found a place for us in a beautiful open their homes to those displaced by
Striking Out Childhood Cancer, fleeing from their Oakmont homes in the home in Petaluma.” the fires, the response was immediate.
was to have begun with a early hours of Monday morning, Oct. 9. Even their dog is happy with the “In a typical Northern Californian way,
bowling tournament at AMC They brought their small dog with them, arrangement.
Boulevard Lanes, and followed and almost nothing else. After a week “It’s so ideal,” Hulce said. “We needed See Share, C4
with a gala party, dinner
and auction at the Veteran’s
Memorial Building. Given that
the Veteran’s Building is in
service as an evacuee center at ■ PETALUMA’S PAST ■
the moment, organizer Heather

Remembering another ‘October Crisis’

Banaszek has announced that
the gala will be held instead at
the Elks Lodge, 2015 S. McDow-
ell Blvd., Suite #A. Information
on the event can be found at

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Alexslemonade.org/campaign/ ntil the recent fires took over as the
striking-out-childhood-cancer number one topic of local discussion
in these parts, there has been much
talk about international diplomacy, and the
frightening possibility of nuclear activity
by one country or another sometime in the
near future. Here is a story about a moment
when we actually did draw alarmingly
close to that nuclear abyss, until an incred-
ible U.S. President negotiated us out of it,
through intelligent diplomacy, along with
YOUR FATHER WAS A HAMSTER! some well-strategized sanctions.
Petaluma’s Thomas Yen plays the French Fifty-five years ago
Taunter in Spreckels’ “Spamalot,” one this month, in 1962,
of the few shows in Sonoma County not the Cold War was
postponed last weekend. ratcheting-up, as both
the U.S and the USSR
With many Petalumans’ had built up the nu-
theater productions post- clear capability of de-
poned, Luca Sherman’s stroying each other,
“Spamalot” spreads welcome within minutes. The
laughter: One unexpected winds of war were
side-effect of the current fires is Skip swirling, as the first ASSOCIATED PRESS
a spate of planned events being Sommer U.S. involvement in BLOCKADE: One of many ships sent to the waters around Cuba as part of the blockade of 1962.
canceled or postponed. Sev- Vietnam, “Operation
eral Petaluma theater artists, Chopper,” began with the transportation
who’d been working on shows of South Vietnamese troops to fight against Ominously, the USSR and the U.S conduct- tablished between Moscow and Washington.
expected to open Friday, Oct. the Viet Cong near Saigon. Meanwhile, in ed many nuclear tests in ’61 and ’62 and also It had been an extremely scary several
13, instead found themselves preparation for an eminent war in Europe, launched many space-probe rockets that days, with the entire world teetering on the
with nothing to do last weekend the Communist East German Government year. In early October, our U-2 spy flights edge of nuclear war. By the time it ended,
as their theaters went dark. completed building the Berlin Wall and brought proof of Soviet missiles being our military forces had been placed on a
Temporarily shuttered shows instituted a military draft. installed in Cuba. President John Kennedy 15-minute “DEFCON- 2” ALERT.
included 6th Street Playhouse’s Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev told his initiated a naval blockade of the Island and It was a close one.
‘Steel Magnolias’ (expected to congress in early ’62, that there was a “ne- began crucial talks directly with Kruschev. But Americans being Americans, none
open Friday, Oct. 20), Santa cessity of a thorough and good system of By then, in Petaluma — as in many of that potentially crippling tension could
Rosa Junior College’s “It Can’t atheistic upbringing that must embrace all towns in our nation — the Board of Edu- stop some of us from engaging in a bit of
Happen Here” (canceled for groups of the population, especially young- cation had begun installing atomic fall-out distraction and entertainment. For exam-
the remainder of its run), Main sters.” At the same time, Cuban leader shelters in the basements of our schools. ple, there was new dance craze going on,
Stage West’s “Mary Shelley’s Fidel Castro was excommunicated from the Finally, on Oct. 28, both sides of the con- introduced by Chubby Checkers. It was
Body” (new opening night: Catholic Church for similar views. Tough flict came together. called “The Twist.”
Thursday, Oct. 19), and Sonoma U.S. sanctions against Cuba had begun, We promised to not invade Cuba, and So- Old-time movie dancer Irene Castle
and the Organization of American States viet missiles were subsequently removed.
See Buzz, C5 suspended Cuba’s membership. After that, a permanent Hot-Line was es- See Sommer, C5
C2 PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017

■ PETALUMA PROFILE ■ ■ OUT & ABOUT IN PETALUMA ■

Stories of giving abound,

says deputy police chief
By GIL MANSERGH
FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER

“T
he first wave of evacuees
arrived at Luchessi Park
shortly after one o’clock,
Monday morning,” Petaluma Deputy
Police Chief and Emergency Operations
Commander Tara Salizinni recounts.
“They were forced from their homes by
mandatory evacuations in Napa County.
We activated our EMC network, and by
3:30, 60 to 80 volunteers were offering
welcomes, sleeping cots, hot coffee,
bottled water and breakfasts to wave-af-
ter-wave of people.”
According to Salizinni, this extreme-
ly quick response was the result of PUMPKINS ON PIKES: It is what it sounds like. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Tara Firma Farms.
pre-planning, training and EMC drills.
“Our officers have assigned priorities ‘The Idea Lounge’
during times like this, including mutual
aid responses to Santa Rosa and other
at Della Lounge
localities,” Salizinni says. “The reason Two speakers, one from
we can avert chaos (locally) is because Petaluma Deputy Police Chief and Emergen- the arts, one not. The fall
our volunteers know exactly what to do. cy Operations Commander Tara Salizinni. season of this popular
Their task is to help and house people monthly event has moved
in shock. Everyone is worried about snaking through the fairgrounds. to Della Fattoria’s new
their homes, businesses, families and Professional responders came as well. Della Lounge (143 Peta-
pets. Many have nothing more than the Tables and tents were manned by the luma Blvd. N.). October’s
clothes they were wearing when they Red Cross, insurance companies, banks, Idea Lounge features Kris-
were forced to evacuate. Kids are crying and cell-phone providers. Medical and tie Sheppard (representing
and wide-eyed. Parents are frantic. Dogs mental health services were provided Art), delivering a mini-lec-
and cats are terrified.” by Petaluma Valley Hospital, Sonoma ture titled “Confessions of
Salizinni says that a half dozen people West Medical Center, and the Petaluma a Museum Director,” and
in the Petaluma Police Department were Health Center. Warren Dranit (represent-
evacuees themselves. Help for pets and livestock came ing Life), speaking on “The
“I know that two officers lost every- from the Petaluma Animal Shelter, and Legal Right to Create:
thing,” she confirms. Chanslor Ranch. Intellectual Property vs.
According to Salizinni, Luchessi Petaluma Green Taxi offered free Free Speech.” Sponsored
Center was beyond capacity by 5:30 a.m., rides. by the Petaluma Arts
and the EOC had opened the Sonoma Copperfield’s provided free Wi-Fi. Council. Thursday, Oct.
Marin Fairgrounds. The list goes on and on. 19. Socializing begins at
“Because they have the space and Late Thursday afternoon Petalu- 6:30 p.m., and the ideas
facilities to house pets and livestock, ma Airport Manager Bob Patterson flow at 7 p.m. $18. Peta- The Idea Lounge continues with two local speakers repre-
and room to park RVs, we diverted peo- received a call from CalFire that since lumaArtsCenter.org senting Life and Art, at Della Lounge on Thursday, Oct. 19.
ple with motorhomes, horses, donkeys, the southeast Sky Ranch Drive facility
goats and llamas to the fairgrounds,” is “closest to the fires,” it would become Brian Allen Carr
she says. “When Luchessi reached ca- a helicopter “attack base,” with over a destroys the planet
pacity, we began sending everyone over dozen helicopters and firefighters from
there.” various agencies utilizing the facilities.
one ‘sip’ at a time
Eventually, the two emergency Of course, not everything has worked Copperfield’s monthly
centers housed more than 1,600 people, quite-so-smoothly for everyone. celebration of the weird
and the Petaluma Veterans Building, Elsie, a Sonoma City octogenarian and the strange continues
the Cavanaugh Center, Mystic Theater, who was forced to evacuate in the “third as host Ross Lockhart in-
Calvary Church and Church of Christ wave” late Wednesday, says by phone, terviews first-time author
provided additional services and sleep- “The people at Luchessi Park immedi- Brian Allen Carr, present-
ing spaces for evacuees. ately classified me as ‘old lady,’ and sent ing his apocalyptic novel
Petalumans responded immediately. me to the health center. They hadn’t any ”Sip,” in the which the
“They want to give and give,” Salizin- room, so I had to drive down to my son’s world has all-but-ended
ni says. house” (in Contra Costa County).” after mankind discovers
By dawn, cars loaded with blankets, (Contact Gil Mansergh at gilmanser- that humans can get high GET OUT: The acclaimed film plays Oct. 25 at the Petaluma SRJC’s
food, clothing, toys and toiletries were [email protected]) from drinking their own Ellis Auditorium.
shadows. Friday, Oct. 20.
Copperfield’s, 140 Ken- presents Jordan Peele’s
tucky St. 7 p.m. No cover. extraordinary come-
dy-horror-social treatise
Learn the art of ‘Get Out.’ The screening
Japanese fish printing begins at 7 p.m. and will
Petaluma Arts Center be preceded at 6 p.m. by a
presents a special work- lecture courtesy of Traina.
shop in which attendees Wednesday, Oct. 18. $6 ($5
will witness the making for students). Carole L. El-
of elaborate and beautiful lis Auditorium, 680 Sono-
art using paint, paper, and ma Mountain Parkway.
actual fish. Artist Chris
Dewees will conduct the ‘What lies ahead’ Brian Allen Carr, author of
demonstration, and sign at Casa Grande High the apocalyptic novel ‘Sip,’
copies of his book, “A Life An evening of one-act will be interviewed by Ross
Among Fishes.” Free with comedies, delivered by Lockhart at Copperfield’s
admission to the gallery. students of Casa Grande Books’ Brave New Worlds
1-3 p.m. Petaluma Arts High’s theater program, event on Friday, Oct. 20.
Center, 230 Lakeville St. will feature explorations
of romantic relationships, feature eye-opening titles
‘Get out’ to the education, and the tra- — “Your Mother’s Butt,”
movies at SRJC jectory of our innermost “Bride and Gloom,” “The
As SRJC’s Fall Cine- lives. Six of the seven vi- M Word” — and one (“Big
ma Series continues, the gnettes are by award-win- Testing”) is a brand new
Petaluma Film Alliance ning playwrights, and play by Casa Grande dra-
Opens and closes ma teacher John Rustan.
Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 3-4 at 7
your door...even when p.m., and Nov. 5 at 1 p.m.
$8 adults, $5 students. Casa
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Stepping Out
Cinema Toast
■ WEST SIDE STORIES ■ Gil Mansergh

Random Acts of Kindness

Cara Wasden ties with Funtinilla at October’s WSS story swap
This true story by Cara Wasden
(and the accompanying story by
Angie Funtinilla on page C4), were
recorded live on Oct. 4 at Sonoma
Portworks, as part of West Side PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN: The true
Stories, Petaluma’s once-a-month story behind the man who invented ‘Wonder Woman’ (and the lie
spoken word showcase, created detector) and the women who inspired her.
and hosted by Dave Pokorny. At
the end of each show, the audience Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (R)
selects a favorite performance/sto- Starring: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heath-
ry, and this month there was a tie. cote
The theme of this month’s show Directed by: Angela Robinson
was ‘Random Acts of Kindness.’ Angela Robinson’s “Professor Marston & the
Wonder Women” would make an excellent double-bill
By CARA WASDEN with Patty Jenkins “Wonder Woman.” I’ve written
SPECIAL TO THE ARGUS-COURIER before about how the creator of the “Wonder Woman”

I
still remember one beautiful comic book hero was a psychologist who co-invented
Spring day when I walked the lie detector, and lived in a manage-a-trois with his
into a Lucky’s grocery store. psychologist wife and their female student. Adroitly
Standing beside me at the check- handled, the polyamorous relationship is presented
out stand was an older gentle- onscreen as one based on honest, open, sexual desire,
man, and his hand was shaking as fetishism and role-play where the women make the
he searched in his pocket, looking decisions. In many ways, Marston’s lovers were re-
for change. The cashier noticed al-life Wonder Women.
him and softly said, “Take your 3½ pieces of ‘powerful women’
time, Cutie. I’m in no hurry.” He toast
looked back toward me with his
bright blue eyes beginning to wa-
ter, and I could sense his sadness. Marshall (PG-13)
So I smiled at him and I said, Cara Wasda, tied for first place in October’s West Side Stories. Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hud-
“Your blue hat sure does compli- son, Dan Stevens, Sterling Brown, James Cromwell
ment your pretty blue eyes.” had Tourette’s Syndrome. As a about the impact that he had on Directed by: Reginald Hudin
No, I wasn’t hitting on him. young girl, when I was told I had my life. I tracked him down, to Director Reginald Hudin says
I just knew that kindness was Tourette’s, it was like being on share it with him. He responded there is a sub-text to his bio-pic about
needed in that moment. a game show and winning some immediately, saying that, at the Supreme Court Justice Thurgood
Outside the store, he came up to really messed up prizes. time, there was some restructur- Marshall. “When good people come
me and said something to me I’ll “Tell her what she’s won, Bob!” ing going on in his department, together, dedicated to the truth, the
never forget. “Well, Cara, you’ve won the and he was struggling. He said, truth will set you free.” As a catch-
“Young lady, thank you … for Tourette’s Syndrome Party “Cara, thank you for reaching out phrase in the “X-Files,” the powerful
the best gift I’ve received in years. Package! Including Involuntary to me. You made my day.” forces that kept the “truth” hidden
I can’t remember the last time Movements, Obsessive Compul- Making someone’s day. Or away, are very evident in Hudin’s
someone was as kind to me as sive Disorder, Attention Deficit changing someone’s life. Chadwick film. In 1941, Marshall was intent on
you and the cashier just were. Disorder, and a long list of Learn- Sometimes, it just takes a Boseman fighting institutionalized racism. The
And today just happens to be my ing Disabilities!” moment. Sharing a smile, or a few criminal case that brought his name
ninetieth birthday.” No one believed I’d go on to kind words. to (some) front pages was a rape and
It took only a moment to turn college. So when I walked into Recently, around Petaluma – I attempted murder case where an African-American
his day around, with just a smile that Disabilities Department that don’t know if you’ve been seeing chauffeur was accused of attacking his Connecti-
and a few kind words. day, I wasn’t expecting much. And them, but there are signs saying, cut-white employer. The knee-jerk reaction was that
Would his birthday have then I met the head of the depart- “Petaluma is Kind,” and “Kind- Bridgeport families fired their “colored” employees.
been even better if I had been a ment, a man named Dana Goth. ness is contagious.” Barred from the courtroom by the racist presiding
gorgeous gray eighty-year-old? He talked with me. He worked How true is that! judge, Marshall had to use a local defense attorney
Perhaps. But I believe our smiles with me. He listened to me. And And here’s my personal favorite. to defend his client. It is astounding how a movie
and kindness were a close second. eventually he said four symle If you ever get a chance, if you without explosions and car crashes and tumbling
Someone else’s smile and kind- words that I so longed to hear. want your day turned around, buildings can still feature a superhero.
ness led me to where I am today. “I believe in you.” head on down to Petaluma’s 3 pieces of ‘historic courtroom-drama’
It was the late 1980s, when I had He was the first person who Dollar Store, and stand in Sid’s toast
poofed-up hair-sprayed hair, to saw something in me. And thanks line. Because you are guaranteed
match the era. I walked into my to Dana’s kindness, eight years a smile, maybe even a laugh out
junior college disabilities depart- later, I graduated. loud moment, and some genuine The Foreigner (R)
ment, seeking assistance. No, Many years later, I had the human kindness. Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael
not for my hair. It was because I opportunity to write an article It doesn’t get better than that. McElhatton, Rufus Jones, Charlie Murphy, Orla
Brady
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Jackie Chan (the action star famous for doing his
‘Quartet’ a life-affirming surprise own seemingly impossible stunts), is cast as an ob-
sessed father seeking vigilante retribution against the
London bombers who killed his daughter. Seeking the
Comedy about retired opera names of those directly involved, he eventually faces
QUARTET off with a former IRA operative and current Irish
singers amuses, inspires WHAT: Ronald Harwood’s heart-warm- Deputy Minister. In interviews, the now older Jackie
ing comedy about retired opera singers. Chan has said he wants this film to be the first in a
By AMELIA PARREIRA WHERE: Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petalu- series (similar to Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” or
FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER ma Blvd. N. Liam Neeson’s “Taken” series). Unfortunately, Chan
During a week of mayhem and WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., is paired off against Pierce Brosnan, who plays the
heartbreak shared among the Sundays at 2 p.m., through Oct. 29 villain as a very slippery and morally corrupt politi-
people of Sonoma County, there cian with a back story much more compelling that of
could have been no better timing for HOW MUCH: General admission $28 Chan’s character. Fans of Brosnan as 007 will love it.
the opening of Ronald Harwood’s in advance, $35 at the door; seniors $25 In the end, however, the script lacks a third act, and
“Quartet” at Cinnabar Theater. This in advance, $30 at the door; under 30 all of Chan’s somersaults and Brosnan’s duplicity
show is a light in a cloud of dark- and military $20 in advance, $25 at the fade into the oblivion of bad writing.
ness. If what you’re looking for is door; youth under 18 $15 in advance, 2½ pieces of ‘watch the first two-thirds
a good laugh, as well as a heartfelt QUARTET: From left, Michael Fontaine, Liz $20 at the door. for Chan and Brosnan, and then leave the
connection to the things that matter Jahren, Clark Miller, Laura Jorgensen. INFORMATION: Cinnabartheater.org. theater’ toast
in life, this is the show for you.
Set in an English retirement com- adjusting to a new life outside the (Contact Gil at [email protected])
munity for former musicians and spotlight, after stellar stage careers Robson, is another show-stopper,
opera singers, the talented four- in which they all reached various putting more than 100 percent into
some of veteran actors leave the au- levels of fame. her character’s over-the-top person-
dience in an uproar of laughter. As Michael Fontaine is a crowd ality. Even funnier is the signature
the old friends, and sometime foes, pleaser as Reginald (Reggie) Paget. glare that Laura Jorgenson, playing
clash and connect, the cast lightly Liz Jahren, who plays the ener-
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Your Weekend
THURSDAY
Mike Love
A rising star on the reggae scene,
Mike Love sings songs of inspiration and
healing, full of clever writing and loads
of heart. Love will be joined at the Mystic
by Trevor Green. Mystic Theatre, 21
Petaluma Blvd. N. 8:30 p.m. Tickets $17.
Mystictheatre.com.
‘Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ’ screens Friday,
FRIDAY Oct. 20 at The Vine church in Petaluma.
PETTY THEFT: It would have been Tom Petty’s 67th
Mike Love brings his intimate reggae rock Ben Hur at The Vine Heavens, their tasty. birthday. Now it’s the greatest Tom Petty memorial
sound to the Mystic Theatre. See the chariot race to end all chariot Catch the show while it’s hot, at Twin party in Northern California.
races, the way it was meant to be seen Oaks Roadhouse, 5745 Old Redwood
NOTE: The nearby fires and their – with Charlton Heston driving one of Hwy., Penngrove. No Cover. The Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd.
aftermath have led to the cancelations those chariots, on a screen larger than TwinOaksRoadhouse.com. N. 9:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door
of numerous events throughout Peta- an iPad. The Vine presents “Ben Hur: A only, as available. Mystictheatre.com.
luma. Many other announced events Story of the Christ,’ It’s three-and-a-half SATURDAY
have changed details at the last moment. hours long. And it’s marvelous! Friday SUNDAY
With so much in flux, we suggest that, night, Oct. 20 at The Vine Church, 1129 Tom Petty birthday party
should you choose to support any of Industrial Ave. Suite 208. There will be an This long-planned show took a poi- Smokehouse
these artists by attending their events, intermission. Donations accepted. gnant turn when the great Tom Petty Ironically named, given the circum-
you should contact the venue to confirm passed away on Oct. 2, just 18 days short stances under which we find ourselves of
it is still a go. Also, the Argus-Courier’s Risky Biscuits of his 67th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 20. late, Smokehouse (the band) brings their
Petaluma360 website will be constantly This Americana-bluegrass band from What better way to celebrate the life of Sonoma County dance-beat sound to the
updating this WEEKEND column as new the Sierra Foothills bring to Petaluma the great American songwriter than with Big Easy. 7 p.m.
information arrives, and cancelations a steaming oven-load of high-spirited, Petty Theft, Northern California’s pop- No Cover. 128 American Alley. BigEa-
and changes will be posted there. foot-stomping party-ready goodness. ular, premiere Tom Petty tribute band. syPetaluma.com.

On (not) burying the dead Share Continued from C1 The transition goes both ways, of
course. Hempel said it’s no small thing
for someone to invite total strangers into
we have already had over 600 people call their homes.
up to say they are willing to share their “We do have a simple two-page con-
West Side Story co-winner describes how a she picked out was not home, to move their kids out of their bed- tract, for people asking for temporary
the casket used at the fu- rooms, even to move to a second house shelter,” Hempel said. “Mainly asking
kind word once helped her to say goodbye neral. And lastly, she said they own and let people use their main you to agree to honor the ‘people side’
nobody identified mom’s home. It’s been an amazing outpouring of of this arrangement, that you will be re-
By ANGIE FUNTANILLA body. generosity.” sponsible for cleaning up after yourself,
SPECIAL TO THE ARGUS-COURIER I’m in massive emotion- The SHARE program is headed by that sort of thing.”
It’s important to bury al survival mode, okay? So Amy Appelton, who started a similar In the current emergency, with so
the dead. I took these snippets and home-sharing program at Committee on many waiting to be allowed back into
It’s an important part pieces of information, and the Shelterless before helping to launch evacuation areas, Hempel said that the
of the death process, to I began to craft a story, of SHARE through the PPSC in the summer vast majority of SHARE’s new clients
have that ritual, right? To how Mom was still alive. of 2014. According to Hempel, the tran- only require temporary housing. She
pay respects, to partic- I crafted a story in which sition from a small senior home-sharing said some participants have already been
ipate in that ceremony, she somehow did not operation into a vast emergency service placed in a home, only to say goodbye
that rite of passage, to perish that day. That she was literally an overnight transforma- after a day or two, when their evacuation
say goodbye. With Mom, I somehow walked away tion. area is reopened. Others, especially those
didn’t get to do that. The from the wreckage. “There was a steep learning curve of who have no home to return to, may end
colliding vehicles crushed I had to believe she was just a day or two,” Hempel said, re- up being with their SHARE home-provid-
her body, and snatched out there somewhere. marking that SHARE’s rapidly expand- er for much longer.
her life. I was hurt, too. How could she possibly ing team of volunteers were initially For a program that did not exist in
Unconscious for two leave us when we were swamped with residence-seekers, looking this form two weeks ago, Hempel said
days, in the hospital for so young, and we needed for people willing to open their homes. the SHARE program has proven to be a
six weeks. Literally, she her? Where was she? Well, “It has been a bit overwhelming for our remarkable success.
was with me one minute, I believed she was out team, who’ve had to learn a lot of things “We have gotten calls from all over the
and the next minute she there somewhere trying they never thought they’d need to know, United States,” she said. “Someone from
was gone. While others to heal herself, till she felt like how to ask someone seeking shelter Minnesota called to say, ‘We know this is
went to the funeral, and like it was the right time the address of their former home. That a long shot, but we have an extra place
the burial, and got to have to come back. can be a very traumatic moment for here, and if someone wants to come out
that experience, and that Grandma said all those people, and we’re learning that a simple to Minnesota, they can have it.”
finality, to “witness,” and things. And I didn’t go to question like that can carry huge emo- SHARE has received offers of spare
to start to grieve, my body Angie Funatnella tied for the funeral. So this WAS tional weight.” rooms, apartments, and houses from as
was in a hospital room first place during October’s possible. I believed she Finding a match is much more than far as Austin Texas, Sacramento and
hooked up to tubes and West Side Stories event at would someday come back. simply putting random people together, Eureka, and as near as San Rafael, San
wires and such, hooked Sonoma Portworks. So I waited for her. she said. Francisco and Oakland.
up to a breathing machine But she never did. “We are first finding out if there’s a “The amount of paper we are going
trying to get my left lung and went to go live with When I was eighteen, I cat allergy in play,” she said. “Or maybe through is astonishing,” she said. “Over
to work again. Grandma. And have was still gripped by loads cannabis use or something - anything the last week, we have spent our paper
I could not attend the that first experience of of grief, and I finally one of the parties does or has that the budget for the rest of the year.”
funeral, to “witness,” to knowing that mom was one day decided to open other party might not be able to tolerate. She said that those wishing to help
say goodbye. gone forever. And it was up and share this story We had one woman looking for space, replenish PPS’s paper supply should not
So for me, her death really surreal — because with a friend. And I was and she has a pet rabbit and some kind drop off boxes of paper. A check specified
was never really real. grandma lived right next so scared that she would of lizard thing. So we are working to find for paper purchases would be simpler.
For six weeks, my door to where we used to judge me, or think I was the right match for all of them.” “Our volunteers have done an amazing
focus was entirely in live — to be looking at my crazy, or not want to be One part of the process is to run back- job,” Hempel said. “I also want the world
the moment, trying to old house, and see new my friend anymore. ground checks on the home-seeker, a step to know that my staff is here still doing
understand what was hap- people coming in and out But she didn’t do any put in place to give home-providers an- their day jobs, still working to put low-in-
pening to my body. What of that door. of that. other measure of comfort and safety. Af- come seniors into affordable housing.”
did all of this mean? Who “Wait! What? Where’s She just said, “You know ter the match is made and the displaced According to Larry Jonas, who is host-
were all these people, all my stuff? Where are all what Ann? I don’t think people are safely moved in, SHARE then ing the Hulces while they await word on
these doctors, nurses, my belongings? Where is you’re crazy. I think what sets up volunteers to help in coordinating the condition of their house, he and his
x-ray technicians coming Mom?” this means is how much rides to the DMV and unemployment of- fiancée were in Oregon when news of the
in and out of my room. I The whole situation you miss your mom, and fices, assisting with necessary paperwork fires broke.
don’t remember feeling got even stranger for me wish she was here.” and other tasks. They immediately returned to Peta-
sad. I didn’t cry. There when I started asking I absolutely burst into “Our volunteer coordinators are the luma and began volunteering at local
were too many other Grandma questions about tears, at what I deemed to point persons for all of that,” Hempel evacuation centers.
things fighting for my what happened. She said, be a very random act of said. “We’re really working hard to get “Then we got a notice from our rabbi,
attention, while I was laid the clothes she gave the kindness. That kindness everyone the kind of guidance and sup- asking for people to consider opening
up at Children’s Hospital. funeral folks, to dress helped me let go of my port they need.” their homes to evacuees,” Jonas said. “I
So it was really weird mom in, were given back illusion, and finally start Additionally, she said that Target, have to admit, the whole thing had left
when I was released, to her. She said the casket to heal. along with the Petaluma Mother’s Club, me depressed, but when you start helping
have been offering gift cards for those people, you really do feel better. I feels so
in the SHARE program, should they blessed to be able to help out people in
need a new pillow, or something else to such need.”
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■ HELPING OUT ■

Relief for Fire Victims, assistance for sick kids,

By DAVID TEMPLETON Oct. 28, whichever comes first. leaders. The effort is One Cold Night, and
ARGUS-COURIER STAFF ABOUT HELPING OUT Who does it help? The Carousel Fund each participant will raise money from
RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS NEED- This column is the Argus-Courier’s new is a Petaluma-based charity founded in their own community to support Social
ED SHORT-TERM & LONG-TERM bi-weekly calendar of events that assist Peta- 1987 to financially assist Petaluma fami- Advocates for Youth.
There is no shortage of ways to volun- lumans in need, and locally-based non-profits. lies with sick children. The all-volunteer Everyone who makes a donation of $25
teer during the current firestorm crisis, Are you planning a fundraiser, benefit, volun- organization raises and distributes thou- or more to Goldberg’s effort will receive a
which is sure to have long-term effects on teer events, or crowdfunding campaign for a sands of dollars annually. ticket to Simply Solar’s annual communi-
the community of Petaluma and Sono- good cause or charity? For consideration in What else should we know? The ty event, An Historic Soiree, taking place
ma County. The Red Cross has put out Helping Out, send the details to David Temple- Fund Run takes place Sunday, Oct. 29, at at Hotel Petaluma on Wed, 25, 5 p.m. to 8
an urgent call for additional volunteers, ton at [email protected]) 9 a.m., at Ellis Creek Park, 3890 Cypress p.m.
both for immediate assignment, and in Drive. $15 for a single runner/walker, There will be food, drinks, music and
the ongoing future. take place Wednesday, Oct. 25, between $35 for a family. Carouselfund.org/news- a treasure of raffle items. Donors at
To volunteer, sign up online at Red- 10:45 a.m. and 9 p.m. Make sure to men- events. the single-ticket level receive one raffle
cross.org. tion the wildfires to the cashier BEFORE ticket. A donation of $100 or more gets
making your payment, so they can prop- AN HISTORIC SOIREE – BENEFIT four tickets to the event, plus eight raffle
DONATE TO HELP FIRE VICTIMS erly process the donation. FOR ONE COLD NIGHT & SOCIAL tickets.
The Petaluma Argus-Courier, along ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH Who does it help? Social Advocates
with the Press Democrat and the Sonoma ANNUAL CAROUSEL FUND RUN 5K Wednesday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. to for Youth is a Sonoma County non-profit
Index-Tribune, have partnered with the Sunday, October 29, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. 8:00 p.m. focusing on homeless youth between the
Redwood Credit Union and a number of “It’s a go,” says Arnie Cohen, founder What’s happening? An estimated 25% ages of 12 and 25.
business leaders to raise funds quick- of Petaluma’s Carousel Fund, of the of our County’s homeless are 25-years- To learn more about Social Advocates
ly, recognizing the immediate need of charity’s upcoming fundraiser at Ellis old or younger. Getting off the streets and for Youth visit saysc.org.
thousands of displaced families. Every Creek Park. “People are concerned about into a job or school can be a matter of life What else should we know? To do-
dollar goes diorectly to those affected by air quality, but we expect the weather and death for such young people. nate to Goldberg’s One Cold Night effort,
the fires. to be good and the air to be clear by run To call attention to the problem, visit Saysc.org, click “events,” click “One
Donate at Redwoodcu.org/northbayfir- day,” says Cohen, adding, “This year Petaluma’s Ben Goldberg, of Simply Cold Night,” then select “Ben Goldberg”
erelief marks our thirtieth anniversary of Solar, will be sleeping outdoors for one from the list of participants. The page
helping local families with sick kids. I’m night( Nov. 3), along with fifty other local will take you the rest of the way.
CHIPOTLE PLEDGES 100% OF hoping the community embraces this as
SALES TO FIRE VICTIM CHARITIES a way to get outdoors and celebrate life.
ON WEDNESDAY OCT. 25 Hopefully, hundreds will participate.”
As an act of support for Sonoma Coun- What’s happening? Whenever a child

Come
ty fire victims and evacuees, all Chipotle is diagnosed with a catastrophic illness,
Mexican Grill restaurants in San Fran- paying for medical care is stressful. The
cisco and the North Bay will donate 100% annual Carousel Fund Run 5K race is a
off sales to the Community Foundation family-oriented opportunity to help local
of Sonoma County, and the Napa Valley families struggling with such stresses.
Community Foundation, when told their 100% of all race fees will go to the work

W
meal payment should go to help wildfire of the Carousel Fund. Registration open
vicitms and families. The fundraiser will until all spots are taken, or midnight on

Buzz Continued from C1 the “French Taunter.” “Laughter is med-

With Us
icine, and right now, that’s what we need,
a moment to laugh. Whatever else is going
Arts Live’s “The Rainmaker” (now open- on, this show is hard not to laugh through.”
ing Thursday, Sept. 19). Fortunately, in
addition to Cinnabar Theater’s “Quartet” Conversation with foster parents
(See review on page C3), there were some and foster kids: Sonoma Foster Care
places weekend to catch a distracting night will be offering a chance to hear first-
of theater. Petaluma’s Lucas Sherman was hand how foster parents can make a vital
glad that “Spamalot,” a supremely silly difference in the lives of children. Curent
musical based on the film “Monty Python
and the Holy Grail,” went on as planned
foster parents and former foster youth
will discuss their experiences at B’Nai
BAPTIST EPISCOPAL
at Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Israel Jewish Center (740 Western Ave.), First Baptist Church St. John's Episcopal Church
Rohnert Park. As musical director of the on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 705 N. Webster St., Petaluma 40 5th St., Petaluma
show, Sherman said, following Saturday R.S.V.P. at (707) 565-4274. (707) 762-9612 Sunday Eucharist
night’s well-attended performance, “People Compiled by David Templeton, Ar- Services/Nursery Care
need this.” The sentiment was echoed by gus-Courier Staff 8 AM Rite I and 10 AM Rite II
Sunday Worship – 10:45 am
director David Yen, whose son Thomas (Have an Item for The Buzz? Write David Sunday School at the 10 AM Service
Bible Hour – 9:30 am
(also a resident of Petaluma) appears as at [email protected]) Prayer Meeting: Wed. 11:00 am Julian’s Way Study Group at 9:40 AM
Sundays
Tuesday Centering Prayer 5 PM

Quartet Continued from C3 homophobia, dating the script in ways

Petaluma Valley Baptist Wednesday Centering Prayer 12:15PM
that feel jarring and unnecessary. Church Taize Service 7 PM First Friday
The set by Joseph Elwick is flawless. (707) 763-2277 Monthly
Jean Horton, throws at Cecily during her Sporting antique paintings, gorgeous 580 Sonoma Mtn. Pkway, Petaluma (707) 762-8872
frequent tangents. Clark Miller’s Wilfred vintage furniture and a view of a Services: www.saintjohnsepiscopalpetaluma.org
Bond adds the perfect touch of salacious- nature-filled terrace, the set suggests (Nursery Care Provided)
ness to the group with his comical wit. a stately country paradise - though the Sun. – 9:00 am & 11:00 am
The production’s title might suggest characters may, at times, feel otherwise. Sr. Pastor: Tom Marcum
a full-on musical. Surprise! Harwood’s “Quartet,” directed by Jereme Anglin, Youth Ministries: Steve Moulyn
script features only one operatic song, brings a message that many audience Music Worship Pastor: Neil Church
sort of, lasting less than five minutes. members will feel they need to hear at • Youth Meeting – Wed., 7:00 pm
Though the plot holds a great amount this time, an encouragement to live in the • AWANA – Thurs., 6:30 pm EVANGELICAL
of positive comedy, there are a couple present, not matter what. In numerous
instances where jokes go a bit too far. monologues and dialogues, the actors The Vine Church
For instance, the characters joke about tapped into deep, relatable emotions, each Sovereign Grace 1129 Industrial Ave., Suite 208
offstage characters’ possible sexual discovering, in their own way, that time Community Church Sunday Worship: 10 am
orientation in ways that are often a bit is short, the end is unknowable, and that Church Office: (707) 778-1296 www.thevinepetaluma.org
uncomfortable, somewhat bordering on every moment of life is a precious jewel. 1310 Commerce St. Suite B
Sunday Worship Service – 10:00 am
@ Valley Orchards: 2100 E. Washington St
Wed. Bible Study – 7:00 pm (@ office)
Sommer Continued from C1 Biblical Counseling Ctr of Sonoma Cty.
Pastor: Kevin Kirby LUTHERAN
www.sovgracepetaluma.org
dubbed it “very ugly.” Lamar Lauritzen stated he Library - now the Petalu- Elim Lutheran Church
The Catholic Church would fight the ban. ma Museum - at 4th and B
Sunday Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
banned it as being “inap- “They would run me out Streets. That idea was ap-
propriate.” of business,” he said. proved by our City Council 504 Baker Street (office), Petaluma
And Argus-Courier
columnist Bill Soberanes
But Ned Davis, manager
of the Chamber of Com-
on January 20, 1962, but
it was to take another 14
CATHOLIC [email protected]
(707) 762-4081/ Elimpetaluma.org
thoughtfully observed, merce, was all for it, so years for the replacement St. James Church
“Some doctors say the the ordinance was passed. to happen. (707) 762-4256,
Twist is dangerous to Henceforth, all new On East Washington 125 Sonoma Mtn. Pkway
knee, hip and back.” Bill shops and offices on East Street. Pastor: Rev. Michael Culligan
allowed that even though Washington Street were With off-street parking
Schedule of Masses: Sat. 5:00 pm -
local real estate salesmen,
truck drivers and ranchers
required to install their
own off-street parking.
… but, no fall-out shelters
needed.
Sun. 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, METHODIST
were doing “The Twist,” he But back to the Cold That reminds me, it’s 5:00 pm - Weekday Masses: 9 am
Petaluma
wasn’t going to try it itself. War. important to remember
He did, however, like In Ed Mannion’s news- that when both the USSR United Methodist Church
that new Tony Bennett paper column, he was and the USA finally St. Vincent De Paul Church Worship Services Sunday School
song, “I Left My Heart in pushing hard to get the backed off from the nucle- (707) 762-4278 @ 10:30 am.
San Francisco.” 150-year-old Russian Fort ar threshold, both Coun- 35 Liberty St., Petaluma Worship in Fijian @ 1:00 pm.
In other show business Ross registered as a Na- tries won. Pastor: Rev. Gary Lombardi 410 D Street (at 5th).
news of ‘62, the famed tional Historic Landmark. I believe there may have Schedule of Masses: Rev. Eric Dale
circus act “The Flying “Wouldn’t it be good for been a lesson there. Weekdays – M-Sat, 8:00 am 707-762-9785.
Wallendas” suffered a Soviet/American rela- (Historian Skip Sommer Saturday – 5:00 pm
devastating tragedy when tions?” Ed asked. is an honorary life member
www.petalumaumc.org
Sundays – 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am
their high-wire pyramid Ed was also trying to get of Heritage Homes and En Español, Sabado – 7:30 pm &
collapsed during a per- approval for a new library the Petaluma Historical Domingo – 12:00 pm
formance in Detroit. Two to replace the Carnegie Museum)
members of the family
were killed, and another
PRESBYTERIAN
paralyzed after falling 36
feet to the arena floor. HELP
HELP CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Presbyterian Church
The following day, two BRING MISSING
BRING MISSING 939 B Street, Petaluma
surviving family members CHILDREN
CHILDREN HOME HOME First Church of Christ,
walked the same high (707) 762-8269
wire, proclaiming, “The
BY
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Scientist Petaluma
www.petalumafirst.com
YOUR Everyone Welcome!
show must go on.” YOURCAR,TRUCK,
VEHICLE 522 B St., Petaluma (707) 762-4105 Rev. John Chase
And in television, BOAT OR RV Services and Childcare: Services in the Sanctuary
Groucho Marx, on “Tell Donating is easy and Fellowship Time 9:30 am
Donating is easythe
you will receive and Sun. 10 am & Wed. 7:30 pm
It To Groucho,” mused
about the large number
you will receive the
maximum tax deduction. Reading Room - 21 Sixth Street Worship 9:45 am
of TV doctor shows at the
maximum tax deduction. Bible based Sunday school for Nursery/Sunday School during
time, along with the pop-
Learn more
Learn more at at students up to the age of 20. worship
ular “Flintstones” show, PollyKlaas.org
PollyKlaas.org
suggesting they could be
combined into a new show
called, “The Gallstones.”
We’re still waiting for
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NORTH BAY FIRE RELIEF

Helping Our Neighbors in Need
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 10,700
TOTAL RAISED: $4,122,465
The North Bay and our local communities have been hit hard by the recent
devastating fires. Lives have been lost along with homes, businesses and jobs.

FAMILIES AND CHILDREN NEED OUR HELP

NOW MORE THAN EVER.
Redwood Credit Union, The Press Democrat, State Senator Mike McGuire and
several Business Leaders invite you to join us in helping our neighbors in need
by donating to the North Bay Fire Relief Fund. 100% of your tax-deductible
donations will go directly to aid relief efforts and help the victims
(RCU will pay all administrative costs). You may designate your donation
to support all four affected counties (Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake),
or designate which county you’d like to support.

Photos by Kent Porter, Beth Schlanker, Christopher Chung, Alvin Jornada | The Press Democrat

Community Leaders $200,000 or more: Community Supporters $100,000 or more:

Victor and Karen Trione

DAV I D CO D D I N G

To Donate:
• Visit www.redwoodcu.org/NorthBayFireRelief Note to fire victims:
• Visit any RCU branch (www.redwoodcu.org/locations) Procedures for accessing funds
• By mail: RCU Community Fund, P.O. Box 6104, Santa Rosa, CA 95406. Please will be announced early next week.
make checks payable to RCU Community Fund and include 2017 North We are working with FEMA to ensure fairness
Bay Fire Relief in the memo line and a note of which county, or all, that you
and to distribute funds as quickly as possible.
wish to support.

• Community Leader: For companies donating $200,000 or greater, and raising

funds through your business
• Community Supporter: For companies donating between $100,000-
$199,000 and raising funds through your business
Media Supporters
Please contact RCU at: (707) 545-4000, ext. 65220 or The Press Democrat at
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Petaluma Argus-Courier OCTOBER 19, 2017 ■ SECTION D

Food & Drink

How to help fire victims
The recovery from recent North Bay
wildfires will be long and arduous; here
is how to help in the effort. D2

■ SONOMA COUNTY WILDFIRES ■

Tip of My Tongue
Houston Porter

Local food
community
impacted
by fires
I
thought I was prepared for
the drive up Highway 101
through Santa Rosa this
past week, but nothing really
compares to seeing things with
your own eyes. Although I
couldn’t see Coffey Park or the
majority of Fountaingrove from
the freeway, what little I could HOUSTON PORTER / FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER
see was horrific and heart- Volunteers at Preferred Sonoma Caterers prepare meals to take to emergency shelters in Petaluma.
breaking.
Due to road closures, I had
to wait until Tuesday evening
to attempt my regular trek
to Mendocino for work. As I
approached Bicentennial Way
in northern Santa Rosa, traffic
slowed, immersed in an un-
Petaluma restaurants pitch in
imaginable scene. Local establishments rally to feed influx of evacuees fleeing wildfires
Guard rails curled like some-
thing out of a Dr. Seuss book. I By HOUSTON PORTER
imagined other drivers were in FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER

A
the same state of shock. I have s I watched a dozen volunteers scurry
driven through fire-ravaged ar- around the large commercial kitchen at
eas before, but this was my own Preferred Sonoma Caterers at the crack
backyard. In the bizarre, con- of dawn Sunday morning, I could not have
fusing scene, iconic structures, felt more proud of the place I call home. I was
like the historic Round Barn, no there to interview owner Amber Balshaw, but
longer dotted the landscape. it came as no surprise to see Amber Driscoll,
I immediately thought of the owner of Speakeasy in Petaluma and Fog’s
many meals I’ve attended at the Kitchen in Inverness, and Carolyn Williams,
Steakhouse at Equus and a lunch former owner of Bovine Bakery also leading
meeting with one of my mentors the charge.
at the Hilton’s Nectar Restaurant When it comes to big hearts, great food and
& Lounge, which was particular- organizational skills, these three are stalwarts.
ly pivotal to my career. However, most important to the current effort,
Of course, this got me to and to the character of our town, is their
thinking about Petaluma, my unhesitating dedication to our community. It is
hometown, and the incredible the people that make Petaluma great.
weekend I just had prior to the “I’m ‘Amber a.m.’ and she is ‘Amber p.m.’”
fires, which included a lot of said Balshaw, referring to her normal early
great food, great people and morning shift and Driscoll’s late night schedule.
fundraisers. What has been re- With that, she immediately turned my
markable, yet not surprising, is attention to the names of people who she
that the zeal with which my fel- thought really deserved to be mentioned. This
low citizens strive to help oth- has been the going theme throughout this
ers never wanes, even during adventure – the deeper someone is involved,
a disaster like none we have the more finger pointing they do in an effort
seen before. We casually raise to draw attention to others that they believe
funds for all sorts of causes deserve the credit.
year-round, but when it comes As Mike Barber, owner of Barber Cellars,
time to act, I have seen nothing pointed out almost immediately after evac-
quite like the fervor with which uees began arriving, “it would be easier to
Petalumans responded to the make a list of Petaluma people and places that
current crisis. aren’t participating in the relief efforts.”
Balshaw immediately mentioned that the
A weekend of crying, eating, person who should really get credit is Ken
drinking O’Donnell of McNear’s, who along with son
The weekend prior to the and Seared co-owner Joe O’Donnell, have been
fires started on Friday night at providing hot meals to evacuees since day one.
the Petaluma Woman’s Club. Driscoll said the real hero is Miriam Don-
It was their annual Spaghetti aldson of Wishbone. Another volunteer in
Feed scholarship fundraiser, Balshaw’s kitchen makes a point to tell me
and after a successful stint a that Mark Malicki, out at the Casino Bar &
couple fundraisers ago as their Grill in Bodega has been providing meals to
auctioneer, I was invited back industry folks and volunteers all week.
SONOMA MAGAZINE
to cry the dessert auction. And Brian Tatko points to Maguire’s, across
The spaghetti was as good as Volunteers at Jamison’s Roaring Donkey help sort emergency supplies. The Petaluma pub
ever, but it is always the compa- See Volunteers, D3 served as a collection spot for donations for fire victims.
ny that makes these events so
great. With communal tables,
we always get a chance to meet
new people, including many
readers. Thank you for com-
ing up and saying “hi.” I truly
appreciate it.
Although tempted by all the
homemade desserts, it wasn’t
Fire relief fund set up to help victims
until I was handed a slip of By GUY KOVNER
paper stating “three gallons THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
of lemon ice cream” that my Redwood Credit Union, in partnership
interest was really piqued. Even with state Sen. Mike McGuire and Sonoma
after hearing oohs and aahs at Media Investments, which owns the Ar-
announcing this was from Peta- gus-Courier and The Press Democrat, has
luma Creamery, nobody raised established the 2017 North Bay Fire Relief
their hand to bid, likely in large Fund to assist people impacted by the
part because they were intimi- wildfires that have ravaged four counties.
dated by the challenge of fitting The credit union is paying the fund’s
three gallons of ice cream into administrative costs, allowing all donated
their freezer. I was the high bid- funds to directly aid fire victims and relief
der and walked out with a big efforts.
tub of ice cream and an even “Our hearts go out to everyone affected
bigger smile on my face. by the fires,” said Brett Martinez, RCU’s
president and CEO. “We know there’s a
Sonoma County Home Brew long road ahead, but the message to those
winner who have lost so much is this: Your com-
The next day found us on munity cares and is with you.”
the industry judging panel at Donors may designate their contribu-
the 2017 Sonoma County Home tions to all four counties — Sonoma, Napa,
KENT PORTER / THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Brewers Competition. We were Mendocino and Lake — or elect to support
split into three groups, the IPA, an individual county. Residents return to where their homes once stood in Coffey Park in Santa Rosa.
the light and the dark beer The fund has already received $439,000
judges. Not being a big fan of in donations. victims in Lake County. who want to join us in that effort.”
IPAs, I was relieved to be chosen “Our thoughts and prayers are with “When disasters hit a community like Contributions to the fund may be made
as a dark beer judge. This year’s those impacted by these devastating fires,” ours, everyone needs updated news and online at www.redwoodcu.org/northbay-
judging consists of searching McGuire, D-Healdsburg, said in a state- information,” said Steve Falk, CEO of firerelief or at any of RCU’s 17 North Bay
out each brew on my assigned ment. “Please be careful and thank you for Sonoma Media Investments. “We’re glad and San Francisco locations.
list, tasting them, and then rating pitching in to help our neighbors.” to be there to inform the community, pull Checks payable to the RCU Community
In 2015 and 2016, the same partnership it together and help rebuild. This fund is
See Porter, D2 established relief funds that supported fire a perfect vehicle for thousands of people See Fund, D2
D2 PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017

JIM JOHNSON / FOR THE ARGUS COURIER CRISSY PASCUAL / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

Lots of different cheeses to taste at the Home Brewers Competition held Oct. 7 on Scott Casa Grande High School sheltered evacuees from the areas swept by wildfires.
Street in Petaluma.

Porter Continued from D1 excellent example of a German Amber

Märzen. In fact, the Beer Judge Certifi-
cate Program lists this beer as one of the
How to help fire victims
them for things like clarity, aroma, flavor commercial examples of a Märzen, so
and whether they represented their par- clearly it is on point within that category. The massive recovery effort will
ticular style accurately. For you hop tea folks, this might not
Although not judging the same be the beer for you, but then again, if
require an army of volunteers
style of beers, my partner and I were you haven’t tried a Märzen, I recom-
lucky enough to team up with “Check mend that you expand your horizons. ARGUS-COURIER STAFF
Please! — Bay Area” host and Petaluma The thousands of displaced victims of
resident, Leslie Sbrocco. Tasting dozens Mac n’ cheese the Sonoma County fires will need as-
of craft beers and enjoying lunch from Last, but certainly not least, we volun- sistance for weeks and months to come.
the Bodega – CA and Rocky food trucks teered at the Petaluma Animal Service’s Here is how to help:
would have already made this a great Mac n’ Cheese Challenge fundraiser on
day, so getting to visit with and learn Sunday, where I also ran a judging panel. Volunteer
from Leslie was an unexpected bonus, Looking over the 15 vastly different mac The Red Cross is in immediate need of
and a true honor. n’ cheeses, we quickly realized this was volunteers to assist evacuees. To volunteer,
She was so down to earth that it going to be harder than we thought. sign up at www.redcross.org. Interested
wasn’t until I overheard several peo- We all picked what appeared to be the volunteers may also contact the County
SUBMITTED BY SHAWN LANGWELL
ple in line for food talking excitedly most plain looking one to taste first, fig- Office of Emergency Services at 565-3856.
about having seen Leslie Sbrocco that I uring it would easily rule itself out as a The Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Evacuation Center at New Life Petaluma on
remembered just what a celebrity she is. top contender. As luck would have it, not Leadership has also been called in to help. Oct. 9.
She is yet again another great example only could we not push it aside, but in the If you wish to donate or volunteer, you
of why we love Petaluma so much. The end it received top honors, earning the can register on their website at cvnl.org. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
people here tend to be genuine, no mat- Judges’ Award for best mac n’ cheese. McGuires was offering free meals.
ter what their walk of life. So, whose mac n’ cheese was it? None Donate Mystic Theatre/McNears was serving
For the third year in a row, the winner other than Crocodile restaurant. Cele- The Press Democrat, Argus-Courier and breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m., lunch from
of the Home Brewers Competition was brating their one year anniversary since Sonoma Index-Tribune have partnered noon to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 8 p.m.
not an IPA, which puts a grin on my opening up on the corner of 2nd and C with Redwood Credit Union, Sen. Mike Mc- They can deliver or make meals to go.
face. It is great to see plenty of people streets in Petaluma’s Theater Square, Guire and business leaders to raise funds Contact them at 765-2121.
embracing beers other than the hop teas the breadth and depth of cheese flavors to directly help fire victims. Every dollar Sauced BBQ Restaurant was serving
we call IPAs. This year’s winner certain- was sophisticated in its simplicity. will go directly to victims. Donate at www. free food from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ly did a great job of creating a beer well An extremely close runner-up for the redwoodcu.org/northbayfirerelief. Sweet Zone was offering free Gelato.
within the style guidelines of what he Judges’ Award was Petaluma’s own Chef Petaluma Animal Services, a non- Quinua Restaurant was offering free
was shooting for. Brenda of Trade Secret, who was able profit that is providing shelter for pets lunch.
The Grand Prize winner was Cody to fit this competition in between her displaced by the fires, is seeking cash Lagunitas Tap Room was giving away
Kay, whose Durstlosher was one of my travels teaching about food. She says she donations to help the effort. To donate, free water. Bring containers and they will
favorite beers of the competition and will always do this competition because visit bit.ly/2hBMO3e. fill them
surely would have garnered my vote had she loves the cause and loves the vibe, so Petaluma Sheraton has a donation The Drawing Board was offering food
it been in my judging category. If I recall we hope to see her again next year with room set up with clothes, shoes, food, delivery to those in need, plus a special
correctly, it was brewed as a Helles, yet another creative mac n’ cheese. juice, water, shampoo, tooth brushes, menu for firefighters and victims.
which is a traditional German pale lager The People’s Choice for first place was tooth paste, pet food, and more. People Copperfield’s Books Petaluma offered
beer, particular to Munich. an excellent green pepper mac n’ cheese who are displaced can come and take free WifF, water, stickers and crayons for
We have been sampling a lot of Helles created by Joe Garcia of the Petaluma anything they may need. children, and they allowed dogs.
during Oktoberfest, and Cody’s was as Police Department, with privateer Roaring Donkey had laptops set up and
good as I’ve tasted so far. We look forward Johnny Marrs taking second place and Food donations WiFi and chargers for people, as needed.
to his collaborative brew with 101 North’s Sarah’s Eats & Sweets taking third. But The Salvation Army at 721 South Petaluma Swim Center was offering
Joel Johnson. Fresh, mildly sweet, with all 15 mac n’ cheeses were worthy of McDowell Blvd. in Petaluma is welcom- showers from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 3-5:30 p.m.
low bitterness, I think that the Durstlosh- recognition. ing ready-to-eat, non-perishable food Petaluma Health Center was offering
er is going to help introduce a lot of people As a reminder, the Petaluma Animal donations. They are also in need of free medical/mental health care for any
to a European style of beer that they Shelter is still accepting donations of volunteers. Call them at 769-0716. in need.
might not otherwise have tried. all pet-related items, from food to toys The Redwood Empire Food Bank in Synergy Health Club was offering free
I’m sure it will be a hit when it cele- to beds, as it is housing a lot of pets Santa Rosa is accepting packaged, ready- showers plus towels to those in need, and
brates its release party at Taps Beer Co. displaced by the fires. to-eat, non-perishable food donations at a place to relax with couches and TV.
& Kitchen around the beginning of the 3990 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa. Cash Petaluma Bowling Alley was offering a
year, before rolling out to pubs around Cancellations donations are also welcome. Their web- free space to hang out and free games.
the North Bay. Double-check your upcoming events site is refb.org. Sax’s Joint was collecting men’s
because many are being canceled due basketball shorts and sweats, as well as
Rock solid beer buy to smoke and fire. A couple of biggies Housing socks and underwear for both men and
Although I always prefer to buy local, I include the cancellation of the Rohnert Residents willing to host evacuees may women to distribute to shelters.
would be remiss if I failed to mention an Park’s Funkendank Oktoberfest beer contact the Petaluma People’s Services Ethical Clothing, 122 Kentucky St., had
excellent import beer I recently discov- and music festival and the Lagunitas Center SHARE Sonoma County at SHAR- a free clothing boutique for those in need.
ered at Groco, which is what my family Beer Circus, both of which were slated Efi[email protected]. For non-evacuees, they will also sell
calls the Petaluma Grocery Outlet. (When for Saturday, Oct. 21. Lagunitas has newly donated items for $25 a piece and
I was a kid, all but the “Groc” and the “O” asked to donate ticket purchases to Businesses donate the money to those in need.
were burnt out on the sign. Ever since, we local fire relief efforts for those that can For those displaced, here is a list of Yoga Hell offered free yoga classes,
have affectionately called it “Groco.”) afford to go without their refund. Petaluma businesses and restaurants plus a drop-off donation site for locals
At just $4 per six-pack, Hacker- (Contact Houston Porter at houston@ that have been helping: Strong’s Second Chance Ranch was
Pschorr Original Oktoberfest is an avant-larde.com.) Nopalito’s was offering free burritos offering to house horses.

Fund Continued from D1

Fund, with 2017 North Bay Fund to address to mid- to
Fire Relief in the memo long-term needs of fire
line along with a nota- victims.
tion “all” or a designated Donations may be made
county, may be mailed to online at www.sonomacf.
RCU Community Fund, org/sonoma-county-resil-
P.O. Box 6104, Santa Rosa, ience-fund/.
95406. The Santa Rosa Ju-
Companies interested in nior College Foundation
making six-figure dona- made an initial $100,000
tions may contact RCU at donation to the SRJC Fire
545-4000 or 800-479-7928. Relief Fund, established
Two other fund-raising to support the needs of
campaigns have been an estimated 200 current
launched to assist fire students, faculty and staff
victims. members who have lost
The Community Foun- their homes or been dis-
dation Sonoma County has placed by the fires.
received a $250,000 seed Donations may be made
gift from Facebook to its online at santarosajc.
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the street from his Jamison’s Kokkari, Oren’s Kitchen, Chef is Vici’s other business. Sax’s ply go about their business, is a promote them and their dreams.
Roaring Donkey donation center Trace and Bay Laurel. When I Joint was another one of many confirmation that Petaluma is Just as Petaluman restaurants,
site, and says they deserve a pat posted to the Petaluma Foodies locations collecting clothes, truly unique. Even though many caterers, food trucks, grocers,
on the back for all their hard group on Facebook, the list of along with Jamison’s Roaring of these folks are not life-long brewers and wineries give us
work. food support grew even more Donkey. JRD owner Brian Tatko Petalumans, they moved here way beyond simple sustenance, I
The effort to feed evacuees, massive, and included Sarah’s said it best when he passed on and set up shop because they implore Petalumans to do more
volunteers, and first responders Eats and Sweets, Lombardi’s something he overheard while found a town that embraced and than simply add these venues to
was immediate on the Monday Deli, Michael’s Sourdough, running an around-the-clock encouraged their ideals, and your bucket list.
morning after the fires started, Brixx, Della Fattoria, Mi Pueblo, donation center out of his bar. clearly they have returned the The list of “dine and donates”
although admittedly it was a Ray’s Deli, Rustic Bakery, Traxx, “Whatever the disaster, just favor in spades. is likely to grow over the coming
bit disorganized. As soon as Volpi’s, 101 North, Lagunitas, fly in a plane full of Petalumans Even after speaking with both weeks and months, making for
the Lucchesi Center opened its Slamburger, El Roy’s and The and they’ll get the job done.” Ambers, I am still not exactly a great way for us to support
doors, food and drink started Bodega - CA. Bellyfull Dinners Leland Fishman provide sup- sure how they, and all the other our restaurateurs while they
flowing in from Don Panchos, canceled their regular delivery port behind the scenes. volunteers and donors are doing support our community and
Simmer, Whole Foods, Trad- schedule so they could help with “We couldn’t do this without what they are doing. They start the victims of the fires. We
er Joe’s and just about every evacuation centers. the help that Fishman Supply off at 6 a.m. prepping 250 meals, have already dined at Twisted
coffee place in town. Others, like Balshaw credits on-site chefs, has been giving us,” Balshaw only to get a call just before 9 2, where owners Dick and Julie
McNear’s, Nopalito and Qui- like Terry Velasco, owner of said. a.m. asking if they can bump Warner are donating a massive
nua offered free meals at their Velasco’s Mexican Catering, for No doubt there is not a food that up to 450. 40 percent of the check to the
restaurants in order to make the keeping the fires burning in the preparer or evacuation center in What I do know is that they Redwood Empire Food Bank
fire victims feel welcome. kitchen at the Veteran’s Building, town that has not benefited from saw a need and immediately at least through this upcoming
Having grown quite fond of weekend.
Juan Gutierrez, owner of Quinua If you have always wanted
Cucina Peruana, for all his ef- to try Twisted 2, this is as good
forts here in Petaluma, my mom “Brewsters and I were about to provide food on the same night for the same a time as any. Other dine and
and I volunteered to help him shelter. That’s when we realized we needed to organize food prep and delivery. donate options that I have seen
so far include Pongo’s, Mary’s
serve lunch on Tuesday. Only a
few people trickled in for his free The response has been incredible with locals like McNear’s, Wishbone, Sax’s Pizza Shack, La Dolce Vita and
lunch, so we pulled up a seat and Joint, Sauces, Cucina, Brewsters, Drawing Board, Pizza Politana/Lunchette, Lunchette. Get out there today and
ordered up lunch for ourselves.
It was phenomenal, as always, Sally Tomatoes and Paella Del Rey really stepping up.” support those that are doing the
and we took great pleasure in —Amber Balshaw, owner, Preferred Sonoma Caterers heavy lifting. Whether it is a
immediately supporting someone dine and donate, or simply visit-
who was reacting straight from ing a restaurant that is making
the heart for a community that he which means one less location Fishman’s generosity. filled it. When the scared and a difference during these trying
has only lived in a short time, but her team had to prep food for. All of this was a small part huddled masses flocked to times, every penny matters.
has quickly fallen in love with. Balshaw also showed me her of the food-related efforts to Petaluma for sanctuary, they Even just an extra date-night out
Food providers quickly walk-in cold storage, which help the fire victims. There are found solace, even when the rest per month or extra cup of coffee
realized that they needed to get was piled high with donations plenty of other groups doing of their lives were filled with per week, when taken collective-
the food to the shelters, because from Petaluma Poultry, Cow- everything necessary to make uncertainty. Most telling of ly, will mean that these Petalu-
most of the evacuees were not girl Creamery, Clover, Daily sure evacuees want for noth- how connected our community ma heroes will be willing, ready
venturing out. This is when the Acts, Palace of Fruit, Petaluma ing, including the Petaluma is, when the Ambers, or Sara and able whenever Petaluma is
Ambers stepped in and started Bounty, Open Field Farms, Two Active 20/30 Club getting school Sasses, or Brian Tatkos needed called upon again.
coordinating meals for all the Rock Pastures, Santa Rosa Meat supplies for displaced children something, they simply tossed And last, but certainly not
shelters around town. and Poultry, just to name a few to Jamison’s Roaring Donkey it out to the community and we least, thank everyone who is
“Brewsters and I were about donors. making deliveries all the way up filled in the gaps. making a difference. These is no
to provide food on the same “Only in Sonoma County are to Mendocino County, which has To help in this effort, we can way to hold a thank you party
night for the same shelter,” you going to get a donation of also been devastated by fires. support those businesses and to honor all those that have
Balshaw said. “That’s when we 500 pounds of grass-feed beef,” Sara Sass, owner of Boulevard restaurants that are lifting up stepped up during this crisis,
realized we needed to organize Balshaw said. “Bulk donations Barbers, launched the Petaluma our community. This means but I would venture to guess that
food prep and delivery. The re- are best because those are the Proud Facebook page, in order shopping local, whether that is none of them would ask for or
sponse has been incredible with ones we can legitimately turn to keep an ever-updated list of buying supplies for Fishman expect one either. What keeps
locals like McNear’s, Wishbone, over to the Red Cross, once they evacuation center needs, includ- Supply, heading out to enjoy a them going is that they know we
Sax’s Joint, Sauced, Cucina, arrive.” ing volunteer shifts. Jennifer meal at one of our many locally have their backs.
Brewsters, Drawing Board, Pizza Although thoughtful, donations Pritchard has been an absolute owned restaurants, or using This list is by no means
Politana/Lunchette, Sally Toma- of random household food items inspiration, working around local caterers the next time you complete, so please email me
toes and Paella Del Rey really are not helpful when preparing the clock to help organize relief plan a party. with any local businesses or
stepping up.” meals for hundreds of people. efforts at the Petaluma Commu- I write about people who truly restaurants that you see doing
Other names in Balshaw’s Petalumans are knowns to nity Center while Elece Hempel inspire me to be better and who an incredible job to make sure
spreadsheet include folks from literally give you the shirt off is doing the same at Petaluma make me truly thankful to be that all those displaced by the
as far away as San Francisco, their back, as fire victims found People Services. where I am. Because I live for fires feel more like our guests
and include BBQ Rescue, Uma out when they visited Vici Moto The work that all these volun- food, that is where I meet most than evacuees.
Casa, Castagna, Assalina, Café for free coffee, pastries, and teers are doing, when they could of these people, and thankful- (Contact Houston Porter at
Andytown, Little Windows, custom designed shirts, which easily turn their backs and sim- ly, I have a great venue to help [email protected].)

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Market Weekly Petaluma Market Snapshot

F antastic single-story
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lighting, newer roof, containing the following information:
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THE REGION'S FOREMOST REAL ESTATE

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PETALUMA $1,195,000 PETALUMA $2,200,000 PETALUMA $659,000

1981 Matzen Ranch Circle Lund Hill Lane 6540 Bloomfield Road
CADER FARMS HIGHLANDS HOME EUCALYPTUS GLEN SUBDIVISION COUNTRY RETREAT – HORSES WELCOME
Near open space w/views of hills. Stunning entry 4 Duplex lots = 8 residences plus 4 single family Updated kitchen, baths & dual pane windows.
w/soaring ceilings & curved stairway, 4bd/3.5ba, Great room w/wood burning stove, vaulted
lots! Original Duplex Plans for 3Bd/2.5 Ba + 2 car ceiling, eat in kitchen w/stainless appliances.
approx. 3,418 sqft, 3 fireplaces & 3-car garage. garages each. As per seller off sites installed and
Gourmet kitchen w/slab granite counters, built-in 2 car detached garage, 3 corrals & 4 stall barn.
electrical, cable, phone, water and sewer.
fridge, large island & breakfast area, doubleovens,
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1066 Santa Clara Lane 500 Adrienne Drive 317 Wilson Street
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HOME PRICES Petaluma and Penngrove Real Estate Trends

BY REBECCA CELLI, BROKER ASSOCIATE,
CELLI GROUP FINE PROPERTIES WITH
Over the last weekend several of the active listings in Petaluma sold to
buyers that lost their homes to the fires still burning in Sonoma and Napa
MEDIAN HOME PRICES CENTURY 21 BUNDESEN County. Inventory is desperately needed.
Active List Price Vs. Actual Petaluma and Penngrove Today
MENDOCINO COUNTY LAKE Closed Sales Price YTD 571 single-family residences and condos closed escrow in Petaluma
Cloverdale COUNTY
A and Penngrove combined. In the last 2 weeks 14 homes went into escrow.
SONOMA 101 We still are almost even on the East and the West sides at 273 and 275
COUNTY
1 closings respectively. Penngrove’s 22 closed sales this year give it a current
3 miles average sale price of $1,165,000 and average days on the market (DOM) of
C 128
Healdsburg 102. East Petaluma is currently $686,000 and an average of 40 DOM and
E NAPA After the $380 per square foot. The West is $829,000 and an average of 66 DOM and
Timber
B
Windsor COUNTY events of the $465 per square foot. Not much movement since last week. The average
Cove D
Guerneville H last week and size home sold in Petaluma on both sides of town is right around 1800
116
G square feet. Petaluma’s median price for January 2017 was $640,000 and
Jenner Santa Rosa a half, I just
F J K wanted to say February clocked in at $651,000. The stats for March came in at $678,000
Sebastopol I 12 thank you for Petaluma and $730,000 for Penngrove! April numbers show Petaluma
116 at $670,000 and Penngrove remained the same. The median in May for
Bodega Rohnert Park to the truly
Bay Cotati Sonoma Petaluma rose to 732,000! June decreased to $695,00 and remained the
N O incredible
N L same in July. August saw a decline for the 3rd month in a row coming in at
M 116 community
1 Petaluma $675,000. September declined again with a median price of $665,000. We
of Petaluma
PACIFIC OCEAN still saw an increase of 6.1% in the 3rd quarter of 2017 compared to 2016.
MARIN and Sonoma,
COUNTY 101 Napa, Lake, Currently there are 75 Active listings in Petaluma and Penngrove
37
Mendocino combined, equal to two weeks ago. There are 11 new to the market.
and Solano There are 11 homes available under $600,000, 36 homes from $600,000 to
Sonoma County prices June-2017 June-2016 June Sales Counties. There will be many hero stories to come. My $999,000 and 27 over $1,000,000. 2 homes fell out of escrow for whatever
reason which could be either buyer or seller related. 66 homes are
A Cloverdale $527,500 $533,000 14 experience with the helping hands of Petaluman’s whether
they had food, shelter, or countless volunteer hours will currently in escrow, 12 new escrows in the last two weeks. We will see a
B Sonoma Coast $789,500 $795,000 14 dramatic increase of fire victims looking for a place to call home. Inventory
forever remain in my heart.
C Healdsburg $1,005,000 $1,200,000 18 is needed desperately to fill not only the needs of those moving within
Sales prices are rising while the higher end active list prices Petaluma and the fire victims as well. Are you moving today? Call your
D Russian River $415,550 $386,500 30
of the luxury and ranch properties that have been on the local Realtor!
E Windsor $608,500 $563,750 42 market a bit longer adjust to come closer together, in fact * All reports are published October 2017, based on data available
F Sebastopol $994,000 $845,000 26 the closest they have been in over a year. While the median at the end of September 2017. All reports presented are based
G NW Santa Rosa $530,020 $466,500 50 has dropped a small 2.2% in the last month, it has risen on data supplied by BAREIS MLS. Neither the Association nor its
6.1% since the same quarter last year. What is alarming MLS guarantees or is in anyway responsible for its accuracy. Data
H NE Santa Rosa $700,000 $642,500 73 though is the dramatic decrease in new listings September maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real
I SW Santa Rosa $485,000 $457,500 25 2016 vs. 2017.There was a 58% drop and between August estate activities in the market. Information deemed reliable but not
J SE Santa Rosa $609,500 $530,250 36 and September this year there was a 53.7% decrease. guaranteed.
K
L
Oakmont
Petaluma West
$604,250
$829,500
$651,000
$775,000
16
34
HOME SALES
Sales of single-family homes recorded in 7599 Valley Ford Rd, $125,000 2380 Amethyst Way, $496,000 Sebastopol
M Petaluma East $675,000 $600,000 34 Sonoma County for the week of Sept. 3. 101 Bodega Ave, $480,000 1095 Suffolk Dr, $525,000 225 Wagnon Rd, $770,000
N Rohnert Park, Cotati $540,950 $520,000 34 Boyes Hot Springs 1668 Baywood Dr, $560,000 2020 Spring Creek Dr, $549,000 8229 Mill Station Rd, $1,060,100
18186 Macfarlane Dr, $590,000 528 Ely Blvd S, $599,000 2028 Humboldt St, $560,000 Sonoma
O Sonoma $780,500 $759,000 52 1101 River Pine Cir, $603,000 304 Green Field Cir, $570,000 130 Saint James Dr, $575,000
Cloverdale
109 Primrose Ln, $615,000 1518 Colwood Dr, $625,000 5007 Rick Dr, $570,100 18470 Lucas Ave, $616,000
1566 Bungalow Ln, $640,000 1001 Vallejo St, $589,000 173 Melody Ct, $643,500
MEDIAN PRICES BY MONTH 1765 Trimble Ln, $925,000
111 Glendon Way, $642,000
Cotati 1834 Beaver St, $620,000 17945 Riverside Dr, $782,500
Single-family home resales Sonoma Co. Bay Area California 1738 Calle Ranchero Dr, $762,000 6556 Bridgewood Dr, $625,000 460 Eastin Dr, $1,250,000
6 Loma Linda Dr, $700,000
1722 Dorset Dr, $763,000 2262 Hibiscus Dr, $649,000 2117 Thornsberry Rd, $1,800,000
June 2017 $627,000 $908,740 $551,150 203 Skilling Ct, $782,500
70 Balma Ln, $873,000 444 Woodley Pl, $650,000 The Sea Ranch
May $625,000 $899,730 $550,080 Forestville 1810 Maiden Ln, $1,035,000 2518 Brookhaven Dr, $650,500 35920 Seaward Reach, $693,000
10760 River Dr, $395,000
April $615,000 $895,490 $537,920 Rohnert Park 5247 Beaumont Way, $670,000 65 Osprey Reach, $738,000
Guerneville 4604 Harmony Pl, $435,000 380 Pacific Heights Dr, $675,000
14756 Marys Ln, $700,000 Windsor
March $635,000 $837,720 $517,490 1117 Cielo Cir, $490,000 3855 Primrose Ave, $682,000 108 Cricket Ct, $214,000
17443 Riverside Dr, $840,000 5740 Daniel Dr, $500,000 5516 Rainbow Cir, $715,000
February $601,000 $784,470 $478,570 231 Belfiore Ln, $495,000
Healdsburg 8513 Lancaster Dr, $515,000 10 El Prado Ct, $727,500 975 Buckingham Dr, $555,000
January $580,000 $730,200 $489,680 1403 Prentice Dr, $47,000 1427 Roman Dr, $625,000 493 Oak Mesa Dr, $742,000 9404 Lazy Creek Dr, $565,000
220 Fuchsia Way, $476,000 4413 Hamlet Ct, $630,000 5118 Hall Rd, $753,500 451 Goblet Pl, $617,000
December 2016 $585,000 $770,000 $508,870 1887 Redwood Dr, $695,000 1523 Maria Pl, $668,000 4916 Kinsington Ct, $755,000 325 Jensen Ln, $630,000
November $575,000 $809,150 $501,710 235 East St, $850,000 2303 Geary Dr, $769,000 925 Amelia Ct, $845,000
Santa Rosa
979 Langhart Dr, $875,000 3737 Cross Creek Rd, $807,000 300 Spring Beauty Ct, $920,500
October $595,000 $810,390 $513,520 2312 Valley West Dr, $320,000
Kenwood 1543 Frederick St, $355,500 2144 E Haven Dr, $807,000 Sales reported to the Sonoma County
September $597,500 $770,150 $507,260 8099 Hwy 12, $1,200,000 556 Boyd St, $385,000 3210 Piedra Ln, $860,000 recorder and distributed to The Press
August $590,000 $777,160 $526,580 Monte Rio 2473 College Park Cir, $390,000 2082 Fulton Rd, $865,000 Democrat by First American Real Estate
8189 Tyrone Rd, $92,500 315 W 3rd St, $397,000 6280 Jamison Rd, $890,000 Solutions, a real estate services company
July $575,000 $810,510 $517,650 21538 Moscow Rd, $695,000 1122 Hughes Ave, $429,000 5225 Winter Creek Rd, $975,000 based in Anaheim. To search an
June 2016 $600,000 $841,960 $519,410 21894 Russian River Ave, $799,000 2139 Ames Ct, $430,000 193 Yulupa Cir, $980,000 interactive database of Sonoma County
Petaluma 841 2nd St, $489,000 439 Woodley Pl, $985,000 home sales since Jan. 1, 2004, go to
45 Payran St, $45,455 2668 Barndance Ln, $489,000 5200 Montgomery Dr, $1,555,000 www.pressdemocrat.com/datacenter
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Dear Sonoma, Mendocino and Napa Counties, we at Bradley Real Estate know you have been
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affected too.

We stand with all of you in your effort to rebuild your homes and your lives. As your neighbors,
friends and family—we are in this together.

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Real Estate Classifieds REAL ESTATE / WANTED MOBILE HOMES APARTMENTS RENTALS WANTED ROOMS
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would like to rent a secure garage
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Operated . Same day offer! advance. Ref. can be provided. Call 707-889-7648
(951) 805-8661 Email: [email protected] ; Call
WWW.KCBUYSHOUSES.COM 707-206-0181 or 415-517-0573.
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/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE
FORESTVILLE ROOM in
w/garage — SAVE $400 ON FIRST
RESIDENTIAL HOMES MONTH RENT. Enjoy a 2Br, 1Ba
exchange for housecleaning
Warehouse/Office
EMERGENCY SALE services 707-887-9044
apartment home in a garden SR 1000-4000sf, Month to Month
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2.5%-4% Fee Bennett Valley Homes: private patio, on-site laundry FURNISHED ROOM For Rent.
On Most Properties % 7BD/5BA home,
SPECIALIZING IN
and a garage parking space $575/mo $200/dep. Semi private
Green tip:
LOWEST LISTING FEE WITH FULL built in 2012 on 1/3 acre (plus second surface space). ba, kitchen & laundry priv. N/S,
MLS. CALL FOR DETAILS. PHIL % 4BD/2 ½ BA home, MANUFACTURED/ Great location on Boris Court in N/P, N/ID. In Guerneville. Donate your unsold items
being built on ¼ acre lot, Rohnert Park, Very close to 707-869-2559 to a local nonprofit
ROSE REALTORS 579-3800
take over project
MOBILE HOMES shopping and to Hwy 101 for
West Petaluma Home: easy commuting. Rents for
% 3BD/2BA 2600 SF home, BUYERS & SELLERS $1650 per month. TAKE $400
on 1 acre lot, in city. Can split. off first month's rent! Make a
Nevada City: plan to come see this great
% 178 Acre Property I HAVE LISTED & community - Call Marty TODAY
Leading Edge Properties SOLD HUNDREDS OF at 707-396-9112
707.303.5165 - Paul Claeyssens MANUFACTURED
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DUPLEXES - OTHER SONOMA COUNTY
OTHER LOCALITIES PUT MY EXPERIENCE TO BEAUTIFUL FURNISHED 2 b/d 2 b/a .
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INDEPENDENT BROKER Quiet secluded 37 acre off grid COLDWELL BANKER
parking. $4500/mo. 707-227-7242
DEDICATED TO YOUR NEEDS ranch set amid scenic mountains Cal BRE#01353119
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CALL: 1.800.339.7653 best year-round climate. Ever-
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Pets OK.
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valleys. Self-sufficiency quality
Loan Turned Down garden loam soil, abundant
Elsewhere? groundwater & maintained road
access. Camping & RV’s ok. APARTMENTS HOUSES / WINDSOR
No homeowner’s Assoc. or deed
restrictions. $22,900, $2,290 dn. ROHNERT PARK / COTATI $2,200 WINDSOR, BROOKS CREEK
Free brochure with additional (55+) 2Br 2Ba fenced yd., firepl,
property descriptions, photos/
garage, new cpt. Walk to shop, sr.
terrain map/weather chart/area ctr. $2200 dep. (707) 869-3644
info: 1st United Realty
800.966.6690. (CDCN)

NORTHERN AZ WILDERNESS
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707-523-2099 sky nights amid pure air & AZ’s Smart Train 707-795-9333
Sun Pacific Mortgage & RE best year-round climate. Ever-
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access. Camping & RV’s ok.
No homeowner’s Assoc. or deed
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SHARE RENTALS
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property descriptions, photos/ Movie Trivia: SRJC. Walk to downtown SR. W/D,
terrain map/weather chart/area Q: What remake of a famous patio, smoking/cat OK. Male
info: 1st United Realty family movie starring Steve Martin pref'd. Deposit. Avail 10/1
800.966.6690. (CDCN) filmed scenes in Railroad Square 707-823-5659
in Santa Rosa?
Sonoma County A: Cheaper by the Dozen $750 ROOM in RP. F Section
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