Healdsburg Tribune March 14 2024

SHENANIGANS MAKE MARCH 17

A BIG DAY IN HEALDSBURG

By Christian Kallen

For some reason, Healdsburg has become known for its St. Patrick’s Day parade. If it’s not the best, then certainly it’s the earliest. Starting at 6am, give or take—that’s pretty early. For the past 29 years or so, early risers (or possibly those who stay up all night celebrating) have gathered in the 400 block of Healdsburg Avenue in the predawn, there to engage in a raucous holiday celebration replete with bagpipes, conch shells, snare drums and general mayhem.

Bill Coleman, the former owner of the B&B Lounge which at the time was located where John & Zeke’s is today, is said to have started the tradition in the mid-1990s. The purpose, if there was one, was supposedly to wake up the slumbering tourists in nearby hotels, to let them know that Healdsburg took some things more seriously than tourism—in this case, early morning drinking.

While that’s one possibility, the Hotel Healdsburg wasn’t even built then, so whatever tourists the B&B merrymakers were trying to wake up weren’t staying there. Also there’s the indisputable fact that, even in Healdsburg, mid-March is

not tourist season. (Well, it wasn’t then anyway.)

The Idea Catches On

Regardless, the idea caught on: Meet at the B&B for an Irish Coffee to start the day, bring out the bagpipes and march around the Plaza on St. Patrick’s Day. What could go wrong?

Now hundreds of people show up every March 17 at Sanderson Ford (453 Healdsburg Ave.), primed for the parade that begins at 7am. People are dressed in festive green, with hair dyed an appropriate hue, leading pets bedecked in cosplay and joining a spontaneous parade of bespoke floats, sometimes inappropriately dressed revelers, a green-sashed Queen of St. Patrick’s Day and a Grand

THE GLOBAL JOURNEY OF NOAM LEMISH

COMPOSER, PIANIST BRINGS MUSICAL PARTNER AMOS HOFFMAN BACK TO HEALDSBURG

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Though he is now a fulltime music professor at York University, pianist and composer Noam Lemish remembers with affection when, as an artist just setting out on his path, he came to Sonoma County.

“I was very fortunate when I moved to Sonoma County to have some really wonderful mentors and teachers, such as

Marshal VIP, riding in a convertible.

In other words the idea caught on, proving that even the least colorful story still makes for a good reason to have a parade.

The Morning After Although the party vibe is strong, it begins to dissipate with sunlight, and things calm down as the morning advances. But adding to its rich menu of annual events in the Plaza, Healdsburg Community Services has once again reserved the Plaza for the annual Kiwanis St. Patrick's Day Celebration, cosponsored by Healdsburg Kiwanis.

Billed as “a lot of fun and a little shenanigans for kids of all ages,” it begins at 11am with a garden of

W.A. Mathieu and George Marsh, and Will Johnson and Mel Graves—some of whom are associated with Sonoma State, and some who are just incredible musicians who have a very open-minded outlook about music,” he said.

Their mentorship helped Lemish, now 41, focus on what has become the major throughline of his career—“the idea of combining musical genres and creating music that really isn’t necessarily confined by genre distinctions.”

That focus comes into sharp relief on Saturday night, March 16, when Lemish joins with oud- and guitar-player Amos Hoffman in a quartet performance on The 222 stage. They will be accompanied by the rhythm section of Miles Wick (bass) and Alex Aspinall (drums)—both

fairy houses, children’s fairy-door-making crafts and games, face-painting, snack food and toy giveaways.

The day includes two sets of music by the highenergy Celtic rock band Tempest between noon and 1:30pm, and two traditional Irish step-dancing performances by the Shiloh Step Dancers, planned for 12:35pm and 12:55pm.

“Don’t miss this chance to put on your green and celebrate the best of Irish culture in Healdsburg,” urges the city promotion. And with the weather building up to a long weekend of sunny days, it could well be the first best party of the year.

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music classmates of Lemish’s at SSU.

Lemish and Hoffman have been down this road before, last appearing in Healdsburg in 2018 with a similar exploration of multi-ethnic music, largely based on Jewish melodies reimagined as jazz compositions in the classic configuration.

But “Jewish music” itself is a music of multiple influences, including Kurdish, Yemenite, Moroccan, Ladino and Russian, as well as Israeli songs. Lemish—an intelligent, articulate and broadly educated man in his 30s—doesn’t try to just cobble together a music built of its various components.

“I don’t necessarily make a conscious effort to try and combine these influences,” he said. “I just create my music, the music that I feel I want to create.

Photo courtesy of Noam Lemish

Photos by Rick Tang

DANNY BOY A kilt-wearing bagpiper runs through the hits of the Irish during Healdsburg’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

GOINGS ON AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK & NEXT

City Offices Closed

On Friday, March 15, as happens every two weeks, the City of Healdsburg closes its offices at City Hall, but work continues for Public Works and Building inspections. To schedule a Public Works inspection call (707) 5470556, for Building inspections call (707) 431-3346.

Bike Ride Move! Healdsburg presents another group bike ride to promote non-motorized travel. Meet at the Healdsburg Plaza at 5:30pm for a safe and family friendly five-mile ride through the city. Live music and free tacos after the ride. Limited number of helmets available; rain cancels. Information at (917) 518-5095.

Barrel Room Music

Live music continues at Hudson Street Wineries on Friday afternoons, from 5-8pm. $5 cover for a danceable way to end the work week at 428 Hudson St. March 15 is Smoke & Mirrors, for more see the season’s schedule at hudsonstreetwineries.com/ upcoming-events.

Pigs & Pinot

The annual celebration of food and wine begins Friday, March 15, at 6:30pm at Hotel Healdsburg with Taste of Pigs & Pinot. Some

HEALDSBURG HAPPENINGS

60 wines and a variety of pork sides provided from Chef Charlie Palmer, guest celebrity chefs and several Healdsburg restaurants. The high-palate, fun, twoday festival culminates on Saturday night, March 9, with gala dinners at Dry Creek Kitchen or the Matheson. Sign up at pigsandpinot.com.

Jazz Without Borders

Guitarist and oud player Amos Hoffman joins with pianist Noam Lemish in a quartet performance of jazz and Jewish folk music compositions, with special guest Paul McCandless (Oregon) on reeds. It’s the latest jazz offering at The 222, Saturday, March 16, starting at 7pm. Tickets $35-$75, at 222 Healdsburg Ave.

Pre-Paddy’s Day

Warm up for the 17th with a dance show featuring Joose, a ’70s-hits cover band from Santa Rosa. Tickets $15, show time 8pm at Coyote Sonoma, 44-f Mill St. Check out coyotesonoma.com/upcoming-events for other programs.

St. Patrick’s Day

Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day. Get downtown early for the 7am parade around the Plaza (Irish coffees optional), then adjourn for a morning nap before returning to the Plaza for more shenanigans, 11am to 2:30pm.

Beer Scouts

Keep the party going at Elephant in the Room,

starting at 4pm on Sunday, March 17, for a St. Paddy’s Day with the Beer Scouts and traditional Irish food.

177 Healdsburg Ave, free.

Organ Recital

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 203 Matheson St. presents a Choral Evensong at 5pm on Sunday, March 17, honoring St. Patrick of Ireland and featuring music of Irish composers. Admission is free, donations to the church’s building fund are gratefully accepted.

City Council Meeting

Monday, March 18, finds the City Council returning

to Council Chambers for their second meeting this month. Agenda expected to include police department, housing element, general plan and growth management ordinance updates. Starts at 6pm, 401 Grove St.

Fightin’ Irish Celtic-punk supergroup the Walker Roaders play a standing-room crowd at Second Story on Monday, March 18. Includes members of the Pogues, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. Doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets $30 at Little Saint, 25 North St.

Women in Business Natalie Plain, founder of Billion Dollar Beauty, will be interviewed about the steps to success by Tallia Hart of the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce at Coyote Sonoma on Tuesday, March 19. Time is 8-10am, there will be coffee.

Deep Covers

Singer-guitarist Glen Siegel digs into the B sides of the Beatles, Steely Dan, Neil Young and others for his Thursday, March 21, set at Furthermore Wines, 328A Healdsburg Ave. Starts at 5pm.

Celebrating Nowruz Persian New Year is celebrated on Friday, March 22, at Baci Café and Wine Bar. Chef Shari prepares a traditional feast around Ghormeh Sabzi, a fragrant stew widely popular across Iran. Price $125 without beverages, tax or gratuity. Baci is located at 336 Healdsburg Ave., call (707) 433-8111 for information or reservations.

Post events on the Tribune’s online calendar at healdsburgtribune.com/ calendar and send special announcements to editor@ healdsburgtribune.com.

‘I AM FOR GROWTH, JUST NOT THE GROWTH I AM SEEING,’ SAYS FORMER MAYOR

To exploit every single aspect of a small town is not to appreciate—it is to dishonor.

After fully participating in the Vertice LLC a.k.a. Single Thread “Farm” community input meeting (2/7/24) held in Healdsburg’s former movie theater, I remain committed to asking questions about more elite and so-called “Farm-toTable” dining experiences.

Why tie up half of Downtown Healdsburg with a single thread? I prefer multi-threads for

a more representative tapestry. Our town’s General Plan honors the value of balance in our Downtown. It emphasizes “a mix” of housing types and affordability. Follow our plan. What is at stake when we say/write nothing (which means we agree)?

Silence means Yes. We are seeing predatory capitalism, and we become negligent stewards. Yes, we are lucky to live here and, agreed: “Thankfully, there’s Healdsburg,” but we should be more than “Thankful” for the surrounding fertile valleys that sustain us. How about protecting

our precious, troubled Russian River Watershed, and safeguarding housing units for our shrinking working class, and enrolling children in our public schools?

Healdsburg’s most vital wealth is not real estate; it is our intelligence, our commitment to our social capital and our commitment to cultivate public good. What is happening, Healdsburg?

What is the “cost” of our attraction? How are these ultra-luxury hotels and restaurants and second homes impacting our future sustainable economy?

How will our town earn its “Three Stars,” its Badge of Honor? What I know

is our “rankings” must come from the welcoming, hard-working folks who can, hopefully, live here, the 95448s, the people who made this small town what it is today. The “finer things” have always been here. I am For Growth, just not the growth I am seeing.

B rigette M ansell

Black History Month

A good article by Ron Edwards (“Councilmember recalls family influences,” Feb. 15). We all have our stories. My Irish ancestors were serfs, if not slaves, back in Ireland. All of our families struggled. The police, colleges and other institutions have been bigoted towards many

ethnic groups in the past. We all agree that this is wrong.

Today Asians and Europeans say that they are being prejudiced against in college admissions. Race, the idea of race, is a mythical ideology invented by the rich WASP eugenicists in the 1800s. Charles Darwin’s father was a eugenicist. Hence the theory of evolution. The idea of different races is evil. We are all of one race, the human race. We are all brothers and sisters, only here for a short while. t i M M c g raw Yes, this comment is spot on. We are all members

of the human race. The idea that we can be–or should be–classified and segregated by skin color is abhorrent. Jews have for millennia been rejected because of both their religion and their supposed ethnicity. The calls for the slaughter of Jews is now heard daily on college campuses and in rallies in both the U.S. and Europe. It seems the world has never learned from history.

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Photo Courtesy of Second Story

IRISH PUNKS The Walker Roaders, an Irish band with roots in the Pogues, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys, come to the Second Story on the day after St. Patrick’s for a rowdy good time.

Jazz Journey

And then the result is the result of all the various combinations that are a part of who I am.”

His Story Born in Ohio and raised in Israel, Lemish’s years at SSU were one passage of his continuing journey.

After immersing himself in classical music and jazz during his time in Sonoma County from 2002 to 2009, Lemish’s life took a very different turn: He won a position as a court music teacher in Bhutan. Living there for a year, he incorporated a whole new palette of music

and tradition. He capped it with a composition titled, “The People’s King,” in honor of the 30th birthday of Bhutan’s young monarch, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. When Lemish returned, he premiered a quartet arrangement of the piece at the 2011 Healdsburg Jazz Festival, complete with tape-recorded chanting of monks from the Thimphu monastery.

Clearly he’s a difficult musician to categorize, but some might argue jazz is itself a music resistant to categories, and the complex cultural history of the

Jewish diaspora is, likewise, a tapestry of influences. And it’s in the performance that the influences and experiences of the musicians on the stage also come out.

Key to this process currently is Hoffman, who himself has had an even longer career of blending different styles. In his collaboration with Lemish, Hoffman’s primary instrument is the oud, an Arabic lute with 11 strings (sometimes more, sometimes less) whose fretless neck allows infinite microtone shadings, creating an exotic, mesmerizing sound.

Hoffman began his own recording career in 1996, at

first building a reputation as a guitarist in the Amsterdam jazz scene. His association with Avishai Cohen, another Israeli jazz musician, eventually led both to explore pan-cultural musical forms, opening new doors in jazz where none had been before.

Shortly after Lemish and Hoffman began collaborating in 2016, they recorded Pardes, an album of compositions drawing not only on Israeli music but Afro-Caribbean and African-American as well. The geographically diverse influences created music that entices, seduces and surrounds its listeners into a complex emotional landscape.

It’s telling that the title, Pardes, is an Israeli word meaning garden—with a suggestion of that first mythic garden, Paradise.

Special Guest Saturday’s concert will be the first time Lemish has performed with one of his personal idols, Paul McCandless. The multi-saxophonist was, along with Ralph Towner, one of the founders of Oregon, a jazz and world music group formed in 1970.

“I’m really thrilled about that because I’ve never played with Paul. But I’ve loved his playing and have admired his music, playing with the group Oregon, which I’ve loved since I was 16 years

old,” said Lemish, with the unabashed enthusiasm of a fan. “I’m super excited about the opportunity to play with him, and for him to play our music.” After three Bay Area appearances for Hoffman and Lemish, the pianist returns to Canada for this year’s Juno Awards ceremonies, in Halifax, where his solo album, Twelve, is nominated for Jazz Album of the Year. The Juno is the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy.

Amos Hoffman & Noam Lemish Quartet, in concert at 222 Healdsburg Ave. on March 16. The concert is sold out; more information at the222.org.

ON SALE NOW!

GIPSY KINGS FT. TONINO BALIARDO

DWIGHT YOAKAM

THIEVERY CORPORATION

BRIAN CULBERTSON’s NAPA VALLEY JAZZ GETAWAY

PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC FT. GEORGE CLINTON

KOOL & THE GANG

BRIT FLOYD

GREGORY PORTER

JAKE SHIMABUKURO

TRADEWINDS & RAINBOWS FT. HENRY KAPONO &

BRIAN MCKNIGHT 4

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

THE REVIVALISTS WITH DAWES

AN EVENING WITH RICK SPRINGFIELD / RICHARD MARX

SCOTT BRADLEE’s

JUKEBOX

PINK MARTINI FT. CHINA FORBES

TROMBONE SHORTY

ORLEANS AVENUE WITH BIG BOI

GALLERY CONCERT The Paul Mahder Gallery stage, now known as The 222, will again host (from left) pianist Noam Lemish, guitarist Amos Hoffman, bassist Miles Wick and drummer Alex Aspinall in a March 16 program.

Photos by George B. Wells

DUO Amos Hoffman, foreground on guitar, and pianist Noam Lemish in concert at Paul Mahder Gallery in 2018.

Parade Photos

Budget Survey

and Spanish, asks optional general demographic information, but neither identifies nor keeps records of individual respondents. “This data will only be used to assure we capture perspectives from the entire community that will help us better understand the unique needs of different populations within our city,” Hagele said. The paper survey follows the Budget Simulation Tool, which enables users to play with the budget pluses and minuses like a desktop game, to balance spending and revenue to come out in the black. The paper surveys are available at City Hall

(401 Grove St.) and the Community Center (1557 Healdsburg Ave.) in English and Spanish. They can be filled out and submitted on site.

The survey is open through the end of March. There are two options for the survey, a long version and a short one. “If you only have five minutes, you can take the short version of the survey. If you have more time, please take the full-length survey,” Edgar said. The full version asks for feedback on seven spending categories and includes five specific questions. Spending categories are Community Services, Planning and Building, Housing and

Homeless Support, Public Safety, Transportation and Mobility, and Utilities, Resources and Sustainability, as well as City Administration.

Revenue options include Sales Tax, Property Tax, Transient Occupancy Tax (Hotel TOT), Grants, and Other Sources, such as fees and permits, business licenses, charges for services or programs, and parking citations.

The survey also allows respondents to submit their own ideas, Edgar said.

“Results on the survey will be provided to the Council on April 15,” Edgar said. At that time, per city management rules, “the Council may direct staff to allocate funding based on what they are hearing in the community.”

John “Jack” Wendell Trotter Jr., 81, of Healdsburg, CA died peacefully in his home on March 1, 2024.

He was born in Los Angeles,CA on June 19, 1943 to John and Lillian Trotter, where he lived until he moved to Garden Grove, Ca later in his youth. His first job was working at the Carnation restaurant in Disneyland. After graduating from Garden Grove High School and attending San Jose Bible College, he joined the marines. He served two tours with the Unit 5th Marine Regiment where he received two purple hearts for his service in Vietnam.

After his time serving in the military, he settled down in Healdsburg, CA where he spent most of his remaining years. During these years he was an active member of his community, participating in the rotary and the local school board. He was an avid war historian and gun collector. His collection included guns from as far back as the Civil War. He was a member of the Healdsburg Federated Church for many years. He worked for PG&E until his retirement.

He is survived by his wife and dance partner, Lis, who he married on September 20, 2002. They enjoyed many life experiences together including many European trips. He is also survived by his children, Kathy Muhlbeier, Bryan Trotter, Heather Andrews, Christian Bach, Pernille Bach, and Susanne Bach, as well as 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

A private military service will be held in his honor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Photo by Rick Tang

PIXIE Christine Webster is a regular at the early-morning St. Patrick’s Day parade.

REALTOR John Torres won’t miss a St. Patrick’s Day Parade if he’s in town.

Photo by Rick Tang

Photo by Dave Hagele

HORNBLOWER Councilmember Chris Herrod, left, blows the conch he carries for just such occasions as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Healdsburg

SPORTS

6 Greyhound Girls Named to All-League Roster

HAILEY WEBB WINS

LEAGUE MVP AGAIN, FIVE TEAMMATES

ALSO PICKED

Staff Report

The 2023-24 Healdsburg

High girls basketball season was one for the record books, seeing the team sweep its league rivals at least twice during regular season play and rise

into the quarterfinals of the NCS playoffs. But its effect on the players, and coaches, may be its most lasting legacy. “I have been coaching basketball in Healdsburg for 30 years (as of this spring),” said Jim Lago, the Healdsburg sign maker who doubled as the girls basketball coach this year. “In the time I

have coached I have never enjoyed a group of young ladies and coaches as I have with this team.”

Turns out his fellow NBL Redwood coaches knew it was a special team, too, rewarding its entire starting lineup with All League selections, and handing its MVP award—for the second year in a row—to Hailey

Webb. “She not only led the league in scoring, and our team to an undefeated league championship and tournament championships, but she was also an amazing leader and captain,” Lago said. Named to the First Team were two juniors, Allie Espinoza and Ruby Leffew. Lago said the recognition was due to their

Spring Sports Get Underway

show 102 students participate in fall sports, 149 in winter and 142 in spring. The high number of participants in a school whose enrollment is less than 550 is remarkable.

Track & Field

By Caleb Knudsen

Seemingly under the radar, while basketball playoffs stretched the late season and heavy rains kept students and parents indoors, spring sports nonetheless got underway at area high schools this past month.

Tennis and badminton players are already knocking the ball (birdie) over the net, baseball and softball started competitive games last month, and the first swimming match was last weekend, while runners and jumpers are making their marks in track and field.

Spring is one of the most popular seasons for student participation in athletics. School records

Local distance runner Kaeden Anderson, who has sparked the fall cross country team the past couple of years, put his track shoes back on this month at the Big Cat Invitational in Santa Rosa. He showed he’s back in form, winning the 3200 meter (the event’s longest distance) with a time of 9:52.19, more than two seconds ahead of Ome Zuniga of Santa Rosa (9.54.47). Anderson came in sixth in the 1600m, but set a personal record at 4:36.37.

Distance teammates

Jack McWilliams and Lukas Brennan also competed in the 1600m, both with personal best times.

Other Greyhound boys on the track that day (March 2) included Areum Romero Bennerson in the 100m dash, Cole Pastene and Milo Timmsen-Miller in the long jump, with Pastene also scoring in the triple jump.

Varsity girls in the track events included Madeleine Munsell, Melissa Casas Gatica and Fia Huebel in the 100m and 200m, and Sierra Anderson in the 1600m. Track athletes included Brenna Scott in the discus and shot put, and Tatum Kiff and Huebel in the high jump.

Upcoming meets include two on March 16; the “Dublin Distance Fiesta” for runners and a “Field Event Jamboree” at Santa Rosa High.

Softball

The Lady Greyhounds are already running the bases as spring arrives and the soggy fields begin to dry

out. They dropped their first two games to Lower Lake and Justin-Siena, but won a hard-fought seesaw victory over Credo (Rohnert Park) in Healdsburg on March 11.

The Healdsburg team had only four hits but made the best of eight walks and eight stolen bases to pursue Credo through a light rain to come from behind in the bottom of the fifth, which opened with Credo up a run, at 6-5. Healdsburg’s lead off hitter, Ashley Jenkins, was hit by a pitch and took first. Izzy Osborn bunted to advance her, but an errant throw down the first base line sent Jenkins all the way home, and the throw home went so far askew that Osborn herself scored.

“Thus your very nontraditional walk-off bunt single where you come all the way around to score on two throwing errors, completing what we like to call a ‘Little League Home Run,’” said coach Brian Osborn. The final score was 7-6.

Wednesday, March 13, they met Piner High, usually a league rival, but this game was still in pre-season (results too late for press time). Next home game is March 20 in a rematch against Lower Lake. Game time is 4pm at the softball field, corner of University and Monte Vista.

Baseball

The varsity baseball team has played five games already, but the season has barely begun. They easily won their first game on Feb. 20, defeating Middletown 12-0. But they came

consistent extraordinary play on both offense and defense. “These two are incredible players who show measurable improvement every year,” he said. “I look forward to them stepping up and leading the team next year.”

Named to the Second Team was Ashely Behrens, who Lago said was “by far the best defender in the league,” calling her “an incredible and unselfish player [who] will be a very strong contributor as we attempt to 3-peat as league champions next year.”

Two other starters were awarded Honorable Mentions, Hanna Sellards and Claire Berry. As usual, the coach had nothing but praise for this pair as well.

“Hannah leaves everything on the floor, but a lot of what she does is not on the stat sheet,” Lago said. “That doesn’t matter to her, because like the rest of our team, she is a team player, and TEAM goals and achievements are what matters most to her.

He added, “Claire Berry is almost a carbon copy of Hannah, as they both are unselfish workhorses who step up in many ways for their team. Look for both of them to have an incredible season next year.”

With Webb, the team’s only senior, graduating this spring, Lago knows he has his work cut out for him to duplicate this year’s success going forward. But he thinks he has the tools to do it.

The complete list of NBL-Redwood All League players follows:

Most Valuable Player

Hailey Webb, Sr., Healdsburg Defensive Player of the Year

Xenia Zabaneh, Sr., Rancho Cotate

Coach of the Year

Luis Patrick, Santa Rosa

First Team

Kate Townsend, Jr., Santa Rosa

Bella Tavolacci, Sr., Windsor Allie Espinoza, Jr., Healdsburg

Ruby Leffew, Jr., Healdsburg

Janice Williams, Sr., Rancho Cotate

Nina Boblitt, Jr., Rancho Cotate

Second Team

Ashley Behrens, Jr., Healdsburg Betzie Hernandez, Sr., Piner Hailey Sarlatte, Jr., St. Vincent

Reese Hackamack, Sr., Rancho Cotate

Sydney Duncan, Sr., Santa Rosa

Olivia Wright, So., Windsor

Honorable Mention Hannah Sellards,Jr., Healdsburg Mialynn Membrilla, Fr., Piner Claire Berry, So., Healdsburg

Mikayla Bayao, Sr., Santa Rosa

Adriana Perez, Sr., Rancho Cotate

Brenda Pacheco, Sr., Elsie Allen

Sam Sarlatte, Fr., St. Vincent

Delanie Linke, So., Windsor

Victoria Isenhart, Jr., Windsor

up short in their next four games, most recently falling to Montgomery on March 8 in the league season opener.

But it was a close game, as the 1-0 score demonstrates. The Montgomery pitcher allowed only two hits in his six-anda-half innings of work, from Tyler Swanson and Wyatt Dugan. Meanwhile Healdsburg starter Alex Mauro-Manos had a solid outing, spreading five hits over six innings of work and striking out six.

The next chance to see the Greyhounds play at Rec Park is Friday, March 15, when they meet Elsie Allen, also a team in the NCS-Redwood league. First pitch is 7pm.

Badminton

The indoor court game of badminton is gaining traction in the North

Bay, thanks in part to Stan Bischof, who has taught the game now or previously at Piner High, Elsie Allen, Roseland University Prep (RUP), Montgomery and, since 2019, Healdsburg.

Bischof reports that on March 5, Windsor High defeated Healdsburg, 10-5, but two days later, on March 7, the Greyhounds made quick work of Roseland College Prep (RCP), 13-1.

Upcoming matches include at RUP on Thursday this week, March 14, and back in Healdsburg on March 26 against Elsie Allen.

Other spring sports include Boys Tennis, Boys Golf and Swimming. The Tribune plans to follow all seven sports through the concluding months of School Year 2023-24.

PENNANT WINNERS The 2024 girls basketball team shows off their league pennant following a memorable season.

Standing, left to right: Macie Parmeter, Ashley Behrens, Allie Espinoza, Hailey Webb (holding pennant), head coach Jim Lago, Ruby Leffew, Claire Berry, assistant coach Greg Marguglio. Seated: assistant coach Alicia Webb, Amelia Wickersham, Hannah Sellards (holding plaque), Meher Dhiman and Khan Sandor from the Army National Guard delivering the CIF Team of the Month plaque.

Photo by Christian Kallen

STOLEN BASE A Credo player slides into third as Ashley Jenkins (13) awaits the throw, while pitcher Laurel Heaney watches. The throw escaped Jenkins and the runner scored, but Healdsburg won the rain-shortened game, 7-6.

DISTANCE RUNNER Kaeden Anderson, a junior this year, performed at a high level as a sophomore at the Redwood Empire Qualifying meet in May 2023.

Photo by Michael Lucid

BEARS CRAVE

BEEHIVES NOT FOR THE ‘HUNNY,’ BUT FOR THE LARVAE

By Pierre Ratte

What? Winnie the Pooh sits on a throne of lies? A.A. Milne didn’t tell the truth? How can this bee?

Apparently bears don’t attack hives for honey. Waking from winter’s slumber, bears want protein. Inside a beehive are larvae. That is what bears want. Getting all sticky and messy with honey is a by-product of chowing down a hive’s larvae cache.

Fun facts: Honeybee queens lay ~2,000 eggs per day. After three days, the eggs turn into larvae. They remain larvae for about six days, growing from 0.1 mg to 120 mg, developing into pupa for another eight days until hatching as bees. About 28,000 larvae and pupa have a protein equivalent of an 8-10

pound serving of steak. Fertilized eggs hatch as female worker bees; unfertilized eggs hatch as male drones.

Jobs of honeybees include 14 days of hive chores for worker bees, including: cleaning, guarding, undertaking, nursing, building combs, controlling temperature and dehydrating honey. After hive chores, worker bees “graduate” to foraging. Their first flight can be tentative. Queen bees’ duty is laying eggs; drone bees’ only job is fertilizing the queen. Nectar is 70% water, honey is 17% water. By continually flapping wings, worker bees dehydrate liquid nectar to sticky honey. Evaporating water also cools the hive. Bee-wings flap spectacularly fast, about 230 times per second, enabling flight at 15 mph as far as 5 miles to forage, 10 miles round trip. In winter, bees cluster and shiver their muscles to generate body heat

UNKNOWN LIQUIDS, COPPER WIRE, FRAUDULENT PLAYSTATIONS AND STOLEN AIRPODS

Monday, Feb. 26

• 8:34am Vandalism occurred on West Grant Street. The Reporting Party (RP) stated she believed her neighbor broke a piece of porcelain on her porch and left a bag of unknown liquid on her porch. The RP also stated that she believed a part of her windshield wiper was broken on her vehicle. An officer responded, spoke to the RP and attempted to contact the neighbor.

The officer took a report.

• 2:05pm Two men at Wicked Slush on Healdsburg Avenue were seen perhaps stripping wire. They also had a fire burning in a firepit or barbecue. Officers responded and cited a 28-year-old (YO) man for violating probation, trespassing, and on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding violating probation and burglary. A 24-YO man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and trespassing. A 26-YO woman was cited on outstanding Sonoma County warrants regarding possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication and fighting or challenging another person in a public place to fight.

• 2:54pm A vehicle was stopped for speeding outside the Healdsburg District Hospital on University Avenue. A 48-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for possession of methamphetamine and violating probation. A 56YO man was cited and released for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug

paraphernalia.

4:32pm A distraught woman went to the lobby of the Healdsburg Police Department on Center Street. She threatened to hurt herself. A 59-YO woman was arrested and transported to county jail for public intoxication and violating probation.

11:08pm A warrant service officer near Safeway on Vine Street cited and released a 43-YO man on an outstanding warrant regarding possession of methamphetamine.

Tuesday, Feb. 27

7:56am Vehicle tampering occurred at a business on Grove Street. The RP stated that on Feb. 25 or 26, the wheels and rims were stolen off of one of their vehicles in the parking lot. An officer responded and took a report.

9:36am Vandalism occurred on West Grant Street. The RP stated that her neighbor ripped or cut two of the RP’s plants, and put one of them in the walkway of the RP’s house. The neighbor also took a bell off the RP’s front door and moved it to a chair. An officer responded and took a report.

• 12:04pm A officer contacted a 39-YO man in the West Plaza parking lot on Healdsburg Avenue. The man was cited on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding trespassing.

1:42pm Fraud occurred at Dry Creek Inn on Dry Creek Road. The RP called to report that the hotel received a package with two Playstations valued at $1,018, but the person with the name on the package stated it was fraudulently ordered. An officer responded and resolved the issue.

3:29pm Reckless driving occurred at Redwood Highway on Dry Creek Road.

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When the driver exited the freeway, an officer made contact with the driver at Shelton’s Market and conducted field sobriety tests. A 74-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for drunk driving.

3:39pm Vandalism to a vehicle occurred at Agave Mexican Restaurant on Vine Street. A family member yelled at the RP, called him the devil and threw a cup of hot chocolate in the RP’s Jeep. An officer responded and met with the RP. Then the officer attempted to contact the suspect at her residence. She knew officers were there but refused to answer the door.

Wednesday, Feb. 28

2:02am Threats occurred at Dry Creek Inn on Dry Creek Rd. The RP stated he received a death threat through the wall from the occupant in the next room. Officers responded but found the threat to be unfounded.

7:49am Vandalism to a vehicle occurred on West Grant Street. The RP stated three of her tires were slashed. Officers responded and took a report. A 57-YO woman was cited regarding a separate incident for negligently cutting, destroying, mutilating or removing plant material growing upon a state or county highway.

9:49am Vandalism to a vehicle occurred on West Grant Street. The RP suspected her neighbor cut the top of her convertible and poured tomato sauce, raw eggs and bags of trash inside the vehicle. Officers responded and arrested and transported to county jail the same 57-YO woman from the 7:49am incident above for vandalism.

10:20am Petty theft occurred at Safeway on Vine

Street. The RP indicated her IPhone 10 was stolen out of her shopping cart along with credit cards and her drivers’ license. While the officer was on the scene, the items were located.

10:27am The RP indicated that his stolen Airpods were pinging at Starbucks Coffee on Vine Street. Officers responded and located the AirPods, and a 31-YO man who was cited for theft of lost property, violating probation, and on outstanding Sonoma County warrants regarding driving on a license suspended for DUI and drunk driving.

12:38pm A vehicle was stopped for driving without proof of registration, violating the seatbelt law and speeding on Redwood Highway at Arata Lane. A 46-YO man was cited and released for driving on a suspended license.

• 11:08pm A 57-YO man was cited and released at West Plaza Park on North Street for unauthorized diversion, tampering with, connection, reconnection or use of a utility, tampering with electrical poles and wires, polluting near a waterway and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Thursday, Feb. 29

6:55pm Vandalism to a vehicle occurred on West Grant Street. The RP stated she went to fill her gas tank when she noticed the knob was stuck and pushed all the way in. An officer responded and gave advice.

9:19pm Trespassing occurred at Healdsburg Regional Library on Piper Street. A person wrapped in a blanket was sleeping in front of the library. An officer arrived and the person moved along.

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mail them back with a deposit slip. The mailing indicated that the victim would get to keep a certain amount. Dispatch advised the RP to contact the postal service and make a claim. The incident was documented.

3:58pm Grand theft occurred at Hardwear on Healdsburg Avenue. Two people took a large bundle

of jackets from a rack outside the store and left in a vehicle. A report was taken.

4:55pm A person tried to get through the back door at Round Table Pizza on Healdsburg Avenue. An officer responded and made contact with the RP and checked the area, but the person was gone on arrival and unable to be located.

6:14pm The RP indicated that a vehicle did donuts near Healdsburg Avenue. Before officers had time to respond, the vehicle left the city limits. The information was logged.

Sunday, March 3

• 8:17am Petty theft occurred at Lola’s Market on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP indicated a suspect arrived in a truck and took around $300-$400 worth of items. Officers responded and took a report.

10:34am A warrant service officer cited and released a 27-YO man near 345 Healdsburg Avenue on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding driving without a license and

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