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NO DAM FOR MEMORIAL BEACH FOR THIRD YEAR
Healdsburg, California Healdsburg, California
1865 –June 2, 2022 Date, Date, 20202020
DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST AT POPULAR RECREATION SPOT By Christian Kallen
➝ No Dam, 3
Courtesy of Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
Memorial Beach, the southern gateway to Healdsburg over the Russian River, won’t have that extra water backed up behind the dam to form a nice public swimming lake during the summer months. The steel-plate dam, which usually goes up the last week of May in anticipation of Memorial Day Weekend, was a no-show again this year, for the third time in a row. The reason: inadequate water flow to permit slowing it down for public recreation. In other words, the drought. Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach, administered by Sonoma County Regional Parks, will be accessible during daylight hours, dam be damned. “The park is open for recreation—wading, swimming, paddling and sunbathing, picnicking, etc.—but the dam will not be installed,” said Sarah Phelps with Regional Parks. Indeed, the parking lot was full to capacity every day of Memorial Day weekend, both lifeguard stations were occupied, and over 100 people in family groups picnicked, grilled, played games, sunbathed and swam, or at least waded in the slow-moving green water. The capacity of Lake Mendocino, the primary reservoir that supplies the Russian River to Healdsburg, at 56% of target water storage, is slightly higher than it was at this time last year, at 41%. Lake Sonoma, which feeds the Russian River via Dry Creek south of Healdsburg, is running a little lower than last year, 57.1 to 57.8% of water capacity. But Dry Creek enters the Russian River about a half mile below Memorial Beach so has no effect on the slow-moving, shallow
SING Terri Odabi performs on June 28 with the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra.
Tuesdays in the Plaza LINEUP TRIPS THE LIGHT FANTASTIC By Christian Kallen
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department was finally able to release the schedule for the popular Tuesdays in the Plaza series, which began May 31 and will run through the summer until Aug. 30, from 6 to 8pm. This is the only time of the week that open consumption of alcohol is permitted in the Plaza without a special permit. Release of the schedule was delayed until just a week before the series began due to “several unanticipated events and projects (that) have slowed down our normal contracting process this year,” said Matt Milde, recreation supervisor for the City of Healdsburg.
Milde said the schedule could only be released “once we have finalized negotiations with our remaining bands,” although he would not specify which artists they found difficult to finalize. Experienced visitors set up their picnic areas in early afternoon, although the city will remove unattended chairs and blankets until 4pm, so someone should be there to monitor the site. Food vendors will be on-hand
to offer locally sourced food for sale starting at 5pm, with the music beginning at 6. Vendors will be: Lola’s Market, Rose's Burgers & Brats, Sangsan Healdsburg, Healdsburg Bagel, Healdsburger, and in August only, The Wurst. Opening the series on May 31 were the Illegals, a cleverly-named cover band of the Eagles. A variety of music groups, from blues to bluegrass, will play the following Tuesdays.
Experienced visitors set up their picnic areas in early afternoon, although the city will remove unattended chairs and blankets until 4pm, so someone should be there to monitor the site.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES June 7: Kingsborough, a “gritty hot desert” rock band led by frontman Billy Kingsborough and guitarist Alex Leach June 14: Jesus Dias y su Qba, an Afro-Cuban ensemble, sponsored by the Healdsburg Jazz Festival June 21: The Carolyn Sills Combo, a five-piece band from Santa Cruz that plays “spaghetti Western swing” June 28: The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, featuring vocalist Terri Odabi, brings blues and soul to the Plaza stage. July 5: The Coffis Brothers, another Santa Cruz band, plays rootsy rock n' roll. July 12: The Marshall House Electric Project, a “driving funk-soul band” July 19: Los Pinguos originated in Argentina and plays Latin and other world music. July 26: Sol Horizon, a frequent Best Local Reggae Band winner, returns to the Plaza. Aug. 2: Luce, a San Francisco alternative rock band and former Foghead favorite Aug. 9: Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys brings rockabilly and Western swing to town. Aug. 16: Sal’s Greenhouse, a “powerhouse funk collective” led by singer-saxophonist Sally Green out of Oakland Aug. 23: Boot Juice spills their bluegrass and folkblues-rock stylings all over the Gazebo stage. Aug. 30: The Rubinos ends the 2022 Tuesdays in the Plaza series with their power pop set.
HERE COMES THE PARADE
Photo by Christian Kallen
The color guard and Boy Scouts led the 73rd annual FFA Twilight Parade in Healdsburg on May 26. Cal Republic Trees was first-place winner in commercial floats, and won the sweepstakes as well. Other float winners included Boy Scouts of America Troop 21 (youth nonprofit) and Healdsburg Library (adult nonprofit). —Christian Kallen