The Healdsburg Tribune 10-13-2022

The Healdsburg Tribune

The Healdsburg Tribune

SATURDAY EVENT WILL SALUTE THE SPIRIT OF CREATIVITY FILMMAKER ERICA MILSOM HONORED FOR ‘LOOP’ SHORT

By Christian Kallen

AVFilm of Cloverdale will present its inaugural Im pact Award to “celebrate the future of film” to Eri ca Milsom, a San Francis co animator whose career with Pixar produced sev eral award-winning films.

Among them is the computer-animated short, Loop, the story of two kids adrift on a lake—one of them autistic, the other talkative—and their efforts to communicate so they can rescue themselves from their predicament.

Milsom will receive the 2022 Impact Award on Saturday, Oct. 22, in an awards’ presentation at Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg, from 4 to 8pm. Her groundbreak ing nine-minute film, Loop , along with others in the SparkShorts series, is available on Disney+.

As documentary direc tor at Pixar, Milsom cre ated hundreds of films about the creative pro cess for the Inside Pixar video series. In 2022, she left this role to found her own animation stu dio, the results of which are eagerly awaited.

She directed her first feature in 2014, Snow Day, which IMDB describes as a “documen tary film about life, death, and skiing that follows a group of senior citizens on their weekly ski trip in the Colorado Rockies.” Milsom screened the film to an AVFilm audience in 2016 and conducted a Q and A with local students.

Since then, Milsom has continued to sup port AVFilm's educa tional work and help con nect the local nonprofit

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‘Muerto Frida’ unfolds on Healdsburg Ave.

MURALIST CELEBRATES LARGER THAN LIFE ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO

By Christian Kallen Murals have become a popular means of public artistic expression, from big city to small town.

Locally, the fivepanel historical mural at Healdsburg High’s Smith Robinson Gym dates from 30 years ago, while the recent Monarch Proj ect mural on Alley Three off Center Street was cre ated this spring. These

and other murals illus trate the heritage and his tory of Healdsburg and the wine country.

Murals at 970 Healds burg Ave. are not so dif ferent—though they are not downtown or on a civic building, but painted on a residential lot on the walls of occu pied apartments. Both, however, push forward on the region’s Mexican heri tage with images of icono clastic 20th century artist Frida Kahlo.

The mural facing Healdsburg Avenue is a larger-than-life portrait of the artist as a wine muse—her signature hat

The mural facing Healdsburg Avenue is a larger-than-life portrait of the artist as a wine muse— her signature hat is made of purple wine grapes instead of her usual bright flowers.

is made of purple wine grapes instead of her usual bright flowers. Far ther back on the property,

Kahlo is having a glass of wine in her Mexico City kitchen, but here she's represented as a skeleton,

STEAKHOUSE MARINATING ON PLAZA STREET?

CHANGE IN THE AIR, CONSTRUCTION ABOUNDS AS RESTAURANTS PLAY REVOLVER

By Christian Kallen

The roof has been razed and the walls have come down on the narrow busi ness space at 113 Plaza St., next door to Duke’s.

Though the applicant, builder and owner won’t answer directly, the res taurant is widely pre sumed to become a steak house; the big Texas Lone

in celebration of Dia de los Muertos.

Star motif in building plans does little to chal lenge that presumption.

For years known as Seasons of the Vineyard, the gift shop and Fer rari-Carano tasting room gave the Dry Creek Val ley estate winery a toehold in busy downtown Healdsburg.

But Don Carano passed away in 2017, and in early 2020 Rhonda Carano sold the business to local entrepreneur Bill Foley, who added the stately winery and garden to his expanding portfolio. Six months later, Foley pur chased the downtown gift shop, but shortly there after the pandemic shut tered the business.

Now the location is gutted back to its beams and girders, brick walls exposed and the ceil ing lifted, from the front wall to the back of the

SURREAL Healdsburg realtor James Ramirez gives a thumbs-up for artist JM Knudsen's new mural of Frida Kahlo, with a colorful hat of wine grapes, at 970 Healdsburg Ave.

FUTURE Architects' rendering of the projected restaurant at 113 Plaza St.,

the Seasons of the Vineyard tasting room, expected

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“He didn’t really give me much input on what to create besides creat ing something great that would connect to the

tenants at 970 and also the community,” said Knudsen. “That type of creative freedom helps me thrive when creating art.”

Wolf himself said that he and his wife com missioned the murals because “I wanted to enhance the buildings,

support an independent artist in JM Knudsen, and contribute some thing interesting to the city and community of Healdsburg.”

“The grapes are the connector to the entire world there,” said Knud son. “And the people there at 970 Healdsburg

have pride in Frida and have pride in the grapes that provided them with life there and the oppor tunity of prosperity in America through hard work.”

While one of the murals at the address is easily visible driving by on Healdsburg Avenue,

the other is on private property and is best seen on a walk past the prop erty, just north of the 7-Eleven shop at the cor ner of Healdsburg and Powell.

“We're glad that this has captured people's attention and got them talking,” said Wolf.

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SYMBOLIC The artist Frida Kahlo, represented as a skeleton for Day of the Dead, was recently added to a Healdsburg Avenue apartment building.

Photo by Christian Kallen

Greyhound girls have momentum

NEW COACH TURNS AROUND HEALDSBURG’S V BALL TEAM

By Christian Kallen

A key game of the 2022 girls’ volleyball season took place Tuesday night at home for the Healds burg Greyhounds, as they faced off against Rancho Cotate for the league lead with just a week left in the season.

Healdsburg girls’ vol leyball lost the match, 3-0.

Going into the game, the Cougars from Ran cho sported a 6-0 league record and the Grey hounds were a notch behind at 5-1. A win against Rancho would have been a big boost for a team that hasn’t always played up to their full potential, but has devel oped over the season into a true contender.

“I think they’ve got used to playing as a unit, and they’ve done a really good job of it—especially as we are going down the stretch,” said Coach Rich ard Mitts, leading the team for his inaugural season with Healdsburg.

The Greyhound girls are a different team than they were just a year ago. They ended the 2021 sea son with a 3-5 league record, 4-14 overall. This year, they are 6-1 in the league, and 15-8 overall, with most of their losses coming against bigger schools.

The two teams last met

on Sept. 22, at Rancho, and the Cougars stiffed the Greyhounds with a 3-0 result. So far, that’s the only league loss for the Greyhound girls, who have defeated all other North Bay Redwood opponents since the sea son began on Sept. 20.

Those wins included 3-0 shutouts of their pre vious three opponents— Elsie Allen, Piner and St. Vincent—and a 3-1 vic tory over St. Vincent in Petaluma on Sept. 27. Their only league loss was the one against Rancho Cotate.

Rancho Cotate is a Division III team, which means the school is slightly larger than the Division IV Healdsburg. Bigger schools have the inherent advantage of a larger student body to fill out the roster, but leagues like the North Bay Red wood mix school sizes based on location, in this case west Sonoma County.

While the previous meeting with Rancho did not go Healdsburg’s way, Mitts says the home field advantage and the team’s current momentum should help the Hounds score a crucial win this time, but the results tell the story.

Truthfully not all the wins have been easy. The Greyhounds defeated Ukiah, a team with a 5-2 league record to date, on Sept. 29, but with a 3-2 score. Those were tight sets—scores were 25-20, 19-25, 24-26, 29-27, with Healdsburg winning

the fifth and deciding set 17-15.

“Getting that big Ukiah win showed us, let’s not give up, we can win,” said Mitts. The first two sets had the Greyhounds down 2-1, and the coach said that although some of the girls were pretty discour aged at that point, they fought back to win the last two sets and take the match. “It was pretty insane, I got to admit.”

Tellingly, Ukiah is in Division II, two full divi sions higher than Healds burg. Which makes their meetings definitely unequal, and that Healds burg is competitive with a school that much larger is to their credit. So next week’s Oct. 18 match with Ukiah could ultimately decide the league title— it takes place on Ukiah’s home courts, and there’s always a home field advan tage to contend with.

It’s quite likely that next year the North Bay Red wood and other regional leagues will be restruc tured, so like-versus-like in size will prevail. Details of that restructuring may not come until mid-2023.

The season’s final game (prior to the conference post-season) will be Oct. 20 at home against Elsie Allen. It’s senior night, so show up to East Gym to give a cheer of thanks and support to Emery Joy, Lizette Gomes and The resa Helfrick for their school careers and their college futures.

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TEAMWORK Healdsburg Greyhound girls’ volleyball team members face off against Rancho Cotate.

Photo by Michael Lucid

Steakhouse

3,205 square foot lot. The project was shepherded through the city permit ting process by contrac tor Brad Ridgeway of the Glacier Restaurant Group (Whitefish, MT), and architect Doug las Thornley of Goring and Straja Architects (Berkeley).

After several inqui ries to the contractor and architect, a response was finally received from Mia Thomas, vice president of sales and marketing for a Foley’s hotel group, which includes Healds burg’s Hotel Les Mars (27 North St.), as well as lux ury properties in Santa Barbara and the Willa mette Valley.

“Unfortunately, we’re not quite able to share that yet, but shouldn’t

be too much longer,” Thomas replied, in response to questions about the name, style and expected opening date of the restaurant.

An echo in Healdsburg

The plans presented to the city’s planning com mission in 2021 are for an 89-seat restaurant, modifications to the front façade of the building, a new 750-square foot mezzanine added to a second floor and a new roof terrace of approxi mately 150 square feet.

Ironically, these are the same sort of changes that caused a furor in Healdsburg not so long ago just across the Plaza, at 106 Matheson. That project became the

Matheson Restaurant, which has since earned high marks from food ies, and its Roof 106 bar and restaurant is popu lar with tourists as well as locals.

But civic dissatisfac tion with Craig Ramsey and Dustin Valette’s plans for the historic former Plaza Gourmet, Copperfield’s Books and other businesses led to a petition to halt the proj ect, and an appeal of the planning commission’s approval was brought to the city council.

Brigitte Mansell, who filed the 2019 appeal over the Matheson’s plans (and is currently a candi date for city council), gave the Tribune her reasons:

“Our appeal was about size and how the proj ect affected parking, a restaurant worker short age and how this foot print was out of what the

Downtown Plaza District mandates: small-scale.”

It was co-signed by 14 other residents (includ ing another current can didate, Chris Herrod), and sparked a heated hour’s worth of pub lic comment at the city council meeting where the appeal was heard.

The city coun cil denied the appeal, and the Matheson and Roof 106 opened in the summer of 2021, a bit behind schedule thanks to COVID. It has proven to be a popular addition to the constantly flux ing downtown restaurant scene.

In contrast, the plan ning commission hearing on 113 Plaza went vir tually unnoticed by the public. As the minutes from the June 8, 2021 meeting record, “Chair (Dan) Petrik opened the hearing for public input

and hearing none, closed the public input portion of the hearing.”

Why the difference between the upset of 2019 and the relative complacence of 2021?

“The noticing and out reach for this project was the same as for the 106 Matheson project but certainly did not result in the same amount of community interest,” the city’s community devel opment director, Scott Duiven, told the Tribune

“I can only speculate that that was due to the smaller scale of the proj ect and also a recogni tion by many, even those originally opposed to the project, that the 106 Matheson project turned out well and the issues raised relating to scale, massing, shadowing, noise, etc. did not come to pass.”

At one point in the 2021 hearing for the 113 Plaza restaurant, thennew Planning Commis sioner Conor McKay questioned if the 89-seat restaurant fell under the definition of a “smallscale” project, consid ering the additional parking that would be required, among other impacts.

“I just think an 89-seat restaurant is not necessarily small scale,” said McKay. “It’s just the intensification of the use from a relatively smallscare tasting room to this 89-seat restaurant seems rather stark, con sidering we’re located in a district that is supposed to promote small scale activities.”

Petrick said, chuck ling, “If you want to know more about that partic ular topic, I suggest you go back and read the meeting minutes for the Matheson project.”

Sign of the Star

Another controversy, or at least some raised eye brows, may result as the Plaza Street restaurant continues to take shape.

The architect’s treatment of the “clerestory” win dows above the entrance drew some curiosity and concern from the com missioners. These are the windows at the second story or mezzanine lev el that would allow light into the building.

In the proposed design, these windows feature a large lone star above the entrance, etched into the glass.

“The star featured in the renderings is con ceptual and is a tribute to the owner’s grandfa ther, who was a Texas Ranger,” architect Doug las Thornley responded, though he added that the final name of the restaurant had not been selected.

Duivin said the city was not in a position to pass judgment on the Lone Star design. “That is not something that we would regulate due to First Amendment rights,” he told the Tri bune. “We look at the size, quantity and loca tion of signs and remain content neutral.”

The storefront build ing is thought to date from 1883, though much renovation has gone on since then. In fact, the next step for the Nor dby Construction crew is “removing inappropriate material and decorative elements added in the 1980s or 1990s, includ ing removing the rib bon and flowers motif,” elements that may have seemed appropriate to a gift shop and tasting room, but less so to a Texas-style steakhouse.

Derek Corsino and the Healdsburg High culi nary program; din ner from Petaluma’s new Puerto Rican res taurant, Sol Food; and wines from host Rodney Strong Vineyards. Live music will be performed by Sabor de mi Cuba.

A fund-raising auc tion of “community experiences inspired by film” is also being devel oped. Funds raised at the Impact Awards will enable AVFilm to pay their teaching artists a living wage, fill future classrooms with the equipment student film makers need and expand the organization’s reach.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit avfilmpresents.org/ impact-awards.

Photo by Deborah Coleman/Pixar

PROGRESS Construction workers gut the former Seasons of the Vineyard gift shop to prepare for a new, as yet unnamed, restaurant at 113 Plaza St., now owned by Bill Foley.

Photo by Christian Kallen

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Bray Bro Makes His Voice Heard

By Pierre Ratte

Did you ever find yourself falling in love with a don key? Wait. Wait! Don’t answer that!

My closest neighbor is a donkey. Arturo is not a

mean donkey, but he’s not sweet either. The other day, he got into it with the llama. It was more than words. The llama is ok but getting old; its neck droops. Kinda sad look ing, which Arturo did not make better.

But here’s the endear ing thing about Arturo— his braying. Have you heard a donkey bray recently? It is one of the sillier sounds.

A horse neighs and snuffles; a dog barks; a cat purrs and screeches,

but a donkey? Donkeys seem unable to make up their mind on the sound that comes out. First one thing, then another. And donkeys are not timid about this. They bray at full throat.

And so that is how it

begins. I hear that ridicu lously silly sound and bust into a big smile, maybe even a chuckle. You go, Arturo. You do you. No matter how ridiculous your bray is—you go for it, bro.

Oh, and don’t even get me started on the llama. Llamas’ vocalizations are worthy of a Rod Serling

soundtrack. Go ahead, Google them; you’ll smile too. Makes my day, every day.

Fun facts: Mules were used extensively by the U.S. Army. A mule became their mascot in 1899, to compete with the Navy’s goat. In 1927, there were six million mules in the U.S., and now there are about 25,000.

A mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse. Male donkeys (jacks) make mules, while female donkeys (jennets) make hinnys. A horse has 64 chromosomes, and a donkey has 62, diverg ing about 24 million years ago on the evolutionary tree. Since a mule has 63 chromosomes, it is sterile as a result.

George Washington wanted mules for Mount Vernon, but the best don keys were in Spain and the king forbade their export—deeming them a competitive advantage and national treasure. As president, Washington enticed King Charles to send donkeys as a gift to the new nation. Shortly thereafter, Mount Ver non’s fields were plowed by mules.

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NEIGHBOR

OBITUARIES

man of integrity, true to his word, humble, and offered the sagest advice to those wise enough to listen.

At age seven Gaven vividly recalls climbing atop his backyard clubhouse in hopes of catching a glimpse of General MacArthur’s plane overhead. In that defining moment, Gaven knew he would pursue aviation. He graduated from Burlingame High School in 1955 and went on to earn a Bachelors of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from San Jose State University. He was a pilot with United Airlines for over 30 years, based out of SFO for the majority of his career, and shared his love of flight and travel with his family. Another great love of Gaven’s was sailing – first discovering this passion as a teen and earning the coveted privilege to join the crew of The Celebes and sail the Transpac in 1955 from Long Beach to Honolulu.

Born at Stanford Hospital on March 25, 1937 to Ortrude “Sunny” Andres and Frederick Berrian “Bruin” Dunn. Gaven was the apple of his mother’s eye, the sweet younger brother to Verlaine Andres Woodhead Schweitzer, admired and adored uncle to Laurie Woodhead Heston of Homer, Alaska and David Woodhead of Maui, Hawaii.

Celebration of Life — Through his artwork and photos.

October 15, 2022 from 1-4pm Riverside Clubhouse, Mountain View Drive, Healdsburg, CA.

GAVEN CLARK DUNN

March 25, 1937 - September 24, 2022

Legal Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202202759

The following person(s) is (are)

doing business as: 1. NIKO FLOORING COMPANY, 9121 THEISSEN LN, GRATON, CA 95444, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): NIKO COREY FLORES, 9121 THEISSEN LN, GRATON, CA 95444: This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on APRIL 1, 2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: NIKO FLORES, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on September 14, 2022. (Publication Dates: October 13, 20, 27, November 3 of 2022 The Healdsburg Tribune).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202202970

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.

THE DUNCAN FAMILY OF SILVER OAK CELLARS, 2. THE DUNCAN FAMILY OF SILVER OAK, 3. THE FAMILY OF SILVER OAK, 3004 WESTSIDE ROAD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address; 7300 HIGHWAY 128, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SILVER OAK WINE CELLARS, LLC, 915 OAKVILLE CROSSROAD, OAKVILLE, CA 94562: This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 08/16/2012. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: DAVID R. DUNCAN, PROPRIETOR/ CHAIRMAN & CEO, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on October 06, 2022.

(Publication Dates: October 13, 20, 27, November 3 of 2022 The Healdsburg Tribune).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202202801

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. SCENTHOUND, 925 LAKEVILLE ST, PETALUMA, CA 94952, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address 5849 KRISTINA PLACE, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): RPW HOLDINGS INC., 5849 KRISTINA PLACE, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928: This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: RICHARD P. WOOTEN, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on September 19, 2022. (Publication Dates: October 13, 20, 27, November 3 of 2022 The Healdsburg Tribune).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202202737

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. RESTOREX, 2. FIRE WATER MOLD REMEDIATION, 3. RESTOREX EXPERTS, 4. RESTOREX RESTORATION, 5. RESTOREX RESTORATION EXPERTS, 6. RESTOREX DISASTER RESTORATION, 7. RESTOREX DISASTER RESTORATION EXPERTS, 8. RESTOREX ENVIORNMENTAL SERVICES, 450 LAKEVILLE ST UNIT D, PETALUMA, CA 94952, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address

SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): RESTOREX LLC, 450 LAKEVILLE ST UNIT D, PETALUMA, CA 94952: This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 1/2/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: CHRISTOPHER KING, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on September 12, 2022. (Publication Dates: October 13, 20, 27, November 3 of 2022 The Healdsburg Tribune).

Gaven Clark Dunn passed away peacefully after a well lived and dignified 85 years in the comfort of his beloved hilltop home in Healdsburg on September 24, 2022. He was cradled in comfort and love up until the end. His soulmate Sandra and two devoted daughters were by his side as his beautiful and tender soul took flight. Gaven braved several years of challenging health issues with courage, tenacity, patience, humor, and his bedazzling smile.

Rascal, all-star athlete, Eagle Scout, sailor, Navy man, aviator to his core, musician, contractor, builder, rancher, farmer, horseman, dog whisperer, philosopher, nonconformist, homebody, and as gentle, kind and generous and charming a human as one could ever know, Gaven will be remembered for being a genuine Renaissance man – someone who could learn and do just about anything. He lived life on his terms, without pretense, considerate to all people, animals and the planet. Never judgmental, intensely and unapologetically private, honest, loyal, trustworthy, and impossibly stubborn. Gaven was a

Celebrate

lived

Gaven first met his wife Sandy, the love of his life, when she was walking home from school one day, and said to his friend, ‘I’m going to marry that girl one day.’ Married in 1962, they recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Gaven is survived by his wife Sandy Kriloff Dunn of Healdsburg, daughters Heather Varina Dunn of Mendocino and Amy Dunn Liss of Danville, as well as his four grandchildren, who he could not have been prouder of – Benjamin Gaven Swan, Mia Sandra Liss, Max Joseph Liss and Fiona Elizabeth Swan. Special mention goes out to his son-in-laws, who he revered as his own, Timothy King Swan and Robert Steven Liss Jr.

We feel Gaven’s spirit and think of him every time we enjoy a fine bourbon, hear a melancholy song and share a good laugh. He would want us to tread gently, leave a place better than we found it, not worry (the interest rates are too high), think critically and independently, explore and wonder – and be as curious and compassionate as possible. Gaven will be honored in a private and intimate celebration of life gathering at a yet to be planned time. In lieu of any gifts, Gaven’s family welcomes any donation to Sutter Care Hospice Home Care in Santa Rosa.

Deadline: Thursdays, 12pm.

LEGALS

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