The Healdsburg Tribune 1-26-2023

The Healdsburg Tribune

DIVERSITY MEETING TONIGHT EXPLORES

‘LAK ’ ECH’ INDIGENOUS INCLUDED IN DEI PLAN DEVELOPMENT

By Christian Kallen

The next stage of a city program to nurture and improve inclusion throughout the Healdsburg community takes place tonight, Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Healdsburg Community Center. The “encuentro” (gathering) will be the first of five such meetings in the next four months to help build the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plan, due in mid-2023.

The topic tonight is “Indigenous Voices + in Lak'ech,” the last word being a term embraced by the city’s DEI plan management consultant, Acosta. Its meaning is roughly, “You are my other me,” or in Spanish, “U eres mi otro yo,” based on Mayan languages and philosophy. The introduction of this concept as a framework for equity development is key to Acosta’s methodology.

All five meetings fall into the category of Equity Encuentros that Acosta Latino Learning Partnership (ALLP) outlined in their revised timeline on Dec. 5, 2022. They follow five similar meetings last year that worked at identifying the various communities in Healdsburg. The assessment of that earlier phase was delivered to the City Council on Dec. 5.

The city embarked on the DEI path early in 2022 with equity consultant ALLP, in an effort to nurture and improve diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the Healdsburg community. The initiative was proposed by then-Mayor Ozzy Jimenez and then-Councilmember Skylaer Palacio, as the City Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Equity, and approved by the City Council in February 2022.

‘Horseshoe Bend’ Photo Goes Viral

DRONE SHOT OF RUSSIAN RIVER SURROUNDING LOCAL LANDMARK IS AN INSTANT CLASSIC

By Christian Kallen

Amid the many news and social media photos of swollen creeks, fallen trees and general mayhem from the rainstorms earlier this month, one picture stood out: an aerial shot of Fitch Mountain surrounded by a ribbon of brown water, the Russian River.

The photograph shows clearly the geographical quirk that is Fitch Mountain: a solitary wooded hill embraced by the course of the river, a wooded nub in a landscape of greenery. It looks like a green version of the celebrated Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River near Page, AZ.

The image appeared on Tom Rennie’s Facebook feed the morning of Jan. 8—when the deluge had already been soaking Sonoma County for a week—and as it was tagged and shared, even mentioned on Brent Farris’ morning KZST radio program, it became an iconic image of Healdsburg virtually overnight.

Vice Mayor David Hagele took notice, and asked the photographer if the City of Healdsburg could use the image on its site, where it immediately appeared as the background for storm weather updates

“There's a lot with that photo with the river wrapping around the mountain,” said Hagele admiringly. “You see Fitch Mountain, how pretty it is. It was perfect timing too cause the river was full, the weather cleared

and he got it. I mean, it was just an incredible photo.”

“This is a photo I've been thinking about getting for the last eight years from a friend’s property on the east side of Fitch Mountain,” said Rennie, a drone pilot and photographer, by email last week.

“I’ve done drone work in this area before and noticed the entire Russian River is not visible from this vantage point because of lower (not flooded) river levels.”

But on a hunch, realizing the river was high from recent heavy rains, on the morning of Jan. 8 he launched his DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone to see if the image in his mind’s eye could be captured by the drone’s camera. It worked, but the image is more than a snapshot. Said Rennie, “This photo is actually six RAW drone images merged together using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop,” the sort of technical work that an experienced

CIGAR AND POT SMOKE COMPLAINT SPARKS A NEW POLICY PLAZA, REC PARK AND VILLA EVENTS ARE NOW SMOKE-FREE

By Christian Kallen

It was a summer Tuesday not unlike most of the summer Tuesdays in the Healdsburg Plaza last year. Reggae band Sol Horizon worked the gazebo stage, friends and families gathered on the grounds,

photographer and drone pilot knows how to do. He posted the image on Facebook before noon, where it was shared 36 times.

“It is important to note that Fitch Mountain is 991 feet in elevation and that my drone took off from an elevation of about 600 feet,” Rennie told the Tribune. “Drones are to stay below 400 feet in elevation from the point of takeoff per FAA regulations.”

and everyone seemed to enjoy the good weather and good vibes of the post-pandemic party.

Make that almost everyone. Whatever the reason—the ganja-friendly music, the rambunctious crowd—the smoke seemed thicker than usual that evening, and Louis Jordan for one was not enjoying himself.

In fact, the financial consultant and local winemaker was so irritated by the smoke that less than a week later he attended the Healdsburg City Council meeting and, during the open public comment period, asked the city to expand the non-smoking areas to include the sidewalks surrounding the Plaza.

“At this week's Tuesday in the Park, there was extensive cigar and some pot smoking,” Jordan told

➝ Viral Photo, 9

➝ Lak'ech Learning, 9

Photo by Tom Rennie/Tomsaerials

MUDDY NECKLACE Dramatic drone image of Fitch Mountain surrounded by high water in the Russian River, taken on Jan. 8.

smokey audience.

As it was tagged and shared, even mentioned on Brent Farris’ morning KZST radio program, it became an iconic image of virtually overnight.

GOINGS ON IN THE ’BURG

‘Cesar Died Today’ Raven Players present a production of the play by Gabriel Fraire and John Fraire at Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7:30pm, Sunday Jan. 29 at 2pm.

Climate

Last day is Tuesday, Jan. 31, to take a survey sharing ideas on how Healdsburg can be as sustainable as possible. One may go to healdsburg.gov/cms

Music on the Piazza

Live music with Alec Fuhrman at Bacchus Landing, Saturday, Feb. 4, noon to 4pm, at 14210 Bacchus Landing Way, off Westside Road, next to the Humane Society.

Crab Feed

The annual Healdsburg American Legion crab feed benefit will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, at Villa Chanticleer from 4-7pm. $75, all you can eat.

A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN HEALDSBURG

Little Saint

The only part of Little Saint at 25 North St. open this month is the upstairs Lounge, on Thursdays from 5-11pm. Jan. 26, Lael Neale featuring Guy Blakeslee, music starts at 5:45pm. The restaurant reopens Feb. 2.

Homeless Village Grand opening of interim housing program at L&M Village on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 4pm.

Indigenous Voices

First of five monthly events in Healdsburg’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) community conversations on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 6:308:30pm. “Indigenous Voices of Healdsburg and

in Lak'ech: Going Beyond Land Acknowledgements” will include language interpretation, childcare and light refreshments. Held at the Healdsburg Community Center (1557 Healdsburg Ave.).

Blues at the Raven English blues guitarist Matt Schofield, Thursday, Jan. 27, $25 and $40. Raven Theatre, 115 North St., 7:30pm.

Skitzo Comes Home

The infamous underground thrash metal band Skitzo, featuring Healdsburg native Lance Ozanix, plays at Coyote Sonoma on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7pm. No cover.

Meter Made

The Meters tribute band shows up at the Elephant in the Room on Saturday, Jan. 28, 9pm. $10 cover. 177A Healdsburg Ave.

City Council Regular Monday meeting, Feb. 6. Camping ordinance discussion, appointments to Parks and Rec Commission and other matters. Meets at 6pm at City Council Chambers, 401 Grove St., or one may watch at facebook. com/cityofhealdsburg

Wine Library

“Writing Between the Vines” event on Tues., Feb. 7, honoring writers and wineries that have participated in vineyard retreat programs for the past 10 years. At the Wine Library, Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St.

Parks and Rec Scheduled regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission, Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6pm. City Council Chambers, 402 Grove St.

Steelhead Fest

Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival returns to Lake Sonoma on Saturday, Feb. 11, 10am-4pm. It’s the very definition of family friendly, something for everyone at the Milt Brand Visitors Center at the top of Dry Creek Valley. Free.

Photo by David A Litman /Shutterstock

ROCKY ROAD The sidewalk leading to the L&M Village, the city's interim housing program located in a former motel on Healdsburg Avenue, is under construction but expected to be completed by the end of the month.

HERE THEY COME The Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival returns after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus on Saturday, Feb. 11, rain or shine.

Photo by Christian Kallen

What Goes Up Must Ski Down

CHAIR LIFT INSPIRES RESORT RHAPSODY

By Pierre Ratte Ski resorts transport people up mountain sides in elevated moving chairs— literally. A suited butlerish person greets, holds the chair, making sure passengers are comfortably and safely seated. Thank you, Jeeves.

Generally, pleasant music is playing for this interchange, and then in the next magical moment, if all goes well

with the seating, passengers find themselves floating above the trees, looking down at beautiful snow-covered landscapes and mountain vistas as far as the eye can see.

Arriving at the top, more butler-esque personnel are on hand to ensure passengers disembark safely. Disembarking, one stands, literally, on top of a mountain surveying horizons in all directions. In some places, a dining establishment is plunked down just in case a hot chocolate might satisfy. “Cloud

Dine’s” offerings tickled interest, given its punny name. Literally, where else does one “mountain climb” like this?

And that is the magic of going up the mountain. Then, one gets to go down!

With fresh “pow”— powder dry snow—skiers float on sparkling crystals, fluffing crystalline fairy-dust at each turn. If fortunate, no one has been down the run, and skis leave signature schussing trails on open hills. Skiing through pow patches, rising and falling, an intoxicating

rhythm builds, figuratively, transcendentally towards bliss. Alternatively, one may drop into a glade. Gliding through white and green boughs. Stopping. Resting. Meditatively quiet. Snow-muffled sound. Robert Frost in Vermont knew and wrote of such quiet and eternal things.

Fun facts: Robert Frost was born in March 1874 and died in January 1963. He was poet laureate of Vermont, and received four Pulitzer prizes and the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Interestingly, Frost was born in San Francisco. At age 11, after the death of his journalist father, Frost and his family moved east to Lawrence, MA. Frost attended Dartmouth College for two months, then Harvard University for two years, but graduated from neither.

Frost won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1924 for his book, New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes. Some of his famous poems are: “The Road Not Taken,” “The Mending Wall,” “Birches,” “The Gift

Fun fact: Robert Frost was poet laureate of Vermont, and received four Pulitzer prizes and the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Outright,” “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and his shortest poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Hat tip to S&D.

Photo by Pierre Ratte

Hounds in the Running as Winter Seasons End

LOCAL TEAMS PROVIDE TOUGH COMPETITION FOR REDWOOD LEAGUE RIVALS

By Christian Kallen

From basketball to wrestling, both boys and girls teams at Healdsburg

High are making their presence felt deep in the winter season of prep play. Playoffs are scheduled to begin the second week of February in most sports, which means the last chances to see them in regular

season games are coming up soon.

Basketball The girls basketball team continues to play highly competitive contests in both league and nonleague play, but at this point in the season the emphasis is on the North Coast Section–Redwood matchups. As the Tribune goes to press, the girls are dominating the league with a 7-1 record, their only loss coming this week against Windsor, 43-28. This drops the team to 18-4 on the year; Windsor is 12-10, and their league record

of 6-2 still places them behind Healdsburg for Redwood honors.

Upcoming games are all against schools Healdsburg has already defeated this season: Elsie Allen (Jan. 26), at home against Santa Rosa (Jan. 31), St. Vincent de Paul (Feb. 2) and a final home game against Piner on Saturday, Feb. 4, 7:30pm at Smith Robinson Gym. But as the Windsor game showed, there’s no assurance that any given team will win on any given night

The NCS-Redwood league playoffs are from Feb. 8 to 11

for the top four teams only. CIF-NCS Division 4 NCS playoffs begin on Wednesday, Feb. 15; Healdsburg is Division 4 based on school size (by contrast, Windsor is Division 2).

The boys too are also working on a winning basketball season, though they are not as dominant as the girls team has been. They are 12-9 overall, and split 2-2 in league play (results of Jan. 25 home game against St. Vincent too late for press time). While they have lost three of their last four games, all games this season have been exciting, competitive games, and no one is taking Healdsburg for granted.

“We have a roster of 10 that are headlined by Sam Vanden Heuvel and Max Hubbel,” said coach Jacob Pruitt. “Those two carry a heavy load for us, and we have roles being filled by seniors Pedro Diaz, Sebastian Miranda, Berni Pimentel and sophomore Thatcher Little.”

Last home game for the Hounds is Wednesday, Feb. 1 against Elsie Allen, 7:30pm at Smith Robinson Gym.

Soccer

Here again it’s the girls who are racking up the winning season—though

the expectation that they would be “unbeatable” proved premature. Immediately after the New Year began, they lost two and tied one, but they got back on track with a recent winning streak over Kelseyville, Santa Rosa and a forfeit win over Elsie Allen.

Tuesday night’s match against Piner found the Hounds losing 2-1, putting their record at 8-3-1 overall, 2-3 in the league. As with the basketball schedule, there are nothing but league soccer games remaining until the playoffs.

The boys soccer team is 4-2-2 overall, though their young league season has shown a loss and a tie. They haven’t won a match since Dec. 9, a 1-0 victory over Maria Carrillo, but are hopeful that the series of league games coming up will produce some victories. An away game at Elsie Allen on Jan. 25 was too late for inclusion in this story.

Upcoming opponents at home include, for girls, Ukiah on Jan. 26, and back-to-back games against Elsie Allen and Kelseyville on Feb. 2. Boys soccer home games include Ukiah on Feb. 1 and Elsie Allen on Feb. 10.

Both girls and boys soccer matches are again

played this year at the artificial turf fields on the Healdsburg High campus, with entrance from University Street.

Wrestling

With only four students competing in wrestling this year, coach Scott Weidemier is trying to give each of them enough time on the mats so that they can compete against other high schoolers this winter. Part of the reason for the thin roster is that several students who have expressed an interest in wrestling are playing soccer instead, a schedule switch that happened last year (2021-2022 school year).

Speaking of the small number of students who turned out for the sport, the long-time coach said, “This is the worst it’s been; I can’t imagine it stays like this.” But he’s hoping that with a new football coach in the works for next fall, some of the fall gridiron players will turn to winter wrestling for added conditioning.

This year’s four wrestlers are freshman Alex Dias (122 pounds), senior Anthony Francis (135 pounds), freshman Alexander Harms (160 pounds) and sophomore Michael Michener (heavyweight).

Photos by Michael Lucid

CHASE IS ON Edwin Vasquez (8) and Landon Evans (15) pursue a St. Helena player during a game at Healdsburg High. The Greyhounds won, and are now 4-2-2 as the season enters its final weeks.

SURROUNDED Healdsburg's Itzel Ortiz tries to make a shot out of a clutch of Lower Lake players during basketball action at Smith Robinson Gym. The senior is a leading scorer on the Lady Hounds team, currently leading the Redwood League.

ON TOP Freshman Alexander Harmes gets a pin on Windsor's Dane Reiley during the Windsor-Healdsburg wrestling meet in Healdsburg on Jan. 11. Harms and heavyweight Michael Michener won their matches, but Windsor won the meet.

Lucha Familiar

By Harry Duke

Mounting a production of a little-known play

in these pandemic and inflationary-influenced times is something of a risk for most theater companies. Audiences have yet to return in fullforce to live theater, so a significant leap of faith is required to produce material that has little to no track record.

Healdsburg’s Raven

Players and the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center have joined together to take that leap with a co-production of Gabriel and John Fraire’s Cesar Died Today. The show recently ran for four performances at the Raven Performing Arts Theater and now moves on to the Cloverdale Performing

Arts Center for performances on Jan. 28 and 29. The play isn’t completely unfamiliar to local audiences, as it had a staged reading one year ago as part of the Raven’s ScripTease program. Originally produced in 1996 by the New Latino Visions Company at New

York’s Brooklyn College, Oz Montelongo Medina directs the Raven/CPAC West Coast premiere.

Labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez has passed away on the day Mother Guerrero (Rosa Reynoza) has asked her family to gather for a special announcement. Daughter Gracie (Sky Hernandez-Simard) was once a part of the Chavez movement, but marriage and a career in nursing now occupy her time.

Son Robert (Ignacio Ayala Aguilar) sees assimilation as the way to success at a financial services firm, but that success is being threatened. Youngest son Cesar (Evan Espinoza) finds his indecisiveness in everything (including on how to pronounce his name) has put his college scholarships in jeopardy.

Mother’s announcement that they are to be featured as “Hispanic Family of the Year” in a national magazine sets

off a series of family arguments and debates (including whether they’re Hispanic at all), and none of them wish to participate with the article. What’s a mother to do? She must rely on her faith and an impish spirit (Paloma Victoria Rodriguez Irizarry) to set things straight.

Playwrights Gabriel and John Fraire try to cover a lot of material in their 80-minute family dramedy. The script affirms its college origins, with a heavy reliance on expositional material that comes off as more of a lecture than a theatrical piece. But there’s also some good-natured humor and laugh out loud moments. The play’s best moments are when the family is allowed to be a family, with Reynosa’s Mother the warm center of a lovingly bickering unit. It’s also nice to see more progress in increasing the diversity of voices on local stages.

‘Cesar Died Today’ runs through Jan. 29 at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm. $25. 707.894.2219. Masking is strongly encouraged. cloverdaleperformingarts.com

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GABRIEL AND JOHN FRAIRE’S ‘CESAR DIED TODAY’ MOVES TO CLOVERDALE

FAM Sky Hernandez-Simard, Paloma Victoria Rodriguez Irizarry, Ignacio Ayala Aguilar, Rosa Reynoza and Evan Espinoza in ‘Cesar

The play isn’t completely unfamiliar to local audiences, as it had a staged reading one year ago as part of the Raven’s ScripTease program.

Photo by Ray Maybry

ERNEST NICHOLAS FRANDSEN

April 20, 1930 - January 18, 2023

Ernest Nicholas Frandsen passed away on Wednesday, January 18 after a sudden decline in health caused by pneumonia and cancer. He was vibrant and physically active until December 29th. At age 92, he loved to shop, read, go out to dinner with family and friends, watch movies, decorate, give See’s candy, drive downtown, buy and give flowers, visit grand and greatgrandchildren, catch up on the family news and share conversations with everyone in the community. Ernie lived a long and happy life, and he will be missed by a multitude of people who had the good fortune to meet him.

Ernie was born on Easter, April 20, 1930. He met his future wife, Marilyn June Watkins, while attending Healdsburg High School. They married in 1950 and had four children. Ernie owned the Redwood Market grocery store in Healdsburg until 1960. Later, he owned and operated Fred Young & Company Mortuaries in Healdsburg and Cloverdale. Ernie retired in 1997.

After he lost Marilyn, in 1999, he spent his time with family, Kiwanis, church, and “the kids” (classmates from high school). He traveled to Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard. He donated generously to Jefferson Elementary School in Cloverdale, the ICF, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and many other organizations and people in the community.

Ernie will be remembered for his generosity, good will, and happy attitude. He retained his sharp mental faculties and wit until the last moments of his life.

Ernie is survived by his daughters Claudia Jean Frandsen, Marjorie Ann Mielke (Roy Glassett), Elaine Marie Sutton (Mike), and Rebecca Lyn Sutton (Dave). His grandchildren Emily Austin (Josh), Amanda Gulsrud (Erik), Meagan Mielke, Samuel Mielke, Joshua Sutton (Lindsay), Tobin Sutton, Zachary Sutton (Janine), Nathaniel Sutton (Melissa), Hannah Sutton, Maxwell Sutton (Marguerite) and 13 greatgrandchildren. Ernie was preceded in death by his wife Marilyn, sister Elizabeth (Frandsen) VanBuren, granddaughter Dorothy Sutton, and his parents, Ernest W. and Elizabeth Frandsen. Also, his grandparents, Minna and Charles Frandsen, who were Ernie’s greatest loving guides, role models, and inspiration throughout his life.

Ernie’s memorial will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1402 University St., Healdsburg, on Saturday, February 4 at 11:00 a.m. Vaccinations, Testing, and Masks are encouraged. Please donate in Ernest N. Frandsen’s name to any of the charities listed below: Cloverdale Kiwanis, ICF at St. John’s Catholic Church in Healdsburg, the Healdsburg Museum, or your favorite charity that benefits children.

Hohnstein met his wife of 52 years Debbie Burke in high school and they wed July 11, 1970 at St Mary’s Church in Ukiah.

The couple then moved to Santa Rosa in 1975 to help run another family-owned garbage business Pacific Sanitary Disposal. Shortly after they fell in love with an old victorian fixer-upper in Healdsburg that would be the home they raised their four children in.

BYRON JOHN HOHNSTEIN

May 5, 1948 - December 29, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Byron John Hohnstein on Thursday, December 29, 2022. He passed away peacefully at home in Healdsburg surrounded by loved ones. He was 74. Hohnstein was born May 5, 1948 in Portland, Oregon to Elsie and Reuben Hohnstein. They moved to Ukiah in 1954 after the family purchased Ukiah Sanitary Disposal. He graduated from Ukiah High in 1966.

Hohnstein served in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. He was stationed at Phan Rang Air Base in the 35th Field Maintenance Squadron for 12 months as a jet engine mechanic. According to a performance report while in Vietnam, “on numerous occasions Sgt. Hohnstein’s accurate troubleshooting and superior mechanical ability have been instrumental in returning outof-commission aircraft back to the fight ahead of schedule.” He earned a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and an Air Force Good Conduct Medal.

After serving three years and four months Hohnstein was honorably discharged early so he could help his mother run the family business following the unexpected passing of his father.

Smoking Policy

the council. “As we have done for the last decadeplus, our group (of a dozen Healdsburg residents) was seated in the Plaza across from The Matheson. Cigars were being smoked (repeatedly) by a group of at least four to five individuals. The smoke was acrid, very offensive and potentially health impacting for many of us trying to enjoy the music.”

His complaint was noted by Councilmember David Hagele, who at the end of that Aug. 1 meeting recommended that city staff “come back with something we can chew on” for revised smoking areas as a “quicker step versus coming back to discuss what we want.”

City Manager Jeff Kay took the initiative to direct staff to review the relevant chapter of the Healdsburg Municipal Code to see what changes might be necessary “to making special events entirely smokefree,” according to the staff presentation that accompanied the item in this week’s City Council meeting agenda.

Matt Milde, recreation supervisor for the community services department, oversaw the necessary revisions of Chapter 8.24 concerning smoking in public places, and with the city attorney’s staff fashioned a series of tweaks and clarifications to the municipal code that would include prohibiting smoking in public recreation areas,

including adjacent sidewalks and parking lots.

“Changes were based upon Council’s comments at their Monday, August 1, 2022 meeting, consultation with the Police Department and legal counsel, and input received at the Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting,” he said in an email.

“While I cannot speak to the speed of this adjustment, I feel we captured the essence of Council/Commission suggestions, and adding this on Consent still allowed Council to pull the item for discussion had there been any questions/concerns with the suggested adjustments,” Milde continued.

The city’s effort was roughly contemporary with an Oct. 22, 2022 request from Milestone Events Groups to make the entire Villa Chanticleer site smoke-free, both inside and outside the facility, including all parking areas. “We feel this will enhance the relationship with our neighbors as well as cut down on fire danger,” wrote Leilani Martin of Milestone.

A self-employed business owner for most of his life, Hohnstein was grateful to work with loyal, hardworking staff at Aamco Transmissions, Transco Transmissions in Santa Rosa and Healdsburg Transmission.

Because of his love and joy for all things trucks, his last business was Healdsburg Landscape Materials which he founded in 1998. His first purchase was a shiny, red Peterbilt from Opperman and Son. He was most at home in the cab of that truck crisscrossing Healdsburg delivering material.

Hohnstein also enjoyed fishing, wood-working, driving his Ford truck and camping with friends and family.

Byron Hohnstein was preceded in death by his parents Reuben and Elsie Hohnstein of Ukiah. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Debbie Hohnstein and children Bryan Hohnstein (Anne) of Santa Rosa, Christine Fincher (Randy) of Healdsburg, Jennifer Cox (Joseph) of Healdsburg and Kathleen Natividad (Sean) of Santa Rosa. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Olivia, Emma, Reuben, Lila, Sullivan and Finnegan.

To honor his memory, the family is holding a celebration of life that will be held Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the Villa Chanticleer Annex (Veterans Hall) in Healdsburg from 1-3 pm. We invite anyone who knows Byron to attend and remember his life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to K9s For Warriors 114 Camp K9 Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081; k9sforwarriors.org

DR. STEPHEN JARVIS, DDS

February 11, 1947 - November 29, 2022

Dr. Stephen “Steve” Conrad Jarvis, DDS, of Healdsburg, California passed away on November 29, 2022 at the age of 75. Steve was born on February 11, 1947 in Palo Alto, California to his father Donald Conrad Jarvis and mother Vivienne (Hansen) Jarvis. Steve graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in 1964, enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17, received his undergraduate degree at the University of Oregon in 1969, where he was a member of the SAE fraternity and then earned his dentistry degree from the University of the Pacific in San Francisco. After receiving his dental degree, Steve went back into the U.S. Army for 3 years, stationed for one year in Oklahoma, two years in Savannah, Georgia, then finally moving to Healdsburg, California.

Steve lived and worked in Healdsburg for 45 years from 1976 - 2021, owning and operating a general dentistry practice for 33 years, from 1976 - 2009. Steve moved to Bend, Oregon in 2021 to be closer to his kids and grandchildren.

Steve was an avid sports fan, always supporting and cheering for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and of course the Oregon Ducks. Steve supported local Healdsburg sports, volunteering his time to coach baseball and football at Healdsburg High School as well as contributed to the development of Healdsburg Little League and baseball fields in Healdsburg.

Steve is survived by his two children, Thomas Jarvis (Portland, Oregon) and Kristen Jarvis Thompson (Bend, Oregon) and brother Dr. Tom Jarvis (Nipomo, California).

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 11th in Healdsburg.

Taken together, these changes would give Healdsburg one of the most comprehensive public smoking ordinances in the county. Some of the specifics include: defining “Public Recreation Areas” to include Plaza sidewalks and the Rec Park parking lot, clarifying that a special event’s entire permitted space is smoke-free and prohibiting smoking in all public spaces within 20 feet of a public recreation area.

The motivation was cited as “environmental stewardship,” due to the recognized dangers of secondhand smoke.

City Manager Kay agreed that it was “an unusually direct path from council request to legislative action,” and explained why. “We interpreted the request as being straightforward and noncontroversial, and we want to make sure we had the policy update in place before the start of the 2023 concert series.”

Following the meeting, Jordan said, “I am heartened and very impressed with Vice Mayor Dave Hagele's embracing of this concern and in collaboration with the previous and current Council members taking rapid action on addressing this issue. This action will improve health outcomes for Healdsburg residents, guests and visitors and enable all of us to better enjoy Tuesday in the Park and other events in our city.”

SATISFIED Louis Jordan outside City Council Chambers, following the council’s agreement to expand non-smoking areas near city parks.

Photo by Christian Kallen

Grand Cru Custom Crush Is a Winemaking Hub

THE WINDSOR LOCATION BOASTS OVER 20 WINEMAKERS IN ONE PLACE

By Brooke Herron

In an era when it sometimes feels like big brands are taking over everything, custom crush and cooperative tasting room facilities that cater to small and micro producers offer consumers an opportunity to connect with small, burgeoning or start-up wineries.

Launched in 2017 by wine industry veterans Erin Brooks, Todd Gottula, and Erin and Robert Morris, Grand Cru was created with “a vision to build a shared creative space for established, independent wineries, allowing them to partner their unique winemaking talent with world-class production technology to create some of the best wines in Sonoma County.” Since then, the business has thrived, growing to take on more than 20 member wineries, as well as additional customcrush only clientele.

With over 20 tiny producers under one roof, the business’ presence in Windsor—along with the Artisan Alley folks just down the road—makes Windsor one of the most unique urban wine tasting destinations in the North Bay.

The Space and Location Grand Cru is both a custom crush facility and a cooperative tasting space, meaning that they have both a production and crush pad area, as well as individual tasting rooms (or tasting salons) leased by small brands. The tasting rooms are small, modern and polished with a tasting counter and just enough seating to facilitate a small group. Their state-of-the-art 31,000 foot production space features a crushpad, destemmer and optical sorter, bladder and basket presses, temperature controlled barrel rooms and temperature controlled glycol systems. The space is located off of American Way in Windsor, just next door to DuMOL winery.

The Brands Member wineries at Grand Cru are primarily boutique or micro-winery brands producing between 1,500 and 5,000 cases. Some are established brands that may not have a tasting room of their own, while others are brand new startup wineries trying to make a name for themselves. A growing number falls somewhere in between.

Tasting Wine at Grand Cru

Six private tasting salon spaces are on-site, where member wineries can host tastings and receive customers by appointment,

though a few member brands have their own tasting rooms off-site. There is also an option to book a “Vintner's Selection” tasting experience, which allows guests to taste through a selection of

wines from different Grand Cru member vintners. The tasting flight includes five wines, takes about 60 minutes and costs $35. There is also an option to do a red wine-only version of this flight. The Vintner’s Selection

tasting experience is a great way to find new producers and wines one may not have heard of. For those who really like a wine from a particular vintner, they can make an appointment to come back and taste more of that brand’s wines.

Single vintner tastings and Vintner’s Selection tastings can be booked on Grand Cru’s website, grandcrucustomcrush.com Advance reservations are required for all tasting experiences.

Photo by Brooke Herron

CRUSH Kerith Overstreet, winemaker and founder of Bruliam Wines, is a participant at Windsor’s Grand Cru Custom Crush, which offers the opportunity to taste with more than 20 local micro-wineries in one location.

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all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-943347-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-943347-CL to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days

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after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE

OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to Quality Loan Service Corporation by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s

address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $274,241.58 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

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person(s) is (are) doing business as: LIVING GUILD, 2204 SILK ROAD, WINDSOR, CA 95492, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address 2204 SILK ROAD, WINDSOR, CA 95492: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JULIAN COHEN AND MARIE COHEN, 2204 SILK ROAD, WINDSOR, CA 95492: This business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 2/1/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: MARIE COHEN - OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on December 29, 2022. (Publication Dates: January 5, 12, 19, 26 of 2023 The Healdsburg Tribune).

TRUSTEE’S SALE APN: 066-540-028-000 TS No: CA08001020-22-1 TO No:

220475810-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 5, 2011. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM, in the Plaza at Fremont Park located at 860 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on October 11, 2011 as Instrument No. 2011087075, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Sonoma County, California, executed by JEFFREY F VAN CLEAVE, A MARRIED PERSON, as Trustor(s),

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.

Notice to Property Owner

The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www.nationwideposting. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08001020-22-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the

ENGINEERING AND DESIGN CONSULTANT, 2. ROBERTA MICHELLE, ORANGELINE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 3. ROBERTA MURNYACK, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 4. ORANGELINE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN CONSULTING, 5. ORANGELINE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 6. ORANGELINE DESIGN, 626 JADE ST, PETALUMA, CA 94952, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): ROBERTA MICHELLE MURNYACK, 626 JADE ST, 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 N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: ROBERTA MICHELLE MURNYACK. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on December 21, 2022. (Publication Dates: January 5, 12, 19, 26

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 2/25/2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: EUGENE DILAN, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on December 23, 2022.

(Publication Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2 of 2023 The Healdsburg Tribune).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202300041 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. GRAY COLLAR

to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice

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That would place the drone at about the summit elevation of Fitch Mountain when the photo was taken.

FAA rules govern drone operators, who become licensed after taking courses, passing background checks and

other conditions, and are referred to as drone “pilots.” Rennie started working with drones about eight years ago, before the FAA rules were in place, but he’s fully supportive and conscious of the FAA regulations in his work. These include

strict controls over flights near airports—appropriately, as he now works at the Airport Health Club less than a mile from Sonoma County Airport.

The former UPS delivery driver has done drone photography for clients from all over the state. His website, tomsaerials.com, has a portfolio of such images, from Ukiah to Palm Springs and poinzts in between. Other local images include overhead views of Wohler Bridge over the Russian River, the Windsor Town Green, Alexander Valley vineyards and many more.

It’s not the first time one of his Healdsburg drone photographs has drawn attention. A couple years ago, Rennie sent the city an image he captured of the two solar arrays floating on top of ponds at the wastewater treatment plant south of town. At the time, Hagele was the chair of the Northern California

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Power Agency, and used the image as the Zoom background in his online meetings with state and federal officials.

“When we finally were able to go back to Washington, DC last year, I repeatedly heard, ‘Healdsburg? Yeah, you have that cool floating solar project!,’” said Hagele.

Though Rennie and the City of Healdsburg have come to a financial arrangement to license his shots, the 56-year-old pilot is remarkably casual about it. “I guess there may have been a contract in there,” he said. He has photographed controlled burns, colored night lights on the Healdsburg Bridge and the roundabout by night, among other projects.

“I take lots of pictures on my own,” said Rennie. “And people find them on social media, then I end up getting paid jobs through that. For me, it’s free advertising.”

The process is to conclude in mid-summer with a DEI Plan for Healdsburg, co-constructed by key stakeholders, city staff and Acosta. The three-to-five-year plan would give the city “baseline data” upon which to provide guidance for staff retention and recruitment; encouraging BIPOC youth participation; development of a more inclusive workplace; integrating diversity-equity-inclusion practices in city government, programs and law enforcement; and housing policy, and the like.

“This series of events is part of the [contract] with Acosta Learning Partnership that will ultimately result in a City Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan,” said Andrew Sturmfels, the city’s assistant city manager, who is leading the city’s DEI initiative. “These events will include guest speakers and an opportunity for participants to actively engage and support the co-construction of DEI plan goals.”

The City of Santa Rosa recently completed their own DEI Plan. In explaining the scope of Healdsburg’s DEI process, Sturmfels said, “While I do anticipate the plan will

have some aspiration statements, the ‘actions’ in the plan will be more specific than the policy statements in a general plan, and will include things like new policies, practices or programs and/or changes to existing policies, practices or programs.”

The first encuentro shares information about Indigenous voices in the area, and subsequent meetings deal with the African-American experience in Healdsburg, housing and planning, the migrant community and the Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in Healdsburg.

The next four Equity Encuentros will also be held at the Healdsburg Community Center. Their dates are Feb. 23, March 9, March 30 and April 27. Each will run for two hours, beginning at 6:30pm in the Multipurpose Room at the Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave. Language interpretation, childcare and light refreshments will be provided. Further information on the programs is at healdsburg.gov/1071/ Diversity-Equity-andInclusion-Plan

POINT OF VIEW One of Acosta’s public engagement meetings in 2022 on the topic of ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,’ or ‘Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusion.’

EYE IN THE SKY Windsor's Tom Rennie with the gear he needs to make his dramatic aerial drone shots.

Photos by Tom Rennie/Tomsaerials

SUNRISE Morning view of two solar arrays floating on ponds at Healdsburg wastewater treatment plant, a drone photograph by Tom Rennie that the city has used in presentations to the Northern California Power Agency.

Photo by Renee Senander, /City of Healdsburg