The Healdsburg Tribune 2-23-2023

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CITY MEETINGS TO CONTINUE ONLINE AND IN PERSON

END OF COVID EMERGENCY BRINGS POSSIBLE CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT PROTOCOL

By Christian Kallen

On Feb. 28, less than a week from the Tribune publication date, the local public health emergency that has been in place since March 2, 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted, as Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase announced last week.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the state public health emergency will expire that same day, next Wednesday. And while the federal COVID-19 public health emergency is slated to expire on May 11, at least at the local level it seems the pandemic is for all practical purposes over.

The expiration of emergency health rules surrounding the pandemic means that a number of adjustments that were made to conducting official business during the pandemic will no longer be necessary. City Manager Jeff Kay doesn’t see that many changes will result from the expiration of the health orders that haven’t already been implemented.

“We will probably see less remote participation in City Council and commission meetings, but City operations have been close to normal for many months now,” Kay said. “So things should be mostly business as usual once the emergency declaration lapses next week.”

The one item of significance was the potential reversion to pre-COVID policies about public alcohol consumption, which led the Parks and Recreation Commission to recommend new, more lenient rules for downtown city parks. That recommendation made it

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Test-Driving the World of Work

10-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM MATCHES HHS STUDENT INTERNS WITH BUSINESS MENTORS

By Christian Kallen

There’s yellow caution tape over the door and a dead body in the middle of the room. Her name is Sarah, according to the three younger-than-expected investigators, and she has been shot twice.

The investigators evaluate the location of the bullet shells and the gunshot impacts, collect fingerprints on everything from window glass to coffee cups, take measurements, compare notes and come up with a possible solution to the crime—and present it to Police Chief Matt Jenkins.

The body, by the way, is a dummy, and the three investigators are juniors

at Healdsburg High who have been placed with the Police Department as interns, part of a 10-yearold program that matches students with potential careers in a hands-on role. They are embedded with local businesses to help them see what their chosen career might look like from the inside.

It’s part of the Career and College Readiness seminar required of all students in their junior year, 11th grade. Among other things, the course provides lessons in writing resumes and cover letters, financial literacy, sex and drug education, and research into potential colleges or work careers—preparation for entering the world after high school, down whichever path beckons.

A crucial element of that course is the Academic Internship Program, which places every junior in the school with a local company or enterprise for six full days, two days a week over a

three-week period in January and February.

It’s a program that started 10 years ago, making Healdsburg a pioneer in the sort of parity-building course that values every student, not just the honor roll kids or

athletes. The companies that participate reflect that broad embrace: from auto mechanics to computer repair, kitchen and bakery staff, local veterinarians to a university marine biology lab in Bodega Bay.

DO HIGH WINDS, LOW TEMPS AND RAINFALL MEAN SNOW?

WEATHER SERVICE

WON’T RULE OUT

A SNOWY FITCH MOUNTAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING

Christian Kallen

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High winds, freezing temperatures and precipitation have been the reality in Sonoma County this week, and projections that snowfall was possible at elevations down to 1,000 feet—and perhaps lower—held out the tantalizing if unlikely prospect of snow falling on the Healdsburg Plaza.

A cold front blew into the Bay Area on Tuesday,

David Hubbell started running the internship program this year, matching students with mentors who can nurture their interests. The students introduce themselves to

and unstable weather continued all week. Tuesday night winds measured 57 miles an hour southwest of Healdsburg, and falling trees knocked out power in the southern part of the county—canceling a Mardi Gras party in Sebastopol, among other impacts.

As the Tribune goes to press, a freeze warning is in effect for the northern Sonoma County area, expected to be lifted on Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service predicts rain and snow would hit the Healdsburg area on Wednesday night, continuing into Thursday morning. Falling temperatures meant snow could fall down to 700 feet, low enough to dust Fitch Mountain with the white stuff.

The snow level is expected to rise to 1,200 feet on Thursday afternoon—Mt. St Helena and

MECHANICS Healdsburg High 11th graders interning at McConnell Chevrolet get a visit from school officials. From left, advisor David Hubbell, Superintendent Chris Vanden Heuvel, students Anthony Nieto, Yanet Pacheco (looking at Principal Amy Jones, off camera) and Ricardo Ramirez.

Photos by Christian Kallen

CSI HEALDSBURG Three Healdsburg High students consider the evidence, including a Starbucks cup, in a mock crime scene at the Healdsburg Police Station. From left, Valerie Lagunas Suazo, Danya Ruiz and Cristian Dominguez.

A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN HEALDSBURG

Hospital District

The monthly board of directors meeting of the North Sonoma County Hospital District takes place on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 1pm. The meeting will be held over Zoom only, and members of the public can access the meeting by using the link on the agenda, available at nschd.com.

DEI Conversation

Second “encuentro” in Healdsburg’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) community conversations, on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 6:30-8:30pm. Subject is contemporary and historical experiences of the African-American community in Healdsburg. At the Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave.

Exhibit Opening

The next exhibit at the Healdsburg Museum is “Healdsburg Volunteers and Visionaries,” highlighting the achievements

GOINGS ON IN THE ’BURG

of the Women’s Improvement Club, Kiwanis’ 100th anniversary, Smith Robinson and the Adopted Battalion, and other community accomplishments. Exhibit starts Thursday, Feb. 23 and continues Thursdays through Sundays to June 4. Healdsburg Museum, 221 Matheson St.

Solo Singer

Little Saint has reopened and will continue with Thursday shows at the upstairs Lounge. Anna Ash, who says of herself, “Serious songs, non-serious person,” will perform on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 5pm. Little Saint is located at 25 North St.

Sooner or Later

Dave Wakeling and The English Beat return to the Raven for their first post-COVID concert, featuring their signature blend of ska, rock and Motown on Friday, Feb. 24. Tickets available at raventheater.org.

Out of Retirement

The Earl Thomas Duo shows up at the Elephant on Friday, Feb. 24, a return to town for the blues singer from Tennessee. 9pm, $20 cover,

177A Healdsburg Ave.

Fleetwood Mask

This Fleetwood Mac tribute group claims the endorsement of Mick Fleetwood. They’ll play Saturday night, Feb. 25, at 7pm at Coyote Sonoma, 44F Mill St., $35 tickets at store.wilson artisanwines.com.

Black History

Month

Three Healdsburg Jazz

Black History Month events on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Raven Theater, beginning with a free 11am family show with the Destiny Muhammad Trio. That evening at 6:30, Marcus Shelby presents “Soul of the Movement: Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," followed at 7:30 by singer Terrie Odabi performing “Blues of Resistance” with her band. Tickets are available at healdsburgjazz. org.

Climate Strategy

The City of Healdsburg’s ongoing Climate Mobilization Strategy holds its second workshop on Zoom to discuss proposals and options for the City to achieve

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Barrel Tasting

45th Annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting will take place March 3-5 at 50 area wineries, primarily in Dry Creek and Russian River appellations. Tickets at $95 include Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Sunday only $75. wineroad.com.

Classic Soul

The Soulshine Blues Band rolls into town on Friday, March 3, for an evening of blues, soul standards and original tunes. Voted the “Best Blues Band” in the North Bay by the Bohemian. Show from 6:30–9:30pm, at Coyote Sonoma, 44F Mill Street. No cover.

Dancing Party

The Healdsburg Dance Collective (HDC) launches Saturday, March 4, at the Raven Performing Arts Theater with live dance performances by UPside Dance Company, dance films and live music with local Americana

band Mr. December. It’s all followed by a dance party with DJ Glitterfox. Starts at 7pm, tickets $25 adults, $25 kids, at healdsburgdancecollective. org.

City Council

Healdsburg’s elected council will meet on Monday, March 6, for their regular twicemonthly meeting. The agenda will be released a week before the meeting. 401 Grove St., 6pm, or view on facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

Parks and Play

The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission meets on Wednesday, March 8, at Council Chambers, 401 Grove St., 6pm, or view on facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

Goal Setting

A special meeting of the City Council will take place on Friday, March 10 from 9am–2pm. This is an open goal-setting session of the City Council. 401 Grove St., or view live or in replay at facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

Community Band

The Healdsburg Community Band presents

“Music at the Movies” at the Raven Theater on Saturday, March 11, at 7pm. This free concert will feature selections from films from West Side Story to La La Land and many others. More information at healdsburgcommunityband.org.

Skate Saga I, Tonya, a serio-comic film about the rivalry between Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) and Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver), will screen on Monday, March 13, at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Theater, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd. AVFilms’ programming director Mike Traina will open with a 5:30pm discussion, film at 6. $15, $5 for students.

Poet Laureate Dana Gioia will read from his latest work, “Meet Me at the Lighthouse,” at the Healdsburg Community Center on Tuesday, March 14, at 7pm. Gioia, a Sonoma County resident, was the state poet laureate in 2016-18, and is a former chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. The reading is free.

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BEAT AT THE RAVEN The English Beat, seen here in Portland in 2006, makes a return to the Raven on Friday, Feb. 24.

Photo by Jackie Butler

Listen Up

MICHAEL KRASNY BEHIND THE MICROPHONE AGAIN

By Nikki Silverstein

Public radio talk show

host Michael Krasny left behind a legion of loyal listeners when he retired from his 28-year stint at KQED’s Forum in February 2021.

Fortunately, he couldn’t stay away from the microphone for long.

Krasny, 78, who has interviewed VIPs from all walks of life, including Barack Obama, Carl Sagan and Philip Roth, launched a podcast last summer. Grey Matter with Michael Krasny will sound familiar to Forum fans, with each hour-long episode consisting of the host conversing with an “opinion-shaper” and taking questions from the audience. However, there are some differences.

On Forum , the daily call-in radio show, Krasny reached more than 300,000 listeners during the week, the majority in the Bay Area. Grey Matter episodes drop several times a month, with a smaller, but global audience.

“I'll do a program, a live program, and I'll have questions from five to six continents,” Krasny said in an interview. “It's kind of a kick.”

Yet, Krasny doesn’t speak on the phone with his listeners as he did on Forum . The Grey Matter audience members write their questions in real time, and those receiving the most “likes” will make it into the podcast. Krasny calls the process democratic, but admits he misses the call-in aspect of his previous program.

“I loved interacting directly with listeners,” Krasny said. “I'm not hearing their voices like I did on the radio; I’m reading their questions.”

The key aspects of the two programs are the same, according to Krasny, who notes that he works with an excellent team at Grey Matter and conducts in-depth interviews with fascinating guests. Recent podcast episodes have featured documentarian Ken Burns, linguist and New York Times columnist John McWhorter

and author Isabelle Allende.

Coincidentally, the podcast originates from a threadbare studio in San Rafael, just a stone’s throw from KTIM, the now-defunct free-form radio station where Krasny’s illustrious talk show career began. In the late 1970s, Krasny pitched Beyond the Hot Tub , a weekly talk show, to San Rafael’s KTIM. The program manager liked the idea, and Krasny hasn’t stopped talking since.

One of Krasny’s most memorable interviews took place at KTIM with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Even though it was years before the internet, Deadheads found out that Garcia was there, and a crowd gathered outside the station. But it was what happened inside the studio that Krasny remembers well.

“I was enjoying talking to Jerry, but suddenly he started putting something, some substance up his nose, and I immediately went to a public service announcement,” Krasny said. “I said to him, ‘You can't do that in here.’ And he said ‘OK,’ and then he put everything away.”

Another four decades of radio followed Krasny’s time at KTIM, including eight years at KGO. But it seems that Krasny was best suited for KQED, as he always saw his role as that of a public servant. And he has served the public extremely well, delivering thoughtful, intelligent, substantive interviews with a long list of luminaries.

Not surprisingly, Jimmy Carter was “delightful,” Krasny said. Although he was prepared to dislike Pat Buchanan, instead he found the conservative pundit to be “charming with a high Q Score.” David Byrne of the Talking Heads and writer Gore Vidal were difficult to interview, but for different reasons.

“David Byrne was so creative, but so reticent,” Krasny said. “It was like pulling teeth. Gore Vidal was hard and memorable because he was intoxicated and antisemitic.”

Krasny has interviewed presidents, heads of the United Nations and Nobel Prize winners. Still, he says there is a broad

spectrum of people that have moved him. There were ordinary people who were doing extraordinary things, the people in the trenches, as he calls them. One of his most notable interviews was with a group of African American women who took care of crack babies in Oakland.

Interviews with novelists and poets stay uppermost in Krasny’s mind. Literature is “my métier, my first love and passion,” he says. Krasny feels fortunate to have sat down with some of the greatest writers in American and world literature, including Saul Bellow, John Updike, Tony Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Carlos Fuentes.

When Krasny describes his interview with Nora Ephron, he tears up. It was no secret that Ephron had a complex relationship with her sister, and Krasny was having a disagreement with his sister at the time, prompting him to ask a question off-mic.

“I asked Nora, can I get some counsel from you?” Krasny said. “She was very gracious, and we talked about it. However, what stirs me when thinking about this is not only that my sister is now gone, but Nora Ephron was dying of cancer. Her family knew it, but nobody else knew it. And she took the time to talk to me about my sister, and I got some light from her.”

Krasny, too, has provided light to others. Certainly, he is best known as an erudite talk-show host; however, he has influenced people by wearing many important hats over the years. He taught English literature to thousands of San Francisco State University students during his tenure as professor, from 1970 until 2021.

Supposedly retired, Krasny can’t stay away from teaching either. He still teaches a literature course at Stanford University’s continuing education program and hosts an online discussion of five classic novels for the Book Passage in Marin County. The consummate interviewer is working on a book about a topic he might know better than anyone—interviewing. His previous

Krasny has interviewed presidents, heads of the United Nations and Nobel Prize winners. Still, he says there is a broad spectrum of people that have moved him. There were ordinary people who were doing extraordinary things, the people in the trenches, as he calls them.

books include Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic’s Quest, Sound Ideas and Let There Be Laughter: A Treasury of Great Jewish Humor and What It All Means

Of course, Krasny also stays well-informed about current events, and says there’s much

cause for concern in the world. Climate change, the real possibility of a nuclear weaponry accident and a dearth of leadership top his list. However, he’s optimistic as well.

“Where do we find hope is the big question,” Krasny said. “Where do we find what Emily Dickinson called

‘the thing with feathers?’ There's a human spirit and there's a resilience of the human spirit that I’d like to think will help us and the planet. That’s a lot of idealism, but there are passionate and dedicated people working on the issues facing us. That's where I find hope.”

TALKING HEAD Michael Krasny comes out of retirement to host a podcast, teach literature courses and write a new book.

Photo by Ron Greene

Hounds Push Deep Into Soccer Playoffs

STRONG LATESEASON SHOWING PUTS NCS CROWN IN SIGHT

By Christian Kallen

The Healdsburg High varsity soccer team has turned into quite a threat in the North Coast Section (NCS) playoffs, with the championship match in sight. The semi-final game in the Division 4 tournament is being played as the Tribune goes to press Wednesday night, against Piedmont in Healdsburg.

If the Greyhounds win, it would make the deepest penetration into postseason tournament play since 2016, when they lost the semi-final game to eventual division champ Petaluma.

It’s been a tough season of play in the Redwood League, when the Greyhound boys accumulated a modest 2-4-2record. But things seemed to gel once the team was selected as a surprisingly strong fifth seed for the North Coast Section division championship tournament.

One big reason for

right away,” Lemus said. About their modest regular season showing, he added, “It is a chance you take when you are a small school playing higher division opponents,” which means larger schools with more students to draw from for all sports.

In their last regular season game, Healdsburg defeated Elsie Allen 5-0, then followed it up with two playoff round wins, the first over Marin Catholic on Feb. 15 by a 1-0 score, followed by an upset over St. Mary’s 5-0 last Saturday. That adds up to three games without allowing a goal while scoring 11 times.

Notably, each of the five goals in the St. Mary’s game on Feb. 18 was scored by a different player, as Juan Pablo Patino, Diego Zavala, Edwin Vasquez, Ricardo Gomez and Jordan Valencia all kicked it in. Edgar Campos had three assists on the night.

But Wednesday night’s semi-final game against Piedmont won’t be a cakewalk. Though Healdsburg has the fifth seed and Piedmont is eighth, it was Piedmont that upset No.

semi-final played that same day. Which means there’s an outside chance that the Redwood League finals could be held in Healdsburg, probably on Saturday, Feb. 25, as games are played on the higher-seeded team field.

Regardless of how the last two playoff games come out, 2022-2023 marks the strongest showing for the Greyhounds since 2016, when they made it to the semifinals to lose to Petaluma, 2-1. The Trojans went on to win the Division 3 tournament.

Lemus was coach in 2016, as he is this year— his 12th year coaching the varsity team.

Spring Sports

The Healdsburg baseball team is beginning their varsity and JV season with a series of games on the road against nonleague opponents. Home games begin March 4 against Credo, start time 6pm.

Season opener for the softball team will be at HHS on Friday, Feb. 25 against Cloverdale, 3:30pm, followed by a Monday, Feb.

this time in Healdsburg, again at 4pm.

First big track and field event of the spring will be the Big Cat Invitational at SRJC on March 5, starting at 9am. Swimming and diving

teams, both boys and girls, will hold their first home meet against Rancho Cotate on March 8 at 4pm.

Finally, there’s badminton. Healdsburg first competed in the high school

sport in 2017. This year, play starts at 4:30pm on March 7 away against Analy, though the first scheduled home match will be on March 14, starting at 4:30pm against Piner.

RACING TO WIN Edgar Campos (11) and Diego Zavala (16) take the ball downfield during the Feb. 10 Elsie Allen game.

The Greyhounds are making a play for their best tournament showing since 2016.

HEADER Healdsburg and Elsie Allen went head-to-head on Feb. 10, with the Greyhounds winning 4-0. Seen here are Greyhounds Diego Zavala (16), Anthony Guzman (3) and Edgar Campos (11), with Jose Reyes (obscured).

Photos by Michael Lucid

Council Meetings

onto the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting, placed on the Consent Calendar for quick approval.

“The rationale is that it is not a new policy but an extension of something that has been in place for a few years,” said Kay.

At the county level, Supervisor James Gore had a similar perspective.

“Not really a big change for us at County, as we

already moved back to inperson meetings, while offering a hybrid option of Zoom,” said Gore. “I think the biggest impact will be for special districts, and cities that have not really gone back to in-person at this time.”

Gore said the county board of supervisors has already decided to increase funding for meetings conducted through Zoom, as “public engagement has

increased using that method.”

Public participation through Zoom, or video conferencing, has become the norm over the past three years. But it won’t be as easy after Feb. 28, unless the city adopts a specific set of rules that helps keep remote meetings or participation possible.

Prior to the COVID emergency, public meetings in Healdsburg were often held at Council Chambers without simultaneous video coverage. But Zoom became ubiquitous in the past three

years, and Healdsburg is not alone in its reluctance to give it up.

City Attorney Samantha Zutler ran through the implications of the emergency expiration at a recent City Council meeting, and recommended that the city continue to allow hybrid meetings even after the emergency expires. There are two paths a public body like the council can take to conduct their meetings— either to follow traditional Brown Act procedures that were in place prior to the pandemic, or to follow AB2449, a

more flexible set of rules, but one that still has its drawbacks in limiting the number of allowed absences and remote attendance.

The major drawbacks to the AB 2449 procedures are that they more tightly define what an allowable absence is, and when an absent council member can attend remotely. This is permissible only in a family or medical emergency, or by what is called “just cause,” which includes a contagious illness, travel for work or business, and being a caregiver. Such

absences are limited to 20% of meetings over a calendar year.

Zutler proposed a middle way, which she said other cities were following as well. Since Newsom’s emergency declaration allowing teleconference meetings permits any jurisdiction to declare a health risk, the city could simply make that determination once a month, voting “that as a result of the emergency, meeting entirely in person without restrictions would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees,” according to the terms of the governor’s emergency declaration.

Making that determination could just be added to the Consent Calendar once a month, said Zutler, and presumably be passed without any further discussion going forward.

Coincidentally, the meeting of Feb. 21 saw a manifestation of that situation: Three councilmembers were present in Council Chambers—Ron Edwards, Vice Mayor David Hagele and Chris Herrod—and two others logged in remotely, Mayor Ariel Kelley and Evelyn Mitchell.

And that was the configuration they used to pass the city’s business, when the new rules for alcohol consumption, the resolution allowing remote meetings and several other items were passed unanimously, without any discussion or comment.

REMOTE The Healdsburg City Council conducted their Feb. 21 meeting with an in-person quorum, and two attending remotely.

Photo courtesy of City of Healdsburg

Snowfall

the Mayacamas should have visible snowy summits—and cloudy weather, gusting winds and a 60% chance of precipitation could prevail into Friday. The rest of the weekend will bring intermittent rainfall, nighttime frost and mostly cloudy skies. While a break in the cloud cover results in sunny skies on Saturday, another storm front is gathering force in the mid-Pacific that should hit the California coast on Sunday, bringing with it a high probability of rain and near-freezing temperatures into the middle of next week. Does that mean waking up to a snow-covered Plaza? Probably not. Residents may remember

snowfall in Healdsburg as recently as 2017, and historic photos from the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society, and the Healdsburg Tribune, show several periods of time where streets, parks, houses and farms in the area are covered with the white stuff.

In 1930, a two-hour snowfall melted relatively swiftly after warmer rains began to fall. Four inches of snow were measured on Jan. 15, 1932, a like amount in 1916, and at least a couple inches in 1903 and 1948—when 27 inches were reported in Middletown.

But the fact that snow was newsworthy indicates it was uncommon, even then.

Citrus Fair Worker Takes a Tumble

FERRIS WHEEL SCENE OF FRIDAY MORNING ACCIDENT

Christian Kallen

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A worker for Butler

Amusements was injured on Friday morning, Feb. 17, before the Cloverdale Citrus Fair threw open its gates for 2023. The worker was helping set up the Ferris wheel, and witnesses reported on social media that he tumbled from one of the gondolas while working on its gate. Calling it a “minor incident with an employee,” assistant

manager Jessie Boge of Butler Amusements said the worker was taken to the hospital by other employees. “He was released, and he’s doing fine. That’s about it,” said Boge.

The ride is called the Century Wheel by Butler, a 70-foot high ride that can hold up to 90 passengers at one time.

After a brief delay, the ride was opened on Friday afternoon and remained in operation throughout the fair, which ended Feb. 20.

Some witnesses on Facebook stated that the worker, who was unidentified, broke a collarbone, but Boge would not confirm that or any other

details, though he did say the man who fell was a regular Butler worker and not a local resident.

Butler Amusements provides rides and games for mixed ages, “eats and treats” and other midway concessions. Though based in California, it contracts with county fairs and similar events throughout the West, using several units of rides and staff. The same weekend it was in Cloverdale, they ran a simultaneous fair in Riverside.

The weekend of Feb. 23-26, they return to Sonoma County for the Petaluma Carnival.

Boge said there were no other incidents at the fair. “Just good times,” he

said. “And the weather has been on our side this time, which is nice.” Good weather led to a possible record turnout for the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, according to chief executive officer Tom Keaney. “Attendance was up 5% the first day from 2020—which was our record year,” he said. In that year, the Citrus Fair attracted some 16,800 guests over its four-day run.

Notably, said Keaney, it was the only county fair celebrated in the state in 2020. The COVID emergency health orders were declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom the first week in March; the 2020 Citrus Fair was held Feb. 17-20.

GROVE VILLAGE SANTA ROSA

ROUND AND ROUND The Ferris wheel at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, where a worker was injured prior to the fair's opening on Feb. 17.

Photo by Christian Kallen

SNOWSTEPS Local women play in the deep snow on the steps of the Carnegie Library on Matheson, now the Healdsburg Museum, in this undated photo.

Photo courtesy of Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society

Fentanyl, Pistol Found on Railroad Park Suspects

On Thursday, Feb. 16, Healdsburg Police received a call at about 8pm of vandalism in progress on Ward Street, in an older residential area off Healdsburg Avenue. The vandalism was tagging or graffiti, according to Police Chief Matt Jenkins, related to a subset of Sureno gang activity. Although

Wednesday, Feb. 8

11:33am. Vandalism was reported at Amerigas Propane on Kinley Drive when a front window at the facility was broken. It was unknown at the time of the report if anyone had entered the building or if anything was missing.

2:51pm. A woman reported to the Police Station that her son was being harassed and threatened by older children at St. John’s School, including sending the boy a photo of them waiting for him after school to harm him. The police asked for the photo so they could identify the boys.

Thursday, Feb. 9

12:59am. Healdsburg District Hospital security reported that a highly medicated patient who had been told to wait for a ride was seen driving on University Street then turning westbound on Monte Vista.

the suspects drove away as the call was in progress, officers were dispatched and started checking nearby areas that had a history of prior vandalism.

At Railroad Park, at the intersection of Front Street and Healdsburg Avenue, an officer saw two individuals standing in a dark corner. When

10:54am. An employee of St. John’s Church asked for help escorting off the property an unwanted guest who had been frightening people at mass. The man was described as seated in a back pew with all his belongings; on previous occasions he had urinated in potted plants. When contacted by police the man was hostile but left the premises.

1:12pm. An employee of Wicked Slush reported a trespasser had erected a tent and large encampment behind the business.

5:10pm. A resident of Healdsburg River View Estates on Kennedy Ln. reported that his GenZe E-Bike was stolen on Feb. 7 between 4-6pm from his home. No serial number or photos were available, but the reporting party will check his neighbor's surveillance system.

Friday, Feb. 10 1:52pm. It was reported that at about 4am on

he attempted to contact them, one of the subjects began to run away. After a brief struggle with the officer and a back-up officer who had arrived on scene, the subject was detained and searched, during which officers located a loaded gun in his pants.

A search of the second suspect located several

pre-packaged baggies of suspected fentanyl, so presumed because of its powder/rock form, Jenkins said. “The officers suspected that the substance was fentanyl based on its appearance and the statement of the suspects,” he continued.

A 17-year-old juvenile resident of Healdsburg was arrested for

POLICE LOG

Orangewood Dr., someone stole a wheelbarrow from the front yard. The suspect was described a Hispanic adult male of “stalky build,” associated with a white truck.

4:21pm. The party from St. John’s Church reported a man was sleeping in the back of the church, possibly the same man reported there earlier. Reporting party is concerned he will “destroy something.” The subject, a tall white male, was contacted by police and left the area, but the church was provided with a trespass letter, which would give permission to the Police Department to enforce future trespass violations.

4:49pm. A male and a female were reported in a physical altercation at Wicked Slush with the man striking the woman. They parted going in different directions, but a witness provided a description. A 25-year-old woman was arrested on disorderly conduct and

transported to county jail.

6:53pm. Healdsburg Police Dispatch received an inappropriate call; the caller was thought to be known to the department.

Saturday, Feb. 11

8:43pm. Two homeless people were reported sleeping in a truck behind Healdsburg Auto Industries, attempting to hide in the bed of the red truck beneath blankets. The RP (reporting party) did not want to be confrontational and did not want to get close to them. Officers responded, subjects advised to leave the property.

Sunday, Feb. 12 12:11pm. Officer-initiated activity at Wicked Slush resulted in two arrests. Calvin B. McDonald Jr, 62, was arrested and jailed on a warrant for a weapons offense; Angel Gonzalez Rodriguez, 23, was arrested and cited for 384a(a) (2), destroying plant material growing upon

possession of a loaded firearm in public and resisting arrest. The second man, 25-year-old Miguel Angel Guzman of Geyserville, was arrested on suspicion of possession of fentanyl for sale.

“It is not clear that the two individuals were directly involved with the vandalism; thus they were not charged with the

state or county highway rights-of-way.

7:06pm. Two Hispanic adult males were reported to have stolen “a bunch of cough medicine” from Rite Aid drugstore on Healdsburg Ave. They left the scene driving south on Healdsburg Avenue in a white Honda hatchback.

Monday, Feb. 13

10:28am. A man reported to police that someone had come into his backyard on Tee Ct. the previous day and ripped off his pool sweep from its hose.

10:36am. A nurse from Kaiser called to report a patient said he had been head-butted at Duke’s on Saturday, Feb. 11, by an unknown individual at the bar.

Tuesday, Feb. 14

12:11am. An employee at 7-Eleven reported someone drove into the lot, exited his vehicle and urinated on the dumpsters. Gerardo Sanchez Tapia was arrested on

vandalism,” said Jenkins. The arrests follow by a little over a week the arrest of James Biocca of Healdsburg in Lake County for possession of fentanyl. Jenkins did not know of any connection between Biocca and these two latest arrests, and said fentanyl has been found in Healdsburg since at least 2009.

Mendocino County warrants and transported to county jail, and his vehicle was towed.

2:29pm. Big John's Market reported that a suspect had stolen a bottle of vodka from the store and put it down his pants, then drove away in a white Audi. He was described as a Hispanic male of about 30, in a blue jacket and black Adidas pants with white stripes. The same suspect reportedly stole three bottles of wine on Feb. 1 worth over $100. Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of Safeway and arrested Isidro Barajas, 27, who was cited for shoplifting, marijuana possession and probation violations.

8:15pm. A man described as a disgruntled employee who may have been on drugs was arrested at Spoonbar following an altercation with a manager. Joel Alvarez Rivera, 32, was arrested for public intoxication and taken to county jail.

WINES

Photo courtesy of Healdsburg Police Department

EVIDENCE Baggies of suspected fentanyl, a pistol and other evidence collected by Healdsburg Police at Railroad Park on Feb. 16.

Student Interns

Hubbell though a letter of introduction, expressing their curiosity about a particular field. Through interest-based assessments and other tools, Hubbell places the students with local businesses that can show the students what the work is—and which often can get some value back from the students’ internship.

Hubbell takes over the role this year from Shelley Anderson, now the school’s overall college and career coordinator. When she started with the school, the program was still in a pilot phase. “It was kind of at the beginning of all this effort to get workbased learning more into the classroom,” Anderson said.

The program was an immediate success: “We won the Golden Bell Award from the California School Board Association in our third year for outstanding career technical education, exemplifying the best of the best in work-based learning,” said Anderson. She continued, “That’s when we started getting calls from other schools saying, ‘Hey, how are

you doing this?’” Since it began, Anderson estimates that some 1,500 HHS students have benefitted from the internship program, which has now spread to other schools across the state and beyond.

Earlier this month, Hubbell, plus Healdsburg High Principal Amy Jones and Healdsburg Unified School District Superintendent Chris Vanden Heuvel, visited four local businesses to see the program in action, and found the teens actively engaged in the operations and procedures of their chosen business.

Three students were at McConnell Chevrolet, learning the ins and outs of commercial auto repair. “I was pretty surprised by my internship at McConnell,” said Yanet Pacheco. “My first choice was anything in the military; automobiles wasn’t it.” But Hubbell convinced her to give auto repair a shot, arguing that even the modern military runs on four wheels.

“The value of time management, communication and collaboration

were a few of the lessons I took away from my internship,” said Pacheco. “I still plan on entering the military after high school, but now I might try to focus on the mechanic field while in the Marines.”

Not far away, Lucas York was learning more than he thought he would at Max Machinery, which manufactures precision instruments. York thought he might pursue a career in nuclear engineering, but found his education at Max was about more than flow meters and micro measurements. “I learned a lot about how the work world works, the sort of hierarchy that is seen in the workplace and about how the employees are the most responsible ones for the company’s success,” said York.

Of course not every student finds the internship is as cool as they thought it would be: That too is a learning experience. “Learning what you don’t want to do is as valuable as learning what you want to do,” said Vanden Heuvel after viewing the internship program in action.

And what of Sarah,

the poor deceased dummy? Cristian Gonzales Dominguez was one of three interns on the case. “My thoughts before starting the internship were that I would get some useful information,” he said after solving the case.

“I went out astonished by how much better it was and how informative it all was,” he said, adding that what he called the “information overload” of police work started the first day, “which completely changed my expectations.” With 110 juniors this year, finding an internship for everyone was challenging, but Hubbell emphasized that the community businesses themselves stepped up. Five culinary and hospitality students found the Montage provided a level of training and experience that just wasn’t available when the program started in the 201213 school year. Similarly, SingleThread, Little Saint and the Quail and Condor bakery supported one student each for their hands-on experience.

Niine students interested in a medical career found themselves at

Healdsburg Senior Living. Other sponsor businesses included Healdsburg salons and spas, plumbers and electricians, construction companies, wineries, the fire department, marketing companies and real estate offices, even a barber.

A total of eight students signed up to see if a marine sciences career was right for them. Twice a week for three weeks, they took a passenger van the hour-long drive out to the Bodega Marine Lab, a UC Davis Marine Sciences facility on the coast.

“I think the power of it being so successful in Healdsburg is because we’re such a small town and we’re so caring,” said Anderson. “The

community cares about our students, and we really take it seriously. We can’t just drop kids off at school and expect them to come out in four years all educated. We all need to be part of it.”

Internship Presentation Night is March 9 from 6-8pm, on the HHS campus. Each classroom will have six students presenting, as well as high school staff hosts, mentors and a handful of community members.

‘This is a great night to hear from students on their internship experience and learning,’ said David Hubbell. Contact dhubbell@ husd.com to confirm attendance.

MACHINIST Lucas York gives a tour of Max Machinery, where the Healdsburg High junior has been interning this month.

The value of time management, communication and collaboration were a few of the lessons I took away from my internship.

YANET PACHECO

INTERNS Healdsburg High 11th graders interning at McConnell Chevrolet get a visit from school officials on the last day of their 11-day program. From left, Anthony Nieto, Yanet Pacheco and Ricardo Ramirez.

MAKING DOUGH Quail and the Condor pastry chef Sarah Ellsworth with Zechariah Schmidt, an intern from Healdsburg High.

Photos by Christian Kallen

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