The Healdsburg Tribune 3-16-2023

The Healdsburg

GUNFIRE LEADS TO ARREST OF 3 ON MULTIPLE CHARGES

AR-15 STYLE WEAPON

By Christian Kallen

Social media erupted like popcorn early Saturday morning with posts about gunfire—“sure sounded like semi-automatic gunfire to me” and “Gunshots. I thought possibly as many as 13.”

The next day, the Healdsburg Police Department made their own post, on Facebook, that began, “Did you hear gunshots last night? Our officers did too…”

A little after 3am on March 11, officers responding to another incident heard multiple gunshots in the area of Dry Creek Road and US 101. Two Healdsburg Police vehicles and deputies from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office converged on the scene.

When they checked the area, they found three men “standing by a truck at Dry Creek Road and Kinley Road who were determined to be the individuals responsible for the gunfire,” according to the department’s Facebook post.

All three men were taken into custody without incident and booked into Sonoma County Jail on charges of possession of an assault rifle, possession of a large-capacity magazine, negligent discharge of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm and public intoxication.

Arrested were: Antonio Cervantes Bermudes, 22; Isidro Cervantes Cuevas, 22; and Ramon MoraGalvez, 36, all of Santa Rosa.

The two younger men are no longer in custody, but Mora-Galvez remains in jail with $130,000 bail on six felony charges, among them conspiracy to commit a felony, selling and/or manufacturing of an assault weapon, carrying a loaded firearm,

Predawn Parade for St. Patrick’s Day

30-YEAR TRADITION FOLLOWED BY IRISH DANCE AND MUSIC AT PLAZA

If there’s one thing Healdsburg residents agree on, it’s that there are only two parades worth attending year-in and year-out. One is the late-May Twilight Parade that kicks off the Future Farmers fair.

The other is the predawn parade around the Plaza, every St. Patrick’s Day since time immemorial. Or the early 1990s, at any rate. It used to originate at the B&B Lounge, where John and Zeke’s now stands (420 Healdsburg Ave.). The tradition began there one St. Patrick’s morn, possibly by design, but more likely out of spontaneous celebration.

Hundreds of parade

goers will show up early Friday morning to carry on the tradition, for its 30th year. Attendees are encouraged to dress in festive attire and get in the spirit of the “biggest shortest parade in the world.”

The procession will start at Sanderson Ford (435 Healdsburg Ave.) at 7am and dance and jig down Healdsburg Avenue, around Plaza Park, and back to the parade start.

Spoiler alert: Green hair, enthusiastic greetings, lusty if tuneless renditions of “Auld Lang Syne” and the ready availability of Irish coffee can be expected. And possibly bagpipes and leprechauns.

After a brief period of recovery, the party continues at the Healdsburg Plaza at 10:30 the same morning, courtesy of the Community Services Department and Healdsburg Kiwanis Club. The festive and free event will feature live music by the

Tempest, a high-energy Celtic rock band from the Bay Area, as well as two performances by the West Shiloh Step Dancers.

Not all the action will be on the Gazebo stage. There will be Gaelic

CANNABIS SALES IN THE PIPELINE

NEW

ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW 2 DISPENSARIES, HOME DELIVERY

By Christian Kallen

The City of Healdsburg is zeroing in on a set of rules and regulations that open the “green door” to the production and sale of cannabis inside city limits.

High on the agenda of Monday night’s City Council meeting, March 20, is hearing the recommendation to amend the Healdsburg Municipal Code to allow cannabis businesses to operate in the city, including permitting a “storefront retailer” or dispensary. Up to two dispensaries could be

games with prizes, Irish storytelling, face painting and fairy-building kits for children across the Plaza grounds, as well as free “lucky charm” popcorn, Irish green bagels with cream cheese

licensed, to operate in commercial and service zones, exclusive of the Plaza Retail zone.

Other kinds of cannabis businesses would also be permitted, again only in certain areas—primarily Industrial and Mixed Use zones. These include non-volatile manufacturing, non-cultivation manufacturing, testing and distribution.

And in a recent wrinkle, delivery businesses will now be permitted because Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state law last year prohibiting cities from prohibiting delivery of medicinal cannabis anywhere in the state.

The appearance of new cannabis rules comes more than six years after Prop 64 made recreational use of marijuana legal in California. More than half of the cities in the county have already welcomed dispensaries to their jurisdictions—the exceptions

and green apple juice. This is a chance to put on green and celebrate the best of Irish art and culture in Healdsburg, where everyone is an HIP (Honorary Irish Person) on St. Patrick’s Day.

to date being Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Windsor and Healdsburg.

Healdsburg’s reluctance to enter the market has faded in the last couple years, beginning with a citywide work session the council held in November 2021, which was followed by a community survey.

That survey had over 600 respondents. And while a cannabis dispensary was broadly approved by 55%, the numbers did not indicate overwhelming support. For instance, 42% would “prefer that we keep our city’s current prohibition on commercial cannabis operations,” and 38% said the right number of cannabis dispensaries for Healdsburg is none, significant reluctance in both instances.

Modest Changes

That led city staff—from the City Manager’s office,

➝ Gunfire, 3

GREEN DAWN Marjie Grant and Garrett Perdigao ride a Healdsburg city vehicle down the parade route, escorted by David Hagele at left, during last year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Photos

QUEEN OF GREEN Christine Webster joins in the early-morning fun on her bike, festooned with green, pedaling up Matheson St.

A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN HEALDSBURG

Student Art

Thursday, March 16, two receptions for “The Art of Food” student art exhibit, which runs now through April 9 at both the Healdsburg Center for the Arts (HCA), 334 Center St., and at Little Saint, 25 North St. Receptions at 5-7pm at both locations.

Housing Party Gen H, aka Generation Housing, is hosting a house party at the Mill District on Thursday, March 16, starting at 5:30pm, 164 Healdsburg Ave. From 5:30-6:30pm, join them for a quick catch-up on local housing developments and Generation H’s work around the county.

HEALDSBURG HAPPENINGS

Green Friday

The traditional St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celtic Concert begins at 7am on Friday, March 17, with a round-the-Plaza parade. Meet on Healdsburg Ave. at 6:30am; wear green. Sponsored by City of Healdsburg. From 10:30am on, hear Celtic music from Tempest, a high-energy Celtic rock band from the Bay Area, and the Shiloh Irish Step Dancers on the Plaza until 2:30pm.

PM Parties

Lucky Ol’ Bones rattles at Elephant in the Room on Friday, March 17, along with bagpipes, dancing, Irish hand pies and Guinness Stout. $10 cover; begins at 6pm. Across the lot at Coyote Sonoma, The Freshmakers, a “performance-based party band,” perform contemporary oldies with

video and audio pizazz. 8pm; tickets $20.

Sidewalk Sale

The Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spring Sidewalk Sale with participating retailers, from Bon Ton to Zizi. In downtown Healdsburg, Friday through Sunday, March 17-19.

Psychedelic R&B

The Highway Poets with Sebastian Nau and the James Brothers, rarely seen in recent years, play the Elephant in the Room on Saturday, March 18, starting at 9pm. 177 Healdsburg Ave., $10.

Choral Organ

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church director of music Paul Blanchard plays a Choral Evensong on the Bigelow pipe organ, at 5pm Sunday, March 19. Admission is free; donations

to the church’s outreach programs are welcome.

The church is located at 209 Matheson St.

City Council

Healdsburg City Council will meet on Monday, March 20, for their regular twice-monthly meeting. The agenda will be posted a week before the meeting. Attend live at 401 Grove St., 6pm, or view on facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

SCAC

The city’s Senior Citizens Advisory Commission meets Wednesday, March 22 at 4pm. Attend live at 401 Grove St., or view on facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

Life in a War Zone

“If I Don’t Make It, I Love You” is a series of short plays from student texts in mass shooting

situations, such as Parkland, Columbine, Sandy Hook and similar tragic situations around the country. The Raven Players’ Steven David Martin directs this two-part show, with dates from March 24 to April 9. Tickets and information at raventheater.org/ tickets

Food & Wine Awards

The first NorCal Public Media Food & Wine Awards will take place on Saturday, March 25, from 6-9pm at The Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. The event, a PBS/ NPR fundraiser, will honor Alice Waters and others. Tickets $150-$200; norcalpublicmedia.org

Mary Stallings

The woman The New York Times calls “Perhaps the best jazz singer singing

today,” Mary Stallings takes the stage twice at The 222 on Saturday, March 25, with pianist David Udolf. Shows at 6:30 and 8:30pm; tickets $35-$75 at the222.org

Labor Days

The city’s fourth of five “encuentros” is Thursday, March 30, on “Labor Days: Migrant and Service Community Experiences in Healdsburg.” 6:30-8:30 pm at Healdsburg Community Center’s Multi-purpose Room. More information at Healdsburg.gov/dei

Hallelujah

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright comes to the Little Saint on Friday, March 31, for 8pm show. Details to be announced at littlesainthealdsburg. com

THE JIG IS ON STAGE Celtic rock band the Tempest play the Healdsburg Plaza on Friday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.

Photo by Dave LePori

‘The Art of Food’ on Display From Young Artists

LITTLE SAINT, HCA TO SHOWCASE PRIMARY SCHOOL ART

The Healdsburg Center for the Arts (HCA) is highlighting the art of local primary school youth in their annual Young Artists exhibit, which opened March 14. Education director Kelly Ebeling said that HCA is partnering with Little Saint and Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation to feature a portion of the student art at Little Saint, 25 North St.

“HCA has a long history of partnering with local non-profit and other arts organizations like Little Saint,” said Ebeling. “This will be a great opportunity to broaden our audience as we feature the art work of our local youth.”

In addition to the art on display at Little

Saint, HCA is hosting the installations of several schools in its gallery space at 334 Center St. The public is invited to attend the exhibit in both spaces anytime during regular hours for Little Saint and HCA.

Participating schools include Healdsburg Elementary’s Fitch Mountain Campus, West Side Elementary, St. John the Baptist Catholic School, The Healdsburg School and Healdsburg High School. Students from Healdsburg Center for the Arts After-School art program are also represented.

Opening receptions will be held on Thursday, March 16, from 5–7 pm, at both Little Saint, 25 North St., and Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 334 Center St.

For more information, visit healdsburgcenterforthearts.org or call Kelly Ebeling at 707-344-2248.

Cannabis Sales

the City Attorney’s office, Community Development and Administrative Services—to recommend modest ordinance changes to allow commercial cannabis in town limited to certain zones and disallowed within 600 feet of schools, day care centers, youth centers, parks, libraries or religious institutions.

Dispensaries, the most public of cannabis businesses, would be capped at two, and disallowed in the downtown commercial core (Plaza Retail and Downtown Commercial zoning districts). Delivery and manufacturing with non-volatile compounds would also be permitted, but commercial cultivation would not.

As the staff presentation to the Planning Commission outlined it, “No commercial cannabis uses would be allowed within the Plaza Retail district which surrounds the Healdsburg Plaza. Cannabis storefront retailers (dispensary) and cannabis microbusinesses would be allowed in the Downtown Commercial, Service Commercial, Mixed Use, and Industrial zoning districts subject to specific use regulations…”

Maps of the zones and exclusion buffers around those institutions indicate the most likely locations for cannabis businesses would be along Healdsburg Avenue north of Powell Street, to about Sunnyvale, where the Healdsburg Community Center exclusion zone would begin.

“In general, the various buffers and restrictions are intended to limit the exposure of youth to cannabis operations,” reads the staff report. “This is similar to the approach taken for alcohol-related businesses, although in many cities, the restrictions for cannabis have been greater, likely due to the newness of this particular use and comfort levels within the community.”

Cash and Carry

The city was forced to make one adjustment to their proposal by allowing a type of business that had already been rejected—a non-store front retail, or a delivery company. As it happens, Newsom signed a bill in September that, while it won’t go into effect until January 2024, impacts Healdsburg’s cannabis planning by preventing cities from prohibiting “the retail sale by delivery of medicinal cannabis and requires all local jurisdictions to allow licensed, non-storefront, deliveryonly medicinal cannabis businesses.”

Healdsburg planners had not anticipated a delivery-only business in the menu of allowed cannabis businesses, and according to the staff report, “the Act represents a significant limitation on local control over cannabis businesses.”

This draft of the proposals allows delivery retailers in the Industrial zone, though it would not “be included in the limit on the number of storefront retail dispensaries and or microbusinesses…”

One primary reason for allowing cannabis business in town is the revenue generated from sales. Measure M on the November 2022 ballot was easily passed by the voters to establish an 8% tax of gross receipts for cannabis businesses to be spent on unrestricted general revenue purposes.

Usually the selection of operators for the dispensaries and other businesses is a challenging prospect.

In January, the city signed with the widely-used HdL Companies to consult on selecting candidate businesses for the operations. The firm has been a consultant on similar selection processes throughout the state, including in the City of Sonoma.

Reducing Risk

HdL Companies is a “leader of auditing, operations and revenue solutions for

public agencies,” according to their website at hdlcompanies.com. (The HdL is a legacy name from its founding in 1983 as Hinderliter, de Llamas & Associates.) They have made cannabis compliance services a key offering,

Earlier this year, the city contracted with them for up to $142,000 to cover the cost of 18 applicants and 16 interviews for the dispensary businesses, along with coordinating the other compliance issues that opening a new business entails.

The expense was filed on the Jan. 23 consent calendar. But when it was pulled for discussion by Councilmember Ron Edwards, it gave Assistant City Manager Andrew Strumfels the chance to justify the expense.

Strumfels said the city was contracting with “someone who has experience in other jurisdictions developing cannabis programs and understands all the cost drivers for staff time and other components of getting cannabis business off the ground.”

He also implied that having an experienced consultant like HdL would lower the risk to the city if the selection process was contested. That means designing an RFP to solicit dispensary applicants, methods of judging and evaluation, and the interview and selection process itself.

“What we really need the consultant here to do is provide technical expertise,” said Sturmfels, “and frankly help us reduce risk wherever possible. Because the reality with the RFP process is there will be more applicants than we have licenses available.”

Edwards pressed for involvement of city staff and review by the council and the public throughout the process. Sturmfeld assured him that there will be several “decision points” for the council, and the public, to review the RFP process and final selection of dispensary and other operators.

Gunfire

possession of an assault weapon and possession of large-capacity magazines.

Among the evidence is what looks to be a M&P 15 Sport II SemiAuto Rifle with Winchester ammunition, a photo of which appeared on the Facebook post.

The weapon is an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle by gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson. The M&P signifies

military and police in the Smith & Wesson product line. Sgt. Kristin Dean of Healdsburg Police said

she could not confirm that description, as the firearm was in evidence, but confirmed it was an assault rifle.

ART OF FOOD A 20” x 30” mixed media poster from Levi Miller’s Healdsburg Elementary Fitch Mountain Campus art enrichment classes, 3rd-5th grades.

Photo courtesy of Healdsburg Center for the Arts

EVIDENCE Healdsburg Police released this photo of a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle, confiscated on March 12 with the arrest of three men.

Photo courtesy of Healdsburg

Police/Facebook

Photo courtesy of City of Healdsburg

THE DECIDERS The Healdsburg City Council 2023, from left, Ron Edwards, Vice Mayor David Hagele, Mayor Ariel Kelley, Evelyn Mitchell and Chris Herrod.

Play Ball: Varsity Baseball Gets Underway

RAINOUTS SHIFT SCHEDULE AS HOUNDS EYE COMPETITION IN NEW LEAGUE

By Christian Kallen

There was a bite in the air at Rec Park Friday night, March 3, as the host Healdsburg Hounds handed Credo a 7-2 loss in their first game of the year.

Healdsburg’s starting pitcher Vinny Loupy had trouble finding the strike zone, a fact that the Gryphon took advantage of by simply not swinging at his pitches.

Before long, there were two men on base and two runs over, so Coach Mark

Domenichelli pulled him for utility player Alex Mauro-Manos.

Though only a freshman, like Loupy, MauroManos closed out the inning with a strikeout and finished up the game without allowing another run.

Once the Hounds got their turn at the plate, the momentum changed. They got 14 hits, including a couple doubles, to take charge, spotlighted by Gavin Valls going 2-for-4 and sending a home run onto University Street. Healdsburg went wild on the bases too, stealing 11 times to make believers of Rohnert Park’s Credo.

Five nights later, it was Valls on the mound, and the senior showed

his stuff by striking out 13 Middletown batters in just six innings of work, leading the Greyhounds to their fourth win in a row without a loss.

It was a tight game, with Healdsburg scoring three in the fifth to take the lead, but it proved more than enough for the 3-1 win. Sam Vanden Heuvel returned to his all-star form from last year, hitting a pair of twobaggers and scoring twice while driving in the other run.

Valls reached his 100-pitch limit and was relieved for the final inning by Mauro-Manos, who got the save; it was the second win for Valls in his first year on the varsity roster.

Heavy rains on Friday night, March 10 delayed the first league game of the year for both the Hounds and the Montgomery Vikings; the game was rescheduled for Saturday, March 18.

Unless rain affects the schedule further, Healdsburg had an away game against St. Vincent on March 15 (results too late for press time) and meets Justin-Siena at Rec Park on Thursday, March 16.

This year, the reconfigured Redwood League expanded to include Elsie Allen and Montgomery in addition to Piner, Santa Rosa and St. Vincent de Paul, as well as Healdsburg. Last year’s pennant winner Analy has moved over to the

BADMINTON SPORT GAINS GROUND

HEALDSBURG RACQUETEERS BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

By Christian Kallen

The sport of badminton is not the first thing most people think of when they think of high school sports. But when the atmospheric rivers pour over Northern California and send ballplayers and track athletes running for cover, it’s the badminton teams that play on unaffected.

Healdsburg High has had a badminton team for the past five years, said Coach Stan Bischoff, and it’s getting close to the point where people are beginning to take notice. “I came up to Healdsburg to try to build a team,” said Bischoff, who has introduced the sport at several other schools in the area—at Piner, Elsie

highly competitive North Bay Oak league. Games at the historic

baseball diamond at Rec Park begin at 7pm, with JV teams facing off at 4pm.

Allen, Roseland University Prep and now at Healdsburg.

“What it boils down to is the fourth year players are the ones who are reasonably strong,” said Bischoff. “Until you've had four or five, six years in a row uninterrupted by COVID, you don't have those fourth year players.” All of the players on the current roster are first and second year players, he said.

Keeping an eye on the competitors, both girls and boys, who were warming up for their March 9 meeting against Roseland College Prep (RCP) at Smith Robinson Gym, Bischoff nodded approvingly at what he was seeing.

“What I like about the team this year is we have four freshman girls who are really good players,” he said. “They show some real promise. If they stick with it, they will be very good players in a few years.”

It was only the second match of the year. The first was at Analy the previous day, and the more experienced Sebastopol team won handily, 12 to 3. Only Diego Rodriguez and Edsel

Valdez won their boys singles matches, and Rodriguez and Kathleen Casero won the mixed doubles.

Badminton is scored similarly to volleyball, with the winning player the first to get to 21 (or a 2-point spread if tied) and best of three to win the match.

The JV players fared a bit better, winning four and losing five.

The March 9 match was more encouraging: The Hounds swept the RCP squad 15–0, and the JV team won three out of its four matches.

Bischoff said a good program needs at least 20 players to draw from, and 25 is preferable, to be competitive at both the varsity and JV levels. There are currently 19 active players in the Healdsburg badminton program.

Matches are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Smith Robinson Gym for home games, starting at 4:30pm or later. Check for the schedule, roster, scores and other information at worldbadminton.com/ healdsburg/2023

SHORTSTOP Healdsburg’s Sam Vanden Heuvel is back at the plate for his senior year, hoping to repeat as an All-League choice.

Photos by Michael Lucid

TAKING AIM Healdsburg’s Gavin Valls delivers to the Middletown lineup during the varsity baseball game on March 8 at Rec Park. He got the win with the 3-1 final score.

Photo by Christian Kallen

SINGLES Citlaly Rosillo in the foreground, the #1 girl on the Healdsburg badminton varsity team, warms up as Diego Rodriguez (#1 boy) and Kathleen Casero (#2 girl) do the same in the background.

Healdsburg Heats Up With Two Hot Live Venues

LITTLE SAINT AND THE 222 SELL OUT ECLECTIC SHOWS

By Chelsea Kurnick

As long as one has a ticket, the phrase “sold-out show” is music to the ears of many a concertgoer, who spent much of the past three years pining for the thrill of gathering in a crowd to see and hear a performance.

All over the U.S. and locally, the COVID-19 pandemic caused many beloved bars, restaurants and music venues to shutter permanently. Yet, right here in Healdsburg, two new spaces for live entertainment opened their doors after the world changed, bringing world-class shows to town. Little Saint and The 222, each within a block of Healdsburg Plaza, are selling out concerts regularly in 2023. Each of these venues offers a unique environment for a show and intimate audience size. Little Saint’s concert space accommodates 225 guests, while The 222 features clubstyle seating with capacity for about 110 guests.

Both venues are located within mixed-use spaces. In addition to the concert space, Little Saint is a restaurant for plantbased food and beverages, a coffee bar and wine shop. The 222 operates after hours inside Paul Mahder Gallery.

The shows they book vary greatly—The 222 primarily hosts classical and jazz concerts, while Little Saint hosts indie country and folk artists. Both host a range of performers, from lesserknown up-and-comers to wildly popular wellknown acts. Last August, Phoebe Bridgers performed a secret show at Little Saint. On March 25, jazz vocalist Mary Stallings will perform with pianist David Udolf at The 222. These concerts offer a rare opportunity to see artists who fill much bigger spaces. Bridgers is touring with Taylor Swift this year with a soldout stop at Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium, which holds 68,000 guests. Shortly after his March 12 show at The 222, classical pianist Alexander Malofeev performed at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, which has more than 2,700 seats.

Shows at Little Saint are booked by Dad Country Presents, the

promoter moniker of musician Jonny Fritz.

Little Saint’s first concert was Molly Lewis on Apr. 21, 2022. Of Lewis, Fritz said, “She’s a world class whistler…a rare and talented musician, and nobody is doing what Molly is doing.”

For Fritz, who was a touring artist for 15 years, this is his first time booking performers. Little Saint owner Laurie Ubben, whom Fritz said shares his musical taste, invited him to the position.

According to Fritz, there is no real aesthetic other than booking the music that inspires him and Ubben. The name Dad Country refers to the genre of music Fritz makes.

“It’s sort of my response to when the music industry tried to label me as ‘Outlaw Country.’ As a marathon runner and tea enthusiast, I recoiled at the suggestion of being mistaken for an outlaw country guy. I told them I was more like someone’s weird dad….So it has become my genre, my brand, and most recently, my business as a promoter,” Fritz said.

When asked who’s showing up to Little Saint concerts, Fritz said guests include “young kids, old folks and in-betweeners.”

Fritz said, “I’ve spoken to our audiences, asking where they’d come from and some even driving from about a 200 mile radius for shows. I didn’t see that coming,

but I understand now the power of hosting a show worth seeing. People will travel for it.”

Meanwhile, The 222 also sees a mix of locals and out-of-towners traveling in for their shows. A membership-based nonprofit organization, The 222 has a base of about 250 members, mostly from Healdsburg, executive director Paul Mahder said.

“That being said, about 50% of our attendees are not from Healdsburg,” said Mahder. “We’re having events that draw people from Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Jose and San Francisco.”

Unlike Fritz at Little Saint, The 222, which launched in 2021, has numerous programming directors responsible for different types of shows.

“The 222 was built on the knowledge that there were people already here in Healdsburg that had programming skills in different disciplines,” said Mahder.

For instance, Jessica Felix, who programs jazz at The 222, was the founder and artistic director of Healdsburg Jazz Festival for more than 20 years.

The 222 has distinct programmers for jazz, classical, choral music, opera, theater, film and literary arts.

Many of the shows— particularly jazz and classical concerts—sell out. Mahder said that the venue is still developing their audience for some of their other programs

like poetry readings. Still, he described poetry readings with around 50 attendees, which is a noteworthy turnout for a literary event.

“The mission of the organization is to build community and to build it through the sharing of cultural events,” Mahder said. “It’s not just to find the biggest draw that’s going to sell the most tickets.”

The 222 also hosts conversations with visiting performers.

“We’re interested in engagement with the audience, rather than a show just being a passive performance, so whenever possible, we’re having discussions with the people that are coming and performing,” Mahder said.

Mahder feels that guests appreciate being able to attend a concert or

show in The 222 because it’s a special setting. He points to its club-style seating housed within the Paul Mahder Gallery, a large art gallery space with art from all over the world, which provides a backdrop for events.

“We’ve got great acoustics and a 9' concert grand piano that’s one of the best in the Bay Area, so that allows us to bring in world class performers like Alexander Malofeev,” Mahder said.

Mahder and Fritz both said that performers and guests have been thrilled about their experiences in Healdsburg.

“Had I been presented with the option to eat this well on tour, I would have looked forward to playing here for the weeks leading up to it,” Fritz said of Little Saint’s cuisine.

Mahder said, “I’ve had people tell me that

The 222 makes Healdsburg worth living in. The excitement about it has been quite huge.”

Popular artists headed to Little Saint include Rufus Wainwright on March 31 and Caroline Rose on May 2. To be in-the-know about upcoming shows, Fritz recommends following @littlesainthealdsburg and @dadcountry on Instagram for the most up-to-date ticket info. littlesainthealdsburg. com/happenings

Mary Stallings Duo performs at The 222 on March 25. Poet Ellen Bass and pianist Inna Faliks perform on March 31. Tickets and information about all shows at THE 222 are available at the222.org

Photo courtesy of Little Saint

LIVE Albert and His Dreamboats perform live at Little Saint’s upstairs concert venue.

Photo by Jim Orsetti

PLAY Saxophonist Bobby Watson with Essiet Essiet onstage at The 222. The venue, which is inside Paul Mahder Gallery, surrounds the performers with art.

SNAPSHOT OF THE WEEK

Nothing Gained From ‘Daylight Savings’

‘SPRING FORWARD’ MEANS TIME IS NOT ON ONE’S SIDE

By Pierre Ratte

Over the last month, Sonoma hasn’t experienced the sunshine that Californians are used to.

With day after day of rain, it was especially uplifting to look out the window to sun beams backlighting this orchid, turning petals translucent purples and leaves light and dark contrasts in green. Even the rock sculpture turned translucent purple, harmonizing with its orchid neighbor.

This week also marked Daylight Saving Time. Love the term. Excellent promotional tag— connoting saving time. Would that it were.

Fun facts: The orchid pictured is a Cymbidium. They prefer bright but cool light. Temperatures

should not exceed 75° F; evening temps at 50° F encourage blooms.

Flower spikes last about eight weeks. Cutting stems down to the base after bloom helps flowering next year. Regular feeding, once a week, at quarter strength is recommended.

Excellent drainage is essential. Ice cubes are a handy trick for measured, slowrelease watering.

The rock pictured is Chinese fluorite. Fluorite comes in a variety of colors and colorless. The mineral is also known as fluorspar, or CaF2, and is the state mineral of Illinois.

Fluorine in these rocks can be used in toothpaste and drinking water. In mineral form, the fluorine is inert and therefore not toxic. Fluorite reduces the melting temperatures of metals.

Fun fact: Daylight Saving Time was enacted as a temporary sevenmonth measure; its purpose was to conserve energy.

Other uses reportedly include non-stick coatings, herbicides, rocket fuel and plastics.

Daylight Saving Time first appeared in 1918 under the Standard Time Act of World War I. Enacted as a temporary seven-month measure, its purpose was to conserve energy. During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted Daylight Saving Time year-round. Also known as “War Time,” it lasted from 1942 to 1945.

After 1945, states and cities were free to observe Daylight Saving Time or not. Confusion ensued.

In 1966, the Uniform Time Act created a unified observance. That act has been amended several times. Most recently

it was amended under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, effective in 2007, where observance is from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, beginning at 2am each Sunday.

As the saying goes,

“Spring ahead; fall behind.” “Would that it were” is an archaic and idiomatic expression where “would” is not the past tense of “will” but an expression denoting a wish without necessitating a subject in the sentence.

OBITUARIES POLICE LOG

INCIDENTS REPORTED

FEB. 27–MARCH 3

Monday, Feb. 27

9:54am. Burglary occurred at Coyote Sonoma on Mill St. Reporting Party (RP) said the safe was open when she got to work; approximately $5000 was missing.

CATHERINE IRENE CURTIS

January 28, 1923 – September 12, 2021

Catherine Irene Hearing was born in Healdsburg at the Dr. Seawell Sanitarium on North Street to Lloyd and Irene (Kelly) Hearing. She and her older sister Margaret grew up in Healdsburg, where Catherine remembered having great fun going to the river and boating, and driving around town in her friend’s pony cart. She met Kenneth Charles Curtis, and they married in 1942. While he was enlisted in the Coast Guard during the war, she worked in Oakland and took evening classes in Berkeley. They had two children: Marilyn Ann Curtis in 1945 and Thomas Charles Curtis in 1956. The family lived in Healdsburg, where Ken was a salesman for Colgate-Palmolive and Catherine worked as a real estate agent. She and Ken developed one of the first Kiwi orchards in the area, in the Dry Creek Valley, not far from where she spent so much of her childhood on the family’s ranch. We remember her gardens there to be prolific.

NORMAN SCHNEIDER

August 14, 1931 - January 23, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of Norman Schneider. A loving father, husband, teacher, and friend, Norm was 91 when he passed away on January 23, 2023 at home following a stroke. His beloved wife of 53 years, Cecile Isaacs, was by his side. Norm leaves behind daughters Lisa Sanford and Margaret Schneider as well as stepchildren Susie Somers, Alyx Fier and Brenda Ogburn and grandchildren Ava Wallace, Dustin and Dylan Jamner, Andrea and Kristin Richerson, Megan and Hanna Ogburn, Tessa and Elsa Fier, and Kyle and Jamie Somers.

A beneficiary of the GI Bill, Norm moved to California to earn a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley in 1955. While at Berkeley he met his first wife, Mary (Sanford) Gordon, the mother of his two daughters. Norm taught at both Williams College and UC Davis, but ultimately moved back to Berkeley when he accepted a position with San Francisco State. A highly regarded professor of Urban Studies and Economics, Norm taught at SFSU for 33 years.

Norm and Cecile met in 1970 in the checkout line at the Berkeley Co-op and raised their blended family in North Berkeley. They bought a rugged parcel of land outside of Healdsburg, California, which became a focus of their dreams. They joined a close-knit community and welcomed family and friends to their retreat. After Norm’s retirement in 2001, they built a cabin on the property, living there until August 2020, when their home was destroyed in the Walbridge fire. Undaunted, they moved into their rebuilt home in December 2022, a few weeks before Norm’s stroke.

• 10:17am. Petty theft reported at Safeway on Vine St. Report of a transient subject who stole from the store and is “claiming that the store is his.” Subject was last seen going toward the Dollar Tree. Unable to locate.

11:07am. A “Flock hit” from the city’s automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras led to the arrest of two individuals at Safeway wanted on arrest warrants from Oakland, a 39-year-old male and a 34-yearold woman. They were transported to county jail.

2:06pm. Petty theft at Big John's Market; Reporting Party (RP) said someone shoplifted from them approximately one hour ago, items valued at approximately $72. RP does have video footage.

2:16pm. Fraud reported to Healdsburg Police Department. RP said she sent money via an app to whom she thought was a friend and realized that it was not her friend and is now not able to get her money back.

• 4:58pm. Reckless driver reported Healdsburg Community Center; a vehicle doing doughnuts in the parking lot. Gone on arrival.

Tuesday, Feb. 28

woman was arrested following a vehicle accident on Gauntlett Rd. She was taken to county jail and her vehicle was towed.

Wednesday, March 1

8:16am. A transient couple has been trying to break into the guest laundry room at Dry Creek Inn and “setting up some kind of shelter in the area.” Officer responded, warned subjects for trespassing and advised them to leave the area.

11:31am. A reckless driver was reported southbound on Healdsburg Ave. from Powell, a “newer white RAV4 that is driving slow and not maintaining lanes.” Officers responded; unable to locate.

12:54pm. A non-injury two-vehicle accident occurred at Bells Ambulance on Powell Ave. Report taken.

• 4:37pm. Petty theft reported at Big John's Market on Healdsburg Ave. that occurred last night. Valued at $42. RP has footage and would like to press charges.

10:24pm. Reckless driver exiting 101 at northbound offramp, Old Redwood Hwy. Suspect was seen swerving in and out of the center divide on the 101. Gone on arrival.

Thursday, March 2

3:42pm. Vehiclepedestrian accident at Safeway on Vine St. Officers dispatched; subjects located at the south end of Safeway.

Friday, March 3

After Ken’s death in 1987, Catherine continued to work in real estate, at Mid-Towne Realty, making countless friends in the community. She moved into town, where she continued to tend a beautiful garden. She volunteered at the Healdsburg Museum, through which she met her long-time companion, Robert Rawlings. They enjoyed traveling together throughout California and farther afield.

For the last two years of her life, Catherine moved to Sonora, California to be closer to her family. She is survived and missed by her grandsons Jason and Kevin Sevier, their wives Crystal and Eliza, her great-grandchildren Carsten and Maren, and her beloved nephew Robert Stuart. She was predeceased by her husband Ken, both their children, her companion Bob, and many dear friends.

Celebrate a life well lived

partner, Legacy.com. We can write a tribute that embodies the spirit of the deceased, or we can publish one you provide us.

Call or email for details: Lynda at 707.353.1148 or LifeTributes@Weeklys.com

• 12:09pm. Accident with property damage only at Wells Fargo Bank on Vine St. Vehicle struck the building.

• 4:09pm. Healdsburg District Hospital called to report that they had a victim with a wound in the left side of his chest from a pair of scissors. Subject told hospital staff that he would not cooperate with police and would state that he fell. Officers determined it happened in Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction. Subject left the hospital without further treatment.

4:58pm. A 32-year-old

• 9:53am. Unwanted subject reported at Spoke Folk Cyclery on Center St. RP states subject seems intoxicated and fears he will accost customers. Unable to locate.

1:56pm. Petty theft at Big John's Market; RP stated someone stole wood pallets from the back of the store and they want to press charges. Video available. Report taken.

• 2:55pm. Three-car accident occurred at Healdsburg Ave./Front St., property damage only. No injuries, no airbags, no children and not blocking traffic. All parties exchanged information.

See complete Police Log at healdsburgtribune.com

Photo by Pierre Ratte

STILL LIFE ‘Orchid with Clock’ illustrates the fragility, brevity and ultimately the beauty of life.