Thursday, February 28, 2013

Our Own Town Parks Forestville and Monte Rio

Forestville is currently in negotiations with Summit Bank (who now owns the land formerly slated for Orrin Thiessen’s Forestville Town Square) to purchase 8 acres of downtown property so they can turn it into a park for everyone to share. With this purchase, the land can go back to its original intention of being an open space as defined in the original General Plan.

Read more at the Sonoma County Gazette

Motorcyclist, 73, dies of Highway 116 crash injuries

A Nevada man died Wednesday morning of injuries sustained two weeks earlier after a Sonoma County teen drifted into the path of his motorcycle on Highway 116 in Forestville -- apparently because she had sneezed.
Read more at The Press Democrat

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Suspected electrical fire damages Guerneville house

A suspected electrical fire caused serious damage to an unoccupied home in Guerneville Tuesday morning....Firefighters from Monte Rio and Forestville assisted in battling the blaze.

Read more at The Press Democrat

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Most Vicious Record Release Party @ Forestville Club, March 11, 2013

Most Vicious Record Release Party featuring:


  • Rappin 4 Tay
  • CEO E-Lo
  • Javi Bonez
  • Killa Klump
  • Rell Dirt
  • Louie Loc
  • Pay A Fee
  • G Money
  • And More!!

9:pm $10 PRE-SALE $15 DOOR 21+


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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Vineyard pruning championship brings out the best


The woody, 15-year-old syrah vines resisted mightily, but vineyard worker Laureano Herrera cut quickly and skillfully enough to win Friday's 14th annual Sonoma County Pruning Championship near Forestville.

Sonoma County considers authorizing more water fluoridation studies


The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is set to advance one of its most hot-button projects: a bid to introduce fluoride to most of the county's drinking water to improve dental health....
The project would affect three quarters of the county, including 350,000 residents served by the Sonoma County Water Agency in Windsor, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Petaluma, Sonoma, Forestville and the Valley of the Moon. More than 50,000 Novato-area residents served by the county Water Agency also would get fluoridated water for the first time.
Read more at The Press Democrat

Friday, February 22, 2013

Santa Rosa’s Zazu chefs invent new pig breed, and you can eat it


Oh, those crazy pig scientists, tinkering with perfectly fine swine.
Santa Rosa chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart not only specialize in cooking pork, now they’re creating pork, coming with what they think might be an entirely new breed.
Estes and Stewart, owners of Zazu in Santa Rosa and Black Pig Bacon Company, raise pigs on their Forestville partner farm. Two of their favorite breeds are the rare heritage Mulefoot and the Red Wattle.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Soul Patrol @ Forestville Club, February 23, 2013

Soul Patrol will be breaking in our new bass player, Bruce, as we rock out in West County. Tell your friends!

Sampling of the setlist:

Chitlins Con Carne - SRV
High On The Hog - Tommy Castro
Street Corner Talkin' - Savoy Brown
She Caught The Katy - Taj Mahal
Born On The Bayou - CCR
Outside Woman Blues - Cream
All Right Now - Free
Can't You Hear Me Knockin' - Rolling Stones

...and so on.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Letter of the Day: Cash crop

I’m a 74-year-old grandmother local to the west county since the 1960s. This Forestville murder has touched almost everyone I know — a wave of thousands (“Authorities pursue leads in Forestville triple slaying,” Feb. 12). Pot isn’t the cause.
Read more at The Press Democrat

Canneti is looking for Line Cooks

Canneti RoadHouse Italiana, a modern Italian cuisine concept is opening in Forestville. Work with Tuscan native Chef Francesco Torre in a new, professional and high hand ambience. Canneti features a TR95 professional extruder, Carrara marble countertops and an outdoor hand built grill- rotisserie and smoker.
We source directly from local farms our ingredients. You will learn how to butcher a whole animal; you will meet farmers and fisherman.
This is not the usual American Italian Restaurant with meatballs and fritti misti or scaloppini. Candidates must be professionals well focused on their culinary career.

Read full ad at Craigslist

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Annual Hollydale Clubhouse Community Breakfast, February 24, 2013

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24th @ 9:00AM
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
Join us Sunday morning February 24th at 9:00AM for the annual Clubhouse Community Breakfast, hosted by the Club's Officers and Members. Bring the family (and invite your neighbors)...Generous portions as usual, eggs cooked to order, local fresh link sausages, cottage fries, toot's biscuits & gravy, mixed fruit w/ Coffee, Tea, Milk and Juices...$8. donation w/ Kids under 8 FREE.

Hollydale Community Club

Monday, February 11, 2013

Captain Paisley @ Forestville Club, February 16, 2013

Captain Paisley will play at the Forestville Club, February 16, 2013

Santa Rosa man killed in Forestville crash


A 23-year-old Santa Rosa man suspected of drunken driving was killed Saturday after crashing head-on into an embankment, CHP officials said.
Mark Edward Church was not wearing a seat belt when he crashed at about 2 a.m. Saturday on Covey Road where it dead-ends at Trenton Road, CHP Officer Marcus Hawkins said.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Police Notice Increase In Violent Pot-Related Crimes In Sonoma County


Sonoma County law enforcement officials say they’re increasingly involved with trying to solve a type of crime that barely existed a few years ago that centers around marijuana.
The slayings of three men on Tuesday in Forestville is just the latest in a string of drug-related crimes. According to investigators, the men were trying to buy a cache of pot when the deal apparently went sour.

Trial in Healdsburg pot garden slaying delayed due to Forestville killings

The trial of two Sonoma County men accused in a 2011 slaying at a Healdsburg pot garden was postponed Thursday because of publicity surrounding a triple homicide near Forestville this week that authorities said was tied to a marijuana sale.

Read more at The Press Democrat.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Job: Medical/Front Office Assistant

West County Health Centers is seeking a Medical/Front Office Assistant for our Forestville Wellness Center. 

We are looking for a dynamic person who is highly organized, able to multi-task for this hybrid position which is a combination of back and front office medical responsibilities. This person should have a commitment to wellness, prevention and community engagement. The Forestville Wellness Center provides integrative and herbal health consultations, osteopathic and acupuncture visits, and a wide array of health education groups.

Our ideal candidate has experience in a medical office/healthcare setting including electronic health records and has completed an M.A. training program. We are looking for someone who is passionate about providing comprehensive, personal, service oriented and high quality patient care to our patients of West Sonoma County. This person is responsible for rooming patients, assisting them throughout their office visit, as well as assisting integrative medical providers, and group facilitators. Other responsibilities include tracking and ordering supplies, helping the front office with confirmation calls and scheduling. This is a part-time, 32 hour/week benefitted position .

Education and experience required:
Completion of M.A. training program preferred.
Current CPR
Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job. Basic office and equipment safety knowledge and practice. 
2 years experience in an outpatient setting or working with a health clinic desirable. Demonstrated commitment and skills to provide age appropriate care to a diverse population
Bilingual desireable

Read full ad at Craigslist

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

3 men shot, killed at Ross Station Road


Three men were found dead at a rural home off Highway 116 between Forestville and Graton, according to Sonoma County sheriff's investigators.
Investigators responded to a 3:13 p.m. emergency call indicating that a person arrived at the home in the 9700 block of Ross Station Road near Douglas Lane and found three bodies inside.

SMITH: A super win for Ethan and Dylan


A mere week ago, Forestville-reared brothers Ethan and Dylan Loudon had no idea they'd go to the Super Bowl — much less in grand style, as guests of one Vernon Davis.
Today the El Molino alums are soaking up their last bit of New Orleans hospitality before jetting home.

Monday, February 4, 2013

BEST spurs new coalitions for Sonoma County food, tech

After helping to form an industry group for Sonoma County’s advanced manufacturers in late 2011, Sonoma County Building Economic Success Together — BEST — is coordinating a similar gathering of executives from the county’s top players in food and beverage manufacturing that participants hope will spur further growth in that sector....Other potential participants include companies like Petaluma-based Amy’s Kitchen, Santa Rosa-based La Tortilla Factory, Healdsburg’s Costeaux French Bakery and Forestville’s Kozlowski Farms, among others.

Read full article at North Bay Business Journal.