The Spyralites @ The Forestville Club, June 1, 2012

The Spyralites will play at  The Forestville Club on June 1, 2012.

Man's body recovered from Russian River

A man went wading into the Russian River Sunday evening off Steelhead Beach in Forestville and apparently drowned, reported a Sonoma County sheriff's official Monday.
Full article in the Press Democrat

Clash of the Sommeliers- The Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant

SMITH: All eyes were on Spuds at the plate

The El Molino junior varsity Lions of Forestville were in the last innning and trailing by a wide margin to the visiting Healdsburg Greyhounds when Coach Tony Franceschi announced a pitching change.
Full article in the Press Democrat

Former SRJC president Agrella honored at benefit dinner

Robert Agrella, retired president of Santa Rosa Junior College, was honored for his 22-year tenure Saturday night at a benefit dinner and auction.
The event was held at the Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agriculture Pavilion at the SRJC Shone Farm near Forestville.
 Full article in the Press Democrat

Calling All Angels

The May 2012 issue of the Forever Forestville column from the The Sonoma County Gazette is online. Including:

• As reported here last month, there is a real chance that the “Town Square” area (the field across from the Quicksilver Gallery) can be acquired by the community.  
• Youth Park BBQ!
• Town Meeting / Supe Candidates Forum
• Community Fund Grants
• Bits and Pieces

Japanese-American advocate James Murakami dies

James Fumio Murakami, a Santa Rosa engineer, was national president of the Japanese American Citizens League in the 1970s when the group launched the successful campaign for the U.S. government to pay redress to those interned during World War II.

Industrious until the end, Murakami died Saturday after he collapsed while helping his son change the oil in a tractor on his family's Laguna Road ranch near Forestville. He was 85.

Full article in the Press Democrat