Wednesday, December 26, 2012

They have nine wins in 10 games after outlasting the El Molino Lions 46-42 in overtime on Wednesday in a non-league junior varsity boys' basketball game in Forestville, but it's that one loss that has the Middletown Mustangs still seeing red...

Read full article in the Lake County Record-Bee

Monday, December 24, 2012

...With soaked earth and gusty winds, trees crashed to the ground, closing roads from Sonoma to Mendocino. A 150-foot pine smashed the second story of a house in Forestville....

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

PGandE working to restore power to 38 customers


PG&E was working to restore power to 38 customers Tuesday, the lingering results of problems stemming from Sunday's powerful storm, reported the utility company. Eighteen customers were in Santa Rosa, 17 were in Healdsburg, two were in Forestville and one was in Guerneville, reported Brittany McKannay, PG&E spokeswoman...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Teen escapes Forestville house fire that killed family dogs


A 17-year-old awoke to smoke in her Forestville home Tuesday morning and escaped through a bedroom window before a fire destroyed the residence.
The teen, her mother and little sister lost their Vellutini Road home and two family dogs, an older dog the family had had for 12 years and a Bull Mastiff puppy, reported Forestville Fire Chief Max Ming...

Read the full article in The Press Democrat

Monday, November 26, 2012

45 years to life sentence in Point Arena bank robbery

A Butte County bank robber who targeted small, rural institutions in hopes of easy getaways was sentenced last week to 45 years to life in state prison for a Point Arena robbery and is a suspect in two other holdups, including one in Forestville, authorities said...
Read the full article in The Press Democrat

Related:

Middletown girls win season opener 51-31

Pulling away after a tight first quarter, the Middletown Mustangs overpowered the El Molino Lions 51-31 in a non-league varsity girls' basketball game on Monday night in Forestville...

Read full article in the Lake County Record-Bee

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Empowering women


There's a lot you can do with the equivalent of 50 cents in Togo, a small country in West Africa. You can buy a tasty lunch of corn meal and meat, purchase a roll of toilet paper, or get a motorcycle taxi ride across town.

Katy Todd, a Forestville native, 25, is teaching women in the Togolese town of Dapaong the value of saving that small amount every other week, in a community-run savings program she started there as a Peace Corps volunteer...

Read full article in the Press Democrat

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Forestville Tree lighting

This year Forestville's Tree Lighting will be November 25, 4 PM, rain or shine. Here is a video from the tree lighting from two years ago.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Crews clear downed tree on River Road near Forestville


Crews have cleared a downed tree that was blocking westbound traffic Tuesday morning on River Road at Westside Road near Forestville, the CHP said.

But not until after a motorist reportedly ran directly into the tree, the CHP said.

There were no reports of injuries in the 8:09 a.m. incident, the CHP and emergency dispatchers said.

Read full story in The Press Democrat