tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43898498977633808482024-03-12T17:54:25.571-07:00Sonoma County GazetteWelcome to the Sonoma County Gazette GazEXTRA! This is where I post articles that didn't fit in the print edition of the Gazette - and for new material that comes in all-month-long. If you want to post a story or letter, just e-mail me (vesta@sonic.net) and I'll take it from there. Thanks for being part of our Community Story!Vesta Copestakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212059044786490995noreply@blogger.comBlogger1078125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389849897763380848.post-23433962850797944292015-12-31T14:06:00.001-08:002015-12-31T14:06:42.586-08:00http://online.flipbuilder.com/opcf/tsqs/<a href="http://online.flipbuilder.com/opcf/tsqs/#.VoWm4Kuyrs4.blogger">“If you can dream it - you can do it,” Walt Disney's quote has been an inspiration of me for many years. So many people in our county set their sites on accomplishing something. Activists work to save land from development - county government tries to solve problems and serve our residents - volunteers put their hearts into what they believe will help in any way at all. Entrepreneurs who take their ideas and inspiration to a storefront or product. Every one of these people Hope & Dream that what they do with their lives will make a difference to the life we all share. Personally - I will never give up on my dream that we can have Peace on Earth - I doubt in my lifetime - but I can Hope and Dream with the best dreamers...“I'm not the only one,” John Lennon http://online.flipbuilder.com/opcf/tsqs/</a>
<span class="fullpost"></span>Vesta Copestakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212059044786490995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389849897763380848.post-84059804501996700622012-01-24T21:01:00.000-08:002012-01-24T21:12:01.698-08:00Storm-Watershed Café Public Input Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The purpose of the event, which is modeled on the popular World Café meetings, is to seek input on how to better educate Sonoma and Mendocino county residents on storm drain pollution prevention.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">“Our surveys show that many people don’t understand that junk dumped into storm drains goes directly to creeks and eventually into the Russian River and the ocean,” said Rohnert Park Councilman Jake Mackenzie, who is chairman of the RRWA. “The soap and grease from washing a car in the driveway and the trash that kids leave on high school campuses often end up in creeks and streams, where it can harm or even kill fish and other wildlife.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Past RRWA surveys have found that 53 percent of residents in the Russian River watershed understand that storm drains lead directly to creeks. RRWA is seeking to increase public awareness, potentially through the use of techniques and messages generated by participants of the Storm-Watershed Café. Speakers kicking off the event include Christine Culver, former Director of the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition; Annie Esposito, former News Director at KZYX and presently Co-Publisher of the newsmagazine Mendocino Country Independent; and Connie Cloak, Partner, and Hugo Mata, Director of Media and Bilingual Outreach<span style="color: #002392; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Helvetica;">, </span>at C2:Alternative Services.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The RRWA is comprised of governments that must comply with state and federal storm water regulations, including the cities of Ukiah, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Cotati; the Town of Windsor; Mendocino and Sonoma counties; and the Sonoma County Water Agency. Public outreach and education is one requirement of the storm water permits issued by the State of California to government agencies. Through the RRWA, its member agencies meet this requirement through an annual high school video contest, production and distribution of materials and products (including grease scrapers and storm drain stickers), and monthly columns on storm water pollution prevention.</span></div>
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Below is a list of WHERE to pick up a copy of the print edition of the GAZETTE - at more than 800 locations COUNTY-WIDE. This list is expanding every month as we discover more cafes, restaurants, coffee shops and stores, and as we add more street-box newsstands and our custom-made indoor newsstands <i>(thanks Mark)</i> (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">marked with an *</span>) across Sonoma County.<br />
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Please support these businesses - and our <b>ADVERTISERS</b> who bring the Gazette to your for <b>FREE reading</b>. When you go to find a copy of the paper. Purchase a cup of coffee, sit down for a meal, buy a little something. These businesses are kind enough to support our paper and deserve support in return. And please...respect every publication on display, make sure you leave the stacks tidy - <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">THANK YOU!</span></i></b><br />
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CLOVERDALE </b></span><br />
Hamburger Ranch <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Piacére Ristorante Itaiano </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Eagle's Nest Cafe </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Local Folkal </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Vino de Amore</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Cloverdale Senior Center</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;">Downtown SQUARE by the Post Office </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span></span></div>
<span class="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce</span></span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Cloverdale Library</span></span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Ruth McGowan’s Pub </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Cloverdale Food Center </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Cloverdale Arts Alliance </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Underground Coffee </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Antiques & Uniques <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Picks Drive-In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Ray's Food Place <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Mary's Pizza </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Cloverdale Market </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Owl Café </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Starbucks So. </span>Cloverdale Blvd.<br />
Shell Gas <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Cheveron Gas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost" style="color: red;"><b>GEYSERVILLE </b></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Mercury Wines <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Café Diavalo <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Geyserville Vintage & Bike </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Geyserville Mudd <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Vintage Home Collective</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Bosworth & Son General </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Isis Oasis </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Geyserville Market & Deli </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost" style="color: red;"><b>HEALDSBURG </b></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Healdsburg Nursery</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Healdsburg Lumber Company </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Raven Performing Arts </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Bear Republic Brewing Co </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SQUARE – West <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SQUARE – North <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SQUARE – East <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Moustache </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Healdsburg Center of the Arts </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Center Street Deli </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Flying Goat Coffee </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Newsstand Coffee </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Healdsburg Library </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Shelton's Natural Foods <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Bean Affair </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Big John's Market</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">The Wine Shop </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Kendall Jackson </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Healdsburg Chamber </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SingleTree Café</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Agave Mexican Restaurant </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Seven - 11 </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Round Table Pizza </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">UPS Store </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Mountain Mike's</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Starbuck's Coffee</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">UPS Store </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Raven Film Center </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Downtown Bakery</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Café Gratitude </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Oakville Market </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Park Point Health Club </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">WINDSOR</span></b> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">MacDonald’s Restaurant </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Café Noto </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Starbuck's Coffee</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Patterson's Pub </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Windsor Chamber </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Pohley's Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Windsor Parks & Rec </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">One Stop Market </span>@ Windsor Palms Plaza<br />
<span class="fullpost">Round Table Pizza </span>@ Windsor Palms Plaza<br />
<span class="fullpost">El Farolito Mexican Rest. @ Windsor Palms Plaza </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Castaneda's Food Store </span>@ Windsor Palms Plaza<br />
<span class="fullpost">High Tech Burrito </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Anytime Fitness</span><br />
Les Schwab Tire Center<br />
<span class="fullpost">Chevron Station Store </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Windsor Library</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Ana's Café & Espresso </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Windsor Market</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Chevron Market </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Starbuck's @ Airpot Blvd.</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Kafe Mocha </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Mark West Marker </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Airport Health Club</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Starbuck's Coffee </span>@ Lakewood Center<br />
<span class="fullpost">21st Century Health Club </span>@ Lakewood Center<br />
<span class="fullpost">Fast & Easy Mart </span>@ Lakewood Center<br />
<span class="fullpost">Peet's Coffee @ Lakewood Center</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Mary's Pizza </span>@ Lakewood Center<br />
UPS Store @ Lakewood Center<br />
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<span class="fullpost"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">FULTON</span></b></span><br />
<span class="fullpost"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"></span></b>Fulton Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Friendly Feed </span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LARKFIELD</span></b> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Wells Fargo Center </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Anytime Fitness </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Mulberrys Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Bungalow Coffee &</span> Tea<br />
<span class="fullpost">Bad Ass Coffee <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SANTA ROSA</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">Haven Café </span></div>
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<span class="fullpost">Gaia's Garden </span></div>
<span class="fullpost">Community Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">My Friend Joe Coffee Shop</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Community Media Center</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Odd Fellows Hall</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Benton Market</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">El Coqui</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Holy Roast Coffee Shop</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Franco's Ristorante</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Hall of Justice <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Permit Resource Dept </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SoCo Sheriff </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SoCo Administration <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SoCo Regional Parks </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">DAAC - Outpatient Services </span><br />
Flamingo Hotel<br />
Pearson & Co. Café<br />
<span class="fullpost">Pacific Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Dr. Hostetter's D.C </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">SoCo Coffee <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> </span><br />
Sonoma County Library<br />
<span class="fullpost">Santa Rosa Public Library </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Santa Rosa Post Office * </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Russian River Brewing Co <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span></span><br />
<span class="fullpost">The ShareExchange </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">GoLocal Sonoma County</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">La Rosa Tequileria & Grille</span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Treehorn Books </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">Hot Dog City </span><br />
<span class="fullpost">4th & </span>D SE Corner <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
4th & D NW Corner <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Courthouse Square <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Mac's Café <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Stanroy's Music <br />
Railroad Square. SE <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Aroma Roasters <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Western Farm Center<br />
KRSH - Wine County Radio<br />
Riley Street Art Supply<br />
Santa Rosa Treatment<br />
Coddingtown Library<br />
Redwood Credit Union<br />
Whole Foods Coddingtown<br />
Redwood Credit Union<br />
Sam's Foreplay Café<br />
Social Advocates for Youth<br />
Redwood Empire Food Bank<br />
Johnny's Java Marlow @ Piner<br />
Mary's Pizza @ Marlow @ Piner<br />
Love Your Neighbor Thrift<br />
Cookie’s Coffee @ Marlow Ctr.<br />
Round Pable Pizza @ Marlow Center<br />
Starbuck's & Fulton Center.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Gourmet Pizza <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Village Café <br />
Four Paws Pet Ranch <br />
Bellview Market and Deli <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Starbuck's @ Bellview <br />
Santa Rosa Fish Store<br />
Illumination Lamps<br />
Willie BIrd's Restaurant<br />
Anytime Fitness on Santa Rosa Ave.<br />
Sonoma Valley Bagel<br />
Chubby's Restaurant<br />
Friedman Bros. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
Tower Market & Gas<br />
Coco's Restaurant<br />
Lucky's at Montgomery Village<br />
Copperfields Books @ M. V.<br />
UPS Store <br />
Bae's Rincon Video Rentals<br />
St. Francis Shopping Center <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Rincon Valley Library<br />
Olivers Market Mission Blvd.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
CVS Pharmcy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
East West Cafe on Summerfield Rd.<br />
Summerfield Cinemas <br />
Mary's Pizza on Summerfield Rd.<br />
Whole Foods on Yulupa Ave.<br />
Muffin Street Baking Café<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> *</span><br />
Chevron Market @ Middle Rincon Rd.<br />
7-11 Market @ Middle Rincon Rd.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">OAKMONT </span></b><br />
Wells Fargo Bank<br />
Café de Croissant<br />
Oakmont Village Market<br />
Oakmont Medical Suites<br />
Oakmont Activity Center<br />
Oakmont Gardens<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">KENWOOD </span></b><br />
Kenwood Farmhouse & Vittoria Gifts<br />
Kenwood Market <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">GLEN ELLEN </span></b><br />
Glen Ellen Village Market<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Garden Court Café<br />
Glen Ellen Grocery<br />
Pic & Pay Market <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">BOYES HOT SPRINGS</span></b><br />
Boyes Hot Sprgs Post Office<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sonoma Mission Inn Cafe<br />
Sonoma Mission Inn<br />
Taqueria La Hacienda<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
7-11 Convenience Store<br />
Barking Dog Roaster Coffee<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SONOMA VALLEY </span></b><br />
Fresh<br />
Anytime Fitness <br />
Fast and Easy Mart <br />
Rancho Viejo<br />
Mary's Pizza Shack <br />
Lucky Supermarket<br />
Park Point Health Club<br />
Breakaway Café<br />
The UPS Store<br />
Community Café <br />
Cheveon Convenience Store<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SONOMA</span></b> <br />
Sonoma Hills retirement<br />
Merrill Gardens<br />
Sonoma Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sonoma County Library <br />
Black Bear Diner <br />
Barking Dog Coffee House <br />
Whole Foods<br />
Round Table Pizza <br />
Seven-11 <br />
Vintag eSenior Living<br />
Historic Plaza Liquors <br />
Sonoma Valley Hospital<br />
Sonoma Post Office<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Hot Shots Coffee Stand<br />
Friedman Bros. Home Improvement<br />
Broadway Market <br />
Newsstand Broadway @ Napa Streets<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Vineburg Deli <br />
Sonoma's Best<br />
Sonoma Valley Visitor's Ctr.<br />
Reader's Books<br />
La Haye Art Center<br />
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream <br />
The Briar Patch<br />
The Ice House <br />
Sunflower Café<br />
SQUARE – West <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
SQUARE – North <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
SQUARE – East <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
Cheese Factory <br />
Studebaker Cheesecake<br />
Palms Grill Restaurant <br />
Mary's Pizza<br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">FORESTVILLE</span></b><br />
Berry's Market<br />
Russian River Pub <br />
Orchid Inn <br />
Korbel - RR Visitor's Center<br />
Cottages on River Road<br />
Speers Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Fast & Easy Market <br />
Forestville Pizza <br />
Tahoe Chinese<br />
Forestville Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Fred's Liquors <br />
Frame of Mind Gallery <br />
Quicksilver Mine Co. Gallery<br />
Bank of the West <br />
Nightingale Breads <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Forestville Pharmacy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Forestville Laundromat<br />
Sarah's Forestville Kitchen <br />
Aioli Delicatessen <br />
Off the Track Coffee <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
La Rosa's Taqueria <br />
Scissorhands Pet Grooming <br />
The Shipping Station<br />
Forestville Club <br />
Carr's Drive-In <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Forestville Elem. School<br />
Corks at RR Vineyards<br />
Kozlowski Farms <br />
Forestville Veterinary <br />
Almost Home Doggie Day Care <br />
Henweigh Café <br />
Mom's Pies <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">GRATON</span></b> <br />
Bridgeway Gas <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Harmony Nursery <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Bill's Market<br />
Willowood Café <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Graton Gallery <br />
Graton Market <br />
Graton Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SEBASTOPOL</span></b><br />
Andy's Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Apple Blossom Mini Mart <br />
Sebastopol Veterinary <br />
Sandy's Paints <br />
Mary's Pizza @ Redwood Marketplace<br />
Redwood Marketplace/Lucky's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Super Suds<br />
VNA Thrift Store<br />
Exchange Bank<br />
Pacific Market<br />
Sebastopol Hrdwr Pet Center <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Farm House Restaurant/Redwood C.U. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sotheby's Real Estate <br />
Dee's Diner<br />
El Tarasco Restaurant <br />
Papa Murphy's Pizza <br />
Village Bakery <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Safeway<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sebastopol Senior Center <br />
Sebastopol LIbrary<br />
Miller Oil/Shell Gas <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Basso Building @ Cultivate Home<br />
Art and Soul <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Copperfield's Used Annex<br />
Global Village <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Gypsy Café<br />
Copperfield's Books<br />
People's Music<br />
Incredible Records <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Washing Well Laundromat <br />
Honeymoon Ice Cream/Yogurt<br />
Exchange Bank <br />
Sushi Hana <br />
Holy Cow Coffee & Tea <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
West America Bank<br />
Cornerstone<br />
Jasper O'Farrell's<br />
Wine Emporium <br />
Sprint Copies<br />
Main Street Bar <br />
Infusions Tea House <br />
Whole Foods<br />
My Friend Joe <br />
Sebastopol Plaza (north side of street) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
Grab n Grow Soil Products<br />
Benedetti Tire <br />
Peace in Medicine <br />
Coffee Katz <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Coldwell Banker <br />
Coaches Corner Gym<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sebastopol Liquors <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Seb Center for the Arts<br />
Screaming Mimi's <br />
Bus Stop near Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sebastopol Chmbr of Commerce <br />
Grateful Bagel<br />
Lucca's Market<br />
Big O Tires <br />
Starbuck's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> *</span><br />
Woodruff's Deli-Market<br />
Palm Drive Physical Therapy<br />
Fircrest Market<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> *</span><br />
Sequoia Market<br />
Sequoia Burger<br />
Hardcore Coffee <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Food for Thought Antiquess<br />
Antique Society <br />
Snapdragon Bakery <br />
Grow Garden Nursery<br />
Bee Kind Honey Store <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Papas and Pollo<br />
Viva Mexico<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Aubergine After Dark <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Sebastopol Specialty Center<br />
Palm Drive Hospital <br />
Frizelle Enos <br />
Hop Monk Tavern<br />
Hydro Logic <br />
Seven - 11 (Pleasant Hill SS) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Westside Café<br />
Buddies Pizza<br />
Burbank Gardens <br />
Bill's Farm Basket <br />
Pony Espresso <br />
Rose and Thorn <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">FREESTONE</span></b> <br />
Freestone Country Store<br />
Osmosis Day Spa <br />
Enduring Comforts <br />
Freestone Vineyard Wine Center <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">OCCIDENTAL</span></b> <br />
El Mariachi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Howard's Station <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Verdigris <br />
Occidental Library <br />
Hand Goods <br />
Sonoma Fine Wines <br />
Bohemian Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Gonnella's Market<br />
Union Hotel <br />
Negri's of Occidental <br />
Barley & Hops <br />
Occidental Hardware <br />
Bistro des Copain<br />
Occidental Vetrinary<br />
Occidental Ctr for the Arts <br />
Occidental Video <br />
Occidental Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>CAMP MEEKER P.O. </b></span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>JENNER</b></span> <br />
Sizzling Tandoor <br />
Jenner Store & Gas <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Jenner By The Sea (Inn) <br />
River's End <br />
Sea Shell Gfts <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Café Aquatica <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">DUNCANS MILLS</span></b><br />
Gold Coast Coffee<br />
News stand by Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Blue Heron Duncans Mills<br />
Courtyard <br />
Weavers and Dreamers <br />
Pig Alley <br />
Cape Fear <br />
General Store <br />
Wine and Cheese Tasting <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">CAZADERO</span></b> <br />
Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Raymond's Bakery <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
Cazedero General Store <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">MONTE RIO </span></b><br />
Bia Café @ Northwood Center <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Monte Rio Post Office<br />
Northwood Restaurant <br />
Northwood Golf Clubhouse <br />
Sophie's Cellars <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Fern's Market <br />
One Stop General Store <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
Sam's Holey Cow Diner <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
Don's Dogs Café <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Highland Dell Lodge <br />
Bartlett's Store<br />
Village Inn <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">GUERNEVILLE </span></b><br />
Guerneville Gas<br />
Country Tire<br />
Stumptown Brewery <br />
Creekside Inn <br />
Applewood Inn <br />
Sonoma Nesting Co <br />
Trio<br />
River Inn Grill <br />
Frank Howard Allen <br />
Andorno's Pizza <br />
Russian River Visitors Center <br />
Russian River Realty <br />
Armstrong Woods Rd @ 116 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Twice Told Books<br />
Coffee Bazaar <br />
Creation Salon<br />
Herth Real Estate <br />
Guerneville Library <br />
Community First Credit Union<br />
Flavors Unlimited <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Guerneville Gas <br />
Guerneville Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
M D Market <br />
River Reader <br />
Russian River Gallery <br />
Guerneville Liquors<br />
Prudential Real Estate <br />
Withywindle Gallery <br />
My Glass Images<br />
Patrick's Restaurant <br />
Pat's Restaurant & Bar<br />
Rose’s River Jewelery <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
West Sonoma Inn <br />
Buck's Restaurant & Bar<br />
3 R Bar & Grill <br />
Rainbow Cattle<br />
West America Bank <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Main Street Pizza<br />
Rose's River Jewelers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Union 76 <br />
Mi Casitia Mexican Restaurant <br />
Food For Humans <br />
Dawn Ranch Lodge<br />
Higher Ground Espresso<br />
Taquera La Tapatia<br />
Fern Grove Cottages <br />
Garden Grill <br />
Hideaway<br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">RIO NIDO</span></b><br />
Rio Nido Roadhouse <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Rio Nido Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">* </span><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">BODEGA </span></b><br />
Bodega General Store <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Colleen's Coffee <br />
Hamilton Antiques <br />
Artisan's Co-op <br />
The Casino <br />
Landmark Gallery <br />
Bodega Post Office<br />
Sonoma Coast Villa <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">BODEGA BAY </span></b><br />
Bodega Coast Inn <br />
Bodega Bay & Beyond<br />
Coffee Cove<br />
Lucas Wharf <br />
Island Style Deli <br />
Tides Wharf <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Gourmet au Bay <br />
Diekmann's General Store <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Pelican Plaza Market <br />
Sand Piper (at Pelican Plaza)<br />
Bodega Surf Shack <br />
Local Color Gallery <br />
Terrapin Creek Café<br />
Road House Coffee <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">VALLEY FORD</span></b> <br />
Valley Ford Store <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Valley Ford Hotel <br />
West County Design <br />
Estero Café<br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">PETALUMA</span></b><br />
Boutique in Petaluma Hotel <br />
Seed Bank <br />
Pelican Art Gallery <br />
Della Fattoria <br />
Starbuck’s Downtown <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Petaluma Pie Co. <br />
Food Bar<br />
Vine & Barrel <br />
Fregenes Pizza <br />
Chelsea Antiques<br />
Calabi Gallery <br />
Jungle Vibe & Café<br />
Lala's Creamery <br />
Riverfront Gallery <br />
Viva Cocolat <br />
Water Street Bistro <br />
McNear's Restaurant <br />
Fruit in Motion <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
Bovine Bakery<br />
Great Petaluma Mill/AppleBox <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
Copperfield's Books <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Punjabi Restaurant <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Heritage Salvage <br />
Aqus Café<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> *</span><br />
Petlauma Coffee & Tea <br />
4th and C Bus Stop <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Mail Depot <br />
4th St Post Office <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Petaluma Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Ray's Deli <br />
Petlauma Arts Center <br />
Petaluma Visitors Center <br />
Mary's Pizza on Washington<br />
Whole Foods <br />
Steele Bear Deli <br />
One Club Fitness <br />
Park Deli Café<br />
Jack in the Box <br />
CVS Pharmacy <br />
Petaluma Library <br />
Inspired Fitness <br />
Starbuck's on Lakeville<br />
Heaven Scent Café<br />
Seven-11 <br />
Chevron Mini Mart <br />
Round Table Pizza <br />
Springfield Place <br />
Two-Niner Diner <br />
Petaluma Community Center <br />
Petaluma Hospital <br />
Anytime Fitness<br />
Marina Bean<br />
Petaluma SRJC Campus <br />
Starbuck's on Sonoma Mountain Parkway<br />
Chunky's Taqueria<br />
Flamez Bar and Grill <br />
Laganitas Brewing <br />
Orchard Supply Hardware<br />
The UPS Store on N McDowell<br />
I HOP Restaurant<br />
Starbuck's Coffee on N. McDowell<br />
Petaluma Valley Hospital<br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">PENNGROVE </span></b><br />
Mack’s Bar & Grill<br />
Penngrove Pub<br />
Frizelle Enos<br />
JavaMore <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span> <br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">COTATI </span></b><br />
Cotati Coffee <br />
Redwood Café <br />
Redwood Hwy @ Henry <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
North Light Books <br />
Oliver's Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Johnny's Java on Old Redwood Hwy<br />
Redwood Market <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
Tubby's Restaurant <br />
Stabuck's Coffee on East Cotati Ave.<br />
A & L Market <br />
Charlie Brown's Café <br />
Sonoma State University Library <br />
Dash Market - E. Cotati Ave.<br />
Washoe House<br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">ROHNERT PARK</span></b><br />
Rohnert Park Public Library <br />
Anytime Fitness <br />
Kwik Pic Convenience Store <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span><br />
RP Chamber of Commerce <br />
Post Office @ Mt. Shadows Ctr <br />
Big Daddy's Diner <br />
Doubletree Hotel <br />
Double Decker Lanes <br />
Fox Tail Golf Club <br />
Mary's Pizza on Golf Course Drive<br />
Golden Bean Coffee House <br />
Michael's Sourdough Sandwiches<br />
Chevron on Rohnert Park Expressway<br />
Black Bear Diner <br />
Starbuck's Coffee on Commerce Blvd.<br />
Rohnert Park Senior Center <br />
New York Bagel <br />
Starbick's Coffee on Commerce Blvd.<br />
Merrill Gardens<br />
Callinan Sports & Fitness Center<br />
Spreckel's Performing Art Cntr <br />
Mountain Mike's Pizza <br />
Moxie Java Cafe <br />
49er Pet Store <br />
Kaiser Permanente<br />
Burger City<br />
Les Schwab Auto <br />
Rohnert Park Dental <br />
Starbuck's Coffee on Rohnert Park Expwy<br />
University of Sports <br />
UPS Store on Commerce Blvd.<br />
<br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Updated January 18, 2012</span></i><br />
<br />Vesta Copestakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212059044786490995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389849897763380848.post-58546015383531404012012-01-17T13:33:00.000-08:002012-01-17T13:34:35.696-08:00Sonoma County's Rare Cedars get Recognition from SFGATE<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Visitors, top, walk past the headwaters of Austin Creek in the
Cedars in Sonoma County. Landscape architect Roger Raiche, left,
explains geologic features, such as the calcium carbonate formations,
far left, in the area.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'Tis a wonderful thing when Bay Area media sees the splendor of Sonoma County and let's others know what we have to offer. Here's an article and link to <a href="http://SFGATE.com/">SFGATE.com</a> from the San Francisco Chronicle - the Bay Area's BEST large newspaper! <b><i>Take heed that this land needs to be protected!</i></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/16/MNIM1MNAG8.DTL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Sonoma County's Cedars</span></a></h1>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="fn"><a class="email fn" href="mailto:pfimrite@sfchronicle.com">Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer</a></span></span></div>
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At an old mining camp in the mountains above Cazadero in Sonoma County
is a Mars-like panorama of steep crumbling red slopes, bizarre
mineralized formations and green serpentine rock. <br />
<br />
The 11-square-mile area, called the Cedars, is a mysterious land of
one-of-a-kind geological phenomena next to the Austin Creek State
Recreation Area and Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve that almost nobody
in the Bay Area knows anything about. <br />
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That's because it's almost impossible to get there - yet it is a land
rich with possible answers to many scientific questions, and it could
be a source of information for climate scientists searching for a way to
fight global warming.<br />
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Recently, a Chronicle reporter and photographer rode in a caravan of
four-wheel-drive vehicles that crossed Austin Creek seven times as it
wound its way over thickly forested hills and past dilapidated
homesteads to reach what conservationists agree is a remarkable
landscape that must be preserved. <br />
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A conservation easement was purchased on some of the land, and the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management now owns 2,000 acres in the center, but
the vast majority of this important geologic region is private property,
subject to the whims of the owners.<br />
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Privately owned lands</h3>
Seventy-seven percent of the rugged hills and woodlands are owned by
ranchers, outdoorsmen and homesteaders, whose parcels range in size from
40 to 700 acres. The core area, where the mineral deposits and odd
calcium carbonate formations can be seen, is 8 miles as the crow flies
from the nearest parking area and accessible only via a winding dirt
road that is often impassable. <br />
<br />
"There is no legal access, which means we have to work
collaboratively with the owners and partners to develop a plan for the
area," said Roger Raiche, a botanist and landscape architect who, with
his partner, David McCrory, just completed the sale of 500 acres in the
main canyon that the BLM will control. <br />
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"Easements are limited to docent-led tours or scientific study," said
Raiche, who is actively working with several nonprofit
land-preservation groups to protect the rest of the 35,000 acres that
conservationists have named the Cedars Conservation Region.<br />
<br />
The tour of the canyon illustrated why so many are so eager to
preserve the land. The rocky, mineral-rich oasis is essentially a giant
block of the igneous rock known as peridotite that was squeezed up
through the Earth's crust over the past 200 million years. The giant
upwelling relieved intense pressure inside the Earth and allowed the
exposed rock to expand.<br />
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The steep, crumbling cliffs are the result of that expansion. They
are also, geologists say, one of the best examples in the world of a
rare metamorphic transformation - the peridotite from the Earth's mantle
is changing before our eyes into the signature green rock known as
serpentine.<br />
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"I see this as a kind of Shangri-la, a hidden treasure," said Ralph Benson, executive director of the Sonoma Land Trust. <br />
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The ongoing metamorphic process has caused a chain reaction of
geologic wonders. Spring water filled with white calcium carbonate
bubbles through fissures in the rock, creating large crystalline
formations that line pools and form undulating patterns along Austin
Creek, including a spectacular 5,000-year-old snow-like sheet that flows
over a waterfall.<br />
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The deposits are an example of carbon sequestration in nature,
experts say, a potential source of information for scientists fighting
global warming.<br />
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"Here is nature (sequestering carbon) for us," said McCrory, who
co-owns a landscape design business with Raiche. "Geology and
geo-chemistry experts are really interested in these springs." <br />
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NASA scientists are particularly intrigued, McCrory said, because the
highly alkaline springs harbor uniquely specialized microbes that may
offer clues to how life could form on otherwise inhospitable planets.<br />
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moved into the area in the 1880s. The central portion, known then as Red
Slide, was considered uninhabitable and was, for the most part, ignored
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The area was officially named the Cedars sometime in the 1940s, a
name that some locals had used for decades on the mistaken belief that
the abundant cypress trees were cedar, Raiche said. The mines were
abandoned after World War II ended and America no longer needed domestic
chromium. <br />
Raiche said he first visited the property in 1981. He and McCrory
bought the 500 acres in 1999 and have sought to preserve the area's
unique features ever since. <br />
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The Sonoma Land Trust joined the effort to preserve the area six
years ago. The trust purchased 45 acres in 2007 and, in December, used
$160,000 from the Resources Legacy Fund to pay for a conservation
easement prohibiting development on 160 acres of privately owned
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Save the Redwoods League brokered the $600,000 purchase of the
Raiche-McCrory land this past fall and transferred title to BLM, which
already owns 1,500 acres in what conservationists call "the core
serpentine zone." <br />
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The bulk of the money for the purchase came from the Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation and the California State Coastal Conservancy.
Raiche and McCrory still own 20 acres where the mines used to be.<br />
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with the land owners and protect the ecology of the region for a long
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Bring on the rain!</span></strong><br />The weather forecast for next week includes rain! Water Agency officials are cautiously optimistic that next week's rainfall will help keep tributaries to the Russian River flowing. Water supply levels at Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino, our two primary water supply reservoirs, are approximately 80 percent of water supply capacity. Both Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino rely primarily on rainfall to fill. Lake Sonoma is large enough to store a few years worth of rainfall, but Lake Mendocino is about one third the size of Lake Sonoma and highly dependent on year-by-year rainfall to fill. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A majority of rain falls within our reservoir's watersheds between January and March. Another key time period for rainfall is in mid-spring, such as April, before the summer heat begins and urban water demand increases.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Another good piece of news is that overall water demand from Water Agency contractors, the cities and water districts that receive drinking water from the Water Agency, decreased significantly from levels of a few years ago. This is in large part thanks to the successful conservation efforts implemented by homeowners and businesses in our community. The bottom line is - the less water that is consumed, the more water we can keep in our reservoirs.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scwa.ca.gov/current-water-supply-levels/" target="_blank">You can stay up-to-date on water supply levels by visiting our website. This page is updated on a weekly basis and is your best source for monitoring water supply levels in our reservoirs.</a> <a href="http://scwa2.computergrafixco.com/eNews/index.asp?issue=1/1/2012&campaign=Enews&article=2698">Read More…</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Dry weather presents possible threat to coho salmon </span></strong><br />Dry weather over the past month has reduced water levels in tributary streams in the Russian River system presenting an additional hazard for over 100 coho salmon known to be in the river. Low water levels limit access to breeding sites in streams and may expose the fish to the risk of being caught by anglers steelhead fishing in the Russian River. If the dry weather continues there will likely be impacts on coho smolts and juveniles this spring and summer if flows in tributaries become disconnected with the Russian River prematurely. The coho now in the Russian River are among the first returns from the Coho Broodstock Program, a nearly ten-year effort to rescue the Russian River coho from near extinction.<br /><br />The Water Agency is working with the California Department of Fish and Game and several other agencies on an effort to educate the sport fishing community on accurate identification of the protected coho so they can be released if caught. Approximately 20,000 water resistant cards that graphically display the differences between steelhead and coho have been printed and are being distributed to anglers at locations where fishing licenses are sold and at popular fishing spots.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scwa.ca.gov/files/docs/environment/CohoChinook_Education-Flyer_10_16_09.pdf" target="_blank">View the fish cards here.</a> <a href="http://scwa2.computergrafixco.com/eNews/index.asp?issue=1/1/2012&campaign=Enews&article=2699">Read More…</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Water Agency breaches Russian River Estuary</span></strong><br />The Water Agency manages the barrier beach that periodically forms at the mouth of the Russian River near Jenner when water levels increase and threaten low-lying properties with flooding. The Estuary Management Project, which would change the Water Agency's historic approach in the summer months to enhance habitat conditions for threatened steelhead while minimizing flood risk, includes continuing to artificially breach the barrier beach the remainder of the year.<br /><br />The mouth of the Russian River closed on January 4, 2012, and an artificial breaching event was scheduled for January 9 as water surface elevations were forecasted to approach flood stage. High swells predicted for that evening moved in early, making attempts to open a pilot channel unsuccessful. The high swells were also making it dangerous for workers and equipment. The breaching was rescheduled for Wednesday, January 11, when conditions were forecasted to be more favorable. Water Agency crews successfully breached the barrier beach on January 11 with water surface elevations at 9.2 feet at the Jenner gage. For more information about the Estuary Management Project, visit the <a href="http://www.scwa.ca.gov/russian-river-estuary/" target="_blank">Water Agency's webpage.</a> <a href="http://scwa2.computergrafixco.com/eNews/index.asp?issue=1/1/2012&campaign=Enews&article=2708">Read More…</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She is guiding a team of K-12 teacher leaders
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"This time we have chance to get it
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math education approaches to K-12 teachers beyond the current
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"We are now in the world of the $1
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"The new <b>Common Core Standards for
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critical thinking, and a capacity to understand and use mathematics.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The new Common Core State Standards are the
result of a nationally coordinated, state-led effort to establish a
shared set of clear standards for mathematics, English language arts,
and science. They replace California's existing standards and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The grant is used to work with teacher leaders
from Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Del Norte, and Humboldt counties who
will develop regionally tailored professional development that will
support their colleagues to learn about and effectively implement the
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Public Speaking is an important skill that can be learned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tools and tips to become comfortable and a confident public speaker, weather in
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host of the award winning program, </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Women's
Spaces</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">" on Santa Rosa's Public Access TV and
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Just so you know - I haven't heard from the ANTI-SMART Train people, so what you see here is the PRO SMART Train people who have submitted material. - Vesta</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Critics insist on spreading half truths and outright falsehoods about the SMART Train and Pathway project in a misguided effort to stop it. With the deck stacked against new taxes by having to jump through a two-thirds threshold, the critics seem to be upset because they may not be allowed to have a tiny minority make all of us go through an expensive election all over again. That’s not democracy, that’s minority rule.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Twice in the last ten years the voters have awarded the project substantial majorities. The petitioning to ask citizens to vote yet again is adding significantly to project costs and delaying the award of some contracts that would provide more jobs. The anti-SMART folks have offered no alternatives to the project and are now paying hired guns to gather signatures for them.<i style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The anti-SMART folk have been trying to portray themselves as just good citizens, public watchdogs over government excess and bureaucratic mismanagement. “I voted for the project,” many of them insist. But if you take the time to go back and listen to the audio recordings of SMART Board meetings, a very different image emerges. Residents of Novato became enraged over misinformation that had been fed to them by no-growth and anti-tax zealots—misinformation about 2200 low-income or transit-oriented housing requirements that Metropolitan Transit Authority was supposedly going to impose at each SMART station. The information was false, but the opposition remained. Opponents insisted to the SMART Board and wrote to the newspapers that “SMART will ruin Marin</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">”</span><span style="color: black;">; that “Highway 101 congestion is Sonoma County’s problem and not Marin’s”; and that SMART has no plans to ever extend the line to Cloverdale and Larkspur. Al</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">l</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">completely false; but SMART’s opponents know that if you throw enough stuff against a wall, some of it is bound to stick.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The campaign against the train and pathway has already added $17 million to the cost of financing the project—funds that could have been used to upgrade track, build stations, install crossing gates, replace bridges, and so forth. Moreover, SMART staff has had to take time away from building a project to defend its back side against any and all opponents—whether or not their causes have merit and irrespective of whether they are telling the truth about their motives. If the repeal makes it to the ballot, several million additional taxpayer dollars will be taken from the project to pay for ballots, public information, and the legal challenges that are certain to follow. Even worse, if Measure Q were repealed, we taxpayers would be left owning an unfinished and non-operable railroad and an obligation to pay millions of dollars in cancellation penalties for rail car and construction contracts. And our chances of seeing an alternative to driving Highway 101 in our lifetime will most likely vanish</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></span>along with our tax dollars.<o:p></o:p></div>
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SMART now has a great team in place and is moving forward with purpose and efficiency. Sure times are tough. All the more reason to make this critical infrastructure investment in our future<span style="color: #1f497d;">,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">which will give a boost to our local economy through much needed jobs and acting as a catalyst for attracting more businesses.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> Ignore Anti-SMART paid minions and walk past their petitions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Supporters of the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Train & Pathway are stepping up public outreach efforts to protect the project from a small but vocal group working to repeal the sales tax measure that funds SMART.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The SMART Riders Coalition is a group of </span>individuals and union, business and environmental organizations formed to support SMART. Responding to news that SMART opponents are using paid signature gatherers, the SMART Riders Coalition seeks to balance the public debate by leafleting in busy locations in <span style="color: black;">Marin and Sonoma Counties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“We know SMART continues to have broad-based public support,” says Chris Snyder of Operating Engineers Local 3. “At the same time, SMART opponents are spreading a lot of misinformation to confuse voters. With more than 1,000 jobs at stake in 2012 alone, we’re not taking any risks – we’ll be out there to spread the truth about SMART.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Those leafleting for the SMART Riders Coalition will be trained and required to adhere to a written code of conduct.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“We’ve been working to educate the public about the benefits of SMART throughout the life of the project – and the public spoke loudly by approving Measure Q in 2008,” says Sonoma County Conservation Action Executive Director Dennis Rosatti. “It’s a real shame that a handful of detractors are seeking to undo the clear voter mandate for the SMART Train & Pathway project. I hope our efforts will help clear up the confusion.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">SMART Riders Coalition expects to leaflet through January 27<sup>th</sup>, the deadline by which the repeal SMART campaign must file its petitions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The SMART Riders Coalition now has more than 30 organizational members, and dozens of individual endorsers, including many local elected officials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Additional information about the SMART Riders Coalition can be found at </span><a href="http://www.smartriders.wordpress.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">www.smartriders.wordpress.com</a><span style="color: black;">. A roster of member organizations can be found at </span><a href="http://www.smartriders.wordpress.com/about" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">www.smartriders.wordpress.com/about</a>. <span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A huge “hooray!” for the SMART Train & Pathway<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On Monday, the Sonoma Marin Area Transit (SMART) Board of Directors awarded a $103.3 million contract to the firms that <b>began construction on Tuesday</b>. According to the contractor, Stacy & Witbeck, this construction phase will provide at least 1,000 jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This contract is for the <i>first phase of construction</i> on the Initial Operating Segment (Santa Rosa to San Rafael) and will provide backbone construction for the <b>train </b>from the North Santa Rosa Station (which has been added back to the initial segment) to Marin Civic Center (including Atherton, which has been added back in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This project phasing is in-line with what the SMART Board approved in Spring of 2012, when it decided to build the project in phases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The SMART Riders Coalition discovered last weekend, and the Repeal SMART movement declared publicly yesterday, that it has hired paid signature gatherers to circulate its petition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is a very serious change in strategy, and the SMART Riders Coalition needs your help this Saturday to help make sure the Repeal campaign fails in its mission to destroy our North Bay Transportation Future.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Please join us this Saturday (January 14<sup>th</sup>, 2012) morning at 10:00 a.m. in Rohnert Park for a brief training/dispatch meeting.</span></b> At the meeting you will be trained how to offer educational materials to counter paid and volunteer signature gatherers, you will receive signs and flyers supporting SMART, and you will be dispatched with a partner to a location in Marin County. We are asking you to commit 6-8 hours this Saturday to <b>protect the North Bay’s transportation future.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RSVP as soon as possible to </b><a href="mailto:vanguard51@sbcglobal.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">vanguard51@sbcglobal.net</a><b> or call 707-478-9663. You will receive location details upon RSVP.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">UPDATE: AB 885</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Septics, AB 885, and Total Daily Maximum Loads</span></b> (TMDLs)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now that a new year has begun, some of you may be wondering
where things stand with new proposed septic regulations that are likely to have
a major impact on our Russian River community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AB 885 was authorized by the State Legislature in 2000 and
called for the establishment of more stringent regulations on septics,
especially on those located near impaired water bodies (i.e.: containing excessive
pathogens and nutrients).</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">AB885 goes back to the drawing board…</span>.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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In 2008 the State issued proposed regulations that included
a one-size-fits-all list of requirements, including mandatory inspections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After thousands of people protested vociferously,
the State subsequently took their proposal back to the drawing board. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new version provides septic policy that
takes a risk-based approach, allowing many areas “off the hook”, but not
properties located in fragile river environments, such as our own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High water tables, porous soils, steep
slopes, and generally small lot sizes, makes conventional septic installation
that meets all current requirements virtually impossible for many local parcels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The revised policy has now entered a new hearing phase. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On November 2, 2011, the State locally unveiled
a new version of the proposed septic policy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The new version has tiered requirements to fit specific high risk circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(More detailed information can be obtained on
their website at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://http.//www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/owts/">http.//www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/owts/</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">New, identified tiers include….. </span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tier 0:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>System is in
good working order and only needs to be maintained.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tier 1</b>: New and replaced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
(OWTS) must meet siting and design criteria for a standard OWTS.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tier 2: </b>New and replaced OWTS must meet siting and design
criteria of local agency management program that may allow for alternative
siting and design and treatment systems.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tier 3:</b> (MOST LOWER RIVER PROPERTIES WILL COME UNDER THIS TIER)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Demonstrate that the OWTS is not contributing
to the pollution of the impaired water body, or provide supplemental treatment
to reduce or remove the loading from the OWTS to the affected water body.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tier 4:</b> requires replacement of failing OWTS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The means of compliance will depend upon
which tier the replacement OWTS will be constructed under.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">New policy tied to Regional Board TMDLs……</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Total Daily Maximum Loads (TMDLs) will determine which
septics are required to meet new regulations and deadlines for compliance. Recently,
Catherine Kuhlman stated publicly that it is likely the policy won’t be
implemented until the “TMDLs” are complete, at least a few years from now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are these and how will they impact the
lower river community?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Under the Clean Water Act there is a process (called 303(d))
for listing water bodies for specific impairments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently, the Russian River is listed for
sediment and temperature impairments throughout the river, and bacteria/pathogens,
nutrients (Laguna de Santa Rosa), mercury, dissolved oxygen, in specific
sections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The area between Guerneville and Monte Rio is listed as
impaired for bacteria, (meaning there are too many excessive readings) but the
Regional Board is conducting extensive monitoring to see if that designation
should be expanded. If the whole lower river were to be so designated, then AB
885 would be in force for all properties along the river and the
tributaries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(You can get an idea if
your property would be affected by going to: <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov/webmap/owts/owtsmap.html">http://gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov/webmap/owts/owtsmap.html</a></span>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Determining where bacterial pollution comes from…..</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The TMDLs (total daily maximum loads) are actually studies
to determine where the pollutant is coming from (in this case bacteria), when
it is occurring, what is causing it, and what impacts it has on beneficial
uses. Subsequently, allocations are designated for identified contributors in
order to protect all beneficial uses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(For
instance, if Santa Rosa’s wastewater discharges contribute to the problem,
discharge permit requirements will force them to to mitigate and/or cease their
contribution.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Last year the Regional Board hired UC Davis scientists to
conduct a winter study of pathogens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They discovered that urban runoff during rainy periods is a huge
contributor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bacteria running off
urban areas during large rain events, can then bind with sediments in the
waterway and be reintroduced into the water column far downstream during the
summer months. Regional Board is currently implimenting a storm water program
to address these issues.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are many other bacterial contributors such as cattle
and dairy cows, horses, wild animals, failing septic systems, recreationists, wastewater
discharges from sewer treatment plants, agricultural practices, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal of current monitoring is to
determine how much of the pollution is from human sources, and when and from
where it is originating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will not
be able to assess individual septic systems, but they can assess general areas.
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Apart from tmdls, old septics may still be polluting….</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Going on the assumption that old septics installed more than
twenty years ago cannot possibly meet current standards, the Agency has developed
maps of the Monte Rio and Summerhome Park areas that indicate all properties
that have not been permitted during that time period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Approximately 75% or more have not been
officially upgraded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is assumed that
remedies for these old systems will need to be addressed in the coming years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During 2009, which was a very low flow year, we saw some of the
worst bacteriological pollution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is special concern for the impact of “low flow” on exacerbated pollutant
counts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When there is less water in the
river, the sun heats it up more, algae grows, and bacteria proliferate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many beaches were posted with warnings in
2009, whereas in 2010 and 2011, which were much cooler and flows were higher,
there was very little problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will
critical to incorporate these factors into the analysis and it is why we
believe that the State’s promise to reduce minimum flows permanently is of such
great concern.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Regional Board is just beginning their process.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span>It may be years before new regulations get
enforced, but it’s important to stay informed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monte Rio and Summerhome Park areas will
receive the greatest scrutiny in the short term.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We recommend your attendance at Monte Rio
Wastewater Task Force meetings, usually held at the Monte Rio Community
Building on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b>For more information</b>, you can also contact
the Regional Board at 576-2220.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Request
to talk to a staff person about AB 885 and the pathogen/bacteria tmdl process. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Brenda Adelman is Chair of Russian River Watershed Protection
Committee</b>, a nonprofit corporation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
can be reached at <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="mailto:rrwpc@comcast.net">rrwpc@comcast.net</a></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can visit their website at
<a href="http://www.rrwpc.org/">www.rrwpc.org</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>Vesta Copestakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212059044786490995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389849897763380848.post-89160511195894397702012-01-06T20:52:00.000-08:002012-01-06T20:52:38.000-08:00LETTERS to The Sonoma County Gazette January 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<i>“I’ve heard some concerns about traffic – in our view heavy
traffic is a sign of success and vitality…a busy and sometimes congested
downtown is a sign of success. Cities are a concentration of human activity.
Having traffic means people want to be there…success.”</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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~ Planning Director<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Come Say NO to<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>CVS/CHASE<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Attend the City Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Monday, Jan. 23rd, 6:00 pm<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Sebastopol Community Center<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>390 Morris St.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b>Sebastopol’s Design Review Board and Planning Commission</b>
have both voted down the CVS/Chase application to move their facilities from
Gravenstein North where they are now, to the second busiest, trafficked
crossroads in the heart of our downtown. – the corner of Petaluma Ave (Hwy 116)
and Sebastopol Road (Hwy 12).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The Design Review Board has found the plan does not adhere
to DRB guidelines or the General Plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>DRB meetings attracted a couple of hundred community members who
expressed deep concerns about the proposed project. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This denial is being appealed to the City Council. Now is
the time for you to attend the City Council meeting and voice your support of
the DRB and PC, and it is time for your City Council to say NO, too!</div>
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Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Helen Shane for the<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Committee for Small Town Sebastopol</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Well my little magician - yes indeed we all do read the
Gazette cover to cover and I am another one pleased that it has spread the good
and needed info throughout our county and even further.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks Vesta for your wonderful creation and nurturing thru
all of these many years. You and the staff are an asset to this planet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Here’s to 2012 May it bring peace, health and happiness to
all</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Lots of Love<o:p></o:p></div>
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Arleen Zuniga<o:p></o:p></div>
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I would like to thank <b>Deborah Padrick</b> for her continuous
work in guiding the Forestville School Children with the holiday window
painting. For many years, my children took part in the painting of the windows.
Now years later, I walk through town with my grandson and we enjoy looking at
all the wonderful artwork. T<b><i>hank You, Deborah</i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Lori Todd<o:p></o:p></div>
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Forestville<o:p></o:p></div>
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In your article about small local shops, you really should
have included<b> P&G (Putto and Gargoyle)</b> in Sebastopol. They are
totally wonderful and totally local. Peter and Geri make all their own
brilliant indoor and outdoor ceramics. Geri’s mom does lots of wonderful
watercolors. Peter does haircuts two days a week (for $20).
Check it out. Prices are more than reasonable and finding stuff for
yourself or for people on a gift list is....almost too easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Susan<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dear Vesta,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>This is an Open Letter of Gratitude.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A day or so after Christmas a friend’s older brother passed
away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Per tradition, my friend made
arrangements to move the body some 300 miles for burial in the sacred ground of
Home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon finding just how costly such
a process is, the family humbly asked for help – the company who would handle
moving him required a sizeable deposit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was Wednesday; the funeral was scheduled for Friday. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was nearly five p.m. when I got the message and it took a
few minutes to phone my friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the
time I had his account number, I had 25 minutes to make the 35 minute drive to
Wells Fargo in Sebastopol. Praying through my teeth, I carefully observed all
the speed limits – somehow pulling into the bank’s parking lot just as KCBS
announced “six<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>p.m.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The funds were needed this evening and my heart sank as I
tried the bank’s front door - locked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
could see no other customers inside – only staff - busy at their terminals,
closing out the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Hope against hope, I tapped on the glass and one of the
bank’s female employees responded non-verbally, shaking her head “No” while she
mouthed the words, “So sorry – we are closed.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Desperate – I clasped my hands together and silently pleaded with her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She paused and then - to my amazement -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she crossed the lobby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My heart sank again as I realized she
probably only came to the door so I could hear her kindly phrased and patient
explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trying not to weep, I took
a deep breath and - hoping she could hear me as well as I heard her - asked her
if there was any way she could help me send my friend the money his family so
urgently needed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A heart beat later and she was locking the door behind me
and directing me to a window where I handed her my friend’s name and account
number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In short, this kind and gracious
person made an exception to what I can only imagine is a very firm rule.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now sure my little transaction took less than five minutes
and sure, as Lead Teller, she has the authority to give a regular customer a
break now and again – oh and sure, if there are people in line at closing time,
it is quite customary to help all of them even though the bank “officially”
should be shutting down its systems…..<o:p></o:p></div>
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But no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not a
Wells Fargo customer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was not in line
inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And while I hope my little
contribution helped my friend’s family in their time of need, it’s not like I
was “saving the farm” with a last minute mortgage payment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My “problem” was so completely NOT her
problem and just how much simpler might her evening routine have been if she
had chosen to wave me away?? <o:p></o:p></div>
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No - Community, this was a case of sheer Human
Kindness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you, Ms Hanson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am grateful to have met you and hope that
in 2012 I can show others the same level of warm consideration you extended to
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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(Name withheld by request)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>P.S. to Occupy Protestors:</b> Please remember that the workers
are not the bank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope my experience
will help you separate how you treat them from whatever point you wish to make
about the institution’s policies.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dear Vesta,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Every year, the town of Guerneville celebrates the Winter
Holidays by putting on a wonderful parade, the <b>Parade of Lights</b>, and this year
was no exception. However, the event does not happen without the dedication and
hard work of a few folks. Most of these folks are behind the scenes people who,
year after year, help to make things happen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Parade would never take place without the efforts of
<b>Russian River Chamber Staff</b> who make sure that all permits and press deadlines
are met, parade entries obtained etc. The paperwork is extensive and there are
many details to be worked out. <b>Kayte Guglielmino,</b> Office Manager and <b>Valerie
Munthe,</b> deserve a big round of applause for working extra hours, including some
on their own time, to ensure that things run as smoothly as possible.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Beth Rudometkin</b> was the Chair of the <b>Parade Princess Contest
and Dinner.</b> The monies raised by our young teens help to fund the Parade of
Lights. Thank you Beth and our two princesses this year, <b>Hayley Wright</b> and
<b>Jessica VanRillaer.</b> An added plus this year is the willingness of Hayley and
Jessica to help with other town efforts. <b><i>Thank you - we are very proud of you!</i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A special mention this year to the parade’s <b>Grand Marshal,
John Schubert</b>. John is our area historian and is someone who is always willing
to help, with a smile and (yes, often) a joke! John, we are proud of you too!<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are many people who help the Chamber Staff and Board
of Directors with the events connected with the Parade of Lights. A job well
done to <b>Valerie Hausmann</b>, Parade Chair. Thank you to the many people who
volunteer to help in many ways, including: <b>Barbara Hoffman, Barbara Seymour,
Cary Ostrof, Scott Mitchell, Clifford of Larks Drugs, Robbi Ernst,</b> the entire
group of Parade Judges who turn up every year. A special mention and thanks to
Diana Nolan, although ‘retired’ as <b>Community Services officer, Diana</b> helped
again this year. Yay! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sincere thanks to everyone who has helped, throughout the
years to make this event so special. <b>Opal Pullarov</b>- a very special Thank You for
your many years of help with all events. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A round of applause to everyone who enters the Parade, we
love it! Your hard work gives so much pleasure.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are two parades held along Main St in Downtown
Guerneville, one in December and Stumptown Parade in June. Those wishing to
help are very welcome to contact Kayte at the Chamber office. We will be
pleased to let you know when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the work
begins for the Parades.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sincerely <o:p></o:p></div>
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Margaret Kennett - On behalf of Russian River Chamber of
Commerce<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hi Vesta,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Earlier this year you posted our <b>Free Reiki Clinic</b> in the
calendar section. I just wanted to follow up and express how thankful I was for
this inclusion in the <i>Sonoma County Gazette</i>. As a result of that posting, I
received inquiries to the Clinic each month and shared the gift of Reiki with
many people who had never heard of it before. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Others were thrilled to be re-acquainted with Reiki. It was
a lot of fun! I love the Clinic. The questions that come up from people who
have never experienced energy healing always connect me back to the root of my
healing practice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I offer the Reiki Clinic monthly as a service to the
community. People can come as often as they want, as long as I have space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t take money for it, and there are no
strings attached. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I stand by “first Saturdays” as being a space where people
can be present with their healing regardless of income and without financial
stressors. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Reiki Share will not be happening in January, but it
picks up again in on February 4th and goes for 1st Saturdays (1pm-5pm)
throughout the rest of the year. Many thanks, and holiday blessings!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Dailey, Healing Heart Reiki, <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>www.SantaRosaReiki.com<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>707-322-9637</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Dear Vesta,<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have a conservative Republican friend who has been out of
work for two years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mention this
because she has taken it upon herself to study, through the news and readings,
what is happening politically in our country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Having been a Republican all her life, her findings have led her to the
belief that it is the Democrats, not the Republicans who are looking out for
the average American, trying to protect civil rights and provide fair taxation.
She sent me several articles, which I want to mention here briefly and let
readers Google for more information<o:p></o:p></div>
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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The first is a speech <b>Bill Moyers</b> gave to a group called<b> Public
Citizens 40th Gala</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He outlines the
history of our political system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is
most fascinating to me is that in 1971 a wealthy corporate lawyer by the name
of<b> Lewis F. Powell Jr.</b> wrote a letter to wealthy Republicans in this country
outlining a plan to put the wealth of this country in <i>“the hands of the few at
the cost of the many”</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have researched
this, one can go on line to verify that this letter indeed was written and an
entire plan to implement this goal has been in place since that time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my opinion that that plan is now coming
to fruition unless Americans become aware and support the Democrats in fighting
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my opinion this is the 1% versus
the 99%.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Secondly, there is a group called the <b>Patriotic
Millionaires</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have their own
website and one can read it for their mission statement, their cause and their
proposal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They agree that the wealthiest
Americans should be taxed to equally support the economic stability of this
country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the Depression, the
wealthiest were taxed at 68%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They list
a trend of taxation throughout following years with the current tax at
35%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They state that 44% of Congressmen
are millionaires.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thirdly, there is an economic term called “starving the
beast”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readers may want to Google this
and read up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have asked a local
economist if this is indeed the fiscal approach the Republicans are
taking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would appear from all I have
read that this is their approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both
Reagan and George W. Bush are quoted using the term. One report by economists
stated this economic practice doesn’t work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It doesn’t make sense to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Reading to educate oneself and make decisions based on these readings, I
believe, is critical to determining which course our country will take in
2012..<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sincerely, Cathy Mabry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Important Occupy Meeting in January<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">January 9th, 7:00 to 9:00 Sebastopol United Methodist Church
across from Safeway</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are interested in what is happening with various
Occupy efforts throughout the region, want to connect with people who share
your interests, goals and actions, come for an evening of information and
continue creating next steps. Together we will quickly develop an agenda in
which all are invited to host or attend a discussion on a regional Occupy topic
that matters to them. Participate in as many or as few topics as you wish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Community Leaders Target Wells Fargo Bank <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Organizers Cite Foreclosure Policies and Investments in
Immigration Detention Centers</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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By Jesus Guzman<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>On Friday, January 6,
2012 at 12:00 noon</b>, a diverse group of community and civil rights organizations
will come together to expose Wells Fargo Bank’s racist, anti-community policies
and to call for customers to close their Wells Fargo accounts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day will begin with a rally at the old
Albertson’s parking lot on Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This will start a day of action against Wells Fargo by <b>Occupy
Santa Rosa, Graton Day Labor Center, the D.R.E.A.M Alliance of Sonoma County,
the Committee for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County, and the MEChA chapter (Movimiento
Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán)</b> at Santa Rosa Junior College.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the rally, the group will march on the
downtown Santa Rosa branch of <b>Wells Fargo Bank.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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“We are protesting Wells Fargo for investing billions of
dollars into for-profit detention centers which imprison immigrant workers,
while receiving billions in taxpayer bailouts and continuing with their illegal
and fraudulent foreclosures,” say the organizers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wells Fargo took $25 billion in taxpayer
bail-out dollars, while paying CEO John Stumpf $19 million in 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bank also holds more than $5 billion in
student debt.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In addition, they are heavily invested in two private prison
corporations, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and the GEO Group, which
contract with the federal government to run immigrant detention facilities
around the country.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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In 2009, some 380,000 immigrants were held in detention
centers at a cost to taxpayers of more than $1.7 billion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These prisons have been the source of
numerous reports and complaints of rape, child abuse and abysmal medical
care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GEO recently was ordered to pay
$40 million in the wrongful death of a prisoner in its Raymondville, Texas
facility.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For more information, please call Jesus Guzman at
707-483-2874, or write him via <a href="mailto:jesus.guzman07@gmail.com">jesus.guzman07@gmail.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Visit the Occupy Movement online at
<a href="http://www.occupysantarosa.org/">http://www.occupysantarosa.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>OCCUPY PETALUMA<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Solidarity Working GroupCritical Mass Bike Event in
Solidarity with Occupy Santa Rosa<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>“Pedal for Justice” January 6, 2012 <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>to Wells Fargo Protest</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Occupy Petaluma</b> is excited to announce its first <b>Critical
Mass Bike Event</b>, <b><i>“Pedal for Justice”</i></b> on January 6th. All are welcome to join in
a ‘peaceful protest on wheels’ departing from Petaluma and arriving in Santa
Rosa to support Occupy Santa Rosa’s January 6th march on the downtown Santa
Rosa branch of <b>Wells Fargo Bank</b>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Consider breaking out of the mundane to be empowered, make
new friends, be inspired and make history. Taking part in a simple but
challenging event reaffirms that anything is possible – putting one foot in
front of the other and investing in the hard work that rebuilding our democracy
demands. In the words of “Pedal for Justice” organizer Jessica Strasen, “Occupy
Petaluma believes that frustrations with our current system can be channeled in
peaceful and creative ways. We seek to inspire others to rediscover the ability
to occupy our own lives, and be a part of creating our shared future.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Occupy Petaluma’s 13.5 mile ride is part of a day of action
against Wells Fargo Bank to expose Wells Fargo Bank’s racist, anti-community
policies and to call for customers to close their Wells Fargo accounts.
Organized by Occupy Santa Rosa, Graton Day Labor Center, the D.R.E.A.M Alliance
of Sonoma County, the Committee for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County, and the
MEChA chapter of Santa Rosa Junior College, this protest will begin with a
rally at the old Albertson’s parking lot on Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa. “We
are protesting Wells Fargo for investing billions of dollars into for-profit
detention centers which imprison immigrant workers, while receiving billions in
taxpayer bailouts and continuing with their illegal and fraudulent
foreclosures,” say protest organizers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Participating “Pedal for Justice” riders will meet in the
Kohl’s parking lot (1363 N. McDowell Blvd) at 9:00am on Friday, January 6th,
and depart at 9:20am, traveling up Petaluma Hill Road via Old Redwood Highway.
There will be car support and Petaluma cyclists will arrive at the Sebastopol
Road rally no later than 12:00pm. All riders are responsible for their own
safety and must arrange for their return.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Signs will be worn on the backs of riders, and then used at
the Occupy Santa Rosa demonstration. Occupy Petaluma is hosting a sign making
party at Clearheart Gallery (368-B Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma) on <b>Thursday,
January 5th at 8:30pm</b>. All are welcome. Cyclists, activists, curious, and
creatives unite!<o:p></o:p></div>
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For more information on Occupy Petaluma’s “Critical Mass
Bike Event– Pedal for Justice”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Contact: Jessica Strasen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>707-364-7306<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or
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a diverse group of concerned citizens standing ground for
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<b><i>Are you a foodie with a talent for creating recipes with
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.avvwine.com/"><b>Alexander Valley Vineyards</b></a></span> is conducting a recipe contest to discover the best pairing for their premium
red wine - CYRUS. Both amateur and professional chefs are invited
to submit original, unpublished recipes featuring the limited production,
proprietary red wine.</div>
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<b>Cyrus Alexander</b> was a 19th century adventurer, California
rancher, gold miner, community leader and the namesake of Northern Sonoma's
Alexander Valley. Since 1995 he has also been the namesake of Alexander
Valley Vineyards seamless cabernet based blend - CYRUS. Known as
"The First Growth of Sonoma", CYRUS is a celebration of AVV's estate
grown grapes and the renowned Alexander Valley. Over the years, the wine
has won numerous accolades, highlighted by the March 2011 Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo Wine Auction where a bottle sold for $210,000. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Submit your original <b>unpublished recipe</b> featuring CYRUS in
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<b>by January 31, 2012.</b> AVV Family Partners Harry Wetzel and Katie Wetzel
Murphy will judge the submissions, test the recipes and select the winners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>First place </b>will receive two tickets to the annual CYRUS
dinner held at AVV in March and the recipe will be published in the AVV March
Wine Club shipment and on the AVV website.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Alexander Valley Vineyards</span> (<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.avvwine.com/">www.avvwine.com</a></span>)
is a family-owned and operated winery located in the heart of Sonoma’s
Alexander Valley, on the historic property originally settled in the 19th
century by Cyrus Alexander, the valley’s namesake. For 35 years,
the Wetzel Family has been producing an array of estate wines that reflect the
unique character of the property. AVV’s vineyard practices were initially
recognized by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance in March 2006 and
again in 2010 when named a Sonoma Green Business.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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By Vesta Copestakes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sounds easy - and quite honestly - it’s easier than you
think. The key ingredients are motivation and self-discipline. Without those
two elements you will fail. With them, you can do anything. I know…I’ve been self-employed
most of my adult life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many people are creating their own businesses doing what
they love. That’s key. There are some jobs - like sales - where money can be a
big enough motivator to get you going every morning. But if money doesn’t get
you excited beyond paying bills, you have to explore your heart to find what
will give you the drive to push forward, day after day, until you succeed.</div>
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In Sebastopol, a group of entrepreneurs have formed the
Sebastopol Entrepreneurs Project where people who have “been there and done
that” help others who are just getting started. One of the most common
motivators is food…people who love to cook are starting a catering business,
restaurant or becoming a food vendor. They rent commercial kitchens and get to
work. Here’s one that might inspire more…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p><b>Phil McGauley</b> has been a chef for over 30 years, starting as
a young man working under John Ash. He
worked for John for 8 years and also worked for Bruce Weizeman for a few years. He has been the Executive Chef at Korbel for
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<b>Deb McGauley</b> has always liked to cook. She too works at Korbel (that’s where they
met, and eventually were married in 2006) in Marketing and is the Corporate
Donations Manager. Deb has worked at
Korbel for 25 years. Her children went
to school K-8 at the Guerneville School which is why she thought to use their
commercial kitchen for <b>3/P’s</b>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>3/P’s</b> has been an active “thought” for the two for about a
year, and in mid-September Deb decided to put up a facebook page. What happened next startled them both! In two months they produced and sold over 300
pot pies! They are continuing to develop
new pot pies based on customer comments.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The shellfish pie is $8.75 and the others are $7.50. All pies are in 12.5 ounce tins and are fresh
frozen. Frozen pies will last in the
freezer for up to 6 months. They are
perfect for freezer storage as they are stackable so they don’t take up too
much room.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>3/P’s</b> uses only the freshest local Sonoma County products
for their pies. Produce from Imwalle
Gardens, shellfish from The Tides in Bodega Bay, beef and chicken from Oliver’s
Market, Raley’s and Santa Rosa Meat & Poultry. All pies are freshly handmade, and are a
wholesome and nutritious personal serving.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Next up is a line of the same pot pies, but gluten
free. Deb is GF and really, really wants
to eat the pies! They’ve made a batch of
the chicken pot pies GF, using <b>Bob’s Red Mill GF flour</b>. Super tasty, so that is next on the
menu. They are currently approaching
Oliver’s Market to see about getting their products in their stores. The ultimate plan is to submit their pies to
local Sonoma County markets<o:p></o:p></div>
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One issue they are facing at the moment is figuring out
shipping frozen items. They have many
friends and family out of state who are clambering for the pies already! It is costly to package and ship frozen food
and they are trying to source shipping options that will not cost their
customers so much. They hope to be able
to offer shipping in January or February.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At this time, 3/P’s has pie pick up once a week, on
Saturday’s, between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m.
They are using the Guerneville School kitchen for pie production on
weekends. For more info, check out their
facebook page (Phil’s Pot Pies) or webpage at
<a href="http://www.3ps-philspotpies.com/">http://www.3ps-philspotpies.com</a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sebastopol Entrepreneurs Project</b> (SEP) has been organizing for two years with an all-volunteer
committee of business professionals. They have been preparing a program that
includes: offering business education classes, advising entrepreneurs and small
businesses, and will be offering meeting, conference and work space for economical
rates. SEP’s mission is to help
businesses start, grow, learn, and thrive.
The project believes with proper planning and strategizing, businesses
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Thank you to everyone who has supported the <b>Sebastopol
Entrepreneurs Project </b>this year. Our recent Productology Class had a great
turnout, all there to learn about effective marketing. We will start our new
class schedule in 2012. Please contact us if you need any consultation about
your ideas or business. Our volunteer team of business professionals can help
you with your questions. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you need to be in some new surroundings for a change of
pace from your home or favorite coffee shop, come try out our co-work space.
For $7 you will have a desk plus copy, print, scan, and fax services. Make your
own coffee - it’s all included. Pay by check or cash. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Several local entrepreneurs are currently working with SEP
seeking advice, and taking advantage of the free classes. The classes will be held at the SEP office
at 500 North Main located in the Sebastopol Methodist Church across from
Safeway. </div>
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For questions and information,
visit <a href="http://sebastopolentrepreneurs.org/,">sebastopolentrepreneurs.org/,</a> contact SEP, (707) 861-3390,
<a href="mailto:sepent@sonic.net">sepent@sonic.net</a>, or <b>Council Member Kathleen Shaffer, 829-0669</b>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">By Ben Boyce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Accountable Development
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This last week, a lively
rally to support the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.sonomamarintrain.org/">SMART</a></span></b> train and bike pathway drew over a hundred folks at
the San Rafael city hall. We were there to celebrate the sale of nearly $200M
in bonds that will permit construction to begin early next year, creating over
900 jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The train has now left the
station. For more than two decades the transit community has been working with
local government to stand up a multi-modal, integrated transit system for the
North Bay. The challenge of the 21st century will be to rationalize and
regionalize our basic life-support systems: land, water, energy resources
sustaining eco-systems, housing and transportation. SMART is the natural next
step in building the transportation infra-structure for a sustainable future in
the North Bay region.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">All around us we can see
the effects and consequences of The Great Recession. It is not a surprise that
the roll-out of SMART has been delayed by the Wall Street crisis. The new SMART
General Manager, the estimable Farhad Mansourian, has pledged publicly that he
will deliver this project, in full. We will get the whole train line and the
regional trail with it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The SMART rail and trail
is a classic example of a good long-term investment that will generate jobs and
economic activity now, and will yield substantial benefits for generations to
come. This is exactly the kind of infra-structure investment that we need to
get America back to work building for future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">By Sandra Lupien, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://bikesonoma.org/">Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Members of the SMART
Riders Coalition, a broad-based group formed in support of the <b><a href="http://www.sonomamarintrain.org/">Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit</a></b> (SMART) Train & Pathway project are applauding news that
the agency has successfully completed $191 million in bond financing. The bond
sale nets $171 million dollars – an excellent return -- in funding to build
SMART’s initial operating segment from Santa Rosa to San Rafael.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">“Selling the bonds at the
right time for the right rates is just one more affirmation of SMART carrying
out what the voters wanted in 2008 and still want today – passenger trains and
multi-purpose pathway in the North Bay,” says Cynthia Murray, President &
CEO of North Bay Leadership Council. “This sale brings us much closer to getting
900 new construction jobs and injecting almost $200 million into the local
economy. This is the best present the
North Bay could have received for the holidays!” Murray co-chaired the 2008
ballot measure campaign which led to the voters passing the SMART sales tax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tanya Narath, Executive
Director of the <b><a href="http://ecoleader.org/drupal/">Leadership Institute for Ecology & the Economy</a></b> says the
sale “is a huge step forward in our quest to bring more sustainable modes of
transportation to the North Bay region.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The SMART Riders Coalition
held a public rally December 21 at San Rafael City Hall in support of SMART
jobs. “This is outstanding news,” says
Chris Snyder, with Operating Engineers Local 3. “SMART will put hundreds of our
local workers back on the job.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The bond sale comes as a
small group of individuals is working to repeal the sales tax measure that
funds SMART. “Despite a carefully planned attempt to derail the project,
opponents of SMART got nothing but coal in their stockings,” says Ben Boyce,
Coordinator of the Accountable Development Coalition. “The SMART rail and trail
is a classic example of a good long-term investment that will generate jobs and
economic activity now, and will yield substantial benefits for generations to
come. This is the exactly the kind of infra-structure investment that we need
to get America back to work building for future generations.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Additional information
about the SMART Riders Coalition can be found at
<a href="http://www.smartriders.wordpress.com/">www.smartriders.wordpress.com</a>. Click
“about” to view a roster of member organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Before I delve into this article - I want to apologize to the coffee shops left out of the print edition. There's one thing about publishing that teaches you the <b>Serenity Prayer</b> to <i>“accept the things I cannot change.”</i> Once that file is sent off to the printer, there's no turning back! That's the beauty of the web. Here I can update this list as people send me corrections and additions. I have added comments and web sites - just let me know what you want added...and I will! Your comments are welcome.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The smell of coffee has
been part of my life since I was a small child. Back then it was percolated on
the stove. The distinctive sound of water being drawn up the center tube,
splashed into the glass bulb at the top of the percolator (fun to watch), then
filtered through grounds in the basket – over and over and over - until someone
decided it was done. We don’t torture coffee that way anymore. Preparing coffee
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And coffee shops – did we
have coffee shops decades ago? I don’t know. I was a kid, but now, they’re
everywhere! I was talking with Stephen Powers at <b>Cheeko’s Corner</b>, a cart by
Pacific Market in Sebastopol’s Redwood Marketplace. Back when he started his
business 19 years ago, he could count his competitors on one hand. I just
learned that Cheeko’s is where my Alan used to drop off banana bread he and his
son Alex would make in the wee hours of the morning…a way to get the boy making
money at a young age. Dad was not only transportation, he was baker and
motivation as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In my tiny town of
Forestville…3 blocks long on one side…two on the other…we have two coffee shops
within easy walking distance of each other. <b>Off the Track</b> is changing hands as
I write, but the new owners, Anthony & Natalie, have every intention of
keeping it a great place to spend time while enjoying coffee, tea, chai and
snacks. They have the indoor location. <b>Sunshine Roasters</b> next to Forestville
Pharmacy, is a tiny hole in the wall with two tables outside – but – my
favorite coffee hands-down. Mike’s Light Roast has my vote for the sweetest,
smoothest coffee around. I told him it powers the Gazette and is the only
coffee I buy for home. Yum! They roast it right in town so our downtown bursts
with the smell of fresh roasted coffee beans some times. I’m among those who
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">AND, since I totally forgot to list Nimble's coffee cart in the parking lot of Speer's Market, <b>Bo's Brew</b>, she gets special attention for being so understanding! What a sweetheart...in fact, she is so sweet, and has such loyal fans, that when her canopy fwas fading into threads, customers pooled their funds and surprised her one morning with a brand new, incredibly top-end canopy to shelter customers from sun and rain. Now that's customer love!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And while I’m on
roasting….there are numerous places who roast their own beans, right on
premises. <b>Gold Coast</b> in Duncans Mills, <b>Aroma Roasters</b> in Railroad Square, Santa
Rosa, <b>Barking Dog</b> in Boyes Hot Springs, and <b>Petaluma Coffee & Tea</b> in
Petaluma. I’m sure there are more, but these are the ones I see while stocking
newsstands. YEP - I just got a call from <b>Bunfgalow Coffee</b> in Larkfield - they roast as well right in the shop and told me that <b>Flying Goat</b> roasts up in Healdsburg as well. The paper has been in Sonoma County a mere 8 hours and corrections are coming in - THANK YOU! keep 'em coming! And recently I discovered a new roaster in Sebastopol – <b>Melody
Roasters</b> – that supplies many shops with beans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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subject of where people get their coffee. The majority of coffee shops I
visited specialize in shade-grown organic. That’s my preference so it’s what I
seek. Why shade-grown and why organic? Yes, the taste is sweet and soft
compared with coffee grown in the hot sun. Very different. But having the
plants under trees also supports song-bird habitat, so from the very first time
I learned this aspect of shade-grown coffee, I decided it’s the only coffee I
will drink. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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destroyed forests to get higher yield in the sun. Those forests are the place song birds go
when it’s cold up north. Without their wintering places, populations have
diminished, and in some cases, become extinct. So when you hear those birds
singing to wake you up – pick up your mug of hot coffee and sing their praises
by supporting the place they go to spend the winter months. It’s only fair.</span></div>
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with Wally who owns <b>Bad Ass Coffee</b> in Larkfield, and although he does sell some
organic, he specializes in Kona coffee. It, too, is sweet and soft…perhaps
because Hawaii is just so warm and sensual. What it comes down to is people
choose their coffees the way they choose beer and wine. After exploring the
options, they settle into a favorite drink, coffee and place to spend time with
a cup, their laptop, and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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location, location, location. Coffee shops are more than a place to purchase a
beverage. They are places to spend time, meet friends and in cases like
entrepreneurs with no “brick & mortar” office, places to meet clients and
do business. I’m one of those, so I favor shops with a table big enough to seat
several people, and far enough away from the espresso machine that you can
continue talking when someone is making a latté. Those machines are loud!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have meeting tables, they also have lounges with sofas, set up like a living
room away from home. <b>Holy Roast</b> on 7th at Mendocino is one of those places. The
barista there was so enthusiastic I thought she was the owner – but no – she
“just” works there. I ran into Ann Hancock of the Climate Protection Campaign
because her office is right down the block. That’s the other thing about
location. How close it is to your stomping grounds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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level, <b>SoCo Coffee</b> on the corner of 4th and Brookwood in Santa Rosa has all the
bases covered. They have a place where little kids can play out of the traffic
zone, the Hemingway table where groups like the <i>Redwood Writers</i> meet, and the
main room with a wall of book shelves that absorb sound and clusters of tables
for people to work on their laptops, etc. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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personality in your hang-out, I’d recommend <b>Hardcore Coffee</b> on the corner of
116 & Bloomfield Rd. It’s a fair weather hangout because it’s basically a
cart under an awning, but they’ve been there for more than a decade and built a
mish-mash of shelters, have an assortment of used furniture, a huge play area,
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Another totally colorful
place is <b>my friend joe</b> on Mendocino Ave. across from the Junior College. Alexis
Bauer used to own three coffee shops – two in Sebastopol and this one in SR,
but has narrowed it down to what she can keep going and have a life as well.
Her shop is resplendent with color and personality and fits well with the
college environment. She’s very politically active so you can learn about who’s
doing what, where and when at her shop and get yourself connected to people
with social passion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shop in Sonoma County, so I’m going to finish up with two that just grab my
heart. One is <b>The Bean Affair</b> in Healdsburg because groups meet there, play
cards, share time in a room that’s totally separate from the bakery and
beverage area, so sound is not an issue and light pours in through the windows.
The other is <b>Café Aquatica</b> in Jenner where you can take your mug and bowl of
clam chowder out on the deck and watch birds fly over the Russian River, and
sit long enough for the sun to set. This is one of my favorite places on earth
– spectacular.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Coffee Shops by Town </span></b>- these independently owned shops serve coffee and some baked goods - and some meals! Yes, <b>Starbuck</b>s & <b>Peets</b> are not listed -
there are too many of them! </span>BUT – people love them – especially because it doesn't matter WHICH Starbucks or Peets you go into – the product is consistent…AND they are open late!. And I do understand that although they are not “locally-owned” they are a large benefactor to our local economy. I just want you to know about these entrepreneurs listed below! Please let us know if our list is not complete or has shops that
are no longer in business. I’m updating this list as I learn more and have
time. Send us your comments. <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Thanks! -
Vesta</span></i></b> (707 887-0253 <a href="mailto:vesta@sonic.net">vesta@sonic.net</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Cloverdale:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Underground Coffee & Cafe </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">124 South Cloverdale Boulevard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 894-1005<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This shops is at the back of <b>Antiques & Uniques</b> so make a bee-line to get your coffee, then browse. Theres a wonderful used books store here as well so you have plenty to entertain yourself while sipping.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Underground-Coffee-Cafe/120530797961271">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Underground-Coffee-Cafe/120530797961271</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Panaderia el Palomo Mexican Coffee Shop
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">122 First Street<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-894-1004<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mexican coffee and pastries share a cultural flavor that this place has captured and maintained. Very popular.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Geyserville:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Geyserville Mud </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">21001 Geyserville Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-237-1771<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Owned and operated by barista Valerie Blanchard. She serves Thanksgiving coffee made in
Ft. Bragg , plus <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">Breakfast burritos , bagels, pastries, and
locally made almond toffee</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Healdsburg:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bean Affair </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1270 Healdsburg Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 395-0177 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Locally owned; locally sourced beans and a decent menu of
munch-upons to go. Wonderful front room for gatherings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.beanaffair.com/">www.beanaffair.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Downtown Bakery and Creamery</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">308 Center Street <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 431-2719<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Locally revered for their stickybuns…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.downtownbakery.net/">http://www.downtownbakery.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Flying Goat </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">324 Center St <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 433-3599<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Considered the Buckingham Palace of Real Coffee and Comfort
by many. VERY popular place to socialize or sit with your laptop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flyinggoatcoffee.com/">www.flyinggoatcoffee.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Moustache Baked Goods</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">381 Healdsburg Ave <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-395-4111<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“All American classics with Character…on the Square…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.moustachebakedgoods.com/">www.moustachebakedgoods.com</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Café Newsstand</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">301 Healdsburg Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 922-5233<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nectar of the bean AND a brilliant selection of reading
material..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Caf%C3%A9-Newsstand/154682054565888">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Caf%C3%A9-Newsstand/154682054565888</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Windsor:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ana’s Cafe & Espresso</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10333 Old Redwood Highway</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707) 837-0680<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Friendly folk to match the captivating cuppa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Café Noto</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">630 McClelland Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 836-1830<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">SO not a global chain….SO terrific! Far from the Starbucks
crowd, a real comfortable place to sit quietly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAFE-NOTO/173734176001800?sk=wall">http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAFE-NOTO/173734176001800?sk=wall</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Forestville:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Roasters Espresso Bar</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6656 Front St, Forestville<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 887-1632<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Infusing downtown Forestville with the heaven scent of shade
grown beans brought to their peak<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.sunshineroasters.com/roasters">www.sunshineroasters.com/roasters</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Off the Track</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6544 Front St<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 887-1400<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coming under new ownership so stay tuned – I'll be back with
current info. Breakfast Burritos, snacks and more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.offthetrackcafe.com/">www.offthetrackcafe.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bo’s Brew Coffee Cart</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7891 Mirabel Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 237-2769</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Noble opens her cart bright & early at 6am. She has a
very loyal following, in fact, so loyal that when she needed an new awning, her
customers surprised her with a brand new structure – that’s love!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Coffee Bazaar </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14045 Armstrong Woods Rd., Guerneville<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 869-9706<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fresh baked goods, rockin’ sandwiches, wi fi and <i><b>Twice Told
Books</b></i> just next door…very comfortable place to spend time - the whole front is open in sunny days - tables outside for fine weather.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mycoffeeb.com/">www.mycoffeeb.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Flavors Ice Cream & Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16450 Main St., Guerneville</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 869-2927</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffee is the favored beverage in winter, and fresh made
soft ice cream and yogurt custom-blended is the fave in summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Higher Ground </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16626 Hwy 116, Guerneville<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 481-5967<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A favorite hang-out over the years – very relaxed
west-county crowd. Used to be Kaya’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Bia Coffee</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19420 Hwy 116, Monte Rio<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 865-9877<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Right next to the post office and <i>Cuts on the Green</i> barbershop, this place used to be Mama Java's. Catherine Sheeran now owns Bia and features home made Irish bread...stop by for a slice and a cup of java!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span>very homey and comfy here.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.biacafemonterio.com/">www.biacafemonterio.com</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Don’s Dogs Café & Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">20396 Bohemian Hwy, Monte Rio<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 865-4190<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Especially wonderful in warm weather, sit on the deck and make sure you enjoy on of Dons hot dogs - I know you came for coffee, but you have to try a dog! At night - slip into the theater - there is no other the movie theater like this - guaranteed!</span> </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Gold Coast Coffee</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">23577 Steelhead Blvd., Duncans Mills<br />
(707) 865-1441<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beans roasted on site – taste tells! This is a very popular place for people rising their motorcycles to the coast to stop by on the way out or on the way home. Wood-fired ovens bake pizza and all kinds of baked treats from scones to cookies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.duncansmills.net/gccpage.htm">www.duncansmills.net/gccpage.htm</a>l<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Café Aquatica</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10439 Hwy 1, Jenner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 865-2251<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Organic, locally roasted beans for a memorable mug – perfect
with their memorable chowder in this memorable setting…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.cafeaquatica.com/">www.cafeaquatica.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Raymond’s Bakery</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5400 Cazadero Hwy, Cazadero<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 632.5335<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">An oasis of freshly brewed coffee and award winning, freshly
baked pastries among the redwoods<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.raymonds-bakery.com/">www.raymonds-bakery.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Willowood Market Cafe</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9020 Graton Road<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Top rated for its food, service, ambiance – oh – and its
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.willowwoodgraton.com/">www.willowwoodgraton.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Howard Station Cafe</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3811 Bohemian Hwy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 874-2838<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.howardstationcafe.com/">www.howardstationcafe.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Union Hotel Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3731 Main St.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 874-3555<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Union Hotel & Restaurant is legendary and owned by the Gonnella family for generations. The cafe it u front and has that lovely old hotel atmosphere that makes you feel far from the current time zone. Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.unionhoteloccidental.com/">www.unionhoteloccidental.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wild Flour Bakery</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bohemian Hwy - really small town!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">OK – it's primarily a bakery that makes wood-fired bread,
biscotti, sticky buns and more. But it has great coffee (Taylor Maid) and very
good Chai. And right next door is <b><i>Enduring Comforts</i></b> – say Hi to Thea!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.wildflourbread.com/">http://www.wildflourbread.com/</a></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Colleen's Coffee Shop<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (formerly Brew)</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">17175 Bodega Hwy, Bodega<br />
(707) 876-1810<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Born from the love of good coffee...this little shop is THE place for coffee in town!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bodegabrew.com/">www.bodegabrew.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Coffee Cove</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">555 S Highway 1, Bodega Bay<br />
(707) 377-4182<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Great coffee and delectable house baked pastries - opened last summer so look for the flags by Coldwell banker real Estate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/...Bodega-Bays-Coffee-Cove/12517719755544">www.facebook.com/...Bodega-Bays-Coffee-Cove/12517719755544</a></span></div>
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<b>David's Coffee & Ice Cream</b><br />
<i>next to the Dog House</i><br />
573 Hwy 1 - but really on the road that slips by the post office and overlooks the bay. OK - I don't know it;s name - just that David owns it and sells ice cream and coffee. Incredible place to watch the light change on water.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Roadhouse Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2001 N Hwy 1, Bodega Bay<br />
(919) 866-8923<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Come for the coffee, stay for the conversation! Home made
pastries made by Jim Irving's daughter and I have her name written here somewhere! She;s a chip off the old block so enjoy the next generation after Jim. Love you Jim!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.roadhousecoffee.com/">www.roadhousecoffee.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Sebastopol:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Coffee Catz </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6761 Sebastopol Ave <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 829-6600<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Local hangout and meeting place. Science Buzz cafe meets here - so do many people! They have acoustic music events as well so stay in touch with their web site!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.coffeecatz.biz/">www.coffeecatz.biz</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Hardcore Espresso</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1798 Gravenstein Hwy So.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 823-7588<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Enjoy consistently excellent espresso in a hangout with LOTS
of personality! This place is as eclectic as it comes! Ya gotta love it! Drive-thru as well as hang out for as ling as you want! merchandise for sale - lots of info on events.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">www.facebook.com/pages/Hardcore-Espresso/111780445526484<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Holy Cow Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">130 South Main St.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 861-9050<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Baristas that love their job and gluten free baked goods –
Holy Cow!! Fairly new in town they're gathering a following! Get the Club card while you're there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Cow-Coffee.../155298994540393">www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Cow-Coffee.../155298994540393</a></span></div>
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<b>Ninja Star Coffee Bar</b><br />
992 Gravenstein Hwy So.<br />
(707) 861-3834<br />
Lovely small shop - tiny inside with umbrellas over tables in outside area carved from the parking lot next to the dry cleaner. Bruce lee is the manager and he says - we do coffee Ninja style - which quite honestly - I don't know what that means! It's owned by Aaron Parks who owns Café Aquatica in Bodega Bay so it has to be good!<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ninja-Star-Coffee-Bar/188487484539299?sk=wall&filter=12">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ninja-Star-Coffee-Bar/188487484539299?sk=wall&filter=12</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sebastopol Cookie Co.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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168 N. Main St.<br />
OK - it's a cookie place that sells coffee - but oh those cookies! Buy them by the dozen and take them to your office!!<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sebastopol-Cookie-Company/68856538640">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sebastopol-Cookie-Company/68856538640</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Village Bakery</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7225 Healdsburg Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 829-8101<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Chase your cup of coffee with one of their Scandinavian
pastries. Incredible bread and baked goods, you'll find their products at lost of other coffee shops as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Westside Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">171 Pleasant Hill Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 823-1800<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sweet little cafe where they bake their own pastries, muffins, etc. Take some home with you!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Side-Cafe/118101304869015">www.facebook.com/pages/West-Side-Cafe/118101304869015</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Santa Rosa:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>1710 Coffee House</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1710 Mendocino Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 571-2216<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Across from the Santa Rosa JC, is an oasis for students,
professionals, and coffee lovers of all kinds. it also is an R House Inc.
program providing vocational training for at-risk youth since
2002. R House is a Sonoma County nonprofit organization
and has been providing a variety of programs for at-risk youth since
1977. If you would like to know more about our nonprofit programs,
please click to our website: <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.RHouseInc.org/">www.RHouseInc.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.1710coffee.com/">http://www.1710coffee.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A’roma Roasters</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">95 5th Street<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-576-7765<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffee, tea and infusions in a lively, open café. Great
place to sit with freinds or spend time studying by the window. This is a
gathering place. Live music on special evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.aromaroasters.com/">www.aromaroasters.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Atlas Coffee </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">300 South A St - Ste 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 526-1085<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Featuring Ecco and Sunshine coffees. A little hard to find
down a side alley – but that gets you into their outdoor garden and indoor café
where musicians and artists enjoy an eclectic environment. Committed to find
coffee – and good music. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/atlascoffeecompany">www.facebook.com/atlascoffeecompany</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bad Ass Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">90 Mark West Springs Rd, #100<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 526-3434<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kona coffee is their specialty – soft, rich, sensual….Wally
is a total delight – always cheerful and welcomes his crowd with style. Great
place to spend time with friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.badasscoffee.com/">www.badasscoffee.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bungalow Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">540 Larkfield Center<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 546-8223<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eric and Shawna Rundstrom roast their own coffee coffee and
blend their own tea – serve it at the café and sell it to fine restaurants.
They even have a coffee and tea club on their web site…all this while raising
two small children, McKenna & Mallory (just born!). Tasty cookies as well! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bungalowcoffeeandtea.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">www.bungalowcoffee</span>andtea.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wolf Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-528-6100 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wonder what happened to Wolf? They no longer maintain coffee
shops – but blends, roasts and distributes artisan coffee – visit them online
and order beans shipped directly to your home<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.wolfcoffee.com/">http://www.wolfcoffee.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bliss Bakery</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">463 Sebastopol Ave., <i>Roseland Area</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707- 542-6000 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Featuring gluten free sweet and savory baked goods<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.blissbakerygf.com/">www.blissbakerygf.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cafe Des Croissants</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3194 Coffey Lane, #404<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 526-3988<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Coffee-Kaanapali </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2097 Stagecoach Rd. – Suite 150<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 541-6823<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Maui grown coffee expertly brewed and cheerfully served<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.kaanapalicoffee.com/">www.kaanapalicoffee.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cookie’s Coffee </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1791 Marlow Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 526-4087<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Espresso shop known for its support of local art students - sells books by local authors, and has art exhibits that rotate. use your GoLocal rewards care here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cookiescoffeeshop">www.facebook.com/cookiescoffeeshop</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Flying Goat</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10 Fourth St. in Railroad Square<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-575-1202<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffees roasted in small batches. This is another FG favorite hang-out right on Railroad Square.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flyinggoatcoffee.com/">www.flyinggoatcoffee.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Highway Espresso</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5505 Old Redwood Hwy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 576-9868<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drive through with very early morning hours for your
convenience<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Highway-Espresso/116448435049550">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Highway-Espresso/116448435049550</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Holy Roast</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">490 Mendocino Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-523-3137<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Enthusiastic baristas serves it up right in this living room
away from home. Comfy place to meet friends.use a Holy Roast travel mug and get a discount!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.holyroast.com/">www.holyroast.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Johnny’s Java</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3080 Marlow Rd, #A5 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 528-0168<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffee devotees love this place from its mugs to its
specialty drinks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johnnys-Java/339636243376">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johnnys-Java/339636243376</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Michoacana Ice Cream & Coffee </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1546 Sebastopol Rd <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 526-6661<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Featuring exceptional Mexican ice creams - hand made in
house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>my friend joe</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1810 Mendocino Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 843-4966<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Make the college scene - great coffee, fun setting,
newsworthy conversation! Alexis is right on top of political and social activism conversation and events so consider her shop a place to stay informed!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.myfriendjoeonline.com/">www.myfriendjoeonline.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Princess Latté</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3200 Dutton Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 528-3112<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Iced chai a specialty…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>PJ’s Grindhouse </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">435 Santa Rosa Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 479-1209<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Family run (two sisters and their grown children) – carefully crafted specialty drinks and shakes.
Walk up, drive thru, sit inside or out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sonoma Coffee Company</b> (SoCo Coffee)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">521 4th St, Santa Rosa <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 573-8022<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dependably good coffee and friendly, knowledgeable baristas. Great pace for meetings and groups or just a library ind of space to spend quiet time - very kid friendly with a play area!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.sococoffeesr.com/">http://www.sococoffeesr.com/</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Pink Box Baking Company</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2700 Yulupa Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-331-3453<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Owned and run by well respected pastry chef Stacy Willis –
need we say more?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.thepinkboxbakingcompany.com/">www.thepinkboxbakingcompany.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Village Bakery</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1445 Town and Country Drive<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 527-7654<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Generations of locals swear by the coffee and the
Scandinavian pastries. Many coffee shops feature their baked goods!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Viola Boutique & Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">709 Village Court<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707- 544-8830<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">High quality locally sourced meals, bakery items and
carefully crafted coffees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.violapastryboutique.com/">www.violapastryboutique.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Rohnert Park:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cafe Des Croissants</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">101 Golf Course Dr Ste A3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 585-6185<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Charlie Brown’s Café </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1801 E Cotati Ave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 664-3370<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Full scale espresso bar on campus; meals and pastries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://ds.sonoma.edu/cbc.html">http://ds.sonoma.edu/cbc.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Golden Bean Coffee Shop </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">101 Golf Course Dr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 585-6185<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">100% organic Blue Bottle coffees, local art work….enjoy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.goldenbeancoffeehouse.com/">www.goldenbeancoffeehouse.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Grateful Bagel Gorilla Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1451 Southwest Blvd Ste 107<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 793-9990<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffee and teas - and of course bagels<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>IL Barista Café </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">80 Raleys Towne Center<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 585-7415<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Coffee made to order and exceptional salads, sandwiches and
breakfast sweets <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mocha Mamas Drive Thru </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">355 Southwest Boulevard <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 664-8688<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Espresso Bar with the emphasis on convenience..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/.../Mocha-Mamas-Drive-Thru-Espresso">www.facebook.com/.../Mocha-Mamas-Drive-Thru-Espresso</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Moxy Java </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">285 Snyder Lane<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 792-5004<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Espresso concoctions with flair <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.moxiejava.com/">http://www.moxiejava.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sonoma Valley Bagel </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1451 Southwest Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 793-9990 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Great coffee and a variety of types of bagels, schmears and
sandwiches to tempt you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sonoma Valley Bagel & Cafe</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">350 Rohnert Park Expy West<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 585-8095 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For those who like a bagel with their coffee - featuring fresh bagels in every variety imaginable<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonoma-Valley-Bagel.../1447063455523">www.facebook.com/pages/Sonoma-Valley-Bagel.../1447063455523</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Cotati:</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Johnny’s Java</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8492 Gravenstein Hwy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 794-0168<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Your basic coffee shop with things to eat - JJ's vary by who runs each one.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Northlight Books & Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">550 E. Cotati Ave <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-792-4300<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For many years a favorite hang-out for students, this is a
full coffee shop, as well as well-stocked books store. It makes you want to be
a student.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cotati Coffee</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8225 Old Redwood Hwy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 794-9159<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tiny shop offering good coffee and coffee drinks with a few small noshes like fresh-baked muffins - very little space but good people.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Petaluma:</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Acre Coffee</b><br />21 4th Street<br />(707) 772-5117</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Preparing Flying Goat Coffee and sort of blowing away all other Petaluma coffee purveyors in terms of quality. Inherited an unfortunate room footprint with their location, but they are somehow managing to allow customer flow right through the seating area. Dunno how, but I don't feel rushed nor cramped while sitting down for a cup of coffee or pot of tea. <i>(Thanks Tommy)</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bovine Bakery</b><br />
23 Kentucky St.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">THE Bovine Bakery from Point Reyes right here in Sonoma
County. Incredible pastries served with all our favorite hot beverages.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;"><cite style="display: inline-block; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.thebovinebakery.com/">www.the<b>bovinebakery</b>.com/</a></span></cite></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Apple Box </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">224 B Street<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 762-5222<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Right on the water by the pedestrian bridge that traverses
Petaluma River.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Aqus Café </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">189 H Street <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 778-6060<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Major gathering place for people of several generations.
Music, events, all kinds of things happening here – John makes this THE place to
be and spend time!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>Java Hut - Coffe Kiosk</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">100 Fairgrounds Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 763-5496<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Heaven Scent Café</b><br />
929 Lakeville Highway<br />
(707) 789-0612<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Marina Bea</b>n <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Baywood Dr, #145.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 778-7543 775 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Just like it says – out at the marina. Like boats and water?
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pepper’s Coffee Shop</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">335 So McDowell Blvd <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 775-4296<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Petaluma Coffee and Tea</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">212 2nd Street, Petaluma<br />
(707) 763-2727<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Big open space – where they roast coffee on premises. It has
that waterfront feel to it because it's in the formerly manufacturing end of
town near the Theater District and river. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Petaluma Mail Depot</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">40 4th St.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 762-8150<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is a coffee cart next to the Mail Depot which is run by
some pretty amazing people who love to support young artists. Much admiration
for this couple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Petaluma Market</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">210 Western Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 762-5464<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This coffee cart parks right outside the market and never
moves. Grab a cup before shopping! GRWAT grocery store!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Viva Cololat</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">110 Petaluma Boulevard North</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 778-9888</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I don't consider this a coffee shop, but it is a great place for coffee drinks and amazing hot cocoa - and Lynne makes some of the most unique chocolates around - and she carries chocolates by famous chocolatiers. Plenty of opportunities to sit and eat - buy gifts and walk away feeling satisfied.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Javamore </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10101 Main St, #A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (707) 794-1516<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Very comfy, down-home kind of place. Plenty of tables for
sitting both inside and out. Very relaxed. The woman who owns this shop makes you feel like you are visiting her home.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Barking Dog Roasters</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">18133 Hwy 12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Creekside Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">239 Boyes Blvd.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Garden Court Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13647 Arnold Dr<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Barking Dog Coffee Roaster</b>s <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">201 West Napa St<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707.996.7446<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In the Marketplace shopping center. They roast their own
beans, have locally baked goodies and host meetings, and gatherings – reserve a
place if your group is large. Very comfortable and friendly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Basque Boulangerie Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">460 1st St E.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 935-7687<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Amazing bakery that sells coffee because you just have to.
Lines out the door this place is that good! Seating inside and out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://basqueboulangerie.com/">basqueboulangerie.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Break Away Cafe</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19101 Highway 12 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 996-5949<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Love the graphics on their web site. Dedicated to coffee - but a full cafe nonetheless. This is a very popular
place right next to the Parkpoint gym so go get thin - then eat!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Community Café </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">875 W Napa St<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 938-7779<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">More a café than just coffee shop but we though you might
like to sit, eat and drink here as well. They sell Local Authors books! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>El Dorado Corner Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Inside the El Dorado Hotel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">405 1st St <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707-996-3030<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Right off the Plaza the café sits inside the hotel by the El
Dorado Kitchen – also known for it's fine food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://eldoradosonoma.com/">eldoradosonoma.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Harvest Moon Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">487 1st St W <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707) 933-8160<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Hot Shots</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">711 Broadway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 935-8480<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Way cool drive-thru with a few seats outside. All your
favorite coffee drinks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>La Haye Café</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">140 E Napa St <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">707) 935-6994<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Maid At Home </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">122 West Napa Street <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 938-1700 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– but that's all I know! Their beans are Taylor Maid Farms – hence the Maid and
they also have a location in Sebastopol at 7190 Keating Ave. Strange that they
don't mention the Sonoma location!
707.824.9110 x 17 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sonoma's Best</b><br />1190 East Napa Street</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 996-7600</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On the way out of Sonoma on the way to Napa as a convenient stopover point. They have a coffee bar - literally - a deli with fresh-made sandwiches, a wine bar and patio out back for garden sitting in fine weather. This is a lovely place to rest.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><cite style="display: inline-block; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.sonomas-best.com/">www.sonomas-best.com/</a></span></cite></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Studebaker Cheesecake</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(707) 933-9224</span></div>
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café and even wine bar. They keep changing! Very friendly staff – a favorite
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464 First E Street #H<br />
(707) 996-7573<br />
Highly recommended by Jonathan, a Sonoma reader who says it's his absolute favorite. E Street is kind if a street - kind of an alley off the Plaza, lined with shops and places to eat. Find it!</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">All dog-like animals, including foxes, coyotes, and wolves can be infected with heartworms. Non-canids, such as raccoons, ferrets, muskrats, sea lions, and California gray seals may also be parasitized. Heartworm disease in these animals is very similar to that seen in dogs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Cats are often infected by heartworms but do not support the worm’s entire life cycle. A cat will generally have only two to five worms in the heart and few if any larvae circulating in the bloodstream. Feline heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) is an inflammatory lung disease similar to severe asthma. These kitties may be lethargic, lose weight and often cough so severely that they vomit – or look perfectly normal. HARD is a frequent cause of sudden death in young, apparently healthy cats.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Humans can also be infected by heartworms, but rarely develop problems. The worms die early in their development to adults, but dead worm tissue may cause enough irritation to generate a small granuloma (an inflammatory “tumor”) in the pulmonary artery. These granulomas typically disappear in a matter of weeks.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Treatment of established heartworm infections is both difficult and dangerous, requiring the administration of arsenic-based worm-killing drugs. Careful pre-treatment evaluation is necessary to determine a dog’s ability to handle the treatment, and patients with advanced heartworm disease may not survive even with the most cautious management. Some dogs that undergo treatment still suffer permanent lung damage from heartworm infection.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Prevention of heartworm infection is simple; just place your dog on monthly heartworm preventive medication (also available for cats). There are dozens of products available; tablets, chew tabs, yummy treat-like wafers, and even drops that are applied to the skin. Most of these products also eliminate common intestinal parasites and some also kill fleas. The choices are myriad, so discuss the options with your veterinarian to decide which best serves your pets’ needs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">All FDA-approved heartworm preventive products are available by prescription only. These are powerful medications; federal law requires these drugs be used only under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Bad things can happen when a heartworm-positive dog is given a heartworm preventive drug. Remember those bazillion heartworm larvae in the dog’s bloodstream? A dose of heartworm prevention kills them in a matter of minutes. All that worm protein, which was bad enough when locked inside the worms, is suddenly released into the animal’s blood. Amazingly, some dogs tolerate this kind of thing, but when they don’t the reactions can be deadly. Dogs who are free of heartworms tolerate heartworm preventive medications extremely well with only rare exceptions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">How much should a pet owner worry about heartworms? Ask a mosquito! If your home microenvironment - or those your pets visit - includes a mosquito species capable of transmitting heartworms, then your pets are at risk. That risk increases with every mosquito bite your pets receive. Infected dogs and wildlife serve as a reservoir for infective larvae, so there are always plenty of heartworms available to start a new infection.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Here in Sonoma County, land of 10,000 microenvironments, the risk of heartworm infection varies (almost) from one house to the next. If you live at higher elevation or in a forested area, chances are your local mosquitos are capable of transmitting heartworms. If you live at sea level, your pets will be safer, but not completely safe. Animals that live indoors have less exposure to mosquitos, but still get bitten. If you travel with your pets to a heartworm area, they may become infected there and bring the infection home when you return. This is how heartworms were transported into our community in the first place.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Prevention, which is cheap, safe, and easy, is always the best cure for heartworm disease. While some animals have little exposure and live their entire lives without problems, I’m not willing to bet my pet’s life on it. The only truly safe choice is to place every dog (and cat) on regular preventive medication.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i><b>Animal Care</b> is written by <b>Dr. Michael Trapani</b> of Bodega Bay Veterinary. I f you have any comments or questions, please e-mail him at <a href="mailto:bodegabayveterinary@comcast.net">bodegabayveterinary@comcast.net</a> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>A quick note before we start: </i></b>I want this column to
be fun, interesting and relevant. To do this I'd like my readers' feedback.
Please send your thoughts, comments, car questions, and ideas for future columns
to me via email at <a href="mailto:info@ktechautomotive.com"><span style="color: #1434a0;">info@ktechautomotive.com</span></a>. Please put
<b><i>“Gazette Reader”</i></b> in the heading. Thanks for reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It seems that every day I hear at least one car
driving down the road with a belt squeal. You've probably heard it – often
sounds like a large bird trapped under the hood. <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">What causes this?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Well, engine belts make noise for a few reasons –
generally they can squeal, shriek, or chirp when they get wet, dry, loose or
worn. When engine accessory belts get wet from rain or driving through a puddle
they can squeal and shriek like crazy until they dry off. (Sometimes you can
stop this noise temporarily by accelerating briefly and quickly – step on and
off the gas pedal to speed up the engine and help dry and seat the belt.) Also,
overly dry, cracked or loose belts can cause noises like that whenever the
engine is running, whether your car is moving or not. What should you do if
your car is making a noise like this? Have your trusted auto repair shop
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Finding the source of squeaks in a car or truck is
an art and a skill. After years of practice working on cars, a technician can
develop a certain 6<sup>th</sup> sense about noises. But we still rely on special
tools and test procedures to help out. Some noises are easy to find, sometimes
we need to pull out the big guns on trickier ones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Your shop's technician may first use her/his
stethoscope to poke around and see where noises are the loudest. This is a
really helpful tool for belt and engine noises, but doesn't work so well during
road tests. Can you imagine a technician with a stethoscope hanging on
underneath a car listening for noises while another one drives it over bumps
looking for noises? This sounds like something you'd hear from a caller on “Car
Talk.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Actually, for noises that happen only when you're
driving we use something called “chassis ears” (pronounced “chassee” ears, with
the “a” like “apple”). This tool consists of a setup with a controller box and
a bunch of remote transmitters - see the picture in this article for a visual.
The transmitters are placed under the car or under the hood on components that
could be making noise, like on the steering or suspension components such as
struts and control arms. The box is used to select which transmitter the
technician want to listen to at a given time. The transmitter that picks up the
loudest noise is usually the one closest to the source of the noise. This is a
two person job – one person drives and the other listens (from the passenger
seat) to the noises and switches the box to different transmitters. It can be a
time-consuming procedure to set up the chassis ears but they work really well
to help pinpoint noises.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bottom
line is:</b> if your car is making a funny noise it is trying to tell you something
– please for your safety don't ignore it. Damaged belts can break and cause
problems like loss of charging system operation, loss of power steering, or the
dreaded and costly overheating which can cause serious engine damage. Play it
safe and contact a professional at the first sign of unusual car noises.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Senior Momentum:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Series Of Situations</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">You Remember <i>WHAT?</i></span></b></div>
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In
that fuzzy abyss of things partially (and erratically) remembered, dwell some
amazing tales. There is something about
holidays with their family gatherings that can get you on a roll, with one
remembrance triggering another and another.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When
my gang gets together, part of my enjoyment is just watching and listening. I
am intrigued by who recalls what, what seems funny to one but not the other, which
stories seem to coalesce, and which inspire instant challenge and debate!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, in my own mind I am looking at how I
recall whatever story is on the table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Family
reunions <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">late in life</i> often reveal
that some memories are to cherish, some are best forgotten, and some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apparently may never have happened!</i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></o:p></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Siblings
frequently remember the same occasion very differently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It can
be a lonely moment</i> when you start with “remember when … ?” and no one knows
what you are talking about! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Take
the crowded New Year’s Eve party one year when Rocco insisted on demonstrating
his ability to walk the ledge of the loft high up in the lodge, and promptly
fell down among the guests dancing below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He actually<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>slipped through them
to the floor, missing a direct hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone
thought he had just crumpled and fallen asleep! When the music stopped he was
laying there moaning. The men picked him up (a first-aid cardinal sin today)
stuffed him into one of the cars, careened down the icy driveway and headed for
the hospital a town away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily he was
blessed with a hard head and flexible body – they returned a few hours later
with him sporting some bandages, but otherwise OK – bragging and joking about
his antics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In
the midst of some reminiscing with my siblings, something led me to that
incident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started to laugh and
describe Rocco flying through the air and disappearing into the dancers – a
pretty memorable event, I thought!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">No one knew what I was talking about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Apparently I was the only one who had
seen him sail through the air, through the dancers, and disappear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Intelligence
(and simple logic) assure us that memories come from different perspectives,
from different vantage points, and are filtered through gyri unique in each
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add in the time factor, the way
age diddles with our memory, plus the odds concerning accuracy, and it’s a
set-up for a good laugh -- or a good fight!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Remembering”
is a very important part of our lives, especially as years advance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ageing
limits the nature of the</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">new memories</i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we might create</i>, so we love to
revisit the past – happy or bittersweet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We pass the stories from one generation to the next as part of the
family glue, and in a way it’s a responsibility to a family’s legacy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I
wish that more of us in the senior category would journal, write letters, keep
diaries or simply write down the family stories and incidents when they come to
mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>History that is not shared with
our children and grandchildren can be history lost forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as we may learn something in a new light,
we also sometimes learn that what we thought was the case was not the case at
all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My
generation still indulges the art of correspondence, and with each recollection
in my sister’s letters, I gain another piece of the family puzzle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We often amaze each other with our differing
remembrance of an event or person we both experienced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You
remember <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Well, her memories expand my trove, and
my memories expand hers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then have
more to give our children of their heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While
Rocco sailing off the loft is hardly an important piece of family history, the
episode came to illuminate for me the truth that <i>although we were all “there” we
often only know what we personally recall, and clearly that is never the whole
story.<b style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Zoë
Tummillo is a Business & Marketing Consultant/Trainer/Commercial Writer,
dba <b>COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS</b>, in
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Winter in Bodega Bay is an interesting time. As the traffic on Highway 1 dies down, the
boat traffic in the channel picks up with crab season in full swing. Even if we need the rain, we savor the
sun-filled days and clear, windless nights.
It’s a great time to stargaze on the beach. This year, we are enjoying a relatively dry
winter (so far). And typically, it’s
warmer at the coast than it is just 5 to 10 miles inland. We’ve learned not to pay any attention to the
weather channels predictions of temperature, as their information comes from a
station several miles away from the coast.
It’s a locals paradise this time of year. No waiting, no crowds and plenty of crab. If you still think of the Sonoma Coast as a
place that is constantly fogged in, then it’s high time you got out here in the
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<a name='more'></a>It’s true, those of us fortunate enough to call Bodega Bay home,
have to drive inland for a look at changing seasons. There is a kind of sameness to this coastal
area through the year that makes you feel safe.
In winter, the air turns cooler, there is a sense of calm, more birds
move in to town, the headlands begin to turn a little greener. You have to want to see the seasons change
here in Bodega Bay, you have to slow down and take it all in.<br />
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This is the time of the year when the birds actually occupy
Bodega Bay - over a hundred species of them!
The Bird Walk Park on the south end of town is a great place to spot
many of the feathered residents. But if
you are looking for something a little more structured, The Madrone Audobon
Society will be hosting a bird walk on February 4th. The walks are recreational and educational in
purpose, and all levels of expertise are welcome. Bring field equipment, wear
comfortable shoes and layered clothing for variable weather conditions. Get more information at their website: <span style="color: #000099;"><a href="http://www.audubon.sonoma.net/">www.audubon.sonoma.net</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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In December, representatives from the following organizations
participated in a Coho Salmon release at Salmon Creek: The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, National
Marine Fisheries Service, The Nature Conservancy, State of California
Department of Fish and Game, Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District, Salmon
Creek School, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Dragonfly Stream Enhancement,
Salmon Creek Watershed Council, Prunuske Chatham, Inc. This was the third annual event and 174
salmon were returned to the wild. The
first Coho Salmon, released three years ago, are expected to return this year
to spawn. California Coastal Coho Salmon
has been designated as an endangered species under the federal Endangered
Species Act. It is unlawful to fish for, capture, keep, or possess under any
circumstances a California Coastal Coho Salmon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the Russians settling Bodega
Bay and what was known as Port Rumiantsev.
The Rancho Bodega Historical Society is organizing groups all around
town and planning several commemorative events.
The Cabaret, an annual event at The Grange, will start the series of
events in late February, which will end with The 39th Annual Fisherman's
Festival in late April. “The Lady
Washington”, a tall ship, will be docked in the harbor for a few days on it’s
annual trek back to Washington State.
Visitors will be able to board and tour the ship, which is a similar
vessel to what the 1812 Russians would have arrived in. Check out all the details at <a href="http://www.BodegaBay1812.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.BodegaBay1812.org</span></a>
and make plans join the celebration! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Coming up soon is the annual Chowder Day. Up to 14 area restaurants will compete for
bragging rights. The $5 ticket is a
bargain and helps to raise money for the Bodega Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Independence
day celebration in July. To participate,
just stop in at the Sonoma Coast Visitors Center at 850 Highway 1, starting at
10am on February 11. You’ll get a map of
all the locations and a ballot to cast your vote - you be the judge! For more details, visit <a href="http://www.BodegaBayCA.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.BodegaBayCA.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>DEAR READERS: Do you have a legal question that is burning on your
mind? If so, please email me. Names will remain
confidential. Every inquiry may not be published, although we will
publish as many as possible. This Q & A Legal Column is
intended as a community service to discuss general legal principles and does
not create an attorney-client relationship. </i><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Q: I am
“underwater” on my house loan by about $60,000 but do have about $120,000 in my
IRA (and no other possessions worth much value). At 55 years old, should I have a will so my
grown kids are protected and do not inherit any debt? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Signed: Lance Landowner<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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First, let
me congratulate you for at least thinking about the inevitable—Death. The next inevitable is “Taxes”…are you
ready? <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is not
an easy task to think, let alone act, to assure that our affairs are “in
order”. As John Galsworthy quipped, “The
beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy”. Good for you for rolling up your sleeves to
deal with the untidy aspects of living and dying. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s how
it works in California. Generally, if a
person dies without a Will and Living Trust <b>and they own real estate</b>
(i.e. a home or land), and the value of the real estate is over $20,000, then a
probate proceeding must be opened in the county where the deceased lived. Now, as with any law, there are
exceptions. If the home/land is owned in
joint tenancy with right of survivorship or the owners are married, probate may
be avoided. You did not mention if you
were married. If you are, you may be
able to avoid probate depending on how the title to the home is held. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Probate can
get messy. Real messy. It is a long and costly legal process. Read between the lines—your heirs will spend
money on lawyers and court costs, and your estate may take years to
settle. One sure way to avoid probate is
to have a Will <b>and</b> a Living Trust. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One quick
and easy option is to make sure your heirs are named as beneficiaries on your
IRA, and then when you pass, your heirs may be able to “walk away” from the
home. I am not an estate-planning
attorney or a collection attorney, but my basic understanding is that generally
your heirs cannot inherit debt unless they have some stake in it (like they
co-signed on a credit card or on the mortgage).
BTW, speaking of debts haunting your heirs from the grave, check out the
Federal Trade Commission’s new 33-page “Statement of Policy”, issued on July
20, 2011, which addresses what debt collectors can and cannot do when a person
dies. <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/fdcpa.shtm">www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/fdcpa.shtm</a>.
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A better
option, though, is to create a Will and a Living Trust to avoid probate. Your home may be “underwater” now, but when
the market recovers (and it will, hopefully), your home likely will be your
biggest asset. Why wouldn’t you want to
make sure it passes to your loved ones, as described in your Will and Living
Trust? <o:p></o:p></div>
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The best
option is to consult with an estate-planning attorney, who can advise you in more
detail about the process. Ask your
friends and co-workers if they know a reliable estate-planning attorney. Interview at least two attorneys to decide
who is the best fit for you. My top two
“favs” in Sonoma County are Bridget Mackay in Petaluma (769-9975) and Brian
Rondon in Santa Rosa (541-7250). <o:p></o:p></div>
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The real
trick is for the living to take every action NOW to avoid probate by having a
Will and Living Trust. Two tips for the
living on how to avoid probate: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tip
#1: Find, catalog, and review all your
“contract-based accounts” (bank accounts, life insurance policies, retirement
accounts, etc.) and make sure you have an updated beneficiary named on those
accounts; and <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tip
#2: Any remaining assets that do not
have a beneficiary should be put in a Living Trust. You’ll need a reliable estate-planning
attorney to help with this one. <o:p></o:p></div>
<b><i><br /></i></b><br />
<i>Debra A. Newby is a resident of Monte Rio and has practiced law for 30
years. She is a member of the California, Texas and Sonoma County Bar
Associations. She maintains an active law office in Santa Rosa and
emphasizes personal injury law (bicycle/motorcycle/motor vehicle accidents, dog
bites, trip and falls, etc.) and expungements (clearing criminal
records). Debra can be <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4389849897763380848&postID=139063015538525068" name="0.1_0.1__Hlt29894971"></a>reached via
email (<a href="mailto:debra@newbylawoffice.com">debra@newbylawoffice.com</a>),
phone (707-526-7200), fax (526-7202) or pony express (930 Mendocino Avenue,
Suite 101; Santa Rosa, 95401). </i><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Gratitude</span></b></div>
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As I write this on the last day of 2011, it is with
gratitude for the crystal blue sky and brilliant morning, which will be enjoyed
by many (while we hope for the rain needed to recharge our water supply).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>December is always a bittersweet time, as we
pause to reflect on the triumphs and disappointments of the passing year, and
lay plans to tackle the work and challenges ahead.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Generous Spirit</span></b></div>
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The past few weeks have been marked by the incredible
generosity shown by our community toward their fellows in need…I got to witness
this for a few hours spent ringing the bell and taking kettle donations for the
Salvation Army in my neighborhood, and then as part of a large contingent of
volunteers helping to serve dinner to needy families in Santa Rosa, Sebastopol,
and Guerneville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The capacity for giving
in our communities is great…and, unfortunately, so is the need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The past few years have turned many lives
upside down and inside out…and many people need assistance for the first time
in their lives.</div>
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On Christmas Day, we read about <b>Kevin Fitzgerald</b>, the
homeless man struck down by a car on 101. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here was a man who began life with brilliance
and promise, and in his battle with mental illness ended up living on the
streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good man, who scraped
together a monthly donation to help children in Africa out of his meager
disability check, whose seemingly unremarkable life left us all with humbling
inspiration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had great unmet needs of
his own, but never lost his generous and charitable nature.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Redevelopment Cut Short</span></b></div>
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As we enter 2012, it is with the news that Redevelopment
efforts in Roseland and the Russian River will be cut short by the State of
California and a December 29th court decision that rejects our challenge to the
governor’s bid to dissolve redevelopment agencies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A statewide effort by redevelopment agencies
to contest the governor’s plan, and propose an alternate model for going
forward (California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos) was summarily
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Hanging in the balance is a long awaited redevelopment
effort in Roseland. This past year, our CDC secured ownership of Roseland
Plaza, a blighted shopping center on Sebastopol Road, after a lengthy effort
and protracted negotiations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
community has been working toward the goal of redeveloping this critical
property, which connects to the Joe Rodota trail and the Roseland business and
school community, for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
property has been purchased, community meetings held, excitement is high, and
now the future of the project and funding is uncertain.</div>
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On the Russian River, redevelopment has been
controversial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It paid for much needed
work on the water system infrastructure, commercial district improvements, a
new ambulance, and road improvements in small communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continuing evaluation of a much needed
wastewater treatment solution for impacted communities along the Russian River
is currently underway, and funding for the ultimate project will have to come
from another source.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Willow Creek Restoration</span></b></div>
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On December 16th, officials from State Parks, Department of
Fish and Game, NOAA, Trout Unlimited, Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), Public
Works, Assemblyman Huffman, and our own Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
gathered to dedicate the new Willow Creek Bridge and fish passage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Hats off to <b>Michele Luna</b>, Executive Director
of Stewards, for her persistence and perseverance during the decade that it
took to design and fund the much needed project!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a great example of agencies working
together to solve a challenge, the bridge addresses road flooding which blocked
access for residents while at the same time improving a high-value stream for Coho
habitat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Willow Creek was identified by
SCWA and National Marine Fisheries as a priority for funding, and it was an
achievement that required collaboration, permitting, and funding from all of
the above agencies to accomplish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Moving into 2012</span></b></div>
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It has been my honor to serve Sonoma County as Chair of the
Board of Supervisors during 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
a year which brought new energy to the Board, with Supervisors Rabbitt and
McGuire being sworn in last January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
we go forward dealing with the many challenges ahead, it will be in the same
spirit of respect and team work which marked this past year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I look forward to facing 2012 working with my
dynamic and committed colleagues, and the many talented public servants at the
County of Sonoma.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Dear EcoGirl:</span></b> Some presidential candidates have said that,
if elected, they’d abolish the EPA. Do you think that’s a good idea? Signed,
Concerned Voter<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Dear Concerned Voter:</b></span> Thank you for your question. Well,
generally I don’t comment on candidates during an election, because I want my
eco-information to serve folks with a wide range of beliefs. However, I will
comment on the environmental aspect of your question, because I want to
encourage our support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a unique
and crucial ally for protecting our health and well-being.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My quick answer is that the arguments for eliminating the
EPA just don’t hold water. Despite attractive cover stories, this is just
another coordinated attack on environmental regulations that would allow
polluters to continue their harmful activities.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s as if outlaws terrorizing our town did an ad campaign
claiming that the real solution to crime was eliminating the sheriff and laws.
Smart folks would see that this wasn’t a logical objective argument to serve
the community. <o:p></o:p></div>
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However, today’s eco-attacks come cloaked in superficially
appealing arguments that push emotional hot buttons such as “jobs” and
“freedom.” So let’s improve the discussion by looking below the surface.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Key Points to Remember</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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1) The EPA has significantly improved our health, survival,
and financial well-being. As just one example, the Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC) says that, between 1970 and 1990, the Clean Air Act prevented
205,000 premature deaths, 21,000 cases of heart disease, and 843,000 asthma
attacks. Between 1992 and 2002, it saved Americans between $121 to $193
billion, while costing just $23 to $27 billion, thus offering a stunning
financial return of 500 to 700%.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2) We need the EPA to continue working on today’s eco-crises.
While the agency isn’t perfect, no other entity can play its role of setting
and enforcing national standards for air and water quality, pesticide use, fuel
economy, wilderness and endangered species protection, nuclear practices, waste
management, water and energy efficiency, and more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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3) A large majority of Americans support the EPA’s
protection efforts, according to a recent bipartisan survey by the American
Lung Association, and even want them increased. <o:p></o:p></div>
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4) The EPA’s centralized coordination is more efficient and
effective than fragmented rules. It’s a key reason the agency was created.<o:p></o:p></div>
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5) Without the EPA, our environment, health, and quality of
life would significantly decline. When the EPA was formed, the public was
outraged over rivers catching fire, pesticides killing birds, and stunning smog
levels. Do we really want to go back there? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Clarifying Misinformation</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Contrary to proponent assertions:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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1) The EPA does not inherently compromise freedom. But
polluters do, when their toxics trespass into our bodies and take away our
right not to be poisoned. Thus, the EPA is protecting our freedom by setting
limits on this harm. (See <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/20-5">www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/20-5</a>.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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2) The U.S. is not over-regulated. Studies have demonstrated
businesses’ ease with our regulations. Plus we’re more attractive because of
the quality of life our regulations produce. (See <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-strauss/actually-despite-gop-clai_b_1118792.html">www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-strauss/actually-despite-gop-clai_b_1118792.html</a>.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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3) Eco-regulations do not kill jobs. Studies show that they’re
job neutral.<o:p></o:p></div>
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4) The proposed option of individual lawsuits can’t replace
the EPA’s functions. It would require people and courts to spend enormous time
and money replicating the EPA’s research, standard setting, and enforcement.
Businesses would have to navigate a patchwork of conflicting cases. Plus many
issues would be unaddressed, such as cumulative harm from multiple sources.
This would all waste everyone’s resources and produce significantly worse
results. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">True Solutions</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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1) Let’s stand in support of the EPA, and strengthen it. For
ideas, see my column at <a href="http://www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl2h.html">www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl2h.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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2) Let’s reclaim government as us not them. We created it to
act for our shared interests and resolve conflicts fairly. Let’s improve it, not
start from scratch. <o:p></o:p></div>
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3) Let’s get corporate money out of politics. It’s
overwhelming voters’ voices and fairness. See <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-citizens-united-v-fec">www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-citizens-united-v-fec</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For more on this topic, see <a href="http://www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl5e.html">www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl5e.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Sonoma
Style</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">By Debra Costner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Welcome to 2012! Hope you
all had a lovely holiday and have fully recovered from the celebrations. As is
the Sonoma Style, just because the holidays are over, doesn’t mean we slow
down. During this chilly season there is still plenty to do in the Valley. So
let’s begin the New Year with a heart full of love and gratitude that we get to
live in such a wonderful place!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Puppet Playhouse Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Sonoma Community Center
is presenting an award-winning series for children and families. Playing the
first Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m., each month will feature a new
production. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Scheduled productions are
for Jan. 8: Waterworks; Feb. 5: Los Animalitos; March 4: What in the World!
April 1: Carnival of Animals; and May 6: Big Bad Bruce. Tickets are $10 for
adults and children, located at 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Three Kings Day Celebration<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On January 8, come celebrate
“Three Kings Day” otherwise known as “El Dia de los Reyes Magos” at Gloria
Ferrer Winery, with a performance of The Epiphany. Sample a traditional holiday
Rosca bread and cup of hot chocolate, and of course their award-winning
sparkling wines will be available as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Performance is at 4 p.m. at
Gloria Ferrer Winery, 23555 Carneros Hwy. (Hwy 121), Sonoma. Tickets are $10,
children under 12 are free. For information call (707) 933-1999.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exhibition of Five “Undiscovered” Artists<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Sonoma Valley Museum of
Art presents “Undiscovered” featuring five artists who have never been seen in
solo museum exhibitions. Highlighting the diversity and depth of talent within
the valley, the exhibition will feature a broad range of styles from these
artists. Opening Reception is Friday, January 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sebastopol artist <b>Esther Traugot</b> creates
intricate crocheted coverings for wasps, twigs and shells. Conceptual
artist <b>Peter Hassen</b> of Sonoma, creates works that range from
videos to objects meant to be revealed only by tidal erosion. Santa Rosa
printmaker <b>William Smith</b>’s works on paper incorporating comically
grotesque and cartoonish characters operating as archetypes of social
commentaries. <b>Cathy Ellis</b> of Sebastopol paints fluorescent,
idealistic, disaster narratives, which she claims, “build a world that is part
romanticism and part social critique.” Sonoma resident <b>Ryan Lely</b> uses
his iPhone photos to create art from scenes most of us overlook. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The exhibition runs January
14 through March 18 at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway St., Sonoma.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is $5, students
through grade 12 are free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Presentation School Crab Feed<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday, January 21 is the
date for the 2nd Annual Presentation School Crab Feed. Doors open at 6 p.m. at
the Activity Center, with a no host drink and oyster bar, followed by an
all-you-can-eat crab and pasta dinner. Following the feed will be dancing with
the Rich Little Band. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tickets are $60 per person
and available through the Presentation School website at <a href="http://www.PresentationSchool.com/">www.PresentationSchool.com</a> or phone
(707) 935-0122 ext. 202. The Presentation School, 20872 Broadway St., Sonoma.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sonoma International Film Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mark your calendar for April
11 – 15 for the 15th anniversary festival. The 2012 festival
includes 15 Spanish language films showing at the Boys and Girls Club in
Sonoma. Claudia Mendoza-Caruth is in charge of this La Quinceañera Film
Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This year film industry leaders will
be invited to participate in two new panels -- a screenwriters
“Script-to-Screen” panel and another panel on “How to Finance and Distribute
Your Film.” Film Festival passes are on sale already at their website
www.sonomafilmfest.org.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Safe Medicine Disposal Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t throw out or flush old
medicines! Sonoma County has set up safe disposal locations so residents can
dispose of old or unused medicines, prescriptions, patches, inhalers, lotions
or creams. (No blood or infectious waste is accepted.) Products should be put
into plastic zip lock bags for drop off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drop at Sonoma Vintage
House, 264 First St. East, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or Sonoma
Valley Hospital, 347 Andrieux St. at the Emergency waiting room, 24 hours a
day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sonoma Valley Friday Farmer’s Market<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Remember to check out our year
round Farmer’s Market which takes place every Friday morning, from 9 a.m. until
1 p.m. at Arnold Field Parking Lot located on First Street West. Free
admission. For information call (707) 538-7023. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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While
Starfish Pinot Noir may be a relatively new pinot noir in Sonoma (first
released in September 2006), winemaker Dan Cederquist is a winemaker who knows
his way around Sonoma County. Dan began his winemaking career at Stag’s Leap
and was the head winemaker at De Loach Vineyards. Dan has also been the
consulting winemaker for Hook and Ladder and Balletto Vineyards. Dan’s many
contacts and experience in Sonoma County has allowed him to buy a high quality
fruit to produce his own Russian River Valley pinot noir. Not only does he get to buy his fruit from
high-end Russian River Valley growers, but he often visits the vineyards and
helps to determine when to pick the fruit, essentially taking a proactive role
in the vineyard management. Dan has
moved his winery to the Mayacamas Mountains on the borders of Napa and Sonoma
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The current
release of the <b>Starfish Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is 2009</b>, though there is
a little 2008 left still available at some fine restaurants including at John
Ash in Sonoma County (www.JohnAshRestaurant.com). The two vintages are very
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The 2008 has
bright red fruit flavors which border more sharply on the palate than the new
release, 2009, however both vintages do have the bright red fruit flavors. The
2008 vintage has ample spice from the barrels lingering in the mid-palate and
into the finish. Very few cases of this vintage remain. The 2008 is a great
pairing for pan-seared roasted salmon, and one of my favorite dishes, duck leg
confit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 2009
Starfish Pinot Noir is completely different to the 2008. The 2009 vintage
exhibits less of the sharpness of red fruit, however I find it to be a far
better vintage in terms of complexity and depth of flavors. There is still an
excellent spice in the mid-palate and I’m convinced the 2009 vintage has the
capacity for aging for several years if not a decade if properly cellared
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The 2009
Starfish Pinot Noir is an excellent food wine. I look forwards to trying this
pinot noir with next year’s bing cherries and seared duck breast. An excellent
recipe for Duck Breast with Bing Cherries can be found online at Lambert Bridge
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With a
slight adjustment to this recipe - score the fat two to three times width-wise,
prior to cooking, then place the duck breast in the pan and turn the heat to
medium-high which will crisp and draw the fat, then remove the excess fat from
the pan, rather than slicing the fat off as proposed in the recipe, then flip
the duck breast over to finish. Lambert Bridge recommends this recipe with
Merlot or Zinfandel but I find this subtle adjustment to the recipe produces a
dish that is well complimented by a pinot noir such as the Starfish Pinot Noir
2009.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s the
20th Anniversary Winter Wineland, <b>January 14th and 15th 11am – 4pm each day</b>. There are couple of
events each year which allow wine enthusiasts to mingle with the winemakers.
This particular event tends to draw slightly smaller crowds, leaving more elbow
room. I suggest picking three wineries and recommend selecting a designated
driver (who can get a special $5 ticket). It’s a great way to taste new
releases, limited production wines from some 140 participating Sonoma wineries.
There are food and wine pairings, educational seminars and art exhibits galore
especially put on for the Winter Wineland – a truly great way to enjoy Sonoma wine
country. Advance tickets are $45 for the weekend, or $35 Sunday only, $5 for
designated drivers. For more information and a list of participating wineries, visit:
<a href="http://www.wineroad.com/">www.wineroad.com</a>. Winter Wineland is a
wonderful opportunity to discover the entire Russian River, for information on
where to stay, visit <a href="http://www.RussianRiver.com/">www.RussianRiver.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><b>John Haggard</b>
is owner of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Sophie’s Cellars</span></b>, The Sonoma Wine & Cheese Market in Monte Rio,
California. Sophie’s Cellars is open 11am – 7pm, closed only on Wednesdays</i>.
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Have you resolved this year to take better care of yourself
and our only planet?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you haven’t, perhaps
you should because there is an easy way to do both - by signing up with Spiral
Foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sonoma County’s Spiral Foods
Cooperative is building a market that showcases local food with minimal
packaging. You can help create this innovative village-center (hopefully to be
headquartered in Graton!) designed to strengthen our food system through
cooperative ownership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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items, humane meats, dairy and wellness products at fair prices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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2) Provide a relaxing gathering space in
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Tree Planting Time Again at the Graton Community Services
District (Sewer District)</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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This January, Forest Unlimited, in conjunction with the
Graton Community Services District, will be planting approximately 400 potted
redwood trees in the irrigation field of the Graton Wastewater Treatment Plant
for reforestation and wastewater management. They are seeking volunteers to
help plant the trees. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The planting date is Saturday, January 7th.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span>To help out, please rendezvous at 8:30 a.m.
at the Willow Wood Market Café in downtown Graton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carpools will transport volunteers to the
irrigation field and planting starts at 9:30 a.m, ending by1:00 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">In the event
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">New Sign Coming to the Park</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sonoma Wine will be erecting a new sign showing some
concept drawings of how the proposed park at the old firehouse site could
look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through the Graton Green Group,
the community has submitted a bid to purchase the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To help in this remarkable community project,
contact Dewey Watson at 829 9440 or <a href="mailto:Dewey@tw2law.com."><span class="SYSHYPERTEXT"><span style="color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black;"><span style="color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black;">Dewe<span style="color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black;">y@tw2law.com.</span></span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Look Who Was Here in Graton!</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>You can see a photo of Snap the Photo Elf taking a picture of Santa with
some of his visiting dignitaries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Holiday Tree was donated by the Graton Fire Protection District.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">CHRISTMAS
TREE DISPOSAL </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thirty
seconds is all it takes for a dry Christmas tree to be consumed by fire. Many
people will leave their trees up through the New Year — but fire doesn't take a
holiday. The Sonoma County Fire Prevention Officers Association urges everyone
to dispose of their tree as soon as possible, once it begins to show signs of
drying out. According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA),
one-third of all Christmas tree fires occur in January. The first rule of tree
disposal: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Never</u></i> put the tree
or branches in a fireplace or wood burning stove! Sonoma County Waste
Management has made it easy to recycle this traditional holiday symbol with four
options:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>1. Yard Waste Container:</b> There is no charge for
county residents to put their tree in your yard waste container and place at
the curb on your regular yard waste collection day. The tree MUST be CUT TO FIT
inside the container. Trees sticking out of the container can interfere with
the lifting arm on the truck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>2. Pick Up: </b>Call (707) 565-3333 for an appointment
to have a non-profit in your area pickup your tree. The pickup dates are 1/07-08
and 1/14-15. There is a suggested $5 donation for this service. Some
cities/towns will pick it up with the regular trash, call your provider for
details.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>3. Free drop-off locations throughout the
county. </b>The two closest to West County are Sebastopol Corporation yard at 714
Johnson Street, open 8am-4pm, and Sonoma County Fairgrounds at 1350 Bennett
Valley Road, open 8am-5pm. Both locations are open through 1/14.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>4. Redwood Empire Disposal</b> will be picking up trees
curbside as well. The pick-up day varies by area between January 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 13<sup>th</sup>. To ensure your tree is picked up, make sure it is out by
Monday, January 2<sup>nd</sup> or visit <a href="http://www.unicycler.com/">www.unicycler.com</a>, click on Residential, Sonoma, and Unincorporated to reach the page
with maps detailing your actual pick-up day (look for “Holiday Tree Collection”
schedule). You can also call them at 585-0291.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>he
longer Christmas trees are in the home, the more they dry out and increasingly
become fire hazards. Removing the tree from your home and properly disposing of
it as soon as possible will minimize the risk of a treasured holiday season
becoming a tragic one.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">RUSSIAN
RIVER FIRE</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The
Russian River Fire District is currently accepting applications for the
full-time positions of Engineer/EMT and Firefighter/Paramedic. Completed
applications are due on January 13th at 5:00pm. Visit our website or contact
the fire station at (707) 869-0553 for minimum qualifications.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We
are also accepting applications on a continual basis for the position of
volunteer firefighter. If you live in the fire district boundaries and are a
motivated, energetic, and dedicated individual, apply now! Minimum
qualifications and position description are available online at our website or
at the fire station.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The
next meeting of the Board of Directors will be on January 11th at 6pm at the
fire station. We hope you’ll consider attending.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Visit
us online at <a href="http://www.russianriverfire.org/">www.russianriverfire.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">GRATON FIRE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Christmas Tree Farm/New Fire Station</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank
you to everyone who came to our new station to get a Christmas tree. For the
first time, we also brought in Noble and Nordman Fir trees from a sustainable
farm in Oregon... They were so popular, we sold out! In addition, hundreds of
people cut down their own trees as well as sponsored seedlings to help us
replant. Kids enjoyed searching the 3,500 seedling nursery to find their names
from last year. A big “Thank You” to our tree farm manager, Heather O’Dell, her
team, and all the volunteer firefighters for all of their hard work getting the
tree farm looking so great. Most
importantly, we appreciate your support to keep our tree farm sustainable. We
look forward to seeing you next season!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Toy Drive... Another Success<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The
2011 Toy Drive was a fantastic success, thank you! Graton Fire was able to
deliver presents to over 30 children, brightening their holidays. We wish everyone could experience the joy we
see when the fire engine pulls up and delivers your presents... once again, thank you. A tremendous thanks
also needs to go out to Andy’s Produce, Graton Post Office, Sebastopol
Hardware, Exchange Bank, Kaiser, and Graton Community Club for being toy
collection points in addition to Traditional Medicinals for their very generous
support of our toy drive.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">FORESTVILLE
FIRE</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Firefighters Serve Holiday Lunch to the Forestville Prime Timers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Chief
Max Ming, Battalion Chief Dan Northern (and his wife Sunoma), Captain Greg
Rasmussen, Engineer Eric Gromala, and Volunteer Firefighter James Deurloo
helped to serve a holiday lunch to the Forestville Prime Timers on December 15,
2011. The lunch was hosted by Gwen
Trappe and Denise Wood. Fun was had by all!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Firefighter of the Year</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations
to <b>Charles (Chuck) Franceschi</b> for being chosen the Firefighter of the Year for
2011. Chuck completed his Emergency Medical Technician training this year, has
been selected to attend the extended Firefighter I Class at the SRJC starting
in February and is currently filling in as a Driver/Operator on "C"
shift for the vacancies recently created by promotions. Chuck has been an
active Volunteer Firefighter with Forestville Fire Protection District since
May of 2006, he has spent the past three summers as a Firefighter I with Cal
Fire at Hilton Station and is a Swift Water Technician I. We thank Chuck for
his hard work and dedication to the Forestville Fire Protection District.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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