125 years ago – November 7, 1901
Located by the X-Ray
W. H. Lee of Santa Rosa came to Healdsburg Sunday for the purpose of securing the services of Dr. Stratton and his X-ray to locate a needle which has been imbedded in his knee for some time. A photograph was taken by the aid of the X-ray, and the needle is plainly shown beneath the kneecap. An operation to remove it will be performed.
75 years ago – November 8, 1951
City Council Hears Preliminary Report on Plaza Improvements
Waldo Iverson, City Superintendent, presented three plans for improving the Plaza Square to the City Council at the meeting Monday night. Plan No. 1 which calls for concrete on all walks, use of fill, installing a sprinkler system, drainage-system and the removal of palm trees would cost $14,256. Plan No. 2 at a cost of $8,975.80, calls for concrete on outside walks and black top on inside sidewalks, header boards, sprinkler drainage system and the removal of the palm trees. Plan No. 3, $6,442.00 cost, would blacktop all sidewalks, have header boards, sprinkler system, drainage system and remove palm trees. No figures were given for reseeding, replanting lawn or other decorations.
The Council, after deliberation, recommended that a committee of six be made up, 3 members from the Garden Club and three from the Chamber of Commerce, to meet with the Council for a plan of procedure on November 26.
50 years ago – November 7, 1976
Less May Mean More; Boys’ Club Asks City to Take Over Land, Summer Services
Less Boys’ Club may mean more. Or at least that is what members of the Healdsburg Parks and Recreation Commission are studying after hearing a report from Boys’ Club Director Frank Ingram. In their Nov 3 meeting, Ingram told the commissioners that club board members hope the city will agree to relieve it of large sections of land around the club which are all but useless to Boys’ Club members, but may be quite useful to the city. Ingram also suggested that the city make use of his services, and the club facilities, during the summer months when club activities are at low ebb, but when the city has a flood of recreational needs.
City acquisition of the spare Boys’ Club land can clear up some jurisdictional confusion at Recreation Park. Who owns what? It may surprise football players, but when they score a touchdown at the east goal at Rec Park, they have stepped out of the park’s boundary. Technically they are on Boys’ Club land. The animal pens used at the Future Farmers Country Fair are also mostly on the Boys’ Club land, as are the bocce ball courts and the areas around them. No clear contract seems to exist between the city and the Club for use of this land.
In the past, the FFCF Board of Directors has always contracted with the Boys’ Club Board of Directors for use of the land during the annual fair. As for others using the property, they “just made use of it”, Ingram reported. “This is amazing. I don’t know how it could have happened,” said Commissioner Donald Hosford. “This has to be resolved as soon as possible because we take over Rec Park on Jan. 1,” added Chairman Lyle Studer.
The docents of the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society work year-round, but the Museum is closed until Nov. 20 for exhibit installation at 221 Matheson St. healdsburgmuseum.org
