Wine Words: Cycle of the Vine
Winter is traditionally my favorite time in the wine business. While vines are dormant, it’s a time to reflect on the past growing season and fruits of our labors, while engaging in strategic planning necessary for a successful new year. The most rewarding work I do is to devise annual brand plans and marketing road maps that guide clients throughout the year. After all how can one gauge success without measuring preconceived goals?
Commentary: Should you run for town council?
Are you a change agent? Can you envision a community’s successful future and take the actions needed to create it? If so, you might be thinking of stepping up in a big way – by running for Windsor Town Council.
Common knowledge
In 1966 the movie “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” was filmed along the local Mendocino-Sonoma coast. In the plot, a lone enemy submarine crashes offshore, igniting a runaway rumor chain that almost leads to a machine gun battle, hostage taking and a U.S. Air Force strike. We can only imagine that if the players in the film all had Facebook and Twitter accounts how much faster the rumors of attack would have flown and how World War III might not have been avoidable.
Flashbacks
The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society.
Humanity First: All-in for the kids
Walk into Healdsburg Elementary School these days and you’ll be greeted by a mural that is sure to make you smile.
Arts & Entertainment
Local rock star on art tour
For Alexander Valley sculptor T Barney, it’s about more than just about the stone. “It’s a way scientists or astronomers envision the universe as being infinite, but finite,” he says. “It just keeps going, keeps going, keeps going.” The concepts of art and topology animate him.
