Community corner

Chris Love
Now through February 25 – The Student Council at Fitch Mountain
School, 520 Monte Vista Avenue, is sponsoring their Second Annual
“Pennies for Patients” drive to benefit children in the Bay Area
with blood cancers – leukemia and lymphoma. Come by the school
office and drop off your donation – all change, bills, and checks
are accepted. Students also have collection boxes. Please be
generous.
Now through February 28 – Artist Showcase “Where Wild Things
Are,” Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza Street, Open Daily
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com
Now through May – Healdsburg Senior Writing Project, Senior
Center, every Tuesday 10 a.m. to noon. Call 431-3324 to
register.
February 25 – Healdsburg Animal Shelter Low-Cost Rabies
Vaccination Clinic, 570 Westside Road, 3:30 – 5 p.m. No appointment
necessary.
February 26 – Sonoma County Parks Volunteer Work day at Foothill
Regional Park, 1351 Arata Ln., Windsor. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. strenuous
work. Meet at parking lot off Arata Lane. More information at
565-3356 or www.sonomacountyparks.org.
February 26 – Healdsburg Library presents DRUMMM, participatory
Drumming Program for all ages. 3 p.m. at the Library.
February 26 – Mr. Healdsburg Pageant, Raven Performing Arts
Theater, 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at www.raventheater.org.
February 28 – Baby time at the Healdsburg Library, ages 1 – 18
months, 10:30 a.m.
February 28 – Healdsburg School District Special Education
Presentation – Parents’ Rights – at the Junior High Library, 315
Grant Street. 6:30 p.m. More information at 433-1335.
February 28 – Healdsburg High School Science Alliance presents
Geology Professor Mathew James of Sonoma State University. High
School Black Box Theater, 6:30 p.m. All students and parents from
kindergarten through 12th grade are invited.
March 1 – Healdsburg Junior High Boosters meeting, in the
Library at 6 p.m.
March 1 – Graduation Celebration meeting, Room 45 Healdsburg
High School, 7 p.m.
March 2 – 28 – Healdsburg Center for the Arts presents “Figure,
Face & Form,” an all media show. Center open daily 11 – 5
p.m.
March 2 – Healdsburg Museum Volunteer Association meeting, 9:30
a.m. at the museum.
March 2 – Fitch Mountain School Book Fair in the Library, 5 – 7
p.m. Proceeds benefit the Library. Come stock up on books for the
upcoming holidays.
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Healdsburg Boy Scouts meeting, 7 p.m.
Clary Hall, 437 First Street. For more information email Brian at
[email protected].
March 3, 17 – Active 20-30 Club of Healdsburg, www.facebook.com/hbg2030.
March 4 – FIRST FRIDAY Salvation Army pickup in the three Senior
Communities. 8 – 11 a.m. Please leave items by garage door or by
the front door.
March 5 – Foss Creek Workday, 8:30 – 11 a.m. Meet at Vine St.
and Matheson by railroad tracks.
March 5 – Blood Drive, Garret Hardware, 1340 Healdsburg Avenue,
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 6 – LandPaths sponsored Family Nature Exploration at
Healdsburg Ridge, easy to moderate walking/hiking, bring picnic
lunch. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Must register at [email protected].
March 7, 14 – Healdsburg Library presents Baby Sign and Play,
ages 0 – 2, 10:30 a.m.
March 7 – Healdsburg Greyhound Boosters Club meeting, 6:30 p.m.
High School room 20.
March 9 – Healdsburg Junior High PTO meeting, 6 p.m. Junior High
Library. Information 486-3494 or [email protected].
March 10 – Healdsburg Library presents After School Craft
Program, ages 5 and up, 4 p.m.
March 10 – Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society History
Lives 13th Annual Pioneer Award Dinner honoring Arnold Santucci,
Trentadue Winery, 6 p.m. Tickets are $75 and are available by
calling 431-3325.
March 10 – Combined High Schools 12th Annual Band Concert –
Healdsburg, Windsor, Cloverdale – at Cloverdale Citrus Fair
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free.
March 11 – Blood Drive, Geyserville Grange, 1000 Hwy 128, 4 – 7
p.m. Dinner served.
The Friends of the Healdsburg Library Used Book Sale is coming
up on March 16 – 19, four days in lieu of three this year. They are
in need of donations also. Books, DVDs, videos, music CDs are all
welcome. Any questions just call the library at 433-3772.
Raven Players are in need of the white felt cowboy hat, size 7 ¼
for their next production that will run weekends from March 11 –
April 3. If you have one to loan, you will receive two tickets to
the show. Email [email protected] with
your information.
Graduation Celebration needs some help with some of their
committees including transportation, fundraising, volunteers and
prizes. ALL freshman, sophomore, and junior parents should be
volunteering for this wonderful all night party for our graduates.
Your child benefits from this party, and you need to help before
your student is a senior! Call Dalene at 542-9500 or 486-5792.
Their next meeting is March 1.
The Healdsburg Hospital Volunteers need some more members. Men
and women are invited to come by and talk to the volunteers at the
gift shop to get an idea of what all they do, and then fill out an
application.
Chris Love is a longtime Healdsburg resident who believes we all
need to make a difference in our world. Your items for this column
may be submitted by email at [email protected]
or by calling 433-1178.