Election: From Russia, no love

Hungry for the wolves Sonoma suspects more foul play. A2

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Endorsement: Hospital board
Three vie for two healthcare-district seats. A8

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Bell tolls soon on effort to

save Mission Bell Farms
Nonprofit struggling to raise $2M by Nov. 30 to preserve Clydesdale property
By LORNA SHERIDAN
INDEX-TRIBUNE MANAGING EDITOR
“We’re winning the emotion-
al battle but we’re not winning
the financial one,” said Kelso
Barnett about the efforts by
the board of the nonprofit
Blue Wing Trust to raise the
necessary money to save and
preserve Sonoma’s iconic down-
town Mission Bell Farms horse
pasture from development.
Despite almost 7,000 signatures
on an online petition of com-
munity support, the group is
finding that signatures aren’t
money in the bank.
The Castagnasso property,
dubbed Mission Bell Farms,
on East Spain Street went on
the market quietly last spring
for $7.6 million. A deal with a
developer was in the works, and
Blue Wing board members had
to move quickly. The Blue Wing
Trust board – in its effort to fur-
ther the nonprofit’s goal of pre-
serving and restoring historic ROBBI PENGELLY/INDEX-TRIBUNE
Mission Bell Farms, on Second Street East and East Spain Street,
See Property, A7 is known for its Clydesdale draft horses.

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Council to
No. 1 fan indulge
cannabis,
tasting rooms
City officials will consider
pot ordinance, extension
of tasting-room
moratorium on Sept. 24
By JANIS MARA
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
It could be a bad week coming
up for intoxicants, with the City
Council poised to extend a mor-
atorium on new wine tasting
rooms and pass an ordinance
banning cannabis-related busi-
nesses within city limits.
The council will likely extend
for the second time the urgen-
cy ordinance first enacted in
December restricting tasting
rooms; in her staff report to the
council, City Manager Cathy
Capriola recommended doing
so.
Also, after two years of
public meetings, study and

See Cannabis, A2

Two vie for El

Verano school
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Satya Briskin lives and breathes Sonoma Stompers during the summer baseball season.

The Sonoma Stompers By CAROLE KELLEHER

INDEX-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT
season may be over, but
S Coleman, Paz offer their
atya Briskin is sad that the
Sonoma Stompers baseball
Satya Briskin’s love for the season has ended. She just
may be their biggest fan, and the
team is just getting started team considers Satya part of the
Stompers family.
Satya was the bat girl for the
Stompers’ final game. She once
board seat
served as a guest announcer for a
few innings, reading off the players’
visions for the Sonoma
names as they came to the plate.
She’s also had the chance to throw Valley Unified School
See Stompers, A6
District
By KATE WILLIAMS
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Botanist to Sonoma: Nature is ‘messy’ Two candidates for the Sono-

COURTESY QUARRHILL
Peter Del Tredici will talk Sept.
29 about the fragile coexistence
between cities and nature.
Ginkgo expert
Del Tredici gets into the
weeds at Quarryhill
By CHRISTIAN KALLEN
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
When is a weed not a weed?
Just about always, believes
Peter Del Tredici.
“I consider ‘weed’ to be a
politically incorrect term,” he
says. “There is no biological
definition of the term weed.
It’s really a value judgment.”
A research scientist from
Harvard University’s Arnold
Arboretum, Del Tredici has
spent years exploring – and
thinking about – the interac-
tion between plants and people
in the urban environment. It’s
been said there are no weeds in
nature, but in cities there are
plants that may be unwanted
but flourish nonetheless.
“Cities are built for people,
first and foremost,” he has
said. “We welcome nature, to
the extent that it fits with a hu-
man agenda. We want nature
to be a certain way – if it’s too
weedy, or a problem, we don’t
want that kind of nature.”
Del Tredici will be this
year’s third and final guest
in the Peter H. Raven Lecture
series at Quarryhill Botanical
Garden, on Saturday, Sept. 29.
He follows snow leopard spe-
cialist Dr. Rodney Jackson and
redwood ecologist Steve Sillett
in this summer’s popular
series, now in its third year.
Quarryhill President and
See Botanist, A2
ma Valley Unified School Dis-
trict board of trustees will face
off on the Nov. 6 ballot for the
seat being vacated by outgoing
trustee Sal Chavez, who elected
not to run for a second term.
The winner will represent the
El Verano attendance district,
an area with a sizable Hispan-
ic population, encompassing
neighborhoods from Boyes
Springs to Diamond A.
The winning candidate will
join trustees representing
Dunbar, Flowery, Sassarini and
Prestwood attendance areas
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Botanist Sonomans predict more

moving a ginkgo last year harmonizing all that with
due to the rank aroma of the human agenda is not
Continued from A1 its seed droppings – and an easy thing to do,” he

meddling from Moscow

one he has continued to cautions.
Executive Director Bill study throughout his life. “Peter is a dynamic,
McNamara calls Del (Why do ginkgos smell so thought-provoking speak-
Tredici “a highly respect- strong? Ask Del Tredici, er who will change the
ed scientist and author he knows the answer.) way you look at plants in
who offers a novel, some The botanist was senior our urban landscapes,” Sonomans to the
say ‘radically practical,’ research scientist at the said McNamara.
approach to understand- Arnold Arboretum for Del Tredici’s lecture on national electorate:
ing the urbanization of 35 years. His most recent “Urban Nature: Human The Russians
plants.” book is “Wild Urban Nature” will be Satur- are coming! The
Del Tredici, 73, was Plants of the Northeast: day, Sept. 29, from 5:30 to
originally from San A Field Guide,” which 6:30 pm, in the outdoor Russians are coming!
Anselmo, but after getting describes the many spe- garden amphitheater at
his degree in zoology from cies of urban plants that Quarryhill. Cost is $35 for By JANIS MARA
UC Berkeley (and doing flourish without human members, $45 non-mem- INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
graduate work in Ore- support, making the case bers. Refreshments will As the critically import-
gon) he went to Boston to that they can be beneficial be available for purchase. ant November midterm
build his career. Notably, to the quality of urban Quarryhill is located elections approach na-
his thesis topic was “The life. on Highway 12 at 12841 tionwide, Sonoma Valley
Evolution and Natural “Leaving nature alone Sonoma Highway. in Glen residents are deeply
History of Ginkgo biloba works really well, but it’s Ellen, and on the web at concerned about Russian
L.,” a tree of special messy – nature by itself is quarryhillbg.org. interference.
interest to friends of the a messy thing. It doesn’t Seven of eight people in-
Sonoma Plaza – the City fit with our aesthetic Email christian.kallen@ formally polled this week
of Sonoma considered re- goals particularly. So sonomanews.com. in downtown Sonoma said
they believed such inter-
ference would take place.

Cannabis
Continued from A1
preparation, the council
will formally introduce
its long-awaited canna-
bis ordinance. The city’s
Planning Commission has
recommended passage.
Residents will have a
chance to weigh in on the
proposed ordinance at
the Sept. 24 meeting, after
which the council will
discuss the ordinance and
vote.
The proposed cannabis
ordinance deals with two
main issues, cultivation
and sale. With regard to
cultivation, as it is cur-
rently written the ordi-
nance would allow as
many as six plants at a
private residence, three of
which could be outside.
“I’m very happy that
people will be able to
grow their own marijuana
inside and outside. I felt
that was a really good
thing that the council put
forth,” said Councilmem-
ber David Cook in a phone
interview.
With regard to commer-
cial cannabis, dispensa-
ries, retail establishments,
manufacturing and testing
facilities would be prohib-
ited. The only exception
would be medical cannabis
deliveries done by licensed
businesses based outside
the city.
“I do like the fact that
we are going to allow deliv-
eries,” Cook said. “I’ve
aways been a proponent of
medical marijuana.”
The councilmember
added, “I’m not even
against recreational can-
nabis. The only reason I
voted against a dispensary
in Sonoma is because the
city is so small. There are
other places in unin-
‘There are
other places in
unincorporated
areas of the Sonoma
Valley that make a
lot more sense.’
– David Cook, on cannabis
dispensaries
corporated areas of the
Sonoma Valley that make
a lot more sense,” he said,
referring to past council
votes.
Both elements of the
ordinance have numerous
conditions, including, for
instance, that any personal
cannabis grown outdoors
must not be within 100 feet
of a school, church, park,
library or other youth-ori-
ented facility. Personal
greenhouses are consid-
ered to be “indoors.”
The Planning Commis-
sion on Sept. 13 recom-
mended the proposed
ordinance for adoption.
The commission also rec-
ommended that the topics
of allowing dispensaries
and outdoor cultivation at
apartment complexes be
discussed by the Planning
Commission if the ordi-
nance were to be adopted.
The council has spent
nearly two years on the
issue, which arose in 2016
after the passage of Prop-
osition 64, which legalized
non-medicinal use of
cannabis for people over
21, as well as cultivation
of as many as six plants
per residence. The new
legislation also established
a state licensing process
for cannabis businesses.
While the legislation Reach Janis Mara at
was effective statewide, janis.mara@sonomanews.
it also gave cities latitude com.
to adopt rules and regu-
lations on cannabis – and
cities all over the state
have been grappling with
the issue since then.
If the council passes
the ordinance on the first
reading Monday, it is
almost certainly going to
pass on the second read-
ing, which is scheduled
for Oct. 1. If the ordinance
passes on the second read-
ing, it will go into effect 30
days later.
On Monday, the coun-
cil will also take action
regarding wine tasting
rooms, which have been a
hot topic in recent years.
Some residents have called
for limits on the tasting
rooms. Others say the
number of establishments
shouldn’t be limited be-
cause they attract tourists
and contribute sales tax
to city coffers, along with
other economic benefits.
The city has been work-
ing on the issue since early
2017, putting an urgency
moratorium into effect
in December of that year
to allow time to study the
issue. Efforts included a
February 2018 Planning
Commission meeting,
two April town halls for
residents and numerous
meetings with businesses
located in the Plaza.
The planning staff is still
formalizing regulations
for tasting rooms. Extend-
ing the moratorium would
give the planning commis-
sion time to complete the
proposed regulations.
If the moratorium is ex-
tended, which is expected
to happen, the next step
will be for the City Council
to weigh in on the pro-
posed regulations.
Their comments came in
the wake of developments
including a July grand
jury indictment alleging
that 12 Russian military
intelligence officers ille-
gally hacked the Clinton
campaign during the 2016
U.S. presidential election.
“Of course they will in-
terfere,” said Judy Mike-
ska of Glen Ellen, who
was strolling near Whole
Foods on West Napa
Street. “Because they got
away with it before, they
think we are stupid. But
we’re not.”
Standing on the side-
walk in the afternoon sun,
she exhorted, “People
should get out and vote!”
The July indictment
stands as the clearest Jus-
tice Department allegation
yet of Russian efforts
to interfere, through
illegal hacking, in the
U.S. presidential election
before Americans went to
the polls — and the first
to implicate the Russian
government directly. It
had been sought by special
counsel Robert Mueller.
Sheryl McVey was
out with her dog Django.
“Yes, I do think they will
interfere,” McVey said.
“They will do it via social
media. They will use the
same tactics they used in
2016 and then some.”
U.S. intelligence agen-
cies have said the med-
dling was aimed at helping
the Trump campaign and
harming the election bid
of his Democratic oppo-
nent, Hillary Clinton.
The Russian intelligence
officers allegedly hacked
into the Clinton presiden-
tial campaign and Demo-
cratic Party, releasing tens
of thousands of stolen
communications.
“There were bots pub-
lishing critical material
Clockwise from top: Joanell Serra of Sonoma; Sheryl McVey,
of Sonoma and her dog Django; Judy Mikeska of Glen Ellen;
and Sandy Baggelaar.
on social media, trying
to pit people against each
other, keeping the country
divided,” McVey said.
According to prose-
cutors, the effort also
included bogus Facebook
ads and social media post-
ings that prosecutors say
were aimed at influencing
public opinion and sowing
discord on hot-button
social issues.
“They will try it because
it worked before,” McVey,
a Sonoma resident, said.
“We are more on alert
now, but there is a likeli-
hood they can circumvent
whatever we have in place,
sadly.”
Brook Tarrant of Glen
Ellen said, “Democrats do
it. Republicans do it. The
Russians do it. They all
manipulate, and they all
use the same tools. Unless
Facebook has gotten its
stuff together to prevent
this kind of thing, it will
happen again.
“Facebook is on record
to make this a priority, so
we’ll see,” Tarrant said.
In a Facebook Live
event September 2017,
Facebook chief execu-
tive Mark Zuckerberg
said, “So we’re going to
bring Facebook to an
even higher standard of
transparency. Not only
will you have to disclose
which page paid for an
ad, but we will also make
it so you can visit an
advertiser’s page and see
the ads they’re currently
running to any audience
on Facebook.”
Sandy Baggelaar said
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she “very much” believes
there will be Russian
interference.
“Part of me thinks they
might try a different route
than social media because
they were outed” after the
2016 election, Baggelaar
said.
“I think they will defi-
nitely try to meddle in the
election,” said Joanell
Serra of Sonoma. “My
guess is they are diversi-
fying: Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Fox News.”
Liz Sievers of Sonoma
said, “I think the Russians
will impact anything they
can on this planet and
the Republicans will let
them.”
Manuel Contreras of
Sonoma was even more
pessimistic.
“Indirectly (the Rus-
sians) already have,
because they influenced
the presidential election,”
Contreras said.
The only person who
wasn’t convinced that
Russian meddling would
happen said he was simply
not sure.
“There is so much going
on now with the politics in
D.C.,” said Joe Walsh of
Sonoma. “If we had more
information, it would help
us to know if (meddling) is
the truth or not. Honestly,
you just don’t know.
“A lot of people are just
guessing,” Walsh said.
“You won’t know until
there is further investiga-
tion.”
Reach Janis Mara at janis.
mara@sonomanews.com.

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5 al fresco feasts
Here’s a handful of the many restaurants that offer great outdoor dining in Sonoma

Della Santina’s. The Red Grape. The Sunflower Caffe. The Swiss Hotel. Salt & Stone.

Della Santina’s
To eat outdoors, in the cool
air, is a particular pleasure in
late summer. Within the con-
fines of Della Santina’s walled
garden, where fig climbs the
brickwork and the old foun-
tain plays water music, diners
are nourished body and soul.
Good food tastes better when
eaten outdoors, in the dappled
sunshine of a leisurely day.
Antipasti, insalate, le zuppa, le
paste, roticceria… followed, of
course, with hot, strong caffè. It
all goes down better when eaten
outdoors, with conversation, or
in simple silence. A crisp linen
napkin across the knees, the
dappled shade of mature trees
overhead, a skilled waiter to
keep things sublime, and you.
Daily, 11:30 to 9:30 p.m. 133 E.
Napa St. dellasantinas.com.
— Kate Williams
The Red Grape
Canopied by red umbrellas,
with the soft flow of fountain
water trickling through nearby
flower beds, few outdoor
restaurant spaces in Sonoma
say “al fresco” quite like the
Red Grape’s dining patio. With
a manicured ambience that
screams as much “old world
Italy” as it does “nouveau
California,” the savory delight
of RG’s thin-crust pizzas (half
prosciutto and goat cheese/
half “tre funghi,” please)
tantalize even more in the fresh
outdoor air. Question: Why is
the weather always perfect in
the RG patio? Answer: Because
we sit inside when it rains.
Weeknights from 11:30 a.m. to
8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday
from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 529
First St. W.
— Jason Walsh
Sunflower Caffe
There’s often a line at the
order counter, and first-time
visitors might wonder why. The
menu is nice – sandwiches from
vegan wrap to smoked duck,
soups and salads, “eggs & such”
and the sweeter stuff – but it
doesn’t seem remarkable. Maybe
it’s the sidewalk tables, or the
sunny name with the funny
spelling, “Sunflower Caffe.” But
when you find the backyard
garden, you’ve discovered the
secret of the Sunflower. Plants
swarm over the pergola, yellow
umbrellas shade the tables, a
fountain gurgles merrily in
the courtyard. Conversation is
easy, the food is good, and the
garden makes it happen. It’s the
Chasen’s of Sonoma, the place
to see and be seen, to strike a
deal or rekindle a friendship, or
just enjoy the sweeter stuff. Dai-
ly, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. sonomasun-
flower.com.
— Christian Kallen
The Swiss Hotel
With a lovely flagstone patio
in back of the restaurant and
access to the state-owned
parking lot behind the Bar-
racks, “the Swiss” attracts local
regulars who have gone there
for generations, and traveling
visitors as well.
With Marioni’s (and Dun-
lap’s) Italian background, they
still cover patio tables with
fresh red and white checked
table cloths, cooled in the sum-
mer by a substantial old wood
structure draped with purple
wisteria, and large red umbrel-
las with fuchsia bougainvillea
in the background and a Sono-
ma Hotel water feature gur-
gling in the corner. Heaters in
winter. Weeknights, 11:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday,
11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 18 W. Spain
St., Sonoma. Swisshotelsono-
ma.com.
— Kathleen Hill
Salt & Stone
The new Salt & Stone Restau-
rant not only has a gorgeous
interior but, since opening in
December, it has also totally
revamped the outdoor eating
area of the former Kenwood
Restaurant site on Highway
12. The hip and comfortable
seating is set back behind the
building so there’s no road
noise and the vineyard view is
unbeatable. The staff is cheer-
ful and the place seems to be
hopping every night of the
week. We stayed warm as the
sun went down with two bowls
of delicious French onion soup,
followed by crispy-skin salmon
and crispy-skin duck. (When
you are married a long time, it’s
hard not to order alike.) Open
daily to 9 p.m. 9900 Sonoma
Highway. Saltstonekenwood.
com.
— Lorna Sheridan

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Life Tributes
IN THIS SECTION
AUDISS, Doris
RHODES, Alice
WHITNEY, Lee
Doris Audiss
Doris A. Troxell Audiss “Nana”
passed away on September 3,
2018 at her home in Sonoma,
CA at the age of 96 years.
Nana was born February 4,
1922 in Armour SD. She
came to the Sonoma Valley in
1943 with her husband Bill and
their three children. The early
years were spent helping her
husband in the dairy business
in Sonoma County, but she also
was a licensed medical assistant
and X-ray technician working
for El Rose medical group in
Petaluma for 18 years. She
and Bill owned and operated
Audiss Jeanery in the Sonoma
Marketplace for 10 years. Nana
loved gardening taking much
joy from her beautiful yard and
baking pies that she said should
be eaten for breakfast, and
wedding cakes made for family
and many friends. Her door
was always open for a hot meal
and a warm bed with a lecture
if needed but always with love.
For the last 20 years her constant
companions were her dogs who
she loved deeply. Nana’s hope
was the she had somehow made
a positive impact in someone’s
life, and indeed she did. Nana is
Alice Rhodes
A 55-year resident of Sonoma,
Alice Rhodes passed away
peacefully at the age of 88
on July 14, 2018, survived by
her daughter Sidney, her son
Matthew and his wife Vivian,
and her children’s father Richard
Rhodes.
Alice found many friendships
in artist’s circles including the
Sonoma Collage Collective.
As she became known for and
shared her extensive expertise
and enjoyment in a plethora of
tools, materials, methods, and
media combined over eight
decades of practicing, studying,
and enjoying art, Alice was
loved and appreciated for her
humor, for her kindness and
consideration, as well as for her
style, originality, and outright joy
in creating.
Along with 85 years of artwork
spanning a breadth of media
and methods, Alice created nine
Journey books, a collection of
collages and haikus in books
as unique as their authors. The
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preceded in death and goes to be
with her husband William “Bill”
Audiss, her daughters Judith
Audiss Simonds and Connie
Audiss Reed, her grandchildren,
Anthony “Tony” Carafa, Cindi
Diekmann Frost and Dianne
Audiss. She is survived by her
three children, Larry Audiss
(Barbara), Sharon “Sherry”
Audiss Coester (Jan) and William
“Billy” Audiss (Teri), 15 remaining
grandchildren, 30 great-
grandchildren and 14 great-
great-grandchildren. Friends are
invited to attend the Memorial
Services for Nana on Friday,
September 28, 2018 at 11:00
a.m. At St. Andrews Church,
6290 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, CA
95476. The family would like
to give a heartfelt thanks to her
caregivers.
nine-month Journey book project
begun by Barbara Jacobsen
and carried forward by Judi
Danner and Thena Trygstad will
exhibit this year’s creations at
Reader’s Books in Sonoma on
Sunday, September 23, between
eleven and five, honoring Alice
Rhodes’s creative spirit and
contributions..
For more information visit
Duggan’s website: https://www.
duggansmissionchapel.com/.
Please keep checking on it.
A celebration of life will be
scheduled for the future.
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Board
Continued from A1
Flowery.”
Coleman
feels teach-
her goals
remain a right for our
should she
children and community
be elected,
across all demograph-
er salaries Coleman
ics,” he said. “I believe in
in steering the district are a said, “The
an equity approach that
further toward its goal distinct biggest
meets students of different
of providing a quality problem, thing
backgrounds at their level
is to be
“21st-century education” and would while fostering growth,
to students across the like to see Omar Cathy informed,
whether they be low-in-
Valley, while navigating that issue Paz Coleman read the
come, immigrant house-
some rocky personnel and addressed. paper-
hold, gender non-con-
financial waters that last “Education in general is work, listen to the con-
forming, special needs, or
year saw changes at lead- hard because of limited stituents in order to make
from other marginalized
ership positions across resources, and a lot of oth- informed decisions about
backgrounds.”
the district and a stern er extraneous things that things that are really
As part of that, he said
warning from the County create challenges,” said on the table, and not get
a priority would be to sup-
Office of Education about Coleman. “Like testing, caught up in things that
port faculty and adminis-
SVUSD’s fiscal solvency. and educating for testing, aren’t in our purview,”
trators with the resources,
In addition to Chavez, and discipline and the Coleman said. “It’s im-
training and support they
longtime trustee Dan resources needed for diffi- portant... to understand
need to “bridge the access
Gustafson also decided cult kids. There are issues the role of superintendent
and achievement gaps
not to seek re-election in inherent to the system that and the role of the school
students from protected
his Flowery attendance create challenges. But low board, and not get lost in
classes face.”
district; former Dunbar teacher salaries are just the weeds or microman-
As the eldest of nine
Elementary School princi- wrong, really.” age.” siblings from a large,
pal Melanie Blake was the If Coleman is elected Coleman describes her
blended, immigrant
only candidate to file for as a trustee, she says her management experience
family, Paz feels well-po-
the Flowery seat, and thus decisions will be guided by as “vast,” noting she also
sitioned to speak for the
will assume that position what’s best for the stu- worked in human resourc-
marginalized. “As a child
on the board. dents. “Education should es and higher education.
of a low-income, sepa-
Here’s a look at candi- facilitate the development “I know how to work
rated-parent, immigrant
dates Cathy Coleman household and first
and Omar Paz, Jr., as generation college
they square off to rep- student, I know
resent El Verano on The winner will represent the El Verano attendance how crucial a role
the board of trustees. district, an area with a sizable Hispanic population, access to resources
Cathy Coleman, 66, and educators who
says she holds a PhD encompassing neighborhoods from are sensitive to the
in east-west psychol- Boyes Springs to Diamond A. diverse needs of the
ogy and brought community play.”
her two children up Paz is committed
through Sonoma’s to helping improve
public school system. SVUSD, starting with
Though her children are of the unfolding whole with people,” she said. increased support for its
grown, she followed last child. That includes a “I’m a trained mediator, Latino students and fami-
year’s developments at strong academic educa- and have a strong track lies. But he doesn’t plan to
SVUSD with interest as an tion, critical, higher-or- record of being interested be a single-issue trustee.
“avid newspaper reader,” dered thinking, physical in youth and children.” “Fiscal stability will
and is hopeful that the dis- as well as mental devel- Also vying for the El require meeting the com-
trict is on the right course. opment, and expressive Verano seat is Omar Paz, munity and translating
“I’m hoping all the arts,” said Coleman. Jr. Paz, 25, double-majored the numbers into values
changes in leadership is She said she believes in in Latin American studies and providing meaningful
something the district “a holistic education that and sociology at UC Santa direction for where to in-
got right, but it isn’t builds self-confidence, Cruz, earning a bachelor’s vest,” said Paz. “Educators
time-tested, for sure,” encourages enthusiasm degree in 2017. He has are doing more with less,
Coleman said. “There is a for learning, engages the served as a student trustee often on their own dime.”
willingness to experiment imagination, develops on the Santa Rosa Junior Paz said he sees the role
with different things (at good citizens, and fosters College board, was presi- of trustee as “ a facilitator
SVUSD), like the charter the unfolding of a child’s dent of the Student Senate for the community’s voice,
schools, the new furni- unique interests and for California Community values, and vision.”
ture at Dunbar, and the talents.” Colleges, chaired a sub- “We should do more lis-
dual-language program at As to how she’ll execute committee with the Sono- tening and learning, with
ma County Community public listening sessions,
and Local Law Enforce- forums and surveys,” said
ment Task Force (aka the Paz. “Social media, emails,
“Andy Lopez Task Force”), and calls need to be at a
and was even student body parent’s fingertips so that
president at SVHS in 2011. they are not intimidated
He is currently a part-time by an agendized meeting,
immigration efforts coor- but rather empowered to
dinator at La Luz Center. use their voice to guide the
Paz is a passionate board.”
protector of minority
populations. “I believe Contact Kate at kate.wil-
education is and should liams@sonomanews.com
Lee Whitney
October 30, 1942 – September 1, 2018
Lee Whitney passed away at
To place your public notice,
her Sonoma, California home
on September 1, 2018 after
call Stefanie Puckett at our
a long battle with Multiple
Myeloma, surrounded by her five legal desk: 526-8508
boys. Lee was born in Melrose
Massachusetts, the daughter of
John Loew and Barbara Brigham
or send an email to
Whitney. She attended Melrose
public schools and the University
legals@sonomanews.com
of Connecticut.
Lee became interested in horses
at an early age. She got her first
large family and participated
horse at age 13, joined Pony
enthusiastically in the many
Club for jumping contests, then
Whitney family reunions over
later rode many long-distance
the years. She enjoyed good
and endurance races during her
food, especially steaks from
life, and was still mucking out
the Outback Steak House, and
her horse barn and riding her
enjoyed her vodka and white
own horses up to the week of her
wine in the evening.
death.
Lee is survived by her brother,
She first married Robert (Bob)
Wells Whitney of San Francisco,
Fish of Pennsylvania in 1962
California, and her five sons:
and had three sons with him.
Michael Loew and Linda Fish
They lived in Randolph Center,
of Lake Placid, New York,
Vermont, in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Robert (Robbie) Whitney Fish of
while Bob took a forestry degree,
Randolph Center, Vermont, Mark
and in the Canadian Rockies,
Whitney Fish and Kelly Wheatley
before returning to Randolph
of Randolph, Vermont, John and
Center in 1971. Lee married
Bethany Silloway of Randolph
David Silloway of Randolph
Center, Vermont, and Justin and
Center, Vermont in 1974 and
Kristen Silloway of Sonoma,
had two more sons with him.
California. Lee has three Fish
During her early years of child
raising and helping on the farm, and six Silloway grandchildren,
Lee also obtained a nursing Jasmine Paul, Jessica Dunbar,
degree from Thompson School
for Nurses in Brattleboro,
Josh Fish, Amber Silloway, Ava
Silloway, Jackson Silloway,
Vermont. Jacob Silloway, Joshua Silloway,
In 1986, Lee moved to San and Adriana Hernandez. She
Francisco for a few years, was predeceased by sisters
then to Sonoma, California. Barbara Whitney Balding of
For years, she worked as a Long Island, New York, and
traveling, visiting nurse, later she Rosalie Whitney McGeoch of
volunteered for Meals on Wheels Tucson, Arizona.
in Sonoma County. She married In lieu of flowers, please consider
Michael Reddy in 1990; Michael a donation to in Lee Whitney’s
preceded Lee in death. name to Mounted Assistance
Everyone knew Lee as a very Unit, Jack London State Park,
independent person who wanted 2400 London Ranch Road,
to live her life on her own terms. Glen Ellen, California, 95442
There were many changes in or Gifford’s Last Mile Ride,
her life, but she successfully 44 South Main St., Randolph,
approached them with optimism Vermont 05060, or to a charity
and vigor. She was an outgoing of your choice.
person with many friends, both A memorial celebration for
horse people and those in other friends and family is being
social circles. She liked people planned for next spring in
and they liked her. She loved her Randolph Center, Vermont.
For information on how to submit a Life Tribute call
(707) 526-8694 to talk to our Life Tributes specialists.
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Sports
Hunting
&Fishing
Bill Lynch
Fishing:
Good news
and bad
news
I
got some good news and
some bad news from Steve
Kyle this week.
While Dottie and I canceled
our scheduled trip north to
fish for trout and steelhead last
week because of the fires along
I-5, Steve and Holly did not.
Our 2019 Sonoma Commu-
nity Center Muses are braver
and more adventurous than
us. They drove through the
fire-ravaged section of I-5 near
Mt. Shasta. They said it was
very slow going, the air was
foul with smoke and they could
see fires burning from their
car.
Nevertheless, they made it
through and found relatively
clear skies in Ashland, where
they took in a couple of plays.
Steve also spent a few hours
fishing with Rachel Andras on
the Rogue River. He had a good
day, hooking two steelhead and
landing one. That’s the good
news.
After they got home, Steve
took his rod out to a local bass
pond to test drive some new
Spey lines he got for fall steel-
head fishing. While practicing
his casting stroke, he buried
a large barbed fly in the back
of his head. He did not explain
why he was using a barbed
hook for practice.
Off to the Sonoma Valley
Hospital Emergency Room he
went. Our local docs don’t nor-
mally see a lot of fish-hooks-in-
numb-skull cases.
Nevertheless, they where
able to remove the hook with
no additional loss of Steve’s
brain tissue, other than that
which might have been lost in
previous incidents.
He claims to be back to
normal.
I spoke to Bob Grace at the
Ted Fay Fly Shop in Dunsmuir
this week, and he reports con-
ditions on the upper Sacramen-
to River near him are pretty
much back to normal. The
weather is cooler and the skies
are relatively clear. Fishing on
the river has been fair to good,
with the best action closer to
Dunsmuir.
There will be lots of work-
ers doing restoration further
downstream near Lake Shasta,
but up where Bob is, you can
find some good fishing right
now.
The best fishing closer to
Sonoma continues to be off
Bodega Bay, where Capt. Rick
Powers’ Bodega Bay Sports-
fishing is still finding lots of
salmon, rock and lingcod for
clients on virtually every trip.
One day last week, he tried
mooching (drifting) for salmon
instead of the usual trolling
method, and they landed 13
salmon for 17 anglers, along
with limits of rockfish and lots
of lingcod.
Rick is watching the glowing
reports from Fort Bragg where
anglers are finding big schools
of albacore tuna offshore. He
says that those albacore are
getting closer to the Sonoma
County coast, and he plans to
offer some party boat albacore
trips soon, when the conditions
are just right. Call Rick at 875-
3344 for more information and
to book a trip.
I’ve seen some reports of
excellent halibut action on
San Francisco Bay, but windy
weather continues to be a chal-
lenge. Some guys are having
good luck fishing from shore
near China Camp and off the
McNear Park pier.
Call Keith Fraser at Loch
Lomond Bait Shop in San
Rafael for the latest conditions
and to book a bay fishing party
boat. Keith’s number is (415)
456-0321.
A5
New Vine Valley league
still taking shape
DON LEX/LUCKYDUCKIMAGES.COM
A Napa linebacker traps Sonoma Valley runner behind the line of scrimmmage during play at Napa Memorial Stadium on Sept. 14, 2018.
Sonoma meets second Vine Valley opponent American Canyon at home tonight
By CHRISTIAN KALLEN in Petaluma this weekend. Oddly, for both American Canyon and
INDEX-TRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR Going strictly by the numbers, the Casa Grande, last week’s game was their
Friday night at Arnold Field, the Dragons should win this game: the first win on the season, defeating Petalu-
Sonoma Valley High Dragons, both Wolves have given up 191 points this ma and Justin-Siena respectively
varsity and junior varsity, will face off year in five games, second worst defense Pre-season favorite Justin-Siena – the
against American Canyon for the first in the league, while the Dragons have smallest school in the league, but as a
Vine Valley game in town. JV kickoff is been the stingiest team in the league, private Catholic school a perennial area
at 4:45, varsity at 7 p.m. allowing only 65 points (about a third of competitor – lost to Casa last Friday, and
At present, only a week into the VVAL them in the first game, when they lost to also fell to Piedmont to open their year,
season, the Dragons are tied with the Cloverdale 21-0). giving them a 3-2 record at present.
American Canyon Wolves for first place But the Dragons have got to score: But the Justin-Siena offense is not
in the league, along with Casa Grande, while their points have climbed almost to be underrated, having scored a
all of whom won their first league games all season long, last week’s 28 was their league-leading 182 points so far this year.
last week. They all share a league record highest. American Canyon racked up 43 Sonoma Valley will play Justin next
of 1-0; Vintage has yet to play a league in their upset of Petaluma last week, so week, again at Arnold Field. That’s a
game, though they’ll meet Casa Grande anything is possible. game to watch, or attend.
XC team tests Spring Lake course in NBL scrimmage
Litzenberg, parents Derek Armstrong behind
him at 20:41. Also under
say Rancho runners 20 minutes for the Spring
cut the course in Lake course was Ryan
JV race Hengehold, who finished
in symbolic fourth.
By CHRISTIAN KALLEN There was only one
INDEX-TRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR Sonoma athlete in the
The young Sonoma girls JV race, Carmen
Valley cross country team Carrillo, who finished
got an advance look at fourth with a time of
the Spring Lake course 27:14.
in Santa Rosa on Wednes- Top varsity girl from
day, Sept. 19, at the North Sonoma was Anabelle
Bay League Interlock Hunter in second, whose
meet. The same route 22:04 was just two seconds
will be the course for the behind the winner. Emma
second VVAL Center Brophy was just a few
meet on Oct. 10, and for seconds behind her at
the Championship Meet a 22:10, in fourth place.
month after that. Among varsity boys,
“It was good for our Justin Cox came in
athletes, especially those seventh place, at 18:18, a
in their first season of CHRISTIAN KALLEN/INDEX-TRIBUNE full two minutes behind
cross-country, to get a Anabelle Hunter, left, and Malia Cashel take off during the recent Home Interlock Piner’s Nathan Hayes
chance to run the course against Windsor at Maxwell Park. with his winning 14:16.
in pre-season,” said Next time to see the
Coach John Litzenberg. scorecard and believed our athletes’ parents.” does not count for our Dragon runners in town
“I thought there would that had it been an official It was a tactic that Lit- League standings, and is Wednesday, Sept. 26
be more former members meet the XC team would zenberg said would have none of these teams are in at Maxwell Park in the
of the old SCL and some have done well. In fact disqualified the runners the Vine Valley Athletic VVAL meet against
NBL schools there, but it he suggested the JV boys if not the team had the League besides us.” league rivals, starting at
was just us, Piner, Ran- might have won their race been officially scored The third finisher in 3:45. Also that weekend,
cho Cotate and Roseland race, except for two Ran- instead of a scrimmage. that JV Boys race – and they will take part in the
Collegiate Prep.” cho Cotate runners who “If not, and the meet was unofficial winner based Vintage Run Fundraiser,
Although the race “cut the course during officially scored, we would on disqualification – was during the Vintage Festi-
wasn’t officially scored, the final 200 meters – have protested. This was Connor Barry of Sonoma, val at Sonoma Plaza, at 7
Litzenberg kept his own right in front of some of a pre-season meet that with a time of 20:36, with a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30.
Volleyball success eludes Katie
Brenninger
Lady Dragons punches a
point over
Napa’s
Paganini Tournament this weekend at defense
Pfeiffer Gym, Petaluma next league rival during
action at
By CHRISTIAN KALLEN by seven kills from Pfeiffer
INDEX-TRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR junior Gianna Bruton Gym on
After struggling and six more from Tuesday,
to put together three seniors Gabby Knudsen Sept. 18.
sets in a match for the and Gracie Vollert.
past couple weeks, the Defensively, sopho- CHRISTIAN
KALLEN/IN-
Sonoma Valley volley- more Marissa White DEX-TRIBUNE
ball team took three in with her eight digs
a row from Healdsburg
on Wednesday, sparked See Volleyball, A6
A6 THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Stompers
Continued from A1

out the first pitch and Stompers had a booth at singing “It’s Quiet Up-
has joined the players on the farmers market, she town” from the musical
field to sing the national was very interested. “Hamilton” with Alchemia
anthem. Satya had grand- “They had a cornhole at the Speckles Theatre in
stand seats for almost ev- game and you could win November. She also works
ery game, cheering on her free tickets,” Satya said. “I as a dog walker for her
team with joy and loyalty. got it in on my second try neighbor. She has two dogs
“I am so grateful for and they told me I could of her own, Ben and Jax.
how kind and inclusive have as many tickets as Satya also participates
the Stompers organization I wanted.” From then on in the Everybody is a Star
has been to Satya,” said she was true blue fan. program as a singer. She
her mother Robin Briskin. Satya’s love of baseball has joined other Every-
“They have made her feel first started when her body is a Star performers
independent and import- cousin Das Jesson played singing the national an-
ant and part of the team.” in the minor leagues for them before San Francisco
Satya has ce- Giants, Oakland A’s
rebral palsy and and Oakland War-
faces physical and
mental challenges
‘They told me I could have as riors games.
But being a Stomp-
– and Robin said many tickets as I wanted.’ er fan is her greatest
being a Stompers joy. “The Stompers
fan has made her — Satya Briskin, after winning a Stompers cornhole have totally boosted
feel like part of a toss contest her self-esteem,”
community in a Robin said.
way she has never She wrote a thank
experienced before. the St. Louis Cardinals in you email to the team’s
“The games are very ex- the early 2000s. But that assistant general manager
citing and cool,” Satya told was nothing like the home- Joey Samuelson, thanking
the Index-Tribune. “And town attachment she feels him for the team’s kind-
the players are so nice. You for the Stompers. ness to Satya and telling
can high five them before “I have pictures,” she him that Satya was “over
the game.” said, pulling out a small the moon” about being bat
Satya met her first photo album of herself girl.
Stomper while participat- with players from the 2017 “We consider Satya part
ing in Becoming Indepen- and 2018 teams, including of the Stompers family
dent – a nonprofit program several with catcher Isaac because she is a Stompers
that assists people with Wenrich. “I like all the faithful,” Samuelson wrote
disabilities lead indepen- players,” she said, but with in reply.
dent lives – where a former some prompting admitted Satya will be wearing
player, Danny Martinez, that Wenrich is a favorite. her Stompers sweatshirt
was working part time in Satya attends art and in the off-season as she
2016. The following season, dance classes at Alchemia faithfully awaits the 2019
when Satya noticed the in Santa Rosa. She will be opening day.

Volleyball Continued from A5 It’s a fundraiser for the

Sonoma Valley girls vol-
leyball team.
saved key points as well. with 10, and Knudsen had Despite their travails,
Coach Rand Rognlien six. the 15 Lady Dragons on the
praised the “solid offensive The previous week the roster are clearly enjoying
and defensive play from the volleyball squad dropped the game, their cheers
team tonight.” two to Vine Valley rivals and supportive yells, slaps
On the other hand, Vintage and Casa Grande. and high-fives creating a
Healdsburg is winless so Their current league re- positive if not exhilarating
far this season, having won cord is 1-4 (7-8 overall). atmosphere.
exactly one set in their first This coming weekend, The fans – whether
eight recorded matches. Sept. 22-23, is the Paganini parents, friends or school-
The day before, on Tournament at Pfeiffer mates who just drop by
Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Lady Gym, featuring 12 varsity – share that enthusiasm,
Dragons lost to Napa, 3-0, teams from the North making a match at Pfeiffer
in a match that was closer Bay, including Redwood, a lot of fun no matter the
than the score indicated. Analy, Antioch, Drake, score.
Though the “Lady Griz- Albany and others. Play Next VVAL game is on
zlies” took the first set starts at 8:30 a.m. both Tuesday, Sept. 25, when
25-13, the next two were Saturday and Sunday, Petaluma comes to play.
scored 25-21 and 25-20. games are open to the Freshman serve at 4 p.m.,
Once again Gianna Bruton public, and a food truck JV at 5 and varsity takes
came up strong in kills will be on hand as well. the court at 7 p.m.

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Property Continued from A1

Sonoma properties – entered into contract
to purchase the working Clydesdale farm PE TS LIFELINE PRESENTS
in June for $7 million, board members dis-

SMALL DOG CLASS

closed at a meeting for potential donors on
Tuesday night. They believed that they
presented the best chance to preserve the
downtown farmstead.
The 2.72 acre property, which is one of Patricia Cullinan, Simon Blattner, Kimberly
the largest downtown lots, includes two
barns, two pastures and a turn-of-the-
Blattner, Ned Forrest and
Will Honeybourne on Tuesday night.
OCTOBER 4 – NOVEMBER 8
20th-century white farmhouse at 196 E.
Spain St. WHERE DOES THE CITY
Group members say they’re battling OF SONOMA FIT IN?
a common misconception that the farm
Blue Wing Adobe Trust members say preserv-
is already protected by a conservation
ing downtown properties such as the Casta-
easement. Efforts were made to preserve
gnasso lot is articulated in the city’s General
the Castagnasso property as open space
Plan. Here’s what the General Plan says:
back in 2007, and the City of Sonoma
made a tentative financial commitment ■ Goal CD-5: Reinforce the historic, small-
at that time. But after years of on-and-off town characteristics that give Sonoma its
negotiations, the deal fell apart in 2010. unique sense of place.
And now, the Castagnasso family is ■ 5.3: Protect important scenic vistas and
eager to move to the midwest and to natural resources, and incorporate significant
consolidate its Clydesdale horse-breeding views and natural features into project designs.
operations there. ■ 5.8: Encourage the designation and
And if this current effort to preserve preservation of local historic structures and
the open space fails, a developer inter- landmarks, and protect cultural resources.
ested in the property is waiting in the
wings, according to Blue Wing Adobe
Trust board president Patricia Cullinan.
When asked how she knows this, Cullinan both the Open Spaces grant staff and with
replied: “Because they keep calling me!” 1st District Supervisor Susan Gorin, their
Current zoning would allow for 30 hous- first question was, “Well, how much is the
ing units on the property. “Likely high- City (of Sonoma) giving you?”
end houses and luxury vacation rentals,” “Open space preservation like this is
cautioned board member Ned Forrest at clearly articulated in the City’s General
the Tuesday meeting. Plan,” said Forrest on Tues-
Kimberly and Simon Blat- day night.
tner, who have overseen suc- “This farm, this horse
cessful capital campaigns ‘This farm, this pasture, is a key part of
for the Sonoma Valley Hos- horse pasture, Sonoma’s brand,” said
pital, La Luz and Sonoma Barnett.
Valley Museum of Art, will is a key part of After renovations, the
co-chair a broad community Sonoma’s brand.’ Trust plans for the property
fundraising effort in the to continue to be a work-
coming weeks. But the Blue - Kelso Barnett ing farm. The house will
Wing Adobe Trust board generate rental income, as
has so far been unable to will horse boarding, and the
secure the handful of major donors that Trust is open to possibility of synergies
they hoped would enable them to propel between tourism at the adjacent state
the project forward. And they have a firm parks and the farm.
deadline of Nov. 30 to come up with a $2 “We will definitely keep horses on the
million deposit, and the balance of the
purchase price by Jan. 15.
land,” said Cullinan.
“This property is really the soul of
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Editorial&Opinion
ENDORSEMENT
Rymer,
Mainardi
for hospital
board
Candidates’ experience
vital in navigating rough
financial waters
T
he last time there was a contested
race for the Sonoma Valley Health
Care District board was 2010. To
put that into context, consider this: It was
2010 when then-President Obama signed
into law the Affordable Care Act; “Lost”
was a top-10 show in the Nielsen ratings;
and the term “uber” meant little more
than a German pre-fix denoting some-
thing extreme.
In other words, it’s been a long time.
But after three straight healthcare
district elections which saw only board
incumbents file to run, this time longtime
SVHD board member Peter Hohorst
decided not to seek re-election, opening
up one seat to new blood, while incum-
bent and current board president Joshua
Rymer seeks to retain the seat he’s held
since appointment in 2013.
Joining Rymer on the Nov. 6 ballot
are retired engineer Doug Ghiselin
and retired gastroenterologist Michael
Mainardi.
Whichever two candidates earns the
seats on the board, they’ll find them-
selves serving a district that’s navigat-
ing major challenges in a 21st century
healthcare world. Like many communi-
ties of its size, the Sonoma Valley Hospi-
tal is adapting to a healthcare landscape
of rapidly advancing technologies in an
aging community amid lower govern-
ment reimbursements for Medical and
Medicare patients.
These are challenging times for com-
munity hospitals, to be sure.
And this year the Sonoma Valley
Healthcare District has made some diffi-
cult – and not always popular – decisions,
such as eliminating its under-used child-
birth services and transferring its home-
care program to Hospice By the Bay.
As of this writing, hospital officials are
brainstorming for solutions to help make
its skilled-nursing program financially
viable as well.
Joshua Rymer, 61, has served as board
chair in 2018, a year of transition for
SVH, which is in the midst of cost-cutting
measures to mitigate a more than $6 mil-
lion deficit this year – made only some-
what more palatable by the $3.85 million
in annual parcel tax revenue thanks
to last year’s narrowly voter-approved
Measure B.
“Healthcare is going through huge
changes,” Rymer told the Index-Tribune
in a recent interview. “We’re a relatively
small player – fighting to stay alive every
day, every week, every month.” He said
the cost-mitigating measures the district
is considering are an effort to shore up
revenues for the hospital’s most essential
services.
“We can’t live without an emergency
department,” Rymer said.
If he earns another four years on the
board, Rymer said he would continue
to push hospital management to “think
proactively -- out into the future,” and
acknowledge to the community that the
recently renewed – and increased by
$55 in 2017 – parcel tax is likely here to
stay. “I don’t see a way to claw back from
a $6.5 million loss” without it, he said
about the district’s $250 per year levy
through 2022.
If he had one message to voters, he
says he “wishes people would remember
how far this hospital has come in the last
eight years.”
Warns Rymer: “We’re a nonprofit -- but
that’s a tax designation. We can go out of
business.”
Michael Mainardi is a retired gastro-
enterologist who’d practiced mainly in
the South Bay before hanging up his
colonoscope a few years back and moving
to Sonoma. Since then he’s served four
years on the SVH quality committee and
currently chairs the board of the Sonoma
Valley Community Health Center.
Mainardi, 77, said if he were on the
hospital board he’d work to bring SVH
and the health center closer together. He
sees several benefits to a tighter working
relationship between the two entities, in-
cluding the potential to share resources.
He points to the hospital’s underutilized
space and the health center’s need to
expand. “It’s a win-win for the commu-
nity if the center can rent space in the
hospital,” Mainardi told the I-T.
He names “finances” as the district’s
primary challenge in the coming years,
but says district officials need to also keep
their eyes on the impending 2030 deadline
for seismic upgrades.
Mainardi would like to see the hospital
do a better job communicating its vision
to the community. “The closure of (the
See Endorsement, A9
n PULSE OF THE PUBLIC n
The lyrics and music to ‘The Monkeys Have
No Tails in Zamboanga’ had military origins
from the time of the Spanish-American War
in the Phillipines. The song describes unflat-
tering characteristics of animals from the
island chain. It was later recorded by Oscar
Brand and Harry McClintock and sung by
the title character in an episode of ‘Leave It
to Beaver.’
Word ‘monkey’ has
been racist for
long time
EDITOR: The headline of Charles Av-
ery’s letter from the Sept. 4 issue asks,
“Since when is ‘monkey’ racist?”
Well, probably since World War II,
if not some 35 years earlier – when “
monkeys” appeared in the song, “The
Monkey Have No Tails in Zambaoanga.”
Back in 1907, the word “monkeys” may
not have had racial or ethnic connota-
tions. But it certainly acquired some
later on.
However, it appears that the targets of
this playful derision were Filipinos, not
African Americans.
JW Morgan
Sonoma
We must save
skilled-nursing
facility!
EDITOR: The “task force,” charged by
the Sonoma Valley Hospital to evaluate
the closure of the Skilled Nursing Facil-
ity, has scheduled a meeting for Thurs-
day, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. at the Community
Meeting Room. Please attend. Closing
the skilled nursing facility (SNF) will
leave a huge void in the level of care for
patients requiring those services. It is
doubtful that there are other excellent
full-service options available in the town
of Sonoma let alone in the Valley.
SNF operates currently with 24 beds
and is quite often at full capacity. The
skilled nursing facility is not just a place
which provides a bed and a meal while
you recover. SNF has all of the support
services so vital to prepare a patient to
become mobile and physically capable of
doing what it takes to resume daily liv-
ing functions and return to their homes.
All of these vital services are under one
roof and that fact alone makes this facil-
ity so unique, valuable and very much
needed by our community.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Email letters to jason.walsh@sonomanews.com. All submissions must include full
name, physical address and phone number for verification. Contact information is
never published or shared.
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
The financial situation needs more
examination before important services
are dismantled. It is imperative that the
right decision be made regarding the
SNF. Over 25 percent of our population
in Sonoma are seniors. The needs of
seniors are growing disproportionately
to the general public’s needs whether it
be housing, transportation or adequate
medical care.
I urge you to mark your calendars and
voice your concerns. We must find a
way to preserve the nursing facility at
Sonoma Valley Hospital.
Laurie Sebesta
Sonoma
Fate of Crescent
School a hard
lesson indeed
EDITOR: Last spring, students and
staff at Crescent Montessori School met
with food writer Kathleen Hill to learn
about “fake news” and journalism. Un-
fortunately, the I-T article published last
month about Crescent (“Crescent Closes
Grade School; Reverts to Preschool
Only,” Aug. 21) would make an excellent
lesson about how omissions and elisions
can obscure the truth, despite the accu-
racy of the article’s facts.
When the school year ended in June,
the school’s board of directors, includ-
ing Karin Niehoff, stated in no uncertain
terms that the school would be open
If we can’t forthrightly
tell the truth, how can we
expect the children whose
education we prize so highly
to do so?
for preschool through eighth grade in
2018-2019.
Ms. Niehoff called parents and teach-
ers on July 11 to tell them the school was
closing, a decision apparently triggered
by a frustrated effort to reduce facilities
costs. Neither she nor the board ever
told school families that staying open
was contingent on reducing those costs.
In July, there were 28 students
enrolled, down from around 45 at the be-
ginning of 2018. So to say that “most put
in applications for other schools” soon
after January, as the article stated, is
untrue. More than half of the admitted-
ly small student body had re-enrolled, or
been replaced by new incoming families
– who were recruited throughout the
spring and early summer.
After Ms. Niehoff’s announcement,
to my knowledge the board of directors
never issued an official response, voted
to close the school or any of its pro-
grams, or took any formal action to keep
the school open for the largest possible
contingent of students; nor did they
formally decide to hold the Aug. 18 sale
of school materials.
I believe the board erred on the side
of being deferential to Ms. Niehoff. Had
they persuaded her to retire and leave
the school’s fate to the board, with a con-
certed effort they could have saved more
of its programs.
See Pulse, A9
CALIFORNIA FOCUS
Are Harris,
Newsom
contenders
for 2020?
California may
soon assume proper
Presidential role
By THOMAS D. ELIAS
For all three decades since
Ronald Reagan left the presi-
dency, California has been all
but irrelevant at the top level of
American politics. Sure, plenty
of ultra-wealthy Californians
are regularly among the top
moneybags raising funds for
candidates from elsewhere on
all parts of the political spec-
trum.
But no Californian has had a
decent shot at becoming Presi-
dent since Reagan in 1980.
Newsom running in
the 2020 primaries as
California’s favorite
son would have
unique advantages.
This might change in 2020,
as several significant Golden
State figures are now looking
like candidates, while the one
person best situated to run
denies having current interest
in the job.
California’s long run of
irrelevance has a lot to do with
the timing of primary elections,
where this state has often voted
long after the nominees of both
parties were pretty well settled
elsewhere in a clear-cut case of
the tail wagging the dog.
The cast of characters occu-
pying the governor’s office has
also not helped. Republican
Pete Wilson staged a 1990s-era
run that was completely
stymied when he lost his voice
for weeks. Democrat Gray
Davis never had a real chance,
in part because of scandals
at home. The Austrian-born
Republican muscleman Arnold
Schwarzenegger was ineligible.
And many considered current
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown,
a two-time previous loser, too
old for serious consideration.
But plenty of Californian
Democrats are running right
now, while one major figure is
not.
Most prominent among
the state’s active presidential
possibilities is Democratic U.S.
Sen. Kamala Harris, a former
state attorney general and San
Francisco district attorney who
might have trouble pointing to
a significant achievement other
than getting elected several
times. Harris has acted like a
candidate both in very vocal
and confrontational Senate
hearings and by helping out
candidates in other states.
She’ll have a campaign-like
book out in January with the
wonky title “The Truths We
Hold: An American Journey.”
She’s even been attacked by
President Trump via Twitter,
offering prompt and pithy
ripostes.
There are also Los Angeles
Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has
spent time in both the early pri-
mary and caucus states of New
Hampshire and Iowa without
visibly inspiring anyone, and
East Bay area Congressman
Eric Swalwell, once the young-
est member of Congress and
still only 37, just two years over
the minimum age limit to be-
come President. Swalwell, like
Garcetti, has not inspired many,
but may merely be setting him-
self up for the future.
Then there’s Pasadena-area
Congressman Adam Schiff, who
is not actively campaigning, but
has won admirers nationally
for the style and content of his
opposition to Trump as rank-
ing Democratic member of the
House Intelligence Committee.
But the best situated Cali-
fornia presidential possibility
is Gavin Newsom, the odds-on
favorite to win the governor’s
office this fall. Newsom keeps
saying he’s not interested in a
2020 run for President, but who
See Focus, A9
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Endorsement
Continued from A8
obstetrics ward) could have
been done in a different
way,” he said.
He’d like to see the
district send the message
recommendations from
hospital management. “I’d
ask the questions – ask for
the data, in public.”
If elected, Ghiselin
said among his priorities
would be “looking into
the administration” of the
hospital – and comparing
lasting effects on the com-
munity, such as changes to
the skilled nursing facility,
or the closing of the SVH
childbirth services.
That being said, at this
critical moment for the
healthcare district, the
experience Rymer and
Mainardi, meanwhile,
would bring to the board
a valuable medical-world
perspective. And his work
with the Sonoma Valley
Community Health Center
could help cement a stron-
ger relationship between
the Valley’s two most sig-
nificant health facilities.
In the first contested
ua Rymer and Michael
Mainardi for Sonoma
Valley Healthcare District
hospital board election in board.
eight years, Valley resi- – Jason Walsh,
dents are fortunate to have associate publisher & editor
three strong candidates. – Emily Charrier,
We recommend Josh- publisher

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

to the community that:
“We’re going to have
high-quality, affordable
and compassionate care.”
Douglas Ghiselin is a
retired engineer who says
he spent 33 years working
in the nuclear industry. He
was inspired to run for the
healthcare district board
after attending the board’s
regular monthly meetings
and growing frustrated
over what he believed to
be a lack of proper inquiry
from the board members.
“The current board is
too far removed,” Ghiselin,
77, told the Index-Tribune.
“Get a report, say ‘thank
you,’ go to the next one.”
He says board members
need to press for more in-
formation before accepting
it to what other, similarly
sized hospitals do.
“I’m not convinced we
can’t cut enough” to avoid
raising the parcel tax
when it expires in 2022.
He says cost-cutting
measures shouldn’t be lim-
ited to programs. Ghiselin
would look at “the whole
structure – do we need
that many administrators
at a small hospital?”
We like Ghiselin’s
moxie. And we applaud his
calls for greater transpar-
ency. He’s entirely right
that the board members
should ask tough, probing
questions – and call for
data to support recommen-
dations of hospital man-
agement. Especially when
some decisions carry
Mainardi would bring to
the board is hard to pass up.
Rymer has shown him-
self to be a thoughtful and
transparent board chair
-- and has demonstrated
commendable leadership
not only with the hospital
board, but in his work with
the Sonoma Valley Fund
and other local nonprofit
groups. He’s pretty open
about mistakes the district
has made in the past, but
seems to share a vision
for keeping the hospital
viable into the future. The
hospital’s recent partner-
ing with UCSF, as well as
the difficult decision to end
obstetrics, are firm steps
forward for both financial
viability and overall quali-
ty of service.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
DORRYS B. YBARRA
CASE NO. 092114
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,
contingent creditors, and persons who
may otherwise be interested in the
will, or estate or both, of:
DORRYS B. YBARRA.
A Petition for Probate has been filed
by: Louann Carlomagno in the Superior
Court of California, County of Sonoma.
The Petition for Probate requests
that: Louann Carlomagno be appointed
as personal representative to adminis-
ter the estate of the decedent.
X The petition requests the decedent’s
will and codicils, if any, be admitted to
probate. The will and any codicils are
available for examination in the file
kept by the court.
X The Petition requests author-
ity to administer the estate under
the Independent Administration of
Estates Act. (This authority will allow
the personal representative to take
many actions without obtaining court
approval. Before taking certain very
important actions, however, the per-
sonal representative will be required
to give notice to interested persons
unless they have waived notice or con-
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2018-02648
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
BENNETT VALLEY BREWERY locat-
ed at 6088 BENNETT VALLEY ROAD
SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 Sonoma
County, is hereby registered by the
following owner(s): GREG S. TATE
6088 BENNETT VALLEY ROAD SANTA
ROSA, CA 95404
This business is conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious name
or names above on N/A.
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. Signed:
GREG TATE
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
08/01/2018
I hereby certify that this copy is a
correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office.
WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Darrell Light
Deputy Clerk
SEAL
2819081 - Pub. Sept 7, 14, 21, 28,
2018 4ti.
I hereby certify that this copy is a
correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office.
WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Darrell Light
Deputy Clerk
SEAL
2820914 - Pub. Sept 21, 28, Oct 5, 12,
2018 4ti.
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2018-03033
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
White Hart Wine located at 21684
Eighth Street East, #600 Sonoma, CA
95476; Mailing Address P O Box 10787
Napa, CA 94581 Sonoma County, is
hereby registered by the following
owner(s): Arcana, LLC 21684 Eighth
Street East, #600 Sonoma, CA 95476;
This business is conducted by: A CA
Limited Liability Company
The registrant commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious name
or names above on N/A.
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. Signed:

Pulse Continued from A8 know the school’s recent past. As they

As a former school parent who
remained committed until the last, I’ve
spent the past month struggling with
whether to write. But this chain of events the truth, how can we expect the children
makes a potent argument for transparen- whose education we prize so highly to do
cy, conflict-of-interest protocols, and pro- so?
fessional financial management within
nonprofit organizations.
Also, with the future of the “reborn”
preschool in flux, it’s surely helpful to
say, those who don’t know history are
doomed to repeat it.
Finally, I return to the memory of
those Crescent students learning about
journalism. If we can’t forthrightly tell
Catherine Thorpe
Sonoma
sented to the proposed action.) The
independent administration authority
will be granted unless an interested
person files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the court
should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held
in this court as follows: 10-4-2018 at
2:30 p.m. in Dept. 18, located at 3055
Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
If you object to the granting of the
petition, you should appear at the hear-
ing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent
creditor of the decedent, you must file
your claim with the court and mail a
copy to the personal representative
appointed by the court within the later
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2018-02696
William Knuttel, Managing Member
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
The following person (persons) is (are) 09/06/2018
doing business as: I hereby certify that this copy is a
5TH Generation Painting located at
1799 Pepper Rd. Apt 1 Petaluma, CA
correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office.
94952; Mailing Address PO BOX 750086
WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
Petaluma, CA 94975 Sonoma County,
is hereby registered by the following Sonoma County Clerk
owner(s): Chad Leonard 1799 Pepper By /s/ Darrell Light
Deputy Clerk
Rd Apt 1 Petaluma, CA 94952
This business is conducted by: An SEAL
Individual
The registrant commenced to trans- 2820166 - Pub. Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5,
act business under the fictitious name 2018 4ti.
or names above on 8/7/18.
I declare that all information in this FICTITIOUS
statement is true and correct. Signed: BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Chad Leonard FILE NO. 2018-02671
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on The following person (persons) is (are)

Focus Continued from A8
knows what he might do a year from now,
if he’s had almost a year of governing
California in potentially interesting ways
that figure to make national headlines?
That was how his time as mayor of San
Francisco went, with Newsom deliver-
ing America’s first legally-recognized
same-sex marriages and the first city with
universal health care, a top Democratic
priority here and in many other places.
But Newsom, who started running for
governor right after Brown was reelect-
ed in 2014, likes to begin his campaigns
early, just like Harris, who declared for
the Senate two years before her election,
immediately after former Sen. Barbara
Boxer announced retirement plans.
Plus, Harris and Newsom are longtime
political allies who share a campaign
consulting firm and have never stepped on
each other’s toes. So Newsom may bide his
time.
Still… Newsom running in the 2020 pri-
maries as California’s favorite son would
have unique advantages. If he could
dominate that scene as he has seemed to
dominate the governor’s race, he could
get virtually all California’s Democratic
National Convention delegates, giving
him more than 20 percent of the number
needed for nomination before the prima-
ry season even starts.
No one else begins with that kind of
edge. And plenty of politicians have run
after first denying their interest.
So California may have much more
of a role two years from now than it has
in many years. Which might make this
state’s politics even more interesting
after the November election than they
are right now.
Contact Elias at tdelias@aol.com.
of either (1) four months from the date
of first issuance of letters to a general
personal representative, as defined in
section 58(b) of the California Probate
Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of
mailing or personal delivery to you
of a notice under section 9052 of the
California Probate Code.
Other California statues and legal
authority may affect your rights as
a creditor. You may want to consult
with an attorney knowledgeable in
California law.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court
a formal Request for Special Notice
(FORM DE-154) of the filing of an inven-
tory and appraisal of estate assets or
of any petition or account as provided
in Probate Code §1250. A Request for
Special Notice form is available from
the court clerk.
FILED: SEP 07 2018
Bart Kemp
P.O. Box 176
574 First Street West
Sonoma, CA 95476
TELEPHONE NO.: 707-938-2700
Attorney for Petitioner
2819984 - Pub. Sept 14, 18, 21,
2018 3ti.
08/08/2018
I hereby certify that this copy is a
correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office.
WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Alma Roman
Deputy Clerk
SEAL
2818865 - Pub. Aug 31, Sept 7, 14, 21,
2018 4ti.
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 2018-02915
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Cutright Construction located at 821
Craig Ave Sonoma, CA 95476 Sonoma
County, is hereby registered by the
following owner(s): Brian Cutright 821
Craig Ave Sonoma, CA 95476
This business is conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious name
or names above on 1/1/2018.
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. Signed:
Brian D Cutright, Owner
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
08/28/2018
doing business as:
CE RANCH located at 19165 Junipero
Serra Dr Sonoma, CA 95476; Mailing
Address PO Box 2244 Sonoma, CA
95476 Sonoma County, is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner(s): Valerie
(Rie) Casale 19165 Junipero Serra Dr
Sonoma, CA 95476
This business is conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious name
or names above on N/A.
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. Signed:
Valerie (Rie) Casale
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of SONOMA COUNTY on
08/03/2018
I hereby certify that this copy is a
correct copy of the original statement
on file in my office.
WILLIAM F. ROUSSEAU
Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Darrell Light
Deputy Clerk
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2018 4ti.

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DO YOU LIVE IN A
FIRE-THREAT AREA?
The start of the 2018 wildfire season is already the worst on record, EMERGENCY WILDFI
CRITICAL WILDFIRE SAFETY ACTIONS
and the heart of fire season has just begun. Given the severe
threat of wildfire facing our state today, PG&E is accelerating and
expanding its robust vegetation work in high fire-threat areas to help
keep local neighborhoods safe. This work is being undertaken as an
additional safety measure to reduce the risk of vegetation coming 12' 12'
into contact with power lines.
“PG&E” refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. ©2018 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. All rights reserved. Paid for by PG&E shareholders.

If you live in a high fire-threat community, you can expect to see

PG&E crews and contractors working to trim, prune or remove trees
that might come into contact with power lines. As an added layer of
protection and to enhance defensible space, we are partnering with
customers, communities and first responders to create fire defense
zones by reducing vegetation that could act as fuel in a wildfire.
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■ Create 12 feet of safe space above, below and around power
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vegetation and fire safety
■ Help slow the spread of fires and improve access for first standards

responders in the event of a wildfire ✔ Addressing overhanging

branches or limbs
■ Enhance defensible space around homes, businesses and
properties to improve public safety ✔ Removing all wood debris,
unless the property owner
Now, and in the years ahead, we must all work together to be would like to keep it

better prepared for wildfires.

To find out if you live in a high fire-threat area,

visit pge.com/wildfiresafety.
 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 n  SECTION B

Valley Life
Glen Ellen: From Haight Street to Hwy. 12
Justine Gotthardt Ashton has come a long way. B6

Business: Million-dollar idea?

Make your best pitch at ‘Seeding Sonoma’. B7

Food&Wine
Kathleen Thompson Hill
Personal note: This is my
500th column for the Sonoma
Index-Tribune, which adds up
to about one million words.
Thanks for reading. Whew.

Garden Court Café sold

But don’t panic.
Nothing is changing.
Longtime Sonoma residents
Rosemarie and Nick Ramponi
have sold their always packed
Garden Court Café in Glen
Ellen to “longtime” employee
Jazmin Vargas and Jazmin’s
mother, Olga Vargas.
But nothing has changed:
The menu is the same, the pric-
es are the same, they still make

‘(Patti Greene) was the

real heart of that place.’
— Bob Rice, on the recently deceased
original owner of Garden Court Cafe

banana bread, and the food is Queen Bee: Lauren Bjelde and Royal Jelly Jive open the Saturday bill. Above, Jesse Adams rocks his ‘FlipOut’ guitar.
still cooked by Chuy Martinez

Harvest fest delivers

and crew. During a breakfast
visit last Sunday a friend and I
found an uptick in energy and
young happy helpful servers
who practically danced around
the restaurant.

the ‘Royal’ treatment

The Garden Court has been
through an interesting history.
According to Bob Rice,
“When Patti and Chris Greene
bought Mother Flugger’s Old
Same Place in the ‘70s they
changed the name to Garden
Court Café. Patti Greene just
passed away last year. She was Sonoma band shares bill with Avetts, Shovels & Rope at Cohn Winery event
a real dear and the heart of that
place.” By TIM CURLEY Cohn began the rock shows 30 years
Pete and Kirsten Stewart INDEX-TRIBUNE MUSIC WRITER FLIPPING OUT OVER GEAR ago as a charity, with proceeds going to

bought the Garden Court Café
next to Triangle Body Shop, on
a wedge in the late David Pley-
dell-Bouveriie’s property, now
part of the Audubon Canyon
Ranch Preserve across High-
way 12 from Sonoma County
Regional Park in Glen Ellen.
The Stewarts sold it to Peter
and Lesley Fay and moved on
to own the Bear Flag Café in
the now neglected building
across from Mary’s Pizza Shack
on Highway 12 in Boyes Hot
Springs. Eventually the Stew-
arts started Deuce restaurant,
named for their twin daughters,
in the old Au Relais (now Hop-
Monk) location on Broadway.
After they moved to New
Mexico, Peter and Lesley Fay
ran a couple of hot dog carts
and a successful café in Taos
for several years until it closed
rather quickly and mysterious-
ly one night. They are now in
San Miguel de Allende where
Lesley has a fabric and interior
design business and shop.
The Fays sold the Garden
Court to Rich and Stacey Tregi-
la, Rich having a long country
club cheffing background and
Stacey running the front of the
house, carrying on the restau-
rant’s food traditions. Rose-
marie and Nick Ramponi last
owned the popular Glen Ellen
center and, after many years of
hard work, have passed it on to
the Vargas family.
Longtime Sonoma residents
might remember Nick’s father,
Louie Ramponi, who had a
television and radio repair shop
on Third Street West and built
the light blue professional office
building next door. Louie Ram-
poni also served as a member
of the Sonoma City Council and
Mayor of Sonoma.
According to Rosemarie
Ramponi, “Olga Vargas will
be assisting the kitchen while
Jazzy continues to work front
I
n the rarefied world of the touring
rock and roll musician, playing a gig
at Red Rocks is one of the pinnacles.
The beautiful natural amphitheater out-
side Denver, Colorado hosts the biggest
names in the biz during its short Rocky
Mountain season.
Seven of the 10 bands playing at BR
Cohn Winery this weekend have played
at Red Rocks.
The Sonoma Harvest Music Festival
is being held at BR Cohn in Glen Ellen.
The festival will bring to our little valley
some big name Red Rock veterans: The
Avett Brothers, the Head and the Heart,
Lake Street Dive, and Shovels and Rope
to name but a few. You can listen to the
music both Saturday and Sunday, start-
ing at 11:30 a.m.
The outdoor amphitheater in Glen
Ellen affords gorgeous views toward
the west over a little winter creek and
BR Cohn’s malbec, cabernet franc, and
merlot vineyard.
For nearly 30 years, the stage was the
home of the BR Cohn Charity Fall Music
Festival. Over the years, music lovers
basked in the warm autumn sunshine at
the winery enjoying the songs of Willie
SOUP’S ON
What’s not to love about a
free bowl of hot soup? Made
with organic vegetables
harvested from the gardens
at Sweetwater Spectrum, and
simmered into deliciousness
by volunteer chef Taylor
Hale, the “Soup for Seniors”
program at Vintage House is
prepared to feed every senior
citizen in town, every Friday.
Old age may be relative, but
hunger is not. Get fed, mix and
mingle, and leave your pocket-
book at home.
Friday, Sept. 22, 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m., Vintage House, 264 First
St. E., vintagehouse.org, free.
Jesse Adams of Royal Jelly Jive plays old many needy local organizations. He was
Harmony guitars onstage. He has both a also very good about presenting local
hollow body Silhouette and a solid body bands to the early afternoon crowds.
Rocket. Adams digs them because of their This year, the band opening Saturday is
“weird, janky, bluesy tone.” Adams added local outfit Royal Jelly Jive. Royal Jelly
that he sometimes plays a “FlipOut” guitar, Jive is not only a successful regional
a radically-designed guitar created by his band with two full-length studio albums
uncle, Joe Gerardi. The FlipOut is a solid body under its belt, but its members are also
guitar, like a Fender Stratocaster, but “flipped” Sonoma residents.
backward. With only 500 made, they are now Keyboard and guitarist Jesse Adams
and vocalist Lauren Bjelde are a couple,
in both the relationship sense and the
Nelson, David Crosby and Graham Nash, creatively collaborative sense. They have
Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis and the News lived on the southside of Sonoma for
and, of course, the Doobie Brothers, two years, moving here from Penngrove.
whose manager for many years was The couple fronts Royal Jelly Jive, an
winery founder Bruce Cohn. irresistible and dynamic sextet.
Cohn eventually moved what would Adams, from Petaluma, and Bjelde,
be the final BRC festival to the Field of from Modesto, met while stepping over
Dreams in 2015, but the tunes now re- each other’s cables on stage in San
turn to Glen Ellen as the Harvest Music Francisco’s Boom Boom Room. They
Festival. This weekend’s event is being blended their common influences, added
promoted by the same outfit that puts on some horns and percussion, and jumped
Napa’s BottleRock. on board as a full-time band in 2014.They
“Our dream was to bring music back describe their sound as “San Francisco
to the estate in a big way, with world- Soul.” Their mission statement is simply
class artists performing in our beautiful to “Spread the Jelly.”
natural amphitheater,” festival officials
say on their website. See Harvest, B2
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Entertainment
Prey’s anatomy
Singles going steady: The Fabulous 45’s will spin this
Friday at the Sebastiani Winery.
THE SET LIST
■BR COHN, brcohn.com.
15000 Sonoma Highway,
Glen Ellen. 938-4064
Sonoma Harvest Music
Festival. sonomaharvest
musicfestival.com
Saturday, Sept. 22: Avett
Brothers, Lake Street Dive,
Shovels and Rope, Suffers,
Royal Jelly Jive. 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 23: The Head
and the Heart, Rodrigo y
Gabriela, ZZ Ward, Rayland
Baxter, Con Brio. 11:30 a.m.
■EL VERANO INN, 705
Laurel Ave. Sonoma. 935-
0611
Saturday, Sept. 22: The
Motorvators, Bumblin’ Bones. Dudgeon. 5 p.m. Sonoma
8:30 p.m.
■FRIDAY FARMERS
MARKET, Depot Park, 270
First St W.
Friday, Sept. 21: Stewart
Degner. 9:30 a.m.
■HOPMONK TAVERN,
hopmonk.com 691 Broad-
way, 935-9100
Friday, Sept. 21: Hannah
Jern-Miller. 5 p.m., Static and Thursday, Sept. 27: The Cork
Surrender. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22: Kurt
Huget. 1 p.m., Chime Travel- AND GRILL, ther-
ers. 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 23: Smorgy.
1 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 26: Open Thunder: David Gans and
Mic. 7:30 p.m.
■LARSON FAMILY WIN-
ERY, larsonfamilywinery.
com 23355 Millerick Road,
938-3031
Sunday, Sept. 23: Keith
Andrew Band. 12:30 p.m.
■MURPHY’S IRISH PUB,
sonomapub.com 464 First St.
E, 935-0660.
Friday, Sept. 21: Sean Car-
scadden Trio. 8:30p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22: Mark
Larson Band. 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25: Jay Dub If you want your gigs listed,
and Dino. 7 p.m. email Tim
■MUSCARDINI CELLARS, Curley at
muscardinicellars.com 9380 eltimcur-
Sonoma Highway, Kenwood, ley@gmail.
933-9305 com.
Saturday, Sept. 22: Long
Story Short. 5:30 p.m.
■PALOOZA, paloozafresh.
com 8910 Sonoma Highway,
Kenwood, 833-4000
Thursday, Sept. 27: Live
Music Series. 8 p.m.
Harvest
Continued from B1
The pair both attended
San Francisco State Uni-
versity, and their friend-
ship developed over per-
formances with various
acts throughout the area.
“It’s pretty great to find
someone who can create
with you so meaningfully,”
said Adams.
When asked about their
slot at the Sonoma Harvest
Festival, Adams described
the band as excited. “We
know lots of the other
musicians on the bill and
are happy to be playing to
our home town crowd,”
said Adams.
He spoke of the other
bands at the festival, many
of which are not too far
into their own careers.
FRI SEPT 21
5PM HANNAH JERN-MILLER
FRI FEB 3
8PM STATIC + SURRENDER
8:00PM
THE AQUA VELVETS
SAT SEPT 22
SAT HUGET
1PM KURT FEB 4
8:00PM
8PM CHIME
ERICA TRAVELERS
SUNSHINE LEE
SUN SEPT 23
WED FEB 8
7:30PM
1PM SMORGY
OPEN MIC NIGHT
691 Broadway · Sonoma
with Matt
HOPMONK.COM/SONOMA
691 Broadway · Sonoma
707.935.9100
707-935-9100
■SEBASTIANI WINERY,
sebastiani.com 389 Fourth
Street East, 933-3230
Friday, Sept. 21: The Fabu-
lous 45’s. 6 p.m.
■SONOMA SPEAKEASY
AND AMERICAN MUSIC
HALL, sonomaspeakeasy-
music.com 452 First St. E.,
996-1364
Friday, Sept. 21: Bruce
and Jodi. 6:30 p.m. Atomic
Cocktail. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22:
Wildflower Weed. 5:00 p.m.
Loralee Christensen Combo.
8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 23: Steve
Blues Jam. 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25: R&B,
Zydeco. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 26:
Arcrosonics. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27: Jamie
Clark Band. 7:30 p.m.
■THE LODGE AT
SONOMA, 1325 Broadway,
935-6600
Puller Trio. 4 p.m.
■THE REEL FISH HOUSE
eelfishshop.com.401 Grove
St. El Verano, 343-0044
Friday, Sept. 28: Fragile
Steven Inglis. 9:00 p.m.
■TUESDAY NIGHT FARM-
ERS MARKET, Sonoma
Plaza
Tuesday, Sept. 25: John
Burdick Band. 6 p.m.
■VIANSA WINERY, viansa.
com. 25200 Arnold Drive,
(800)995-4740
Saturday, Sept. 22: Key
Lime Pie. 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 23: Craig
Corona. 11 a.m.
Tim
Curley
‘It’s good to know we
are not alone in this
crazy little lifestyle.’
— Jesse Adams
“We have all played in
a lot of the same clubs,
some not so long ago,” said
Adams. “We have all faced
the same struggles. It’s
good to know we are not
alone in this crazy little
lifestyle.”
While speaking about
the earlier days of their
band, Adams said, “We
had some bizarre gigs, lots
of adventures. We’ve slept
on the floor above the bar.
It all helped us grow as a
band and family.”
It is not hard to under-
stand why the Sonoma
Harvest Music Festival
is so named. But “Royal
Jelly Jive”?
Explains Adams: “‘Royal
Jelly Jive came from the
special juice called ‘royal
jelly’ that the worker bees
give to the queen bee,
making her so powerful
and larger than a normal
bee. It’s a metaphor for our
band: Lauren is our queen
bee, and we are jamming
around her to make her
shine.”
Lauren’s worker bees
will make her shine Sat-
urday at 11:30 a.m., when
Royal Jelly Jive takes the
stage.
Check out tickets, times
and bands at sonoma-
harvestmusicfestival.com.
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
The Predator’s chirping language is the only serviceable dialogue in the entire script.
‘Predator’ chews scenery, devours bad dialogue, among other things
By KIRK MICHAEL
INDEX-TRIBUNE FILM CRITIC
A
fter a series of poor test
screenings, the climax of “The
Predator” was reshot, though
the ending is only relevant if you
haven’t already walked out in the
first execrable hour.
Given director Shane Black’s
background
THE PREDATOR in making
“The Predator” is dumb ‘80s
showing at the Sono- movies —
ma 9 Cinemas. Rated the writing
R. Running time 1:47. credit on
Visit www.cinemawest. “Lethal
com. Weapon”
remains his
calling card
— he’s attempted to craft a throw-
back to the 1987 Schwarzenegger
“Predator” here. But, in spite of
The PTSD-diagnosed soldiers also suffer from such maladies as cliched secondary
the additional gravitas he got from
character syndrome and single-note performance disorder.
appending “The” to the title, Black
has failed. Indeed, across 30 years of at the other men, asks him, “Should After the beast’s violent reviv-
writing and directing, he has yet to I be worried?” “Prolly.” al, she escapes with the boys in a
be associated with a good film (not For the other dudes, you can see commandeered RV — thoughtfully
that that has impacted his employ- what Black underlined on the index one equipped with a microscope so
ability in the slightest). cards for their defining character that she may continue her studies
At any rate, the newest Predator trait. Baxley (Thomas Jane) is between exchanges of gunfire.
arrives after losing an intergalactic Tourette Syndrome. Lynch (Alfie While attempting to prove its
battle and crash landing hard-boiled-ness at every
on Earth. The squid-faced turn, the scene-to-scene
alien dripping ecto green character motivations in
slime stumbles out of the To put it in the starkest possible terms: this “The Predator” are inco-
woods and into the cross- film makes ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ seem herent and the dialogue
hairs of Army Ranger is atrocious. We long for
Quinn McKenna (Boyd Hol- well-written. more shots of the Predator
brook), who gives that most stalking its human prey in
American of instructions: heat-mapped neon, as the
“Light it up.” chirping language it em-
After barely escaping the ensuing Allen) is Quiet. Nettles (Augusto ploys wonderfully incomprehensible
fight with his life, McKenna mails Aguilera) is Mexican. And Coyle to our ears. To put it in the starkest
his trophies — an alien helmet and (Keegan-Michael Key) is Joker possible terms: this film makes
wrist guard — to his estranged wife (almost all his humor is unfunny “Avengers: Infinity War” seem
and son. As one does. Young Rory variants of schoolyard “yo momma” well-written.
(Jacob Tremblay) is on the autism one liners). The Predator also supplies some
spectrum which, as usual in Holly- The bus brings them to the physical comedy, as when it rips the
wood, defines his character. His pre- basecamp of Operation Stargazer, arm off a soldier then sticks it out
ternatural gift for language becomes where the captive Predator is being
a plot key — he learns to communi-
cate in alien and the Predator picks
held. As the project’s commanding
the window in the thumbs up po-
sition. That reshot climax involves
officer, Traeger, Sterling K. Brown’s the Predator giving the humans a
him as his prey. wide smile shows he’s the only actor seven-minute head start to run for
their lives… and they spend half of
Meanwhile, the senior McKenna to fully recognize the trash he is
is compelled to ride the short bus spitting out. Biologist Casey Bracket the allotted time picking out which
to prison with a band of soldiers (Olivia Munn) is there to examine guns to bring.
suffering from PTSD (and various the temporarily-sedated Predator When the McKennas finally bring
other character actor maladies). The and she asks all the tough, science-y a Predator language translation
first guy he speaks with is Nebraska questions, like whether the mixed device online, the alien gives a kind-
Williams (Trevante Rhodes) Why DNA in the alien meant someone er summation than most audience
Nebraska? Because his given name had sex with a Predator or if it’s a members: “I have enjoyed watching
is Gaylord. Hah. McKenna, glancing case of “spontaneous speciation.” you kill each other.”
Mariachi to spice up library
Los Reyes performs
as part of Hispanic
Heritage Month
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
Los Reyes, a mariachi
quartet, will perform a free
concert at 2 p.m on Satur-
day, Sept. 22, in celebration
of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Los Reyes has performed
all over Northern California
since 1992. Their repertoire
includes, festive, folkloric,
traditional and romantic
music from many countries
and in the Spanish, English
and Italian languages.
Press materials describe
the group as believing in
diversity of people and their
cultures. “Our music comes
from our hearts and we
transmit the pure feelings
of it to make our customers
happy,” the band said in
a statement. The library
is located at 755 W. Napa
St. www.facebook.com/
sonomavalleylibrary. The sounds of mariachi will highlight Hispanic Heritage Month at the library.
THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 B3

■■ REAL ESTATE ■
Russ Johnson shares
his ‘radio travels’
Tales of radio, science a flea circus, and Cali-
fornia’s far north where
and history at radio telescopes and
Readers’ Books crystal gazers seek signs
of alien life.
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT Johnson was a radio
Sonoma resident, and TV broadcaster in
author, filmmaker and Minneapolis and San
broadcaster Russ John- Francisco before embark-
son’s new book is off the ing on a life of travel,
presses and will debut in visiting 60 countries on
Sonoma with a reading at writing, photography,
Readers’ Books on Thurs- video and documentary
day, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. projects for both commer-
“Tales of the Radio cial clients and interna-
Traveler” is filled with tional organizations, such
anecdotes about radio, as the United Nations,
science, and history as while collecting stories
Johnson explores both lit- that would be published,
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

A Special Service to the

Women of Our Community OVER 20+ YEARS OF MENTORING
IN SONOMA VALLEY
During October
If you have not had a
screening mammogram
within the last year because
of financial barriers, and are
40 years or older, Sonoma
Valley Hospital will provide
one for you at no cost during
the month of October, using
the Hospital’s new 3D Mammography System with state-
of-the-art technology for improved accuracy.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM:

• You live or work in Sonoma Valley
• You have not had a mammogram
within the past 12 months
• You are uninsured, underinsured, have
a high deductible or are otherwise
unable to afford a mammogram
• You are 40 years or older

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Call Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Mammography Department
at 707.935.5215 for more information or to make an appoint-
ment. Please tell the scheduler that you want to participate
in Project Pink.

Project Pink is made possible by contributions to the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, Sonoma Valley Hospital is able to provide
Project Pink mammograms without cost each year during October. If you would like to
contribute to Project Pink to help women in our community, please contact the SVH
Foundation at 707.935.5331 or svhfoundation.com

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B4 THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The one guy behind Three Fat Guys
Tony Moll is making his locally
sourced wine a full-time job
By KATHLEEN HILL
INDEX-TRIBUNE FOOD & WINE EDITOR
A
five-course dinner last
Friday at the Red Grape
celebrated Tony Moll’s
Three Fat Guys wines.
At the Sept. 14 event, Moll
interspersed his and winemaker
Jim McMahon’s wine banter
with his own professional foot-
ball stories from his days as an
offensive lineman in the NFL,
where he played from 2006 to
2012 mostly with the Green Bay
Packers and Baltimore Ravens.
The way Moll told his stories
left attendees gasping and then
laughing. Most of Three Fat
Guys grapes are sourced from
Sangiacomo and Beckstoffer
vineyards and are all hand-
picked and hand-sorted.
Moll and the other two “Fat
Guys” were drafted together by
the Green Bay Packers in 2005
and would go out to dinner after
practice and drink enough wine
that they realized they liked it.
They started Three Fat Guys,
and while the other two have
A Taste of
Moll and the other two
‘Fat Guys’ were drafted
together by the Green
Bay Packers in 2005 and
would go out to dinner
after practice and drink
enough wine that they
realized they liked it.
gone in different directions, Moll
is sticking with it.
He moved back home to Sono-
ma, married Megan Morphy,
whose parents own the Red
Grape, and they have three
children.
Moll went into mortgage
banking and just recently gave
that up to focus 100 percent of
his time and effort on making
and selling Three Fat Guys Former NFL lineman Tony Moll has gone from working with halfbacks to working with half carafes.
wines. Threefatguyswines.com. His Three Fat Guys wines are sourced from Sangiacomo and Beckstoffer vineyards.

Food& Wine Continued from B1 an email. to 4 p.m. 20816 Broadway,

of house, which she has
managed for the last
several years, and it’s just
a perfect fit. All our staff
have been very supportive,
and of course the menus,
name and chefs will
remain the same (as well
as our longtime kitchen
manager).
“We’ve decided to move
to Washington state to be
closer to some family. We
are taking time off through
the New Year, and are
looking forward to spend-
ing time with our kids. As
most people have asked,
we will not be opening a
restaurant here.
“We have had an
amazing nine year super
successful run, and are so
thankful for all the amaz-
ing locals and regulars. We
wouldn’t have the many
lasting friendships we’ve
formed had we never tak-
en over the Garden Court.
It was our dream to make
it the community spot in
Glen Ellen. I definitely
think it became that.
“Jazmin will be a
familiar face, as well as
Chuy and his team. I’m
sure customers favor them
from time to time instead
of Nick and me. Nick
will be in the restaurant
for the next few weeks,
facilitating the change of
ownership, and then will
join us in Washington.
We are looking forward
to more free time and
some outdoor adventures
there,” Rosemarie said in
Grenache Days
this weekend
Sam Coturri’s Six-
teen600 tasting room and
Sondra Bernstein’s Rhône
Room will honor Interna-
tional Grenache Day this
weekend.
Why Grenache Day and
what is it?
The grenache grape
originated in the Aragon
region of northern Spain
and spread to Sardinia,
southern France, San
Joaquin Valley and Aus-
tralia. Grenache noir or
red grenache is the best
known, followed by gren-
ache blanc, which is now
reportedly the fourth most
planted white wine grape
in France.
Since Grenache Day
is the third Friday in
September, Sonoma’s
celebration starts today,
Sept. 21 at the Rhône
Room on Broadway, with
tastings running from
noon to 5 p.m. Saturday
brings Peter Mathis’ wines
from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and
Casey Graybehl’s from 2:30
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday offers
Lightening Wines, 1 to 3
p.m., followed by delightful
chocolate tastings from
Volo of Healdsburg from 2
Sonoma.
On Sunday, Sept. 23,
taste the Coturris’ fine
wines along with what
Sam Coturri refers to
as the “Queen of the
Rhône Rangers” Son-
dra Bernstein’s Fig Rig
Tacos du Rhône such as
duck confit tacos, jazz by
Clifford Brown III, a DJ,
and pours of their new
Rhône releases including
a 2017 Hommage Blanc
and other library wines.
$35 public, free to wine
club members. 2 to 5 p.m.
589 First St. W., Sonoma.
RSVP to 721-1805. The renowned Purple Onion, on Columbus Avenue in SF’s
North Beach, played host to such comedy acts as Lenny
Bruce, Bob Newhart, Woody Allen, Phyllis Diller, Richard
Winemaker Mark Pryor and the Smothers Brothers.
Lyon buys SF’s Mark. How are you plan- winemaker for Sebastiani
Purple Onion ning to do that? Vineyards & Winery for
“Well, I bought a build- nearly 40 years. He left
Whoa! ing off Broadway where to focus on his Alexan-
At a mutual friend’s big Phyllis Diller used to der Valley Eco Terreno
birthday party, neighbor perform.” I shrieked, “Not Vineyards’ conversion
and winemaker Mark the Purple Onion?” to biodynamic farming
Lyon was telling me a long And, yes, Mark Lyon methods and took care
story about how millen- has purchased the his- of his father, Rusty Lyon,
nials don’t really under- toric and iconic building who suffered from Alzhei-
stand wine or food, and where Phyllis Diller, Bob mer’s.
several of us opined on Newhart, Lenny Bruce, Mark Lyon received
our theories of why. Woody Allen, Maya An- a B.S. of Fermentation
So Lyon built his story gelou, the Kingston Trio, Science from the Univer-
to a crescendo where he Jim Nabors, Robin Wil- sity of California at Davis
said “It is time that we liams, Margaret Cho and in 1978. The next year he
take Sonoma wines to the Smothers Brothers got was hired by Sebastiani
millennial central – San their starts.
Francisco. Great idea, Mark Lyon served as See Food & Wine, B5

Sebastiani Theatre
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Fri, Sept 21, 6:00 & 8:30 pm

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Mark Larson Band Tues-Wed, Sept 25-26, 7:00 pm
Thurs, Sept 27, 1:00 & 7:00 pm

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Presented by The Sebastiani
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Mon, Oct 8, 6:00 pm Doors Open with Light Refreshments
Wed., Sept. 26 @ 7:30pm 7:00 Film Screening

Trivia Night KEVIN BLAKE MAGIC SHOW

Sat, Oct 13, 7:30 pm
$25
WITCHIE POO’S HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA
Fri., Sept. 28 @ 9:00pm Sat, Oct 20, 2:00 pm
Sun, Oct 21, 2:00 pm
Tudo Bem Sat, Oct 27, 2:00 pm
Sun, Oct 28, 2:00 pm
Adults $12 & Seniors (62+) & Children $10
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THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 B5

Sonoma Valley
Ziemienski
cafe murals
for sale
Works adorning Breakaway Cafe
depict wine-country history
By KATHLEEN HILL
INDEX-TRIBUNE FOOD & WINE EDITOR
For his part, Ziemienski

B says he will help deliver

reakaway Café customers
and Bob Rice, the former
owner who sold the cafe
in 2016, have long admired
renowned Glen Ellen artist
Dennis Ziemienski’s paintings
and murals displayed within
Breakaway.
Those murals in the rounded
corners over the booths are com-
pletely removable and can flat-
ten out – and thus Rice is hoping
to sell the murals before the
restaurants new owners James
Hahn and Mila Chanamé, of the
them to the buyer.
Sunflower Caffe, close Oct. 8 for
remodeling, meaning completely Dennis Ziemienski’s murals at the Breakaway Cafe, such as ‘The Winemakers,’ shown here, are for sale.
changing the one-time Lyons
restaurant space. (The Hahns
have even been selling the little
red lamps on the tables.) of art depicting western histo- someone local. For his part, Zie- Contact Bob Rice directly if
Rice simply doesn’t have room ry; he hates to part with them, mienski says he will help deliver you are interested at riceb@
for Ziemienski’s fabulous works and would prefer to sell them to them to the buyer. comcast.net.

Food& Wine
Continued from B4
sharp and mild ched-
dars and pimentos, hush
puppies, platters of fried
French fries, baked beans
and potato salad. Same
fried pies, shakes, floats,
include a 52-inch paella
pan, and propane cooking
set up with cooking tools
ón Bianco premium ver-
mouths from Spain, great
for aperitifs on the rocks
Pivón vermouths from
Spanish airén and malvar
wine grapes. According to
chicken now in four levels brews, sodas and good and ingredients. Submit or mixed into a cocktail. 3 their press release, La Piv-
Vineyards to assist with of heat, including plain, wines, and $5 Straus soft- recipes and you can regis- Badge partnered with the ón is a Spanish slang term
production. In 1985 he was salt & pepper, heat, and serve cones. Open Monday ter your group or individ- only vermouth producer meaning “a very attractive
put in charge of harvest more heat. through Friday, 11 a. m. ual effort up to Oct. 7. $250 in Madrid to make La person.” ($29 retail.)
at the winery and rose to I chose the salt and to 3 p.m. until they can registration fee. If you just
head winemaker. pepper version, think- hire more staff to extend want to go and taste paella,
Mark Lyon’s Eco Terre- ing about my mother’s hours. 2698 Fremont Drive, tasting passes are $20 or
no wines were the “house technique of mixing salt, Sonoma. 938-7370. $25 on-site. Unlimited beer
wines” for this eastside pepper and white wheat $35 to $45, unlimited wine
party and, after he sam- flour in a paper bag and Paella cook-off $40 to $45, Saturday After
pled a little more of his shaking each piece of Party at La Rosa $125.
own wine, Lyon informed chicken in the bag to coat Oct. 7 Paella cook-off 11 a.m. to
Julie and Tom Atwood
and me that he buys tons
the skin evenly. Then she
fried it in Crisco, which
Chef Gerard Nebesky of
Gerard’s Paella restaurant
3 p.m. Old Courthouse
Square, Santa Rosa.
Find more local
of what he calls “organic we all believed at the time
bull s--t,” aka cow poop or imparted no extra fat to
in Santa Rosa will launch
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manure, all to rebuild the anything cooked in it. Now Cook-off on Sunday, Oct.
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and dyglycerides, TBHQ paella you can enjoy at our West Hamburgers in the
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But instead of my moth- market, beat Bobby Flay likely to open, meaning
– Box Car Fried er’s fried chicken, I re- in a Food Network “Paella plywood has been removed
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for an
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Harris reopened last waker-upper for sure. paella-making skills, and secret-location pop-up din-
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Glen Ellen profile: Justine Gotthardt Ashton

From Haight to Highway required to follow the Fourth
Way. For example, tasks in-
12, a woman’s journey cluded planting the vineyard to
experience the value of physical

S
ome 50 years ago, as the
Haight-Ashbury and
Berkeley upheavals were
winding down, creative young
people continued to be ravenous
for adventure and experience,
many flooding north to Sono-
ma County, and to Glen Ellen
between 1965 and 1980. This is
a story of one of those seekers:
Justine Gotthardt Ashton
“Fleeing my mother’s expecta-
tions, I arrived from New Jersey
in a van in May 1967, looking for
what was happening around the
free speech movement in Berke-
ley,” says Justine, describing she
and her friends as “burning with
enthusiasm” for adventure and
experience. “In 1968, I relocated
to a dilapidated farmhouse on
lower Henno Road here in Glen
Ellen, called Mergatroyd. Glen
Ellen was a cross-roads in 1968
and, other than the motorcycle
clubs at the saloons, quiet.”
She became interested in
a flourishing movement on a
property on Sonoma Mountain,
run by Alex Horn – a playwright
from back east who promot-
Notes from
Glen Ellen
BJ Blanchard
ed the work of G.I. Gurdjieff.
Gurdjieff was a Greek Armenian
spiritual philosopher who held
that it is possible to transcend
to a higher consciousness and
achieve one’s full potential
through practices called “The
Work.” These practices were the
combined lessons of the fakir,
the monk and the yogi, and thus
he presented what he called a
“Fourth Way.” These spiritual
investigations appealed to many
seekers who became students of
“the Fourth Way.”
Horn was called a teacher,
a master, a leader and taught
classes about the “Fourth
Way” at the Sonoma Mountain
property. Across the Valley at
the top of Moon Mountain, Horn
Justine Gotthardt Ashton is enjoying Glen Ellen’s latest rebirth.
had another property called Red
Mountain Ranch, contiguous to
the current Monte Rosso proper-
ty. Followers and students spent
weekends there doing manual
labor and learning the lessons
labor. Also, physical shocks
were common to “shock one’s
consciousness.” Justine remem-
bers, “I recall we woke early at 4
a.m. and were required to jump
into the cold swimming pool and
tread water. It was invigorating
- a shock to my entire being –
body, mind, and soul.”
Many students of the Fourth
Way benefited from the lessons
at Red Mountain Ranch, but oth-
ers suffered. Relationships were
made and broken. Penicillin was
useful in controlling the bloom
of gonorrhea. “We slept in tents
and teepees,” recalls Justine.
“People came and went, some
donating their inheritances,
others their labor.”
A handsome bearded stu-
dent of the Fourth Way named
Stephen Ashton was building
a fire pit on the Sonoma Moun-
tain property, and caught a
glimpse of what he described as
a “fine-looking woman,” Justine
Gotthardt, planting vegeta-
bles in the garden. Their souls
See Glen Ellen, B9

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THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Got a million-dollar idea?
Pitch it to the experts
Jay Rooke to stage
‘Shark Tank’-style
pitch fest on Sept. 27
By LORNA SHERIDAN
INDEX-TRIBUNE MANAGING EDITOR
J
ay Rooke, who heads
the Sonoma Start Up
Grind business group,
is hosting a new “Shark
Tank”-style event at which
a handful of local startups
will make their business
pitch to an expert panel
of judges and try and win
over the crowd by having
the best pitch. “Seeding
Sonoma” will take place
on Sept. 27.
“My inspiration in
putting on the event is to
highlight the entrepre-
neurial activity in the
Valley and bring together
cool companies, investors
and the business com-
munity to create a more
diverse economic ecosys-
Fall, the ideal time for
Quarryhill plant sale
Autumn is planting
season, say garden
experts
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
“Fall is the best time to
plant in California because
the winter rains will
help the plants establish
themselves,” says Quar-
ryhill nursery manager
Samantha Myhre. “Spring
planting requires much
more diligence with water-
ing schedules.”
That’s why the botanical
garden is hosting its an-
nual Fall Plant Sale from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,
Sept. 22.
There will be more than
130 species of trees, shrubs
and herbaceous perennials
Women
Supporting Sponsors
Sonoma-preneurs, your time has come.
tem here in Sonoma,” said
Rooke.
Rooke has assembled a
panel of entrepreneurial
judges – Sondra Bernstein
from the Girl and the
Fig, Jordan Kivelstadt
of Free Flow Wines and
Sal Chavez of Puente
Schima argentea, at your service. or call 707-996-6027.
Sonoma County
in conversation EXPERIENCE
Founding Sponsor
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NOMINATIONS
International.
The event is scheduled
from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on
ARE OPEN!
Thursday, Sept. 27, at Ra-
mekins, 450 W. Spain St.
Tickets are $15 and
should be purchased in
advance at https://jay-
rooke.com/pitchfest/.
Nominate your North Bay company
for its outstanding wellness
initiatives contributing to the health
and well-being of its employees.
for sale, many of which
are unavailable in the
nursery trade.
Quarryhill is a 25-acre
wild woodland garden at
12841 Highway 12, in Glen
Ellen.
The inventory includes
several species of mag-
nolias, maples, roses, Nominate online at:
dogwoods and camellias,
as well as attractive and
rare plants.
If possible, bring a box
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or container to carry the
plants you purchase. Nominations are due Oct, 1st
Proceeds from the Fall
Plant Sale help support
the mission of Quarryhill
Botanical Garden of con-
serving plants and slowing
species loss.
www.quarryhillbg.org
For sponsorship information call 707-521-5264
Presented by
Green Music Center
Sonoma State University
Wednesday, September 26
The Experience
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
(More than an Expo!) Mingle, nosh and drink. Engage with
numerous women-related businesses and services.
Women in Conversation
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Amazing Stories. Amazing Women.
Tickets: $58
Includes The Experience & The Conversation
Experience Only: $10
For more information and tickets visit
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Guest Speakers
Jaycee Dugard
Founder of The JAYC Foundation, Best-Selling Author
and Abduction Survivor
Dr. Tererai Trent
Best-Selling Author & Motivational Speaker
Contributing Sponsors
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B8 THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Business
■■ STRICTLY BUSINESS ■

Wild Thyme site for sale, vermouth and more

Business news from in property on Railroad Avenue,
appropriate for both living
and around Sonoma and working, is on the market
Valley for the first time in 50 years.
19030 Railroad Ave. is for sale
Plaza building for for $1.35 million. The proper-
sale: The building that houses ty includes 5,672 square feet
Lake Sonoma Winery, at 134 in buildings and a lot that is
Church St., near Sign of the almost half an acre. It is the
Bear, is for sale for $2.5 million. former site of Wild Thyme
The 1,730-square-foot Plaza Catering. The mixed-use zoned
tasting room has grandfathered property is listed by Jeffrey
permission to remain a tasting Lokey of Pacific Union.
room, and Lake Sonoma plans ■
to stay on. The property sits on Business women:
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recently underwent a million Commerce’s 2018 Women in
dollar remodel and it also in- Leadership Luncheon will
cludes a second unit, a residen- feature Sonoma resident Lynne
tial suite. Before Lake Sonoma, Lancaster, a speaker, author
the Red Wolf Gallery occupied and current co-president of
the space. Ryan Snow is the Impact100 Sonoma. The 2018
listing agent. theme is “Community and
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immense value of and person-
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your community. Learn more
at www.sonomachamber.org.
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North Bay Business Journal’s
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mium vermouth from Spain. La company owned by August exclusive auction lots for the awards. All North Bay compa-
Pivón Rojo and La Pivón Blanco Sebastiani, is hosting its annual 2018 Sonoma County Wine nies proud of their outstanding
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Glen Ellen
Continued from B6
Stephen died on the
Henno Road property in
May with Justine and
their three girls at his side.
instantly collided over placenta was planted un- “We kept his body here for Stephen Ashton
the tomato seedlings, and der the Japanese maple in several days after he died and Justine
they remained together for the back yard. The other until, with the assistance Gotthardt
50 years until Stephen’s two were sautéed and of a traveling Buddhist Ashton around
death a few months ago. eaten. monk who guided us with 1968.
Around 1968, they pur- As told in her short chanting and prayer,
chased the run-down 1895 story, “Life in the Valley of we were able to say our
farmhouse and good-byes. Then
orchard of fig, nec- the monk said
tarine, apple and ‘We slept in tents and teepees. sternly into Ste-
phen’s ear, ‘Go
walnut trees at the
north end of Hen- People came and went, some now Steven, you
no where it turns donating their inheritances, others can go now.’ We
believe his soul
toward Dunbar
Road. The home their labor.’ existed through
had belonged to — Justine Gotthardt Ashton his mouth and
early settlers, the as he passed we
O’Shay family, felt total and
and later to San unconditional
Francisco veterinarian the Moon,” Justine relates: love fill our souls.
Dr. Henno. With guidance “When our middle child “Now Glen Ellen is
from Rich Kunde and was born on a stormy going through another
Joe Miami, Stephen and night, we went down to rebirth”, Justine says. “I’m
Justine pulled out the fruit our favorite watering-hole, grateful to be alive”.
trees, terraced and staked the Rustic Inn (where the
the land. From Foundation Glen Ellen Village Market
Plant Service nurseries at stands now), to celebrate.
UC Davis, Stephen selected Built in 1876, the Rustic
seven dormant clones of Inn was the last of 11
pinot noir to graft with historic taverns in Glen
phylloxera-resistant Saint Ellen. Instead of brawls,
George Rootstock. They thugs and troublemakers,
grafted vines at the “graft- the tone at the Rustic by
ing station” on their front 1970 was camaraderie
porch using a hand-op- and hippie innocence. Its
erated guillotine grafter owner was Chet Womack,
borrowed from legendary a town legend in his own
winemaker Joe Heitz on right, fondly called the un-
their front porch. official vice mayor of Glen
They hand-planted Ellen (Eddy Haddem was
pinot noir and syrah vines the unofficial mayor). Chet
which were dry-farmed welcomed families and
and productive for 45 years their kids, and this rainy
until the fires of October night we were warmly
2017 burned 2000 of their greeted.
historic vines. “‘Good to see you folks
“When we arrived in on this stormy night.
the Valley of the Moon in Aha! I see you’ve brought
1968, Stephen and I were the new one with ya.’ He
pseudo-hippies, intellectu- shouted heartfelt con-
als, truth-seekers. With a gratulations and served a
group of friends, we plant- round of whiskey on the
ed the big pine tree by house, with a platter of hot
Glen Ellen Star on the first dogs with buns slathered
Earth Day in April 1970, with mayo and mustard
when that corner building and cold fries.
was a tiny cafe,” says Jus- “‘And what did you
tine. “We started the Wine name this beautiful little Each year, Sonoma Academy offers
Country Film Festival in
1986 and took our ‘Reels on
creature?’ he asked.
“‘We named her Oh 5 First To College/Davis Scholarships.
Wheels’ on the road to out- Heavenly Glory I Am Born
door screenings in caves Today Aurora Sonoma 100% tuition for all 4 years.
and vineyards, showing Ashton.’
scores of avant-garde films “‘That’s quite a name’ OPEN HOUSE DATES:
by visiting Russians, Jap- Womack chuckled. ‘Won’t Who is eligible to apply? (Plan to be here from
anese, Swedes, Brazilians, fit on her driver’s license 6 pm - 8 pm)
Croatians and more.” though.’ We all laughed, Incoming 9th grade students of Hispanic/Latino heritage.
The three Ashton girls, and Steve replied, ‘Right Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Sarah, Aurora, and Tara you are Chet. She’s Aurora What are the criteria? Thursday, October 4, 2018
were born at home. One Sonoma.’” Thursday, October 4, 2018
° Be of Hispanic/Latino origin Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
° Be the first in his/her family to attend college Tuesday,
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019
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Koffee Klatch meets every Wednesday at 10 am (Summer break July and
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Men’s Group meets on the first Friday of the month.
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or

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