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COUNCIL OPENINGS DRAW A FIELD OF HOPEFULS By Christian Kallen
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Photo courtesy Healdsburg Art Festival
The stage is set for Healdsburg’s Nov. 8 city council election to fill two four-year terms and a single two-year term. The winner of the shorter one will serve out the remainder of the term Skylaer Palacios won in 2020 and resigned from in May. The initial filing deadline of Aug. 12 applied only to the two-year seat, as incumbent Ozzy Jimenez did not file to run. Jimenez was appointed in 2020 to replace Leah Gold, who resigned. It will be at least a three-way race for the shorter stint, but the door is still open for more candidates to file for two fullterm seats that are open. The filing deadline was extended to Aug. 17 when Jimenez opted out. As the Tribune goes to press, only two candidates have completed the filing process for the two seats. As of Aug. 12, three candidates filed for the two-year seat’s race—former City Council member Brigette Ann Mansell, chef Ron Edwards and Healdsburg-native Matias Lopez Jr. Mansell, 61, was first elected to the council in 2014, and served a full four years while teaching public high school English at Maria Carrillo High, and is now a substitute teacher in Healdsburg schools. During her term, she was selected by her peers as mayor for 2018. Edwards, 63, retired from his catering company Classic Kitchens Associates three years ago. He and his wife have lived in Healdsburg since 1993. He chose to run for the two-year seat to become fully versed in Healdsburg issues, although he has been an engaged citizen since he retired.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT Linus Lancaster (left) and local artist Rob Grist smile for the camera at the Healdsburg Art Festival, which serves as Healdsburg Center for the Arts’ main yearly fundraiser.
Festival Celebrates Local Artists THREE-DAY FEST PUTS TOWN’ S CREATIVE SPIRIT ON DISPLAY IN PLAZA By Christian Kallen
The Healdsburg Arts Festival, an anchor summer event at the city’s Plaza for over a decade, returns after a challenging two-year hiatus for three days of visual, performing and culinary arts, Aug. 26–28. “The festival demonstrates how art and creativity can lift all voices in the community through engagement, awareness and support,” reads the message from Gina Riner, the director of the Healdsburg Arts Festival. The annual event is presented by the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, a nonprofit organization which recently moved their gallery to 334 Center St., just a block away from the Plaza. This will be the festival’s 11th year, and the planners have pulled out all the stops to include a diversity of artists,
The festival ‘is vital to the economic development and community cohesion of the Healdsburg community.’
work of art, but you’ll be supporting the work we do to bring art and creativity to the Healdsburg community,” McGuire is quoted as saying. Ten of those artists will have live demonstrations of their chosen medium during the festival. Art demos include ukulele-making, fiber-art fine stitching, ceramics, woodworking, painting, co-creating poems, mask making, sketching and digital art. Attendees will have the opportunity to stand in the shoes of the jurors by voting for their favorite artist. The artist with the most votes will be named the People’s Choice Award winner, and be jury-exempt and booth fee-exempt for the next Healdsburg Arts Festival. The HCA’s board of directors will also select a Best Artist of the festival, and a Best Festival Booth award is also planned.
STATE SEN. MIKE MCGUIRE multi-ethnic foods, live music and other entertainments, kids activities and even a “Pie Parade” on Sunday, when attendees can get a free piece of pie. “Although the festival is HCA’s main fundraiser for the year,” says Nicole Schlaeppi, HCA’s vice chair, “it’s also an important catalyst to bring community-building, creativity and connection through the arts to the Healdsburg community after years of COVID, multiple fires and flooding.” State Sen. Mike McGuire, a Healdsburg native—and so far the youngest city councilman we’ve had—applauded the return of the festival. Saying that the festival
“is vital to the economic development and community cohesion of the Healdsburg community,” McGuire added, “The festival follows through on their values by adopting a zero-waste environmental sustainability program, in addition to ensuring equitable pay for all of the festival’s creatives.” Forty-five juried and invited artists will exhibit original works of art, including photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, mixed media, wood, metal and glass works, nearly all of them available for purchase at all price points. “When you purchase an artwork, you will not only be taking home a beautiful and original
Hands-on art
Feeling inspired? Youngsters as well as adults can write and artistically represent
GUNFIRE ON FRONT STREET INJURES ONE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO INCIDENT AT MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Courtesy City of Healdsburg Police Department
CRIME SCENE A Healdsburg Police cruiser and crime tape block Front Street during the evening of Aug. 14, 2022, as law enforcement investigates the scene of a shooting.
By Christian Kallen
A 911 call reported that shots were fired shortly after 6pm on Sunday, Aug. 14. Healdsburg Police Department officers responded to Front Street near the small Railroad Park and Healdsburg Memorial Bridge to discover that an injured party had already been transferred to a local hospital.
Hands-On Haiku, using pens, pencils and paper, along with other art supplies, that will be featured at the festival and at a future Young Artist program event. For kids only, a Little Picasso Art Zone will celebrate our youngest artists with a variety of creative activities on the Matheson Street side of the Plaza. Here youngsters can learn how to make piñatas and masks, paint and draw, create a musical instrument using recycled materials, learn printmaking, explore painting on rocks and more. Meanwhile, a community art piece is being created, also on the Matheson side of the Plaza, but this is more than just a mural. High school teacher Linus Lancaster, an HCA board member, is building a cube sculpture with hand-drawn panels by local artist Rob Grist, and anyone is welcome to help paint it. The art piece will be on display throughout the festival weekend. ➝ Festival, 3
Sonoma County Sheriff ’s Office also sent its Henry 1 helicopter to the scene to be available if needed, according to Healdsburg Police Chief Matt Jenkins. Police warned residents on Nixle at 6:54pm to avoid the area on Front Street between Healdsburg Memorial Bridge and Hudson Street. “The police activity that resulted in Front Street being closed for nearly four hours was for the processing of the scene and evidence collection,” Chief Jenkins said. “It was not as a result of an ongoing search,” although officers did “speak to multiple people in the area and canvassed the immediate area for potential video as part of the investigation.” The helicopter circled ➝ Gunfire, 4