FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 n  SECTION B
Valley Life
Food&Wine
Kathleen Thompson Hill
E. coli outbreak and
Romaine lettuce
The Center for Disease
Control issued a warning that
people should not eat Romaine
lettuce and should choose
other salad greens due to E. coli
having caused illness in several
states and provinces and two
deaths in the United States and
Canada.
Some Sonoma grocery stores
have removed Romaine lettuce
from their shelves but others
have not.
The Canadian government
first identified Romaine lettuce
as the potential source of out-
break, but the cause of contam-
ination is still under investiga-
tion. This particular strain of
E. coli (O157:H7) is known to
cause hemorrhagic diarrhea,
kidney failure – and death in
young children, elderly people
and those with weakened im-
mune systems. It is transmitted
by animal feces that come into
contact with vegetables, raw
meat and milk.
We’re hoping they add ‘animal
style’ cocoa to the In ‘N’ Out secret
menu.
In-N-Out adds hot
chocolate
If you saw the movie “The
Founder” on the unfortunate
history of McDonald’s, in which
they show how they made
milkshakes from some ques-
tionable packaged powder, that
is not In ‘N’ Out’s new hot cocoa
package mix.
In-N-Out uses San Francis-
co’s Ghirardelli’s hot cocoa
Not sure how hot
chocolate goes with
cheeseburgers or
‘animal’ fries... but we
shall see.
mix, an alleged return to owner
Lynsi Snyder’s grandparents
serving hot chocolate when
they started the burger joints in
the 1950s.
Making this new addition
to their uncomplicated menu
seems timely, given unprec-
edented cold, snow and rain
across the United States. Not
sure how hot chocolate goes
with cheeseburgers or “animal”
fries, or even a protein burger,
but we shall see.
Martini Madness coming
This year’s body-to-body
Martini Madness will be Friday,
Jan. 18, and is now run by Brian
Richards of MacArthur Place.
Fairmont Sonoma Mission
Inn, Carneros Bistro at the
Lodge, Steiner’s Tavern, Hop-
monk Tavern, Saddles Steak-
house, Starling Bar, Sonoma
Grill, and B&V Whiskey Bar
& Grille have agreed so far to
compete. As well, representa-
tives from sponsors Grey Goose
Vodka, Angels Envy Bourbon,
Bacardi Rum, Bombay Sapphire
Gin, and Danger will be pour-
ing their finest.
While Saddles always
supplies lots of tummy lining
appetizers, guests can also
enjoy a combination of Martini
Madness and a special three-
course Saddles dinner of salad,
14-ounce New York steak and
garlic mashed potatoes and
vegetables or halibut on saffron
risotto, followed by Dana Jaffe’s
bourbon apple fruit crisp with
vanilla ice cream and Barking
Dog coffee. $65 Martini Mad-
ness, $125 for Martini Madness
and dinner package. Tickets at
macarthurplace.com/saddles.
Twenty-five percent of profits
will go to fire relief via red-
See Food & Wine, B4
Music: Crooked rain, crooked rain
8 lovely songs about wet weather. B2
Film: ‘Molly’s Game’
Jessica Chastain lets the chips fall where they may. B2
Margot Robbie delivers nearly as convincing a performance as the real Tonya Harding was wont to do.
I, nauseated
‘I, Tonya’ skates around facts, triple axels around truth...
By J.E. VADER Tonya is shown smoking many times in
INDEX-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT the film and in the promotional posters
Longtime Sonoma Valley resident and videos to portray her as “different”
J.E. (Julie) Vader is a local author and or “a rebel” or “cool” but for an asth-
photographer who reported on figure matic athlete to smoke is simply “pro-
skating for Sports Illustrated, the Na- foundly stupid.” (The film skates over
tional Sports Daily and the Oregonian the asthma thing.) Harding received tens
in the 1990s. She is the author of “Fire on of thousands of dollars for her training
Ice: The Exclusive Inside Story of Tonya from the figure skating association and
Harding,” published by Random House in from George Steinbrenner, then more
1994. The following is Vader’s take on the from Nike head Phil Knight for her legal
new film about the infamous Tonya Hard- defense. (Not mentioned — doesn’t fit
ing/Nancy Kerrigan saga, “I, Tonya.” the “poor little Tonya” narrative.) She
was selected to compete in two Olympic
I
t was painful to hand over the money Games (rare for any athlete) and botched
for a ticket, knowing that some of it them both; the film has her “judged un-
would go to an unrepentant felon, fairly” in her Lillehammer long program
and knowing all too well how much (the broken skate-lace incident) when
money means to her. Still, “I, Tonya” is in fact she moved up in the standings
an award-winning film with big stars, thanks to generous marks.
glowing reviews and “Oscar buzz,” so of Star and producer Margot Robbie does
course I had to see it, even if the story is a tearful turn when Tonya is sentenced
all too familiar. for her role in the attack, begging to not
In 1986, I was a reporter for Sports be banned from the skating and seeming
Illustrated and attended my first fig- surprised when the judge mentions it.
ure skating event in New York, which
J.E. Vader co-wrote the book on Harding.
In reality Harding made no such speech.
was also Tonya Harding’s first nation- Her lawyers wrangled a great deal —
al championship. As a writer for the Harding pleaded guilty to a felony but
FIRE ON ICE
National Sports Daily, I covered the 1991
Vader’s book ‘Fire on Ice’ has just been
served no jail time. Months later she
national championships when Harding was banned by the skating association
landed a triple axel, and in 1993 I became released by Random House as an e-book. It is from sanctioned events when it was
lead sports columnist for the Oregonian. available on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble. determined there was ample evidence
My third column, about the scrappy little she helped plan a brutal attack on a
local skater, led to the creation of the rival. She was, of course, free to skate
official Tonya Harding Gillooly Fan Club. other than it might involve some threat- in non-sanctioned events but no name
Of course colleague Abby Haight and ening letters. The blame is all put on skater would agree to appear with her
I were in Detroit when Nancy Kerrigan hapless “bodyguard” Shawn Eckhardt because — duh — assaulting a rival to
was attacked by a club-wielding thug, who, in actual life, is conveniently dead. win a sporting event is despicable.
and reported on all the madness to fol- In reality, that bleak January 1994 Harding has changed her story over
low back home in Portland. In four days Gillooly told the FBI that planning and over in the past 24 years, but it’s
we wrote a paperback (“Fire always that she is a victim
on Ice”— re-released by and everyone else is horrible.
Random House as an ebook She is habitually “truth-chal-
last month, since all the hot Harding has changed her story over and over in lenged” — this fantasy film is
books have three-word titles the past 24 years, but it’s always that she is a victim Harding’s dream come true.
that begin with “Fire”) about It’s difficult to see Harding
Tonya Harding and then we and everyone else is horrible. on red carpets and magazine
headed to Norway to report covers, fawned over by movie
on the Olympics. stars and filmgoers who con-
So I thought I knew what demn “the media” for being
to expect with “I, Tonya” and the first for the attack included discussions of unfair to poor little Tonya. But we live in
half of the film pretty much sticks to the killing Kerrigan, or cutting her Achil- a world where people line up for selfies
hardscrabble-childhood-abusive-moth- les’ tendon, before settling for breaking with O.J. Simpson and heavyweight rap-
er-and-husband story. But when it came her landing leg and leaving her injured ist Mike Tyson; where vaccines are said
to figure skating’s “establishment” and wearing a duct-tape gag in her hotel to be harmful for children and global
the Kerrigan attack the film veers into room — and that Tonya Harding was warming is a hoax, and where the pres-
fantasy. Two fictional scenes where Ton- well in on the plans and impatient when ident tells whopper lies several times a
ya confronts snooty judges are complete- Kerrigan wasn’t disabled right away. day. Why shouldn’t Tonya Harding be a
ly unbelievable (but crowd favorites in “I, Tonya” treats Kerrigan as comic new folk hero?
the screening I attended) and the movie relief; the movie crowd burst out laugh- Oh, but I will say the costumes in “I,
asserts that Harding and Jeff Gillooly ing for Kerrigan’s brief appearances Tonya” are spot on. Very well done, those
knew nothing about the planned attack on screen but my stomach was turning. costumes.
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Entertainment
Rainy day blues
Of course ‘Purple Rain’ makes the list. RIP, Prince Rogers Nelson.
Our favorites songs about the rain
By JM BERRY
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
I
t seems like we waited
weeks for it – well, it
actually was weeks –
and maybe just enough
time for the grass to
regrow and keep the hills
from sliding down, but
three inches in 24 hours
may have been a little
much, with more on the
way. There is a certain
romance about the rain,
other than having to drive
a car in it. Hearing it on
the roof, strolling in the
gentle showers, walking
hand in hand, that first
time your child discovers
it. We’ve got a list of songs
about the rain, and maybe
not the most popular ones,
and the list is hundreds
long, but we picked eight
that are favorites of ours,
in no particular order, and
a couple maybe you’ve
never heard before.
Here Comes that Rainy
Day Feeling Again
Come on, you sang the
title as you read it didn’t
you. The Fortunes had a
handful of hits in the mid-
dle of the British Invasion
in the mid-’60, but it took
until ’71 for this song to hit
number 15 on Billboards
“Hot 100” and regardless
of having released 24
singles, none ever reached
higher than number 7.
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your guys, having written
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Clapton’s ‘Let it Rain’ was originally titled ‘She Rides.’
Who’ll Stop the Rain
Between wondering who
will stop it and if you’ve
ever seen it, the Fogerty
brothers were churning
out hits left and right in
the late ‘60s to early ‘70s.
The act initially signed
with Fantasy Records in
Oakland in ’64 under a
different name, the Blue
Velvets, and quickly the
label changed the name to
the Golliwogs. In ’68 the
band was tasked to come
up with a new name, and
Creedence Clearwater
Revival was born. There
is some local lore regard-
ing that record contract
(and we’ve heard this
story more than once
from various people), that
allegedly the band Fantasy
initially signed to be that
act was from Sonoma, and
one of the stipulations was
if anyone in the band got
drafted, the deal was off.
That happened and the
rest, they say, is history.
I Can’t Stand the Rain
You may have heard the
1984 version of this song
covered by Tina Turner,
but it was Ann Peebles
that had a hit with it first
in ’73, and the title came
about literally when
Peebles looked up in a
rainstorm and pronounced
“I can’t stand the rain.”
Peebles’ version man-
aged to reach number 38
on the Billboard charts,
and Turner’s was never
released as a single in
the U.S., but the disco act
“Eruption” brought it all
the way to number six in
1978.
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Purple Rain
Unfortunately, we dis-
covered how much larger
than life Prince was after
his death, with a relent-
less social media feed as
a tribute for days after he
passed. The album, film
and single, all of the same
title, was a blockbuster
for Prince and the Revo-
lution. Originally slated
to be a collaboration with
Stevie Nicks, Nicks felt the
song was just too much
pressure for her, so she
declined. Upon his death
in 2016, the song again hit
the charts, this time sky-
rocketing to number one
on the Billboard charts. A
staple at many of Prince’s
shows, sans a couple years
between leaving his record
label and changing his
name. His performance
at Superbowl XLI in 2007
during halftime was
one to remember, when
almost on cue, bathed in
purple lights, a downpour
drenched the stadium
during the song. It was
almost as if it was part of
the script.
Raindrops Keep Fallin’
on my Head
Burt Bachrach and Hal
David were churning out
hits all during the ‘60s for
artists like Bobbie Gentry,
Herb Alpert, Tom Jones,
the Carpenters and B. J.
Thomas was one of the
lucky recipients. Original-
ly recorded for the movie
“Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid” the hit not
only won an Academy
Award for Best Original
Song but also was part of
the award for Best Orig-
inal Musical Score that
year. The song hit number
one on the Billboard chart
in January of 1970, which
it hung on to for seven
weeks.
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Eric Clapton managed
to release a self-titled
solo album in 1970, with
co-writers Delany and
Bonnie Bramlett, which
resulted in a hit with J. J.
Cale’s “After Midnight.”
Clapton’s contributions to
rock and blues can never
be overstated, but the sim-
plicity of this song and it’s
lyrics have always stuck
with us. “Now I know the
secret there is nothing that
I lack. If I give my love to
you, you’ll surely give it
back.” Words we could still
learn from today.
Rain
The song is called by
some as the best B-Side
song ever released by the
Beatles, and showcased a
style of music and produc-
tion that would foresee
the sound of the next
LP release “Revolver.”
The flip side to the song
“Paperback Writer,” which
reached number one on
essentially every music
chart in the world, was the
first recording ever to use
backwards tape playback.
As to whether it was John
Lennon who in a haze of
hashish after a late-night
recording session simply
put the tape on his ma-
chine at home backward
and played it, or producer
George Martin who came
up with the idea is a point
of contention, but the tech-
nique was used several
times on “Revolver” and
then by many other artists
that followed.
Sure Can Smell
the Rain
In the ‘90s we had be-
come pretty disgusted with
rock music, likely because
we hadn’t become a rock-
star by then and “Grunge”
had taken over the charts,
we re-discovered country
music, in a period of time
before “new” country
when the songs were still
based in the roots of coun-
try music but with more of
a pop feel. Having always
been a sucker for a proper
pop song, the band Black-
hawk caught our ear. The
trio featured veteran song-
writers Van Stephenson
and Dave Robbins along
with Henry Paul, former
member of the southern
rock act “the Outlaws,”
famous for the southern
rock anthem “Green Grass
and High Tides.” And
released the first self-ti-
tled album in 1993 and
produced three singles in
addition to this song. The
band has released five
studio albums and tours
on to this day, with Paul
and other Southern Rock
veterans.
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You’ll be on the edge of your seat Saturday at Tommy
Thomsen’s annual birthday celebration at the Reel.
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Swing Street will have library patrons jumpin’
and jivin’ this weekend.
In the mood
for swing?
Take the A train to from the big band era of
Glenn Miller and Stan
the library Jan. 13 Kenton, to the modern
for Swing Street jazz of Stan Getz and
Dizzy Gillespie. They also
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The Swing Street win, Cole Porter, Van
ensemble will play at the Heusen and Hoagy Car-
Sonoma Valley Library at michael. The bossa nova
2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. of Antonio Carlos Jobin,
13. Luis Bonfa and more will
Swing Street is a Sono- also be featured.
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FILM REVIEW

‘Molly’s Game’ – all in, or bust?

Promising Aaron Sorkin poker flick stacks the deck in more ways than one
By KIRK MICHAEL
INDEX-TRIBUNE FILM CRITIC MOLLY’S GAME

“M
olly’s Game”
is based on the
not preposter-
ous premise that all men
are bad except, perhaps,
for Idris Elba.
Jessica Chastain and
Jessica Chastain’s décolle-
tage star as Molly Bloom,
a ranked junior freestyle
skier who pivots from
Coloradan Olympic qual-
ifiers to back-room poker
entrepreneurship. After
some trauma on the snow
moguls she takes a gig
running a weekly celebri-
ty Texas Hold ‘Em game
from a wannabe business
mogul named Dean Keith
(Jeremy Strong).
At first she knows noth-
ing about the sport and
must google “what kind of
music poker players like”
and then scrambles tracks
beyond Kenny Rogers’
“The Gambler.” But,
because Dean is a vain
fool, Molly is soon running
a better game than his,
taking his players from the
Viper Room to the Four
Seasons.
To do this Molly cozies
up to Player X (Michael
Cera) — alleged to be an
unappetizing amalgam of
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey
Maguire and Ben Affleck
— and other undesirables
known for their poker
skill, like Harlan (Bill
Camp), or their propen-
sity to lose willingly, like
Bad Brad (Brian d’Arcy
James).
Charming Irish
schmuck Douglas Downey
(Chris O’Dowd) is the
man we wish we had a
film about. He conflates
Molly with the beloved in
James Joyce’s “Ulysses”
and artfully misquotes the
‘Molly’s Game’ is showing
at the Sonoma 9 Cinemas.
Rated R. Running time 2:20.
Visit cinemawest.com.
is a pleasant contrast to
Molly’s helicopter dad
(Kevin Costner) a psychol-
ogist on the couch and
drill sergeant on the slopes
who pushed his daughter
too far. “If you look down,
that’s where you’ll go!”
he shouts at Molly in a
flashback about the time
she developed rapid onset
scoliosis.
With all men, Molly
adapts a feisty, answer-a-
question-with-a-question
conversational style, very
much in the wheelhouse
of writer and (first-time)
director Aaron Sorkin.
Sorkin, who has recently
given us a litany of stories
about brilliant white men
— “The Social Network”
Jessica Chastain and her cleavage dominate the gambling halls of ‘Molly’s Game.’ (Mark Zuckerberg),
“Moneyball” (Billy Beane),
famous Robert Frost line, part where Circe’s leered laundering for the Russian death threats, a federal in- “Steve Jobs” (Steve Jobs)
“Two roads emerged from at by a bunch of skeezy mob, for guys who can dictment and the unreality — changes the formula
the woods.” In one of the Spartans. grab a Manet off the wall of her life. and gives us a portrait of a
best exchanges in the film Spending six days a and leave it with Molly as Enter Elba as Charlie brilliant white woman.
he asks Molly, “Do you like week surrounded by collateral while they play. Jaffey, Molly’s lawyer, His maximalist dialogue
poetry?” and she The poker a man so charming and style gives us some fun
replies, “I did sequences skilled you’d consider lines, but much of the
until a second are not very committing a felony just script is grandstanding
ago.” Sorkin, who has recently given us interesting, with so he might defend you. He just to grandstand. Sorkin
As an “an- a litany of stories about brilliant the standard makes his daughter write
essays on “The Crucible”
the director ought to have
instructed his writer to cut
ti-wife,” the array of bad
Cinemax version white men... gives us a portrait of a beats and chip and still whips off his read- a few dozen pages of the
of herself, Molly brilliant white woman. rakes and rich ing glasses just like String- script… and an equal num-
ber of gratuitous cleavage
often looks like fools doing what er Bell in “The Wire.”
a lad magazine Molly terms His demanding father shots.
centerfold, “sharecropper
especially when math.” With all
donning spectacles to do gambling addicts, Molly’s the cash flying around, SONOMA AQUATIC CLUB
the books. She compares eventually a drug addict it’s surprising how long
herself to Circe — the herself, mashing a mixture it takes for things to get
Greek goddess of magic pills with a mortar and violent, but they do, and
— but one must dig deep pestle to stay awake. She Molly suddenly faces
into Bullfinch’s to find the is, inadvertently, money

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A Taste of
Spirited wins for Puente Internacional
Local tequila company earns awards in ‘Spirits of Mexico’ competition
By KATHLEEN HILL Chavez’s La Luna Mez-
INDEX-TRIBUNE FOOD & WINE EDITOR
cal has been on the market

S
al Chavez big spirits for over a year. Chavez
awards says, “The white label is
Sal Chavez, best a new expression made
known in Sonoma for from Curpreata Agave and
Picazo Café and as a mem- Tequilana Agave from the
ber of the Sonoma Valley less-represented state of
School District Board of Michoacan in the mezcal
Trustees and active La Luz world today. It will be
board member, also owns available in California as
Puente Internacional im- well, but Chicago and New
ported spirits, which won York have been our top ter-
several awards ritories for La
in the Spirits of Luna Mezcal
Mexico competi- thus far.”
tion held recent- ‘Tequilana Back at
ly in Texas. Agave (is) the ranch,
Due to con- meaning
cern that judges from the less- Picazo Café,
would suffer represented state the family has
“palate fatigue” painted the
after tasting too of Michoacan in building and
many 80-plus the mezcal world enhanced the
proof spirits, ordering area
judges received today.’ and dining
a box containing – Sal Chavez room. They
one two-ounce still serve
bottle of each their popular
entry, and burgers (voted
granted access to a special “best burger” three years
blind rating area of the in a row in the I-T’s annu-
Tequila Matchmaker app al Sonoma Valley People’s
where they could record Choice awards), added
their scores and leave some lighter carb-friendly
comments. and gluten free options,
With the theme of and kids’ menu selections
“Bridging the world with as well.
beer, wine and spirits,” Check out all the break-
Puente Internacional’s fast specials with creative
Tequila Gran Dovejo omelets and “my wife’s
Reposado and Gustoso pancakes” topped with
Aguardiente Blanco won blueberries and straw-
Best of Class awards. Its berries, Dad’s fabulous
La Luna Mezcal, Tequila handmade pastries, many
Gran Dovejo High Proof vegetarian items both at
Blanco, Tequila Gran breakfast and lunch. The
Dovejo, Tequila Gran fish and chips are made
Dovejo Añejo and Gustoso with mahi-mahi. Breakfast
Aguardiente Reposado all and lunch, 19100 Arnold
received silver medals. Drive, Sonoma. 931-4377. Puente Internacional’s Tequila Gran Dovejo line earned a ‘best of class’ award at the Spirit of Mexico awards in Texas.

Food& Wine Continued from B1 and 1:30 p.m., Thursdays, Fri-

days and Saturdays.
• Saddles Steakhouse at
at the B.R. Cohn Olive Oil Com-
pany.
Participating Sonoma Valley
Company.
Check participants’ websites
or sonomavalley.com/delicious
woodcu.org/northbayfirerelief. ents and three courses for $42. McArthur Place Hotel: Relish an restaurants include Fairmont for more information.
• Santé Restaurant at the $89 three-course dinner for two, Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sad-
‘Sonoma Valley Delicious’ Fairmont Sonoma Mission served with a bottle of Leese dles Steakhouse at MacArthur El Dorado Kitchen events
Inn: Enjoy a chef-selected & Fitch cabernet sauvignon or Place, Mayo Family Reserve
happening now seven-course tasting menu Sebastiani chardonnay. Room, Shiso Modern Asian Has two “pop-up” events
As part of California Restau- for two, with a glass of Gloria • Mayo Family Winery: Enjoy Kitchen, Glen Ellen Star, Petroni scheduled this winter. Check out
rant Month and Visit California, Ferrer sparkling wine each, for two-for-one Reserve Wine Vineyards, B&V Whiskey Bar & their three-course Fried Chicken
the local version is “Sonoma $195 Sunday-Thursday, or $235 Tastings, featuring seven Mayo Grille, Carneros Bistro & Bar, and Bubbles dinner on Tuesday,
Valley Delicious,” running Friday-Saturday. Family Reserve wines, paired the Girl & The Fig, Tasca Tasca, Jan. 30 “curated by sommelier
through the month of January. • Petroni Vineyards: Try a with seven artisan bites. La Salette, and Cochon Volant Chris Blanchard.” Not sure how
Sample special events, tast- rare three-course farm-to-table • B.R. Cohn Winery: Take BBQ. you “curate” a fried chicken din-
ings, and meals include food and wine pairing for $95, or advantage of 50 percent off the Tasting rooms offering spe- ner, especially with a vegetarian
• The Girl and the Fig: Fridays, five-courses for $195, following “Tastes of B.R. Cohn” tasting, cials include Sigh Champagne option available. Could be fun.
Jan. 12 and 26, from 6:30-9 p.m., a tour of the culinary gardens, which pairs four estate wines & Caviar, Three Sticks Wines, $60 inclusive. 5:30 to 8:45 p.m.
enjoy “Suite D” prix-fixe pop-up production facilities and wine with bites that integrate the Kunde Family Winery, Passag-
dinners, featuring six ingredi- caves, glass-in-hand. 11:30 a.m. olive oils and vinegars produced gio Wines and MacLaren Wine See Food & Wine, B5

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Sonoma Valley
Frenchie expanding its ‘pique-nique’ empire
Picnic-to-go biz to spread its blanket on Broadway
By KATHLEEN HILL
INDEX-TRIBUNE FOOD & WINE EDITOR

C
hefs Sarah Pinkin
and Elizabeth Payne
enjoy great suc-
cess with their Frenchie
French food cart and will
give everyone another
chance at tastes in a pop-
up appearance at 521 B
Broadway in Sonoma on
Thursday, Jan. 18.
A new French food option
On the pop-up menu will
soon available in downtown
be roasted root vegetable
Sonoma.
soup, chicken tortilla soup,
Vietnamese skirt steak
salad, salmon Niçoise
salad, goat cheese, fig jam
and arugula baguette Frenchie will soon
sandwiches, and a ham, open in permanent
brie and Dijon mustard
baguette. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 digs at the site of the
p.m. Catch it while you old Shone’s Market
can.
Not only that, but on Broadway.
Frenchie will soon open
in permanent digs at the
site of the old Shone’s
Market on Broadway, most spot to grab a picnic for
recently occupied by Love the Plaza or a quick lunch
and Lovely Studio. Their or dinner for locals.”
plan, according to Pinkin, Pinkin formerly worked
“is to make a general store at Mondo Café and served
featuring Frenchie grab- as chef at Murphy’s
and-go picnics, lunches Irish Pub several years
and dinners.” ago. Payne was chef and
Says Pinkin: “We will instructor at Ramekins
also be selling cool local Culinary School and at
food products and hopeful- Williams-Sonoma. They
ly beer and wine. A great hope to open before May 1. Frenchie will continue doing pop-ups and be available on Broadway.

Food& Wine
Continued from B4
Reserve at lsommier@eldora-
dokitchen.com or 931-6022.
Then on Tuesday, Feb. 6, EDK
will host a multi-course meal by
Chef Armando Navarro paired
with Marimar Estate Vineyards
& Winery’s wines. Marimar
Torres founded west county
Marimar Vineyards and Winery
in the elegant Catalan style of
his heritage. $130 inclusive. 6:30
p.m. Reserve at edkmarimar-
winedinner.bpt.me or lsommi-
er@eldoradokitchen.com.
Epicurean Connection
pop-up dinner
The Epicurean Connection
will host a pop-up cassoulet
dinner Jan. 31 at the General’s
Daughter featuring its cheeses.
Dinner will be cassoulet of white
Rancho Gordo beans and wild
duck, salad from Stone Edge
Farm greens with Meyer lemon
vinaigrette, breads, and the new
Epicurean Connection olive oil.
Dinner finishes with chocolate
brownies and blackberry pome-
granate jam. Bring your own
wine, no corkage, or purchase
wine from Epicurean Connec-
tion, which will serve the same
dinner to the Rural Chicks the
following evening. $35. Register
at Eventbrite.com or sheana@
vom.com.
Figalicious updates
The Girl & the Fig’s next
Sunday Supper will be Feb. 4 at
Suite D with butternut squash
soup, coq au vin with winter
vegetables and marble potatoes,
topped off with a pear tart with
red currant sauce and hazelnut
cream. $30 club members, $38
nonmembers. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Ramen nights are multiply-
ing. Popular and slurpy Ramen
Nights continue on Wednesdays
at Suite D from 5 to 8 p.m.,
move to the Fig Café in Glen
Ellen on Thursdays from 5 p.m.,
with the Fig Rig at the Lanning
building in Boyes Hot Springs
on Fridays and Saturdays from
5 p.m., and at Sonoma Springs
from noon.
Walt Hall elected to
Winegrowing Alliance
Board
Kathryn Walt Hall, lifelong
vineyardist and vintner, was just Sangiacomo served as chair of
elected to the California Sus-
tainable Winegrowing Alliance
board of directors.
Hall is proprietor of Walt
Wine, with its tasting room
and popular trivia nights on
Sonoma’s First Street West, as
well of the art-filled Hall Wines
south of St. Helena. She and her
brother managed their family’s
Mendocino County vineyard
from 1982 to 1992, and she served
as Bill Clinton’s Ambassador to
Austria from 1998 to 2001.
CSWA is a subgroup of the
California Wine Institute inter-
ested in long-term sustainabil-
ity of the wine industry. Mike
CSWA from 2014-1016 and has
been a board member for several
years.

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The Spill: Jean Edwards Cellars pouring on Plaza
New tasting room open down ‘vine alley,’
top wine trends and more
By MONICA DASHWOOD
INDEX-TRIBUNE WINE WRITER
J
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On Jan. 5, wine
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New exhibit at Theater: ‘Cult’ of personality

Arts Guild
Leaping to a title Local actor grows a comedic following. B1
■ Sonoma Stompers can clinch the Taste of Sonoma: Abbondanza Viansa!
league this weekend if the ball bounces Carneros winery offers birds-eye view. B6
their way in the season-ending series
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Invitational Show to open on Jan. 13 Friday, August 26, 2016

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The Arts Guild of Sonoma is Our 138th Year Serving Sonoma Valley

hosting its annual invitational Sonoma Valley, California ■ SonomaNews.com An edition of The Press Democrat ■ 75¢

art show through Jan. 29 at its

gallery on East Napa Street. Sonoma woman saved in
The public is invited to a
reception with the artists from freak post-office crash
5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. Jurine Biers rescued by friend when sedan shot forward
The eclectic show features By LORNA SHERIDAN
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
– is the one who pulled her
away from the out-of-control
she spotted Monnich, 74.
She stepped onto the walk in
work by 17 guest artists invited Jurine Biers doesn’t
remember the exact moment
car that jumped the sidewalk
in front of the Sonoma Post
front of the post office and
they began chatting.

by members of the Guild. A work by guest artist

on Aug. 3 when her friend
Gary Monnich saved her life.
But she’ll never forget that
Office.
Biers, 73, usually stops by
the post office once a day at
“I heard a terrible loud
revving of an engine in
overdrive and I just grabbed ROBBI PENGELLY/INDEX-TRIBUNE

Throughout 2018, the Guild is Kelsey Woodward. Monnich – in a rush of quick

thinking and quicker action
around 2:30 p.m. to check
her P.O. box. On her way out, See Crash, A4
Gary Monnich, at the Broadway post office where his fast actions prevented
tragedy in the parking spaces outside the front entrance.
celebrating 40 years of promot-
ing art in the community.
The Guild is located at 140 E. Napa St. and open
■ SPOTLIGHT ON HOUSING ■ Johnson to
Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A call for action remain with
Health
Local officials share plans to
confront the housing crisis
By DAVID TEMPLETON
Center
Three months after

Spill Continued from B6

INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

resigning, CEO
I
t’s one thing to identify a problem.
It’s another to determine the causes renegotiates contract
of that problem, and yet another to
find practical solutions. By LORNA SHERIDAN
Over the last six weeks, the Index-Tri- INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
bune’s Spotlight on Housing series has Three months after tendering

back of the labels. when growing grapes and

Four wines of choice
can be tasted by the glass
for $25. The tasting fee is
examined, in depth, local issues of her resignation, Sonoma Valley
rising rents and Community Health Center CEO
crowded houses. Cheryl Johnson is staying after
turning them into wine. Writers and com-
munity mem-
‘That’s how all.
Johnson originally an-
you unstick the
Today, the natural scene bers have asked
questions about
the barriers to
market. You
nounced her departure in
May and had agreed to stay on
through the end of the year.
has gained wide-spread building more
housing, looking
create supply.’ But earlier this week, she was
asked by the board to rescind

waived with a $65 pur-
chase or club member-
popularity with over 400 hard at the needs — Jim Leddy, Community her resignation, and she agreed
of workers, fam- Development Commission to do so.
ilies, and young At the time of her resigna-
natural wine producers in people who may
have found a home in Sonoma, but who
DAVID TEMPLETON/INDEX-TRIBUNE
This sign was left abandoned on a Sonoma County sidewalk earlier this year.
tion, board chairperson Richard
Gantenbein said that Johnson

ship. Starting Feb. 1, they France alone. now desperately need an affordable way
to stay here. Two obvious questions address a host of housing-related mat- opportunity sites, to jumpstart innova-

will be open Fridays and Natural wine produc-

Saturdays from noon to 7
p.m. and Sunday through
remain.
“What now? What next?”
According to Supervisor Susan Gorin,
ers can also be found in there is plenty being done to address
the need for plentiful affordable hous-
the U.S., New Zealand
ing. But like most solutions to complex
ters. In addition to expanding homeless
shelters across the county and increas-
ing funding for several emergency
shelter programs – including providing
help for Sonoma Overnight Support and
its First Street West shelter, the Haven
tive ideas for smaller scale projects and See Johnson, A4
second units,” Gorin says.
Additionally, voters this November
will consider a county ballot measure
to raise the Transient Occupancy Tax Sonoman
from nine to 12 percent. Gorin has

Thursdays from noon to and small regions such

problems, tangible results are going to
take some time.
“The Board of Supervisors recognizes
– Gorin says she’s enthusiastic that a
number of actions currently being taken
will eventually offer practical relief.
proposed that $1 million from those TOT
funds – taxes on hotels and other tourist
accommodations – be allocated to create
to head
6 p.m. as Georgia, Serbia, and
there is a continuum of needs in the
county,” Gorin says, pointing to a num-
ber of actions taken in recent months to
“I am working with a local group of
builders and investors to identify
undeveloped parcels of land and infill
a housing trust fund. Similar to a pro-

Wine Trends for 2018
Surprise wines
According to the
Washington Post, we can
anticipate surprise wines
from unexpected regions
as winemakers strive for
unique productions at
better values. Most wine
enthusiasts recognize
New Zealand and Ore-
gon for their pinot noir
and sauvignon blanc, or
Argentina for its mal-
bec, but few consumers
realize they also produce a
stellar chardonnay. Chile
is known for its cabernet
sauvignon and merlot, but
did you know it produces
an exceptional sauvignon
blanc and carignan?
Expect more riesling
and pinot noir out of
Australia, not just shiraz.
Be on the lookout for some
unusual chenin blanc
and shiraz from South
Africa. Lastly, we can also
expect some delicious and
inexpensive wines from
Bulgaria, Turkey, Moldova
and Armenia.
Natural wines
Raw wines are grow-
ing more popular among
millennials, winemakers
and sommeliers. What
exactly is natural wine?
They are considered
minimalist wines made
without chemical and
technological intervention
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8000 years ago).
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buzz, natural wines are
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ever, right now natural “An ambitious, well-executed effort to explain a complex
wines will expand to retail and significant local issue from a variety of perspectives.
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the market beyond the big
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■■ STRICTLY BUSINESS ■
Instacart, new vet, pot resources
Business news from in and
around Sonoma Valley
Sessions resigns: Jean
Arnold Sessions is stepping
down as head of Sonoma County
Vintners after two years leading
the county’s main winery trade
group. Michael Haney, its director
of membership and government
relations, has been appointed
interim executive director as its
board conducts a search for a
permanent head. Haney said he
would apply for the position.
■
Market Vendors: Valley
of the Moon Certified Farmers
Market is now accepting vendor
applications for this summer’s
Tuesday Night Market. The dead-
line is Feb. 1 to apply.
■ national Film Festival has several
New vet in town: Valley
of the Moon Veterinary Hospital
has welcomed Dr. Ashley Atkin to
its practice. Atkin received her BS
in Animal Science from UC Davis
and graduated from UC Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine in
2010. After graduation, she com-
pleted her internship at PetCare
Veterinary Hospital in Santa
Rosa. She practiced in Pleasanton
and San Ramon for six years until
recently moving to Petaluma.
■ wine and alcohol manufacturers
Instacart in Sonoma:
Instacart has arrived in Sonoma.
With the annual membership ser-
vice fee of $149 you can shop from
multiple stores – with free deliv-
ery on the whole order (orders
must be over $35). Locally, the
options are Whole Foods Safeway
and CVS. Your Personal Shopper
selects all your items and delivery
is possible two hours.
■ fornia. The state will be accepting
Cleanings not closings:
Several restaurants around town,
including the Girl and the Fig and
Swiss Hotel, among others, are
closed for a few weeks for their
annual winter refurbishing. Don’t
be alarmed, all plan to reopen
shortly.
Hiring: The Parks Founda-
tion seeks a development and
event associate. The part-time
employee must be willing to work
some evenings and weekends. To

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departure in December. Rejoining
the Sonoma Valley Chamber of
Commerce board is John Bast of
Peoples Home Equity Mortgage,
together with new 2018 board
members Ramie Hencmann of
Sweet Scoops Ice Cream and Kris-
tie Sheppard of A. Bright Idea.
■
The ‘Coming Soon’ went up outside the old Plaza Tequila
ROBBI PENGELLY/INDEX-TRIBUNE Fire damage: The Sonoma entrance on Tuesday night.
County Economic Development
If you would like to sell at the Sono-
Board has been working on a
New Mexican
ma’s Tuesday night market in 2018,
county-wide economic plan called
applications are being accepted now.
Strategic Sonoma, as well as a
short-term economic recovery
apply, submit a cover letter with
your resume and three recent
writing samples by Friday, Jan. 19
plan related to the October fires.
Businesses county-wide are being
surveyed until Jan. 16 at survey-
restaurant to open
in Sonoma
to Susan Bryer-Shelton at susan. monkey.com/r/HPNGLNQ. The
bryer-shelton@sonoma-county. EDB will be able to extrapolate
org. data specifically for Sonoma
■ Valley use.
Hiring: The Sonoma Inter- ■ Mi Ranchito to move large patio area.
Online pot resources: into Plaza Tequila Garcia will co-own this
paid positions that are open for Secretary of State Alex Padilla outpost of Mi Ranchito
this season’s festival. The jobs in- announced the launch of Can- space with her brother, Chris-
clude two volunteer coordinators, nabizfile (sos.ca.gov/business-pro- tian, 36, and her husband,
a special events manager and grams/cannabizfile), a new online By LORNA SHERIDAN Jaime Rodriguez, 40.
assistant, a sponsor concierge, portal with useful information INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER The Cotati location of
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special events team, general ops, about cannabis-related busi- i Ranchito Mex- Mi Ranchito opened at
backlot team and sanitation/ ness filings with the Secretary ican Restaurant 7600 Commerce Blvd. in
environmental waste manager. of State’s office. Entrepreneurs and Cantina has 2008 and the Santa Rosa
Visit sonomafilmfest.org for more seeking to start a cannabis-related two locations, one in Cotati location (which is owned
information. business in California will need and one in Santa Rosa. by Jaime’s brother, Luis
■ to register their business entity Come February, the young Rodriguez and his wife
Free rides home: A new with the Secretary of State. The extended family that owns Erika) opened at 90 Mark
law effective Jan. 1 allows beer, new site also includes informa- the popular eateries hopes West Springs Road in
tion about registering a business, to open the 2017. Both
and sellers to provide consumers trademark or service mark. doors to its specialize in
free or discounted transportation Meanwhile, Sonoma County third loca- traditional
(home assumably). Is this in place issued its first Cannabis Cultiva- tion, right ‘Depending on the Mexican
anywhere in Sonoma yet? If so, let tion Permit on Dec. 4 to Shannon here in Sono- permit process, we cuisine and
us know. and Cameron Hattan of Fiddlers ma Valley. margaritas.
■ Greens. Their permit allows up According hope to open late The Santa
Have you expanded?: to 10,000 square feet of outdoor to co-own- next month.’ Rosa and Co-
The California Competes Tax medical cannabis cultivation on er Yesica tati locations
Credit is an income tax credit their property outside of Sebasto- Garcia, 28, — Yesica Garcia are praised on
available to businesses which pol. Learn more at sonomacounty. the lease has Yelp for their
invest and create new jobs in Cali- ca.gov/Cannabis-Program/. been signed happy hour
■ on the old and Thirsty
applications from Jan. 2 to 22 for New cannabis CEO: Wil- Plaza Tequila Thursday
$100 million in tax credits. More liam Silver, former dean of Sono- location at 19315 Highway special and their Tequila
at business.ca.gov/Programs/Cal- ma State University’s business 12 and work has begun on Club.
iforniaCompetesTaxCredit. school, has been picked to lead the interior of the restau- “We’re excited to have
■ CannaCraft as the fast-growing rant. a restaurant in Sonoma
New board members: Santa Rosa cannabis manufactur- “Depending on the Valley,” said Yesica. “We
Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau ing firm continues to expand. permit process, we hope love the town, we think
has welcomed two new board to open late next month,” this is a great location and
members – Gary Buffo of Pure Same news, different name she said on Wednesday. we’re excited to spread our
Luxury Transportation and Ash- for 2018. Movers & Shakers “We have a little bit of name there.”
ish Patel of Olea Hotel. Previous is now Strictly Business. work to do to the place and Plaza Tequila was
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■■ REAL ESTATE ■

Sold in Sonoma Valley ■

1281 Felder Road
3 bedrooms/2 baths
2 bedrooms/3 baths
Sold for $1,625,000
Listed for $1,695,000
Properties sold in market 50 days on the market Sold for $900,000 311 days on the
Listed for $995,000 market
Sonoma, the two ■
199 La Mancha
■
1290 Pickett St. 224 days on the ■
weeks ending Drive 3 bedrooms/2.5 baths market 16720 Norrbom
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Religious Education: 996-6759 ext. 107
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Fridays 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
MASSES
Saturday Vigil Mass – Eng 5:00 p.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass – Span 7:00 p.m. To AdverTise, please call
Sunday Spanish Mass 1:00 p.m.
Sunday Masses English 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m. Mary Jane dean at 707.521.5342
Weekday & Saturday Masses 8:30 a.m.
Wed. Evening Spanish Mass 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Confessions - Sat 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
or
Confessions in Spanish Thurs. 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
Marriages and Baptism by Appointment eMAiL: MaryJane.dean@pressdemocrat.com
B10 THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE • FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL 12TH ANNUAL

FORTY under 40
2018 NOMINATIONS
NOW OPEN!

ROBBI PENGELLY/INDEX-TRIBUNE

Naomi Clement vows that her pots will ‘introduce a little beauty into the world.’

SCC’s ceramicist-in-residence
Artist-educator
Clement to mold
minds, pots...
By LORNA SHERIDAN
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
NAOMI CLEMENT experiences in the ceramic
field: she has been an ap-
New SCC artist-in-residence prentice to two established
Naomi Clement is hosting potters; has worked as a
a presentation of her work studio potter; has given
and potluck dinner at 6 p.m. lectures; has attended
on Wednesday, Jan. 17. She multiple workshops and

C
anadian ceramicist is also preparing bowls for residencies throughout
Naomi Clement the SCC Chili Bowl Feast on North America; and she
has been selected Feb. 10 currently serves as a
as the winter /spring board member for the
artist-in-residence at the National Council on the
Sonoma Community Cen- The six-month residen- Education for the Ceramic
ter. Clement is an artist cy includes a small but Arts (NCECA). She has ex-
and educator who explores airy apartment with high hibited her work through-
ideas of home and belong- ceiling and large windows out the U.S. and Canada,
ing through the lens of on the second floor of the and was recently named
functional ceramics. Community Center. a 2017 Emerging Artist
Clement, 39, arrived in “It’s great being so close by Ceramics Monthly
town on Sunday, but is no to my studio,” she said. magazine.
stranger to Sonoma, hav- “It has lovely light and “I make pots because
ing worked in wine sales couldn’t be more conve- I truly believe that life is
when she was younger. nient.” different when you choose
“I have always loved the Part of Clement’s agree- to surround yourself with
region and visited sever- ment with SCC is that she objects that already have
al times,” said Clement, will teach a number of a story when they reach
who grew up in London, ceramics classes, and she you,” said Clement. “My
Ontario. is excited for that aspect of goal is always that my pots
When asked how she her role. will introduce a little beau-
learned about the ceram- “In past residencies, I ty into the world, and ide-
ics residency, she laughed have taught community ally create a space where
and said she had heard classes and I’ve also taught the user can pause to savor
about it a few years ago undergraduate and grad- a moment of calm in the
and that a several people uate students in college,” midst of a busy day.”
quickly emailed her about she explained. If you would like to
it when the application Clement received her meet Clement, stop by the
was posted. MFA from Louisiana State ceramics studio.
“The opportunity here University, and her B.F.A “I am looking forward
in Sonoma is actually very from the Nova Scotia being a part of this com-
well-known through the College of Art & Design. munity of people who love
ceramics community,” she Her formal education is food, wine and the arts,”
said. balanced with a host of she said.

Sonoma Valley Unified School District Nominate a professional under

Announces:
2018-2019 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
the age of 40 who fit any of the
Kindergarten Registration Information Meeting – Altimira Middle School
following profiles:
17805 Arnold Dr.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 6:00-7:00 p.m. Presentation in English & Spanish
• Entrepreneurs who create a new
7:00-7:30 p.m. Mix and Mingle with SVUSD staff and
families product or market
Kindergarten Registration Online New for 2018-2019! – Altimira Middle School -
17805 Arnold Dr. AND - Adele Harrison Middle School - 1150 Broadway • People who demonstrate
extraordinary leadership qualities
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:00-7:30pm
Parents may receive assistance in using our new
online registration system on January 31, 2018 at
Altimira and Adele Harrison Middle Schools. School
staff will be available to help parents sign in, scan • Innovators who have changed the
documents, and navigate the new system. Assistance
in English and Spanish will be available.
Registration requirements: 1. Child must be five (5) years of age on or before
way their industry does business
September 1, 2018. Birth certificate required. 2. An up-to-date immunization record
must be presented. 3. Two (2) current proofs of address must be presented (example: • Executives and professionals
advancing quickly in their
lease agreement, current bill to address, etc.), Parent Photo I.D., Custody/Guardianship
documentation (if applicable), Oral Health Assessment Form, and Report of Health
Examination
Registration Information packets will be available at the information meetings, online
at www.svusdca.org, at the district office, and elementary schools starting January 25
organizations
Registration at Sonoma Charter and Woodland Star Charter is by lottery. For more
information contact the school directly: Sonoma Charter, 707-935-4232, Woodland • Individuals whose work has a wide-
reaching impact on the business
Star Charter, 707-996-3849

El Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de community

Sonoma anuncia:
2018-2019 INSCRIPCIONES EN EL JARDÍN DE NIÑOS
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION ONLINE
northbaybusinessjournal.com
Junta de información para las inscripciones para el jardín de niños – Esc. Secundaria
Altimira 17805 Arnold Dr
Miércoles, 24 de enero, 2018 6:00-7:00 p.m. presentación en inglés y en español
7:00-7:30 p.m. reunirse y conversar con el personal y
familias de SVUSD Nominations will be accepted until
Inscripciones en línea para el jardín de niños, nuevo en el 2018-19 – Esc. Secundaria
Altimira – 17805 Arnold Dr. Y en la Esc. Secundaria Adele Harrison – 1150 Broadway Monday, Feb. 12, 2018
Miércoles, 31 de enero, 2018 5:00-7:30 p.m.
Los padres pueden recibir ayuda para usar nuestro PRESENTED BY:
sistema nuevo de inscripciones en línea el 31 de enero,
2018 en las escuelas Altimira y Adele Harrison. El
personal de la escuela estará disponible para ayudar a
los padres a ingresar, escanear documentos, y navegar
el sistema nuevo. Ayuda en inglés y español disponible.
Requisitos de inscripción: 1. El niño debe haber cumplido cinco (5) años de edad en o
antes del 1 de septiembre, 2018. Se requiere el acta de nacimiento. 2. Deben presentar
la tarjeta de vacunas y las vacunas deben estar al corriente. 3. Deben presentar dos (2) Underwritten by:
comprobantes recientes de su dirección actual (ejemplo: contrato de renta, factura reciente
enviada a su dirección, etc.), ID de foto padre, Documentación de custodia / tutela (si
corresponde), Formulario de Evaluación de Salud Dental, y Reporte del examen físico
requerido para entrar a la escuela.
Los paquetes de inscripción estarán disponibles en la junta de información, en el internet
en www.svusdca.org, en la oficina del distrito y en todas las escuelas primarias a partir de
25 de enero.
Las inscripciones en la Escuela Sonoma Charter y Woodland Star Charter son por sorteo.
Para más información contacten a la escuela directamente: Sonoma Chárter, 707-935-4232,
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Woodland Star Charter, 707-996-3849 Call 707-521-5264 for more information.