🌱 See Local Scarecrows + More New Street Art + Healdsburg Zombie Walk

Hi, everybody! Hope you all have been enjoying the cozy and magical fog this morning. I'm here with your regular weekend edition of the Healdsburg Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town. In this issue you'll get updates on:

• The winning ways of the HHS girls volleyball team
• A few different street-art sightings around town
• A bunch of local scarecrows now up for auction

But first, your weekend weather:

• Friday: Fog and clouds, then some sun. High: 86 Low: 48.
• Saturday: Fog and clouds turning to sun again. Cooling down a little. High: 78 Low: 50.
• Sunday: Same deal. High: 75 Low: 51.
• Monday: Same! High: 79 Low: 50.

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Air over Healdsburg:

Here are the top 3 stories in Healdsburg today:

1. Locals have been creating some pretty awesome entries so far for this year's Healdsburg Scarecrow Festival. And they're now being auctioned off online, so you can have one for your very own — with proceeds going to local homelessness nonprofit Reach for Home. Standout entries, priced from $30 up to $150, include the mysterious Calavera, a "Giants fan" in a white robe and a floppy sun hat; a totally tricked-out firefighter; a pirate- or soldier-looking woman from the olden days named "Ghostly Gwendolyn"; an abstract figure wrapped in colorful cloth by local kids at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts; a "Mother Earth" character decked out in flowers; and Roz, a feisty old lady created by the staff of the Healdsburg Museum. (You can watch an amusing video of Roz's creation on the museum's Facebook page.) Local artist and Healdsburg High teacher Linus Lancaster, who runs the festival, says there are "many more" scarecrows on the way, "so please keep checking back" for them to appear on the auction website. He also says "we are still accepting late submissions through the weekend of the 22nd so please consider jumping in" with your own entry. You can contact Linus directly at llancaster@husd.com for "supplies and technical help." (Inbox & Healdsburg Scarecrow Festival & Healdsburg Museum via Facebook)
2. The Healdsburg High School girls volleyball team continues to look amazing this season. Their win record is currently 14-8 — a far cry from their losing 4-14 record of 2021. They're second in the league right now, just behind Rancho Cotate, who beat them at a disappointing home game earlier this week. "Rancho Cotate is a Division III team, which means the school is slightly larger than the Division IV Healdsburg," the Healdsburg Tribune reports. "Bigger schools have the inherent advantage of a larger student body to fill out the roster, but leagues like the North Bay Redwood mix school sizes based on location, in this case west Sonoma County." Even so — at the Hounds' previous home game last week against Ukiah, an even bigger Division II school, they did emerge victorious. The game was a real "battle," according to the Ukiah Daily Journal. "In the end, fans were treated to an exciting match, full of rallies and comebacks," the Journal reported. "The players were exhilarated by super competition and plenty of tense action. Coaches on both sides white-knuckled their clipboards the entire night, rightly feeling that their team had plenty of opportunities to land knock out punches, yet conversely impressed by their girls’ resilience to continue to compete, even when they were down." Healdsburg will play the same school again this coming Tuesday, Oct. 18 — this time on Ukiah's home turf. "Should be a great one to watch!" says the Journal. And the Trib reports that this game "could ultimately decide the league title." (Healdsburg Tribune & MaxPreps & Ukiah Daily Journal; paywall)
3. Have you spotted the new, wine country-themed Frida Kahlo mural in Healdsburg yet? It's painted onto the side of a small apartment building at 970 Healdsburg Ave., across from the Silveira dealership. And the Tribune just reported that it also has a sister mural, tucked a little farther back into the apartment complex. "The mural facing Healdsburg Avenue is a larger-than-life portrait of [Frida] as a wine muse — her signature hat is made of purple wine grapes instead of her usual bright flowers," according to the Tribune. "Farther back on the property, Kahlo is having a glass of wine in her Mexico City kitchen, but here she’s represented as a skeleton, in celebration of Dia de los Muertos. Muralist JM Knudsen of Sacramento refers to this one as Muerto Frida." This second mural is "on private property and is best seen on a walk past the property, just north of the 7-Eleven shop at the corner of Healdsburg and Powell," the Tribune says. The owner of the property, Rob Wolf, says he commissioned the paintings "to add some color to the residences" and "contribute something interesting to the city and community of Healdsburg." And the artist, Knudsen, says of the concept he came up with: "The grapes are the connector to the entire world there. And the people there at 970 Healdsburg have pride in Frida and have pride in the grapes that provided them with life there and the opportunity of prosperity in America through hard work." (Healdsburg Tribune)

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This weekend in Healdsburg:

Friday, October 14

• Free Electronics & Mattress Recycling Event in Cloverdale (Oct. 14-16, 9AM-5PM)
• "Wee Read Bilingüe" Bilingual Storytime for Kids Under 2 Years Old at the Healdsburg Library (10:30-11AM)
• Healdsburg Running Company Hosts Critical Mass Bike Ride to Bacchus Landing, With Fogbelt Station Finish (5PM)
• Pizza & Wine on the Piazza at Bacchus Landing (5-7PM)
• Friday Evening Wine & Song at Hudson Street Wineries, Featuring Live Music by Blues/Swing/Americana Band Youngblood & Co. (5-8PM)
• Troubadour Bread & Bistro Hosts "Le Dîner" Experience With 5-Course Prix Fixe Menu (Oct. 14-29, 5:30-10PM)
• Healdsburg High School Football Game Vs. Ukiah at Rec Park (7PM)
• HonkyTonk StumbleWeeds Live at Coyote Sonoma (7-10PM)
• Boot Juice Live at the Elephant in the Room (8-11PM)

Saturday, October 15

• The Botanical Bus Comes to Corazón Healdsburg, Feat. Massage, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy, Nutrition, Herbalism & More (All Day)
• Healdsburg Running Company Trail Run at Lake Sonoma, With Street Taco Finish (8AM)
• Healdsburg Saturday Farmers Market (8:30AM-12PM)
• Girl Scout Troop 10278 Hosts Costume Giveaway Across the Street From Healdsburg Elementary (9AM-12PM)
• Healdsburg Museum Hosts Architectural Tour of the Matheson Street Historic District (10AM)
• Read to a Dog at the Healdsburg Library (Weekly, 11AM)
• Celebration of Life for Healdsburg Resident Frank Palmieri at the Riverside Clubhouse, Feat. His Artwork & Photos (1-4PM)
• "Fall for Wine" Event at Ferrari-Carano Winery (1-4PM)
• Intro to Ayurveda Workshop at Yoga on Center (2-5PM)
• Zombie Walk Through Downtown Healdsburg (2-6PM)
• QWANQWA Live at Little Saint (6:30PM)
• Randy Rainbow Performs at the Luther Burbank Center for His "Pink Glasses Tour" (7:30PM)
• Norwood Fisher's Trulio Disgracias Live at the Elephant in the Room (8-10PM)
• Rock Candy Live at Coyote Sonoma (8-11PM)

Sunday, October 16

• Healdsburg Crush: Big Wine-Tasting Event in the Plaza to Benefit the Boys & Girls Club (12-4PM)
• Chris Bigford Live at the Elephant in the Room (6-9PM)

Monday, October 17

• Healdsburg Garden Club Meeting at the Villa, Feat. Presentation by Author & Naturalist Kate Marianchild on the "Plants & Animals of Bay Area Oaks" (1PM)
• Healdsburg City Council Meeting (6PM)

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Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Grateful for you! See you next week...

— Simone Wilson

About me: I was born and raised in Healdsburg, CA, where I was the editor of the Healdsburg High School Hound's Bark. I have since worked as a local journalist for publications in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City and the Middle East. I'm currently a senior product manager for Patch.

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