History
FACTS FROM THE PAST by Kay Wells
Ever wonder why we call our fair grounds the Cloverdale CITRUS Fair, when you don’t see that many citrus trees about town or on surrounding farmlands? Well, in the 1880s, there were 1170 acres in fruit including 500 orange trees and 2000 fig trees. The new...
Russian Riverkeeper
Russian Riverkeeper’s mission is to inspire the community to protect the Russian River forever and they have been fighting since 1993 to ensure a thriving river system and your rights to fishable, swimmable and drinkable waters. The Russian River is 110 miles long...
How Did JEH Get Its Name? By Mary Jo Winter
Originally called Musalacon High School, Johanna Echols-Hansen Continuation High School – JEH for short - is located at 322 N. Washington St. It was renamed about 1981 in memory of the beloved former teacher. Born Dec. 14, 1942 in Los Angeles, Johanna graduated from...
Facts From the Past
by Kay Wells In the late 1800s, Mr. A. N. Ahrens, Cloverdale citizen and cigar smoker, was mourning the unavailability of fine cigars. So, he decided to “grow his own”. Sending away for tobacco seedlings, he nurtured them in his greenhouse (seeds require warm...
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