July 2020 Edition
Celebrate Melissa Dove McCutchan
June 26, 1932-May 8, 2025On behalf of the McCutchan Family, it is with great sadness that we announce the early passing of Melissa Dove McCutchan. Melissa was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt and friend. We invite those that knew her to join us to...
Celebrate June Drake
June 26, 1932-May 8, 2025June Drake passed away peacefully on May 8, 2025, in Sebastopol, California. She was born on June 26, 1932, in San Francisco to Frank and Bertha Davis. During her teenage years, June moved with her parents and sisters to Cloverdale, where she...
Celebrate Parker Monroe Briggs
May 8, 1992 – April 9, 2025Parker Monroe Briggs had the best laugh! – A true messenger of “love and light” His life came to a tragic end much too soon. He was born in Sacramento, California on May 8, 1992, and passed April 9, 2025, at the age of 32. He is survived by...
June Community Calendar
Cloverdale Connect Community Calendar Sponsored By Cloverdale Grocery OutletJune 6 Fri. 7-9:30pm David Luning Band, Friday Night Live*, Downtown CloverdaleJune 9-13 9-11:30am Summer Craft Camp, $200/week, Ages 6-9 Knotty Nook, 129 Cloverdale Blvd. ...
Celebrate Ruby Ann McNulty
January 27, 1967-May 7, 2025Ruby Ann McNulty, mother, sister, daughter, granddaughter, cousin, aunt and friend. Born in Santa Rosa January 27, 1967, she passed away in her home in Cloverdale on May 7th, 2025, after a three-year battle with brain cancer. The truth is...
Editor’s Note June 2025
When I was as a kid, summer officially began Memorial Day weekend (never mind when the Summer Solstice occurred) when our family would pile into the station wagon and drive from Fairfax to our summer cabin in Healdsburg every weekend until Labor Day. Summer days would...
Salisbury Steak Recipe
Cooking with David Maciel Sponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza I was asked by a good friend if I had a salisbury steak recipe. A bit of history - it was first made by James Salisbury during the civil war era. There are 100s of variations, but I’ve made this one...
Celebrate George William Silva
September 2, 1936-April 10, 2025George was born on the family’s dairy ranch in Los Banos, California to Joe and Mary Silva. He grew up with his sister, Rosemarie, attended local schools, and graduated from Los Banos High School in 1954. George then went on to College...
May 25 Community Calendar
Cloverdale Connect Community Calendar Sponsored By Cloverdale Grocery OutletMay 4 Sun. 9:30-1pm Cloverdale Farmers Market, Downtown Cloverdale 11am-3pm Cloverdale Little League, Hit-A-Thon - Furber Park...
Editor’s Note May 2025
"I meant to do my work todayBut a brown bird sang in the apple tree,And a butterfly flitted across the field,And all the leaves were calling me.And the wind went sighing over the land,Tossing the grasses to and fro,And a rainbow held out its shining handSo what could...
Tangy Honey Glazed Ham Recipe
Cooking with David Maciel Sponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza Easter in our house is always a bone-in smoked ham. I made this ham glaze recipe using simple ingredients and it’s the best I’ve ever tasted. Brush onto the ham during the last half hour of baking...
Celebrate Norma Waller
June 12, 1933 - December 8, 2024Norma Waller passed away on March 1, 2025 with her family by her side after a long battle with lung disease. Norma has lived in Cloverdale since 1940, worked in the bank industry most of her life and finally retired as a bank manager...
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