July 2020 Edition
Editor’s Note April 2026
Spread out before me are packets of zinnia, sunflower, moonflower, coneflower and nasturtium seeds. It’s time! The ground is warm enough to spread these seeds in the garden and watch as they grow. Spring is the time for growth, renewal, and the magic of Mother Nature...
April 2026 Events Calendar
Cloverdale Connect Community Calendar Sponsored By Cloverdale Grocery OutletApril 4 Sat. 9-10am Lion’s Club Easter Egg Hunt, Pre-school – 3rd Grade, Jefferson School Cloverdale Wine Walk April 18 Sat. 9am-2pm Green Thumb Garden...
Cream of Broccoli Soup Recipe
by David MacielSponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza March is the tail end of winter and on those cold evenings I really enjoy hardy cream-based soups. This recipe is very easy to prepare and has a rich elegant flavor. Accompanied with a nice hunk of sour dough...
Celebrate Marlys Southard
Oct. 5, 1930-Dec 7, 2025Marlys Southard passed away January 10, 2026 at the age of 94. She was born in North Dakota to a farming family who moved to Washington for economic reasons during the Depression. They came to Cloverdale in the late 1940s when the Coastal...
March 2026 Events Calendar
Cloverdale Connect Community Calendar Sponsored By Cloverdale Grocery OutletMarch 4-10 Grocery Outlet Semi-Annual Wine Sale, 111 Treadway, CloverdaleMarch 7 Sat. 10am-4pm North Bay Science Discovery Day, Sonoma County Fairgrounds 10am-4pm...
Editor’s Note March 2026
With the recent passing of Robert Duvall, I am reminded of the great novel, Lonesome Dove. It’s one of my favorites. I have read the book a couple of times, listened to the audio version several times, and watched the film version. I have always been an avid reader,...
Beef Bourguigon for Two Recipe
by David MacielSponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza In February we celebrate Valentine’s Day, the day of romance and love. And what better way than this French dish beef bourguignon for two. Simply put beef slow simmered in red wine. I serve this with mashed...
Celebrate Birthday of Courtney Jade Davis
February 6, 1991 – January 5, 2008Rainbows have different meanings and symbolism to different people and cultures. Technically, rainbows are optical illusions of light caused by sunlight refracting and reflecting in water droplets creating a spectrum of seven colors...
FEBRUARY EVENTS CALENDAR
Cloverdale Connect Community Calendar Sponsored By Cloverdale Grocery OutletFeb 5 Thurs. 6-8pm Esmeralda Town Hall Meeting, Veterans Hall 7-9:30pm The Jazz Club, featuring: Rick Vandivier, Mason Razavi & Hristo Vitchev Cloverdale Arts...
Celebrate Florence Pauline Ottoboni
Oct. 5, 1930-Dec 7, 2025Florence was born on October 5, 1930, in Oakland CA to Mario and Jeanne Cuttica. In 1946, she and her parents moved to Cloverdale where she attended and graduated from Cloverdale High School. She met the love of her life, Nathaniel “Albie”...
Editor’s Note February 26
February is here and it’s traditionally the love month. When’s the last time you told the people you care about specifically what you admire or are comforted by knowing them? I am at a certain age in my life when my contemporaries are passing. In December we had four...
Mediterranean Veggie Pasta
by David MacielSponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza In January if you’re like me I try to take off those holiday pounds. This gluten free pasta dish is low in calories and very satisfying. You can substitute any pasta and add cooked chicken or shrimp to mix it...
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