RoundUp: Apples, Apples, Apples
The Gravenstein Apple Fair, schools start this week, a new face for the Forestville Club, and more
A Day at the Fair
The Gravenstein Apple Fair kicked off yesterday in Ragle Park and continues through today with delicious food, cider, beer, wine and exotic libations, music, agricultural fun and apples, apples, apples. Our reporter Mark Fernquest checked out the scene and brought back these photos.
And here are a few more sweet shots from yesterday from the Gravenstein Apple Fair itself. The photographer for these photos was Travis Saracco.
Believe it or not, school starts this week
Well, that summer went by fast—perhaps because, due to low temperatures, it never really felt like summer until the last few days. And now it’s back to school. Here is the first day of school at various locations:
Analy High School (Sebastopol), August 13
Laguna High School (Forestville), August 13
Academy of Innovative Arts (Forestville), August 13
Park Side School (Sebastopol), August 14
Brookhaven Middle School (Sebastopol) August 14
Apple Blossom School (Sebastopol), August 14
Twin Hills Middle School (Sebastopol), August 14
Sunridge School (Sebastopol), August 14
Gravenstein Elementary (Sebastopol), August 14
Hillcrest Middle School (Sebastopol), August 14
Sebastopol Charter: A Public Waldorf School (Sebastopol), August 20
Summerfield Waldorf (Santa Rosa), August 21
Oak Grove Elementary (Graton), August 13
Willowside Middle School (Santa Rosa), August 13
Forestville Elementary (Forestville), August 14
The Forestville Club is about to get a facelift
We wouldn’t be surprised if many Forestvillians are scratching their heads over the violent lime green paint job on the Forestville Club at the southern entrance to Forestville’s downtown. It’s not just the color, but the fact that one of the town’s beloved, older murals—a mountain scene—was painted over.
The good news is that the green paint is just the underlayer of what will soon be a fabulous new mural by Forestville muralist Amandalynn.
Wendy Flowers of the Forestville Chamber of Commerce applied for a District 5 Community Public Art Project Grant, and their “Gateway to Forestville” project was awarded $6,000 by Creative Sonoma.
Here are two mock-ups by Amandalynn of what the two, public-facing walls of the club are going to look like:
The Big Picture
Sebastopol Police Logs, July 28-August 3
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
MONDAY
6:44 p.m. Served with a misdemeanor arrest warrant from an outside agency and possession of unlawful paraphernalia (misdemeanor) at Gravenstein Highway South and Bloomfield Road. Suspect arrested.
TUESDAY
8:54 a.m. Knowingly receiving stolen property and appropriating lost property (misdemeanors) at Morris Street. Referred to District Attorney for review.
4:03 p.m. Possession of a controlled substance, possession of unlawful paraphernalia, and violation of probation (misdemeanors) at Petaluma and Abbott avenues. Suspect arrested.
WEDNESDAY
7:44 a.m. Served a misdemeanor arrest warrant for an outside agency at Petaluma and Abbott avenues. Suspect arrested.
8:34 a.m. Vandalism including defacing property (misdemeanor) at Bodega Avenue. Pending further investigation.
5:05 p.m. Possession of a narcotic controlled substance (misdemeanor) at McKinley Street. Suspect arrested.
THURSDAY
9:08 a.m. Possession of a switchblade in a vehicle and violation of probation (misdemeanors) at Petaluma Avenue. Referred to District Attorney for review.
10:48 a.m. Served a misdemeanor arrest warrant for an outside agency at Gravenstein Highway North. Suspect arrested.
SATURDAY
10:03 a.m. Possession of a narcotic controlled substance, unlawful paraphernalia, a controlled substance, and failure to appear in court after promising in writing (misdemeanors) at Pleasant Hill Avenue North. Suspect arrested.
OTHER POLICE ACTION
The Sebastopol Police Department also recorded 199 events requiring police action during the period, such as lost animals, assisting citizens, parking violations, foot patrol, traffic hazards and reckless driving.
Great photos of the 2025 Gravenstein Apple Fair. Thank You!! ~ 🍏👏😉