Not far from the El Camino Real bell in Center Park (Blog #3), there is another very "familiar," but "strange" object in downtown Petaluma. It's a water fountain; but it carries this message for all who drink from it: Just five years after the national WCTU was founded in Evanston, [...]
How can you miss something that is free to all? Since we've been walking around the downtown historic district, the next "familiar" spot may not be "strange" to many Petalumans. In fact, we asked you to visit this historic building in our last strangeness blog (#3). No pun intended, but [...]
While we are in this part of Petaluma's historic downtown district, let's discover another "familiar" object that might be "Strange" for you. There is an irregular parking area, with a small island separator (now called Central Park), just across the street from the former U.S. Post Office building (Strangeness #2). [...]
There is nothing "strange" about our next "familiar" site in downtown Petaluma. It is obvious that it is (or was) a Post Office building. Even if you have never used it for postal services, do you know where it is located? It's been there since 1926. It isn't that far [...]
Welcome back to the series of blogs titled, "Our Petaluma." The last entry in this category was posted on 4-11-2012. Over the past few days, I've come up with a new idea for another series of blogs to be titled "The Strangeness of the Familiar." Talk about a faulty "memory [...]
This post will be the last in our nine blog series devoted to volunteerism. Yesterday's Butter & Egg Days parade was a perfect example of how Petalumans donate their time, energy and talents to strengthen the spirit of our favorite river town. Petaluma's spirit of volunteerism continues to live on, [...]
Although most of today's Petalumans of Yesteryear moved to Petaluma from some place else in the 1990s, there is one who was born in Petaluma, moved away, but then came home. Mildred King (Addie Atwater), moved back to Petaluma in 1993. As a high school student, living in Petaluma, Millie [...]
In my last blog, we reported the volunteer activities of the Petalumans of Yesteryear, when they were alive and active in the community affairs of our favorite River Town. As we approach the annual Butter & Eggs Day parade, this coming Saturday, when the Petalumans of Yesteryear will be the [...]
As we have stated in previous blogs related to volunteerism, the upcoming Butter & Egg Days parade (April 27), wouldn't happen without the support of local community volunteers. This annual event is a perfect example of how volunteerism enhances the spirit of a community. This event honors Petaluma's Citizen of [...]
I wonder how many readers saw Bob Padecky's Press Democrat article (3-11-13): "Petaluma steps up to the plate for a fallen son?" This blog won't repeat his story about how a "village" (Petaluma) responded to a community need; but, I do want to highlight how countless hours of volunteer time [...]