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Follow us on Newspaper of Rohnert Park-Cotati-Penngrove August 23, 2019- 14 Pages Sign up for the FREE e-Edition and get the latest local news deliverd to your mailbox Quote of the week: “If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.” ― Joseph Addison Farmers’ Market party on the plaza I am an athlete born in Jamaica on August 21, 1986. A high school cricket coach urged me to pursue a career in Gues track andWho? field. I have earned eight Olympic gold medals as well as the nickname “Lightning.” Answer: Usain Bolt Usain Answer: Sax player Susan Copperman Founder, Leader, singer & choreographer Jane The Rotten Tomatoes band consists of Rich Payne on drums, Don Gylfe on guitar, Dan Johnson Sorenson, Lead singer Sharon Jones and Lead singer Cathy Slack on harmonica, Aaron Shreve on bass, Pete Eagle on guitar and Gerard Giudice on vocals. Inside By Lanny Lowery shop to discuss having a farmers’ Slack.” This proclamation was for herself. “I am delighted at taken in more than $200k from Fri., Aug 30 marks the last market in Rohnert Park. And made to honor Slack’s work to the success of the event! Non- the sales of adult beverages. this issue Rohnert Park Farmers’ Market from the beginning, the market create a successful Rohnert Park profits are making money, the Kelly Smith has brought in many for this summer. Celebrating the was a success. Farmers’ Market and for the community is able to get fresh vendors. Smith and her team market’s tenth anniversary, Slack So much so that one year later music concert series that was a produce from local farmers, lis- operate 15 markets. Slack says has scheduled big bands for the the city presented “an award of huge part of each Friday night ten to music and see their neigh- that Smith “has the pull to bring Drive sober 2 twelve Friday nights. recognition for Outstanding market. bors in a festive setting each in interesting vendors.” Wildfire assistance 2 Music organizer Cathy Slack Community Service to KRCB Upon receiving the award, week!” Market goers can purchase Spring Lake Water Bark 2 met with then Mayor Pam and Rohnert Park Chamber of Slack showed more excitement Over the ten years, the Ed meals from at least six different Stafford ten years ago in a coffee Commerce member Cathy for the success of the event than Foundation and the Rotary have ‘Party’ see page 6 Hawaiian Luau 2 Calendar 4 Library news 4 Contact info 4 Sept. is suicide prevention month Educational fund 4 By Irene Hilsendager the highest suicide among the Affairs offering enough services New start at school The Perfect Pairing 6 Is suicide contagious? Suicide US states. California had a 10.5 in the mental health department? is the tenth leading cause of suicide rate per 100,000 people While rates of suicide were Create Medicare account 6 death in the United States for all individually. among the highest for younger board meeting Minimize “sundowning” 11 ages. Researching suicide rates by vererans-18-34 and lower and SR Dr. overprescribing 11 However, it seems suicide countries, it seems the Eastern vets ages 55-and older, vets ages CDPH warning 12 deaths for teenagers has in- European countries are on top. 55 and older accounted for 58.1 Police Logs 13 creased as of late even though The lowest rates are in the percent of all veteran suicide suicide has taken the lives of Caribbean Islands. deaths a few years back. over 44,000 in the United States. Now according to the WHO, Veteran suicide presents a Every year the highest suicide the suicide rate in South Korea is challenge to the Pentagon and rate is in the United States and the tenth highest in the world. the military services claims they among them are Caucasian, Many are among the elderly. In have instituted programs to save American Indians and Alaska Japan the leading cause of death lives and promote prevention. Natives. in men are the ages of 24-44 and In many cases, family and Café Espresso Around 32 percent of high in women 15-34. With a high friends are affected by a suicide Feature of the week school students have feelings of culture tolerance for suicide loss and feelings of shame and sadness and hopelessness. 17 Japanese families think suicide is stigma prevent them from talk- percent said they considered at- honorable and many elders end ing freely. A fact that gets thrown Technology High’s Juliet Kaufman and Rancho Cotate’s Devin tempting suicide, 14 percent their lives after retirement as a around is suicide is often the re- Deatherage were sworn in by School Board President Leffler Brown made a suicide plan and seven way out so as to not burden their sult of untreated mental health at the Board of Education meeting Tues. evening. Robert Grant Rohnert Park’s Balldude 3 percent tried to kill themselves. children with financial problems. conditions. Suicidal thoughts There is one suicide for every A new report shows a trou- should not be considered normal By Lanny Lowery 25 suicide attempts and one sui- bling trend of veterans commit- and should get looked at as a A tall man with a familiar face sat alone centered in the first row Weekly Columns cide for every four suicide at- ting suicides on VA hospital more serious issue. of the school board meeting reviewing notes and waiting calmly as tempts in the elderly. Alaska is campuses, especially after re- There are warning signs, but the nearly full gathering of district employees, administrators and Thomas Elias 7 the largest state in the United ceiving inadequate care from VA sometimes family and close principals and teachers, and concerned citizens chatted quietly. For- Darrin Jenkins 7 States for having the highest sui- facilities. friends mer Superintendent Michael Watenpaugh remained apart from Sweeping solutions 7 cide rate with Montana having Is the Department of Veterans’ ‘Prevention’ see page 6 everyone until a certain formality, designated on the Agenda as “4C: Words to ponder 7 Consideration of Approval of Employment Agreement for District History 7 Interim,” was discussed and approved by the School Board. A night for new beginnings, a renewal, a fresh start, all of the things that the onset of a new school year promises, characterized RPDPS receives grant to fight this meeting. Only youth truly mark innocent new ventures, so it ‘New start’ see page 10 alcohol-relatedRohnert Park Department of mitigate alcohol-related crime nui- been invested.” Sportsman’s Report 14 Public Safety Director Tim Mat- sances and crimes, target prob- The Alcohol Policing Partner- tos announced that the Rohnert lem premises with special ship Program was created in Wake up to Park Department of Public emphasis on alcohol-related nui- 1995 to strengthen partnerships Safety has been awarded a sance abatement and reduce between ABC and local law en- $50,000 grant from the Califor- youth access to alcohol from li- forcement agencies. The pro- socialBy Irene Hilsendager crisis Entertainment nia Alcoholic Beverage Control censes premises on the Cities of gram is designed to put bad Most people wake up in the mornings thinking of a cup of coffee (ABC) to battle alcohol-related Rohnert Park, Cotati as well as operators out of business, keep or a schedule for the day. In 2002 Trathen Heckman woke up think- crime. This grant was written as on the Sonoma State University alcohol away from minors and ing of a solution as to how people live and how to expose aspiring a joint program with the City of Campus. bring penalties such as fines, sus- people. He feels in order to make this world a better place to live Cotati, Ca. and Sonoma State The grants strengthen local pensions or revocations against and as a group do something about it. University. Under this multi- law enforcement efforts by com- businesses that violate the law. Heckman and his wife live in Monte Rio on the river and chal- agency grant, the Rohnert Park bining the efforts of local police The funds will be used to re- lenges are before them each day. They have transformed a badly “Little Shop of Horrors” 8 Department of Public Safety will officers and ABC agents. ABC duce the number of alcoholic eroded hillside into something beautiful by planting trees and doing “Eureka Day” 8 act as the administrator and will agents have expertise in alco- beverage sales to minors, obvi- acts of regeneration. The heart of many crisis is when the community Live Theater 8 work closely with the other two holic beverage laws and can help ously intoxicated patrons, illegal disconnects. We must beat the crisis and re-connect says Trathen. agencies to effectuate the terms communities reduce alcohol-re- solicitations of alcohol and other Daily Acts takes to organic farm gardens; one such is located in of the grant agreement. lated problems. criminal activities such as the Cotati called Pocket Park near the creek. Not only do you grow your The grant is one of several “The program improves the sale and possession of illegal own food from garden to table, but it is a form of beauty and satis- Scott Sheldon 12 awarded in California to local quality of life in neighborhoods,” drugs. faction. Worker together connects peoples’ heart and minds. law enforcement agencies said ABC Director Jacob Appel- The APP Program has distrib- Daily Acts spreads the word by attending conferences, exposing Ken Weise 12 through ABC’s Alcohol Policing smith.