🌱 How a Forestville family tragedy helped crack a 2004 beach murder
Forestville, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Forestville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Forestville family tragedy helped crack a 2004 beach murder
Also on today's calendar: Celebrate Mothers Day on the Russian River Railbikes and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
- Monday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Young Engaged Couple Went Away for a Weekend Trip. Days Later, They Were Found Murdered (people.com) — A notorious 2004 double murder of two visiting Christian camp counselors near Jenner ultimately led investigators to a suspect tied to a killing at his family home in Forestville. Years after the beach shootings, a Forestville man confessed and was sentenced to multiple life terms, bringing long-delayed closure to a case that had haunted Sonoma County for more than a decade. 
📸 Around Forestville
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Celebrate Mothers Day on the Russian River Railbikes →
425 Citrus Fair Drive, Citrus Fair Dr, Cloverdale, CA, 95425,
9:00 am
Sunday May 10
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Other local events
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Pajama Storytime →
Forestville Library, 7050 Covey Rd, Forestville
4:45 pm -
Gather and Grow: An evening outdoors to benefit Sonoma Earth School →
Shone Farm, 7450 Steve Olson Ln, Forestville
4:00 pm -
Forestville Education Foundation Fundraiser →
El Molino High School, 7050 Covey Rd, Forestville
6:00 pm -
Pajama Storytime →
Forestville Library, 7050 Covey Rd, Forestville
4:45 pm -
Forestville Book Club →
Forestville Library, 7050 Covey Rd, Forestville
3:30 pm -
Pajama Storytime →
Forestville Library, 7050 Covey Rd, Forestville
4:45 pm -
Forestville BBQ →
Forestville Youth Park, 6935 Mirabel Rd, Forestville
5:00 pm
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
Friday May 22
Wednesday May 27
Friday May 29
Sunday June 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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CPR First Aid Class (American Heart Association) →
Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, 5350 Commerce Blvd, Suite B, Rohnert Park
9:00 am -
Sips & Succulents: Mother's Day at the Winery →
Dutton Estate Winery, 8757 Green Valley Rd, Sebastopol
11:00 am -
Girls Flag Football Game @ Tech (Double Header)
Twin Hills Charter Middle Technology Middle School, 7165 Burton Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 949
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Boys Volleyball Game @ Twin Hills
Twin Hills Charter Middle Twin Hills Middle School, 1685 Watertrough Rd, Sebastopol, CA 9
4:15 pm -
Girls Flag Football Game @ Windsor (Double Header)
Twin Hills Charter Middle Windsor Middle School, 9500 Brooks Rd S, Windsor, CA 95492, US
4:15 pm
Saturday May 9
Monday May 11
Wednesday May 13
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💬 Chatter
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- Windsor Unified posted a job opening for CTE Teacher - (.5 FTE) Construction at Windsor High School FY 2026-2027 in Windsor. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Take a tour of the Pond Farm Pottery in Guerneville (pressdemocrat.com)
Windsor
- Windsor sees appeal of a future Costco in revisiting its ban on new gas stations (pressdemocrat.com)
- Track and field: Analy boys, Maria Carrillo girls repeat as league champions (pressdemocrat.com)
Healdsburg
- Unusual Cookbook Jam May 16 Inspired By Grateful Dead And Fans (patch.com)
- When Healdsburg Celebrates A Train Station Not Yet Built (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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