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From the California Fires

A  L  O  H  A  
             From the North Bay 
                            

Too close! But we are 

safe, except for

smokey air 

for days now. 

It is humbling to

see places close to me, 

that I know, totally gone. 

The people of this area 

are my neighbors and I've 

been amazed by the 

Aloha & professionalism 

I am seeing all around me! 

A fire Marshall from this town (Novato) 

the Fire Chief of Mill valley,
& another fire fighter from 

San Francisco, all 

lost their homes  

in Santa Rosa 
(30 mins north of here) 
one week ago on 
Sunday night.

But they, and many 
others who lost all,

are on the job, 
protecting the public.

In one case, a young iron worker

lost all of the tools that 

support his family.

A senior couple whose 

iron worker son had died of cancer

gave him all of the 

tools they had saved!

Dr.s, nurses and allied professionals

 at Kaiser and another 

hospital in Santa Rosa 

watched their own homes 

burning on the hill while they worked 

to help the people coming in. 

Very sad.  Deeply inspiring!

Fire companies from
surrounding counties
and states are making
good progress. In some
cases their are enough
assets to save whole farms
and neighborhoods from
encroaching flames!

Some of my senior friends 

were evacuated. 

I bought n-95 
breathing masks 

on Friday for us. 

Farms, Vineyards, Wineries:

All Gone.

Many domestic animals

big and small

have been rescued.

In one scene, officers from

San Francisco, in their

SFPD cruiser, helped to

corral frightened livestock;

A far cry from the streets

of San Francisco!

And let's spare a prayer
for the frightened
and thirsty wildlife!
People who find ashes
where their homes were,
nonetheless, are telling
one another to put out
water for the foxes,
deer, raccoons, bobcats
and such.

Anyway.... what shines forth is ALL 

the wonderful humanity and helpers! 

Our community center near here is 

FULL of supplies donated. 

I feel a new courage 

about whatever the 

future brings because 

I see how people 

REALLY step up for 

each other in an emergency!

There is a great spirit here.
The spirit of '17.
A new motto has emerged:
"The love in the air is
thicker than the smoke."

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Thank YOU

Dear Friend

                   Gratefully, Cloudia

"Personnel from over 50 agencies dropped everything they were doing to come to the aid of our city during one of our darkest hours... pic.twitter.com/xrm3KDuWke

— City of Santa Rosa (@CityofSantaRosa) October 13, 2017"