Good morning, Santa Rosa.

The French agricultural manufacturer Pellenc Group acquired Santa Rosa’s P&L Specialties and Tom Beard Company to establish its first North American manufacturing facility for the wine industry — longtime owner Ed Barr remains as general manager and all 25 local employees will be retained.

Sebastopol’s fifty-third Gravenstein Apple Fair will be held at Ragle Ranch Park August 8-9.

The event will feature 16 local cider producers along with artisanal spirits, wines, and mocktails (a nod to the county’s shrinking orchards).

Activist Mary Moore’s art exhibition opens Friday at Hoot Owl Gallery in Monte Rio to spotlight the Bohemian Grove summer encampment, and on Saturday demonstrators will gather near the Monte Rio bridge for a peaceful vigil + street theater and musical performances.

Firefighters have made progress on two local wildfires; the Ledson Fire (east of Santa Rosa) is 80% contained after 16 acres burned and the Hardin Fire in Pope Valley is 95% contained after nearly 79 acres burned.

Crews continue mopping up hot spots.

Federal health officials are investigating a nationwide parasite outbreak linked to Taco Bell while local experts report that our community’s case numbers remain normal; residents are advised to wash fresh vegetables thoroughly and consider buying whole heads of lettuce.

Former Kenwood Fire Chief Daren Bellach, who risked his life during the 2017 Tubbs Fire, now faces metastatic bladder cancer; local firefighters and friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign (as reported) that has raised over $20,000 to help cover his medical and daily expenses.

The first residents began moving into the Tierra de Rosas development in Roseland, and officials are designing a commercial shopping plaza and dedicated civic plaza — part of a seven-acre project that will include a park, 175 housing units, and a $3.9 million public park opening early September.