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HONOR AND SACRIFICE—Mayor Joe Palla presents a City of Cloverdale proclamation to Bob Cox, honoring and recognizing Private William Russell Ledford on the centennial of his death. Cox thanked the council on behalf of the American Legion and the Sons of the American Legion. “We buried this soldier with full honors at the Cloverdale cemetery,” Cox said. On March 19, 1924, the William Russell Ledford Post 293 of the American Legion was chartered in honor of William Russell Ledford, and in addition the Sons of the American Legion were also named in his honor on May 13, 2013. January 18, 2018, marked the centennial of Ledford’s death on a battlefield “Somewhere in France” during World War One. The City Council recognized and honored Ledford’s service and sacrifice to our country. Photo Patricia M. Roth

Healdsburg Jazz 25th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues with events through Sunday, June 25. Tickets and information at healdsburgjazz.org.  Collegiate Baseball Prune Packers baseball continues its 2023 season with home games this week against the Alameda Anchors (June 23), West Coast Kings (June 24) and Walnut Creek...

Stella Heath, a Healdsburg-area vocalist who frequently performs in local venues, takes to the big stage at LBC on Saturday to channel Lady Day with the Billie Holiday Project, at 8pm. Her vocal skills will be backed by a 10-piece band of some of the Bay Area’s finest swing musicians, and professional swing dancers to show how it’s done.

Ongoing Edge Esmeralda Starting Saturday, May 30, and running through June 27, the annual gathering “for people building a brighter future” takes place at various locations in Healdsburg. It will involve at least 500 people in workshops, breakout groups and community experiments taking place throughout the...

Among this weekend's events is Taste of Sonoma, the long-running annual food and wine celebration from Sonoma County Tourism. It takes over Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate and Garden on Saturday from noon to 4pm. Over 100 wineries will participate, plus food trucks, a beer garden and more.

Healdsburg’s only New Orleans restaurant rolls out the big pots and fires up the music on two successive Fridays, June 14 and June 21, 5:30-9pm. On the menu is a “boil” with Louisiana crawfish, andouille, corn and potatoes, plus grilled meats, creole salad, black-eyed peas and, yes, beignets...