Propositions await voters’ decision
Voters will be asked to pass judgement on 10 state propositions this November that range from funding eduction, to abolishing the death penalty to labeling food.
Through the Garden Gate
Often quite warm, June is full of gardening events and blooming salvias. Depending on what kind of plants you grow, water down your garden and mulch it heavily with good organic compost. Don’t forget to leave soft, unmulched soil for the bees and other critters that need places to nest. I notice that the mourning doves love dust baths…they like loose, dry dusty soil in which to sunbathe. The dust is a natural mite repellent. Who needs chemicals when you have dirt!
Healdsburg Happenings
Twilight Parade
The annual Healdsburg Future Farmers Twilight Parade will take place from 6 to 8pm on Thursday, May 25, as a prelude to the HFF County Fair. Route is down Matheson to Center, north on Center to Piper, north to Fitch and back toward...
Christmas music like it used to be, with swing
Now widely known as “The Harlem Nutcracker,” Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn wrote it for Columbia Records, along with film scores and other work. It was met with a sensational reception












