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Thanks for re-electing me

Thank you to the wonderful Cloverdale community 

The holiday season surrounding Christmas is full of our most enduring traditions. We confirm our beliefs and values with traditions like community tree lighting ceremonies and Santa Claus parades. We pass on customs from generation to generation such as holiday cookie recipes, outdoor house decorations and ugly sweaters. Christmas holiday traditions bring us comfort and sureness in a world that often offers the opposite..

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Annual Kiwanis Crab Feed

The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The following letters are from third grade students in Ms. Colleen Flores’ class at Alexander Valley School. Their assignment was to write about what they are thankful for and tell why.

State says our outlook is rosy

There is something very satisfactory in knowing that you have completed a task well. Self pride and worth, that feeling of accomplishment is a natural mood booster. This last week, my two teens and I went hand in hand. We all “nailed something” as the old saying goes. And, it all happened right before our much needed and deserved Thanksgiving break.

It’s autumn and time to prepare for the rainy season and winter. This time of year is when we are thinking about raking up leaves, cleaning out rain-gutters and undertaking some car maintenance, like replacing wiper blades and changing the anti-freeze. But did you know you can also help protect our local creeks, communities and environment?