Conservation Corps is county’s hidden gem
Sept. 21 through 28 is Creek Week in the Russian River Watershed. Join in with this spirit of environmental conservation and community enrichment by getting educated, invested and involved.
Bergman discussion at The Raven was less than hopeful
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, nationally known Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Lowell Bergman came to the Raven Theater in Healdsburg for an evening of conversation about The state of journalism today. The event was sponsored by Northern California Public Media, Camellia Inn, and Sonoma West Publishers, which brings us this newspaper. Steve Mencher, news director at KRCB and Sonoma West Publisher Rollie Atkinson joined Bergman at the table on the stage. Their discussion, one has to say, was less than hopeful. Still, the good-sized audience appeared to find it terrifically interesting, and everyone I talked to said they were glad they were there.
Be earthquake ready
The Department of Emergency Management presented the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors with a workshop on the threat of earthquakes at Wednesday’s board meeting as part of our ongoing, quarterly series of threat assessments.
Commentary: Close to Home—Fire Preparedness is a Community Responsibility
Whether you call it weed abatement, vegetation management, or just plain old weed eating, folks, it has to be done.
Let’s get back to the good ol’ rotary phone days
How many out there in the political wonk world would like to form a third party?
Arts & Entertainment
Yale Whiffenpoofs to land on Raven stage Sunday
The very name “Whiffenpoofs” is whimsical, but followers of the collegiate music space know that the repertoire and reputation of this Yale University a cappella group is anything but laughable. Sure there are old Yale drinking songs, certainly a bit of jazz-era energy, as well as more modern pop. But are they classical? And what exactly is a “whiffenpoof” anyway?
