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May 17, 2026

Healdsburg Flashbacks

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.

Flashbacks for April 10, 2025

Rec Park field in 1961, colorized
100 Years Ago: Arrangements have been made by the amusement committee, Frank Corrick, chairman, with W. F. Warner, a parachute dropper, who will come to Healdsburg for the Fourth of July celebration, and will jump from an airplane with a parachute, beneath which he will float to the earth. 

Local Dirt

Could a GMO-free Sonoma County be good for business?

Midwesterners like our current president: two terms possible

I recently returned from the Midwest, where I talked to a lot of people about politics. It seemed to be on their minds.

But I Digress … Numbers don’t add up

A few months ago I lived in country with healthcare available for pretty much everyone. I also lived in a country that seemed to be opening its arms up wider and wider for people of various sexual preferences, gender identifications, religious beliefs; in which...

Silver Linings

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Off the Top of My Head: Communication Skills

For the New Year I am going to concentrate on better communication. Communication is the cornerstone of any good relationship. And, I’m worried about my long-term relationship with my wife. Our hearing isn’t what it used to be and when she’s talking I’m not always hearing.

From the wine library

Those touched by the Recession. The homeless are alive and well

Class of 2023 Begins Its Journey

Healdsburg graduates throw their caps
It was late 2011 when my son, Sammy, completed one of his first school projects. The students were asked to draw a life-size version of what they imagined themselves to look like when they grew up.  The gym was adorned with depictions of doctors, police...

Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg Activity Log Dec. 10 – 16

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the selection of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Healdsburg Center for Animals.
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Angels’ lands at Raven Performing Arts

:Every Sunday matinee we do a post-show discussion with the audience, so they get a chance to make comments and ask questions of the actors. We saw there were a lot of people who were quite moved and quite touched by the play. So the opening weekend could not have gone better, as far as I’m concerned," said director Steven David Martin.