Let’s Book It
I grew up listening to music by the Beach Boys, and wanted so much to join them and become a Surfer Girl. A drawback: I lived in Chicago. But I could channel surf on the TV, couch surf as I got older when visiting with friends in other cities and also web surf when shopping for the holidays. Now, looking forward to the new year it appears that our library invites us all to Adventure Surf! It does not matter when or where you live in Sonoma County, opportunities to experience joy and accomplishment are offered to all ages. Check out the events listed below, and get on board. And you don’t have to worry about sharks!
Editorial: General Plan must meet needs of all county residents
The good news about the controversy swirling around the county¹s
Snapshot: Labor Day in Healdsburg
A bas-relief sculpture in Healdsburg along University Avenue harkens back to the days of manual labor when steel and iron workers built skyscrapers that changed America’s city skylines.
The subject matter and style reflects Depression Era art coming from the Federal Emergency Relief Act, which...
Passing along the good stuff by Susan Swartz
One of my favorite summer reads was “Wild,” by Cheryl Strayed which I got from my neighbor, Sally, a dedicated backpacker, who got it from her cousin Caroline who lives on Orcas Island and is an avid hiker. I’m no endurance outdoors woman but I do share Sally’s, and apparently her cousin’s, tastes in books and was indeed fascinated by “Wild’s” fearless trekker.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.













