‘Taking Parkinson’s to the Mat’ benefit
The fourth annual “Taking Parkinson’s to the Mat” benefit event, held at Bacchus Landing last Saturday, proved successful. Wonder Bread 5 played while people danced, gathered, ate paella and wood-fired pizza and smashburgers, sipped wine, and yes, attended a mass participation yoga class. The joie de vivre was palpable.
Letters to the Editor
Barbra Friedman, who recently won an award for raising the most money in Barb's Tri, a new triathalon that raises money for cancer patients, submitted the following thank you note to the West County community:
Smart growth
On Tuesday, an abbreviated three-member Windsor Planning Commission reviewed conceptual plans for the annexation and development of between 240 and 250 homes on 58 acres of vineyards north of Jensen Lane at the western edge of Windsor.
Community preparedness: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Most places that you travel to, Sonoma County included, have something called a hazard mitigation plan. It’s required by federal law, and local governments won’t qualify federal and state funds if they don’t have a hazard mitigation plan.
Arts & Entertainment
Return to the Russian River
When Jake Messing stood in front of the mural he had just completed for Russian Riverkeeper on the north side of the nonprofit’s headquarters at 139 Healdsburg Ave., he had finished more than another mural. He had made a return to the source from the sea himself, like the salmon he portrayed.
