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Well, here we are a year into the recovery. I think we’re all a little nervous with these high winds. In spite of that, there’s lots of resilience and recovery going on.

Did you remember the Windsor Farmers’ Market is open until Dec. 9, Sundays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine? Did you know that if it is raining the market sets up on the Windsor Library front porch?

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.

A sign of bad manners?

Guiding believers toward discipleship and a closer relationship with Jesus is the mission of the Journey Church of Windsor, located at 332 Windsor Road, one block from the train station. Pastor Shawn Marshall says for each of us, loving people is at the heart of this personal journey that can change the world and everyone around us.

As I sat down to write this I was recalling what I wrote last year at this time.

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.

Some people keep talking about the death of newspapers, and it is true that hundreds of newspapers nearby and far away have ceased publication in recent years. So far this year in California alone, 14 newspapers have folded and gone out of business.

The following snippets of history are compiled by volunteers of the Windsor Museum & Historical Society. The museum is open, free to the public, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. The museum is located in the historic Hembree House at 9225 Foxwood Drive. Learn more about Windsor history at windsorhistory.org.

If you’ve driven in the south end of town recently, you’ll see that the Healdsburg Avenue Improvements Project, commonly referred to as the roundabout project, is just about complete. All road surfaces have been paved and all pedestrian walkways are in place. Roadway markings and signs are currently being installed. Landscaping is the final major item to be completed; planting will begin soon and is expected to take approximately three weeks to complete.