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February 17, 2026

NCS tourneys extend season for Greyhounds

Raking the infield dirt at Rec Park
With this season’s NBL play now passed, both the boys baseball and girls softball teams look forward to the North Coast Section tournament of the top 16 teams in each division. The girls play in Division 5, the boys in Division 4.

Healdsburg Happenings, Oct. 23 – 31

Dia de Muertos dancers in Healdsbyrg
Healdsburg’s annual celebration of Mexico’s All Saints Day is Sunday Oct. 26. Live music, food  vendors, a car show and a dance will demonstrate the culture of Dia de Muertos at the Healdsburg Plaza, from noon to 6pm. Note: the location may be changed depending on the weather.

Run the Turkey Trot on Turkey Day

Fun runners at Turkey Trot
The morning before that big Thanksgiving dinner, the annual Healdsburg Turkey Trot 5K race will give residents and visitors a chance to burn a few hundred calories and start the holiday season on a sound physical foundation.  The Turkey Trot, now in its 11th year...

‘Merry Healdsburg’ Warms Up City Celebration

Healdsburg is pulling out all the stops for this year’s Holiday Weekend, which kicks off with the Lighting of the Tree on Friday night, Dec. 2, at 6:30. Crews have been decorating the tree all week with lights and ornaments, and it will culminate...

Council Names Park for ‘Culture Bearer’

Three Indian basket-weavers
In a momentous decision that almost wasn’t reached at all, the Healdsburg City Council voted 4-0 to name the Saggio Hills park after Native artisan, historian, linguist and “culture bearer” Laura Fish Somersal - and to rename the Healdsburg Community Center after the first Hispanic mayor, Abel De Luna.

Police Log, November 3-9

Female officer on patrol in Healdsburg
Wednesday 9:58am A swerving vehicle was driven recklessly near Healdsburg Lumber Company on Healdsburg Avenue. An officer responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located. And other Police reports in Healdsburg...

Wrestling Gym to be Rechristened for Drew Esquivel

Drew Esquivel wrestling
In what Superintendent Chris Vanden Heuvel openly said was a first, the Healdsburg Unified District School Board’s trustees voted to give a newly remodeled gym a new name: Drew Esquivel Hall, in honor of the late 2013 graduate.

Hounds hope to end season with big winning streak

Hayden Mariani connects for another hit
The Healdsburg varsity has won nine of their last 11 games and is on a four-game winning streak. This week, they end the Redwood schedule with a pair of games against Piner, whose 4-9 record places them fifth in the six-team league.

Taking climate action one step at a time

Members of anti-idling committee
The 24-inch-by-20-inch blue signs have popped up at a number of streetside locations around town: in front yards and shop driveways, at Rec Park and Bell’s Ambulance, even at the Big John’s intersection. They’re anti-idling signs, encouraging drivers to “Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free!”

Soccer teams tune up for 2026 Redwood league play

Soccer at Healdsburg
This winter’s unsung sports success is the Healdsburg Girls Soccer program, boasting a 5-0 record as 2025 comes to an end. Coach Edgar Gonzales and assistant Brian Saini have found a formula to produce wins on the grass, at home or on the road.
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Arts & Entertainment

Christine Webster plays the blues

Turning music into magic

“This revolution is different—it is a disruption of creativity," said Nolan Gasser. "So now you can actually create a poem, or an image created or a video created or a piece of music created by artificial intelligence, just by a prompt."