Healdsburg Fire Department open house Saturday
To celebrate Fire Prevention Week, the Healdsburg Fire Department will host its annual open house on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All families and friends are invited to meet fire department personnel, watch live demonstrations, participate in fire extinguisher training, and have lunch with Sparky the Fire Dog and Smokey Bear. The fire department staff will be available to teach children about fire safety, exiting, smoke alarms, creating escape plans and calling 911. Agencies invited to participate are the police department, Bell’s Ambulance and Cal Fire. Friends and family are invited.
Healdsburg residents will see a one-time rate increase for waste services next year
Recology Sonoma Marin, and all other state trash haulers, will be getting more responsibilities due to Senate Bill 1381 and consequently, Healdsburg residents will see a one-time trash rate increase adjustment of 3.3% effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Cannabis experts discuss appellation designation
Sonoma County cannabis experts and leaders in the industry gathered at Elyon Cannabis in Santa Rosa last week, Nov. 6, to discuss pursuing appellations — that is, regional designations — for cannabis and how a designation could be advantageous for growers and the industry as a whole.
Life experiences helped carve career path for Windsor police chief
One of Mike Raasch’s earliest memories, is what ended up setting him on the path to become Windsor’s new police chief.
Students create biodegradable art
A member of the San Mateo MakerFaire RainWorks team threw water on what appeared to be just sidewalk; suddenly, a stenciled phrase appeared reading “Be Kind.” Onlookers were wowed, including arts integration teacher Ann Weber, of The Healdsburg School. She knew her students would be interested in making “invisible ink” templates, with a shape that they had cut out of cardboard and sprayed with the hydrophobic paint would suddenly appear when wet. Middle school students at the Healdsburg School teamed with buddies from the Boys and Girls Club to create the stencils together. The following week, in mid-February, students walked to the Healdsburg Plaza to complete the project by spraying the designs.
City opening two cooling centers
The city of Healdsburg is opening up two cooling centers this week. Both centers — located at the Healdsburg City Hall council chamber (401 Grove St.) and at the senior center (133 Matheson St.) — will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday, Aug. 17 to Wednesday, Aug. 19
