SRJC’s Museum’s first ever vintage and collectibles sale
Santa Rosa Junior College’s (SRJC) Jesse Peter Multicultural Museum will host the first ever Take Me Home Vintage & Collectibles Sale, April 3 to April 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The sale will take place on its location in Bussman Hall at...
California to hit critical milestone for reopening
California today is expected to hit a benchmark of delivering 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to underserved communities, triggering a big change that will transform the state’s reopening map from purple to mostly red.
Healdsburg animal logs, March 2 – 7
This report is courtesy of the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s Healdsburg Center for Animals and may not reflect all animal control activities in the Healdsburg community. For more information call 431-3386.
City’s New ‘Active Transportation Plan’ Charts Greener Path
Healdsburg last week added an Active Transportation Plan (ATP) to its library of planning documents that outline future projects and growth in the city, after more than a year’s study, conversation and preparation. The final plan ATP was presented by Public Works Director Larry Zimmer and Senior Project Manager Michael Harrigan to the City Council on Jan. 21...
Girl Scouts earn Presidential Volunteer Service Awards
This year, seven Girls Scouts belonging to Windsor Girl Scout Troop 11302 earned their Presidential Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA) at the gold level. The PVSA recognizes United States citizens and lawfully admitted, permanent residents of the United States who have achieved the required number of hours of service over a 12-month time period or cumulative hours over the course of a lifetime.
‘My own little installation’: Local artist has designed storefronts for over 20 years
For northern Sonoma County-based artist and art teacher Sandra Novia, designing shop storefronts is an extension of the kind of work she might do in a more traditional art setting. Novia is both a commercial and fine artist — she’s worked as an art teacher at various organizations and school districts, painted murals throughout Sonoma County and more.
Breakthrough COVID is rare in California
About 7,550 out of more than 19.5 million Californians who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have contracted the disease, a minuscule percentage that provides strong evidence of the vaccines’ effectiveness, according to state data.
Survey shows 70% of Sonoma County children ready or almost ready for kindergarten
Attendance at preschool, parental income and education levels and the language spoken at home affect Sonoma County children’s readiness for learning when they enter kindergarten, according to the 2018-19 survey by the Road to Early Achievement and Development for Youth (READY) program. Of the 1,505 children in this year's study, seven out of 10 local kindergartners were ready or almost ready to start school. They had the social, developmental and academic skills needed for readiness.
