November Library News
This content is provided by Jon Haupt, Healdsburg Regional Library
It is always a pleasure to see our many visitors attending events at the Healdsburg Regional Library. Sometimes we need to make adjustments to meet the moment. Responding to cold weather, we brought our Not-So-Spooky...
Snapshot: Nighttime Harvest
This content is provided by Pierre Ratte.
That sound heard in the middle of the night? It might not have anything to do with Halloween ghosts or goblins, but rather with trucks and grape-harvesting machinery. It’s a bit spooky to have an 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
This column is provided by the Healdsburg Museum
100 years ago: Nov. 1, 1923
Grape Shipping Season Sets Record
A banner year for grape shipments and one of the best tomato seasons ever experienced, is the season’s record for the Healdsburg section on important autumn crops.
Approximately 7000...
Snapshot: Halloween Scarecrows
'Snapshots' are contributed by Pierre Ratte.
Halloween celebrations and decorations are rooted in Celtic traditions around harvest time. Bonfires were lit and costumes were worn to ward off and confuse ghosts. Ghosts apparently would not recognize people in costume on the day they were allowed...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
Research materials and photographs contributed by The Healdsburg Museum.
100 years ago: Oct. 18, 1923
Flames Destroy Miller Dryer; Blaze of Unknown Origin
Fire which broke out shortly after 7 o’clock Sunday night totally destroyed the Miller & Sons’ dehydrator, in the rear of the Miller Packing...
Yoga Healdsburg-Style at Local Winery
Shelley Gilbert’s weekly yoga class is held at 32 Winds, nestled alongside the banks of Dry Creek just outside of town. Sherry Harkins generously donates the winery space. Shelley donates her teaching. Afterwards, practitioners share a glass of wine and socialize in the winery’s...
Letters, Sept. 14
Beekeepers (Aug. 31)
Excellent article; local journalism at its best! Thank you for covering this important topic. It is so encouraging to see the Board of Supervisors re-examine an issue and act on their deeper understanding!
CONSTANCE ALEXICH
Very grateful for this decision. Glad the voices of...
Op-Ed: How the Brown Act Preserves Transparency
In a democracy, the government serves the people; the people do not serve the government. Because there is no accountability without transparency, the California Constitution guarantees that “the meetings of public bodies” shall be “open to public scrutiny.”
The Brown Act, California’s open meetings law...
Letters, Aug. 24
Fitch Mountain Projects
“The Healdsburg City Council allocated $2.77 million for the public access improvements in the 2022-23 budget.” (“Fitch Mountain Projects Underway,” Aug. 17.) So the City Council is spending almost $3 million for trail improvements on Fitch Mountain. What about fire prevention?
Last time...
Arts & Entertainment
Healdsburg stakes claim as year-round jazz destination
This year brings the second Healdsburg Winter Jazz Festival, which starts Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Harmon Guest House’s Merritt Hall and concludes Sunday night, Feb. 1, at the Healdsburg Community Church. It once again showcases a diverse line-up of jazz talent, genres and venues. A total of six programs are being presented at off-beat stages, with a suitably wide-ranging menu of music.
