AAUW ends year with gifts to schools
In December the local American Association of University Women chapter did double duty in its mission to promote education.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Dec. 27- Jan. 2
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
SRJC Planetarium, host of a thousand field trips, closing for repairs
According to a statement issued last week, the Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) planetarium, which was originally built in 1980, will temporarily close for the fall 2018 semester in order to perform a technical and structural assessment of the facility.
Love in the time of coronavirus
April Karr and Dack Thompson got married on Saturday, March 21, on the backyard deck of her parent’s home in Sebastopol with a host of friends and family in attendance via the magic of the meeting technology known as Zoom. It was Sebastopol’s first Zoom wedding, though probably, in the time of coronavirus, not its last.
County pursuing George’s Hideaway for Project Homekey site
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors agreed to apply for more transitional and supportive housing projects through the second round of Project Homekey funding, including George’s Hideaway near Guerneville, authorizing staff to pursue several projects at its Oct. 26 board meeting.
2011 Homecoming revelry, parades and game action
LIONS ON PARADE —El Molino celebrated its 2011 Homecoming on
Local schools that planned to reopen now pivoting toward distance learning
Schools that were moving toward a full return to in-class instruction this fall — such as the small, rural Alexander Valley School and private K-8 school, The Healdsburg School — are now scrambling to pivot toward a full distance learning model following new guidance recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires schools in counties that are on the state’s coronavirus watch list to start the year in remote learning.
Healdsburg City Council mulls over sharing public right of ways with businesses
Approves resolution for outdoor activity permit to allow businesses to expand onto sidewalks
Mutt Lynch Winery launches special “Meet The Cookies” tasting flight
The 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Season has officially started. For the second year running, winemaker and Mutt Lynch Winery owner Brenda Lynch has created a special “Meet The Cookies” tasting flight for guests to enjoy at the Mutt Lynch tasting room in downtown Windsor.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
