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At their Feb. 16 meeting, the Windsor Town Council will complete the third of four required public hearings on redistricting, receive a long-range fiscal forecast identifying a structural deficit and consider the concept of a veterans memorial wall on the Town Green.

The owner and operator of Vanity the Salon, a Healdsburg beauty parlor, has moved to a new location, after nearly two years of struggling to keep her business — in an industry particularly hard hit by the pandemic — alive.

Editor's note: Steve Levenberg of Sebastopol World Friends recently spoke with people in Chyhyryn, Ukraine, one of Sebastopol's sister cities, about Ukraine-Russia tensions. His submitted article is below.

Scholarship applications for the Cloverdale Green Thumb Garden Club scholarships are now open to Cloverdale High School or continuing Santa Rosa Junior College students. Applications opened on Jan. 21 and will close March 1.

As the semester turns toward spring, the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) will continue with its tried and true school colors and a new interim superintendent to guide the district to the year’s end. 

The City of Healdsburg is moving forward with plans to work with equity consultant Acosta Latino Learning Partnership (ALLP) in an effort to nurture and improve diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the Healdsburg community.

Since the beginning of February, the corner of Matheson Street has been filled with flowers every other day. February is the month of love, flowers and chocolates. Therefore, Elizabeth Trinidad, 21, has been working actively to sell bouquets in that corner.

With one year under its belt, the Discovering Windsor Through Art utility box painting program, run through Windsor’s public art advisory commission and the parks and recreation department, is calling artists to beautify otherwise droll infrastructure.

The Healdsburg City Council adopted a climate emergency declaration in 2019 and has taken some isolated actions since then. However, the city lacks a comprehensive Climate Action Plan with deadlines and staff/budget allocations. Healdsburg 2040, a citizen-led grassroots organization, believes the city council must prioritize climate action in its goal-setting session on March 7, 2022.

The Town of Windsor is resuming its plans to expand the borders and facilities of Keiser Park, after a nearly eight-month pause to coordinate potential joint uses with the Windsor Unified School District (WUSD).