State mandates emergency workplace COVID-19 protections, less crowding for guest farmworkers
California’s businesses must follow new rules to protect workers from getting coronavirus on the job, while harvesting companies must minimize overcrowding in guest farmworker housing following a California Divide investigation that uncovered rampant coronavirus outbreaks this summer among a low-wage workforce putting fresh produce on America’s kitchen table.
Rotary Club putting on candidates forum April 6
The Rotary Club of Windsor presents a virtual town council candidates forum, Tuesday, April 6, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Sculptor Spotlight: Boback Emad
Boback Emad’s sculpture “Shadows of Eternity” was donated to the city of Cloverdale by the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation in 2010 after winning Best of Show in the 2009 Sculpture Exhibit. This sculpture is located in the park setting across from the Citrus Fair. The piece is composed of a stainless-steel ring and Corten steel square tubing. Corten is a rust-colored steel with nickel, providing a natural deep red finish that will not rust beyond the surface.
SoCurious: Voigt revamp, sculpting interest in outdoor art
Q: “Who is responsible for repairing and maintaining the Voigt family sculptures? Can citizens or the Healdsburg Department of Public Works help?”— Edward Ng, Healdsburg
For Soroptimists, it’s all about giving
Women’s work is never done, but members of the Soroptomist Club of Healdsburg wouldn’t have it any other way.
Healdsburg Sunrise Rotary honors four “super” teachers
Four Healdsburg teachers recognized
Kids’ Corner: New fiction at the Cloverdale Regional Library
Editor’s Note: Kids’ Corner is a new monthly column written by the Cloverdale Regional Library’s children’s services librarian. The column will feature reviews of new children’s books that you can find at the library.
Sonoma County Conservation Action group aims to create oak tree clearing moratorium
A group of conservationists from Sonoma County Conservation Action is urging the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to consider implementing a moratorium on county permitted tree cutting in an effort to save and preserve Sonoma County’s iconic oak woodlands.
Community developing wildfire protection plan
Mill Creek plan to include fire risk assessment, emergency preparedness priorities and more
Have a slow Christmas
T’was the night before Christmas and all things were a Twitter. Yes, the mice, all the other creatures and the rest of the house was abuzz and full of clattering. The stockings were not hung by the chimney with care; they were overstuffed with “stuff.” When was it that getting through Christmas Eve started feeling like making it to the finish line of a race?