West county soroptimists search for past members to memorialize, seeking community help
Elizabeth Smith and Bobbie Larson sat in the gazebo at Ragle Ranch Regional Park on a crisp October morning, poring over scrapbooks and scanning newspaper cutouts of the Sebastopol Soroptimist Club dating back to the early 1950s.
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.
Healdsburg Police and Sheriff Logs, Dec. 3 – Dec. 9
The following are excerpted from the log entries of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area.
DA Dismisses Fatal Assault Charge After Hung Jury
A violent morning drama unfolded on the streets of Healdsburg just before Independence Day 2023. It resulted in the death of Abel Garza, a 41-year-old resident of Santa Rosa. Last week, more than a year after the incident, the criminal case against his accused killer, Romario Cisneros, was dismissed by the Sonoma County District Attorney.
Treasures: A new museum exhibit
Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society’s first exhibition of the year runs until May 28, and showcases the range of the museum’s collection. Highlights include Southern Pomo and Western Wappo baskets, paintings of Alice Haigh Dixon (who also was the 1896 Healdsburg Floral Festival Queen), a hooked rug created by Grace Hudson, the original Healdsburg plat map, a ball and chain used in Healdsburg’s first jail, vintage prune tending, kitchen and laundry tools, fashions of the 1860s to the 1960s and items of Pomo, rancho and pioneer history.
