Healdsburg 2040 outlines goals, aspirations for the new year
Healdsburg 2040 has accomplished a lot since its inception in 2018.
Students gather citrus for Cloverdale food pantry, senior center
It’s too early for the Citrus Fair’s orange and grapefruit trees to bear ripe fruit. But on Dec. 14, the lemon trees planted along the boundaries of the fairgrounds were rife with fruit and ready to be picked by a group of Cloverdale High School (CHS) students. The lemons were set aside in baskets and bags to be brought to both the Cloverdale Food Pantry and the Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center.
Cloverdale school board discussing vaccines, Measure H progress
The Cloverdale Unified School district is meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15, and covering a lengthy roster of items including the reorganization of the board, a discussion about the state’s vaccine requirement for schools, possible approval of the district’s first interim report and the educator effectiveness block grant, as well as items related to the district’s Measure H bond and its bargaining agreements. This week’s board agenda is lengthy and can be found here. The meeting is being held at 6 p.m. (pending the completion of the board’s closed session) at the Cloverdale High School Maker Space.
‘More powerful together’: West County students come together for merged La Raza Unida Club
The name of La Raza Unida Club at West County High School (WCHS) has a deeper meaning when the backstory behind it is learned. Following the consolidation of El Molino and Analy high schools, El Molino’s La Raza Club and Analy’s MECHA joined forces and became united — which is what ‘unida’ translates to from Spanish.
California mandates masks again
Starting Wednesday, Californians will once again be required to wear masks indoors in public places regardless of vaccination status, state health officials announced today.
Help a shelter dog this holiday season by visiting a Sebastopol giving tree
Giving trees are often set up for humans but Joelle Hoffman, a volunteer with the dog rescue organization Compassion Without Borders, has set up giving trees for the shelter’s rescue dogs at select locations in Sebastopol.
Ambassador program taking the place of Citrus Fair’s queen pageant
The Cloverdale Citrus Fair announced this week that it’s debuting a new scholarship competition at the 2022 Citrus Fair. The Ambassador Scholarship Program is a shift from the fair’s long-standing queen pageant and is open to all high school juniors and seniors from Cloverdale and Geyserville. The 2022 Citrus Fair will take place Feb. 18-21.
HUSD school board to choose new president, consider ethnic studies high school course approval and more
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees has a packed full agenda of items, including the annual reorganization of the trustees and board president and vice president, for its next regular meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Dec. 6-12
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
Arts & Entertainment
Crushing it once again for the B&G Clubs
In winemaking, “crush” is not only an act essential to the art and industry of viticulture, but a term for the seasonal turn from growing to winemaking, of harvesting the grapes and releasing their juice and pulp so fermentation can begin. In Healdsburg, it's a seasonal winetasting celebration, held this year on Oct. 11.
