Cloverdale Car Show returns this Saturday
After a one-year hiatus, the 27th annual Cloverdale Car Show will be back this weekend, lining downtown Cloverdale on Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Singletree’s Van Praag remembered for her generosity and grilling mastery
Friends and customers of Singletree Café’s Nancy Van Praag these days are remembering her in two different ways. Most are already missing her kitchen mastery, especially her full breakfast plates and her flavorful assortment of barbecued meats. Others are thinking first about her “big heart” and endless generosity to faithful customers, her employees and her adopted Healdsburg community. Van Praag, a native of New York and a Sonoma County resident for 30 years, died Aug. 22 after a long and complicated illness. She was 70 years old.
Security cameras on the horizon for Windsor Town Green
The Town of Windsor will go ahead with the prospect of installing up to $25,000 worth of security camera equipment on the Town Green, after a unanimous vote at the Sept. 1 Windsor Town Council meeting. The council directed staff to further explore the option and come back with policies and procedures at a later meeting.
Healdsburg council to consider the future of the residential recycled water program, budget amendments
The Healdsburg City Council will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 7 to consider approvals for various budget amendments for the 2021-22 fiscal year and to discuss the future of the popular residential recycled water program.
Bailey named head of communications for WUSD
The Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) announced last week that it’s hired Heather Bailey as its coordinator of district communications. Bailey, formerly an editor at SoCoNews and The Windsor Times, started at the post on Aug. 23.
Call 988: California finds $20 million to help pay for new crisis hotline
Soon, Californians will be able to dial a new three-digit number when seeking help for a mental health crisis.
WUSD receives grant to help support iAspire arts integration program
The Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) recently received a $60,000 Grants for Projects award that will support iAspire Arts Integration programs, an academic partnership between the arts and other core academic content areas.
Rapper J.Lately releases album named after Bodega Bay
Sebastopol-raised rapper J.Lately is back with a new album named for and greatly inspired by the peaceful flow and freedom of Bodega Bay. “Bodega,” released Aug. 27, is like “a love letter,” he said, to Sonoma County where he grew up and to the person his experiences in the area helped make of him.
Not enough subs: California schools face severe teacher shortage
Kelly Rhoden, the principal at Nevada Union High School, spent her morning Monday scrambling to find substitutes for her absent teachers.
CalFire contains vegetation fire near Guerneville
Firefighters contained a small vegetation fire dubbed the Neeley Fire near Guerneville Thursday evening, Sept. 2.
