Old schoolhouse comes to life after restoration process
Group who restored building recognized for their work by Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society
Rotary’s 41st Crab Feast to be a virtual this year
The 41st annual Rotary Club of Healdsburg Crab Feast will be like none of the previous 40 jovial fundraising evenings that have taken place every December at the Villa Chanticleer. This year the Villa will remain dark and all the boisterous live auction action will take place virtually on the club’s website (www.healdsburgrotary.org.) But there will be crab to eat from DL Catering, which will take preorders and deliver crab cakes and iceberg wedge salads for $70, serving two people.
COVID-19 survivor shares experience with Food For Thought’s nutrition program
Edwin Ruano, of Petaluma, doesn’t know how he and his family contracted COVID-19 in late March. “But as soon as we knew that we got it, we called everyone that was close to us the week before, he said. “And then everybody got scared and they all went to (get) tested and they all got positive.”
Newcomers and incumbents compete for Oak Grove Union School District board election
Voters have the chance to choose three members of the Oak Grove Unified School District board in the Nov. 3 election.
Healdsburg students compete in academic competition in Greece
Five seventh graders at The Healdsburg School have made the finals of the World Scholar’s Cup after scoring highly in a round of the academic competition in Athens, Greece.
Official Ballot Drop Boxes Available
Traditional Election Day is Tuesday, June 7, but Sonoma County voters have been able to vote at Official Ballot Drop Boxes since May 10. In Healdsburg, that box is on Vine Street at the City Hall; other area boxes are at the Geyserville Fire...
Senior appreciation dinner returns to the Villa Chanticleer on Dec. 5, in person and drive-thru
The highly anticipated senior appreciation dinner is returning this year as an in-person event at the Villa Chanticleer on Dec. 5. Since the dinner was organized as a drive-thru event last year Healdsburg seniors and senior center staff are excited to once again meet in person and break bread together for the popular event.
Sitting down with Jared Huffman
Last week local U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman stopped by the office of our sister paper, Sonoma West Times & News, to talk about what he’s been doing in Congress over the last few months, how Congress has changed since Democrats took over after the midterm election and what he thinks about the crowded slate of Democratic contenders for president.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
