Green shoots in area vineyards signal start of springtime later this week
Grapevines in the Russian River Valley and other sunnier climes are waking up right now as the earliest green shoots and buds are emerging at the ends of woody canes, heralding a normal start to the 2021 growing season and reminding everyone that spring officially begins this Saturday, March 20. Pictured is a chardonnay vine and bud located in a Westside Road vineyard just outside Healdsburg’s city limits and near Dry Creek.Â
WSCUHSD to consider rebranding for consolidated school, Laguna High
The West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) board will convene for a special meeting March 16 at 6 p.m. over Zoom to address the question of identity that rises in the wake of its divided March 10 vote to consolidate Analy and El Molino High Schools, shifting student populations to different campuses this coming fall.
Sebastopol City Council to consider changes to planning commission makeup
The scope of the Sebastopol City Council’s March 16 meeting at 6 p.m. over Zoom reaches from a waste reduction Senate bill, potential changes to the Planning Commission’s composition to a request to sponsor a modified Gravenstein Apple Fair and a lot more.
Desk giveaway brings together seniors, students and at-home studying
On March 13, 26 lucky students in the Windsor Unified School District took home a brand new desk to help them with their at-home learning. The desks were made by local woodworkers and were being donated free of charge to Windsor students in need. The giveaway took place at the Windsor High School loop, socially distanced for safety. Students in grades K through 12 were eligible.
North county and Cloverdale fire districts seeking increased consolidation, county funding support
Combined district would take over Fitch Mountain, west rural Healdsburg areas
Here’s why your electricity prices are high and soaring
California’s electricity prices are among the highest in the country, new research says, and those costs are falling disproportionately on a customer base that’s already struggling to pay their bills.
