Cheerful Grove
The annual Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove is in full swing at the Windsor Town Green. Two hundred trees sport lights and décor from local families, business, nonprofits, classrooms and more. This year, a prescribed path through the trees has been laid out to help with social distancing. The center piece of the grove is the blindingly decorated pavilion which plays host to a few special trees, including one from the Sonoma County Fire District, which this year hits a new level of decorating that celebrates the air tankers and water-dropping helicopters that were so instrumental in curtailing this year’s wildfires. Overlooking the entire Green is the town’s own Christmas tree, covered with lights.
County ‘closely monitoring’ virus data
Remains in a ‘wait and see’ situation as health officer consults with hospitals, further examines metrics
North county’s homeless outreach efforts has new leader
Margaret Sluyk is new director at Reach For Home
Bucket Brigade Blood Drive Challenge returns for 15th year
Friendly competition between fire departments in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties helps replenish critical blood supplies
Occidental Community Choir perseveres to present virtual winter concert
The Occidental Community Choir’s first virtual concert in its 42 years swelling west county with music was an undertaking for everyone involved, led by program director Crystal McDougall-Purdy and music director Gage Purdy, who digitally mastered the pre-recorded show.
Plans for Sebastopol Inn being discussed at Dec. 15 council meeting
The city of Sebastopol is inviting the community to attend a meeting discussing Sonoma County’s purchase of the Sebastopol Inn to shelter homeless residents vulnerable to COVID-19 through California’s new Project Homekey program.
Food For Thought hosting holiday food drive in Guerneville
Food For Thought (FFT) is taking its holiday food drive to Guerneville next week for Sonoma County residents living with HIV, COVID-19 and other conditions.Â
County affirms school statuses won’t change with new orders
In a statement released Dec. 8, the county of Sonoma and the Sonoma County Office of Education confirmed that if/when the county goes into a mandatory stay-at-home order when ICU available beds drop below 15%, the status of schools won’t change.
