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Council reorganization, public hearing, appointments on tap for Tuesday meeting
Smoke may still be visible from Thanksgiving weekend prescribed burns
The Northern Sonoma County Fire District completed a prescribed burn near the 600 block of West Dry Creek Road yesterday evening and smoke will continue to be visible, possibly for the next few days, as vegetation continues to burn within the control lines.
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.”
Santa Claus is set to make a virtual appearance this December
Update: This article has been updated with the link for the Zoom event. The link can be found below.
Food For Thought’s 19th annual fundraiser goes virtual to help hundreds with COVID-19, HIV, other conditions
Food For Thought’s 19th annual fundraiser is going virtual this year. The Forestville food bank’s funds help bring groceries to the front doorstep of many Sonoma County residents living with HIV, AIDS and now COVID-19, in addition to other serious illnesses. Food For Thought (FFT) provides free healthy meals, vitamins, supplements, nutritional counseling and groceries to over 2,000 clients, according to its website.
Lots of items to kick off the end of the school year scheduled for next WUSD meeting
There’s a lot on the agenda for the Dec.1 board meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Santa’s going on a sleigh ride through town
Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce is organizing Santa parade, business holiday hop and more
WSCUHSD approves parcel tax measure, support for transient occupancy tax and prepares for consolidation scenarios
The name of the game is strategy for the West Sonoma County Union School District in its efforts to keep all options on the table and stave off massive teacher layoffs. Caught between two tax measures for funding on a tight schedule, extending the potential merger conversation was worth the gamble at the board’s Nov. 23 special meeting.
Wellness website aims to help Cloverdale students, parents
Addressing questions from families and students about where to find resources to address mental health, as well as financial assistance and support and community counseling, the Cloverdale Unified School District (CUSD) has created an online resource center. The website, put together by the district’s wellness team, is a trove of resources and links that are both district and community-specific. The website will also be available in Spanish.
