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Other items on town council agenda include budget review and wastewater report

In celebration of the fall season, local and budding artists of all ages and expertise came together to decorate wine barrels in Geyserville last month. Sixty-seven barrels were painted with seasonal themes. They are currently on display and are placed along Geyserville Avenue and will remain there through Thanksgiving. This is an invitation to take short drive to town and take in the fall colors of the area as well as enjoy the barrels dotted along the avenue.

Labyrinth to be set at Windsor Presbyterian on Dec. 3

At the Nov. 5 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Allison Griggs, program coordinator for educational services, presented the annual enrollment numbers for the district, and the grim pattern of falling enrollment continues to be cause for concern.

UPDATE: According to the school district, the timeline for filling the board vacancy has changed. Applications are currently closed and will reopen in the next week. The board will interview candidates after the new application period has closed.

Three challengers are expected to join the ranks of Oak Grove Union School District trustees.

Acid reducing medications increase risk of serious COVID-19 cases

Local artist Ned Kahn is building a temporary sculpture garden in the weedy, empty lot just east of Sebastopol’s downtown plaza. The future home of Hotel Sebastopol, the lot has been an eyesore in downtown for years now, although the extensive chain link fencing around the property has proved to be an inviting canvas for both a local homeless artist and political activists, including the local Black Lives Matter movement.

California and Oregon were lauded for their early response to the pandemic, with swift and broad shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus. In reopening their economies, both states imposed stringent requirements for masks and face coverings. 

MONDAY, NOV. 2