Foppoli will ‘step back,’ but not resign
According to a statement released through the town of Windsor, Mayor Dominic Foppoli will be “stepping away” from his official duties, but he continues to assert his innocence and makes no indication of any plans to resign.
What’s it like losing the last half of your senior year?
In a bathroom stall on the 25th of January my life changed forever. I was at the Phoenix Theater for the first time, an old, local punk and rock and hip hop joint that has witnessed some of the greats including The Ramones, Green Day and Sublime. I was there for my friend’s band’s first show, and halfway through the show I found myself alone in a broken stall, overwhelmed with a strange and unwelcome anxiety. I pressed my back against the door and stared at the wall above a toilet seat cover dispenser, gazing at the legacy of teen angst scrawled across the walls. And then I saw it, on the green wall in all caps: “DONT WAIT TILL FRIDAY! BE ALIVE NOW!”
Hilberman is new director of the Russian River Valley Winegrowers
In December, the Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association hired marketing and communications professional Wendy Hilberman as its new executive director. Hilberman is now the point person in charge of promoting the area’s wineries and the vast tourism industry of restaurants and hotels that has grown up around them. It’s a big job covering a big area. Home to over 150 wineries, the Russian River Valley AVA stretches from northernmost edge of Petaluma to just north of Healdsburg. (AVA stands for American Viticultural Area, the American version of the French “appellation.”)
Drill for fire evacuation on Fitch canceled
The fire evacuation drill that was scheduled for the Fitch Mountain area on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 2, has been canceled. No new time for the drill has been confirmed at this time.
Sebastopol Area Senior Center reopening survey due soon
The Sebastopol Area Senior Center is developing reopening plans and seeks input in a survey due April 5 now that more seniors, staff and volunteers gain protection in Sonoma County’s mass COVID-19 vaccination effort, Executive Director Katie Davis said.
Animal Logs July 1-6
This report is courtesy of the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s Healdsburg Center for Animals and may not reflect all animal control activities in the Healdsburg community. For more information, call 431-3386.
Former Healdsburg school librarian, rancher turns 100
Healdsburg has another centenarian, Louise Buchignani, who turned 100 on Sept. 21.
