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On Oct. 30 Windsor Middle School became the spooky backdrop for a Trunk or Treat put on by WMS and Chicano Truckin’.The line of cars snaked all the way down Brooks and Foothill Roads, backing up traffic as families excited for the opportunity to have some festive fun lined up for their trip through the parking lot. Families stayed in their cars, as members of Chicano Truckin’ and the staff of WMS delivered socially-distanced treats through the windows. The event was free, but donations were accepted and the event raised over $1,000 for future programs at WMS.

A drive-thru trunk or treat was hosted at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair on Halloween, Oct. 31. Decorated cars set up in a semi-circle at the fairgrounds and masked families drove through so kids could trick or treat in a more COVID-safe manner. 

An extended parade meandered throughout Cloverdale on Friday night, Oct. 30. Dubbed the Spooky Cloverdale Crawl, the parade was organized with the goal of being more COVID-19-conscious, so folks could head from their house to the nearest parade route street and watch the floats go by as kids collect candy. 

Michael Silva, 37, of Cazadero pled guilty to three felony counts related to environmental violations on a property where he was growing 1,450 cannabis plants, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday night, Oct. 29.

Despite the restrictions on Halloween activities, plenty of houses in Windsor got in the spooky spirit, dressing their homes in their haunted best.

The meeting of the Windsor Town Council on Nov. 4 will have two parts: the first starting at 6 p.m. will be a quick vote on a series of consent items, and the second, starting at the close of the first, is a study session with the Planning Commission on Multi-Family Residential Objective Design Standards.

In his artist’s statement, David Mudgett describes how intrigued he was by his grandfather, the pipefitter, and the finesse and magic of the molten metal dancing around his grandfather.

Halloween is still happening in the lower Russian River area. Various businesses and River Friends of the Library present a few ways western Sonoma County families can safely pull off an evening of fun for kids as the coronavirus pandemic remains very much alive in Sonoma County this autumn.

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