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Happy 88—On April 20, Windsor resident Rudy Hirschnitz turned 88 and despite the shelter in place orders, he was still celebrated—at a distance—by family, friends and the community. Hirschnitz is an Air Force veteran who served in the Korean War. “Some family and friends came by, mostly surprise visits. A buddy of his from his Hewlitt-Packard working days showed up, and a contractor he’d worked with for years came,” according to Hirschnitz’ partner Cynthia Gibson who helped arranged the festivities. The big moment though was when the Windsor Fire Department did a “drive-by.” According to Gibson, “(it) was a total surprise. Rudy thought ‘uh oh, someone’s having a heart attack!’ It was a nice respite from indoor isolation.” Hirschnitz lives in Lakewood Village.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Corazón Healdsburg is coordinating four pop-up COVID-19 testing sites this week, in partnership with Curative Inc. Geyserville Unified School District, the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, the town of Windsor and the city of Healdsburg are all generously providing locations for the free testing. No appointment is needed, but patients can save time by pre-registering at the link provided for the location they will be visiting.

It’s been an odd year for schools, with most districts having to enact plans and policies they likely could never have imagined previously. But at the April 20 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees, they had yet one more unusual discussion — what resources are available for victims of sexual assault and harassment in the light of a very public conversations about those crimes being allegedly perpetrated by the town’s mayor.

Case count too high, potential to consider in distance learning through December

North county task force sets series of strategy meetings

After further sessions at the negotiating table with the Healdsburg Area Teachers Association (HATA), Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Superintendent Chris Vanden Heuvel said the district has put forth a 10.8% offer, a change from their initial offer in January of a 4.5% salary increase.

La Familia Sana is hosting an event to commemorate the work done by Cesar Chavez and his effort in helping the farmworker community. The celebration will be held on the east side parking lot of Dahlia and Sage Market in Cloverdale on Friday, April 1, from 4 to 7 p.m.