Windsor schools settle into routine as COVID shutdown continues
With distance learning the prescribed norm for the rest of the 2019-20 school year, Windsor Unified School District and its schools have settled into the routine of distance learning by providing devices, curriculum and connection through social media and other platforms.
Green Dog of the Week Cola!
Cola has quite a personality and so much love to give. Terrified when he first showed up, he cowered in a kennel and growled at everyone who came by . . . but there was something in his eyes that told all of us that he was dying to be loved.Â
Local distillers, herbalists make hand sanitizer to sell and donate
From the start of the epidemic right down to this day, certain products have been hard to get a hold of — toilet paper and hand sanitizers among them. We haven’t heard of any local TP makers, but two types of local businesses have thrown themselves into the sanitizer business: distilleries and herbalists, both of whom have access to high-proof alcohol as a part of their regular business practices.
Businesses wilt while awaiting aid
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a devastating economic toll on Sonoma County’s economy: tourism, once a mainstay, is non-existent; 16,000 local workers have filed for unemployment; more than a thousand small businesses have applied for the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) Payroll Protection Plan...
WSCUHSD administrators get raises as budget cuts loom
At its April 8 board meeting, the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) board gave the superintendent permission to make up to approximately $1.5 million in cuts to next year’s school budget, while at the same time approving a raise of 8% over two years for the administrative staff, including the superintendent and the chief budget officer.
Rotary chooses its teachers of the year
The Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation and the Rotary Club of Sebastopol recognized their three teachers of the year in west Sonoma County.
Seed bank gives out 1,800 packs of free seed to local gardeners
The Sebastopol Seed Bank, which lives at St. Stephens Episcopal Church on Robinson Road, has always been a quixotic venture.
Local distillers and herbalists make hand sanitizer to sell and donate
From the start of the epidemic right down to this day, certain products have been hard to get a hold of — toilet paper and hand sanitizers among them. We haven’t heard of any local TP makers, but two types of local businesses have thrown themselves into the sanitizer business: distilleries and herbalists, both of whom have access to high-proof alcohol as a part of their regular business practices.
