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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3

In an effort to make Sebastopol a more teen-friendly place, several local organizations and businesses have joined together to create the Sebastopol Teen Club, a virtual hub of local events, classes and swag, designed especially for teens.

Mike Hilber is a classic outsider candidate, a populist that rails against both taxes and the outsized influence of money in politics — though “rails” is perhaps too strong a word for the reticent and soft-spoken Hilber, who is an engineer by training and temperament.

Council also discusses Measure V survey

Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) will celebrate its first year in existence next Thursday, Feb. 20, when the MAC meets in the El Molino High School library starting at 5:30 p.m.

Measure I will be appearing on the March 3 ballot in Sonoma County, and the measure has already created a fierce battleground, with various local heavyweights throwing their checkbooks behind both the “for” and “against” campaigns. Both sides offer a variety of statistics to support their views, but getting to the heart of the matter, and the facts of what the measure does — and doesn’t — say is key to voters making their decision.

But concerns about spending, accountability persist

Sebastopol resident Mary Wyman was arrested on Dec. 20 for civil disobedience in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. Wyman was one of 600 individuals marching at a Fire Drill Friday rally, an event created by Jane Fonda to call attention to the climate crisis.

Piscine pals — Sunny but breezy weather drew the crowds for the 12th annual Steelhead Festival at Lake Sonoma. As usual, junior fishing and archery were standing room only events, with lines forming almost immediately. There were music and food trucks, as well as educational exhibits about the state of the Steelhead and other native species.

Starting this fall, Analy High School will offer a Spanish for Spanish Speakers class for the first time in its history.