Early Thanksgiving feast
Gobble gobble — Healdsburg community members gathered at the Healdsburg Senior Center on Nov. 25 for an early Thanksgiving meal provided by the Healdsburg Noon Rotary Club and the senior center.
Dia de los Muertos returns
Honoring the dead — Corazon Healdsburg and the city put on the rescheduled Dia de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 20 in the parking lot adjacent to city hall and along Grove Street.
Teachers and district work together to pass high school parcel tax
In the aftermath of a bruising year-long labor dispute with teachers, the board of the West Sonoma County Union High School District voted unanimously on Nov. 20 to add a $79 parcel tax measure to the March 2020 ballot. The measure will raise approximately $1.81 million a year for the next eight years if passed.
Funding questions halt transfer discussion
Another natural disaster has put a halt to the discussion on the possibility of re-implementing interdistrict transfers for the Healdsburg Unified School District.
Alexander Valley School garden to be revamped
Lowes Community Award will provide funds for new native plant space, maker space
Mixed use development planned for Rio Nido strip
Plans to rebuild Guerneville’s flood-prone gas station and minimart with a dozen new apartments on the Rio Nido Strip drew neighborhood criticism at a county Design Review Committee hearing last week.
Turkey Giveaway, Nov. 22
GOBBLE — Community members gathered in front of the Cloverdale Food Pantry on Friday, Nov. 22 to pick up Thanksgiving staples — turkeys, stuffing and a pie. On Nov. 21, Shalia Vanderweken and Brenda Vronoski held their annual Turkey Round-up, collecting donations of money and turkeys from those able to donate. The community donations provided around 100 turkeys to be given out at the food pantry on Friday. Vanderweken and Vronoski said that they are appreciative of both the community and local service clubs for supporting the round-up year after year.
