Tech Trek camp leads girls on path to STEM discoveries
Select local students got a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the American Association of University Women’s Tech Trek program. According to AAUW-Healdsburg (which serves, Windsor, Geyserville, Healdsburg and Cloverdale), “Tech Trek is a week-long residential summer camp for girls entering eighth grade. The focus is on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Begun in 1997, there are now 22 Tech Trek camps at universities across America, 10 of which are in California. The girls sent by AAUW-Healdsburg join about 70 girls from over 20 towns in Northern California to attend the camp at Stanford University.”
Lyrics for a new year
Last January, now a whole year ago, America may have experienced both its worst and best days of the year.
Chris Herrod picked as new mayor
It would be an exaggeration to say all eyes were on that mayoral selection. It’s so standard as to be commonplace that the vice mayor is elevated to the mayor’s seat without much controversy, and Vice Mayor Chris Herrod has been a steady second to Mayor Evelyn Mitchell all year.
County fair offers fun, food, flowers and more
Most of the hard work is done as the 4-H and FFA livestock auctions wind up this Saturday at the Sonoma County Fair, which opened last weekend at the fairgrounds in Santa Rosa.
All Our Kids
Frequently, around town with my family, I’ll run into students who will stop to say ‘hi’ and chat. My own children usually ask, “Who was that?” And, I always give them the same simple response, “One of my kids from school” and go on to tell them a bit about the student.
California’s population shrank in 2020, but don’t call it an exodus
The COVID-19 pandemic has done what more than a century of past plagues, recessions, crime waves, droughts and earthquakes couldn’t.
Cloverdale police hosting National Night Out, Aug. 3
National Night Out — an annual national campaign to help promote police-community partnerships and community camaraderie — is coming to Cloverdale on Tuesday, Aug. 3. The free event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. in front of the Cloverdale Police Department.
Eat Out to Support Music in Schools, Feb. 23
One of the year’s best mixes of wine, food and music is happening again all over Healdsburg and Geyserville when the seventh annual Jazz on the Menu takes place on Thursday, Feb. 23. It’s a perfect opportunity for locals and visitors to explore restaurants and discover a new favorite, while supporting the highly successful Healdsburg Jazz Festival Music Education Programs. Participating restaurants donate 25 percent of their food and beverage sales to the Healdsburg Jazz Music Education Fund.
