Control burn removes fuel and jangles nerves in Chalk Hill area
A control burn last week achieved its goal of removing fuel from a fire-prone area in the hills east of the Chalk Hill valley, but the smoke alarmed residents of Windsor and Healdsburg, who flocked to social media asking where the fire was.
Santa Claus is set to make a virtual appearance this December
Update: This article has been updated with the link for the Zoom event. The link can be found below.
Ambassador program taking the place of Citrus Fair’s queen pageant
The Cloverdale Citrus Fair announced this week that it’s debuting a new scholarship competition at the 2022 Citrus Fair. The Ambassador Scholarship Program is a shift from the fair’s long-standing queen pageant and is open to all high school juniors and seniors from Cloverdale and Geyserville. The 2022 Citrus Fair will take place Feb. 18-21.
Used motor oil and filters
Millions of gallons of oil have been spilled across the United States through ship, rail and road collisions, explosions, pipeline ruptures, storms, etc. Big oil disasters continue to reverberate through the environment and through our news cycles: the BP oil rig explosion that wreaked havoc in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the ship Cosco Busan that crashed into the Bay Bridge in 2007 dumping oil into San Francisco Bay, and the famous Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in 1989. While we watch the ongoing analysis, litigation and attempted cleanup from these high-profile events, there are measures we can all take to reduce a lesser but still very serious threat.
‘Painted Lady’ Becomes the Latest Belle of Healdsburg
A signature piece of Healdsburg history became a record-setting piece of real estate when the River Belle Inn on Front Street sold to luxury hospitality developer Vertice for $7.25 million, effective last month.
The price is reported as $659,091 “per key,” according to the San...
Food Bank launches annual food drive
The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) launched its winter food and funds drive on Nov. 1 to help the one in six Sonoma County residents struggling with hunger. They encourage the other five out of six of us to donate food, time, or cash this holiday season to help meet the demand for food assistance year-round. The drive will run from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, 2014.
Healdsburg local embarks on European Peace Walk
Humanitarian and activist Ruthi Solari honored as ambassador














