New Girl Scout troop focused on hard work, fun and ice cream
“It starts out tasting like vanilla ice cream and then when you taste a Thin Mint, it’s so good.”
The Healdsburg Tribune and sister paper win awards
Sonoma West Publishers, the owner of the Healdsburg Tribune, won three awards from the California Journalism Awards, an annual project of the California News Publishers Association.
Report from the City Council, May 18
Utility Conservation Analyst Terra Sampson presented the council with options to expand rebate programs to encourage electric vehicle (EV) usage. The rebates will apply to new or used electric cars and are limited to qualifying low-income households.
Corazon’s Kinder2College program awarded $100,000 grant
Healdsburg nonprofit Corazon, an organization that aims to provide equal opportunity for all community members regardless of race or economic status, was awarded last week with an $110,770 grant from the California Student Aid Commission Every Kid Counts Program.
Who’s spending your taxes?
Guess what time it is? It’s time to dig out that shoebox full of crumbled paper receipts, mysterious and unopened forms from the bank and mortgage companies and also retrieve those annual W-2 statements and other miscellaneous pieces of paper labeled “Important Tax Documents Enclosed.” Hot diggity, it’s tax preparation season again.
Weather watch upgraded to Red Flag Warning
A Fire Weather Watch that was issued from the National Weather Service (NWS) on Oct. 12 has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning. The warning spans throughout coastal and inland parts of California, covering the North Bay valleys and mountains, East Bay valleys and hills and the Santa Cruz mountains. The warning will be in effect from 5 a.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 14 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.
Getting more out of the Cloverdale Sculpture Trail
Website features look deeper into current and past sculptures, with a spooky twist on Oct. 29
Not out of the tunnel yet
A month ago, all of Sonoma County’s “public life” was put off limits. No schools, locked parks, barricaded beaches, no dining out or casual shopping trips. Gathering places where conversations and friendships get shared are taboo. Libraries, coffee shops, brewpubs, art galleries and any space smaller than six feet square, are now officially declared uninhabitable.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
