‘Songwriters in Paradise’ Serves Up Wine and Song
Songwriters in Paradise, a so-far barely-known, exclusive music and wine festival that is coming to Healdsburg for its second year, is a curated experience akin to having a backstage pass where one gets to know the inside stories and jokes.Â
It’s one of those “You...
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A hedgerow grows at the Sebastopol Grange
Shortly before COVID-19 shut down the world in March 2020, Sebastopol Grange President Laura Shafer started a conversation with Miles Sarvis-Wilburn, the program director of the Sonoma County Beekeepers Association, about planting a flower garden in back of the Grange Hall on Highway 12.
Rapid COVID-19 tests in short supply in California
Sarah Voit likes to keep 10 to 15 rapid test kits on hand in case any of the residents of the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition in Hayward need to be tested for COVID-19. They’ve had some infection scares, and the antigen tests — which return results in minutes — have been crucial to curbing the virus in the family shelter.
Healdsburg’s Jim Brush becomes Summit Bank’s board chair
Jim Brush, a longtime Healdsburg resident and CPA, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for Summit State Bank to replace Allan J. Hemphill, who is retiring. Brush had previously served as Summit’s chief executive officer, until stepping down in April. He...
Healdsburg Police, Sheriff and Fire Logs, May 7-13
The following are excerpted from the log entries of the Healdsburg Police Department, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area, and the Healdsburg Fire Department
Weed abatement, Women’s Day and compassion
At its Aug. 17 meeting, the Healdsburg City Council met first in closed session for a conference with labor negotiators. Personnel matters are routinely discussed in closed session, and no reportable action was taken.
At its regular public meeting, the council began with a proclamation...
Little lions
New babies — According to conservation biologists from Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR), two mountain lion kittens were born at Trione-Annadel State Park in early February to a female mountain lion being tracked by ACR’s Living with Lions research study. This marks the first litter delivered by the 3.5-year-old mother cat (named P11 for the study), who in September was captured and fitted with a GPS-tracking collar just outside the park’s boundary.
Back to the drawing board for dog park plans
At the Feb. 10 meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission, staff presented the outcome of nearly two years of work on adding a new dog park to Windsor, including two options for new locations. However, concerns about the chosen locations and communication with the public and potentially impacted neighbors ultimately saw the commissioners sending the plan back to staff for further outreach and analysis.
