Reports on distance learning, special education, summer programs at WUSD meeting
There will be no action items on the agenda at the Oct. 6 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees, but it will be filled with important reports on the status of various programs within the district, and updates on how distance learning is going.
Social distancing: A refresher course
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth week locally, early reports indicate that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s March 19 order to shelter-in-place and subsequent “social distancing” are helping to keep demands on the local health care system below capacity.
Windsor’s district elections likely to stay after racial polarization study
Hopes of abandoning the Windsor Town Council’s highly criticized district-based elections system suffered a devastating blow this week, after a study by consultant Best, Best & Krieger (BB&K) found that racially polarized voting does, in fact, occur in Windsor.
Ambulance fleet evacuated hospital
Among the many thousands of Kincade Fire evacuation stories was one that included 22 ambulances, rolling gurneys, a contrary electric generator and “go boxes” full of blood bags and cases of prescription drugs.
Fitch Mountain Park repairs underway
UPDATE: The Healdsburg Community Services Department announced yesterday afternoon, Sunday, April 14, that Fitch Mountain Park and Open Space Preserve is now open.
Meinken seeks council seat
Tim Meinken is seeking a seat on the Healdsburg City Council and will be on the Nov. 6 ballot, alongside two other candidates, Leah Gold and Evelyn Mitchell.
4-H’ers growing fresh produce for the community
All year long, members of Warm Springs 4-H tend six raised beds and four rows of produce at the Terrace Community Garden, on land adjacent to and provided by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
