Respite program offers care for seniors and a break for caregivers
After her husband’s extensive back surgery, Jeanette Zwinger noticed he was starting to act differently. Her husband Richard, an avid flying enthusiast and former Air Force member who lived life with a sense of adventure, began to show cognitive decline after suffering a heart attack a few days after his back surgery. Richard’s “on-the-go, onto-the-next-thing” personality had declined almost into a state of delirium, and his wife was unsure of how she could continue caring for him.
Sonoma Clean Power offers free energy upgrades
SCP Seeks Participants for Study on Energy-Saving Technology
School district puts limits on community track and field use at HHS
Track no longer available while school is in session; other hours restricted
Star assessment shows improvement in math for elementary schools
HES and charter school to introduce new learning initiatives
Healdsburg declares homeless shelter crisis to become eligible for emergency aid program
City can receive aid from Homeless Emergency Aid Program
Apply for or renew Covered California health insurance by Jan. 15
Apply for or renew Covered California health insurance coverage before the open enrollment period closes on Jan. 15, 2019. Go to www.coveredca.com.
SRJC Examines Possibility of Building On-Campus Student Housing
2017 fires, high housing costs create concern
Schools throughout Sonoma County wrestle with when to close on smoky days
Controversy exploded last week when local school districts decided to close, then open, and in a few cases, close again as smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County reached Sonoma County. Parents took to social media to complain, and districts and the county’s superintendent scrambled to calm fears and frustrations.
Food for Fines launches this week
The Sonoma County Library is once again partnering with local food banks to help our communities this holiday season. The annual Food for Fines program allows library patrons to return overdue library materials and “pay off” their fines by donating food to those in need.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.
