As a teacher and author, man inspires by example
Xerxes Whitney is the sixth grade physical education teacher at
Vine Street Safeway comps food for firefighters
Danny Flores and the folks at Van Acker Construction who heard reports of firefighters working grueling 72-hour shifts decided they wanted to help out crews by purchasing $700 worth of food and drinks at the Safeway on Vine Street. One of the managers at Safeway decided they wanted to help too and when Flores went to check out his order, the grocers comped the entire purchase.
Mill Creek completes wildfire protection plan
Fire Safe Sonoma and the unincorporated community of Mill Creek Road in the western wooded outskirts of Healdsburg announced last week the completion of their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), a detailed document that measures wildfire risks specific to an area and identifies ways to mitigate that risk in a comprehensive plan.
Local schools stress hygiene in light of virus
Amid the growing concerns associated with COVID-19, a novel strain of the corona family of viruses, local Healdsburg schools and surrounding school districts are stepping up cleaning regimens and emphasizing the importance of personal hygiene in an effort to keep students, staff and families healthy.
Healdsburg school board meeting recap: Task force plan merges kinder classes
School district takes first step in draft Equity Task Force action plan to combine kindergartens, reviews LCAP
Strong now, county’s economy expected to grow slower over next two years
Lack of housing, workers constraining level of growth during wildfire recovery
New rules for the road approved in 2018
A statement from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) released Dec. 17, details some new laws affecting motorist starting in 2019. “New laws approved by the California legislature in 2018 will affect roadway safety in several ways, including helmet use on bicycles and motorized scooters, hit-and-run on bicycle paths, modified exhaust systems and enhanced safety for refuse collection vehicles,” said the statement. “To support its mission of providing the highest levels of safety, service and security, the CHP is highlighting several of these new laws.”
Healdsburg police to start using automated license plate readers
Correction: A previous version of this article said that funds for the license plate readers came from Measure B funds; however, the correct title of the measure is Measure V, not Measure B.
Packed agenda at first HUSD meeting of 2018
Newly elected board president Judy Velasquez will preside over a full agenda at the first Healdsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting of 2018.
