Local businesses display lack of respect for flag
Editor: It appears that some Healdsburg businesses who display an American flag have a philosophy of “hoist it and forget it.” U.S. Flag Code requires that the American flag be flown at half-staff for the president or a former president 30 days from the date of death. A presidential order was given on Dec. 1, in honor of former president George H. W. Bush. The code also requires that flags displayed after sunset must have direct illumination on the flag itself.
Awards and Scholarships from Twilight Parade and HFFC Fair
Results of the 74th annual Healdsburg Future Farmers and 4H parade and country fair came in too late for last week’s issue, but it was without doubt a very successful Memorial Day weekend.
The parade was a return to form for the Healdsburg tradition, which...
Occidental barbeque smokin’ success
Photo story: The 53rd Occidental Volunteer Fire Department
Downtown Death Under Investigation By Police, Coroner
Healdsburg’s downtown on Monday was the location of a crime scene investigation, upon the discovery of what police called “an unresponsive person” in a business parking lot half a block from the Plaza.
Although the investigation continues and no identification of the deceased has been...
Two doctors teaming up to open a Sebastopol urgent care this August
A week before Dr. Libby Flower returned from Roseville with a U-Haul of medical equipment, the building that will soon house two primary cares and an urgent care in Sebastopol was practically empty. On July 21, she and Dr. Kathleen Whisman rolled out an ornate carpet where patients will wait for their appointments.











