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Special events draw criticism from rural neighbors

Come journey to the antebellum south, tune your ear to the tender sounds of Bach and Beethoven, and take a cultural tour of Paris through the ages with stops in Medieval times, the Enlightenment, the Belle Epoque, and the 1920s. All of this is available here in Sonoma County with no tests, no grades and no required reading. The magic is, you don’t have to leave the area to start this journey. Sonoma State University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program is pleased to present three of our most popular instructors this fall at our Healdsburg satellite campus, where we have served hundreds of lifelong learners since 2012. Mick Chantler, Kayleen Asbo, and Bruce Elliott are a powerful trio, often referred to as the Pied Pipers of OLLI, as our members follow them everywhere and take anything they might teach.

No one’s sure when Sonoma County’s rural residents will enjoy the same high-speed Internet access their urban neighbors now depend on as a basic tool of daily life, county officials conceded last week.

In a surprise move Monday night, the Healdsburg City Council decided not to put an amendment to the Growth Management Ordinance on the November ballot.

In a surprise move Monday night, the Healdsburg City Council decided not to put an amendment to the Growth Management Ordinance on the November ballot.