Children’s book author visits St. John’s School
Children’s book author and illustrator Teri Sloat visited St. John School last week and shared with her young audience how she crafts her stories and illustrations and the importance of living a creative life. In a presentation titled “Falling in Love With Words and Books” Sloat walked the audience through her own creative process, including her origins as a teacher, falling in love with the books she read to her students.
County pension debt subject of new Superior Court lawsuit
Few issues are as complex — or the numbers bigger — than the critical status of the County of Sonoma’s pension plan that lacks as much as $831 million to fund current and future retiree payments.
Granges to hold benefit for fire victims, Oct. 12
Join us this Thursday as we gather in support of our neighbors facing fire and loss throughout Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino Counties. Through financial donations--big and small--and through a silent action, we're building a disaster recovery fund as part of a coalition of local organizations, channeling our collective resources to help families and individuals recover--as well as to support grassroots initiatives that build resilience in the face of future catastrophe.
Healdsburg Police and Sheriff’s Department Logs, Sept. 25-Oct. 1
The following are excerpted from the Healdsburg Police Department daily log and Sonoma County Sheriff Department log entries for the Healdsburg area.
SLIDESHOW: Running for fun(d)s
St. John the Baptist School students held a jogathon Friday at Badger Park in Healdsburg. Friends and families sponsored students, who ran for physical fitness and to raise funds for school activities. Parents, staff and the St. John tiger mascot were also on hand to offer, hugs, high-fives and encouragement.
Francis Ford Coppola Winery honored as sustainability leader
Geyserville winery named 2017 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Sustainable Producer/Maker
