Healdsburg junior high raises money for Humane Society of Sonoma County
Every year, Healdsburg Junior High’s (HJH) leadership class plans a fundraiser to benefit a local Healdsburg organization. This year, students decided to raise money for local animals in need — they raised roughly $1,000. Bethany Carlson, guidance counselor at the junior high, said students chose to start a monthlong school-wide coin drive for the Humane Society of Sonoma County in Healdsburg.
For equal responsibilities
Growing up, my parents taught me about my responsibilities to my family, my school and my country. Taking responsibility was expected of me. Today, it appears the emphasis has shifted from people taking responsibility to demanding their rights. There is an extreme focus on rights –as individuals and as members of a democratic society. The public discourse is filled with discussions of rights – whose rights trump the others or are being infringed – but often there is silence about having responsibilities.
A Place to Call Home: Homelessness in north Sonoma County
More photos in this evolving exhibit of the Healdsburg homeless
HUSD board reviewing budget, COVID protection plan amendments
The Healdsburg Unified School District School Board of Trustees has a busy agenda on tap for its next regular meeting on Sept. 15.
Point Fire at Lake Sonoma Creeps Through Dry Creek Valley Near Healdsburg: Updates
It's been a long and gut-wrenching 30-plus hours in the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg, where a wildfire called the Point Fire has now burned around 1,200 acres, according to Cal Fire. It broke out near Lake Sonoma just before 1pm on Sunday,...
Healdsburg Museum honors Maggie Susan Bates and Diane Schmidt Carriger
The Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society presented Diane Schmidt Carriger and Maggie Susan Bates with the 2017 Langhart Award at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on July 8.
Cloverdale honoring veterans in outdoor ceremony
Cloverdale will have the standalone Veterans Day celebration in north county this year, with a ceremony that’s a departure from what local groups have hosted in previous years.
Kevin Kilgore to become Sebastopol’s new police chief
Kevin Kilgore was recently appointed as the new police chief of the Sebastopol Police Department after the city spent over a year on the lookout for a permanent authority figure since Police Chief James Conner retired in December 2019.
Renovated Giorgi Park re-opens
The giant acorn has been installed, pathways paved and bathrooms
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.


















