Louise Hallberg, the Butterfly Lady, has died at 100
Louise Hallberg, an internationally known expert on butterflies who turned her family home near Graton into a sanctuary for the colorful, fluttering creatures, has died.
Hilberman is new director of the Russian River Valley Winegrowers
In December, the Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association hired marketing and communications professional Wendy Hilberman as its new executive director. Hilberman is now the point person in charge of promoting the area’s wineries and the vast tourism industry of restaurants and hotels that has grown up around them. It’s a big job covering a big area. Home to over 150 wineries, the Russian River Valley AVA stretches from northernmost edge of Petaluma to just north of Healdsburg. (AVA stands for American Viticultural Area, the American version of the French “appellation.”)
Council, planning commission joint meeting, Feb. 28
The Healdsburg City Council and the Healdsburg Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. at Healdsburg City Hall. The meeting has two agenda topics:
Alexander Valley School fundraiser, Mar. 4
Spaghetti dinner and auction an annual event in the valley, Mar. 4
School district seeks members for Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee
The Board of Trustees of the Healdsburg Unified School District is establishing a Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee to review expenditures from construction activity associated with Measure D, which was approved by District voters on November 8, 2016. The committee will be responsible for ensuring that bond revenues are used only as voters intended and for informing the public of bond expenditures. The board invites all interested community members to apply for service on the Bond Oversight Committee.
Young artists show their skill
Young local artists and their adoring fans enjoyed the artist’s reception for the seventh annual Young Artists' Show at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts.
Healdsburg on a roll toward being a more bike-friendly city
In November 2016 the city of Healdsburg installed three self-serve bicycle repair stations. They’re strategically placed in locations where bicyclists will be likely see and use them as they make their way through town; near the Bear Republic brew pub, just north of Healdsburg City Hall and by the entrance to Recreation Park. The stations were installed as a result of Healdsburg earning a Bronze Medal distinction of being a Bicycle Friendly city in 2014 from the League of America Bicyclists. To keep this distinction, the city needs to follow a list of suggested improvements, with the hope of improving the rating to silver, gold, or even platinum.
