New golf clubs for kids
Program provides replacement golf clubs for youth who lost theirs during the October fires
Healdsburg Junior High students start the new school year with a remodeled facility
 Healdsburg Junior High students walked into a completely new school when they started back on Thursday, Aug. 14. The facility has undergone a modernization including construction for new science buildings, a remodeled entrance and redone classrooms and staff offices, complete with robust wireless Internet capabilities.           Â
SLIDESHOW: Halloween in Healdsburg Plaza
Downtown Healdsburg merchants continued the annual tradition of welcoming youngsters (and their families) downtown to walk around the Plaza and collect treats.
Raising awareness and collecting donations to address ‘period poverty’
This Sunday, on Valentine’s Day, the Analy Mental Health Club will be collecting feminine hygiene products and new and lightly used bras at Rust Boutique in the Barlow between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
End of watch
In statements on social media, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department and the Windsor Police Department reported the news of the passing of K-9 Mako. Mako was a 3 ½ year old Belgian Malinois, and he had served the Windsor community for two years with his partner Deputy Alan Collier. His performances, especially his takedowns, have been a highlight of the last two years of National Night Out on the Town Green.
Women’s March Santa Rosa
On Jan. 19, people from all around the county gathered in downtown Santa Rosa to take part in Women’s March Santa Rosa.
Teacher strike averted in Sebastopol’s Twin Hills Union School District
On Aug. 9, days before union teachers were poised to strike in Sebastopol, the Twin Hills Teachers Association (THTA) ratified an agreement over salary raises after finding a compromise with the Twin Hills Union School District (THUSD) they could accept.
