Library program wins national award
Sonoma County Library will take home a national award for its program, Together at the Table.
Health: Staying Positive About Aging
Erin Partridge, a board-certified art therapist and Head of Inspirement at Enso Village in Healdsburg, suggests focusing less on generational labels and more on the things that connect us, while embracing curiosity and finding new interests to age better.
COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen
As schools throughout California tiptoe toward reopening, decisions about whether to routinely test teachers, staff and even students for the COVID-19 virus are proving controversial – and potentially costly.
Candidate forum brings ideas to the forefront, part five
Editor’s note: In order to keep this story from being too long, each candidate’s responses will be presented separately, in alphabetical order.
WPD Logs, March 30-April 5
Editor’s note: The references to “county ordinance” in this week’s logs are instances where the police have been asked to look into violations of the shelter in place order.
Healdsburg animal shelter logs, Feb. 24 – 26
This report is courtesy of the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s Healdsburg Center for Animals and may not reflect all animal control activities in the Healdsburg community. For more information call 431-3386.
Healdsburg school board returns to in-person meetings on Aug. 18, discussing COVID protection plan, LCAP and drought
For the first time in over a year, the Healdsburg Unified School District School Board of Trustees will convene in-person at Healdsburg City Hall for a regular school board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m.
Grant Davis back as Water Agency manager
The Sonoma County Water Agency’s former general manager Grant Davis returned to his old job last week after a nearly five-month absence serving as director of the California Department of Water Resources.
Home Gardener Produce Exchange has big plans for the coming season
There comes a time every season when, having prepared a certain type of vegetable 15 different ways over the last week, a gardener reluctantly realizes that they never want to eat that particular vegetable ever again (or at least not this season).
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.
