Notes from Fitch Mountain
It hardly seems like a year ago but we recently had our annual Fitch Mountain Association pot-luck and state of affairs at the villa picnic grounds. Donita Proctor opened the get-together by welcoming everyone and promptly introducing 4th District Supervisor Mike McGuire who spoke to us about several issues. This will be Mike’s last FMA attendance as district supervisor as it looks like he is headed to Sacramento as our next state senator.
In Memoriam: Gail Elaine Adams
Healdsburg resident Gail Adams passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 83, after battling a disease called Lewy Body Dementia with “grace and resilience” for the past eight years. She was born and raised in Ellensburg, Wash., and got her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of...
Storm aftermath: most fare well, costly for PG&E
The recent series of storms caused inconvenience for many who
Target practice
I promised myself that I would give the whole gun control issue a bit of a break. I find it depressing in the extreme and it only exacerbates my feeling of helplessness. I broke that promise to myself because a) no matter how I tried my thoughts still carom back to the subject, b) I had my fingers crossed when I made the promise and c) I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get the words ‘exacerbate’ and ‘carom’ in one paragraph.
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,...
CUSD holding public hearings for budget, LCAP on June 15
In the first of two meetings it has scheduled for this week, the Cloverdale Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees is meeting this Wednesday, June 16 to discuss developer and facility fees and hold public hearings for developer fees, the district’s 2021-22 proposed budget and its 2021-22 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is being held virtually over Zoom. To view the full agenda packet, click here.











