Healdsburg’s Public School Success Team (PSST) celebrates its first class of high school graduates
PSST, a volunteer educational nonprofit, began working with these graduates in 2009 when they were fifth graders at Fitch Mountain School. Through tutoring and coaching programs PSST encourages students to continue their education through and beyond high school. Efforts are staffed and supported by community volunteers and donors. To help Healdsburg students as a tutor or coach, call 494-4968 for more information or email [email protected].
New public art installed in Geyserville and Cloverdale
A new crop of sculptures for the “101 Sculpture Trail” arrived for installation in May, bringing the communities original art pieces from sculptors mainly based in Northern California. The sculptures will remain on display through May of next year. Nineteen new sculptures were installed in Cloverdale and Geyserville, said Joyce Mann, manager of the Sculpture Trail.
HHS construction begins the day after school’s out
Healdsburg Elementary and junior high also getting upgrades
An ordinance banning plastic bags at stores will begin on Sept. 1
Remember to grab those reusable bags from the car, or prepare to shell out cash for paper bags, because starting Sept. 1, single-use carryout plastic bags will no longer be available at Sonoma County grocery and retail stores.
Preschoolers learn value of fine arts
Claude Monet may not win any popularity contests against Sponge
Gallery: Hybrid learning begins at the high school
Cloverdale high schoolers returned to in-person learning on Monday and Tuesday of this week, with one cohort set to attend class in person on Mondays and Thursdays and the other set to attend class on campus on Tuesdays and Fridays. All students will attend class from home on Wednesdays, which will also allow the school time to deep clean. On the days where students are on campus, they’re there from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with the rest of the day being “asynchronous” time.
How California moved to the future of voting during a pandemic
Mono County tried its hand at new election technology during the March 2020 primary but then the internet cut out. For the general election, it reverted to old-fashioned paper voter rolls.
County declares emergency amid wildfires
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency Friday afternoon, Aug. 21, in response to the Walbridge Fire burning down to Armstrong Woods that continues to threaten the Rio Nido, Guerneville and lower Russian River communities.
