North County CTE students benefitting from grant program
It’s proving a real challenge for thousands of Sonoma County high school students to successfully complete their daily math, history and other “book” studies. Image the extra challenges for students attempting lessons where “hands-on” learning is required such as computer, construction or culinary classes.
Veterans Day Events, Nov. 11
All local posts and chapters of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) are scheduling traditional Veterans Day ceremonies for this Saturday, Nov. 11. Several local businesses also are offering discounts and special invitations to veterans and their families.
City reviews budget, seniors catch a ride
The Healdsburg City Council went over a slew of items before it breaks for the month of July.
Snowflake hunt begins in Sebastopol
Seen any snowflakes around Sebastopol recently? If not, look a little closer.
Things that seem unseemly
It seems to me unseemly that our leaders object so strenuously to the State of California wanting to charge $8 for visiting the State Beaches along our magnificent coast while at the same time saying it makes sense for the County of Sonoma to charge a $7 fee for visiting its own parks.
Windsor Celebrates El Día de los Muertos
On Oct. 2, the community of Windsor turned out to celebrate its Mexican heritage and honor its ancestors by building El Día de los Muertos memorial altars on the Town Green. It is part of a month-long celebration of the holiday.
Drive-by shooting rattles nerves in west Windsor
Residents of western Windsor had a reason to feel anxious on Saturday night, when a drive-by shooting left one man seriously injured, and police officers swarming the neighborhood looking for the suspects, while the sheriff’s department helicopter Henry-1 circled overhead.
Breakthrough COVID is rare in California
About 7,550 out of more than 19.5 million Californians who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have contracted the disease, a minuscule percentage that provides strong evidence of the vaccines’ effectiveness, according to state data.
Cannabis and the environment
In an industry that wants to be seen as green, what are the real impacts? The answer is, no one knows for sure.