Deadline nearing for MAC applications
West county’s coastal and river residents have a chance to serve on local municipal advisory councils (MAC), which help give a voice to west county’s unincorporated areas at the county level. Applications for the available seats opened earlier this month and are due by Oct. 30 at 5 p.m.
Schedule revealed for Flatbed Music Festival
The Flatbed Music Festival has announced its lineup of musicians. The festival will feature over 40 Sonoma-grown musicians on 10 intimate stages. By introducing top emerging musicians performing alongside seasoned recording artists, the Flatbed Music Festival will celebrate the diverse musical landscape that characterizes...
Zombies will march for charities in upcoming event
Zombies will be staggering around the Healdsburg Plaza and taking over downtown sidewalks on Oct. 16 for a new charity event called the Sonoma County Zombie Movement, which aims to raise funds for the National Brain Tumor Society and the Redwood Empire Food Bank.
Kids’ Corner: New fiction at the Cloverdale Regional Library
Editor’s Note: Kids’ Corner is a new monthly column written by the Cloverdale Regional Library’s children’s services librarian. The column will feature reviews of new children’s books that you can find at the library.
SLIDESHOW: Runners take to the streets for annual Turkey Trot
Runners filled two blocks of Center Street, shoulder-to-shoulder awaiting the official start of the Healdsburg Turkey Trot 5k run on Thanksgiving. Not counting the canine entries, a number of runners equal to one-tenth the city's population toed, sprinted, jogged and got pushed in baby carriages across the starting line in front of Healdsburg Running Company.
Monte Rio property slated for county park and open space
Sonoma County Regional Parks purchased 515 acres of land in Monte Rio for future use as a county park and open space preserve. The $3.9 million purchase was approved by the county board of supervisors in August and the land was purchased in October.
