District hopes to purchase 50 more hotspots to get families connected to learning
Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) students are actively engaging in distance learning, however, some families are still without internet access and the district is hoping to purchase 50 Wi-Fi hotspots to distribute to those in need, according to an update from Erin Fender, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction.
Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t
In Los Angeles, people have been hearing about the dangers of drought for decades. But in this land of infinity pools and backyard putting greens — better suited for rattlesnakes and scrub — water never seems to run out.
Update: Reynoza jumps out to early lead in Windsor special election
8:05 p.m. The first update of the night shows Rosa Reynoza out to a strong lead, with 2,709 votes, nearly double that of her two closest challengers, Jeffrey Leasure and Oscar Chavez who are tied with 1,000 votes each. Julia Donoho is close behind with 919 and Cody Wilson trails with 110.
2011 Homecoming revelry, parades and game action
LIONS ON PARADE —El Molino celebrated its 2011 Homecoming on
No shoes, no shirts, no sanity?
After a smoky and dry summer and a year of pandemic shutdowns, we are (mostly) sending our kids back to school. But we’re not exactly sure what we are teaching them. We have mixed lessons about wearing a facial mask. Maybe they help limit the spread of coronavirus droplets, but do mandated masks violate our personal freedoms? At the same time, there’s an ironclad prohibition that no student may walk into a school barefooted. What’s the lesson here? Is it that risking the spread of a deadly virus is less serious than exposing one’s toes?
Local schools that planned to reopen now pivoting toward distance learning
Schools that were moving toward a full return to in-class instruction this fall — such as the small, rural Alexander Valley School and private K-8 school, The Healdsburg School — are now scrambling to pivot toward a full distance learning model following new guidance recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires schools in counties that are on the state’s coronavirus watch list to start the year in remote learning.
Somewhere over the vineyard
Recent blustery weather filled with snow-dusted mountains, fast-moving dark storm clouds, hail, rain and blasts of winter sunshine also has offered visual treats such as almost daily rainbows and sparkling vineyards. This scene is from Healdsburg's Westside Road on Feb. 9.
