Windsor looking for representative to serve on vector control district
Believe it or not, controlling one of mankind’s smallest pests requires no small amount of collective action. In the North Bay region, threats posed by mosquitoes — which can spread diseases like the West Nile virus — are mitigated by the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District, and the Town of Windsor is currently searching for applicants to serve as town’s representative on the board of trustees.
Avenue closes to promote southern hospitality
To thank south Healdsburg businesses for their perseverance during the road closure from the roundabout construction, the city is closing Healdsburg Avenue.
Cloverdale murder suspect flees though Healdsburg
A murder suspect from Cloverdale changed cars in Healdsburg following his crime. While the search for the suspect was underway, Healdsburg residents wondered why they had not received any NIXLE alerts about the presence of a murder suspect in town. When the question was posed on Facebook, the Sheriff’s Office responded...
Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: May 12-18, Including Seasonal Returns
Monday, May 12 🌝
“Jumpstart Your Art” working session for artists and creatives at The 222 (weekly, 1-4pm)“Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Club” for kids aged 8-18 at Heartizens (weekly through May 19, 3:30-8:30pm)Info night for fifth grade parents at Healdsburg Junior High (5:30pm)SOLD OUT: Perfume Genius, popular indie-rock musician...
‘School Days Then and Now’ at Healdsburg Museum
The Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society’s newest exhibition “School Days Then and Now” will appeal to everyone, young and old, residents and visitors. The area’s first schools, beginning in 1858 were all privately financed. Not until 1871 was there a public school in Healdsburg.
Sing-Along Messiah Dec. 10, at Sebastopol United Methodist Church
Community members invited to belt out tunes
2017 goals should include plan for sustainable tourism
We request that the city of Healdsburg’s 2017 goals include a plan for sustainable tourism. The plan would initiate a study and eventually create a set of measures to balance tourism growth with the needs of residents and the economic and social costs associated with tourism. Importantly, to maintain the land use status quo while a study is pending, the city should immediately enact a moratorium on new hotel and tasting room approvals.
A sense of place: The legacy of Fitch Mountain
Dressing in my sweats, high-top shoes, hooded jersey and cap, I leave the house to meet the morning cold. As my father would say, “No one is tougher than the weather!” I am going to meet an old friend— wild, steep, dense stands of redwood, oak and madrone— the forested path of the Fitch mountain fire trail. Hiking it brings understanding and awareness of life’s connectedness, of oneness with the Earth.
How many COVID cases are in west county?
The county of Sonoma recently enhanced its specificity in reported COVID-19 case data, now letting people see the breakdown of where cases are occurring, as well as how many active cases are in each county ZIP code. To view the county’s coronavirus data portal, click here.
















