What we know so far about school reopenings in California
As more California public schools get set to reopen their campuses to students and teachers with a rhythm unseen in previous months, the pool of schools that have reopened so far have largely avoided triggering coronavirus outbreaks.
SLIDESHOW: The Healdsburg Egg Hunt
Hundreds of kids showed up at Fitch Mountain School Saturday morning for the annual Healdsburg Rotary-sponsored Easter Egg Hunt. The goodies were made possible by Rotary volunteers, plus 2,000 eggs donated by Big John’s Market. The Foss Creek after school program colored the eggs and Spoke Folk Cyclery donated three new bicycles for raffle prizes.
Commentary: Elevating each other
In recent months our country has been embroiled in a contentious social and political climate fixated on how fundamentally divided we are. The fire disaster and crisis that has befallen our counties here in northern California transcends political views, prejudices and controversies that pervade news and social media.
March Ave Improvement Gets Okay from City Council
“Can you speak to how this project does or doesn’t comply with what the recommendations are in the Active Transportation plans, or what the proposed bike and ped [pedestrian] improvements are that people have been emailing us about?” Councilmember Ariel Kelley asked. “I think there’s a disconnect between what you guys are proposing and what the community [believes] is included in the project.”
Gallery: Jefferson students head back to campus
Cloverdale schools reopened for in-person hybrid instruction this week, with junior and high school students going back to school for the first time this year on both April 12 and April 13. Things were slightly different at Jefferson Elementary, though, where 306 students arrived for in-person instruction. The number of students going to school in person versus staying with distance learning means that students who choose to switch to hybrid learning will be going back four days a week, with a distance learning day on Wednesdays.
Fire season is coming — here’s how to be ready
At a fire resiliency webinar put on by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Cyndi Foreman, fire prevention officer for Sonoma County Fire District, gave a presentation about preparing your home for fire season and also how to prepare for and properly execute an evacuation.
