Organizers prepare to turn in signatures to recall WSCUHSD trustees
The last days of signature-gathering to recall the West Sonoma County Union High School District’s (WSCUHSD) board president and vice president have arrived, due Saturday, Aug. 28, according to Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto.
Fancy New Donut Shop Coming to Healdsburg
Now we know why that skinny old barber-shop storefront along the north side of the plaza got a fresh coat of bright-orange paint last month. The owners of a super-fancy California donut shop called Dutch Door Donuts, located down in Monterey tourist town Carmel-by-the-Sea — a...
Mill Creek completes wildfire protection plan
Fire Safe Sonoma and the unincorporated community of Mill Creek Road in the western wooded outskirts of Healdsburg announced last week the completion of their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), a detailed document that measures wildfire risks specific to an area and identifies ways to mitigate that risk in a comprehensive plan.
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
Research materials and photographs contributed by The Healdsburg Museum.
100 years ago: Oct. 18, 1923
Flames Destroy Miller Dryer; Blaze of Unknown Origin
Fire which broke out shortly after 7 o’clock Sunday night totally destroyed the Miller & Sons’ dehydrator, in the rear of the Miller Packing...
Children’s book author visits St. John’s School
Children’s book author and illustrator Teri Sloat visited St. John School last week and shared with her young audience how she crafts her stories and illustrations and the importance of living a creative life. In a presentation titled “Falling in Love With Words and Books” Sloat walked the audience through her own creative process, including her origins as a teacher, falling in love with the books she read to her students.
Fires highlight critical weaknesses in communication infrastructure
On the first night of the fires in Sonoma County, large swaths of the region lost cell phone coverage and internet connectivity, as Verizon and Comcast coverage took a big hit. At the height of the destruction, as many as 77 cell towers were taken off the grid. Despite swift reaction times from the providers, the loss of communications was costly in the first, most hectic hours of the firestorm.
