West county election results
Well, as my mother used to say, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” In local fire district elections, fresh memories of the Kincade Fire spurred voters to approve measures in all four fire protection districts: Bodega Bay, Occidental, Graton and Gold Ridge, though the Gold Ridge measure is winning by the thinnest of margins.
Jopson receives Kiwanis’ Distinguished Service Award
On Oct. 3, the Kiwanis Club of Cloverdale presented Ace Hardware owner Will Jopson with its Distinguished Service Award.
Love in the time of coronavirus
April Karr and Dack Thompson got married on Saturday, March 21, on the backyard deck of her parent’s home in Sebastopol with a host of friends and family in attendance via the magic of the meeting technology known as Zoom. It was Sebastopol’s first Zoom wedding, though probably, in the time of coronavirus, not its last.
Record-breaking event nets over $155,000 to send kids to camp
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County’s annual Healdsburg fundraiser was held on Saturday, April 8 at the Villa Chanticleer in Healdsburg. This year’s theme was Safari Night, featuring a menagerie of animal decorations ranging from zebra print scarves to lifesize elephant cutouts. The organization thanks the Healdsburg & Geyserville Community Council for their efforts in making this record-shattering event a success. Members include council chair Jim Dadaos, Bob Angell, Gretchen Crebs, Bob Durler, Parke Hafner, Renee Mengali, Eddie Merideth, Whitney Opperman, Erik Olsen and event chair Elise Bulger.
Cleaner air and more wildlife activity as humans stay home
While the decrease in human activity due to COVID-19 hasn’t made a significant difference in Sonoma County’s air quality, it has triggered increased activity in local habitats.
Guerneville Forest Coalition and residents lobby for more Clar Tree protections, mitigation measures for proposed logging operation
The Guerneville Forest Coalition — a nonprofit group of Guerneville community members, business owners and landowners — is raising concern over a proposed 224-acre Timber Harvest Plan and logging operation in the Silver Grove area near the 2,000-year-old Clar Tree, an ancient redwood that is the tallest tree in Sonoma County.
Healdsburg looks to get lucky
The end of the rainbow is in downtown Healdsburg this St. Patrick’s Day.
