Snapshot: Harvest Time in Sonoma
Despite climate and global warming concerns, this summer in Sonoma County was relatively cool if measured by the late onset of grape harvests.
Senior Center Happenings
The Healdsburg Senior Center is located at 133 Matheson St. in downtown Healdsburg and is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center gives preference to adults 60 and older. If there is available space, adults of all ages are welcome to participate in any program of interest. Unless otherwise noted, all programs and classes are free of charge. For information call 431-3324.
Library Modernization Just a Summer Away
'We are fielding a lot of questions these days about our upcoming Building Modernization Project. The planning stage of the project is nearing completion and we still anticipate a start date for construction around Sept. 1...'
Wheel of Light, February 2017
Each year there are four eclipses. Two occur during a new Moon, when the Moon blocks the Sun. Two occur at the full Moon, when the earth blocks the Moon. This month there will both kinds of eclipses. The full Moon lunar eclipse takes place on February 10 at 22 degrees of Leo and the new Moon solar eclipse happens on February 26 at 8 degrees of Pisces. The eclipse is most significant and impactfull when those degrees are occupied by a planet in one’s natal chart or if those degrees are on the angles of one’s natal chart.
What Goes Up Must Ski Down
Ski resorts transport people up mountain sides in elevated moving chairs—literally. A suited butler-ish person greets, holds the chair, making sure passengers are comfortably and safely seated. Thank you, Jeeves.
Generally, pleasant music is playing for this interchange, and then in the next magical moment,...
Idlewood 3
Mid-summer festivities abound. Send your summer news items to IDlewood 3…” at [email protected]. “Hedda Healdsburg” wants to know all.
A Tale of Two Trees
Back in the ‘Burg. Here’s the Plaza’s beautifully decorated tree. And here’s another digital tree, beautiful in its simplicity at Healdsburg Community Church.
The Plaza’s tree is 43 feet tall and hails from Oregon. The sign next to the tree tells its story. Left in...
Housing Market Update, Fall 2024
The housing market in Sonoma County in 2024 has been impacted by high interest rates that have kept some buyers out of the market, resulting in slower activity, especially at the higher end. However, with the Federal Reserve recently cutting interest rates, the future looks brighter as we move into the final quarter of this year.
Reflections on the Flag
Lots of stars and stripes around H’burg this week. Old Glory, here on University Avenue, rests unfurled every day. It’s protected by Plexiglas from premature weathering, the fate of a prior flag. Fireworks were also on display this Fourth of July, returning in a...
Flashbacks March 30
100 years ago–March 29, 1923
Current From Geysers to Be First of Its Kind in U.S.
Within 30 days, electricity generated by steam from the bowels of the earth will be in practical use for the first time in the United States, officials of The Geysers...