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December 27, 2024

In Memoriam: Marina Pace

Marina Pace, director of marketing for The 222 arts venue in town, passed away in late October from pancreatic cancer. She was in her late 60s. Marina was "a world traveler, talented artist, animal lover, and remarkable soul," her obituary says. She and her former...

Who Has the Cheapest Corkage Fees in Healdsburg?

There's an interesting piece in the latest issue of the Trib on the rising price of corkage fees for the BYOB experience at restaurants in town. SingleThread leads the pack at $150 per bottle. Agave is on the much lower end at $8 per bottle — and...

Immigrant Stories Coming to Healdsburg Wine Library

Did you know that there's a "wine library" housed inside the Healdsburg branch of the Sonoma County Library? And they just got a grant to "listen to and save the oral histories of immigrant families employed in our local wine industry," according to a rep for the wine...

In Memoriam: Richard Iverson

Lifelong Healdsburg resident and World War II veteran Richard Iverson, who at one time owned a local hardware store, reportedly passed away in his sleep about one month ago — on the same night he celebrated his 97th birthday. From his illustrious obituary: "Richard served in the Navy during...

‘Healdsburg Ciclovía’ Cycling Event Proposed Downtown

Healdsburg city leaders approved a new, comprehensive event policy at their meeting last week, replacing the outdated one that's been in place for the past decade. And during their discussion, we learned that AVFilm — the local film org that's opening a movie theater downtown —...

Healdsburg Suspect Named in Regional ‘Scam Enterprise’

A young woman from Healdsburg has been arrested along with three Santa Rosa residents for running what police call an elaborate, $7.8 million "money laundering and international telephone scam enterprise" with victims all across the United States, many of them elderly. It took a team of...

Healdsburg Family Selling Holiday Tamales

The Quezadas family of Healdsburg is making their famous tamales again this holiday season. "Christmas is coming and you all know what that means," Luis Quezadas writes on Facebook. "My mom is making chicken and pork tamales again. $25 a dozen. We’re a 2 person team so bare...

REIBT Basketball Tournament Results

Wondering what came of this year's RIEBT basketball tournament at Healdsburg High, held in the school gym last week? Our boys team was eliminated in the first round, and our girls team came in third place out of eight. Overall, Justin-Siena High won on the girls side and...

Healdsburg Pic of the Day: Holiday Window Art

Healdsburg resident Barbara Wollner just took this pic of some uplifting new window art at the Digital XPress print shop at 401 Center St., right next to the old Raven film center. She says it was painted by Santa Rosa artist Terrence Howell.

In Memoriam: Salomon Reyes

Salomon Reyes, a longtime employee at E&M Motors and familiar face around Healdsburg, has passed away at age 65. Salomon was born in the Mexican state of Michoacán, according to his obituary, and immigrated to Sonoma County when he was 25. More from Salomon's obituary: "He...

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Girls wrestling

Renamed Gym Opens for Wrestling

Grapplers of the North Coast Section met for the first time earlier this month in the remodeled former Frost Gym, soon to be officially christened Drew Esquivel Hall. This year’s wrestlers are for the most part, if not entirely, first- and second-year wrestlers, and coach Scott Weidemier is careful to give them the kind of exposure that will grow their skills and enthusiasm for the sport instead of frustrate them...
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