Pure food, pure fun at the Heirloom Expo
The eighth annual Heirloom Expo took place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Sept. 10, 11 and 12, and it featured exhibitions of everything “pure food.” The famous giant squash tower was in residence alongside epic displays of every varietal of heirloom fruits and vegetables imaginable.
New Digs, Sept. 12
RECREATIONAL RIBBON CUTTING — A ribbon cutting and open house was held on Thursday, Sept. 12 for 4Cs’ Cloverdale Preschool’s new playground.
Paying tribute, Sept. 11
9/11 — A thoughtful memorial was held at the Cloverdale Fire Protection District on Sept. 11 to pay tribute to the many lives that were lost 18 years ago in the terror attacks at the Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon.
Vaping poses grave worry for pediatricians
Chemicals may pose short and long-term health consequences for teens
The facts behind the fog
In order to attempt to tackle the vast issue of underage vaping, we’ve compiled some information about how vaping works — studies that have been done on whether it’s safe, if it helps people quit, how individual devices work, as well as a glossary of terms that may prove useful when reading up on vaping.
Tales of an underage vaper
A peek inside the mind of an underage vaper shows why vaping has become so pervasive, and so hard to combat
Aspiring to be tobacco free
Imagine that you’re sitting with a friend, they’re vaping, and suddenly they start to choke on the aerosol they’re inhaling. In an effort to save them, you go through a door that transports you to “smoke city,” an alternate reality where tobacco rules. From there, you have to complete a series of tasks and tests in order to find your friend, who’s still having a negative reaction to the vape. That’s the premise of ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), a game developed to help educate young people on the impacts of tobacco and nicotine.
