Wings Over Wine Country
Flying machines—On Sept. 28 and 29, the Wings Over Wine Country air show returned for its 18th year. This year’s acts included Canadian Forces Snowbirds 431 Air Demonstration Squad, the United States Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Skydiving Team, Dennis Sanders and his Hawker Sea Fury performing an aerobatic “smoke show,” Brad Wursten and his MXS-R aerobatic aircraft, fly-bys of historic WWII aircrafts and a walk-through the United States Air Force C-17 transport. In addition, attendees were able to enjoy touring the collection of the Pacific Coast Air Museum and a wide selection of food and drink. Blustery and occasionally cloudy conditions didn’t manage to hamper the enthusiasm of the crowd.
HUSD revenue loss ‘pales in comparison’ to neighboring districts
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) is projecting around a 10 to 15% revenue loss in state aid, as well as a 20% cut in lottery funds and federal title dollars, and while this may seem like a big chunk, the district says it will fair a bit better than districts that rely on state funding.
Year In Review: COVID-19
Word from the Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) arrived Feb. 26 that an asymptomatic passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19 and was being treated at a hospital in Sonoma County, transferred from Travis Air Force Base in Solano County.
County crops behind schedule: Blame the fog
Across the county, crops of all varieties are running two to
Windsor council discussing property purchase, banner replacement
The Windsor Town Council will consider five regular agenda items and make three proclamations before adjourning to closed session to discuss Town Manager Ken MacNab’s resignation at their Sept. 15 meeting.
Board adopts plan to cut $1.5 million from school budget
Board members bemoan difficulty of cutting valued
Jefferson principal departing at end of school year
Yakich will finish out the year in Cloverdale, moving to Windsor’s Mattie Washburn Elementary in July
Sebastopol Police Logs, Oct. 4-10
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.