Unplanned parenthood
The opposite of planned parenthood is unplanned parenthood. One approach reduces unwanted births, offers education for new parents and promotes family and social order. The other turns the clock back to days of back alley abortions, family frenzy and archaic religious codes.
Fractured fairy tales
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, The Healdsburg School’s third grade class walked to the Healdsburg Library to drop off their original, fractured fairy tale books.
Note to our readers: Change is good
For more than 150 years, the Healdsburg Tribune has been showing up on your doorstep and in your mailbox. We know you look forward to holding it in your hands and reading the latest news about your community.
Guerneville boat launch and regional park improvement efforts underway
Come spring 2022, devotees of the Russian River may have a new favorite spot in Guerneville to put their boats into the water. Construction at Guerneville River Park for the town’s first public boat launch area for non-motorized vessels started in August, according to a Sept. 7 press release from Sonoma County Regional Parks.
Singletree’s Van Praag remembered for her generosity and grilling mastery
Friends and customers of Singletree Café’s Nancy Van Praag these days are remembering her in two different ways. Most are already missing her kitchen mastery, especially her full breakfast plates and her flavorful assortment of barbecued meats. Others are thinking first about her “big heart” and endless generosity to faithful customers, her employees and her adopted Healdsburg community. Van Praag, a native of New York and a Sonoma County resident for 30 years, died Aug. 22 after a long and complicated illness. She was 70 years old.












