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The Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center has created a comprehensive list of food distribution and “groceries to go” programs in and around the Cloverdale area. Find the list of food events below; the list was last updated by the senior center for September.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes gathered at the Fideaux pet store in Healdsburg recently to meet a fluffy 3-year-old dog named Leo who is the star of a new book, “Leo’s Lockdown Lexicon,” by Pat Lenz.

The 32nd annual Summer Olympics have come to a close in Tokyo, Japan. There were moments of lifetime achievements, world records, tears and raw emotions, a few lessons about mental health and stress, transgender milestones and, overall, a surprisingly successful collection of games, competition and camaraderie — all under a cloud of a global coronavirus pandemic.

The Cloverdale Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting Tuesday, June 1, at 4:30 p.m. The special meeting will only address a small handful of items, including a presentation about the district’s summer maintenance project list and consideration of job descriptions for three expanded learning opportunities teacher job descriptions. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. instead of the usual 6 p.m., and the Zoom link for it can be found here.

Bell's Ambulance, which has served north Sonoma County for 60 years, has never put a new ambulance into service without first having it blessed by a priest. Above, Father Sean Rogers of St. John the Baptist Church blessed Bell's new rig Tuesday morning. He later blessed Pamela and Wayne Bell, who run the business founded by their parents. The new ambulance went into service immediately, stationed at the Bell's office in Windsor.

Booth space available through Sept. 14

On Sept. 24, a Sonoma County jury deliberated less than five hours before finding defendant Arent Daniel Julius Bradt of Port Huron, Michigan, guilty of second degree murder.