The 31st annual Sonoma County Pride parade returned to Santa Rosa this year, after several years in West County. Under the banner of "Together We Rise," the parade began at Fremont Park and wound its way down 4th Streeet to Old Courthouse Square.
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.
The annual Healdsburg Turkey Trot 5K race waddles back into town Nov. 22 and is expected to draw a crowd of runners, walkers and turkey hat wearers for the event, which raises funds for Live Like Drew, a college scholarship for local student athletes.
There will be a joint meeting of the Windsor Town Council and the Windsor Unified School District on Monday, July 26 at 6 p.m. for the two bodies to discuss their overlapping interests and plans.