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To restless commuters, Healdsburg Avenue’s improvements promise an end to long backups at traffic lights. It is nearly impossible to work, live or travel into town without confronting the buildup of the single five-way intersection of Mill, Vine and Healdsburg Avenue. With construction starting last week, an upgrade to city infrastructure is past due.

The Raven Performing Arts Theater cannot wait to perform Hello, Dolly!

In celebration of the fall season, local and budding artists of all ages and expertise came together to decorate wine barrels in Geyserville last month. Sixty-seven barrels were painted with seasonal themes. They are currently on display and are placed along Geyserville Avenue and will remain there through Thanksgiving. This is an invitation to take short drive to town and take in the fall colors of the area as well as enjoy the barrels dotted along the avenue.

Analy High School wrapped up its first drive-thru/walk-thru graduations today. Families decorated their cars, drove to the front of the school and watched as their graduates walked up to pick up their diplomas from a safely distanced portion of assembled staff.

On April 4, at around 8:30 p.m., a homeowner off of Anna Drive in Windsor reported that a fire had broken out in the attic of their home. The Sonoma County Fire District responded and fortunately the homeowners were able to get out safely. There were no injuries and crews made an aggressive attack on the fire, including this dramatic battle on the roof.

According to a statement from Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) Construction, work on the Windsor Extension project is slated to resume on Monday, May 4. In compliance with local public health ordinances restricting this type of work due to COVID-19, construction activity was temporarily suspended in early April. As construction work on this project resumes, the field crews and contractors will continue to comply with all public health directives.

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The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 declared a climate emergency, which passed as part of the consent calendar at its regular meeting.

OVER THE TOP — Reach For Home, the homeless advocacy and community services nonprofit serving northern Sonoma County, held a successful fundraiser last weekend at the Alexander Valley Community Hall. The Dinner in the Vineyard event was attended by more than 100 people, and a live auction and paddle raise netted over $150,000. Local firefighters donated $10,000 from the Wine Country to the rescue fund and the Rotary clubs of Cloverdale, Windsor and Healdsburg donated a combined $20,000. On top of that generosity, the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County awarded a $123,250 grant to Reach For Home to support a new approach to mental health stabilization of the homeless population. "Reach for Home is very grateful to the Healthcare Foundation for their grant to support our Street Medicine Program. Together we believe providing mental health services to the most vulnerable in our community, by treating them where they live, is a critical component to improving the overall health of this underserved population,” said Colleen Carmichael, Reach For Home's executive director.

This report is courtesy of the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s Healdsburg Center for Animals and may not reflect all animal control activities in the Healdsburg community. For more information call 431-3386.