‘Give Me Shelter’ event raises $102K
The third annual “Give Me Shelter” event to benefit the Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg took place on March 3 at the Villa Chanticleer. An exuberant crowd enjoyed lively auctions and raffles, local wines, fine food and fun in support of the Healdsburg Center and the animals.
Destination Healdsburg: New museum exhibit
The new Healdsburg Museum exhibition, Destination Healdsburg, presents historical artifacts, stories and photos from Healdsburg’s tourism history before the era of the grape. Of special interest is a scale architectural replica of West Street (now Healdsburg Avenue) during the 1930s. The display, handcrafted over many months by John Lacaillade with Maggie Bates, will transport you back in time.
Huffman: Defend the environment meeting, Jan. 26
Second District Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) will host a town hall on defending the environment and protecting forward progress on addressing climate change on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Petaluma Santa Rosa Junior College campus. The discussion will focus on the new political situation in Washington D.C. and how constituents can get involved and take action in the days ahead.
Blood Pressure Squad hits 2,000 mark
The Blood Pressure Squad, a group of volunteer medical professionals, has taken more than 2,000 blood pressure readings since launching an awareness effort last year.
Corazón Healdsburg receives pair of grants to help with Kincade recovery
Corazón Healdsburg announced on Friday, Oct. 16 that it secured two substantial grants to help northern Sonoma County recover from fires and better prepare for the next crisis. Both the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) grant of $250,000 and the American Red Cross grant of $485,000 are providing aid for Kincade Fire survivors, and specifically the more than 400 local families who were impacted economically by the Kincade Fire but did not receive other recovery funds.
Emergency repair to west county aqueduct
On Feb. 25, the board of directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) approved a resolution to allow emergency repairs for a portion of the Russian River-Cotati Aqueduct.
