Equity, culture discussions added to monthly HUSD meetings
At the most recent meeting of the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees on June 17, trustee Donna del Rey requested to make equity and school culture a regular item of discussion at future board meetings.
With California salmonids facing extinction, conservation group identifies dams to remove in state
In response to statewide fish extinction crisis, which indicates 74 percent of California’s native salmon, steelhead and trout species are likely to be extinct in the next century, the fish and watershed conservation non-profit organization California Trout (CalTrout) today released its list of the top five dams prime for removal in the golden state. The dams identified in the report were carefully selected: dams that provide the least benefit for people and caused the greatest hazards for imperiled native fish rose to the top.
Healdsburg shows off new and improved city hall
City staff opened the new and improved city hall to residents last Thursday, Nov. 8, for a tour and plaque unveiling in celebration of the completion of the 14-month long renovation project.
First annual preschool fair offers local options for early childhood education
This Saturday, Jan. 20 will be the first annual Healdsburg Preschool Fair, aimed at improving access to early childhood education programs for Healdsburg families. Brought together by Corazón Healdsburg’s early childhood Health Action committee, the event at the Healdsburg Community Center will offer information, prizes, gifts, giveaways and activities for the kids in English and Spanish.
Children’s book author visits St. John’s School
Children’s book author and illustrator Teri Sloat visited St. John School last week and shared with her young audience how she crafts her stories and illustrations and the importance of living a creative life. In a presentation titled “Falling in Love With Words and Books” Sloat walked the audience through her own creative process, including her origins as a teacher, falling in love with the books she read to her students.
Wednesday farmers’ market to close Sept. 27
The board and the vendors of the Wednesday evening Healdsburg Farmers’ Market have decided that the market is too slow to keep it open through its original date at the end of October. The last market of the season will be Wednesday, Sept. 27.
High-speed chase ends in Windsor SF man taken in to custody
Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a San Francisco man after he led them on a high-speed pursuit through the north county early Thursday. The incident started around 1 a.m. on March 30 when a deputy stopped a grey BMW on northbound Highway 101 in the area of Guerneville Road in Santa Rosa.
Junior high awarded grant to build electric car
Eighth grade robotics class to begin project in January
Gas line mishap closes Fitch Street
A crew planting a tree on the 500 block of Fitch Street damaged a four-inch natural gas line on Tuesday, resulting in the evacuation of a city block and an all-day repair job.
