Artists donate hand-painted violins for youth fundraiser
Two violins handpainted by gifted north county artists will be auctioned April 14 at “An Evening in Vienna,” a fundraising gala for the Santa Rosa Youth Orchestra’s European concert tour this summer.
The Healdsburg Tribune and sister paper win awards
Sonoma West Publishers, the owner of the Healdsburg Tribune, won three awards from the California Journalism Awards, an annual project of the California News Publishers Association.
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.
‘Confluence’ event draws crowd of river fans
Effort to launch ‘One Watershed’ vision for Russian River
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.
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.
Invasive, non-native plant found on Russian River near Healdsburg
It may look pretty, with its bright red and orange blossoms adding pops of color to its green foliage. But Scarlet Wisteria is also extremely aggressive, choking out native plants and taking over habitat in its path. And after years of watching out for the plant, Russian Riverkeeper Executive Director Don McEnhill said it’s now been identified along the river in Healdsburg.
