New leadership hallmark in waning months of 2010
This is part two of David Abbott’s roundup of local news for
Singletree’s Van Praag remembered for her generosity and grilling mastery
Friends and customers of Singletree Café’s Nancy Van Praag these days are remembering her in two different ways. Most are already missing her kitchen mastery, especially her full breakfast plates and her flavorful assortment of barbecued meats. Others are thinking first about her “big heart” and endless generosity to faithful customers, her employees and her adopted Healdsburg community. Van Praag, a native of New York and a Sonoma County resident for 30 years, died Aug. 22 after a long and complicated illness. She was 70 years old.
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.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Oct. 18-24
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
Goodwill ambassador of Healdsburg also one of its first black residents
Smith Robinson Gymnasium named in his honor
