Snapshot: Blow That Horn
Perhaps the most famous trumpeter of the 20th century, Louis Armstrong was a force of nature on the music scene from the 1920s through 1971, when he passed away from a heart attack.
Born in 1901, his New Orleans neighborhood, “the Battleground,” was a tough...
Snapshot: Two Rockies, One Range
Although lumped together as the “Rockies,” the Canadian and American Rockies are quite different, reports Pierre Ratte.
Snapshot: 40 Days, 40 Nights
The Sierra Nevada is experiencing a record amount of rainfall and snowfall, but the season's total snow so far being 87 inches pleas when compared to last year’s seasonal total of 687 inches.
Flashbacks from Healdsburg, Jan. 25
A world champion wrestler signed on to wrestle locally in Healdsburg, the environmental impact of geothermal energy development, and sending aid to a struggling post-War Europe in news from the Healdsburg Museum.
The Library: ‘Where everybody knows your name’
The Healdsburg Regional Library has become a place where the community gathers to share information, assistance and good cheer, and has become an "information ground" and "third place" for its users.
Flashbacks from Healdsburg, Jan. 11
Back issues of the Healdsburg Tribune include news fines levied for Prohibition violations, Daylight Saving Time and a local man on national TV.
Snapshot: Winter Thoughts Turn to Vermont
By Pierre Ratte
Dear readers, may your holidays be happy, healthy, and filled with light and love. Thank you for reading Snapshot of the Week and the Healdsburg Tribune! May 2024 bring a joyous New Year!
Vermont’s New Year’s gift is not merely snow. It’s not...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
100 years ago:Dec. 27, 1923
To Ban Rowdies at Alexander Valley Hall
Residents of Alexander Valley are up in arms as the result of a gang fight in the community hall Saturday night, and will take sharp measures to prevent any recurrence of such an affair...
Snapshot: Sunrise, Sunset in Karlsburg
Healdsburg could have been called Karlsburg over the last couple of weeks when thick fog settled in the Russian River Valley creating near white-out driving conditions and beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
by Pierre Ratte
“Karl,” actually “Karl the Fog,” is the name given to San Francisco’s...
December Library News & Events
By Jon Haupt
Throughout the month of December, the Healdsburg Regional Library will provide a series of events to help brighten your days. Our most anticipated event this month, a Healdsburg Library Posada, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11am to 2pm. This...