Thursday, May 17, 2012
HES/Healdsburg Charter School gardens full of life.
“If children are to care for the earth, then working and playing with the very stuff of existence is a priority.” David Hawkins Getting kids’ hands dirty is just one of the important tasks of the teacher-gardeners at the Healdsburg Elementary School/Healdsburg Charter School. The other jobs include teaching children, from kindergarten on, where their food comes from, the life cycles of insects and chickens, to identify plants, seeds and bugs, to graze in the garden and much more. Today, the 22 students in Vikki DuRee’s kindergarten class spread throughout the garden, some petting chickens, some picking snails off the vegetable plants to toss into the hen pen, some watching as Alison Garcia carryied a newly-hatched tomato hornworm moth. …
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Healdsburg Elementary School-HES Campus
400 1st St, Healdsburg, CA
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Makers of nationally famous red wine are one of prime event sponsors.
A new, heart-healthy wrinkle has been added to the first of Healdsburg's “Tuesdays in the Plaza” concert series on May 29. One of the prime sponsors of the series will hold a special event at the opening concert, which features Los Pinguos, an all-male band originally from Argentina, playing a mix of Latin rhythms. To see a lineup of all the bands, click here. Concerts start at 6 p.m. The premium sponsor in question is Colby Red Wine. Colby Red Wine has been featured on the Today Show four times in the last 12 months. The wine was inspired and initiated by Colby Groom, who at the ages of 8 and 9 underwent back-to-back open heart surgeries. Profits from the wine support charities across the USA and Canada that promote heart health. …
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Healdsburg Plaza
298 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Long-time journalist and broadcasting trailblazer Millie Howie honored.
The Healdsburg Library Forum Room offered standing room only as more than 60 people crowded in to celebrate the life of Millie Howie. In addition, the Sonoma County Wine Library was rededicated in honor of Howie. Howie, a well-known wine journalist and founder of the wine library, passed away Apr. 5, 2011. “The Sonoma County Wine Library, Millie Howie, Founder,” is the new appellation of the library, housed inside the Healdsburg Branch of the library. Seven speakers eulogized Howie, each covering a portion of her life’s work. Rev. Marvin Bowers provided opening and closing remarks. Ted Stier, Rutgers University professor and dean emeritus, spoke of her work with the Wine Library Associates. He described Howie as "organized, reliable …
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Healdsburg Regional Library
139 Piper St, Healdsburg, CA
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Veteran fitness and dance pro Jan Blalock hired as Healdsburg health club's group exercise and fitness director.
After a wide search, Parkpoint Health Club in Healdsburg has hired a popular Santa Rosa fitness and Zumba instructor as its new full-time group exercise and fitness director. Jan Blalock, who teaches Zumba two nights per week at the Santa Rosa Parkpoint Health Club, and Zumba, toning and strength classes at the private Montecito Heights Health Club in Santa Rosa on weekday mornings, started in the Healdsburg job April 3. She is continuing to teach 12 classes per week, while also working full time to strengthen the group fitness program at Parkpoint Healdsburg. Zumba is a choreographed dance fitness class that focuses on Latin rhythms and songs. "If you're in the fitness world, you always tend to work one and a half jobs," says Blalock, …
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Parkpoint Health Club
195 Foss Creek Cir, Healdsburg, CA
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Unidentified man was walking on Highway 101.
A 24-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries early this morning when he was struck by a delivery van after running onto U.S. Highway 101 near Geyserville, a California Highway Patrol officer said. CHP Officer Mike Phennicie responded to a call about a pedestrian on southbound Highway 101 north of Canyon Road around 5:45 a.m., CHP Officer Jon Sloat said. When Phennicie contacted the pedestrian on the right shoulder of the highway, the man suddenly stood up and ran onto the highway, Sloat said. The pedestrian was struck by a delivery van driven by 37-year-old Brad Turchin, of Ukiah, and thrown 40 feet back onto the right shoulder, Sloat said. Phennicie began rendering first aid until the personnel from the Geyserville Fire …
The SUV was found in San Francisco last week, days after Dennis Hughes fled Rohnert Park after killing his mother with a baseball bat. The vehicle belonged to Dianne Hughes.
Details are emerging in the bizarre killing of Dianne Hughes, who was beaten to death with a baseball bat last week in her home on Bernice Avenue. Her son, Dennis, who was 41, killed her over alleged family tension. Police said early Wednesday that they discovered black gun powder, packed into a Band-Aid tin, a fuse and some gasoline in the back of the white Toyota Highlander, which went missing last Tuesday shortly after police discovered the body of Dianne Hughes, 66, in a pool of blood on her living room floor. It was the missing vehicle that first led family members to call police last Tuesday, according to details from police released over the last week. Lt. Jeff Taylor said the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety and the San …
Huffman considered favorite in 12-candidate race.
Note: This article was updated on Monday, May 14, and again on Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, May 17. Correct number of candidates is 12, not 11. As we reported last month in Patch, the 2nd District North Coast Congressional race started out strong and has continued to build in intensity. Voters in the June 5 primary election will narrow the field of 12 candidates down to the top two, who will then compete in the November general elections to represent the 2nd District in Congress. With the same three Democratic contenders continuing to be the favorites in Sonoma County -- State Assemblyman Jared Huffman, entrepreneur Stacey Lawson and peace activist Norman Solomon -- county Democratic Party leaders have declined to endorse any one …
After 26 years of providing customer service at Big John's Market, Manuel Bracamonte leaves to learn a new profession.
From D Mart to Vadnais Market to Big John's Market, Manuel Bracamonte provided stellar customer service to the community while he experienced the management styles of three different owners. On Monday, Bracamonte reported to truck driver's school in Fontana, Calif. His last day at work at Big John's Market was Saturday. "The customers keep coming up to hug me," said Bracamonte."There's a lot of sad customers. "I've done the same thing all my life," he said. "It's time to move on. At 42, he'll be leaving home for the first time. Bracamonte, who grew up in the area, will still have family ties here. Bracamonte graduated from Healdsburg High School. After finishing driving school, he'll be a long-distance freight driver for CR England …
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Big John's Market
1345 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA
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Enjoy this community photo gallery of Healdsburg's Class of 2012
It's time to shine for the class of 2012! Healdsburg Patch will feature the photos of Healdsburg students who are graduating from colleges, high schools, elementary schools and kindergartens. This is a COMMUNITY photo gallery of Healdsburg graduates. This means that we need you, dear reader, to upload the photos of your graduates to feature in this photo gallery to honor the graduates and recognize their long years of homework, studying and exams. Congratulations to the Class of 2012. Healdsburg Patch and the community of Healdsburg honor you. If you don't know how to upload the photos here is what you must do:
Healdsburg Patch puts the call out to the community to highlight local graduates
Got a grad? What better way to honor them than by posting a photo of your favorite graduate on the pages of the Patch? It's that time of year to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of hundreds of graduates at various grade levels throughout Healdsburg who will be walking the stage and receiving diplomas. Healdsburg High School graduation (June 1) and Healdsburg Junior High eighth grade promotion (May 31) are coming up, as well as other graduations, such as Rio Lindo Adventist Academy(May 27). We have created a special photo gallery that will feature Healdsburg graduates -- not to forget those who are from Healdsburg who are graduating from regional colleges -- and are putting the call out to Healdsburg Patch readers to send us your …
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Healdsburg High School
1024 Prince St, Healdsburg, CA
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Keri Brenner
2:13 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Anyone out there have a good head shot of Millie Howie? If so, email it to me at keri.brenner@patch.com or upload it to this story! Thanks, Keri more ›