August 31st, 2009 07:00am
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The Redwood branch of the California Writers Club will host a writing conference in Santa Rosa on Oct. 24.
The one-day conference will feature vendors, agents, editors and writers who organizers say will offer insights on the craft of writing as well as encouragement.
The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Flamingo Hotel, 2777 Fourth St. in Santa Rosa.
The fee for the all-day event is $159. A …
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August 30th, 2009 07:04am
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The Sonoma County Book Festival is coming to downtown Santa Rosa.
The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 19 on Courthouse Square. It is put on by the Literary Arts Guild.
The Redwood Writers will be there, hosting a reading circle with work from their memoir critique group, contributors to their anthology “Vintage Voices,” the Santa Rosa Junior College’s publication “First Leaves” and others.
In years past, the …
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August 28th, 2009 11:11am
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State Superintendent of Schools Jack O’Connell on Friday offered parents his Top 10 back-to-school tips to help ease students back into the love of learning following the long summer recess.
“This is an extraordinary year as schools are coping with big budget cuts, teacher layoffs, larger class sizes, and the threat of the H1N1 virus,” said O’Connell in a statement. “But this is also a great opportunity to teach children …
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August 27th, 2009 05:09pm
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Levi Leipheimer, Santa Rosa’s Tour de France podium finisher and world class cyclist, made a stop at Fort Ross Elementary School Thursday morning to hand over a significant amount of money to the small school that serves 44 students in grades kindergarten through eighth.
The $4,000 donation is a prelude to the money Leipheimer hopes to generate through his upcoming GranFondo event in October which will benefit Santa Rosa’s effort remain …
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August 26th, 2009 09:32pm
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The Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce is in search of financial backers for their English language program that they have started in conjunction with number of local businesses.
In the past year, companies have sponsored employees to take part by paying all or most of their wages while they participated in the class. The teacher had been provided through Santa Rosa City Schools Lewis Adult program but funding for that program was cut last …
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August 26th, 2009 06:41pm
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Enrollment numbers are in for the first week of Santa Rosa City Schools.
Part of what emerges from the elementary school numbers are the number of combo classes.
Proctor Terrace and Biella have the most combination classes at four. Biella has combos in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 and 5-6. Proctor’s combos are in 1-2, 2-3, 4-5 and 5-6.
Doyle Park as two combos, in 2-3 and in 5-6; Burbank has them …
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August 26th, 2009 03:15pm
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Nonesuch School in Sebastopol will host a Cajun-influenced fundraiser Saturday night to generate money to send students to New Orleans to help ongoing recovery efforts this spring. For three years students from the non-profit independent school have traveled to New Orleans to help rebuild communities crushed by Hurricane Katrina, said former Nonesuch parent Jill Casad.
“We are calling it ‘Katrina Remembered,’” she said of the Saturday night event.
Food will be served …
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August 25th, 2009 10:53am
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My colleague Steve Hart wrote a nice profile detailing Clover CEO Kevin Imm’s decision to leave the company to pursue his dream of become a teacher. Check out the story here:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090825/BUSINESS/908251005/1350?Title=Clover-CEO-to-follow-his-dreams-
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August 21st, 2009 10:59am
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Back to school means back to jammed hallways, crowded locker rooms, shared lunches and lots of other evidence of close quarters. With swine flu on many people’s minds, see a recent post about a Windsor High student who was cofirmed this week, school officials are trying to get the word out and keep the word out about what people can do both in and out of the school environment to …
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August 21st, 2009 09:06am
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Clearly this is an issue schools, parents, teachers and students will be dealing with this school year. State schools chief Jack O’Connell is holding a press conference at 10:30 a.m. today giving further advice on how to avoid contracting the flu during the school year when kids are sharing drinks, food, pens, etc.
For more info, check out: www.cde.ca.gov
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A student at Windsor High School has been confirmed as having contracted the …
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