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Free bike skills rodeo and swap April 27

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Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School program is hosting a bike swap and skills rodeo in Sebastopol on April 27. The event is free and open to the public. Bikes for swapping must be brought to Brook Haven School, 7905 Valentine Ave., between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Bike swapping runs between 11 a.m. and noon. The bike skills rodeo will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and participants will learn bike riding skills and tools to… Read More »

Brook Haven celebrates science fair winners

Wednesday, at 6:00 by

Brook Haven School in Sebastopol recently hosted its annual school science fair. At least one reader called in and said the projects were amazing this year. The winners will head to the Sonoma County Science Fair on Feb. 23. That event will be held at Sonoma State University. From science teacher Melissa Hall, here is the list of Brook Haven winners:  8th grade:  Elena Lev, (1st), Kiana Rosen and Kaitlyn Lane (2nd), Kiara Doughty and Stephanie Lovrin (3rd) 7th grade: … Read More »