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1 week ago | 
beacononlinenews.com | Dale Dougherty
As the city manager of the City of Deltona, I am pleased to announce a new resource of information for the residents called the Deltona 2025 Golden Book. Whether you’re new to Deltona or have been here for many years, the Golden Book is a go-to guide for all things city related, with information for everyoneSince transparency is key, the Golden Book ensures our residents are informed about the workings of their local government.
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1 week ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty
California Climate Action Corps and Grizzly Corps Fellows at the Sebastopol Grange. Back row (l to r): Melia Zimmerman, Rose Antaki, Lily Roberts. Front row (l to r): Emma Guzy, Alena Brammer, Saba Khalid. By Saba Khalid, Americorps fellowAt the Sebastopol Grange on June 11, a group of soil-under-their-nails climate fellows stood up one by one and reminded us what it means to care. Not performatively, but in gardens, schoolyards, forests, and goat pastures.
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1 week ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty
As I was taking photos at the protest, I noticed that one of our readers, Katheryn Fong, was diligently walking down the street and capturing signs that caught her eye. Here are some of her favs.
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2 weeks ago | 
makezine.com | Dale Dougherty
DALE DOUGHERTY is the leading advocate of the Maker Movement. He founded Make: Magazine 2005, which first used the term “makers” to describe people who enjoyed “hands-on” work and play. He started Maker Faire in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, and this event has spread to nearly 200 locations in 40 countries, with over 1.5M attendees annually. He is President of Make:Community, which produces Make: and Maker Faire.
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2 weeks ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty
Lynda Hopkins at the ribbon-cutting for Elderberry Commons in April. Yesterday, 5th District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins sent a letter to the city of Sebastopol, detailing the county’s recent efforts on behalf of Elderberry Commons. We are reprinting it in its entirety.
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3 weeks ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty
The graduation ceremony for 330 students of the Analy Class of 2025 was held on the athletic field on campus on Thursday evening. It was a typically chilly Sebastopol evening for the two-hour program. Angelita Gutierrez, Antonio Gutierrez and Jesus Martinez Díaz were the Honor Commencement Speakers. Teacher Brian Miller gave a talk on looking for the “Bright Spots” every day.
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3 weeks ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty |Laura Hagar Rush
Sebastopol Times had a booth at the Rotary Centennial Celebration last Sunday, which was great fun. Huge, free, fantastic cake by Patisserie Angelica. Beautiful weather, great music all day and a nice turnout. Here’s to another 100 years!Octavio Leal, with the band “Senior Discount”, wore what he called his “Halloween Mariachi” outfit at the Rotary Centennial.
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1 month ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty
This is the fifth and final part of a series that looks at the shift to remote work in Sebastopol and West County, what might be considered a hidden-away-at-home workforce. WFH is changing where and how people work today, offering a good living in a good place to live and work. Catch up:Although remote work is not for everyone, those who work from home prefer it for a number of reasons. Flexibility and autonomy seem to be at the top of the list.
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1 month ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Dale Dougherty |Laura Hagar Rush
On a beautiful but windy Memorial Day, VFW Gold Ridge Post 3919 held a moving ceremony at Sebastopol Memorial Lawn. The main road into the cemetery was lined with dozens of large American flags, all fluttering in the wind, while overhead a P-51 plane came in north to south and circled back for one more flyover. The crowd of maybe 50 who were gathered for the ceremony anticipated the arrival of the plane, which came as a burst of sound but was gone almost too quickly to see.
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1 month ago | 
sebastopoltimes.com | Laura Hagar Rush |Dale Dougherty
A student at the SRJC who said photography is a hobby of his, Jacob Banks recently spent time photographing the long-tail weasels at Ragle Regional Park in Sebastopol, and he posted them on NextDoor. We got permission from Jacob to post some of his great photos here. Jacob wrote: “The weasels are so entertaining to watch. I stayed for hours at Ragle watching them jump, play and pop out of their burrows.
