Sad news of the passing of Art Ibleto, known affectionately as Pasta King. Art was known for his generosity to help countless numbers of fundraisers with his delicious food, and also for his quick wit and warm demeanor. Ibleto had a colorful life, with patriotism as a teenage freedom fighter against the Nazi's in Europe, and creating a huge commercial food business in Sonoma County, enjoyed by residents at events, and at the Sonoma County Fair. Art Ibleto was 94 years old (photo courtesy Patch)

The Redwood Gospel Mission has found a way to still give families a happy Thanksgiving. On any other year, today would be the Great Thanksgiving Banquet at the Fairgrounds, but becuase of the pandemic, preregistered families will be receiving all the holiday fixings at a drive through event today at Springhills Church in Santa Rosa. (photo courtesy La Prensa)

The decision whether or not to merge El Molino and Analy High Schools reversed course. The School Trustees decided on the proposed parcel tax to build up the needed money to keep both schools going separately. They also put their support toward the tourism tax that is on the March ballot. Last week's split decision prompted another vote after more discussion. (photo courtesy wschsd)

The Commercial Crab season has been delayed again until the middle of December. Whales are migrating and they can become entangled in fishing equipment, so commercial crabbers can't set their pots until mid December, but that delay could be extended if the whales are still in the fishing zone. (photo courtesy aquarium.org)

The Sebastopol Inn will become a shelter for some of Sonoma County's homeless. State housing officials have awarded Sonoma County $6.2 million to purchase the Sebastopol Inn for homeless housing. This follows the purchase of Hotel Azura in Santa Rosa as a homeless shelter. Sonoma County has now received $16 million from Project Homekey, the state’s $1.3 billion grant program aimed at curbing homelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic. (photo courtesy Agoda)

The Centers for Disease Control are urging people to avoid travelling for the holiday weekend. Sonoma County's Health Officer Dr. Mase said getting a COVID test now is not a guarantee of being safe, or not spreading the virus to others. Her warning came as local virus transmission has soared to summer high levels and California is dealing with an explosion of cases worse than at any point during the pandemic that began in March. Last night 122 more positive cases were added to the Sonoma County list. There are a variety of testing sites listed on socoemergency.org (photo courtesy PBS)

The burn permit suspension in Sonoma County has been lifted, along with Napa, Lake and Solano Counties. Those possessing valid CAL FIREand air quality burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days. Cooler temperatures, higher humidity’s and the chance of winter weather have helped to begin to diminish the threat of wildfire. (photo courtesy Flickr)

Sonoma County schools that have been hoping to reopen campuses will have to wait a bit longer. Waiver applications have been put on hold while changing guidelines are being created by the state due to the surge in COVID 19 cases and hospitalizations. The 9 private schools in the county that have been given permission to reopen will likely remain open for now. (photo courtesy Sonoma Index-Tribune)

Fire survivors and property owners impacted by the Glass, Meyers and Walbridge fires are invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. to learn more about the Consolidated Debris Removal Program, eligibility for the state program, hazard tree removal; the right of entry application process; and post-fire watershed protection. (photo courtesy Petaluma Augus Courier) Here is the Zoom link to the meeting https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/93592040951?pwd=YVpKUHd3S3BLK3RVekVuSURQQkM4Zz09