It’s still winter but there are still plenty of tasks to undertake outside to prepare for spring. The Sonoma County Master ...

THURSDAY, JAN. 11 Have you registered for the Adult Winter Reading program? It’s offered at local libraries in McLeod and Meeker counties. Read books and earn prizes.

Magnolias are beginning to bud and some to bloom in gardens open to the public in Glen Ellen, Sebastopol and Occidental.