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Travels with Henri: It’s not all that ruff

[gallery=51] What are we, French? Increasingly, Americans want to take their pets with them everywhere. (When we say “pets,” we mean, of course, dogs. What self-respecting cat likes to hang its head out the car window? Besides, their ears don’t flap in the breeze.) Gaga... Continue

Pet misconceptions

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I was in a pet shop the other day and overheard a customer chatting about her two puggles that she had—a brother and a sister. She actually said that she wasn’t going to get them fixed because they wouldn’t mate—they were siblings!!... Continue

Letters to the Editor

Suggests more access to information Editor: Regarding the water discussion at the City Council meeting Wednesday night and in particular residential water use, I was pleased to see members of the public and Mayor Pro Tem Steve Barbose echo a suggestion I made a few... Continue

NASCAR’s Scott Speed got his start in Sonoma

The 26-year-old Northern California native, who grew up in Manteca, burst onto the NASCAR scene last year and is ready to leave his mark on America. Photo submitted. With a name like his, it’s only fitting that Scott Speed is one of the hottest new... Continue

Where are we?

This photo was taken on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 25, looking southeast, just off of the Plaza. Check next Tuesday’s, Sonoma Valley Sun for the correct answer. Photo by Ryan Lely. Continue

Hospital hires new chief of operations

David Hill took the reins this week as the new chief of operations for Sonoma Valley Hospital. He comes to Sonoma from Corcoran, where he was involved in the planning and design of the new hospital facility while serving for two years as CEO of... Continue

‘The Resource Network’

The four hosts are Steve Bossio, a financial planner with Magnum Financial, Ron Pfleger, a real estate broker and mortgage broker with First Security Loan, Valerie Pistole, an attorney and partner in the law firm of Walter and Pistole, and Linda Huddleston, an insurance broker... Continue

Lyle Lovett, Joe Cocker, and Ziggy Marley will play Jazz +

The Sonoma Jazz + Festival announced headliners for the May concert ranging from the swinging to the soulful to the smooth, if not necessarily jazzy. The festivities will kick off on Thursday, May 21, with a dance party featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Friday will... Continue

Viral gastroenteritis hits hospital’s skilled nursing

The skilled nursing facility at Sonoma Valley Hospital has not admitted any new patients since Tuesday due to an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis. The hospital saw nine cases of the gastroenteritis last week and another four or five this week. “When it’s in the community,... Continue

On the Docket

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tues., Feb. 24 8:30 a.m. Supervisor’s Chambers, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa The supervisors will consider an appeal of a Planning Commission decision to deny the use of an infiltration gallery as an alternative water source at 500... Continue