The ladies of Beehive are (L to R): Leticia Ontiveros-McClune, Wendy Powers-Burk, Kris Sharp, Julie Jensen and Debbie Cohn. Photo by Ryan Lely. Kris Sharp realized her professional dream of catering to the beauty needs of brides and their bridesmaids when she opened Beehive Sonoma... Continue
The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District is picking out rail cars. That may seem a bit premature, but it’s some necessary pre-planning considering that the lead times for rail car construction can be over three years. “Basically SMART is doing a full-court press... Continue
Sharron Kathleen Hellman, 72, of Sonoma, died Feb. 14, 2009 at home in Sonoma. Sharron was the wife of the late Duane Hellman and the mother of Dennise Hellman, Diane Gonzales, Deana Hellman, Dawn Hellman and David Hellman. She was the mother-in-law of Rene Hellman... Continue
If necessity is the mother of invention, then it seems collaboration is the mother of innovation. Business and community leaders from Sonoma Valley have been part of a collaborative effort with other professionals from greater Sonoma County, joining forces on a team called the Innovation... Continue
Sonoma County’s tenth annual vineyard pruning championship will take place today at 10 a.m. with four local pruners competing for the grand prize – including cash. The top four winners from the Sonoma Valley competition were: First place - Manuel Chavez - Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Second... Continue
Winter is the ideal season for working with California native plants. The Sonoma Ecology Center has scheduled two nursery workdays to help the organization raise native plants for local restoration, and to share knowledge about how to propagate and take care of these important plants... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have tried something recently that really makes cleaning my pets’ ears easier; I thought I would mention it because it seems to make the chore much less traumatic for my dogs. I place the bottle of ear cleanser in a slightly... Continue
The Strategic Planning Committee of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District met for over two hours on Wednesday evening, outnumbering the members of the public in attendance by 8 to 1, not counting the press. Outgoing committee chair Dick Fogg, who is continuing as a... Continue
In mapping brain function, specific areas of the brain have been found to be primarily responsible for particular functions, such as hearing, seeing, feeling, motor coordination, reasoning and so on. Despite this clustering of functional areas, the brain is nonetheless capable of fully integrating input... Continue
The non-profit Vineyard Workers Services has partnered with the Sonoma Valley Hospital Rehabilitation and Occupational Health Services in order to help workers get physicals required by new respiratory protection regulations. Besides ensuring that vineyard workers have a place to go when injured or sick, the... Continue