Teacher Craig Madison’s the man

El Verano teacher Craig Madison received the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence on Thursday for his outstanding work with Exploratorium Science Project. The AASTE is an annual awards program that recognizes extraordinary contributions by educators across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada who... Continue

Teacher Craig Madison’s the man

All school Gym Jam returns on Friday night

Sonoma’s youngest music stars are tuning up their instruments for the annual Gym Jam on Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in Pfeiffer Gym. In collaboration with the Sonoma Valley Unified School District and Sonoma Jazz-Plus, the Gym Jam will feature more than 250 student... Continue

Pay it forward

Recently I was made aware of a random act of kindness in our Valley. Nothing newsworthy that would warrant a story in the paper but something worth sharing nonetheless. It seems that a young man, fresh from his eye exam, was choosing eyeglass frames at... Continue

Senior project profile: Lindsey Davis

Imagine at a very early age being taken away from the only life you’ve ever known. Losing your friends, your school, as well as contact with one parent and oftentimes other close relatives. This is the crisis of parental abduction and Sonoma Valley High School... Continue

Cinco de Mayo in the Springs

La Luz Center’s annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta for Education is back, this time in a more intimate setting. The event, which had been held on Sonoma Plaza for many years, will be held on Saturday, April 30, at the La Luz Center itself, at... Continue

To the rescue

Firefighters Kyle Lely, Sean Lacy, Trevor Smith and Bill Harper show off the newest rescue vehicle in the Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority (SVFRA) fleet. The 2011 260 horsepower diesel rig, along with its trained crew, will respond to emergencies in which people are... Continue

Fireworks fund needs big boost

Unless donations start to skyrocket, Sonoma’s annual fireworks display might turn out to be a dud. The Sonoma Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association has produced the event, a nearly sacred local tradition, for more than 30 years. But it may not have the necessary funds to... Continue

Heritage road. A journey along the ancestral trail

Patrick Garcia | Special to The Sun Going to Baja California Sur to search for my ancestral legacy was a great adventure. The road trip took three-and-a-half days from Tijuana to Loreto, which is 800 miles south of the border on the Sea of... Continue

To hell with us

Most people I know don’t think about hell too often. I brought it up cheerfully at breakfast the other day but perhaps it was too early to talk about it; everyone just stared at me. Then again, I might have just been the only morning... Continue