Scouts honor

[caption id="attachment_27717" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Sonoma women were awarded for their dedication to Girl Scouting in the Valley. Pictured left to right are Lisa Ziganti, Jill Valavanis, Dianne Rank, Tali Mallory, DeDe Rank, Darcy McNairy, and June Sabel "][/caption] Seven Sonoma women were recognized recently for... Continue

Bumper year for Tuesday Market

No vendors to talk to, no customers to schmooze, no cowbell to ring. Tuesday nights lately, Bill Dardon just doesn’t know what to do with himself. For five months, he worked the Plaza as the president of the Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market.... Continue

Bomb threat puts high school into lock down

Update: A bomb threat at Sonoma Valley High School at approximately 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, November 16 came in the form of a note on a garbage can behind Golten Hall. According to Principal Dino Battaglini, the threat was non-credible but precautions were put in place nonetheless... Continue

Peace Award for Sonoma activist

Georgia Kelly, founder and director of Praxis Peace Institute in Sonoma, was awarded the 2011 Bob Tunks Peace Award from MOVES (Minimizing Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society), a non-profit organization in Santa Rosa. Kelly, at left, received the award plaque from Katie Sanchez, president... Continue

Man uses shoelaces to tie up burglar

A man burglarizing a Boyes Hot Springs house Saturday was chased down and subdued by the homeowner after fleeing the crime scene in the area of Calle Del Monte and Arroyo Road. The incident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. when a man came home to... Continue

Here's the kicker

Dan Roseland of Sonoma Chevrolet, presents Sonoma Valley Youth Soccer Association President Colleen Paul, with a check for $500. Sonoma Chevrolet has supported the fundraising efforts of traveling soccer teams and many other local youth organizations by providing a high-visibility area for car washes. Continue

Veterans Day 2012

With Veterans Day 2011 in the books, the planning begins for the 2012 ceremony to include a replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The traveling wall is 80 percent the size of the original monument in Washington D.C. Part of the planned Cost of Freedom... Continue

…but the voice is familiar

In 1966, Butch Engle, local actor and director of Sonoma’s Reader’s Theatre, was just one hit single away from genuine Rock Star status. He had his own psychedelic rock band: Butch Engle and the Styx, a powerful clear voice, a recording contract with Warner Brothers... Continue

Fragile planet, strong community

To the over 300 people who recently watched the breathtakingly beautiful and poignant film “Home", it was clear that the challenges to our planet and its inhabitants are daunting. Climate change aside (we’ll come back to that in a second), humankind has made an indelible... Continue

Design with a touch of green

Fran Meininger gets a taste of Junk Chic. Continue