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Health Center breaks ground

Congressman Mike Thompson, who was instrumental in securing a $5 million federal grant for the facility, speaks at the ground breaking ceremony Friday for the new and expanded Sonoma Valley Community Health Center. The site, the long-empty former home of Sonoma Rentals, is located on... Continue

Sonoma Raceway season goes on sale

Tickets for all major events of the 2014 Sonoma Raceway racing season go on sale Feb. 1, including the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (June 20-22); NHRA Sonoma Nationals (July 25-27); GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma IndyCar Series (Aug. 22-24); and the FIA... Continue

Foster homes for dogs needed

If you adore dogs and love making a difference, here’s your chance to do so in a big way. Sonoma County Animal Care and Control seeks loving canine foster parents to provide stable, short-term homes for dogs awaiting adoption. The County Shelter takes in more... Continue

Back in the dirt

In July of 2010, to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of our pueblo, I conducted an archaeological excavation at the Casteñada adobe, inviting the public to come out and dig, screen and catalog artifacts.  The owners at the time, Robert and Leslie Demler,... Continue

Community rocks

We are all challenged with something… death, divorce, illness, money issues, bad coffee, who knows what. It all makes community connection more important than ever before. Whether we are getting older or in transition, we need each other. Nobody taught me friendship 101. Sometimes I’m... Continue

Words and meaning

Communication between people defines us as social beings; all our senses are employed in the act of establishing contact and sharing information with others. Ordinarily, our senses work in concert with each other, creating a synesthetic blend of information from which we continuously convey and... Continue

Current foodie obsession: Splendid Table podcast

I am newly addicted to podcasts.  Call me a tech dummy, but I didn’t really get the whole “podcast” thing until recently.  Well, I am certainly making up for lost time; devouring every interesting story or inspirational talk that my iTunes store has to offer.... Continue

Coming attractions

Work is underway to add a Pet Food Express store and turn the erstwhile Blockbutser location at Valley Mart Shopping Center into the new Sonoma home of the Redwood Credit Union. Redwood will have a short move – the branch is already located in the... Continue
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