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Don’t answer the door

Readers are doubtless relieved that the door finally hit 2019 in the behind and they won’t hear anymore about Threats to Democracy the nation resolved last year: the Mueller Investigation, Impeachment, Ukraine, War with Iran, opioid deaths, border walls, mass shootings, families in cages, fascists,... Continue

School Notes: Teen diplomats return from D.C. 

  Seventeen Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) students recently returned from the North American Model United Nations conference at Georgetown in Washington, D.C. At the conference, over 3,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world come together to role-play being United Nations delegates... Continue

Colors at play

Using proceeds from a Classroom Grant awarded by Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, El Verano students, staff and community, in collaboration with ArtEscape, purchased bright and colorful paint to decorate their blacktop with designs and games. The upgrades serve to engage students with their environment and... Continue

Driver in deadly Sonoma crash gets two-year jail sentence

The driver convicted of causing a 2015 car crash that killed two people on Highway 121 has been sentenced to two years in county jail. Christopher Shuman of Napa, 32, had been convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for causing the deaths of Richard and Fay... Continue

Vote ‘No’ on Proposition 13

My husband and I have always supported schools in the Valley through sponsorship of school bonds, contributions and volunteering even though we had no children of our own.  In 2016, Measure E was put on the ballot, and once again, we were asked to vote... Continue

Surf’s up: A beginners guide to surfing

Aside from being one of the coolest activities that you can do, surfing is a soul-refreshing and enticing water sport that can get your heart pumping. But surfing communities aren’t always the most welcoming to beginners. This doesn’t mean that it’s too late for you... Continue

Six ways to make your home eco-friendly

  With the looming threat of climate change and constant reports about how human activity contributes to it, many people are looking for ways to make their home more eco-friendly. Here are six tips to make your lifestyle more sustainable and your home more energy... Continue

My, how Sonoma has changed…

Thursday, February 27: LeBaron and Lynch on Sonoma history Historian Gayle LeBaron and newspaper publisher emeritus Bill Lynch discuss ‘How Sonoma Has Changed’ in another conversational Barn Talk presented by the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. SVHS history teacher and alumnus Andy Gibson moderates. 6:30 reception, 7... Continue
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