City slates Rawls fete
Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission of Sonoma will hold a mid-November reception to honor Linda Rawls, recently named 2008 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year.
Since 1983, the Sonoma Treasure Artist has been selected and recognized for outstanding achievement in a chosen artistic medium, including the performing, visual, theatrical, literary and craft arts. Past honorees include musician Norton Buffalo, writer M. F. K. Fisher and cartoonist Linus Maurer.
A former financial aid advisor, Rawls is best known for her work as a costume designer for the Sonoma City Opera, Sonoma Valley schools, the Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma Ballet Conservatory, Vintage House, Hootchie Doo Productions, and the 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco.
The public is invited to attend the event, which will be held Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma. The cost is $20 per person in advance. Reservations are necessary and will be accepted until 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12. at City Hall, No. 1 The Plaza, Sonoma CA 95476. For additional information, call City Clerk Gay Rainsbarger at 707.933.2216.
Collision darkens Springs
Nearly 3,000 homes were left without power for more than two hours Wednesday night after a traffic collision in Boyes Hot Springs.
“It looks like a dump truck hit a piece of phone equipment, causing our lines to slap together and fall to the ground,” PG&E spokesperson Jana Morris said, adding that the incident occurred at 6:09 p.m. “It does look like it impacted a good portion of Sonoma.”
Morris couldn’t identify the accident location, but a spokesperson for the Sonoma Police Department confirmed that deputies responded at 6:16 p.m. to the corner of Highway 12 and Sierra Drive for a report of a blown transformer and dangling wires. No injuries were reported.
Most of the 2,880 homes had power restored by 8:20 p.m., with another 400 back on-line at 10 p.m. and the remaining 260 restored just before 3 a.m., Morris said.
