Brian Grant joins Exchange Bank Brian Grant has been named Customer Service Manager at the newly remodeled Sonoma Branch of Exchange Bank. He brings five years of banking experience to Sonoma, starting as a customer service representative, and working as a real estate loan agent... Continue
Mayor deserves all the credit Editor: Thank you for acknowledging in your February 28 editorial the City Council’s creation of a new volunteer City Historian position, an idea which you credited to me. This idea was entirely that of Mayor Joanne Sanders, who brought the... Continue
We don’t presume to know what transpired to cause Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Barbara Young to lose confidence in Sonoma Valley High School Principal Micaela Philpot. Young had appointed Philpot a year and a half ago to the interim position at the high... Continue
Edward Thomas Kreger passed away suddenly of natural causes on February 27, 2008 at the age of 75. He was born in Iron River, Mich. on March 4, 1932. It was love at first sight when Bonnie Lou met Ed while on a summer vacation,... Continue
In a surprise turnabout, residents of Rancho de Sonoma have refused to sign an agreement with park owner Preston Cook, of Rancho Sonoma Partners, LLC, after their attorney called the document, as presented, unacceptable. The agreement reportedly would force them to support the park’s conversion... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Hospital is not alone in its troubles. At the board meeting last week, the news that raised eyebrows was not about the cash flow (doing better) or the review of what the $45 million bond measure will buy (unchanged since last report),... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital CEO Carl Gerlach said at a recent meeting of the hospital board of directors that part of the success of the turnaround process can be attributed to having attracted 11 new doctors. Here is a list of the new doctors: Laura Pak,... Continue
City Council At its meeting on March 5, the following items were to be discussed: 1. Update on issues related to the Montini property. 2. Resolution of opposition to Governor’s proposed closure of State Parks. [requested by Councilmember Brown] 3. Discussion of the Extended Producer... Continue
Micaela Philpot, principal of Sonoma Valley High School, resigns as of June 30. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Micaela Philpot, principal of Sonoma Valley High School, has resigned, as of June 30, at the request of Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Barbara Young. In a... Continue
From left to right: Markay Schroeder, Fred and Nancy Cline and Tim Boeve at the WillMar Center for Bereaved Children fundraiser hosted by Jacuzzi Winery. Submitted photo WillMar Center for Bereaved Children netted nearly $7,400 from the four-day Italian designers trunk show of fine Florentine... Continue