On Tuesday morning just before 6 a.m., a Toyota Avalon, traveling south on Hwy. 12, between Arnold Drive and Madrone Road, pulled out to pass a garbage truck but hit head on a Honda Civic traveling north, according to CHP reports. The impact spun the... Continue
Louisa Percudani will take the reins as the new executive director of the Sonoma Valley Film Festival in May 2008. Current executive and festival director Marc Lhormer will be leaving the organization this April. Percudani’s hiring comes after an exhaustive search by the Film Society... Continue
MELANIA MAHONEY/Sonoma Valley SunPhilanthropists Les and Judy Vadasz were honored as Sweethearts of the Year at Saturday night’s sold-out gala at the Boys & Girls Club. Proceeds from the Mardi Gras-themed auction help support the club’s summer camp. Continue
In the dark clouds of the financial storm closing in on the school district is a silver lining. Sonoma Valley has been focused lately on the presence of gangs, something we’d been reluctant to admit, living as we do amid relative quiet compared to Santa... Continue
Three views on “Just Joan” Editor: Every week I look forward to reading “Just Joan.” Her submission for Feb. 7 carried a message of truth so well told that it needs to be repeated as often as possible: Our president went to Israel, walked the... Continue
Last Sunday, Little Switzerland turned their Polka night into a celebration for couples that had met or married at the location. Pictured are Roy and Brita Winslow, who were married in the courtyard at Little Switzerland. Photo by Dyann Espinosa Nearly 100 years before “Dancing... Continue
Dr. Dan Garvey, president of Arizona’s Prescott College, will speak on “Turning Point: The Next Generation” at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The lecture and subsequent conversation with the audience will be sponsored by the Sonoma Ecology Center and the CommonBond... Continue
Approximate length of last night’s dream: 2 hours, Minutes took to forget 97% of it: 4, Minutes spent wishing I’d written it down: 4 The sky today makes me think about love. What is love? According to the dictionary, love is “a strong, warm feeling... Continue
Since the failure of Measure E last November, which would have added between $1.2 million to $1.4 million to the school district for libraries, vocational and extra-curricular programs, many local citizens have voluntarily pitched in to help by donating directly to the school district to... Continue
Submitted Photo On the first day of every November, hundreds of men, women and children converge on what looks like a festival transplanted from a small town in Mexico. Bright colors, mariachi music, spicy food, sweet treats, candles and marigolds flowers guide departed souls to... Continue