Bake sales and car washes were fun ways to raise a little extra money for special events or uniforms for students in the “Leave-it-to-Beaver” world of public schools in the ‘70s. Today raising money for school classes, activities and programs of all kinds has become... Continue
They put the best face on it that they could, but the hospital board had a difficult time moving forward at its 3-hour special meeting Wednesday evening. Four of the five board members of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District were openly anxious not just... Continue
Sonoma Valley Jazz Society kicks off Saturday with a trio of Bay Area musicians. Submitted photo Another season of jazz in Sonoma—A Valley staple since 1989—kicks off Saturday with a trio of Bay Area musicians who will play jazz standards at the Sonoma Valley Woman’s... Continue
Of all the courts with which one might have to interface, (from traffic court to perhaps even the Supreme Court), none is likely as fun as the high school homecoming court. This year, Sonoma Valley High School students have nominated several members of the student... Continue
Influenza season has arrived and flu shots will be provided at a number of pharmacies and health care facilities in Sonoma Valley. Also available are pneumonia shots. Inoculation locations and the dates and times they are available include the following locations. Pharmaca, 303 W. Napa... Continue
The decision may or may not be difficult, next year, to decide for whom to vote. Think how tough it is, right now, to decide who’s actually running for President. That’s the task facing California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, who announced last week that... Continue
The protagonist years hence.Like many of my generation, I was exposed to the nouvelle vague auteur Francoise Truffaut not through the hallowed hall of the art house or French Cinema 101 in college. It was through America’s preeminent maker of movies Steven Spielberg and his... Continue
The Sonoma Dragons defeated the El Molino Lions 41-13 Friday night in Forestville to capture their first league victory of the 2007 season. With the win, the Dragons improve to 3-1-1 overall and 1-1 in the SCL. The victory sets up a meeting with first-place... Continue
It was 8:30 a.m. and the workers had been at it for more than three hours, moving from one row to the other, picking clusters of rich, dark blue grapes from the vines, knocking off the stems, chucking them into white bins. It is the... Continue
Jeffrey Low Special to the Sun In part one of this article, I detailed the traditional reasons for monogamy within marriage. Among these were economics, lineage, health, religion and domination of women. In our current society none of these old reasons make much sense. We... Continue