In a statement read in both English and Spanish at the board meeting of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District last Wednesday, teachers praised Ana as exemplifying what it takes to be successful in school and in life and honored “Freddie” as an inspiration to... Continue
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Gundlach Bundschu, the oldest family-owned winery in California, has its sights set on its Sesquicentennial Anniversary celebration, with plans to bring wine history and theater together in 2008. The winery and The Marsh Theater Company in San Francisco are collaborating to create a play that... Continue
There’s nothing like baseball to get readers’ juices flowing. In response to my column about the many years that Boyes Springs was the site of spring training for the San Francisco Seals and then the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League, I heard from... Continue
The truly organized have not only shopped for everyone on their Christmas list, but they’ve also already mailed all the gifts and are busy baking homemade treats. For the rest of us mere mortals who are still struggling with decisions about what to buy and... Continue
Twelve helmeted heads turn in unison as Jamie Rohrbacher flashed by on a zip line through the redwoods. Submitted Photo Twelve helmeted heads turned in unison as Jamie Rohrbacher flashed by on a zip line through the redwoods. Yazbeth Navarrete was next. They were part... Continue
Time alarm clock went off: 5:55 (very good), Time got out of bed: 6:30 (don’t ask how this happened), Minutes spent eating breakfast: 5, Minutes spent running around finding binders, pens, pencils, calculators, a notebook that I really didn’t need but wanted to find: 4.... Continue
Photo Submitted Like many of you, in the days and weeks ahead I’ll be taking a little break from my normal routine to celebrate the season and to ring in the New Year. Being a winemaker during the holidays is a little like being a... Continue
Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a free lunch. Or a free breakfast or dinner, even, if you’re a member of The Big 3’s Good Neighbor Program at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn. It doesn’t cost anything to join; you just have to... Continue
ECO topics include water, green building, sustainable economy, alternative energy, organic agriculture, and wilderness conservation at the Sonoma Environmental Film Festival. Submitted Photo Using the powerful medium of film and interactive discussions, the first Sonoma Environmental Film Festival will present the world’s best environmental-themed films... Continue
How about a green Christmas or Chanukah? Like you, I have had a hard time defining “green” in the new sense. Green used to refer to money or even a color. Now it vaguely refers to a way of life, generally meaning “living sustainably,” which,... Continue