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County clears $3.7 million for fire-safety road projects

Sonoma County has approved $3,722,160 for vegetation management throughout Sonoma County to help reduce fire risk. The 20-project list includes work on the Cavedale/Trinity area above Glen Ellen, and support for the Sonoma Valley Fire District. The money funds "shovel-ready' projects to clear roads, create defensible... Continue

Green thumbs all around at Sonoma Valley fire station

Sonoma Valley Wholesale Nursery owner Paul Martinez gives planting tips to Sonoma Valley Rotary volunteers during a workday at Sonoma Valley Firehouse #3. The results of the team landscaping effort can now be seen along the Highway 12 side of the fire station driveway, at... Continue

Talented young writers echo Jack London

Author and guest speaker Bo Kearns congratulated winners of the 2021 Young Writers Contest at Jack London State Historic Park (left to right): First prize winner Natali Cox, Second prize winner Keeley Graziani, Honorable Mention winner Huntyr Ammons, and Honorable Mention winner Alina Peterson.  (Not... Continue

‘Prescribed burn’ back on for June 4

If you detect smoke coming from the area of Grove Street west of Carriger on Friday, June 4, don't freak out -- a controlled burn is planned for the Van Hoosear Wildflower Preserve between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.  Carefully modernized and managed by Sonoma Ecology Center,... Continue

Social climbers

The hiking series Senior Saunters, like this outing at Sonoma Valley Regional Park, returns with guided, leisurely walks with friendly, older adults. A different County park each time, on mostly flat trails. All abilities welcome. COVID safe protocols in place. Free, but registration is required at https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov Continue

Sonoma Library re-opens, launches Summer Reading program

Sonoma County Library, with a branch at 755 W. Napa St. in Sonoma, has re-opened at 50 percent capacity under its Express Services model.  There is no time limit for visits, which include: Browsing and checking out books, CDs, DVDs and more Computer use, including self-service... Continue

Student Spotlight: Christopher Rivas

For Christopher Rivas, who is about to graduate from Sonoma Valley High School, it has always been about being willing to put in the effort at school. His hard work is paying off with a full-ride scholarship to Santa Clara University to study Environmental Engineering. ... Continue

A year without knocking on doors

It’s been one year since Jehovah’s Witnesses adjusted their hallmark methods of sharing comfort and hope from the scriptures due to the pandemic. For many, the change from ringing doorbells and knocking on doors to making phone calls and writing letters expanded and invigorated their... Continue

Pets Lifeline finds its forever home

The gleaming new home of Pets Lifeline, an ultra-modern facility on the grounds of the old structure on Sonoma’s Eighth Street East, is a huge upgrade from the previous incarnation, a hodgepodge of sheds, a trailer, and chain link kennels. It has more space for... Continue