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Under the Sun: Bill Myers, hiker

The Sun’s Anna Pier sat down with Bill of Bill and Dave’s Hikes; his partner Dave Chalk (above right) is away until August. So you and Dave have been leading hikes since 2000? How did it all begin? Dave and I met in a docent... Continue

Rave reviews in (and from) Ireland

Peadar Dalton and Bob Smith take their act on the road, all the way to Ireland, for a one-night performance in the world famous Leo's Pub and local theatre owned by the family of musicians, namely Enya and Moya Brennan and the Clannad Band.  The... Continue

Demanding equity: When do we stand up?

Reader opinion by D'mitra Smith  I moved to Sonoma Valley in 2001, a month after 9/11. I was called the N-word within three months. Store clerks asked for my ID, and I often got the infamous “Can I help you?” that is so familiar to people... Continue

Teen stabbed, robbed by three suspects in El Verano

A 17-year-old El Verano boy was stabbed several times by three suspects while walking to a local store Monday. Deputies met the teen at about 3:45 p.m. when they were dispatched to the Sonoma Valley Hospital on a report that he had been stabbed multiple... Continue

Sonoma Ecology Center is ‘Nonprofit of the Year’

[caption id="attachment_96274" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Richard Dale, Sen. Dodd and David Morell, Sonoma Ecology Center board member.[/caption] Sonoma Ecology Center, which has a nearly 30-year history of environmental stewardship and preservation in the Sonoma Valley, and most recently has taken leadership roles in regional wildfire recovery... Continue

The Stompers pitch in

Marshall Shill (the tall one, above) was one of the Sonoma Stompers baseball team to help out at the St. Andrew pancake breakfast. It was opening weekend for the locals, who still managed to team up for some pre-game community outreach and carbo-loading. The lineup... Continue

Sonoma City Council approves increased minimum wage

"I am proud to vote ‘yes’,”  stated Mayor Amy Harrington as she cast the final vote in favor of a $15 minimum wage proposal for workers in the City of Sonoma. The resolution, which passed 3-2 on June 3 with the support of Councilmembers Logan... Continue

Sonoma Valley High School ‘Students of the Year’

Congratulations to graduating seniors Creighton Rochlin and Sebastian Lopez, of the class of 2019. Creighton Rochlin, at left, is described by SVHS teachers and staff as outgoing, friendly, mature, and humble. Having been teased because of a learning disability, in addition to a physical disability,... Continue

SV Museum Board announces new members, officers

[caption id="attachment_96270" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Pictured left to right: Kathy Hodgson, Steve Bush, Holly Sorkin, Philip Tasho, Cherie Hughes, Diana Bugg, Dana Freudenberger, Kathleen Watson, Ken Stokes, Anne Mieling, Ken Wornick, Christine Curry.[/caption] The Board of Directors of  Sonoma Valley Museum of Art is pleased to... Continue