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
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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
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
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
[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
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
Anne Perrin Teller died of cancer at her home in Glen Ellen on May 27, with her family at her side. Anne was born June 26, 1931, in San Francisco and raised in Palo Alto. She attended Palo Alto High School, Smith College and U.C.... Continue
"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
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
[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