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The Sun talked to mothers in the Valley to ask, What has motherhood taught you? If there were one thing you could do differently, what would it be? And, are you becoming your mother? Nicole García I’m older as a new mother (15-months), and... Continue
The expression “change is the only constant in life” has never been more relevant or appropriate than in these last six months since the fires reshaped our county. So much of our life and world here in the Valley of the Moon is suddenly different,... Continue
Four personal collections that show acquiring art is a passion, not an investment By Jackie Lee | For The Sun Most of us build and decorate a home, then add art, while collectors often design architecture around treasured art acquisitions, to live surrounded by their... Continue
Last month, the Community Foundation Sonoma County and Napa Valley Community Foundation released a report describing the results of a survey they commissioned to determine the impact that the October wildfires on Sonoma and Napa County nonprofits. The survey, conducted by the Center for Effective... Continue
The civics lesson that was the search for a new school Superintendent appears to be over now that Socorro Shiels, the former head of Santa Rosa schools, has officially been offered a contract. In April, Shiels was the then-unanimous choice of the Sonoma Valley Unified... Continue
[caption id="attachment_88182" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Cristin Felso, executive director of Sonoma Teen Services, at left, with Star Award honorees Pat Meier-Johnson and Russ Johnson[/caption] The Sonoma Valley Fund honored outstanding volunteers from the fund’s partner organizations at its annual Star Awards ceremony on April 29. Recognized for their... Continue
Brigitta Erdmuthe Benko, 87, of Sonoma, passed away April 1, 2018. Betty Ann Bourg, 85, of Glen Ellen, passed away April 19, 2018. Gail Patricia Buchholz, 81, of Sonoma, passed away April 10, 2018. Phoebe Ann Combs, 66, of Sonoma, passed away Mar. 29, 2018.... Continue
Convicted child molester Paul Dwayne Kilgore, once the athletic director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, has been sentenced to 150 years in prison. Kilgore, 70, was convicted March 20 of six counts child molestation. The incidents were offenses against multiple victims who... Continue
William McNamara, executive director of Quarryhill Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, California, has been named an honorary member of The Garden Club of America (GCA), one its highest accolades. The nonprofit national organization composed of 200 clubs with some 18,000 members who devote energy and expertise... Continue