Completing a Senior Project is a ritual, and a graduation requirement, for every senior at Sonoma Valley High School. As part of the semester-long assignment, students are expected to write a related research paper and present a public presentation about the project. So how’s it... Continue
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A letter from Charles Young, Sonoma Valley Unified School District Interim Superintendent Dear Sonoma Valley Unified Families, In the wake of the Florida shooting tragedy last week, our students and community are understandably concerned for their safety. Student safety remains Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s... Continue
The Redwood Empire Food Bank receives a $12,500 donation from Dunkin’ Donuts Joy in Childhood Foundation. The donation will support Redwood Empire Food Bank’s Every Child, Every Day program, which ensures a healthy start in life by filling the meal gap for at-risk children. The... Continue
In the rural areas of Sonoma County, emergencies involving horses and other large animals -- entangled in barb wire, falling on a trail or into a sink hole, getting stuck or badly injured – is a very real concern. Rancher Julie Atwood founded the Horse... Continue
Visiting a health clinic, in this case the Sonoma Community Health Center, can be sad enough, but when Barbara Vollmer looked around, all she saw were gray, empty walls. “There’s no life here, it’s depressing,” she remembers thinking. “People need a little lift.” The owner... Continue
Can you tell where this photo was taken? Find out in this week's print issue of The Sonoma Sun, on the streets this Thursday. Continue
The celebration of Chinese New Year has a special resonance in Sonoma, which has had a Sister City relationship with Penglai, China since 2011. The group’s committee is in fundraising mode for the Wine County Chinese Legacy Project, symbolized by a monument commemorating the Chinese... Continue
Plans for a mixed-use revamp of the 1.26-acre Boyes Food Center parcel, to include a new retail building and 37 housing units, were unveiled by KS Mattson Partners at a well-attended meeting of the Springs Community Alliance on February 15. The project at 16205 Highway... Continue
[caption id="attachment_86522" align="aligncenter" width="373"] Laura Porter, co-founder ACE Interface (Mike Kelly photo)[/caption] Two experts in the emerging field of Adverse Child Experiences – the episodes of childhood trauma and stress that can have debilitating lifelong effects – are coming to the Sonoma Valley to share... Continue
A Freeze Warning is in effect for Monday night and Tuesday morning as a strong cold front is forecast to sweep across northern and central California on Sunday. Much cooler and blustery conditions will develop, with cool and breezy conditions continuing into Monday, according to... Continue