Senior Projects keep high schoolers busy

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

Hanna High School principal to transition to new role

Hanna Boys Center announced today that effective August 15, Dennis Crandall, principal of its Archbishop Hanna High School, will take on a new role in the organization’s Development Department. Crandall, who has served as principal of the school since 2004 and has led the high school... Continue

Gingko-gate: When it did stink, and when did you smell it?

Fresh off a high of approving a much-needed affordable housing development, the Sonoma City Council pivoted to a more intractable problem: Plaza stench. Specifically, after some 40-50 years, City staff noted that Plaza ginkgo trees produce fruit that litters the area below the trees and... Continue

Moment in The Sun: Seeds of Learning

[caption id="attachment_86135" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Elizabeth Griego and Kaeti Bailie[/caption] Elizabeth Griego and Kaeti Bailie share a moment at the Seeds of Learning Dinner & Auction on January 27 at the Hanna Boys Center. The sold-out event raised over $70,000 to support educational programs in Nicaragua and... Continue

Race to September

The Grand Prix of Sonoma isn’t until September, but 12 of the sleek racers, including a car driven by last year’s winner Josef Newgarden, staged a preview test run Monday at Sonoma Raceway. Twelve drivers from seven Verizon IndyCar® Series teams took part in the... Continue

Local reps named to Assembly committee on disaster response

Assemblymember Marc Levine, whose 10th District includes the City of Sonoma, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Committee on Natural Disaster Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding. “The damage from last year’s fires was record-breaking,” Levine said. “Recovering from the most devastating fires in California’s history will take... Continue

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley names new CEO

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley has promoted Cary Leigh Dacy to its top spot of president and CEO. Dacy had been the organization’s Director of Development & Marketing since 2016. She succeeds CEO Robert Hughes, who announced his retirement in December of 2017 after... Continue

SV Hospital looks to pair with ‘world-class health care’ partner

Sonoma Valley Hospital plans to partner with UCSF Health to form an integrated health care network to serve Sonoma Valley residents. “This agreement, with its close ties to a world-class health care system, strengthens our ability to serve our community, including providing access to the... Continue

Sonoma’s new honorary mayor

Marcelo Defreitas, president of the Board of Directors for La Luz, is Sonoma’s Honorary Alcalde for 2018, the City’s annual honor for community service and leadership. The tradition began in 1975 when the City Council established the Honorary Alcalde (the Spanish word for Mayor) as... Continue

Get involved: high school senior projects

Sonoma Valley High School is looking for volunteers to help senior students edit their Senior Project Research Papers. Volunteers ware needed February 5-23. Sessions are 40 minutes in length, weekdays (except Wednesday) from 11:45 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. Volunteers will be trained by SVHS teacher... Continue

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