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New growth for Redwood

Showing off their new location are Redwood Credit Union staffers Alfredo Figueroa, Felicia Herrick, Rachel Hornberger, Elizabeth Valencia, Branch Manager Jose Alvarez, Jessica Collum, Melissa Van Paris and Maria Median. The Sonoma branch has moved to a larger space within the same shopping center, and... Continue

Unconditional love in an unexpected place

Dear Dr. Forsythe:  I attended a weekly meeting last week in a nearby town.  I won’t go into details about the exact nature of the meeting but I will say that it was held in a church rectory and there were 25 or so people... Continue

The passing of the tongs

Outgoing Rotary Club President Sam Morphy, right, passes the "tong torch" to incoming President Bill O'Neal at the Fourth of July Rotary hot dog sale on the Plaza. Fittingly, the ‘ceremony’ took place in front of "The Howie" cooker, named for Sonoma's late civic leader... Continue

Impact100 Sonoma welcomes new board members

Impact100 Sonoma’s Board of Directors recently added four new members: Wendy Hoffman, Debby Kweller, Hope Nisson and Diana Sanson. Hoffman will oversee membership for the philanthropic organization. Her career has included more than 25 years as a public relations executive for leading technology companies and... Continue

‘Full’ benefits

Board members of the Sebastiani Theatre Foundation, the nonprofit organization that raises money to keep the theatre open and operating, receive proceeds from opening night of the recent Experiential Theatre Company production “The Full Monty” from ETC producer James Wood and ETC Artistic Director Cat... Continue

Boomers turn on to medical marijuana

(By Stephanie Hiller) For many people, “marijuana” suggests images of hoodlums and criminals crouching in back alleys or hippies with uncombed hair living on welfare. But gradually a new picture has emerged, of a plant anodyne with a remarkable ability to soothe suffering, even cure... Continue

No charges in Lopez shooting

No criminal charges will be filed against Deputy Erik Gelhaus related to the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Andy Lopez in Santa Rosa on October 22, 2013, District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today. Gelhaus shot Lopez seven times as the teen, a carrying a pellet gun,... Continue

Hanna’s new chief in ‘extraordinary’ position

The new executive director of Hanna Boys Center is far from his native New York, but Brian Farragher, continuing a 30-year career dedicated to child welfare, is right at home with the mission of supporting troubled and at-risk boys. “The work I’ve done with kids... Continue

A gathering of Eagles

Taking the oath as Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program, are Travis Claeys, Reed Hammett, Spencer McNairy and Kaehlan Walsh. All four are members of Boy Scout Troop 16 of the Redwood Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America led by... Continue
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