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Cat fight

Dear Dr. Forsythe: Please settle an argument I’ve been having with my girlfriend ever since we moved in together a little over six months ago.  Even though we really don’t have the space for an animal, my girlfriend keeps trying to coax me into adopting... Continue

Photo opp

Decked out for the Red & White Ball, Sonoma teenager Cristian Isbrandtsen worked the event to raise money for local schools, donating the $10 portrait fee to the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. The teenager has just started his own nonprofit photography business, hoping to take... Continue

Health Center pushes to meet funding deadline

The Sonoma Valley Community Health Center has secured a $100,000 challenge grant for its new facility at 19270 Sonoma Highway, across the street from the Maxwell Village Shopping Center. The grant comes at a critical time for the health center, which needs to raise an... Continue

Grief counselor training

WillMar Family Grief & Healing Center holds its annual Progra.m. Volunteer Training for adults interested in being part of a community of support for children and teens who are feeling the deep emotional effects of grief and loss. Training sessions are: Friday, September 6, 5:30... Continue

Park needs volunteer docents

Sonoma-Petaluma State Historic Park needs volunteer docents. Docents explain the history to park visitors at the Mission, Sonoma Barracks, Toscano Hotel, General Vallejo's Home, and Petaluma Adobe. Docents lead tours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Training is provided. A commitment of three hours a month... Continue

FISH seeks new friends

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH), the nonprofit agency that addresses hunger, poverty and homelessness, is looking for volunteers. FISH is in need of telephone dispatchers to work from their home one day per month, food packers and distributors who work from the Food Room located... Continue

Hospital matches $2 million challenge grant

Sonoma Valley Hospital announced today it has reached an important milestone, raising funds to match a $2 million challenge grant from the Vadasz family. Combined with other recent community gifts, the hospital has now raised $8.9 million towards the $11 million needed to complete the... Continue

Suicide in Sheriff's Dept. parking lot

A Sonoma Valley man shot himself Wednesday in a car parked in the Sheriff's Sonoma Valley Substation lot in El Verano. Morris Tabak, 59, died of single gunshot wound, according to a statement from Sonoma Police Chief Bret Sackett. Authorities were notified of a despondent... Continue

Suite celebration

Steve Ledson accepts a proclamation from Sonoma Mayor Ken Brown and the City Council recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Ledson Hotel. Ledson was praised for his extraordinary attention to detail in the construction of the hotel, which “was meticulously designed to fit neatly into... Continue

Round figures

Find a need, and fill it –- but leave a hole in the middle. Congratulations and a golden schmear for Stuart Teitelbaum, who has operated Homegrown Bagels for 35 years. The milestone was noted by the city council, which proclaimed September 1 as “Homegrown Bagel... Continue