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Hanna ag program is making big impact

[caption id="attachment_36466" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The agriculture program at Hanna Boys Center provides hands-on learning about farm animals and agricultural livestock management."][/caption] The Hanna Boys Center has a long history of changing young lives. While all its programs aim to build confidence and self-esteem, Hanna’s agriculture... Continue

New pediatric dentist is ‘open wide’ in Sonoma

[caption id="attachment_36462" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The staff of Sonoma Pediatric Dentistry: Becky Garcia, Dr. Lynn Hsia, Jenna Boules, Sandra Mehrens"][/caption] When she opened her Sonoma Pediatric Dentistry office, Lynn Hsia DDS made sure all the equipment was state-of-the-art -- the digital X-ray machine, the computer system... Continue

For the troops

Event Chair Irene Morgan and Sonoma Mayor Ken Brown show off the grand prize for Sonoma's Quilts for the Troops event, the June 15 dinner dance at Father Roberts Hall. The evening is a fundraiser for the American Legion Jack London Post 489 drive that... Continue

Consignment store owner jailed for fraud

Dwayne Robert Kershner kept cash generated by his Sonoma consignment store, paid clients with bogus checks and stole $15,000 of merchandise after closing Front Door Antiques, according to police reports. Kershner, 51, was arrested Wednesday at his home in the Seven Flags Mobile Home Park.... Continue

For life’s new road

Sonoma Valley High School graduate Tashi Jangbu Sherpa, 17, gets the keys to his first car, courtesy of Dan Roseland of Sonoma Chevrolet. Roseland has donated a clean used car to a raffle at the annual Grad Night Party – the safe and sober celebration... Continue

New at KSVY

Stevie Steele is the new host of the Morning Show on Sonoma’s local radio station, KSVY 91.3 FM, now airing in the 7 to 9 a.m. slot. The weekday show will continue to be mix of interviews (booked by Ken Brown), music and special features.... Continue

Shack saved; 'Marilyn' retires; Grad night and more

Busted and boarded up, the Maysonnave Cottage is hanging in there by the skin of its peeling paint. Rather than demolish the sad shack, located in Depot Park behind the gorgeously restored Maysonnave House on First Street East, the city council is looking for a... Continue

Luck of the draw

“Pink Towels,” a painting by guest artist Lauri Luck, is among the featured work in The Arts Guild of Sonoma’s Annual June Invitational. The guild has invited a special group of artists from the community to exhibit works alongside those of members. The public is... Continue

Behind the wire

The exhibit, “Giri: Giving Back – Moving Forward,” now at the Sonoma Valley Library, tells in photographs and oral histories the experience of Japanese Americans during their incarceration in American internment camps during World War II. Branch Manager Lisa Musgrove said Sonoma County was exemplary... Continue

Getting right to the point

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I saw that you offer acupuncture at your hospital but I just don’t understand how a pet could ever hold still while someone is putting needles into him.  It seems like they could roll over and break a needle or cause some... Continue