Kids, teens to be honored at Youth of the Year event

[caption id="attachment_59260" align="aligncenter" width="420"] front: Amani Quilter, David Sanchez, Bryssa Navarro; middle: Magy Aguilar, Magda Perez, Freddy Padilla, Edwin Reyes; back: Franklin Franco, Salvador Garcia[/caption] From a field of teens that has demonstrated a commitment to a positive life in the face of adversity, one... Continue

Workshop shows promise of ‘Biochar’

A workshop on Biochar, an emerging soil amendment with great promise of improving soil health and water retention, will be held Wednesday, October 28, at at the Sonoma Garden Park. The educational event will be presented by Sonoma Ecology Center and the Sonoma Biochar Initiative... Continue

Editorial: Preserving institutional memory

People come and people go, but the memory of their actions remain. We call this form of memory "history" and in the case of institutions like government, that history is recorded. Among the methods used by government are minutes of meetings. Meeting minutes record what... Continue

Equestrian Center at SDC? Don’t bet on it

An ambitious plan to convert most of the Sonoma Development Center into a 750-acre equestrian and event complex is under fire from county officials who say the project has never been approved or encouraged. The nonprofit California Equestrian Park & Event Center wants to build a... Continue

Connecting with the Carrillo Adobe

To really have a better understanding of our historic past, one must connect the dots. Sonoma’s unique history did not simply occur in a vacuum. In the early days, the success of our Mission, and later our town, was predicated on the connections we formulated... Continue

No-cost mammogram program at SV Hospital

Throughout the month of October, Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Women’s Health Center will offer no-cost mammograms for uninsured and underinsured Sonoma Valley women over the age of 40. The screening program, known as Project Pink, is made available as a community service through a special grant... Continue

Cat & Dog of the Week

Meet Grayson! Grayson is a 1-2 year old short haired gray male. He was found on a busy street and brought in by a caring man. He has a small white star on his chest...maybe indicating that he'd like to be the star of your... Continue

Seven garden chores for October

I love this time of year in Sonoma. The early morning crispness in the air whispers autumn. Leaves are just starting to turn color. My fig tree sports splashes of yellow and the liquidambar down the block is revealing its first red leaves. I especially... Continue

Bowl and glaze — the work of Chic Lotz

Exclusive to the Sun by Jonathan Farrell "It's the glaze," said Grass Valley ceramic artist Chic Lotz. "I had to learn a lot on my own just to get it right. Much of what I learned they did not teach in college." Lotz has spent this... Continue

Going local — can Sonoma return to Main Street?

(By Stephanie Hiller) “Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” -- Henry Kissinger “Local” has become a buzzword. Even the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce has taken the acronym as... Continue

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