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School board news

Following the resignation of Camerino Hawing form the Sonoma Valley School District Board of Trustees, the has issued an invitation for applicants wishing to fil the position on the board. The vacancy is for the El Verano attendance area. Qualified applicants must reside within the... Continue

Hide, seek, sing

Mentors and mentees from the Stand By Me Mentoring Program were treated to a spectacular scavenger hunt hosted by the Transcendence Theatre Company’s Executive Director Stephan Stubbins. Stubbins and company are responsible for the ‘Broadway Under the Stars’ series of performances that have come to... Continue

Harvest Wine Auction goes ‘Bollywood’

Bollywood spectacle meets Wine Country splendor for the 20th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction on Sunday, September 1. The “Sonoma Shabala” themed event moves this year to Chateau St. Jean in Kenwood. The day of wine, food and fun is part of the 2012... Continue

Farewell concert for college bound Summers

Things to do before going to college: pack, update Facebook profile, check out class schedule, play live concert at the Sonoma Community Center. Local rising star Sarah Summers is not your average 18-year-old. Before heading off to her freshman year at UCLA., the gifted singer/songwriter... Continue

Free blood pressure checks

Sonoma Homecare continues to sponsor weekly blood pressure checks for the residents of Sonoma Valley. Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m., the checks are conducted at Sonoma Hills, at 405 West MacArthur Street. Tuesdays, a 4 to 7 p.m. session is held at the Farmers’... Continue

Act local

Replace Shakespeare’s Verona and Milan with Sonoma and Petaluma, and cast General Vallejo and Captain John Sutter in key parts, and what do you have? “Two Gentlemen of Sonoma,” a clever adaptation of the Bard’s first comedy restaged in pre-1840’s Northern California. The outdoor performances... Continue

Travels with Frenchies

Dear Readers:  On two recent day trips to San Francisco to entertain visiting friends, I couldn’t help but notice the preponderance of dogs on leashes everywhere I turned.  San Franciscans love their pets, and people are out and about walking their pooches in all corners... Continue

Squash anyone?

Dennis Przybycien’s Wino Express claimed the prize as the fastest squash when the Tuesday Night Farmers Market held their popular annual Zucchini Races.  Przybycien is also a master gardener so perhaps his green thumb had something to do with his prestigious win.  He is shown... Continue

New owner for Jack London Village

Jack London Village, a historic Glen Ellen structure home to restaurants, shops and offices, has been sold for $1.75 million to the owner of a South Bay property management firm. Previous owner Bernard MacElhenny listed the 3.5-acre property for $2.95 million last summer after a... Continue

Will you be the lucky duck?

A regular group of ducks is called a brace. On Sunday, August 19, the gathering of 2,000 of the little yellow cuties is called the Inaugural Rubber Duck Derby, a benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley. Adopt a duck ($10 each,... Continue