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SVHS honors Students of the Year

At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Sonoma Valley High School honored Sarah Summers and Jonathan Wieland as Students of the year for 2012.  Wieland, you may recall, was featured in a just joan column in The Sun on December 1, 2011.  Joan Huguenard profiled Wieland’s... Continue

Keys to success

In a solo recital on May 13, rising star pianist Anastasia Dedik performs Beethoven, Bach Chopin and Liszt. Born in 1981 in Russia to a family of musicians, the award-winning Dedik has performed on some of the most important stages in the world, including the... Continue

Facing the ‘Fallen’

Wisconsin artist and teacher Andre Ferrella was already making unique portraits, encasing enhanced photographs in cloudy white plexiglass to create what he called spirit boxes. But when the military death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan began to mount, he turned his creative attention from the... Continue

'Salute' celebrates teachers

Fifteen teachers have been selected as outstanding educators for the 2012 Salute to Education reception on Friday, May 11, at the Sonoma Community Center. Teachers will be recognized for outstanding achievement in key programs funded by the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. The free event begins... Continue

Rare Puccini

Guest artists Diego Garcia (pictured) and John Griffin join the Sonoma Valley Chorale for two performances of Puccini's oratorio “Messa di Gloria” this weekend. Puccini is well known for his operas, but this seldom-heard work is a Mass composed for orchestra and four-part choir with... Continue

The troubling thing about cat vomit

Dear Dr. Abbie:  My cat, Mr. Toes, has been throwing up more often lately. I think it might be more than hairballs. He seems to be a little skinnier than he was last year. We had to move back in with my parents and the... Continue

Sixth measure qualifies for State ballot

A measure that increases criminal penalties for human trafficking joins five other measures already on November’s California ballot. Already certified are: - A water bond measure, which was placed on the ballot by the Legislature; - A political contribution measure, which qualified through the initiative... Continue

Getting the scoop

An ice cream social in appreciation of the City of Sonoma Employees, hosted by the Sonoma Community Center, brought out the scoops and smiles. Enjoying the treats generously donated by Ben and Jerry's are, (standing, from left): Marcello Hernandez, Colleen Pratt, Milenka Bates, Barb Cates,... Continue

Here comes the Fondo

More than 1,200 cyclists biking for 60 charities are expected for the Sonoma debut of The Echelon Sonoma Gran Fondo on Saturday, May 12. The 9 a.m. ride starts (with a full rolling police car and helicopter escort) and ends (with a food, beer and... Continue

Flapping jacks for mom

Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast: the annual event at the Glen Ellen fire house has full breakfast menu (pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit, juice and coffee), celebratory cocktails for mom and friends, and the first look at the community quilt for the Glen Ellen Village Fair. Proceeds... Continue
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