Dear Dr. Forsythe: Our 11-year-old terrier was recently diagnosed with diabetes. We are going back to the vet soon to get insulin and more information on this disease. I wanted to know your opinion regarding quality of life issues with pets who have diabetes. My... Continue
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The 15th annual Sonoma International Film Festival, April 11-15, 2012, will pay tribute to innovative filmmaker John Waters, hosting the American director, author, actor and photographer during a special evening on Saturday, April 14, at the Sonoma Veteran’s Memorial Building. The night’s events will include... Continue
2012 is going great, except for those darned New Year’s resolutions. Chances are you’ve already ignored or forgotten one or more of those vows that on Dec. 31 sounded so great, so noble, so easy. Well, that was last year. Get over it… The list... Continue
The Sonoma Community Center launches its new family-friendly “Puppet Playhouse” series on Sunday, Jan. 8 with “WaterWorks,” a show from Images in Motion, whose partners, Lee Armstrong and Kamala Portuges, design and build puppets in their Boyes Hot Springs workshop/studio. For the 1:30 p.m. show,... Continue
[caption id="attachment_28247" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Photo credit: Frank Russo Presenters and recipients of donation checks recently delivered at Skypark Airport are, from left: Ron Price, airport manager; Jeanette Woods, EAA Chapter 1268 vice president; Kathy Witkowicki, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance executive director; Walt Lewis, Air Explorer... Continue
Toasty toes were on the minds of Sonoma Valley High School science students this holiday season as the ag program once again launched their annual fundraiser. The students chose to collect and donate socks because, as Future Farmers of America President Linaya DiNoto pointed out,... Continue
Five fire trucks, plus support vehicles and Sonoma police cruisers, responded to reports of a fire in the kitchen walls of Maya Restaurant on Monday afternoon. No one was injured, as the restaurant and second-floor offices were closed at the time. Crews used chain saws... Continue
[caption id="attachment_28211" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="St. Andrew Presbyterian members David Irvine and Odessa Sanden are thrilled at the outpouring of support for needy children. The church helped fill some 1500-plus shoeboxes with toys and supplies that will be shipped worldwide in time for Christmas."][/caption] Again this... Continue
[caption id="attachment_28198" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Photo: Denise Sobel The San Francisco Christmas Relay Club Dave team consists of, standing left to right: Paul Martin, Tom Oczkowski, Tarja Hirvonen, Nancy Abila, Janet Cain, “Smiling” Gary Carlsen, Colleen Hamilton, Patti Kozlovsky. Kneeling: Deb Decarli, David “Santa Claus” Cain ... Continue
Miguel Orona, host of the SunFM show “Dos Culturas,” delivered a box full of blankets to Golden Living Center just in time for the holidays. The blankets were collected at the radio station offices with the support of Latino businesses throughout Sonoma. An additional box... Continue