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Save a turkey – buy a lobster!

Soroptimist International Sonoma Valley is now selling live Maine lobsters. The tasty crustaceans are $25 and must be pre-ordered by Nov. 16 for pick-up on Nov. 19. To order call Amy Leader at 291.0753, or drop by the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce, 651 Broadway... Continue

Worker-owned bakery has recipe for success

Georgia Kelly | Special to The Sun For many people, the idea of a worker-owned business sounds like a cross between a hippie pipe dream and a socialist utopia. So perhaps it’s fitting that the Bay Area is home to nearly 100 such companies, with... Continue

Memo to staff: Check those ID’s!

Those two young-looking kids ordering alcohol Wednesday night? Not only were they minors, they were working for the cops. In a decoy operation conducted by the Sonoma Police Department and California Alcohol Beverage Control, the undercover tandem entered restaurants and bars in the Sonoma area.... Continue

Managing mange

Dear Dr. Forsythe:  My six-month-old Bulldog puppy has a weird skin condition I wanted to ask you about.  Over the last two months she has developed areas on her face, feet and legs that are essentially small bald patches.  Other than the lack of hair,... Continue

Piano concert at 'Happy Walls'

In black and white Ten different pianists will play the grand piano in Jack London’s House of Happy Walls on Saturday, October 29, in a unique concert to benefit the Valley of the Moon Natural History Association. The Steinway, built in 1901, was purchased by... Continue

Education highlight: Flowery’s S.T.A.R. after school program

Katie Holden | Special to the Sun As the program director at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley’s Flowery Elementary site, Danielle Suico has big plans for Club members. Called S.T.A.R.S. – which stands for Specialized Tutoring of Academics and Recreation for Students... Continue

Pier earns recognition

David Pier, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley was honored last week with the Spark Plug Award during the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Pacific Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. The Spark Plug Award is presented to a chief... Continue

School gardens take root

[caption id="attachment_27381" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Alissa Pearce, the Dunbar School garden coordinator, instructs students in how to dig a trench to properly plant asparagus."][/caption] Alissa Pearce | Special to the Sun There seems to be a great alignment of forces behind school gardens in Sonoma lately.... Continue
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