Growth spurt at Hanna

New facilities at the Hanna Boys Center, including the new Admissions and Alumni Center, are nearing completion. The center is giving away the chance to name a room in the new building. Raffle details. The new structure, visible from Arnold Drive, and a Multi-Use Auditorium... Continue

Watch for delays on Fifth St. West

Road work and paving may cause delays on Fifth Street West from West MacArthur to south of Harrington Drive today and tomorrow. The job is scheduled for Sept. 26 and 27. Last week, crews repaved the roadway from Broadway to the Fryer Creek Bike Path.... Continue

Back in contention

“On the Waterfront” is the hard-edged 1954 film with Marlon “I could have been a contender” Brando as a failed boxer who takes up the fight against the crooked union bosses. With Rod Steiger, Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint and Lee J. Cobb. At the... Continue

Treasure Artist announced

The Cultural and Fine Arts Commission has named Dennis Ziemienski the 2011 Treasure Artist of the Year. An internationally known illustrator and designer, his artwork has adorned many posters for local events such as the Film Festival, the Bear Flag Sesquicentennial, Salute to the Arts,... Continue

Pride, joy and pageantry at Vintage Fest

The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival, a hometown production of music, art, history and pageantry, returns September 23-25 with events in and around Sonoma Plaza. The festivities begin with the opening night party Friday at the Sonoma Barracks. The 6 p.m. event features live... Continue

Grape jam

Sammy Hagar (pictured), Leon Russell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feat and other veteran rockers join perennial headliners the Doobie Brothers for the 25th edition of the annual B.R. Cohn Charity Events Fall Music Festival, this weekend, September 24 and 25, on the winery’s outdoor stage in... Continue

Bambino bonus

Prestwood School fifth graders Sydney Boldt and Isabella Albano are excited about the potential to earn a Mary’s bambino pizza gift certificate. At the beginning of each school year Mary’s Pizza Shack donates some 50,000 gift certificates to elementary schools throughout the North Bay. The... Continue

Eraldi's is ‘Business of the Year’

Eraldi’s Shoes & Men’s Wear, third-generation business that has been a cornerstone of the Sonoma Plaza shopping district for nearly 90 years, has been named the 2011 Sonoma Valley Business of the Year. The annual Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce award will be presented to... Continue

Cat diabetes and a puppy’s cleft palate

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I recently started classes at the JC and so now I have a schedule that is very fast paced. One change that has happened is I used to give my cat his insulin at 9 a.m. every day (and 9 at night... Continue

Viva Mexico

Adele Harrison Middle School played host last Friday to a merry contingent of dancers and musicians in honor of Mexican Independence day. The various groups of entertainers performed for a large and appreciative audience before everyone retired to the school quad for a feast consisting... Continue

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