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Boosting student activities at Sonoma High

[caption id="attachment_37277" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Veronica Brooks, co-president of the Sonoma Valley High School Boosters, starts another year of fundraising to support 40 student activity programs."][/caption] When parents register their students at Sonoma Valley High School this week, Veronica Brooks wants them to enrich their child’s... Continue

Noche Out of Africa

Wild jungle animals and throngs of guests in pith helmets and safari attire, African batiks and animal prints set the stage Saturday night for La Luz’s “Out of Africa” fundraiser party in Jack London State Park. Executive Director Juan Hernandez, calling La Luz “the light... Continue

Month-long makeover for Depot Park path

The bike path through Sonoma’s Depot Park between First Street East and First Street West will close August 19 for a month-long repair and improvement project. The parking area adjacent to the bike path will close during construction as well. Work in the park will... Continue

Hear the roar

The Thunder is this year’s champion of the Boys & Girls Club’s 6th-8th Grade Volleyball League. Enjoying the victory are, from left: Coaches Amy Smith and Natalie Smith; Bryssa Navarro; Taylor Arnold; Ariana Lopez; Maria Hernandez; Ruby Gomez; Alexis Dingman; Renee Duran; Leslie Molinar; Annie... Continue

Empowered… maybe

The folks from your new power company, the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, were in town Monday to talk about the changeover from PG&E. The biggest complaint concerned the opt-out clause, which means folks can switch back to PG&E but must go to the onerous lengths... Continue

Private plane crashes in Sonoma, no injuries

A small private plane crashed while taking off from Sonoma Skypark this morning, running off the eastern end of the runway into a group of bushes, according to a Sheriff's report. Neither person in the two-person plane was injured during the 11:45 a.m. incident. The... Continue

Armed robbery with fake gun

A masked man robbed a woman at (fake) gunpoint early Wednesday morning in the parking lot of the Maxwell Village Shopping Center. The woman walking into the Sonoma Lucky's store in Maxwell Village at about 4 a.m. when a pick-up truck approached her in the... Continue

iPhone repair to the rescue

Smartphone users live in fear of losing data, but the biggest threat to staying connected is… gravity. The most common cause of a broken phone is from being dropped on the ground, cracking the screen and knocking out the hardware. That’s where Paul Williams of... Continue

What’s up with Twiggy?

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I heard that your mascot at the veterinary hospital, Twiggy the bulldog, was having a serious operation. Is she OK?  Can you please share the details? How soon before she is back at work full time? MJ, Sonoma Dear MJ. Thank you... Continue

Lighting the way

Hand-decorated luminaria, dedicated to cancer victims and survivors, line the track in a poignant interlude at Relay For Life, the 24-hour walkathon beginning on Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. at the high school track. The event opens as cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been... Continue
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