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Daniel Shulte’s pretty great adventure

[caption id="attachment_37106" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Daniel Shulte gives the thumbs-up as he qualifies for his Private Pilot’s license."][/caption] Deb Carlen | Sonoma Valley Sun As a little kid, Daniel Shulte could identify all kinds of aircraft. No one knows whence this interest sprang. Could it be... Continue

New director for Sonoma Charter School

The Sonoma Charter School Governing Board has named Rhode Island educator Kevin Kassebaum as the school’s new director. He replaces Paula Hunter, who resigned the post in June. Kassebaum most recently worked as an Educator Specialist for the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary... Continue

What’s the big idea?

Pablo Picasso (Nestor Campos, Jr.) and Albert Einstein (Rusty Thompson) vie for the attentions of Suzanne (Hannah Pryfogle) in “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” opening August 8 on the Rotary Stage of the Sonoma Community Center. Playwright Steve Martin -- yes, that Steve Martin –... Continue

Officials shed more light on new power agency

Sonoma residents skeptical of the new Sonoma Clean Power Authority, the public agency set to replace PG&E as the Valley’s default energy provider, were assured Monday that they will always have the ability to change vendors. The Sonoma City Council voted last month to join... Continue

Brushing up

A team from MacRostie Winery –- Patrick Muleady, Carla Hagge, Steve MacRostie, Robin Mancuso, Esteban Fuentes and Bernie Vargas –- after a community service project for Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH). The volunteer crew “came to the rescue,” spending a morning painting interior ceilings and... Continue

Grow your own first-aid kit

Medicinal herbs can be used to treat a variety of simple first aid situations such as burns, scrapes, minor cuts, and bruises as well as other common ailments including colds/flu, fevers, sleep issues, toothaches, and food poisoning. Tina Tedesco, a long-time local herbalist, shows how... Continue

High School, already?

Believe it or not, Sonoma Valley High School Registration and School Picture days, a.k.a. RUSH, are coming up on August 9 and 12. These are the days students take school ID photos, parents and students complete paperwork, pay fees, make donations, and pick up school... Continue

Fair game

Carnival rides, games, horse racing, 4-H projects, livestock auctions and a destruction derby… The Sonoma County Fair is open with a dizzying schedule of sights, sounds and deep-fried foods. For an adrenaline rush, there’s daily horse racing, PRCA Rodeo on July 27, Flat Track Motorcycle... Continue

Playing through

“Caddyshack,” with Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, the incomparably exasperated Ted Knight and the most famous cameo ever by a Baby Ruth candy bar, comes to the Gundlach Bundschu Winery for an outdoor screening on Saturday, August 3, at dusk. The fun begins at... Continue
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