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School budget to take yet another hit

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, the news out of Sacramento comes like a wet blanket, dripping all over the carefully – yet tenuously – balanced school budget. According to Superintendent Louann Carlomagno, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District had planned for... Continue

St. Francis Solano wins academic decathlon competition

[caption id="attachment_23895" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="St. Francis Solano school’s winning academic decathlon team"][/caption] For lo these many years, the Diocesan schools of Sonoma and Napa counties have met on the first Saturday of March to compete in an Academic Decathlon.  So it was with measured grace... Continue

High-flying donation

[caption id="attachment_23888" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Ernie Camacho of Sonoma Wings receives a check from Real Goods Solar’s Anthony Abaté"][/caption] Sonoma Wings, the Redwood Empire’s local hang gliding and paragliding club recently received $500 from Real Goods Solar consultant Anthony Abaté.  Club treasurer Ernie Camacho is the... Continue

City moves to acquire Montini Preserve

The distinctive 98-acre property that forms the scenic backdrop to Sonoma, the Montini Ranch Preserve, will likely become a city-owned park. The city council voted unanimously to move on acquiring the land from the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. “This is truly... Continue

City moves to acquire Montini Preserve

The distinctive 98-acre property that forms the scenic backdrop to Sonoma, the Montini Ranch Preserve, will likely become a city-owned park. The city council voted unanimously to move on acquiring the land from the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. “This is truly... Continue

Puppies, pocket pets and more

Dear Dr. Forsythe: Will my older dog get freaked out when my new puppy comes?  I have a 12-year-old lab but my girlfriend got us a new puppy and the puppy is arriving in a few days from the east coast.  She is an eight-week-old golden... Continue

Film fest needs host families

Part of the appeal of the Sonoma International Film Festival is all the filmmakers in attendance, hanging out and enjoying the local scene. The challenge for event producers is, where to put them all. The festival is calling for host families to provide housing for... Continue

Film fest needs host families

Part of the appeal of the Sonoma International Film Festival is all the filmmakers in attendance, hanging out and enjoying the local scene. The challenge for event producers is, where to put them all. The festival is calling for host families to provide housing for... Continue

HopMonk tones down music plans

His HopMonk Tavern in Sebastopol was just voted the best music venue in Sonoma County by readers of “The Bohemian.” It may take awhile for owner Dean Biersch’s Sonoma location to contend for the title -- the Planning Commission has limited the Broadway venue to... Continue

Historic sites now closed Mondays

The Sonoma Mission and the Vallejo home, two of Sonoma’s most treasured historic landmarks, are now closed on Mondays. The move reflects the limited staff available to operate and maintain the properties seven days a week. A parks official said that because of a state-imposed... Continue
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