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Girl Scouts host free events

The annual Girl Scout membership drive is underway. Local girls and their families are invited to participate in a fun activity, meet new friends and sign up for Girl Scouts at three upcoming events. Girl Scouts is available to all girls ages 5 to 17,... Continue

Red Grape is Business of the Year

Carol and Sam Morphy’s Red Grape restaurant, now in its 10th year on First St. W. off the Plaza, has been named the Business of the Year by the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce. Chamber CEO Jennifer Yankovich called “the local dining hotspot” an “exemplary... Continue

High-speed blood drive

The raceway in Sonoma and its fans helped local blood banks hit the jackpot on Tuesday as nearly 100 people donated blood at the raceway’s 12th annual High-Speed Blood Drive. The raceway partnered with the American Red Cross and the Blood Centers of the Pacific... Continue

School Board picks new member

Sal Chavez, a business owner who grew up attending local schools, has been chosen to fill the empty seat on the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board. By unanimous vote Tuesday night, Chavez was named to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Cam... Continue

Charging ahead

Sonoma’s first two electric vehicle charging stations are now available for use at public parking lot at 152 East Napa St. The charging units are “swipe” activated and accept Charge Point cards and most credit cards. The cost of fully charging an electric vehicle is... Continue

Jackknifed!

A semi-truck gets stuck on Eighth Street East Monday afternoon after trying a too-tight turn out of a warehouse driveway. When the front wheels dipped onto the dirt shoulder, the truck's support elements dug into the cement roadway. Traffic in both directions was routed around... Continue

State GOP split on Prop 37

By Yannick A. Phillips | Special to The Sun Last month, the California Republican Party (CRP), with its fresh motto, “Party of Yes,” held their annual convention in Burbank to discuss numerous party issues. On the agenda was voting on state propositions, including Proposition 37,... Continue

Stand up and do the right thing

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have been putting off writing in about this topic for some time now, but after reading the column last week about the dog jumping out of then truck, I just felt like it was time to tell you about something I... Continue

Thrift shop donates $11k to schools

Republic of Thrift, a purveyor of “gently used items” in the Springs, will distribute $11,000 to local schools, bringing the store’s donation total to $19,606 in its first year of business. “We are very proud of our community and the work that we’ve done, “... Continue

Library now offers e-books

Library cardholders who own Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and other electronic reading devices will be able to download more than 1,000 e-book titles through the Sonoma County Library website, Sonomalibrary.org. The service debuted September 6. Borrowers can choose the loan period for most books:  one, two... Continue