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A summer that changed nine lives

[caption id="attachment_20342" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Teenager Elsa Gomez faced mental and physical challenges on an Outward Bound wilderness trip."][/caption] For nine area high school students, this was no ordinary summer. It was a period of challenge, of wonder, of personal growth, and it changed their lives... Continue

Music fest rocks big charity numbers

Rockers Robin Zander of Cheap Trick and Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers join Bruce Cohn, at right, during a gorgeous Sunday afternoon at 24th annual B.R Cohn Charity Events Fall Music Festival. Cohn said it was an extremely successful weekend of fundraising as hundreds... Continue

Measure H will bring solar power, energy efficiency for schools

Throughout Sonoma the forces behind Measure H have been working hard to rally support from voters prior to election day on November 2. Call centers staffed with volunteers are touching base with voters by phone and walking campaigns canvassing neighborhoods will be underway soon. Measure... Continue

Gorham will manage new Rabobank branch

[caption id="attachment_20330" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The branch at 10 Maple St. will be the county’s first."][/caption] One of the financial institutions that bid on the failed Sonoma Valley Bank will soon open its own branch in Sonoma. Rabobank N.A plans to be open for business at... Continue

Burglar of Maloney home sentenced

Michael Vincent Gutierrez, 27, has been sentenced to at least eight years in state prison for burglarizing the empty home of a Sonoma family killed in a car accident just days before. “This was a particularly callous burglary, given the circumstances,” said Chief Deputy District... Continue

Hospital makeover project halfway home

Only two months have passed since the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Makeover Committee kicked off a campaign to completely remodel all 15 rooms in the unit. With the fund drive surging over the halfway mark, the goal is already in sight. The committee has... Continue

Eagle project

[caption id="attachment_20273" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Staff photo "][/caption] As part of his Eagle project for Troop 222, Boy Scout Nick Ivanoff refurbished the playground benches at Adele Harrison Middle School. The project required sanding each of the wooden benches, replacing broken boards, sealing and painting them... Continue

Meadowcroft Wines come to Cornerstone Sonoma

Winemaker Tom Meadowcroft, owner of Meadowcroft Wines, has taken over the Roots In Sonoma tasting room at Cornerstone to showcase his three wine labels: Meadowcroft, Magito and Thomas Henry. Meadowcroft Wines has been housed at Roots In Sonoma since February. The changeover is effective as... Continue

Weight loss

Hello Sonoma, I guess the fact that you decided to read this means that you have some sort of interest in the topic of weight loss. I commend you for braving this vast and often confusing subject, as you search for a revelation in the... Continue