Tim Noakes, chief finance officer of Sonoma Valley Hospital and interim chief executive officer, has announced his resignation effective August 11. He has accepted the position of CFO and Assistant Administrator for Sutter Tracy Community Hospital and Memorial Hospital in Las Banos, a facility close... Continue
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Dear Dr. Forsythe: Why do veterinarians always insist on rechecking patients over and over? I have a cat that has kidney failure and she goes to the vet whenever I notice that she isn’t doing very well. Sophie is a great patient but she doesn’t... Continue
Sue Andrieux, the branch manager of the U.S. Bank in Sonoma, and Dottie Dutton, the vice president of U.S. Bank San Francisco regional office, presented a $5,000 donation last month to Sonoma Valley Teen Services to support the baking program. This is one of several... Continue
Not just a shop for quilters, Broadway Quilts has stepped in to a void left when Sonoma’s only sewing store - Kay’s Fabrics – closed a number of years ago. The newly opened store next to Broadway Market is light and bright with all manner... Continue
As was announced earlier this summer, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s Human Resources Director Ashley Halliday moved on to a new position beginning July 1. While many of Halliday’s duties will be assumed by existing staff, the SVUSD will also be bringing a new... Continue
Due to compelling personal reasons, recently named Director of Curriculum & Instruction Kathleen Biermann had been released from her contract with the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. Following this news, the district announced that Lynn Fitzpatrick from the Sonoma County Office of Education will fill... Continue
A year behind bars and a lifetime as a registered sex offender await Gregory Vance Tatton after a plea bargain struck just days before his trial in criminal court. The last-minute deal, in which Tatton plead no contest to nine counts of unlawful sex with... Continue
Incoming hospital CEO Cathy Mayer will begin her tenure with a solid capital plan endorsed by the board of directors. “The budget for fiscal year 2011 is a better performance than any year I’ve looked at in our history,” said Tim Noakes, chief financial officer.... Continue
Al Mazza, a fixture of Sonoma politics, infrastructure and volunteerism, passed away last Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Mazza, a lifelong Sonoma resident was a veteran firefighter who served on the force for 33 years, 23 of them as fire chief. He was... Continue
Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley held an installation dinner for new club officers recently at The Red Grape Restaurant. President Harriette Minear chose the theme for the year, “Out on a Limb - to Change, to Bloom, to Grow.” Linda Sue Hansen, past governor, Founding... Continue