Joy and wonder

Sonoma Raceway hosted more than 230 Sonoma Valley children and their families at the eighth annual Race to the Holidays Christmas Party. The Dec. 15 party featured caroling, refreshments, and a visit from Santa Claus, who arrived on a Schell-Vista Fire Department fire truck. The... Continue

Five car pileup in Oakmont

Three people were injured Monday morning when a man fell asleep at the wheel of his Ford truck while driving on Highway 12 west of Oakmont. The 25-year-old told officers that he nodded off and rear-ended a big rig, starting a five-car pileup that closed... Continue

Cover shot

Sonoma Valley High School student Ally Cogbill was the big winner in Bank of Marin’s annual photography contest. Her “Cloud Cover, Arnold Drive” (shown) was selected for the bank’s annual calendar, and also as the bank’s holiday card. A second photo by Cogbill was chosen... Continue

20 school projects get mini-grants

The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation has distributed 20 fall teacher grants totaling $10,966. The funds, which will cover a wide range of projects from classroom books to new technology and special field trips, were raised by selling donated items at a public Barn Sale. The... Continue

What motivated the makeover?

Dear Dr. Forsythe: Our 12 year-old- son managed to outdo himself last week while I was out of the house for a short while. “Junior” took my husband’s beard clippers and did his own special grooming work on our Border Collie, “Emerald.” By “grooming” I mean... Continue

Get smart, get healthy in 2013

Greetings of the season, Sonoma. I love seeing this great city of ours so festive and alive with the holiday spirit. We are blessed simply by being here, aren’t we? My message of health for you as we move into 2013 is a simple one,... Continue

Fishing for donations

Leading their teams of bell-ringers in support of Friends in Sonoma Helping are, from left, Cathy Gorham of Sonoma Rotary; Michael West, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Ilene Addison, Soroptimist Club; Constance Sharpe, Glen Ellen Rotary; and Lea Ronald and Roger Wright, Kiwanis Club. With the... Continue

Hospital board names new chair, nixes new building

Bill Boerum is the new chair of the board of directors of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, the unanimous choice of the panel that now consists of Sharon Nevins, Peter Hohorst, Kevin Carruth and Jane Hirsch. What he is most looking forward to during... Continue

Vets remembered with holiday wreaths

Wreaths Across America, a nationwide holiday remembrance of veterans, returns to Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, December 15. The community is invited to attend, and the ceremony will take place rain or shine beginning at 8:45 a.m. Military members from all of the armed... Continue

Art on Fillmore

In the late 1950's the post-war bohemia of San Francisco’s upper Fillmore District was a haven for artists pushing the boundaries of personal freedom and improvisation. The exhibition “Renaissance on Fillmore, 1955-65,” at di Rosa through Jan. 27, includes the work of 17 artists who... Continue

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