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Youth of the Year to be selected

[caption id="attachment_28005" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The Boys & Girls Clubs 2011 Youth of the Year candidates are, from left to right:  Gemma Bolaños, Anelyn Burquez,  Ely Hernandez and Gene Truong"][/caption] Four candidates have been selected for the Boys & Girls Clubs’ annual Youth of the Year award. The 2011 candidates... Continue

Bouverie Preserve project continues to GROW

Bouverie Preserve’s Project GROW kicked off its third year this past November. Students from Sonoma Valley High School planted 230 oak woodland understory plants including Toyon, Sticky Monkeyflower, California honeysuckle and Wood Rose.  The plants were planted in two-meter square plots so that ACR staff,... Continue

Shop local at Fat Pilgrim

The general store has gotten an upscale facelift with Fat Pilgrim, the newest endeavor from local, Craig Miller, owner of Harvest Home and the Sonoma Hotel. But in this case, the word “upscale” doesn’t necessarily mean expensive. Sure there are some pricey items in Miller’s... Continue

One big lump of coal

Santa Claus, mugged? Not even the Grinch would have thought it possible – an unruly kid ruined Santa’s visit to the Plaza last week. The little lout jumped up on the fire truck and grabbed, painfully, St. Nick’s beard. The commotion led to an early... Continue

Passing the gavel

As Sonoma’s new mayor, Joanne Sanders, at left, presents a ceremonial gavel to the outgoing Laurie Gallian at Monday’s city council meeting. Following traditional protocol of rotating the post among the councilmembers, Sanders, who had been mayor pro tem, was elevated to the top spot.... Continue

Crazy cats and dominant dogs

Dear Dr. Forsythe: My three-year-old year old cat Mind-A-Ling-A-Ding-Dong has been acting very strange for the last couple of weeks. She will ONLY eat dog food now, has become extremely vocal and often “Yells” at us if we don’t immediately respond to her request to... Continue

'Team Sugarloaf' working to keep park open

As of today, there is no public access to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and its 4,000 acres of wildlands, trails, campgrounds and Robert Ferguson Observatory. By order of the cash-strapped state, the park is to remain closed until March 1, 2012. But local organizations have... Continue

Wizbots move on to regional championships

[caption id="attachment_27935" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The Wizbotz team found success at a First Lego League competition recently. They are, from left to right, top row: Andrew Powers, Gregory Kenton, Erik Serbicki, Liam Sheldon; bottom row: Jack Boydell, Ty Brenninger, Trevor Griggs-Demmin, Sam Weisiger"][/caption] A recent fall... Continue

A little Christmas on the prairie

What happened during the two years of the Ingalls saga that writer Laura Ingalls Wilder chose to leave out of her original “Little House on the Prairie” series? The answer unfolds in the theater confection “A Laura Ingalls Christmas,” from J Love Productions and the... Continue
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