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Repeat vet visits vex cat owner

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

Sonoma Valley Teen Services receives two awards

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

Broadway Quilts offers something for everyone

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

New director of Curriculum &  Instruction released from contract

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

Sordid saga of disgraced soccer coach ends with plea deal

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

Hospital finance plan adopted as Gerlach exits top spot

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, former mayor and fire chief dies

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

Soroptimists install new officers

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

City begins fiscal year with balanced budget

The 4th of July got all the hoopla, but last week marked another occasion of note – July 1, the start of the new fiscal year. Unlike last year, when Sonoma, awaiting repercussions from the state’s budget maneuvers, could not sign off on a budget... Continue