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Cuclis appointed to Sonoma County health advisory board

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recently appointed Sonoma Valley resident Gina Cuclis to the Sonoma County Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Board. The Sonoma County Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Board promotes the physical, social and emotional health of childbearing women, children... Continue

Sonoma to host Elder Protection Summit

Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua and Supervisor Valerie Brown will participate in an Elder Protection Summit, April 8 at Vintage House. The event will provide vital information and resources to seniors and those who have seniors in their lives. “Our seniors are vulnerable and... Continue

Rain or shine, water rates will rise

On tap: another water rate increase. Despite a rare refusal by water district clients to endorse the request, the Sonoma County Water Agency will move forward with a plan to raise rates by about eight percent beginning in July. The county Board of Supervisors, sitting... Continue

Get ready to don your thinking caps

The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation will hold its first ever “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader” fundraiser on April 25. The lighthearted competition will parody the popular show with 21 local “celebrities” and community leaders – backed up by the brightest fifth-graders in the... Continue

Impact100 Sonoma receives 23 letters of inquiry for $100,000 grant

Impact100 Sonoma received letters of inquiry from 23 Sonoma Valley nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a $100,000 grant it will award to one nonprofit on June 10, 2010. According to Patti England, Impact100 Sonoma Board of Directors Grants Chair, “After careful review of the... Continue

Suspect leaves kids in car, runs from cops

The man who fled on foot after being pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy, leaving his young children in the car as he evaded a police manhunt, is still at large. His 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter were returned to their mother shortly after Luis... Continue

High school principal search back on track

School superintendent Louann Carlomango delivered the good news Monday morning – the high school principal search is back on. The initial paper screening was completed on Friday, March 26 producing four finalists. This Wednesday, the four chosen candidates will be interviewed through the same two-panel... Continue

Hometown sound

Bandmaster Richard Schneider lead the Sonoma Hometown Band through a "Wonderful World of Music" early Saturday at the Sebastiani Theatre, a free concert that featured Sousa marches, big band favorites and selections from "My Fair Lady." Continue

David Yenni remembered

A memorial bench for Sonoma teen David Yenni was dedicated on Saturday by Boy Scouts of Troops 16 and 222.  Following a regular bike path clean-up, the scouts and leaders read tributes to Yenni, a long time member of Troop 16.  Scoutmaster Ken Perry read... Continue

Working the Expo

Business cards were moving faster than the speed of schmooze at the 2010 Sonoma Business Expo on Thursday. Presented by the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce, the largest local business event of the year featured more than 50 exhibitors. Vendors exhibited their products and services, ran... Continue