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Pipeline project to improve sewer, boost recycled water

A $2.3 million project to replace an aging sewer line that crosses 16 private properties has begun southeast of Sonoma. The Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District will replace a 5,700-foot section of the main sewer system between Watmaugh Road East, east of Shainsky Road, and the... Continue

Cuclis first to declare in Supervisor race

[caption id="attachment_25330" align="alignright" width="200"] Gina Cuclis will run to represent Sonoma Valley, Oakmont, Bennett Valley, Rincon Valley and parts of eastern Santa Rosa.[/caption] The race for 1st District Supervisor is on as Springs resident Gina Cuclis, who served nine years on the City of Sonoma’s Planning Commission, became... Continue

School budget approved

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District board approved the 2011-2012 school budget on Tuesday night with a unanimous vote. Deputy Superintendent Justin Frese presented the proposed budget, urging school board members to vote to approve despite the fact that, once again, continued economic uncertainties coming... Continue

Pet tales and travels – continued

Again this week I want to share with you a couple of interesting things that I encountered while on a recent trip to Sweden.  It seems that no matter which country I venture into, there are always people willing to share stories about their pets and... Continue

Cap, gown and Cadillac

Elena Tennant takes the keys to her new car from Sonoma Chevrolet’s Dan Roseland, left, who donated the Cadillac to the Sonoma High School grad night raffle. Bob Nobles, at right, started the tradition many years ago when he owned the dealership. Roseland has carried... Continue

Here’s the beef!

What happened to all the Ox Roast meat? Here’s the story. Tom Geney, at right, Meat Manager at Sonoma’s Broadway Market trimmed, prepped and packaged all 1,200 pounds of choice round beef left unused when Sonoma Community Center’s Ox Roast was cancelled. Owners of Maya... Continue

Jazz Plus initiates capital campaign for 2012 festival

Sonoma Jazz Plus has emerged from its seventh season with an unsustainable operating deficit and has launched an immediate capital campaign to ensure that the 2012 concert returns to Sonoma. Sonoma Jazz Plus will host an open forum to solicit feedback from the community on... Continue

Get on your bike and ride…

[caption id="attachment_25299" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Leslie Blankenship will also cross the country on two wheels this summer.  Her 50th birthday inspired her to challenge herself and fundraise for the Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Club, too.  Leslie departs Astoria, Oregon on June 19, arriving in Portsmouth,... Continue

Pet tales and travels

Today I wanted to share with you a couple of interesting things that I encountered while on a recent trip to Costa Rica.  Next week I will highlight another trip to Sweden.  It seems that no matter which country I venture into, there are always people... Continue

Do the hustle

Sonoma Academy of Dance and Arts is packing its bags and heading for the big time – the bright lights of the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, that is. It seems that the historic building on First Street East that they’ve inhabited for the past number... Continue