[caption id="attachment_13895" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Staff Photo Bill Dardon, sometimes known as “Mr. Turkey,” gets ready to give away one of the 1,500 turkeys he donates each year to Valley families in need."][/caption] Even before the Thanksgiving leftovers have been are packed up and put in... Continue
What’s Happening
Local Sonoma Valley News:
Sonoma City Council has voted to put the liquor back into Plaza Liquors. The unanimous decision, overriding an earlier denial by Police Chief Bret Sackett, clears the way for Christian Chotowski to apply for a full off-sale liquor license from the ABC. That “Type 21”... Continue
[caption id="attachment_13890" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="City Councilmember Laurie Gallian will ring in a season of giving Friday morning, Nov. 27, at Sonoma Market."][/caption] Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle. The Salvation Army kicks off its red kettle campaign on Friday, Nov. 27 with their shiny red kettles and... Continue
Over the river and through the woods – let nothing stand between you and your turkey dinner during the week of November 22: In and around Sonoma Valley: • On Highway 116, from Adobe Road to the Napa County line, expect closures in various lanes,... Continue
[caption id="attachment_13802" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Staff photo Jerry Curiel, manager of La Morenita #2, stands in front of the new store on Sonoma Highway."][/caption] The Highway 12 beautification project through the Springs was the critical first step, the pre-requisite action for stemming blight and stimulating business.... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I wanted to let you know my poodle helped me get out of a speeding ticket the other day. I was driving down Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco, a little bit too quickly, and a cop started to pull me over. He... Continue
Everybody seems to like the idea of trails along the foothills of the Montini Ranch Preserve. It’s how to get to them, at least on the west side of town, that’s the issue. A neighborhood meeting Monday night invited public comment on the final two... Continue
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Sonoma Valley Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Annex, which has provided 3,369 mammograms for Sonoma women. The Annex now offers both digital mammography and bone density screenings, technology that is state of the art, according to... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Hospital has launched two initiatives to better communicate with the public, a revamped Web site and an advisory committee. The Web site, svh.com, promises information for patients on everything from how to find a doctor to the protocol to follow prior to... Continue
The American Legion Jack London Post 489 and The Sonoma Battalion are hard at work making sure service men and women know they’re being thought about this holiday season. Their Dance for the Troops fundraiser held in late October was a big success, raising more... Continue