Niels Chew, a former member of the school district board and a founder of the Mentoring Alliance, was named Sonoma Alcalde by Mayor Steve Barbose. The honorary title is bestowed annually on a resident who takes a leading, selfless role in community service to Sonoma... Continue
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California Highway Patrol officials announced that Steven Culbertson, the 19 -year-old driver of a car that killed all four members of the Maloney family in an accident on Highway 37 last month, did not have any alcohol in his system at the time of the... Continue
Many Sonoma County offices will be closed between Dec. 24, 2009 and Jan. 3, 2010 due to a Mandatory Time Off program adopted by the county to save money and help balance the budget. The Mandatory Time Off program, which is expected to save the... Continue
[caption id="attachment_14342" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board member Camerino Hawing (center) with Sonoma Valley high School students Miriam Zenon and Daniel Martinez. Hawing was recognized with the Latino Business Roundtable Community Leadership Award. Hawing, a native of Mexico is a graduate of... Continue
Audubon Canyon Ranch, has awarded its first-ever Bouverie Scholarship to Sonoma resident Gerrit Van Sickle. Audubon Canyon Ranch is a leader in conservation science, habitat protection and restoration, and hands-on environmental education programs. Gerrit, who has volunteered at the Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch since... Continue
[caption id="attachment_14367" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Joe Jacobson Two young boys receive presents from Santa at Infineon’s ‘Race to the Holidays’ party"][/caption] More than 500 people enjoyed a day of holiday cheer at Infineon Raceway at the fifth annual Race to the Holidays Christmas Party. The raceway... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My Cocker spaniel is constantly scooting on his butt all around our house. I have had his anal glands emptied by the groomer, so I’m wondering what else could be making him so miserable. Incidentally, he almost always scoots around whenever company... Continue
[caption id="attachment_14329" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Staff Photo Owner William Murray has been with William’s Auto since 1987."][/caption] William Murray, owner of William’s Auto Care Center in Boyes Hot Springs, is the newest member of the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee. Murray ran unopposed for the Business Owner... Continue
All 13 libraries in the Sonoma County Library system, including Sonoma Valley, will be closed from 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, to help make up for a budget shortfall. The library’s Web site and all online services also will be... Continue
[caption id="attachment_14371" align="alignright" width="420" caption=" Allison Coats Receiving checks from B.R. Cohn Charity Events were David Pier, executive director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley; Dr. Brian Schmidt, surgeon with the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Level II Trauma Center; Kathy Witkowicki, executive director of the... Continue