More teens per mile with donated van

[caption id="attachment_26399" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The Teen Center’s Rebecca Hermosillo and Cristin Lawrence flank Keith Marion with the group’s new donated van."][/caption] Sonoma Valley Teen Services is the recipient of low-mileage Dodge van courtesy of Keith Marion, the retired and former owner of Shaker and Amish... Continue

Sonoma campus is a breakthrough for adults with autism

[caption id="attachment_26394" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The 2.8 acre setting, with an entrance on Fifth Street West just north of West Spain, at right, will provide “life with purpose” to 16 residents. "][/caption] Scott Ware | Special to The Sun An innovative and pioneering new model for meeting... Continue

9/11 tribute planned

From somber to celebratory, the 10th anniversary of the September 9/11 tragedy will be commemorated in Sonoma with ceremonies and a Plaza barbecue. The attacks of September 11, 2011 that felled the Twin Towers buildings in New York and downed two other commercial planes took... Continue

Moment in the Sun

A recent windy afternoon provided the perfect opportunity to do some stunt kite flying at the Martinez Marina. Continue

Copious cat concerns

Dear Dr. Forsythe: Do you have any suggestions to help keep my strictly indoor cats cool during the summer? I do not have air conditioning so I get a little worried that my cats will overeat during a warm summer day trapped inside my house. I’d... Continue

Local teens work to make creeks and parks safer, cleaner

[caption id="attachment_26342" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Local teens worked with the Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps to clean trails, parks and more this summer. Pictured here, a teen crew works to move logs at the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen."][/caption] For most of Sonoma’s students, school is... Continue

Project expands recycled water supply for south Valley

A reservoir that will hold 37 million gallons of recycled water – irrigation water that won’t be drawn from the ground or the Russian River -- is under construction at the treatment plant on Eighth Street East in Sonoma. The new Reservoir 5 will expand... Continue

Brown: ‘time to move on’

First District Sonoma County Supervisor Valerie Brown, who began her political career as a member of the Sonoma City Council, will not run for reelection in 2012, stepping aside after 20 years in public office. “Looking back on my two decades of public service and... Continue

Songwriters in Sonoma

Jon Williams, joined by Tony Gibson and Trent Yaconelli, performs Thursday night, Aug. 18, as the Songwriters in Sonoma series continues at Meadowcroft Wines. Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $15. Read the profile of Williams by The Sun's Mike Hyland. Meadowcroft Wines is... Continue

Wild for love

Sonoma's own Heather Pond will compete tonight on the final episode of the NBC reality show, "Love in the Wild." Pond is the daughter of Steve and Heidi Pond, owners of the Chocolate Cow where the Sonoma Valley High School graduate worked as a teen.... Continue

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