The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation was able to meet the needs of several hospital departments last month with a donation in the amount of $12,832, which is being put to immediate use sponsoring the acquisition of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) for the Rehabilitation Therapies... Continue
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The 'Henry-1' helicopter was called in for a 'long-line' rescue on Friday afternoon. File photo by Eric Lian. An incapacitated woman was lifted by helicopter out of a remote ravine above 18000 Old Winery Road on Friday afternoon, in a daring rescue operation that... Continue
The Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee (RAC) listened intently to a presentation by Patricia Talbot, CEO of the Sonoma Valley Community Health Center concerning plans for a new health care facility. Currently housed in a 3500 square foot facility at 430 West Napa Street Suite F,... Continue
It had all the build up of a sold-out concert, but the decision to allow music at Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack – booked at the Sonoma City Council after a raucous stint with the Sonoma Planning Commission – came quickly and quietly Wednesday night. The harmonious... Continue
The 2009-10 school year will begin with new principals at three Sonoma schools: Melanie Blake at Dunbar Elementary, Karla Conroy at Adele Harrison Middle School, and Esmerelda Sanchez Moseley at Flowery Elementary. Blake has a long history of service in the Sonoma Valley Unified School... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Our neighbors and friends have started coming over frequently with their young son to use our swimming pool. This is fun for both our families since our sons are really good friends and play together at least twice a week. The trouble... Continue
Bummer. You’ve been called out of town on business and your son is playing in the season opener of the Sonoma Dragon’s baseball game that afternoon. Even worse, you’re going to miss the Sonoma City Council meeting in the evening, where your spouse is giving... Continue
Vehicle search, bus assault, hostage rescue … for seven young men and women in simulated police situations, this was no day at summer camp. It was a character-building competition among 30 police agencies from the western United States, and the Sonoma Police Department Explorers brought... Continue
More than 170 runners participated in the 5k and 10k footraces winding through the Sonoma Developmental Center for the 3rd Annual Sonoma Valley Footrace and Festival on June 20. The tough 10k course, added in 2008, proved popular – the field was double the number... Continue
Land on Napa Road that most recently was home to a turkey farm would go back to its roots – namely, grape vines – under a proposal to build a new winery on the site of one of California’s first vineyards. Plans for the 256-acre... Continue