Songwriters in Sonoma kicks off at Meadowcroft Wines

[caption id="attachment_22601" align="alignright" width="237"] Jon Williams performing at Songwriters In Sonoma presented by Meadowcroft Wines @ Cornerstone[/caption] Meadowcroft Wines will start the new year with a monthly songwriter series titled “Songwriters In Sonoma,” presented by Gerard Serafini, owner of Sonoma Valley Music. Serafini will both... Continue

Choose your creek for Cleanup Day

Five creek sites will get a New Years makeover on Jan. 22 as the Sonoma Stream Stewardships, Sonoma County Regional Parks and Sonoma Ecology Center host a Creek Cleanup Day. Volunteers are needed, rain or shine, from 9 to 11 a.m. at these five work... Continue

New meeting night for City Council?

The Sonoma City Council has approved the idea to move its semimonthly meeting from Wednesday to Monday night. The council has long met on the first and third Wednesday night of every month. The change was suggested to provide for the schedule of city attorney Jeff... Continue

School board approves solar provider

Tuesday’s school board meeting was chock full of forward thinking news and information, first and foremost the unanimous selection of Sacramento-based solar contractor Roebbelen/Emard for the bond-funded solar energy project. Project architects Quattrocchi Kwok Architects laid out the extensive plan and the reasons for choosing... Continue

School board approves solar provider

Westamerica: no plans to close branches

Westamerica Bank is not planning to close its Springs or Glen Ellen locations, company officials said this week. “It is our intention to keep those branches open,” Christine Coulston, the bank’s market mamnager, said Monday. “We have informed the FDIC of that fact.” There has... Continue

Setting expectations at Sonoma Valley High School

Sonoma Valley High School has some changes in store for the 2011/2012 school year. Among them, an effort to ensure that all incoming freshman are on the University of California/California State University “a-g” track. The “a-g” track is a minimum list of requirements established by... Continue

Following the light

Beth Hadley lights one of the many candles for a vigil honoring victims of a Saturday’s shooting rampage in Arizona. Organizing for America pulled together Monday’s gathering on the Plaza to send its collective hopes and prayers to the victims and their families as well... Continue

Masonic Lodge installs new officers

[caption id="attachment_22547" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The Temple Lodge No. 14 officers for 2011 are, from left: Jack Heard, Frank Wiebusch, Ian Kruljac, Richard Smith, Victor E. Hipkiss, Rodney Beck (Master), Gustav Hobel, Karl Hipkiss, Robert Leonard, Christopher Garcia, and Eugene Schulteiss. Photo by David Reber"][/caption] Temple... Continue

Ginger sweet ginger

With a creation created by designer, baker and culinary architect Rose Fanucchi, Larson Family Winery has been named the annual Sonoma Valley Gingerbread Winery Contest. Kenwood Vineyards took second place, and B.R. Cohn finished third. The contest is determined by votes from tasting-room visitors in... Continue

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