Dear Dr. Forsythe: I saw your article about the doggie on the airplane and I thought you were too harsh and judgmental towards “no place for pets.” The fact is the little dog could have fleas, and fellow passengers can have head lice for that... Continue
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Search is on for a new high school principal Parents of high school students are invited to take part in the initial stages of a search for a new principal for Sonoma Valley High School for the 2010/2011 school year. The meeting, which will take... Continue
A year ago, a different sort of tragedy ripped a Sonoma family apart. It was Dec. 6, 2008, and Craig Von Dohlen, unhinged by methamphetamines and threatening sheriff deputies with a loaded gun, was shot dead in his family’s driveway. A small measure of closure... Continue
Sonoma Valley Sun readers are advised of the following changed road conditions for the week of December 6: In Sonoma County: • On Highway 12 between Schellville and Kenwood expect one-way traffic control from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. • On Highway... Continue
The mood was somber this morning as Prestwood school said goodbye to the Maloney family. Parents and teachers wept but children seemed to find some joy as each of the 21 classes let loose symbolic balloons while thinking of the Maloney family and making a... Continue
Dog owners were put on a short leash by the Sonoma City Council Wednesday night as two agenda items that might have allowed dogs on city trails –the Montini Preserve trailhead and conditional canine access to the Overlook Trail -- went against them. Emotional comments... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I just returned home from a visit to my children in Sonoma for Halloween and I was surprised at a passenger on my flight. She had taken out her dog and was passing her around to all the other people in her... Continue
Sonoma Valley has earned the first Cittaslow designation in the United States. Translated as “slow city,” Cittaslow embodies the philosophy of thoughtful attention to economy, lifestyle, and sustainable methods. The requirements are rigorous, and application is by invitation from the international headquarters in Italy. Sonoma... Continue
The Wine Spectator experts made 17,000 blind tastings on their way to ranking the Top 100 wines for 2009. Landing on the prestigious list were two Sonoma Valley producers -- Landmark Vineyards and Gloria Ferrer. Kenwood’s Landmark Vineyards’ 2006 Steel Plow Syrah ranked number 19.... Continue
[caption id="attachment_14057" align="alignright" width="420" caption="courtesy of NASA. NASA astronaut Sunita Williams will tell her story to Sonoma students on Monday, Dec. 7."][/caption] Sunita Williams, a NASA astronaut since 1998, will visit with students from The Presentation School, Sassarini Elementary School, Altimira Middle School, and Woodland... Continue