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Ancient trail with modern history open for visitors

The trailhead to the Sonoma Overlook Trail is complete with a new kiosk, display panels and four stone benches. Joseph Lemas On Saturday, April 26, a host of volunteers and city dignitaries turned out to celebrate the opening of the new trailhead entrance to the... Continue

Numbers down for fire academy

Given that 75 percent of Sonoma Valley’s firefighters are volunteers, the fact that this year’s Volunteer Fire Academy mustered only nine local recruits may be cause for concern. “Usually, the academy had anywhere between 20 to 30 recruits,” Kenwood Fire Capt. Daren Bellach said. “The... Continue

News Briefs

Firefighters rescue hiker A 41-year-old East Bay man practicing for an eventual Sierra Nevada hike was rescued Monday afternoon from inside Jack London State Park in Glen Ellen. Glen Ellen fire Chief Bill Murray said the man, carrying a 65-pound backpack, had reached the top... Continue

Groundwater Management Planners honored

On April 24, Supervisor Valerie Brown, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency, honored the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan Basin Advisory Panel. “The ‘gold resolution’,” said Brown, “is one of the ways we have of recognizing a service... Continue

Muse raises $130,000

The Muse event raised more than twice what was expected. The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley pledged $50,000 for a complete renovation of the Community Center’s kitchen. Submitted photo The Sonoma Community Center can go ahead with a long-desired kitchen makeover, following the fourth annual... Continue

New Sonoma company helps families with elderly relatives

We’re the daughters and sons who are here to advocate for your loved one when you can’t be.” That’s how V. Lynn Cox describes EMPower Eldercare Management, the consulting company she started last May with two partners, Dana Folse, a registered nurse, and Diane Hamberger,... Continue

Himalayas’ owner opens import shop

Kam Sherpa has been an owner of the Nepalese restaurant, A Taste of the Himalayas, since it opened off the Plaza six years ago. When the retail space next to the restaurant became vacant in December, Sherpa and his wife Shova decided to open a... Continue

Community action saved a hillside

On Saturday, April 26, a host of volunteers and city dignitaries turned out to celebrate the opening of the new trailhead entrance to the Sonoma Overlook Trail. The two-year project, involving the creation of a trailhead kiosk with four information panels, stone benches, bike racks... Continue

Basin Advisory Panel honored

On April 24, Supervisor Valerie Brown, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency, honored the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan Basin Advisory Panel. “The ‘gold resolution’,” said Brown, “is one of the ways we have of recognizing a service... Continue

Five arrested in assault

Three men and two youths, all from Sonoma, were arrested Friday night following an assault near Maxwell Farms Regional Park. Jorge Eduardo Gonzalez, 20; Marco Antonio Zuniga, 22; and Erik Zuniga, 19 – were booked into Sonoma County Jail for robbery, conspiracy, possessing stolen property... Continue