This piece was crafted by Fritz & Mischell, Sonoma jewelers who won an award for their work.Baltimore, Md.— Sonoma Jewelry artists Charles “Fritz” Pearce and Mischell Maldonado of Fritz & Mischell have been named a Merit Award winner for the August 2007 Buyers Market of... Continue
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Should religious groups be allowed to place a religious display on the plaza during the holiday season? If you answered yes, include yourself among the majority of the city of Sonoma’s registered voters. According to a just-released, 41-question survey of 300 Sonoma registered voters that... Continue
Susan Smith, at left, has been named the new assistant principal at St. Francis Solano School. She will be working alongside principal Dr. Lydia Blecksmith, who has been the top administrator for more than 10 years. - Submitted PhotoFirefighters quell two blazes within 24 hours... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Jeff Martinez checks the smog on a client’s car.The idea of a career in the service-station business would not be first on everyone’s list, but to Jeff Martinez, it’s a business in which he can help with customers’ automotive needs, give... Continue
james golway/special to the Sun Ron Lenius holding a Sonoma Peach Opal that he discovered.It has a beguiling feminine quality, endowed with a creamy pattern of pastel colors. For decades it was known only to collectors, gemologists and visitors to the rare gem collection at... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Hospital Board gave a ringing endorsement at its meeting Wednesday night to the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition and promised to vigorously pursue the coalition's two proposed sites for a new hospital: in-town near the current facility and on the southeast corner... Continue
Tim Boeve announced Tuesday that he'll step down as the executive director of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, so that he can become the executive director of the WillMar Center for Bereaved Children, which offers counseling and programs for children and teens who have lost... Continue
Two fires in two days kept the Sonoma Valley Fire Authority busy last week. The first call came in at 4:15 a.m. Thursday morning, for smoke at Maxwell Park. Firefighters responded to find a wildfire that was, in the words of Chief Bob Norrbom, "burning... Continue
On this Memorial Day, when we remember those fighting men and women who gave their lives that ours might be lived in freedom, let us read anew and ponder the challenge that Abraham Lincoln sets before us in these famous words – Four score and... Continue
Some people leave their roots. Harry Connick, Jr celebrates them. “This is the thing I love doing most,” he told the audience, some 3,000 strong, when he began picking out a tune on a period upright piano. From a few simple notes, he let it... Continue