The general feeling around the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home these days is elation. Following months of construction, the third and final phase of construction is complete and the moving and unpacking can commence. Meg Easter-Dawson, the volunteer coordinator and community program manager is... Continue
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The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department is issuing this safety alert for the Calistoga Rd. / Porter Creek Rd areas. The Sheriff's Department has recently learned of suspicious, nighttime incidents involving a male motorist following female drivers along this rural route. On two occasions, the male... Continue
Somebody might be passing counterfeit hundred-dollar bills in the Sonoma Valley area. Deputies from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department has asked residents to be on the alert. On Feb. 17, an employee of a retail shop on the 100 block of First Street West, tried... Continue
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recently approved permits for a 12,000-case wine production facility at Caton Vineyards up Mountain Road. The 5,000 sq. ft. metal building will not be visible from the road. The facility will not hold events nor have a public tasting... Continue
The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District is picking out rail cars. That may seem a bit premature, but it’s some necessary pre-planning considering that the lead times for rail car construction can be over three years. “Basically SMART is doing a full-court press... Continue
If necessity is the mother of invention, then it seems collaboration is the mother of innovation. Business and community leaders from Sonoma Valley have been part of a collaborative effort with other professionals from greater Sonoma County, joining forces on a team called the Innovation... Continue
Sonoma County’s tenth annual vineyard pruning championship will take place today at 10 a.m. with four local pruners competing for the grand prize – including cash. The top four winners from the Sonoma Valley competition were: First place - Manuel Chavez - Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Second... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have tried something recently that really makes cleaning my pets’ ears easier; I thought I would mention it because it seems to make the chore much less traumatic for my dogs. I place the bottle of ear cleanser in a slightly... Continue
The Strategic Planning Committee of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District met for over two hours on Wednesday evening, outnumbering the members of the public in attendance by 8 to 1, not counting the press. Outgoing committee chair Dick Fogg, who is continuing as a... Continue
The non-profit Vineyard Workers Services has partnered with the Sonoma Valley Hospital Rehabilitation and Occupational Health Services in order to help workers get physicals required by new respiratory protection regulations. Besides ensuring that vineyard workers have a place to go when injured or sick, the... Continue