Behind the running and passing of quarterback Max Pond, Cardinal Newman erupted for 21 points in the second quarter en route to a dominating 37-6 NCS semi-final playoff victory over the Sonoma Dragons Friday night in Santa Rosa. The loss dropped the Dragons from the... Continue
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Speedway Children’s Charities, founded in 1984, raises money at motor racing events at the six tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports across the country: Atlanta, Bristol (Tenn.), Las Vegas, Concord (N. Car.) Ft. Worth (Tex.), and Sonoma. Each track has its own Charities chapter, and 13... Continue
We remember today, as we do every year, our (virtual) ancestors, who some dozen generations ago fled religious persecution in Europe. The Mayflower‘s passengers risked their lives, literally, to seek new hope in a new world. They longed for a life of freedom but found... Continue
A member of the community, who introduced himself as Norm, was the first to question members of the panel during the forum Monday night. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley SUNAnna Pier Director of Educational Programs, CommonBond Foundation Monday evening November 19 marked the birth of a new... Continue
At its special meeting Monday night, the Sonoma City Council checked off a number of business items. Among those, though it was passed on the consent calendar with not a word spoken about it, was the ordinance establishing salaries and expense accounts for the council... Continue
The hospital board meeting last weekwas called to review the board’s recent selection of the so-called “In-Town” site, and passion was not in short supply. The board did not so much revisit its decision, especially with two of its members absent, as it did offer... Continue
By a vote of 6-1 at its meeting last week, the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission recommended to County Supervisor Valerie Brown that a use permit be granted for the proposed medical marijuana dispensary at 19445 Riverside Drive. Creekside Medicinal Organics presented its application, filed... Continue
School may be safe but getting there might not That's what Fernando [last name withheld] learned a week ago. The 14-year-old was walking the three blocks from his family's residence to Altimira Middle School. According to his sister, he was knocked to the ground by... Continue
It took an hour and forty minutes for the Sonoma City Council to distribute $100,300 in a special meeting last week to the local “tier-two” non-profit organizations. This brings to $240,000 the total distributions from the 2008 city budget, having previously distributed $139,700 to three... Continue
Parkpoint Club manager Ellie Walker in the new, expanded club. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley SUN The long-anticipated expansion of Parkpoint Health Club in the Maxwell Village shopping center is nearing completion. Stacks of shiny metal weights and strength training machines have replaced the racks of freshly... Continue