Pictured above are Sahara fans Anika Ljung, Ken McTaggart, Patricia McTaggart, and Melanie Schwartz, with the camel and Brian Ness (center). Not pictured but also suggesting the name were Keira and Teagan Coleman. Photo BY ANGELA LJUNGOver the Christmas holidays, many in Sonoma submitted suggestions... Continue
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The Valley of the Moon Dilettante Enological Society (VOMDES) presented a check for the amount of $18,354 to the Sonoma Valley High School Boosters on Friday, February 22, 2008. The money was raised at the Second Annual Sonoma Valley Home Winemakers Celebration held on October... Continue
From pumps to hiking boots, to dresses and scarves – Sonoma Steps owner Barbara Bradley has created a store geared toward local style. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun From Cinderella to Imelda Marcos, it’s been proven that shoes are a woman’s Achilles heel. Understanding this, Barbara... Continue
In an echoing warehouse that sometimes reverberates with the eager screech of guitar amps next door, John and Alice Fisher often see, hear and (depending on the decibel level) feel what goes on at The Shop, a teen-run music venue renting space adjacent to their... Continue
The big news at the Sonoma Valley Hospital board meeting Wednesday evening was not the cash flow–doing better–or the review of what the $45 million bond measure will buy–unchanged from the previous presentations–but that Santa Rosa’s Memorial Hospital is closing its mental unit, and budget... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital Chief Executive Carl Gerlach stood before the Sonoma City Council last week to show the council and the public how the business plan, on which the hospital has staked its future, is beginning to show results. Talking over colorful charts and graphs,... Continue
“The project is unfolding in a way where we’re trying to balance what’s going on with the site with the site analysis design,” said Project Manager Mundo Murguia. “The vegetation restoration management plan has already begun with the removal of the non-native Himalayan blackberries, periwinkle,... Continue
For Principal Sydney Smith at Altimira Middle School, everyday good behavior and random acts of kindness deserve a prize. At the school, they record good deeds on “Pack Paw Cards,” and a student gets one for doing things such as completing all homework for the... Continue
Sonoma Lady Dragons head coach Sil Coccia called his team into a huddle during a timeout with 10 seconds to go in the Dragons’ NCS Division II quarterfinal match-up against Northgate of Walnut Creek Friday night, with the score reading 50-40 in favor of his... Continue
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell released a statement on Thursday reiterating his staunch defense of the health of the school children in California. "I want to assure every parent whose child is on the school lunch program that the California Department of... Continue