Zany feline ends his cross-country trek at Dunbar Elementary
Dunbar Elementary School Principal Melanie Blake (right) was joined by The Cat in the Hat (Casey Wellington) center, and Thing 1 and Thing 2 (teachers Sandra Zamudio and Abigail Brown) to celebrate the...
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Funky Fridays move to Hood Mansion
Historic Hood Mansions large front lawn will be the new site of the 15-week outdoor concert series Funky Fridays, starting in May. Blues, soul, rock, jazz and those funky Sonoma sounds will move off a...
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Mayacamas mountain lion population subject of first-of-its-kind study
Audubon Canyon Ranchs cameras captured a female mountain lion mid-meal at Glen Oaks Ranch in Glen Ellen earlier this month. Courtesy of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Cougar, painter, catamount, purple...
View ArticleVerizon voice mail restored for 140 local customers
On Feb. 14 this year, Valentines Day, 140 Verizon customers to the west and east of Kenwood Village proper, lost their usual voice mail. Customers called Verizon for the next two weeks and received no...
View ArticleSVCAC to hear Beltane winery proposal
At its March 23 meeting, the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission (SVCAC) will review a proposal by Beltane Ranch in Glen Ellen for a use permit that would allow an up-to-15,000-case winery...
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Barbara Annette Wride Parsons
Barbara passed on to heaven on Feb. 5, 2016, with her loving family by her side.She was born in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 17, 1929. She grew up in Alhambra and went on to earn her teaching...
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Walter Bud Waldo
Walter Jenings Waldo exited this world on Feb. 21, 2016, to join his beloved wife Ellie in heaven. Walter, better known as Bud, grew up in North Dakota. He attended Willamette University and the...
View ArticleForum launched to inform valley residents about available services
Community members are invited to attend the first of a series of bi-monthly informational forums as part of a new initiative called Sonoma Valley Connect. Sonoma Valley Connect (SV Connect) will bring...
View ArticleRains put focus on large animal emergency preparedness
By Julie AtwoodTrees down, creeks flooding, saturated and unstable hillsides, slippery pastures and dangerous driving conditions: what do these have in common?All can result in a large animal...
View ArticleLocal Easter church services
Kenwood Community ChurchChanning Row at Warm Springs RoadKenwood, 833-1087Maundy Thursday, March 24 5 p.m. Observance of the Last Supper, and simple soup supperEaster Celebration, March 27 10:30...
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Jacks Women Charmian Kittridge London and Eliza Shepard, hearts full of love
By Alice T. MelilloShowing her spirit and game, Charmain at Beauty Ranch about 1912. Courtesy of the Jack London Collection, Huntington Library, San Marino, California Jack London was fortunate to...
View ArticleSign up for Wine Country Youth Baseball
Wine Country Youth Baseball (WCYB) registration is going on now for boys and girls, Kindergarten through sixth grade, age 5 to 12. WCYB provides a fun and encouraging environment for children that...
View ArticleCorrection
Our March 1 story on the Sonoma Developmental Center indicated that dental patients often require anesthesia. In fact, many SDC residents often require being rendered unconscious by general...
View ArticleO Canada?
Internet searches using the words how can I move to Canada have surged by a gazillion percent this election season. We think its safe to say that a lot of these searches are because of the candidate...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
A vote for Oakmont’s future Dear Editor, Oakmont residents have an opportunity to right a ship that has been steering off course for some time now. While certain special interest groups would have you...
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Out, About & Around the County
SRJC Orchestra and Choir joint concertSRJC Orchestra and Choir perform on March 16 at Burbank Center. The Santa Rosa Junior College Orchestra and Choir will perform on March 16 in Burbank Auditorium on...
View ArticleBuy tickets now for Rotary Crab Feed
Tickets are now available for the Rotary Club of Glen Ellen-Kenwoods Crab in the Cave dinner and auction on the evening of Saturday, April 16, at Deerfield Ranch Winery. Tickets are $75 per person. Go...
View ArticleFire Calls February
Glen Ellen Fire DepartmentFeb. 2Medical Aid, 12300 block of Adine Ct.Structure Fire, 2nd St. West and 3rd St. West.Medical Aid, 1400 block of Hill Road.Feb. 3Hazardous Condition, Madrone Road at Hwy...
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Yes, you can grow and re-bloom orchids
Dendrobium Microchip. Photo by Kathie Hile. Orchids, which not long ago had been regarded as exotic, expensive, delicate, tropical and hard to grow, have reached the mainstream market. At your big box...
View ArticlePolitics on Tap
The race for First District Supervisor gained a new candidate with the entry of Keith Rhinehart, a perennial outsider who has been challenging incumbents around the county for the past few election...
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