Letters to the Editor
Bike trail concernsDear Editor, After attending the Sonoma Valley Trail meeting on Jan. 20, about a 13-mile pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian trail between Melita and Agua Caliente roads through...
View ArticleNew County Landmarks commissioner needed
Residents of Sonoma Valley and the surrounding area interested in serving on the Sonoma County Landmarks Commission should apply for the single vacancy now open. (A map of District 1 boundaries can be...
View ArticleSupervisors adopt watered down vacation rental rules
Despite pleas from Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin that residential areas in her Sonoma Valley district were under siege from the rapid proliferation of vacation rentals, a majority of the Board...
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Wine event, concentration ordinance looming
Possible regulatory responses to growing public concern over the proliferation and timing of winery events and tasting rooms were presented to a second public workshop held before the Sonoma Valley...
View ArticleU.S. Postal, at your service
Last month, Kenwood School Kindergarteners (L to R) David Bovitz, Lucas Bellach, Sofia DOrazi, and Emerson Norbutas practiced mailing postcards at the Kenwood Post Office with the help of postman...
View ArticleCouncil on Aging to raffle off a tiny house
Tiny houses are being used as getaway homes, offices, granny units, and even shelters for the homeless. Council on Aging (COA) is utilizing one of the diminutive dwellings for another purpose:...
View ArticleClassifieds
Notice to ReadersACCOUNTINGBRIAN BURNS CPA. File back taxes. Make an offer and compromise with the IRS or FTB. Save the headache and potentially thousands of dollars. Professional advice with a track...
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Village Chat
Principal Bob Bales with Teacher Carla Schloemp at Chili CookoffFriday, Feb. 5, was a hot time at Palooza Gastropub in Kenwood, as it was the site of the annual Kenwood School Chili Cook-off....
View ArticleWild animals do not make good pets
A couple of months ago, my husband and I took a long drive to a remote truck stop on I-5. The purpose of our trip was to pick up a coyote and transport him back to Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue. At the...
View ArticleSaddle up, suit up!
Theres no disputing that progress has been good to all of us. But we have had to learn how to regulate some forms of consumption that proved harmful: the pure food and drug legislation at the turn of...
View ArticleThe Jim Berkland Story
There is a man whos been living life well, right here in the Valley of the Moon, for many, many years out loud and with great style. Id like to talk this month about my good friend and the good...
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Out, About & Around the County
Same Time, Next YearSame Time, Next Year, which ran for four years on Broadway, chronicles the story of a couple who meet and continue an unconventional relationship, one weekend a year, for decades....
View ArticleKenwood Winery expansion project before Advisory Commission
The Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission (SVCAC) will convene on Feb. 24 to discuss the merits of two development proposals. Kenwood Winery, bought by Pernod Ricard in 2014, is seeking to build a...
View ArticleDonald Allen Dodson, 1945-2016
Longtime Kenwood resident Donald Dodson passed away on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Santa Rosa surrounded by his family.Don was born to Virgil and Virginia Dodson on July 27, 1945 in Glendale, California....
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Importance of conserving groundwaterDear Editor,I enjoyed your two-part Guest Editor series, Synopsis of Sonoma Valley water. A very important subject, and Fred Allebach did a great job of raising my...
View ArticleWhats in a number?
Ann and I are approaching our wedding anniversary, and while its of course important to us, the marketing universe doesnt think its very significant. Your fifth anniversary is associated with...
View ArticleFrontier Communications buying local phone company as of March
Frontier Communications Corporations will be taking over Verizons California, Texas and Florida operations excepting wireless in a $10.54 billion deal slated to become final next month. The...
View ArticleFuture marijuana cultivation rules under study
Only one of two measures concerning medical and commercial marijuana cultivation was adopted by the countys Board of Supervisors on Feb. 2. The first, an emergency ordinance aimed at beating a state...
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New telescope in Kenwood brings the universe a little bit closer
By George Loyer The new Valley of the Moon Observatory Association Project 40 telescope opened to the public on Feb. 6 at the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. The night sky...
View ArticleBusiness Beat
VJB Vineyards and Cellars in Kenwood has formally applied for modifications to a use permit that was first approved in 2007, scaling back some previous proposals regarding business hours and events,...
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