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ACCOUNTING BRIAN 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 record....
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A church for everyone Kenwoods original church
Compiled with information from historians Dee Sand, Margaret Wiltshire and James FidiamThe year was 1887 and residents of the newly forming community of Los Guilicos (now known as Kenwood) decided they...
View ArticleThe View from the Valley
By Linda Hale, board member, Valley of the Moon Alliance What do Sonoma, Marin, and Santa Clara counties have in common? They all have preserved open spaces that protect natural landscapes and promote...
View ArticleGrace and gratitude
For me, to wonder about something often means I am standing in wonder of it. I become awe-struck, in a reverie of marvelous admiration observing and recognizing something that still lies far beyond...
View ArticleElderlaw Advocates
Dear Readers:In our ongoing series on how to make your life and death easier to deal with, today we write about how to pick out your beneficiaries and what can go wrong when you do.Lets say you have...
View ArticleFire calls - October
Glen Ellen Fire Dept.Oct. 2 Vehicle accident, 3700 block of Trinity Road.Oct. 2 Gas leak, 8400 block of Sonoma Mountain Road.Oct. 3 Vehicle accident, Carquinez Ave. and Gibson St.Oct. 4 Vegetation...
View ArticleTea: the new water
There is a growing population of people who dont drink enough water and one of the biggest reasons is because its boring. There are sweeteners, dyes, carbonation contraptions, and fancy packaging...
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Wolves return to California; welcome to the Shasta Pack
The new Shasta pack. This photo was taken by a CDFW trail camera.Last year, you may recall that I wrote a column about our native gray wolves getting protection by being placed on the California...
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Big Hearts all around
Over 80 guests attended the Kenwood Education Foundation (KEF) Big Heart Luncheon following the foundations first-ever golf tournament on Sunday, Nov. 1. The nine-hole tournament at the Oakmont Golf...
View ArticleRemembering and celebrating...
The Kenwood School Spanish Club created a Dia de los Muertos shrine celebrating loved ones and welcoming their spirits back to earth. Kindergarten through 6th grade students all contributed to the...
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Business Beat
Healing through horses For some victims of trauma, whether it be abuse, neglect, or violence, the pain is too severe to openly discuss in traditional therapy settings. For some of these victims, the...
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Out, About & Around the County
Red Baron lands at Schulz Museum Snoopy first imagined himself as a World War I flying ace on Oct. 10, 1965, making 2015 the 50th anniversary of this popular persona. Snoopy and the Red Baron, a new...
View ArticleOVA hijacked by pickleball special interests
By Kerry OswaldThe Nov. 1 Oakmont News article regarding the Oct. 20 Oakmont Village Association (OVA) meeting stated 50 residents lined up and about half got to speak. In reality (per OVA video) 10...
View ArticleMove forward with pickleball
By Wally SchilppOakmont is at it again! The topic of concern is pickleball. In my 20 years of residency here in Oakmont, only three other issues have topped the pickleball controversy. And those three...
View ArticleSVCAC reviews Glen Ellen creekside home plan
The Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission (SVCAC) will meet next on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and will review revised design plans for a single family home along Sonoma Creek at 5350 ODonnell Lane.The...
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John H. Courter, 1919-2015
John CourterJohn (Jack) Harold Courter was born in San Francisco in 1919 and passed away peacefully in Santa Rosa 96 years later. He was a resident of Oakmont. After serving in the U.S. Navy during...
View ArticleWinery event issues public workshop Nov. 16
Over the last few years, contentious debates in Sonoma County over wineries and the number and type of event activities they can have on agricultural lands have caused county officials to take...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Speak out on illegal fencingDear Editor,Many Sonoma Valley residents are deeply concerned about the damage thoughtlessly being done to Sonoma County native wildlife and their habitat due to unlawful...
View ArticleThanksgiving the good, the bad, the mashed potatoes
Weve said this many times. Thanksgiving is the best holiday. Its not commercial. Theres no gift-giving involved, unless you count the food you might contribute to the communal meal. Its a great...
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County seeks input on Hood Mt. addition
Source: Sonoma County Regional ParksSonoma County Regional Parks is seeking suggestions from the public on how to use a 247-acre expansion of Hood Mountain Regional Park.Regional Parks is developing a...
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