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Sonoma Raceway, Babe Ruth baseball, Sonoma Little League, Dragon Hall of Fame

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SONOMA RACEWAY IS offering an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2013 Big O Tires racing season before they go on sale to the general public later this month. All ticket purchases made will be able to receive the best possible seat locations for all main events on the 2013 Valley schedule, including NASCAR, NHRA and INDYCAR, for a $20.13 deposit. To purchase presale tickets for the 2013 Sonoma Raceway main-events season or for more information, call 800-870-RACE (7223), or visit racesonoma.com or ticketmaster.com. 

 

SONOMA VALLEY BABE Ruth Baseball Association will hold a board of directors meeting – open to the public – at 7 p.m. this Monday evening, Jan. 7, in the Arnold Field multi-pupose room. Topping the agenda will be the nomination of officers, as well as any rule changes for the 2013 season. Anyone wishing to volunteer to serve on the board or any other position is encouraged to attend. Those wishing to be considered for a coaching or managing position should forward a resumé of their coaching experience to S.V.B.R., P.O. 2113, Sonoma, CA 95476. For more information about the meeting, or Babe Ruth baseball in general, visit the SVBR website at eteamz.com/SVBR.

 

SONOMA LITTLE LEAGUE will hold four in-person registration sessions at the Sonoma Firehouse, 630 Second St. W., from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 8 and 15, and Wednesdays, Jan. 9 and 16. Sign-up costs are $105 a player and $65 for siblings, with a $100 volunteer deposit. SLL online registration is currently underway at sonomalittleleague.com, where all forms are available. Also, letters of intent, including a resumé of coaching experience, to manage or coach during the 2013 season, are needed by this Monday, Jan. 7, and can be sent online to playeragent@sonomalittleleague.com or mailed to Sonoma Little League, P.O. Box 318, Sonoma, CA 95476.

 

SONOMA VALLEY HIGH School’s alumni committee organizing the 2013 Dragon Hall of Fame event, taking place Saturday, May 11, at Hanna Boys Center’s new facility on its Arnold Drive campus, needs help with its search for members of the Sonoma girls’ 1978 and ’79 cross country championship teams. The back-to-back title-winning Sonoma girls’ cross country championship teams members include Suzie Gitti, Cathy Bettencourt, Jennifer Secrist, Jane Fonseca, Kari Anderson, Paula Forrest, Julie Davidson, Connie Snyder, Jamie Pickering, Dolores Fernandez, Cindy Chambers, Cindy Archer, Katie Juffman, Lori Norlock, Kori Schake, Pam Masten, Joanne Morovich, Cheri Bauer, Julie Hirsh, Jeanne Martin, Macial Felton, Val Haase, Mary Ann Weber, Eve Decker, Patricia Gallagher, Karen Dimick, Madeline Potter, Jane Masten, Eve Eshelman, Gae Eshelman, Lisa Ross and Tami Chambers. Anyone with contact information for the cross-country women being inducted – as well as Dragon Hall of Fame ticket details or to make donations – can call SVHS alumnus Bob Kruljac at 483-1856.

 

BOTH THE SONOMA Bocce Ball Association and the Valley of the Moon Pétanque Club are accepting new members for the 2013 season. Anyone wanting to join the SBBA or for more details call (John) 938-2101 or (Ginette) 935-3337. To join the VOMPC or for more details call 343-9465 or visit vompc.org.