Don Martin, M.D., served his Sonoma patients for more than 50 years and now the Lights of Remembrance tree on the Plaza will twinkle brightly in his honor. This Sunday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m., his family, friends and those he healed will attend the Hospice By The Bay tree lighting ceremony, and as the tree shines in the night sky they will recall what a blazing beacon he was to all who knew him.
To the surprise of no one, City Council member Tom Rouse was nominated and unanimously approved as the new mayor of Sonoma Monday night, and David Cook, completing his first year as a council member, was elected mayor pro tem.
The 66th anniversary campaign of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is now in full swing in Sonoma Valley.
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a Santa Rosa man who rolled his truck Thursday afternoon on Warm Springs Road, left his girlfriend hanging upside down in the truck – and took off on foot.
Staff and volunteers from the Sonoma Ecology Center will be planting native plants along the bank of Nathanson Creek at Nathanson Creek Park from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 7.
You can help make the holidays bright for a Sonoma Valley child in need this holiday season by donating a gift to Sonoma Raceway’s 11th annual High-Powered Toy Drive.
Santa is getting ready for his annual trip to the Sonoma Plaza. He arrives at 5:30 p.m. today, not on his usual sleigh, but on an antique fire engine.
Chateau Sonoma received a special shipment of more than 500 French antiques Thursday, Dec. 5.
The community is invited to attend the Sonoma Ecology Center’s annual holiday wreath-making workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Sonoma Garden Park.
What started as a happy celebration of a young boy’s birthday degenerated into a sequence of calls to police, an alleged assault and the injury of an infant child. On the evening of Nov. 25, police were called to a verbal altercation at the Best Western motel, but left when it appeared the conflict was under control. At about 9 p.m., however, they were called back by a guest in an adjoining room who was concerned at the level of yelling and screaming and the sound of a baby crying.
A memorial wall sprung up on First Street West earlier this week to pay tribute and remember Brittany Anderson. The 27-year-old Anderson was a Sonoma native and donated her time at several local organizations including the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance where she was a member of the board. Services will be held at 4 p.m. today, Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church.
Envolve Winery donated more than $3,600 to the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation as part of the hospital’s Project Pink Program to fund mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women. From left are Ben Flajnik, Harmony Plenty, from the hospital, Mike Benziger and Danny Fay.
A 21-year-old El Verano resident was arrested Wednesday on numerous drug and weapons charges.
A valve on a water pipeline supplying Sonoma Valley ruptured at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday in Santa Rosa during a routine upgrade of the aqueduct by the Sonoma County Water Agency.
Santa Claus will make his annual appearance Friday, Dec. 6, in front of Sonoma City Hall.
When a U.S. District Court jury awarded Petaluma physician Van Peña $1.34 million two weeks ago in a civil rights suit against management staff at the Sonoma Developmental Center, the verdict rekindled 13-year-old memories of abuse allegations and cover-up charges that have never been resolved.
“Diabetes is a silent killer,” said Madolyn Agrimonti. For 25 years, Agrimonti has been a diagnosed diabetic and is now chairing the Diabetes Committee for the Sonoma Valley Health Roundtable, linking Sonoma health agencies and nonprofits to the community in order to spread awareness of and increase prevention of the disease she has battled for so long.
A Sonoma County jury Monday convicted Kenneth Donald Hutchins, 65, of Sonoma, of four counts of sexual molestation involving his 9-year-old grandniece. The jury also found Hutchins guilty of possession of child pornography. He faces the possibility of more than 25-years-to-life in prison when he is sentenced before Superior Court Judge Dana Simonds on Jan. 29.
You can help make the holidays bright for a Sonoma Valley child in need this holiday season by donating a gift to Sonoma Raceway’s 11th annual High-Powered Toy Drive.
The Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA) will be holding a series of public workshops throughout Sonoma County communities to seek input on Climate Action 2020, a local program to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) countywide and address climate impacts.
Every day in Sonoma County, children are removed from their homes because of parental abuse or neglect. Through no fault of their own, these special young people become dependents of the Juvenile Court.
The public is invited to attend a lecture and brief concert highlighting El Sistema, the youth orchestra program currently established at El Verano Elementary School.
Santa and one of his elves climbed to the top of the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa water tower Sunday afternoon to kick off the Christmas season at the resort. In addition, there were carolers in Dickens-era costumes, visits with Santa, holiday munchies and the lighting of the resort’s historic sycamore tree.
Cooks at the Sonoma Community Center and Vintage House senior center worked overtime on Thanksgiving feeding almost 700 people.
Staff and volunteers from the Sonoma Ecology Center will be planting native plants along the bank of Nathanson Creek at Nathanson Creek Park from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 7.