Funeral fair opens door to eco-friendly exits Nov 15, 2009
For the cremation-minded, however, Funeria arts agency in Sonoma County offers everything from a $2,500 urn sculpture called "Their Last Love Shack," bought by a New York couple, to a $435 cast bronze scattering spoon. "The spoon makes things easier to control," Funeria founder Maureen Lomasney said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Feeding shut-in seniors from the check-out line Nov 14, 2009
We hope we can eventually get every independent grocer in Sonoma County to join us, said Silveira. He said a second seasonal appeal may be launched next Easter. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Infineon to host electric cycle race Nov 13, 2009
Infineon President and General Manager Steve Page, said the zero-carbon footprint electric machines were a logical fit for the environmental values of the Sonoma County. "When it comes to development of zero-carbon motorcycles, Northern California is the center of the industry," said Page, "So it makes perfect sense that Infineon Raceway should host the first event in this historic new series. This will be a terrific addition to our two-wheel racing lineup next May.". (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Hospitals add swine flu precautions as officials heighten warnings Nov 12, 2009
In Sonoma County, some 317,163 people have been identified in a vaccine target group that includes infants, pregnant women, healthcare workers and people age 25 to 64 with underlying medical conditions ... Cases of the H1N1 flu began showing up in Sonoma County over the summer, well ahead of the more familiar cold weather flu season. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Plumber admits theft of more than $1 million (107) Nov 10, 2009
Hammond said law enforcement officers learned of his intention and Alcala was arrested after attempting to sell the land to an undercover Sonoma County Sheriffs Detective ... Alcala entered his pleas today after Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Gary Medvigy indicated that he would sentence him to no more than seven years in prison for these crimes ... Sonoma County Sheriffs Detective James Naugle was the investigating officer who spearheaded the investigation. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Joe Montana puts Sonoma County estate on market Nov 10, 2009
-- Interested home buyers with exceptionally deep pockets have a chance to live in a sprawling Sonoma County residence that a Hall of Fame quarterback once called home ... Local real estate agents say if Montana gets even close to his asking price, it will be a record sale for Sonoma County. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Letters to the editor: on water plan, zoo case Nov 9, 2009
Annapolis, Sonoma County. Park for the course. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Setanta Sports Extends Top Rugby Properties Through 2014 Nov 9, 2009
99 per month; it's available Santa Clara, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Sonoma County, Livermore, San Mateo and Antioch. A list of all TV platforms that carry Setanta can be found on Highlighted matches on Setanta this month and next include: Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. (ET): Guinness Premiership - Worcester vs Bath; Dec. 4 at 3pm: Magners League - Ulster vs Glasgow Warriors; Dec. 6 at 12:05 p.m.: Magners League - Newport Gwent Dragons vs Leinster; Dec. 12 at 1 p.m.: Heineken Cup - Scarlets vs Leinster; Dec. 13 at... (Multichannel News)
Accident scene teaches teens lessons in drunk driving Nov 9, 2009
West Sonoma County Union High School District Superintendent Keller McDonald was the first of a line of speakers that included a funeral director, several public officials and parents of the students involved in the program ... Sebastopol Police Chief Jeff Weaver then spoke about the reason for the program, which he said was because so many people in Sonoma County are dying from drunk driving. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
City set to defund bottled water use Nov 6, 2009
Tuesday night, in response to a request from the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to follow its Sept. 29 vote, the Sebastopol City County also voted to ban the use of city money to buy single service plastic bottled water in city facilities or at city sponsored events ... Other area agencies joining the anti-bottled water band wagon include the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution control District, The Russian River County Sanitation District, the Occidental County Sanitation District, the... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Low water garden Nov 6, 2009
The City of Sonoma, Sonoma County Water Agency, Sonoma Community Center, Master Gardeners, Boy Scouts and St. Andrew Presbyterian Church parishioners came together on the project, which will be completed Nov. 17 ... Carrie Pollard, a water conservation specialist with the Sonoma County Water Agency, was working with the city to spread awareness of water conservation ... They reached out to the Sonoma County Master Gardeners to design the new landscaping. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Cops to crack down on AirSoft guns Nov 6, 2009
Sonoma County has a well organized AirSoft community and a Web site - - through which games are organized in a variety of private fields throughout the county, including sites in Healdsburg, Windsor, Sebastopol and Petaluma. Participation is limited to people over the age of 13, and the games are popular with many adults. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Releasing sterile moths Nov 6, 2009
Cathy Neville, agriculture commissioner for Sonoma County, said they agreed to work with USDA and California Department of Food and Agriculture on the program after gaining approval from agricultural producers in the area. "We were definitely open to it, if the growers agreed," Neville said. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts Nov 6, 2009
Sonoma County is considering terminating its participation in the Williamson Act altogether. "I'd like to keep reviewing the act," Vogel said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Study: Housing and transport costs burden SF area Nov 5, 2009
The costs in the nine-county Bay area vary from 54 percent in Santa Clara to 66 percent in Sonoma County, the Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing said. The average household spends nearly 60 percent of their income on transportation and housing, the center said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Green motorcycle race set for Infineon Nov 5, 2009
It will happen in May when the nation's first zero-carbon motorcycle race comes to the green Sonoma County countryside ... Fast times in Sonoma County ... It will happen in May when the nation's first zero-carbon motorcycle race comes to the green Sonoma County countryside. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Laguna receives international notice Nov 5, 2009
Supervisors agreed to support a nomination of the Laguna as a designated wetland of International significance, which would put the Sonoma County drainage on a list of 24 sites in the U.S. considered worthy of inclusion in the Ramsar Convention, an international wetland conservation treaty ... Adding the Laguna to the Ramsar Convention will enhance grant applications and focus attention on making the best possible use of wetland resources in the context of sustainable development, said Sonoma... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
West County leaders to receive Sustainability Awards Nov. 7 Nov 4, 2009
In addition, said Narath, were very excited to announce that a Trailblazer Award will be presented to a champion of sustainability in Sonoma County. . (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Briton faces murder charge in US Nov 4, 2009
He appeared in court on Monday and was remanded in custody at Sonoma County jail until a preliminary hearing on Thursday. If convicted, the charges carry a sentence of life with the possibility of parole after 26 years, Sonoma's deputy district attorney Traci Carrillo said. (BBC News -- UK)
Global climate campaign comes to Sonoma County Nov 3, 2009
Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 9:57 AM PST REDUCE - Groups from around West County gathered last Saturday (Oct. 24) to join in an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around the issue of global climate change. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Health care workers given early H1N1 season alert (62) Nov 3, 2009
Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1:15 PM PDT Although the beginning to Sonoma County s normal flu season is still a few weeks away, public health officials, hospital staffs and doctors have already handled more than 300 H1N1 (swine flu) cases here while launching the first public vaccine clinics last weekend. A few thousand people were vaccinated over the weekend by county Department of Health Services workers, but future clinics may be delayed or restricted as shipments of the flu vaccine... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Bail company couple have wine sideline Nov 1, 2009
PRODUCTS: $38 cabernet sauvignon from Oakdale-area grapes; $45 chardonnay from Sonoma County grapes ... The grapes are trucked to Sons of Bacchus, a custom winemaker in Santa Rosa that also produces a $45 Most Wanted chardonnay from Sonoma County grapes. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Swine flu alert elevated as vaccine runs behind schedule (4) Nov 1, 2009
Sonoma County has seen over 300 H1N1 cases ... Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:58 PM PDT Although the beginning to Sonoma County s normal flu season is still a few weeks away, public health officials, hospital staffs and doctors have already handled more than 300 H1N1 (swine flu) cases here while launching the first public vaccine clinics last weekend. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Chester D. 'Jack' Beasley (10) Oct 31, 2009
Periodically he worked several chef jobs in Sonoma County. In 1958, he and his family opened Beasley's Restaurant in Petaluma. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Tatton ordered to stand trial Oct 30, 2009
Former Sonoma Valley soccer coach Greg Tatton, 43, has been charged with 20 counts of sexual misconduct with a teenage girl and was ordered to stand trial by Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Arthur Wick. The ruling came Wednesday at the end of a preliminary hearing that was delayed for more than a week during key testimony by a detective with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
City officials encourage residents to be ready Oct 27, 2009
Speakers at the meeting included Sebastopol City Manager Jack Griffin, Police Chief Jeff Weaver, Sebastopol Fire Chief John Zanzi, Sonoma County Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Netherda, Mayor Sarah Gurney and Mike Bishop from Sebastopol Hardware ... In Sonoma County, Weaver said, our community gets two or three times the emergency volunteers available to most other places ... For more information contact the Sonoma County Department of Health Services at 565-4400, or ; the Sonoma County... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Summit State Bank Reports Third Quarter Profit and Declaration of Dividend Oct 27, 2009
Headquartered in Sonoma County, the Bank provides diverse financial products and services throughout Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco, and Marin Counties. Summit State Bank's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol SSBI. Further information can be found at. (Primezone Releases)
COMMUNITY BRIEFS (55) Oct 27, 2009
A partial list of organizations that have been helped include: Healdsburg Library, Future Farmers of America, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Windsor s Pediatric Dental Initiative, Northern Sonoma County Healthcare Foundation, Cloverdale Relay for Life, Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce, and the Raven Players. If your non-profit organization has a big event coming up and would like some volunteer support, contact Judy Edmonds of AAUW: 433-2370 or. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
NY Coast Guard chief disciplined over storm outing Oct 25, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search off the Sonoma County coast for what was earlier believed to be a missing diver. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Brazier says a helicopter, a 47-foot motor life boat and a cutter responded to coast off the Sea Ranch area after an apparatus used to carry abalone was found in the water earlier Monday. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Burchfield art gains exposure Oct 23, 2009
Pomegranate is located in Sonoma County in northern California. Pomegranate is best known for its artistic offerings of cards, gift wraps and calendars. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Two clinics Saturday Oct 23, 2009
"What we've been told from the state is close to 100 percent of all influenza A viruses have been H1N1 2009," said Dr. Mark Netherda, Sonoma County deputy public health officer ... Netherda said the Sonoma County Department of Public Health received 8,000 doses of H1N1 injection vaccines this week, with more to come. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Annual United Way auction aims for $10,000 Oct 23, 2009
Working the past few months with co-chair Lynn Wanserski, a friend since childhood, Willaredt started connecting the dots for dream getaways to Chicago and St. Louis for weekends, and San Francisco and the wine country of Sonoma County, as well as a Midwest garden tour, including the Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford, the Olbrich Garden in Madison, Wisc. and Morton Arboretum in Lisle near Chicago. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Smoking in Sebastopol parks nixed by unanimous council vote (1) Oct 22, 2009
HONORARIUM The Sebastopol City Council honored Patricia Wiggins service to Sonoma County on Tuesday. Pictured left to right: Mayor Sarah Gurney; Vice-Mayor Linda Kelley; Wiggins; Councilmembers Kathleen Shaffer and Guy Wilson. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
13 Bay Area Breast Cancer Survivors Showcased Fabulously in the New 2010 Pinups for Purpose Calendar Oct 21, 2009
She states that her experience has taught her "never to take anything or anyone in your life for granted." A Sonoma County resident, she volunteers with several breast cancer organizations and counsels newly diagnosed women. In addition to supporting the Bay Area Breast Cancer Charities with the sale of the calendars, the non-profit set up by Vonier plans to make donations to these special groups as well: To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation and the Sutter North Bay Women's Health Center. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Search suspended for possible missing diver Oct 20, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search off the Sonoma County coast for what was earlier believed to be a missing diver. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Brazier says a helicopter, a 47-foot motor life boat and a cutter responded to coast off the Sea Ranch area after an apparatus used to carry abalone was found in the water earlier Monday. (Fresno Bee -- State)
WORKING: Teen trucker takes over the wheel (2) Oct 20, 2009
Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 3:38 PM PDT SEBASTOPOL Driving a 40 ton, 40-foot long tanker truck all over the hilly and windy roads of Sonoma County may not be easy, but 18-year-old Jillian Roberts is committed to hauling her family's trucking company towards a prosperous future ... At the turn of the century Barry's great-grandparents owned a dairy in San Francisco, so it seems natural the Roberts family now hauls milk and water around Sonoma County in their own tanker truck. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Galt councilman wants to look at rent control for mobile home parks (379) Oct 19, 2009
Sonoma CountyOrdinance: Rent can be 100 percent of the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose index for the month of June each year. Sources: City of Modesto, Sonoma County and Oakland Tribune Web sites. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Cornucopia of harvest fun (2) Oct 18, 2009
Sonoma County Farm Trails takes the helm of scarecrow building stations. Painted pumpkins and scarecrows can be taken home. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Winemakers learn how to make quality merlot again Oct 16, 2009
2006 Gloria Ferrer merlot, Carneros, Sonoma County: intense aromas and flavors of black cherries, mint and licorice; excellent balance of acids and tannins; $19. Employment Videos Advertisement. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Warmer days in Valley follow big storm Oct 16, 2009
A Sonoma County Superior Court judge will reconsider a 12-year prison sentence that the Merced County district attorney's son faces for a February drunken driving crash that killed one person and injured two others. Judge Kenneth Gnoss said during a hearing Wednesday that he was recalling Dylan Morse's sentence entirely, according to Chris 00001DD5 tine Cook, Sonoma County assistant district attorney. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Grapplers have strong showing at league championships (5) Oct 15, 2009
The Lions and Tigers, whose numbers are dwarfed by most other league teams, turned in a great collective performance at the Sonoma County League Championships hosted by Sonoma Valley High School. The goal for all participants was a top-four finish, good for a trip to the North Coast Section meet this Friday and Saturday (Feb. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Man pleads guilty to stalking OC judge Oct 15, 2009
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Ken Knoss on Wednesday said he is considering reducing the sentence he imposed on 19-year-old old Dylan Morse in July. The teen received the prison sentence after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for a Valentine's Day crash that killed a 22-year-old man and injured two others. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Left for dead, Carmina Salcido is back (25) Oct 15, 2009
Ramon Salcido was captured in Mexico, extradited on cartoonist Charles Schulz's personal plane and returned to the Sonoma County airport after telling the media he had no regrets for slaughtering seven people. Sympathy poured in from across the country, Carmina's hospital room filled with flowers and stuffed animals, a trust fund swelled to nearly 100,000. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Woman pleads not guilty to charges in fatal crash Oct 14, 2009
-- A Sonoma County woman is expected to return to court for a settlement conference next after she pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter for a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy. Brandi Hanley entered her not guilty plea during a brief appearance Tuesday. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Walk and roll (75) Oct 13, 2009
More than 50 schools in Sonoma County participated, including St. Johns, Healdsburg Elementary, Healdsburg Junior High, Live Oak Preschool, Healdsburg Montessori, Healdsburg Community Nursery School and the Healdsburg School. Pictured above, Anthony Suazo gets a raffle ticket from Fitch Mountain Principal Amber Stringfellow while father Max looks on. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Woman shot in face, escapes serious injury Oct 13, 2009
But, Sgt. Greg Stashyn, with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, said the incident is still under investigation. Stashyn said the woman, her husband and son, put their boat in the water at the ramp at the slough, just off Skaggs Island Road at about noon, and had been on the water for maybe five minutes. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Use a cheese knife, go to the slammer (28) Oct 13, 2009
A Florida woman was booked into the Sonoma County Jail Oct. 2, after allegedly assaulting her husband with a cheese knife during an altercation that interrupted a 45th wedding anniversary trip to Wine County. According to Sonoma police, the couple, both in their 60s, had been wine tasting in Sonoma when an argument erupted and the woman got out of their car on Old Winery Road, and said she was going to walk back to their hotel on Broadway. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Texas man found asleep with corpse in closet Oct 13, 2009
Sonoma County sheriff's deputies have arrested three men on suspicion of impersonating federal drug agents to steal marijuana. Deputies say one man wore a Drug Enforcement Administration cap and another had a police badge when they broke into the home west of Healdsburg. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
A tale of 2 cities 20 years after Loma Prieta Oct 12, 2009
Area of Northern California damaged by the quake: 3,000 square miles from Hollister to Sonoma County. E-mail Kevin Fagan at. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Legendary winemaker dead at age 90 (2) Oct 11, 2009
"He was one of the first to have winemakers come to him and say 'we'd like to put your name on a label.' Before that time, there may have been some vineyard designates, but he put Sonoma County on the map in that way," said Bo Simons of the Sonoma County Wine Library. As the wine business quickly took root in Sonoma County, Young continued to convert prune orchards into vineyards and eventually removed the last prune trees in 1977. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
sfgate.com/blogs/gettowork Get to Work Oct 10, 2009
In Sonoma County, call (800) 325-9601. Help is available around the clock in English, Spanish and other languages. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Wendt Envisions the World (8) Oct 10, 2009
It is one of many old world maps in the Envisioning the World collection now on display at the Sonoma County Museum ... Former Quivira Winery owners lends extensive world map collection to Sonoma County Museum ... Envisioning the World is a collection of some of the earliest maps of the world that belong to Alexander Valley resident Henry Wendt and is currently on display at the Sonoma County Museum. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Charges added after strip search (17) Oct 9, 2009
According to Sgt. Dave Pedersen, with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Valley substation, at about 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, a deputy made a traffic stop at West Agua Caliente Road and Lake Street. As the deputy approached the vehicle, it appeared that the driver was trying to hide something in her pants. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
City rejects water moratorium Oct 9, 2009
The Sonoma City Council, faced with the recent decision by the Sonoma County Water Agency not to seek an expanded water supply as previously planned, nevertheless agreed Wednesday night that a ban on new water hookups was not called for ... What isn't clear is how much supply the Sonoma County Water Agency can actually provide, and how Sonoma will develop additional supplies when the need arises. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Sublime Seascape Chardonnay Oct 9, 2009
The helicopter lifts off from the Hartford Court winery nestled in a canyon off the Russian River Valley in California's Sonoma County, and heads west. We climb and climb until eventually, topping the Coastal Range, we run out over the glistening Pacific. (BusinessWeek)
Central landfill sale moving forward Oct 8, 2009
Given the complexity of the dump sale We obviously have a long way to go, said Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works Director Phil Demery ... Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works Director Phil Demery is currently out of town on vacation so the vote was postponed three weeks until Demery returns ... But one of the most vocal critics of the deal, North Bay Corporation, whose Redwood Empire Disposal and other subsidiaries haul trash for most of the cities and the... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Weekend Along Farm Trails (256) Oct 7, 2009
Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:40 PM PDT WEEKEND FARMERS Sonoma County Farm Trails hosted their annual Weekend Along Farm Trails tour on September 26 and 27. The event provided an opportunity for residents to visit local farms and experience first hand where their food is grown. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Three men arrested after home invasion robbery (123) Oct 5, 2009
Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies arrested three men on October 1 after receiving a call of a violent home invasion robbery in Healdsburg. The suspects, identified Brian Montgomery, 50, from Sonoma, James Cooper, 37 from Sonoma and Paul Huych 37, from Sacramento, allegedly broke into a home the 4000 block of West Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg at about 4 p.m.. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Medium-Security Inmate Escapes Calif. Prison Oct 4, 2009
He was transferred from Sonoma County for possession of a firearm by an ex-felon. He was scheduled to be paroled in June 2013. (KCRA 3, CA)
Greyhounds roll over Acalanes, 28-14 in pre-season grid finale (4) Oct 4, 2009
Healdsburg (3-1) looks primed and ready to open the Sonoma County League schedule this Friday, Oct. 2 against undefeated Analy. Kickoff times at Recreation Park beginning with the JV are 5 and 7:30 p.m.. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Fake DEA agents arrested in Calif. marijuana theft Oct 4, 2009
-- Sonoma County sheriff's deputies have arrested three men on suspicion of impersonating federal drug agents to steal marijuana ... All three were in Sonoma County Jail awaiting court appearances. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Months later, no review of SC fire in tourist area Oct 4, 2009
Fire officials expect to have a wildfire burning in a heavily wooded area of Sonoma County contained Wednesday morning. More than 600 firefighting personnel have been called in to battle the fire, which was 85 percent contained Tuesday night after burning through 300 acres of forest east of Geyserville. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Mother of two Analy High students dies in traffic accident (274) Oct 3, 2009
Judy Shafer, 55, was later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and on Tuesday was charged with multiple felonies including gross vehicular manslaughter by the Sonoma County District Attorney s office. Shafer, a Forestville resident, remained in a Sonoma County hospital on Tuesday and is expected to face charges at her Sept. 29 arraignment, according to a District Attorney spokesperson. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Revenue plan studied for State Parks Oct 3, 2009
Philip Sales, a Valley resident and former deputy director of the Sonoma County Parks, is spearheading efforts to better market State Historic Parks and other cultural and historic sites within the city. "We're trying not to reinvent the wheel but rather use resources already in place," Sales said. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Healdsburg wineries top field at Harvest Fair (2) Sep 30, 2009
Published: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 2:34 PM PDT Two Healdsburg area wineries topped the largest field-ever to capture the red and white Sweepstakes wine awards at this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair ... The 2007 Harvest Fair opens this Friday and continues through Sunday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa ... The Sonoma County Harvest Fair was founded in 1975 with a seven-member panel of local wine experts, judging the 59 entries. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
