By Paul Goguen The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, so once again this year The Kenwood Press is offering a guide to ordering a pre-cooked Thanksgiving dinner in the Valley. Credible, yet ironic, rumors of a turkey shortage are as clear as their plumage displays and constant vocalizations around my house. I would encourage anyone who is interested in ordering to do it early. This ensures you
By Emily Robledo Sonoma County has seen a consistent decline in students prepared for kindergarten in the past five years, according to a report issued in late June by the Road to Early Achievement and Development for Youth (READY), an initiative of the Sonoma County Department of Human Services and First 5 Sonoma County. The report says that since the 2016-17 school year, there has been a decline
By Tony Ghisla After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenwood Firefighters Association will be hosting its traditional Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 16, at Plaza Park on Warm Springs Road. The event will start at 9 a.m. sharp for children through sixth grade. There is no charge for the event and participants should bring their own baskets. “We have done this event
by Jim Shere At first it was mostly the men the padres and their soldiers who came to claim the land and all its people for Mexico, which had just won its war of independence from Spain. And then the other men came with their vaqueros to claim the land as theirs, pioneers filling the valley with vast cattle ranches. And then in time the settlers, men and women, arrived …
By Tracy Salcedo A changing of the guard at the Kenwood Press was, arguably, the first biggest news story of 2021. Ann and Alec Peters, after a long tenure at the newspaper’s helm, departed for the halcyon world of retirement, and Glen Ellen’s Melissa Dowling and Paul Goguen willingly and ably stepped into the deadline-ridden void. But more news unfolded over the next twelve months,