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Mobil Mexican Consulate visits El Verano
La Luz Center in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate General of San Francisco presents the Mobil Mexican Consulate this Saturday, Dec. 5, at El Verano Elementary School. The hours are 8 a.m to 3 p.m.
The mobile office brings to Sonoma the services usually performed at the consulate in San Francisco. It can provide onsite issuance of passports, and consular ID cards, the Matricula Consular, which is accepted by most government institutions, law enforcement agencies and most businesses.
The mobile consulate seeks to maintain a dialogue with community leaders, promote activities and services offered by the Mexican Consulate, and hear concerns of citizens in the area.
Shop to support the Sonoma Ecology Center
Come have a glass of wine, support the Sonoma Ecology Center and shop local! SISTERS Consignment Couture, 120 W. Napa St., will be donating 10 percent of their profits on Sunday, Dec. 6 to the Sonoma Ecology Center. A Trunk Show featuring local jewelry artists will also be held from noon to 6 p.m., as well as a Gold Party from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bring in your unwanted gold jewelry and receive cash! Ten percent of proceeds will be donated to the Sonoma Ecology Center. Call 707.933.8422 to reserve your spot.
“Toys for Tots”
Wine Country Party & Events is asking the community to join them in participating with the Sonoma County Toys for Tots program. Through Dec. 15 they will accept donations of new-unwrapped toys at their warehouse at 22674 Broadway, Suite A. Wine Country Party & Events also will pick up donations with any rental order delivery and/or pickup. Call 707.940.6060 for more details.
Valley of the Moon Little League sign-ups
Valley of the Moon Little League is holding both walk-up and mail-in player registration for the 2010 baseball season. Walk-up sign-up sessions will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Round Table Pizza on Wednesdays Dec. 9, 16 and Jan. 6, 2010; Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010: and from 10 a.m. to noon at El Verano School on Saturday Jan. 23, 2010. Mail-in registration for returning players requires completed sign-up forms and checks made out to Valley of the Moon Little League. Mail-ins can be sent to: VOMLL Registration, P.O. Box 650, El Verano, CA 95433. Mail-in sign-ups are due by Thursday, Dec. 31.
Registration cost for both the Majors and Minors Divisions are $95 for one player and $65 dollars for additional family members. To register, each player needs a medical-release form, proof-of-age, and proof-of-residence documents. For registration forms or more information, visit the Valley of the Moon Little League Web site: eteamz.com/vomll.
Sonoma Valley Christmas Bird Count
Birding teams for the fifth Annual Sonoma Valley Audubon Christmas Bird Count are now forming. There will be a short public orientation meeting at the Sonoma Community Center in room 211 on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. For the first time the Christmas Bird Count will take place on New Year’s Day from dawn to dusk followed by a tabulation celebration and potluck dinner in Andrews Hall. Visit sonomabirding.org to check out the official birding circle, pick a designated area and join one of the many birding teams today. Everyone is most welcomed. The fall bird migration is underway and Sonoma County is one of the best places to see birds because of its diverse habitats. There is limited space on each of the birding team balanced by birding experience. For more event information and to sign up today, visit sonomabirding.org or phone 707.939.8007.
Instrument maintenance class
The Sonoma Music Arts School, 901 Broadway, will offer a free instrument maintenance class on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m.
Don’t wait for your guitar to break to become interested on how it works. Regular maintenance will keep your instrument in top shape, which will save you money in costly repairs for preventable failures. Beginning in December, Sonoma Music Arts School will be teaching free instrument set-up and maintenance seminars. Subjects taught will include tuning properly, changing strings, adjusting the action of the strings for ease of playing, periodic checks everyone can and should do on their instruments and, most importantly, when is it necessary to take the guitar to the repair shop?
Space is limited, therefore reservations are strongly encouraged. Call 707.996.7661 to claim a spot.
City Invites Proposals for Farmers Market Management
The Sonoma City Council has issued a Request for Proposals for the Management of the Tuesday Night Farmers Market. Proposals are due by Dec. 21, 2009. Complete details are included in the Request for Proposal available on the city’s Web site at sonomacity.org or by contacting the City Hall at 707.938.3681.
Become a high school exchange student overseas
Local high school students interested in becoming an exchange student in many different European countries, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa are being sought by the nonprofit ASEE International Student Exchange Program. Exchange students live with a caring host family while attending high school and learning about the language and culture of their chose host country. Students interested in becoming an exchange student abroad for either an academic year, semester or summer program should call 800.733.2773.
Valley of the Moon Good Sams meeting
For those interested in more information about the Valley of the Moon Good Sams, the public is welcome to join the January meeting on Monday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Sonoma Fire House on Second Street West. Call Don Grant, president, at 707.938.4072 to find out more.
“So You Want to Start a Business” workshop
Learn the marketing, financial and business planning skills you need to evaluate your idea and launch your business. This three-class series will be held on Jan. 12-14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Sonoma and is sponsored by the Small Business Development Center and the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce. Call for location. Cost is $45 for the entire series; taught by Cathy Balach. She is the founder of two businesses, a Santa Rosa Junior College professor and business advisor for the Small Business Development Center. To register or more information, call 888.346.SBDC or go to sbdcsantarosa.org/node/4138.
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