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SPParks In Sonoma July 4 Parade
SPParks honored Mariano Vallejo as “Our Local Hero”, the theme for this year’s parade. SPParks members, docents and park staff marched along the parade route, escorting a park truck driven... Read more.
2nd Annual Pueblo Day, June 24, 2017
More than 300 visitors browsed the display tables in the Barracks courtyard where artifacts from the Indian, Mission and rancho periods were on display and interpreted by staff and docents... Read more.
Living History Day, May 13, 2017
More than three hundred visitors came to Living History Day at the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park. Volunteers and guests enjoyed the beautiful day. Children signed with a quill pen... Read more.
$1000 Donation from Safari West
Safari West, the wildlife park in Santa Rosa, made a donation of $1000 to Sonoma Petaluma Parks. On May 6 a check was presented to Yvonne Bowers, SPParks President, by... Read more.
Children’s Day At The Mission, April 29, 2017
A beautiful day, an enthusiastic turnout of children, parents and grandparents, and a variety of hands-on activities for the kids made this a very successful park event. Some attendees had... Read more.
Sheep Shearing Day At The Petaluma Adobe, April 8, 2017
Children love sheep, and the early rain did not deter families from coming to the Adobe to watch John Sanchez, our expert shearer, practice his craft on our three sheep. Read more.
Christmas At The Mission
The traditional Las Posadas included four sessions of the procession and carols at the Mission. Park staff Kayla Rohde and Kathy Wolcott portrayed Mary and Joseph, Dave Duplantier shepherded Spumoni... Read more.
Annual General Meeting Held On Nov. 17
Fifty members, guests and park staff gathered at the Toscano Hotel for a very convivial Annual General Meeting. The evening got off to a good start with Jeff Weiss behind... Read more.
27th Annual Victorian Christmas Crafts Workshop
The day started with some heavy showers but by the time the workshop opened at 11AM the rain had stopped and the hard-working volunteers who had set out the tables... Read more.
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
About one hundred people gathered at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Sonoma on Thursday evening, October 27, for our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Parks staff hosted volunteers and their guests... Read more.