Ukrainians denied visas for Sebastopol sister city celebration
This year’s Sebastopol World Friends’ Friendship Dinner, which is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, was supposed to be a 25th anniversary celebration of Sebastopol’s sister city relationship with Chyhyryn, a small town in eastern Ukraine. Unfortunately, most of the...
Meg makes a difference
By Tasha Beauchamp and Laura Hagar Rush laura@sonomawest.com | Aug 30, 2018 Sebastopol’s civic award program honors one of the town’s indefatigable volunteers On August 7, the Sebastopol City Council selected Meg Mizutani as the second in its series of “Locals Who...
Looking for Host Families for Kagoshima University visiting students and professors
Dear Friends and Supporters, From Saturday September 8, 2018 to Friday September 14, 2018, SWF will be hosting thirteen students and three professors from Kagoshima University. We are looking for host families for the group. This program is in its second year and we...
Welcome the new Japanese Counsel General Tomochika Uyama
Picture from a luncheon with the new Japanese Counsel General Tomochika Uyama. The volunteers at Luther Burbank Experimental Farm hosted a lovely lunch for the Sebastopol mayor, Patrick Slayter and City counsel members to meet new Japanese counsel and his deputy. At...
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