Petaluma Milestones

• McNear sixth-grader wins south county spelling bee

  Tuesday March 9, 2010 8:41 pm

  

  Sixth-grader Lilly Reinstein of McNear Elementary School won the South County Regional Spelling Bee at Corona Creek Elementary School on March 3.

• Spiller named top peace officer

  Thursday March 4, 2010 2:30 pm

  

  Officer Walt Spiller of the Petaluma Police Department has been named as the Exchange Club of Santa Rosa’s 2009 Peace Officer of the Year for his efforts in catching drunken drivers.

• Walt Spiller named police officer of the year

  By DAN JOHNSON, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Thursday February 18, 2010 3:00 am

  

  Officer Walt Spiller, a 10-year veteran of the Petaluma Police Department, has been selected as its 2009 Officer of the Year.

• Petaluma police officers awarded service medal

  Thursday February 18, 2010 3:00 am

  

  Petaluma police officers Jordan McCarthy and Danny Miller have been awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for their efforts in helping a 53-year-old man in a life-threatening situation.

• Petaluma's Tegal boosts sales 13 percent

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Thursday February 11, 2010 7:28 pm

  Petaluma’s Tegal Corp., which makes equipment for manufacturing computer chips, posted $5.1 million in third-quarter sales, up 13 percent from the same period a year ago, the company said Thursday.

• Philip Riley joins Argus-Courier news team

  Wednesday February 10, 2010 1:30 pm

  

  Philip Riley has joined the Petaluma Argus-Courier as city reporter.

• Petaluma complex on market for $12M

  By Jeff Quackenbush North Bay Business Journal

  Monday February 8, 2010 12:18 pm

  

  On the heels of two north Petaluma sales totaling 278,000 square feet in late 2009, Charles Stephens of Stephens Properties just put his 85,000-square-foot Petaluma flex-space property at 715 Southpoint Blvd. on the market asking $12.35 million, or about $144 a square foot.

• Club One of Petaluma – 41,000 square feet devoted to fitness

  By Jeff Quackenbush, North Bay Business Journal

  Sunday December 27, 2009 5:14 pm

  

  The new Club One, located on a four-acre parcel of land at 1201 Redwood Way in Petaluma, expands the traditional definition of a full-service fitness center. About 400 members and guests come each day to the club visible from Highway 101 near Old Redwood Highway.

• County school board member to head state association

  Wednesday December 9, 2009 1:04 pm

  

  Sonoma County Board of Education member Ray Peterson has been named president-elect of the California County Boards of Education association, a statewide organization that serves as a voice for public education policy at the state and federal levels.

• Updated: Marriage licenses

  Tuesday December 8, 2009 3:00 am

  The following marriage licenses were issued to southern Sonoma County residents between Nov. 30 and Dec. 4: