Allan Zimmerly The Sonora Union High School District Board of Trustees has rejected the plan submitted by the Historic Dome Preservation Group (HDPG) and have offered no alternative plan to the HDPG. The plan submitted by the HDPG was designed to transfer ownership of the Dome from the District to the HDPG in phases, as renovation milestones … Read more
The Historic Dome Preservation Group has submitted a Letter of Intent to the Sonora Unified High School District Board of Trustees. This document outlines a pathway to the acquisition of the Dome building by the Group. The District is to respond to this proposed pathway by the middle of April. They may request some modifications … Read more
The Sonora Union High School District Board of Trustees has received a report from superintendent Ed Pelfrey about actions needed to develop and pass a bond measure to provide funds to renovate the Dome building and fund other needed projects. The Board decided not to pursue a bond measure. Mr. Pelfrey also presented four options … Read more
By Sharon Marovich for the Union Democrat. Read this article on. When the Sonora Grammar School was completed in the fall of 1909, the elegant, white building graced with eight tall Tuscan columns and a silvery dome was an instant landmark. Ensconced on a hill three steep blocks above the heart of the Queen of … Read more