8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 24, 2008

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SonomaWest Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Delaware	000-01912	94-1069729
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2064 Highway 116 North Sebastopol, California	95472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (707) 824-2534

Same

(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

In a press release on July 24, 2008, SonomaWest Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it was notified by NASDAQ that the ex-dividend date for the Company’s previously announced dividend of 150,943 shares of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (“MetroPCS”) common stock, will be August 19, 2008.  The ex-dividend is the date on or after which the security begins to trade without the right to receive the dividend payment.  Those who buy shares on or after the ex-dividend date will not be entitled to this dividend.  The dividend will be payable pro rata to the Company’s shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 28, 2008, due and payable at the close of business on August 18, 2008. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits:

                       Exhibit 99.1       Press Release, dated July 24, 2008, announcing the ex-dividend date set by NASDAQ in relation to the dividend by the Company.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:  July 24, 2008	By:	/s/ Walker R. Stapleton
		Walker R. Stapleton
		Chief Executive Officer and President

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 24, 2008, announcing the ex-dividend date set by NASDAQ in relation to the dividend by the Company.

EX-99.1 CHARTER

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:  Walker Stapleton   707/824-2534

Headline:   SonomaWest Holdings, Inc. Announces Ex-Dividend Date for MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Dividend

DENVER,  July 24, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- SonomaWest Holdings, Inc. Sebastopol, CA (SWHI.PK) was notified today by NASDAQ that the ex-dividend date will be August 19, 2008, for the previously announced dividend by the Company of 150,943shares of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (“MetroPCS”) common stock. The ex-dividend date is the date on or after which the security begins to trade without the right to receive the dividend payment. Those who buy shares on or after the ex-dividend date will not be entitled to this dividend.

About SonomaWest Holdings, Inc.

SonomaWest Holdings, Inc., formerly Vacu-dry Company, was incorporated in 1946 and currently operates as a real estate management and rental company. The Company’s rental operations include two industrial properties.  This commercial property is now being rented to third parties.  The Company’s primary operating revenue is generated from the leasing of its two properties, located in Sebastopol, California. The properties are leased to multiple tenants with various lease terms.

Forward-Looking Statements

This notice contains forward-looking statements with respect to future results, performance and achievements that are subject to risk and uncertainties and reflect management's views and assumptions formed by available information. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be considered forward-looking statements. When used in this document, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project” or “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to SonomaWest Holdings, Inc., are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of SonomaWest Holdings, Inc. to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business.