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I am pleased to report that my nefarious plan paid off. My poker earnings last week more than covered the cost of my plane ticket to Virginia.

A tombstone, a falcon, elected officials, fourth-generation Napans and new immigrants who can’t speak a word of English. This is just a partial list of the people, avian life and personal effects that I have been presented with in the lobby of the Register.

My friend Orion Hill, a long-time member of the Napa Valley Personal Computer Users Group and the driving force behind its Computers-to-Schools program, recently lamented that sometimes the word doesn't get out about the high-quality, refurbished computer equipment his outfit has ready for donation to local schools.

As a resident of the Napa Valley, you may not be a likely suspect for purchasing a “permanent vacation” home here, but there may be a local opportunity to place a seasonal house guest who confuses your home with a hotel.

When an event is in it’s fourth year, you know it has legs. This one has thousands and thousands of them — most young and in costume, all out for an afternoon of trick or treating.

It was almost 30 years when little Pope Valley Volunteer Fire Department needed help. The old engine they had looked more like a museum piece, much less their working engine.

Looking for a bargain in wine? Go to France next year during supermarket wine fairs, or Foire aux Vins, where you can pick up some top wines at rock bottom prices.

It was the summer of 1998. Dennis was looking for an off-campus apartment for his sophomore year at Berkeley.

As part of its 10th anniversary celebration this fall, PlumpJack Winery let friends of the winery and a number of wine writers take part in a noble experiment.

What do the no-till garden, sheet composting and lasagna gardening have in common? They are the same thing with different names.    

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