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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Magnitude-5.6 earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area, felt in Napa

SAN JOSE — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night.

Redevelopment plans bring out hopes, fears

The Oxbow District is where the fears and promise of a new city redevelopment project hit the pavement.

Coming to rescue of police dispatcher

Dannille Vanderpool is determined to see her 8-year-old daughter grow up. The 33-year-old Napa police dispatcher has her to-do list, and even though she is facing great obstacles, Vanderpool plans to whittle down the list one feat at a time.

Brawl ends in arrest, minor injuries

A Napa man is behind bars after police say he whacked several people in the face and back with his metal belt buckle.

Future is now at St. John's school

The day of the hole punch has come to an end. No need for binders or color-coordinated dividers at St. John the Baptist Catholic School; each student has his or her very own flash drive.

Diabetes fair at the Queen

A free Pre-diabetes and Diabetes Health Fair at the Wellness Center, 1000 Trancas St., on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. features speakers, health screenings, demonstrations and more. Info, the Diabetes Wellness Program at 252-4411, ext. 2391./Register

American Canyon aims to buy more water

American Canyon is in the market for more water.

Loved ones affected by SoCal fires?

Do you have relatives or friends who have been intimately affected by the raging fires in Southern California? The fires have devastated many residential areas and hundreds of thousands have been forced to evacuate. If the people you’re close to have experienced tales of heartbreak — or heroism, the Register wants to hear about them. Contact Register staff writer Natalie Hoffman at 256-2260 or nhoffman @ napanews.com

Leukemia quilt on display

A quilt being shown at Justin-Siena High School to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will be on display through Wednesday. The quilt was crafted by the grandmother of a local leukemia survivor, Natalie Schiefferly. Raffle tickets for the quilt are $5 and are available at Paul Hanson Partners, 1827 Clay St., 252-5900 and at Justin-Siena High School./Register

Free sandbags

The city of Napa will distribute sandbags on Saturday as part of annual winter flood preparedness.

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