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Monday, December 17, 2007
Art notes: Open house at the museum
The Napa Valley Museum has a holiday open house Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. Mezzo-soprano Meghan Scheibal, tenor Nick D’Avila and soprano Naomi Silva will sing early traditional Christmas carols, and after the program hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served.
'Art House' founder's new nest
As Napa’s art scene continues to heat up, the latest stop on the county’s arts and crafts itinerary is Nest at 1019 Atlas Peak Road.
A novel idea at Dreamweavers - reading a classic story
About this time of year, it’s almost impossible to escape “A Christmas Carol,” and, as with something that has been performed several billion times, Charles Dicken’s ghostly holiday story crops up in all variations, including the Disney cartoon with Scrooge McDuck and Mickey Mouse.
Holiday rebirth for a former Napa writer
This Christmas, author and former Napan Anita Clay Kornfeld is celebrating “rebirth.”
The return of the Follies du Valle - Don't quit your day job
Follies du Valle or “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” — the zany musical revue starring Napa Valley’s own local talent — returns to Lincoln Theater April 4, 5 and 6.
Napa Regional’s ‘Nutcracker’ performances coming up at Lincoln Theater
From Register Staff
Education
Local Democratic club elects new president
Democrats of Napa Valley announced the election of Napa resident Carol Whichard as president. Whichard, a San Francisco native, moved to Napa in 1974. Educated at the University of Grenoble, France and George Meany Center for Labor Studies and UC Davis, Carol Whichard has long been a member of the Communications Workers of America and has served in the role of president of CWA Local 9404 since 1989. She was elected unanimously at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Democrats of Napa Valley.
Napa Valley College graduated 51 new police recruits from the 67th and 69th Basic Academy classes on Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. The graduates head for work at police departments and sheriffs’ offices, including the Napa County Sheriff’s Department, Napa Police Department, Vacaville Police Department, Fairfield Police Department, Woodland Police Department, Stockton Police Department, Richmond Police Department, San Pablo Police Department, Mill Valley Police Department, Pittsburg Police Department, Walnut Creek Police Department and the California Department of Fish and Game. These graduates will help fill some of the over 8,000 job vacant police and sheriffs jobs in California.
Napa CCC crew helps with SoCal fire recovery
A California Conservation Corps crew from Napa is beginning its second week of fire recovery work in San Diego County, according to a press release from the CCC.
Former Napa County resident completes training
1st Lt. Josh Carter of Napa completed training and graduated from the F-16 fighter school at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., in November. He heads to the Republic of Korea in March to fly the “Viper,” the Air Force’s single seat multi-role jet fighter, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Former Napan completes basic training
Joshua Ohlandt, of the 323rd TRS FLT 027 of Lackland, Texas, graduated in the top 10 percent of his class in basic training. Joshua is now stationed at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. He is a 2007 graduate of Napa High School and his father, Mike Ohlandt, lives in Napa as well./Register
Christmas in Napa During World War II
During my lifetime, I have been witness to a lot of Christmas seasons — 78 to be exact — and that’s a lot. As I reflect on the past, I think the most meaningful ones for me were the four that occurred during the 56 months of World War II.
Local 4-H Club members meet ‘people who’ve found a way to give back’
How does one become a hero?
Boogie Wonderland at St. John’s Jog-A-Thon
St. John the Baptist Catholic School students boogied their way toward raising more than $30,000 for the school’s educational programs and scholarships.
From Register Staff
Cruisin' and playin' the radio
Anyone who spent his or her teenage years between 1955 and 1965 will agree with me: Those were beautiful times, the best of times!
Recipe Talk: Share your favorite cookie recipes
What are your favorite cookie recipes?
Grandma Garcia’s Powdered Sugar Snow Balls
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 lb. puff pastry (find in rectangular sheets in frozen section of grocery store)
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
Seasonal sweetness in the form of holiday cookies
Serving up a platter with an enticing array of holiday cookies is almost as appealing as receiving a box of them — it’s producing the goodies that can be a challenge, especially if you don’t have days to devote to baking projects.
3 3/4 cups unsifted powdered sugar (1-pound box)
9 cups all purpose flour
1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
Copia is holding Sugarplum Teas Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Tea and baked goodies are served to the music of traditional holiday tunes played on the harp. The cost is $45 per person, and reservations are necessary. Call 259-1600.
Howard Backen is the wine county architect, in demand for both remodeling and new homes, restaurants and wineries.
CAVINESS-JELLETICH — Kenneth Dwight Caviness, 22, Lande Way, Yountville, to Jacqueline Patricia Jelletich, 22, Lande Way, Yountville.
OLSON-AWADA — Jennifer Ferne Olson-Awada vs. Wissam Awada, Dec. 7, 2007.
As one of Santa’s stand-ins, John Flanagan takes his job very seriously. He plays the role of jolly St. Nick on the Napa Valley Wine Train’s Santa Claus Express.
Viansa sold for $40.5 milllion
Viansa, the winery on the hilltop along Highway 121 in Sonoma County, was sold out of bankruptcy last week for $40.5 million. The buyer was Laurus Master Fund, the largest creditor of 360 Global Wine Co., which in 2005 bought Viansa from the children of Sam and Vicki Sebastiani, who founded the winery.
When my wife and I were married, we received a full set of Baccarat Champagne flutes. How fancy! One could get goose bumps just drinking out of these prestigious, expensive, crystal glasses; only there was a catch. The diameter of the rim was so small, I couldn’t get my nose in it, and so, in order to sip my wine, I had to tip the glass back so far that I looked like a sword swallower. Later, I wrote a light piece in which I suggested Baccarat cut a u-shaped niche in the rim so a nose could fit.
’Tis the season to be jolly, and few people are jollier than Judd Wallenbrock, proprietor of Humanitas Wines, who is giving away the last of about $15,000 that represents all the profits from the sale of his wine this year.
It’s Christmastime and you’re sitting in front of a fireplace — a perfect time to enjoy a glass of port.
Coppola razes reviled barrel cellar
Making good on a promise made more than a decade ago, vintner/filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola began demolishing a barrel cellar on his Rutherford estate Thursday, a building reviled by locals as a symbol of corporate greed and complete disregard for historical preservation.
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