Education

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

How does one become a hero?

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

Anyone who spent his or her teenage years between 1955 and 1965 will agree with me: Those were beautiful times, the best of times!