Last month I touched ground in La Paz, Bolivia, one of the highest cities in the world. At an elevation of 12,000 feet, La Paz messed with my mind and body.

The Napa County Hispanic Network invites the community to its 25-Year Silver Anniversary Scholarship Banquet on Friday, Sept. 12, at Silverado Country Club.

Downloadable games have become more and more popular, and two recent games — “PixelJunk Eden” and “Braid” — have garnered nearly as much attention as full-fledged games, a sign of the format’s growing importance.

Seriously, it’s time to get out of our cars, at least occasionally, and think of other modes of transportation.

When my daily rounds take me downtown on a Wednesday, I always stop in at the Napa Senior Center on Jefferson to see what’s going on.

A short time ago, I had occasion to go into the beautifully restored Wells Fargo Bank branch in downtown Napa, on the corner of Second and Main streets.

I’m a total Olympic junkie. I’ve been up watching until at least midnight all week. I can’t stop myself.

NAMES: Max and Sissy Clerici