A few hardy souls got an early start to their holiday shopping by waiting in line outside the Office Depot store in Napa, hoping to pick up deals on electronic devices. Some had arrived around 9:30 p.m. Thursday for a 6 a.m. Friday opening.

The property now home to Napa’s JV Wine & Spirits is for sale for $2.4 million, an asking price reflecting the prime location across from the planned $270 million Ritz-Carlton resort.

Cher, Madonna … and Margaret.

Here are the five finalists in NapaValleyRegister.com’s first-ever Thanksgiving Dinner Disaster story contest, sponsored by Vallerga’s Markets in Napa.