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Lisa Beth Jewett and Derek Rod Hawkinson, of Napa, are pleased to announce their engagement to be married Dec. 5, 2009, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, with a reception to follow at the Vintner’s Golf Club & Lakeside Grill in Yountville.

MONREAL CHAIREZ-AGUILAR VITAL — Diego Alejandro Monreal Chairez, 21, Vallejo, to Carina Aguilar Vital, 20, Napa.

I’m not adverse to wishing people a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, but why settle for happy?