On a patio with stunning views of downtown Napa, the winding Napa River and Mount Tamalpais off in the distance, neighbors gathered to learn about a major threat to Alta Heights.

“I NEED cheese and crackers!”

“How do I get to Napa?” I asked my friend. 

The other day I was in the middle of a wood working project and I had a problem – how to make a piece of wood completely flat and square with hand tools. I thought: What would Mr. L'Hommedieu say? Mr. L'Hommedieu was my 7th grade shop teacher at IS 74 in Bayside, Queens. He taught wood shop, and metal shop. I learned how to make a lamp, a metal box and assorted other things. I can trace my love of wood work back to him, although it took nearly 15 years to discover that I have a knack for working with my hands and that I enjoy it immensely.

Last March the Register held a contest to “Win Your Own Blog.” Of course I entered, I’m opinionated, well informed on some topics, a good bluffer on others. I like the give and take of the online and I am passionate about my beliefs, particularly when it comes to education. I thought that would make a good blog topic. Well, the very capable Ms. Phoebe Harper won. However, Dan Ross e-mailed me a few days later and said he could be persuaded to have a blog about education.

On behalf of Wolfe Center, I’d like to respond to the May 16 article, “Survey: some drug use down, but hopelessness is a problem.” The survey data is important to parents and families in our community, as well as to the agencies and nonprofits that serve Napa’s adolescents.

Everyone benefits when law enforcement agencies spread the word about risks and criminal activity.

Dear editor, I thank the Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association for bringing the wild mustangs and burros to Napa. They are the most beautiful animals I have seen. The burros were adorable.

Dear editor, A hearty thank you to the voters of Napa County and the state of California for joining together in letting those idiots in Sacramento know that we are not going to take it in the neck anymore.

Dear editor, Along with lessons and learning about academics and technology are lessons on some of the realities of life.

Dear editor, Huge supermarkets as big as six football fields are not for me, stores that run the public through like a bunch of cattle never greeting me by my first name. All I am is another pretty face! Well, not exactly pretty, just old! That’s why I’m on the bandwagon for Ranch Market. Where else can you walk into a grocery store and the help comes out to greet you with big hugs?

Dear editor, As this school year comes to an end, I want to thank the Napa Valley Register for making the Kid Scoop page a regular part of the newspaper. I also want to thank our sponsor, Junior League of Napa-Sonoma, which was responsible for each of my 66 students receiving a newspaper.

Over the last several weeks a number of land use issues have surfaced into the local press and it all starts to seem like deja vu all over again listening to the protests.

The vote against the Lake Luciana project today flies in the face of County rules for acceptable uses in the open space area of the agricultural watershed, and was a mistake.

The vote against the Lake Luciana project today flies in the face of County rules for acceptable uses in the open space area of the agricultural watershed, and was a mistake.

There’s not a lot to say about me.

What politically-themed issue makes you want to scream?

Fire out your thoughts here on your topic of the day that is not covered through a Register.com article or opinion item.