Megan Grinnell and Ryan McWilliams of Napa were married May 9, 2009, at the Lodge at Sonoma. A reception followed at the same location.

Don and Linda Ruane celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27, 2009, with close family. They were married June 27, 1959.

VOGL-HAHN — Peter Dawes Vogl, 56, Napa, to Kathleen Louise Hahn, 55, Napa.

Cal Poly’s student newspaper, the Mustang Daily, was named the 2009 College Newspaper of the Year, Division A, by the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers association, earning more points in the competition than any other school in contest history. Division A competition included college and university newspapers with weekly circulation less than 40,000.

Riana Michelle Mondavi, of St. Helena, graduated from Villanova University, in Villanova, Penn., during a commencement ceremony held Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Villanova Stadium. Mondavi earned the degree of bachelor of science in business administration (marketing and international business).

HELFRICH — Thomas M. vs. Wendy D., June 26, 2009.

QUEEN OF THE VALLEY

A Voice Found, Inc., a local nonprofit career counseling and scholarship service, announces its 2009 vocational scholarship recipients: Fred Giacomini Agriculture Scholarship to Samantha Aragon, Santa Rosa Junior College; Art Frengle Barber & Beautician Scholarship to Mayra Jurado (Napa High School) and Carisa Mondon (Vintage High School); June Genochio Early Childhood Education Scholarship to Amy Finney (Calistoga High School) and Leticia Ramos (Napa High School); Clement McDermott Engineering & Applied Technology Scholarship to Timothy Hartley-Newman (Napa Valley College), Matthew Herich (Napa High School) and Sergio Ochoa (Southern California Institute of Architecture); Mary Antonich Health Sciences Scholarship to Nasrin Aboudamous (Napa Valley College), Sandra Cervantes (Napa High School) and Ashley Cunningham (Napa Valley College); Gene Genochio Industrial & Trade Technology Scholarship to Adam Kane (Napa Valley College) and Gabriel Navarro (Pacific Union College); Anne Cumming Nursing Scholarship to Arlett Gonzalez (St. Helena High School), Sandra Hernandez (St. Helena High School), Crystal Heskett (Calistoga High School), Rozalyn Jackman (Santa Rosa Junior College), Brittany Moore (Napa High School), Sierra Smith (Napa High School), Margarita Villa (Napa Valley College); and the Frank Springer Public Safety Scholarship to Melissa Calderon (Pacific Union College) and Fabiola Lopez (Napa High School).

David James Diaz, of Napa, graduated from Stanford University on June 14, 2009, with dual bachelor of arts degrees in communication and political science. The 2009 class of Stanford graduated 1,735 students, only 34 with dual degrees. The next step for David will be graduate school to earn a joint JD/MBA.

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Education

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