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From left, Sam, Stu and Charles Smith of Smith-Madrone. Meg Smith photo Smith-Madrone launches a year of 50th anniversary celebrations on May 14. It was on May 14, 1971 that founder Stuart Smith signed the paperwork to close on the purchase of 200 forested acres on top of Spring Mountain outside St. Helena. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Smith-Madrone has dug deep into its cellar and will be re-releasing wines on the 14th of every month through the anniversary year. In May there will be a six-bottle vertical of Cabernet Sauvignon, a horizontal collection of 2013 Chardonnay, Ca...

CHATHAM – The first of two 45-foot Coast Guard rescue vessels has been delivered, and the second vessel could be arriving this summer. But town officials are not giving up on their efforts to convince the agency to reverse course and keep a surf-ready vessel and trained crew in town to handle rescues on the notoriously shallow and dangerous sandbars that impede entry to the town’s Atlantic port. On Tuesday, Chatham Select Board members agreed to go forward with a campaign seeking the support of other Cape towns in pushing the region’s congressional delegation to advocate for Coast Guard...

April 07, 2021 On Tuesday, the Napa County Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed a proposal to reduce fuel – and fire risks in a county where deadly wildfires have destroyed houses, wineries and other properties. The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation, a volunteer organization whose members include firefighters, vintners and other business leaders, commissioned the 18-month study that used remote sensing technology called Lidar to predict fire behavior given the county’s fuel conditions.  The document, known as the Napa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan, has led to th...

School voucher expansion narrowly approved by House Education Committee School voucher expansion narrowly approved by House Education Committee FOR VOUCHERS: Rep. Ken Bragg gives closing argument for his voucher bill. The House Education Committee took up an expansion of private school vouchers this morning and ran into opposition at taking money from public schools and placing an additional burden on the Education Department. Advertisement In the end, the bill received a do-pass on an 11-9 vote. The initial roll call was 10-9, but chair Rep. Bruce Cozart gave the bill the 11th voted needed...

Scootering Magazine Navigation Words: Stu Smith | Photos: Simon Richardson (Scootography) Valentino Rossi’s nickname ‘The Doctor’ has been attributed to his cold and clinical dismantling of opponents, as well as the respect he has earned in racing. Dr Death is Richard Bowman’s Vespa street-racer, which delivers a ‘Toxic Twist’ on the MotoGP champion’s style… Valentino Rossi started out on go-karts; Richard’s first scooter was a Lammy monkey bike that was used to thrash around on the quarry site near to where he lived. “I became interested in scooters in the 70s. As a k...