Friday, May 18, 2012
A former Napa teacher and coach, whose unexplained dismissal in 2007 drew a reported "storm of protest," has been placed on leave from his Contra Costa County district job for emailing racist and pornographic jokes.
An American Canyon man whose teaching job with the Napa Valley Unified School District was terminated in 2007 without public explanation has been placed on leave from his latest job in the West Contra Costa County Unified School District, according to multiple media reports. The East Bay Express reported May 2 that Matt Stewart "was caught forwarding numerous racist, misogynistic, and pornographic emails to fellow employees" in West Contra Costa County, where he was athletic director for the school district. The emails — as many as 250 of them, according to one district employee — are difficult to describe in a family publication, but reportedly included graphic images, comparisons of Barack and Michelle Obama to apes and explicit sex …
Monday, May 14, 2012
In a blonde wig, bikini and stick-on tattoos, Beth Rypins of Napa won the 5-mile kayak portion of the Great Russian River Race, which drew more than 400 paddlers and a total of 700 people to the Sonoma County event. She also won Best-Dressed.
Napan Beth Rypins, a former professional river rafter and paddler for 25 years who owns Wine Country CrossFit, won overall first place in the five-mile kayak competition during Saturday's Second Annual Great Russian River Race in Healdsburg. Rypins told Healdsburg Patch she had been off the river for a while, but when she heard about last year's event, she decided to dust off her paddling chops and jump in for the 2012 return of the 5-mile river race. "Since I had the advantage of experience, I decided to start way back and work myself up, picking people off," said Rypins, who also won the day's "Best Dressed" award, sporting a blonde wig, bikini and pasted-on tattoos. "I had to work really hard to pick people off, but I did it," Rypins …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Attention, runners, walkers, strollers and rockers of all ages: Mark your calendars now for the annual, timed 6K fun run/walk along the Napa River, benefitting Cope Family Center's child abuse prevention work, and the open-to-all Finish Line Festival.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
-
Thursday, May 10
A community announcement from Cope Family Center. Join us Saturday, September 22nd, 2012, for the fourth annual Napa River Rock & Stroll, a 6K fun run and walk along the Napa River Trail. Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to “rock” along the Trail from Kennedy Park to Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Napa. Whether you are a serious runner or just out for a morning walk, the Napa River Rock & Stroll is a great way to engage in a healthy activity for a worthy cause ~ our children. This year’s run will be timed. Arrive downtown between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30am for easy parking at the new parking garage on 4th and Coombs streets or the open lot at 3rd and Coombs streets. A shuttle will take you to the starting Line at Kennedy Park. …
38.1549
-122.473
Kennedy Park
3291 Streblow Dr., Napa, CA
/articles/napa-river-rock-stroll-returns-sept-22
1799334
/locations/6986215
38.29779
-122.28433
Veterans Memorial Park
3rd St & Main St, Napa, CA
/articles/napa-river-rock-stroll-returns-sept-22
2005882
/locations/6986216
Friday, May 4, 2012
The annual American Diabetes Society bike ride brings an expected 2,600 cyclists to local roadways May 6.
Expect to see plenty of brightly-Spandexed cyclists spinning along Napa County highways Sunday, when the American Diabetes Association’s Napa Valley Tour de Cure returns for its annual ride. According to an advisory bulletin from Napa County Public Works, up to 2,600 bicyclists are expected to take part in the tour: The “Napa Valley Tour de Cure” will be held for its 21st year, on Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are five courses, 10, 25, 50, 80, and 100 miles. All routes begin and end at the Veterans’ Home in Yountville. • The 10-mile course proceeds through the Town of Yountville, out Yount Mill Road and back. • The 25-mile course continues up Hwy 29, across Hwy 128 (Rutherford Rd) and then along Conn Creek Road…
Monday, April 30, 2012
A fun new festival for all ages made its debut Saturday at Copia.
I can't wait till Thursday: Here's a five-star, flag-waving shout-out to the folks who brought us the first-ever Napa Bike Fest Saturday at what remains of Copia. On a glorious Saturday, cyclists and strollers of all ages enjoyed live music, a swap meet, group rides — including one for kids — wonderfully weird bike-inspired sculptures by Kurt Wold and a series of cycling-themed films. Along with all the activity, you could buy food, beer, wine and coffee and refill your reusable water bottle at a free water station. Thank you to all the volunteers of the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, a.k.a. Napa Bike, for putting together such a terrific day for Napans! County supervisors Brad Wagenknecht and Bill Dodd were both spotted at the festival, …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Could this weekend possibly be more action-packed? If you don't already have plans, here are the editor's best bets from our Events Calendar. What are yours?
Napans and visitors alike have their choice of things to do this weekend, including the popular Race for Education, which raises money for Napa schools; the arrival of the Arts in April festival, which has been working its way south from Calistoga; the first-ever Napa Bike Fest, with a full day of lively events and film screenings and the annual Kitchens in the Vineyards Home & Garden Tour to benefit the Music in the Vineyards summer chamber music festival. Here are some picks from our Events calendar: Find more activities there, and add your own at napa.patch.com/events/new. Artists of the Valley Gallery Open House in celebration of Arts in April: Friday, 6 p.m., 1307 1st St. "Oysters and Art" with Oscar Aguilar Olea: Friday, 6 p.m., …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Do you have something to rave about? Tell us, tell the entire community here. You can even add photos, videos and pdfs, and link to YouTube videos.
When was the last time you took a moment to praise someone for a good deed, or yelled out to tell everyone how impressed you are with someone? Come on and give a shout-out to the person or group in our community you feel deserves the praise. Maybe that’s someone at the grocery store who found your wallet and turned it in. Maybe it’s your own child, who received all A’s on her report card. Tell us, tell the entire community, who did something special and should receive this praise. You can even add photos, videos and pdfs, and link to YouTube videos. Not feeling all that positive this week? Would you rather sound off on what’s bothering you? No worries, we have a forum for that as well: Here's the place to join or start the conversation.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Once again, it's time to reveal the results of our weekly Readers' Choice contest.
Congratulations to Sweeney's Sports for topping this week's Reader's Choice Awards contest to name Napa's Best Sporting Goods Store! Not only does your winner sell complete lines of gear for hunting, bow hunting, fishing and fly fishing: Fly fishing classes are also taught here, and bait is available. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful, and The Last Gun Shop is located there as well. Next week's contest takes us back to the restaurant realm: It's a quest to find your choice for best sushi in the city of Napa. Here's the nomination list as of Friday—if you see anything missing, please let us know ASAP in the comments section and I'll add it to the contest and poll: Eiko's, Sushi Haku, Sushi Mambo, Morimoto, Vallerga’s Market, …
38.28179
-122.29117
Sweeney's Sports
1537 W Imola Ave, Napa, CA
/articles/the-best-sporting-goods-store-readers-choice
546615
/locations/6932029
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The last chance to purchase a shot at the estimated $540 million Mega Millions jackpot is Friday at 7:45 p.m.
It’s the largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history: an estimated $540 million, with a $389 million cash value. And millions of Americans are lining up for a chance to win it, indulging in daydreams of what they'd do with the cash in the process. Mega Millions is played in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Statistically speaking, you have a 1 in 176 million chance of guessing all the numbers, or 1 in 3.8 million for just the 5 numbers. But California residents have been lucky in the past—or maybe they just play more?—winning the Mega Millions drawing 11 times since its inception in 2002. To see if you've drawn the lucky numbers, log in to www.megamillions.com/numbers Friday at 8 p.m. or call 1-800-LOTTERY. …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Contest closed at 9 a.m.! Watch for the winner at noon. This week's Readers' Choice Award goes to the best place in Napa to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
How will you be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this Saturday? We can't all visit the old sod (Ireland) where Napa County health education specialist Cara Mae McGarry was traveling this week. Fortunately, Napa offers a panorama of St. Patrick's Day festivities, from corned-beef dinners to concerts. Not all fall on the 17th, so you can spread your celebration out over two or three days if you like. To help proclaim your favorite in this week's contest, there's more involved than just voting in the poll: The winner will be decided by a mixed tally of votes, positive comments and positive ratings on the business listings linked below. If you own or manage one of the businesses in our contest, please be sure to "Claim" your listing! This allows …
Louisa Hufstader
9:18 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
I felt like I needed mental mouthwash after reading the first article. more ›