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ITALIAN AND PROUD
St. Helena’s Tom Rinaldi, alongside his wife, Beverly Kinney, pours a glass of his Patent wine during Saturday’s Festa Italiana, a free celebration of
Italian heritage at Lyman Park. For more event photos see page A5.
Council nears adoption
of new zoning code
JESSE DUARTE
jduarte@sthelenastar.com
Small winery regulations and
accessory dwelling units drew
last-minute discussion as St.
Helena prepares to adopt an
updated zoning code.
The City Council made a few
adjustments before endors-
ing the new code on Tuesday,
setting up a final vote to adopt
the code on Oct. 24. The code
would take effect 30 days after
that vote.
The new code complies
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with the current General Plan,
streamlines the permit process,
facilitates multi-family housing,
creates new design standards,
and expands the list of permitted
businesses.
Small wineries
The council adjusted some
proposed changes to St. Helena’s
small winery ordinance.
The new code had previ-
ously contained two changes.
Please see ZONING, Page A3
A4 Farmers’ Market A13
Harvest report A8
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Volleyball team
improves playoff
chances PAGE A11
HANS MAULI PHOTOS Chef Michael
Chiarello dies
at 61 PAGE A2
Ærena shows
art in St. Helena,
Napa PAGE A5
ABOVE: A fresh pizza with cheese, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms
is sliced at Saturday’s Festa Italiana. LEFT: There was no shortage of
free pizza.
The key to
Council favors transfer building a better
burger
tax over bond measure
PAGE A8
JESSE DUARTE ask voters to turn St.Helena into a
jduarte@sthelenastar.com charter city and impose the trans-
St. Helena city councilmem- fer tax. Each question would re-
bers are gearing up to ask voters quire a simple majority, and both
next November to approve a would have to pass in order for a
real estate transfer tax, and they transfer tax to take effect.
don’t want an iffy March bond The city polled voters about
measure muddying the waters. a potential $58 million general
The council told city staff on obligation bond measure on the
Tuesday to keep moving ahead March 2024 ballot, but coun-
with a November 2024 real es-
tate transfer tax measure that
cilmembers decided to scrap
that idea and focus on the trans-
Dinner in a pot
would raise an estimated $2.2
million a year.
fer tax, at least for now. from the market
The two-part measure would Please see BOND, Page A3 PAGE A13
Opinion A4 Rich Moran A4 Thursday Pulpit A14
Police Log A2 Sports A11 Weather A13
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POLICE LOG
Wednesday, Oct. 4
1830 — An unwelcome
customer screamed and
yelled at a bartender and
tried to push her. Dispatch
could hear the bartender
instigating a fight with the
man by saying derogatory
words to him. An officer
responded and helped de-
fuse the situation.
1838 — Report of a car
swerving on Main Street.
Police stopped the car and
arrested the 63-year-old
Pope Valley man for an
outstanding felony war-
rant.
1925 — Police notified
Caltrans of a traffic light
out at Adams/Main.
2059 — Medical aid for
an unresponsive woman
on Paulson Court.
2240 — A car was dam-
aged in a Pope Street park-
ing lot.
Thursday, Oct. 5
0215 — An officer found
a broken sprinkler on Hunt
Avenue.
0851 — Non-injury hit-
and-run on College Ave-
nue.
1233 — Someone sub-
mitted a fraudulent credit
application online and
tried to impersonate
somebody else to buy a
vehicle.
1510 — Police stopped an
oversized vehicle crossing
the Pope Street Bridge.
2152 — An officer
checked on an occupied
vehicle at Meily Park after
hours and found some-
body using the restroom.
2235 — Following a traf-
fic stop on Adams Street,
police arrested a 43-year-
old Santa Rosa man on
suspicion of DUI and driv-
ing with an open container
of alcohol.
Friday, Oct. 6
0235 — An officer cited
a vehicle parked on a side-
walk near Church/Pope.
0445 — An officer is-
sued a traffic citation near
Main/Madrona.
0507 — A car was parked
on a sidewalk near Adams/
Railroad.
0911 — A backpack
found near Adams Street
was returned to its owner.
1250 — A little black and
white dog named Buster
was found on Saint James.
1512 — Report of a car
parked in a red zone on
Main Street. It was gone
when an officer arrived.
1646 — A person re-
ported being scammed
over the phone.
2016 — A credit card was
found near Grayson Ave-
nue. Its owner asked police
to destroy it because he’d
already canceled it.
2049 — An officer cited
a vehicle parked in a red
zone and in front of a fire
hydrant on Monte Vista.
2206 — Police cited a
driver for speeding near
Silverado/Zinfandel.
2219 — Police cited a
driver for going over dou-
ble yellows on Silverado
Trail.
2230 — Police cited a
driver for speeding near
Silverado/Pope.
2325 — Police responded
to a report of an unwanted
subject on Main Street.
Saturday, Oct. 7
0011 — Report of an as-
sault at a Main Street es-
tablishment. Police took a
CORRECTION
Last week’s St. Helena Farmers’ Market had an incor-
rect byline. It was written by Katherine Gold, a volun-
teer board member of the market who also wrote this
week’s column.
NEWS
MICHAEL CHIARELLO, 1962-2023
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Napa TV chef, restaurateur dies
707-226-3711 nvrlegals@napanews.com HOWARD YUNE
707-256-2245 jvangrieken@napanews.com. hyune@napanews.com
707-226-3719 obits@napanews.com
707-226-3719 Michael Chiarello, who
707-256-2234 gained fame as a television
chef and the founder of fine
restaurants in the Napa Val-
ley, died Friday, his restau-
rant group announced Sat-
urday afternoon. He was 61.
Chiarello had been hospi-
talized for a week at Provi-
dence Queen of the Valley
Medical Center in Napa af-
ter an acute allergic reaction
led to anaphylactic shock,
according to a news release
from his restaurant group,
report. Gruppo Chiarello.
0120 — Police cited a “We deeply mourn the
driver near Main/Spring. loss of our beloved patri-
0349 — Police cited a arch Michael,” the group
driver for speeding and said in a statement posted at
illegally using the center 2:40 p.m.“His culinary bril-
turn lane of Highway 29 liance, boundless creativity,
near Vintage Avenue. and unwavering commit-
1000 — Report of an ment to family were at the
abandoned truck on pri- core of his being. He brought
vate property on Palmer people together through the
Drive. joy of shared meals,fostering
1525 — Medical aid for a lasting memories around the
diabetic problem on Paul- table.
son Court. “As we navigate this pro-
1552 — Medical aid for found loss, we hold dear the
someone with shortness moments we cherished with
of breath on Hunt Avenue. him, both in his kitchens and
1601 — Report of a in our hearts. His legacy will
drunk woman stumbling forever live on in the love he
around and then driving poured into every dish and
a dark gray vehicle. Police the passion he instilled in all
checked the area. of us to savor life’s flavors.”
1723 — Non-injury ac- Born in Red Bluff in 1962
cident at Main/Vivovich. and educated at the Culinary
An officer requested a tow Institute of America in Hyde
truck. Park, New York, Chiarello
1914 — Following a left his first mark in the Napa
traffic stop near Crinella/ Valley with his 1986 opening
Park, police arrested a of St. Helena-based Tra Vi-
44-year-old Lathrop man gne, which operated until
on suspicion of being a 2015 and became an early in-
felon in possession of am- stitution in what eventually
munition, driving under became a flourishing wine
the influence of drugs, country food scene. He later
driving without a license, founded Bottega, Ottimo
possession of metham- and Coqueta Napa Valley in
phetamine, possession of Yountville, and another Co-
drug paraphernalia, pos- queta at the Embarcadero in
session of prescription San Francisco.
drugs without a prescrip- In a 2006 interview with
tion, and possession of il- the St.Helena Star,Chiarello
legal fireworks. described his cooking style
1925 — Police responded and outlook as the combina-
to a loud music complaint tion of his family’s Calabrian
near Stockton/Pine. heritage in southern Italy
1938 — Report of con- with a California upbring-
struction continuing after ing that was at once modest
hours on Tainter Street. All and enthusiastic about food
was quiet when an officer and its making — down to
arrived. the gathering of produce and
2303 — Report of a fa- mushrooms.
ther verbally abusing The kitchen“was my fam-
children in a car on Hunt ily’s entertainment center,
Avenue. He was last seen where we talked about the
near Starr/Pope. Police food we prepared,” he said of
checked the area. his childhood in the Central
2317 — Report of two Valley town of Turlock.
men fighting near Oak/ “My father was disabled in
Tainter. They both de- his early 40s,and my mother
clined medical attention had to work. We never had
and declined to press much money and always had
charges. to scrape by. We foraged for
Sunday, Oct. 8 our food. The kitchen table
1249 — Vegetation fire was our entertainment. If
on Highway 29 south of we had pasta with porcini
St. Helena. mushrooms, we’d talk about
Monday, Oct. 9 how we picked them. How
0919 — An Android wet and rainy it was that day,
phone was reported stolen. or how the truck broke down.
1216 — Non-injury acci- There was a story to all the
dent on Main Street. food we brought home, and
1309 — Report of a it made everything taste even
woman riding a bike in better.”
the wrong direction on “…In a family where hard-
Highway 29 near Sulphur ship was around you every
Springs Avenue while flip- day, the table was my hap-
ping people off. piness,” he told the Star. “So
1332 — An officer met when I came in from work-
with the UpValley Family ing on the ranch, I’d go help
Centers about diversion in the kitchen. The whole
cases. family took part. I never re-
1559 — Police cited a ally wanted to be anything
driver on Charter Oak Av- but a cook.”
enue. What emerged from his
2236 — A backpack was
reported missing from Ad-
youth was a California-Ital-
ian hybrid based on simple
ams Street.
2301 — Medical aid on
techniques, fresh and sea-
sonal ingredients, and an
Olive Avenue. embrace of Italian herbs,
2341 — Report of a man spices and olive oil.
and a dog sleeping in a sta- Chiarello began estab-
tion wagon on Pine Street. lishing himself as a young
Police issued a citation. culinary talent shortly after
2342 — Lift assist on graduating from CIA in 1982.
Hunt Avenue. Within three years Food &
Tuesday, Oct. 10 Wine magazine named him
0001 — Single-vehicle its chef of the year, for his
non-injury accident near work at the Grand Bay Hotel
Main/Deer Park. in Coconut Grove, Florida.
0325 — A person re- (He would also start his first
ported a battery that oc- restaurant in Florida, Toby’s
curred Sunday evening. Bar and Grill in Miami.)
Police took a report. A year later, he would find
his way to wine country with
help from Cindy Pawlcyn,
another up-and-coming
chef who had started Mus-
tards Grill near Yountville in
1983.
“I was 24 years old and was
blown away by the way she
The Napa Valley chef Michael Chiarello, left, shared a laugh
with television host Laura McIntosh on her syndicated
television show “Bringing it Home with Laura McIntosh” at
Napa’s Connolly Ranch in August 2010.
Michael Chiarello, owner of Yountville’s Bottega and the
Spanish restaurant Coqueta in San Francisco, carved a roasted
pig in a method he outlined in his book “Live Fire” in 2013.
was cooking,” Chiarello re-
called of Pawlcyn. “We had
lunch together and she said
her partners were opening a
restaurant in St. Helena, and
it was going to be Italian. So
that’s how that all started (in
June 1986), and Tra Vigne
became a cool restaurant.”
“He walked into Mustards
and we sat in the bar area and
I thought, ‘This guy has got
vision and drive, and my
business partners should talk
to him,’” Pawlcyn said Mon-
day. “It was a great place for
him. He was passionate, he
was hardworking,and I think
it was the right venue for him
at the right time.”
As Chiarello opened more
restaurants in Northern
California, he found a far
wider audience during a de-
cade-long run of television
appearances on PBS, Food
Network and other channels.
He was a frequent judge on
the Bravo shows “Top Chef”
and“Top Chef Masters,” took
part in Food Network’s 2011
“Next Iron Chef” compe-
tition, and won an Emmy
Award for “Easy Entertain-
ing with Michael Chiarello,”
which debuted in 2003 on
Food Network and was shot
on location in Napa.
Providing you with the quality, integrity,
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St. Helena Star
Plaintiffs Katherine Page
and Asja Sever alleged mis-
behavior that included inap-
propriate touching and lewd
comments about women,
according to court docu-
ments.
Chiarello, who denied the
allegations, and his restau-
rant companies settled the
suit in November of that
year before the case could
go to trial in San Francisco
Superior Court.
In the hours after Chiarel-
REGISTER FILE PHOTO lo’s death, reminiscences,
tributes and condolences
flowed in from fellow chefs
and restaurant industry fig-
ures,as well as local industry
and political voices including
the Napa Valley Vintners and
Rep. Mike Thompson.
“I was shocked to hear
about Michael’s untimely
passing,” Cat Cora, the
chef, cookbook author and
“Around the World in 80
Plates” host who opened the
Postino restaurant of Lafay-
ette with Chiarello in 1998,
said in a statement Sunday
evening. “He was a very
talented chef and curator of
the culinary arts in the Napa
community and beyond. My
prayers go out to his family,
especially his children.”
Meanwhile, Napa County
Supervisor Belia Ramos
recalled how the chef had
pitched in during one of
the valley’s most dangerous
times.
On the fifth day of the
North Bay wildfires in Oc-
tober 2017, Chiarello left
Ramos a voicemail asking
how he could help — then
got through to her phone the
next day,she recalled Sunday
FRANKIE FRANKENY PHOTO afternoon. Ramos’ thoughts
quickly turned to the Cali-
fornia National Guard mem-
bers who were slated to arrive
at Napa County Airport to
“The Napa Valley and the assist the relief effort.
vintners have given life to “I asked Michael, ‘Would
something that’s really beau- you be able to cook lunch for
tiful, and it’s always been an them?’” said Ramos. “And
honor to be a part of it,” he he said, ‘How about to-
said in 2006.“I want to share day?’ (and) ‘For how many
on television,in a respectable people?’ I said it was for
way, the passions that have 435 guardsmen, and he said
been shared with me.” ‘Wow — I really should meet
“He was very gregarious you there at the airport.’”
and outgoing and charming,” Ramos arrived at the air-
Pawlcyn said of Chiarello. “I field to find Chiarello, who
think he had that going for had brought coolers filled
him that made him attractive with his own smoked pork
to publishers and TV and film rigatoni — and the same car-
people. He had that pizazz amels served at Bottega.
that got him out there.” “It was a generosity that
Chiarello also ventured I will never forget,” she re-
into winemaking with the membered. “There were
launch of Chiarello Family so many people who came
Vineyards in 1999, and the to our aid, (but) when you
NapaStyle kitchenware and ask if you’ll feed over 400
home goods label a year later. people with less than four
His books included “Live- hours’ notice and the person
Fire Cookbook,” “The Tra doesn’t even flinch, you’ll
Vigne Cookbook,” “Michael never forget that.”
Chiarello’s Bottega,” “Mi- He is survived by his wife,
chael Chiarello’s Casual Eileen, and four children.
Cooking,” “Napa Stories” Funeral arrangements for
and “Flavored Vinegars.” Chiarello will remain private,
Later,Chiarello faced alle- and in lieu of flowers, his
gations of sexual misconduct family will request donations
connected to his San Fran- to Meals on Wheels, Gruppo
cisco restaurant. In March Chiarello announced.
2016, two women working
as servers at Coqueta sued Associated Press reporter
the restaurateur for sexual Mark Kennedy contributed to
harassment and wage theft. this report.
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St. Helena Drama presents Bond

From A1
“There needs to be a level of awareness and
public enthusiasm to get behind it,” Summers
said.

‘She Kills Monsters’
FOR THE STAR
Saint Helena Drama and the Napa Valley College Theater Course at
St. Helena High School will present Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters”
Oct. 20-22.
The show recounts the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood
home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes
finds Tilly’s “Dungeons and Dragons” notebook, however, she stumbles
into a journey of discovery and adventure in the imaginary world that
was Tilly’s refuge.
The play, written by Nguyen and directed by Patti Coyle, is rated PG-13
for strong language and mild adult themes, including LGBTQIA refer-
ences. The play will be presented at the St. Helena Performing Arts Center
at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21, and 2 p.m. Oct. 21 and 22.
Nguyen is an award-winning Vietnamese American playwright
and Marvel script writer. “She Kills Monsters” is commonly and
currently performed in both high schools and colleges as it portrays
themes of love, loss, family, and struggles around sexuality and gender.
American Canyon High School and Napa Valley College recently per-
formed the play.
According to a press release, the St. Helena High School Drama De-
partment strives to produce “quality, cutting-edge entertainment and
art that inspires thoughtful dialogue for our students and community on
current social issues,” including 2017’s “The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-time” and 2019’s “The Laramie Project.”
Both productions were positively received by students and the commu-
nity and aligned with the SHUSD mission statement and goals to “Em-
brace diversity, equity and inclusion.”
“It is important for the students to learn that theater can be entertain-
ment, of course, but also a vehicle for education, advocacy and for positive
social change,” Coyle said.
“She Kills Monsters” is presented by arrangement with Concord The-
atricals on behalf of Samuel French Inc.
Tickets are available at sthelenadrama.com.
“We should focus on one tax, and the real es-
tate (transfer) tax is the one that I’ve seen more
Survey results
A report from February found that the city
excitement [about]” Councilmember Anna needs another $6.5 million in annual revenue to
Chouteau said. continue to provide basic services. The council
A $58 million bond measure for roads and side- recently drew $1.8 million from reserves to bal-
walks would levy an annual property tax of $67 ance the 2023-2024 budget.
per $100,000 of assessed value. Support for the Survey respondents acknowledged that the
hypothetical measure hovered right around the city needs money. Seventy percent say the city
required two-thirds threshold, according to a needs more revenue to provide the services resi-
survey of 305 voters conducted by FM3 Research. dents need and want, and 68 percent said the city
Sixty-six percent of those surveyed supported needs more money specifically for infrastructure.
the measure, 25 percent opposed it, and 9 percent Voters generally approve of the city govern-
were undecided. ment (50 percent) and the City Council (61 per-
However, pollsters warned that the support cent, up from 50 percent in 2021). Barnes said
was soft, with only 27 percent saying they would those numbers are unusually high by Bay Area
definitely vote yes. After being posed with argu- standards.
ments for and against the bond, support dropped Voters identified the health of the local econ-
from 66 percent to 62 percent. omy, road conditions, downtown sidewalks and
“It’s on the razor’s edge,” said Barry Barnes infrastructure as St. Helena’s top problems.
of the consulting firm Team CivX, adding that
a privately financed pro-bond campaign would Downtown sidewalks
be crucial. The city needs more revenue to fund the long-
Councilmembers didn’t think there was awaited replacement of the downtown sidewalks.
enough time for that campaign to take shape in The city has a $1.2 million grant to cover the
time for a March election. stretch between Pine Street and Adams Street,
“I don’t think we’re ready to do everything that but the segment between Adams Street and
needs to be done to go into March with confi- Mitchell Drive is still unfunded, Public Works
dence,” Hardy said. Director Joe Leach told the council.
Vice Mayor Eric Hall agreed. Pending Caltrans approval, construction for
“I don’t know where we would find the pri- the Pine-Adams segment is tentatively sched-
vately financed campaign to take it on,” Vice uled for the second quarter of 2024. The Ad-
Mayor Eric Hall said. “Do we need the money? ams-Mitchell segment could be done in the third
We sure do. The question is how we’re going to quarter of 2025 if the city finds the money.
go about getting it.”
Councilmember Billy Summers said March You can reach Jesse Duarte at (707) 967-6803 or
would be “a tight timeline.” jduarte@sthelenastar.com.

Zoning Mayor Paul Dohring talked

From A1
It removed a requirement that
small winery owners live onsite
and it relaxed sourcing require-
ments, allowing grapes to come
from anywhere in the city limits.
The current code requires 85%
of the grapes to be grown on the
premises or an adjacent parcel, but
small winery operators asked for
more flexibility in case of prob-
lems like fire, smoke taint or crop
damage.
St.Helena resident Mark Smith-
ers argued against both changes.
“If you take out the residency
requirement, we’re going to in-
crease second homes (and) we’re
going to have non-local ownership
of wineries,” Smithers said.
about striking a balance between
junior accessory dwelling units
(JADUs) can continue to count to-
concerned that ADUs and JADUs
aren’t actually creating housing
tent with national standards for
historic buildings.
respecting agriculture and pro- ward a project’s minimum density for local families, so they recom- Affected property owners could
requirements.
tecting residential neighborhoods. mended not counting those units apply to have their properties re-
“Let’s admit it, there are folks in
The state regards ADUs and toward the minimum density. moved from the list. A consul-
this community who are not saintsJADUs as a solution to Califor- That would require the owner of tant would have to find that the
when they operate these smaller nia’s housing crisis, but they’re a half-acre parcel to create three property no longer qualifies to
wineries,” he said. viewed skeptically in St. Helena, full-fledged housing units. be listed, and the Planning Com-
The council settled on a com- where they’re generally not rented A majority of the council de- mission would have to approve the
promise. out as low-cost housing. They do, cided to keep the code as it is, de-listing.
The residency requirement will however, count toward St. Hele- although the matter could come Local historian Mariam Hansen
be changed to require at least a na’s Regional Housing Needs Al- back for review in the future. praised the new preservation re-
vineyard manager or winery man- location (RHNA) targets. Requiring three homes on a quirements.
ager to live onsite, not necessarily
The city often receives appli- half-acre parcel “is pretty incon- “How many more historic
the owner. cations to demolish and replace venient,” Councilmember Billy homes do we want to see demol-
As for sourcing, a small wineryhouses in the medium-density Summers said. ished?” Hansen asked. “How
may only use grapes grown else- residential zoning district, where many more purchasers of St.
where in St. Helena in case of re-
the minimum density is 5.1 units Historic preservation Helena historic properties will we
planting or crop damage. per acre. That equates to three The new code puts more than allow to demolish our heritage?”
units for a half-acre parcel, so ap- 200 properties under a Historic
Accessory dwelling units plicants can meet that target with Preservation Overlay. Modifica- You can reach Jesse Duarte at (707)
The council agreed that acces- a main house, an ADU and a JADU. tions to structures included on 967-6803 or jduarte@sthelenastar.
sory dwelling units (ADUs) and Planning commissioners were that list would have to be consis- com.

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A4 | Thursday, OcTOber 12, 2023
OPINION
Editorial Board
DAN EVANS, executive editor
Residents:
norma Ferriz • shannon Kuleto
bonnie long • Peter Mccrea• chuck Meibeyer
Gail showley • dave yewell
COMMENTARY
How we feed the hungry
SUSAN DAVIS
T
he board and staff of the
St. Helena Community
Food Pantry would like
to bring you up to date on our
service, process and needs.
As you might remember
from past correspondence, the
pandemic made huge demands
of the pantry. The number of
needy families increased sub-
stantially, as did the donations
of volunteer time and money
from our generous commu-
nity. Eventually we returned
to our pre-pandemic client list
of about 70 families of which
we served about 35 per week.
However, probably because
of inflation and cuts in SNAP
(food stamps), our numbers
are once again increasing, and
we add at least one new family
per week to our total; we now
distribute food to 50-60 fami-
lies each week.
For those of you who are not
familiar with our pantry, we are
located in the second building
of the St. Helena Seventh-day
Adventist Church on Main
Street. We have been allowed
to use that space for a small use
fee for the last 25 years. Whereas
most smaller pantries are open
one day every two weeks, we are
open every Tuesday and Fri-
day from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Clients
must live in Yountville, Ruther-
ford, Oakville, Pope Valley, St.
Helena or Deer Park. Angwin
and Calistoga have their own
pantries. Our clients fill out an
application and receive a pantry
identity card.
Our distribution is gener-
ous:
„ Once a week, clients
are entitled to a brown paper
shopping bag of fresh fruits
and vegetables, as well as
dairy and meat.
„ Once a month they re-
ceive a bag of shelf stable
products.
„ Once a month we are the
distribution point for USDA,
which supplies folks with a
bag of shelf stable and meat.
It’s what is in those bags
that makes us proud.
For a family of one or two
(families of three or more get
larger amounts):
Fresh produce bag:
„ 2 types of fruit (apples,
oranges, grapes, pears, mel-
ons)
„ 2 types of vegetables
(cauliflower, broccoli, green
beans, spinach, zucchini)
„ Other veggies, includ-
ing potatoes, onions, carrots,
celery
Accompanying dairy/meat
bag:
„ milk
„ eggs
„ usually cheese
„ butter
„ sometimes yogurt
„ meat (chicken, ground
beef, pork chops, fish sticks)
Bags are accompanied by
bread and dessert.
Shelf-stable bag once a
month (families of three or
more get larger amounts):
„ canned fruit
„ canned vegetables
„ canned beans
„ peanut butter, sometimes
jam
„ canned tuna and/or
chicken
„ canned meat (chili,
Spam, stew)
„ canned soup
„ canned tomato product
„ mac and cheese
„ rice and/or dry beans
„ pasta
„ oatmeal
„ package of something
sweet (cake mix, raisins, gra-
ham crackers, cookies)
„ package of something
salty (crackers, nuts)
„ sometimes juice
USDA bags vary, but include
some of the following:
„ canned fruit
„ canned vegetables
„ canned soup
„ canned beans
„ dry beans
„ pasta
„ pasta sauce
„ potato flakes
„ mac and cheese
„ rice
„ canned meat
„ frozen meat
„ peanut butter
Where do we get these
items?
„ Donations from local
groups and schools
„ Napa Food Bank (CANV),
which supplies much of our
dairy, meat, and shelf stable,
and some produce, free or at
deeply discounted prices
„ Donations from Safeway
and Sunshine
„ Giovannoni’s Produce
(purchased)
„ Gleaners
„ St. Helena Farmers’ Mar-
ket
I priced how much it would
approximately cost to buy the
items at Safeway, taking ad-
vantage of sales:
„ our weekly distribution
of produce, dairy, meat, des-
sert and bread: $75. (Bags for
larger families increase that
cost.) Total per month: $300
„ the small shelf stable
bag: $60-$65/month
„ the USDA shelf-stable
and meat bag: $40/month
How do these items get
bagged and distributed? Ah,
this is where the rubber meets
the road: VOLUNTEERS! We
are an entirely volunteer orga-
nization. We need volunteers
to:
„ pick up at Safeway and
Sunshine
„ pick up at the Farmers’
Market
„ pick up the phone mes-
sages
„ pack bags in the morning
twice a week
„ pack bags once a month
for shelf stable
„ pack bags once a month
for USDA
„ roll recycling and com-
post bins to the curb (We are
very conscientious about re-
cycling and composting!)
„ distribute bags two after-
noons a week
„ order from Napa Food
Bank and Giovannoni’s Pro-
duce
„ meet deliveries from var-
ious organizations
„ organize and shelve de-
livered items
„ organize and schedule
pickups, baggers and gleaners
„ keep on top of the many
forms required by USDA,
Napa Food Bank, and Feeding
America
„ keep our visitation, client
lists and cards up to date
„ keep our books (We are
our own 501© 3.)
„ serve on our pantry board
We are in particular need of
volunteers to:
„ bag groceries for distri-
bution Tuesday and Friday
morning (ability to lift 10-15
pounds needed) (9:30-11:30)
„ distribute bags (ability to
lift 10-15 lbs. needed) Tuesday
and Friday afternoons (2:15-
4:00) Knowledge of Spanish is
helpful.
„ bag shelf stable for basic
bags one morning a month
(10:00-11:30)
„ bag shelf stable for USDA
one morning a month (9:30-
11:00)
It is not necessary to com-
mit to doing one of these jobs
every week or month.
We have a number of
long-serving, committed
volunteers who would love
to have you join us in serving
those in need in St. Helena.
Susan Davis, Manager, St. Helena
Community Food Pantry
CARTOON COMMENT | by JOan MarTens
IN THE COUNTRY
Grape picking for the novice
W
e don’t have mil-
lion-dollar machines
that can pick all the
grapes in a vineyard without
even disturbing a leaf. We don’t
have an expert crew who waits
for a command hat
says, “Today is the
day for harvest!”
We don’t have
night goggles so
we can pick grapes
at night when it’s
RICHARD cool. We don’t
MORAN have an easy solu-
tion for harvesting
grapes without
spending a lot of money.
What we do have is a small
vineyard with tons of grapes
that need to be harvested each
year at about this time. To do
so we must rely on the kindness
of others. That is, friends and
friends of friends and strang-
ers who want to have the true
wine country experience of the
harvest. Most people enjoy the
experience once. Each year we
need to be more creative in find-
ing our harvest team.
Sometimes availability can
be a skill. This year our team
included an enthusiastic and
talented group of individuals
who were picking for the first
time. Although the team was
inexperienced, the grapes never
stood a chance. The group in-
cluded a Ph.D. in data analytics,
an investment banker, a Google
executive, a social media influ-
LETTERS
Help feed schoolkids in
Uganda
The Outreach Committee at
Grace Episcopal Church in St.
Helena has long been involved in
Bubaare, Uganda, with a college
sponsorship program for extremely
poor girls who could not otherwise
go to school. Because of this rela-
tionship, we have become aware of
another situation.
A nearby school of 1,200 young
children has lost funding for its
school lunch program — the person
supplying it died of COVID. For
many this was their only meal of
the day. The children began skip-
ping school or falling asleep at their
desk due to lack of nourishment.
Grace Outreach and the Grace
Orphan Ministry has sent $6,000
to get the program up and running
again through the end of this year.
We are trying to provide funding
for at least six more months until
they can find someone else on
their end. An anonymous donor
has come forth and has offered to
match donations up to $6,000.
If you, your family or group
would like to donate, please send
a check of any amount to Grace
Church and put “Uganda meal
program” in the memo line. For
questions or discussion, please
contact me at kbc7964@gmail.
com.
Kerry Brackett
St. Helena
encer, a musician, a teacher and
several who were never quite
introduced.
The incentives to join the
picking crew are a free lunch,
camaraderie and as many Ins-
tagram posts as anyone wants.
Wine will be generously served
at lunch.
As we all munched on donut
holes and drank coffee in the
morning, the vineyard manager
gently expressed his thanks and
provided some instructions.
“OK, everyone, pick out your
grape hook. To get the most out
of this day there is one import-
ant rule,” he said, “I want no
fingers to end up in the bins with
the grapes. They can be hard to
fish out.”
He went on. “Some grapes
are hiding. Make sure you look
behind the leaves and pull them
out. Some grapes may look like
raisins. Don’t be afraid of them,
put them in your bin. Watch out
for spiders and snakes, don’t put
those in the bin. Other than that,
have a good time. And don’t for-
get what I said about the fingers.”
With those instructions in
mind, the group began to pick
out gloves and the proper grape
hook, being careful to select the
best colors for Instagram. One
member of the group, it turns
out, is a college student studying
philosophy. He had a question
for our leader.
He said, “There is a quote by
Lou Holtz, the famous football
Nix residency
requirement for small
wineries
Upon assessing the St. Hel-
ena Small Winery Ordinance,
especially the A-20 category,
we note the scarcity of such
establishments in St. Helena.
While we acknowledge the
current mandate for owners to
live on-site, we consider it an
unwarranted imposition on the
proprietors.
The elimination of this stip-
ulation from the permit seems
straightforward, and its con-
tinued existence puzzles us. It
comes off as overly prohibitive
with no clear rationale. While
Mark Smithers, in his com-
mentary for the St. Helena Star,
brings up potential issues like
increased vehicular movement
or frequent turnovers, we be-
lieve that the city already has
stringent measures in place.
Smithers’ point about constant
communication with neighbor-
ing wineries appears overly me-
ticulous. Established systems
efficiently curtail disturbances
like noise pollution or unpleas-
ant scents. It’s challenging to
pinpoint a concrete concern
with the present setup.
We are resolutely in favor of
discarding this on-site living
condition. These niche wineries
enhance tourism, making such a
sT. helena sTar
coach. Holtz said, ‘One day you
are drinking the wine, and the
next day you are picking the
grapes.’ What do you think he
meant by that?”
The vineyard manager replied,
“Hell if I know, that sounds
backwards. But I do know when
we finish picking, we can all
drink sone wine.”
The pick began and a quiet
came over the group as each per-
son communed with the vines
and nature. Before long before
someone asked, “Are we picking
all of them?” We did pick all of
them and enjoyed the promised
lunch with wine in the middle
of the afternoon. The camara-
derie was there and enjoyed by
all. People were proud of the
accomplishment and made new
friends. Someone said, “It’s like
we were a part of making some-
thing special, not just looking at
a screen.” Nonetheless, I suspect
next year we will need another
new crew.
Living in wine country can be
a participatory sport and not all
fancy parties. There is work to
be done that can be more grati-
fying than taking visitors around
to a few tasting rooms. When
someone asks you to pick grapes,
don’t say “No” too fast. You
might learn a few things about
yourself and make some new
friends.
Rich Moran writes about all the joys
of wine country.
requirement feel anachronistic.
As life circumstances shift, in-
dividuals shouldn’t be bound to
live on their business premises,
even as proprietors. Reasons
like medical emergencies, fa-
milial duties, or any other per-
sonal considerations are private
matters. We ardently support a
refresh of this bygone provision,
questioning its initial inclusion.
Will Densberger
St. Helena
In support of Water
Advocates
Saint Helena’s water and
wastewater rates have histori-
cally been the highest in Napa
County. This is from the 2019
Grand Jury report. The same re-
port indicated that Saint Helena
water rates are double those of
Napa and American Canyon.
These facts raise numerous red
flags, with a lack of accountabil-
ity from city government to the
rate payers being one of them.
I believe Water Advocates
Saint Helena may help provide
an important level of account-
ability. Giving this body a seat
at the table may be an import-
ant step toward addressing the
frayed relationship between city
government and the water rate
payers.
Dale Grossman
St. Helena
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The Saint Helena Community Band performs in the Lyman Park gazebo during Festa Italiana.
JODIE NIEMAN PHOTO as Anthony Micheli prepares to hoist the Italian flag up
Anthony Micheli and Art Carr at Festa Italiana.
‘Buy what you love’
Ærena Galleries and
Gardens finds two
homes in Napa Valley
HILARY WENDEL
business@napanews.com
Here’s some good news for art
lovers and enthusiasts in Napa
Valley:
You don’t need to fight traffic to
see some fantastic art by world-re-
nowned artists, and you don’t even
have to pay a museum fee.
Michael Polenske, the founder
and owner of Ærena Galleries and
Gardens, has an open-door policy
for his four gallery locations across
Napa Valley and the North Bay.
“We are always open to the
public,” Polenske said. “Our doors
are open 365 days a year. We also
participate in local activations,
like Third Thursdays and Napa’s
Lighted Arts Festival.”
His Napa Valley locations are
600 Main St. in Napa, and 1354
Main St. in St. Helena.
Ærena Galleries specializes in
“contemporary mid-career artists
and art in well-known collections,”
he explained, but “we are not afraid
to introduce up-and-coming art-
ists.”
While the art sold at these prices
could increase in value as these
artists continue advancing their
careers, Polenske advised buyers to
“buy what you love, not because it
will appreciate.”
Polenske said art purchasers fall
into three categories at Ærena: a
third are local homeowners, a third
are day trippers to the Valley, and
a third are from outside California
or international tourists.
“Wine collectors also tend to be
art collectors, and we ship world-
wide.”
Polenske is Ærena’s founder but
not the primary curator of the art
collections.Instead,he relies on his
team of gallery directors and staff
to determine which artists to rep-
resent. Each of the four galleries
has a dedicated director.
Polenske proudly pointed out
that “the team is number one —
they put their heart and soul into
what they do.” Polenske explained
that, ultimately, it is “the clients
who decide what we sell.”
OneofÆrena’s“TopFive”artists
across all locations is Kevin Box,
known for his origami-inspired
indoor and outdoor sculptures, in
both tabletop-sized sculptures as
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Katie Hopgood-Sculatti sings the Italian national anthem
St. Helena’s ceremonial flagpole at Lyman Park.
well as “monumental” sculptures
(oversized giant sculptures).
Another renowned artist repre-
sented by Ærena is David Tanych.
He recreates small everyday ob-
jects in steel into gigantic, fantasti-
cal proportions, like a pair of scis-
sors, a mixing whisk, or a ball and
jacks. These monumental sculp-
tures “enhance the beauty of their
surroundings” and are acid-etched
to allow rusting by the elements.
All four galleries in Healdsburg,
St. Helena, Mill Valley, and Napa
specialize in wall and monumen-
tal art. The downtown Napa loca-
tion, now in its 10th year, also sells
mid-century modern vintage fur-
niture and furnishings.
In addition to these traditional
“white wall galleries,” two sculp-
ture gardens are in the Ærena
portfolio, located at the luxury
brand hotels Auberge du Soleil
and MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa
in Sonoma.
Over 70 one-of-a-kind monu-
mental sculptures are for sale and
enhance these hotels’ outdoor
green spaces. QR codes give po-
tential buyers more information on
the artist and where to purchase.
Front and center on the landing
page of the Ærena Galleries web-
site’s homepage is a quote by The-
odore Roosevelt:
“It is not the critic who counts.
The credit belongs to the man who
is actually in the arena; who at the
best knows, in the end, the triumph
of high achievement,and who at the
worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly.”
This quote and imagery of the
man in the arena resonate with
Polenske; presumably, he said
he prefers to be the actor “in the
arena,” not the spectator, even if it
is a risky endeavor.
This admiration for adventure
and action comes perhaps from
observing his father as a child.
“My father was a hurricane
chaser for the Air Force in Ber-
muda, where I was born,” he stated
with a hint of pride and some non-
chalance.
“As a family, we moved to Wash-
ington, D.C. in the late 1960s,
where my father was on the presi-
dential detail for President Nixon.”
(According to his company biog-
raphy, his father was on the pres-
idential squadron responsible for
piloting Air Force One).
Reminiscing about his childhood
in Washington, D.C., he said, “I
think my love of art started early,
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Michael Polenske poses for a photograph at ÆRENA Galleries and Gardens in downtown Napa on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
on field trips to the Smithsonian.
I collected postcards of the art
from every museum visit.” These
postcards became the first of many
collections he acquired throughout
his life, eventually growing to in-
clude antiques, art, and wine, said
Polenske.
After the Washington, D.C.
years (and an interim few years
in Pheonix while his father was in
Vietnam), his family relocated to
California, where he attended ju-
nior high and high school on Travis
Air Force Base.
Polenske then got his degree at
Chico State, majoring in finance
and minoring in agriculture (where
he was able to take a few classes
with Dr. Marian Baldy, the wine
educator, that made a lasting im-
pression and added to his growing
passion for wine).
Upon graduation, he joined a
well-known financial advising
firm.
“I chose to take Napa Valley as
my region, thinking I would advise
the wine families in the Valley on
investments, but the firm also
made me take a zip code in Silicon
Valley,” he recounted. Ultimately,
this was advantageous for Polen-
ske; the wine families’ cash was
tied up in their fixed assets.
Meanwhile, the dot-com econ-
omy was heating up in the mid-
90s, with cash-rich entrepreneurs
needing his financial advice. Po-
lenske eventually counted some
billionaires of the dot-com era as
his financial clients (a direct re-
sult of perfecting his cold-calling
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strategy), he said.
In 2001, as a consequence of the
merger between JP Morgan (Polen-
ske’s then-current employer) and
Chase Bank, he had the opportu-
nity to take a cash payout and retire
from the corporate finance world
after 20 years, he recalled.
Finding some time and cash on
his hands, he was free to pursue his
passions of lifestyle, wine, and art.
He made some investments that
lined up with his passions, includ-
ing an early investment in the Soho
House and The Vines of Mendoza.
On the wine front, he purchased
his dream property on a 10-acre
vineyard in Oak Knoll (perhaps
recognizable to locals for the giant
“Ball and Jacks” sculpture by David
Tanych on the corner of Big Ranch
Rd and Oak Knoll).
In 2005, partnering with wine-
maker Aaron Pott, he released
his first wine under the moniker
Blackbird Vineyards. “A merlot
that received great reviews and
sold out,” according to Polenske.
“A lot of things in my life are
opportunistic or pure luck,” he
mused.
For example, on a walk with his
mom in 2007, he spotted a historic
building in Yountville, formerly
The Burgundy House Inn. He en-
visioned what that 1904 building
could be: a “living gallery, home to
art, food, wine, and antiques,” that
would marry his passions under
one roof. He bought the building,
renovated it, and set the opening
for Fall 2008.
“We opened Ma(i)sonry the
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Creative Combo/Group, Judges
Choice, and Best Performer.
The cost is $10 for one to four
pets and $20 for five to 10 pets.
Pets must be under 300 pounds.
Register at cityofsthelena.org.
For more information call 707-
968-9222.
NICK OTTO, REGISTER
same week of the national bank-
ing collapse — I thought we may
not make it.” Make it he did, and a
year later, in 2009, he acquired the
I.Wolk Art Gallery in St. Helena on
Main Street, merging the gallery
under the Ma(i)sonry umbrella.
This acquisition also included an
extensive sculpture garden located
at Auberge du Soleil.
He sold Ma(i)sonry to Resto-
ration Hardware (RH) in 2014, six
years after it opened. (His friend-
ship with Gary Friedman, the
owner of RH, pre-dates the pur-
chase.)
By then, he had opened several
more gallery locations, adding a
gallery in Healdsburg that same
year. In 2014, the rebranding of all
locations to “Ærena Galleries and
Gardens” became official.
Fifteen years after opening his
first art gallery, Ma(i)sonry, Po-
lenske continues his passion for
collecting that he started as a boy
back in D.C.
“The harder we work, the luckier
we get,” he joked. Whether oppor-
tunity, luck, or strategy, Æerna has
created a firm foothold for selling
art in Napa Valley and the North
Bay, Polenske said. And this entre-
preneur continues to expand and
innovate, with various projects still
underway.
“We generally open something
every two years and would really
like to return to Yountville.”
You can reach business editor
Jennifer Huffman at 707-256-2218 or
jhuffman@napanews.com
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PlayFest returns Oct. 20
SUSAN FRENCH
UpStage Napa Valley’s annual
Playwright Festival, “PlayFest”,
returns Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-
29 at Newton Hall at Grace Epis-
copal Church, 1314 Spring St. in
St. Helena.
General tickets are $35 each or
$65 for both weekends; $30 per
person for groups over 10, and
$25 for students. Tickets may be
purchased at upstagenapavalley.
org or at the door.
UpStage Napa Valley is a small,
community theater company that
thrives on the local talent and
strong support for the arts of this
valley. The brainchild of artistic
director Sharie Renault, the the-
ater began as the Calistoga The-
ater Company in 2011 and blos-
somed into UpStage Napa Valley
in 2015.
UpStage focuses on social is-
sues.
“Our mission is ‘Theater from
the Heart,’” Renault said. “The-
ater not only entertains, it can
engage and heal. A good dose of
humor lightens the plays.”
The Playwright Festival first
launched in 2021 and has since
become a flagship of the UpStage
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The nine original plays were se-
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women writers, including play-
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script selection, set design and
construction, providing cos-
tumes and props, publicity and
outreach, managing the house,
and nurturing the vitality of the
organization.
UpStage also thanks supporters
who have helped to make 2023
PlayFest possible, especially a
donation from Tim Mondavi of
Continuum Estate Winery and a Jimmy Adams, Carol Parkhurst and Antonia Allegra star in “Here Today “
grant from the City of St. Helena. by Ron G. Rosenfeld.
Bruce Miroglio
Bruce Miroglio, playwright for
“Hanging In There,” is a familiar
face in Napa Valley and a well-
known actor for Upstage.
“I was born in St. Helena, and
so was my father, so I am a true
local,” said Miroglio. “I’ve been an
attorney in Napa Valley for more
than 40 years, and am also an
ordained clergyman in the Cath-
olic Church, serving in Yount-
ville. This is my sixth or seventh
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Members of the Boys & Girls Club of
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clowning around at the St. Helena
club, accept a $25,000 check from
Songwriters in Paradise (SIP), a singer/
songwriter concert series that has been
held in Napa Valley for the last four
years. SIP founder Patrick Davis, second
from right at top, and his wife, Lauren
Jenkins, top right, who live in Nashville,
delivered the check on Sept. 29. The
organization also gave $25,000 to the
Rutherford Fire Department. SIP is a for-
profit event that brings together music
and wine, and includes a charitable arm
with funds raised by auctioning off such
items as autographed guitars or posters.
The annual SIP Napa returns April 17-
24, 2024. SIP is also held annually in
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with Upstage Napa Valley. I have mor.”
also appeared with various other “I wanted to show a situation
troupes, on film, and have done where many of the various real-
voice-over and commercials.” ities are revealed and the silly re-
“I wrote the play because of the actions that can result,” he con-
crazy world we live in,” said Miro- tinued. “If you cannot laugh, you
glio. “As a society, the changes we cannot appreciate life. I also liked
are experiencing are truly aston- the challenge of presenting a vari-
ishing; in fact, the entire world has ety of characters, which only exist
been going through tremendous in the audiences’ mind. They ‘ap-
changes. Whether you mourn the pear’ only through the other side
situation or embrace it, I think the
best way to deal with it can be hu- Please see PLAYFEST, Page A7
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From avocation to vocation

Lowell finds
satisfaction in wine
industry career
JENNIFER HUFFMAN
jhuffman@napanews.com
Growing up in the northeast
U.S., no guidance counselor ever
suggested that Joshua Lowell get
into the wine industry.
“I’ve always been drawn to wine,
especially the historical and agri-
cultural aspects
of it, but it didn’t
occur to me as a
viable career op-
tion until a trip my
wife and I made
to Margaret River,
Australia,” Lowell
wrote. “It’s one of
Lowell
my favorite wine
regions in the world, and we were
sitting at this beautiful restaurant
surrounded by vineyards.”
At the time “I was working a
fairly unfulfilling government job,
and my wife and I had a very honest
conversation about building a life
together and finding a more satis-
factory career for myself,” he said.
It was at that moment she posed
the idea to get into the wine indus-
try,“and the realization hit me that
I could turn an avocation into a vo-
cation.”
Today, Joshua Lowell is general
manager at Sullivan Rutherford
Estate in St. Helena.
1. What was your childhood
ambition?
I had a vague ambition of becom-
ing a veterinarian.But in truth,even
at 18 I didn’t know exactly what I
wanted to do. In college I studied
history and English, and one of my
favorite parts about my job now in
the wine industry is that I can ex-
plore a variety of different areas and
constantly learn new things.
2. What’s the worst job you
ever had?
A paper route in my hometown
of Watertown, NY. I enjoyed riding
my bike around the neighborhood,
but winter in upstate New York can
be brutal. I couldn’t ride my bike in
the snow and so I had to walk in-
stead.
3. What job would you like to
try/not try?
Try: I would love to write a book.
Not try: I consider myself will-
ing to try almost anything, but if
I had to pick something, being a
high school math teacher seems
terrifying!
4. What is the biggest chal-
lenge the wine industry has
faced?
Wildfires. The challenges of cli-
mate are always part of the art of
winemaking,it’s what ensures that
no two vintages are the same and
it’s what keeps the work and wines
interesting. That said, the fires in
recent years have been formidable
and have devastated many of our
friends’ land in the valley.
With the 2020 vintage, we had
the challenge of making wine that
was on par with our standard of
quality. Our Sullivan Rutherford
Estate Winemaker Jeff Cole and
his team were able to craft a small
quantity of truly exceptional wine,
especially the 2020 J.O. Sullivan
Founder’s Reserve Merlot.
5.Who do you most admire in
the business world?
Robert Mondavi. He was a dy-
namo; he helped so many people
in the valley and set the course
for Napa’s evolution into a world-
class winemaking region and des-
tination. I had the good fortune of
meeting him many years back, and
he was a hardworking, gracious
man. I always admired his talent as
a businessman and how he trans-
formed the wine industry.
6. What’s one thing Napa
could do to help local business?
I would love to see the city of
Napa continue to support small
businesses,especially in the greater
county. So much of the appeal of
the Napa Valley historically is its
connection to the land and to ag-
riculture, and it’s important, es-
pecially to the wine industry here,
that visitors continue to be inter-
ested in what we’re doing and cu-
rious about the wines we produce.
I live in the city of Napa, and
while I enjoy the arts and enter-
tainment it now supports, it has
the potential to pull us from be-
ing an agricultural community. I
don’t have the perfect solution,
but I would like to ensure the Napa
Valley remains a refuge for those
looking to escape the high-paced,
materialistic way of life. I think it
is a matter of staying focused on
wine,food,friendship,community
and natural beauty.
7. If you could change one
thing about the wine industry,
what would it be?
Archaic wine shipping laws that
vary from state to state. There are a
lot of regulations within this indus-
try, many of which are absolutely
necessary, but they are onerous for
a small business.
8. What’s your favorite char-
ity or nonprofit?
Over the last two years, we’ve
been supporting the mission of
OLE Health. We’re very excited to
be hosting the Vida OLE! Fund-
raising Dinner and Auction for the
second year. Increasing access to
affordable health care is an import-
ant cause throughout the entire ag-
ricultural sector, and it’s especially
important to our team at Sullivan.
9. What’s something people
might be surprised to know
about you?
I really enjoy painting. A cou-
ple of my paintings are displayed
at the Sullivan Rutherford Estate
residence. Art is engrained in the
story of the Estate from the begin-
ning — our founder, James O’Neil
Sullivan, was a graphic designer,
and his daughter, Kelleen, has
artwork hanging throughout the
winery and residence as well. It’s
an honor to be able to tap into that
creative energy.
10. What is one thing you
hope to accomplish in your life-
time that you haven’t yet?
I would love to one day write
a novel. I have a deep love for the
Napa Valley, and I would like to
tell a story informed by the strong
sense of place that I feel here.
sullivan rutherford estate is located
at 1090 Galleron road in st. helena,
707-963-9646
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of the telephone call. Creating
those images seemed really
fun.”
Deirdre Girard
Deirdre Girard, playwright
for “Kids from the Lake,” has a
passion for creating distinctive
stage roles for women. With a
Masters of Fine Arts in Play-
writing at Boston University,
she teaches playwriting, with
a focus on 10-minute plays,
and has had dozens of one-act-
plays performed nationally and
internationally. She has also
produced full-length plays.
“ I selected a lake for this
play’s location because I have
a summer cottage on a lake,”
Girard explained. “ A friend of
mine told me about growing up
on the same lake where every-
one in their cove hung out until
they gradually drifted apart as
they became adults.”
“As with all my plays, dif-
ferent pieces of my life and
experiences filter in, often
subconsciously,” Girard con-
tinued. “In this case, it was my
experience as a battered child
at the hands of my stepfather.
It was something we never
talked about outside the family,
though also something other
relatives, teachers and friends
should have been aware of
when they saw bruises, heard
cries or noticed three little girls
flinching and fearful of adults.
As this part of my history crept
into the play, I kept the focus
simple, on the idea that we
need to ask questions when we
notice these behaviors. In ‘Kids
from the Lake,’ the mother and
daughter escape, but that is not
my story.”
Oct. 20-22
Performances are on Friday
and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; and
on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
“Human Remains” by Me-
lissa Milich
A mysterious and gruesome
box is delivered to a couple’s
front lawn. Actors: Jimmy Ad-
ams, Fred Ireland, Erika Mar-
tinez
Allston James
On an impulse, Ogden stops
by the home of Kate, a woman
he met some weeks earlier at a
dinner party. After a round of
small talk, Ogden relates his
experience of a sailing acci-
dent. Actors: Shannon McDer-
mott, Fred Ireland
“A Razing” in Missouri by
Susan Jackson
Based on a true story that
developed two weeks after the
Joplin tornado in 2011. Actors:
Julie Mitchell, Jimmy Adams
“In Her Golden Years” by
Steven Korbar
While helping to clean out
the family home, a daughter
discovers an object from her
mother’s past. Actors: Mara
McGrath, Trina Justman
“Hatched” by Michael Tow-
ers
The play takes place at night
on an ocean beach sand dune.
Actors: Amanda Barnes, Alan
Schneider
Oct. 27-29
The performance on Friday is
at 7:30 p.m.; and both Saturday
and Sunday performances are
matinees at 2:30 p.m., with no
evening performances.
“Lifelines” by Donna Hoke
When a mother discovers her
dead son’s journal, she fights
her conscience over her right to
read it. Actors: Mara McGrath,
Bruce Miroglio, Jacob Caceres
“Hanging In There” by Bruce
Miroglio
Written in the style of “The
Bob Newhart Show.” During a
session a therapist and patient
experience many humorous
interruptions. Actors: Bruce
Miroglio, Trina Justman
“Kids From the Lake” by Di-
erdre Girard
It took a lot for Ashley to
come back to the lake. How-
ever, as much as she wants to
run away, one thing is keep-
ing her there. Actors: Lauren
Black, Jacob Caceres
“Here Today” by Ron G. Ros-
enfeld
A rotary telephone, a copy
of the Yellow Pages and an ad-
dress book find themselves in a
closet. Actors: Carol Parkhurst,
Toni Allegra, Jimmy Adams.

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SPOTLIGHT

DAN EVANS PHOTOS, REGISTER

Deborah Walker shows off her burger for the judges on Oct. 6, 2023 as part of Sutter Home’s “Build a Better Burger” contest.

Coming out on top(pings)

33rd Build a Better
Burger contest
held in St. Helena
DAN EVANS
devans@napanews.com
ST HELENA — Five finalists
from across the country sweated
through the heat Friday, building
their specialty burgers as part of
Sutter Home’s “Build a Better
Burger” contest and a $25,000
grand prize — won by Bill Keys of
Kennet Square, Pennsylvania for
his Philly Porchetta Cheese Steak
Burger.
About 60 people — including DAN EVANS, REGISTER DAN EVANS, REGISTER
friends and family of the finalists Bill Keys talks to the judges on Oct. 6, 2023 as part of Sutter Home’s Chef Lars Kronmark of the Culinary Institute of America judges a burger
and distributors of Sutter Home “Build a Better Burger” contest. Keys won the contest and the $25,000 on Oct. 6, 2023 as part of Sutter Home’s “Build a Better Burger” contest.
wines — sampled the creations prize.
while a quintet of judges asked Bay & The Foodie Chap wife because “she knows I can
questions and tallied the scores. In addition to the Keys, the con- egon „ Chef Ines Chiarello of Napa cook and she knows I can grill.”
The finalists had 20 minutes to testants included: The judges, who rated the work Valley Lobster Co. He said he doesn’t plan on en-
prepare their creations for judg- „ Deborah L Walker from on taste, creativity, ease of prepa- „ Chef Lars Kronmark of the tering any additional contests.
ing, though they were permitted Woodbine, Maryland ration and wine paring, included: Culinary Institute of America “This was my first and only
to significant prep work ahead of „ Brent Schmidt from Fort Sill, „ Katie Hamilton Shaffer of Asked what he planned on do- time,” he said. “I’m going to quit
time. Each were chosen from re- Oklahoma Feast it Forward ing with his winnings, Keys told while I’m ahead.”
gional contests held in Philadel- „ Michele Kusma from Colum- „ Daniel Capra of Paula Leduc the crowd: “Pay the IRS.”
phia, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago bus, Ohio Fine Catering Afterward, he said he entered
and Seattle. „ Kim Banick from Turner, Or- „ Liam Mayclem of Eye on the the contest at the urging of his Please see CONTEST, Page A9

HARVEST REPORT

Patience pays
off for growers
JESSE DUARTE Here’s the latest harvest report
jduarte@sthelenastar.com of 2023, organized by American
High temperatures caused Viticultural Area (AVA):
harvest to accelerate over the
past week, with some growers Calistoga
picking their first Cabernet Sau- Matt Crafton, Chateau
vignon and reporting excellent Montelena — “The heat last
quality. week gave the vineyards still
Tom Rinaldi of Patent Wines hanging a strong push toward
in St. Helena said this “could be the finish line. It was welcome
the busiest week” of harvest. for most wineries and growers as
“The taste of the grapes is we’ve watched our days slowly
tempting many to pull the plug getting shorter. Nevertheless,
and bring it in,’ Rinaldi said. picking continues to be method-
“With fall so obviously in the ical, not frenetic. Most cellars
air, I will be surprised if we do still have capacity and picking
not pass well over 50 percent crews are readily available. In-
harvested Cabernet grapes at side the winery, yields remain
a point this week, and will be high at the press, with great
amazed if anyone in the region flavor and color. The character-
goes past Halloween.” istics remind me somewhat of
In Calistoga, picking “con- 2019 but with more nuance and SUBMITTED PHOTO
tinues to be methodical, not perhaps less overt power. There A vineyard on Atlas Peak.
frenetic,” reports Matt Crafton seems to be more room to take
of Chateau Montelena. advantage of different shades of Diamond Mountain — “Lots of sunshine, lots of brought in Malbec, Merlot,
Tom Farella in Coombsville flavor, however, through selec- District ripening, lots of activity on the and Cabernet Sauvignon last
said Merlot is being picked “but tive harvest and decisions in the mountain! Graham Wehmeier
really no Cabernet to speak of.” cellar.” Bill Dyer, Dyer Vineyards reports that Diamond Creek Please see HARVEST, Page A10

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Contest dimple in the middle of each

From A8
Philly Porchetta
Cheese Steak
Burger “wit”
Broccoli Rabe &
Provolone
Pairs With: Pinot Grigio
INGREDIENTS:
„ 1 pound ground beef
(20% fat), freshly ground,
if possible
„ ½ pound sweet Italian
sausage (loose, no casing)
„ ½ pound hot Italian sau-
sage (loose, no casing)
„ 2 ½ teaspoons kosher
salt, divided
„ 2 teaspoons ground fen-
nel seed
„ ½ teaspoon ground black
pepper
„ 3 tablespoons extra-virgin
olive oil
„ 2 cloves garlic, peeled,
thinly sliced
„ Pinch crushed red pepper
flakes
„ 1 small bunch broccoli
rabe (ripini), stems
trimmed, chopped, rinsed
„ 1 small fennel bulb, cored,
thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
„ 1 sweet onion, thinly
sliced (1 cup)
„ 2 tablespoons Pinot Grigio
„ 6 slices sharp provolone
cheese
„ 6 potato rolls, split
„ 6 tablespoons grated Par-
migiano Reggiano cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Prepare a medium-hot
fire in a charcoal grill with
cover or preheat a gas grill to
medium-high.
2. To make patties, in a
large bowl, using two forks,
combine ground beef, sweet
and hot sausage, ½ teaspoon
salt, ground fennel and black
pepper.
3. Mix ingredients together,
handling as little as possible.
4. Divide meat mixture into
6 portions.
5. Form patties just a bit
larger than buns and make a
patty.
6. Cover and refrigerate
patties until ready to grill.
7. Place a large fireproof
skillet on grill grate.
8. Heat 2 tablespoons of
olive oil in skillet.
9. Add garlic and red pep-
per flakes; swirl pan about
30 seconds or until garlic is
golden.
10. Add broccoli raab and
stir until coated with oil and
garlic.
11. Cover with a lid and cook
2 to 3 minutes or until greens
are tender.
12. Season greens with ¼
teaspoon of salt.
13. Transfer greens to a
plate; keep warm.
14. Add remaining 1 table-
spoon of olive oil to the skillet.
15. Add fennel and onions;
cover and cook for 10 minutes
or until vegetables have soft-
ened.
16. Remove lid and con-
tinue cooking and stirring
until vegetables have cara- DAN EVANS PHOTOS, REGISTER
melized. Deborah Walker makes her Farmer’s Delight burger on Oct. 6, 2023 as part of Sutter Home’s “Build a Better Burger” contest.
17. Add wine, stirring up any
browned bits from the bottom
of pan and continue cooking
until wine has evaporated.
18. Season with ¼ tea-
spoon of salt.
19. Transfer to plate and
keep warm.
20. Grease grill grate.
21. Sprinkle patties evenly
with remaining 1 ½ teaspoons
of salt.
22. Place patties on grill
grate over medium heat and
grill, covered, for 4 to 5 min-
utes per side or until desired
doneness.
23. During the last few min-
utes of grilling, place a cheese
slice on each patty and place
buns, cut side down, on outer ABOVE LEFT: Kim Banick shows off her
edge of grill to toast. burger to the judges on Oct. 6, 2023 as part
24. To assemble burgers, of Sutter Home’s “Build a Better Burger”
on bun bottom, place broc- contest.
coli raab, top with a patty,
and then the onion/fennel ABOVE RIGHT: A lineup of the burgers on
mixture. Oct. 6, 2023 as part of Sutter Home’s “Build
25. Sprinkle with Parmi- a Better Burger” contest.
giano Reggiano cheese and
close with bun top. LEFT: Bill Keys gets a hug after the
Cooking tip: Mix your announcement that he won the “Build a
burger patty ingredients with Better Burger” contest on Oct. 6, 2023.
2 forks to avoid over-handling
the meat.

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Harvest the first Cabernet Sauvignon of

From A8
week, and expects to continue
throughout this week. Dyer
Vineyard is scheduled to be har-
vested later this week. There is
a buzz of excitement building
regarding the potential for the
vintage. Though the season is
running later than usual, re-
cent weather has brought grape
maturities into target range, yet
the weak front moving through
at the beginning of this week is
allowing everyone to select just
the right moment to pick.”
Howell Mountain
Laura Barrett, Clif Family
Winery — “Last week’s heat
was exactly what we needed to
finish the vintage strong. Grow-
ers on Howell Mountain are all
reporting pick dates on the
calendar and are very optimis-
tic for a stellar end to the 2023
harvest. Danielle Cyrot of Cade
will be bringing in her first picks
of Cabernet Sauvignon from the
mountain this week. ‘The heat
was just enough to push us over
the hump,’ she said. And Brian
Brakesman of Summit Lake
Winery pulled in a portion of his
Cabernet and has plans to har-
vest Zinfandel next week, while
holding out on some Cabernet
blocks and Petite Sirah. Ange-
lina Mondavi of Mondavi Sis-
ters’ Collections and Charles
Krug Winery sees sugars on the
move. ‘Flavors are early and
seeds are brown, so now it’s all
about us being patient.’ And Mia
Klein of Cimarossa said ‘with
this little blast of heat we’ve
had, flavors and tannins are be-
ginning to get the development I
like to see!’ While we were all on
pins and needles as to how the
weather would play out, it looks
to be that patience has paid off!”
Chiles Valley District
Alexander Eisele, Volker
Eisele Family Estate — “Up
and down the district the night
sky is illuminated by the harvest
lights. The warmer weather from
the past week has pushed several
varietals to the finish line. Pri-
marily Zinfandel being picked
but also Syrah, Petite Sirah and
the year. In general yields look to
be at least average or above with
beautiful clean clusters.”
Spring Mountain District
Stuart Smith, Smith-Ma-
drone Winery — “The 2023
harvest is turning out to be
quiet, an easy harvest in many
ways, with no real heat spikes
and no real rain issues. The
grapes are quietly doing what
they’re supposed to be doing,
maturing on the vines while we
winemakers anxiously hover
over them with great conster-
nation like it’s our first-born
child. Wes Stephens at 7&8 will
be harvesting Chardonnay this
week and will then turn to his
reds afterwards. Nancy Walker
has finished both her School
House Chardonnay and Pinot
Noir and is waiting for the other
reds to mature. Andy Schweiger
is a third of the way through his
harvest and is waiting for more
flavor development. Sheldon
Richards at Paloma is about
halfway through harvest and
is deciding what to harvest
next. Ron Rosenbrand at Spring
Mountain Vineyard has fin-
ished his whites and may start
with some Merlot this week and
thinks his Cabernet Franc is get-
ting close. While still anxious,
everyone is expecting 2023 to be
an excellent vintage.”
St. Helena
Tom Rinaldi, Patent Wines
— “The second week of October
started with more unseasonable
heat, to a point of 90 degrees
Fahrenheit, which will shut
down the vine (no photosynthe-
sis, just dehydration). First day
of the second week, much cooler
with rain in the forecast; but
with Cabernet Sauvignon es-
sentially the only varietal left to
pick, a virtual shrug was issued.
This could be the busiest week
of the year thanks to rapid de-
velopment (pulp, seeds, flavor,
and canopy losing deep green
and headed to yellow/red). I am
still getting very positive vibes
from the local winemakers, such
as Tony Biagi who says he is ‘su-
per excited,’ and the ‘quality is
second to none;’ ‘similar to the
2001 vintage.’ Large swaths of
local vineyards are ready to be
brought in by mechanical har-
vest throughout the region. The
taste of the grapes is tempting
many to pull the plug and bring
it in. With fall so obviously in
the air, I will be surprised if we
do not pass well over 50 per-
cent harvested Cabernet grapes
at a point this week, and will be
amazed if anyone in the region
goes past Halloween.”
Rutherford
Kristin Belair, Honig Vine-
yard & Winery — “Whew,
what a week! At Honig, the last
of the Sauvignon lots are com-
pleting fermentation and get-
ting blended into larger blends.
We’ve managed to fill up almost
all the remaining open tanks
with incoming Cabernet Sauvi-
gnon and a little Malbec. Some
of the first reds to come in have
been pressed out and barreled
down, making room for the
next round of reds. With about
40 percent of the Cabernet in, it
is an exciting time! I caught up
with Brooke Shenk, winemaker
for St. Supery, late last week.
She says, ‘Harvest is crazy this
year. We have finally launched
into the reds. I am ready to get
on with it! We are also worried
about space as well, as normally
we would have had the first half
of the reds going to barrel to turn
over the tanks. For Rutherford,
we are harvesting our first fruit
on Monday (Oct. 9) starting off
with a block of Merlot. The fruit
looks great, and we are enjoy-
ing this warm weather through
October to give the extra hang
time we need. Looking forward
to getting some Rutherford fruit
in the cellar!’ And from Chris
Phelps at Inglenook: ‘By press
time, we will have completed
the harvest of Cabernet Franc
and Petit Verdot, with the lion’s
share of our Cabernet Sauvignon
remaining to pick. Much like the
group start of a marathon, the
dozens of lots of Cabernet that
were closely bunched together
in terms of ripeness are now hit-
ting their stride. Individual at-
tributes affected by age, vigor,
and health are now in play, and
the field is diverse. We expect
all blocks to complete the 2023
race in the coming 15 to 20 days,
and at this point, all appear el-
igible for a podium finish. The
long season is giving us deep fla-
vors and color and high-quality,
easily extractable ripe tannins.
Stay tuned for the exciting race
results!”
Oakville
Jennifer Rue, Oakville
Ranch Vineyards — “What a
difference a week makes! Fla-
vors and sugars took a jump
after Mother Nature deliv-
ered a perfectly timed week of
summer-like weather. Clusters
remain luscious and intact, re-
sponding to the heat with tan-
nins moving from sweet and de-
licious to Wow! Oakville Ranch’s
Summit block offers a view
across the expanse of Oakville.
Since the middle of last week, in
the still dark hours of morning,
we could see that steady rip-
ening has given way to steady
picking with an ever-increasing
pace. Don’t be fooled by cooler
temperatures early this week.
Something special happens
when almost ripe fruit gets a
shot of heat followed by a few
cooler days to relax. At Oakville
Ranch, we started our Cabernet
harvest last Friday and expect to
be close to 30 percent complete
by the end of this week.”
Yountville
Louis Kapcsandy Jr.,
Kapcsandy Family Winery —
“‘Muchas uvas!’ are the chants
ringing from the vineyards to the
crush pads. At Kapcsandy, 7 tons
of glorious Merlot were picked
this Monday. Last year, the same
block only yielded 4.3 tons (for
clarity, this block is 1.6 acres and
vines are 21 years old). Cabernet
Sauvignon will begin trickling
in next week, with most grow-
ers actively planning to pick the
first wave before the 20th. Cur-
rent temperature predictions
over the next two weeks are 50-
60 percent above normal, along
with 35-40 percent below aver-
age rainfall. If these scenarios
play out, nearly all the fruit will
be in by Halloween. However,
we’re all cautiously watching for
waves of arctic air from the Gulf
of Alaska that could break down
high pressure similar to 2021. On
Oct. 24 of that year, a deluge of
rain fell over an 18-hour period;
accumulations around the val-
ley measured from 10 to 14.5
inches.”
Atlas Peak
Igor Sill, Sill Family Vine-
yards — “We’re almost there!
Slowly, but surely. The recent
hot weather has rewarded us
with an additional boost to the
grapes ripening, a wonderful sil-
ver lining in the vineyard. We’ve
barely irrigated our vines this
year given the much-needed wet
winter and spring’s high rainfall
volume. Our Atlas Peak vineyard
grapes are well on their way to
ripening as loosely bunchstem
clusters, allowing for wonder-
ful air movement and protection
against mildew until harvest.
Looking real good!”
Stags Leap District
Elizabeth Vianna, Chimney
Rock Winery — “Stags Leap
District winemakers jumped
full force into harvest this week
after that lovely burst of much-
needed heat. Josh Widaman,
Estate winemaker at Pine Ridge
Vineyards, reports their first
Cabernet Sauvignon is in and
they will continue to harvest
from several other blocks in
SLD this week. Alison Rodri-
guez, winemaker at Silverado
Vineyards, remarked her de-
light in ‘watching some beau-
tiful clone 337 Cabernet Sauvi-
gnon go across our new sorting
equipment this morning. First
Cabernet of the year, first SLD
wine of the year for us! Color
looks intense, flavors are deep,
dark black cherries.’ Carmel
Greenberg, winemaker at Clos
du Val Vineyards, and her team
were also busy picking a block a
day all week at their Hirondelle
North SLD vineyard. She noted
they ‘picked Merlot, Cabernet
Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc
and have about 40% of our SLD
fruit in.’ At Chimney Rock this
week we will harvest Merlot and
Petit Verdot as well as our first
Cabernet Sauvignon blocks. We
concur with the amazing quality
in the fruit this year — beauti-
ful color, flavor, intensity and
integrity. It’s hard not to get
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 St. Helena Star
SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
SAINTS AVENGE
LOSS TO KNIGHTS
st. helena libero Lily desmond digs a hit by visiting Kelseyville as Nayeli carson Flores looks on last Thursday night.
They hope to win out, finish
.500 in league, make playoffs
ANDY WILCOX
awilcox@napanews.com
It had been nearly three weeks since
the St. Helena High volleyball team last
tasted victory, beating Willits, Upper
Lake and Lower Lake during a three-
match North Central League I win streak
in early September.
They had as many league wins as Up-
per Lake and more than the other two
going into last Thursday’s rematch with
Kelseyville, and they didn’t want to wait
until they played the teams they had
beaten to get another victory.
Playing a Knights squad that had
beaten them in four sets on the road Sept.
5, the Saints got revenge with a four-set
win of their own, 25-18, 18-25, 26-24,
25-23.
Leading St. Helena were Blythe
Brakesman with 15 kills, Gemma Hanna
12 kills and three blocks, Lily Desmond 37
digs and five assists, Olive Filippini five
aces, 12 digs and 27 assists, and Reese
Dahline five aces.
“We really brought our energy up, and
everything that our coach (Callie Flood)
wanted us to do I think we really did and
that got us the win,” Hanna said. “Olive
is an amazing setter. Because of her sets,
I got my hits and my hits gave us points.
Nayeli (Carson Flores) had amazing
passes and digs and she was great. Be-
cause of her passes we got our sets, which
got us our hits.
“We’re doing good. Before, our games
were a little slow. Our energy wasn’t how
we wanted it to be, but I think in this
game we really put our all out there and
we got our points up when we needed to
and I think that’s what gave us the win.”
Like in Kelseyville’s 21-25, 25-13, 25-17,
25-13 win over St. Helena last month, the
Saints won the first set and lost the sec-
ond. To turn the tables, though, they had
to score 26 points to win the third set and
the fourth also went down to the wire.
The win snapped a seven-match los-
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DAVE MOSHER
“We really brought our
energy up, and everything
that our coach (Callie
Flood) wanted us to do I
think we really did and that
got us the win.”
Gemma Hanna, st. helena player
ing streak that included an 0-4 faring at
the Sonoma Valley tournament. It also
included a four-set loss at Middletown,
which avenged a 3-1 loss at St. Helena.
The Saints began last week with a 3-1
home loss to Clear Lake.
Kelseyville was alone in first place go-
ing into the St. Helena rematch, and is
now tied with Clear Lake at the top with
an 11-2 league mark.
“Tonight’s game was a big win for us.
They beat us the first time, so we really
wanted this one bad,” Flood said. “The
girls came in after working hard all week,
the last two weeks, for these games this
week.
“Gemma really stood out tonight with
her blocks and hitting and all-around
great play and attitude, brining the other
girls up. Olive did an amazing job leading
her team out there and Blythe is always
coming in clutch with the kills. Lily and
Nayeli, our back-row specialists, both
had amazing digs reading where the hit
was going to be, and adjusting to the dif-
ferent hitters. They did a really good job.
I’m really impressed with both of them.
The Saints went on to fall in three sets
at Cloverdale on Tuesday night, 25-20,
25-19, 25-21. They are now fifth in the
nine-team league at 5-8 and are 10-16
overall. They can finish .500 in league
if they can beat Willits (0-12 NCL I) at
home Thursday, win at Upper Lake (4-8
Please see VOLLEYBALL, Page A12
Thursday, OcTOber 12, 2023 | A11
THE REEL LIFE
Limits of
trout not
rule at
Berryessa
LAKES AND RIVERS
F
requent contributor Tom Atkins
reported in on his recent trip to
Lake Berryessa with some fellow
fishermen that trout limits were not
the rule. They fished for about 3½
hours without a single bite, but then
they caught five within about 45 min-
utes before it stopped.
They trolled a lot of wa-
ter before finding a spot
with fish, trying lots of
lures and lots of depths.
Speedy shiners were
not doing the trick but,
BRENT finally, a multi-colored
RANDOL needle fish worked. It
is possible that a more
sophisticated sonar
system would have worked to find bait
balls.
OCEANS AND BAYS
North Bay Fishing Charters sent
in a report from a recent trip to Fort
Bragg stating that it took some time to
find the fish, but once they did, they
were able to pull up 10 jumbo alba-
cores close to the harbor.
The morning was spent looking for
fish and seeing some jumpers, but no
takers. Eventually they came upon
some birds chasing fish. That’s when
they started hooking doubles, triples,
and one quad of albacore.
Unfortunately, there were many
short bites and lots of fish spit the
hook, but they still had a solid haul
with many fish over 30 pounds and
two fish at about 40 pounds. Many
bluefin were hooked in the afternoon,
so they are excited to see what the re-
mainder of the season has in store.
Please see RANDOL, Page A12
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Mustangs
put away
Saints
late, 21-7
VINCENT D’ADAMO
napasports@napanews.com
ST. HELENA — Kids on elementary
school playgrounds have been known
to play a game known as “keep away.”
The Middletown High school football
team executed that game plan to per-
fection in a 21-7 win over the St. Helena
Saints on Friday night.
Running 67 offensive plays, 30 more
than the Saints, the Mustangs con-
ducted a seminar on old-school, power
football.
St. Helena’s offense, conversely,
could never find any consistent footing
and sustain drives.
“Hats off to Middletown, they played
really great defense,” Saints head coach
Erick Larsen said. “They gave us fits all
night. They won the line of scrimmage,
plain and simple.
“They did a good job taking advan-
tage of our weaknesses. We had them
in a lot of third downs and we weren’t
able to stop them. We have a lot to learn
from. We need to be able to play with a
team like that if we are going to be suc-
cessful in the playoffs.”
Middletown running backs methodi-
cally gobbled up real estate, most nota-
bly Trevor Smith (28 carries, 156 yards,
two touchdowns) and Brandon Costlow
(26 carries, 119 yards, one touchdown).
Middletown used a mixture of the
I-formation and power-I, mostly lin-
ing up under-center, and ran the ball
62 times for 309 yards with not a sin-
gle play going over 20 yards. Only four
plays lost yardage, three of those when
quarterback Blake Costlow took a knee
in game-ending victory formation.
Please see MUSTANGS, Page A12
A12 | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023
Mustangs
From A11
“We came into this game — and
I have so much respect for Coach
Larsen and Coach Brandon Farrell;
they are two of the finer coaches
in the ranks — and we knew it was
going to be tougher,” Middletown
head coach Bill Foltmer said. “We
tried to throw it a little bit early
but it just wasn’t there, so we
were able to go 3 yards in a cloud
of dust.”
As much as the eyeball test
and statistics suggested that the
Mustangs (4-2 overall, 3-1 North
Central I) dominated the contest,
the Saints (4-2 overall, 2-2 NCL
I) made enough timely plays and
showed enough savvy to keep it
a one-score game until Brandon
Costlow’s 2-yard touchdown run
with 1:46 left in the game followed
by the third of Jon Hawkins’ extra
points. That score punctuated a
drive in which the Mustangs bled
North of five minutes of game
clock.
“I am so proud of my guys,”
Larsen said. “They kept grinding.
We weren’t going to be perfect but
I wanted a perfect effort out of
them. They gave it their all. When
you play a team like Middletown,
you can identify your weaknesses
and have a chance to work on
them. It’s not the loss that matters
to me, it’s how we respond.”
St. Helena gained 209 yards
of total offense, 96 coming on
two plays. This feast-or-famine
output was uncharacteristic of a
Saints offense that relies on get-
ting consistent chunks of yardage
while occasionally mixing in a big
play. The Mustangs made a con-
scious effort to limit Saints run-
ning back Sam Beck, who came
in averaging 179 rushing yards
a game and needed only 106 to
reach 1,000 yards in six games.
Middletown held him to 44 yards
on 11 carries.
“They are going to establish that
dive. I remember coaching against
his dad, who singlehandedly beat
us back in the 80s,” Foltmer said.
“Corey Beck was a great running
back for Calistoga. Our goal was to
stop the dive.”
Foltmer, who registered his
300th victory in 2022, has coached
at Middletown since 1985 and has
had numerous encounters with
both St. Helena and Calistoga.
After a scoreless first quarter,
Middletown found the end zone
twice with Smith scoring from 3
yards away and from 1 yard out on
Mike Nichelini, formerly of Napa, caught his first largemouth since he and wife Kelly
relocated to Texas.
Randol
From A11
LAKE TAHOE FISH
FESTIVAL CANCELLED
The U.S. Forest Service Lake
Tahoe Basin Management Unit,
with the support of the Great
Basin Institute, has canceled
the popular Kokanee Salmon
Fall Fish Fest originally planned
NEW ZEALAND MUD SNAILS
for Oct. 14. The event has expe-
rienced challenges over the last FOUND IN LAKE TAHOE
few years with staffing, crowds, The California Department of tiny, aquatic snails that reach,
and people taking selfies with Fish and Wildlife was informed on average, up to 4-6 millime-
SPORTS
St. Helena’s Sam Raunegger (21) gets blocking from Sam Beck (24) as he embarks on a long touchdown run
against visiting Middletown on Friday night.
fourth and goal. added two, followed by Isaiah
“It wears a team down,” Foltmer Williams, Ethan Oliveras, Jhonny
explained. “We are a little bigger Covarrubias, Kaedyn Buchanan,
up front. We tend to run behind Raunegger and Wilms with one
the big side of our line. They each.
knew what was coming then as Both teams are back in action
they tried to move guys to stop this Friday. The Saints visit the
us, but we were able to run inside league-leading Clear Lake Cardi-
with trap and off tackle with the nals, who annihilated Lower Lake
fullback.” 59-8. Middletown visits Clover-
St. Helena trailed 14-0 at half- dale, which sustained a 54-13 loss
time but received a jolt of momen- to Willits.
tum to start the second half when St. Helena has three consecu-
Russel Wilms returned the kickoff tive road games coming up, with
to midfield. That uptick continued trips to Cloverdale and Fort Bragg
when quarterback Wynton Meyer following Clear Lake. In that span,
connected with Sam Raunegger the Saints will accumulate 465
on a screen pass on the first play round-trip miles.
from scrimmage. Raunegger out- The Cardinals have an excep-
ran the Middletown defense for a tionally balanced offense led by
touchdown that was followed by a quarterback Jake Soderquist, with
Tom Woods extra point, which cut running back Hank Ohlenberger
the Mustangs’ lead in half at 14-7. making it hard to focus on one
The Saints’ defense kept the element.
contest a one-score game almost “They do a good job of hitting
the entire second half, but their Ohlenberger in space,” Larsen
offense didn’t capitalize. Middle- said. “I haven’t seen them run-
town had a chance to extend the ning the ball in space but (head
lead further when it marched to coach) Mark Cory does a great
the St. Helena 15, before the Saints job of putting his kids in space
made the Mustangs turn the ball and giving them opportunities.
over on downs. You go from playing one of the
Even though Middletown toughest running teams to one of
gained yardage consistently, St. the toughest passing teams. We’re
Helena had its bright spots de- going to have an opportunity to
fensively. Ben Brakesman and learn against Clear Lake. We have
Raunegger each recorded a tackle a lot of homework to do to put up
for lost yardage. Adam Herdell a good fight.”
tallied three impact tackles (gains Clear Lake has built itself into
resulting in 1-3 yards). Brakesman a juggernaut since Cory took
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Sam Brovelli enjoyed a sunny day catching stripers on the Napa River.
by the Tahoe Regional Planning
bears. There is an article about
it at SouthTahoeNow.com. Agency that divers monitoring
for aquatic invasive species in
Each year in the fall, the Ko-
Lake Tahoe detected invasive
kanee salmon migrate out of
New Zealand mud snails in ar-
Lake Tahoe to spawn in Taylor
eas off the south shore of Lake
Creek along the south shore of
Tahoe. New Zealand mud snail
Lake Tahoe. Even though the
samples were subsequently
festival has been cancelled,
positively identified by experts
the public will still be allowed
within CDFW and an outside
to view the spawning fish. But
please no bear selfies! genetics lab. This is the first
time the species has been de-
tected in Lake Tahoe.
New Zealand mud snails are
VINCENT D’ADAMO PHOTO
over in 2016, after the Cardinals
had plummeted to low depths
by having to forfeit two games in
2015. Cory has piloted Clear Lake
to a 44-30 overall record, includ-
ing a 12-2 campaign in 2022. The
Cardinals beat St. Vincent de Paul
of Petaluma, 56-55, in the 2022
North Coast Section Division 7
title game and advanced to the
Bowl 5-A Playoffs, losing to Or-
land 42-21.
Clear Lake enters Friday’s game
having won 17 of its last 19 games
dating back to the start of 2022.
When Larsen was the head
coach at Kelseyville for eight years
before replacing Ian MacMillan at
the St. Helena helm, his Knights
teams went 3-4 against Clear
Lake. Three of the games were de-
cided by 10 points or fewer. Cory’s
Clear Lake teams have gone 3-3 in
head-to-head matchups with the
Saints. Perhaps St. Helena’s best
bet might be possessing the ball
and finding the end zone.
“You want to take away what
they do well,” Larsen said. “If we
can stop the run with fewer guys,
that gives us more guys in space.
The reality is that we have to score
points. They have an explosive
offense. They put up 34 against
Middletown, which is a testa-
ment to how good of an offense
they have. We have a good chal-
lenge ahead. But after watching us
tonight, I think the guys will give
it their all in practice.”
ters long. Despite their small
size, the are a highly problem-
atic aquatic species. Dense
populations can displace and
outcompete native species,
sometimes by consuming up to
half the food resources in the
waterway. The snails have been
linked to reduced populations
of aquatic insects, including
mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies,
and other insects upon which
trout and salmon populations
depend.
Once the snails are estab-
lished in a new habitat, they are
ST. HELENA STAR
Volleyball
From A11
NCL I) on Oct. 17, and beat
Lower Lake (2-11 NCL I) in
their Senior Night match on
Oct. 19.
“This win is going to give
us a chance to still make it
to playoffs, which is one of
our big goals for this season,”
Flood said last Thursday. “If
we finish strong at the end of
the season, we’ll be able to
make it to playoffs for sure.”
The Saints last made the
North Coast Section Division
4 playoffs in 2018, when they
fell to eventual semifinalist
Clear Lake in the first round.
“This win is going
to give us a chance
to still make it to
playoffs, which is
one of our big goals
for this season. If we
finish strong at the
end of the season,
we’ll be able to make
it to playoffs for
sure.”
Cassie Flood, St. Helena coach
DAVE MOSHER
St. Helena’s Blythe Brakesman
passes the ball as libero Lily
Desmond looks on against
visiting Kelseyville last
Thursday night.
impossible to eradicate without
damaging other components
of the ecosystem. It is import-
ant to leave any stream or lake
water, debris, and organic plant
matter at a recreational site to
prevent the further spread of
the snails. The CDFW urges
anglers, boaters, visitors and
locals to “clean, drain and dry”
all recreational items and fish-
ing gear.
Brent Randol can be reached at
brentrandol@comcast.net or (707)
481-3319.
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UPVALLEY WEATHER
Looking ahead Precipitation
Date High Low Forecast (Year runs July 1-June 30.
Thursday, Oct. 12 82 48 Partly cloudy Yearly normal is 34.80”)
Friday, Oct. 13 77 50 Mostly cloudy October total 0”
Saturday, Oct. 14 72 54 Mostly cloudy Year to date 0.35”
Sunday, Oct. 15 80 54 Partly cloudy Wettest October 11.77”
Monday, Oct. 16 76 57 Showers (1966)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 78 55 Partly cloudy Driest October 0” (various)
Wednesday, Oct. 18 86 58 Sunny Bell Canyon Reservoir level
as of July 18: 94.5% full
Last week
Date High Low Rain Date High Low Rain October stats
10/3 87 55 0” 10/7 97 54 0” Avg. High 78
10/4 92 54 0” 10/8 90 49 0” Avg. Low 48
10/5 96 54 0” 10/9 71 57 0” JESSE DUARTE, STAR Mean 63
10/6 98 55 0” Record High 104 (1933)
LIVES OF THE VINES Record Low 2 3 (1946)
Grapes hang near Kidd Ranch Road. Avg. Precip. 1.72”
Forecasts are from Weather.com.

ST. HELENA FARMERS’ MARKET Harvest off here and there but

One dinner in one pot

KATHERINE GOLD
One-pot dinners are a
great way to prepare a nu-
tritious meal while keeping
clean-up to a minimum for
busy days. The pot can be
a cast iron skillet, a wok, a
sheet pan, or your favorite
baking dish.
Every country has their
own version of one-pot din-
ners, and all the ingredients
to prepare these easy meals
can be found at the St. Hel-
ena Farmers’ Market. For a
classic American dish, cook
up a pot roast with potatoes,
carrots, and onions. Try an
English version and prepare
shepherd’s pie with ground
lamb and veggies topped
with mashed potatoes. Host
a Spanish night and cook a
fragrant paella with seafood,
peppers and tomatoes. And
finally, layer chicken and
diced veggies in a sheet pan
and cook in the oven for a
quick and comforting meal.
This Friday, Naphasorn
Wright of Thai House Napa
Valley will be at the Chef’s
Table at 10:30 a.m. as part
paths in Rome. The movie
features suspense, action
and a touch of romance.
Enjoy Italian-inspired bites
from our popular market
vendor Cheese and Crust.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35 and are avail-
able to purchase at cameo-
cinema.com (make sure
to purchase the tickets for
the CinemaBites showing).
Proceeds from the evening
support the market’s edu-
cational programs.
Please plan to join us in
Crane Park every Friday
morning from 7:30 until
noon through the end of
October. For the most up-
SUBMITTED PHOTO to-date information about
Naphasorn Wright of Thai House Napa Valley. the market, please visit us
at sthelenafarmersmkt.org,
of our Chef’s Demonstra- Classroom based on the Oc- sign up for the market’s
tion series. Stop by to watch tober theme of “Birds, Bats, weekly online newsletter,
Chef Naphasorn’s cooking and Bees.” and follow us on Facebook,
lesson, enjoy a delicious And we are excited to an- Instagram and Nextdoor.
sample, pick up a copy of the nounce our next Cinema-
recipe, and buy the ingredi- Bites at the Cameo Cin- Katherine Gold is a volunteer
ents at the market to make ema featuring the delicious board member of the St.
the recipe at home. We will comedy/drama “The Perfect Helena Farmers’ Market and
also have a free Kids’ Take- Dinner” about a Neapolitan feels fortunate to be a part of
Home Activity at the Market mafioso and a chef that cross the market.
really no Cabernet to
From A10 speak of. A splash of
rain should be OK but
giddy with excitement shorter days and the
about the beauty of this march toward winter is
fruit!” upon us.”
Oak Knoll District Carneros
Jon Ruel, Trefethen Christopher Hyde,
Family Vineyards Hyde Vineyards —
— “After all that sun- “Harvest at Hyde Vine-
shine last week, the yards in Carneros is
harvest is in full swinggrinding into its sixth
in the OKD. Laura week, with a brief heat
Barrett at Clif Family spike over the weekend,
Winery noted that the followed by another
‘flavors have turned a storm front that will
huge corner in Merlot, bring light rain early
Malbec and Zinfandel.’ this week. Viognier
Here at Trefethen, we and Sauvignon Blanc
completed our Caber- were harvested this
net Franc, brought in a past week, with excel-
small amount of Merlot, lent quality and normal
and have already picked to above average yields
our youngest Cabernet in both. Pinot Noir har-
Sauvignon. The grapes vest will officially wrap
still out there are tast-
up this week, and Char-
ing great, and we expectdonnay harvest is in the
to be busy through the home stretch as we ap-
rest of the month.” proach mid-October. ...
Tonight (Monday) we
Coombsville will harvest our first
Tom Farella, Farella Merlot grapes for 2023.”
Vineyard — “So close!
Acids are still hang- For real-time harvest
ing in there as we hope photos and updates, visit
the next warming days the Napa Valley Vintners’
will get us really go- Harvest 2023 website at
ing. Merlot is coming harvestnapa.com.

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THURSDAY PULPIT

Becoming people of peace

I Wherever we find conflict, differences of
returned from a hiking pil-
grimage in the High Sierra
on Saturday to learn that war
had broken out once more in
Israel.
My hopes of a study tour
there in January crumbled as
concerns arose
for parishioners
and dear friends
travelling there,
and on Sunday a
church member
told me of cousins
who were killed in
AMY
DENNEY the initial attack.
ZUNIGA I have known
of conflict in
the Middle East
since I was old enough to know
anything about the world; this
fresh violence is hitting closer
to home. My heart is breaking,
as I believe God’s heart is, at
this war in the land of Jerusalem
whose name means “City of
Peace.”
As I have reflected on what we
can do on the other side of the
world in the face of such intrac-
table conflict, what has come
to me is that each of us who is
moved by this war and longs
to see peace and reconciliation
in the world needs to work on
becoming people of peace. In
the United States, our “cancel
culture” is ready to cut off rela-
tionships instead of engage in a
conversation whenever some-
one puts a toe outside the line of
our belief system. Our political
and social reality is so starkly
divided that our very coherence
as a society and the survival of
our democracy are threatened.
Peace and reconciliation must
begin at home.
At Grace Church in 2018 our
leadership adopted a set of
norms we call the “agreements
for communication in commu-
nity.” These have helped guide
us in the times of extreme anx-
iety and hardship we have lived
opinion, old hurts, assumptions about others’
motives, the temptation to speak before
listening, to gossip, or to dash off a hasty
Facebook comment, we have the opportunity to
instead turn and be people of peace.
through since. In 2020, Bishop
Mary Gray-Reeves turned them
into a prayer that we offer to-
gether at the beginning of each
board meeting. We respond to
each petition with the words,
“God, grant us grace.” My prayer
is that we may all be granted the
grace to be people of peace in
these very specific ways:
May we assume the best
about other people.
May we approach our work
with an appreciative mindset.
May we listen with our whole
self.
May we honor the stories of
others, keeping confidentiality
to prevent harm to the individ-
ual or the community.
May we trust the power of the
Spirit to lead us following your
will and not our own.
May we value our differences
of opinion, learning from one
another.
May we respect the dignity of
one another.
May we honor one another
by speaking with them and not
about them.
May we exercise wisdom as
we enjoy the gift of electronic
communication (this one makes
us laugh, but think how much
damage is done by unwise use of
social media).
May we listen and speak re-
spectfully, leaving space for all
to participate in our holy con-
versations.
May we honor the contribu-
tions of all, respecting that we
are all members of the one body
of Christ.
May we tend to this commu-
nity with the utmost care, not
taking for granted its fragility
nor its blessing in our lives.
My deep prayer at this time,
really a hope beyond hope
which I only have the audacity
to cling to because I believe it to
be God’s heart, is for reconcilia-
tion, for healing, for deep peace
in Israel and Palestine and for
all in this world. Peace must be-
gin at home. Wherever we find
conflict, differences of opinion,
old hurts, assumptions about
others’ motives, the tempta-
tion to speak before listening,
to gossip, or to dash off a hasty
Facebook comment, we have the
opportunity to instead turn and
be people of peace.
True reconciliation comes
not from papering over wounds
and differences, but from giv-
ing them light and air; from
the capacity to remain con-
nected and uncomfortable long
enough for healing to happen.
I believe that adopting prac-
tices which help us to stretch
to understand the humanity
and perspectives of others is
the only hope of reconciliation,
at in our small community,
our country, and in the land so
many call holy.
The Rev. Amy Denney Zuniga is
rector of Grace Episcopal Church,
1314 Spring St., St. Helena. She
may be contacted at revamy@
grace-episcopal.org. Grace holds
Sunday services in person every
Sunday at 8 and 10 a.m. and online
at grace-episcopal.org, and a
Spanish-language Eucharist the
last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m.
NICK OTTO, REGISTER FILE PHOTO
UpValley Family Centers volunteers hand out gingerbread house kits
during a gingerbread house decorating party co-hosted by the nonprofit
and St. Helena Fire in December 2022.
UpValley Family Centers
receives federal grant
FOR THE STAR executive director of the UpVal-
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. ley Family Centers. “Additionally,
Helena, announced Friday that the grant will support Napa Valley
the UpValley Family Centers is re- Adult Education to provide free
ceiving a $179,000 grant from the citizenship classes in Calistoga
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration and St. Helena — reducing access
Services as part of the Citizenship barriers for Upvalley communi-
and Integration Grant Program for ties.”
the 2023 fiscal year. The UpValley Family Centers
“Our country is made bet- will use this award to expand the
ter thanks to the immeasurable range of citizenship preparation
contributions of those who came services available to lawfully
to our country in pursuit of the present immigrants, helping these
American Dream,” Thompson said individuals prepare for U.S. citi-
in a statement. “UpValley Family zenship and fostering their inte-
Centers throughout Napa County gration into American society.
help families and individuals in USCIS has focused on reaching
our region achieve a healthy and remote, underserved or vulner-
successful life by providing ser- able communities through the
vices to help lawfully present grant program. USCIS accepted
immigrants prepare for citizen- applications under four Notices
ship. Proud that UpValley Family of Funding Opportunities.
Centers are receiving this grant to In addition to the traditional
carry on their incredible work.” programs that fund citizenship
“As a result of this funding, we and English acquisition classes,
will be able to directly assist 120 the 2023 grants include opportu-
people in filing applications for nities for creative and innovative
their U.S. citizenship over the approaches to preparing immi-
next two years,” said Jenny Ocón, grants for naturalization.

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who The following person(s) is (are)
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RODRIGUEZ-RODRIGUEZ. Bure Family
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estate of the decedent. 707-363-7881
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Bure Family Wines, INC.
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authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions This business is conducted by:
without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important Corporation Expert In Kitchen G & A LANDSCAPE
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IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you DATED: September 13, 2023 satisfaction guaranteed. ✦Hardscape
must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal JOHN TUTEUR L. Farrell, Owner ✦Retaining Walls
representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four Napa County Clerk-Recorder Business Lic #31880 ✦Artificial Grass Installed
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YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person FILE NO. 2023-0000978 Sprinkler Timer
interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special The following person(s) is (are)
Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate doing business as:
FREE ESTIMATES
assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section
1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
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10+ Ac. – 2 Parcels 4.42 Ac. & 5.63 Ac. 3 BR | 2 BA | 1,443 SqFt 4 BR | 3 1/2 BA | 3,330+ SqFt | 0.43 Acre
1710NapaValley.com $2,450,000 1124NapaValley.com $1,595,000 910NapaValley.com $1,980,000

HOMES LUXURY ESTATES LAND VINEYARDS WINERIES

YVONNE RICH
707-486-9229
yvonne@fabulousnapavalley.com
YVONNE RICH 1338 MAIN STREET ST. HELENA CA

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Ultimate Napa Valley Living

NEW LISTING

www.AmayaNapaValley.com www.4054Silverado.com
Amaya | Napa Valley| $19,950,000 4054 Silverado Trail | Napa | 13, 500,000
Total: 7 BD | 8 BA | 11,068± sq ft | 41± Acres Main House, Guest House and Second Dwelling
Setting the bar for luxury and sophistication in the Napa Valley. 6,574± sq ft of total living space
Designed by Juan Carlos Fernandez 19.24± Acres | 10.9± Acres planted to vineyards
Co-listed with Hillary Ryan | DRE# 01934302 Co-listed with Tom Dixon | DRE# 01465537

www.HistoricNapaValleyEstate.com www.DaisyHillNV.com
1105 Lodi Lane | St. Helena | $10,000,000 1250 Oakwood Lane | St. Helena | $9,500,000
5 BD | 3.5 BA | 4,626± sq ft | 10.89± Acres 6 BD | 7.5 BA | 6,800± sq ft | 12.3± Acres
Heated salt water Pool & Spa | Tennis court 2 legal parcels
5± acre planted to vineyard Infinity edge Pool & Spa | Outdoor dining pavilion
Co-listed with Cyd Greer | DRE# 01390876 Co-listed with Tom Dixon | DRE# 01465537

www.3219Vichy.com www.1023 Congress.com

3219 Vichy Avenue| Napa | $7,800,000 1023 Congress Valley Rd | Napa | $7,600,000
New Complete Remodel New Construction
5 BD | 7.5 BA | 5,165± sq ft | 2.72± Acres 4 BD | 6.5 BA | 3,846± sq ft | 1± Acre
Pool and Pool House | Grand outdoor entertaining areas Pool and Pool House | Two covered outdoor loggias

In Contract In Contract

1672 E St. 917 Signorelli

Napa St. Helena
$1,180,000 $1,995,000

In Contract In Contract

1543 Kearney St. 1817 Main St.

St. Helena St. Helena
$3,300,000 $4,900,000

Erin Lail
Luxury Property Specialist EL
707.333.5596 ERIN LAIL
elail@cbnapavalley.com
DRE #02027696 ERINLAIL.COM 1200 Main Street, St. Helena, CA 94574

©2023 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully
supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated.

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Featured Homes

NEW LISTING NEW LISTING

www.940Galleron.com www.1447Whitehall.com
940 Galleron Road | St. Helena | $5,950,000 1447 Whitehall Lane | St. Helena | 5,500,000
3 BD | 3 BA | 2,366± sq ft | 7.72± Acres 2 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,758± sq ft | 2.3± Acres
4.7± Acres planted to vineyard 1± Acre planted to vineyard
Rutherford AVA Pool and Arched Loggia
Co-listed with Tom Dixon | DRE# 01465537 Co-listed with Tom Dixon | DRE# 01465537

www.PanoramicNapaValley.com www.335PineBreeze.com
177 Ridge Drive | Napa | $5,500,000 335 Pine Breeze | Angwin | $5,400,000
Land | Vineyard | Building Site | 67.11± Acres 5 BD | 6.5 BA | 7,084± sq ft | 5.4± Acres
1,029± sq ft Poolhouse | Pool Heated Pool | Detached Guest House

Co-listed with Cyd Greer | DRE# 01390876

NEW LISTING

www.1610SulphurSprings.com www.MagnificentNapaValley.com

1610 Sulphur Springs Rd, St. Helena | $4,750,000 1881 Howell Mountain Rd, St. Helena | $4,500,000

4 BD | 3 BA | 3,693± sq ft | 0.52± Acre 4 BD | 3.5 BA | 6,946± sq ft | 6± Acres

Pool and Spa 2nd Dwelling 1BD|1BA 600 sq ft | Pool | 2 spas

Co-listed with Cyd Greer | DRE# 01390876

www.NapaValleyVista.com www.2490SpringMtn.com

1234 Davis Lane, St. Helena | $3,350,000 2490 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena | $3,225,000

1,671± sq ft | 2 BD | 1.5 BA | 1,280± sq ft barn | 0.8± Acre 3 BD | 4 BA | 4,210± sq ft | 6.21±Acres

Co-listed with Cyd Greer | DRE# 01390876 Co-listed with Philippa Ward | DRE# 01310941

Erin Lail
Luxury Property Specialist EL
707.333.5596 ERIN LAIL
elail@cbnapavalley.com
DRE #02027696 ERINLAIL.COM 1200 Main Street, St. Helena, CA 94574

©2023 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully
supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated.

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Nothing compares to what’s next.

GOLDENGATESIR.COM

3 3 1 $8,995,000 4 4 1 $5,995,000 5 5 Off Market | $4,600,000

BEDS BATHS 1/2 BA Napa BEDS BATHS 1/2 BA St. Helena BEDS BATHS Sonoma
2846-2848 Monticello Road 3800 Silverado Trail North 1960 Sobre Vista Road
Jill Levy | 707.479.9612 | Lic. #01230055 Jill Levy | 707.479.9612 | Lic. #01230055 Julie Leitzell | 415.309.7074 | Lic. #01496211
J.Levy@ggsir.com J.Levy@ggsir.com J.Leitzell@ggsir.com

3 2 1 $3,899,000 3 2 1 $1,950,000 4 3 $1,679,000

BEDS BATHS 1/2 BA Napa BEDS BATHS 1/2 BA St. Helena BEDS BATHS Napa
18 Old Coach Road 1385GroveCourt.com 34 Joshua Court
Connie Johnson | 707.480.5557 | Lic. #00915198 Jeffrey Earl Warren | 707.486.1025 | Lic. #00981449 Connie Johnson | 707.480.5557 | Lic. #00915198
Jamie Johnson Cook | 707.337.0676 | Lic. #01708133 Sieba Peterson | 707.932.1276 | Lic. #01460836 Jamie Johnson Cook | 707.337.0676 | Lic. #01708133

3 2 $1,500,000 4 2 $1,349,000 3 2 $1,299,000

BEDS BATHS Napa BEDS BATHS Napa BEDS BATHS St. Helena
2080 Mount Veeder Road 2517 Rigdon Street 1121 Valley View Street
Connie Johnson | 707.480.5557 | Lic. #00915198 Lani Cooke | 707.479.0489 | Lic. #00865946 Sieba Peterson | 707.932.1276 | Lic. #01460836
Jamie Johnson Cook | 707.337.0676 | Lic. #01708133 Stephanie Gibson | 707.337.3434 | Lic. #01139959 S.Peterson@ggsir.com

1.02± $1,100,000 4 2 1 $1,030,000 4 2 $859,000

ACRES Napa BEDS BATHS 1/2 BA Napa BEDS BATHS Napa
2150 W Pueblo Avenue 47 Blackberry Drive 3200 Macleod Street
Jeanine Ecklind-Gomes | 707.337.3593 | Lic. #00905886 Connie Johnson | 707.480.5557 | Lic. #00915198 Randy Gularte | 707.333.5149 | Lic. #00458347
J.Gomes@ggsir.com Jamie Johnson Cook | 707.337.0676 | Lic. #01708133 R.Gularte@ggsir.com

3 2 $850,000 3 2 $827,700 3 2 $785,000

BEDS BATHS Napa BEDS BATHS Calistoga BEDS BATHS Napa
2151 Navarre Street 2106 Tablerock Court 3901 Lassen Street
Berta Tellez | 707.337.0374 | Lic. #01729230 Connie Johnson | 707.480.5557 | Lic. #00915198 Laura Sanchez | 707.337.8851 | Lic. #01358923
B.Tellez@ggsir.com Jamie Johnson Cook | 707.337.0676 | Lic. #01708133 L.Sanchez@ggsir.com

1.24± $750,000 3 2 $745,000 1.07± $329,000

ACRES Napa BEDS BATHS Napa ACRES St. Helena
Browns Valley Road 2220 Georgia Street 139 Oak Street
Randy Gularte | 707.333.5149 | Lic. #00458347 Christina Winegar | 707.815.9800 | Lic. #01199379 Jennifer Klingbeil | 707.492.0435 | Lic. #02067543
R.Gularte@ggsir.com C.Winegar@ggsir.com J.Klingbeil@ggsir.com

1485 1st Street 707.690.9500 | 780 Trancas Street 707.255.0845

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