Local Planner: Napa Valley Film Festival
The Napa Valley Film Festival, which spans November 7-11, is a film, food and wine experience that comes to life each fall in Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.
Enjoy Our Blog
A Long Hot Day
In the summer of 1938, my buddies Kent, Harold, Bob and I decided to change the boredom one day by going to Lake Yellow Creek, which was about 75 miles from Elwood.
Red Ants and Me
After standing in a red ant pile, Resident Bill McNamara's mind quickly flashed back to his first tour in Vietnam
Yes I Do
"The sound of the violin caught my interest so much I wanted to learn to make music like that."
National Nurses’ Week: History of Military Nurses
Each may, during National Nurses Week, it’s fitting that nurses be recognized for their long history of service in providing care to the ill and injured and in maintaining the health of our citizens and military members.
Embarrassing Consequence
The best duty station the Shelly family enjoyed was when the Navy sent Dick to Hawaii in 1968.
SYZYGY Dizzy
First time in 150 years… and we were not going to miss it! Miss what? The “eclipse of a super blue blood moon!”
Connections as in People Who Know People
A recent connection I’ve wondered about is related to a wine I frequently buy: “Barefoot” — a rather strange name for a wine. Also an unusual name for a person.
American Armory Museum
The American Armory Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization created to educate future generations about, and to impress upon them, the sacrifice, bravery and enduring significance of the United States Military.
Diamond Mining
Firestone Tire International Co. sent me to Sierra Leone to sell earthmover tires to the diamond mines.
