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March 4, 2019, Staff Sarah Lehman has joined Napa Valley Community Foundation as vice president of development, said a news release. Lehman is steeped in community foundation work from her time as managing director of development and marketing for the East Bay Community Foundation, said the release. Most recently, she served as director of development for…

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February 5, 2019, Staff The UpValley Family Centers has helped low-income individuals with free tax preparation service for 17 years – helping to generate $5.4 million in refunds for northern Napa County residents. “We help more and more individuals file their taxes every year, but we know there are still more residents who qualify for…

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January 28, 2019, by Staff UpValley Family Center’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is providing free tax preparation services from Jan. 28 to April 15. Free federal and state tax preparation services will be offered at UpValley Family Center offices in Calistoga and St. Helena, as well as the St. Helena Library and three…

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January 22, 2019 by Register Staff Napa Valley Community Foundation is encouraging students to apply for seven scholarship opportunities, made available each year thanks to local donors. The deadline for the 2019-2020 academic year is March 11, and awards range in size from $350 to more than $5,000. Scholarships are available for: Local military veterans…

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Jan 17, 2019 by Howard Yune Napa County groups will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day this weekend with an array of celebrations, films and opportunities for public service in honor of the civil rights leader. The Celebration of Compassion and Inspired Action begins on Sunday and will continue into the federal holiday on Monday,…

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December 21, 2018 By Howard Yune Napa is continuing to give out more permits for residential add-ons to existing homes – but city planners will continuing looking for ways to lower the hurdles for those scared away from building such cheaper-to-rent annexes for fear of high fees and red tape. Twenty-one building permits have been…

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November 18, 2018, Aunt Helena The California Retired Teachers Association of Napa Valley is once again announcing the availability of scholarships for current and aspiring teachers, awarded in the names of former educators Edward W. Solomon and Judith B. Cutcomb. Solomon scholarships are offered to all teachers and paraprofessionals in the county; the Cutcomb scholarship is reserved for…

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November 7, 2018 $1,265: Average grant (for needs such as rent, utilities, and clothing) given to workers displaced by the October 2017 fires. The grants were provided by the Napa Valley Community Foundation.

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October 19, 2018. Register Staff “I’ll never forget the flames and embers that were floating while I was driving,” said Napa resident David Preimesberger about his narrow escape from the fire that consumed his home one year ago. “It was surreal.” Preimesberger had just returned home from a business trip to London, and his wife,…

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October 10, 2018, by Register Staff Robert Mondavi Winery, the Napa Valley Film Festival and Chef Tyler Florence will join forces to host a dinner and screening fundraiser one year after the 2017 Northern California wildfires. The evening will feature a three-course meal prepared by Florence and Robert Mondavi Winery executive chef Jeff Mosher and…

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