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Vol. 17, No. 28
December 18, 2014
Rain Totals 9 In. in 7 Days; No Flooding
Christmas and Chanukah
Worship Services
The big storm left behind
6.22 inches of rain between 4
p.m., December 10, and 11 a.m.
on Friday, December 12.
And that wasn’t the end of
it. Over the last seven days
(12/10
through
12/16)
Yountville received an astonishing 9.07 inches of precipitation. On Monday Yountville
recorded 1.65 inches of rain,
and on Tuesday another 1.05
inches fell.
Total rainfail for Yountville
this season is 19.04 inches.
Last year Yountville’s total
rainfall was 16.2 inches.
Average rainfall
“Hopper Creek barely
topped out at Oak Circle for a
brief bit, and then almost
immediately receded. No significant trees or limbs came
down. Public Works crews
came in early on storm watch
patrol, and we were very
proactive to promote resident
awareness of the storm and
what it could do. Sand bag
distribution was highly used,
and we went through several
loads of dirt,” reported Town
Manager Steve Rogers of the
big storm.
Yountville’s water source,
Rector Reservoir, has topped
out, and water is flowing over
the spillway, according to John
Rodgers, who oversees utility
Oakville
Carmelite House of Prayer
20 Mount Carmel Drive
December 24, 8 a.m., mass in English
December 25, 9 a.m., mass in English
Every night 7 to 10 p.m. Christmas laser light show
St. Stephen’s Anglican Episcopal Church
1250 Oakville Grade Road
December 21, 8 a.m. mass and 10:30 a.m. choral mass with the
greening of the church afterward. Bring pointsettias to adorn
the altar.
December 24, 5:30 p.m. caroling, 6:15 p.m. choral mass
December 25, 10:30 a.m. mass
December 26, 10:30 a.m. mass celebrating Feast of St. Stephen
December 28, 8 a.m. mass, 10:30 a.m. choral mass celebrating
Holy innocents
Rutherford
Holy Family Catholic Mission
1250 Niebaum Lane
December 24, 5 p.m., mass in English
Yountville
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
6404 Washington Street
December 24, 7 p.m., mass in English, 9 p.m. mass in Spanish
December 25, 10 a.m., mass in English
Signs Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church
1920 Finnell Road
December 20, 10:45 a.m., worship service
Veterans Home of California
260 California Drive
December 19, 1 p.m., Jewish Shabbat and Chanukah
celebration, Holderman Chapel
December 21, 9:15 a.m., Protestant Christmas worship service,
Holderman Chapel, 10:15 a.m., Protestant Christmas worship
service, Memorial Chapel
December 24, 3:30 p.m., Catholic Christmas mass, St. Michael’s
Catholic Chapel
December 24, 6 p.m., Christmas eve carols, Memorial Chapel,
cookies and coffee afterward in Fellowship Room
December 25, 10 a.m., Christmas carols and communion service, Holderman chapel
December 26, 10 a.m., Catholic mass followed by the Rosary,
Holderman Chapel
December 26, 1 p.m., Jewish Shabbat, Holderman Chapel
Yountville Community Church
6621 Yount Street
December 24, 7 p.m., candlelight Christmas Eve worship with
live music by Catherine Altamura
Imagination on a Grand Scale
A bevy of battleships came to town as part of The Wonderful World of LEGO which opened
Saturday at the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville with models, MOCs and LEGO artwork of all
kinds highlighting the wealth of creativity that starts with a single block and a wealth of imagination. Visitors to the exhibition are welcome to try their hand at creating in the the Building
Zone. The exhibit runs through January 25 from Tuesday through Sunday with extended hours
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Museum will be closed on December 24 and 25. (Photo by Glen Nock.)
Man Killed in Crash Worked in Vets’ Dining Hall
The victim in a fatal car
crash on Highway 29 early
Saturday
morning
(December 13) was 59-year-old
George Horvath of Napa, an
employee at the Veterans
Home.
Horvath worked in
the main dining room there for
13 years, serving meals to disabled veterans.
“George was very well
liked, not only by his Veterans
Home family, but by the veterans he served,” said the
Home’s spokeswoman Terri
Mejorado. “Our hearts go out
to his family as they mourn the
loss of their loved one.”
Horvath was a passenger in
a 1998 Chevrolet Prism driven
by David Prayer, 46, of
Fairfield. The two were travel-
ing north on Highway 29
about 5:20 a.m. when a 2005
Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Natosha Gutheridge, 23,
of Napa, went into the air from
the southbound lanes and
landed on the right side of
Prayer’s car.
Gutheridge lost control of
her vehicle, allowing it to drift
toward the southbound lanes
at a point south of Darms
Lane, according to a report by
California Highway Patrol
spokeswoman Anna Paulson.
The pick up truck crossed
the center divide, struck a
guardrail and bounced in the
air and into the path of the
Prayer car.
Gutheridge was arrested at
the scene on suspicion of driv-
CA Lottery Scratches Opportunity to Profit From French Laundry Fame
Yountvillians have become
accustomed to seing their community mentioned and hyped
in all manner of the print,
broadcast and electronic media.
There have been American
Express TV commercials as well
as interviews, shows and photo
spreads with the town’s famous
chefs.
What the community has not
yet seen is Yountville on lottery
tickets.
Enter now the CA Lottery
with an announcement this
week that starting January 5 its
$10 Emerald scratchers will
offer as a prize “a chance” for
dinner for two at The French
Laundry and a two-night stay
at Napa Valley Lodge.
And there’s a twist to this
prize. Participants who win a
chance on the prize must take
a picture of the scratcher and
write a 500-or-less-character
caption explaining who they
would take on the gourmet
food experience and why.
Lottery officials say they
are targeting people who
might not usually play the
lottery.
Thomas
Keller’s
spokeswoman Michelle Lipa
said TKRG (Thomas Keller
Restaurant Group) is not in
partnership or affiliated with
the CA Lottery in any way.
The CA Lottery purchased
a Black French Laundry Gift
Experience Card online for
$2,500, just as any guest can
do.
ing under the influence and
gross vehicular manslaughter.
Horvath, who was seated in
the right, front passenger seat,
died at the scene.
Gutheridge and Prayer
were taken by ambulance to
Queen of the Valley Medical
Center were they were treated
for minor injuries and
released.
The accident required the
closure of Highway 29 for over
three hours.
bsundial
High Low
Wednesday 12/10 60
55
Thursday
62
50
Friday
54
46
Saturday
59
40
Sunday
57
44
Monday
51
48
Tuesday
60
48
Precipitation = 9.07 in.
Season Total = 19.04
Last Year = 5.50