Patrick Havens on July 17th, 2008

The Raiders and 49ers have agreed to a joint practice during training camp in Napa, Raiders senior executive John Herrera said,
No date has been announced, though the practice likely is to take place before the teams’ exhibition game Aug. 8. The Raiders last participated in a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys in 1998, when [...]

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Patrick Havens on July 10th, 2008

Last month, our fair city became the 44th (give or take) to be included in one of Google’s more ingenious offerings – the Street View.
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I was reading my paper at lunch like I normally do and I ran across that article. The intersting part about it, was about a month ago I noticed they had [...]

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Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to sing the praises of his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., at the Napa Valley Opera House Cafe today.The appearance by the former president marks the second time that the 2008 race for the White House has touched down in Napa County. In September, former New York Mayor Rudy [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 8th, 2007

Here are some quick pictures I took of an accident at Redwood & Solano here in Napa. A woman lost control and plowed into a gas pump quickly creating a good sized fire.
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UPDATE: A little bit more info. The lady was unconscious, but was gotten safely out of [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 8th, 2007

This RX7 was very nicely done. And as the owner said, its a very nice looking and running car.

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Patrick Havens on November 6th, 2007

I blog occasionally at A little bit of vino… rating random bottles of wine I’ve been given or can afford to buy. And so it was with interest I ran across a post in which a number of $12 wines where reviewed. Below is an excerpt… I strongly suggest you read the [...]

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Patrick Havens on October 30th, 2007

Well about 30 minutes ago I felt an earth quake… but it wasn’t enough for me to freak out.  So after some research at the USGS website, I found we had an earthquake between Fremont and San Jose.  At first it showed as a 6 but was soon downgraded to 5.6.  What I find interesting [...]

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Patrick Havens on October 15th, 2007

Now to give you some background. Skyline Park is is a large state park in South Napa next to the State Hospital. With hills, trees, lakes and falls, it seems that the park is a pristine area used mainly by horseback riders and the occasional BMX National Ride. A beautiful area [...]

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Patrick Havens on September 21st, 2007

Normally you do see balloons up int eh mornings here in Napa, but they tend to land on the other side of the city where there are large parks and plenty of open space. Don’t know what was up for today, but today the balloons where skimming over light poles and setting down in [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 13th, 2007

Saturday was spent enjoying the local Town & Country Fair with friends. And the evening enjoying one of the highlights of the Fair;,The Dutch Holland Demolition Derby. Spread across 2 days, I only caught the first day, but it was a good 5 total heats. They had 3 main heats, a Consolation [...]

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