Lars Anderson: Tony Stewart, Marcos Ambrose vie for first Cup wins of ’11 at Sonoma
The majority of NASCAR drivers love everything about the Sonoma Valley in northern California. When they’re not on the track at Infineon Raceway — one of two road courses on the Sprint Cup schedule — drivers take their families on lazy field trips into the rolling countryside, visit wineries and shop at those charming boutiques that seem to be around every bend. Yes, this is one race weekend …
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Northboro couple on a quest to eye all butterflies
NORTHBORO – The couple has seen almost every bird species in North America.
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The Fishing Report — July 1, 2011
The Fishing Report — July 1, 2011
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Lars Anderson: Tony Stewart, Marcos Ambrose vie for first Cup wins of ’11 at Sonoma
The majority of NASCAR drivers love everything about the Sonoma Valley in northern California. When they’re not on the track at Infineon Raceway — one of two road courses on the Sprint Cup schedule — drivers take their families on lazy field trips into the rolling countryside, visit wineries and shop at those charming boutiques that seem to be around every bend. Yes, this is one race weekend …
Read more on Sports Illustrated

Northboro couple on a quest to eye all butterflies
NORTHBORO – The couple has seen almost every bird species in North America.
Read more on Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The Fishing Report — July 1, 2011
The Fishing Report — July 1, 2011
Read more on The Record Searchlight

Gas price drop? So what, Fourth of July travelers say
With fuel costing more than last year, experts predict a drop in driving trips this weekend.
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Wills, Kate off to Canada, U.S. in first tour
It sounds like a bit of a racket: $ 4,000 for a three-course meal and a chance to see a polo match up close.   It gets better when you throw in the chance to rub shoulders with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in southern California, where bragging about having a glass of wine with the new royal couple may be the ultimate Hollywood glamour trip.
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California Travel & Tourism Commission Launches “Three Days Isn’t Enough” Campaign and Sweepstakes in Response to …
As the entertainment capital of the world, it’s only natural that California would mark the high-profile arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a media splash. The California Travel & Tourism Commission introduces a new “Three Days Isn’t Enough” national television campaign inviting the royal couple and visitors across the country to explore the stunning scenery and enviable lifestyle …
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Disneyland Resort Update
Goofy’s Sky School opens at DCA | Welcome to Wilderness Explorer Camp | A new day for Grad Nite | Celebrating the 4th of July at the Disneyland Resort | This and That… | Crowd Forecast
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California Travel & Tourism Commission Launches “Three Days Isn’t Enough” Campaign and Sweepstakes in Response to …
As the entertainment capital of the world, it’s only natural that California would mark the high-profile arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a media splash. The California Travel & Tourism Commission introduces a new “Three Days Isn’t Enough” national television campaign inviting the royal couple and visitors across the country to explore the stunning scenery and enviable lifestyle …
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Disneyland Resort Update
Goofy’s Sky School opens at DCA | Welcome to Wilderness Explorer Camp | A new day for Grad Nite | Celebrating the 4th of July at the Disneyland Resort | This and That… | Crowd Forecast
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Yolo featured in new travel app
California’s Central Valley’s new smart-phone app, The NorCal Guide, gives travelers thousands reasons to stop, see, taste, and experience the hidden secrets around them. Developed for the iPhone and iPad, this new free app puts all of the information people need to plan a Northern California
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Wills, Kate off to Canada, US in first tour
It sounds like a bit of a racket: $ 4,000 for a three-course meal and a chance to see a polo match up close.
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Squid Studies: “A dream hangs over the whole region, a brooding kind of hallucination”–J. Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts …
Editor’s Note: William Gilly , a professor of biology at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, embarked on new expedition this month to study jumbo squid in the Gulf of California on the National Science Foundation–funded research vessel New Horizon . This is his sixth blog post about the trip. [More]
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CALENDAR for the week of July 1, 2011
Shoppers will save a bundle when Great Mall presents its July 4 Super Sale Weekend July 1-4. Shoppers will enjoy added value on a wide range of products from apparel and accessories, electronics and home goods to health and beauty products.
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Take the Pain out of the Pump at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
SONOMA, CA–(Marketwire – 06/29/11) – California Wine Country’s Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa helps travelers deal with high pump prices. According to the L.A. Times, the Golden State has the highest average gas price in the country — so to help our Sonoma hotel’s guests deal with today’s painful pump prices, we’re picking up the first tank. With our Gas and Grapes Sonoma Vacation Package …
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Playing Tag
Electronic tracking project probes the secret lives of Pacific predators. Hipster humans aren’t the only creatures who lurk in cafes. White sharks, black-footed albatrosses and albacore tuna have their own watery equivalent in a hot spot between Baja California and Hawaii.
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Hildebrandt set the schedules for all 348 RVMS students
One of the last things Lisa Hildebrandt does before officially ending the school year is prepare the schedules for all Redwood Valley Middle School’s fifth through eighth graders.
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Since You Asked: An exchange student returns ‘home,’ 42 years later
We hung a sign on the front door — “Welcome home, Axel.”Axel was our German exchange student 42 years ago.
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