The Star Strikes Again

Another St. Helena Star article from the archives, Chamber Office News. "March Stats beat 2003 and 2000" the headline reads. OK, but then here is the only mention of statistics in the article:



Well, that seemed a little lacking in information, so I looked at the graph which accompanied the article.



Hmm. The graph-making function in Word hasn't helped everyone. The other day Isa had to make a graph and forgot to add a title, and her teacher took off five points. At the time, I thought it was a bit harsh, but now I see the point. I'm not any closer to knowing what the 'Glory Hallelujah' was all about in the first place.

Tony: A Man of Property

Excerpts from a St. Helena Star article from 2004. This is Tony.



Tony may not be able to control his hand or his checkbook, but it seems he has a good wife who is trying to keep that pesky addiction under control.


But then, the problem becomes clear: land is just flying at them!



Then the article gets into how they've never been to France (too busy buying land!) and a few parcels that they don't own around what they do own, and how this little piece of the pie irks him and he concludes:



Maybe someone will die and the phone will ring. Maybe someone will throw the land at him so he can finally close that darn checkbook and get down to the business of living.

Me! Of All People! Part Two

Almost exactly three years ago, we were leaving the Napa Valley, with its cheeses and wines and olive oil stores (any specialty store with a single type of item for sale upset John greatly).
Found in a notebook from those days:
May 2004
An article from the St. Helena Star mentioned a vintner who said it was 'more likely that he become an astronaut than a winemaker.'
"Improbable!" he exclaimed.
But when he found the Old Turnbull 'ghost vineyard' on the 65 acres he inherited from his father (a winemaker) he thought, 'hey, I'm onto something here!'