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Over 900 people joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell Saturday for a dedication ceremony for the recent designation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in California.
The monument covers 350,000 acres of public lands, including 62,000 acres in eastern Napa County. It stretches from the Snow Mountain Wilderness Area in the Mendocino National Forest 100 miles south to the mountains separating Solano and Napa counties. No private land is included.
The dedication and spring festival took place at Cowboy Camp west of Williams in Colusa County.
By Elizabeth Larson
The Valley fire, health care, the upcoming election and important legislation all were topics on Saturday night when Congressman Mike Thompson hosted his annual ravioli feed.
Hundreds of people were on hand for the popular 25th annual event, held this year for the first time at Boatique Wines in Kelseyville.
Owned by Robert and Madi Mount, the venue overlooks Mt. Konocti and features classic cars and antique wooden boats that Thompson called works of art.
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on Saturday joined with hundreds of community members and local leaders to dedicate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, which was designated by President Barack Obama on July 10, 2015, to protect nearly 331,000 acres of public lands in Northern California.
The dedication and spring festival took place at Cowboy Camp, a popular recreation area for hikers, equestrians, mountain bikers, and wildlife enthusiasts near the town of Williams.
By Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez
State and federal officials Saturday dedicated the new Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument with a ceremony and festival.
By Paul Payne
Mike Thompson was talking gun safety legislation as he slipped two yellow shells into a 20-gauge Browning shotgun, snapped the breech closed and yelled, “Pull.”
Two orange sporting clays sailed in a low arc above a muddy field, dark clouds hanging over San Pablo Bay in the distance. Thompson aimed and fired twice.
The first flying target shattered, raining debris on the ground below. A second disc suffered the same fate.
The white-haired congressman stared for a moment with a satisfied look before turning to reload.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson hosted an educational forum on substance abuse and the dangers of self-medication. The forum brought together a panel of leaders in the effort to better understand and more effectively treat substance abuse at the federal, state and local level as well as by community organizations.
By Christi Warren
With the scourge of opioid abuse taking a rising toll on Sonoma County residents, leaders in health policy along with local and federal representatives gathered Tuesday in Rohnert Park to highlight the troubling trend and call for greater government collaboration in addressing drug addiction.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, who convened the forum at Sonoma State University, said the gathering of experts was meant to inform him and the wider public about a surge in North Bay opioid use that officials are describing as an epidemic.
By Napa Valley Register Staff
In celebration of National Women’s History Month, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, is honoring five women in the Fifth Congressional District.
Thompson selected Linda Parks, president and CEO of Lixit Animal Care Products in Napa, as Napa County Woman of the Year.
Parks joined Lixit in 1971 as a buyer. At the time, Lixit only had 10 employees. In 1994, the original owner retired and the employees bought the business using a qualified Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) introduced H. Res. 629, a bipartisan resolution honoring March as Women’s History Month and recognizing this year’s theme, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.”
“Women’s History Month, now a national movement, began right here in our district,” said Thompson. “I’m proud to continue the legacy of recognizing and celebrating the many contributions women have made to our country and our local community by introducing this resolution.”
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
Vallejo’s Maria Guevara was named Solano County’s Woman of the Year by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) as he introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring March as Women’s History Month.
He also recognized this year’s theme, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government,” he said.
Four other women in Thompson’s district were also named Woman of the Year.