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By Tom Lochner
Rep. Mike Thompson will speak about rail safety at 9 a.m. Thursday in the City Council chamber at Hercules City Hall, 111 Civic Drive.
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.
Washington, D.C. – Josephine Orozco of Rodeo was recognized as Contra Costa County’s Woman of the Year by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) at a ceremony held on March 20th. One woman from each of the five counties that make up the Fifth Congressional District was honored in recognition of Women’s History Month.
Washington, D.C. – Monica Rosenthal of Middletown was recognized as Lake County’s Woman of the Year by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) at a ceremony held on March 20th.
One woman from each of the five counties that make up the Fifth Congressional District was honored in recognition of Women’s History Month.
Washington, D.C. –Linda Parks of Napa was recognized as Napa County’s Woman of the Year by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) at a ceremony held on March 20th. One woman from each of the five counties that make up the Fifth Congressional District was honored in recognition of Women’s History Month.
Washington, D.C. – Maria Guevara of Vallejo was recognized as Solano County’s Woman of the Year by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) at a ceremony held on March 20th. One woman from each of the five counties that make up the Fifth Congressional District was honored in recognition of Women’s History Month.
Washington, D.C. – Evelyn Cheatham of Santa Rosa was recognized as Sonoma County’s Woman of the Year by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) at a ceremony held on March 20th.
One woman from each of the five counties that make up the Fifth Congressional District was honored in recognition of Women’s History Month.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today joined Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel, California State Director for the Bureau of Land Management Jerry Perez, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird, U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (CA-03), Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblyman Bill Dodd and other community and conservation leaders at a dedication ceremony to commemorate the designation of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
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.