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Napa:Nearly 30 people attended a planning meeting held at the Opera House on Thursday, including Napa Mayor Jill Techel, members of Napa’s Japanese Club and representatives from the Napa College Choir, which plans to host a chorus from Iwanuma in May, the group reported.

A former substitute teacher in the Napa Valley Unified School District has been ordered to spend 90 days in jail and three years probation for sending sexually explicit photos to a high school student.

The Napa Valley has been a little short on legends lately. Not legendary wines there are still plenty of those but legendary figures. It’s almost three years since the last legendary man, Robert Mondavi, passed away and much longer since he was the one man most synonymous with this great California wine region.

A 2004 Vintage High graduate who played softball at the University of Wisconsin on a scholarship, she is also an instructor at the academy, working with pitchers ages 9 to 14 years on their mechanics, getting them to be consistent when it comes to hitting their spots and having the right mentality in the pitcher’s circle.