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  • "I'm totally disgusted.  What happened today in D.C. is ridiculous.  I hope everyone remembers all the lawmakers who have supported the President and his comments."  -Joan Caputi expresses her dismay over the events at the Capital while running her dog at Heather Oaks Park on a cool wet day in Calistoga.
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  • "I live in Angwin and my 94 year old aunt lives here in Calistoga.  I visit every Monday and do a bit of face-to-face with her at a safe distance.  I feel for her - it can very lonely during covid."   -Director, Saint Helena Co-op Maureen Kelly rakes leaves in front of her aunt's home on North Oak Street in Calistoga.
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  • "Our kids are still playing at home and I'm trying to do a virtual band.  The editing is really difficult.  My computer skills have greatly improved these past ten months.  We start school again next week and I'm trying to put Christmas away while I have time."   -Calistoga Schools music teacher Nina Pedersen begins to take down holiday decorations from the front of her house on Fair Way.
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  • "I have another full truck waiting for me back at the post office.  A big dump of FedEx packages, late Christmas presents, returns and, believe it or not, toilet paper deliveries are all contributing to a record day.  I expect to be working until 8 PM tonight.  We should catch up with everything some time this week - just in time for the pandemic stimulous checks.  It just never seems to end."  -U.S.P.S. letter carrier Jerome Wilson delivers packages to residents on School Street in Calistoga.
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  • "Being in the newspaper business may not be the most secure career these days.  Of all of the newspapers I have worked for, however, the Tribune may be the best.  I am proud of what we have accomplished.  Still, our advertisers are dwindling.  This pandemic isn't helping matters."  -Calistoga Tribune Editor Kim Beltan stares out the front door of the paper's offices near downtown Calistoga.
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  • "Today seems to be the last possible day to take down the holiday decorations - either that or leave them up until July!  To tell you the truth, I would love to keep them up.  These days, I can use all the frivolity I can get."   -Wine marketer Amy Braddock removes ornamentation from the tree in front of her home on South Oak Street in Calistoga.
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  • "This tire was always here.  But, when the pandemic lockdown started, the city took away all the recreation aperatus.  Suddenly, though, it recently showed up again.  I run a lap on the track and then flip the tire, run a lap, flip the tire.  I sit a lot and this is really great for my back."   -Patent attorney Daniel Wiley works out with his giant truck tire behind Calistoga High School.
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  • "I sold my house three years ago and my partner and I have been travveling ever since.  We're currently staying with my daughter and her two daughters here in Calistoga but we're anxious to hit the road again." - Karl Bastian stands in front of his recreational vehicle on View Road in Calistoga.
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  • "2020 was really crazy.  For me, it was an adventure.  My daughter was born on January 1, 2020.  A month later, the virus arrived and soon after we were ordered to stay home.  I was happy to stay at home but in October the fires came and we were ordered to evacuate.  While we were gone for neary a month, all is now fine.  For everyone, this has been the worst year.  For me, despite everything, it has been one of the best years of my life."  -Milton Rosales begins his day of landscape maintenance work on Myrtle Street on a cool morning in Calistoga.
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  • "I fell asleep last night at about ten and woke up at 11:45.  But I fell asleep again and missed the celebration.  I really wanted to say good-bye to 2020!"  -Nine year old Bear Dunstan celebrates the new year near the corner of Cedar and South Oak Street in Calistoga.
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  • "I've been in a wheelchair eighteen years.  The virus has not changed my life very much.  I still get out but, of course, I need to be very carefull to keep away from those who may be infected. I look forward to when I can be vaccinated."  -Calistoga resident Linda Pedroni and her care giver, Karen Tamani, collect the mail from in front of their home on Emerald Drive.
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  • "We try to do everything outside these days.  We go for walks, even in the rain.  Our daughter has been spending much of her life out of doors."  -Kara Lind explains her family's activities during the pandemic as her daughter Lucia and her friend, Sammy, walk through a vineyard as a rainbow strikes the foothills of the Palisades near her home on Grant Street in Calistoga.
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  • "I think the mask is good to protect us from the germs."  -Five year old Marbella Garcia rides her unicorn scooter in front of her home on Dena Street in Calistoga.
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  • "My wife lost her job early on.  Luckily, I am on salary.  We are worried that everything could get much worse.  My son and I try to get out and kick the ball around whenever we can. We are trying to stay healthy."  Sous-chef Ivan Lucas and his ten year old son, Andrew, end an afternoon of soccer practice behind the Calistoga High School.
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  • "Yes, the pandemic has slowed me down. I am a person who demonstrates my food techniques to people in small groups. The virus has made this more difficult." -San Francisco Culinary demonstrator and Caterer Wen "Cook" Geng shows his technique for cutting a spiral potato at the Calistoga Saturday Market.
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  • "We want to be around in ten years.  So, we're trying to improve the odds.  We're eating better and getting more exercise.  If we can extend our lives one more year, it will be like 2020 never happened."  -Ron and Linda Beltz walk with their dog, Shasta, near Heather Oaks Park in Calistoga.
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  • "These afternoon get togethers have been a lifesaver for dogs and humans these past nine months."  -Rosie Dunsford and her dog, Cooper, celebrate the new year with friends at Heather Oaks Park in Calistoga.
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  • "I'm not comfortable with sitting in a barber chair and haven't had a professional haircut in nine months.  I am amazed how much confidence Mitzi has gained this past year.  This is one of the best haricuts I have ever had."  -Mitzi Mishler gives her husband, Clark, a covid hair cut at their home in Calistoga.
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