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  • "I'm in my second year at the Culinary Institute of America.  I'm a vegetarian and currently in a meat fabrication class.  I'm trying to work through it."  -Seth Osborne selects vegetables at the Saturday Farmer's Market in Calistoga.
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  • "These hoses will be cleaned, tested and put back into service."  -Captain Rutledge, of the Bakersfield City Fire Department (left), works with his crew and a crew from the City of Clovis Fire Department to bundle up hundreds of feet of fire hose used while battling the Tubbs fire along Hwy. 128 near Bennett Lane, north of Calistoga.
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  • "I was a cook for 30 years but my elbows gave out.   I had opporations on each arm but the pain wouldn't go away.  It's been 14 years and I still miss cooking." - Francisco Campos walks his dog, Rocky, near his home on North Oak Street in Calistoga.
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  • Ben Franklin Institute of Technology Automotive Management Student Ali El-Ashkar at Boston's North Train Station.
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  • Memorial Day Weekend at Flat Lake, north of Wasilla, Alaska
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  • Memorial Day Weekend at Flat Lake, north of Wasilla, Alaska
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  • "I had considered having a 'Fire-Sale' sign made but I thought better of it."   After losing his home, shop and business to the recent wild fires  many of Bud Pochini's Christmas trees, miraculously, survived the fire.  Bud's mother, Rianne, and daughter, Jasmine, assist Bud as they ready local and imported trees for their annual Christmas tree sale north of Calistoga.
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  • Couple walks on the beach at sunset on Oahu's north Shore, Hawaii
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  • Two year old Nathan Maloney blows leaves on the front lawn of his house on North Oak Street in Calistoga.  "Nathan loves pretty much anything that is dirty and or noisy." -Brian Maloney
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  • “The fire came from two directions destroying the Wine Library, the shop, a tractor and two acres of our 40 acres of vineyards.  We worked with the firemen and were able to save the main building and our two houses.  All in all, were were very lucky.”  -Jerry Seps, Owner, Storybook Mountain Vineyards<br />
  -Five days after the Tubbs fire, Jerry Seps assesses damage to his property at Storybook Mountain Vineyards on Hwy. 128 north of Calistoga
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  • "I am a very visual person with an interest in Math."  -Architect and design and construction management organizer Pam Kinzie in the house she designed on North Oak in Calistoga
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  • "Growing up in the north of Norway, I always dreamed of living in a sunny spot...I found it here in Calistoga.  This sun showed up in my clay and promised me a sunny future."   -Torlid Roberts with her partner, Ernest Rankin, prepare to hang her ceramic sun on the front their home on Washington Street in Calistoga.
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  • Chef Danny Bobovnyik walks his three Chihuahuas: Sophie, Coco and Figaro on North Oak Street in Calistoga  "Two of these are rescues...and one is a princess."
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  • Brothers Connor and Maddox Sessions on the north shore of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii
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  • "I'm a little light-headed, I have a headache and my eyes hurt...I'm ready to call it a day."  UPS driver Oscar Soltero fights the smoke from wild fires north of Martinez, CA
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  • "We met at the Cullinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York...Ryder is the  executive chef at Archetype in Saint Helena and I worked for The French Laundry before we started having babies."     "We bike daily...the kids total 100 (lbs.) and then the weight of the seat and bike extension...30 minutes is quite a workout." -Michaella Zetts with husband, Ryder, daughter, Daisy, and sons, Vinnie and Fenton, near their home in Calistoga  mzetts@gmail.com
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  • Seven year old Malialani at an open air market on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii  missawesomehannah@gmail.com
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  • "I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1996 and I've been baking for 22 years."  -Pastry Chef Sandra Coltrin prepares chocolate at Bella Bakery in downtown 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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  • "I'm happy it only goes 2.5 mph...I can catch him."  -Courtney Stockton (right) with her two year old son, Theo, and friend, Jordan VanDine on North Oak Street in Calistoga
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  • In the last light of the day, vineyard worker Ismael DeAquino waits to congratulate his cousin after her graduation ceremony at the Napa Fairgrounds.
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  • Indoor cycling facility coordinator Andrew Alfieri pumps up his bicycle tire in Concord, CA.
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  • Cigar maker Hector Zequeira fashions cigars at Nicahabann Cigar Shop in Ybor City neighborhood, Tampa, FL
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  • Grounds Keeper Gus Vargas at the Dali Museum, Saint Petersburg, Florida
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  • Damian Lagle, Wine Guide, at the Huge Bear Tasting Room in Calistoga, CA.  "I went from growing grapes to the retail side of the business...I love the interaction of the retail side but I miss the vinyard...growing grapes, like growing anything, its acheiving zen."  damian@hugebearwines.com
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  • Brothers Miles and Sawyer Green at their home in Edina, Minnesota
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  • Young girl with henna tattoos at the Rec Plus Homework Club at Irvington Terrace, Fremont, CA, Bridge Housing
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  • Arturo Castillo works in the toasting room at Nadalie USA Cooperage in Calistoga.
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  • Reena Rai checks messages at Papito Hays in San Francisco.
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  • Red Cross Volunteers Doris Davis (TX), Rick Crump (MO) and Ron Scott (AZ), hand out supplies to those whose homes were lost to the Tubbs Fire in the Mark West Estates in Santa Rosa.
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  • Sebastopol financial advisor Ali Beranek and her son, Reid, await their order at the Calistoga Inn
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  • Chemistry and biology teacher Kyle Collins with his four year old son, Sage, at the Apple Store at Santa Rosa Mall, Santa Rosa, CA  "What would I do if I could do anything?...I would reverse global warming."
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  • A learning moment at the Apple Store at Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, CA
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  • Silverado Winery Lab Technition Laura Lugan at the Calistoga Saturday Market.
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  • Flower seller near the Grand Lake Saturday Market, Oakland, CA
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  • Cindy Eddy, President of the Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterins of the Civil War, remembers those who served during the Civil War during a Memorial Day ceremony at Pioneer Cemetary in Calistoga.  Ms. Eddy wears her membership badges and representing (L-R) Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (ASUVCW); Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War (DUVCW); Woman's Relief Corps (WRC); and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (LGAR).  She derives her membership in these heritage organizations from her Union Civil War ancestor Morton S. Eddy a private in Company A of the 18th Michigan infantry.
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  • Twelve year old cousins Lindsay Caldera and Alex Escobedo celebrate at their graduation ceremony at Calistoga Elementary School
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  • Cameron Wright at Sprouts grocery store in Edmonds, Oklahoma.  "I'm into aquaponics, my kids are home schooled, and my outfit is all second-hand."  cameronwright630@gmail.com
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  • Martha Nicolai holds a salmon strip while Yup'ik Eskimo elder Olinka Nicolai cuts it with her ulu. Kwethuluk. Alaska. The ulu and pestle are used to prepare berries, eggs, salmon strips, and aqutaq.
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  • Martha Nicolai mixes berries in her kitchen with assistance from a young friend, Kwethluk, Alaska.
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  • "I am a personal assistnt for the 1%, who have muliple homes and one on Kauai.  These flowers will soon greet a family who arrives in the morning."  Tina Glosser selects locally grown flowers at the Koloa Farmer's Market, Kauai, Hawaii.
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  • "I grew up in Headsburg.  I started working here a year ago but, soon after, asked to head out on an extended travel.  They let me go but accepted me back when I returned.  This may be the perfect job."   -Jim Town Store employee Megan McCallister stands inside the historic Jim Town Store built in 1895 on Highway 129 in  Sonoma County's Alexander Valley.
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  • Michael Love sits in the basement of his Coffee Labs shop in Terrytown, New York
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  • Rose at the Masonic Pathways Senior Housing, Alma, Michigan
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  • Shawn Paris vacuums the stage prior to the opening of the doors at the 2019 Annual Soroptimist International Crab Feed at the Napa Fairgrounds in Calistoga.  shawn@calistogaskincareandwaxing.com
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  • "I've lived in Calistoga for 56 years.  My husband and I bought 257 acres here in 1963.  It turned out to be a very good investment."  Lydia Kohler samples one of the soups at The Calistoga Art Center annual Soup-er Bowl fund raising event.
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  • Vendor Jose Nunez weighs a customer's brussel sprouts on a rainy day at the Saturday Farmer's Market in Calistoga.
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  • Angwin residents Nick Sobiek and Andrea Ibaibarriaga enjoy the last light of the day at Logvy Park in Calistoga.
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  • Mitzi Mishler and her dog, Molly, hike the Redwood Trail in Bothe-Napa Valley State Park near their home in Calistoga, CA
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  • Zurla Troeppl engages in conversation at the annual turkey lunch event at Calistoga High School.
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  • "I don't know what I want to be...but I don't think I want to sell vegetables."  Eighteen year old Sam Ortiz sells vegetables with his uncle, Laucio, at the Calistoga Saturday Market.  Rojas Family Farms
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  • "We just decided...we want to live here!"  -Duluth residents Jessica Mizia and Jeff Klassen enjoy Concert in the Park at Pioneer Park in Calistoga, California.
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  • "Sales are very very good!"  -Adolfo Pena owner of Evaquero Western Wear sells hats during the Napa County Fairgrounds July Fourth weekend celebration in Calistoga
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  • "I am a budding floral designers and this selection is for a trial run before creating flowers for a friend's wedding at the end of June."  -Christy selects flowers at the San Francisco Flower Market.
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  • Photographer Bruce Morton with his assistant, Alan, pose inside their portable "tintype" portrait studio at the Petaluma Antique Fair.
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  • Volunteer Pat Haynes arranges plants at the Calistoga Garden Club annual yard sale on Washington Street in Calistoga.
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  • Volunteer Dick Engelhard prepares to spray the greens at the Calistoga Golf Course.  "This is perfect...no one will ever recognize me."
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  • "We've got 3.5 acres...just a small portion of the original Cyrus ranch. We grow cabernet grapes and serve our own wine to our guests." -Bear Flag Inn owner Denise McNay, on Foothill Blvd. in Calistoga.
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  • "This is it...the raw material of our product."  -Rudd Farm Manager Jack Reed at his wheatgrass booth at the Calistoga Saturday Market
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  • Joe Fava on the front porch of his home on N. Ferry Street in the historic Stockade in Schenectady, New York
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  • Sales associate Erin Di Costanzo at Acme Fine Wines, Saint Helena
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  • Calistoga Elementary crossing guard, Randa Lee Durall  "I've lived in Calistoga for 15 years and I've worked here for the past nine years...I wish I could remember the names of the kids.  The vineyards keep Calistoga from getting any bigger...I like that."
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  • Senior Consultant Lisa Archambeau and her dog, Hugo, with the work of John Gibson at the Caldwell Snyder Gallery in Saint Helena, CA  lisa@caldwellsnyder.com
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  • Hispanic Studies major and Vassar College graduate Vanessa Baker at Calavera restaurant, Oakland, CA  "My goal is to speak Spanish 100% of the time."  vabaker619@gmail.com
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  • Denver International Airport
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  • A woman serves popcorn at the Sea View Theatre in the town of Eastsound on Orcas Island, Washington
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  • Cowboy actor Steve Taylor in front of Matt's Saloon, Prescott, AZ  stevengrizztaylor@mail.com
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  • Charles at the front desk of the historic Marshall House, Savannah, GA.
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  • "Are you straight with the man upstairs?"  -Mickey Williams, Crescent City, Florida
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  • Tim Kennedy, Tampa, Florida.  "I'm very senitive about my nose.  It was broken when some guy sucker-kicked me in the Montana Club in downtown Anchorage in 1973.  This is not my nose!" -Tim Kennedy
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  • Tim and Robin Kennedy in their home, Tampa, Florida.  "Robin hates my beard and I hate that she has stopped dying her hair.  We never sit in this room."  -Tim Kennedy
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  • Joe gets out of the rain and wind at Publix grocery store, Marritt Island, Florida
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  • Charles at the front desk of the historic Marshall House, Savannah, GA.
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  • "I cut hair, drive a school bus, and have a daughter in college."  -Marcus Hardy, Crescent City, Florida  marcushardy601@yahoo.com
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  • Louise Sinclair and member of the Red Hat Society at the Masonic Pathways Senior Housing, Alma, Michigan
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  • Henry Spein lets out a set net for subsistence fishing at fish camp, near Kwethluk, Alaska. With both ends anchored, the top of the set net is held by floats while the net sinks to the bottom. From his skiff Spein will pull fish from the nets later in the day.
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  • Totem, Ketchikan, Tsimshian, Metlakatla, Alaska
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  • Seaweed and Kelp, Prince Willam Sound Shore Line
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  • "Jon surprised me with a trip to wine country, but we are students, so we're here hoping to find an inexpensive bottle of wine."  -First year medical students Alex Murdock and Jonathan Liu shop at the CalMart in Calistoga.
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  • "We harvested over a thousand pounds last week, but there’s still more to pick."  -Gina Marie Lindsey presents the fruits of her labor while harvesting olives at Long Valley Ranch in Mendocino County.
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  • Summers Estate Wines representative Bryanna McKinney serves up a sample to Joe Seiberlich at the Calistoga Wine Experience at Pioneer Park.
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  • Seven year old Maddy affixes wings to her five year old cousin, Charlie, during Concert in the Park at Pioneer Park in Calistoga, CA.
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  • Nicolas with his dog on Cedar Street in Calistoga
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  • Barista William Sheehan at the Cafe Scooteria, Sonoma, California
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  • Photographer Chick Harrity listens intently at the Calistoga Camera Club Friday lunch meeting in downtown Calistoga.
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  • Owner Tegan Tigani at Queen Anne Book Co., Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, Washington  tegan@qabookco.com
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  • "Let me explain the way our sale is structured."        -Sales Associate at the Ralph Lauren Outlet Store, St. Augustine, Florida
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  • Peter Spein launches his skiff onto the Kwethluk River near the Yup'ik Eskimo village of Kwethluk, Alaska, where transportation is by boat, four-wheeler, and snowmachine. In winter the river becomes both ice road and landing strip.
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  • A young baker works the morning shift at the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco.
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  • Employees Tori Barr and Dylan Jewett prepare to close shop at the Model Bakery in Saint Helena.
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  • Saint Helena residents and friends Kelci Fernandez and David Phelps spend the afternoon in Calistoga's Frontier Park.  "We were talking about death...Kelci was asking me what happens.  There have been times in my life when I was so grounded that birth and death were irrelevant.  If we can remain in the present, our physical bodies dissolve." -David Phelps    "(For me) math is the purest way of describing the world...no matter who you are or where you were born...math is the ultimate truth."  -Kelci Fernandez
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  • "I saw these skates at the Goodwill in Santa Rosa this afternoon...there was no way I was going to leave without them!  It's been ten years since I've been on skates."  Restaurant worker Nadia Solano tries her new skates near Logvy Park in Calistoga.
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  • P.U.C. communication major Alexandra Smith purchases fresh cut marigolds on a beautiful morning at the Calistoga Saturday Market.
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  • "I escaped with what was in my truck.  My neighbor banged on my door and woke me up.  The fire was coming down the hill behind my house.  I grabbed my phone, dog and keys and had to drive toward the fire to escape.  Luckily, I hadnt unloaded my truck the night before and I have some of my tools."  -Plasterer Noah Torkelsen stands with his truck in Calistoga, one month after the Tubbs fire destroyed his home on Franz Valley School Road.
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  • Performing one of the most dangerous jobs in northern California, a Branum Tree Care worker prepares to remove a dead tree behind a house on Cedar Street on a cool morning in Calistoga.
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  • "I've been here one year.  I love working here...I like the people...they're all so helpful.  Some day, I want to be a marine biologist, and not taking orders for pizza."  -Sixteen year old Thomas Diez works the evening shift at Pacific Pizza in Benicia, California.
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  • "I like being older and I don't care that he is taller...I'm still in charge."    -Star Rios (14) with her brother Liam (13) visit the Calistoga Saturday Market.
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  • "This is a famous Seattle house...I feel honored to work here."  -Assistant gardener Patty Schuchart weeds the grounds at the home of Brian Coleman at 2018 Nob Hill Avenue in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle.
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  • "We love the Fourth of July.  Years ago we started the Myrtle Street Deadenders Marching Kazoo Band and we marched in Calistoga's parade.  We did that until we couldn't march any more...those days are long gone."  - Jack Ramsey and Chris Zinn prepare for Fourth of July at their home on Myrtle Street in Calistoga.
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  • Dawn Bunetta attends Concerts in the Park, Pioneer Park, Calistoga
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