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Giovannoni still filling food sacks after all these years JENNIFER HUFFMAN jhuffman@napanews.com he name on the long-time Napa grocery store says “Browns Valley Market” but the heart behind the west side business is all Giovannoni. Larry Giovannoni, that is. Giovannoni, who turned 85 this past Tuesday, is the founder of the popular neighborhood market on Browns Valley Road. At his age, many men would be retired, with work far from their minds, but not Giovannoni. The Napa native and family patriarch still works every day at the market and said he has no plans to slow down. “The grocery business is my life,” Giovannoni said. Browns Valley Market opened in 1980, but groceries and Giovannonis go way back in Napa. Back to the early 1920s to be exact. That’s when Larry Giovannoni’s father, Augustine, arrived in San Francisco from Italy via a yearlong stay in Argentina. Augustine Giovannoni ended up working in a quicksilver mine in Calistoga before marrying Josephine Lanaro. For a time, the couple lived in the basement of Napa’s Migliavacca mansion, once on Coombs Street, but now on Fourth Street. That connection would prove to be fruitful, because the Migliavacca family later gave Augustine Giovannoni money to start his business, a grocery store called Giovannoni’s Market, Larry Giovannoni said. The market, located at Brown and Oak streets, had humble beginnings, Larry Giovannoni recalled. The family lived on the second floor, and the market was on the first floor.
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Larry Giovannoni of Browns Valley Market got his start in the grocery business as a teenager in the market his father Augustino Giovannoni, shown in picture frame, owned on Brown Street. Jorgen Gulliksen/Register
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here is nothing like a family business. Silverado Orchards Retirement Community in St. Helena has been family–owned and operated since 1978. The Baldwin family has deep roots in the Napa Valley going back several generations. They are actively involved in the business on a daily basis, which makes for a wonderful family feeling. Never bought or sold, Silverado Orchards is one of the original retirement communities in the valley. Many communities have changed hands over the years and are owned by large, corporate chains. Often they are managed by out-of-state companies, without intimate, local knowledge. It’s almost impossible to have the same level of compassion and interest as a family business. “A local business owned by a local family and serving locals is a really great place to live and to work,” said Janelle Ross, manager. “Silverado Orchards has been serving the seniors of the Napa Valley for over 33 years.” There is a strong sense of family among both the staff and the residents. They work together, they play together, they laugh together, and they cry together.
People very sincerely care about one another. Silverado Orchards Retirement Community specializes in people. One resident said, “The manager is such a wonderful person … compassionate and understanding and always willing to listen.” The whole office team is topnotch. They care deeply about their residents. Here’s a recent letter to the editor from Daniella Garza, health and wellness coordinator: “Three years ago, I walked into Silverado Orchards Retirement Community in St. Helena simply looking for employment, but to my surprise I have received so much more. I have found friends and family in the residents, the staff and the Baldwin family. I truly feel blessed to have found a home. “This letter isn’t big enough for me to tell you how much I’ve learned from our amazing residents. Not only have they taught me basics like knitting, they have also taught me many life lessons. I greatly appreciate being able to hear stories and spend time with our great people. I believe this is a wonderful place for seniors. I have seen how the social environment is very beneficial. There are many
opportunities to make new friends, take classes, go on trips and enjoy a wide variety of entertainment. Residents are able to enjoy their retirement at their leisure because we even provide the cooking and cleaning. “The family atmosphere is everywhere. I was assured of this by finding out that our morning chef has worked here for 27 years, our food service director for 21 years, our evening chef for 19 years and our manager for 12 years. There definitely is something about this place if they have chosen to stay here for that long. In the short time that I’ve been here, I have grown to consider our staff and residents my family. Not only have they ‘taken me in,’ but so has the Baldwin family. They built Silverado Orchards Retirement Community in 1978, and since then they’ve been making their staff and residents feel at home.” There is a big difference between living alone versus living in a fun and friendly community. “Many times over the years,”
owner Alan Baldwin said, “I’ve had residents tell me that they wished they’d moved here years ago.” People develop new friendships and enjoy three balanced meals each day. While in-home care may be an option for some, never underestimate the value of daily social interactions. Eating properly should also not be underestimated. “It’s so rewarding to see people excited about life,” the owner said. Imagine delicious, chef-prepared meals complete with a fresh salad bar, activities and excursions, housekeeping, transportation, on-site full service beauty salon, health and wellness program, guest rooms, small town safety and security, and much more, all for one affordable monthly rent. This is retirement living at its best; this is a family business at its best; this is Silverado Orchards Retirement Community in St. Helena. Indeed, retirement living is a family affair. To find out more, call 707-963-3688 or visit the website, SilveradoOrchards.com.
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Napa County district attorneys office warns of Medicare scam KERANATODOROV ktodorov@napanews.com uspects posing as Medicare employees are calling seniors to obtain personal information, including checking and savings account numbers, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office warned in December. The suspects have contacted at least two Napa County residents recently, the District Attorney’s Office said. The suspicious callers said they needed the information in order to send a new card after changes were made to Medicare, the federal insurance program for seniors. Al Cardwell, 79, said he received a phone call a few days ago at his Napa house. The woman,who had an accent he could not identify, asked for his bank information because she needed to send a new Medicare card, he said. Cardwell, who said he could hear computer-type noises in the background, told
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MICHAELWATERSON mwaterson@napanews.com ames Cannet came to American Canyon in 1968. “It was a small town then — not even a town,� he said. A former machinist at Mare Island, the 90year old Cannet has been retired for 35 years. Cannet has been a regular at the Elliott Drive Recreation Center “since they began serving lunches� for senior citizens. Maryann Bryant, 70, grew up in Benicia in “the old government housing� there. The oldest of four girls, Bryant said that as a child her babysitters were German and Italian prisoners of war. In 1961 she and her husband moved to Maryland. She returned to the area to American Canyon 10 years ago to care for her aging father. Most days Bryant has lunch with her good friend 89-year old Ruby Davis and Davis’ son Orval, 68. All were on hand last Friday, along Mayor Leon Garcia, Vice Mayor Joan Bennett and City Councilmembers Belia Ramos Bennett and Mark Joseph, as well as 50-60 others, for the one-year anniversary celebration of the American Canyon Senior Multiuse Center last Friday. “In spite of hard times, the City Council made a commitment to make this (cele-
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bration) happen,� said Garcia in his brief welcoming remarks. “Happy Birthday everybody.� The 3,200 square foot Senior Center opened its doors May 10, 2010 after a $1.5 million renovation. The building was constructed in the 1980s for the old American Canyon Water District and served as the city’s police station after the city incorporated in 1992. “Here we are, one year later,� said Joan Bennett. “We have so much stuff going on here,� she said. She urged seniors to spread the word and bring their friends. “The more we increase the use of this building the better,� the vice mayor said. Attendees enjoyed lunch, cake and refreshments as part of the celebration. The center offers a variety of activities. Classes offered through the Napa Valley Adult Education include, Pilates, strength and balance, tai chi and water-color classes. There will be two summer sessions, July-August (watercolor will be during August only). Fee for summer classes is $35 per session. Other on-going classes include knitting, quilting and Zumba gold. For more information on classes contact staff 707-647-4567. Lunch served daily $2 per person, reservations required. Lunch and bingo second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Contact staff 707-648-7275. Currently the center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Slow, quaint Yountville suits most just fine JENNIFER HUFFMAN jhuffman@napanews.com
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n a weekday morning before the Fourth of July holiday, Yountville was quickly coming to life with tourists slowly wandering the streets, driving cars with out-of-area license plate frames down Washington Street, and consulting maps in search of just the right winery or restaurant. The holiday weekend beckoned to the visitors, but for the 2,933 residents, it was just another day in what they call the “Town of Yountville.” Across the street from the Hotel Yountville, residents Gene Halliday and his wife Renate, both 81, assisted a group of disabled veterans during a bocce ball game. The Hallidays owned Halliday Bookstore, the last book shop to be opened in the town, and located in the then-Vintage 1870s building.
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Napa Valley’s Best expands, offering many vehicles to see valley up close TONY CARLIN newsroom@napanews.com “The best way to explore wine country: Cycle along scenic vineyards, sip amazing wines, enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch and learn about winemaking.” So reads the website of Randy Johnson’s enterprise, Getaway Adventures, now located in a new Post Street office in Napa near Silverado Trail. Closer inspection reveals that this expanding company, now celebrating its 20th year under the same ownership, offers much more than cycling tours. Johnson is forming a consortium of similar outdoor companies to provide a single-access center for both tourists and locals. Napa Valley’s Best will help arrange balloon rides, biking (including electric bikes), hiking, walking tours, limousine and van tours, ziplines, kayaking, biplane rides and, beginning next month, Segway rentals. “I started the company by accident, no pun intended,” Johnson said. “I was a passionate ski bum who shredded my ligaments on the Tahoe slopes when I was 26. I had my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)
Albert Reyff retired and moved to Yountville from San Francisco 15 years ago, anticipating the town’s quiet country setting with wineries and restaurants nearby. Jorgen Gulliksen/Register
removed and my hamstring was rerouted to replace it.During my convalescence,the doctor advised swimming or cycling to build up the knee muscles. My aunt had a pool at her St. Helena home, so I tried swimming first. Laps quickly became too boring for me. Instead I began cycling all over the valley.” Exposure to wine country brought him into contact with many wineries, expanding his knowledge of the grape. Matters might have ended there but for a visit in September 1990 by his uncle, a wine buyer who normally drove around the area. Johnson suggested a bike tour instead and his uncle was hooked. He spread the word when he returned to Southern California and soon he was referring his friends. “At first, I was happy to entertain my uncle’s friends until one day one of them called me with an urgent request: His boss was in town and he wanted to impress him by taking him on this wine tour he’d heard so much about. I had taken up skiing again by this time and had a big trip planned for that weekend, but this guy practically pleaded with me, saying how much he needed to make an impact, and finally he offered to pay me. I saw the possibilities of making money doing what I loved, so I began picking up bikes and business grew from there.”
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When a caregiver needs care someone mentions a superWhen hero, we may think of the comic-book characters of our childhood, but the true superhero may be the person sitting right next to you. As any one of the more than 50 million Americans caring for an elderly, disabled, or chronically ill loved one knows, the task requires superhuman strength and patience, and a great deal of compassion. However, you can’t take good care of your loved one if you aren’t feeling well yourself. Neglecting your own health concerns can lead to you becoming sicker than the person you are caring for. With that in mind, here are a few health tips to consider: • Take care of yourself. Take time to eat and exercise. Get enough rest. Find ways to ensure that you get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. Shake off any self-criticism or guilt that you aren’t doing all you could be doing. Remind yourself daily that you’re doing the best you can for your loved
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one and your family. • Commit to doing at least one thing you enjoy every day. This might mean meditating, reading a spiritual passage, walking, listening to music, or sewing — whatever restores your spirit. • Ask for help. Prepare a list of caregiving activities you could use a hand with. When someone offers to help, refer to the list. Better yet, determine who might help you with each task and then ask for their assistance. It is also important to learn about the local resources available. Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day Services offers a wide variety of caregiver support options, including family consultations, regular caregiver trainings offered in both English and Spanish, as well as caregiver support groups. Visit NVHADS.org or call Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day Services at 707-258-9080 for additional information, including a listing of other local resources.
Michael Morten pushes and pulls his 2-yearold nephew, Rocco Reinoso, on the swings at Fuller Park. Chantal M. Lovell/Register
Sundays at Fuller Park: Where Napans laze, dine, play CHANTAL M. LOVELL clovell@napanews.com t quick glance, it’s easy to see that the rainbow-colored jungle gyms, flying swings and bouncy rubber matting at the heart of Fuller Park are the place to be on a lazy Sunday. There, moms meet to talk about the week just passed or the one ahead, families
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Thompson talks senior issues in 1st Congressional District JAMES NOONAN
newsroom@napanews.com orth Coast residents hit the phone lines in droves last summer, with thousands participating in Rep. Mike Thompson’s telephone town hall meeting on senior issues. In all, more than 16,000 residents from Thompson’s 1st Congressional District dropped in on his phone forum, said Caroline Hogan, Thompson’s communications director. For much of the nearly hour-and-ahalf call, the focus of the conversation mirrored national headlines, including the ongoing fight over health care and the future of the Medicare program. Under the current debate, care for seniors will be guided by either reforms included in last year’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or changes to the Medicare system present in the budget proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Thompson said. The health care legislation enacted last year is still being phased in and might need revision, but the reform act is heads above what is being proposed by Republicans, he said. “When these new programs that are part of this bill come on line, the ones that work, they’ll be expanded, and the one that’s don’t work, they’ll be jettisoned,” Thompson said. “That’s a very, very stark contrast with what the majority plan — the Ryan plan — does by just destroying Medicare.” Ryan’s proposal would essentially privatize the Medicare system, allowing program recipients to select coverage from a list of plans and have a government subsidy check sent directly to the insurance company. The shift would mean Medicare would become entirely based on private insurance providers, as opposed to the government-provided coverage currently offered to the nation’s seniors. Since the release of Ryan’s plan, Thompson and other Democrats have labeled the proposal a “voucher” system, noting that allowances could easily fall short of covering the cost of care. Ryan has rejected the voucher label, calling the proposal a “premium support” method that sends money directly to the insurance company rather than the individual.
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“These programs have helped generations of seniors take charge of their health care and their lives, and I'm committed to keeping them strong for future generations.” Mike Thompson Thompson said that Ryan’s proposal would force Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for the same level of care, noting that the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the plan would roughly double the cost of senior health care by 2022. The proposal would also reverse many of the changes present under the Democrat’s reform legislation, he said, including steps to close the so-called “donut hole” in prescription drug coverage. Under Medicare Part D, a coverage gap exists between the upper limit of “initial coverage” and the beginning point of “catastrophic coverage.” Beneficiaries whose costs fall in this gap must pay their medication expenses out-of-pocket. The health care reform legislation enacted last year would slowly close this funding gap through the issuance of rebate checks, Thompson said, noting that the entire “donut hole” should be closed by 2020. Social Security was also discussed during Wednesday’s forum. While some revisions need to be made, the state of Social Security is nowhere near as dire as some of the program’s critics make it out to be, Thompson said. “I'm not one that believes Social Security is bankrupt or getting ready to go over the cliff,” he said. “Right now, if nothing were done, it would pay 100 percent of benefits until 2037. Then, if you still did nothing, it would pay 75 percent of benefits. So, really, you're talking about after 2037, having a 25 percent problem. I think that’s a pretty easy one to fix.” Both programs — Medicare and Social Security — will require some attention from Congress, Thompson said, while pledging to protect both as best he can. “These programs have helped generations of seniors take charge of their health care and their lives, and I'm committed to keeping them strong for future generations,” he said.
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hyune@napanews.com hat difference can a monthly check 3.6 percent larger make? Millions of American seniors will find out in January. The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday a cost-of-living adjustment for 55 million elderly citizens — the first Social Security increase since 2009. Another 8 million enrolled in the Supplemental Security Income program will also get 3.6 percent boosts. Despite the news, some locals remained cautious. When a few dozen older Napans gathered Wednesday for lunch at the Senior Activity Center, some of the table talk was about the increases coming their way. “It will be a noticeable help,” said Fern Pruitt, an 80year-old volunteer at the center who was lunching with friends on $2 turkey and mashed potato plates. “Haircuts and manicures, I do most of those myself; even cut my own hair because it’s $40, $50 to get your hair cut. I have friends that travel all kinds of places and I can’t afford it.” Benefit increases have averaged 4.2 percent annually since Congress adopted cost-of-living adjustments in the 1970s. But pensioners have been denied increases the last two years because inflation rates remained low.
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Irene Androlowicz shares her thoughts on the proposed Social Security cost-of-living increase for seniors while having lunch with friends at the Napa Senior Activity Center. J.L. Sousa/Register
Despite low overall inflation, food and fuel costs have crept ahead of other costs. Gas prices shot by a third in the last year, while prices for dairy products, produce and cereal rose sharply in September, according to the Labor Department. A few more dollars in the pocket would be helpful but wouldn’t reduce the need for late-life thrift, another lunch guest at the senior center said.
“I’m really good with money; I budget,” said Jacqueline Canepa, an occasional substitute teacher for the Napa County Office of Education. “Everything is paid for and I’m lucky. It’s still more money, though — I can go out to lunch.” Hanging over the extra monthly dollars was the possibility of losing some of the sum to rising health care costs. Next week, trustees for Medicare are expected to announce higher premiums, which are deducted from Social Security payouts. “It used to be that Medicare would cover most everything,” said Irene Androlowicz, 74, who spent years on an upstate New York factory line despite a car accident a half-century ago that left her in a wheelchair and leg brace. “Now you have to have your regular insurance with Medicare, and it still doesn’t cover everything, so you’re still in a hole.” The coming cost-of-living adjustment will add about $43 to Androlowicz’s monthly benefit of $1,200, but she and other Napans saw the boost as merely keeping them running in place. “It would be tougher for anybody, whether you’re working or not,” Androlowicz said of the past few years. She moved to Napa last December to live with a relative. “Look at the prices when you go to the grocery store — you’d have a heart attack, you really do. You live from check to check. There’s nothing to be saved; you’re buying nothing out of the way.” “When you’ve got insurance, electricity and water (bills), it seems all I ever do is pay,” said Joe Franklin, 86, a retired electronics engineer who gets $1,186 monthly from Social Security. “Regardless, I’ll manage somehow, even if I have to go to McDonalds,” he said. W I N E
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Renate Halliday recalled what the community was like when they first moved to the area in 1971. “Yountville was a terrible town,” she said. There were a lot of bars, she said, and public drunkenness. “The visitors were few and far between.” Today, “the town has completely changed,” she said. Any foodie worth his or her salt has heard of the renowned French Laundry, along with other notable eateries from chefs like Michael Chiarello and Richard Reddington. The town features more than 1,600 restaurant seats, more than 75 percent of the town’s general fund revenue is a direct result of tourism, and 60 percent of the general fund revenue comes from transient occupancy tax (TOT), a community profile report stated. Yountville also offers 454 hotel and inn rooms. But that’s not what most locals are buzzing about. These residents said they like Yountville for its quaint feel, community spirit and homey atmosphere. Gene Halliday said he appreciates the little things Yountville offers. There’s a free trolley and the town landscaping gets rave reviews. “For us, it’s idyllic,” he said. Sure, the couple has to head to Napa for many conveniences, but that’s to be expected, they said. “Yountville was never much of a local-serving town,” Renate Halliday said.
Gene Halliday admits the town can seem a little sleepy. “I don’t see a lot of activity with the locals,” he said. Not every resident has a car to run to Napa for errands, he acknowledged. Others may be less mobile. “There’s nothing to draw them out of their homes.” “It sounds kind of dreary,” Gene Halliday said, “but Yountville is wonderful.” Yountville native Jennifer Carvalho, 39, works for the town as a recreation supervisor. “I love it,” she said about living there. A parent of a young son, Carvalho especially appreciates what she called the safety of a smaller town. Carvalho said she shops at the Ranch Market in Yountville for everyday basics, but also plans a weekly trip to Napa for other items not found in town. She debunked one stereotype about the town. “People think there’s nothing to do here for residents, and there really is,” Carvalho said, noting the new Art Walk, parks, community-sponsored trips and other events. Not everyone agrees. Pat Gorsuch has lived near Yountville for 31 years. She likes living in the country around Yountville but said she’s disappointed in how the town has changed. “It’s so commercial now. At one time it was a nice little community,” Gorsuch said. “I used to go into Yountville and see people I knew. Now I don’t see anybody I know, hardly. It doesn’t feel like a hometown anymore.” These days Gorsuch said she travels to Napa more often than Yountville itself. “There isn’t anything else Brook Herrema has lived in Yountville for about eight months. She had previously lived in Europe and San there for me.”
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looking at Polk’s 1947 Napa City Directory, I came across some numbers that I found interesting. I thought you old-timers might be interested also. I have commented on a few of the categories and, in some cases, compared Napa of 1947 with Napa of today. Area: In 1947, according to Polk, there were a total of 1,550 acres (2.42 square miles) within the Napa city limits. Today, according to Wikipedia, Napa has 11,392 acres (17.8 square miles). Population: Polk estimated Napa’s population at 14,000 citizens in 1947. Actual census numbers show the 1940 population as 7,740 and the population of 1950 to be 13,579. The growth during that decade was due primarily to the war effort and jobs created
shipyard. In 1947, Polk said that 99 percent of Napa’s citizens were white. It does not provide any other race, nationality or ethnic information. As I remember, there was one black family in the city in 1947. The head of the family was the very popular porter at the Greyhound Bus station whose last name was Williams. His son, Sylvester, was a baseball teammate of mine at Napa High. In 2006, according to Wikipedia, Napa’s racial mix was 90.1 percent white (26.8 percent of those were Latino or Hispanic), 0.2 percent African American and 7.3 percent Native American with a small balance of other races.
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Banks: In 1947, Napa had three banks. They were was a Bank of America on First Street, corner of Brown, in a beautiful stone edifice known as the Migliavacca Building. That building was razed during urban renewal in the 1960s and replaced with a water fountain that no longer works and a controversial clock tower that was removed a few years ago. A second Bank of America was just a block away with entries on both Main and Brown Streets, corner of Second. The building still exists and it is now a branch of Wells Fargo Bank.
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people use Fuller Park and it gets especially busy on Sunday afternoons once morning church services conclude, Kim said. “We usually come in the mornings when it’s a little more calm, before all the picnics start,” Kim said. Even hours before the guests arrive, signs of the picnics to come later in the day are hard to miss. Picnic areas stand reserved with balloons, barbecues warming deep pots of tamales, and seasonal tablecloths. “We use this park often for parties,” said Bernie Ochoa, who sat guarding one of the park’s larger picnic areas for his niece’s baptism and birthday party later in the day. “It’s central, it’s a good spot for us and you can have a large group.” Ochoa’s group catered its party, bringing in tray upon tray of carnitas
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ordered from a local Latino market. “It’s just easier that way. We just pick it up and bring it here so we don’t have to worry about it,” Ochoa said. Homemade lunches of sandwiches and chips might be a thing of the past. Many small picnic groups were dining Sunday on delivery pizza and boxed Chinese food. One couple lay under the thick umbrella of shade trees after finishing their meal, watching their 18month-old pick dandelions in the nearby grass. “We just wanted a place where she could run around while we ate lunch,” said Melissa Walden, adding she and her husband, Chris, don’t picnic much but enjoyed their first experience at Fuller Park. For others, like those who walk or run their dogs along the winding sidewalks, Fuller Park is more familiar territory. “I use the park at least twice a day to walk my dog,” said Julie Nunn, who powerwalked with her dog, Abbey, and friend, Teresa Huete and her canine counterpart, Buoy. “I walk this park 365 days a year, even when it’s pouring rain.” In addition to providing beauty for parkgoers, Huete said the many trees throughout Fuller Park also add comfort. “This is a great reprieve from the sun, it really is,” she said. “It’s usually about 5 to 10 degrees cooler walking around this park than it is elsewhere in the city. I think that’s why we get so many people on the weekends. People come here and lay in the park because it’s so cool.” Fuller Park gives in so many ways, Huete said. It’s where she exercises her dog, takes a break from the sun and, in the evening, plays a game of bocce ball with her husband. For her, Sunday afternoon is just another day in the park.
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She misses shops in the Vintage 1870s that used to sell shoes, children’s clothes and toys. “Some is still there, but not very much. I miss that.” After honeymooning in Yountville, Sharon Stensaas eventually moved to the town in 1998 to become the publisher and editor of the Yountville Sun. “I love it here,” Stensaas said.“It’s not the kind of place you find just everywhere.” But the businesswoman has also watched the area evolve over the years. “We’ve seen more of the local-servicing businesses go away,” replaced by mostly tourist-oriented businesses, she said. While Napa is close enough, “I can’t buy a pair of shoes” in Yountville, Stensaas pointed out. The town has lost a veterinarian, hardware store, service station, hardware store, lumber yard, Laundromat, even an ice cream parlor, she noted. “I think the most important loss is affordable dining,” Stensaas said. “We lost Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi’s, we lost Piatti, we lost Compadre’s and the Diner. When you want to eat you don’t always want to drive” to Napa, she said. Stensaas laughed when she described one pet peeve about the town. Tourists get
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The third bank was the Bank of Commerce, on Brown Street, between First and Second Streets on a site now occupied by the county district of attorney’s office. Post Office: There was only one post office in 1947. That Depression-era WPA project building on Second Street between Randolph and Franklin is virtually unchanged from the day it was built. Today, there are two post offices. Church buildings: In 1947, there were 14 church buildings. Polk does not name the churches or divulge any denominational information. A quick count in today’s Yellow Pages shows that there are 46 churches in Napa. Hotels: Polk mentions four hotels with a total of 312 rooms in 1947. They were the Conner Hotel on the corner of Main and Third streets, now a part of Veterans Memorial Park; Hotel Major on Main Street, near the Napa Valley Opera House; Hotel Senate on First Street, corner of School; and the Plaza Hotel on the corner of Second and Brown Streets. Of the four, only the Plaza building remains.
so distracted that they accidentally run stop signs, she said. “I think we’re pretty cordial toward our visitors, but we do like them to stop at the stop signs,” she said. Albert Reyff, 86, has lived in Yountville for 15 years. Reyff and his wife, Karla, moved to the town from San Francisco. “The first thing I noticed is that people acknowledged one another on the street. You would never do that in San Francisco,” he said. Reyff said he identifies with the tourists. “I’m retired. I’m on vacation, too.” The visitors are generally higher-end tourists, he noted. “They’re not here to make trouble. They’re here to enjoy themselves.” “I love the small-town feeling,” Karla Reyff, 66, said. But she also has some reservations. Yountville has become too touristoriented, she said. “The funky Yountville way is disappearing. Everything is upscale and shiny. Everything is expensive. “I think this town has sold out to the tourists,” she said. “We’re losing anything that was remotely there for the locals.” People often keep to themselves in Yountville, Karla Reyff noted. The California Veterans Home at Yountville is its own community, she said. The library is open only 16.5 hours a week. Sometimes, classes at the Community Center are canceled because of low enrollment. It was remodeled a few years ago into office space and renamed Alexandria Square. Hospital: Napa’s only hospital was Parks Victory Hospital. It had 58 beds and was on Jefferson between G and H streets, now the site of office buildings. Today, our city is blessed to have Queen of the Valley Medical Center. Police department: The department was on Brown Street, between Second and Third, directly across from the old Court House. The building is still there. In 1947, according to Polk, there were 15 sworn officers, three cars and four motorcycles that were radio equipped. Fire department: The Fire Department of old had 15 firemen, one hook and ladder truck, one water truck, a rescue squad truck, 5 engines and one car. The station was on Second Street across the street from today’s Napa Valley Register building. Education: Within the City of Napa in 1947 there were a total of eight schools, which included two elementary, one junior high, one senior high, one junior college and three parochial schools. There were 3,300 students in public school and 460 in private schools with a total of 143 teachers. Napa has grown a lot in 64 years.
“This is a small town, the population can’t always support that much,” Reyff said. But, “Yountville is successful, and you can’t really argue with success,” her husband said. “It would be a challenge for a small business owner to survive solely on the fulltime residents,” Yountville Town Manager Steve Rogers said, “which is why our retail has gone toward boutique or higher-end retail and food.” Tourism makes the town as comfortable as it is, Mayor John Dunbar said. “With that support of our visitors, we are able to continue to provide an excellent level of service to our residents,” Dunbar said. “We have a balanced budget. We provide recreation services and beautiful parks and clean streets and a lot of the amenities that other cities have had to sacrifice.” Dunbar pointed out that in the past couple years, the town has welcomed a new taco truck, approved a deli grocery store as part of the Somerston wine shop, a convenience store adjacent to the new gas station, lunch takeout three days a week from Ad Hoc restaurant and the reopening of Gordon’s Market. “The Veterans Home cafe is also open to the public (and) Pacific Blues, Yountville Deli and Vintner’s Golf Club are other existing options that I think most people would consider affordable,” he said. According to the 2010 Census, 48.7 per-
cent of Yountville’s population is 65 or older. The median age is 64 years, which makes 28-year-old Brook Herrema a definite minority in town. Herrema moved to Yountville in November after living in Marin County and San Francisco. Recently, she started writing a column called “Rosemary and Radishes” in the Yountville Sun under the pen name Margaret Brook. “I do like it up here,” Herrema said. “It’s nice to get out of the city and the sprawl. “I like being able to walk down my and walk back. It’s very approachable. I feel comfortable going out by myself,” Herrema said. The dating scene has definitely been disappointing, she said. “But it’s easier to meet people in Yountville than in San Francisco, where you meet someone but you don’t see them again. In Yountville, you are always bumping into the same people.” “I’m not bored,” said Herrema, who works at Meadowood. “I feel like almost every night there’s something to do.” Would she recommend living in Yountville to her friends? “It depends on the person,” Herrema said.“If you’re looking to go clubbing on the weekends, then no. I’m over that. I’m ready for something a bit more low-key. I’d rather go out to dinner and have a few cocktails or a barbecue with friends.”
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The country was in the middle of the Depression and his family was poor, he said. “We didn’t have much,” he said. “We had a huge garden” and “ate a lot of soup. His father couldn’t always afford shoes for himself. “When they first opened the store all they sold was bread and milk,” Giovannoni said. “That’s all they could afford.” Augustine Giovannoni worked as a ship painter at a Napa shipyard to help make ends meet, while his wife Josephine helped run the store. “They were hard working,” Albert Giovannoni, Larry’s older brother said. Most shopping orders were taken door to door, Larry Giovannoni recalled. At 8 or 10 years old, “I remember going around with my father to get grocery orders,” he said. “Most people didn’t have a phone,” he said. After taking the orders, they’d return later with the deliveries. As the family started selling more goods, “it was one of the busiest markets in town,” Larry Giovannoni said. “I remember selling 1,000 pounds of crab a week, for 29 cents a pound,” he said. They sold 800 to 1,000 cases of produce a week, plus large sections of beef cut to order. “It was all about volume,” Larry’s son, Michael Giovannoni, said. “You’d walk in there and it’d be meat everywhere hanging in those coolers.”
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including the Vallerga family would receive groceries delivered by boat. After unloading, the boats would carry fruit picked from Napa orchards back to the city, he said. When Larry was 27 he met his future wife, Diane Morecraft, then a senior at Napa High. “We had a few dates and fell in love,” he said. “Lucky me. She put up with all my crap,” he said with a smile. They have been married for 57 years and have five sons and three daughters, 24 grandchildren and 2 greatgrandchildren. In the 1960s, Larry Giovannoni decided to buy a parcel of land on Browns Valley Road. “The families were getting bigger,” Giovannoni said. He figured some of his children would end up in the grocery business, and while there wasn’t much on the west side of Napa at the time, “I had a good feeling it would work,” he said. “He has good vision and intuition,” Michael Giovannoni said. The family bought the land, and from the early ’60s to mid ’80s, they all lived in a then four-bedroom ranch house on the property, now home to Browns Valley Pizzeria. “First, he was going to build a house there,” Albert Giovannoni said. “I said, ‘Baloney, make it commercial, and the first thing you gotta do is walk the streets in that area and ask the people if they would like a grocery store there,’” Giovannoni said. The decision to open a market was fortunate. “We’re lucky to be out here in this location,” Larry Giovannoni said. With most of his competitors on the other side of town, he’s found a niche, he said.
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While Larry Giovannoni was getting ready to build a new market, his brother, Ernest Giovannoni, was running the original Brown Street Giovannoni’s Market. The business was sold years ago. Today, a Latino market occupies the spot. Over the years, Browns Valley Market became a true family business. Nine family members, including Larry’s sons, Jerry and Michael Giovannoni, and two daughters, Gina Scheumann and Chrissy Anderson, work at the market or the meat market inside the grocery store. So do several grandkids. What’s the secret to the store’s success? “Good quality and good service,” Larry Giovannoni said. “Being competitive and treating people like family.” “We have a neighborhood feel,” Jerry Giovannoni said. “We’re a family-oriented business.” Today, the business has 45 employees, many high school and college students. A number of employees have been with the market for more than 10 or 15 years. “It’s very simple. Treat people right,” Michael Giovannoni said. Jerry and Michael Giovannoni said their father has everything to do with that success. “You and your brothers worked all their lives,” Jerry Giovannoni said to his father. “You passed that ethic on to all of us. Now, we’re passing that on to our children,” he said. That work ethic includes doing whatever is necessary, including the most basic services. “I like bagging groceries,” Larry Giovannoni admitted. “I’m probably the oldest bagger in California,” he laughed. Larry Giovannoni doesn’t think of retiring. “What would I do if I retired?” he said.
Besides working seven days a week at the market, Larry Giovannoni also helps out at the Napa Valley “Good quality and good service, being competitive and Marina, another family-owned business. Plus, “I stay treating people like family.” Larry Giovannoni busy with my kids and grandkids.” “You can’t stop him from working,” his brother, “We have a neighborhood feel. We’re a family-oriented Albert, said. “He’s always looking for something to do or Jerry Giovannoni business.” who to help; he never stops.” Larry Giovannoni said his proudest accomplishments are meeting his wife and raising his family. “All my kids have done good,” he said. “They are good citizens, good parents.” “He (is) a hell of a guy,” Albert Giovannoni said. “He’s always thinking of other people. “He has a compassionate heart that people are drawn to,” Michael Giovannoni said. In between running his business and work, Larry Giovannoni also manages to find time for a hobby. “I like to sing,” he said. “Mostly Italian opera.” Over the years, he has performed at weddings and parties, and many years ago, sang in a few shows at the Jarvis Conservatory in Napa. He took lessons in San Francisco when he was in his 20s and once auditioned for the San Francisco Opera chorus. “We’d be up at night and he’d be banging away at the piano and singing,” Jerry Giovannoni recalled. “Those were good days,” Larry Giovannoni said, adding that he still studies opera today. His favorite song to sing? “There are so many,” he said. Then, after thinking for a minute, “’O Sole Mio,’” he said. “Everybody likes ‘O Sole Mio.’” What’s his plan for the future? Augustino Giovannoni in front of what was once “Spend more time with my family and my wife,” he Giovannoni's South Napa Grocery on Brown Street said. And “keep bagging groceries, I guess.” sometime in the 1940's. Jorgen Gulliksen/Register
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