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1. High School Tackle Football: Vintage rallies from 1st-quarter deficit to beat Napa 28-7 in Big Game LV (napavalleyregister.com) — Napa High's football team fell 28-7 to Vintage in Friday's Big Game LV at a packed Memorial Stadium, with turnovers swinging momentum to the Crushers. Local fans saw standout rushing performances on both sides, and now Napa heads into a bye week before opening league play at Sonoma Valley on Oct. 9, while Vintage prepares to host Redwood on Oct. 2.
2. Alternative flight paths could send airplanes east to curb noise in Napa (pressdemocrat.com) — If airplane noise over Napa has been bothering you, county staff and consultants are testing new "fair weather" flight paths that would route planes over less populated areas instead of Soscol Avenue. Residents can weigh in at an in‑person meeting Oct. 7 at the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency, before supervisors decide in December whether to ask the FAA for changes.
3. Two Calistoga wine properties face foreclosure over $46 million in debt (napavalleyregister.com) — Foreclosure auctions are looming for two Calistoga winery properties in Napa Valley, with more than $46 million in unpaid debt at stake, but operations and harvest continue for now. Owners say they're pursuing a capital restructuring to keep the custom-crush winery and hospitality activities running, reflecting broader financial pressures facing Napa Valley wine businesses.
4. Outdoors: Cooling water changes everything for fall anglers (napavalleyregister.com) — Anglers around Napa can look forward to a strong fall run of striped bass pushing into the Napa River from September through November, offering good action for both bank and boat fishers. The column also outlines tactics for trout and bass at Lake Berryessa, coastal rockfish and lingcod, and the upcoming Dungeness crab season, emphasizing how cooling water reshapes Northern California fishing.
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