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MIDDLETOWN – Scott Fergusson of Fergusson Cutlery will be the special guest featured on the online talk show, Power Networking, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25.
Fergusson was raised in Sebastopol and served in the US Marine Corps from 1981-1990.
At a young age, his passion was to protect and serve his country. In the 1990s Fergusson was a valuable employee for Clover Stornetta Farms in Petaluma.
After moving to Lake County in 2000, Fergusson decided to open Fergusson Cutlery and Outdoor on June 16, 2005. Sharpening, buying, selling and trading knives have been among his passions since Fergusson was a boy.
The public is encouraged to join the talk show audience and ask Fergusson questions about his store. Simply visit www.talkshoe.com and type 1833 in the Search box and click the Search button to reach the Power Networking show for more information.
You can join the Power Networking audience beginning 15 minutes prior to the 1 p.m. show time.
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Camera, formerly director of vineyard operations for The Hess Collection Winery, will be responsible for managing Langtry’s 400 acres of premium vineyards in Lake and Napa counties and for overseeing additional vineyard development of Langtry’s extensive estate property.
He also will be responsible for redeveloping the winery’s existing vineyards so that they can be farmed using sustainable and organic farming practices in the future.
Before joining Langtry, Camera worked at Hess in Napa for 13 years as vice president and director of vineyard operations, managing 750 vineyard acres in Napa County and 350 vineyard acres in Monterey County.
At The Hess Collection, Camera developed the winery’s American Canyon and Pope Valley properties from start to finish, including site evaluation, land preparations, managing water rights issues, vineyard architecture, erosion control, purchasing vineyard equipment, and utilizing sustainable vineyard farming methods.
Prior to joining Hess, Camera worked as vineyard manager at William Hill Winery in Napa Valley. He was previously a viticulturist for R.H. Phillips in Esparto. Early in his career, Camera worked for Galante Vineyards in Carmel Valley as vineyard and property manager, and for Renaissance Vineyard and Winery in Oregon House, Calif., as assistant vineyard manager.
Camera has a bachelor’s degree in geography from Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the Napa Sustainable Winegrowing Group and the Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group.
Langtry Estate and Vineyards has extensive vineyard holdings in Lake County and is the oldest and largest winegrower in the region. The picturesque estate consists of 21,000 acres and straddles Lake and Napa counties.
Additional information on the winery is available at www.langtryestate.com or by calling 707-987-2385.
Langtry Estate and Vineyards is located at 21000 Butts Canyon Road, Middletown
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However, RSVP'ing is encouraged. It is real encouraging to know who plans to attend before the event actually takes place. To RSVP to the event, visit www.squidoo.com/MABA and follow the instructions.
This event comes on the heels of a very successful promotion of the Hidden Valley Community Church's 17th annual Harvest Party, which drew endorsements from around the world.
"Christmas in Middletown" will be here Dec. 1. By clicking on the RSVP link for the business mixer, you can also RSVP to the upcoming Christmas festival as well. Both events are not to be missed and well worth your time.
Westamerica Bank is located at 21058 Calistoga Road, Middletown.
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MIDDLETOWN – Last year, when 30 Middletown High School students decided it would be nice to invite the Fox News Channel to Middletown for "Middletown Days," what group more than any other came to their aid? It was the Ryze Business Network – a free online business networking resource.
Believe it or not, members of this network from around the world began calling and e-mailing the Fox News Channel, encouraging them to make the trek to Middletown. And, as everyone who attended last year's parade knows only too well, Fox News came in the person of international news correspondent Adam Housley. He not only addressed the parade crowd, but told them they would be acknowledged by the network during the weather broadcast – all throughout that day!
Make no mistake, passionate people (regardless of where they live) can make amazing things happen ... even in Middletown.
Just last month, the Hidden Valley Community Church hosted its 17th annual harvest party on Oct. 31. The turnout by the community was impressive. Was it the new addition of the chili cook-off competition or the Mystery House that added to the event's popularity? Certainly the advance promotion by the local media was most helpful. But, don't discount the impact of the Internet and the Ryze Business Network – especially the network gifted to Middletown earlier this year by Althea Garner – appropriately called, "Project-Middletown."
This network is designed to draw attention to events and businesses located in South Lake County. However, the attention Project-Middletown draws is not limited to Lake County or even California. It is worldwide. Any business or organization is encouraged to freely use this network to promote itself.
Since Project-Middletown is a network itself and not simply a Web site, the promotion can be interactive. Not only can you freely post information, you can get feedback to your posting. And the feedback you get can be truly astounding.
Thanks to promotion through Project-Middletown, Ryzers from around the world actually RSVP'ed to an Evite online invitation promoting the harvest party – even though they could not physically attend. They simply wanted to encourage those here locally who could attend to show up.
Some Rysers went so far as to actually send audio clips and spoke words of encouragement. See for yourself. Visit www.squidoo.com/HVCC.
No doubt Ryzers will have had a hand in creating some international buzz for the Middletown Merchants Association's last business mixer of the year, scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 15th at 5:30 p.m. at Westamerica Bank, and "Christmas in Middletown," which happens throughout downtown Middletown on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For details on each event and to look at the RSVP registry, visit www.squidoo.com/MABA.
And, don't hesitate to add yourself to the registry list. Even if you are unable to attend, a "No" RSVP response with encouraging words for those who can attend makes a positive difference in overall attendance.
To learn more about Project-Middletown and to freely subscribe, visit http://middletownca-network.ryze.com. If you any questions regarding any of the websites, call 707-709-8605.
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