LDLaura Dupree

1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Laura DuPree

   Makers’ workshop fosters fun, fellowship and art (opens the original)

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   A handful of creative souls sat around a table at Mayacama Industries on a recent Wednesday afternoon and allowed themselves to get lost in the flow of their artwork. All four people attending the Makers’ workshop were clearly in the moment, as they focused their complete attention on designing a personalized steppingstone. Art Instructor Cathy Middleton first had each of them pick out a shape – hexagon, circle, or square – and then they proceeded to line the inside of the plastic molds with som

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2. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Laura Dupree

   Hopland Fire District in ‘desperate need’ of volunteers (opens the original)

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   When there’s a fire, they get a call. When there’s a medical emergency, they get a call. When someone needs to be rescued – man, woman, child, dog, cat or otherwise, they get a call. Now they’re calling back: As evidenced by the sign off Highway 101, or the one posted outside the fire station on Feliz Creek Road, volunteers are wanted by the Hopland Fire Protection District. To be more precise, the rural fire department “desperately needs volunteers,” Chief Mitch Franklin said during a recent in

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