Decorator detour – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Myra Hoefer makes no apologies that she’s all about appearances. When you’re a top designer and you’ve had your own Parisian pied-a-terre, you can’t help but have a spoiled eye. So when Healdsburg’s diva of design broke her back last fall, requiring

Senior Calendar – Santa Maria Times
If you have an item to list in this calendar, fax to Linda Olvera, 928-5657; e-mail lolvera@santa mariatimes.com or mail to Linda Olvera, PO Box 400, Santa Maria, CA 93456. Include time, date, address of event and contact phone number. Items must be

Don’t fool with Mother Nature – Marketwatch
Or that the furnace won’t shut down, and your water won’t get cut, and your electrical appliances won’t stop Most of the houses, like ours, have their own wells which are powered by an electric pump. No electric pump, no water in the house.

Blizzards bring lessons in how to be prepared – MENAFN
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A key rule of thumb to follow when the snowstorm of the century bears down upon you is to not drink too much red wine the first night of the blizzard. And don’t feel too smug either. Expect the worst and plan for it. Just