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Petaluma film festival continues…

May 6, 2010
By Gerard
Petaluma film festival continues…

Bonjour Where was I? Oh yes! the next movie. Slaves is based on an interview made in 2003 and is the second film in a series of animated documentaries with and about children in difficult situations by David Aronowitsch and Hanna Heilborn, and with design by Mats Johansson/Acne Jr.? Here is an excerpt… And now we...
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Hey, Google Fiber Losers: Build It Yourselves

April 9, 2010
By Gerard

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Wild turkeys in my Backyard!

March 9, 2010
By Gerard
Wild turkeys in my Backyard!

Bonjour Petaluma Saturday morning, having breakfast, coffee, challah bread and Nutella… looking out the window, something moving caught my attention, Turkeys! a bunch of them, 9 to be exact, moving towards the back of my house. What a surprise, I’ve seen them in “Putnam park” while hiking or running, but here in the middle of the...
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Fiber Optic for Petaluma?

February 21, 2010
By Gerard
Fiber Optic for Petaluma?

Get involved: Google is asking local governments and residents to express their interest in the fiber optic trial, and to provide information about their community by completing our request for information.
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Western cities fare best in well-being index

February 15, 2010
By Gerard
Western cities fare best in well-being index

Bonjour Petaluma is number 5 !!! Just picked this up from the news… The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index™ has been developed to provide the official measure for health and well-being. It’s the voice of Americans and the most ambitious effort ever undertaken to measure what people believe constitutes a good life. Based on interviews with more than 353,000 Americans...
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Sigma USA announces scholarship contest

December 1, 2009
By Gerard

Bonjour To all petaluma  senior high school students taking classes in Photography… This is for you! Sigma US has announced a scholarship contest for high school students seeking higher education in a photo-related field. The winner will receive a $5,000 cash gift and $1,000 in Sigma products. To enter, US high school seniors graduating in 2010...
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Veterans Day Parade In Petaluma

November 13, 2009
By Gerard

Bonjour Here is a slideshow of the Veterans Day Parade celebration in Petaluma. Enjoy! < ![CDATA[ // SWFObject embed var flashvars = { paramXMLPath: "http://petalumalife.com/slideshows/Veterans/param.xml", initialURL: escape(document.location) } var params = { base: ".", bgcolor: "#121212", allowfullscreen: "true" } ...
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2nd Annual Cherry Jubilee

October 13, 2009
By Gerard
2nd Annual Cherry Jubilee

Bonjour! It’s been a while, let’s see if I can keep this blog going with some regularity… So, where was I? Ah! oui! The second Annual Cherry Jubilee I was there… The 2nd Annual Cherry Jubilee is a Fundraiser – Auction event of Mary Collins at Cherry Valley School at Hermann Sons Hall in Petaluma, saturday September 19,...
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A Sunday walk along the railroad tracks in Petaluma

January 22, 2008
By Gerard
A Sunday walk along the railroad tracks in Petaluma

Bonjour! It’s time to relax, to enjoy our freedom, to explore our world… That’s exactly what we did on this sunny Sunday. We went for a walk thru the unbeaten path of Petaluma. Starting where the railroad tracks cross the Petaluma river between the “Stornetta Milk Factory” and the “Hunt & Behrens” hay and grain...
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