Maybe the smoke clearing from the Napa skies had you outside and away from a computer this weekend, leaving you without the ability to see what was published Saturday and Sunday in the register online.

For those of you who missed out, here's the Best of the Online Weekend, Edition III

Saturday

News: AmCan residents start push to expand city borders

A petition is under way in American Canyon that would set the stage to expand the city’s boundaries in accordance with a recent agreement between the city and Napa County. (Read more ...)

News: Stadium dreams might get smaller

Those with a hand in the renovation of Napa’s Memorial Stadium are thinking big, but limited funding may require the Napa Valley Unified School District to scale down current plans for the upgrade, according to the latest draft of the Stadium Program and Master Plan Recommendations. (Read more ...)

Opinion: Desirable living at Napa Pipe

Dear editor, I am a wine industry professional and long-standing Napa resident who would like a great place to live and work in Napa. There are many young professionals that would like to live in Napa if it would offer appropriate affordable housing and social activities here. This is why new commercial and residential developments would improve Napa, not hinder it. (Read more ...)

Features: Block by cement block

Right now it appears David Horobin is building a dream igloo, instead of a dream house, in Alta Heights. (Read more ...)

Sports: Deely names Register Female Athlete of Year

A few months ago, Vicky Deely was leading the Justin-Siena High School girls basketball team to its first-ever CIF North Coast Section Division IV championship and a spot in the finals of the Northern California Regional playoffs. (Read more ...)

Sunday

News: State budget slashes could hurt Clinic Ole

Carole Majors — a diabetic and longtime patient at Clinic Ole and Sister Ann Community Dental Clinic — is one of thousands of Napa County residents who may find themselves without Medi-Cal coverage if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed 2008-2009 budget is adopted. (Read more ...)



News: Flood project in line for $11 million

The powerful U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee last week approved $11 million for the Napa River Flood Project as part of the $33 billion 2009 energy and water appropriations bill. (Read more ...)



Features: My so-called summer vacation

I do not intend to turn this column into a dreary log of my medical condition, but I can’t resist sharing what an amazing time these past four weeks have (Read more ...)

Opinion: A Trojan Horse in north Napa

Local government agencies must prepare to deal with the wrath of angry citizens when they take unpopular actions. (Read more ...)

Sports: Boyett named Register Male Athlete of Year

No one has made as significant an impact on a single sport this year as John Boyett did with football. (Read more ...)