By Diane White McNaughton
Wine lovers, raise your glasses! Here’s another reason to drink the nectar of the gods (as if you needed one).
Louis Pasteur, author of the germ theory, says, “Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.”
In this germophobic age, that pronouncement sounds worthy of a toast. But even before COVID-19 upended our world, most vino enthusiasts knew that drinking responsibly really means never spilling a drop.
The joys of wine have been celebrated since the ancient days of Greek gods and Biblical wedding feasts. As we all hunker down at home, wine remains the “it” beverage of the quarantine, and storage rooms and refrigerators are the appliance and home renovation du jour. Eye-catching wine rooms and cellars with exotic woods, glass walls, stone partitions, and tasting rooms are in demand in the luxury home market, report home builders, decorators and appliance sellers nationwide.
If you’re reading this, congratulations! You made it through 2020. Happy new year!
With literally 2020 hindsight, there are so many things we wish could have been different about last year.
In spite of the challenges, though, there were innumerable blessings and accomplishments.
On a personal level, my son, Will, married the love of his life, Colleen Bannon, and the Los Angeles Dodgers finally won the World Series.
From a community standpoint, a large team of us pulled off the merger of the Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria Valley chambers of commerce, creating the new Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce to be a unified and more assertive voice for business.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Walter F. Waite, 94, a Marine Corps veteran and community leader, died on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Utica Cemetery in the spring.
Surviors include his wife, Marilyn Waite of Conrad; daughter Christine Sims of Missoula; son Lance Waite of Spokane; stepson William “Billy” Herlson of Brady; brothers Donald Waite of Arizona and Robert Waite of Moore; sisters Heather Fellows of Choteau and Gloria Miller of Lewistown; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by daughter Diane White and brothers Darcy Waite and Rene Waite.
Walter was born April 16, 1926 in Stanford, Montana to Charles and Eileen Waite. When he was just an infant his parents moved to Utica, Montana where he attended grade school. After graduating from Hobson High School he went to work in the Portland shipyards. At age 18 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, taking his advanced trainin
Schools in metro Atlantaâs northern suburbs and south side âSouthern Crescentâ are teaming up to create a new educational pathway for nursing students to help them earn advanced degrees.
Georgia Gwinnett College and Clayton State University announced they are creating a partnership where students who earn a bachelorâs degree in nursing from GGC can go on to enroll in Clayton Stateâs masterâs degree in nursing program. The partnership was announced Monday by officials at GGC.
âGGC students are prepared for graduate education and having this opportunity for a seamless transition to graduate nursing education is a wonderful opportunity,â said Dr. Diane White, dean of GGCâs School of Health Sciences. âWe are pleased to have this partnership with CSU and know that it will benefit our nursing students and the program at CSU.â
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ORROW â Clayton State University and Georgia Gwinnett College announced this week they have formed a new partnership to create a pathway to increase the number of undergraduate nursing students earning an advanced degree.
Under the new agreement, an undergraduate nursing student will complete their bachelorâs degree at GGC, then be eligible to enroll at Clayton State to earn a Master of Science in Nursing â Family Nurse Practitioner degree.
âThis is a great example highlighting the collaborative efforts colleges and universities are undertaking to more effectively grow the ranks of advanced nursing professionals in order to meet the primary care access needs in our area,â said Michael Scott, chief nurse administrator at Clayton State Universityâs School of Nursing. âCommitted groups on both campuses worked really hard to make this a reality.â