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World Food Champs Chow Down in #Petaluma

This week the World Dessert Champion, Petaluma’s very own Laurie Figone, hosted a dinner for her friends and family, other World Food Champs, and the CEO of World Food Championships, Mike McCloud.

Pictured with Laurie is Kelli Fairchild-Cochran World Sandwich Champion and The Bacon Babe with husband and Sous Chef

The night was a celebration of friendship and food, as well as a reunion for the some of World Food Champs. On the menu for the night were two of Laurie’s recipes, PETE’S Grilled Corn Potato Salad and Crowd Pleasing Slaw, Figone’s husband’s prawn risotto, and a whole roasted pig, donated by Pete Langley.

Pete Langley Prepares The Pig, Photo By Ashley Collingwood

After toasts were given and plates were cleared of food, the guests gathered to see a sneak preview of the reality TV show Pete Stringfellow filmed of Figone and her cousin, Dawn Bettinelli in Las Vegas during the 2014 World Food Championships (WFC). The show features Figone as head chef, with Bettinelli as her sous-chef, and takes viewers behind the scenes of the WFC to see the chaos and humor of cooking competitions.

Guests also had the chance to see a prototype of Figone’s upcoming cookbook, Cooking with Laurie Figone. The cookbook will feature around 30 of Figone’s recipes as well as gorgeous photos of her food and a special interactive element. For those with smart phones, each individual recipe will contain images that can be used to bring up short videos of Figone giving tips for that particular recipe, making it easier to follow along.

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VIDEO: World War II Vet, #Petaluma’s Arthur Wedel, On The Price Is Right Show

Petaluma resident Arthur Wedel, a USMC WWII Veteran, was on the game show the The Price is Right. They released this short video of host Drew Carey calling him up as a contestant on the show. The crowd gave stand-up applause cheering USA! USA! USA! As he approach his game panel he shouts “United States Marine Corp!”

The Price is Right YouTube post says “We’re so proud to have fans like Arthur — a 92-year-old WWII veteran! What an honor to have him in our audience!”

Petaluma is a Purple Heart City and celebrates our veterans in our annual Veterans Day Parade which is the largest parade of its kind north of the golden gate. For more information about that event see our previous post #Petaluma’s Veteran’s Day Parade: Schedule, Highlights, History & Video.

#Petaluma’s CamelBak® chooses Yingo Yango to power its extensive health & wellness program

CamelBak's Cafeteria, Photo by Terray Sylvester / The Chronicle — CamelBak’s Cafeteria, Photo by Terray Sylvester / The Chronicle

Yingo Yango, a white-label mobile platform for care management and health & wellness program delivery, announced today a new relationship with CamelBak, the world’s leader in hydration products, headquartered in Petaluma, California. CamelBak will use Yingo Yango to power its employee health & wellness program, “Bak to Health,” for all mobile devices, making it more interactive and engaging on a real-time basis. See also our post just a few weeks ago on Camelbak Water, water everywhere! An Inside Look at CamelBak in #Petaluma

Richard Braddock, Yingo Yango’s Chairman, says: “CamelBak and Yingo Yango share the goal of using simple technology to bring content and data together in ways that are intuitive to the user and repeatedly actionable. Yingo Yango is a customer-centric, disease-focused platform—interoperable and consistent with the evolution of healthcare. We are proud to support CamelBak as they bring the best in healthcare solutions to their employees. Together we will ensure smarter actions and healthier outcomes.”

Given its innovative and outdoors-friendly culture, Camelbak has long been recognized as an exceptional place to work. When it comes to employee wellbeing, the founders of the “Hydration Revolution” have thought of nearly everything, from a fully stocked fitness facility with on-site trainers and healthy snack stations to a fleet of bikes that can be taken to a nearby park. Yet CamelBak recognizes that perks are just one piece of ensuring positive health and morale and are looking to do a lot more for their employees this year with the help of Yingo Yango’s platform.

“Our Bak to Health program is about building a community within our company,” explains Trevor Cherr, HR Analyst at CamelBak. “Yingo Yango makes custom deployment of challenges, communication, individual goal setting and other engaging programming really easy. It’s our brand and our schedule, pushed out to our very own app on every employee’s smartphone. Yingo Yango provides the flexible and customizable technology we need to easily deliver our resources how we want.”

For more information see more via PR Newswire

“I Drink Beer For A Living”: An Interview with Petaluma’s Ken Weaver

President & Publisher Chris Rice "All About Beer" — President & Publisher Chris Rice “All About Beer”

Ken Weaver was recently named editor at ‘All About Beer’ Magazine. All About Beer president & publisher Chris Rice said “Ken has his finger on the pulse of today’s beer releases,” and Weaver admits he’s tasted many versions of the sudsy beverage.

Before he earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland, Weaver earned an undergraduate degree in physics from Carnegie-Mellon and then a master’s in physics from Cornell University. It’s at Cornell where Ken met his wife, a Nicasio native, Anneliese Schmidt.

According to their website:

Weaver, who is based in Petaluma, CA, previously served as editor in chief of RateBeer Weekly. He also serves as a regular contributor to FSR Magazine, focusing on improving beer’s presence in the full-service restaurant industry; columnist and reviewer for the Rare Beer Club; and publisher of his beer release newsletter 3 Beer Island. His first book, The Northern California Craft Beer Guide, was named a finalist for an NCIBA Book of the Year Award. In 2013, Weaver earned first-place honors in the North American Guild of Beer Writers’ (earned a total of 3 awards from the NAGB) contest in the Best Beer and Food Writing category.

Petaluma (and Sonoma County) is fast becoming a player in the craft brew industry with companies like Lagunitas, Petaluma Hills, 101 North, Hen House, and Dempseys. Petaluma also has its own wine and spirits association called the Petaluma Craft Guild. They are brewers, distillers & vintners of Petaluma who come together to promote the craft spirit of the city. Each year Petaluma is host to the Petaluma River Craft Beer Festival (mark your calendars for this year its on September 12, 2015). Also Petaluma will host its 1st annual Sonoma County Home Brewer’s Competition (so keep your eyes open for potential new talent coming our way) and that will be held on May 23rd at the Veterans Memorial Building. So naturally after we learned that Ken became editor of a national beer magazine, we had to learn more. We thought you would like to as well so here is what Ken had to say:

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The #Petaluma McDonalds TV Spot Commercial is Released!

Our great Petaluma Downtown Association does a good job of attracting and supporting business in our town. You may recall the Argus Courier article McDonald’s Brings Hollywood to North McDowell. This article tells about a commercial McDonalds was filming here that included some Petaluma references. In that article Marie McCusker said “Petaluma is the hometown they want to portray. The commercial will show our location and a Petaluma sign, so you will know it was filmed here.” Well it has arrived. Check it out.

We really like how they describe Petaluma as a quaint town nestled in Northern California. Makes me want an Egg White Delight McMuffin.

On March 9 The Petaluma Downtown Association weighs in on the replies to comments on their facebook page:

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Water, water everywhere! An Inside Look at CamelBak in #Petaluma

                        Photo: Terray Sylvester / The Chronicle

CamelBak Trudeau Cool Off 24-Ounce Hydration Bottle

SF GATE (San Francisco Chronicle) has a segment in their business column each Monday called Office Space which gives readers a glimpse inside a Bay Area company. This week they featured Petaluma’s Camelbak. The following content was contributed by their staff writer Julie Balise, a San Francisco Chronicle Staff writer. Also if you missed a previous interview of CamelBak’s CEO on Behind The Brand I have been waiting to post this as well, because we have seen it come up in our searches again this morning. On November 14, 2014 we reported on CamelBak was recognized by GreatLists at one of the healthiest companies to work for in American. In 2013 Outside Magazine listed them in the 100 Best Places To Work.

As suggested by the headline, CamelBak is obsessed with hydration. So much so that their office is laced with water molecules. Their environment also includes “clouds” or sound panels to absorb noise from their open office space. The company also made their office green friendly and by doing so it became a certified Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) building.

CamelBak’s Cafeteria, Photo by Terray Sylvester / The Chronicle

Their hallways are like shopping displays showcasing their their best selling products with meeting rooms and retractable walls to create even more open space when needed. Their cafeteria has a wall of windows giving it natural light with views of Shollenberger Park. The cafeteria also offers the employees healthy snacks, and yes, you guessed it, water coolers for them to refill their CamelBak water bottles.

While their products are manufacturer in Mexico, the design and test them in Petaluma. They have an open lab space so the other employees can see how their how their products work. In the testing area they also have temperature chambers to determine how long water would freeze in their bottles and effects also from heat and pressure.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND VIDEO WITH NAIL BITING RIDE BY PRO MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER MIKE WEIR

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Photos of the Temple of Grace Built By Petaluma Artist David Best And Many Petaluman Volunteers

We previously interviewed Petaluman David Best who is the architect, artist and builder of the Temple of Grace for the 2014 Burning Man on July 12, 2014 called #Petaluma’s David Best Builds 2014 Burning Man Temple In Petaluma. In that article we later added a video that we included below that shows the construction in Petaluma.

It was not until recently that we found some qualify photos in our Social Media searches by a photographer named Jeff Perkins. We would like to thank him for agreeing to let us use his photos so we could share them with you. So we would like to thank him for sharing his work.

Because they built the structure in pieces in Petaluma, and then shipped and assembled them at the venue, not many were able to see the finished product unless you attended the event. So here is a small picture gallery for you.

The Temple of Grace 2014 Was Build By David Best In Petaluma California Photo By Jeff Perkins (1) — The Temple of Grace 2014 Was Build By David Best In Petaluma California, Photo By Jeff Perkins

The Temple of Grace 2014 Was Build By David Best In Petaluma California Photo By Jeff Perkins (2) — The Temple of Grace 2014 Was Build By David Best In Petaluma California, Photo By Jeff Perkins

The Temple of Grace 2014 Was Build By David Best In Petaluma California Photo By Jeff Perkins (3) — The Temple of Grace 2014 Was Build By David Best In Petaluma California, Photo By Jeff Perkins

In case you missed it, here is a video we posted before showing the construction project in Petaluma.

UPDATE: #Petaluma’s Minna Stess A Female Skateboarder Changing the Sport for the Better

Minna Stess Petaluma Skateboarder Photo From Minna’s Facebook Page

UPDATE The Argus Courier, Petaluma360.com just released an article on Minna, Young wizard on four wheels, By William Rohrs.

Our original article from March 5th.

From and article in the East Bay Express this morning: In 2013, Minna Stess became the first girl to win the California Amateur Skateboard League (CASL) series in its thirty-plus-year history. She has also won first place in the NorCal competition for street skateboarding, and second place in CASL’s State Championships.

In 2014, Stess made history again at the national King of the Groms contest in Minneapolis by becoming the first girl to win an event (beginner mini ramp), to win an ATV award (all terrain vehicle/best all around), to make the finals in three events (street, mini ramp, bowl), and to make the top five in street skating. And this year, she placed third in the Vans Girls Combi Pool Classic (a World Cup Skateboarding event). She has multiple sponsors — including BrokinBonz Clothing, Lakai Limited Footwear, Theeve Trucks, Silly Girl Skateboards, Sonoma Old School SkateShop, and Girl Is Not A 4 Letter Word, a brand by one of the original pro girl skaters, Cindy Whitehead — plus thousands of Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook fans.

Minna Stess is eight years old.

And she is one of the many impressive young (and less young) women in the Bay Area who are changing the sport of skateboarding for the better, and inspiring countless others along the way.

Great article Anna Pully! To see the rest of this article go to These Female Skateboarders Are Changing the Sport for the Better | East Bay Express.

CLICK PAGE TWO TO SEE SHORT VIDEO OF MINNA MAKING HISTORY AS THE YOUNGEST SKATEBOARDER EVER TO DROP INTO A MEGA RAMP

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#Petaluma’s aftertec, Inc. announces new webhosting services

Armed security guards at Arizona at PhoenixNAP Data Center where aftertec,Inc servers are located

In a press release sent out this month, aftertec, Inc. launched its new webhosting platform offering a local Petaluma provider for website hosting services. Chad Dunbar, CEO of aftertec, Inc., says “Instead of calling 800-GUESS-WHO you can call our local number and actually reach someone who can help you, or if you want you can drop by our office in the center of downtown Petaluma.” Having actual tech support is definitely in the top ten items you should consider when choosing a webhosting service. When your site for any reason goes down, can you call and get a real live person? Or do you have to search a website only to find they don’t have a phone number to call? A lot of webhosting companies don’t even tell you what kind of servers they are using. Dunbar also states “Our servers are located in an area with the least chance of environmental disruptions”. The servers are powered by Dell Enterprise technology and sits behind state-of-the-art security with armed guards to ensure your critical information remains safeguarded at all times. aftertec provides affordable home and business computer and laptop solutions as a Dell Partner.

When choosing a webhosting company jumping to the cheapest offer you see isn’t necessarily the best idea. You need to look into the company’s specialty or area of expertise before you buy. You also have to consider the technical specification limitations. If you host a blog or an ecommerce site with rich content and video, then you shouldn’t go for the cheapest hosting package you can find. You should also consider what email features you will get – Can you get [email protected]? Also you need to consider what kind of control panel you can use. C-Panel makes it easy to update and modify instead of some clunky interface that no one can figure out.

For as little as $19.99/month you get local and reliable support that is affordable for both home and small businesses. Included in the service is C-Panel technology, 5 Gigs of disk space, 100GB of bandwidth transfer, 1 Database (MySQL), and 10 email accounts (POP3, IMAP), unlimited subdomains, and daily backups are included. To enroll simply go to the aftertec website.

aftertec. Inc. is located in the heart of historic downtown Petaluma in the historic Herold building and iconic round window office. They focus on and support your technology needs for home and business. No job is too big or small whether it is installing network servers and workstations for your business or cleaning a virus off your personal laptop. aftertec was founded in 2012 by owner Chad Dunbar, a local computer entrepreneur from Petaluma known publicly for his computerized Christmas light shows and innovating web gaming technology. aftetec, Inc. is a member of the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce and Petaluma Downtown Association. aftertec, Inc. is locate at 159 Kentucky St., Suite #2 in downtown Petaluma. Their phone number is (707) 773-6000.

#Petaluma Indie band launches new record

Local Vibe Music announced yesterday that Petaluma-based band Saffel released it’s new record The Devil’s On The Radio hit the airwaves and can be played on virtually any device. Several launch parties have been held to celebrate the new record. Don’t miss their release performance on Saturday, April 4 starting at 2PM at the Last Record Store located at 1899 Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa.

Saffell Sproul, the multi-faceted singer and pianist whose band takes on his name is the writer and lyricist on the record, leads the indie rock band. His piano is a Korg SV-1, with a sound that models classic rock keyboards.

Although this three member band has already released a few singles, this is their debut of the full-length album. Produced by David Rubinstein, popular songs on the record include, American Piano, We the Blind, and Back Home. Devil’s On The Radio. These songs were tracked at Prarie Sun Studios in Cotati and engineered by Matt Wright. They were mixed by Andy Zenczak at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz and mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Studios in Phoenix.

Other band members are Bill O’Donnell of Cloverdale on drums and Matt Pasquale on bass from Santa Rosa. The group has performed its soulful indie music at night clubs and festivals all over the Bay Area including the Petaluma Music Festival, Zodiacs and at Lagunitas Taproom.

The band is represented by Petaluma’s Second Octave Talent who recently launched their new website SaffelMusic.com. You can purchase their songs on Amazon by clicking on the album titles or individual song titles above.

via Petaluma Indie band launches new record | Local Music Vibe.