By Ellis Levinson
Rising more than 2,000 feet above Napa Valley, Lokoya Mountain Lodge once stood as a refuge for the well-heeled. The resort burned to the ground in the 1950s. Eventually the remaining cabins gave way to development and 19 homesites sprang up in their place. But because of this month’s Northern California wildfires, those houses followed in the lodge’s path. The wind-driven flames left not a single home standing. Read more
By Ellis Levinson
There is a secret storeroom lurking in Santa Rosa. Its contents are as inexplicable and bizarre as any collection of hodgepodge the American Red Cross has ever known. It has nothing to do with Halloween. And we don’t want the stuff. The challenge is to have it go out the door more quickly than it comes in. In other words: “Help!” Read more
By Mauri Shuler
His Napa Valley ranch house was just yards from the raging fire two weeks ago, and Kelly McDonald says he’s grateful it was miraculously spared.
“We ran out in the middle of the night, and my boots began melting,” he said. Read more
By Mauri Shuler
The Red Cross has thousands of new people interested in volunteering, following the wildfire disaster that swept through the wine country north of San Francisco. Many of them were deeply affected by the fires, themselves. Read more
By Ellis Levinson
For 40 years, Oregon resident Sandy Ramirez has been helping others professionally. The retired psychologist and Red Cross mental health volunteer counsels disaster victims. And those who benefit from her skills aren’t limited to just Red Cross clients. Read more
By Mauri Shuler
As the firestorm swept through the California wine country, the entire town of Calistoga was evacuated and many residents, including at least a thousand agricultural workers, drove to the Red Cross shelter in Napa.
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