"What Sonoma County Means to Me" section of the picture book.

70-words already provided from:

Brent Farris (radio personality)

Bill Lynch (Sonoma Index Tribune)

Michelle Anna Jordan (writer)

Louis Foppiano (100-year old, winery founder)

Beth Costa (Wine Road)

Jack Blades (Lead singer, bassist-Night Ranger/Damn Yankees)

Debra Giusti (founder Harmony Festival)

Mo McElroy (exec. Dir. SRCVB/CA welcome center)

John Sawyer (long-time SR retailer, former SR Mayor, Santa Rosa City Council)

Ken Fischang (SoCo tourism Bureau exec. dir.)

Nick Frey (President, Sonoma Co. Winegrape Commission)

Ben Stone (So Co Economic Development Board)

Clare Harris (Johnson’s Beach - businessman)

Saralee Kunde (wine personality, grape grower)

Catherine DePrima (Macys, and former So. Co Film Commissioner, So. Co. Tourism - PR)

Peter Lang (proprietor, Safari West)

Betsy Fischer (food & wine authority)

Pete Stringfellow (Country musician, audio/video production)

Margaret Kennett (rrcc president - Fern Grove Inn)

Rick Bartalini (concert promoter)

Brenda Adelman (Russian River advocate- environmentalist)

Millie Howie (journalist/historian)

Josie Gay (Heart of the Valley)

John Schubert (historical writer)

Michele Luna (Exec Dir Stewards of the Coast & Redwoods)

Andy Skikos (Founder Andy's Market)

Kay Marquet (Chops, Teen Center Interim ED, past President So. Co. Community Foundation)

Nancy Ferreira (Christopher Queen Gallery & The Town of Duncans Mills)

Jack Wolf (Wolf Communications- Marketing/PR)

Randy Sue Collins (Artist, bee-keeper)

THE LAST wish list people for participation in the new picture book is below:

I'm hoping to have 6 more of these people this week

-rcj

Gaye LeBaron (writer)

Levi Leipheimer (Athlete - sports figure)

John Lasseter (animator and movie director)

Julian Lage (musician)

Paul Jaffe (Copperfield’s books co-founder)

Corrick Brown (family retailer, long-time SR Symphony Conductor)

Jess Jackson (wine mogul)

Les Claypool (musician)

Heidi Newfield (Country Music Star)

Sebastiani Family member

Richard Arrowood (renowned winemaker)

John Ash (master chef)

Guy Fieri (food personality)

Jean Schulz (Schulz family, community leader)

Evertt B. Person (former publisher, The Press Democrat)

Tom Waits (musician/poet)

Jonathan Cain (musician)

Pam Gibson, (author, writer, local history buff, former Sonoma City Manager)

Bruce Cohn (Vintner/Music Industry)

Tommy Smothers (entertainer, vintner)

Dr. Martin Griffin (Environmentalist –author)

Mike Reilly (former So Co Board of Supervisor)

Efren Carrillo (So Co. Board of Supervisors)

Don Zumwalt (Community Leader)

Robert Agrella (retiring SRJC President/Superintendent)

Gwynn O'Gara (new So Co. poet laureate)

Chuck House (wine label designer icon)

Anthony Hoskins (SC Historical Society)

Henry Trione (Community leader, Philanthropist, Wine Industry)

Pete Golis (editorial director of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Patricia Robles-Mitten (founding member Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation)

Some of the 1st actual quotes for the section