The community is invited to celebrate the life of the self-proclaimed "Emperor of Fair Play," Charles B. Mitchell, 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Fireman’s Hall, 7060 Mt. Aukum Road in Somerset. Come and share memories and offer a salute to the founder of Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards. To RSVP call Patty at (530) 503-7209.

Charles was the son of Betty and Foster Mitchell and born on Sept. 24, 1941, in Wisconsin. He grew up in Oshkosh and embraced his entrepreneurial spirit in his teens. His son Chris related a story of how his dad worked at a hardware store and he discovered a box of Army surplus screwdrivers sitting in the basement. He bought the box from the owner and then sold them to farm owners surrounding Oshkosh — of course at a profit.

Mitchell was the ultimate promoter and

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