Padecky: El Molino's Valerie LaForge ready for next challenge — right now

Think for yourself, that's what Mark and Lori LaForge told their three kids. There will be no television, no brain-numbing electronics at our home. We live on a beautiful 80-acre ranch off Bones Road in Occidental. That's where you'll play, where you'll figure things out. Go outside. Get active. Without the distraction of technology, you'll learn what makes you happy.

El Molino senior (and early graduate) Valerie LaForge gets a kiss from her mother, Lori, after signing a letter of intent with St. Mary's College. (THE PRESS DEMOCRAT)

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