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Who's the cutest couple in Healdsburg? Deadline for votes is 6 p.m. Sunday

For Valentine's Day, we keep finding couples who are so cute, it's going to be tough to pick one as "Healdsburg's Cutest Couple." Are you up for the job? Healdsburg, place your votes!

We keep finding Healdsburg couples who are truly cute. You the readers of Healdsburg Patch will choose the cutest!

Voting is now open -- although we are still accepting more candidates.

The eight finalists so far are: Linda and Brad Cott, Carol and Carl Finwall, Rika and Aaron Meyer, Yilin and Zhenghao Zhang, Joeline Concepcion and Kari Nummelin, Joanna and Jesse Whitely, Brad and Pam Drexler and Mark and Corrie Gordon. Check out their photos on this page.

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As of  11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, Joanna and Jesse Whitely lead with 19 votes;   Linda and Brad Cott are in second place with 11 votes; Carol and Carl Finwall have seven votes in third place; Mark and Corrie Gordon have two votes: and Rika and Aaron Meyer and Pam and Brad Drexler have one vote each. Two other couples are waiting for you to vote for them (they are also welcome to vote for themselves).  Deadline for votes is 6 p.m. Sunday.

You may vote for your favorite with a note in the comment box, below, or send an e-mail to Patch columnist at ckallen@msn.com or to me at keri.brenner@patch.com. 

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We will continue to publish photos as we tally the votes this week. Winners will be announced on Monday, Valentine's Day.

Whichever couple gets the most votes from readers will win a photo shoot by Patch columnist , who is also proprietor of her own photography business, Rika Fotografia (value $150.) We are also sweetening the pot -- as appropriate for Valentine's Day -- with a $50 gift certificate for restaurant and wine bar in Healdsburg.

Affronti's will offer the winning couple their choice of the restaurant's or the gift certificate to use at another time.

To submit your own photo, e-mail it to Christian at ckallen@msn.com, or to me at keri.brenner@patch.com.

Don't delay! Every vote counts. Valentine's Day is almost here...

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