by The AVA
THE ODDLY premature communiqué a few paragraphs below was e-mailed to us Tuesday as a press release, and sent home the same day in bilingual form with elementary school children. Edu-prose ranging from fuzzy to impenetrable, I read it twice before concluding that it said some money is missing from the PTA fund but we [...]
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. What do these Valley folks have in common? Clyde Price Jr., Ben Van Zandt, Catherine Nobles (Sinott), Donna Cox (Reilly), Dick McAbee, Johnnie Pinoli, Berna McAbee (Walker), Eileen Brown (Pronsolino), Wes Smoot, Marian McAbee (Crosby), Gloria Ornbaun (Abbott), Pat Hulbert, Eva Pardini [...]
The week after Christmas the boys, my second ex, and I stayed in the home of Luke and Emily Frey, in Redwood Valley. “The Frey winery?” my mom asked, over the phone. “Howie, Spec’s staying at the Frey winery!” They made me promise to take a bunch of pictures. Turns out my folks, who are [...]
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. How about a great bit of news? Over $5K was made in profits from the recent crab feed to benefit the AV Senior Center! Given the price of crab ($5 a pound), this is an exceptional total and goes to show that [...]
Over the two weeks I was fortunate enough to stay with friends on maybe half a dozen farms or ranches in Mendo, I visited as many folks as possible during the days. Because I was not driving, rather relying on pure hospitality, and this was the winter holiday season, some farms and ranches I really [...]
by The AVA
Bradford E. English, 62, of Ukiah passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his home with his family present. Bradford was born November 1, 1949 in Woodland, California. He had lived in Mendocino County for the last 42 years. Bradford worked as a Millwright. He was proud of being a dad. He enjoyed women [...]
by The AVA
5pm, Friday, January 27th – Opening Night Reception — Screenings: 6pm – 11pm 6pm Worst in Show (2010) – 59 min Every summer, proud dog owners bring their canine companions to Petaluma, California, to compete for a highly coveted title. No, this isn’t your standard ‘Best in Show’ championship; this is the contest for the [...]
by The AVA
DA DAVID EYSTER will address the Unity Club at its Thursday, February 2nd meeting at Wellspring, now called River’s Bend Retreat Center. The meeting begins at noon. The DA will speak on public safety in the Anderson Valley, marijuana (the inevitable and eternal public safety subject) and early release for in-County prisoners. $18 per person, [...]
Despite darkness and nighttime temperatures dipping below freezing in many locales throughout the County, the KZYX Board of Directors met at the Family Resource Room at the Anderson Valley HS on Monday, January 9. All Board members with the exception of Ukiah representative, Tony Melville, were present. An extremely light agenda left some Board members [...]
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. And while it is a little late, I’m sure the sentiments still apply when I pass on the best wishes for many happy returns on the Birthdays of these Valley folks, who all will enjoy their special day in January: Shirley Hulbert, Jim [...]
