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 [...]
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, [...]
by The AVA
THERE WAS A SCHOOL BOARD meeting last night but your beloved community newspaper, as per ancient custom, wasn’t informed. We need ‘em a week early Ms. Ivey. GREG KROUSE alerts those of us desirous of high speed internet that we get put on an AT&T wish list to be sent to corporate offices where a [...]
by The AVA
THE EERILY unseasonable weather continues with cold, clear nights and warm, clear days as we nervously eye our water sources and wonder how long they can go without replenishment.Subscribe now to access our entire site—only $25 for 1 year. Rather pay with a check? No problem— e-mail and let us know. Or, sign in here [...]
by The AVA
CYNDI WILDER WRITES: The AV Senior/Community Center has an expanding vegetable garden that is providing some of the produce for the meals there. All community members are encouraged to take advantage of this local food opportunity. For meal schedule and more information see the Senior Center ad in this paper or call Gina at 895-3609. [...]
by The AVA
IN THE YEAR JUST PAST, the Anderson Valley said goodbye to Terry Ottoboni Lane Medaris, Mildred Olive (Hulbert) Gowan, Patty McCummings, Myrtle Evelyn Bakker, Lorna Chance, Harriet Jean Piper, James Monroe ‘Bo’ Hiatt, Christopher Stuart Lloyd, Joyce Christen, Mary Alice (Ruddock) Smith, Betty Sue Adams, Kurt Brian Stover, Michael Bowman, Jonathan Adolph “Jon” Heller, Dee [...]
by The AVA
BOONVILLE POSTMISTRESS COLLETTE Hahn is singlehandedly woman-ing the always busy Boonville Post Office, dashing from sorting mail in the back to the counter to wait on people dispatching Christmas packages. We hope she doesn’t think we don’t appreciate her effort. We do, but we certainly don’t appreciate the Post Office’s callous decision to run one [...]
by The AVA
BILL MANNIX has died in Santa Rosa. Bill, who was 94, wasn’t as well known in the Anderson Valley as his brother Homer, but Bill was quite well known in the outside world as one of the writers of the Forests Forever initiative and the only Air Force colonel known to have joined the Peace [...]
by The AVA
A DRUNK, still not identified because he refuses to reveal his name, was driving a 2000 Dodge Dakota pickup truck he’d stolen in Fort Bragg when he and another vehicle were pulled over by a CHP officer Saturday afternoon in Boonville. The truck thief apparently thought the other vehicle was the one being sought by [...]
by The AVA
THE GOOD NEWS. Garrett Mezzanatto, three-sport star athlete at Anderson Valley High School, sustained an ugly-looking knee injury in the final football game of the year versus Point Arena. He’s been on crutches ever since, but when he finally got seen for an MRI, nothing in the knee was found to require surgery. Garrett remains [...]
