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Posts published by “Anne Fashauer”

Italy, Part 2: Siena

Siena is one of my favorite places that we visited on our trip this spring. I first learned about Siena as a child reading Marguerite Henry’s Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio, about a boy and…

Boonville Public Water System Questions & Answers

On Monday, April 24, 2023, I attended the Anderson Valley Community Services District (AVCSD) Water Planning Project meeting at the firehouse in Boonville. In attendance were two representatives of SAFER (California’s safe and affordable water…

Fire Resiliency Field Trip

This past Saturday I joined a group of local folks to tour a property on the Nash Ranch to learn about the work that had been done for fire resiliency.  The property has been under…

Welcome 2023, Storms and All

I’m sitting in my office on Monday morning, the 9th of January, enjoying the electrical power.  We have had power through most of the storms but it’s been more off than on for the past…

Covid Again

Covid hit us again - and not just my family, but the larger us, as in a great many folks in Anderson Valley.  I guess with the relaxed masking rules it was bound to happen. …

How Not to Buy a House

A recent experience with a buyer brought to the fore several issues around home purchasing that I think are worth sharing. One of these has to do with due diligence on the part of the…

Driving Around Anderson Valley

I spent a lot of time in my car this past week. Some weeks are like that - I have many appointments and they take me all over the place; other weeks I spend more…

An Update: Boonville Waste Water Treatment

Last week I was included in a gathering of the engineers from Brelje & Race and Roy O’Connor from Region One Water Board, as well as a couple of the CSD board members for an…

Signal Ridge, Or Cold Springs Mountain: A Little History

Thanks to “Abhorrent in Albion” for the inspiration for this article (what a moniker, maybe not hiding your identity would be better than labeling yourself as abhorrent?). I often struggle to find topics to write…

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