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Posts published by “Justine Frederiksen”

‘Things Are Already Dry & Burning’

Ukiah Valley residents have been advised to be ‘very careful’ when burning excess vegetation. An escaped burn pile Monday morning showed just how dry much of the vegetation is in the Ukiah Valley, where local…

To Get School Lunches, I Washed the Other Kids’ Trays

My mother didn’t allow television or sugar in our home, so other kids’ houses were magical places with Saturday morning cartoons and Skippy peanut butter. I still remember the kitchen where I had my first…

‘Patriots’ at Dr. Coren’s House

The group calling itself the Mendocino Patriots protested Mendocino County’s Covid-19 health orders, which include keeping a mask mandate in place for at least another month, by gathering outside the Public Health Officer’s home Sunday…

PG&E Says Potter Valley Hydroelectric Plant May Be Offline For Years

Water diversions from Eel River to Russian River remain substantially reduced The Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced this week that while it plans to restore the hydroelectric plant in Mendocino County called the Potter…

113 Arson Fires in Ukiah — So Far

Investigators determined two-thirds of this year’s 168 blazes were intentionally set. So far this year, the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority has responded to 168 fires, two-thirds of which have been declared arsons, Capt. John Corippo…

Ukiah Mural Repeatedly Vandalized

After one small figure in the sprawling historical mural being painted along one block of West Church Street was vandalized three times in one week, artist Lauren Sinnott said she plans to change it. “One…

Ukiah Running Out Of Recycled Water

With so many other sources of water drying up, the city of Ukiah is finding its recycled water in high demand. In such high demand, in fact, that it will soon be like those other…

Downtown Ukiah Art Defaced With Nazi Symbols

Nazi symbols were found on at least two pieces of artwork in downtown Ukiah earlier this month, actions that are being described as hate crimes by the Mendocino County Inland Jewish Community. Neil Davis, program…

I Never Wanted A Tattoo…Until I Met Lyle Tuttle

I sat down once for an interview with the tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle, and I could not be more grateful for the time I spent with him. Because he inspired me to get my first…

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