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Posts published by “Steve Sparks”

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Tom Rodrigues

I drove out to the Yorkville Highlands and up to a beautiful home with spectacular views behind the Maple Creek Winery to meet owner Tom Rodrigues. For my brief tour of the property, I was…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Muriel Ellis

I met with Muriel at the Redwood Drive-In a week or so ago and we sat and drank coffee as she shared her story with me. For those who don’t know, she is Terry Ryder’s…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Michael Hubbert

I met with Michael in the workshop at his home on Estate Drive on the outskirts of Boonville. He has been a professional instrument maker since 1980 until the present day. It was a sunny…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Gene Herr

I met with Gene for our chat a week or so ago in the unofficial ‘meeting room’ upstairs in the Farrer Building in downtown Boonville. Eugenia ‘Gene’ Donnelly was born, in 1932, the youngest of…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Tim Bates

I met with Tim in the spacious kitchen that is used for cooking classes at his Apple Farm business on the Philo-Greenwood Road and we sat down to talk at the large dining table. Tim…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Diane Herron

I met with Diane at her home on Estate Drive in the Boonville ‘suburbs’ and we shared some persimmon cookies and soft drinks as we sat and chatted. Diane was born in Los Angeles in…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Maria Goodwin

Maria was born in 1941, a third-generation San Franciscan on her father’s side, the only child of Daniel Goodwin and Mary Fragulia. “I used to joke that I was conceived by osmosis; I’m sure my…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Bill Kimberlin

I met with Bill last week at his home up on Peach­land Road on the outskirts of Boonville. We sat down in front of a nice fire and enjoyed a delicious sandwich and German lager…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Jim Nickless

I met with Jim at his home on Airport Drive over­looking the Boonville Airport and the surrounding hill­sides. His wife Jeanne was busy with chores and after meeting Lucky, the Schnauzer dog, Jim and I…

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