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Posts published by “Steve Sparks”

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Mary Pat Palmer

I met with Mary Pat at her home at the Philo School of Herbal Energetics which she runs in the Christine Woods area between Philo and Navarro. Her two dogs, Bear and his mother Sola,…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Loretta Houck

I met with Loretta one evening a couple of weeks ago at her new bookstore in the heart of Boonville  — Laughing Dog Books. A couple of customers stopped by but we were able to…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Efren Mendoza

I met with Efren at his home in downtown Philo, the house alongside the beautiful roses that he grows, oppo­site the post office. As we sat in his lovely back yard and began our conversation,…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Willis ‘Tex’ Sawyer

I met with Tex at the Scharffenberger Winery where he has been the winemaker for the past 21 years. We sat down in the conference room overlooking the vines with some delicious cheeses, prosciutto, and…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: George Bennett

George Bennett is the father of Beverly Bennett, for­mer owner, along with Monika Fuchs, of the Philo Pot­tery Inn. While the Inn no longer operates in that capac­ity, Beverly and Monika still live there and…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Jim Clow

I met with Jim at his home just south of the AV Grange on the opposite side of Hwy 128. He lives there with wife of over 62 years, Bernice Gaskin, who is not too…

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