I drove about 1⁄4 mile up the driveway opposite Gowan’s Oak Tree fruit stand to arrive at Pat Hulbert’s home on the Hulbert Ranch. She welcomed me into her cluttered yet very well organized kitchen…
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I met with Kay a couple of weeks ago and the first thing we sorted out was her first name. “It is Finnish and we pronounce it ‘Koolikki’ but that is difficult to explain all…
Gloria and I sat down to talk at The Senior Center a couple of weeks ago and, like many of her generation, she was very surprised that anyone would be interested in her story. She…
For the third time in the past five seasons (and the fifth time in the program’s 15-year history) the AV Boys Varsity Soccer team reached the semi-final stage of the Northern California Coast play-offs. Hopes…
I met with Doug Read a couple of weeks ago at his home on the Valley’s unofficial ‘Mason-Dixon Line’ that separates Boonville and Philo, just north of Breggo Cellars Winery. The house, built by carpenter Doug,…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Public Service Announcements #115: The monthly meeting of the Independent Career Women will take place next Wednesday, Nov 18th at Lauren’s Restaurant at…
The 2009 play-offs began last Wednesday (11/4) with a home game in Boonville at The Fairgrounds against Sonoma Academy, a team the Panthers had narrowly defeated 2-1 during the regular season. The game started at…
When I met with Elwin Maxey for lunch at The Boonville Lodge a couple of weeks ago, his granddaughter and caregiver, Dee Gowan, accompanied him. Elwin is now 93 and he and Dee live together…