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Posts published by “Terry Sites”

The Tyler Neil Celebration of Life

The Apple Hall at the Fairgrounds was beautiful: long runners decked with fresh flowers on every table, carefully assembled themed displays, hundreds of photos of Tyler living life to the fullest with his young family.…

African Safari Guide Visits The Valley

An unusual opportunity presented itself this past week. Antony Munene, an African safari guide, arrived from Nairobi Kenya to share his story. Four different groups at Ukiah High School (where his hosts Jill and Jim…

The 31st Annual Anderson Valley Variety Show

Friday March 8 and Saturday March 9 at the AV Grange it was “Be there or be square” as Captain Rainbow, Patti Liddy and Company rolled out the 31st Annual Variety Show. And it was…

Where Everyone Knows The Goat’s Name

Boonville’s Penny Royal Farm is the place to go if you have a soft spot for goats. Here you can visit with Kismet, Ducati, Lady Bug, Vesper, Sandalwood,  Zephyr, Jinx, Albion and Ziti and many…

Beer Is The Answer

If beer is the answer, what is the question?  This time of year the question is where can I get together with friends and relatives to say good-bye to the old year and hello to…

A Whirlwind Weekend

Two weeks ago I was doing research on enjoyable things to do with my brother and sister-in-law because they were scheduled to visit. In the Oct. 25th issue of the AVA I wrote about “Visitors…

The 99th Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show

We got a big break on the weather this year: warm but not too hot — perfect. As Monday rolled around the skies were cloudy and gray. What a bummer it would have been to…

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