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Posts published by “Terry Sites”

Anderson Valley Blasts Into Fall

Although some might argue that August 27th isn’t really fall, everyone must admit that fall is in the air. The AV Senior Center under the able leadership of Director Renee Lee and the generous services…

Anderson Valley in 1954 & 1955

The AV History Museum has boxes with actual copies of the Anderson Valley Advertiser from November 1954 through December 1985. Individual copies were sold for 7¢ with a year of weekly papers subscription price of…

Anderson Valley History Museum Packs a Punch

If you love local history and you love to do research the Anderson Valley History Museum is your dream come true. There are three buildings to explore. The anchor is The Little Red Schoolhouse built…

Jurassic Jubilee at the SoCo Fair

The Sonoma County Fair’s “Jurassic Jubilee” is underway. It began on August 3 and will run until the 13th at the Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Friday August 4th was Senior Day so the entrance fee…

Eileen Pronsolino on the History of Wine in Anderson Valley

The Anderson Valley Historical Society has been presenting a series of talks to the public about different aspects of Anderson Valley history.  Eileen Pronsolino recently gave a wonderful talk on the early years of winegrowing…

A Visit to the California State Fair

The State Fair in Sacramento began on July 14th and will run through the 30th. As lovers of any fair we can find, we were excited to go despite the forecast of 107 degrees. Armed…

Why 100 People Love Anderson Valley

Always looking for things to write about, it came to me that it would be a good idea to ask others what they loved about Anderson Valley. Unfortunately I told people the deadline for responding…

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