THE CITY OF UKIAH'S own appraisal some years ago concluded that restoration of the Palace Hotel was not feasible, that no investor could expect a return large enough to recover the money he'd have to…
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THOMAS E. CROAK (1955-2013) A community memorial service for Thomas E. Croak will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Town Hall, 363 N. Main St., Fort Bragg. Mr. Croak was…
GRATEFUL, by Claudia Jimenez. Inspired by Greg Ludwig’s story in this week’s paper, I want to express my deepest gratitude to important people in my heart. For some of you who have a slight idea about my life (or maybe not so much) I will start by telling you how everything started.
WE'VE POSTED the obligatory county press release “honoring” Beltrami with its usual rote “will be missed” (Hamburg), and “he will be greatly missed.” (CEO Angelo). Hamburg served as a supervisor for one-term while Beltrami was…
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HONORS THE MEMORY OF AL BELTRAMI On Saturday, November 23, 2013, long-time Mendocino County Administrative Officer (CAO) Al Beltrami passed away at age 79. At the time, he was the youngest man…
COUNTY FAIR MANAGER JIM BROWN gave the Board of Supervisors a report about the somewhat improved finances at the Boonville County Fair last Tuesday: “Nine months ago our budget showed a $146,000 shortfall. We have…
LONG TIME COUNTY CAO-CEO, AL BELTRAMI, HAS DIED. Sheriff Tom Allman has posted this statement: "Today, 11/23/13, a legend in Mendocino County passed away. His name was Al Beltrami. He had that magic ability to make…
AN AVA-DERIVED story appeared in Friday's Huffington Post, with the mighty Boonville weekly duly credited. The Huff's piece by writer David Lohr is called “Donald Cavanaugh and David Niely: Two Missing Men, Two Unsolved Mysteries.”…