Not long ago, we had weak weed – extremely dry marijuana from Mexico, full of seeds and containing less than 5% THC. To facilitate transport (and make the load heavier) many growers would pour a…
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Vincennes, Indiana was the birthplace of one of the most ruthless characters of California’s early days. Born in 1833, John D. Wathen came to California in the 1850s and settled in the northern portion of…
Not long before the Anderson Valley Justice Court was folded into the County Courthouse, Ukiah, a young man charged with driving on a suspended license asked to have his case postponed until the courtroom had…
When I grew marijuana in northern California from about 1977 to 1986, I did not once think or imagine that one day it would be legal to do so. I was not a cannabis activist…
One of Anderson Valley’s earlier pioneers was William Prather, born on a farm near “old” Vernon in Jennings County, Indiana. His father, John Lloyd Prather, had been born on the same farm in 1801. William's…
In his latest Supervisor’s report, Supervisor John Haschak bemoaned the difficulty he and his colleagues are having trying to balance next fiscal year’s General Fund budget. Apparently, Haschak thinks that some unspecified “efficiencies” he insists…
The Anderson Valley Historical Society sponsored another fun and informative Valley Chat on April 14th in the Rose Room at the Little Red School House Museum in Boonville. Brothers Marshall and Aaron Newman whose parents…
In a surprise move, Ukiah city officials are demanding that the Palace Hotel's current owner, Jitu Ishwar, submit a signed contract with a qualified structural engineering firm by today to evaluate the historic landmark's existing…
Anne Fashauer’s first recollections of her life on Greenwood Ranch were of the original Louis Fashauer Ranch. Around 1970 she was, age three, living with her parents, Francis and Alice, at the original homestead on…