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Not-So-Simple, July 24-26

The Not-So-Simple Living Fair is a weekend of rural living skills education, homesteading workshops, back to the land demonstrations, music, and dance, held July 24-26, at the Mendocino County fairgrounds in Boonville. This is a…

Three Sentencings

Timothy Abshire was held to answer and bound over for trial on three felony counts last week, the most prominent being count one, the attempted murder of a police officer. (Background: https://www.theava.com/archives/43828) There had been…

Off the Record (July 1, 2015)

"JUDGE REFUSES to halt homeless center in Fort Bragg." Haven't seen the judge's decision so it's impossible to evaluate his logic. And, we understand Judge Henderson's ruling will be appealed. However the Old Coast Hotel…

Stepping Up Into Mush

When the Board of Supervisors discussed new expenditures in next year’s County budget on Tuesday, June 16, Supervisor Dan Hamburg said that because County revenues have not fully recovered from the 2008 recession, he would…

Bird’s Eye View (July 1, 2015)

A little over four years ago, Jack Kevorkian, the American pathologist and most famously the euthanasia activist, died at the age of 83. I mention this as a result of some recent personal experiences of being around many elderly folks with no quality of life remaining, the kind of people whom Kevorkian believed should be able to end their lives with some dignity intact.

Sinkyone Wilderness Hike

Join Sanctuary Forest on Saturday, July 18th for Beauty of the Lost Coast: Needle Rock to Bear Harbor. This hike will be led by Sanctuary Forest Board member Eric Shafer and staff member Marisa Formosa.…

Piano Man at AV Grange

Tom McDermott is coming July 18th at 7:30 to the Anderson Valley Grange. If you love piano and almost any form of music, he will please. He plays Chopin, Ragtime, New Orleans Jazz and Brazilian. Want to…

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