“It was June of 2008 and we were standing on the borderline of a two-mile fire line watching a BIG FIRE advance toward Rancho Navarro when suddenly the ‘The Chainsaw Crusader’ appeared out of the…
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The season continued last week with three away games in just four days for the first-placed Panthers, surely an unintentional scheduling error by High School Athletic Director Robert Pinoli that saw the team travel over…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Belated but still important are birthday wishes that are sent to Valley folks. Bobbie Tucker, Jo Gowan, and Sheri Hansen. Public Service…
Sheriff Allman got approval from the Board of Supervisors on September 23 to apply for a $10 million state grant to add a large new unit to the Mendocino County Jail. The County will have…
An early morning call came last Tuesday while I was sipping my first cup of Major Dickason’s Blend at Schat’s Bakery across Perkins Street from the courthouse: “AVA crime desk, this is Bruce.” “Do you…
In the 1860s justice was swift, if not fair, in this county; five members of the Coates family were shot dead by members of the Frost family within 15 seconds on the streets of Little…
OUR MAN IN MYANMAR: Sittwe Homeboy by Robert ‘Captain Rainbow’ Salisbury Today I was riding a bike around a neighborhood, or “quarter” as they call it here. I’m looking for a house to rent for…
Anderson Valley Panthers versus Rincon Valley Christian Eagles, Friday evening, September 27, 6pm. Last Friday night's football game was a mismatch from the outset in favor of the Panthers. The fall air was crisp and…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Lots and lots of frogs are out in this weather so inevitably I have been very busy eating them and as a result…