Gerald DiFalco passed away in Cloverdale on August 6, 2014, after a long battle with cancer and other health ailments at the age of 69. Gerry was born in San Francisco, attended St. Ignatius High…
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Patricia Ann Wood Doggett was born August 19, 1947 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and passed away on August 11, 2014 in Ukiah. She moved to Mendocino County when she was five months old. Patricia grew…
Doctor Tom Russell (Sep 20, 1940 - Aug 4, 2014) went on ahead of us Monday, August 4, following a four-year battle with cancer. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Dr. Nona…
“If there’s any reasonable doubt, you must find my client not guilty,” Ivan Sanchez’s Santa Rosa lawyer told the jury at the end of Sanchez's trial last week. Mr. Gabriel Quinnan said, “And the alleged…
Bill Sterling, a keen and pro-active supporter of the Valley’s well-being and progress, writes, “At the CSD board meeting at 5:30 pm on August 20th, I shall make a presentation about the STEM project for which George Lee and I are fund-raising. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Over the next three years the High School will introduce new science electives into the curriculum that utilize custom-designed hardware and software that will enable students to conduct hands-on experiments as an integral, essential part of courses in biology, earth sciences, chemistry and physics.
Back in 2009 the Grape People realized they needed to do something to counter the relatively small amount of negative publicity they were getting, particularly around water use and fish strandings caused by overpumping during…
A MICRO-ORGANISM called the hemp broadmite is chewing up pot plants in many areas of the county at a rate that has growers terrified. Entire gardens are being devoured by the thing. The rest of us should be uneasy, too, because panicked pot planters are turning to the most vile pesticides available to combat the broadmite although a safe organic alternative called 'Nuke 'em' is locally available.