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The Deal’s Off

It took the Supes no time at all to give a 15-year county-wide garbage contract to Solid Waste of Willits, a private business owned by an enterprising fellow named Jerry Ward.

A Couple of Real Doozies

Even by Trustafarian standards, Bess and James Sanderson had been living well in a $3 million dollar oceanview home near Mendocino but also drawing food stamps and other welfare benefits.

From San Francisco to Fort Bragg

We waited 13 minutes for the 33 line at Castro and Market Monday afternoon. On the opposite corner, a naked man with a large penis stood—or sometimes paced—while a handful of impressed on-lookers, smiling and…

Boonville’s Old Fashioned 4th of July

What could be more American on the 4th of July than a piece of apple pie from the United Methodist Church booth at the Boonville Fairgrounds? Maybe a chicken tortilla from the Secrets of Salsa…

Not So Simple

Thirty some years ago in Anderson Valley the Simple Living Fair made its debut at the Boonville Fairgrounds. The driving force then was a group of back-to-the-land refugees from urban venues who had the desire…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Willis ‘Tex’ Sawyer

I met with Tex at the Scharffenberger Winery where he has been the winemaker for the past 21 years. We sat down in the conference room overlooking the vines with some delicious cheeses, prosciutto, and…

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