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Posts published in July 2009

When Love Freezes Over

Remember when motherhood was sacred? When it was simply unthinkable that Mom's underwear could possibly be Exhibit A in open court? No more. There it was, Mom's undergarment. Not the unmentionable itself, but a photograph…

Ray Hall’s Revenge

Bad news for the supervisors. More and more people are tuning in to Jay Johnson's crucial on-line video service called UkiahValley.tv. The wired part of Mendocino County's population, and we mean wired in the cyber…

Valley People 7/08/2009

HUNTER JOHN BLOYD, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Bloyd, Navarro, died suddenly in his sleep last week. Graveside services were held for little Hunter at the Studebaker Cemetery, Philo, this morning, Wednesday,…

Letters to the Editor 7/08/09

AIM IT OVER THERE Editor, You may remember several years back that a cell phone tower was erected outside our gate on Sam Prather's property. At that time there were a lot of “tinfoil hats”…

Lives & Times of Valley Folk: Ernie Pardini

I met with Ernie Pardini at The Boonville Lodge on a recent Friday afternoon. I had planned to interview both Ernie and his brother Tony at the same time but Tony had to work at…

Letters to the Editor 7/1/2009

MORE THAN A WINDSHIELD Editor, Based on the letter in the June 17, 2009, AVA (“In the interest of justice”), it sounds like Ernest Elliot Sr., “Chief of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians,” is…

What Else Was Jackson Going To Do For An Encore?

Though I was never a huge fan of the man or his music, there's no denying that Michael Jackson was prodigiously talented, and if I didn't enjoy his classic work as much as a few…

Valley People 7/1/2009

PAPERS were delivered a day late most places last week because of a techno-mix-up at our usually infallible Willits printer, Printing X-Press. A COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE will be held at the Boonville Firehouse Saturday, July…

Bird’s Eye View 7/1/2009

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Good god, it’s been hot! However, there’s no rest for the wicked so here we go. Public Service Announcements: Just one this…

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