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Posts published in May 2010

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Mark Fontaine

I turned into the driveway exactly opposite Lazy Creek Vineyards on Hwy 128 and was greeted by Mark, wife Ellen, and their dog, Jasper, the rat catcher. Settling down with a never ending supply of…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comforta­bly then I shall begin. Just as we did last week for Rod Basehore, I once again I entreat you to join in with a collective Valley…

In Good Company?

A look at Fort Bragg's newest drinking establishment

Propane & Anderson Valley

I recently got my statement from Ferrellgas.  It seemed high.  As I had done previously I checked with other local propane gas companies and noted that FerrellGas charged me a whole dollar more than Eel…

Hamburg for 5th District Supe

Dear Editor, Dan Hamburg is my choice for 5th District Supervisor. He was a teacher in our district in the 70s. He was in the thick of county governance in the 80s, serving on the…

3-D glasses are totally hip.

Friday was a long day peppered frequently with “Is it 4 yet?”  I had made the mistake the day before of telling him that at 4 o’clock tomorrow, “We are going to go see the…

Election Picks

The AVA guide to the June 8 primary.

Joshua Tree

At some point in the winter I started having fantasies about dragging some friends to Joshua Tree to see the desert in bloom and do some rock climbing.  I had climbed in gyms previously and…

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