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Posts published in October 2013

Mendocino County Today: October 24, 2013

TWO BROTHERS, 8 and 6, were killed near Fort Bragg  about 6:30pm Tuesday when the 8-year-old driver lost control of the ATV he and his brother were riding, and both boys were thrown from the…

Letters To The Editor

BARGAIN SAFETY TRAINING Editor- The Anderson Valley Ambulance and Mendocino County Office of Education are sponsoring a 16 week training leading to certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). The course provides knowledge and skills…

Heeeeeeeeeeere’s Dino!

This is Dino from somewhere in Mendocino. I might be nuts but I'm no dummy. I'm sure you've seen the Daily Journal of October 10 where the Board of Supervisors gets up to date on…

Comes Now Epidiolex

In response to urgent need expressed by parents of children with intractable epilepsy, the US Food and Drug Administration is allowing Investigational New Drug (IND) studies of purified CBD (cannabidiol) as an anti-seizure medication. The…

The Zeni Ranch

When asked to do this story, I was hesitant as to where to start. So let us start at the beginning. The year was 1894, when Eduino Zeni was granted 120 acres on Fishrock Road, by the U.S. government for homesteading. After clearing the land he built an outhouse and two-room cabin, then planted a vineyard and a small orchard containing figs, apples, and cherries. He then sent a letter home to Austria telling his mother, “I have accumulated a few dollars, bring me a bride.”

The Snapback

Well, at least the poobahs cleared a path to the annual orgy of Christmas, which, along with the S&P 500, have become proxies for the American economy. Lately, the Christmas season starts directly after Halloween,…

Mendocino County Today: October 23, 2013

WE'VE ENJOYED the recent presence of a high school kid, Ms. Mayte Guerrero, as an “intern.” The Anderson Valley Education Foundation paid Ms. Guerrero to endure a couple of hours a day in the cluttered…

North To Alaska

After two weeks spent exploring the northlands I think the funniest thing I saw was a bumper sticker that said “I drove the Alaska Marine Highway!” Why funny? The Alaska Marine Highway is a ferry…

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