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Posts published in March 2015

Casinos & The Real Colorado

Two things that have been legalized in Colorado but haven't yet in most states are (non-Indian) casinos and "recreational" marijuana.  If you think the two go together, think again.  The casino owners want their customers…

Best Things This Week

Next time you see some gushing twit handing out a load of bullshit at the Academy Awards about the power of movies to 'change the world,' consider Dr. Strangelove.

MacCallum House, School Fundraiser

Dine-Out at MacCallum House Restaurant. All profits from the evening will benefit Mendocino High AE Week Top Sail. Reservations recommended to guarantee a table. Wednesday, March 25th Dinner served 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Bar…

The Stony Lonesome: A History Lesson

It is Valentine's Day and I will not be receiving any cards. There will be no phone calls, no visits, declarations of love everlasting, because I — wait for it — got no sweetie. I know, hard to believe, right? I'm sure that not a few of you singletons out there are thinking, jeepers, if a jamoke of his radiance and fabulosity can't wrangle a dame, then what chance have I got?

Sunday Potluck, AV Grange

The AV Foodshed 3rd Sunday Potluck in March will be followed by a brainstorming session for our upcoming Goat Festival at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville.  Goat Fest will be Sat April 25, in…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015

Open Mouth;
AV Basketball;
Teen Fundraiser;
Catch o'the Day;
Sunday Potluck;
School Fundraiser;
Mendo Trash;
Middlebrook-ese;
Earthquakes;
Deep Ellum;
Resisting Development;
Understanding MendoVito;
Turner;
Financial Chicanery;
Musical Skirmish;
Big Brotherhood;
Nuclear Security;
Water Workshop;
Steelhead Demise;
Political Extinction;
Spring Cleaning

Letters (Mar 11, 2015)

The Redwood Valley Water District, has no water rights at this time to pump any water out of Lake Mendocino which belongs to the Russian River Flood Control and Water Improvement District (RRFCD), due to the fact that RRFCD has not declared that there is any surplus water available to the RVCWD at this time. The RVCWD water rights permit does not allow the pumping water from Lake Mendocino at this time due to drought conditions, water flows below the Lake, and also the level of the conservation pool at in Lake Mendocino.

Facing Imazapyr Head-On

On Thursday evening, March 5th, 120 Mendocino residents met at the Comptche Community Center to discuss Imazapyr (a broad spectrum persistent herbicide) used to control/eliminate tanoaks on Mendocino Redwood Company timberlands. The concerns most people…

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