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Posts published in August 2015

The Russian River Run (June, 1990)

The night before the Russian River Run, Sally Miklose called me from her motel room in Ukiah because her 16-year-old son Jesse wanted to find…

Song About Nothing

Giant ragweeds bloom in the fields of our river valley after an unusually wet spring, with vast expanses of the bottoms and low ground temporarily…

Paper On The John Muir Trail

So, you are out on the John Muir Trail (JMT) and nature calls. Your first thought: Why doesn't Nature have a 1-800 number. Of course,…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015

LakeCo Fires;
Weaverville Fire;
Abatement Alarm;
Winetrain Wrong;
First5's Letter;
Diver Drowned;
Suffering;
SF Homeless;
Less Trees;
Tiny Illegal;
Bucket Sale;
Trump's Polemics;
Market Swings;
Yesterday's Catch;
Insomnia;
Divorce Sale;
County Vacancies;
Museum Work;
Fructose Madness;
Pleasantly Disintegrating;
Library Events;
Real Radio;
Asylum Debate

Bang-Bang Maybe You’re Dead

It’s not just cops who can confuse real guns with toys, and last week a crafty defense lawyer used a toy gun to get serious…

Mendocino One World Festival

Saturday, October 3, 2015, 12-5pm at Friendship Park (Hwy 1 & Little Lake Rd). Celebrating the rich diversity of our world with music, dance, art, food, crafts, and games.

Valley People (Aug 26, 2015)

COUPLA CALLERS wanted to know if 128 is closed south of Boonville to Cloverdale. Yeah, after dark it is. If you're setting out for Frisco…

Bird’s Eye View (Aug 26, 2015)

I am pleased to report that our AV volunteer firefighters who have been battling the forest fires east of here for the past month or so have finally returned safely to the Valley. Great job one and all! The gratitude of many NorCal folks could not be more fully deserved.

Quilt Exhibit and Book Signing

(Oct 2) An opening of a quilt art exhibit as well as a book signing by Ukiah historian Darline Bergere will both be featured at…

Baggy Pants & A Bicycle

At night the band would play paso dobles in the square. When it was time for the tuba solo, the audience became quiet and in…

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