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Posts published in August 2016

I Was There

You Are There was a 1940s and 50s CBS radio and television series in which 20th Century reporters pretended to be at significant historical events from centuries gone by.  In present day Mendocino County there…

Bird’s Eye View (Aug 31, 2016)

The Lions fundraising bbq for the AV Ambulance, held at the Fairgrounds last Sunday afternoon, was a big success. There were in excess of 120 people, one of the busier such events of the summer, greatly helped by the earlier large turnout for the Linda Brennan Memorial from which many folks made their way to the Fairgrounds down the road.

‘Prepare To Be Remanded’

Bronwen Hanes always looks good, keeps herself up, as they say. The much discussed Anderson Valley woman even manages to look elegant in the plain green cotton overalls of the general jail population with its…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016

Clayton Relief;
Remembering Warren;
Murder Charge;
Fishy Concern;
Ukiah Unified;
Downtown Hopland;
On Fog;
Grape Harvester;
Shelter Rates;
Compost;
Flugelsearch;
Thirsty Ashikus;
Turner Camping;
Interesting Mayors;
Republican Arrears;
Practical Skills;
Kaep's Quandary;
Blue Meadow;
Dishwasher Needed;
Yesterday's Catch;
Big Things;
Organ Grinder;
Linked Up;
Library Events;
National Anthem;
Weiner Shot;
Duckhorn Acquisition;
Reggae Pap;
Hinckle Sendoff;
Art Walk;
Concert Series

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Aug 29, 2016

Farm Stand;
Sturdy Desk;
Barn/Estate Sale;
Pot Appellations;
School Starts;
Warren Hinckle;
Social History;
Never Again;
Crop Report;
Ballot Counting;
Captive Markup;
Initiative Forum;
Noyo Eateries;
Yesterday's Catch;
Endangered Owl;
Library Events;
Burning Week;
Marine Plan;
Journalist Hedrick;
Marco Radio

Dickens on Vacation

On Vacation When the great metropolis is so much hotter, so much noisier, so much more dusty or so much more water-carted, so much more crowded, so much more disturbing and distracting in all respects…

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