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Posts published in April 2017

Jim Murphy’s Mountain (Exit Inter) View

Jeff Hillier sat in Cove Coffee at Arena Cove Pier when in walked Jim Murphy of Mountain View Ranch. A fixture at the coffee shop since 1989, Murphy’s an old logger. Jim offered to buy…

When Loggers Meet…

Last month the 79th annual Redwood Region Logging Conference (RRLC) in Eureka was attended by thousands of folks of all ages celebrating everything related to logging on the North Coast. The show had everything you’d…

The Doctors of the Old Mendo Coast

Those dissatisfied with their local hospital or physician might want to consider the case of Dr. Thomas Goodsir, who in 1878 served the community of Cuffey's Cove, just north of Greenwood (Elk). William Heeser described…

Puttin’ On The Dog

If you're the type of person who, for fun, profit, or because of some undiagnosed mental aberration, regularly begins sentences with the words, "Did you ever wonder…?", e.g., a stand-up (is this designation really necessary?…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Home Invasion;
Going Legal;
HBO Extras;
Little Dog;
Last Grow;
Yesterday's Catch;
Two Virgins;
Tweetstorms;
Fox Experience;
Extension Ladder;
How Screwed;
Huff FB;
Theatre Auditions;
Three Stanzas;
Library Week;
Mental Illness;
Gardens Volunteering;
Fishery Restrictions;
Salmon Season;
Transmission Meditation

Letters (April 12, 2017)

Our Ukiah City Council and staff prove that it is really easy to spend money when it is not your own. They needed to push through a ballot initiative last November to maintain our streets by increasing sales tax into perpetuity, but somehow found some discretionary cash laying around to pay a consultant to look into building a fancy downtown hotel.

Off the Record (April 12, 2017)

ACCORDING TO Mendo Animal Shelter honcho Rich Molinari, the visiting vets from UC Davis were impressed by the County’s Shelter operations,  formal findings to be revealed “at a later date.” The Boonville Spay Neuter clinic,…

Valley People (April 12, 2017)

SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Michelle Hutchins and family are desperately seeking temporary housing — 3-4 bedrooms — for  June and maybe July. Please call Jim 707-496-8725 with information. IN CASE you missed it in the Vulch, “Aquarelle…

Bird’s Eye View (April 12, 2017)

First, the “Evening Dining in the Valley’ update: Aquarelle Cafe and Wine Bar re-opened last Friday with a new menu featuring Santa Maria BBQ dishes such as half-chickens and ribs to accompany popular items from…

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