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Posts published in June 2017

The Dynamiter With A Cig In His Lips

The entire French Resistance against the Nazis can be encapsulated in this film sequence: a man—a loner, standing and leaning on his bicycle, smokes a cigarette alongside of the railroad tracks. He carries a newspaper…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Roger Hanes;
Barth Apparition;
Ruffing Renewal;
Village Plan;
Coans Plead;
Basketball Camp;
Summer Driving;
Service Dogs;
Substandard Work;
One Permit;
Allman Initiative;
Labor Negotiations;
Little Dog;
Obscene Material;
Yesterday's Catch;
Cannabis Carbon;
Book Event;
Firecracker;
Big Con;
Your Reps;
Undignified Prez;
Pure Mendocino;
Birthday Poem;
Foreign Lobbying;
Mr. Spofford

Museum Lawn Party

[Jul 4] Annual July Fourth BBQ & Lawn Party at the Kelley House Museum, 11 am - 3 pm, Tuesday, July 4. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Veggie Burgers, Beer, Wine, and more! Dance to the music…

The Wolfe At The ATM

Last week we met Kendall Kice who had her bank account ripped off by Bobby Roston. This week we meet Clifford Hampton who had his bank account ripped off by Larry Wolfe. Both cases share…

It’s The Pits: The Miner’s Blues

I’ve never been down an American coal mine, among the least safest in the world, though have plunged thousands of feet into the dark bowels of British pits in Yorkshire, Wales and Scotland, the world’s safest until they were closed by politicians and bean counters.

Off the Record (June 21, 2017)

A STOLEN 18-WHEELER has fouled the cleanest stretch of the South Fork of the Eel west of Laytonville near the Heath Angelo Preserve. The stolen truck collapsed the old Jacks of Heart bridge and went…

Valley People (June 21, 2017)

MILLA HANDLEY, winemaker and owner of the landmark Handley Cellars, has announced her retirement and plans to pass on the Anderson Valley winery to her two daughters. Taking over as co-owners will be Lulu McClellan and Megan Handley Warren.

Coltrane At The Bridge

The longest John Coltrane solo available on recording is said to be the title track of One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note made in the spring of 1965 in New York City. The saxophonist’s…

Bird’s Eye View (June 21, 2017)

Please remember to keep the windows cracked if you leave pets in your vehicle. if you don't they will die a horrible death. “Signs that the Apocalypse is Approaching.” The Old Buzzard reports, “So the…

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