THE 91st ANNUAL BOONVILLE FAIR, technically the Mendocino County Fair, has come and gone. The crowds seemed larger than ever in all senses including the diabetic, but also more wholesome in a child-oriented way than the drinkin' and fightin' fairs of the sixties into the early seventies when Slim Pickens, then a rodeo caller, declared Boonville "the roughest rodeo town" he'd ever worked, and he'd worked some rough ones.
Posts published in September 2018
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER has died, just as he said he was going to do in his final message to us.
A long-time subscriber all the way back to the 1980s, Michael had sent us an email that said, "Today I die. Thank you for the decades together. Michael Slaughter.”
In Pontevedra, the din of motors and horns has been replaced by birdsong and human voices.
Fair Weekend;
Truck Driver;
Rancho Bust;
Boonville Schools;
Rubber-stamping Folsom;
River Development;
Autumn;
Escobar Complaint;
Little Dog;
Felony Hugging;
Complex Update;
Hydrogen Trains;
Settler Trial;
Plant Sale;
Opaque Hospital;
Police Reports;
Homeless Jobs;
Fountaingrove Book;
Yesterday's Catch;
Betrayed;
Boring;
Harry Stanton;
Discipline;
Fear;
Marihuana;
Fallen Catholics;
Gibbons' Day;
Monster Fishing;
Liberals Stink;
Burp Hollow;
Open Studios;
1940;
Haschak Endorsement;
Sanctuary Fundraiser;
Whorehouse Theater;
Defense;
Vacancies;
Ken Kesey;
GOP Plan
[Oct 9] The Unity Club’s A.V. Community Library reopens Tuesday, October 9th, at 1:00. We have changed our hours. We will be open Tuesday from 1:00 - 4:00 and Saturday our hours will be 12:30…
[Oct 9] The upcoming election will give the community a chance to vote on candidates for the MCDH Board of Directors. Community members are invited to meet MCDH Board candidates John Redding, Jessica Grinberg and…
[Oct 9] The League of Women Voters - Mendocino County will hold its October meeting on Tuesday, October 9, at the Caspar Community Center from 10am to noon. The program will present Pros & Cons…
PG&E Bailout;
Ed Notes;
Medical Responses;
Help Hooty;
Homeless Problem;
Miata Mystery;
Little Dog;
Willie's Choice;
Yesterday's Catch;
Michael Slaughter;
YesterLadies;
Going Back;
What?!;
Sea Stories;
Trickledown Worsens;
Polystyrene Cladding;
Storm Deal;
Immortal Selves