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Posts published in November 2018

A Slice of Life from 1911

Here on the Macdonald ranch mid-autumn is a time to pick apples. In my youth, keeper varieties were stored in rectangular wooden bins on the kitchen porch. Rhode Island greenings were peeled and cooked into…

Making Money Writing a Century Ago

As an historian nearing the end of writing my first draft of a history of Mendocino County from 1852-2002 I can’t help but being intrigued by some of the people I’ve researched — like Aurelius…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018

Wet TG;
Horrific Crash;
Camp Fire;
BOS Silence;
Unhealthy Air;
Marbut Justification;
Vacancy Rate;
CEO Report;
Meadows Interview;
Ed Notes;
Yesterday's Catch;
Anyone Can;
Anti-Semitism;
Journalists;
Aurora Forecast;
Peppernut Balls;
Confidence Man;
Lights Festival;
Laurel Canyon;
New Fear;
Riggs Wigs-out;
Hortense Hordingall;
Buddhist Economics;
Bees Art

Off the Record (Nov. 14, 2018)

THE PRECIOUS little college town of Arcata has just voted to pull down the statue of President McKinley, which has rested on one end of the town's plaza almost since McKinley's assassination at the turn of the century.

Muddling the Numbers

Mendo’s budgeters have produced their first quarter budget review for Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The numbers don't add up. Readers may recall our preliminary attempt last week to calculate the size of the looming…

Where Permit Applications Go to Die

Amy Wynn is a professional planner from the Mendocino Coast whose business is called “Wynn Coastal Planning & Biology.” Ms. Wynn has already established a well-deserved reputation for helping Coast businesses and property owners navigate…

Valley People (Nov. 14, 2018)

BRIAN MENDOZA, 17, died early Friday evening when his car unaccountably left the pavement and hit a tree off Old River Road, which runs between Hopland and Ukiah. Brian is the son of Jose “Chato”…

Humane Society Benefit

[Dec 13] Inaugural Dine-Out for the Mendocino Coast Humane Society at the Mendocino Hotel, Thursday, December 13th 6pm thru 9pm. 15% of sales will be donated (helping our furry four-legged friends). Stop by or call…

Inland Democrats

[Dec 13] Next meeting of the Inland Mendocino Democratic Club on December 13th at 5:30. Let’s all join together to make our county an oasis of Justice and Peace. Together, in coalition, we can take…

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