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Posts published in September 2024

Remembering ED Denson

A community gathering to remember ED Denson (Eugene C. Denson) will take place on Saturday September 28th from 2-7pm at the Southern Humboldt Community Park, 1144 Sprowel Creek Road, Garberville. Follow the signs for “ED.”…

ED Denson & Me

Why does HumCo Attorney Ed Denson get to eat hamburgers, french fries, and a milk shake and I don’t? Why does Ed get to live for now, eat anything he wants, and I have to…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday 9/24/2024

Arena Pier | Hot Interior | School Sports | Kangaroo Paw | Water Issues | Hutchins Fan | CSD Hiring | Coast Hospice | Autumn Elegy | Bus Stop | Local Indians | Arena Cove | Paper Player | Grevillea | Ed Notes | Proud? | Spit Myth | Red Sky | Yesterday's Catch | San Andreas | Bum Camp | Ford Eavesdropping | Haitian Focus | Frisco Not | Grape Glut | Slim Pickin's | Niner Troubles | Sites Reservoir | Frida's Marriage | Lead Stories | Peeking Duck | Israeli Attacks | Tipover Point | October Surprises | Swastika | Dem Party | Nothing Left | Ötzi

Cannabis Expansion Hornswoggle Rejected By Supes

Really good news from Tuesday’s (Sept. 10th) Board of Supervisors meeting. Since the Supes Tuesday meetings are also deadline day for the Observer, I only have time to report to you that the Supes voted…

After 18 Years, Jose Folds Up His Tent

I knew the guy at the hot dog stand was retiring in a few days so I went to get a Deluxe Dog and talk him into a story on how he spent 18 years…

Mendocino County Today: Monday 9/23/2024

Haul Road | Warm | Fin Whale | Panther Sports | English Memorial | Weed Busts | Drug Factor | Speed Surveys | Apple Dryer | Willits Theatre | Yum Yum | Sierra Buttes | Annexation Thoughts | Bigfoot | Lake Mendo | Your Birthday | Ed Notes | Pledging | Neighbor Politics | Eating Meat | Yesterday's Catch | Donut Leer | Medical Brownies | Helpless Cad | Long-Lost Brother | Niners Lose | Sneezer's | 49er Grades | Probably Immigrant | Plastic-Bag Ban | Aline's Dream | California Drilling | Comrade Kamala | Lead Stories | Wrong Side | Women Vote | Press Failure | Neato Keano

Letters 9/23/2024

It is my understanding that there is still no in-home hospice in Fort Bragg. And the new version, if one can call it that, is based in the hospital for in house care only. Hardly a Hospice.…

Assignment: Ukiah: 1) Cured By Weed; 2) The Anti-Library

I’ve been a skeptic of marijuana as a medical miracle for almost as long as I’ve been doubtful the Easter Bunny lays eggs in my stocking once a year and the Cleveland Browns are someday…

The Pioneer McAbees

John Wesley McAbee (Nov. 5, 1826-1899) was a pioneer of Yorkville and of the Boonville area. He was the son of Samuel McAbee (1795-1846) of Indiana and Margaret (Pitcher) McAbee (1804-1844). John Wesley was one…

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