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Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Belated (perhaps) Happy Birthdays this month to both Neil Darling and Gloria Abbott! Meanwhile, two memorials were held this past weekend in…

Big Timber

My occasional trips into the Valley pass the Redwood Empire Mill near Cloverdale, and I can’t help but look at the log deck and contrast it with the log decks of 50 years ago.

Sheep Dog Trials 2012

When asked a few years ago if he had any ambitions or goals, Yorkville shepherd, Kevin Owens, replied, “Well, I’m not a very ambitious type but if there is one thing I still dream of…

Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Efren Mendoza

A memorial celebrating the life of Efren Mendoza was held at the Senior Center/Veterans’ Hall in Boonville last Saturday afternoon. About 80 people showed up for this very moving and poignant occasion, with approximately half…

Off The Record

BLISS FISHER has been suspended from her job as Mendocino County's Director of Animal Care Services. No one is saying why Fisher has been suspended. Fisher herself told Justine Frederiksen of the Ukiah Daily Journal…

Valley People

TWO SHARP EARTHQUAKE jolts were delivered to Boonville at 8:15 Tuesday morning. At work high atop the Farrer Building in the center of town, I headed for the door to seek confirmation from Torrey Douglas…

Panther Soccer 2012

Last Tuesday (18th) afternoon, the team headed down to Santa Rosa for the first of their two annual ‘big matches’ against the 2011 League Champions, Roseland University Prep. These two schools, along with Calistoga, have…

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