We have a very significant birthday celebration coming up this weekend here in Anderson Valley. Our community’s oldest man, Ross Murray, will be turning 97 years of age. Yes, Ross was born on 16th September, 1918!
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Last Wednesday afternoon the team headed out of Boonville for one of their longest road trips of the season — to Middletown in Lake County, over two hours to the east, a non-league game. No…
The 2015 season opened last Tuesday afternoon on just the second day of school. The opponents were the Knights from Kelseyville who made the journey from smoky Lake County and arrived with a much changed team from last season. Clearly some elder students had transferred in and it turned out that they were good players too!
GRAPES aren't the only crop gathered early this year. Outdoor marijuana is also about a month earlier than usual, which probably accounts for the local influx of young people to work as pot trimmers. I…
Labor Day weekend is virtually upon us and while it’s not the “Mother of All Holidays” (that is obviously Thanksgiving), it is still a pretty good one as we celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labor Day has its origins in the labor union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest – seems about fair, although personally I continue to question the eight hours for work part.
COUPLA CALLERS wanted to know if 128 is closed south of Boonville to Cloverdale. Yeah, after dark it is. If you're setting out for Frisco at 8pm or later, better head east on 253 then…
I am pleased to report that our AV volunteer firefighters who have been battling the forest fires east of here for the past month or so have finally returned safely to the Valley. Great job one and all! The gratitude of many NorCal folks could not be more fully deserved.
THIS YEAR'S MENDOCINO COUNTY FAIR & APPLE SHOW will be September 18, 19 & 20. Entry Forms must be filed or postmarked not later than Friday, August 14, 2015 (except for Sheep Dog Trial entry…