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AV Schools Phone-Free

Some Mendocino County students were asked to do the “unthinkable” this week when school began — put their phones away all day. “I saw students walking and talking instead of with their heads down and…

A Moment of Bravery

In 1974 I was trying to get my house plans through the Mendocino County Building Department for a building permit. I had presented my drawing of a two-story house to be constructed of redwood logs…

The Mystery of Graveyard Creek

One sunny day more than a few years ago, Don Pardini was working in Evergreen Cemetery when a couple of odd-looking bones caught his eye. They weren’t hog bones, deer bones, dog bones, cat bones,…

More Money, New Slogans

The news we’ve all been waiting for has arrived: The causes and cures of homelessness are no longer a mystery, and in fact are simple. Those in charge need more money to fund innovative program…

Anderson Valley in 1954 & 1955

The AV History Museum has boxes with actual copies of the Anderson Valley Advertiser from November 1954 through December 1985. Individual copies were sold for 7¢ with a year of weekly papers subscription price of…

Carolyn Joyce Short (June 28, 1931 – August 20, 2023)

Carolyn Short was born on June 28, 1931, to Benjamin Thomas Ashley & Janet Gaines Goff Ashley, in Amity, Arkansas.  While attending Amity High, Carolyn was a varsity basketball player, along with her childhood friend,…

Salud Pebs

August 21, 2023 — Pebbles Trippet is in Tijuana about to undergo four days of stem cell therapy to treat Chronic Obstetric Pulmonary Disorder (COPD). Dr. Salomon Karam, whose degree is in “regenerative medicine,” will…

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