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Off the Record 12/2/2024

BERNARD NORVELL On October 22, 2024 Fort Bragg businessman Bernard (Bernie) Robert Norvell passed away suddenly. Bernard was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Donna Norvell, his children Evelyn…

The Gumby Papers

A Friday night search for ice cream in Hades… On a warm Friday afternoon in late May 1974, Terrence and I decided to take “the Raiz Diabolicum,” the diabolical or devil's root, the conquering Spanish…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday 12/1/2024

Calm | Chilly | Missing Angel | Joseph Garcia | Church Restoration | B Finance | Toy Drive | Thanksgiving Dinner | Holiday Wreaths | AV Events | Denim Days | Podcast Recommendations | Pet Yogi | Marco Radio | Willits Farriers | Denoyer Case | William Goddard | Mechanical Shark | Charles Willard | Third Party | Dance Brigade | Real Albion | Coon Gulch | Yesterday's Catch | Lotta Likes | Advantage Advice | Satire Terminated | Listen Completely | Lucerne 1941 | Phys Ed | Different Homos | Never Leave | Immigration Statement | Irish Pub | Shipping Homeless | City Night | Go Away | Lead Stories | Sleepless Night

Announcements 12/1/2024

MARGIE LEE HANDLEY September 29, 1939 - November 9, 2024 Margie Handley, a devoted mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, accomplished businesswoman and philanthropist, passed away peacefully at her beloved ranch on Hearst Rd along…

Movie Review: Ray Charles — Distrustful Genius

Ray Charles distrusted people, naturally. But it was, well, eye-opening to realize how his blindness lead to his distrust. We recently had a chance to re-review the movie-biography of Ray Charles, simply called “Ray.” It…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday 11/30/2024

Chilly Morning | Amanita | Mendo Watertower | Evil Cry | Holiday Fair | Gift Drive | Recycled Grass | Skunk Lawsuits | Turkey Bacon | Drewry Documentary | Hippie Lament | Director Hall | Wise Up | Family Ties | Humboldt Thanksgiving | Ed Notes | Attachment | Burning Workshop | Roadside Stand | Scotto Poster | Yokaia Pomo | Charles Willard | Yesterday's Catch | 500 Club | Blaming Solar | Tam High | Hotel Workers | Dagger | Marco Radio | Little Charlie | Resistance Campfires | GG Wave | Crying Cult | Library Card | Reminder | Discombobulation | Halfback Kerouac | Lead Stories | Crisis System | Turkey Ride | Maga Therapy | January 20 | Capillary Dems | Landfill | Start Small | Costly Snack | Acquainted Night | Crucifixion | Acts/Omissions | Elephant

Valley People 11/30/2024

JULIE BEARDSLEY You know I’ve lived here for a long time and I remember in the 1970s it rained for a several weeks at a time and we didn’t freak out and call it a…

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