(I don't know where the AVA gets all those great quotes, but a couple in here made me think of them, though perhaps you've seen and used them already.) It was on this day in…
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If the Giants had played host to the final two games of the playoffs, the National League Pennant series might still hang in the balance because of the deluge that swamped northern California over the…
I met with Pat (he much prefers that name to Bruce) at his house in the lower reaches of the Valley’s western hills overlooking Anderson Valley Way. After giving me the “5c tour” of the…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Well, has it been wet enough for you? The ‘experts’ in the world of weather forecasting grossly underestimated this past weekend’s rain,…
Last Monday afternoon (Oct 18th), the team traveled to face the Wolverines of Willits for the final non-league game of the season in what would be a stern test against a team in second place…
Berkeley is probably not the best place to be introduced to politics, especially after a childhood spent wearing a little “I Like Ike” pin. In Berkeley, the question was never: Are you a Democrat or…
Whilst discussing my hopes and expectations for the San Francisco Giants with Mark Scaramella, he suggested I try my hand at writing about disappointment. I just hope my attempt doesn’t disappoint him. “Disappointment is a…
A TRIUMPHANT JOHN TOOHEY, Anderson Valley High School football coach, writes: “The AV Panthers played in their first ever eight man contest against Woodside Priory in Portola Valley this past Saturday. The contest was played…