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Valley People (May 6, 2024)

THE HANES RANCH: An AV Historical Society Event The AV Historical Society presents another Valley Chat featuring John Hanes sharing The History of the Hanes Family & Ranch (including the famous shootout).  Sunday May 5…

The Mighty AVA Website Lives On

When I first joined the District, I heard about the wildcard local newspaper and was advised to not engage. So upon hearing that, of course, I absolutely had to meet the Editor. I was kindly…

We’ll Have to Stop Meeting Like This

As you’re boiling water for coffee, you turn on the morning news – recurring loops of crime, traffic and weather bracketed by ads you’ve heard thousands of times. In Northern California the company providing the…

Saving Local History

With the demise of the print version of this newspaper I’ve written for for over a decade I thought about what I’d like to contribute to the last issue. I write a lot about local…

Time Flies

The older I get, the more I realize the truth in the Latin saying “Tempus Fugit”; time flies. Plus a second truth: “As time flies, the world changes.”  I’ve read the Anderson Valley Advertiser for…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday 5/4/24

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The End of the Paper-Paper

This issue of the Anderson Valley Advertiser is the very last one you will ever hold in your hands. As a tangible entity the paper is done. For those whose routine includes a Thursday ritual…

On The Mountain House Road Again

During my last stretch home in Ukiah I promised myself a leisurely trip out Mountain House Road. I cashed that promise in and left Hopland, heading south.  I’ve lived 40 years in Ukiah, and like…

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