The first mornings after the autumn equinox you really feel the shift in season on the west side of Anderson Valley, with the redwood forests shedding cold drafts that undermine whatever heat is in the…
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I should have been an experimental physicist or perhaps even an astrophysicist. One disadvantage to the latter profession is that you can't really get close to the explosions you're studying. “A good explosion,” a friend…
I didn’t know Barney Fetzer, a lumber executive turned legendary wine entrepreneur. He had already died when I arrived in Mendocino County 25 years ago. But over the years I have had the privilege of…
“I did not come from Paris for le Wharf of Fishermen or le Tower Coit or ze Rights Gay of Homozekshools. I come to your bootiful San Francisco for les bagels de Ze San Francisco…
There was a memorial for Ben Sonnenberg last week. Ben died on June 26 at the age of 73 — and a substantial crowd of the people who knew and loved him were invited by…
LOSE’EM-ALL LOSES AGAIN Dear Editor, Hello to the great readers of the AVA. This is Timothy Elliott once again. I would like to ask for a moment of your time. Again, I am writing to…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Thanks to my ace team of investigative reporters, along with various Valley sleuths and historians such as Pat Hulbert and others, I can…
The first home league game of the season saw the Pirates of Point Arena come to the Valley last Wednesday for a 4.30 match-up with the hometown Panthers. The Pirates are always a decent team…
I met with Doug at his property just south of Navarro where he has several showrooms full of his pottery along with the very quaint house where he lives. He made a pot of strong…