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Panther Soccer 2012

With just two regular season games remaining, and AV assured of a finish no higher or lower than 4th, the least they could do was affect the position of their arch-rivals from Calistoga, who were…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Hopefully you are aware that next Tuesday, November 6th is Election Day and are intending to exercise your rights regarding the many…

River Views

Update on the case of the homeless man acquitted of charges he intentionally injured his pit bull, Frankie, on August 19th of this year. First, we must go back to the only member of the…

The Light Brothers

Born October 19th, 1862 Auguste Lumière—the elder of the two brothers, who later became the world’s first filmmakers—would have celebrated his 150th birthday last week. If one defines the cinema as the projecting of a…

Looking Back, Part 3

One of the first lessons that my mother learned as a beginning teacher in Boonville in 1956 was to become friendly with as many of the staff at the elementary school as possible in the…

Is Billy Norbury Insane?

The defense began presenting evidence Tuesday regarding the question of Billy M. Norbury's sanity at the time he shot and killed his Redwood Valley neighbor, Jamal Andrews. A jury has already convicted Norbury, 34, of…

When The Cops Steal Your Car

Last May, while Linda Pitman was helping her son and daughter move across town, the Ukiah Police Department stole her truck, estimated value: $3,000. Ms. Pitman's adult son Joe was driving. The front license plate…

Valley People

CELTICA ROCKS! Upper Peachland's own Wendy Rowe and her band Celtica rocked Lauren's restaurant last Friday night, playing to a packed house. Two of her band mates were held up in customs, apparently having to…

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