I met with Doug Read a couple of weeks ago at his home on the Valley’s unofficial ‘Mason-Dixon Line’ that separates Boonville and Philo, just north of Breggo Cellars Winery. The house, built by carpenter Doug,…
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A while back, I had the honor of meeting a pair of sisters in an area nursing home. Little sister was 99 years old and big sister was 104. As I congratulated the pair, a…
HASH MARKS Greetings Editor: Hash Peppermint Patty — Good grief! “Gosh, Charlie Brown: what is hash?” Linus asks. “A mixture of corned beef, processed potatoes, and onion extract,” the round headed kid replied. Semantics aside,…
People keep asking if I'm planning to bring carrots and lettuce, what have you, down to the Farmers Market (They call it the “food mart”) on Sundays at the Anderson Valley Grange. The short answer…
Peregrine falcons, the fastest birds on earth, like Mendocino County. In fact, our county has more peregrines breeding here than any other county in the lower 48 eight states. They nest on cliff ledges 50-200…
Dear Cloverdale Road, I won’t say it’s been too long, but even now my feelings are mixed. Over the years our relationship has been complicated, happy, tumultuous. With you I have endured banality, adventure and…
JOE DRESCH, our unfailingly accommodating and justly popular Philo postmaster, somehow avoided serious injury last Friday when, westbound on the downhill slope of the Ukiah-Boonville Road at milemarker 6.47, Joe swerved to avoid a deer,…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Public Service Announcements #115: The monthly meeting of the Independent Career Women will take place next Wednesday, Nov 18th at Lauren’s Restaurant at…
Wild & Wilder The Fourth grade classes of Shirley Tompkins and Vickie Brock had the privilege of going back in time with Tamara Wilder who specializes in wilderness crafts. Students got a hands-on dose of…