I met with Ernie Pardini at The Boonville Lodge on a recent Friday afternoon. I had planned to interview both Ernie and his brother Tony at the same time but Tony had to work at…
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MORE THAN A WINDSHIELD Editor, Based on the letter in the June 17, 2009, AVA (“In the interest of justice”), it sounds like Ernest Elliot Sr., “Chief of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians,” is…
Though I was never a huge fan of the man or his music, there's no denying that Michael Jackson was prodigiously talented, and if I didn't enjoy his classic work as much as a few…
PAPERS were delivered a day late most places last week because of a techno-mix-up at our usually infallible Willits printer, Printing X-Press. A COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE will be held at the Boonville Firehouse Saturday, July…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Good god, it’s been hot! However, there’s no rest for the wicked so here we go. Public Service Announcements: Just one this…
WHEN GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER proposed closing 220 state parks to help ease the $24 billion (and deepening) state budget shortfall, the federal government said that if the state shuts its parks, the feds will take them…
I met with Barbara at her home on Lambert Lane and, with a bowl of cherries, some smoked albacore jerky, and a delicious glass of lemonade, we sat down on the deck to chat. Barbara…