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Boonville Fair In The 60s & 70s

The Anderson Valley History Museum has issues of the Anderson Valley Advertiser going back to the 1950s and forward into the early 1980s. When I want to get a picture of how things have changed,…

I Saw Fort Bragg’s Worst Car Accident Ever

[as told to Bruce Anderson, 2003] The following is a first-hand account of the car crash on Sherwood Road, Fort Bragg, Tuesday afternoon the 27th of August, 2003. Four persons were killed, three badly injured.…

Finding Peace In Redwood Valley

The paths that helped me heal after a horrible loss… The morning after my cat Sasquatch died, a friend suggested we walk at the Abhayagiri Monastery in Redwood Valley. That was cool Because I can’t…

The Boonville Fair: A History

An “old time country fair — country style” will welcome visitors to fruitful Anderson Valley next month. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13, 14, 15 are the dates posted on the big red apple painted…

1888 Mendocino County: Yes, You Saw An Elephant!

Imagine this: It’s 1888 and you are a small child living on a ranch on the Mail Ridge Road in northern Mendocino County. You see the dust of travelers coming along the roadway and run…

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