Valley People 11/2/2024
AV SENIOR CENTER: We are still in need of contestants! Please send in your entry forms! Email Renée at avseniorcenter@pacific.net to get an entry from sent to you. AV ATHLETICS TICKETS Digital...
View ArticleValley People 11/10/2024
WE WERE SADDENED TO HEAR of the October 20 death of Fred Sternkopf, aka ‘Dr. Doo,’ of Mendocino and Caspar, whose lively cartoons graced the pages of the print edition of the AVA for decades.…
View ArticleValley People 11/16/2024
BILL KIMBERLIN: I am doing a display of some of my photos at Mosswood Cafe in downtown Boonville. Drop by if you have any interest. Here are a few of them. JUMBO'S WIN WIN, the…
View ArticleValley People 11/23/2024
ANDERSON VALLEY’S LONG-AWAITED $300k-plus new ambulance delivery was delayed again last month when, during the installation of the complicated medical equipment, the ambulance assembly vendor...
View ArticleValley People 11/30/2024
JULIE BEARDSLEY You know I’ve lived here for a long time and I remember in the 1970s it rained for a several weeks at a time and we didn’t freak out and call it a…
View ArticleValley People 12/6/2024
TINY HOMES, BOONVILLE STYLE. Last April we published a brief plug for two local guys who had announced that they were setting up some kind of tiny home production business. But there wasn’t much else…
View ArticleValley People 12/14/2024
AV ATHLETICS The 65th Redwood Classic was the largest tournament in its illustrious history. Featuring 16 teams playing 32 games over four days across three locations, it provided a four-game guarantee...
View ArticleValley People 12/20/2024
STEPHANIE MARCUM: Times are tough. Living in Boonville is rough. Your comment about Boonville pricing struck a nerve with me though. The stores here get hit with higher delivery fees and a fuel charge...
View ArticleValley People 12/27/2024
NAVARRO RIVER AT THE GREENWOOD BRIDGE TUESDAY MORNING AV FIRST RESPONDER ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS FOR 2024 TRAFFIC FATALITY ON HIGHWAY 128 On December 18, 2024, at 9:42pm, Ukiah Area CHP units responded to...
View ArticleValley People 1/3/2025
RICHARD YATES: Vehicles stranded on Highway 128? Per scanner 128 is closed. Multiple parties stranded due to flooding. Anderson Valley Fire Chief Andres Avila Confirms: Yes, we were dispatched Sunday...
View ArticleValley People 1/11/2025
2025 ARRIVES IN BOONVILLE One medical aid “lift assist” call came in just after midnight the night before New Year’s Eve. No info was available on why that person needed “lift assist” at 1am Tuesday.…
View ArticleValley People 1/16/2025
WES SMOOT: There will be a Celebration of Life for Wes Smoot on Saturday, February 1, at 2pm in the the Museum Rose Room of the AV History Museum, 12340 Highway 128, Boonville. (Sheri Hansen)…
View ArticleValley People 1/24/2025
WES SMOOT MEMORIAL, SATURDAY, 2PM, BOONVILLE FAIRGROUNDS Wes Smoot's Memorial was originally planned to be held at the Rose Room at Anderson Valley Historical Museum on February 1st. It will now be...
View ArticleValley People 1/31/2025
JACOB CODY ‘JAKE’ WAGGONER May 31, 1988 – December 23, 2024 Jake Waggoner peacefully passed on December 23, 2024 surrounded by his family. Please come help us celebrate his life, his generosity, and...
View ArticleValley People 2/6/2025
ANDERSON VALLEY WINTER WEATHER UPDATE by AV Fire Chief Andres Avila So far, so good. We have seen some normal localized flooding and Hwy 128 being closed at Flynn Creek Rd. As of this evening,…
View ArticleValley People 2/14/2025
REMEMBERING CHARMIAN Charmian, like Cher and Madonna, achieved single-name renown on the Northcoast partly, perhaps, because her long-running column in this publication seemed an anomaly, a little old...
View ArticleValley People 2/22/2025
IF YOU remember Maggie's in Yorkville you can call yourself Almost An Old Timer. Ditto if you enjoyed tacos at Leo's in Yorkville where Leo, a wonderful performer, always had the latest jokes and even…
View ArticleValley People 2/28/2025
THE INFERNAL ANTI-SLEEP MACHINES, were turned on much earlier than usual this year. Even though the overnight temps never got below 40 degrees, the grape growers’ wind fans were turned on Friday...
View ArticleValley People 3/7/2025
EVERY WEEK, a representative sample of suffering humanity appears in our office. One day, along with the usual tourists and kibitzers who stop in, an emaciated fellow called David Wood walked slowly...
View ArticleValley People 3/14/2025
VARIETY SHOW 2025 THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY Tickets on sale NOW at Anderson Valley Market and Lemons Market in Philo! $15 adults, $5 kiddos. Cash, check, & Venmo taken at the door! PETIT TETON FARM…
View ArticleValley People 3/21/2025
GEORGE GAINES, former owner of the Highland Ranch resort (sold to the controversial Blackbird Ranch people a few years ago) outside Philo has died at the age of 95. We not have any particulars. We…
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