Another group is the Occidental Community Choir. Don't know if they limit membership in terms of location/residency, but I know they have a great time! The semi-annual concerts are entertaining and...

Here it is, a PDF scan attached (page also includes Bread Pudding). Enjoy!
-Pam

I can attest to the efficacy of Spencer's programs. My own son's musical talents flourished several years ago (2006-2009?) at The Great Burrow Studio Band Camp, meeting fellow student musicians with...

You're right, Geoff, I live in NE Georgia now after 23 years in Sebastopol (and 56 years in Northern Calif.; I keep up with West SoCo on Wacco as a source of news). I didn't add the image of the...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2014-03-17_22-36-41.pngMy guess is that the drought affects the snakes more than it does the lizards, but that's an uneducated guess. All I know is...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2014-03-17_13-58-59.pngAs *long* ago as 2009, a bald eagle was sighted in the Laguna--pointed out by a docent of the Audubon's Madrone Chapter, when...

What good news about the turtles in RP! Referring to the theory, that is, that the presence of amphibians and reptiles in native environments means that the particular area is in a good state of...

Don't scrape with the razor blade; simply use the blade to slice the sticker along edge/seam of the case . Case will open and then you can remove the sticker halves by peeling with your finger nail....

For a real "back to the future' approach, check out Woody Guthrie's list from 1943. Lots of 'em, not for everyone, but a wonderful collection and the hand-written, illustrated entries are a treat: ...

Wallace "Stevens" -- (sorry, just had to correct. One of my favorite poets.)

You could try calling Main Stage West (that took over the venue) and see if they'd want to honor it as a promotional gesture ... 823-0177.

Just for the efficacy of people finding the website, the name of the company is "Manzana Products." A long-standing West County family apple business. :):

[What's your experience been?
Have you gotten a flu shot?
Did you get the flu anyway or not?
(The CDC Reports the shot is only 60% effective)]

I've obtained a flu shot for the past 3 years...

The last time I got some cheap, it was from Dehlinger Winery (Vine Hill at Guerneville Rd.) You'd have to call first as they're not really open to the public. It was many years ago, but I think they...

And ditto for me, albeit only once. Normally, through 23 years of living within Sebastopol city limits, I found the local police to be friendly, tolerant, community-minded, and not oppressive.* Then...

And this one, Larry... your own, which in October 2011 made me think of George after hearing about his cancer:


Twilight in Hendy Woods

This is the hour of magic
When this world and the other...

Thanks for this good news, Barney. (Not Bernie, people! Do your homework.) Some of us knew you weren't wanting to cut the tree. What I wanted to post earlier, but didn't, is that those of you who...

I and many others in the West County knew George Snyder personally; he cast a long shadow physically, philosophically and ethically--all in a good way. This is his obituary in the PD, which fails to...

Really, Barry? Is this a red herring? Haven't you heard the recent news stories interviewing the anthropologists? That Mayan calendar date was in no way intended to signal the end of the world.

My...

Barry, why is this such a shocker? I realize that Schaffer has been pilloried in this bulletin board over the CVS/Chase matter, but she is truly intelligent and hard-working, beyond generous with her...

Thank you, Conrad, for articulating the main thing I don't miss about moving away from Sebastopol. While I now live in Georgia, it's near a university and also attracts retired folks from New York...

We should also remember that Starbucks are locally owned franchises; they are not corporate outlets. Like other franchises (e.g. Baskin Robbins), the owners often belong to Sebastopol civic groups,...

The jury is out on coffee. Actually, the latest reports say that some coffee (2 cups/day) is ok and potentially health-supporting. So why give up the coffee? It's an industry that we can support via...

But what IS this "better"? When is the answer to a currently unaesthetic vacant property along a major traffic corridor coming forward that has superior ingress/egress issues? No entity has stepped...

There will soon be a glut of wine grapes in CA like never before. You'd think by now that business people would be leary of investing in additional vineyards, and this remote area likely comes with a...

Mr. 'Foon' gets as close as I can with the explanation. All I ever heard was about the proportional spacing of fonts vs. the mono-space of leaded type. But you're right--logic does not prevail in...

Didion is (was? not sure she's still publishing) an incredible essayist and novelist who wrote about Western American culture with excruciating objectivity. Slouching Towards Bethlehem or The White...

Pardon me not being Dixon here, but I'm a copy editor and love questions about punctuation. Semi-colons join two phrases that could grammatically stand alone as complete sentences, but for reasons...

Colleen,
Sonoma West Times & News (and its sister papers in Healdsburg and Windsor) print obituaries (with photo) free of charge. Call 823-7845 for information on submitting. :heart:

I am so sorry for the loss of of your daughter, Colleen. There's no greater sorrow than having our child pass before us. You seem very brave and I hope that your strength will carry you through.
...

Yesterday, I chewed through Heather Irwin's blog (PD Bite Club) about the Farmer's Market issue, plus the reader commentary that follows it, which contains plenty of slings & arrows. I agree with one...

[sheepish smiley]
I guess that's what I get for a) only reading the Daily Digests and b) composing emails not only after my bedtime (I now reside in EST), but also after a rum tasting. Apologies to...

Please, please, please tell us you are not serious about the apocalyptic nonsense for 2012. That dire version of a Mayan calendar forecast has been debunked by anthropologists who have accurately...