NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVE — in chronological order, with pagination below
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Groundfishing fleet strikes for higher prices
Fort Bragg”s groundfish fleet is itself grounded, as the commercial fishers try to work together to get better prices for their fish. Prices have been flat for 10 years despite rising costs in everything else, said Tommy Ancona, owner of Tommy”s Marine in Fort Bragg and president of the Fisherman”s Marketing Association. The association represents…
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Whales boost Whale Festival despite loss of two events
Tourists were pleased with all the whales, art and wine at the two-town Whale Festival this year. Organizers proclaimed the events a success, despite the departure of runners, walkers and parkers from last weekend”s fun in Fort Bragg. The 2007 Fort Bragg Whale Festival on Saturday and Sunday was without one of its signature events,…
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Fishing gets boost after Klamath River returns surge
Local commercial and sport fishers caught something really unusual last week — a break — likely to allow a full summer of fishing locally. The Pacific Fishery Management Council last Friday adopted possible management options that will allow a longer season for recreational and commercial king salmon fishers in California and Oregon. While a complicated…
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Upgrades make Hospitality House more inviting
The Hospitality House always had that inviting name, even when it was dark, dank, and packed with people sleeping on the floor. It had two meager, moldy bathrooms for as many as 24 residents At an open house Sunday, the results of a $500,000 renovation of the 237 N. McPherson St., emergency shelter were on…
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Leftist penman pushes plan to confront Democrats over war
While many nationally famous intellectuals from the left have found their way to Fort Bragg for Alliance for Democracy Friday night events, few would be called “controversial” by partisan crowds who cheered them. But Alexander Cockburn, co-editor of the Website CounterPunch who also writes a column for the Nation, is controversial in pretty much any…
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New superagency seeks to repair cracks in system for dual diagnosis”
The mother of the man accused of making a bomb threat that closed down the county courthouse made an impassioned public plea for better services for people who have a “dual diagnosis.” Tracy Howson told a horror story in which her son sought help but instead fell through the proverbial cracks, a tale that a…
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Safe Passage celebrates 10 years of whole family learning
Five-year-old Noel Villapando stood before more than 50 people gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Safe Passage in Fort Bragg and appeared too shy to speak. But when reminded he was to say what had happened to him at Safe Passage, he burst out of his reverie and breached a wide smile. “When I…
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Food Bank officials look back, and forward
Bill Mertle has watched Fort Bragg”s hunger grow over the past decade but sees hope from a community that”s willing to be more generous in tougher times. “Ever since I have been at the Food Bank, each year we have seemed to serve more and more clients,” said Mertle, 64, president of the board of…
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Most Food Bank patrons work, but need help year-round
Hunger won”t go away in 2007, but the Fort Bragg Food Bank will continue its efforts to educate the community and fill empty plates on the dinner tables of its clients, many of whom work and have families. About 60 to 65 percent of Food Bank patrons are “the working poor,” according to Nancy Severy,…
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Honking good holiday season for Food Bank
When the arrival of 100 frozen geese surprised the Fort Bragg Food Bank just before Christmas, Executive Director Nancy Severy wasn”t sure how well they would be received for the traditional Christmas dinner. Odd items that end up as leftovers in the larder are some of the concerns the Food Bank deals with. The Food…
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Coast rich in food aid, but programs are underutilized
Four-year-old Lilly Simili smiled widely when she heard her picture might get into the newspaper while partaking of Coast Christian Center”s bag lunch in the park program. Her mom wasn”t keen on the idea, but gave permission when Lilly made it clear that she really wanted her picture taken for possible publication for the first…
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2005 saw first national decline in hunger” since 1990s
Although hunger had been a steadily worsening problem in America in the 21st century, there was some good statistical news released in late 2006 about last year. In each of the first five years of the Bush Administration, the number of “hungry” Americans surged, a record-setting run for number of years and total hungry people…
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37-year-old Food Bank needs more storage space
Santa may need a bigger sled to bring the Food Bank the item at the top of their holiday donation list — a sled big enough for a storage shed. Food Bank CEO Nancy Severy hopes a local builder or handyperson will catch the holiday spirit and step forward to help with this request to…
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Large donation will greatly benefit Food Bank
Harvest Market owner Tom Honer has a great lead on the identity of Santa, but he isn”t telling. Last week, a man walked into Harvest and gave Honer a check for $10,000. The philanthropist asked that the money be used at Harvest Market by the Fort Bragg Food Bank. He came to Honer because he…
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Democrats honor Sen. Wes Chesbro
In the 1970s, a young bicyclist named Wes Chesbro paused to look over a spectacular bluff where Highway 1 descends to the Navarro River. Chesbro was riding from the Oregon border to the Golden Gate Bridge as part of a coastal preservation initiative of the time and he never forgot that spot. Last Thursday, State…
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New face leads Food Bank effort this holiday season
New Fort Bragg Food Bank Executive Director Nancy Severy has high praise for the other staff members who put the flavor into the Food Bank. The staff includes Jean Jones (volunteer/client coordinator), Richard Moore (warehouseman), James Masterson (driver) and Bob Beck (warehouseman). “Jean Jones is the friendly face of the Food Bank. She greets and…
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Crowd celebrates Dialysis Clinic opening
After 16 years of making the grueling drive between Fort Bragg and a Ukiah dialysis clinic, Don Myers can finally put away his chainsaw. “It was like the Postal Service, rain or shine, landslide or no, we had to go,” said Myers, after the exuberant grand opening ceremonies for the Fort Bragg Dialysis Clinic on…
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Volunteers get it done at the Food Bank
Food Bank volunteer Nancy Milano sees the free food program as an important security net for the many Mendocino Coast residents living on the edge. The number of hungry people seeking help this holiday season is up 17 percent, according to Executive Director Nancy Severy. “The veneer in this society that separates the haves” from…
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Season of Sharing picks up pace in donations, assistance
As the loaves of French bread, the frosted bakery cinnamon rolls and the boxes of bright red tomatoes were set up at the Fort Bragg Food Bank Monday, many stomachs were growling at the feast. And the program”s clients hadn”t even arrived yet. Volunteers were proud and tempted by the quality of the donated food…
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Democracy Now”s” Amy Goodman speaks at Cotton
Amy Goodman doesn”t often praise corporate news media for “doing the right thing,” but those were the words of the prominent progressive during a Saturday night visit to Cotton Auditorium while describing coverage of the Katrina disaster. Goodman, host of the syndicated radio and television news program “Democracy Now!,” first told how President Bush and…
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