Speeches, races, a play joined familiar fair activities such as a livestock procession, pie judging and a nearly 18-inch apple.
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McNear: Emma Barton Coombs had a magnetic presence that transmits through photos
A teacher by training, she was part of a foundational Little River family.
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McNear: Danish immigrant finds “the promise land” in 1836
Tom Petersen perfected the use of Douglas fir for ship-building on the north coast.
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McNear: The Hare Creek Surfers: five teens with a mission
While Southern California takes the headlines, the Mendocino coast offers challenges to daredevil surfers—cold water, washing-machine waves, lots of rocks.
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McNear: Saving Mendocino’s headlands from development took a citizens campaign
A dialed-in artist who “knew everybody,” Emmy Lou Packard spearheaded the effort.