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CPAs Aycock & Edgmon at your serviceCertified Public

Accounts Phil Aycockand Stacey Edgmon havebeen managing people’spersonal and businesstax and financial issuesfrom their 523 MainStreet office for morethan a decade.

Together with theirlong-time staff assistantJessica Ackroyd, they saythey’ve handled justabout every imaginablekind of tax-related issue,dispensing practicaladvice for importantquestions like “Should Isell stock?” “Can Iretire?” or “Should I

receive Social Securitynow or later?”

“These are all ques-tions that have tax impli-cations,” explainedEdgmon.

“And it’s far better toexplore the tax conse-quences of major finan-cial moves before youmake them.”

Aycock added thatkeeping good records is acritical step that many ofus don’t pay enoughattention to.

“A lot of times peoplepay more tax than theyneed to because theydon’t keep track of their

expenses,” he said.And then, of course,

there’s tax season. “It’scrazy and hard to sched-ule anything, then,” saidEdgmon, adding thatwhen people owe taxesthey tend to file rightbefore the deadline. Shesaid that their clients’biggest problems at taxtime frequently centeraround the tax conse-quences of selling stock,especially when it waspurchased long ago andrecords are either incom-plete or not current.

Aycock says thattoday’s electronics allow

them to handle clients allover the country, andthat, outside of tax sea-son, they devote most oftheir time to payroll serv-ices, consulting, andaudits for private, non-profit, and governmentalbusinesses of all kinds.

Aycock and Edgmonare open 8 to 5 during theweek except during taxseason. “Then we’re justopen,” laughed Edgmon.

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knit or crochet, FoggyBottoms Yarns carries aselection of hats, scarves,and felted slippers andpurses by local artisans.

"I also offer knittinglessons and am alwayshappy to solve your knit-ting problems," notedJacque.

Visitors to Ferndaleare often surprised andhappy to find such a qual-ity yarn shop in a smalltown.

"When I offer to orderyarn and mail it to them,people are really pleased,"said Jacque. "They enjoythe old-fashioned per-sonal service that Ferndaleshop-keepers offer."

Foggy Bottoms Yarnsis open every day fromnoon to 5, except Tuesday.Sundays it closes at 4.

"I can't wait for you tocome and visit!" saidJacque. "I have new yarnscoming in each week andI love to see what newprojects my customers areworking on, so stop insoon!"

The third Fridays ofeach month are “KnitNite” from 6-9 pm. Comeand join us!

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Foggy Bottoms Yarnshas new items in store!

Enterprise staff photoFoggy Bottoms is located at 350 Main Street.

"My beautiful newstore is bright and airywith a cozy, well-lightedsitting area by the pelletstove, as well as a place forsmall groups to work onprojects together," saidowner Jacque Ramirez. "Icarry a wide variety ofyarns, including bamboo,corn, soy, silk blends,alpaca, llama, angora,mohair, novelty yarns, aswell as quality acrylic andwools and sewingthreads.”

Foggy Bottoms Yarns’latest additions are yarnholders in a variety ofbeautiful woods crafted byRandy Frost. The yarn isreleased as you knit or cro-chet, keeping it off thefloor and in control. Othernew items that make won-derful gifts are umbrellasand mugs with a sheepmotif from Ireland, andfun socks for crafters.

"I also have needle-point kits and books, aswell as embroidery andtatting supplies," addedJacque. "And of course, Imaintain a good selectionof knitting needles andcrochet hooks, and a vari-ety of other qualitynotions such as hand-made glass buttons bylocal artist Georgia Jessen,and beautiful woodenshawl pins from Maine."

For those who don't

Community and client-first ethic important toteam at Ferndale branch of Wells Fargo Advisors

Courtesy photoThe team at Ferndale’s Wells Fargo Advisors, from the left in back: Renae Ale-jandre, Donna Bowen and Sonia McBride. Seated: Laura Hussey.

The team at HusseyFinancial ConsultingGroup of Wells FargoAdvisors (WFA) can boasta combined 55 years ofexperience in the finan-cial services industry.

But along with itsfocus on setting goals forretirement and helpingclients realize theirdreams, the team of Sen-ior Vice President-BranchManager Laura Hussey,Registered Client Associ-ates Donna Bowen andRenae Alejandre, andoffice manager SoniaMcBride, is committed tothe community of Fern-dale.

Staff members believein giving back to the largercommunity, and you'llfind them volunteering forcommunity organizationsincluding the FerndaleRepertory Theatre, theFerndale Senior ResourceAgency, Ferndale KiwanisClub and the FerndaleYouth Football Associa-tion.

"It's such a privilege tolive and work in a com-munity like Ferndale," saidHussey, who has been inthe financial servicesindustry for a quarter-of-a-century after spending

her twenties as a starvingartist. "I have a five minutewalk to work every day andI always say to myself, 'an-other day in paradise'."

Heading up a full serv-ice brokerage office offer-ing a range of investmentsincluding stocks, bonds,CDs, mutual funds and lifeinsurance, Hussey said heroffice's success has onlyhappened because of herincredible team.

"We are a strong teamwith each member havingdifferent skill sets and allare very supportive of oneanother," said Hussey, who

was recently designated byWFA as a member of thefirm’s Premier AdvisorsProgram. "We all workwith a client-first ethic."

That client-first ethichas proved successful forthe Hussey Financial Con-sulting Group as has itscommitment to the Victo-rian Village.

"I have a dream jobhelping people make theirdreams come true," saidHussey. "And, I live andwork in a beautiful littletown that has a great com-bination of those in theagriculture industry, a

strong business communityand a thriving artistenclave."

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ENTERPRISE(Continued from page 1)a few months, the Jonesbrothers had removedany lingering doubts byengaging sales agents inEureka, Rohnerville,Petrolia — even Sacra-mento and San Francisco.

In 1880, the ReverendJones left the MethodistChurch, and his sonsmoved with the family.This caused them to sellthe newspaper to F.A.Alford, a physician.

Over the years, TheEnterprise has changedowners 14 times. Thelongest-running owner-ships were those of Her-bert N. Briggs (1901-10,in partnership withWilliam E. Butler and1910-32 as sole owner);and George and HazelWaldner (1939-80). Eliz-abeth Poston McHarry,owner/publisher from1982, sold The Enterpriseto TSM Publishing, Inc.in October 1995. In Octo-ber 1998, the paper wassold to Editor CarolineTitus, who had editedand contributed to thepaper for seven yearsprior.

Titus has been anaward-winning televi-sion, radio and newspa-per journalist for morethan 30 years and hasbeen a guest lecturer atStanford University,inspiring future journal-ists to consider commu-nity journalism as acareer choice. The Enter-prise is also a participantin the Stanford RebeleInternship program, hir-ing Stanford students towork for the paper overtheir summer breaks.

Now, as it celebratesits birthday, Ferndale'shometown newspaperhas more than 1,400 sub-

scribers, an average of3,500 to 4,000 readers eachweek, and subscribers in28 states besides Califor-nia.

In 1997, for the firsttime since Hazel Waldnerannounced the end ofWorld War II with a hand-printed red banner head-line, The Enterprise wona statewide newspapercompetition. Since thenits winning streak contin-ues, with a total of 34 stateand national awards grac-ing the office wall.

In 2010, The Enter-prise brought home fourNational Newspaper Asso-ciation (NNA) awards,including three first placesfor its reporting and a firstplace for an editorial car-toon, penned by staff edi-torial cartoonist JackMays.

In 2011, Enterprisecolumnist Wendy Lestina

placed first in the NNA’sbest Humorous Columndivision; another Mayscartoon placed second inthe best Original EditorialCartoon division and aneditorial penned by Titusplaced third in the BestEditorial category.

In May of 2012, TheEnterprise received its lat-est NNA awards — first

and second place for bestoriginal editorial cartoons.Both were drawn by Mays.

Drop by and see uswhile you are in Ferndale.You won't find a greeneyeshade or any printer'sink anywhere, but you willfind a friendly staff andmaybe a fresh cup of cof-fee.

We hope you enjoy ourSouvenir Edition and takeit home to remind you ofyour visit to the Ferndalearea.

Better yet, bring Fern-dale to your home everyweek of the year with asubscription. (Fifty-twoissues for $55.) Order yoursubscription at our officeor send a check to P.O.Box 1066, Ferndale, Cali-fornia 95536. You can alsosubscribe online at fern-daleenterprise.us.

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Enterprise staff photoFerndale Enterprise publisher and editor, CarolineTitus.