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M E N D O C I N O C O A S T & I N L A N D P R O P E R T YM A G A Z I N E

Volume 25 • Number 6 • Issue 630 • Mendocino County’s Own Real Estate Publication • September 30, 2011 • Published monthly

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V i rt u o s o Ja z z m a n

The "Mendocino Maestro"

swings the Boonville Big

Band, gigs around with

his multi-genre chums,

plays every instrument

you can name, has taught

generations of Mendocino

County kids how to play

music, and shows

no sign of slowing down.

Bob Ayres

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Afew years ago, my friend Steve Paul told me about having joined Bob Ayres’s Boonville Big Band. But in the most enthusiastic way, with such fire and excitement in his voice and, well, I can only say love about it, that it didn’t take much encouragement to spur me to call and ask if I could try out for it, too. Band leader Bob Ayres, never having heard me sing or seen

me at all, said, “OK, come and sit in and see how you like it. Sure, why not...” So, with that generosity fortifying me — though full of very much trepidation because I had not sung in years and really only had sung rock and roll before, never jazz standards — I made the trek down to Boonville the next Wednesday night. In the band room at Anderson Valley High School, I came into a room exploding with energy: horns, a full row of saxes in every size, a grand piano, a standup bass, a full drum set, a lot of joking around, laughing, trumpets running scales, trombones honking, and general hubbub from twenty or so musicians getting ready to work. And at the front of the room: Maestro Bob Ayres himself, leaning way back in his chair, insouciantly shooting the breeze with the whole room. When I got up to sing that first time, it was so terrible that I thought they would just pull out a big hook and get me out of there, but Bob let me make my squeaky way through an out-of-my-range song and somehow, amazingly, that night started me on a run singing with the Big Band — aka in Big Band Speak: I was “The Canary,” or one of them, anyway — and introduced me to large-ensemble jazz, a world of never-ending things to learn, and thrills, hilarity, frustrations, and enjoyments beyond anything I could have anticipated.

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ON OUR COVER: Images from Bob Ayres’ many musical AKAs; he routinely doubles as soloist and conductor for the Boonville Big Band and The Dixie Devils. ABOVE: The Maestro at work: conducting the Boonville Big Band at rehearsal in Mendocino. All photos on this page and cover by Denice Breaux except the Mendocino High School marching band, which was provided.

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Bob’s way of teaching is so laid back, so tolerant and understated, that it doesn’t even feel like teaching. But it is, and it’s effective. His musical erudition is matched by brilliant wit, kind-hearted people skills and incredible musical virtuosity, and, as a counterbalance to all of these stellar attributes, he seems not disinclined to suffer fools ironically until they figure out how to lose their foolishness through his patient, nearly invisible mentoring.

Of the big band jazz experience, I think this quote from JazzTech.com says it all: “Nothing can match the harmonic complexity, rhythmic drive and expressive range of a big band at full cry.” Inside the structure of the charts is room for ingenious improvisation, audacity, quiet flights of freedom and big, bluesy screaming climaxes. There is nothing like it, and there is no way to get it without a conductor who knows how to hear a flat sax in the middle of the multi-piece cacaphony of a wild arrangement of “St. James Infirmary.” None of the musicians who get to have this experience around here would have it without Bob Ayres. We are pleased that Denice Breaux has explored the subject in this issue of REM. zb

On an inky Wednesday night an extra-soupy, disorienting fog hangs in the parking lot near the Mendocino High School band room. The building is obscured, but, like a musical beacon, hot brassy chords pulse out the door, sounding the way to Bob Ayres rehearsing his Boonville Big Band.

The current incarnation of the band plays about six gigs a year and includes the standard

Bob Ayres

Story by Denice BreauxIntro by Zida Borcich

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IN THE SWEET SPOT OF THE VIEW TO THE SOUTH, enjoy this 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, now completely remodeled roof to fl oor with new doors, windows, kitchen, heating system, new wall texture and paint, and fi fty-year roof. Large downstairs master bed-room with huge walk-in closet. Custom lighting throughout. Flooring allowance included. Custom colors/fi nishes available for the buyer to choose! (23041) $847,000

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LONG AGO INHABITED BY FAMILY AND LOGGERS, this beautiful 8.2 acre lot is waiting for a new resi-dent! Gorgeous trees, sunny meadow and lots of old interesting outbuild-ings; needs some tender loving care and it will be something to behold! Surrounded by the pristine Jackson State Forest on all sides, with ready access to trails for horseback riding, hiking, and endless outdoor enjoy-ment! (21138) $450,000

ESCAPE TO YOUR OWN PRIVATE FOREST just minutes from the beach and village of Mendocino. Twenty wooded acres with lots of level areas and your own creekside retreat! Two unique, custom-built homes. Beautiful andscaping, paths through the woods, flower gardens, gentle breezes to enjoy. Lovingly tended for the past ten years and now it’s time for a new owner! (22385) $759,000

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Located immediately next to the commercial building and business known as Mendo Litho. Lot may be used as additional parking and access for Mendo Litho. This lot may be required to be sold in a pack-age with adjacent building and business located at 100 North Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, California. Call listing offi ce for more information.

PRICED AT JUST ABOVE $100 a square foot, this commercial build-ing in downtown Fort Bragg, California is the perfect loca-tion for a live-work situation that offers convenience and practicality. Two large down-stairs storefront retail shops, two upstairs apartments; one with a tenant and one ready to rent. Owner’s quarters that are comfortable and welcoming. Complete with a semi-private patio! (22552) $849,000

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OCEANFRONT CONTEMPORARY HOME on the bluffs just south of the Navarro River, this is currently Oceanside Retirement Living which houses six full-time residents, and has quarters for care provider. Gorgeous views from living and bedrooms. Granite countertops, tile fl ooring, elegant touches through-out. Furniture included. Your relatives will enjoy living their golden years in this well-appointed home. (23016) $1,260,000

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CUSTOM-BUILT AND SITUATED AT THE TOP OF HILLS RANCH subdivi-sion, a short walk to the village of Mendocino and Big River Beach. Every amenity imaginable! Glowing wood fi nishes grace the exterior. First fl oor master bedroom with opulent bath and large walk-in closet. Unique upper fl oor design with two spacious bedrooms, exercise room, ample storage with library. (22945) $759,000

ENJOY PEACE AND QUIET ON YOUR TEN ACRES at 31600 Middle Ridge Road in Albion, and live your dream! Build a new home, place a manufactured home, build an investment house, or park your camper for vacation living. Lots of fresh water from high-producing well; designed septic system in; PG&E, road, and geo report all in; school fees paid. Call listing offi ce for reports on fi le. Rare opportunity to own property in a low-turnover neighborhood. Call for more information. (22967) Priced to sell at $239,000

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DREAMY LOCATION Incredible property in Fort Bragg, California. Wonderful custom-built home. Tremendous amount of outdoor living space with over 1,400 sq. ft. of decking. Enjoy the peace and quiet of living above the Noyo River. Very unique property with end-of-road privacy. Three bedroom, 2.5 bath, split-level home with many extras. There is a fourth room that has a sink that could be a bedroom, or an offi ce with its own exterior entrance. There’s more…a fourth bathroom separate from living area, and close to another room separate from living area. Many possibilities. Detached guest room? Offi ce? Fun room for cards and games? Let your imagination run wild. There is also a two-car garage with a workshop area. Great home for the extended family, or even a small family that likes privacy and space. Call for an appointment to see. (23020) $499,000

LOCATED IN THE COVETED AREA OF THE “SEVEN-SISTERS”, easy walk to Russian Gulch State Park and fi ve-minute drive to Caspar Beach, this home offers an expansive single-story fl oor plan with easy-living style. The upper story has a bath, two bedrooms or a bedroom and living area, and a generous deck surrounded by mature cypress trees and a view of the ocean. Ground fl oor private master suite. (23037) $849,000

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COTTAGE/STUDIO IN CENTRAL LOCATION V i l l a g e c e n t r a l . Historic, 2 bedroom saltbox home built in 1885 upgraded with foundation, dual-pane windows, roof, moni-tor heating, water storage, and more. Small fenced yard with fruit trees and detached studio with bathroom. $396,000

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YES THIS IS LAKE front at its best, located in a senior mobile home park across the street from Pudding Creek Beach. You can enjoy the lake and all of its feathered inhabitants such as the swans and ducks either from thedeck or through the large front room/dining room windows, making this 2 bedroom, 2 bath, double-wide home a must-see. And for those unexpected events that may occur, an emergency power generator is on hand just in case. MLS 22690 Listed for $123,500

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THIS GRAND PIECE OF OCEANFRONT PROPERTY with panoramic views from its 12.9± acres is located ap-proximately one mile south of Elk, fi fteen miles south of Mendocino and about a three- to four-hour drive from San Francisco. On site are a small cabin/studio and a two-story,1,600 sq. ft. shop/garage. MLS 21543 Reduced to $1,475,000

QUAINT RUSTIC COTTAGE amid a garden setting of long-time award-winning fl owers to be enjoyed from the private patio and many walkways. The three-bay detached garage with shop is a must-see for the hobbyist or collector. Located within walking distance of beaches and park. MLS 21427 Reduced to $439,000

THE GLASS BEACH INN has been an outstanding Inn for many years,visibly located on Main Street, it consists of ten uniquely decorated, cozy and comfortable rooms (each with private bath), two sitting rooms, a large kitchen with sunlit dinning room, and detached cottage in back. Plus the large 2 bedroom, 1 bath owner’s quar-ters on the second fl oor has its own kitchen and covered deck. MLS 22881 LISTED FOR $899,000

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Beach Three parcels avail-able starting at $129,000.(22044,22045,22046)Oceanfront Parcel—0.22 acre with amazing views $299,000. (21935)60 Acres with Panoramic Ocean Views—Owner will fi nance $499,000. (21890)Three Parcels Totaling 7.8 Acres—Existing well. Each $199,000 or $550,000 for all three (21436)Oceanfront Ready to Build—One acre with coastal develop-ment permit. $585,000.Good Ocean Views and easy walk to Pomo Bluff Park and College of the Redwoods. $219,000. (22921)

Great Surfwood Setting with red-wood groves Three bedroom, 2 bath home in Surfwood Estates. $682,500. (22443)

Custom two-story, 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on two acres. Large detached shop (1,600 sq. ft. on fi rst fl oor + 400 sq. ft. on second fl oor) plus guest unit with full bath. $719,000. (22877)

Breathtaking Panoramic views! Unique contemporary home with lots of light; astonishing views of distant snow-capped mountainranges over forests, canyons,and ridges. $1,295,000. (22974)

Beautifully constructed, new, 2 bedroom, 3 bath, two-story home on 4.40 acres; 25 ft. open-beam ceilings; 2.5 car garage with shop. $695,000. (22801)

Ocean View home and guestcottage on one coastal parcel!On quiet cul-de-sac overlooking the Pacifi c with lots of privacy. $589,000. (22261)

In the Village of Mendocino, two beautifully renovated homes. One includes a shop and garage. Live happily in the village and have rental income, too. $995,000. (22797)

Mendocino Artist Cottage set in a rose garden; 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home. Ocean views. Walk to vil-lage and Big River. Off kitchen, anoffi ce as well as an artist studio. $579,000. (22499)

Enchanted Cottage Two bed-room, 1 bath home on an acre with beautifully landscaped gardens, new well, holding tank and generator. $485,000. (23027)

Oceanfront Stunner Three bed-room, 2 bath home in Pacific Reefs. Unobstructed ocean views. Ideal for permanent home or vacation rental investment. $995,000. (22693)

Ocean View Four bedroom, 3 bath home. Currently a success-ful vacation rental. Great blue and white water ocean views can be seen from every room. $995,000. (22822)

Mixed construction home nearMendocino village. OWNER WILLCARRY! $325,000. (22976)

Ocean Meadows lovely quality home just six years new with ocean views to west (blue water) south-west (white water) and south, sand dunes of MacKerricher State Park. $796,000. (22951)

The Ocean Views are Amazing Two bedroom, 2 bath home is a va-cation rental in successful South Caspar area. Minutes away from Caspar Beach and Russian Gulch State Park. Very private with sweeping ocean views, a pond, and seasonal stream. $549,000. (22257)

Great Floor Plan with two of ev-erything—bedrooms, bath decks garage spaces; enjoy inside and out. Backup generator. $188,000. (22796)

Attractive Price home is just right and ready for immediate occupancy. $148,000 (21946)


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twO 2 bedrOOm, 1 bath hOmes on one parcel with storage. Excellent income in good neighborhood. Walk to shopping and schools. Better income by far than holding the money in your savings ac-count. (22857) $229,000

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COntempOrary, three bedrOOm, 2 bath home with walk-around deck and peek of blue water views. Close to the village of Mendocino and within walk-ing distance to Russian Gulch State Park. (22904) $339,000

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ExqUiSiTELy DESignED, immaculately maintained and incredibly functional, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on completely landscaped 2+ acre parcel in the sunbelt. (22301) $599,000

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HARD-TO-FinD FOUR-BEDROOM HOME This 4 bedroom, 2 bath, manufactured home with two-car garage also has a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, guest unit with gas wall heat, private access, and parking. (22987) $298,000

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“sea dream” is currently the only house on the market that offers unobstructed white water ocean views and is steps to the “Haul Road”. Picture windows show it all. Twenty+ year vacation rental history with client list. (22678) $749,000

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FLExiBLE FLOOR PLAn with this home of modern design. Panoramic blue and white water ocean views. Designed to be low maintenance with Hardie sid-ing and many upgraded features. One-minute walk to ocean bluffs. (22843) $465,888

SUnBELT, POnDS AnD REDWOODS! Property includes a 3 bedroom, 2 bath and 1 bedroom, 1 bath duplex, cottage and art studio plus ancient greenhouse and fenced garden area. Views of large ponds on adjacent property make this an idyllic spot! (22819) $375,000

COnTEnTMEnT iS AT HAnD! Over-looking the mouth of the Navarro River and the blue Pacific, this stunning home and guest studio await their next owner. Spectacular kitchen/dining area, sumptu-ous master suite, vaulted ceilings, large studio, and workshop with heated floors. One look and you’re hooked! (22957) $906,592

three bedrOOm, 2.5 bath home. Dis-tant ocean views from this top-of-the-hill location. (22996) $384,900

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COastal, COnVenient, and AFFORDABLE Newly remodeled Edge-mont home with vaulted ceilings and superior floor plan. New hardy siding, new pile carpeting, new paint through-out, water blasted decking plus a num-ber of upgrades. Quiet section of park with little drive-by traffic. Walk to Pud-ding Creek Beach. (22964) $89,000

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Mendocino Country Home with Pond (22899) $350,000Ocean View Cottage with Art Studio (22995) $319,000

End-of-Road Privacy; Close to Shopping (22347) $185,000

Superb Income Across from Botanical Gardens (22778) $718,421

40 ACRES OF UnSPOiLED PARADiSE Across from Jug Handle State Natural Reserve are two assessor’s parcels. Two dwellings and an art studio, two bars, 20+ GPM well, pond, year-round creek, market garden, and the southernmost stand of Sitka spruce. (22831) $930,000

COmpletely remOdeled from top to bottom, this 3 bedroom, 3 bath, ranch home offers secret gardens, a newly remodeled kitchen with stainless steel appliances, custom his/her baths, lap pool, home office, solarium with pond, greenhouse, two two-car garages, filtered ocean view, and a small barn. Located in a great neighborhood. (22958) $644,000

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three bedrOOm, 1.5 bath home. Probably one of the best prices to come along in some time. (23029) $136,800

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three bedrOOm, 2 bath, inviting con-temporary home on parcel surrounded by huge redwoods. (23033) $218,900

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FOUR BEDROOM, 3 bath home. This is quality. Large entertainment room, granite countertops, and SS appliances. (23045) $569,000

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707.937.5071 10483 Lansingin the heart ofMendocino

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David Coddington, Broker/Owner 937.3223 • Allen Petersen, Broker Assoc. 964.4400 • Melanie (Sis) Burdick, Broker Associate 937.3276 Tracey Coddington, Realtor/Owner 937.5071 • Mary Cesario Weaver, Realtor 961.0937 • Bobby Burdick, Realtor 937.3176 • Sue Shabazz, Realtor 937.5071 • Patrice Ka’ohi, Realtor 217.1903

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$125,000 2bd/1ba Fort Bragg condo MLS#23044

$145,000 2bd/1ba Condo, Fort Bragg MLS#22226

$189,000 1bd/1ba Unfi nished house in Caspar MLS#23003

$197,500 3bd/2ba Home in Fort Bragg MLS#23004

$220,000 2bd/1ba On 0.5 acre, Fort Bragg MLS#22642

$299,000 Gallery/residence, great location in Caspar MLS#22952

$305,000 1bd/1ba cabin 5 ac borders Jackson St Forest MLS#22739

$349,000 1bd/1ba Home and studio, Mendocino MLS#22526

$369,000 2ba/1.75ba Overlooking Elk Beach MLS#22658

$379,000 Hidden delight! 2bd/2ba on 3 acres, Mendocino MLS#22880

$391,500 4bd/3ba Spacious home, Fort Bragg MLS#22805

$390,000 2bd/1ba Sherwood Road cutie MLS#22879

$399,000 3bd/2ba Home + studio, workshop, & redwoods MLS#22695

$405,000 3bd/2ba Walk the Pomo Bluffs from this home MLS#22937

$429,000 2bd/2ba Ocean view, Fort Bragg MLS#23028

$449,000 2bd/2ba 6 + acres in the sunbelt, Fort Bragg MLS#22331

$498,000 2ba/3.5ba Ocean view, 9+ acres, Point Arena MLS#19919

$499,000 Bring your toolbelt and truck! MLS#22910

$569,000 1ba/1ba 13 park-like acres, pond, Mendocino MLS#22458

$595,000 3bd/2ba Beautiful home on 3 acres, Mendocino MLS#22728

$599,000 3bd/1ba 4.5 acres Bring your horses! MLS#22868

$599,000 2bd/2ba 1.7 acres in sunbelt, Fort Bragg MLS#22483

$639,000 4bd/3.5ba 4,500 sq.ft, 5 acres, Fort Bragg MLS#22063

$642,000 1bd/1ba 4 acres, views, 2 homes, Mendocino MLS#22574

$650,000 2bd/3ba Almost oceanfront, Fort Bragg MLS#22763

$689,000 3bd/2ba Ocean views, Albion MLS#23032

$695,000 3bd/1ba Craftsman-style home, Mendocino MLS#21916

$824,000 13 acres, ocean views, building with apt MLS#22869

$949,000 3bd/2.5ba home on 25 acres, Westport MLS#22747

$979,000 2 bd/1.5 ba 2 ocean view acres, Albion MLS#22902

$1,299,000 2bd/3ba Virtually oceanfront, Navarro Beach MLS#23049

$2,350,000 Oceanfront home with 3 acres and a cottage MLS#22834

$642,000 1bd/1ba 4 acres, views, 2 homes, Mendocino MLS#22574

$789,000 Rare turn-key investment property MLS#22969

$1,699,000 3bd/2.5ba Residential/Commercial, Mendocino MLS#22423

$99,000 0.1 acre on Main Street, Fort Bragg MLS#22621


$200,000 Older building on Franklin Street, Fort Bragg MLS#22980

$295,000 Two-story building on Main Street, Fort Bragg MLS#22623

$375,000 Heart of the retail district in Fort Bragg MLS#22601

$449,000 Convenient location, 2-story prof offi ce bldg, FB MLS#22234

$600,000 Main Street restaurant, Fort Bragg MLS#22627

$789,000 Commercial building; 3 apts./3 offi ces, Mendocino MLS# 22969

$1,400,000 Main Street/Laurel corner location, Fort Bragg MLS#21565

$1,450,000 1 Commercial block on Lansing St., Mendocino MLS#20569

$1,699,000 3bd/2.5ba Residential/Commercial, Mendocino MLS#22421


$125,000 Close to beach with redwoods and pines MLS#22361

$139,000 Residential lot in Manchester with view MLS#22704

$149,000 Parcel 1, wooded acre with well, Cleone MLS#21224


$219,000 1.24 acres in Mendocino MLS#22785

$239,000 20 acres, Westport; owner fi nancing MLS#22896

$259,900 1 acre in Surfwood with view MLS#22671

$275,000 2.93 acres, 3 miles north of Fort Bragg MLS#22928

$275,000 1.11 acres with ocean and Navarro River views MLS#22929

$295,000 Residential lot in Hills Ranch MLS#22720

$339,000 160 acres inland from Westport MLS#21961

$449,000 30 acres with permit for 3bd/2ba home, Caspar MLS#22521

$569,000 1ba/1ba 13 park-like acres, pond, Mendocino MLS#22459

$598,500 8 acres with views, Navarro Ridge, Albion MLS#22050

$730,000 2.55 acres, ocean view, near Haul Road Ft. Bragg MLS#22626

$730,000 2.25 acres, ocean view, near Haul Road Ft. Bragg MLS#22628

$769,000 64 acres, ocean view, near 10 Mile, Fort Bragg MLS#22308

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THIS ISSUE’S SHOWCASED LISTINGS

RARE TURN-KEY INVESTMENT PROPERTY in the Village of Mendocino. Seldom does one fi nd such a prime location in the Village as this beautiful, large Victorian. It houses 3 residential units and 3 offi ces. The building is in very good condition, is framed by a nicely landscaped front yard & enjoys a large back yard with decks. (22969) $789,000

CONTEMPORARY REDWOOD HAVEN offers plenty of spa-cious room for a family to gather around the fi replace or relax on the wrap-around redwood decks. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath, redwood home enjoys soaring cathedral ceilings with tasteful placement of view windows, a warm kitchen, comfortable bedrooms, and tiled bathrooms. Includes a large detached offi ce space. (22805) $391,500

BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE NAVARRO RIVER con-verging with the Pacifi c ocean are easily enjoyed from this 3bd/2ba home perched 400 ft above sea level on Navarro Ridge. Situated on 18 private acres this lovely house enjoys an open fl oor plan, a hot tub, central heat-ing plus two fi replaces for additional ambiance. This home is currently a vacation rental.(23032) $689,000

COME SEE THIS VIRTUALLY OCEANFRONT 2 bedroom, 3 bath home and be inspired! Vast views of the Pacifi c coast take center stage in nearly every room. Amenities include a chef’s kitchen with granite counters, glowing bamboo fl oors, recessed lighting, limestone bathroom fl oors with radiant heat, wireless Internet and cable television, hot tub and spacious decks, and detached studio/offi ce. (23049) $1,299,000

STRUCTURE IS BASICALLY A SHELL BUILT IN THE 1970s that was never completed. Nice overall design for a true ‘’fi xer’’ loaded with proverbial potential. Bedroom is large loft overlooking spacious living room/kitchen area with the west wall a series of older French doors. Needs sheet rock, plumbing and electrical upgrades. Open fl oor plan.(23003) $189,000

MUST SEE-TWO ACRE OCEAN VIEW PROPERTY! Built with quality and care to every detail, this home offers gorgeous views from every window. It includes a large master bedroom and bath, walk-in closet, an extra room (bedroom /offi ce), chef’s kitchen, plus a lovely guesthouse, large three-car garage/workshop, and a protected deck area for entertain-ing, and beautiful, tasteful landscaping. (22902) $979,000

TWO HOMES IN MENDO Charming, 1 bedroom, 1 bath home with upstairs bonus room within walkingdistance to the village and Mendocino K-8 school. An additional cottage with open fl oor plan, vaulted ceilings, sitting room, and kitchen overlooks Hills Creek and is currently being used as a vacation rental.(22526) $349,000

ENJOY LIFE IN THE SUNBELT! This spacious, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch-style home is on 1.7 sunny acres overlooking a landscaped garden with fruit trees. Stainless steel appliances and granite countertops in kitchen, a formal dining room, and offi ce. A 1,000 sq. ft. covered porch wraps around the home. There is a large three-car attached garage with 20 ft. high ceiling. (22483) $599,000


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WESTPORT COASTAL MOUNTAIN RETREAT! Custom-built home located on 20 acres with ocean and valley views. This property offers end-of-the-road privacy, scenic views, southern exposure, and a well-built, 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. Large garage, workshop, greenhouse, covered porches, pool, mature landscaping, backup generator, and a basketball hoop! MLS#22998 $485,000

FARMHOUSE ON SUNNY SHERWOOD ROAD! Multi-unit property, includes a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home and a recently completed large detached three-car garage; with modern 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Apple or-chard, redwoods, paved driveway, and a central location. MLS#22818 $399,000

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PEACHLAND RANCH– 195 acres north of Boonville. Lodge-style, 2,200 sq. ft. home is in excellentcondition. Lavender gardens. Ten acres have been cleared for vineyard with viticulture report. Two wells, two ponds, year-round creek with redwoods, and gently rolling terrain. Tranquil seclusion. $1,275,000 Submit offers.

160 ACRE PARCELS WEST OF BOONVILLE. Magnificent parcels at the headwaters of the Garcia River. Year-round Kibbey Creek with abundant springs. Valuable redwood and fi r timber, plus gorgeous meadows. $625,000 with fl exible owner terms available.

35 ACRES NEAR WILLITS. Gentle, roll-ing ridgetop with well and septic system in place. Amazing views. $365,000

360 ACRE RANCH ON OAT RIDGE. 8,700 sq. ft. home and 2.5 million board feet of timber. $850,000 Owner fi nance available.

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THIS TWO BEDROOM, ONE BATH HOME is small, but it is a great home. There is wood and electric heat. Nice kitchen with dining space. It has a large barn, plus a shop that is two stories with storage on the top fl oor and room for your cars or projects on the bottom fl oor. Nice level acre with room for your garden. This is on a dead-end private road which gives the privacy sought for. #22419 $239,000

THE LOCATION IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, close to the completed trestle bridge with walking or biking to MacKerricher State Park and beyond, downtown, Glass Beach, 37 acres of open space, and the soon-to-be-completed trail around the old mill site. This a charming, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with remodeling in the interior; it still has the charm of yesterday. There is a studio unit on the back of the property with alley access. #22290 $290,000

THIS THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH, MANUFACTURED HOME with two-car detached garage is located on top of the hill with your own nature preserve surrounding you on the almost three-acre parcel. It is located in the sunbelt. It does have a 433-A certifi cate. There is full RV hookup. This home has the privacy you are looking for. This is a great location for your home or your vacation getaway. #22970 $275,000

IF YOU ENJOY THE REDWOODS, you will enjoy this parcel. Two bedroom, 1.5 bath main house with a large bonus room upstairs; in the days of old it was used for the square dancing and social events. Three-car garage with storage and work-shop. Separate two bedroom home at 32530 Simpson Lane. Two parcels; second parcel is in the southeast corner, is only 100 ft. x 180 ft., and is vacant ground. #22840 $429,500

CALIFORNIA CRAFTSMANClassic, four bedroom, 1 bath, 2,000 sq. ft., two-story house in original condition. Located on one-way Park Street, on a full-sized 50 ft. by 140 ft. city lot with alley access. 21727 $200,000

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THIS TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH, STYLISH TUDOR COTTAGE in Mendocino on 1.25 acres is very clean and well maintained. Close to Mendocino village and schools, makes for desirable full time living or a great 2nd home. Remodeled in 1994 by the architect/owner to be the beautiful home that is today. #22863 $375,000

YOU’LL ENJOY the end-of-road privacy of this 3 bedroom, 2 bath, country house on 1.67 acres in the sunbelt. A large loft could be a fourth bedroom. All this and vaulted ceilings, too. Outside there is a small fenced garden area. 22327 $295,000


early age. “It was a great place to grow up,” he recalls. His brother Walter, a musician in his own right who now lives in Willits, has played with several major orchestras and served part of his military duty as a White House musician. [See sidebar] A family album reveals Grandpa playing banjo and Grandma who at an advance age drove herself to the dance club.

Bob attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon for two years, then transferred to San Francisco State University to complete his undergraduate work; here he studied cello with Margaret Rowell, world-renowned teacher who has taught some of the current wave of better cellists in Mendocino. After receiving his bachelor’s degree with a major in humanities and a minor in music, he earned his master’s from American Band College in Ashland, the country’s largest summer graduate program. Then through the San Francisco Musician’s Union he worked as a ship musician on a luxury liner, subsequently traveling to eastern Asia as a merchant seaman, naturally forming a band on the ship.

Back in San Francisco, Bob worked gigs booked through the Musician’s Union, but for ten years also held a rather bureaucratic day-job with the state of California. When he responded to an ad for music director in the Mendocino schools, he was ready for a change, and in 1968 he moved to Albion on what was to become known as Fiddle Farm. Here he and his wife Dorothy, whom he had met at San Francisco State University while en route to cello class, would raise their boys Josh and Jed and settle into life on the Mendocino Coast.

Immediately Bob taught all grade levels and all the instruments, and even chorus. Upon arrival he could play some of the instruments, but “had to give myself crash courses in the rest and after twenty-eight years could play them at least at a high school level!” he recalls. Under his baton, the Mendocino High School Marching Band participated in many annual local events and won several county competitions. To practice, the band would actually march through downtown Mendocino, in uniform, several times a week, a tradition begun before his time. “Sometimes there would be a log jam at the post office,” recalls Bob, and as Mendocino became more commercial, practicing in the street became less acceptable. By the mid-1980s it had become a partisan issue, then ceased altogether.

While teaching a course in jazz history at the College of the Redwoods, Bob would keep things lively by bringing in real live musicians “like progressive bebop guys” to illustrate his lessons. When the class got to big bands, Bob realized there were none in the area, so in the early 1970s he decided to form one. The very successful Bob Ayres Big Band participated in many competitions throughout the state such as the Reno Jazz Festival, the U.C. Berkeley Jazz Festival, and the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival in which they took first place. The band continued until Bob’s retirement from the Mendocino schools in 1995, after which he was recruited by the Anderson Valley School, which for thirty-five years had had

saxophones, trombones, trumpets, guitar, piano, bass and drum, vocalists, and, of course, “the guy up there waving his arms.” Rehearsals, which alternate between Mendocino and the Anderson Valley to accommodate the musicians, can be joyous, raucous affairs, but serious work prevails. Bob counts off: “One, two! You know what to do!” Or, “One, two! Keep it light! Watch your dynamics!”

Tonight the gang has worked through such gems as “Am I Blue,” “Embraceable You,” and “Caravan,” which Bob opens with a cautionary “Not too fast!” Things are taking shape nicely.

During the well-deserved break, the happy bedlam of random instruments creates a cacophonous yet melodious background as some of the band members share their quick enthusiasm and utter admiration for their maestro. Band manager Joe Vignone joined the group after playing alto sax for only one year. “I was playing one note in ten then,” he says. “After twenty years I now can play nine out of ten notes, and, as Bob puts it, after thirty years I’ll have it!”

It’s universally agreed that Bob’s keen sense of humor and his “patience of Job” help to keep things right. “He’s amazing—an educator all the way,” says upright bassist Richard Karch. “Things in the band are not always easy. We’re mostly older people, not high schoolers. It takes a good sense of humor, and he manages not to go “Aaacchhh!”

“Or throw his baton,” adds Joe Vignone.For most of her life octogenarian Alice Cottle has played piano, trumpet, baritone, trombone

and euphonium, and, although she has “never aspired to be a world-class musician, I have continued to play and love to play with a group.” After Bob heard her playing around locally, he invited her to join the band. “I guess he thought I was good enough and liked the sound of my horn,” chuckles Alice who is starting her fifth year in the band playing her baritone.

Alice is not the only one who appreciates Bob’s straightforward direction and willingness to oversee things which can “get kind of rowdy,” according to the band’s youngest member and tenor saxophonist Mickey Kitahara, one of several current band members who is also Bob’s former student. As a Mendocino middle schooler Mickey learned his instrument from Bob in the mid-1990s and finds him to be “a great teacher and super hip. He used to bring this funk band to play at the high school,” Mickey recalls, “and once he brought them to the middle school—I thought that was so cool.” He continues, “Bob has a sharp brain and a great sense of humor, so if things in the band aren’t going smoothly, he’ll bring humor into it.”

As a boy Bob learned to play the trumpet from his father, a music teacher in the Medford, Oregon public schools, and music of all sorts has always been a part of his life. Growing up in Ashland one block from the Shakespeare Festival, he sat through all the rehearsals at an

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Island Cove EstatesKnoll-top building site overlooking magnificent meadows with a backdrop of ancient pines combines with bordering creeks and a small canyon to the north

to make this 2.7 acre parcel incredibly beautiful and private, too. Mostly level terrain, blue water ocean views, deeded ac-cess to the beach at exclusive Island Cove, a three GPM well, approved plans for a two-bedroom standard septic system, and paved frontage on Highway 1 make this a user friendly parcel!

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COMPTCHE STORE: INCOME-PRODUCING BUSINESS FOR SALE! Amazing opportunity in the de-sired town of Comptche. This is the only store from the coast to Ukiah on this road that has gas. Beer and wine license, plus all the staple needs for your home. Room to grow with the right person or partners. The

property comes with a 2 bedroom, 2 bath house on almost two acres. Come live the dream of working and living in the country. Call agent for details. $799,000

OWN A PROFITABLE, FUN AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS – UNDERSTUFF is the premier apparel destination on the Northern California Coast! Sale includes: Website, Quickbooks POS System, Quickbooks Financials, quality inventory and supplies, new carpet and lighting, custom fi xtures by George Lawrence Cabinetry, fabu-lous loyal customers, and excellent regional reputation. Turn-key and profi table. Owner will train. $325,000

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CASPAR CREEK FARM At 98 acres this is one of the last large parcels, next to Jackson State Forest with breathtaking sunsets and ocean view from the property. Secluded, yet convenient to Mendocino or Fort Bragg. Features a world class work-shop with radiant in-fl oor heat, glass doors, skylights, and a full bath, perfect

for an artist or craftsperson to live and work in. Great property for horses, mountain biking, or hiking in the old growth groves. This treasure comes with NTMP. Seller is highly motivated. Price recently reduced. $1,995,000

COMFORTABLE COASTAL HOME Only a short walk to historic Mendocino vil-lage, close to the beach, this cozy home has been recent-ly remodeled. Views of the sunsets over the ocean can be seen from the tastefully designed kitchen, featuring

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LARGE OPEN OCEAN VIEW home in Little River. Four bedroom, 4.5 bath home plus offi ce and two-car garage. Great location. Owner may carry with large down. $890,000

VERY PRIVATE PRISTINE HOME IN THE SUNBELT of Fort Bragg. Perfect for home business. Three bedrooms, two full baths, large lawns; relax in the hot tub while you listen to the fountain! Large workshop; back-up generator. Very quiet location. $560,999

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REDWOOD WONDERLAND WITH OCEAN VIEW Come build your dream home on this amazing ocean view parcel, with Albion River fl owing through the north side of the property. Redwood forest, meadows, and a pond; 58± acres with a well, septic, three-phase power and phone. Forty acres are zoned RR5; minor subdivision is on fi le with the county; also included is a sixty-year timber management plan. The owner has applied for a Coastal Development Permit to build. $890,000

THE ONLY GAS STATION IN TOWN OF MENDOCINO; Owner now will sell business separately from land. A great opportunity in the heart of town. Currently sale of gas and oil, and oil changes, and tires, but it would be possible to expand and add products. Land is also for sale and can be bought separately. $1,600,000

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Ongoing, 2011Mondays—Weekly vigils at Mike Thompson’s office, Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, 10:00 a.m.

Mondays—Drop-in English Country Dance, 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., C.V. Starr Community Cen-ter, 300 South Lincoln Street, Fort Bragg; $6 at the door.

Thursdays—Support group for grandparents raising grandchildren, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Safe Passage Family Resource Center, 208 Dana Street, Fort Bragg; 964-1931 or 964-3077.

Thursdays—Bingo; snacks and beverages pro-vided; 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.), 490 North Harold Street; 964-0443.

Fridays—Noyo Food Forest learning garden hands-on experiences, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Fort Bragg High School; 964-0218.

Fridays—Swing Dancing, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Caspar Inn; Free and open to the public.

Saturdays—Noyo Food Forest community gar-den, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; grow food for the Food Bank; Mendocino Community Garden next to the recreation center; 964-0218.

First Fridays—Women in Black Peace Vigil, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Town Hall, Fort Bragg. All are welcome to come and stand in silence for Peace. You are welcome to bring a candle.

First and Third Fridays—Irish Set Dance Work-shops, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., 307 East Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg; $5 at the door; 964-7525; so-cial dances of rural Ireland, Irish sets are danced by four couples in a square formation, to lively reels, jigs, polkas, slides, and hornpipes; the fig-ures are not difficult, though the dance is fast-paced; musicians familiar with Irish music are invited to come and play; “drop-in” basis; new-comers always welcome, no partner necessary; please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.

First Saturdays—SHARE (Simply Happy About Raw Eating) network’s Raw Food Potluck, 6:00 p.m.; bring an organic, raw vegan dish for eight people to share, a plate, eating utensils; upstairs of the Company Store at Living Light, Fort Bragg; 357-2030.

Second Wednesdays—Odd Fellows pot-luck and open stage. Bring music, food, and poetry; 428 North Main Street, Fort Bragg, behind PAWS; doors open by 6:00 p.m.; 961-6099 or 964-2511 on Wednesday.

Second Fridays—Pub Night: open mic, games, food, conviviality, beer and wine. All ages wel-come. Guest chef. Free for the fun; fees for food and beverages. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Caspar Community Center; 964-4997.

Fourth Sunday—Grange Pancake Breakfasts: Inland, Little Lake Grange, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Little Lake Grange #670, 291 School Street, Willits; $6 for pancakes, eggs, ham or bacon, juice, and coffee or tea; Thanksgiving coffee and real maple syrup. Coast, Whitesboro Grange, 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; ham and eggs, pancakes, juice, milk, coffee and teas (herbal and regular), homemade berry syrup; three miles up Navarro Ridge Road, just south of Albion village.

Fourth Sunday—Breakfast in Caspar, featur-ing local, organic and gourmet food, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Road; menu varies with the seasons; book sale takes place in conjunction; call 964-4997 for more information or visit casparcommons.org for monthly menu.

Ongoing–Sat. 10/01, 10/08Native Herbs for MedicinePlayshop with registered herbalist Mary Pat Palmer. • $50 for the four sessions, or $15 per class; workshops began 09/17.2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Beautiful site out Rede-meyer Road, cathedral of trees, Ukiahwww.herbalenergetics.com, [email protected]

Ongoing–Sun. 10/16Same Time, Next YearThe Mendocino Theatre Company in associa-tion with Little River Inn presents one of the most popular romantic comedies of the century. Same Time, Next Year— by Bernard Slade and directed by Milo Young and Jerry Greenberg—emains one of the world’s most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year for a quarter of a century. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hi-lariously and touchingly played out by the lovers, in this ageless romantic comedy.Thursdays through Saturdays, 8:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. matinees, Sunday 10/02 and 10/16.Helen Schoeni Theatre, MendocinoCall for tickets and more information, 937-4477

October, 2011Sat. 10/01Mendocino English Country DanceSupport your community dance events this year by coming and joining in to keep them active. Get some exercise, enjoy your friends and neighbors, and dance some beautiful dances. Very lively mu-sic by “Take A Dance” English country dance or-chestra, the house band for the Mendocino Eng-lish Country Dances. Support your local dance events by coming out and dancing! Calling and instruction by dance leader Kalia Kliban. English Country Dance is fun, relatively easy, communi-ty-oriented dancing with live music. All dances are taught. No partner is required. Beginners are encouraged to participate. No special dress is required. Please bring potluck snacks and bever-ages to share during the break.$10 • Newcomer instruction at 7:30 p.m.8:00 p.m. • Caspar Community Center • 964-4826

Sat. 10/01Tyler Lincoln Memorial ConcertChamber music performed by friends of Tyler Lincoln, one of the original founders of Sympho-ny of the Redwoods. • Admission by donation to benefit Symphony of the Redwoods.2:00 p.m. • Mendocino Presbyterian Church, 44831 Main Street, Mendocino • Further infor-mation: 937-3342 or [email protected]

Sat. 10/01Mendocino Stories and Music SeriesTraditional and contemporary Hawaiian Music with Hui Arago. Hui Arago is Dennis Hudson (ùkulele), Marybeth Arago (vocals, ùkulele) and Michael Arago (vocals, slack key guitar). Special feature of this event is hula accompa-niment on several songs. Lead ùkulele player Dennis Hudson has been playing ùkulele over twenty years, and he has studied under ùkulele Hawaiian ùkulele master Herb Ohta. Marybeth Arago is the lead singer; her lovely voice is joined by Michael’s on harmony vocals. She also plays rhythm ùkulele. On Hawaiian slack key guitar (ki höàlu), Michael Arago was heavily Influ-enced by the only music his Hawaiì-born mother played while he was growing up. He also hosts a Hawaiian music show on KZYX&Z, “Nä Mele O Hawaiì.” • Sliding scale $10–$15 as you can afford. • Bistro menu and drinks are available as soon as the doors open at 6:30 p.m. • 7:30 p.m.Mendocino Hotel For more information, call Pattie at 937-1732 or www.mendocinostories.com/events.html

Sat. 10/01Vaccines and AlternativesA lecture by writer/researcher Kate Birch, dis-cussing how homeopathy can be used to stimu-late your child’s immune system. • $30 per per-son, or per couple. • 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Mendocino Recreation Center, 998 School Street, Mendocino 937-6276 or vaccinefree.wordpress.com

Sun. 10/02A Taste of Autumn Fund-raiserA celebration of local organic foods and wine, with music, kids’ activities, and a silent auc-tion. A benefit for the Community Orchard of the Butler Cherry Ranch Project and Hearthstone’s orphanage project in Haiti. The musical line-up features the Mendocino sound of the Frey Band, the folk stylings of Julian Trio + 1, and the dance band Synergy. • $20 advance tickets at Men-docino Book Company and Good’s Stamp Shoppe in Willits • $30 at the door • $5, kids age five through twelve. • 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Frey Vineyards, 14000 Tomki Road, Redwood Val-ley • 272-8305

Sat. 10/08Mendocino Stories and Music Series”The Mixed Nuts” will play an unexpected col-lection of swing, Latin, and jazz tunes from the forties to the present. With songs ranging from the works of Hoagie Carmichael to Lou Reed and Mongo Jerry, the emphasis is on a seriously goofy time. This musical project was originally the brainchild of Dan Albrecht who, in this group, plays piano and sings. He is joined by Steve Paul on trumpet, vocals, steel pan and banjo; Paul Schulman on congas; Daney Dawson on acoustic upright bass; and Chad Swimmer on drums and percussion. The music will start at 7:30 p.m.Sliding scale $10–$15 as you can afford.Bistro menu and drinks are available as soon as the doors open at 6:30 p.m. • Mendocino Hotel For more information, call Pattie at 937-1732 or www.mendocinostories.com/events.html

Sat. 10/08Abalone Cook-off and FestivalCooks wanted for the 2011 cook-off. Help protect our parks while competing for a chance to win $1,000 or eight days and seven nights at a private villa in the Yucatan for two. There is also a prize for the Best-Decorated Booth. Live music. Danc-ing welcome. McKenna Faith (sixteen-year-old country singing sensation) and Bayou Swamis (back by popular demand) plus Mendocino fine wines, beer, and food: shrimp cocktail, Polish dogs, clam chowder, and more. Silent auction, raffle, craft fair, T-shirts. The festival is held in memory of Ken Tallman, and in honor of Sub-Surface Progression Dive Center and the Tall-man family. • Only 600 tickets to be sold.10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. festival, free to enter and enjoy the music and pruchase the other food.Cook-off competition 12:00 p.m. yo 3:00 p.m., ticket required. • South Noyo Harbor, Fort Braggmendoparks.org/Abalone/Cooks/default.html

Sat. 10/15Deep Valley Beer and Wine FestivalHeld each year in conjunction with the Ukiah Country PumkinFest. The tasting features many of Northern California’s finest brews, and succu-lent wines and is superheroed themed this year! So don’t forget your caps and costumes…prizes will be awarded for the best dressed! A few of this year’s participants include: Lagunitas Brew-ing Company; Eagle Distributing, Ukiah Brewing Company, Embros Wines, Mendocino Brewing Company, Mad River, Enoteca, and many more! Come on down and sample various sausages, en-joy live music by HoneyDust, and socialize with fellow wine- and brew-tasters alike! • Tickets are now on sale and available at the Chamber Office, located at 309 East Perkins Street in Ukiah. $25 in advance and $30 at the door. •12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Church Street, downtown Ukiah • 462-4705

Sat. 10/22Marx in SohoThe Mendocino Community High School is pre-senting a benefit performance. In this one-man show written by Howard Zinn and performed by Bob Weick, Karl Mark returns to earth in our location to clear his name. This seventy-minute production does more than simply examine the life and works of Karl Mark, but challenges its audience to consider the issues of social justice. This performance in highly entertaining and in-tellectually stimulating. • Tickets for this benefit performance will be $10 at the door. • 7:00 p.m.Matheson Performing Arts Center.Please call 937-0650 for information.

Sat. 10/29Mendocino Stories and Music SeriesJoin Mendocino Stories and Music Series on the Saturday before Halloween. Come in cos-tume, or not! Music by The “Safe Sax” Swing Sep-tet, a seven-piece swing band. Four saxes, three rhythm, all swingin’ gives the band a light, but hard swinging sound, perfect for dancing and lis-tening. • Music start at 8:30 p.m.; Prizes for best costumes. • Sliding scale $10–$15 • Bistro menu and drinks are available as soon as the doors open at 7:30 p.m. • Hill House of Mendocino For more information, call Pattie at 937-1732 or www.mendocinostories.com/events.html

Sat. 10/29–Sun. 10/30First and Goal Rummage SaleThe Mendocino High School Football Team and the Mendocino Lacrosse Club have joined forces for a rummage sale. Both teams have a long-standing tradition of success, both on the field and in the classroom. Currently, both teams are fielding Varsity programs (there will also be a J.V. football team). Along with the players comes a need for new equipment, new uniforms and additional costs associated with larger squads. Your donation of rummage sale items is greatly appreciated. • Contact either Helena, 367-5801, or Adam, 937-3716, to arrange for donation drop-pff and pickup.

TOTAL RAINFALL*

for theMENDOCINO COAST

Total Rainfall 1993–1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.67”Total Rainfall 1994–1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.32”Total Rainfall 1995–1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.23”Total Rainfall 1996–1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.36”Total Rainfall 1997–1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.33”Total Rainfall 1998–1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.40”Total Rainfall 1999–2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.13”Total Rainfall 2000–2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.18”Total Rainfall 2001–2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.40”Total Rainfall 2002–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.00”Total Rainfall 2003–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.41”Total Rainfall 2004–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.79”Total Rainfall 2005–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.18"Total Rainfall 2006–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.20"Total Rainfall 2007–2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.59"Total Rainfall 2008–2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.17" Total Rainfall 2009–2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.89"

Total Rainfall 2010–2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.75”

Total Rainfall 2011–2012

To Date 0.37”Total Rainfall

August 31, 2011 to September 27, 2011

0.32”This rainfall data was gathered at

Mendocino City Community Services District

*Total rainfall is measured from July 1 of the preceding year to June 30 of the current year.


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DREAM HOME — � is dream home sits on 3.6 fully fenced level acres with ocean view overlooking the Jug Handle State Park from a beautiful, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, custom home. Spacious and inviting, this home provides all the amenities one would want. Open kitchen plan with stainless steel appliances and gas cooktop make this a recipe for success. New laminate fl ooring add to this home’s beauty. Enjoy a swim in the lap pool situated in its own glass building off of the main house. Ride horses in the arena or pasture area. Fully set up with a barn with six stalls, tack room, hot and cold water and laundry; an equestrian’s delight. � ere is even a detached guest quarters for those friends who will want to come to visit. (22993) $890,000

COASTAL MOUNTAIN RETREAT — Westport coast-al mountain retreat! Custom-built home located on 20 acres with ocean and valley views. � is property off ers end-of-road privacy, scenic views, southern exposure, and a well-built, 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. Large garage, workshop, greenhouse, covered porches, pool, mature landscaping, backup generator, and basketball hoop! (22998) $485,000

CHARMING COTTAGE — Great starter home close to schools. Natural light from south-fac-ing windows give the living room and kitchen an inviting feeling. Sidewalks around home lead to a single-car detached garage with alley access. Two rooms in garage would make great storage or hobby space. Nice backyard space. New carpet in master bedroom. Newer water heater and Monitor heater. Perimeter foundation. (23025) $205,000

CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW — Great opportunity to own an original 1927 Craftsman Bungalow in the Perkins Way area of Fort Bragg. � ree bedroom, 1.25 bath home with large landscaped yard. Single-car garage with alley access and bonus storage building. Much of this home in original condition. Upgraded kitchen and laundry. New kitchen cabinets. Brick fi replace. (22804) $350,000

WAGES CREEK RANCH — Charming Craftsman-style home with four bedrooms and 1.5 baths. A small rustic cabin with loft tucked in amongst redwoods. All on 42+ peaceful acres, 33 of which are wooded; year-round creek with song birds and wildlife galore. Plenty of fenced pastureland for horses and farm animals. (22876) $500,000

OCEAN VIEW WITH ARTIST STUDIO — Panoramic ocean view from many places on this unique historic property in downtown West-port. � is Victorian-era building sits just across the street from the Nature Conservancy property which off ers you a protected view of the headlands and the crashing white water beyond. Great charm and old character defi ne this fi xer upper. Large backyard with room to spare. Added bonus is the newer built detached artists studio ready to go with off -street parking and a back patio for relax-ing. Historic era bedrooms in main building, origi-nally with standing closets which are no longer in rooms. (23006) $475,000

SEA VIEW HAVEN � e sweeping ocean views from nearly every window in this lov-ingly built home are spectacular. � e house is set perfectly on its one-acre lot in a quiet neighborhood. Clever re-use of antiques built into fi xtures mix wonderfully throughout this well-appointed home. Wide pine plank fl oor-ing creates warmth and charm. Location, loca-tion…(23039) $785,000

MENDOCINO ROMANCE — Turn-of-the-century Victorian completed October, 2001. Authentic repro-duction, adapted to current building codes, of the renowned Victorian architect George Barber. � e 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Victorian has a detached carriage house. Pine fl ooring, tin ceiling, clawfoot tub, three marble fi replaces, and coopered columns are just the beginning. Gourmet kitchen includes period design cabinets with modern updates such as fl ush hinges, hidden dishwashers and refrigerator. Viking Range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and Sub-Zero wine cellar. (22892) $1,695,000

MIXED USE INVESTMENT — A mixed-use gem one block from the heart of Fort Bragg and its cafés, shops and galleries. � is fully rented build-ing provides six renovated apartments resting on the second fl oor including two with ocean views. Four well-established commercial tenants share the property and prosper with their destination busi-nesses. Excellent location includes a neighborhood playground, park, and public library just around the corner. (23024) $1,055,000

ALLURE OF THE COAST — As a coastal home or vacation rental, this light, cheery home off ers blue and white water views. With two bedrooms, two bathrooms downstairs, the kitchen and great room above, the two-story fl oor plan is ideal for entertaining. Plus a bonus room for the artist or hobbyist! � e level lot is graced with two-hundred-year-old cypress trees. Enjoy sights and sounds of the ocean from the privacy of the second-story deck, outdoor spa or enjoy a short walk to open space and the ocean. � ere’s po-tential for expansion of the master bedroom and more—please ask for details! (23038) $575,000

VILLAGE FARM AND HOME WINERY — � e fi n-est in village living: three full legal residences, water tower, private, quiet, and a complete farm. Gardens, lawns, pasture, barn, chicken coops, and privacy. Ocean views from nearly every room. Complete home winery crusher/stemer, press bottler for making four barrels of wine a year. (22285) $1,950,000

CUTE AS A BUG’S EAR — A desirable location, immedi-ately north of � e Heritage House and minutes from the vil-lage, this split-level, 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is comfy, cozy and move-in ready. Enjoy the lovely enclosed garden area, greenhouse, and sprinklers. ‘’Cute as a Bug’s Ear’’ perfectly describes the second unit, a 690± sq. ft. cottage. Property off ers fl exibility—Bug’s Ear continues to generate rental in-come. Rent one or both, this is an attractive rental property. In addition to the greenhouse, there is also a small artist stu-dio plus storage shed. (22377) $547,000

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WHITE WATER BACKDROP — Awaiting a buyer to design a custom home perched above Jack Peters Creek with lofty views of the canyon, white water crashing into the Mendocino Headlands State Park and out to the Pacifi c. Once nestled into the south-facing terraced hillside, relax and enjoy the natural beauty from this edge of the earth. (22032) $149,000

SUNBELT ACRE — One acre parcel in the desirable Little River area of the Mendocino Coast. Inland enough for enjoying the sunshine and gardening but close to the ocean to enjoy its infl uence. Near golf course, state park hiking trails, Albion Harbor and beaches. (22013) $149,500

BIG RIVER LAGOON — 250± acres located seven miles east of Mendocino on Big River. � e prop-erty goes from hilltop to Big River Lagoon. Six million board feet of timber, mostly redwood, mostly over twenty-four inches in diameter, many over thirty-six inches. Two great hilltop homesites with views. � e property is bounded by state park and other large timber parcels. NTMP timber plan in place for future income generation. Go for a swim! Big River Lagoon is a beautiful natural pond/la-goon with lots of wildlife and access to the amazing Big River State Park. (21290, 21291) $3,650,000

no marching band. At first he declined their invitation, saying that in retirement he just wanted “peace and quiet...But after a year I thought, ‘It’s really quiet out here on Fiddle Farm.’” He accepted the job, and started a new marching band. Once again, since his retirement, Anderson Valley School has no marching band, but Bob is there three hours a week assisting the present band director; and eleven years ago, within the Anderson Valley Community Education Program, he started the current Boonville Big Band.

The extremely knowledgeable Bob Ayres briefly explains that the historic big band music of the 1930s and forties evolved into swing then lost popularity except with older folks of the World War II era. Big bands didn’t completely disappear, however, and “now there are more than ever,” says Bob. “They went into academia where

they started playing more technical, more difficult stuff to keep themselves challenged, with no concern about dancing.” Jazz festivals today are not showcasing 1940s dance music, but rather “complex charts…they all struggle for hours to get these intricate things together. Now it’s more for listening, not for dancing, though some of it—not all—is hard to listen to,” he concludes.

Even during his teaching years Bob has always played live music, usually with small jazz or swing combos. Along the way he has collected over one hundred instruments and, except for the trumpet and cello in which he had his only formal training, has taught himself to play them all. In his far-reaching career he has played backup for Vic Damone and jammed with West Coast jazz luminaries like Kent Glenn and Virgil Gonsalves. On the walls of his studio a treasure trove of photographs and playbills chronicle events, musicians, and memories, like Bob in his “flaming youth” playing outside the Kelley House every Fourth of July for twenty years, or Bob with his buddies from the Bay Area jazz scene who loved to visit and jam at Fiddle Farm. Then there’s Bob making music with others during the Golden Gate Park heyday, or playing fiddle in the Navarro Ridge Ramblers (“another bizarre period”).

Approaching age seventy-two, Bob Ayres shows no intention of slowing up, keeping a

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very lively musical calendar. Although he leads a big band, he’s “a small combo guy” and currently plays trumpet and clarinet with his Dixieland band The Dixie Devils. Not only does Bob help to keep these genres alive, he also has tremendous influence on individual musicians young and old, inspiring confidence and mastery. Fort Bragg builder and swing dancer Steve Paul plays trumpet with The Dixie Devils and was in the big band for five years, but says he really learned how to play the instrument and how to read music only by being in the band under Bob’s patient tutelage. The experience changed his life. Steve also recognizes that Bob’s former students-cum-band members received from him “a way-solid musical foundation.” Amazed that Bob has kept the band together all these years, which he likens to “herding cats,” Steve is also impressed that, when he sits in for an absent musician, Bob can “transpose on the fly. If this were Japan,” he muses, “Bob would be a national treasure.”

As if this weren’t enough activity for one guy, a typical week for Bob Ayres is bursting with music “just for the love it.” Most Sundays, his long-time friend and classical pianist Amelia Ortegon travels a good distance to enjoy several magic and varied hours of music making with Bob at Fiddle Farm. [See sidebar] On Tuesdays, the local and very versatile Ed Welter, a former UCLA tuba professor with his own bag of tricks, visits the Farm and plays accordion with Bob. As Tight Squeeze, the duo emerges occasionally to play at Headlands Coffeehouse in Fort Bragg, “then go back and rehearse for another six months,” says Bob. “We’re both Johnny-come-latelies with the accordion—we do it because we love it.”

The Boonville Big Band rehearses on Wednesday nights; then on most Thursdays virtuoso clarinet player Jack Braet, with whom Bob has played in Dixieland and modern jazz bands, comes to Fiddle Farm. Bob used to play trumpet with him, but after taking up the clarinet himself, the two now play classical clarinet for about three hours whenever Jack can make it.

Bob has a standing gig on Saturday nights at the Ledford House Restaurant in Albion, a venue he highly commends for continuing “to keep the local music scene alive and paying its musicians a standard gig fee.” With outstanding jazz musician and Ledford House musical director Terry Simcik on guitar, Bob plays clarinet, a very muted trumpet, or occasionally the flute for the dinner crowd; when Terry is otherwise engaged on a Saturday, Bob will play with well-known local jazz pianists Richard Cooper or John Gilmore.

So, life on Fiddle Farm today is anything but retiring. Bob keeps it full of music, and his wife Dorothy, retired from the Mendocino school district and now an adjunct professor in education at Dominican College, keeps an impressive vegetable garden next to a lovely apple orchard overseen by pet donkeys Mr. Heehaw and Don Quixote. Bob remains so humble, so nonchalant about the huge impact he’s had on hundreds of musicians, young and old. Even though local schools shamefully have no music program now, for twenty-eight years Bob Ayres planted the seed of music in countless students in Mendocino, many of whom will play music for the rest of their lives. Roscoe Tuomala, now a building contractor in Elk and trumpet player in the Boonville Big Band, was Bob’s student in the early 2000s. “I wouldn’t still be playing, if not for Bob. He’s a natural teacher, a very charismatic individual,” says Roscoe. “He takes on people at any level, and can cut through to teach in an exciting way.” He aspires to Bob’s level of utter dedication, and adds, “Bob is part of what keeps the music force alive here. He always has something going on.”

Bob Ayres’ creative brilliance continues to inspire confidence and to provide musicians of all ages and skills the impetus and opportunity to practice and perform regularly, to stretch and grow, and to deliver intoxicating jazz to appreciative fans. REM Denice Breaux

The thing that stands out for me with regard to my brother is his infec-tious enthusiasm for jazz. Countless times I remember visiting him and enjoying playing music with him and receiving his generous sharing of his thorough knowledge of jazz. I’m referring not only to his encyclope-dic knowledge of the history of the music and the musicians, but even more, his effectiveness as a jazz educator. I always came away from ses-sions with him with a rejuvenated interest in further developing my own knowledge and skills as a musician in the jazz idiom. His encouragement to me and his inspiring example of musician discipline (hard work) demon-strates what musicians mean when they talk about “paying dues.” He has not only been a great influence on me as a big brother, but I also see that many other musicians have grown and benefitted from being around him. —WALTER AYRES

I travel every ten days or so from the Bellsprings Mountains East of 101 to the Fiddle Farm in Albion where I spend two to four hours with Bob and Dorothy Ayres. To me these are some of the best times of my life and worth commuting so many hours for. I am a piano player. And Bob is my teacher and mentor. He plays expertly and professionally the trumpet, clarinet, flute, cello, violin, bass, piano, organ, accordion, etc. Let’s just say, he can play most every instrument he gets his hands on and if he’s never seen it before, he’ll figure out how to play it by day’s end if not sooner. And of course, he reads music in every clef and arranges, transposes, orchestrates, improvises, leads, teaches, and shares all this with others. Dorothy, his wife, a renowned educa-tor in her own right, is the staff that holds all this together.

I am a classical pianist and I enjoy spending hours in his studio, me at the Yamaha Grand and he on whatever instrument he desires to play. We like to sight-read compositions we’ve never seen before and we go from one Ba-roque composer to another, usually spending most of our time on Bach. When we tire of the baroque era we go to the Romantics and dwell on Schumann and Brahms. And of course, we don’t forget the Russians or the French. We play Stravinsky, me, trying to do a drum part on the piano while he plays that fantastic and incredibly difficult trumpet lead in Petroushka. And then there’s Debussy. Usually, we end our sessions by playing a little jazz. This helps me tremendously with my jazz improv and with singing on pitch. And he, well, he doesn’t need any help on this. He is kind, a gentleman and a scholar, and tolerates me.

At the end of our sight-reading sessions, he retreats to an old carriage house behind the main house, where he goes to make copies for me of the music we decide to work on. This beautiful old building houses not only his copying machine but every instrument he has ever owned and some of these I have never seen or heard of before. He has an old grand pedal organ and some of the first electric keyboards no longer on the market that have some incredibly beautiful tones. We had a music session in this carriage house which to me was quite a challenge since I went from acoustic to electric on an instrument I had not played before. Of course, he knows everything about it. I am no longer surprised about this because this is what he does, who he is, in totality. We hardly speak on anything else but chord changes, what key it’s in, who wrote it, and are we in tune.

Music sessions at the Fiddle Farm are magic. It’s a place I go to immerse myself completely in music. Bob Ayres is much more than a music professor and an orchestra leader; he is Maestro. He is Maestro Bob Ayres.

—AMELIA ORTEGON

Bob and Dorothy Ayres at Fiddle Farm with their

donkey friends Mr. Heehaw and Don Quixote

LEFT: Young brothers Walter and Bob Ayres in a formal mood. Photo provided.

RIGHT: Bob with his accordian, which he plays with his friend in a duet combo called Tight Squeeze. Photo by Denice Breaux.


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