Mendocino Words, or just Mendo Words, is two minutes of local poetry, weekly. Mendocino County is rich with poets writing about our natural beauty, our politics, and the little lives we can make for ourselves here. Mendo Words is hosted by Frej Barty, Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate, with the mission to spread poetry across the county. Local poetry calendar: https://theresawhitehill.com/events/. Website: https://mendocinopoetlaureate.mymcn.org/youth-poet-laureate/ Insta: @mendocinoyouth ...
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Linda Pack reads episodes of her immensely popular public radio program Mendocino County Remembered. She edits and interprets selections from the oral histories collected and published under the auspices of the Mendocino Historical Society for the American Bicentennial in 1976. A new episode every Sunday.
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Par Frej Barty
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An eloquent appreciation of the special beauty of living on the Mendocino Coast.Par Linda Pack
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Sad tales of an unlucky family in the late 1800's.Par Linda Pack
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A strong statement about the ethics of Pomo families.Par Linda Pack
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The sighting of Haley's comet in 1910 terrifies a stock driver.Par Linda Pack
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The practice and pride in the skills of raising goats in Anderson Valley.Par Linda Pack
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"Hitting the bamboo" and drinking "Jackass" at the turn of the 20th Century in Point Arena.Par Linda Pack
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The story of the family that built the temple of Kwan Tai in Mendocino Village.Par Linda Pack
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Traveling evangelists provide surprising winter entertainmentPar Linda Pack
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Lively and useful recollections about home remedies.Par Linda Pack
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The heart-breaking story of a lumberman who yearns to be a classical musician.Par Linda Pack
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The hardships of living and dying in the northeast corner of Mendocino County in the early 1900's.Par Linda Pack
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Anecdotes about livelihoods on the Mendocino CoastPar Linda Pack
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The Finnish immigrants to the Mendocino Coast create elaborate entertainments for their community in the early 20th century.Par Linda Pack
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A young boy encounters a dangerous critter on his way to school.Par Linda Pack
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Melissa Kendrick, Anderson Valley & Ukiah; Lena Meshishnek, Comptche; Elise Pimental, Covelo; and Ruth Hood, Little River all relate their memories of Christmas in Mendocino County in the early 1900's. More of these wonderful stories are Episodes #37 & #38, Remembrances of Christmases Past Parts 1 & 2.…
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Itinerant salesmen and the first cars in the county.Par Linda Pack
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An emphatic account of crime and punishment.Par Linda Pack
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Providing for a remote homestead in the early 1900's.Par Linda Pack
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A story about he herding of both cattle and Indians into Round Valley.Par Linda Pack
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A port captain explains the complexities of loading and shipping lumber in the early 1900's.Par Linda Pack
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Preparing the delicious bounty of the Mendocino Coast.Par Linda Pack
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Terrifying tales of protecting stock from dangerous predators.Par Linda Pack
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An inspiring story from an extraordinary woman reclaiming her Pomo heritage.Par Linda Pack
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A proud lifelong railroad man talks about his career.Par Linda Pack
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A thrilling and lyrical recounting of getting the logs down the river.Par Linda Pack
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Having fun at dances and drinking all over town.Par Linda Pack
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Amazing anecdotes of a tough character in the 1860's.Par Linda Pack
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Starting the first school on the Round Valley Indian Reservation in 1910.Par Linda Pack
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The beginnings of County agriculture and transportation in the early 1900's.Par Linda Pack
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A wonderful anecdote about a Mountain Man.Par Linda Pack
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