Tree of Life, Peggy H.
Davis, digital colored print (giclee): 12" x 15"
http://www2.crocker.com/~ganeydn/Gifts.html#tree
Rabbi’s Notes: A Meaningful Life
I’m a little late starting this
column this month (sorry Bob and Mina!) because I was anticipating a
weekend visit with my friend S, and I knew that by the time she
departed, I would have ideas to share that I hadn’t entertained
before. (Disclaimer here: I told S that I wanted her help in
planning this screed, and I write it now with her permission and
input. Though of course all nonsense is my own – most
truly.)
I met S, oh, six or seven years ago now, at High Holy Day
services. She and her partner were up from San Francisco, where
they live. I think it was in the break after Yom Kippur morning
services that S’s partner corralled me in a friendly way, introduced me
to S, and said, “S really wants to talk with you.” I sat down
with them, a bit delirious from a long and intense morning, and S said
to me, “I want to talk with you about the meaning of life.”
That perked me right up. I like that topic. But I didn’t
have any steam in me right then, so I probably just said, “Yeah, sounds
great, get in touch…” A few months later, a mutual friend said
she was going down to visit S and her partner. “S really wants to
talk with you,” she said to me. “You should come with me…”
So I jumped aboard.
Well, S and I talked and talked til our jaws hurt during that
visit. And more importantly, I think, we began a conversation
which has continued all these years, in marathon chats every couple of
months since.
Sidebar here – to me there is little I treasure more than these kinds
of epic conversations that weave through my life. I have a few
such long chats going – some even since childhood – with someone who
worries some bone kind of like I do, or at least can bear to watch me
do it while offering up their own wisdom as we wander along in
life. Sometimes I talk with these people every couple of years,
sometimes almost daily. As Dave Alvin and Christy McWilson sang
last night at the Little River Inn, “We’re two lucky bums.” Or in
my case, at least one lucky bum and one very patient one.
Anyhow, back to the meaning of life. Between our last marathon
and the one this past weekend, S has made it official that she will be
retiring soon. Which seems to make questions of meaning in life
more urgent – at the very least since she will have forty-plus more
hours each week available for meaning-making in raw form. “How do
you build a life?” she asked.
Life is more than what you do in your work hours – more than what you
do at all. What you do, and, heaven-knows, what you plan to do,
is only the smallest part of it all. We agreed on that.
Still, you get up in the morning, and you are given a day in front of
you. It’s an opportunity as well as a challenge. This was
the challenge and opportunity that occupied us quite a bit over the
weekend, as we dreamed and brainstormed about how a brilliant, capable,
skilled, healthy, generous and wise person could reshape her pursuits
at this juncture.
Another sidebar here, or maybe the main point: Ira Rosenberg has
taught over the years about the importance of turning points.
There are long stretches of time in which our paths are fairly fixed,
and it takes a tremendous amount of energy and upheaval to shift
course. But then there come times when the trajectory is changing
anyhow. And, at these turning points, even minute changes of
direction can have amplified consequence, for good or for ill. So
what we do with ourselves at turning points may not be of greater
cosmic importance than what we do with ourselves at any other
time. But on the practical plane, it matters a lot. Which
is why, among many other things, much ritual focuses on times of life
change (like a bar or bat mitzvah), calendar change (like bedtime
prayers) and social change (like the inauguration of a new president.)
Last month I wrote here about my exploration of mussar, which we might
say turns a close lens on the way that life moves from minute to
minute, even in periods where it seems like little is changing.
We lose our tempers, get sidetracked, close down our attention or
goodwill. And the work of mussar is to correct those
small-seeming mis-directions. I can’t remember if I actually said
this in my column, but mussar makes me think of peeling back the
surface of an hour or a day of my life and seeing all these tiny joints
underneath, at any of which things can go amiss. S’s question
right now has to do, I think, with pulling back the lens, looking at a
bigger schema of paths, the choices of which will direct (at least to
some degree – along with chance, providence, inner and outer change and
Mystery) years or decades to come.
Yesterday was Sunday, which means that we all started the day at our
house listening to Will Shortz giving his puzzle on NPR Weekend
Edition. And that may have left S and me in puzzle mode as the
day went on. So I posed a puzzle to her, and I offer it to you
too. Imagine ten activities that seem valuable to you, arrayed
along a spectrum. At one end is the safest, most like what you do
right-now. At the other end is the scariest, most
out-of-the-comfort-zone kind of activity you can imagine. Then
plot out eight other activities in the middle range. When you’ve
got your list of ten, think through your social network and try to come
up with a person you could go talk with who does each of the ten
activities you have named.
That’s the easy part of the puzzle – though S drove away promising to
send me her list of ten. The hard part comes next. Go
actually talk with each of these people. And, as you do, try to
imagine yourself into their lives, doing what they do.
Then watch yourself making a decision. How do we know what to do
next? Do we make lists of pros and cons and count them up?
Do we take up the first option that comes our way and then see where it
takes us from there? Do we wait for a light to come on in our
head? Do we feel for our gut to tighten in some places and our
heart to swell in others? Do we ask someone’s advice and actually
follow it? Do we pray for guidance and anticipate a
response? Do we feel trapped and hopeless, as though ten options
– even imaginary ones – would be unthinkable in our own circumstances?
I am aware as I’m writing this that big course changes seldom come
about as methodically and elegantly as they happen to be coming to
S. Sometimes they happen because we get sick or lose a job or a
partner or a home or are oppressed in our current situation and have to
get out. Sometimes, and I count myself blessedly here much of the
time these days, we are happy with our path, and nothing seems to be
coming at us to force a big change (until it does.) Sometimes the
challenge/opportunity is a tiny course change, or the will to endure
until a possibility opens up, or to make peace with the way things are
and will probably stay.
But it never hurts to exercise our imaginations. And what topic
could be more interesting than our lives? I hope that, even when
things seem tightly-constrained, we can still imagine other paths,
large or small, that we can walk in the direction of meaning.
Whatever that means!
I want to thank S, my companion in imagination, for allowing me to
share a bit of her life and our conversation about it here. And I
want to thank all of you for being a community of meaning, in which I
can see richly-imagined lives lived out in inspiring and provocative
ways, and in which the conversation about how to live a meaningful life
never falters.
- Rabbi Margaret Holub (c) 2009
Culture Mix Holiday Party / Fiesta De Intercambrio Culture
Sunday, January 3, 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Safe Passage (208 Dana
Street, Fort Bragg.) Tamales and latkes, stories of childhood
Posadas, Hanukkah and more. Singing and speaking different
languages together (and maybe learning a few words of a tongue you
don't know well), games, dancing, getting to know people. All
ages most welcome. For information contact Steve Antler at
937-5925 or santler@mcn.org.
Enthusiastically sponsored by the Elders Group of the Mendocino Coast
Jewish Community and Safe Passages. (mh)
Reb Zusya's Yahrzeit
Reb Zusya of
Hanipol is one of the most beloved of the Hasidic masters. He
is most famous for saying that, when he arrives at the gates of
Paradise, he won’t be asked, “Why weren’t you Abraham?” or “Why weren’t
you Moses?” but, “Why weren’t you Zusya?” He is also the
impoverished and frail master who, when asked by two students about how
one can thank God forbad fortune as well as for good, answered that he
had no idea, because he had never experienced anything bad in his whole
life.
The yarzheit of Reb Zusya is on 2 Shevat, which falls this year on
Sunday, January 17. We will honor the memory of Reb Zusya at
Shabbat services on Saturday, January 16, by enjoying stories of this
beautiful holy teacher. (mh)
Tu B'Shevat Seder
Tu B’shevat, the
holy Day of Judgment for the Trees, falls on Shabbat. January 30.
We will celebrate with a seder of fruits, colors, meditation and
blessings at 4:00 PM, finishing with havdalah at sundown. Tu
B’shevat is the deep-winter day each year when it is said that the sap
rises in the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden, portending another day
of life on earth.
We who are privileged to live among so many holy trees, and ocean,
ground and sky, have come to love this holiday as a time to honor and
bless and pray for the natural environment of which we are all a
part.
We will enjoy many fruits and glasses of wine or juice. There
will not be a full meal served, and you don’t need to bring anything.
This is one of the most beautiful holidays of the year, and it can be
quite magical for young children, as for any of us. We especially
invite you to bring children and to feel comfortable slipping out after
the first fruits are blessed if the entire ritual is too long or quiet
to sit through. (mh)
Mussar Class Meetings
The mussar class will meet on Wednesdays, January 6 and 20, 5:00 – 7:00
PM at the shul. On January 6 we will focus on the middah (trait)
of haritzut (decisiveness.) On January 20 our topic will be the
middah of nekiyut (cleanliness.) People are welcome to join the
class at any point, but should contact Margaret in advance to get
readings – mholub@mcn.org or 937-5673. (mh)
Tzedaka Well Needs Refilling
The Adele Saxe Tzedaka Fund is like
a well: funds rain in through people's generosity, and funds are
drawn out to meet people's needs. This past season, as you might
imagine, has been a time when people's needs have been great, and it is
not unlikely that this will continue. As I (Margaret) write in
mid-December, there remains only $96 in the well. So gifts to the
Tzedaka Fund, always appreciated, are needed right now.
The Tzedaka Fund is used to help people in need on a short-term
basis. I am in charge of allocating funds, and I do so whenever I
believe that a gift in the range that the Fund can support will help
someone to get through a time of difficulty. Usually the gifts
are in the $100-200 range, and they are always confidential. Most
of the grants go to people in our local Jewish community who are in a
moment of crisis. But occasionally someone in MCJC will request
funds for someone who is not Jewish, and I do not discriminate.
The Fund is named after Adele Saxe, who was a great exemplar of the
values of community and service (and also gave us the gift of being
Ellen Saxe's mother and Max and Beatrice's grandmother.) (mh)
Bar Mitzvah
We cordially invite you
to share our joy when our son
Scott Roy Duncan
is called to the Torah as a
Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Ten thirty in the morning
Caspar Shul, Caspar, California
Reception immediately following
Please respond
pduncan@mcn.org
or 707-962-0101
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TODAH
RABAH! (Great Thanks)
For The Following Generous Contributors Who in the Last Month Helped
Sustain Our Community
Nancy Harris; Theresa Glasner
Morales; Gayle and Larry Heiss; Linda James and Richard Sacks-Wilner;
Fran and Roger Schwartz; Rachel Lahn and James Young; Gerry and Sara
Kreger; Bobby Markels; Helen Jacobs; Syd and Laura Balows; Carol Maxon;
Donna Feiner; Polly Green; Rena Blauner; Donna Camitta; Annie Beckett;
Sandy Glickfeld; Rosamond Gumpert Jorgensen; Eileen Lopate; Donna and
George Montag; Marilyn Rose; Irv and Rosalie Winesuff; Roberta and
David Belson; Claire Ellis and Chuck Greenberg; Susan Tubbesing; Janet
Sternburg; Guy Burnett; Mina Cohen and Jeff Berenson; Art and Rosalie
Holub
Merry Winslow In Memory of Maya Katz; Ira Beyer In Memory of my Mom and
Dad; Howard Gingold In Memory of Sherman Juster; Sam and Teresa Waldman
In Honor of Aunt Vera Kronberg; Susan Hofberg on the yahrzeit of Elaine
Hofberg and Lillian Sommer; Sandy Glickfeld In Honor of Sidney and
Helen Glickfeld; Dianna Stern In Honor of Jacoby Stern.
Mendocino Maven
by The
Shadow
I hope that everyone had a lovely Chanukah and
has a fabulous new (secular) year. The annual Chanukah party was a
blast thanks to the heroic efforts of a legion of volunteers and the
organization of Luna and Donna Montag. By the time you read this the
days should be getting longer and the Mendocino coast should be a
gorgeous shade of green. It is said that this is a weak El Nino year,
so we may get the blessed rain we have been praying for.
While we are already well into the Jewish year, this month is Tu
B'Shevat (the new year for trees). Once a very obscure holiday, it has
taken on new meaning in contemporary times when most of us are
increasingly estranged from the natural world. a world which is itself
in jeopardy.
I attended one of Margaret's Mussar classes last month, and was
delighted by the class, which studies Jewish approaches to ethical
living and self improvement. There were 18 students at the class I
attended, which is a remarkable turn out for our small community.
Micah Press and Mischa Hedges are attending graduate school at
Dominican University in San Raphael. They are both
working for a Green MBA in Sustainable Business Practices. (Micah
is also looking for an affordable place for 2 people to live in San
Raphael if anyone has any suggestions.)
I heard that Amy Katz is moving back to NYC after her sojourn in LA,
and will be teaching there. Good luck to Amy.
If you have simchas (joys) that you would like to share with the
community, please email
maven@mcjc.org.
- The Shadow
Judy Prichett's New Documentary
(Judy Prichett sent us a note about her
new Swing Dance documentary, The Big Apple. You can
follow the link below to see a trailer for the film. - rge)
This is a documentary I have
made about a dance that was wildly popular in 1937 -- Rosamond
remembers it. She says with a smile, "It was fun!" The dance started in
an African-American night club in Columbia SC and spread across the
country very quickly -- "like wildfire," as the news stories say. In
learning about the power of this dance to uplift spirits in hard times,
we take a journey back to Africa, through slavery, minstrelsy and the
popular dance crazes of the early 20th century. There is even a Jewish
component to the story: The building where the Big Apple dance got its
start had been an orthodox shul before the congregation moved out and
it became an African-American night club. When local white kids wanted
to come inside to observe the dancing they were able to do so because
there was a balcony where they could watch but still maintain strict
segregation. They copied the dance they discovered there and the rest
is history -- or at least popular culture history.The DVD is available
at www.swingdanceshop.com/bigapple2.html
I am currently living in Montclair NJ, a lovely little town just a hop
and a skip from Manhattan. But I still have strong ties to the
Mendocino coast and I am sure you will see me around. Perhaps I could
do a showing of the video some day? (jp)
Kabbalat Shabbat
In January we will be celebrating our home Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner
on Friday, January 22nd at the home of Marnie and Ron Press in
Mendocino. Please call them at 937-1905 for directions and to let them
know you are coming. Notice this is not the second Friday, rather the
4th Friday. In February we will be at the home of Edie and
Ira Plotinsky in Mendocino on the 4th Friday (26th). The monthly
Kabbalat Shabbat includes a song-filled short service that begins at
6:00 pm and is followed by a pot luck vegetarian dinner. If you
would like to host this wonderful event in your home in future months,
contact Mina at 937-1319.
MCJC Board meeting dates
The next MCJC Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 14th and
then again on Thursday, February 11th. If you would like to
attend a meeting please contact Raven Deerwater at raven@taxpractitioner.com
so he can let you know the time and include you on the agenda. (mc)
Lecture and Conversation: Ancient Jewish Art
and Art’s Place
We have been in our beloved shul for 13 years and while the space has
evolved over the years, it looks more or less the way it did the day we
moved in. We have all been in synagogues and other worship spaces
that look very different from our own. How do we feel in this
space? Do we want to surround ourselves with two and three
dimensional art? Does that “help” or “hinder” our
experience. Prior to this conversation, Mina Cohen, who teaches
art history at College of the Redwoods will present a slide show on
ancient Jewish art, from the Biblical period. Learn how art
played a role in our ancestors’ lives. The 45 minute slide
lecture will be at 5:00 pm on Sunday, January 17th at the shul.
Discussion to follow. (mc)
Mitzvah Meal
We have only about 1/3 of the freezer full at this time and it’s time
for a new round to fill it back up for the winter. We have all
pitched in to help to feed the sick or those unable to prepare meals
for themselves on a short term basis. On Sunday, January 24th at 5 pm
you are invited to a potluck dinner at the shul. We ask that you bring
a vegetarian dish to share and one to “freeze”. We will have containers
to divide your donation into single portions and will tuck it away in
the freezer for future use. We’ll enjoy a meal together, have some
schmoozing time, and do a mitzvah all at the same time.
So think of what freezes well: soups, stews, casseroles, cooked
vegetables, etc. that are not too spicy. We will ask you to bring a
list of ingredients in your dish so in case someone has diet
restrictions we can take care of that. At the moment we’ll keep it
vegetarian, as many people who are ill have trouble digesting chicken
or beef in any case. In the future if you wish to cook some chicken,
make chicken soup, etc. we’ll make arrangements to add it to the
freezer. If you have any questions contact one of the Bikkur Cholim
committee Mina at 937-1319 or mcohen@mcn.org, Fran Schwartz at
937-1352 or franamie@cs.com, or Karen Rakofsky
at 937-5522 or nerak@mcn.org. (mc)
Book Group
The book group will meet
Monday, January 18th at the home of Rosamond Gumpert Jorgensen Please
call Fran Schwartz at 937-1352 if you wish to join us. We will be
reading “Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited
” by Elyse Schein. Elyse Schein had always known she was adopted, but
not she searched for her biological mother did she discover she had an
identical twin sister. What’s more, after being separated as infants,
she and her sister had been, for a time, part of a secret study on
separated twins.
Paula Bernstein, a married writer and mother living in New York, also
knew she was adopted, but had no inclination to find her birth mother.
When she answered a call from her Jewish adoption agency one spring
afternoon, Paula’s life suddenly divided into two starkly different
periods: the time before and the time after she learned the truth.
As they reunite, taking their tentative first steps from strangers to
sisters, Paula and Elyse are left with haunting questions surrounding
their origins and their separation. And when they investigate their
birth mother’s past, the sisters move closer toward solving the puzzle
of their lives. Books are available at Cheshire Books in Fort Bragg for
a 10% discount if you let them know you are in the Jewish Book
Group. We welcome new people at any time. (mc)
Thank You for Megillah Help
Thank you to Elana Berenson for collating and mailing
our last megillah. Contact Mina if you’d like to help with this
task. (mc)
Tisch Welcomes You
In January we will begin our new schedule for the Tisch dinner.
We will now celebrate the Tisch towards the beginning of each month,
with the Kabbalat Shabbat towards the end of the month (see Kabbalat
Shabbat). We will gather on Friday, January 8th and then again on
Friday, February 12th, the evening before Scott Duncan’s bar
mitzvah. Dinner is at 6:00 pm and begins with candles, Kiddush,
and fresh baked challah created by the Torah School just before our
arrival. A yummy vegetarian dinner is provided. You can
bring dessert if you like. It’s multi-generational and fun for
all. Greet your friends and meet some new ones! (mc)
Torah School Evolution
Torah school is now meeting every other Friday at the shul. They
miss the Frankie’s Talmud Torah but are happy to be back at the
shul. They are beginning their study of Hebrew with a new teacher
Jeremiah Heims, stories, art, and of course challah baking before the
Tisch dinners. If you are not yet involved and want to be, call
Jessica at 937-2115 or contact her at mcop@mcn.org.
(mc)
PJ Library Coming
Stay tuned for an exciting new program MCJC will be participating in.
Every month children in our community between the ages of 6 months and
eight years receive a gift of an age-appropriate Jewish children’s book
or CD. The books and music come with reading guides to educate
and inspire the adults in the household. This program is in 125
large and small communities throughout North America. More
information is coming soon! http://www.pjlibrary.org/ (mc)
Would you Like a Prayer book for Your Library?
MCJC switched prayer books a couple of years ago and we have the last
round of prayer books as well as some 1978 Gates of Repentance High
Holy Day prayer books. If you would like to have one, as a
reference book, interesting reading, or know someone who would please
contact Donna Montag at 877-3243 or at Montag@mcn.org.
(mc)
MCJC Library
We welcome assistance from Nona Smith to help us keep our library in
order. It’s easy to check out a book from the library and we have
a very complete selection of books on every topic related to Judaism
and the Jewish people. Check it out next time you’re at the
shul. As always, please DO NOT leave books at the library without
checking with Mina first. Mina can be reached at 937-1319 or mcohen@mcn.org.
Make your Mark on a Heritage Textile
Andrea Luna invites everyone our MCJC “Om Israel” to drop in her studio in the back of her store in Fort Bragg and leave a handprint on a layer of the Torah Table Cover she is working on. This will continue a tradition of personal meaning imbuing our sacred ritual textiles: Diana Apfel used pieces of cloths from MCJC families in the lovely white patchwork Torah Cover she made for High Holidays and Andrea Luna placed prayers and blessings written by MCJC members between the layers of the top of the Peace Dove High Holiday Torah Cover she made. Andrea’s shop/ studio is at 107 Laurel Street in Fort Bragg, and she is there Mon thru Fri from 11 to 5, more or less. Call ahead to 972-4494. All printing must be complete by January 20. (al)
Torah Table Cover Blessing
You are invited to join us in a Shehechiyanu as we use our new Torah Table Cover for the first time at Saturday Morning Service on February 6. There will be a Kiddush to follow.
Golden Latkes
The heavenly smell of frying latkes greeted 100 people as they entered the Shul for our MCJC annual Hannukah party on Sunday Dec.13 the third night. Rabbi Margaret led the blessings as all the Menorahs were lit in the darkened room…always a lovely and moving moment, followed by a resounding round of “Rock of Ages” complete with Jay Frankston’s singing the beloved song in Yiddish. Margaret’s riff (in royal drag) on the Hannukah story ended with her encouraging us all to affirm our Jewishness by committing to the righteous work of our community in Bikkur Holim: feeding, assisting, caring for those who need help. The cooks who produced 500 perfect latkes, once again get the Golden Latke award: George Montag, Donna Montag, Mark Zarlin, Monique Frankston, Joan Katzeff, Ruby Gold, Rosalie Winesuff, Marnie Press, Sydelle Lapidus. Deena Zarlin scrubbed the stoves.
Moses Matlin helped schlep tables and chairs and set up, and Benna Kolinsky and Susan and Rachel Juster helped decorate the shul, already looking festive with the paper chains made by the Torah School under the direction of Jessica Grinberg. The esteemed servers who kept the hot latkes and salads moving were: Steve Antler, Nina Ravitz, Sue Miller, Danny Mandlebaum, Benna, Susan, Rachel, and Ron Press. Many people helped clean up and schlep the tables and chairs back to the shed including Rio Russell, Michelle and children, and others. Marnie Press, Devorah Rossman and Bob Evans washed and dried and cleaned the kitchen….thank you to all for another yummy and festive celebration at MCJC. Bubie Goldie, the Fairy Gelt Mother says “Let your light shine, and be happy, eat latkes!!! - Andrea Luna
Megillah Formats
The Mendocino Megillah is
generated in two formats: the legacy hardcopy format which is optimized
for printing on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper and the HTML format which is
formatted for easy reading on a computer display. You can subscribe to the hardcopy version and have it
mailed to you, you can subscribe to the email version or you can
receive both. If you don’t need the hardcopy and want to do your bit to
repair the world by going electronic, and saving paper, toner and
physical transport, please email Myra at myrah@mcn.org
Todah Rabah! (rge)
Looking to the Future
From time to time members have given additional financial help to MCJC.
Upon the sale of a home, stocks or some other positive financial event
they have shared their good fortune. Also, several members have
remembered MCJC in their wills. These generous acts insure the long
term strength and sustainability of the Jewish Community and our shul
here on the Coast.
We encourage you to do this if you can. (mz)
Subscription and
Notification
If you would like to subscribe to this publication and/or receive email
notifications for events, changes, or important news from MCJC contact
Myra Beals at myrah@mcn.org or send to P.O. Box
1113, Mendocino. Let her know if you prefer to receive a printed
Megillah coming in the mail or by email. If you would like to
receive notifications by email please indicate that as well.
Subscription to the Megillah is included with a contributing membership
of $200. or more. A subscription alone to the newsletter is $25.
per year. Checks can be made payable to MCJC and mailed to P.O.
Box 291, Little River, CA. 95456. (mc)
Editorial Policy
The Mendocino Megillah is published monthly. The deadline for
submission of articles is the 10th of the month before desired
publication. The editor will include all appropriate material,
space permitting with the exception of copyrighted material that does
not have permission of the author. The material printed in the
Megillah is not the policy or representative of the opinions of the
Board of Directors of Mendocino Coast Jewish Community. Divergent
opinions are welcome. (mc)
Contributions to the MCJC can be sent to:
MCJC, Box 291, Little River, CA 95456.
Please specify if your contribution is in memory or honor of someone,
and please include your name and mailing address. Thanks! (mz) |
Using
the Shul
If you are closing the shul please double check that the furnace, water
heater and lights are all off and that all doors are locked when you
leave. As a courtesy to our neighbors, please make sure that the lights
are turned off in the front. THANKS! (rge)
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Frankie's Pizza and Ice Cream
Parlor: Homemade pizzas, Cowlick's ice cream and other yummy
things to nosh on. Beer and wine available. Live music
weekly, all ages welcome. Open daily from 11 - 9 at 44951 Ukiah
Street, Mendocino, 937-2436. www.frankiesmendocino.com
Hortus Botanicus Nursery and Gardens (since
1994): Annuals, perennials, unusual trees, shrubs, clematis,
nepenthes and other carnivorous plants, orchids and succulents at 20103
Hanson Rd, Ft. Bragg. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Fall and Winter
hours are Thursday - Monday 10 to 4, Sundays 11 to 3. Robert
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ceramics; Judaica (siddurim, seder plates, etc.) ; Buddha; saint: and
goddess statues; classic rock tee-shirts and memorabilia; new CDs and
DVDs and used LPs; cards, books, and much more! Open daily, 10466
Lansing St., Mendocino 937-1784
Montag’s
Handyman Service: Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, Furniture
Repairs, Antique Restoration * George Montag * 33410 Greenwood Rd.,
Elk, CA. 95432 * montag@mcn.org
* 707-877-3243
Out of this World:
telescopes, binoculars, & science toys at 45100 Main St., * Box
1010, Mendocino * 937-3335 * www.DiscountTelescopes.com
Phoebe
Graubard: Attorney at Law * Wills, trusts, probate,
conservatorships * 594 S. Franklin, Fort Bragg, 95437 * 964-3525 * www.mcn.org/a/celr * Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys * Wheelchair accessible
Rainsong & Rainsong Shoes:
From head to toe in Mendocino! *
Contemporary clothing * Shoes & accessories for men & women * 3
locations: Mendocino, Healdsburg, and Montgomery Village, Santa Rosa *
937-4165 (clothing) * 937-1710 (shoes) * 433-8058 (Healdsburg) *
576-8919 (Santa Rosa) http://www.rainsongshoes.com
Raven Deerwater, EA, PhD: Tax
practitioner * Specializing in families, home-based & small
businesses, & non-profit organizations * 45121 Ukiah St. * Box
1786, Mendo * 937-1099 * raven@taxpractitioner.com
www taxpractitioner.com
Richard
Green & Co. Certified Public Accountant * 45170 Main Street,
Mendocino * 937-5260 * rgcpa@adelphia.net
Richochet Ridge Ranch:
Trail rides on beach, across from MacKerricher State Park *
Reservations: 964-PONY(7669) * 1-1/2 hr. to all day rides, exceptional
horses, English and Western * Week long No. Calif. & International
riding vacations * Free brochure contact Lari Shea, 24201 N. Highway 1,
Fort Bragg, 95437 *
http://www.horse-vacation.com/
Rosenthal Construction:
703 N. Main St., Fort Bragg * 964-1200 www.rosenthalconstruction.com
Silver
and Stone: 45005 Ukiah St., Mendocino * 937-0257 * Contemporary
sterling silver & gemstone jewelry for women & men * Affordable
to indulgent *11 am to 6 pm daily
Thanksgiving
Coffee Co.: local roasters on the Mendocino Coast over 3
decades * Certified organic, shade grown coffee & Fair Trade
Coffees * Box 1918, Fort Bragg, 95437 * (800)462-1999 * www.thanksgivingcoffee.com
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