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The world of Colonel Wingnuts

March 28, 2024 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Press Democrat, Monday, April 21, 1986 1B   Photo Caption: Colonel Wingnuts at the microphone of radio station KOZT in Fort Bragg The world of Col. Wingnuts Ex-Air Force lieutenant part showman, part meteorologist By PAT McKAY Correspondent FORT BRAGG – Can you believe a weatherman by the name of Colonel Wingnuts really is … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Flying, History, Politics, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: 1986, astronomy, climate change, Colonel Wingnuts, Fort Bragg, futuristics, KOZT, Mendocino Coast, meteorology, The Press Democrat, Walter J. McKeown, weatherman

Saga of the VERNA A II

May 3, 2017 by sergneri 4 Comments

On September 11, 2016, our local newspaper published an article on the misadventures of the VERNA A II, a 56 foot fishing boat out of Fort Bragg, California. The article caught my fancy. A few days later, September 13, 2016, slightly more amusing article was published due to the efforts of its owner, Roy Underwood, … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, Faits Divers, History, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Aleutian Storm, Bodega Bay, California, Fort Bragg, Press Democrat, Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma Beach State Park, Sonoma County, Underwood, Verna A II

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