Friday, May 14, 2010

New database of Ukiah Newspapers at the Ukiah Library

Ukiah Newspapers
1861-2009

Thanks to a generous donation from
The Ukiah Daily Journal

Mendocino Dispatch Democrat 1889-1899
Mendocino Herald 1861-1870
Mendo-Lake Advisor 1971-1981
Redwood Empire 1981-1982
Redwood Journal 1929-1941
Redwood Journal Press Dispatch 1981-1982
Republican Press 1891-1892
Ukiah City Press 1878-1879
Ukiah Dispatch Democrat 1900-1948
Ukiah Daily Journal 1954-2001
Ukiah Daily Journal 2000-2009
Ukiah News 1950-1956

These newspapers are part of a photographic database and are not online. They may be searched using Google desktop. Whole pages may be printed. Printing is 10 a page.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

ukiaHaiku en espagnol !!

Here are links (and so sorry this is not in Spanish) to the ukiaHaiku site and
to forms in Spanish.


http://www.ukiahaiku.org/pdf/Contenidos-del-Sitio-Web-ukiaHaiku-2010.pdf
ukaiHaiku Festival

http://www.ukiahaiku.org/pdf/ukiahaiku_formulario_entregas.pdf
Forms en espagnol.

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Monday, January 04, 2010

8th Annual UkiaHaiku Festival and a Haiku writing and teaching workshop.

The eighth annual UkiaHaiku Festival is now accepting Haiku submissions, both online and at the Ukiah Library.
We have forms for those of you who prefer them. Come to the Reference Desk and pick one up.

Check out the website http://www.ukiaHaiku.org

Techniques in Writing and Teaching Haiku, a Workshop for Teachers
by Jane Reichhold

Tuesday January 19th, 4:00 – 5:30 pm, Grace Hudson Museum, in Ukiah


In preparation for the Eighth Annual ukiaHaiku festival, internationally-celebrated haiku master Jane Reichhold will give a workshop in Ukiah on “How to Teach Haiku,” to be held on Tuesday January 19, 4:00 – 5:30 pm at the Grace Hudson Museum, 431 S. Main Street, 467-2836. At the workshop, Jane will describe what haiku is, talk about Haiku writing techniques, update us on "haiku rules that have come and gone," and discuss techniques for teaching students, including those who are beginners. The workshop is free. Simple refreshments will be provided.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Uncertain Waters: a community forum on California's water priorities

The Mendocino County Library, National Issues Forums, California Center for the Book, California State Library, Water Education Foundation & Ukiah Daily Journal present:

Uncertain Waters: navigating California's water priorities
A forum at the
Ukiah Library
105 N Main St, Ukiah
Wednesday, May 27th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

This will be a non-partisan conversation about water from three different approaches, focusing on positive actions. Please join us and our moderator, Craig Paterson in navigating this important issue and providing your feeling and thoughts on:
What needs to be done?
What are drawbacks and acceptable trade-offs?
What kind of leadership is needed.

"Thousands have lived without love, not one without water". -W.H. Auden

"When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water". --Benjamin Franklin

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Friday, February 13, 2009

2009 Haiku Festival


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It is time to gather your Haiku for the 7th Annual ukiaHaiku Festival.
Check out the web at ukiahaiku.org

The Seventh Annual
ukiaHaiku Festival

An afternoon devoted to the Haiku form of poetry

Sunday, April 26, 2009
2 pm to 4 pm at the City Conference Center
200 School Street in Ukiah, California

Keynote speaker: Theresa Whitehill


Submissions are must be in or postmarked by
Friday, March 13th

Oh no, not today
triskadecaphobia
under the covers


Very BAD haiku, but when else can one use that word

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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at the Ukiah Library


This Saturday, February 7, 2009
1 to 3:30 p.m.
The Ukiah Library
105 N Main St
Ukiah CA

707 463-4490


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