Rene Campbell Arcata Fire Board President The third Tuesday evening of every month you will find five people with differing backgrounds and experience serving on the Arcata Fire District Board. In conjunction with Fire Chief, they look at budget items, emergency equipment needs, and ways of educating the public around emergencies. The District was initially…
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Dysfunction bedevils our streets and dooms our dialogue
Arcata’s a hot mess We are visiting Arcata overnight as we tour areas of California. The Hampton Inn suggested we have dinner in the Plaza area. We were shocked to experience the amount of people drinking alcohol, smoking weed in their vans, begging for money, and just loitering. We did not remain in the area.…
Entertainment
WCA Art Show Opens: ‘Dialogue In Three Parts’
Westhaven Center for the Arts WESTHAVEN – Natalie Craig will show a new mixed media and collage collection at Westhaven Center for the Arts opening Sunday, Nov. 4 and running through Dec. 15. The exhibit consists of three separate bodies of work, all relating to a perspective on dialogue. “Artists are always engaged in communication,” Craig…
Sports
Ski & Snowboard Club to hold its 35th annual Spaghetti Feed & Membership Drive
SKI CLUB SPAGHETTI FEED The Humboldt County Ski & Snowboard Club holds its 35th annual Spaghetti Feed & Membership Drive on Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eureka Elks Lodge, 445 Herrick Ave. in Eureka. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6 p.m. and a raffle and auction starts…
Community
CERT training will help Humboldt survive the next disaster
Linda Nellist CERT Coalition Lead Instructor What is CERT? CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. Currently, Humboldt County has 9 CERT teams, with several new ones being formed. All CERT volunteers have been trained in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. They…
Multi-Media
Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse, Before and After
On Wednesday, Jan.10, the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse was moved from the bluff on Edwards Street, where it has stood since 1949, down to the entrance to the parking lot on harbor property owned by the Trinidad Rancheria. For a short video of the move, click here. For a longer video click here. Below are some…