You Catch the Fly Ball contest This summer, Mad River Union readers delighted in tracking down the zany character, Flyball, who hid in various ads in the paper during Humboldt Crabs baseball. Season First Prize went to Euereka resident Gwenn Cloepfil, who received a gift certificate good at Plaza Grill or Moonstone Grill, a ticket…
Patti Stammer: McKinleyville Senior Center news
This week: News from the Senior Center. We’re here… waiting for you! Beginning in October, new ongoing activities and three new classes at the Senior Center, located in Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Rd. McKinleyvile. Call (707) 839-0191 for details. • Yoga for Seniors Starts Oct 2, 11 a.m. to noon Monday/Wednesday, no cost • Line…
Eco-Briefs for Sept. 19 and beyond
350 HUMBOLDT 350 Humboldt’s monthly meeting is set for Thursday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at El Chipotle restaurant, 850 Crescent Way in Sunny Brae. The group will consider a possible new campaign to decrease use of natural gas in Arcata. All are welcome. 350 Humboldt supports 350.org‘s core mission of keeping fossil…
Dogtown: Meet Digby, a social butterfly
One thing that we do at Redwood Pals Rescue is to work with the dogs at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter that have not yet passed their shelter temperament testing. Sometimes these dogs are very shy, or overwhelmed by the barking and activity of the shelter. Handling them gently, bringing them goodies and exposing them…
Eco-Briefs for Sept. 13, 2019 and beyond
CANNABIS AND WILDLIFE TALK Join Redwood Region Audubon Society on Friday, Sept. 13, for a program entitled “The Effects on Forest Wildlife from Cannabis Cultivation on Public Lands” with Dr. Greta Wengert. The deleterious impacts to wildlife from cannabis “trespass grows” on public lands have only recently been identified as a wildlife conservation issue. Water…
Blue Lake Notes: As fall approaches…
As we get into the swing of things, back to a normal routine again now that it is almost fall, there are just a couple of things to note this week. Mad River Grange The Mad River Grange now meets once every two months, and so the next meeting will be today, Sept. 11. The…
Trinidad Tidings: Giant Monument Gateway Festival in Trinidad
The California Coastal National Monument Trinidad Gateway Festival is coming up Saturday, Sept. 28 starting at 8 a.m. at venues all over Trinidad. The Festival is a community celebration of the coast and of the 20,000 off shore rocks that make up the California Coastal Monument. Some of the activities include 8 a.m. to 2…
Dogtown: Entertaining games to keep your pup occupied
I mentioned recently that we had some visitors from the Shelter Playgroup Alliance come present a workshop at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. These folks are trainers from the Bay Area who specialize in helping volunteers and staff to provide enrichment activities for dogs at animal shelters. Most of the activities can be put together at…