This virtual event will bring different aspects of Arcata Bay’s food culture to life through history, chef tutorials, the classic Oyster Calling Contest, Best Oyster Contest and live entertainment. Broadcasting from The Jam, talent including TheLatin Peppers, ESCH, Rowdzilla, City Hippie, and James Calderon will keep you dancing!
Dogtown: Meet Dahlia & Jessie, two friendly girls
It is week 12 of shelter-in-place and there are a few more dogs available at the shelter. That wild thunderstorm of a week or so ago spooked quite a few dogs and sent them running for a safe place!
Kirsten’s Quarantine Cuisine: Phyllo greens & cheese pie
And now it is my gift to you, a gift that will help you feed the open-mouthed starving people in your household when you need something new to put on the table.
Join Black Humboldt and celebrate slavery’s end on Juneteenth 2020
Black Humboldt/NAACP HUMBOLDT – The Eureka Chapter of The NAACP and Black Humboldt invite everyone to join in celebrating Juneteenth 2020. This Juneteenth celebration is an all day, community wide, event celebrating freedom, diversity and community. The event features local POC vendors, workshop facilitators, music and performances. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the…
Trinidad Tidings: Seaside village reawakens
The Trinidad School eighth grade class of 2020 graduation will take place in an unusual way this year. On Wednesday, June 10, from 4 to 5 p.m., the class of 16 students will be honored in a drive-by ceremony in front of the school. Teachers Tyler Vack and Margie Cunningham, along with School Board President…
Blue Lake Notes: A new place to eat in BL
Summer is here, with its warm weather and river days. While all the large group summer activities that usually happen are cancelled or postponed, there are still some great things coming to Blue Lake. Subscribe to the Mad River Union and enjoy online access to the full print edition for just $20/year! New food opportunities,…
Remembering Frank Cheek, the all-time winningest coach at HSU
Cheek guided the Lumberjack softball team to NCAA Division II National Championship in 1999 and 2008. Fifteen of the Lumberjack softball and wrestling teams finished ranked in the top 10 in the nation.
Museum’s Native Plant Garden a beauty destination
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union TRINIDAD – The Native Plant Garden behind the Trinidad Museum has come into its own. Started 10 years ago by volunteer gardeners, the garden was originally highway fill and rubble, covered by brambles. Now, it’s a beauty spot on the coast, complete with wheelchair accessible walking paths, a pond that…
Trinidad Tidings: Quiet, solemn ceremony held in Trinidad
Up and down and around every seaboard,
on beaches or atop rocks and cliffs,
people stare at the sea and watch,
as if seeing behind the scenes
something known to them alone.
McKinleyville Senior Center: McK seniors dance in the digital arena
Last week, McKineyville Senior Center received a generous award from the McKineyville Area Fund. On behalf of the center and the seniors connecting through technology, we thank you! You’ve started the digital ball rolling for us and we’re learning to play the game, discovering the rewards of learning to function in an unfamiliar arena. Your…