Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – With food, drink and music, elected officials, business and community leaders, and the general public celebrated the launch of United Airlines’ new non-stop service from Humboldt County to Denver International Airport (DEN) last Thursday night at the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV) in McKinleyville. The addition of direct-to-Denver flights…
Dogtown: Get pally with survivors Allie and Mali
We’ve mentioned the shelter’s Emergency Medical Fund (EMF) here before. It is independent of the shelter and run by Friends for Life Animal Rescue. The EMF was created to provide funds for necessary veterinary procedures that are outside of the shelter’s limited budget. Like so many charities, December is the big giving month and by…
June’s Arts! Arcata is Friday
Arcata Main Street ARCATA – Arts! Arcata, Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, takes place Friday, June 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at locations throughout Arcata. Below are the venues, exhibits and entertainment. • Alchemy Distillery, 330 South G St.: Mixed media art by Mister Moonbeam. • Arcata Artisans Cooperative…
Chamber Classics: Behind the scenes at Town & Country Mobile Home Park
How would you describe this mobile home community? Town & Country Mobile Villa is a family-oriented community. Approximately a quarter of our tenants are seniors. The park owns 24 of the homes inside the community and operates them as rentals. The average cost for a home space is $392. We are not low-income housing and…
Letters to the Editor, June 5, 2019
Rentals running riot Dear Trinidad City Manager, I wanted make a plea to you to listen to our concerns and make a priority of community safety and quality of life for those who live and work here in Trinidad. Many residents are frustrated and feel their voices are not being heard. Residents are not making…
Dogtown: A glorious dog day at the Kinetic races
Hi everyone. Hank here, to give you this year’s dog’s eye perspective on the Kinetic Sculpture Race. My favorite sculpture is Sparky, who looks a lot like me. My humans have been participating in the race with Sparky for four years now. They all like dogs, especially Mom, and they decided that putting a dog…
Arcata Fire receives an off-road Gator
Arcata Fire District ARCATA/MCKINLEYVILLE – The Arcata Fire District has recently taken delivery of a new John Deere Gator. This all-terrain vehicle will be used to fight fires in areas not accessible by a traditional fire engine such as local forests, beaches and community trail systems. It carries equipment for both fire and rescue. This new…
Companion Animal Foundation: Mystery breed wildlings are smile sources
Arya, Sansa, Tyrion, Jaime, and Bran are ready to find their forever castles! These 12-week-old mystery breed wildlings hail from Hoopa and came into our care following a Neuter Scooter event (for more information about the traveling Neuter Scooter, check out neuterscooter.com or the K’ima:w Medical Center’s Facebook page). The siblings are a constant source…
Crab Gab: Circus, state fair, family reunion rolled into one on Humboldt Crabs opening night
It’s been a whole year since we’ve had the fun of attending a Crabs game. Folks poured into the Arcata Ball Park last Friday night and the hugging commenced. Matt Filar, board member and photographer of all things Crabs, and I wrapped our arms around each other in total exhilaration. The season has started! It…
Arcata, county look at ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Freddy Brewster Mad River Union ARCATA – On Monday, May 20 the City of Arcata, along with representatives from the Humboldt County Planning Department, held a public workshop forum to brainstorm ideas to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Arcata. There was one central question posed to the nearly 30 attendants and that was “what…