A dark day in Humboldt It is a dark day in Humboldt County. KHSU, the station that we loved and listened to and worked for and gave our money to is gone. A ghost station with no soul has acquired its call letters. A huge thank you to all the staff, the volunteers, the people…
Trinidad Tidings: Fishing fleet, council protest crab closure
The Trinidad City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2019-08 “In Support of the Local Dungeness Crab Fishing Industry” at last week’s council meeting. Most of the 17 commercial crab fishermen and their crews were in attendance to voice dismay at the “abrupt closure of crab fishing” mid-season because of concerns over whales and turtles potentially being…
Blue Lake Notes: Paint, Easter eggs, A&M Trail and fun camp
The Blue Lake Museum had its 2019 Grand Opening on April 11 with a special reception and new exhibits. The Blue Lake Museum is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. for your visiting pleasure. Paint night at the brewery Blue Lake Parks and Recreation is happy to announce a paint night…
Letters to the Editor, April 10, 2019
Whooosh… (smooch!) So glad to hear that Pete is being well taken care of. He certainly was an Arcata fixture for many years. Thank you, Amy Erickson. Blow him a kiss from me. Tisa Jewell Westhaven/Trinidad Bohn’s bad remark Recently, I was informed that Supervisor Rex Bohn made a statement at a non-profit fundraiser about…
For a man who’d been preparing for his final days, Wheeler is feeling pretty good
Poster Child for: Life is what happens to us while we make other plans. Last spring, when I brought the new boat home and filed my intention to serve another four years on the McKinleyville Community Service District (MCSD) board; I had plans. It was going to be my turn to chair the board this…
Letters to the Editor, April 3, 2019
Myrna meets her family This has been a long journey home. I’ve been on a lot of life’s journey’s far and near. The memories of four boys always with me, wondering where they were and if alive. On a whim, I asked a friend to play detective and search for them again. With the kindness…
Letters to the Editor, March 27, 2019
Homer’s heart is happy The following is taken from Personal thoughts and recollections: Humboldt State, HOMER P. BALABANIS, Faculty Emeritus: “The development of this program (Nursing Program) in which I took a real personal interest, entailed ‘Blood, sweat, and tears,’’ for it started from nothing except for some basic science courses. For years it was…
Letters to the Editor, March 20, 2019
Safety. Yield. Respect. Over my many years and thousands of miles as an avid user of the Arcata Community Forest and related Sunny Brae Forest I have on occasion experienced what is known as a “trail conflict.” As memory serves, 100 percent of those trail conflicts have been with me as a pedestrian being encountered…
Letters to the Editor, March 13, 2019
Fix McK’s north Central Avenue first I moved to McK in 1970 when it had about 5,000 residents. With three times that many residents now, we have done nothing to improve the north half of Central Avenue. As we are arguably the second-largest population center in Humboldt County, we are the only larger community…
Letters to the Editor, March 6, 2019
Why care about zoning? Why care about zoning? Because if you care about how Humboldt County plans for the health of its communities and resource lands, zoning is where the rubber meets the road. Zoning regulates how land is used, specifically locations and densities. The Humboldt County Planning Department’s is now developing new zoning regulations…