“We applaud the positive community work of the veterans and we want to support their efforts,” McHaney wrote. “We do not want to see the positive work of the veterans marred by unintended impacts on a generally quiet residential neighborhood.”
Arcata Vets Hall’s violations pile up – canteen/bar also unlicensed, unpermitted for booze sales
Daily licenses were issued to the Vets Hall on Dec. 31, 2019, Feb. 2, 2020, and to the Humboldt Folklife Society on Feb. 14, 2020. That would appear to leave the hall in violation for serving alcohol at its Jan. 3 and Feb. 7 American Legion meetings.
‘Arcata Veterans Group’ accepting donations, but nonprofit status is questionable
The “Donate or Volunteer” page on the website advertises Arcata Veterans Group as “a non-profit veterans organization 501 (c) 19 consisting of local veterans and their families.”
Vets Hall drama intensifies with fresh disputes, revelations
Note: this writer is a member of American Legion Arcata Post 274. – Ed.
PastaLuego vacates Arcata Vets Hall amid dealbreaking disagreements
Last Thursday, an environmental food scientist from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspected the facility to ascertain its adequacy for wholesale food preparation. The aged kitchen’s antiquated fixtures and storage practices failed on several counts, requiring repair and remediation before it may be used for wholesale production.
Korean War MIA soldier coming home to Arcata
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – On April 19, Arcata resident Lois Justus Hyman went out to her car to get her phone, and found on it a voice mail from her husband. He said the U.S. Army had called and told him that the remains of Lois’s father had been discovered, recovered…
Legion holds special lamplighting event with dinner
ARCATA – American Legion Post 274 will hold a lamp lighting ceremony tonight at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building ,1425 J St. The antique lamp is one of many priceless artifacts uncovered during restoration of the historic hall. Festivities begin at 5 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. for a $10 donation. The menu…
Arcata veterans hold 9/11 memorial service on the Plaza in honor of Patriot Day
Mad River Union ARCATA PLAZA – As part of the 9/11 Patriot Day Ceremony, Arcata veterans and civic leaders joined this morning in remembrance of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. American Legion Post 274 Commander Jeff Sterling lowered the flags on the flagpole to half staff. The American flag is a new one.…
Arcata’s Legionnaires pledge to smash autocracy, announce burlesque show
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – On a warm, sunny Friday evening, only about one-10th of American Legion Post 274’s 111 members turned out for the June 1 monthly meeting at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building. So most member vets missed out on the grandeur and pageantry of the swearing-in of the post’s…
Plans to move and keep the McKinley statue proceed concurrently
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The statue of president William McKinley towered once again over the American Legion Post 274/Boy Scout Troop 9 Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday morning, possibly for the last time. But not certainly, despite the City Council’s historic decision to take out the 112-year-old Plaza fixture. Petition to keep…
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