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9 a.m. T-ball Registration Boys and Girls Club Teen Center

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9 a.m. Apple Solutions for Small Business See Event Description

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9 a.m. Doris Niles Humboldt County Science Fair Humboldt State University

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10 a.m. Annual Juggling Festival Humboldt State University

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6 p.m. Americans for Safe Access Bayview Courtyard Complex

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6 p.m. Apple Solutions for Small Business Fortuna River Lodge

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7 p.m. Blondies Open Mic Night Blondies Food And Drink

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7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Arcata High School

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8 p.m. Karaoke at Bear River Casino Bear River Casino

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8 p.m. Karaoke Blue Lake Casino

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8 p.m. On the Wings of a Dove Carlo Theater (Dell'Arte)

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8 p.m. Moscow State Radio Symphony Van Duzer Theatre

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8 p.m. Random Acts of Comedy Arcata Theater Lounge

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8 p.m. Antigone College of the Redwoods

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9 p.m. Lisa Baney Cher-Ae-Heights Casino

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9 p.m. Aftershock Thursdays w/ Da Foot Clan Nocturnum

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9 p.m. Children of the Sun (blues) Six Rivers Brewery

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9 p.m. Skerdio, Psy Fi Red Fox Tavern

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9:30 p.m. Woven Roots, Monk (reggae) Humboldt Brews

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10 p.m. DJ/Thirsty Thursday Central Station Cocktail Lounge

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Another Horse Bite

By North Coast Journal Readers

Editor:

There have always been a wide range of ways to care for and use horses here in Humboldt County and through out civilization. There always will be. One thing is for certain they, like all of us, must leave behind a mass of flesh and bones at some point.

We would all like to see these magnificent creatures lie down in a green pasture and peacefully die at a ripe old age with all their friends gathered round. The trouble is there are not many pastures left for them to die in, and most are now kept in rather expensive stables or boarding facilities. Once they are to old or lame or dangerous to be exercised they often are rarely taken out. This is not good for their mind or spirit, obviously.

There should never have been a ban on horse slaughter facilities which has resulted in some of the consequences outlined in your story. With the costs and time required for properly caring for and enjoying these splendid creatures being so high we are limited in the number of horses we can keep. The ones that are truly dangerous or cannot be appreciated any more should have a humane exit and be allowed to be used for food. That can then allow another equine into the life of a horseman or woman who can then continue the partnership we have had over many milennia with these beautiful, powerful beings.

They want to feel useful and appreciated. That's what's in it for the horse.

Uri Driscoll, Arcata

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