Born again
King’s agenda actually has a ring of the old NEC - before the fire, before McKay’s health declined. “The beauty of the NEC was its ability to see what the community wanted, and to change its focus on a dime,” said Connie Stewart, who worked for the NEC for 14 years. “Tim did that with the LNG.” And King’s development focus, for one, might be just the thing. “Land use is going to be a big issue.” McKay and the NEC were already deeply involved in the county general plan process. “So it doesn’t surprise me Greg wants to take on planning. Greg has this incredible opportunity to create his own niche. And he’s going to need it.”
Dominitz, meanwhile, said he hopes the NEC remains open to students. “To me, the important issue is bringing more and more young people into the NEC. Aren’t young people the ones who are going to inherit global warming? You need that young energy, that source of idealism.”
Pictured Above: The NEC’s new executive director, Greg King, left, and rancher Dean Hunt discuss carving out a wedge of garden space, for students at the nearby Jacoby Creek School to grow their own lunch food, in the pasture Hunt leases from the City of Arcata. “It sounds like a neat deal,” Hunt says. “If the city’s in favor of it, I’m in favor of it. As long as we can all work together and get it all fenced off and [the kids] aren’t running around chasing the cows.”
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Railroad!
Proposed lines ‘set rich blood a-tingling’ in early 1900s
Some Other Proposed North Coast Railroads
Choo-choo Fantasies
Exposing this east-west rail nonsense
seven-o-heaven
Undeterred Will
Will chides Andrew for lack of attention to detail and makes plans for his inevitable victory.
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May 17
Ring of Fire
Sun and moon will perform a rare pas de deux in Humboldt skies on Sunday
May 10
District Soup
Racing for the top county seat in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts
May 3
A Place in the Woods
As park closure deadline nears, a scramble to save what we can
Today
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
Flow 2012 Fashion Show
STAFF PICK / events / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Student designed and produced clothing. Fundraiser for Arcata Arts Institute. $35/$25 students. artsinstitute.net. 822-1220.
Woodside Preschool's Rummage/Bake Sale
events / 8 a.m.-noon. Woodside Preschool, 900 Hodgson St, Eureka. www.woodsidepreschool.com. 445-9132.
Lanphere Dunes Restoration
STAFF PICK / outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School. Help remove non-native invasives at the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools and gloves provided, wear work clothes and bring water. Carpool to the protected site. 444-1397.
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