Two Cities
It’ll be some time before Patty Delancey’s young grandchildren have to think about jobs. In her living room one day recently, they scampered around her. Her 3-year-old granddaughter sat in a kid-sized chair watching cartoons, clad only in a shirt and underwear. After some time, she scampered off to a bedroom to put on a pair of thermal pants, then waltzed back, proud of her independence. “Look Grandma! Look! I put my pink pants on!” she said.
Delancey looked at her 4-year-old grandson, who hid behind a small chair close to the television set, a bit upset and embarrassed because he wore no clothes. “Well, see, baby. That’ll teach yah to put clothes on,” Delancey said. He soon wrapped himself in a blanket and took refuge in the bedroom.
Early this month, Delancey had to go back into the hospital for medical treatment. She came down with pneumonia and her body almost quit on her. Almost. She pulled through, and her doctors are giving her advice on how to stay strong and keep death at bay as long as possible. The care they gave her made her realize how much she loves Humboldt County.
If you want to define the quality of her community you could do it with one word: people.
Back in Sacramento she felt as if she were being treated as a number and the doctors only seemed to care whether or not she had insurance. Here, she says, her doctor never even asked her about insurance. “I have the greatest support group of doctors around!” she says. “The doctors here are 500 times better than in Sacramento. Here they care more about the people than the money.”
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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
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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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