Ferndale Redeemed
Atlschuler’s victory was greeted by silent relief from the crowd. No cheering. Very few people — most of whom appeared to be there for the permit issue — just got up and left after the vote. Instead, they made their way outside one-by-one or in pairs, quietly.
Altschuler had been prepared to take the city to court in the event they denied him the permit again. As for how he’s been treated over the past four months, he says he’s suffered neither threats nor harassment. And the community has been overwhelmingly supportive. He doesn’t regret even for a second having moved to Ferndale, no matter how Victorian it has proved to be.
“It just feels like everything has been swirling around me but not through me,” he said.
Standing in his newly remodeled kitchen, wearing what seems to be his trademark flannel shirt and tortoise-shelled glasses, Altschuler was, more than anything, ready to get to work. And now, with his new birthday gift, he can do just that.
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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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Eye of the Beholder
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Double Down
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Pearls and Swine
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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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