Bulletproof
When Corliss and I met in January, the bad weather was preventing him from shoeing for the “good old boys and the good old girls” he so likes to visit with. But “You’ve got to roll with the punches,” he explained.
When we parted, I asked him what he had planned for the day. He didn’t miss a beat: “Go home to a pot of beans and cuddle up to a good woman,” he said.
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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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TWO Comments
Comment / By Jennifer Huse / Feb. 3, 2009, 6:45 p.m.
I’ve known Lyal (grandpa) all my life. When I was Little I remember being at his house, and he had a great big rack of hats all the colors of the rainbow. I loved to pick one each time I was there, I always picked the pink or purple ones. I remember his dog Heidi I used to ride around on her back and yodle with her. Yes I said yodle. Growing up my mom (Lyals youngest daughter) was full of storis of adventures her and my aunts had with him. One time my Mom, brother and I were at Favell Museum of Western Art, walking around in the storage room for undisplayed art and found a painting of him. All that was showing was the hand that was missing a finger, and my mom said thats my dad. My mom now owns that painting and prowdly displays it in her livingroom. Now that I am grown up, and look back I realise that he is the most woderful and intresting man I know. He has acomplish so much in his life and overcome so many obsticals. I’m prowd to say that he is my HERO.
Comment / By Daniel / Today, 10:08 a.m.
I’ve had the priveledge of living with Lyal for about a year and he is one of the kindest, toughest hard working men I know with good ole fashioned manners, honesty and chivrly. Its been an honor to know him.