on the cover
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.
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 unanonymous / April 30, 2009, 1:15 p.m.
I rarely agree with ms. De Rooy but I agree on this one. CASA made copies (against the law) of an interview with my friends daughter and provied copies of tapes to a local police department. Then refused to help the single parent or child and essentially advised the DA to not press charges.
Rapes are still occurring by the same gang and my friend is currently under the witness protection program because of my friends efforts to get the perpetrators arrested. They were arrested under different charges and have been released.
Comment / By John Fullerton / May 4, 2009, 8:05 a.m.
I was a CASA advocate for over 3 1/2 years. My case was two brothers & their sister had a female CASA.
I agree with De Rooy in that the system is broken. The social worker was completly incompetant & wanted to take the children away from their grandmother (who was doing the best she could & provided a stable home) and give them to the father who was trouble with a capital “T” & living in his van.
But I disagree with De rooy because I know the good CASA can do. Judge Thomas listened to me & after more than a year of testifying in court ruled in favor of the grandmother.
CASA saved those children from an awful future.