A sacred surfboard hand-painted by artist Alex Escudero Ochoa as part of the Paddle out for Peace — a floating ceremony at sea that honored black and brown lives cut short by police brutality — is now up for auction. The June 14 event took place in the cove south of the Samoa Peninsula’s Coast Guard […]
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Dinner from the Dock
Capt. Harrison Ibach lifts a redbanded rockfish through a hatch from a lower deck. The fish’s eyes bulge like a Muppet’s, and its striped carnelian body dwarfs Ibach’s rubber-gloved hand. “Wendy, do you want this one?” he asks from behind a mask. “No!” cries Wendy Chan, peering over her own mask at the fish. “I […]
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Native Youth Conference Tackles Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention
Each day this week from noon to 1 p.m., Two Feathers Native American Family Services is hosting a virtual youth conference on substance abuse intervention and prevention. Entitled “Walking the Red Road Together,” the conference takes place live on Facebook. Speakers include substance abuse counselors, folks in recovery and college and high school students from […]
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Humboldt Geographic Facebook Group Offers Risk-Free Adventures, Beauty
Aspiring photographers, outdoor enthusiasts and science nerds: Please allow us to introduce Humboldt Geographic. No, not the new HSU geography department magazine. This Humboldt Geographic is a new-ish Facebook group where you can post your jaw-dropping photos and videos, learn interesting things about the county’s geography, connect with people who have similar interests and get […]
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Arcata’s 7 FEMA Trailers Still Unused
When news broke that Gov. Gavin Newsom was providing seven trailers to the city of Arcata as part of a statewide program to shelter vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a win for the city. Most of the project’s 1,309 trailers were headed for larger municipalities, but Arcata had presented a strong case for its […]
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A Peaceful Protest and Paddle Out
On a clear-skied Sunday morning, more than 150 people gathered in the tranquil, sandy cove south of the Samoa Peninsula’s Coast Guard station for the Paddle Out for Peace. Although many masked surfers, kayakers and standup paddle boarders arrived with signs to support racial justice, this was more than a protest. (See the slideshow below […]
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Orcas Spotted Off Eureka (Video)
Arcata writer Ishan Vernallis and his friend Robin Brown were cruising on Vernallis’ fishing boat Tuesday at around 4 p.m., hoping to get into a few halibut. They had traveled about 4 miles northwest of the harbor entrance when their eyes caught something much bigger — a killer whale. It appeared to be a juvenile, […]
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Bunkered by Bureaucracy, Disc Golf Courses Finally Reopen
After being closed due to the pandemic since March, Humboldt County’s public disc golf courses began reopening last week. And according to the sport’s local organizers and advocates, it’s been an unexpectedly circuitous route back to these baskets. “I was a bit frustrated,” said Par Infinity Disc Golf Club President Caleb Gribi, who […]
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The Logger Bar is Up for Sale
More bad news, folks: Blue Lake’s Logger Bar is up for sale. Coldwell Banker Commercial Pacific Partners owner/broker Scott Pesch confirmed that the bar’s owner Kate Martin is selling the 1899 historic watering hole at 510 Railroad Ave., though he wasn’t happy to deliver the news. “When I was putting the signs up, I just […]
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Birth Announcement: It’s an HSU Geography Magazine!
Around 10 a.m. today, Humboldt State University’s Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Analysis (GESA) gave birth to a healthy, brand new magazine. Dubbed Humboldt Geographic, the online journal is the culmination of 20 undergraduate students’s efforts in a 2019 fall semester course taught by professors Matthew Derrick and Nick Perdue. Reached while making final […]