Terry Lee Clark, 66, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, in Salina, Kansas. Born September 10, 1958, in Salina, Kansas, to Leonard and Dorothy Clark, Terry graduated from Salina Central High School in 1976, went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Washburn University in 1980, and received his Juris Doctorate from the University […]
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Posted inLifelines
William “Bill” Daley
William “Bill” Daley, a devoted husband, father, and community pillar, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2024. A proud U.S. Navy veteran, Bill served in Vietnam, where he met his first wife, Thanh. Together, they moved to Fieldbrook, California, where they raised four strong and spirited daughters whom he faithfully supported — cheering them on […]
Posted inArt Walks + Festivals
Trinidad Art Night
This town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Forbes & Associates and Westhaven Center for the Arts present Sarah Corliss. For more info, call (707) 834-2479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. THE LIGHTHOUSE GRILL 355 Main St. Genise Smith Memorial […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Doesn’t Hold Water’
Editor: Don’t be fooled by Wayne Pacelle’s letter against Barred Owl (BAOW) culling (Mailbox, Aug. 14). Although he frames his argument in terms of efficacy and fiscal impact, the organizations he represents endorse the “right” of individual animals to live regardless of the consequences. The BAOW, here due solely to anthropogenic landscape alteration, threatens not […]
Posted inArts + Scene
Poetry in the Parks
Barn swallows skim the meadow breathing the summer scent of dry grass and dandelion, maneuvering tails as precise as parabolas, open mouths to catch flies with slight sideways snatches, sleek indigo wings dodge swaying heads of Harding grass, avoiding thickets of bracken fern, rust-colored torsos soar up and over, climb into the mild blue sky, […]
Posted inLifelines
Paul Scott Ostrom
Scott Ostrom, beloved father, stepfather, husband, entrepreneur, and pioneer in Northern California’s diving and sporting goods community, passed away peacefully on July 15th at the age of 77. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 13, 1947, Scott spent his early childhood in Laie before moving with his family to California. Raised in Citrus Heights and […]
Posted inArts + Scene
horses, burden, vraiment
you don’t tell what you know you barely know what you tell. not news, i know. but we lurch into a wave broken on its spine or die trying anyway the midnight sky isn’t any murkier than the the bottom of the sea and the next world doesn’t care all that much how we feel […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Never-ending Killing Treadmill’
Editor: It’s a good thing to want to protect spotted owls. It’s a bad thing to massacre North American barred owls to achieve the former objective. And it’s foolish to attempt this maneuver if the kill plan is futile. There were compelling reasons for 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats in Congress to sign letters to […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Well Worth Reading’
Editor: I was immensely pleased to read Barry Evans’ recent article about Robert Sapolsky entitled “Free Will Redux.” Dr. Sapolsky is by far the best, most entertaining lecturer I’ve ever run across. All 25 of his wonderful, two-hour class lectures on how brains work are posted on Stanford’s website and his book Determined: A Science […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Music is a Profound Medium’
Editor: It is well-known that peoples who make music together, whether it be in an orchestra, a choir, a dance or a parade, create social capital. Music is a profound medium which strengthens morale, and helps both in integrating and in distinguishing adjacent cultures, in a loving and joyous manner. Moreover, in the face of […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Take Responsibility’
Editor: Friends, neighbors and thinking Republicans, the shenanigans afoot in D.C. make it clear we in our rural locale must step up to cover the services we value. To that end, I have sent a check to KEET in an amount ten times my highest hourly wage or three times what I usually send them […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Best v. Less than Best
Editor: Flipping through your Best in Show feature I began to wonder what it takes to be “best.” It would be interesting to see how many votes a particular “winner” received as well as the number of votes awarded to others (the less than best) in the same category. Anne Saplin, Eureka