“When I think of Oasis, I think of luxury and comfort,” Molly Simmons says. And that’s what she and her husband, Levi, strived for with the Oasis Tent Rentals just a year ago Molly wanted to create a service where campers wouldn’t have to worry about lifting a finger for their glamping experience. Whether their […]
Iridian Casarez
Iridian Casarez was a staff writer at the North Coast Journal from 2019-2023.
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An Upstream Intervention
Open Door Community Health Centers will be fortifying efforts to help providers regularly screen for adverse childhood experiences and streamline access to support systems for Humboldt and Del Norte County children, thanks to a grant from the California Department of Health Care Services. Specifically, Open Door received a Preventing and Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences-Associated […]
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Humboldt County Still Working to Implement Organic Waste System
Humboldt Waste Management Authority, Recology Humboldt and local jurisdictions are working on building the infrastructure needed to collect organic waste from residents’ curbside bins. Still, it will likely be a couple of years before the county as a whole is in full compliance with Senate Bill 1383, the state’s landmark organic waste bill. “Staff anticipates […]
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Earl Robert Bootier: 1945-2022
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Earl Robert Bootier passed away suddenly but peacefully at Ida Emmerson Hospice House in Eureka on Dec. 3, 2022, from complications of leukemia (CMML), caused by Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam (Earl would want everyone to know that!). He spent some of the last hours of his […]
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Hambro to Open CRV Center in Fortuna
The Fortuna Planning Commission has approved a conditional use permit for Hambro Recycling to open and operate a California Redemption Value (CRV) recycling buy-back center in the Friendly City, providing a service closer to Southern Humboldt residents who currently have to travel to Arcata to sell their CRV recyclables. “We had a booth at the […]
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While a Constitutional Right, Abortion Access Remains Limited in Humboldt
When someone finds out they’re pregnant at the Open Door Women’s Health Clinic, they’re met with a discussion about options for how — and whether — they want to proceed with their pregnancies. “We ask them, ‘What would you like to do? What’s best for you?’” said Humboldt County gynecologist Kim Ervin, whose been providing […]
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Rio Dell Schools Reopening Tuesday
Rio Dell School District schools, which include Eagle Prairie Elementary and Monument Middle School, are set to reopen Tuesday, Jan. 10, after the schools were forced to close due to damage sustained during the Dec. 20 earthquake and Jan. 1 aftershock. On Monday, Jan. 9, RDSD will be holding an in-service day for its staff […]
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County Establishes Long-term Recovery Line for Those Affected by Earthquake
Humboldt County residents who lost housing due to the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Dec. 20 and the 5.4 aftershock on Jan. 1 are able to call the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Service’s newly established long-term recovery line at (707) 441-5000 for assistance finding short-term housing. “The county is making every effort to […]
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Centro del Pueblo Sanctuary Garden Vandalized Again
Centro del Pueblo’s Sanctuary Garden in Arcata has been vandalized again, with the garden’s welcome sign and bulletin board knocked down and the gate, which is usually open and unlocked, locked. Centro del Pueblo team members found the damaged structures Tuesday, Dec. 27, making it the fifth time the garden had been vandalized in 2022. “It’s […]
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Flood Advisories, Road Closures Hit as Rain Continues
The National Weather Service is issuing flood advisories throughout various parts of the county, including the Eel River at Fernbridge, which is forecast to reach flood stage at 22 feet on Saturday morning and remain there through Sunday. If the flooding in the Eel River reaches 22 feet, it could result in flooding of the […]
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6.4 Earthquake Rattles Humboldt
Humboldt County was jolted awake at 2:34 a.m. on Dec. 20 by a magnitude-6.4 earthquake that knocked out power throughout much of the county, with shaking felt as far as Redding to the east and the Bay Area to the south, with the Eel River Valley bearing the brunt of the damage. “The city of […]
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Food for People Holding Emergency Food Drive
Food for People is hosting an emergency food drive for those who have been affected by the earthquake at Cooper’s Gulch (1720 10th St., Eureka) until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. “Emergency food distribution today at 1:30 to 5 PM for those without functional cooking facilities (ready to eat meal kids, just add hot water), […]