When Brendan Hartsell put on the red-tinted EnChroma glasses for the first time, he didn’t say a word. He simply looked around — first down at the green bushes nearest to him then at a pair of blue and pink balloons tied to a sign. A nervous grinned spread over his face. Hartsell was one […]
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Hitting the Water
Humboldt Bay Fire’s water rescue team dove back into action Sunday following a year’s hiatus with a demonstration at the Del Norte Street pier after funding was secured by the department, HBF’s board and HBF Local 652 to bring back the program. HBF RESCUE SWIMMING – NCJ from North Coast Journal on Vimeo.
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Caps and Gowns
More than 2,600 HSU students were expected to earn degrees in the 2017-18 academic year, and over 1,900 participated in the 2018 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12, according to Humboldt State University’s marketing and communications department. Thousands of students, families and friends packed HSU’s Redwood Bowl to watch students walk the walk, often with […]
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HSU Class of 2018
Over 2,600 HSU students were expected to earn degrees in the 2017-18 academic year, and over 1,900 had participate in the 2018 commencement ceremony, according to Humboldt State University’s marketing and communications department. The ceremony kicked off on Saturday, May 12 as thousands of students, families and friends packed HSU’s Redwood Bowl to watch. The […]
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Hand Making Skateboards in Arcata
Over the last five years, the cracks and crannies of Arcata’s sidewalks have eaten me up and the unpredictable weather left me with a heavy and rusted cruising setup. It was time to get something new to roll around the sleepy town with. Steven Driedger’s boards caught my eye with their color and shape, so […]
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The Right Tenor
A wedding comes to life with music. On the big day, your song can make the moment or get the party started, but it doesn’t have to break the bank or — for a smaller wedding — take up the whole room. Hiring a solo musician can be a relatively economical, logistically simple and aesthetically […]
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Update: Appellate Court Rejects Bullock Appeal
UPDATE: A panel of California Appellate Court justices today rejected Gary Lee Bullock’s bid to overturn his life sentence for the vicious murder of beloved local priest Eric Freed, whose battered body was found in the St. Bernard Church rectory on New Year’s Day 2014. In unusually swift turnaround, the decision came down less than […]
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Community Gathers to Mourn Slain HSU Student
Katauri Thompson, a member of Humboldt State University’s Brothers United and close friend of David Josiah Lawson, asked all of the club’s members to join him on stage during a Thursday vigil for the slain 19 year old. Fighting back tears and holding one another, the group made their way up from the second row […]
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The Butterfly Effect
Daniel Viellieux stepped out onto the Arcata Plaza followed by his friend and partner Joseph Ferber. The pair walked counter clockwise around the square and pointed to different plant species featured in raised garden beds surrounding the square. They stopped at one corner and began to pull weeds as they discussed their shared dream. Ferber […]