Ah, kickball: that beloved, classic grade school game. Miss it? Sure you do! Well, here’s a good idea: Lace up your sneakers and head over to the Arcata Community Center at noon this Sunday to boot that little rubber ball coming at you with a small dust cloud behind it. Kick it as far as […]
Scottie Lee Meyers
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Lions and Tigers and Beers, Oh My!
Move over, Arcata Farmers Market: The North Country Fair invades the plaza Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the bountiful harvest of the fall equinox. The fair, founded in 1974, will line the perimeter of the plaza with more than 200 food, craft and info booths, offer two stages of music and showcase dancing from […]
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The Mormon Moment
Elder Mitchell Camper sits in his musty study room clutching his Mormon Missionary Handbook and reads aloud a few pages to his inseparable missionary companion. The wallet-sized booklet with 82 pages of small font disappears in his big hands. It’s filled with so many rules that they seem to be spilling over the binding. The […]
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Penalty Kicks: Off the Field
It’s been just over a week since Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond canceled the upcoming men’s soccer season, and players and their parents are still grumbling about the decision, wishing they had a referee to officiate what they’re calling campus politics. Rumors are swirling and athletes are unwilling to talk on the record, frightened […]
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The Recyclable Journey
It’s a Sunday afternoon in late July, and Janet Smith stands in her kitchen, surrounded by oak cabinets, shiny black appliances and flying-saucer looking chandeliers. When she opens the Macy’s box on her table, white packing peanuts spill out, no longer needed to cushion a small package of Estee Lauder bronzer. Smith has wondered about […]
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Déjà Rescue
The folks at Bird Ally X really like Jim Moore. The retired wildlife biologist knows animals, and he’s always willing to help. Also, he has a van. A big van — the better to transport sick pelicans with. And lately he’s been doing a lot of that. So much that the stubborn stench of smelt […]