Watching the Giants is too painful these days. Instead, tune into the Oakland A’s game on Thursday at 7 p.m. and see hometown boy Greg Collins toss out the first pitch! Collins, an associate archaeologist for California State Parks at Fort Humboldt, won the honor this past December in a Twitter contest sponsored by the […]
Frivolity
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The Big Sandy
From castles to koi fish, squid to sunbathers, sandy creations sprung up alongside the sea in Manila today — only to disintegrate as the waves advanced. Among the ephemera were two giant, lanky bodies, seaweed hair steaming down their shoulders, who looked so relaxed they tempted one person after another to lie beside them. If […]
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Zoo Welcomes Furry Red Bundle of Joy
Aw. It was a very special Father’s Day for one local couple, Sumo and Stella Luna, who welcomed their first child into the world on Sunday. And this was a furry one. Stella Luna and Sumo are the red pandas at Sequoia Park Zoo. The four-ounce girl cub was the first red panda born at […]
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Oyster Fest: Mellower, but not a Bust
By noon, Oyster Fest looked positively placid. Not empty, by any means, but no beer lines (!), and more elbow room than a typical Saturday morning farmers’ market. By all accounts the morning was quieter than years prior. A local security guard named Annie manned the entrance to Willow and Libation, one of several walkthroughs […]
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Nice Wheels
To the giddy delight of every passing kid in Old Town (and a few grown adults, including this writer and a pair of excited female whistlers) Humboldt Bay Fire flexed a little muscle this morning. Pulling up in their dazzling ladder tiller truck, the boys suited up for some rooftop training. The star: The 100-foot […]