Korbel Sawmill to Reopen Next Month
The Korbel Mill, closed in February of 2015 after a century of operation, and purchased from the Green Diamond Resource Co. by the Trinity River Timber Co. in May of 2016, will fire up again Dec. 18. “It’s been a journey, that’s for sure,” said Ken Dunn, general manager of Schmidbauer Lumber, which is the…
Is Bigfoot a Bear?
In a tough break for cryptozoologists, a team of scientists says their DNA analysis of hair samples, scat and a tooth purported to be from Bigfoot’s Tibetan cousin the Yeti are, in fact, from bears. The findings — based on the analysis of mitochondrial DNA from 24 samples, including some collected in the 1930s on…
Remembering Sheriff Cox, 35 Years later
He was known as the sheriff who never carried a gun; the man whose laugh you could hear ringing across the building. Today marks the 35th anniversary of Former Humboldt County Sheriff Gene Cox’s death. Cox was killed in the line of duty in 1982, just four weeks before he was set to retire, the…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Nov. 29
It just so happens that arguably two of the greatest living banjoists, Bela Fleck and the Mandarin-fluent polymath Abigail Washburn, are also husband and wife. And they must really love each other, as they tour and play together quite frequently, a lifestyle that would certainly put a fatal strain on a less harmonious union. Tonight…
UPDATE: Fatality Victim Identified in Shelter Cove Accident
UPDATE: Lt. Mike Fridley of Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased man as Martin Arrendondo’suarez, 28, from Shelter Cove. Previously: Cheryl Antony, public information officer of Shelter Cove Volunteer Fire Department confirmed that a person has died after a car drove off a steep embankment on Chemise Mountain Road off Shelter Cove Road in…
Public Defender Reportedly Got $25K in Severance Pay
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors reportedly agreed to give embattled former Public Defender David Marcus two-months severance pay when he resigned his position, according to Marcus’ letter of resignation. That would equate to about $25,000 given Marcus’ $150,000 annual salary. It’s unclear when the board reached this agreement or how it was finalized. With…
The Peat Moss Variety Soirée
Check out the revamped Inn at Second and C (formerly the historic Eagle House) and be entertained in myriad ways at The Peat Moss Variety Soirée on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 7 to 11 p.m. ($24.) Yuk it up with local comedians, marvel at Marciano The Magnificent, sit back and be amazed at burlesque talent…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Nov. 28
Possibly the greatest bluegrass group on the planet will be visiting Humbrews tonight at 8 p.m. when Del McCoury brings his band to our wet, green grasslands ($40). In a half century of playing, McCoury has worked his magic with everyone from the legendary Bill Monroe to contemporary noodlers Phish, all the while maintaining his…
Again With the Crab
Bad news, local Dungeness crab lovers. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is delaying the commercial season in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties for at least 15 days due to poor crab quality. The fishery is now currently set to open Dec. 16 to let the crustaceans fill out a bit. A second…
Griego to Dismiss Public Defender Suit
Local attorney Patrik Griego announced this morning that he will be dismissing the lawsuit he brought challenging David Marcus’ appointment as Humboldt County public defender in light of Marcus’ resignation. In the short release (copied below), Griego notes that his lawsuit was challenging whether Marcus met minimum state qualifications for the job when the Humboldt…
Man Struck by Vehicle is 30th Road Death of 2017
The California Highway Patrol confirmed this morning that 43-year-old Timothy Good died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on North Bank Road near the intersection of State Route 299. Good was on the east edge of roadway, walking north at around 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24 when he was struck by a…
Music Tonight: Monday, Nov. 27
The Humboldt State University music department hosts a trumpet and horn recital at Fulkerson Hall at 8 p.m. (price TBA). Expect solo pieces and concertos played with bright impeccability and executed with the eager embouchure of the dedicated young novice musician.
Music Tonight: Sunday, Nov. 26
Iris Dement has been writing songs for more than 30 years but her very first song, “Our Town,” which she wrote at the age of 25, might still be her most enduring. Its plain and plaintive liturgy about home and the people who live there crosses the geography of the earth and sets up street…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Nov. 25
Two vinyl-spun jiggle fests await your pleasure tonight: The remade/remodeled Soul Night at Humbrews at 9 p.m. has mutated into the similar-but-new Soul Party. This is the fifth show of the rechristened Mark 2 version of that old Humboldt classic soul dance vinyl revue. Familiar face DJ Red joins Jaymorg, Tanasa and other friends for…
Sixteen-Year-Old Killed in Accident on 299
According to a CHP press release today, 16-year-old Alexis Hill of Anderson, California, was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, when a car she was a passenger in veered off State Route 299, going down an embankment. The driver, Redding resident Thomas Ladewig, and another passenger, Bryce Tracy, also of Redding, were both wearing seatbelts and…
David Marcus’ Resignation Ends Tumultuous Tenure
Supervisor Virginia Bass confirmed that David Marcus has stepped down from the county’s public defender post after a tumultuous nine months in office. “He sent a letter on Wednesday evening informing us of his resignation,” Bass said Friday. Marcus’ sudden departure came after the Board of Supervisors held a special closed session meeting — called…
Music Tonight: Friday, Nov. 24
The North Coast Repertory Theater continues its run of the musical Pippin at 8 p.m., a story about a prince journeying through an unusual world and trying to find his own place. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and based on the book by Roger O. Hirson ($16-$18). At 9 p.m. the Griffin hosts…
’80s Double Feature: Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club
Double your Molly (Ringwald, that is), double your fun. Or your angst. Whatev. Put on your knee-high boots, biker boots, sneakers or Chuck’s and synchronize dance down to the Eureka Theater for a trip down memory lane with everyone’s favorite pouty-mouthed, put-upon teenage actress Molly Ringwald in the ’80s Double Feature: Pretty in Pink and…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Nov. 23
It’s Thanksgiving. And no matter how you feel about this holiday — whether you have the option to gorge with loved ones or you are one of the unmentioned many, stuck on the outside of this family feast day and looking into brighter windows — things tend to freeze up on this day. I can’t…
A Musical Feast
It’s finally here. That most musical of feast days when we celebrate the gift of harmony with the rapturous delight of food. That most sacred day of eating for the musician and music fan alike. I am, of course, talking about the Wednesday, Nov. 22 feast day of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.…
Driving the High Roads
Here in this land of cannabis a place of pernicious habits, ingrained independence and laughing rabbits, down at the bottom of any ravine, skeletons of Porsches are frequently seen, skewered and severed by boulders and trees, engine cracked open in an oil-smeared frieze. No wrecker can seize and hope to drag out, a piece or…
Code of Conduct
Four members of the Northern Humboldt Union School board voted Nov. 14 to publicly reprimand fellow trustee Jennifer Knight, using the most severe remedy at their disposal to address what several described as a pattern of unacceptable behavior that left no other recourse. Board President Colleen Toste told Knight that an isolated incident here or…
Clean, Sober, Homeless
Ligia Giovannoni thought she was doing the right thing. The petite 58-year-old with dark hair and large, dark eyes brought a thick folder of paperwork to her meeting with the Journal on Nov. 15. In it was the deed to her former home at 2145 C St. in Eureka, rental agreements with the women who lived…
HumBug: Shooting in the Wild
Despite my best efforts, I didn’t see any interesting new insects this week. To be sure, there are many out there but the ones I encountered were all species I’ve mentioned before at some length. I photographed them anyway just for the practice. I am always trying to improve. Entomological photography can be challenging. Rain or…
Lessons
Editor: I worked for Eric and Viviana Hollenbeck at Blue Ox in 1979-80, when the newest piece of equipment was a Korean War surplus engine for the sawmill (“The Journey of Radioman,” Nov. 9). I had no idea at that time that Eric was a veteran, let alone survivor of some of the heaviest fighting…
Pot and Prison
Editor: Thadeus Greenson’s masterful job (“Spoiler Alert”, NCJ, Nov. 16) covering the cannabis issue left out one major player in resistance to legalization: the incarceration industries. Add to that the corrupt legal entities involved, and you get a pipeline quite capable of sucking a large portion of our citizenry off the streets and into tiny cubicles paid…
Correction
In the Nov. 9 story about emergency shelters, “The Impossible Possible,” Salvation Army Lt. Roger McCort’s name was spelled incorrectly. The Journal regrets the error. Related Stories
What the Doctor Ordered
Reviews WONDER. In word and more frequently in deed, I may or may not have conveyed/made a lifestyle of an aversion to things wholesome. But living as we now do in a time defined by venality and exclusionary thinking, when we are “governed” by lecherous reptilian billionaires with no apparent regard for the well-being of…
Belphegor’s Prime
And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.” — Numbers 25:3 What was it about Baalpeor, a god of the Moab people, that so ticked off the Lord? Presumably it was of his reputation for seducing people “by suggesting to them ingenious inventions that will make them…
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Bait and Switch
You’ll have to excuse Humboldt County cannabis farmers if they feel they’ve been had. A trio of state agencies released emergency regulations Nov. 16 that will govern the launch of the state’s recreational and medical cannabis industries next year, dictating how cannabis products can be grown, manufactured, transported, tested, bought and sold (see NCJ Daily).…
Democracy Needs Diverse Local Media
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Magic Pumpkin
Pumpkins are my favorite fall and winter vegetable — though technically a fruit. There are so many dishes you can make with them and you can get few meals out of just one pumpkin. I also love them because they are high in nutrients, antioxidant rich and low calorie. The color of any pumpkin dish…
Eat, Pray, Walk
Easy there, Christmas. Slow your dinner roll. There’s still another holiday before we unwrap you. Here are some Thanksgiving day events where you can break bread without breaking your stride, join in warm community camaraderie and send our fishing folks off for a safe and bountiful season. In Arcata, grab your dinner plates and utensils…
Madeline’s Christmas
“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines.” And so begins the beloved Madeline children’s books from which Madeline’s Christmas was adapted. See it Friday, Nov. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. (Fridays, Saturdays and…
Holiday Kick-off in Old Town
In case the early presence of glittering ornaments, tiny elves on shelves or Christmas movie marathons on not one, but two Hallmark movie channels haven’t tipped you off, the holidays are here. Ready or not, the flurry of family gatherings, face stuffing and freaking out officially begins this week/weekend. Here are some holiday haps to…
