Las Michoacanas’ Regional Redo
Muscle memory still brings the odd patron to Las Michoacanas (1111 Fifth St., Eureka) thinking it’s still Rita’s. Don’t feel bad for them. New co-owners Socorro Sanchez and Perla Sanchez (no relation) have made themselves at home with a full bar (no margarita mix, just the real thing made to order) and a menu with…
Public Health Reports Four New COVID Hospitalizations, 40 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 40 new COVID-19 cases this afternoon — making 149 so far this week — as well as four new hospitalizations. Public Health also reported today that over the course of the last seven days, the ranks of Humboldt County’s fully vaccinated population have grown by 909 people. A state database shows…
Flights to Tahoe Coming in November
Another new airline is coming to town, this time with nonstop flights to the Reno-Tahoe airport beginning Nov. 9. According to a news release, ExpressJet’s line aha! will operate the flight on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, departing California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport at 11:25 a.m. and arriving in Reno-Tahoe at 12:35 p.m. The…
Judge Requires COVID Vaccines for California Prison Workers
California prison workers will join the list of state employees who must be vaccinated against COVID, a federal judge ruled Monday — a loss for the state prison guards’ union and Gov. Gavin Newsom. For months, the politically powerful union and the Newsom administration have resisted a COVID vaccine mandate for prison workers, despite the…
HumCo Records Three More COVID-19 Deaths, 46 New Cases
Three more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while confirming 46 new cases of the virus and two new hospitalizations. The residents who died were in their 70s, according to Public Health, and make 22 COVID-19 deaths so far this month — matching August’s record tally — including nine over…
Back to the Grind
A moment of appreciation for grab-and-go coffee shops. There, early risers are accommodated and those of us who struggle with morning are soothed without fuss. There, the good people at the counter prep for the breakfast rush and brew hot coffee while so many of us turn in our covers, thinking of reasons not to get…
Rapid COVID-19 Tests in Short Supply in California
Sarah Voit likes to keep 10 to 15 rapid test kits on hand in case any of the residents of the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition in Hayward need to be tested for COVID-19. They’ve had some infection scares, and the antigen tests — which return results in minutes — have been crucial to curbing the…
Public Health Reports Another COVID-19 Death, Four New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 63 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, with four new hospitalization and another COVID-19 death, the county’s 94th. The resident who died was in their 50s, according to Public Health, with one resident each in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s accounting for the new hospitalizations.…
Students Stage Walkouts on Three Local Campuses to Support Sexual Assault Survivors
Students walked out of class on at least three Humboldt County high school campuses this morning to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault. Most wearing white and many holding signs, students at Fortuna, Eureka and McKinleyville high schools participated in the planned walkouts, with Fortuna and McKinleyville students marching the streets surrounding their…
California Still Won’t Make COVID-19 Workplace Outbreaks Public
Supporters of a push to require companies to report workplace coronavirus outbreaks publicly say they plan to keep fighting despite recent setbacks that they say allow big businesses to keep outbreaks secret. In February, Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, proposed a law requiring the California Department of Public Health to report COVID-19 outbreaks by…
Laura Anne Wheeler-Graben: 1964-2021
Laurie was born to Jessie Pawlus-Wheeler and Michael Bruce Wheeler on Nov. 23, 1964, in Petaluma, California. Her birth fell on Thanksgiving, so her first birthday/Thanksgiving celebration was hosted by Hillcrest Hospital. She left us on Sept. 5, 2021, from COPD. Laurie attended Gravenstein and Twin Hills grammar schools in Sebastopol and graduated from Analy…
NCJ Preview: Enterprise, Burgers, Place Names and Etiquette
This week we’re looking at the future of the Ferndale Enterprise, newly purchased by North Coast Journal Inc. And it’s Burger Week, so we’re sharing what’s whetting our appetites and whether you can eat 28 burgers in 10 days. Good luck, friends. We’ll take a look at the effort to rename Patrick’s Point, its fraught…
Contractor’s Deal on California Rent Relief Gets more Lucrative
Despite an initial slow rollout of rent relief money, the state of California is extending and more than doubling its deal with the outside contractor it hired to get the money to tenants and landlords. The contract with Horne LLP, a Mississippi-based accounting firm that specializes in disaster relief, jumped from $51.7 million when the…
David Johannsen: 1952-2021
David was the third of seven kids. He was born April 24, 1952, in Eureka. He spent most of his youth in the Cutten/Ridgewood area. On the weekends his dad Hans and his siblings would spend the day surf fishing or digging for clams. David loved his dad’s clam chowder! They would also spend time…
Public Health: Of 12 COVID-19 Hospitalizations This Week, 11 Were Unvaccinated
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases and two new hospitalizations today but, for the first time in more than a week, did not report a COVID-19 death locally. A state database shows 24 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, with two under intensive care. The local hospital census peaked Sept. 3 with 42…
Lightning Could Spark more California Fires as World Warms
Wildland firefighters don’t admit to fearing much, but lightning is one terror that even the most experienced veterans say they hope to never encounter. The worry is not being struck by a bolt, although it can be deadly. Instead, their primary concern is that lightning, slashing down in remote areas, can trigger unseen fires that…
HumCo Records Four More COVID-19 Deaths, 40 New Cases as Hospitalizations Rise
Four more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while also confirming 40 new cases of the virus and four new hospitalizations. This is the fifth consecutive day Public Health has reported a new COVID-19 death, with 10 local deaths reported over the past seven days and 40 since Aug. 1.…
Governor Signs Wood’s Wildfire Prevention Bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed North Coast Assemblymember Jim Wood’s bill creating a wildfire prevention entity in the Office of the State Fire Marshal into law. “It is clear that we cannot firefight our way out of this wildfire crisis,” Wood said in a press release. “California needs both a world-class firefighting force and a…
Open Door Breaks Ground on New Arcata Health Center
A host of local officials gathered in a dirt lot on Foster Avenue Tuesday afternoon to get their golden shovels dirty and celebrate the groundbreaking of the state-of-the-art Arcata Community Health Center, which is slated to open in 2023. Once complete, the 33,000 square-foot facility will use a solar array — and an emergency backup…
Nonstop to Vegas
Wanna go to Vegas? Avelo Airlines announced this morning that it will begin offering twice weekly nonstop flights from Humboldt County to Las Vegas, Nevada, in November. “We are excited to add this second popular vacation and entertainment destination to our Eureka/Arcata schedule,” Avelo Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said in a press release. “Getting…
Does This Still Matter?
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE. I think a lot about the influence of historical context on works of art. Strip away the social and political events of the time and does a painting, a book, a play, a punk rock bank, a movie hold up in that vacuum? What art remains relevant, meaningful, a source of…
‘Hey, Not Here’
Editor: Having lived in the Trinidad area for more than 40 years, Martin Smuckler’s recent letter regarding our trash/litter situation struck a chord in my heart (Mailbox, Sept. 2). When I first moved to California in the 1970s, highways were posted with signs stating “$1,000 fine for littering.” Although that fine was most likely rarely…
‘In Solidarity’
Editor: We on the steering committee of Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) are writing in enthusiastic support of the proposed name change for Patrick’s Point State Park to Sue-meg State Park (“State Parks Seeks Public Input on Patrick’s Point Name Change to Honor Yurok Tribe,” posted Sept. 10). We are the founders…
Stop That Train
Editor: An anonymous group has been romancing members of our Board of Supervisors in an effort to kill the Great Redwood Trail, and have already filed a request to kill the construction of the trail (“McGuire Warns of ‘Toxic Coal Train’ Plan,” posted Sept. 3). This group has no interest in improving our way of…
The Changing of the Names
Spanning some 600 acres of forest land with sunlit meadows and sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean from soaring cliffs, the natural beauty of Patrick’s Point State Park belies the abhorrent acts of the man whose name it bears. But that will likely change very soon. On Sept. 30, the State Park and Recreation Commission…
Correction
The Sept. 16, 2021 edition of the North Coast Journal inadvertently included a crossword puzzle duplicated from the previous week. Please find answers to the Sept. 9, 2021 crossword puzzle in this week’s edition, along with a new puzzle. The Journal regrets the error.
The Quartz Crisis
The “quartz crisis” began in Tokyo on Christmas Day in 1969 when Seiko unveiled the world’s first quartz watch, the Astron 35SQ. Designed by Kazunari Sasaki of Suwa Seiko-sha, the Astron achieved 100 times the accuracy of a regular mechanical watch by using a vibrating quartz crystal instead of a balance wheel for time keeping.…
Homesick
September 2020 ~ pandemic and wildfires Poised and breathless, after too long away, my whole being turned toward home. But the path to Crater Lake was blocked by tortured, desiccated trees that immolated themselves in their rage. I can’t blame them. So I’m stranded here unwatered (except by my tears) and withering. At least I’ve…
North Coast Journal Inc. Purchases Ferndale Enterprise
The North Coast Journal Inc. has purchased The Ferndale Enterprise, keeping the 143-year old weekly newspaper in local hands, and will take over publishing the paper next month. Caroline Titus, who has served as editor and publisher of the award-winning Enterprise for 25 years, said she’s excited to start another chapter in life and to…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries author Steve Maraboli says, “The best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” If that strategy appeals to you, the next eight weeks will be an excellent time to put it to maximum use. You’re entering a phase…
Welcome to NCJ Burger Week!
Join us as we revel in our annual celebration of the hamburger. This year, 28 restaurants are participating in the revelry — using everything from habenero onion jam to lamb burgers to waffle buns — to offer up mind-boggling creations. And the bacon. So much beloved bacon. So many burgers, so little time. Is it…
The Soup Doctor
Fall is quietly approaching and chilly days are not too far away. It’s the season to nourish our bodies, as my mom used to say. She would make special seasonal soups to prevent us from getting colds and to keep us healthy. She would spend hours in the kitchen making a pot of soup with…
Trinidad Art Nights
Venues throughout town will open up late for art viewing and music. Follow the orange flags. Please follow updated Humboldt County guidelines and wear a mask indoors and at outdoor gatherings. Hosted by Community Arts Trinidad, a DreamMaker Project of the Ink People Center for the Arts. FORBES AND ASSOCIATES – SARAH CORLISS 343 Main…
Welcome Back to Book Club
Greetings, everyone! I know I said hosting book club would have to wait for our local case numbers to drop and vaccination rates to go up, but now that Scott and I have become desensitized to seeing daily national death tolls in the thousands, we figure we’re ready to put out some baked brie and…
Trinidad Toil
Every day, locals and visitors wind up and down the trails to Trinidad State Beach. As I walked to the break in the red curb at the end of the parking lot off Stagecoach Road, I anticipated some killer views. It is Trinidad after all. What I did not expect was a close footpath that…
Klamath Still Kicking Out Plenty of Kings
Salmon fishing on the lower Klamath continues to roll on. Fresh schools of jacks (2-year-old males) as well as adults are arriving just about daily. Anglers fishing from the Glen up to Johnson’s are finding fresh fish side-drifting riffles and dragging roe through the deep slots. The rain over the weekend bumped the flows just…
