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Cemetery Rising
Two small gravestones with simple, hand-etched inscriptions rest side-by-side at Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery, quietly imparting the loss bore by Henry and Clara Reilinger. One is for their daughter, Amelia, who was 1 month and 20 days old when she died on June 23, 1872. She shares a marker with her brother, whose engraving merely…
McKinleyvile Marksman
Turns out skeet shooting isn’t necessarily a young person’s game, at least according to Dan Jones. He ought to know — the 45-year-old McKinleyville native has just climbed to No. 1 in the national rankings by the National Skeet Shooting Association and he’s on his way to compete against some 400 to 500 shooters at…
Update: Man Killed in Single Car Crash Behind Costco ID’d
UPDATE: The coroner’s office has identified the man killed in last night’s Eureka crash as 22-year-old Humboldt County resident Kendall Schroeder. PREVIOUS: The Eureka Police Department responded to a single car crash on Railroad Avenue behind Costco just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, where the vehicle’s only occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. The…
Top That
Wearing formal hat wear on the sixth annual Ladies Hat Day at the Humboldt County Fair on a hot, smokey Saturday got you free admission into the horse races and a chance to compete for some big prizes. See some of the feats of fashion in the slideshow below. More than 50 women, men and children…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 5
Bluegrass is being provided at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room from Kindred Spirits at 6 p.m. and for free today. For you bass freaks, there’s no better place to be that at the Van Duzer Theater at 8 p.m. for a performance from Thundercat, revolving around six-string bass master Stephen Bruner. He’s contributed to…
The Smoke is No Joke
If you’ve been (or even looked) outside this weekend, you’ve noticed the air has been thick with visible fog-like smoke. And chances are, depending on your location, you’re feeling the effects in some measure. In a press release, the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District warned of hazardous conditions in Orleans, Weitchpec and Hoopa due…
Humboldt Style: Opera Alley Block Party Edition
Smoke from wildfires settled like a hot fog on Saturday evening, after a day of record-breaking temperatures. Undeterred, the crowds showed up in style for the first ever Opera Alley Block Party, which closed off the street in front of the Clarke Museum to make way for vendors selling beer, rum punch and barbecue, while…
HumBug: Why No Cricket Choruses?
I recently got a question from a reader as to why he didn’t hear the grand evening choruses of crickets he had gotten used to in other places. Like much in nature, while the question may be simple the answer is not. According to Dolbear’s Law, the chirp rate of a given cricket can be…
TL;DR: Cemetery Rising
Busy week? No worries. We understand. You just haven’t found time to read “Cemetery Rising,” this week’s cover story about restoration efforts at Eureka’s historic Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery. While we encourage you to take a look, here’s the long story short: A group of dedicated volunteers has been working for nearly two years to…
Today Ties Eureka’s Hottest on Record
Well, that escalated quickly. It’s not just your imagination, Eureka is in the midst of one of its hottest days in recorded history, the National Weather Service reports. According to the NWS Twitter feed, the official recorded temperature for the city hit 87 degrees at about 11:37 a.m., tying a previous city record set Oct.…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 2
It’s the first Saturday of the month so that means it’s Arts Alive! in Old Town Eureka around 6 p.m. tonight. However, starting a bit before the arts get alive, Redwood Acres is hosting Acres of Blues which is a two-day blues festival starting at 9 a.m. this morning with musical acts Laurie Morvan Band,…
Poor Reggae on the River Attendance Leaves Mateel Community Center’s Future in Question
Redway’s Mateel Community Center is in a state of crisis after its biggest annual fundraiser, Reggae on the River, not only failed to meet revenue projections but left the center with a “significant” debt. “Very challenging times lie ahead, there are difficult decisions to make, and the future of both ROTR and the MCC is…
Woodshock Sneak Peek
You can finally stop wondering what the hell is going on in that trippy Woodshock movie Kirsten Dunst filmed here in Humboldt two summers ago. On Saturday, Sept. 9, you can see it at a pair of special screenings at the Minor Theater, well ahead of the Sept. 29 regular local release. The Humboldt-Del Norte Film…
Take Your ‘Cue
Say it isn’t so! The kids are back at school and summer is winding down to its last hurrah. But before you drag your Weber back into the shed and toss the death shroud, er, tarp over it, light up the coals one last time, gather your friends and family, and raise your tongs to…
St. Joseph Hospital Fined by the State for Juggling Surgeries
An April 2014 incident in which a surgeon had to leave a hysterectomy to perform an emergency Cesarean section has resulted in a $40,000 fine for St. Joseph Hospital from the California Department of Public Health. In its press release, the CDPH stated “the hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 31
If you decide to call in sick to work tomorrow and make it a four-day weekend, start off at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room around 6 p.m. where you’ll hear some jazz tunes from Fred & Jr. (no relation) for free. Enjoy some tasty local beers and if you have too many, you may…
Steppin’ Out at Bigfoot Days
The small town of Willow Creek is celebrating something big: It’s the 50th anniversary of the Patterson-Gimlin film and lots of out-of-towners are converging on the footprint of Bigfoot folklore for the annual Bigfoot Days happening Sept. 2 from 10 a.m to 6 p.m at Veterans Park (free admission). Enjoy live music, rides, food, vendors,…
Dancing in the Streets
Where’s the party? Take your pick. There are two hopping block parties happening this holiday weekend. You’ve got an extra day, why not make the last official weekend of summer count and hit both? Arts Alive! is always a lovely night on the town, but this September’s monthly art walk is especially bumping with the…
I, Robot
Editor: I would like to clarify my argument and apologize to Alex Ricca, George Clark (Mailbox, Aug. 17) and others if I gave the impression that I was trying to absolve criminal behavior simply because we (likely) don’t have free wills. If it turns out that we are completely robotic (and it certainly looks that way to…
Pot, Kettle
Editor: The “Work in Progress” article (Aug. 24) is a one-sided, hypocritical mess. Here is the problem, the entire point being made is that the racism in this community is always against the black population. This is far from true. For example, I was personally the victim of Hispanic racism. I was falsely accused of…
Medicare for All
Editor: The health care situation in our country is reaching a critical point (Mailbox, July 27). Unlike other developed countries, which have not-for-profit health care, we continue to have a health care system overseen by for-profit insurance companies. These companies skim anywhere from 20 to 40 percent off the top in profits, marketing costs and…
‘Not Simple at All’
Editor: Consumer Reports recently printed an article about auto insurance premiums in many minority neighborhoods. Even though payout rates are no higher for these areas than for comparable white areas, blacks and other minorities must pay insurance bills that are 30 percent higher, on average, than for whites just a few miles away. Many people…
Unexplained Origins
Editor: Barry Evans’ column (“Science. It Works Etc.,” Aug. 24) should have mentioned that Planck’s beautiful curve represents the origin of Quantum Mechanics. That it precisely fits the Cosmic Microwave Background proves that Quantum Mechanics works exactly across all expansive space and time, originating in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. Of course, science…
A Welcoming Opportunity
Editor: We wish to thank the capacity crowd that came to our Aug. 20 “Community Potluck to Welcome HSU Students” in Arcata, and the city of Arcata and the Retired Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP) for co-sponsoring the potluck. Home-cooked dishes were served to 75 to 100 students, who ate heartily and met dozens of community…
Beer, Barbecue and Blues
Thursday If you decide to call in sick to work tomorrow and make it a four-day weekend, start off at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room around 6 p.m. where you’ll hear some jazz tunes from Fred & Jr. (no relation) for free. Enjoy some tasty local beers and if you have too many, you…
Who Owns Your Pot?
Who owns that marijuana plant you’ve been tending on the hill? You might think it’s the property of the landowner, the one paying you to garden for her. Maybe you think it belongs to that cancer patient you’ve been caretaking? Perhaps you think it’s yours? Increasingly — however — it’s possible that plant is the…
Shot in the Dark
Despite fears, it appears that California Senate Bill 277, the controversial public health law that prohibits children from attending public school unless they have been vaccinated against a spectrum of diseases such as Hepatitis B, measles, polio and rubella, has not had a signficant impact on enrollment in local schools. (“Prepare for Impact,”Aug. 25, 2016.)…
Strumming Up a Case
Free speech or solicitation? A Humboldt County judge is slated to decide in October whether or not Oscar Leatherman, who has been busking in Eureka for three years, violated the city’s panhandling ordinance last year, when crooning on a street corner drew him a citation from Eureka police. Leatherman, who has since written a song…
Arts Alive!
Presented by Eureka Main Street. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits and performances are held the first Saturday of each month. For more information, call 442-9054 or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org A TASTE OF BIM 613 Third St. Susan Strope, artwork. ADORNI CENTER 1011 Waterfront St. Demario Williams, pencil illustrations, Barbara Saul, pastels, and Paul Rickard, oils. …
Looking at a Statue Looking at the Stars
In John Hylton’s art installations, ravens lend a hand. Wooden pythons whiplash across the night sky. Rough-hewn wooden figures get lost in contemplation of a painted cosmos. This is a humanist cosmos, one that’s accessed via the gazing eye — no tech necessary beyond the retina. Scenarios mark intersections where understandings of the natural world…
Bounty Hunting
The light has turned from summer’s glare to fall’s golden glow. The changing of the light heralds the changing of the season. September is the month of bounty, when both summer and fall produce are available together. This convergence of seasons makes September the perfect choice to celebrate as Local Food Month. Now in its…
Save Our Speech
I’m pro-free speech and I am not a Nazi. I feel I have to to start there following news story after news story about people protesting “free speech rallies” when what they are actually protesting is the gathering of Nazis and white nationalists and the spouting of racist ideas. These images give me chills: mobs…
Slipping through Narrow Places
Wild, curly haired kids still chase candy-colored rocks Across old sea floors, dotted with dandelions, And the long yawn of summer gone stale, All gathered up, into that rusty pail. . This, After swings in trees, and secret swimming holes, down long, easy roads, And soothing us with walermelon dreams, And holding hands, head in…
Lonely Terrain
Reviews WIND RIVER. Taylor Sheridan would be most recognizable to many for his arc as Deputy Chief David Hale on the first couple of seasons of the TV series Sons of Anarchy. While he’s been plying his trade as a working actor for over two decades, he’s also been at the desk, grinding it out…
Demetri Martin at the Van Duzer
Demetri Martin, former writer at Late Night with Conan O’Brien and regular performer on The Daily Show, is in town to lighten things up. Martin brings his comedy routine to the Van Duzer Theatre Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. ($39) Fear not, kids. That’s an early enough show for a school night.
