‘Come Back Young Again’
Artists Becky Evans and Robert Benson explore Ironside Mountain BY JENNIFER FUMIKO CAHILL AND L.L. KESSNER By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill and L.L. Kesner
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‘Come Back Young Again’
Lightning struck Trinity County on July 30, 2021, and sparked a fire that burned for 88 days. Before it was fully contained, the Monument Fire consumed 223,124 acres, according to Cal Fire. One of the 28 structures destroyed was a lookout on Ironside Mountain (Tse:nding, as it is called by the Tsnungwe people). “This mountain…
Terry Lee Clark
Terry Lee Clark, 66, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, in Salina, Kansas. Born September 10, 1958, in Salina, Kansas, to Leonard and Dorothy Clark, Terry graduated from Salina Central High School in 1976, went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Washburn University in 1980, and received his Juris Doctorate from the University…
Trump Broke the Law by Sending National Guard to L.A., Federal Judge Rules
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Donald Trump’s deployment of the military to Los Angeles violated federal laws and his use of the armed forces must be heavily curtailed in California, a federal judge ruled today in a 52-page opinion that inveighed against the president’s belief that he…
Art on Ironside and to Leash or Not to Leash
This week we’re looking at the joint exhibition by married artists Becky Evans and Robert Benson, born from their exploration of Ironside Mountain and the sacred spot where a historic lookout tower burned in the Monument Fire. And we’ve got advice from Tanya Schrum on taking your dog to parks, beaches and trails for conflict-free…
Dancing in the Streets at the 39th Annual I-Block Party
Arcata’s biggest street bash returns. The 39th annual I Block Party takes over I Street between 10th and 11th (in front of Los Bagels) on Monday, Sept. 1, from noon to 6 p.m. (free admission). This family friendly fundraiser for the Arcata–Camoapa Sister City Project features live music from the Jim Lahman Band (noon to…
Chili Town: A Look Back at Fieri’s Fair Cook-off
Coming from his sold-out meet and greet, dressed in snakeskin boots and smoking a cigar, Guy Fieri took the stage to announce the winners of Humboldt County Fair’s Chili Cook-off, calling it “some of the best chili” he has ever seen. The grandstands were the epicenter of a flavor explosion on Aug. 21, as 12…
William “Bill” Daley
William “Bill” Daley, a devoted husband, father, and community pillar, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2024. A proud U.S. Navy veteran, Bill served in Vietnam, where he met his first wife, Thanh. Together, they moved to Fieldbrook, California, where they raised four strong and spirited daughters whom he faithfully supported — cheering them on…
Gavin Newsom’s Redistricting Plan is on Its Way to Voters. What You Need to Know
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own redistricting play in California is on its way to voters. The California Legislature on Aug. 21 approved his proposal calling for a special election on a ballot measure that would suspend the state’s current congressional districts,…
Storytelling Giant
America isn’t a country, it’s an anthology. A great gaggle of stories that desperately needs editing, but the writer-editor ratio is heavily skewed against. The reader is forced to pick out subtle changes from a lot of droning repetition and find frequencies of information salting the curdles of difference that grow in pockets in the…
Summer Abundance
I have a pretty good sense of how much produce I can eat, which usually prevents me from going overboard, but sometimes doesn’t, particularly in the summer. When market stalls and farmstands overflow with an abundance of colorful, flavorful vegetables and fruit, restraint remains parked outside. I often have a surfeit of zucchini or summer…
Trinidad Art Night
This town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Forbes & Associates and Westhaven Center for the Arts present Sarah Corliss. For more info, call (707) 834-2479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. THE LIGHTHOUSE GRILL 355 Main St. Genise Smith Memorial…
Walk the Dog (Without Drama)
It’s finally time! That new bundle of loyal devotion you adopted in the spring is fully vaccinated, ready to mingle and enjoy all of Humboldt’s dog-friendly areas. You naturally want to be a good citizen and an awesome pup parent, so you are prepared with poop bags, water and training treats. You have been working…
Greed and Getaways
RELAY. A hundred years ago, in 2016, David Mackenzie directed Taylor Sheridan’s screenplay Hell or High Water. That story, set against and amongst the devastation wrought by the 2008 collapse of the criminally exploitative American mortgage securities racket, is about individual desperation in the face of remorseless corporate greed. It is also a thrilling heist/pursuit…
‘Doesn’t Hold Water’
Editor: Don’t be fooled by Wayne Pacelle’s letter against Barred Owl (BAOW) culling (Mailbox, Aug. 14). Although he frames his argument in terms of efficacy and fiscal impact, the organizations he represents endorse the “right” of individual animals to live regardless of the consequences. The BAOW, here due solely to anthropogenic landscape alteration, threatens not…
What are the Odds?!
“Players aren’t buying an investment; they’re buying permission to fantasize for a couple of days.” — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, April 2025 Neurologists recently figured out what gamblers have known ever since a savvy Sumerian grifter invented the shell game: You don’t have to win to be a happy punter. You just have to bet…
Poetry in the Parks
Barn swallows skim the meadow breathing the summer scent of dry grass and dandelion, maneuvering tails as precise as parabolas, open mouths to catch flies with slight sideways snatches, sleek indigo wings dodge swaying heads of Harding grass, avoiding thickets of bracken fern, rust-colored torsos soar up and over, climb into the mild blue sky,…
