‘Doing its Part’
How Eureka City Schools is working to right generational wrongs By Thadeus Greenson
Cover Story
‘Doing its Part’
When Deseri Rivas moved from Mendocino County to Humboldt County and began helping seven siblings she was raising navigate Eureka City Schools in 2010, she said she did not encounter an environment she felt was welcoming or supportive of Native families like hers. “There were no resources for us,” she says, adding that her siblings…
Gary James Krohn
In cherished memory of Gary James Krohn (Gary Violin), who passed away peacefully at 73 in Santa Rosa, California. He fought a brave 12-year battle with cancer and subsequent surgical complications, inspiring all who knew him with his resilience and spirit. Gary was born and raised in Wisconsin in low-income housing in Milwaukee, and was…
Michael Fredrick Thompson
Michael Fredrick Thompson, 61, passed away peacefully at home encircled by the love of his family. He will be remembered with tremendous affection as a loving husband, father, stepdad, uncle and grandpa. He was a one of a kind gentleman. He bravely battled Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer since the fall of 2022. Mike navigated the last…
Christina Louise Borges
Christina (Christine) Louise Borges passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at the age of 89. She was a resident of Fortuna and will be long remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was born July 9, 1935, in Ferndale, California. The daughter of Louis (“Louie”) Bucher and Laura Luis Kinzel, she grew…
Morris the Slug Swiped
Some sticky fingers swiped a beloved banana slug art installation from the Melvin Schuler Sculpture Garden at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. On the night of Nov. 2, after over 800 community members came out for Arts Alive, a heist was carried out to steal Morris the banana slug. “We are devastated by the…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Nov. 6
Here’s a rap and hip hop throwdown for your midweek’s delight. A touring ensemble of DJ True Justice, Vocab Slick and Z-Man, traveling under the moniker The Ninth annual Slap Frost Tour hits the Basement tonight at 8 p.m., where the roadsters will mix and mingle with some of our local heroes. Representing the 707…
Election Results Final Return: Local Races
FINAL UPDATE: The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its final election night report, adding about 1,019 votes to the tally, with 31,417 votes counted thus far, representing about 37.07 percent of registered voters. Here’s a rundown of the results so far in the races for city council and open seats on the Humboldt Bay…
Election Results Final Return: Local Measures
FINAL UPDATE: The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its final election night report, adding about 1,019 votes to the tally, with 31,417 votes counted thus far, representing about 37.07 percent of registered voters. The big news here on the ballot measure front remains to be that Eureka’s controversial Measure F is getting divisively voted…
FBI Investigating Voting Center Vandalism, Polls Open Until 8
Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Juan Pablo Cervantes says he’s been in touch with the FBI regarding vandalism that occurred overnight at the county voting center set up in the Arcata Community Center. Cervantes says he received a report at about 5:45 this morning from precinct workers who arrived to find a variety of pro-Palestinian…
Hoopa Resident Killed in Crash
A Hoopa resident was killed Monday in a single-car crash on the Yurok Reservation after the vehicle he was driving went off State Route 169, south of Notchko Flat Road, around 11 a.m. For an unknown reason, according to the California Highway Patrol, the driver allowed the vehicle to go over the western end of…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Nov. 5
Having made no endorsements myself beyond pointing out the regressive and reactionary nature of the electoral college, which has obviated the Humboldt vote on the national level, I’m not stressing. This is out of my hands. But I understand that for many of you, today is the real Big Spooky. So, how about taking your…
Fieldbrook Country Kitchen Moves into Former Market
When the Fieldbrook Market (4636 Fieldbrook Road) closed, Paddy O’Dwyer was among those who grieved. “We used to come here a lot on the weekends,” he says. “It was pretty sad when it closed — it kinda’ preyed on me. Every time I’d drive by, I’d think what it would take to open it up.”…
Music Tonight: Monday, Nov. 4
Singer, songwriter and producer Jeffrey Foucault hails from Whitewater, Wisconsin, a perfect place name to grow a mind with Foucault’s ability to create the style of next generation no-depression-style country and dark folk tunes he trades in. Heavy sincerity and personal struggle and release all converge in these waters which run tributaries across the map…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Nov. 2
Mush Love Crew Presents: Dia De Los Muertos at RampArt skatepark starting today at 2 p.m. What does that mean? It means a 12-hour (!) party full of deep grooves provided by a long lineup of psytrance artists, with names like Melting Vision and Luzid Trip. This mini fest comes with big visuals and vendors…
Eureka Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal, Random Stabbing Spree
A Eureka man who pleaded guilty to stabbing four strangers — two of them fatally — was sentenced to serve four life sentences in prison today by Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Killoran. According to a press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office, Wesley Lee Starritt, 26, had pleaded guilty to murdering…
NCJ Preview: Doing its Part, Fall in the Redwoods, St. Joseph Hospital Update
On this week’s NCJ Preview, News Editor Thadeus Greenson talks about this week’s cover story, “Doing Its Part,” about Eureka City Schools’ efforts to create a more supportive environment for Native students. Arts and Features Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill then shares Simona Carini’s’ story of a hike on the James Irvine Trail in “Fall in…
Music Tonight: Friday, Nov. 1
It’s the third annual College Night Vampire’s Ball at the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 9 p.m. ($10). It’s a trappy affair, featuring 1942 Boyz and local/traveling DJ KRTMS. If the “college night” part didn’t tip you off, this crowd is going to trend toward the younger side, but no minors, no reentry for under…
DA Clears Officers in Eureka Shooting
Humboldt County District Attorney Stacey Eads has determined the shooting of 31-year-old Matthew Robert Williams by Eureka police officers was legally justified, saying Williams pulled a handgun, chambered a round and pointed it at an officer when police opened fire, fatally wounding him. “Clearly, Williams presented an imminent threat of death or series bodily injury to…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 31
It’s the Big Spooky tonight. Rather than round up all the various activities available out there for all you Halloweenies, I’m going to stick to my beat and suggest three shows, starting in Ferndale and heading north. That ought to cover the geographic spread for many of you. Over at the Old Steeple at 7:30…
Humboldt Apple Chutney
It’s fall in Humboldt County and apples and pears are in abundance. What to do with the excess (as in, what’s left over after the deer and bears eat their fill)? When I first tried preserving my fruit harvest in the 1980s, the American cookbooks I found did not address fermentation and fruit pickling very…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment. THE GAZEBO Second and F streets. Dia de Muertos Festival of Altars, 4-8 p.m. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St.…
Fall in the Redwoods
As days get shorter, I get more eager to spend time outdoors. In September, I hiked in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park on the James Irvine Trail to Fern Canyon and back via Gold Bluffs Road and the Miners’ Ridge Trail. It is almost a loop, as Miners’ Ridge merges into James Irvine less than…
Embracing Monsterpause
Are you between the ages of 42 and 55 and staring down the barrel of perimenopause/premenopause/menopause? Does each new quirk in your ever-slower, ever more confounding body send you directly to the internet to research whether you’re feeling the effects of your nosediving progesterone or simply old age? Was that a hot flash? Or a…
An ’80s Horror Fest
Despite my whole “whatever it is,” I am not, in fact, immune to the spirit of the season. I don’t have a costume lined up, but there are voluminous bags of candy to be deployed, John Carpenter’s themes remain in heavy rotation on the turntable and I’ve been steadily making my way through a stack…
‘One More’
Editor: While I enjoyed the column by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Arkley (“A Villain Intervention for Rob Arkley,” Oct. 10), I would have liked one more Arkley action mentioned. Some years ago, Arkley tried to start a war against homeless folk by announcing that he would be addressing the issue at an open forum and…
‘An Underhanded Political Tactic’
Editor: I am grateful for Jean Damon’s excellent letter (Mailbox, Oct. 10) that answered Susan Lefever’s question regarding the censorship revelations (Mailbox, Oct. 3). My apologies to Susan for responding to the other letters and not hers. It is important to realize that our local media also engaged in censorship in recent years. I experienced…
‘Aplomb and Savoir Faire’
Editor: I just finished reading “Uniquely Unique” in the Oct. 17 issue of the NCJ. One thing that stood out to me was the comment by CPH professor Sugata, who was quoted as saying, “… if you get a toothache, you should expect to drive three hours to Redding.” Well, I have good news for the good…
Owl ‘Misconceptions’
Editor, As a wildlife biologist who studied spotted owls for three decades, I would like to clarify a few misconceptions brought up by Elizabeth Olson in her letter (Mailbox, Oct. 24) regarding Kimberly Wear’s article on the USFWS barred owl management strategy (“Combating the Barred Owl Invasion,” Oct. 10). Kimberly’s article was a good summary…
Correction
A story headlined “Environmentalists Ask for More Public Input on Pellet Plant Plans” in the Oct. 24, 2024, edition of the North Coast Journal misstated Gary Hughes title with BioFuelWatch. He is the organization’s Americas program coordinator. The Journal regrets the error.
‘Ones and Zeroes’
Editor: Barry Evans, in his column (“Plenty o’ Nuttin,” Oct. 10), finds a contradiction implied in the statement “There is nothing.” Alex Ricca, in response (Mailbox, Oct. 24), says “nothing” is an ideation, which requires a “something” to ideate it. As Mr. Ricca points out, we have a concept of zero, expressed through a word:…
Salp Cycle
My neighbors were having another loud argument. This time she was chanting “vagina” in his face, and he was chanting “penis” at her. I didn’t understand their logic, but the dispute reminded me of a commonly washed-up animal called the vagina salp (Thetyes vagina). People who are perhaps vagina-squeamish call it the giant salp or…
The October Mourners
Here they come, the mourners Along the streets of Jaroujiji, no stranger to slaughter. They are black and slow, and silent too: No joy through tears, No second line for them, But the gagging, unspeakable Stab of child death, With its thousands of Tiny shrouds, And the women from the hills have made paper children…
Historic Apology: Boarding School History a ‘Sin on Our Soul’
President Joe Biden delivered an historic apology Oct. 25 on behalf of the United States for the nation’s dark past with Indian boarding schools, which sought to wipe out Native people, culture and language. Calling the federal boarding school policies “a sin on our soul,” Biden drew cheers, tears and at least one protester among…
Box of Rain
It’s fitting that the man who co-wrote the most famous song about dying, by a group called The Grateful Dead, would see fit to pass away during this period of days that finds the living in communion with the departed, surrounded — around here at least — by a fat backdrop of rain. More on…
