Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 10
Well, it looks like the Stick Men show over at the Arcata Playhouse is sold out, so I am going to suggest three alternatives for your Arts Arcata evening. Over at the EXIT Theatre, you will find a free show by jazz saxophonist Stan Fleming Jr., and if you stick around until 8 p.m. and…
Missing Man Found Dead Along 101, Investigation into Cause Continues
The Arcata Police Department today reported that an investigation into a report filed by the family of a missing 69-year-old Washington resident led to the discovery of his body Tuesday along U.S. Highway 101 north of Orick. According to the new release, APD began looking into Carroll Johnson’s disappearance after he was reported missing Jan.…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Feb. 8
It’s sci-fi night over at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, and tonight’s film is an absolute epic from an era that not only doesn’t exist anymore, it might have never been around in the first place. Permit me to explain. Flash Gordon was a comic from the 1930s surrounding the space adventures of a polo player…
Former Sheriff Gary Philp Dies
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today announced that retired Sheriff Gary Philp died Feb. 6. surrounded by his family. He was 71. Philp, who had a 38-year career in law enforcment, served as Humboldt’s sheriff for eight years before retiring in 2010. Find the HCOE post below: It is with great sadness that we announce…
HCSO: Two Found Dead in McKinleyville Home After Welfare Check
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a domestic violence incident likely led to the death of a 63-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman found in a McKinleyville residence after deputies responded on a welfare check. According to a news release, deputies responded to the house on the 1600 block of Kristin Way around…
Helping Homeowners: California Expands Mortgage Relief
Angela Morrow was only eight months into a new career as a flight attendant when she was laid off from her job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting her at risk of losing her three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in San Bernardino County. Morrow, 63, said she was able to save her home in Bloomington through the…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 7
Ah, Tuesdays are notoriously slow this time of year as well. However, you can still grab an instrument and roll over to the Siren’s Song Tavern at 8 p.m. to join in on the weekly open jam. Fair warning: The scene is fairly Grateful Dead-ish, so if that isn’t your thing, perhaps go check out…
UPDATE: Most Cal Poly Humboldt On-Campus Housing to Go Freshmen-Only, Protest Planned
Citing anticipated “unprecedented growth” due to its recent Cal Poly Humboldt status, the university is limiting the vast majority of on-campus housing to freshmen starting next year, which could leave an unknown number of students without a university-managed option amid an already impacted rental market. The decision could displace as many as 1,000 students currently…
Richard ‘Dick’ Lindsay: 1936-2023
Richard “Dick” Lindsay, loving husband to wife of 31 years, Barbara Lindsay, and adoring father to his children, Michelle and Renee, passed away at home on Jan. 30, 2023. Dick was born May 24,1936, to Alfred and Olga Lindsay in Cambridge, Minnesota. The oldest of six children, Dick joined the U.S. Air Force on June…
Music Tonight: Sunday, Feb. 5
There’s a very fun one happening over at the Siren’s Song Tavern tonight. Portland’s Sweet N’ Juicy is a trio of funk musicians who dress up like fruit and play danceable, light-hearted jams, the humor of which often belies the casually sharp musicianship on display. Joining in the fiesta is Icarus & Suns, one of…
NCJ Preview: Shaky Hospitals, Organic Waste, Bohn’s Offensive Comment and Good Eats
This week we’ve got a cover story on the challenge of retrofitting hospitals, particularly in rural areas like ours, for earthquake safety. We’re also looking at ways to fight climate change by diverting organic waste from landfill. And Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn has once again drawn criticism for an offensive comment, this time a…
Gerhard Drumm: 1929-2023
Gerhard Drummm, First United Methodist Church
Casey John Ray: 1973-2022
Casey passed away on Dec. 21. He was born on Nov. 18, 1973, to Jennifer and Geary Ray. He spent his early years in Southern California. His mother remarried in 1982, and his family moved to Ferndale when he was in third grade. Casey was involved in Boy Scouts, church activities and especially sports. He…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 4
Local metal mavens Greybush are filming a music video at RampArt skatepark starting at 5 p.m. It’s $12 to get in, $5 if you are participating in the shoot, and a deal either way, as this will be another skatepark manifest, featuring War Möth, Flub, Bloodspire and Wastewalker. Having gone to last weekend’s heavy shindig…
California Lawmakers Try Again to Cap Insulin Costs
As many diabetics across the Golden State struggle with insulin costs, California’s efforts to make the medication more affordable have yet to yield results. This year, lawmakers will revisit legislation that would address at least one piece of the affordability puzzle. Senate Bill 90, by Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, would limit what…
Humboldt County Still Working to Implement Organic Waste System
Humboldt Waste Management Authority, Recology Humboldt and local jurisdictions are working on building the infrastructure needed to collect organic waste from residents’ curbside bins. Still, it will likely be a couple of years before the county as a whole is in full compliance with Senate Bill 1383, the state’s landmark organic waste bill. “Staff anticipates…
In Dreams
I’ve been a little out there lately. Mostly late at night, when “the candy-colored clown they call the Sandman” whispers in my ears to inform me of the evening’s entertainment to be displayed in the oneiromantic playground of my dreams. I have a couple events to blame it on, as two of my best friends…
What’s Good: Dipping and Frying
Double dipped If you came to El Chipotle (850 Crescent Way, Arcata) in the mood for a torta, the prize specimen isn’t listed with the others served on bolillo rolls. Flip to the house specialties page of the menu to find the showstopper pambazo. Chef and co-owner Oscar Anguiano’s Mexico City iteration is a traditional…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Eureka Main Street presents First Saturday Night Arts Alive on February 4th from 6-9 p.m. Our galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants are open late for your enjoyment. ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. (Old Piante Gallery) features over 75 local artists. C STREET STUDIOS 208 C St. Various artists. CANVAS + CLAY 233 F…
Struggles of The Elephant Man at FRT
Ferndale Repertory Theatre set aside its regular spectacle of song and dance to produce a play that explores creativity and centers acting for its latest offering, The Elephant Man. The multi-award-winning script by Bernard Pomerance tells the story of John Merrick, who suffers from a rare medical condition that severely covers his body and face…
Coastal Rivers Lacking Steelhead
After the January storms provided the flushing and scouring our coastal rivers desperately needed, anglers were thinking and hoping the winter steelhead would be there waiting once the rivers turned fishable. So far, that hasn’t necessarily been the case. Up and down the coast, well known steelhead rivers are not seeing the numbers we’re accustomed…
Tripped Out
INFINITY POOL. Because Antiviral (2012) slipped past me — and, it seems, most of us — I became aware of Brandon Cronenberg on the release of his second feature Possessor (2020), which I still (shamefully) have not seen. Despite the suboptimal timing of that movie’s debut, it helped make the writer-director’s name (beyond its substantial…
Re: ‘Traditional Family Values’
Editor: What a vile letter that was in “Traditional Family Values” (Mailbox, Jan. 26). I had always assumed that the “Victorian” in the Victorian Village of Ferndale was referring to its architecture. Apparently, I was wrong. Although I personally do not believe in a god, God bless the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. What a class…
Heroes of the Redwoods, Part 2
Last week, I discussed how the Save the Redwoods League (SRL), founded in 1918, was instrumental in the creation of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, in effect protecting the trees forever. The outcome was never certain until the league persuaded “Junior,” John D. Rockefeller’s only son, to write them checks totaling $2 million (about $40 million…
Early February on the Eel
Suddenly, the leaves are all gone. The storms gave ample notice: Ignored. The alders will now paint the day’s luster, On a rare afternoon, posing As a cruel cheat of Autumn, Dripping spoonfuls of honey, Across the big bends of a fresh river. Evenings are still two months out. Here, morning’s curfew still remains As…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Theoretically, you could offer to help a person who doesn’t like you. You could bring a gourmet vegan meal to a meat-eater or pay a compliment to a bigot. I suppose you could even sing beautiful love songs to annoyed passersby or recite passages from great literature to an eight-year-old immersed…
Why Hospitals Are Struggling to Meet Earthquake Safety Deadline
Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville is one of the smallest in the country. Its mere nine acute-care beds serve a community of about 10,000 people in Southern Humboldt. The next closest emergency room is about an hour’s drive north. Despite its small size, the hospital is facing a hefty price tag to meet the…
Mad River Hospital CEO: Deadline for Upgrades Fails to Recognize Rural Realities
The issue of seismic safety at hospitals is of utmost importance to the future of patients who live in remote areas in California. As the CEO of a rural hospital, I know California’s rural hospitals would love to build new hospitals if they could. The problem is that the seismic legislation was enacted with a…
