‘Reclaiming Their Ancestral Lands’
As new condors ready for release, others learn to make their way in the wild By Kimberly Wear
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‘Reclaiming Their Ancestral Lands’
Editor’s note: While it took a little time, the three new condors were successfully released into the wild. The two females, B2 followed by B0, ventured out Wednesday, where they were greeted by the entire flock at the release management site and got some quick introductions to the hierarchical nature of life as a condor.…
John Flynn: 1931-2023
John Flynn, 92, of San Luis Obispo, California, passed away on Nov. 7. He was born at home in Ferndale, on May 16, 1931, the oldest of three brothers, to Bernard Flynn and Rosemary Regli. In his youth, John worked at his parents’ dairy farm and at the local newspaper, The Ferndale Enterprise. He attended…
Music Tonight: Friday, Nov. 17
As we wind up to next Thursday’s holiday, the gigs get sparse. To correct for this rocky landing, I’m going to double up on shows, starting today and through every day of the weekend, so you can get your kicks one way or another. Tonight’s very different events start at 8 p.m. Over at the…
It’s Here! A Taste of the Holidays
Indulge in local flavors at Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise’s annual Taste of The Holidays, happening Thursday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Arcata Community Center ($40). Savor the holiday season by sampling local food, wine, brews and spirits and meet the talented people behind your favorite products. Foggy Bottoms Boys, Mother’s Cooking…
Eureka Holiday Open Houses Usher in the Season
Unwrap the magic of the season as Eureka’s downtown, Old Town and Henderson Center areas transform into festive wonderlands, encouraging small business shopping at their respective holiday open houses. First up, it’s the Henderson Center Holiday Open House, taking place Thursday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Henderson Center (free). Bring the kids…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Nov. 16
Some things, like university names, come and go, while others seem resistant to the forces of change. One of those things in the latter category is the university circus community, formerly HSU, now Cal Poly Humboldt. The Humboldt Circus Gist Hall performance Circus? You Hardly Know Us! is an addition to a long tradition, so…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Nov. 15
Singer and songwriter Dave Alvin specializes in a hybrid-genre style of distinctly California music with noirish lyrical qualities. The results are songs that create scenes, steeped in speedway country, boogie blues, surf rock and lo-fi trip tunes. He’s also a road dog with his band The Guilty Ones, who have counted Tom Waits, Bobby Rush…
Proponents, Opponents Talk Measure A
Measure A, known as the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, is shaping up to be one of the most controversial things on the March ballot and this afternoon a group of about 75 people got a close-up look at some of those arguing most vociferously for and against it. Held at the Baywood Country Club in…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Nov. 14
I saw one of its members the other day, which reminded me to remind you about the Opera Alley Cats, a jazz group that plays to fill its surroundings, two places in particular being just about perfect for heightening the ambience: the Basement and the Speakeasy. Tonight at 7 p.m. the group will be at…
Music Tonight: Monday, Nov. 13
Bella Union Records was founded in the U.K. 25 years ago by the bassist and guitar player for the highly influential band Cocteau Twins, whose dreamy pop sounds trickle across the label’s artist roster. One such act oozing that sound is Toronto’s Tallies who will be making a pit stop at the Miniplex tonight at…
Condors, CPH Lots and More
This week we’re checking in on the newest batch of condors to be released on the North Coast, as well se some of the dangers they face, like lead poisoning from hunting ammo. We’re also looking at how Cal Poly Humboldt’s decision to enforce its long-unused ban on living in vehicles on campus lots, and…
Music Tonight: Sunday, Nov. 12
Baltimore’s Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is a funk-centered jam band whose musical palette is defined by the genre-skipping qualities of the group’s chosen jam genre. If that sounds reductive and circular, then howdy, and welcome to the world of jam music, a playful and self-referential place that tends to treat live music as a moveable…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Nov. 11
A jazz night tonight sounds just about right, especially considering the dramatic weather we’ve had pouring down on our hat brims and pooling around our gumshoes recently. Let’s start with the double bill at the Basement, where from 6 to 8 p.m. you can listen to Gil Cline’s Midnight Jazz-Tet do it right. Afterward, sax…
Veterans Day Observance and Ceremony at Adorni Center
This Veterans Day, take time to acknowledge the sacrifices and contributions made by veterans who have selflessly defended our country’s freedoms by joining the Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka, the city of Eureka and fellow community members at the Veterans Day Observance and Ceremony, happening Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at Adorni Recreation Center…
World Premiere of ‘A’-t’i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On
The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation presents the world premiere screening of the new documentary film, ‘A’-t’i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On, Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Native American Forum (free). The film’s synopsis states: “With their language facing extinction, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation in Northern California is working against time to…
Humboldt Folklife Society Barn Dance Tonight
Join the Humboldt Folklife Society for an evening of foot-stompin’ fun at the next Barn Dance, taking place tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. at Arcata Veterans Hall ($15, $10 members/seniors/students/veterans, free for kids 12 and under). This lively event features caller Lindsey Battle and live music by Cider Mill. No experience or partner is…
Hoopa Resident, 26, Killed in Single-Car Crash
A Hoopa resident killed after her vehicle went off State Route 96 and into Trinity River has been identified as Samantha Davis. She was 26. According to a news release, the California Highway Patrol command center received a call about a vehicle in the river around 5:24 p.m. Wednesday. The Hoopa Fire Department responded to…
Guatemalan Flavor Comes to Eureka
Do not underestimate the humble chuchito, a modest fist of masa wrapped in corn husk, its name meaning “little dog.” According to Astrid Calderón, owner of the newly opened GuateMayan Yum Yum (534 Fifth St., Eureka), “Chuchito and atole should hold you over until lunch.” Served with a coral red tomato sauce and queso fresco,…
Lobster Girl Finds the Beat
For three glorious months in 2019, it seemed like it was finally going to happen for me. I was attending a dance fusion class at the Arcata HealthSport led by an amazing instructor named Jovonne. Once a week I’d stand at the back of the class with my friends and try to keep up. Never…
The Life of Galileo in Epic Style
If one were to stage a Brechtian version of Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks would look directly into the camera and relinquish any evidence of his character to deliver the line, “Life is like a box of chocolates ….” There would be montages, live versions of the movie’s soundtrack and images of Trump with audio overlay…
‘Embarrassing Itself’
Editor: Awhile back, I stuck a want-ad in the Tri-City Advertiser looking for someone to run for county supervisor from my district. I met a bunch of very interesting applicants. The incumbent dropped out. There’s no more Tri-City Advertiser, just the North Coast Journal. And I’m looking for a candidate again. Government is a serious…
‘Support Ceasefire’
Editor: If you get your news from the corporate media, MSNBC, CNN, PBS, FOX, etc., you may not know that thousands of people around the world are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an area about 25 miles long and 5 miles wide along the Mediterranean Sea (“Cal Poly Police Investigating Alleged Assault of…
Entropy and Order
“You can find many different diagnoses in death certificates, but they’re just details. What really kills us is entropy increase.” — Sabine Hossenfelder, Existential Physics Along with the Big Bang, entropy is probably the most cited and misunderstood concept in popular physics. It usually goes something like this: Everything tends to a state of disorder,…
Lundbar Hills
She dropped my hand to race with other Princesses, fairies, and ghosts In the middle of the street Glow sticks flashing, illuminating Piles Of candies, tricks, and treats. Halfway across the world Kids are dropping hands tonight Caked in drywall like ghosts In the middle of the street Rockets red glare illuminating Piles Of rubble.…
‘Upside Down’
Maddy Montiel was between classes on the morning of Oct. 25, about eight weeks shy of graduating from Cal Poly Humboldt with an environmental science and management degree, when their phone buzzed with a text message from their friend and neighbor Brad Butterfield. “They’re kicking us out,” Butterfield wrote, the “they” referring to campus administration…
Armistice
Last Sunday we had Fall Back, when we retreated to an extra hour of darkness — and for many, sleep — on the clock to adjust to the changing season. Fall back, retreat, ceasefire, armistice … these words flow together in a certain thematic harmony as we reach the last one. Until 1954, we used…
