Second Chances
The North Coast’s only wildlife rehabilitation center needs a hand up By Thadeus Greenson
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Second Chances
It seems to happen almost every fall, Humboldt Wildlife Care Center co-director Monte Merrick says. Fledging western grebes, small, white-throated sea birds widespread on the Pacific Coast, move from protected marshlands and sloughs to the open ocean just as a storm is moving in, only to find the waters too rough to navigate and wash…
EPD Names Suspect, Described as ‘Armed and Dangerous,’ in Fatal Stabbing
The Eureka Police Department has named a suspect in a fatal Aug. 2 stabbing at a residence on the 100 block of W. Sonoma Street. According to a news release, EPD has secured an arrest warrant for Eureka resident Destinee Grace Rhamy, 20, in connection with the death of 27-year old Holland Elbik. Rhamy is…
Photos: North Country Fair Floods the Plaza
On the first day of the North Country Fair, the wild and wooly All Species Parade took a turn for fins and scales with its Creating the Flow theme, celebrating Klamath River dam removal. Once the symbolic dam went “boom,” marchers and drummers with handpainted salmon and fish streamed through for two loops around the…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 20
Midweek seems as good a time as ever for a jam band gig and this group is still fresh enough to catch them on the exciting upswing part of the career. As with many bands in this genre, Eggy has a funny, slightly annoying and memorable name. I am told the group does the noodling,…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 19
Popular Samoan American reggae artist J. Boog is back in town, setting up shop at the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 7 p.m. for an evening of SoCal/Jamaican vibrations. Openers THRIVE! are cut from a similar style, and the tickets range from $39.50 for general admission, to a pre-show meet and greet with the headliner…
New Details Released in CHP Officer’s Fatal Shooting of a Suspect Near Hoopa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released new details about the events leading up to and following a CHP officer’s fatal shooting of a suspect near Hoopa yesterday. According to a news release, the officer was with a HCSO deputy monitoring traffic near the 12700 block of State Route 96, south of Legion Way, when…
CHP Officer Shoots, Kills Suspect Amid Pursuit Near Hoopa
A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a suspect near Hoopa this morning, according to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. According to the release, the officer attempted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation on State Route 96 and the car failed to yield, resulting in a short pursuit. “Upon…
Music Today: Sunday, Sept. 17
Let’s assume I don’t have to sway anyone regarding their desire to attend or avoid the last day of the North Country Fair, and instead focus on a fun Sunday workshop a few miles north at the Trinidad Town Hall. Musician and Westhaven Center for the Arts affiliate Rob Diggins is putting on a “play-in”…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 16
Brazil is a massive nation whose considerable size and diversity is met and matched by its cultural exports, particularly its musicians. We were blessed recently with a visit by the groundbreaking psychedelic Tropicalia band Os Mutantes, and tonight we are once again treated to the presence of another, albeit more contemporary, innovative artist from the…
Wildlife Emergency, Guns and Funky Wine
The nonprofit Humboldt Wildlife Care Center is in a financial emergency of its own. We’ve got the story on how the dedicated folks there help keep animals wild and how you can help. We’re also looking at the spate of teen gun possession incidents in Fortuna and bidding farewell to a former newsroom colleague. Finally,…
The Nun II is a Holy Terror
THE NUN II. I would like to begin by acknowledging mistakes were made. Calendar editor Kali Cozyris and I giddily planned a trip to the movies as soon as we saw the trailer for this sequel, assuming we, as supernatural horror fans, were up to it. Granted, she should have worn a thicker shirt in…
Field Note for Sam
Editor’s note: Sam Armanino, a 2017 graduate of Humboldt State University and former intern, videographer and photographer at the Journal, was killed Aug. 31 in a mountain biking/trail clearing accident near Lake Tahoe. He was 28. A celebration of Sam’s life will be held Sept. 23 at South Lake Tahoe Brewing Co. Skiing before walking.…
‘Daunting’
Editor: Alejandro Lazo’s article (“California Wildfire Smoke and the Climate Crisis: Four Things to Know,” Sept. 7), sums up a nightmare scenario for civilization: “Fires worsen climate change, and climate change worsens fires.” Wildfires emit massive CO2, and all CO2 traps heat. Most foresters believe that thinning forests would reduce fuel loads in the forest…
‘All Wood Smoke is Toxic’
Editor: It was noted in a recent article (“California’s Wildfire Smoke and the Climate Crisis: Four Things to Know,” Sept. 7) that “Wildfire smoke is toxic, containing substances such as carbon monoxide and benzene, a carcinogen.” In fact, all wood smoke is toxic and contains several known carcinogens, including benzene. This includes wood smoke from…
‘Didn’t Qualify’
Editor: First off, I want to thank you for remembering us here in Rio Dell regarding the Dec. 20 earthquake and the aftershock on Jan. 1 (“Forgotten in Rio Dell,” Aug. 31). This was a devastating event in the history of our little town. My home suffered at least $30,000 worth of damage. It looked…
Correction
A story in the Sept. 7, 2023, edition of the North Coast Journal headlined “Trial by Fire” misstated Megan Kenny’s role with Humboldt Community Organizations Active in Disaster. Kenny is the co-chair of the organization’s food access working group. The Journal regrets the error.
The Einstein Problem
“It’s a wild ride. It’s completely unlikely and should not be taken as a model for how scientific discovery ever happens. It’s completely ridiculous.” — Craig Kaplan, co-author of the recent paper on aperiodic monotiles Sometimes, from the simplest of beginnings, emerge whole worlds of complexity. Einstein’s general relativity can be expressed in a compact…
About change
summer excuses itself & steps out onto the porch for one last look at the falling sun before taking up with the fog muttering something indecipherable about the allure of mysterious women summer’s child begins to suspect this may have been her last season of running in shorts through tall grass wanting nothing more than…
‘A Troubling Trend’
The community of Fortuna was jolted Sept. 8 by news that police had arrested two teenagers in possession of handguns, one of whom had allegedly bought the weapon to school as part of an apparent “beef” with another student. The two arrests — hours apart of a 13 year old and a 15 year old…
Something for Everyone
For reasons of space, as well as a general exhaustion from my personal life that has set in with the coming seasonal shift, I am going to keep this intro brief. Sometimes it’s good for a writer to shut up and let the facts speak for themselves. This a busy week full of exciting happenings,…
Snapshot in a Glass
How in the world can something so divine, ancient, romantic, soul-soothing and downright delicious not be good for you? Wine hangovers and headaches, seem a cruel joke in the universe’s long, convoluted comedy set. But lately many wine lovers are considering “natural” wine the answer to their prayers, and it’s hit the market in recent…
Birding with Dogs
One of the things I enjoy most — besides birding and Giants baseball, of course — is spending time outdoors with my dog Aggie. In a perfect world, I’d be able to combine two out of the three and look at birds with Aggie by my side. But our attempts thus far have been, well,…
