It appears the restoration will be televised. Magnolia Network, a media venture by Discovery and celebrity house rehabbers Chip and Joanna Gaines, has announced it will air nine half-hour episodes of The Craftsman, starring Eric Hollenbeck of Eureka’s Blue Ox Millworks. A press release from the network describes the series: “Master craftsman and woodworker Eric […]
Radioman
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NCJ Archive: The Journey of Radioman
Editor’s Note: On this Veterans Day, as the nation pauses to honor those who have served this country, here is a November of 2017 story about the journey of Eric Hollenbeck, a Eureka-born Vietnam veteran and co-owner of Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park with his wife Viviana, whose poems about his experiences during a […]
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The Aftermath of Wars
The Vietnam War shaped Eric Hollenbeck. American “missions” in Iraq, Afghanistan and countless others since have shaped generations of veterans who struggle to function in a world that has little or no understanding of their experiences. Radioman, currently playing at Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre in Blue Lake, is a powerful tribute to those veterans that will […]
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TL;DR: Radioman
Busy week? We’ll help you catch up on the basics of this week’s cover story, which details Eureka’s Eric and Viviana Hollenbeck’s efforts to co-produce a play, Radioman, detailing the experiences of war veterans. Read the full story here. Amy Barnes thoroughly researched cover story is filled with interesting tidbits about the Hollenbecks, Eric’s efforts […]
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‘Brave and True,’ A Veterans Day Poem
Brave and True Here’s to our veterans old and new, who’ve heard our country’s call. Those of all religions be, of every nationality. Even our women fair, have come to join the fray. Here’s to those who’ve fought and died, and those who’ve come home battle scarred. Look kindly down upon them lord, where ever […]