The dance was over [in] one day. The wind blew and rough weather. On account of this nobody went home. That night after the dance all were asleep. There were four houses and one sweat house….The door was blocked by white men as the people were asleep, not expecting anything to happen. They were not […]
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A Gentleman Wanderer
Lately he’d been reading a big Dean Koontz novel that was so good he’d urged his sister Bonnie to read it, the last time they talked on the phone. “Write it down, Bonnie!” he’d told her. Of course, he and Bonnie were always swapping good reads. They talked just about every day, Bonnie Taylor from […]
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Titlow Hill Blues
The wine-makers move in The twiggy young vineyard swoops up a gentle slope of high prairie, its staked rows parting midway to flow around a stand of wild, mossy oaks. All around, barely visible in the winter fog that’s descended on this afternoon, more prairie hills rise, dip and rise. If you followed them northeasterly, […]
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McKinleyville Arts Night
1. The Front Gallery & Gifts, 1181 Central Ave. Various Artists, local art and glassware; Acoustic rock by Osiris. 2. Pathways Trading Company, 1183 Central Ave. Laura Goldentree, paintings and drawings. 3. Curves, Miller Business Park Mary Martha Saussy, mixed media in pastels, oils, watercolors, and pencil; Laura & Zach Wellman, fused glass window ornaments. […]
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Humboldt: The Brand
Eureka, California is the city where I’m from but if you ask me what I’m reppin’ then I’ll tell you The Hum.— Never Die, Humboldt County hip-hop duo The poster announces a “Red Carpet World Premiere.” Love, Humboldt short films, it says, Saturday night at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. A comely redhead in lace […]
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Rail With Trail
The overt rancor that’s been known to occur between train enthusiasts and trail advocates seems to have been put on simmer of late, as the City of Arcata leads the way with a multi-stakeholder, collaboratively conceived plan for an initial trail-with-rail project. The project would be to build a trail that mostly follows the rail […]
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Arts! Arcata
1 Arcata Artisans 883 H St. Eve Miller, glass art; Jeannie Fierce, paintings, fabric art. 2 Arcata City Hall 736 F St. Ashley Sutherland, metal sculpture. 3 Arcata Exchange 813 H St. Jay Brown; music by Vacation Life. 4 Arcata Main Street* 791 8th St. Marceau Verdiere, mixed media. 5 Big Blue Café* 846 G […]
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Thrift Store Angels
Mike Deleon will be a father in February. He has his own apartment, bank account and cell phone. In October, he got hired at Baywood Golf and Country Club as a dishwasher. And he works on his passion — music — as much as he can. This may not seem like much to brag about, […]
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Arts Alive!
1. WORLD CUP 1626 F St. Aaron Stack, ceramics; music by DJ Kissyface. 2. HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL at the Morris Graves Museum of Art 636 F St. Performance Rotunda: Blue Lotus Jazz; William Thonson Gallery: Redwood Art Association Exhibition; Homer Balabanis Gallery: Morris Graves & Selections from the Humboldt Arts Council Permanent Collection; Knight Gallery: […]
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Tree Cop
If you saw Bobby Phillips out of his uniform, you’d probably guess he’s a cop. Shaved-bald noggin. Stern-lip mustache. Solid stance, action ready. Alert eyes. And if you’re one of those people who leans toward the wink-wink side of the law, he might make you fidget. As you should. Phillips is a federal law enforcement […]
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Dog Fight
The story has all the elements for a crackerjack Coen brothers thriller: It starts with a burly, goateed biker called “Scooter” and his pure-bred English mastiffs, Max and Brandi. The day after Thanksgiving, Scooter reports Max and Brandi stolen — taken, he says, by a pair of devious lovebirds who loaded his gentle giants into […]
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McKinleyville Art Night
1. The Front Gallery & Gifts, 1181 Central Avenue Local art and glassware; Rock music by Guan. 2. Pathways Trading Company, 1183 Central Avenue Seer Snively, Places and Faces of Humboldt, photographs. 3. Mirador Glass, Miller Business Park Libby Yee, Chinese brush paintings. 4. Curves, Miller Business Park Linda Seymour, drawings and mixed media; Edith […]