Winkler announces campaign endorsements
Category: Local News
Topics: Politics
This week, Michael Winkler announced a number of endorsements for his campaign for Arcata City Council, a campaign news release stated.
Archive for September, 2008
Coast Guard demonstrates rescue techniques
Category: Local News
Topics: (none)
U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technician 2 Ian McPhillips is pulled from the waters of Humboldt Bay by aviation electrical technician 2 J.P. Hernandez during the USCG helicopter rescue demonstration held Saturday during the sixth annual Humboldt Bay Paddlefest.
Green Wheels HSU endorses Brinton for Arcata council
Category: Local News
Topics: Politics
Green Wheels HSU, a campus club at Humboldt State University, has announced its endorsement of Shane Brinton for Arcata City Council.
Arcata council candidate Geronimo Garcia shares views
Category: Local News
Topics: Election
Arcata City Council candidate Geronimo Garcia wants to see a paradigm shift utilizing “pedal power.”
Redwood ACLU to hold debate for Eureka council candidates
Category: Local News
Topics: Election
The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will include the Eureka City Council contests in a debate on local civil liberties issues, as well as on other community concerns, on Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Humboldt Bay Water Building, located at Seventh and J streets in Eureka, a news release stated.
Services district board members endorse Shepherd
Category: Local News
Topics: Politics
McKinleyville Community Services District board members Helen Edwards, Dennis Mayo and Bill Wennerholm have joined Fieldbrook-Glendale Community Services District board members James Crowell, Roy Sheppard and Richard Grissom in endorsing Ben Shepherd for the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Division 2 seat, a news release stated.
Arcata council candidate Shane Brinton shares views
Category: Local News
Topics: Election
Arcata City Council candidate Shane Brinton said that, if elected, he would like to expand opportunities for residents by working to provide living-wage jobs and affordable housing.
Local fishermen put their skills to the test during Maritime Expo
Category: Local News
Topics: (none)
Although local fishermen Carl Campbell and Joe Daignault are best friends, they become bitter rivals once every year.
Marijuana in your national park
It looked something like slash-and-burn agriculture — in a national park. Trees hacked, pot-holed ground, bare slopes, and hundreds of yards of black pipe, fertilizer, and a camp with propane stoves, cooking oil and food.
Going the way of the WaMu
The dust had yet to settle from the fall of banking giant Washington Mutual at noon Friday, and the bank’s Eureka parking lot was filled with people, many of whom had rushed to the ATMs after hearing the news.
Fun on the bay at the Humboldt Maritime Expo
Polished hulls hit Humboldt Bay on Saturday during two boating events on the Eureka waterfront. Thousands of salty dogs and landlubbers alike took to the water for the Saturday-only Humboldt Maritime Expo and for the Paddlefest, which will run
Eureka Fire lifts temporary burn ban
The Eureka Fire Department is lifting the temporary ban on burning in residential areas starting on Monday. The suspension had gone into effect July 8 as a result of the loss of personnel and resources due to the higher than normal wildfire
U.S. Coast Guard to present long-lost anchor to Humboldt Bay Harbor District
Category: Local News
Topics: Briefs
During the Maritime Expo today, the U.S. Coast Guard will present an anchor to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District for display on Woodley Island adjacent to the historic Table Bluff Lighthouse.
Gundersen jail release hearing scheduled Monday
Category: Local News
Topics: Briefs, David Gundersen case
Former Blue Lake Police Chief David Gundersen will return to court Monday, where a judge will decide whether to release him from jail on his own recognizance.
Sunken vessel’s owner cleans up debris while officials ponder charges
Category: Local News
Topics: (none)
While Woody Murphy is stripping the remnants of his vessel in hopes of getting it off the water, the state Department of Fish and Game is pondering whether to recommend criminal charges against him.