Archive for April, 2009

Lifestyle News
EUREKA — The Humboldt Orchid Society will hold its annual “Spring Orchid Show” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, adjacent to the Adorni Center, at 921 Waterfront Drive (at the foot of L Street).

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MANILA — The Spring Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale, presented by the California Native Plant Society, North Coast Chap- ter, will take place this weekend at the Manila Community Center, 1611 Peninsula Drive (just off State Route 255 between

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Lifestyle News
There is a myth about vegetable gardening that a few packets of seed sprinkled on tilled soil will yield several pounds of produce in a few short weeks.

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I have this dream. I’m seated at the dinner table with my family — mother, father and two brothers. My father speaks: “Enough about my problems.

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Business News
It’s hard to believe we’ve been on the road for two years now. What started out as a one-year road trip has morphed into a lifestyle, mostly because of our ability to stay connected with the world through our satellite Internet connection.

Tags: Arcata, California, Eureka, Fortuna, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Internet
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If you’re planning on heading to Nocturnum for Friday night’s show, you might want to leave your bling and pimp cups at home. It’s not that kind of rap show.

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The first comprehensive economic study of the state’s commercial fisheries shows an industry with promise but also in peril. The value of most fisheries isn’t keeping up with the costs needed to harness them, found the California Department of

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The attack was sudden, violent and bloody. About a year and half later, Patti Brannon-Stanley can still remember nearly every detail of her ex-husband’s physical abuse, including his attack using a ball-peen hammer that left her bloody and

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After a year’s hiatus, more than $174,000 in Indian gaming grants were distributed to governmental entities impacted by the North Coast’s three casinos.

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A county prosecutor on Wednesday announced the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office would drop several charges related to allegations Ray Christie, a McKinleyville rancher, was raising roosters to be used for cockfighting.

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The public is invited to learn about the area’s seabirds from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Trinidad Town Hall, where Penelope Chilton, a research coordinator for the University of Washington’s Coastal Observation and Seabird Study Team, will present

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Facing the very real possibility that all legislative activity will grind to a halt in the coming months in response to another budget deficit, North Coast Sen.

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The Eureka Police Department announced Wednesday that officers arrested seven juveniles, who investigators believe are responsible for at least 250 acts of graffiti throughout Eureka.

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The Blue Ox Millworks and School of Traditional Arts in Eureka has its irons in the fire for the eighth annual May Day event this weekend. The event will display local artisans taking part in a living history of traditional arts — including

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The whistle-blower lawsuit against the old Pacific Lumber Co. parent Maxxam Inc. and its CEO has been settled for $4 million in U.S. District Court in Oakland.

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