Archive for July, 2009
Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
Three years and $65 million after it began, a construction project aimed at bypassing the perennial rock slides on Highway 101 at Confusion Hill in northern Mendocino County is nearing completion. The bypass should be open to two-way traffic by the end of August, said Caltrans spokesman Phil Frisbie.
Tags: California, caltrans, Eel River, Highway 101, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Mendocino, Mendocino County, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
A passenger in a Jeep Wrangler was killed Thursday afternoon in an accident near the Bear Creek campground in Mendocino National Forest, officials said.
Tags: accident, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Mendocino, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
If you think the state’s budget battle has been nasty so far, sit tight — there appears to be plenty more on the way. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the revised state budget Tuesday, using almost $500 million in line-item vetoes to make it
Tags: California, Governor, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, state budget
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
A stray mylar balloon may have caused more than 1,800 PG&E customers to be left in the dark for a short time Thursday afternoon in Eureka. PG&E officials said they aren’t entirely certain if the balloon caused the five-second outage, but it’s
Tags: California, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, PG&E
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
The AmeriCorps Hoopa Tribal Civilian Community Corps traveled for four days and spent two weeks helping a Sioux family get a new home in South Dakota. The eight-person team helped the Nature’s Compassion group from July 13 to 26 to build an
Tags: California, Hoopa, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
Arcata Mayor Mark Wheetley is spearheading the League of California Cities local presentation of its Healthy Eating Active Living — HEAL — cities campaign and folding in a number of other entities with the same objectives for a presentation this
Tags: Arcata, California, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
Arcata will be doing repaving work at the Arcata Transit Center access road from 8 a.m. Monday through 5 p.m. on Friday. Both Ninth and Tenth streets east of F Street will be closed and bus traffic will be re-routed to stops on F Street.
Tags: Arcata, California, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
Volunteering for the Eureka Fire Department in the 1980s has served one Sunnyvale native well. James “Rusty” Goodlive was promoted from fire captain II to assistant fire chief, also known as a fire marshal, and will take up the
Tags: California, Eureka, fire department, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
When local artisan Kathy Reid-Ready first started wheat weaving more than 20 years ago, she was just missing one thing: the wheat. ”I didn’t have wheat, so I tried it with grass from the yard,” she said, laughing.
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
EUREKA — Wells Fargo Advisors (formerly Wachovia Securities) will host an art show by Mike and Leslie Scopes Anderson during the August and September Arts Alive!
Tags: California, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
EUREKA — The Old Town Art Gallery will hold its fourth annual “Invitational Show” in August. Each month, the gallery features a different artist.
Tags: California, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Old Town
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
EUREKA — During August in the Brenda Tuxford Gallery at The Ink People Center for the Arts, 411 12th St., the show “Artists in Flight” will be on exhibit.
Tags: California, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 31 July 2009
EUREKA — During August in the Brenda Tuxford Gallery at The Ink People Center for the Arts, 411 12th St., the show “Artists in Flight” will be on exhibit.
Tags: California, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 30 July 2009
Officials heading Sonoma County’s social service agencies, health centers and government human services programs said Wednesday that the governor’s vetoes will have a devastating impact on their programs.
Tags: Governor, Humboldt County, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 30 July 2009
Redwood Times
Conscious Hip Hop legend NAS will be joined by Reggae superstar Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley for an exclusive Nor-Cal appearance at the Redwood Acres …
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