Posts Tagged ‘Ferndale’
Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010
Arcata Eye – Responding to concerns about economic and public safety impacts expressed by Arcata business and government, PG&E has modified its plans for this weekend’s planned power outage. Tuesday morning, City officials and PG&E personnel gathered at City Hall to exchange details on areas affected, the outage’s expected duration and to coordinate response.
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 09 March 2010
After more than a year at the mercy of the elements, the water tender for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department has a home. A new fire hall on Brown Street, directly across the street from the existing fire hall, is now operational and was
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 05 March 2010
[Guest post by Carl Young]
It’s finally official. Thirty-five years after the war ended in Vietnam, a welcoming home for the Veterans of the Vietnam war has been established.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill last September, AB 717, which calls for an annual “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” on March 30. The Board of Supervisors, and local cities will be doing resolutions supporting it. Sadly, local veterans are deeply split on the issue of even having a day for Vietnam veterans.
Our country was deeply divided during the Vietnam war, and at times some people were hostile to the returning veterans. Those memories still haunt some Vietnam veterans. The damage done to our fellow Vietnam veterans, and their families, is incalculable. Many will never see their “Welcome Home,” because they prematurely died due to aliments associated with their military service.
I support the establishment of this long overdue day of remembrance, in which 58,000 U.S. troops died and more than 300,000 were wounded. These statistics don’t include the number of suicides, mental health, destroyed families and the illnesses directed associated with our service.
Additionally there is the possibility that many other birth defects and aliments suffered by our children are because of their parents exposure to Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs only recognizes a few birth defects like Spina bifida.
I think Daniel L. Lawrence, President, of the Humboldt Memorial Chapter 781, Vietnam Veterans of America summed it up well, “We are the only defenders of freedom in this country to be vilified, berated and shunned by our own people. If this resolution brings peace to many Vietnam vets then I am all for it. It’s said that time heals all wounds. I guess not enough time has passed for me to heal my wounds. I am pleased that our country has chosen to not place the blame for this current war on those who doing the fighting. instead placing the blame where it belongs on our so called leadership. For all the problems these new veterans will face, being shunned by their own people will not be one of them.”
Maybe, California’s enactment of a special day to recognize Vietnam veterans will encourage other states to follow, someday making it a national holiday. I also support the idea of establishing a similar day for the forgotten veterans of the Korean War. It’s the very least we can do for those who served so faithfully.
I encourage everyone to attend the reading of the Resolutions with the following government agencies: Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, on March 23, at 9:00 a.m; the Fortuna City Council meeting on March 15 at 6:00 p.m.; Ferndale (already presented March 4th); Rio Dell March 16th at 6:30Pm and the City of Arcata March 17, at 6:00 p.m. As far as I know, there aren’t any other plans locally to recognize this special day for Vietnam veterans on March 30.
Lastly, I would like to thank the folks at the Eureka VA and Mental Health Clinics and our local Vet Center for the excellent care they provide. I’m hopeful the VA can further support local medical and mental health providers and our veterans through the “fee basis” program, and the establishment of local VA speciality clinics. The professionalism of the staff has been remarkable, as well as the coordination of care with local providers.
Tags: Arcata, ca, California, city council, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Governor, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, law, Local, Northern California, Rio Dell
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 25 February 2010
The Humboldt Beacon’s Community Calendar for February 25th through April 17th, 2010.
Tags: California, Ferndale, Humboldt, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 25 February 2010
The Ferndale Unified School District board approved the school administration’s recommendations Wednesday to cut more than $170,000 from next year’s school budget, and they will vote next week to finalize the deal.
Tags: Ferndale, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Local, school district, vote
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 24 February 2010
The Ferndale Unified School District board will begin talks tonight on what every school district will have to tackle soon — budget cuts and potential layoffs for next school year.
Tags: Ferndale, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Local, pot, school district
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 18 February 2010
Fern Cottage, the 144-year-old home of Humboldt pioneers Joseph and Zipporah Russ, will open its fifth annual Tour and Event season Saturday, March 27 with a seminar on estate planning conducted by James D. Poovey, an attorney certified as a specialist in the field of wills, trusts and probate.
Tags: California, Ferndale, Humboldt, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 18 February 2010
Cooper Buchanan received his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor that was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fortuna. The Eagle Scout distinction is the highest rank of honor for a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
Tags: California, court, Ferndale, Fortuna, Humboldt, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 18 February 2010
1. Ferndale firefighter Capt. Will Scott, dipping a bucket, and Becca Ackley, of Co. 4, power through the bucket brigade at the annual Firefighters’ Games on Main Street in Ferndale on Sunday.
Tags: California, Ferndale, Humboldt, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 10 February 2010
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake that hit offshore from Humboldt County this morning has just been upgraded to a 2.9. The quake happened at 12:00:56 AM (PST) Wednesday, February 10th, and was centered 47 miles WSW of Petrolia (see map). The quake happened at a depth of 2.2 miles, which is significantly shallower then the two previous earthquakes that took place this past month at a depth of 10 and 11 miles, respectively. No damage has been reported.
Tags: California, earthquake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Petrolia, Sacramento
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 04 February 2010
San Francisco Chronicle
(02-04) 15:06 PST EUREKA – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the North Coast today in the area where a stronger temblor hit last month, but there were no reports of injuries or significant damage.
Tags: Arcata, California, coast, Eureka, Ferndale, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Humboldt County News, Northern California, Sacramento, San Francisco
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 04 February 2010
Engineers continue to evaluate earthquake damage in Ferndale, as they inspect yellow-tagged buildings along Main Street. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Jan.
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 29 January 2010
Local churches and organizations are holding a Potato Bake Dinner Benefit for Haiti on Saturday, Feb.13, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Veteran’s Hall in Ferndale.
Tags: California, Ferndale, Humboldt, Humboldt County News, Local, Northern California, pot
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 22 January 2010
~1 Scenes from the Saturday, Jan. 9 earthquake include broken windows, cracked walls, and downed headstones in Ferndale’s cemetery. Seen here is the Lentz Department Store on Main Street showing signs of recent temblor activity.
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 15 January 2010
Three businesses along Main Street in Ferndale were put under restricted use Thursday with yellow signs tagging the buildings for damage incurred during Saturday’s earthquake.
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