December 27, 2008
Kayaker rescued near entrance to Humboldt Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled a man out of 48-degree water Friday after the man’s kayak flipped over in shallow water about 500 yards from the north jetty’s Coast Guard station.

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December 17, 2008
Buoy coming out

The U.S. Coast Guard has arranged for the removal of Humboldt Bay Buoy Nine from the Big Lagoon Spit by a commercial heavy-lift helicopter on Thursday.

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December 16, 2008
PG&E asking customers to conserve throughout the week

Due to an unexpected repair at the Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is asking customers to conserve energy this week. This unplanned maintenance has forced PG&E to shut down Unit 1 until Saturday afternoon, according to a

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December 11, 2008
PG&E, community leaders break ground on new power plant

KING SALMON — At long last, officials officially broke ground on Humboldt Bay’s new power plant Wednesday. The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has already begun construction on the facility, which will replace the existing King Salmon plant on the

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December 7, 2008
Cycling community to hold bicycle safety forum

The Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association will be hosting a community forum Monday in hopes of encouraging a safer road environment for both cars and cyclists.

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December 4, 2008
Water district to hold meeting on pulp mill

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss how to handle the Evergreen Pulp mill’s delinquent water bill.

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November 26, 2008
Short sea shipping being pitched by maritime group

Stephen Pepper sees an opportunity for Humboldt Bay — and it doesn’t involve enormous ships, dredging, a railroad or large amounts of public money.

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November 20, 2008
Blue Lake agrees on MCSD reimbursement, raising city manager pay

The Blue Lake City Council voted Tuesday to contribute to the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District’s reimbursement to the McKinleyville Community Service District.

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November 18, 2008
Blue Lake to discuss animal control, water supply contract

Tonight, the city of Blue Lake will discuss amending its contract with the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District to help remedy a $70,000 overcharge to the McKinleyville Community Services District due to incorrect meter readings over a

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November 15, 2008
Community not sold on Redwood Marine Terminal: Harbor District receives and files final business plan

EUREKA — Numerous questions, dire predictions and worst-case scenarios preceded the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s 3-2 vote Friday to accept the business plan for the Redwood Marine Terminal and direct staff to

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November 7, 2008
Water district mulls mill closure

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District is forming a plan in case the Evergreen Pulp mill defaults on its next payment — and it’s also considering ways to cope with a worst-case permanent closure of the Samoa facility.

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November 5, 2008
Sopoci-Belknap, Hecathorn and Prucha win Water District seats

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Topics: Election

In the races for Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Board, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Tera Prucha and Barbara Hecathorn won the division seats up for grabs.

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November 2, 2008
Harbor District releases Redwood Marine Terminal business plan

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Topics: Harbor District

The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has released the final draft of the Redwood Marine Terminal business plan.

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November 1, 2008
Final marine terminal report complete

A final business plan for turning the Redwood Dock in Samoa into a marine terminal is now available for review. The plan can be viewed at the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s Web site, www.

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Hunting the haunters: Local mediums seek out area spooks

Jasmine Schumaker started tearing up almost immediately after stepping into an upstairs bedroom inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Humboldt Bay Station on the Samoa peninsula.

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Final draft of marine terminal business plan to be released today

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Topics: Community

The final draft of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District’s Redwood Marine Terminal business plan will be available today, giving residents about two weeks to review it before the Harbor District considers its approval.

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October 22, 2008
Contract awarded for Eco-Hostel feasibility study

The Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living has awarded Greenway Partners and Planwest Partners, Inc. the contract for a feasibility study of the Eco-Hostel planned for the Eureka waterfront.

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October 17, 2008
Crescent City woman, 20, dies in Del Norte cliff fall

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Topics: Incident

A woman died Thursday evening after falling from a cliff that overlooks a Del Norte County beach, the U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay reported.

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Woman, 20, dies in Del Norte cliff fall

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Topics: Incident

A woman died Thursday evening after falling from a cliff that overlooks a Del Norte County beach, the U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay reported.

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HSU to host Chinese junk skipper

The skipper of the Chinese junk Princess TaiPing that recently visited Humboldt Bay, will discuss his globe-spanning sailboat adventures on Thursday, Oct.

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Harbor District meeting rescheduled

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Topics: Briefs

The Board of Commissioners of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has canceled their regular meeting of Thursday, Oct. 23, and rescheduled it for Thursday, Oct. 30.

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October 15, 2008
Water district seat draws five

An open seat on the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District board has drawn five candidates with widely different experience. The level of interest in the district board has risen in recent years, and has prompted a shakeup in what was a

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October 13, 2008
Water district race pits Hecathorn against challenger Schultz

Barbara Hecathorn says the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Board is working well together, and hopes to keep the seat she was appointed to, while challenger Robert Schultz sees a need to bring in new ideas.

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October 10, 2008
Harbor District appoints members to management plan advisory committee

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Topics: Harbor District

Negotiations of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District with global investment firm Goldman Sachs on the Redwood Marine Terminal project remain at somewhat of a standstill.

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October 9, 2008
Forty-acre fire in Fairhaven contained

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Fire personnel from numerous agencies around Humboldt Bay responded at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday to a smoldering fire that apparently began in a wood chip pile at the Fairhaven Power Co.

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Vandals strike Fields Landing

Detectives with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a felony case of vandalism and arson that took place at Humboldt Bay Forest Products in Field’s Landing Monday night.

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October 5, 2008
Hecathorn announces key endorsements

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Topics: Election

The current director of the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District, Barbara Hecathorn, began her re-election campaign by announcing in a news release some key endorsements for the upcoming election.

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September 29, 2008
Unusual race features cardboard kayaks

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Topics: Event

Cardboard kayakers take to the waters of Humboldt Bay on Sunday afternoon as they compete in the Kardboard Kayak Kup sponsored by Kokatat.

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September 28, 2008
Paddlefest kicks off kayak festivities

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Paddlefest, a weekend of events and workshops designed to spread awareness of water safety and survival tips for kayakers on Humboldt Bay, is set to conclude today.

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Coast Guard demonstrates rescue techniques

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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.

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Redwood ACLU to hold debate for Eureka council candidates

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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.

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Services district board members endorse Shepherd

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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.

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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

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