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Wild about art

Humboldt Online Editor — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:01:01 +0000

The Times-Standard The 15th annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival will feature the diverse Wildlife and Landscape Art Show. The show will be held at the Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Park Way in Arcata, starting this Friday

Family concert offers bevy of bilingual songs

Humboldt Online Editor — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:01:01 +0000

The Times-Standard McKINLEYVILLE — An all-ages concert for children will be held with Los Angeles-based bilingual educator, children’s author and recording artist Jose-Luis Orozco at 6:30 p.

‘Walk In Her Shoes’

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:28:39 +0000

The Times-Standard EUREKA– Soroptimist International of Humboldt Bay will sponsor its third annual “Walk In Her Shoes” fundraiser on April 1 to benefit women and girls throughout the community.

By women for women

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:28:38 +0000

The Times-Standard ARCATA — “Take Back the Tools,” a day of free, hands-on “DIY” workshops taught by women for women in honor of Women’s History Month, will take place on Tuesday from 11 a.

DAVE’S PEOPLE: Fate drives the bus

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:06 +0000

”Do you consider yourself biased?” the Times-Standard reader wanted to know. She had just read my column describing a TV story I had done, a Ringling Brothers elephant ride to promote the circus.

Humboldt County races finalized

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:05 +0000

The Times-Standard Ladies and gentlemen, these are your candidates. The final filing deadline for folks seeking elected county offices came and passed Wednesday, solidifying the field in five races in which an incumbent is not seeking

Election Roundup: Mike Downey to hold fundraiser

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:15:15 +0000

The Times-Standard The campaign to elect Mike Downey for Humboldt County Sheriff is planning to hold a family-friendly fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 8 p.

Bridgeville For Sale… Again

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:07:52 +0000

More than a year after entering escrow, a potential sale for the town of Bridgeville has fallen through, and the town is once again on the market, this time with a reduced asking price of $995,000.

Foundation seeks zoo marketing, funding ideas

Humboldt Online Editor — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:07 +0000

The Times-Standard EUREKA — Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation members were delighted by the number of members of the public at the Feb. 16 Eureka City Council meeting who expressed interest in helping the zoo “spread the word” about

About This “Sacred” Zoo Business

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:25:43 +0000

The Times-Standard is apparently running a marathon of articles on the Sequoia Park Zoo. Today features article #3, but Sunday’s editorial declared the zoo “sacred.” But the editorial failed to mention that T-S managing editor Kimberly Wear is on the zoo board of directors — a glaring omission.

Videos capture shake up, damage from earthquake

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:04:34 +0000

More than 130 videos were posted over the weekend to YouTube and other Web sites, including shots from inside the Times-Standard newsroom, documenting the shakeup Humboldt County received in Saturday’s 6.

Getting to press

Humboldt Online Editor — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:00:05 +0000

Today’s edition of the Times-Standard was put together on three
laptops in the conference room of Western Web, which graciously open
its doors to us after the paper’s main building lost power and damage
to the structure, servers and press was being assessed.

Ceramic creations and many more art forms

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:58:53 +0000

The Times-Standard ARCATA — An exhibit of student work will be on display this month at the Fire Arts Center Gallery, 520 S. G St. in Arcata. Hand-thrown ceramic ware will be presented, including works by Ginni Hassrick, Julie Sessa and Janice

Year in Review: Stories of 2009

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:27:20 +0000

The following is a month-by-month accounting of the big news stories to flash across the pages of the Times-Standard over the past year: JANUARY Jan.

Pellegrini to leave Harbor District

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:57:05 +0000

Harbor Commissioner Ronnie Pellegrini told the Times-Standard on Monday that she will be resigning her post. The first woman to be a president of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District said she is moving with her family to a