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Frightfully Fun Halloween Events for All Ages
Halloween promises to be a dark and moonless night, but Humboldt County offers plenty of festivities to brighten your spirit.
For the under-10 crowd, the Eighth [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 29, 2008
Halloween: Don’t Let the Night Go By Without Having Some Fun
October 16, 2008
Help Make the McK Press Better!
Dear readers,
We at the McKinleyville Press want to put out a paper every week that serves the communities of McKinleyville, Blue Lake, Fieldbrook and Trinidad. To do this right, we need to hear from you, our readers.
Of course we love pats on the back to boost our morale at the newspaper office. And we’re also [...]
October 9, 2008
Nichols launches smear campaign
Guest Opinion
10.7.08 McKinleyville Press
By John Frederick
Last week’s guest opinion by Pete Nichols, the Executive Director of the Humboldt Baykeepers, was an attempt to try to discredit Dennis Hunter by laying smoke screens to mask the truth. He tried to make these smears look like the truth. Disgusting. Blaming Dennis for the problems at the [...]
October 7, 2008
Frost Advisory
Bring in the dogs! Take care of your “sensitive” vegetation! Pour yourself some Irish coffee and snuggle up with a beautiful person to stay warm! Frost is coming.
It won’t be as cold as the end of January, when this photo was taken at Prairie Creek. But it will be cold enough that the National Weather [...]
October 4, 2008
Fishermen should have their own cold storage
Guest Opinion from 9.30.08 issue
By Pete Nichols
The most recent blow to the Humboldt Bay fishing industry – the closure of the dilapidated Eureka Ice Company owned by Hunter Enterprises – is yet another reason to question the powers charged with implementing the future vision for Humboldt Bay.
In 2005, Humboldt County Environmental Health informed Eureka Ice [...]
October 4, 2008
Lifestyle & planning are inseparable
My Side of the Street column from 9.30.08 McKinkleyville Press
By Elizabeth Alves
The death of a local bicycle commuter on his way home from work last month shocked the North Coast. It would always have been a blow to his family and friends, but Greg Jennings was an example of the most careful kind of cyclist, [...]
October 3, 2008
Discovery Ride postponed
Due to the rain, Saturday’s Discovery Ride is postponed until Oct. 11.
Here’s a press release received today from the North Coast Redwood Interpretative Association:
The Discovery Ride Through the Ancient Forest at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park that was scheduled for Saturday, October 4th will be postponed until Saturday, October 11th on account of rain. [...]
