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The Humboldt Standard January 31, 1958 Fifty years Ago Today The rain pouring down outside melting several inches of snow reminds me of the floods we used to have here in Humboldt in the Sixties and Seventies. And the logs that floated down those raging waters. They were huge and there were lots of them. Two of our best sources
Read moreFirst: The Natural World The Back to the Land movement in the late sixties and early seventies was a whole culture in itself. Many Humboldt old timers laugh (and rightly so) at the shanties put up by the foolish newcomers. But the greenhorns had a great deal in common with the old pioneers who first settled here. Many were hard
Read moreAt 1:30 today, Tuesday, the 29th, there was a fire in the HSU Old Music Building 8A. See more here.
Read moreModified from a comment on the Times Standards’ recent opinion piece. Some people who comment anonymously on blogs misuse the option. Recently Richard Marks on his Samoa Softball blog wrote a beautiful piece that made my throat ache. Most people commented thoughtfully but a few made such inane, mean-spirited responses that I was disgusted. I would prefer bloggers to remove
Read moreMoody and indecisive the weather throws handfuls of snow and sullen looks but then with a blush of sunshine promises raising temperatures. The news says a break in the weather till tonight with more snowfall then. Kevin made it all the way to Eureka in his truck but using 2-wheel drive. However, he said there was snow and sleet a
Read moreEven dancing on frozen fragments of sky, Little boys Prefer to Barely tiptoe Rather than Thrust wiggly toes into stiff shoes.
Read morePhoto By Jackie Ginn Snowing in Blue Lake? Actually sticking in Fortuna? But, it’s raining in Salmon Creek? The world as I know it is standing on its head.
Read moreAs penalty for not being an avid movie hound, I was forced to watch a sequel yesterday. (Are there ever any good movie sequels? Surely there must be quite a few because Hollywood keeps making the dang things but I can barely recall one or two.) The punishment more than adequately fit the crime. As a fan of great writing,
Read moreSometimes in winter, when I need a reminder of summer, I dive into memories of Three Falls. Clear water pouring into three basins; the best kept secret in Humboldt.
Read moreBubbles like those in champagne climb its glass sides disappearing underneath swirls of etched silver overlay. The bottle’s details are so fine and so old it is hard to see them clearly. Initials etched into the silver are interpreted differently by different people at different times. Currently we think BGD are the most probable. There is a mark etched into
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